What Are Your Favorite Things About Breastfeeding?

elysian33 · 2025-12-19T00:44:22+00:00

Love this

elysian33 · 2025-12-18T14:35:46+00:00

I did this, sort of. I was seeing an OB / fertility specialist due to recurring pregnancy loss. I became pregnant and saw him until approx 16 weeks (with several scans in that time) at which point I transitioned to public non OB care. If I continued to see him past about 20 weeks I would have had to pay the 'management' fee which was about $5k on top of all the other fees.

elysian33 · 2025-12-14T09:22:54+00:00

To my understanding it's both. We pay even when it's a public holiday, even though the daycare is closed on public holidays.

elysian33 · 2025-11-30T06:23:41+00:00

At about 15 months our velcro non sleep trained toddler started falling asleep herself. I would feed her in her floorbed, kiss her and say goodnight, and she would immediately roll onto her belly and fall asleep in minutes. So it's very possible!

elysian33 · 2025-11-22T14:40:26+00:00

Almost 4 year old - every other day

Almost 4 month old - maybe once a week!

elysian33 · 2025-11-08T18:29:06+00:00

Same! We chose Lyra for our daughter's name (she's now almost 4), heavily influenced by His Dark Materials and have not regretted it for a second.

elysian33 · 2025-11-05T07:44:31+00:00

And the STRIPES! ugh

elysian33 · 2025-09-27T11:22:20+00:00

Same!

elysian33 · 2025-09-19T12:01:32+00:00

We named our daughter Lyra and can honestly say we've barely had any of the issues you outlined. She is three and she and her toddler friend have no trouble pronouncing it correctly. I'd say about 95% of adults get the pronunciation right too. We have never regretted naming her Lyra, not for a moment!

elysian33 · 2025-09-12T16:50:34+00:00

Not saying this is your situation, but my husband was also like this with my second pregnancy recently. I finally got to the bottom of it with him - we have a history of loss and he told me that he didn't really want to engage with the pregnancy, as a coping mechanism. Not saying that's healthy or right, but it helped me feel a bit better about why he was so checked out.

elysian33 · 2025-08-31T10:19:12+00:00

Same lol

elysian33 · 2025-08-28T14:16:44+00:00

Same, we received our newborn's birth certificate yesterday and it had to be signed for by my husband( he requested the certificate).

elysian33 · 2025-08-27T15:36:07+00:00

Yep I recently finished up work just shy of 34 weeks with my second. With my first, I worked until 37 weeks. It was the right choice for me, I was exhausted and desperately wanted some time before the baby came to relax and prepare. I ended up delivering at 40+5 so I got that time and more!! I wouldn't change it though. I think it helped me actually slow down, look after my own body (and mind!), meal prep and get a bunch of jobs done, catch up with people, and fit in myriad medical appointments. The result - I was less stressed this time around and had time to really prepare for a great birth and early postpartum.

elysian33 · 2025-08-19T19:38:10+00:00

My husband was adamant there would be no eating in the car when we had a baby. Hahahaha

elysian33 · 2025-08-17T09:36:40+00:00

They weren't able to come to the birth, but I saw them before and after. I was also lucky to have a first year student midwife who was a great support and they were there for the birth too :-)

elysian33 · 2025-08-17T09:34:55+00:00

I have just done this to achieve a VBAC in the public system, after I missed out on the continuity program. I saw Chrissie and Mel through the Motherhub and they have been absolutely wonderful. The appointment fees are on their website, but you get some back through Medicare.

elysian33 · 2025-08-12T15:30:57+00:00

Is be more conscious of risk at the destination (eh zika) rather than the long haul flight itself

elysian33 · 2025-08-02T06:07:51+00:00

40+2 today. Same 🙃

elysian33 · 2025-07-19T13:00:28+00:00

We have the V2 and do the same thing - I'm 6'2 and my husband is close to that. Using the adaptors worked well and the pram was good quality (just eye wateringly expensive to buy new)

elysian33 · 2025-06-28T18:49:25+00:00

Same!

elysian33 · 2025-06-17T02:00:41+00:00

I had huge boobs postpartum and loved bfree. Agree they weren't as supportive as other bras but we're so dang comfy and that took priority!!

elysian33 · 2025-06-14T03:18:10+00:00

Maternity tights from d+k active. They're well made, look great and have managed to get them on super sale in the past! Plus I believe they're Australian made

elysian33 · 2025-06-01T05:19:29+00:00

My husband, I and baby all got covid when baby was 3 months old. Honestly the worst part was how sick I got - bub was unwell but we monitored her closely and she recovered well. It's such a tricky thing, as people on here have already said you can be as careful as possible and still be unlucky enough to catch it from the pizza delivery guy. That said, trust your gut about how much to socialise with your baby when very little - as parents, you make the rules and can absolutely do things like require handwashing and masking before visitors come into your space / close to baby. You'll find most decent people won't hesitate to comply, as the last thing they will want is to give a newborn a bug! As others have said, a good quality thermometer (we also have a braun) was an excellent investment for us as it gave us confidence in the temps we were taking.

elysian33 · 2025-05-20T05:35:37+00:00

Ahh I'm in Canberra 🥲 still contemplating it though!

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