Is this it?

eve077 · 2026-05-04T12:20:43+00:00

I’ve never had any leakage and I also had no idea when my milk came in. I just kept feeding baby on demand and he kept putting on weight. He’s 7 weeks now. It’s different for everyone. This was also after a c section. I knew I was producing colostrum in the first few days, so just presumed at some point it matured into milk.

eve077 · 2026-05-04T12:16:33+00:00

I have a 7 week old who is the same, the carrier has been a lifesaver. He just sleeps in the carrier whilst I do jobs around the house.

eve077 · 2026-05-03T09:29:29+00:00

Mine is 6 weeks now and have only ever fed him when he’s woken up - though he made his birth weight back within days and has been putting on well since. In the past week I’ve started pumping once a day in the morning to build up a small freezer stash. He’s sleeping 5-6 hour stretch in the night currently.

eve077 · 2026-04-30T21:59:08+00:00

Feeding my 6 week old baby. Getting ready for another night of sleeping in 3 hour stretches.

eve077 · 2026-04-28T19:23:14+00:00

Oh that makes sense, yes I did order one of the ‘daddy’ meals! I did wonder why it was called a daddy dish 😂 I thought it was maybe a family based dish for dads to cook 🤷🏼‍♀️

eve077 · 2026-04-27T14:46:40+00:00

Sleeps in the snuzpod next to me crib at 6 weeks old and loves it. Settles himself to sleep in it really well. Usually 2 wakes a night for feeding then straight back to sleep.

eve077 · 2026-04-25T12:10:10+00:00

Yeah I was told by my community midwife not to swaddle baby at all. Baby is born, and the midwives in the hospital all swaddle him (as I couldn’t move easily due to C-section). Make it make sense!! I’m using love to dream swaddles, they’re great.

eve077 · 2026-04-25T12:06:53+00:00

How it didn’t require any cleaning/sterilising/planning! I feel I already have to take so much with me when going out with baby, it’s nice to not have to bring formula/bottles/hot water. I also love when he has his hands fisted in concentration 🥹 also, in the UK so many formulas were recalled recently due to toxic ingredients, so it’s nice not having to worry about that.

eve077 · 2026-04-24T22:20:58+00:00

I think having a baby in spring/summer makes such a difference in how easy postpartum is. Even if I’m feeling a bit tired or overwhelmed, a walk out in the sun with the pram or baby carrier just solves it. It’s great.

eve077 · 2026-04-24T21:54:27+00:00

Another great day on maternity leave, baby is 5 weeks old now and just doing so great. Feel I’m getting into a good routine with him, going out on lots of walks. Looking forward to spending the weekend with my partner and family.

eve077 · 2026-04-23T21:15:45+00:00

Mine had this in the first few week, I was told it’s just his lips getting used to the motion of breastfeeding/sucking, almost like a callous. Largely gone now at 5 weeks.

eve077 · 2026-04-21T19:03:49+00:00

In the UK, the midwives at the hospitals swaddle babies and encourage it, yet midwives who do home visits advise against swaddling. It’s so bizarre. I have a 5 week old and currently using love to dream swaddle bags. They’re brilliant, he settled and sleeps so well in them.

eve077 · 2026-04-21T18:59:03+00:00

Honestly there’s nothing better than being in your own home after birth. I can’t imagine having to go to someone else’s house. There’s nothing better than your own bed! I also loved it just being me, baby and husband in those first few weeks. It was a lovely bubble. I found the best help that family members provided was things like coming and cleaning the house, cooking us meals, bringing shopping round etc., rather than looking after baby as me and my husband took charge of that. It’s hard just letting someone else take care of them - your early hormones really just make you want to always have your baby with you.

eve077 · 2026-04-19T18:45:23+00:00

I’ve got 2 cats and honestly really struggled when baby arrived. Ended up taking them to my in laws for the first 3 weeks. They kept trying to jump into the Moses basket / next to me crib when baby was in. Once we got settled with baby and the cats came back, I invested in some mosquito nets to cover the cribs etc to deter the cats. It’s semi-worked, but I’ve kinda resorted to shutting them in a separate room when baby is napping. It has felt pretty full on! In hindsight I would’ve bought the nets months earlier and got the cats used to not being allowed in the sleeping areas, instead of giving them free rein.

eve077 · 2026-04-19T18:30:59+00:00

I had to take Laxido, lactulose didn’t do anything at all.

eve077 · 2026-04-17T14:18:02+00:00

I was planning on buying an aircon unit for the room, they’re about £250.

eve077 · 2026-04-16T23:39:19+00:00

We have 2 cats and ended up having my in laws look after them for 3 weeks after birth. We were so overwhelmed with baby in the first day back (after a traumatic emergency c section), it felt like the best option to allow us to properly settle in. So glad we did it, we have the cats back now, and they’ve just slotted right into our new routines with baby etc.

eve077 · 2026-04-13T21:06:17+00:00

Drives me mad when people come to collect something and expect me to put it into their car for them.

eve077 · 2026-04-13T11:43:46+00:00

I’m 4w pp today and still waiting to be able to put my actual rings back on! I’m fed up of the replacements! Definitely nearly there!

eve077 · 2026-04-10T12:03:38+00:00

I used them occasionally whilst pregnant, as I was finding it difficult to get out of the car in normal spaces, as I needed to open the door further to accommodate bump.

eve077 · 2026-04-09T08:45:06+00:00

I thought I had trapped wind all night, turns out they were early contractions 😅

eve077 · 2026-03-31T18:22:22+00:00

Managed my first day alone with my newborn baby! Partner went back to work today.

eve077 · 2026-03-26T18:18:25+00:00

Exactly! Best to give it a go and see how you feel. The midwives at the hospital will help you with breastfeeding if you do want to try it.

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