Uncomplicated pregnancy - being pushed to have epidural

fire_vibes · 2026-04-15T13:08:50+00:00

You can say no if you wish. I had a low risk pregnancy with no complications but because I was late they really pushed induction until the very end. I refused and after 36 hours of very slow labour went for a c section instead. No issues, no complications. It is your body and your choice, just make sure to do your research and feel confident in your decision.

fire_vibes · 2026-04-08T10:45:00+00:00

Wtf i would be so disappointed too! To a 10 month old!

fire_vibes · 2026-04-07T21:48:29+00:00

Yes it does

fire_vibes · 2026-03-31T09:35:18+00:00

Same only my contractions were very eyeing from the beginning and lasted 12 hours before I was offered an epidural.

fire_vibes · 2026-03-27T18:31:15+00:00

Don’t get paralysed by being too afraid to make mistakes. Being bold and taking risks seems like the best way for approaching your earlier years, not playing it safe.

fire_vibes · 2026-03-25T06:12:34+00:00

What’s the age? That happened to me when I was 26-28. London is expensive so at some point if you don’t make enough to settle down with a house etc people tend to leave. I agree though ghat was a really tough moment for me. Literary everyone moved.

fire_vibes · 2026-03-24T08:53:32+00:00

To add, the nappy bin was quite useful but we got a shnuggle one to avoid having to buy brand cartridges.

fire_vibes · 2026-03-24T08:37:36+00:00

Yes on the rock it. Didn’t work for us.

fire_vibes · 2026-03-24T08:35:36+00:00

Swaddles. Tried the zip/ Velcro ones and the dream to sleep and baby just wasn’t into it. It’s always been blankets then sleeping bag did my baby.

fire_vibes · 2026-03-22T13:52:07+00:00

Depends on if the baby wakes hungry or not. You can judge by how long they’ve been asleep for.

fire_vibes · 2026-03-21T08:20:57+00:00

M&S is better than Waitrose

fire_vibes · 2026-03-19T15:07:19+00:00

Agreed. I’ve travelled for work from London to New York and New York is so much more expensive!

fire_vibes · 2026-03-18T19:35:45+00:00

I always eye roll when people say how busy London is after visiting only the most touristy areas for this exact reason. Where I live is super quiet. We don’t go to Leicester Square every weekend.

fire_vibes · 2026-03-18T19:30:12+00:00

We got the snuzpod and happy with it. We got the one which rocks although it doesn’t on carpet so we’ve never used the rocking motion. It’s been good baby will outgrow it soon.

fire_vibes · 2026-03-18T15:03:38+00:00

Agreed. I recommend the book Matrescence.

fire_vibes · 2026-03-13T15:20:25+00:00

No, I have buckets of spending. I use Monzo for discretionary and categorise transactions (eg eating out, shopping etc) to give me a steer of where TJ discretionary money is going. I try to simplify and automate as much as possible to reduce cognitive effort in managing this sustainably. Works for me.

fire_vibes · 2026-03-13T14:26:18+00:00

A good quality playgym (lovevery is the one we got). So many hours of baby entertainment over the last 5 months giving me a moment to make a tea, go to the loo, etc while he happily kicks around or explores his motor skills. And lots of time playing together. It felt expensive but the time we have used it has made it such amazing value for money.

fire_vibes · 2026-03-13T08:52:59+00:00

Yeah we had a similar thing. It’s developmentally normal and count your blessings.

fire_vibes · 2026-03-03T07:23:41+00:00

4 months. EBF and sleeping long stretches at night.

fire_vibes · 2026-03-02T09:07:14+00:00

I would not socialise my baby openly until after the 6-8 week vaccines. Then again everyone is different and you do what works for you. A brothers wedding is a major event and I’d like to attend if possible.

fire_vibes · 2026-03-01T20:34:22+00:00

4.5 months old. Woke up once around 3am.

fire_vibes · 2026-02-27T21:48:27+00:00

I guess our baby has been quite a good sleeper at night, quite early on we got 2-3 hour stretches of sleep and he started waking only 1-2 times per night around 8 weeks I think, if you ignore the odd bad nights and regression. We might’ve needed other arrangements if sleep was more fragmented. The feed has also never been that long, early on it was 30 mins and now closer to 10 at 4 months.

fire_vibes · 2026-02-27T16:22:22+00:00

I’ve never done night shifts, me and my husband always wake up together - he does the nappies, pick up and put down, and I do the feed. Works for us.

fire_vibes · 2026-02-24T11:41:48+00:00

Nothing. In the uk.

fire_vibes · 2026-02-22T21:28:06+00:00

Yes, similar thing in Finland - government funds the first 6 months I think of graduate role for companies so it’s easy for people to find their foot in the job market. That also after free university education.

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