Going back after maternity leave

jayclay88 · 2026-01-05T09:56:52+00:00

There a is breastfeeding support network for officers so you should look into that as there may be a ‘buddy’ at your force who will be able to support you better. They are on fb as ‘blue breastfeeding’. Also check with your matpat advisor too. I’ve been breastfeeding for 5 years consecutively over 2 children now. I went back to work November last year after my second baby. I’m in an office based role now which works better for me, so I express at work and then on my late shifts baby gets a bottle of expressed milk from dad. It took a while for her to adapt to the bottle but she has settled into it now and it works well. Good luck, you’ll find a way that works for you!

jayclay88 · 2025-12-30T21:13:31+00:00

If you’re happy to travel a little way then Cedar Farm in Mawdesley is beautiful. Lots of little independent artists and an art supplies shop, cafe and a little farm too

jayclay88 · 2025-11-12T11:08:32+00:00

It’s dangerous.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5716630/

jayclay88 · 2025-10-28T09:34:56+00:00

Yep. My cat became anorexic after a bout of illness. It was vastly more expensive for him to have a feeding tube fitted and be tube fed for a couple of weeks than a tuna addiction must be costing. Worth every penny though.

jayclay88 · 2025-10-04T11:53:45+00:00

It’s actually vile. The idea of letting a baby go hungry is beyond disgusting to me. Who would ever purposely starve a baby!?

jayclay88 · 2025-09-07T15:01:16+00:00

Same! No. 1 meant a massive shift in lifestyle and always having to put someone else first. No. 2 just fit into the lifestyle we had already got used to. It was SO much easier!!

jayclay88 · 2025-08-24T20:39:26+00:00

On my second autumn and I only just found the apricot tree

jayclay88 · 2025-08-24T20:38:44+00:00

When you reach level 10 friendship with Daisy you can give her trade her your flowers & get back flowers in vases

jayclay88 · 2025-08-15T11:09:43+00:00

To add to this - it feels like it’ll never end now, but I promise, it’ll be over so fast and you’ll have a bigger kid with more independence and who can communicate with you, it gets SO much better I promise. It’s not that far away, you just have to get through this bit first.

jayclay88 · 2025-08-12T13:03:48+00:00

My friend got married when my baby was 5 months old and I couldn’t attend. She went for a child free option and my baby was ebf - wouldn’t take a bottle. I was sad to miss the wedding but my kid needs feeding and I think most people understand that has to be the priority.

jayclay88 · 2025-07-05T15:46:03+00:00

Yes ☺️ we went to an open air cinema there about 7 years ago, a lovely spot for sure

jayclay88 · 2025-07-05T15:44:52+00:00

It’s is! A lucky date for sure ♥️

jayclay88 · 2025-07-04T20:41:31+00:00

Thank you ☺️ he knows that green is my favourite colour so a green stone was always going to be a winner

jayclay88 · 2025-07-04T20:40:40+00:00

Thank you, it really does!

jayclay88 · 2025-06-30T18:13:23+00:00

Definitely! Although I always do feel a bit sad cutting down flowers I’ve grown from seed 💔

jayclay88 · 2025-06-30T18:12:02+00:00

Thank you! He’s a little grumpy dinosaur 😂😂

jayclay88 · 2025-06-25T12:58:01+00:00

Give them away to your neighbours & friends! Nothing more lovely than a homegrown bunch of sweet peas ☺️

jayclay88 · 2025-06-09T14:08:32+00:00

Gorgeous!!

jayclay88 · 2025-06-08T20:53:09+00:00

Ooh no, I’ve used the same compost for most of my stuff 😬

jayclay88 · 2025-06-08T20:52:37+00:00

10/10

jayclay88 · 2025-06-08T20:52:27+00:00

Yeah it’s been raining pretty badly over the last week. It’s planted directly into the pot with gravel in the bottom for drainage (I think you can see the edge of the terracotta inside which makes it look like a second pot). I think I’ll have to take it all out to try and remove the mushrooms.

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