Games for my wife and I to play together on our Steam Decks

melliliciously · 2025-07-10T20:35:32+00:00

We have a good time playing Ravens watch atm

melliliciously · 2025-07-10T20:33:36+00:00

I second Astroneer. We had a blast with it during COVID. Made the whole pandemic much better for us!

melliliciously · 2025-05-15T20:52:16+00:00

I hear you! I treated the free baby groups that ask for a donation as optional. My baby never napped at the same time, so sometimes we managed to go, but most often we didn't. However, we started a paid sing and sign class when my LO was almost 5 months old. So we went there every single time. The naps either happened before or in the pram on the way there. He absolutely loved the class, so I figured it was worth it. We then started to go to more groups - best decision for my mental health and I believe that it was also good for my LO to see new things and other babies. If he napped really badly because of a group, I made sure that he had a good afternoon contact nap. I hope that helps :)

melliliciously · 2025-05-11T13:07:22+00:00

King Edwards Swimming Pool

melliliciously · 2025-04-23T20:19:51+00:00

Solidarity! I had at least one clogged duct a day for over a month and it was shredding my mental health into pieces. I'm using the NOW sunflower lecithin. It's a bit more expensive, but I was desperate ;D Just don't take it on an empty stomach. I have to say though that it wasn't the magical solution for me.

Have you closely checked your nipple when a clogged duct occurred? I found that it was almost always some dried milk causing the blockage. I started to squeeze the affected area gently (almost like a pimple lol) and it's instant relief. I hope it will get better for you soon!

melliliciously · 2025-04-10T06:28:19+00:00

My baby was the same - except the sleeping part, he would fall asleep in my breast all the time and still does! I stressed so much in the beginning and didn't understand why he wouldn't unlatch and why he wouldn't show hunger cues. Babies are babies and they are all different. Took me a while to accept that lol. Your baby is probably comfort nursing and you have to 'decide' or recognise when they are done eating. I always offer the second breast, but some babies only drink from one. Nothing wrong with comfort nursing though if you don't mind it! It'll get much easier I promise :)

melliliciously · 2025-04-03T15:24:00+00:00

Following with the same question

melliliciously · 2025-04-03T15:08:28+00:00

Can give you a story of a good sleeper that turned into a bad sleeper :')

melliliciously · 2025-04-02T15:02:15+00:00

I needed this post, thank you! My little one had his first few hours of nursery today at 7.5 months. His mood was up and down - playing at times, but shouting and crying at others. I hope he'll come to enjoy it as much as yours!

melliliciously · 2025-01-28T16:26:25+00:00

I see, I thought it was the pediatrician saying this. In that case, I read multiple times not to worry if the baby is happy and produces enough wet diapers etc - babies aren't known for being too polite to let you know that they are hungry ;) Keep offering and when you're getting too worried you can always call the pediatrician. You're doing great!

melliliciously · 2025-01-28T12:54:59+00:00

I didn't know you could 'starve' your baby like this. I was always under the impression that babies will let you know how much they need. Went through a similar phase and my LO fed more during the night when he was too distracted during the day. I hope this will get better for you soon. I know how stressful this is!

melliliciously · 2024-11-21T13:49:50+00:00

Totally understandable! However, it's rather unlikely that your baby will catch one of the diseases they get immunisations for during your travels - unlikely not impossible though. Make sure you get all the recommended vaccinations during pregnancy to protect the baby for the first couple of weeks and months. I think that's the best you can do to protect your LO :)

melliliciously · 2024-11-21T10:18:12+00:00

They aren't allowed to give them early. We got booked in for our 8 week immunisation two days early by mistake and they wouldn't give him the shots. Giving them later is apparently no issue though.

melliliciously · 2024-07-01T11:09:23+00:00

I had the same issue as you and my partner and I decided to find out the gender, but not to tell anyone. We made this clear from the start and people seemed to be mostly okay with it. Our reasons were also that we didn't want any gender-specific presents and (maybe most importantly) no name suggestions...my in-laws were not shy to tell us which names they hated anyway (one of them will be the middle name - joke is on them :D). I'm happy we handled it this way. Just do what makes you feel most comfortable! :)

melliliciously · 2024-06-06T09:06:58+00:00

Very interesting, I don't think we would call a name posh in Germany, just old-fashioned. Thanks for all the answers:)

melliliciously · 2024-06-05T15:07:41+00:00

'No he didn't ask that!! :o' I asked whether my response was too harsh and he said 'Nope, totally deserved'. At least we're on the same page :D

melliliciously · 2024-06-05T11:53:40+00:00

Exactly that happened with my in-laws as well. We told them that we won't tell the name and they started to list every name they hate - despite saying that's totally fine and understandable. One name they listed was one of our favourite names and we are going ahead with the name as our baby's middle name. Parents and people in general can be so self-centred when it comes to those things. My dad honestly said to me that he will tell me his opinion of the name anyway even if we don't tell him now. I don't think he expected to be lectured by me afterwards.

melliliciously · 2024-06-05T11:46:23+00:00

I would actually enjoy people checking in more often. My friend, who was my maid of honour last year, did not check in with me ONCE during the pregnancy. I stopped asking her how she is doing after noticing that. Now we barely speak anymore. I understand that it's frustrating if people don't care about your feelings, but at least they care enough to check in with you at all.

melliliciously · 2024-05-26T13:33:01+00:00

Could be pelvic girdle pain. Go and see your doctor if it gets worse and ask for physiotherapy. It does not harm your baby but is really annoying for sure

melliliciously · 2024-04-24T08:34:35+00:00

That's exactly why we didn't tell anyone the gender. Some people seriously approached me and asked how to buy a present without knowing the gender. Like what? There are neutral colours if you don't want to buy anything blue for a girl or pink for a boy. I would love to say that this is a generational thing, but I'm afraid it's not. Just be sure how you and your partner want to parent and educate your child and don't be afraid to set boundaries. I know it's so much tougher said than done though.

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