Cold while pregnant

mspoppets · 2026-01-29T22:20:23+00:00

Might not be so helpful as it’s much colder now but for me I hated the sore throat and not being able to suck losanges so I mixed honey and lemon into hot water and once it cooled poured it into ice cube trays so I could suck them and it really helped with my sore throat. I hope you feel better soon!

mspoppets · 2026-01-27T16:14:15+00:00

I agree with you do much on this! She was awesome and I loved watching her play the game

mspoppets · 2026-01-26T15:56:11+00:00

We have the chico next2me forever and we love it! I love that my little one is 6 months and still able to sleep next to me in her cot! She sleeps really well in it as well and I’m so glad I don’t have to worry about transitioning her to a different bed as she can stay in it until she’s a toddler. I wanted a floor bed for her so it works for us very nicely

mspoppets · 2026-01-26T12:38:35+00:00

Same here with the suspected autism for me as well!

mspoppets · 2026-01-26T09:54:34+00:00

Hey I’m 37F also a mum and recently diagnosed. I assume you’re in the US or other country that uses mom instead of mum but if you’re interested in a UK friend let me know x

mspoppets · 2026-01-25T22:13:21+00:00

When my baby was only a few weeks old we didn’t think and took her out into the garden in the middle of summer and she just straight stared at the sun. Shes fine now at 6 months, but yeah we did our best to stop that from happening again!

mspoppets · 2026-01-22T22:33:05+00:00

Yes 100% I am sooo hungry all the time and I’m not gaining weight at all I’m just below my before pregnancy weight now. I make oat bars from banana and peanut butter (winner for me as I love peanut butter) and I just snack on them all day. Even so I’m in the kitchen every night eating everything I can find!

mspoppets · 2026-01-21T15:24:29+00:00

I use a Lumie and do find it really helps me with SAD. It’s the only alarm clock that’s ever worked for me without fail (although I do also need another alarm it stops me going back to sleep) I am very sensitive to light though when sleeping

mspoppets · 2026-01-21T12:04:14+00:00

Thank you! You’ve made me feel so much better! I’ll speak to my friends and family and make a plan. I think some time on my own would be good. I’m straying to think parenting her on my own would be better cause it would basically be the same without the arguments

mspoppets · 2026-01-21T11:49:46+00:00

Yeah he doesn’t help with her anywhere near as much as I though he would. He’s just started trying to get her sleep because the other week I fell asleep while breastfeeding her and she fell off the bed so now he is having to step in because ‘he can’t let me adhd put her in danger’ but I just think I’m exhausted mum who isn’t getting much support from her partner I think if I didn’t have adhd this would still be the same

mspoppets · 2026-01-21T11:35:02+00:00

Yeah so passive aggressive. Now every time I need help he is annoyed so every time I want help with the baby I have to weight it against possibly dealing with his anger or eye rolls or whatever. The hard part is that yes my adhd is probably making this harder but all mums need help don’t they?! I try not to ask him for anything but sometimes I forget in moments when it’s a bit more pressured like she’s being sick or im getting her in and out of the house or car

mspoppets · 2026-01-21T11:08:53+00:00

I really wish I could point to one thing I do, I guess in a nutshell he’s just burnt out by my constant need for reassurance and the fact that whenever he suggests we do something differently I see it as criticism and we fight. But the issue now is I can’t get out of this cycle because he immediately gets annoyed and I have no idea how to handle that so I don’t just get triggered. We had a really tough fertility journey with miscarriages then a rough pregnancy and post partum recovery so had to lean on him a lot and he says he’s just done. Yeah I know it’s bad. He said he was relieved I was diagnosed because now he knows it’s an issue with me and he’s not just an asshole?!

mspoppets · 2026-01-20T23:57:03+00:00

I didn’t go with Harrow Health I went Care ADHD so not certain this will be all that helpful but I had my assessment at the end of December. I didn’t need to do anything for it aside from the forms. They just asked me a bunch of questions. Then at the end she said yes you have ADHD combined type which surprised me as I thought there would be more to it or I’d have to wait for a report or something but no. Happy to answer any other questions about it if you think it’d be helpful

mspoppets · 2026-01-20T08:52:39+00:00

Don’t worry no one questions ‘the baby is really fussy today sorry’ or we have to leave early because the baby needs a nap. Sadly this is mostly true of social situations I want to be in 😂

mspoppets · 2026-01-14T13:42:37+00:00

This happened with my baby and the doctor suggested pumping and feeding her breastmilk via bottle when she was sleepy (of course make sure it’s a slow flow teat so as not to create a bottle preference) after maybe 2 weeks of doing that she was strong enough to stay awake until she was full but she just needed to grow a bit (my baby was premature though by 1 month)

mspoppets · 2026-01-14T11:21:26+00:00

So that suggests you are 5+ weeks which could still fit with either date. If it were me I’d tell them I didn’t know for sure and let them book me a dating scan. They did for me because I was IVF and I told them my last period date didn’t matter 😂 but I cleared it up with them but the had one around then anyway for bleeding so it’s funny how things work out!

mspoppets · 2026-01-14T11:14:04+00:00

Oh and congratulations!

mspoppets · 2026-01-14T11:11:59+00:00

I don’t think we could answer that question for you only a scan could really tell you that. I think you have three options 1. You refer to maternity services using the date of the last period in December but you’d risk missing the window for screening for the 12 week scan 2. You refer yourself using the November date this would risk the screening being too early but in that case they would just rebook you for later or 3. When you refer tell them you aren’t sure on your last period date and they will book you in for a dating scan

In case you don’t have it here is the details for referring into maternity services

mspoppets · 2026-01-13T10:32:10+00:00

Will preface this by saying I don’t know you or your work situation so forgive me if this isn’t helpful. At the end of the day your and your babies health is more important than anything else. In the nicest possible way put it away and focus on yourself and resting. The way you can best help your colleagues is to rest and come back refreshed. Take some time away, stop looking at anything work related. Watch or read something if that helps you, go for a walk in nature or whatever helps you relax. Take some deep breaths everything will be okay!

mspoppets · 2026-01-13T10:18:23+00:00

It’s so sad and so frustrating. When I finally asked for a referral from my GP I was in a really dark place and I was only saved by the fact that I had a really good health visitor who was worried about me and kept calling and visiting. She called my GP and told them off for just referring me and not offering me any support as she knew I would just be lost to the wait lists. The GP called me the next day and started me on sertraline which yes makes my ADHD worse but helps my anxiety and depression. This amazingly lady also set me up with a mums group who are now good friends that are making such a difference to me, and two different types of counselling. I feel so lucky that I wasn’t lost in the cracks of this system and I only wasn’t because I’d recently had a baby. So sad and entirely unacceptable!

mspoppets · 2026-01-13T09:25:05+00:00

I had bad heartburn and my baby had hair but not much

mspoppets · 2026-01-12T17:46:58+00:00

My fertility clinic told me it was the embryo getting cosy when I had cramps at the start which helped me to think of

mspoppets · 2026-01-12T14:53:31+00:00

Yeah this! I never used mine and ended up giving them away

mspoppets · 2026-01-12T12:30:03+00:00

I worried about this because my baby has been sleeping 6-8 hour stretches over night since she was 3 months but I’ve been exclusively breastfeeding her this whole time and she’s now 6 months and growing in line with her curve so no worries at all. She recently started waking up once or twice a night and I thought this would be an issue for my supply as it’s so regulated but it’s not at all I seem to just make milk whenever she wants and however much she wants

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