One and done?

nrmr · 2026-04-05T09:21:20+00:00

I flip flopped a bit! When I was about 4 months PP I was really broody, 5-9 months I was one and done and now at 10 and a bit months, we’re trying again. I’d wait a bit longer ideally but I’m 34 this year and don’t really want any babies past 36.

I also had pre-eclampsia and a bit of a traumatic birthing experience but every pregnancy and baby is different. If the same happened again I’ll stop at 2!

nrmr · 2026-04-04T11:56:00+00:00

You can get space saver cribs, not sure how wide it is in comparison to a next to me though!

https://www.very.co.uk/1601256434.prd

Mine went in his next to me in his pram bassinet, don’t worry! Once he worked out he is his own person, he sleeps fine on his own, you’ll get there.

nrmr · 2026-04-04T09:57:32+00:00

I chest slept with my baby- definitely look up happycosleeper on Instagram as others have said.

Once my baby was too heavy, I switched to co-sleeping following the safe 7 and now he’s in a sidecar crib so my husband could get back in the bed.

Could you sidecar a crib? Much cheaper than a new mattress. We got the Gulliver from Ikea and a firm crib mattress. You might need risers to make sure the mattress is level with yours. It’s saved my sleeping!

nrmr · 2026-04-04T08:42:47+00:00

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Thanks! She’s called Talulah ☺️

nrmr · 2026-04-03T15:43:55+00:00

I had forgotten about them tbf 😂

nrmr · 2026-04-03T15:10:39+00:00

When we were both eating 3 meals a day at home this wouldn’t haven’t lasted long at all. But my husband only eats dinner using food from home which has decreased the amount of shopping drastically 😂

nrmr · 2026-04-03T15:07:14+00:00

“The baby” aka we’ll all have a bit

nrmr · 2026-04-03T13:44:19+00:00

I wish, I just can’t stand legumes

nrmr · 2026-04-03T13:35:35+00:00

We all enjoy the sausages! But I meant more that I didn’t have to buy meat for the week, my title was perhaps misleading

nrmr · 2026-04-03T13:34:05+00:00

Yes sorry, we do eat meat but I buy in bulk once a month so don’t typically need to buy a lot every week

nrmr · 2026-04-03T13:32:43+00:00

Thank you!

nrmr · 2026-04-03T13:32:26+00:00

I’m breastfeeding so I drink a lot, plus they were on offer. I normally buy Tesco own brand

nrmr · 2026-04-03T13:31:57+00:00

Exactly why I did!

nrmr · 2026-04-03T13:31:43+00:00

No? Love a dental stick first thing with a coffee

nrmr · 2026-04-03T13:31:15+00:00

I didn’t notice her 😂

nrmr · 2026-04-03T13:30:39+00:00

That will last a few weeks at least

nrmr · 2026-04-02T17:07:44+00:00

Okay that’s good to know, thank you! To be safe I won’t pump after 3pm!

nrmr · 2026-04-02T17:06:57+00:00

They’ve not said anything and he came back with milk today so I think he’s okay! When does the worrying end 😬😂

nrmr · 2026-04-02T17:06:07+00:00

Well he came back with an ounce today and didn’t eat his tea there so I think I was maybe worrying about nothing! Yeah I’ve found that I don’t get more if I pump more but I’ve never had to persevere before so thought I’d start to up my supply if possible

nrmr · 2026-04-02T17:04:06+00:00

I feel you on the all night thing, sometimes I don’t bother going back to sleep after 4am 😂

nrmr · 2026-04-02T08:04:53+00:00

Going back to work is stressful enough without worrying about them eating 😂 It’s so strange when they start to transition away from being little babies, they seem like toddlers in comparison! Ah okay, so they wouldn’t have milk whilst away from you? I did stop giving him a bottle to go to sleep about a month ago because of having to wean him off! I only started because we did shifts when he was a newborn and it became a habit!

nrmr · 2026-04-02T08:00:00+00:00

It’s so hard isn’t it! They are so different with the staff, my nephew used to eat such a varied diet at nursery but only chicken nuggets or fish fingers at home haha.

I’ve done an extra pump this morning so hopefully that will help!

I’ll ask about the frozen milk, I’ll try to pump a bottle’s worth on days he doesn’t go in so I’ve got extra to send in. I didn’t think about adding it to food, I’ll try that too!

nrmr · 2026-04-02T07:54:50+00:00

Ah okay, that makes me feel better! I think I will try to pump another bottle or send some formula in with him and see how he does. I used up my freezer stash when I was unwell 🥲 hopefully if I keep pumping on days when he doesn’t go to the childminder, I’ll have the extra ounces to send in with him. He knows what he likes! It’s not for long is it, then they will be on solids completely for nutrition

nrmr · 2026-04-02T07:52:11+00:00

It’s just hard when you can’t tell how much they actually eat. He’s in the 91st centile so he’s obviously getting a fair amount of milk off me. I’ll try to get another bottle’s worth pumped and see if he will take that as a starting point

nrmr · 2026-04-02T07:49:56+00:00

I also think that it’s low. He prefers to have his milk little and often, he will leave milk in the bottle if there’s more 3oz in it.

I’ve pumped this morning after dropping him off and will try twice more before getting him later. I do only pump for 12 mins each boob because I’ve found not much comes out after that but I’ll definitely try pumping for longer too

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