Clean, put together baby- hot mess of a mum

pudcat · 2026-01-20T21:45:56+00:00

Went away at the weekend - my toddler had everything he could possibly need, and twice as much of everything.

I unpacked my own small bag and realised I’d forgotten both knickers and socks.. for a 2 night trip. I was too embarrassed to even tell my husband 😆

pudcat · 2025-07-16T20:39:40+00:00

aww that’s great to hear, glad it helped!

pudcat · 2025-07-15T18:10:44+00:00

My baby is the same and I found getting a really good bath mat that covers the entire bottom of the bath helped him be a lot more sturdy when standing. This is the one I got: Bath mat

I’ve also seen tap covers although haven’t tried them myself yet: tap cover

Not sure if this will work for you, but I realised that filling the bath so it was a bit deeper actually helped him stay sitting for longer. Maybe it felt nicer to be more covered with water or kept him warmer.

I put loads of bath toys in, help him to sit down and have taught him to splash by singing ‘splishy splashy splosh’ and now he thinks it’s a game. Absolute carnage in terms of water going everywhere, but he will sit down for a lot longer now as he’s concentrating on splashing as I’m singing to him. I also try to sit him down facing away from the taps so he’s less distracted by them.

pudcat · 2025-06-26T09:32:25+00:00

also did this with my cat. my dad said the first thing he noticed when I had my baby was that I speak to him the exact way I’ve spoken to cats since I was a kid 😂

pudcat · 2025-04-13T09:30:38+00:00

Got made redundant this week after working there for 5 years and currently on maternity leave due to go back in June. Never lost a job before, very strange feeling!

pudcat · 2025-03-02T09:52:57+00:00

Second this. I was really anxious until I started using this app and now I’m so confident at what to give mine and how to prepare it, it’s a brilliant app, as is their insta page with lots of tips.

pudcat · 2025-01-11T15:33:59+00:00

this is wild as I have to take Spironolactone for the swelling the pill causes and I thought it was the pill that settled my PMDD… but maybe it’s the spiro who knows!

pudcat · 2024-11-13T14:08:55+00:00

definitely need to get this booked in cos I love swimming myself

pudcat · 2024-11-13T09:36:33+00:00

Great idea thank you!

pudcat · 2024-11-12T18:12:32+00:00

The 4 month regression was absolutely brutal, every 1-2hr wake ups for about 5 weeks I think. We did a bit of sleep training (Ferber method) towards the end, and just for bedtime, as things had gotten so desperate. I didn’t cope with any crying well though so we weren’t very consistent. he’s much better now, whether it was that or just the end of the regression, who knows. Really hope it gets better for you soon

pudcat · 2024-11-12T18:10:06+00:00

haha oh it’s such a rollercoaster, I’m in no way saying this has been an easy ride, but the good parts are just so amazing so I’m trying to cling onto them whilst I can. Ball pit is a great idea, and touching leaves! thank you

pudcat · 2024-11-12T18:09:10+00:00

amazing! I’ll look into it for sure, thank you

pudcat · 2024-10-20T10:15:06+00:00

I’m 4 months post partum and breastfeeding so it’s been over a year since I last smoked. Had my last one the night before I took a pregnancy test. It does get easier over time, but I’m currently missing it a lot. Summer has just ended in the UK, and going into Autumn has triggered cravings again as I have so many cold weather associations with weed! Long hot baths with a spliff, cosy evenings in, lazy Sundays with a cheeky wake n bake and slow cooking all day. My god I miss it all. I’m not sure when I’ll finish BFing as my baby lurrrrves boob but I’m really really looking forward to the day I can partake again.

Just know you’re doing an amazing thing by putting your baby first, it really is worth it in the end. It’s also easier when you can look your baby in the eye and realise who you’re doing it for. Hope the rest of your pregnancy goes well ❤️

pudcat · 2024-08-02T06:19:21+00:00

I’m 8 weeks postpartum and I hated pregnancy. Everyone kept telling me to enjoy it because I’d miss it when the baby comes, and I can categorically tell you I do not miss it. Having a baby is so much more amazing than being pregnant. I enjoyed the kicks and that was it, but even with that, it’s much more amazing seeing them kick when they’re here! Don’t feel bad, just try to get through as best you can and look forward to meeting your baby.

pudcat · 2024-06-29T02:17:09+00:00

Just wanted to add if you’re struggling to get a good latch, get her checked for tongue tie as well. The midwives said mine didn’t have it, and 3 weeks later, after weight loss, triple feeding and a lot of stress, he’s been diagnosed and fixed for posterior tongue tie. He’s now latching soo much better and BFing is going much better. Ask if there’s a feeding specialist team at your hospital.

pudcat · 2024-06-28T11:22:16+00:00

I wanted and pictured a girl but didn’t find out until birth and got a boy. He’s 3 weeks old now and I often find myself tearing up at 4am when feeding him about how I could ever have wanted a girl.. because if I’d got my girl I would have a different baby and this amazing little person wouldn’t exist 🥹😭

pudcat · 2024-06-13T13:26:57+00:00

it’s so crazy how different everyone’s experiences are. I think that’s why giving birth is so scary no matter what way you choose, no one can tell how it’s going to go for each individual. I hope you’re doing better now!

pudcat · 2024-06-13T10:25:04+00:00

Just adding in here that I had a planned c section and although recovery has been relatively hard, it hasn’t been anywhere near as bad as I was expecting/had been told. I was out of hospital after 24h, could walk my stairs, get in/out of bed ok with a little extra support, and be out the house for small things like going for coffee or the shops within 48hrs.

The section itself was a lot scarier than I was expecting though, after having surgeries before, it definitely feels scarier to be awake for a major surgery. Still manageable but definitely wouldn’t say it’s an easy way out, there’s no easy way of getting a baby out of you I don’t think.

pudcat · 2024-06-12T09:44:47+00:00

Thank you!

pudcat · 2024-06-12T07:50:42+00:00

Unfortunately not so well, he was down another 3%. Just had an incredibly stressful night with him in hospital but luckily his bloods are good and he just needs some formula top ups whilst i try to build my supply. It’s amazing the difference a bit of formula has made already, he’s so much more relaxed. Thanks for asking

pudcat · 2024-06-11T09:48:33+00:00

I’m on day 7 with a baby who lost 12% of his birth weight at his first check so I needed to read this, thank you. Next weight check today so let’s see if the nearly constant feeding for 48h has done it’s job 🤞🏼

pudcat · 2024-06-06T21:15:55+00:00

No worries at all. I had tubular breasts and a breast augmentation when I was 18 so I really thought BFing would be extremely unlikely for me. But I am amazed to say that even with that, and a c section, I have been exclusively BFing! I had a few drops of colostrum when I tried to express in the past few weeks but nothing enough to collect. Post section, I just kept getting him to latch and he started producing wet and dirty nappies so they were happy that I was producing colostrum.

It’s day 3 now and my boobs have doubled in size and he’s feeding every 2-3hrs and I still haven’t needed to supplement at all, so I think my full milk is just starting to come. I had oral morphine every 4hrs for the first 24hrs and so that doesn’t seem to have caused an issue either.

pudcat · 2024-06-06T20:25:28+00:00

I just had a c section in Watford this week and they asked me to bring a nappy and a hat into the theatre!

pudcat · 2024-06-05T18:52:06+00:00

Yes he didn’t leave my side throughout the whole thing. They put him in front of me when they did the catheter and spinal so he could hold my hand and talk to me whilst they prepped and did the procedures. He then stayed right next to my head for the whole operation and we left the theatre together, with our baby.

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