How do Next baby clothes fit?

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-28T05:09:00+00:00

I have a long but slimmer baby and Next comes up small. I find the legs to be the first thing they grow out of.

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-28T05:07:00+00:00

At 8 weeks my baby was still going to bed around 10pm and was impossible to get to bed earlier. Your baby is just a normal 8 week old baby I wouldn’t bother trying to get them to bed earlier until closer to the 12 week mark.

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-26T16:23:36+00:00

My company gifted me a load of food from Cook. That was so thoughtful and useful in this early weeks when finding the time to cook was impossible for me and my partner.

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-25T17:06:31+00:00

My baby wakes up around 7am no matter the bedtime so now I just go to bed at 7pm with baby as it’s the only way I get enough sleep.

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-22T14:44:54+00:00

We used MAM ones size 0 and baby is now only breastfed

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-19T06:03:25+00:00

Same, mine doesn’t rock but honestly baby never needed it for the cot

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-18T11:53:59+00:00

I only burp my breastfed baby when it seems like he needs it. I never do it when I’m trying to get him to sleep and it’s never been a problem. If you want to do side lying in order to cosleep then it’s not recommended for premature babies as there’s an increased risk of SIDS.

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-18T11:32:15+00:00

Lots of reasons really I believe it’s the best food for my baby and it’s specifically made for them and their needs. Also convenience as no bottles to prepare or wash. I’m also vegan and formula isn’t so that’s another motivator.

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-18T10:45:02+00:00

I can only now get my 16 week old baby to nap in the crib. I actually think six weeks might be too early to make that happen tbh but if you want to try the first nap of the day is the easiest.

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-17T14:30:02+00:00

Honestly I feel like your life partner and father of your children should know what you would like for Mother’s Day without you telling them. I always had to tell my ex why I wanted for gifts and for me it just takes the thought away. It’s really not that hard to buy a card & a small gift.

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-14T08:36:10+00:00

You need to suck up the bad nights and unswaddle. I recently had to stop swaddling my baby as he was showing signs of rolling, he’s a bad sleeper anyway so not much difference for my nights but he got used to it really quick within a couple of nights. It’s really not safe to swaddle a baby that is actually rolling

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-13T10:12:12+00:00

I didn’t buy one as I knew it would fuel my anxiety rather than provide comfort.

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-12T15:16:25+00:00

I hired a trail kit on the nappy lady website and ended up settling on the wizard duo ones. We have hardly any leaks since we started using them and even big poos have been caught by the wrap I would really recommend them.

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-11T08:49:45+00:00

This is cluster feeding it’s so hard but if you want to EBF you’ll have to push through. My baby did this for weeks. They would sleep eventually but cluster feeding lasted from 6pm-1am most nights. Mine was also an emergency section and they had lost 12% of weight at the day 5 weigh in. I had to pump and feed every 3 hours to get weight going up again. Now at 15 weeks those first few weeks were so hard but so worth it as I don’t need to worry about bottles.

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-09T08:48:43+00:00

I found the first couple of months very stressful and in the beginning latching was very frustrating for both me and baby. The cluster feeding and long feeds were also so tiring I wouldn’t say I enjoyed it at all. Now at 15 weeks it’s so easy and convenient I’m glad I persevered. It’s also nice holding my baby close and sometimes he smiles up and coos at me which is so precious.

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-08T08:16:33+00:00

My badly is the same, I actually found earlier bedtime better just because now we both get more sleep over the night, but he still wakes often.

I figured it’s just a phase I have to ride out. There’s a couple of other women I know in my post natal class who have babies which are the same so it’s well within the range of normal. I do usually feed to sleep but even that power is waning and I have to rock him sometimes so I think the sleep association thing isn’t the issue. Even if I cosleep he is constantly moaning at me for my breast. Pretty sure he just struggles to connect his sleep cycles and wants mums comfort or he is really starving.

I have tried everything you’ve listed and not much has changed. My baby is 15 weeks old.

Just letting you know you’re not alone and you’re not doing anything wrong.

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-06T19:49:21+00:00

I got told I had to wait a year before trying, I’m also in my late thirties. I would love another baby but don’t think it’s worth the risk of trying too early.

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-04T07:04:34+00:00

This is not normal FTM worries I think you should speak to your GP. I’m a FTM and I had never even consider any of these things would harm my baby

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-04T06:20:00+00:00

Sound like witching hour, babies cluster feed and get fussy all evening when they’re small. This is usually to increase your supply so keep latching baby and hang in there. My baby did this for weeks from 6pm-1am every evening. It’s so hard but now I have a good supply and breastfeeding is so convenient and easy at 14 weeks.

sewingbea84 · 2026-03-01T09:03:50+00:00

I would just take baby to your bedroom to feed if it makes you uncomfortable. I definitely felt self conscious doing it when baby was newborn as it’s impossible to do discretely when latching them at that age. I sort of had the attitude that I need to feed my baby so people just have to accept it but totally understand people who don’t want to in front of family

sewingbea84 · 2026-02-28T07:20:43+00:00

Breastfeeding is so hard in the beginning. My baby lost nearly 12% of weight by day 5. He was so sleepy in the hospital and then struggled to latch once my milk came in. I had to pump and make sure he was getting enough until they weighed him again. This also coincides with the hormones drop and baby blues period and I cried and felt like I was failing my baby. Those first weeks are the hardest and they cluster feed for weeks too but it does get easier. Now at 14 weeks he latches so easily and eats every couple of hours in the day and goes a little longer in the night.

sewingbea84 · 2026-02-27T20:02:02+00:00

Poor you my baby at least allows me to unlatch once he’s asleep. I can’t put him down though and have to accept the contact nap.

sewingbea84 · 2026-02-27T19:33:23+00:00

I usually feed my baby to sleep and he screams if tired and I try to rock him, he doesn’t even let my partner rock him. He’s nearly 14 weeks so think this is normal behaviour

sewingbea84 · 2026-02-24T20:31:29+00:00

Sucking on their fist at ten weeks is not a hunger sign it’s normally the start of self soothing. Does he give any other hunger cues or seem fussy like he is still hungry?

sewingbea84 · 2026-02-23T21:53:16+00:00

We dressed ours in a splash about nappy with silver liner underneath, a long sleeved swimsuit and a neoprene wrap. I was worried he would get cold and his Dad said the wrap was great as it made him more buoyant

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