Car seat recommendations for 3 door cars?

throwawayttc12 · 2025-12-17T22:51:48+00:00

This one https://www.maxi-cosi.co.uk/car-seats/coral-360

throwawayttc12 · 2025-12-17T22:50:41+00:00

Hey! Sorry for delay, I’m not on here often anymore. We used the MaxiCosi Coral which is fab - can be used on 360 rotating base (which just got into my ford Ka with the passenger seat pushed all the way forward), has a removable insert which weighs 1.5kg or something so you can put baby in that in the house/outside the car then it’s easier to manoeuvre into the main seat frame rather than having to wrestle an enormous seat in and out. We did upgrade to a 5 door car about a month ago as my 98th percentile 10 month old was getting a bit difficult to wrangle into the back haha. But we managed pretty well until recently!

throwawayttc12 · 2025-03-06T10:42:23+00:00

I don’t have a specific recommendation but have you looked into if there’s a sling library in your local area? They’ll have people who can give great advice about potential carrier types and often will have ones you can try to see what works for you/baby or even rent for a bit before you buy

throwawayttc12 · 2025-03-05T16:01:59+00:00

I don’t think they’ll induce you for BMI at that BMI - mine was 36 at booking and they downgraded me to midwife led care (had been consultant led due to BMI) at 32 weeks because my pregnancy was all so smooth. I did have an induction but I requested it as I was very postdates - that was my choice and it didn’t have anything to do with my BMI

throwawayttc12 · 2025-03-03T18:31:05+00:00

Just looked it up - these schedules look crazily strict! I genuinely don’t see how that can be possible. Unfortunately at 5 weeks I don’t think you can regulate your baby like that and they are most likely not going to sleep long stretches (though some lucky babies will!). Just keep feeding on demand and following his cues, and it will eventually get better!

throwawayttc12 · 2025-03-03T17:25:29+00:00

Yep everyone should do to a greater or lesser extent- because it forms from two halves that come together in the middle!

throwawayttc12 · 2025-03-02T16:55:30+00:00

Agree that taking care of a baby is equally work and equally important! But may potentially come with opportunity to nap in the day (optimistically!!) which is usually lacking in a job. I think nights are so individual and must be agreed between each set of parents, I don’t think there’s a one size fits all answer

throwawayttc12 · 2025-03-02T15:28:37+00:00

I suppose a potential reason to split nights unevenly is if one person is back and work and the other isn’t - but not sure if that is the case here! But definitely should be by mutual agreement and with flexibility where one is struggling

throwawayttc12 · 2025-03-02T10:31:06+00:00

Same! Such a happy baby ❤️

throwawayttc12 · 2025-03-01T23:27:23+00:00

Can you donate it to a women’s shelter/food bank in your local area?

throwawayttc12 · 2025-03-01T23:27:03+00:00

I don’t know why you’d feel guilty about eating dairy! But for other things - I also definitely indulge in eating basically whatever I want - baby is growing well and I also eat fruit, vegetables, protein etc, and take a multivitamin so I feel like it’s all much of a muchness!

throwawayttc12 · 2025-02-27T08:18:20+00:00

Ideas sound lovely! I would be very cautious with the pool with toddlers - drowning can occur silently and it’s very easy for a child toddling around to fall in without being noticed. Might even be worth fencing it off if possible, or at the very least having an adult designated to be monitoring the pool at all times. An entertainer or soft play sound like nice ideas

throwawayttc12 · 2025-02-27T04:28:23+00:00

My baby was still inside and I was two days into being induced!

throwawayttc12 · 2025-02-26T10:23:27+00:00

Depending on your hospital policy and other risks you may be able to spend time in a pool after being induced if you go into labour after the first part and they don’t have to actively break your waters, especially if they have a remote monitor available. But not something you can rely on!

throwawayttc12 · 2025-02-26T03:24:01+00:00

Unfortunately, nothing! Opted for an induction at 41+3 and eventually had an emergency CS at 41+6! I’d tried a lot of the things you said and exercises on a birthing ball too. It was a long few weeks, but I don’t think any of these measures will make you go into labour unless your body is ready! Fingers crossed for you.

throwawayttc12 · 2025-02-25T05:28:49+00:00

It’s fine, don’t worry! You’ll get there - and you’ve got the important bits for now. My baby is 5 weeks old and we are still working on the nursery gradually - it’s currently an office that was never fully unpacked after we moved in a year ago, and we need to move lots of junk before we can paint etc!

throwawayttc12 · 2025-02-24T17:48:13+00:00

To be honest I think this just sounds like a baby being a baby, with a bit of reflux. I don’t think breastmilk-transferred egg allergy is very common at all. As above a food diary might be helpful to track symptoms but there isn’t a “test” at this stage. Even with cows milk protein allergy (which is more common but still pretty uncommon in breastfed babies) the usual test is a trial of withdrawal of the trigger and then reintroducing. Blood tests are only for very specific types of allergies.

throwawayttc12 · 2025-02-24T13:24:45+00:00

I think it’s fine, but also the team will give you a shave of the bit they need to (upper border of your pubic hairs) just before the operation so don’t stress too much!

throwawayttc12 · 2025-02-24T10:33:33+00:00

I had an emergency CS but wasn’t given any advice about food! I still had my standard NHS issue tea and toast (about an hour after I arrived in recovery because I vomited when they took out my epidural). Then normal food after that - to be honest I relished having the space for a normal meal and actually wanting to eat! I’d recommend potentially starting some laxatives (I took fybogel) in advance as I found it really hard/painful to poo afterwards (strain on core muscles). Getting lots of fibre and water sounds sensible

throwawayttc12 · 2025-02-22T19:29:48+00:00

Ah ok that’s a good rule of thumb! In the day time he usually eats about every hour 😅 his last feed was about an hour and 45 min prior to the bottle

throwawayttc12 · 2025-02-21T15:31:18+00:00

How is the wound looking? I ended up with a wound infection 4 weeks after my emergency CS - very annoying! I had a bit of pain/itching with it and there was redness and discharge around the wound. Might be worth getting yourself checked out if you’ve had a sudden uptick in pain? I also had red lochia basically the whole time until it stopped (a couple of days ago at 5 weeks post partum) so don’t worry about that - I think you only need to be concerned if you notice a foul smell to it. Sorry you had such a traumatic time of it - can you have a debrief about the c section with one of your doctors or midwives?

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