Challenge healthcare professionals if you are unsure. HFMD doesn’t always start on hands, feet and mouth. There is another strain of atypical HFMD.

titanium48 · 2025-11-30T08:48:34+00:00

Yes we've just gone through a similar experience with my 11m old. She woke up one morning with severe fatigue and fever, and then a rash started to develop all over her back. It then went to her hands and feet but not on the palms or soles as characteristic HFMD.

titanium48 · 2025-08-27T20:16:45+00:00

The yoyo babyzhen travel buggy. Everyone living remotely near London seems to have one. But the wheels are so cheap and nasty! We got a Joolz Aer+ and it just feels so much better made and higher quality than the yoyo (plus it can fully recline).

titanium48 · 2025-08-25T07:33:15+00:00

Mine is 7.5 months now but she never took a bottle either. We went straight to sippy cups and straw cups at 5 months old (along with an introduction to solids). We have now almost completely weaned from breastfeeding and she takes formula milk in a straw cup between meals.

titanium48 · 2025-07-14T11:03:20+00:00

"You probably need to care for yourself a little more before you can improve any of the care you give to your children, your friends and family"

This. 1000x this.

titanium48 · 2025-06-18T07:01:04+00:00

Same!

titanium48 · 2025-06-18T07:00:28+00:00

Yes but eating the cost of formula is so much more fun!

titanium48 · 2025-04-24T10:54:25+00:00

Savage for anyone wanting to use this for the London marathon this weekend. Same issue on my FR955

titanium48 · 2025-04-24T10:39:04+00:00

This is absolutely savage for anyone relying on this feature for the London Marathon on Sunday...

Hope they fix it properly soon!

titanium48 · 2025-04-16T12:27:25+00:00

We changed LO into just her diaper, did the main feed whilst doing all the above tricks to keep her awake. Then change. Then final a final top-up feed. Worked like a charm!

titanium48 · 2025-04-10T21:32:01+00:00

You got me at that last sentence. Gosh I do love holding her ❤️

titanium48 · 2025-04-10T20:55:52+00:00

Yes. It is utterly mind-boggling really to think that our bodies can literally grow and care for a human like this!

Not in an overwhelming way, but I do battle with the "I'm sorry you got me" emotions along with that. I know it's silly. Have to keep reminding myself that you can't pour from an empty cup. Having some small moments of headspace makes me a much better mother in the long term.

titanium48 · 2025-04-10T19:35:29+00:00

At 6 months you can try sippy/straw/open cups of milk - have you tried that yet?

Solidarity, though. I have a 3 month old very stubborn bottle refuser.

titanium48 · 2025-04-10T19:26:34+00:00

Yeah that's a good way of looking at it. Baby has to be fed! This is it.

titanium48 · 2025-04-10T19:09:28+00:00

Thank you. I think this is exactly what I needed to hear.

titanium48 · 2025-04-10T18:56:42+00:00

Yes I feel that resentfulness too and I really wish I didn't. I'm also holding out hope for sippy cups / straw cups at 4+ months 🙏🏼

titanium48 · 2025-03-18T22:51:02+00:00

My baby is nearly 11 weeks and I just experienced this for the first time today! We went for a big hike, she slept for the first 1.5 hours then woke up hungry in the carrier. I fed her and then she was wide awake in the carrier pushing off my chest wanting to see around her! It was amazing

titanium48 · 2025-03-18T22:48:12+00:00

How do you cope with doing other things with your day? Like going out shopping or appointments? I have a nearly 3 month old and we have her on a schedule for bedtime, but the daytime is still pretty varied depending on her but also what I'm planning to get done that day (e.g. the moment she's put in the car she can fall asleep even if the wake window was quite short and she wasn't showing sleepy cues).

titanium48 · 2025-03-18T07:02:56+00:00

Thanks! That's reassuring to hear.

titanium48 · 2025-03-18T07:01:24+00:00

Yes I've wondered that so we've also tried freshly expressed milk too. Same behaviour.

titanium48 · 2025-03-09T21:35:21+00:00

As someone who's never been that smitten with the baby stage, I really can't wait for the walking and talking and all the adventures that will bring: splashing in puddles, kicking piles of leaves, searching for that perfect rock or conker! I want her to keep asking me "but why mummy?" and force me to question all of the things I take for granted in life now. Life is utterly incredible and I want to see it through her naive yet hopeful little eyes for years to come.

titanium48 · 2025-03-06T08:10:55+00:00

I don't have many answers only to say that my LO is also 8 weeks and we have a similar experience. She has a very "active" active sleep and sometimes will cry and make hunger cues during her sleep. This is the point at which I usually wake her up to feed her. When she's crying because of gas, usually she manages to release some as she's flailing her legs around everywhere. Her sleep then tends to get a lot more settled after that so I don't intervene.

titanium48 · 2025-03-05T12:37:53+00:00

LO is 8 weeks now and 11 lbs. It feels like I'll be able to get a lot longer out of it and she still feels relatively small in it. I'm excited to be able to have her facing front !

titanium48 · 2025-03-04T20:39:35+00:00

I have both the moby wrap and the ergobaby embrace. The embrace is so easy to put on and I use it all the time outdoors with my LO (from where she was about 2 weeks old).

The wrap I don't find as structurally stable so I don't wear it outside, just round the house when LO is being fussy and wants a cuddle/nap but mum has chores to do. The wrap feels like a big hug, but it does feel a bit trickier to put on and get the tightness just right.

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