u/Any_Cat9631

Getting married summer 2027. We have a son who will be 1 years old then. Thinking of hiring a wedding nanny for it. Curious as to people's experience of wedding nannies ( if any)?

Any make up artist recommendations for Waterford wedding summer 2027?

Qualified GP finishing up a fixed term contract soon and looking for further employment. Just curious where people are finding jobs these days? GP buddy? Word of mouth? Contacting practices directly?

Doesn't seem like there's a whole lot available compared to a year ago but maybe it's the time of year too

Any recommendations for products that can help with this?

Beaugen cushions are out of stock

Nipple size is 15mm/ 14mm

I have tried the 17mm flange followed by the 19mm flange- slightly less pain on the latter but still quite sore and my nipple is distorted on removing the pump ( cylindrical shaped)

Curious to see what worked for other Eufy users

I know this is technically a pregnancy forum but curious if anyone has any experiences of this.

I am 3 weeks PP and had great hopes to breast feed. We had also been giving a bottle of formula at night so my partner could feed and I could get some sleep.

I asked to see a lactation consultant mainly as I was having intermittent issues with latch being shallow and painful

Baby back to birth weight after 3 weeks and gaining weight but slowly ( 50-60g per week)

I was hoping to see the LC for tips on positioning/ latch and practical tips.

To my utter disappointment and horror she was extremely concerned about the slow weight gain and put me on a triple feeding schedule as follows:

Pumping three hourly

Breastfeeding 2-3 hourly for 20 minutes

Top ups ( either EBM or formula) to a total of 300mls per day given as 30 or 60mls at a time

A few days into this and I am exhausted, deflated and emotional. I'm actually finding the breastfeeding part of it is harder now than before so I'm not sure if all the bottles and top ups are affecting his desire to latch or ' work' at sucking. He is definitely more reluctant to latch than before.

Of course I want to see his weight gain improve but I felt that some actual support with the practical aspects of breastfeeding with a view to top ups as a SOS would be more helpful, rather than this complex routine.

I am actually thinking of switching to formula altogether as this feels unsustainable and exhausting

Has anyone had similar experiences?

FTM to 3 week old here so go easy on me as we are learning on the job!

What do parents of similar age babies do for daytime naps?

At the moment everything is so variable for us but LO struggles to get down for daytime naps from midday onwards.

Nighttime is obviously variable too but we consistently get a 7am feed followed by a 2 hour nap in next to me

Another 9 am feed and then 1.5 hours nap.

After this its all to play for and he rarely settles for any period of time ( In bassinet or contact nap)

We've tried white noise/ swaddling/ motion etc and variable results

Breastfeeding 90% with one bottle of formula per day

Question is do we aim for a set number of naps per day?

Any tips or strategies?

Does it gradually get better?

T1dm FTM here, 36+5/40

TIR 70-80% Hba1c 41-43 mmol/mmol

All along my AC has been tracking ok roughly the 50-65 th centile

Today had my final growth scan and the AC is 99th centile ( last scan 2 weeks ago and it was 65th centile so average)

EFW 3.5kg ( 2.7kg 2 weeks ago)

Which means I am looking at an induction at 37 weeks instead of 38 as planned.

I don't mind but I can't help feel a bit disappointed- my glucose control has been pretty good ( could be better but happy overall) and the growth has been good all along

Has this happened anyone whereby the growth has just SHOT UP at the last minute??

I'm due to start maternity leave 1st June.

I've asked my consultant to sign me off for the week after next ( last week of may) which means next week is my last week and gives me time to tie up things at work. It's getting too hard to work and one more week is the most I can manage

Question is- WHEN do I tell work? And what do I tell them?

I don't want to leave them in the lurch all of a sudden but is it a bit strange if I tell them this week about getting signed off for the week after next??