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Has anybody just listened? Her Nirvana cover was dreamy.

FTM here to a 4 month old. He’s extremely active (already rolling both ways, non stop kicking and wiggling etc) and he is really looking to grab things with his hands. We have a couple of soft blankets but I think he needs some different toys to grab and play with but I’m not really sure what to aim for for his age? I guess there’s no point getting him block or anything because right now he’s just grabbing and chewing but I want to give him things that he enjoys and help him develop. Thank you all!

I went out with friends today (baby is four months old) and he was a gremlin other than when they were all holding him. Cried every time I picked him up, refused to eat, wouldn’t nap. There’s a pattern of him not crying at all when other people pick him up like grandparents but doing it with me more. Am I doing something wrong? I feel like it makes me look incompetent and like I can’t look after him which I find embarrassing in front of our parents and friends with their own kids. He’s my first baby and I am worried people will think I am a bad parent or that he hates me. Does anybody else’s baby do this?

I’ve booked to take my 14 week old swimming next week and I’m worried about him drowning. I realise it must be safe because other people go and they wouldn’t run it if it isn’t, but can anybody who has taken a little baby share what happens with the swimming classes and how they work? It’s with Water Babies. I’m also feeling so gross about my baby body which probably isn’t helping matters. Thank you!

I’ve been doing some research and spoke to a pelvic floor physio on here and I’ve concluded that I think I have an overactive pelvic floor since my c-section 3 months ago. I know this is less common than an under active one but I wondered if anybody else has this issue and had success with an NHS referral? I don’t know whether it’s worth just going straight for a private assessment. Thank you!

I had a c-section 13 weeks ago (I’ve always had a very good pelvic floor prior to this). I initially had a UTI which responded to antibiotics, and I thought this would resolve all the issues. However, when I go to pee it takes a while after I’ve sat down before I could go, and then it is somewhat uncomfortable. A further UTI has been ruled out. I mentioned it to the GP in my 8 week check up and she basically dismissed it, but it still feels like something isn’t right. Could this be a pelvic floor issue? It wasn’t happening when I was pregnant.

Our baby is twelve weeks old and we increasingly think we’d rather his middle name was his first name and vice versa. It seems like it’s relatively easy to change but I wondered if anyone else has changed their baby’s name and how it went down?

I met with my NCT group this weekend (3 couples out of 5) and one of them said they couldn’t make it because it would interrupt their baby’s morning routine. My baby is 9 weeks tomorrow and we don’t have too much of a routine at all, we just go with whatever he is feeling on the day and respond to his cues. Now I’m thinking we should have worked harder at trying to get him a routine together - is this okay?

I had my baby 8 weeks ago by c-section and eventually at six weeks went to the GP for a UTI, which was confirmed and I took a course of antibiotics. I thought it hadn’t resolved but they’ve said it’s now negative for an infection, but something still doesn’t feel quite right. There’s no stinging but there is pain, also feeling a little bit bruised when I go almost? I wondered if there was any chance of some sort of catheter injury (I had two placed) or any other reasons this might be the case? Has anyone else still experienced any issues this far on from birth?

My little 8 week old boy was born as the cutest guy ever and he’s obvs still cute but soooo snake looking now! His cradle cap is so prominent and has come on quite quickly. Anyone got any tried and tested ways to improve it?

Hi! I’m more of a cross stitcher than embroiderer but I enjoy it and would like to get more techniques and better at different stitches. I’ve seen the fabric books that you stitch into to learn but I’ve also seen lots of posts here from people who have been gifted them and they’ve turned out to be AI and a bit non sensical. Does anyone have any recommendations for legit ones? I’m in the UK. Thanks all 🙂

I gave birth via c-section 6.5 weeks ago. No bleeding for the first week then standard blood loss for the next three weeks. It completely stopped for a few days then I had what I assumed was a period for 5 days or so which was my usual period. I’ve had four days off and now another period has started. I’ve no cramps and no heavy bleeding, which is normal for me. We are formula feeding. I’ve tried googling this but it keeps taking me to posts about the ‘post partum period’ rather actual periods. Is this normal and has anyone had this? It feels mad to have had two periods in two weeks but there has been clear breaks between all the bleeding with it getting progressively lighter as time has passed as you’d expect for a normal period. Our GP check up isn’t for another two weeks. Thanks ladies!

Firstly, I recognise this is somewhat irrational and I have lots of support from the mental health team, so I’m more looking for practical advice.

My baby is 5 weeks old. I’m finding people, but particularly grandparents, really overwhelming and I’m stressed about him being touched. I think it’s maybe because friends hold him for a bit and give him back, but we’ve had to ask our parents to leave on their first visit. This time I again had to ask my mum to leave because she just ignored me and held the baby for 45 minutes, and I also had to ask my MIL for him back because she’d had him for an hour and it was making me stressed. I feel like they feel some sense of entitlement over taking him because he’s their grandson but he’s my baby. I’m not even worried about something bad happening I just don’t like it. We have tickets to a show in June and have asked family to babysit but I hate the idea of someone else feeding or changing him and I don’t know why. Has anyone else felt like this or am I being crazy? And if you have, how did you get over it?