Bub has hit the size limit for the Jengo bouncer at only 5 months and I’m at a bit of a loss of what to do. I still need something so he can sit in it in the bathroom while I shower and in the kitchen while I cook but he isn’t sitting assisted or independently so can’t go in a seat.
Any recommendations?
Has anyone had experience getting a car loan/financing while on maternity leave? My husband’s car has died sooner than expected and we have had to move up our timeline of buying a car from when I return to work to now.
We’ve found and put a deposit on the one we want (secondhand) but need to finance the rest and while we could realistically service the loan on just my husband’s salary the bank is asking for all of my info plus letters from my work. I’m just wondering how likely we are to get knocked back or if anyone has needed to provide any more evidence like Centrelink PPL proof?
It’s probably just my anxiety making me worried we will get knocked back but we really need this car and I don’t want a loan refusal on my credit history just because I’m on maternity leave.
I’m 5 months postpartum with my second and am just having period number 4. With my first they went back to my usual periods other than no cramping the day prior to give me warning. This time they’ve become so much heavier and more painful, lasting a day or two longer in the heavier part too. If anyone else has experienced this did you have it ease off after a while or did you have to see a GP to go on contraception? I can’t go on hormonal birth control so I think my options are fairly limited but they’re becoming debilitating and requiring a fair bit of pain relief.
I (stupidly) made a post, anonymously, on a FB advice group and the responses have made me feel awful and like I’m a complete overreacting Karen and need to get a life.
For context - I own and live in a townhouse complex where I join backyards with another townhouse. Recently new renters moved in and since then I have had cigarette smoke filtering really heavily into my house, including into my toddlers and newborn (now infant) bedrooms. Smoking is prohibited by our body corporate bylaws anywhere in the complex including inside the townhouses and any other part of the property. It is also part of their legal rental tenancy contract that they aren’t allowed to smoke. This issue has occurred with other units in the past and people have been required to smoke off property.
I raised a concern with the onsite management team and they gave the new renters a courtesy call to remind them of the by laws and the smoking stopped for a couple of weeks but has started up again. It got really bad that I was having to close all my doors and windows so I raised the issues again and the renters were given a breach notice.
They’ve come back to management and want me to provide proof that they’re the ones smoking. How do I even do that? I can’t see into their property but I can smell it at the fence line and in my house and it’s only started since they moved in. The other neighbours have been there for years with no issues. Management says I don’t need to provide proof technically but now I’m worried that they’ll just keep smoking and it’s going to end up escalating.
Am I overthinking it? Am I just being a Karen? People on the FB post said my neighbours should just complain about my baby making noise to even it out and that I was hoping to make the renters homeless. It’s really made me feel awful. Anyway if you’ve read this far thank you, it’s just been weighing on my mind and making me feel rubbish.
I’ve been using Revolution Miracle Firming Night Mask for a while now and love the results but the brand is rarely on sale anymore and I can’t justify $26 per jar at this stage. I’m wondering if there are any recommendations on something similar but a bit cheaper and more readily available in stores as I can’t always get to a Priceline.
My current regime is Nivea day cream with SPF, Bioderma Sebium Gel Moussant Actif at night and CeraVe hydrating cleanser in the morning.
Drop your store bought pre-made snack recommendations here! I’m tired of always buying the same things or baking and having my 3.5 year old decide he hates it after 2 days.
I’m 14 weeks postpartum and have begun using a hair serum and a hair mask to help with postpartum hair loss and super dry hair. I’m wondering if because I’ve started using these products I also need to start using a clarifying shampoo to manage build up? I’ve never really used other products in my hair before so there shouldn’t be build up from anything else.
I was diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder in 2012 and was medicated for it for a short time and then I’ve just kind of lived with it at a manageable level (mostly) since then. I’m 14 weeks pp with my second and lately I’ve noticed my anxiety flaring up at really insignificant things, hyper-fixations and catastrophising increasing etc. I decided to go to my GP today to discuss recommencing medication because I just cannot switch my brain off. I mentioned to her I didn’t think it was PPA, just my GAD flaring up and she asked why I thought that and I realised I never have anxiety over my boys. I never worry I’m screwing up being a mum, I don’t have anxiety attacks over their health or care or get anxious when I’m left alone to deal with a tough day. I realised that being their mum is actually the thing I’m the most relaxed and stable about and it just feels natural to love them and look after them. Maybe I’m too busy ‘mumming’ to overthink things and my anxiety takes a back seat so I can look after them? No idea, but it was a really positive and freeing thought.
I do still have hard and stressful days with them but within the context of my anxiety they actually keep me grounded from those attacks.
Anyway, just feeling really grateful to have had that realisation and thought today. I hope everyone is able to feel some positivity about their parenting no matter where they are in their journey and everything else going on in their lives.
I’m 3 months postpartum and regularly consume news media through platforms such as Reddit and general news websites while nap trapped, but I’m finding I’m really struggling with my reactions and feelings of overwhelm based on a lot of what is happening locally and around the world.
I don’t want to completely cut myself off from news because I do want to know things that are happening, good and not so good but I don’t really know how to do it in a more healthy way.
There is bad news that needs to be consumed so that we are aware of what is going on to enact change and discussion but today some of that news has absolutely wrecked me and while I’m now seeking ways to help my local community based on it, it’s taken a large emotional toll.
What do you do?
Looking for some hair serum recommendations for super dry postpartum hair. I’ve got postpartum hair loss but I know that I just have to live with that, but I’d like to manage the dryness as best I can. I have curly hair but don’t use any products to maintain it at the moment and I’ve never tried a serum before, but my hairdresser recommended starting one.
I’ve seen Growth Bomb postpartum post pregnancy rescue serum around - has anyone tried this?
Thanks in advance!
So I finally need to replace my 15 year old beloved denim jacket. It’s the perfect shade of blue, soft, comfy and…now it has holes that can’t be fixed and post baby number 2 it no longer fits.
I’m seeking recommendations for a slightly oversized mid/light blue denim jacket that isn’t super thin but also isn’t lined with fleece (I’m in Qld). I don’t have a massive budget and honestly my 15 year old jacket is a Target own brand so I’m happy without a fancy brand name. Anything I’ve seen so far has been dark or with a weird collar.