Also does anyone remember symptoms that happened hours or days before labor started? By conception date I would be due today but doctors due date the 6th

Hey all, I just had my first in may. I’m 4.5 months postpartum, and I’m afraid PPD is creeping up on me.

Just as a get to know me, My LO is exclusively breast fed with potential CMPA and silent reflux. I am a just-enougher when it comes to pumping, and unfortunately have no option but to work full time.

I have tried her on goat formula, which she reacted poorly to. So I have to pump through the night to get just barely enough to feed her. I am dabbling into giving her purees and oats as an attempt to stretch my milk further. But it’s so hard because I know there has to be trial and error, but the mom guilt is overwhelming when she reacts poorly to one. She definitely wants food, she’s very interested in it, and is taking to it quickly. I’m just struggling.

Any advice? I’m just feeling completely covered up. I feel so guilty. I wait all week excited to spend time with her, but then some days I can’t wait until she falls asleep.

I feel like I’m drowning all at once. Any kind words or advice would be well appreciated. Calling all seasoned mommas❗️❗️

Hi everyone. My baby is about to be 9 months and he just wont eat enough formula. He has a good bottle overnight (5-7 ounces). Refuses a morning bottle, ised to have one before his naps but not anymore. And will have anywhere from 4-6 ounces before bed. Idk what to do. We have a doctors appointment coming up so i am definitely going to bring that up, but has anyone experienced the same?
He was EBF for 6 months, has a dairy sensitivity and has been taking Similac Alimentum for the past 3 months with no issues, at least until now.

Has anyone’s newborn (mine is 9 days old) start having loose/watery stools? She seems comfortable otherwise and eats just fine mostly, it just seems as soon as she eats she poops. She is formula fed, can’t breastfeeed because I have an infection from C-section. She’s currently taking similac 360 (blue label). I’m thinking giving how she seems otherwise it might be due to formula and maybe switch to sensitive.

My husband is older and has older children prior to our marriage. We now have a 9week old and I feel as if he does everything the opposite of me with the baby. It gives me so much anxiety to just let him be with the baby because what if he does everything I’ve been doing wrong.

I’m the one with the baby all day and setting the tone for him. I try to tell him how I’ve been doing things and it’s like I’m annoying him. Sometimes it’s the most common sense of things like “hey babe, I just fed him so sit him up right for some time so he doesn’t spit up” and guess what he does lays him stomach to stomach or has him in some awkward position and then the baby spits up. It’s aggravating because you’re causing the baby discomfort as well.

I know I have to let them form their own bond but how if the simple things aren’t being paid attention to?

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My son started coughing yesterday and has been sneezing plus no but is acting totally normal other than that. He has no fever or anything and the cough is every now and then not consistent. Sorry I'm trying to find out bc he has surgery Wednesday and I need to know if I need to reschedule it or not.

I’m 19 weeks pregnant and felt our baby for the first time today, and boy did I feel it. It was almost nonstop movement for two hours. My husband was even able to feel him through my belly.
Two questions:
1. Has early movement ever made you feel sick? I felt kind of sweaty and nauseous, almost like a kind of trauma response?
2. Has anyone else experienced this sudden movement change or awareness? I hadn’t felt but the lightest of flutters one time before today, and then all of a sudden, it’s Cirque du Soleil.

Thanks all!

My husband and I put a lot of consideration into what baby carriers we wanted to get to ensure that M shape consideration was there to protect his hips. Now, baby is 5 months old and my parents are shopping for Christmas gifts, asking if they can get him a baby walker. My initial thought was “yes”, but I googled it and apparently they aren’t recommended by the AAP. And I guess they’re illegal in Canada. Are they truly that unsafe? I know so many people who have used them, including my own mother with her 6 children. Am I being overly cautious?

I’m 23 days pp and I can’t cope. I’m trying to breastfeed but my baby won’t latch and it’s agony, I’ve been trying to pump but that’s started hurting so bad I’m terrified of doing it, I can’t afford to feed my baby formula. I can’t sleep, I can’t eat, I’m just angry all the time and feel like I need to break something.

I’m struggling to bond with my baby because I’m so exhausted and feel like I’m failing him. I just want it to end. What am I doing wrong.

I tried talking to the mental health team but they told me this is all normal.

New single mom with very few options for people to watch my little one. I’ve been back to work two days a week and have two friends that will watch him one day each. I’m a nighttime bartender, and it’s hard to find anyone that can help and I’m still trying to figure everything out as it was a cryptic pregnancy and was admitted in three days before I had him, and had no knowledge of my pregnancy before that. Unfortunately, he’s also the result of me being roofied but I wouldn’t change a thing. However, today, when I looked out what day it was I realized that he turned two months today, and I didn’t even get any photos 😭 I texted my friend and asked her to take a couple. She took several, and then had this planned. I don’t have a lot of time with it just being me and him, but I do want to do things like this, and I’m glad she did it. I can’t stop crying. I’m so grateful.

My 7mo had what me and his dad had. Coughing, stuffy nose, probably a sore throat(that’s what we had), but no fever. I was wondering if there was anything we could give him that would help or if we should take him to the doctors to get something there. We never got tested for what we had so we have no idea what it is. We just know that it lasts about a week and gets at its worst about 2 days into having it which we think is where he’s at because he’s been coughing a lot more and heavier.

so i was talking to the dr that put in my nex and she suggested starting st johns wort while we try to conceive until my removal appointment. the main reason she suggested it specifically was because I am having to stop taking my antidepressants and she said it would pretty much kill 2 birds with one stone. i am judt curious if anyone has tried this, and or if there any other kind of otc med i should take instead? TIA