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@acmb0101 Mum here. We were trying to get pregnant and it took nearly 2 years! It’s a lot more common than people think.

@ck_49 The joys of navigating the world of breastfeeding as a new mum! I’d guess that the risk with actively encouraging oversupply is you are at much greater chance of mastitis. I think I started pumping at about 3 months but it was never very effective. I just remember feeling like a dairy...

@jamiee Qudos to your wife - that is serious commitment. OK, I'll rephrase - If baby is going to feed directly from mum then it is recommended that mum doesn't pump to begin with.

@davidspetri Mum here (just turned 3 year old). Contrary to what the media tell you, small babies are actually very cheap. Biggest purchases are car seat (which should be new) but virtually everything else can be bought second hand for a fraction of the price. For baby bassinet/cot, you...

@hugues No worries at all. Given what you have just said, it may also be a cultural thing? From what I understand, US peeps have very little (if any) maternity leave - you crack on. I’m in the UK and effectively run a company so while I don’t have to go back to work, I also didn’t get the...

@hugues Mum here. 6 weeks before due date, I would have been happy for my husband to go on a trip. Hell, I was planning work trips for myself at that time (but covid cancelled them). To me, life goes on and I couldn’t/wouldn’t lock myself up for months on end. The odds of labour that early are...