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@heavensdaughter Uk person here. Flu jabs aren’t given routinely here unless you’re vulnerable/old/pregnant. We all get whooping cough jabs generally as kids but don’t think boosters are common. Tbh, I would have been looked at like a mad woman if I had asked for vaccine status before...

@godgracemercy Good luck! All I would say is if you haven’t already, try and do some batch cooking if you can! Less fun than trips out (which I strongly recommend, too) but you will appreciate having home-cooked food available from the freezer in those early weeks.

@lookingforhope47 Mum to a toddler girl here. I often (somewhat morbidly) wondered what would happen if I passed and my husband suddenly had to address traditionally female 'issues' without me. Equally, if we had had a boy, what/where would I look for advice on things you typically associate...

@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...