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@quangqui007 Put the baby to the breast at every peep. It is very normal for them to feed for a long time at this stage. I hate the phrase ‘milk isn’t in’ your body right now is making colostrum which is the best nutrition for a 2 day old baby. Don’t fall into the trap of topping up with...

@boby777 It is totally valid to feel upset and traumatized by your birth. You were failed by the medical system. I’m sorry you have ended up in this space, I also experienced birth trauma from a c section due to cascade of interventions. I couldn’t think about my birth for a few months after...

@supersil Broadly, the medical system is broken in terms of birth. The rates of obstetric violence prove that. I’m not saying OP experienced obstetric violence of course but it is far too common.

@supersil A healthy baby is the bare minimum. It’s very invalidating of women’s experiences to say: you shouldn’t be upset and traumatized by your birth if you have a living baby. We should aim for women to leave birth physically and emotionally well. And if that isn’t happening because of a...

@deborahallen Because babies tummies are stretchy, they get a bigger amount of 20-30ml of formula and then begin to expect it. It is biologically normal for term healthy babies to have only colostrum and to lose weight during those first days and to then be back to birth weight by 2 weeks or so.

@shaughnessyym Having a healthy baby is the bare minimum. Mothers should leave birth physically and mentally healthy also.

@christina777 Thanks! I’m feeling like I might try cry it out for bedtime now he can sit himself down from standing, and go to check in the night and if all is well, a quick cuddle to calm down and then put back to bed to self settle or cry to sleep. Hopefully putting in some work for a few...

I am really struggling with sleep for my 9 month old boy. We did modified Ferber for bedtime at about 5 months which worked well enough for a while he was putting himself to sleep at bedtime pretty quickly (a week or two of illness and he lost the skill and it was right when he could stand up...