Is it possible that Iām pregnant?
Iām currently 8months+ postpartum and my period is expected to come by 15mar. However im already 10 days late. The latest in my record was 9 days but that was before i got married. The last time i figured i was pregnant when was already more than 10 days late. At least i got some early signs of pregnancy which was frequent urinating. But now, i donāt know if I am actually pregnant?? I did tests when i was 3 days, 6 days, 8 days late but it was all negative. I know hcg level might take time but the last time i did the deed was a month ago, on the 10th day cycle (4 days after my period is over). Despite it stated that it was on the fertility window, medium chance, It shouldnāt really take that long, right? Besides, nothing odd happened to me to suspect that i might be pregnant but itās just so so weird because i never miss my period. Any mums have experience the same thing? People always say that first and second pregnancy could be different. #worriedmomhere #paranoidmom
Read moreBottle Reintroduction Baby 8 Months Old
Hi Mummies! I am currently fully breastfeeding my 8 month old baby. I've introduced a bottle before but stopped when he was about 2 months old once the dad started working. I'm a Stay at home mom. I want to introduce it back again so I can relax a little (someone can take over)š„². Any advice? I bought Hegen and Avent Natural bottle. He would suck for a while then stop and kinda chew on it, then repeat. Is there anyone currently doing mix feeds? Are your babies taking it well? #adviceplease #FTM
Read moreHow to make a FOMO baby sleep?
Im a SAHM and my son is 7mo 15 days and heās a FOMO baby since newborn. In fact Iām thankful that his FOMO traits are what makes him an intelligent baby but itās been pretty hard to make him sleep lately. His bedtime is usually 10:30pm and iāve been trying to push his bedtime earlier to 9:30pm and now trying to get to 8:30pm. I believe 7:30pm-8:30pm is the ideal bedtime for that age, yes? On good days he would sleep at 9pm-9:30pm. Most of the time he would fight & I made sure to try to make it by 10:30pm. Usually i would start to make him sleep 1hour prior because thatās how much he would fight. Iāll always try to have 2-3hour wake window prior his bedtime. However lately heās been getting on my nerves. Heās always fighting so much i could only get him to sleep successfully by 11:45pm because heās already tired by then after using his energy to fight. My method is usually rocking him, when heās like 90% asleep then i would climb on my bed and let him sleep on top of me until heās deep in his sleep then i would roll him over to his cot as it is just next to my bed. Yes the lights are off, only my night light is on. Heās pretty darn strong, he would arch his back and kick himself off of me when i was swinging. Heāll cry and scream. Sometimes when he was already sleeping on top of me he would suddenly push himself up, the more i tried to pin him down the more he uses his strength. The pressure from his hands pushing himself up would usually hurt my chest. He also uses his leg to push up and my skin, my csec scar will hurt from all the dragging. Imagine being tired and having to go through all that almost every night, thatās what makes me so frustrated all the time. I canāt just let him be whenever he pushes himself up from my body because he will look around and find something to play and then be all smiles at me. Sometimes when i thought heās already asleep while on top of me, then me & my husband thought that itās already a good time to finally have our time to watch tv, the tv brightness or a tiny amount of sound can wake him up despite i already use the blanket to shield the brightness from him. And then heās all reset, as if my effort in making him sleep earlier on never happened, heās all energetic and wants to play. Before you ask what my husband has done to contribute, my son wouldnāt even want to sleep whenever he made an attempt. He has done the same method as what i usually do but it never worked. But the moment i take my son he would automatically suck his fingers to soothe himself. Then the fighting starts. Before bedtime my husband would play with him, get his energy used up. But i guess it doesnāt work either. Itās really tiring and frustrating. I just want him to have a proper sleeping schedule. And i hate the fact that he can hear a pin drop, all me and my husband wanted was to just have our time, as simple as watching tv together but itās so damn hard. Did i made a mistake somewhere? Or is this just a phase? I know heās in his teething phase but i dont think itās due to teething because he only started crying when i rock him. But the moment i stopped and just carry him, he will babble and smile and whatnot. Iāve applied those cream that makes the baby sleep, iāve applied soothing oil for the teething. No difference. #newmom #adviceplease #sharing #FirstTimeMumHere #sleepdeprivedmama #sleepadvice
Read moreHas anyone successfully tried to re-lactate? I read on google and watched tiktok that itās possible to re-lactate even after it has dried out. My baby is currently 7mo and i last pump when he was about 4 months. Being a sahm can make me think of a lot of things. I suddenly miss producing for my baby and tried to-relactate. My mistake was that i never keep any breastmilk in any case he has a fever or whatnot. Now that heās in his teething phase, i have to prepare for the worst because i heard they can have high fever when growing teeth. I wouldnāt say my attempt is successful but so far there has been a positive sign. I remember mine has completely dried out because i squeezed as hard as i could and nothing came out. Eversince the attempt on re-lactating, i did spot some, what i think is colostrum because itās yellowy liquid. But so far the process is very slow because the liquid is still around my nipple (thats how little it is). After pumping there will be colostrum on my nipple, and i tried to get my baby to have a taste but sucks he doesnāt want to latch anymore. And i tried to pump every 2-3hours but sometimes i only managed to pump 3x a day and that reminded me why i stopped in the first place haha because my baby is in his climbing phase. So whenever i put him on the floor to play independently while i tried to pump for 20mins, he would try to climb on places that he shouldnāt be. Even when i tried to pump when heās asleep, itās tough because contact nap is the only way for him to have sufficient sleep, or else he would wake up not long after and then crawl around the bed, fearing that i wouldnāt catch him in time if he ever makes to the edge. Anyway, just wondering if there are any successful attempts and how long does it take to finally have a full supply? #Relactation #advicepls
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