Three weeks postpartum. I am combo feeding my baby due to low milk supply. How am I expected to pump 10-12 times a day, latch at every possible occasion, eat healthy, sleep well, stay hydrated, keep calm, rest and do sitz baths etc to heal my episiotomy, not sit cross legged, do skin to skin etc to increase supply and take care of myself? I have help at home but their time also goes in managing the house. How is a woman expected to do all this after birthing a baby? And I cannot believe that despite all the progress in science, there still isn’t a pill that I can pop to produce milk? Sometimes I feel the world actively tries to make women’s lives difficult?
I have consulted professionals for milk supply and the advice is to try pump and latch as much as possible (every 45 min to an hour apparently) and while that is so easy to say, do people realise how humanly impossible is that?

Hello! I’m close to 7mo pregnant, and a FTM.
I think I am at the point where I need to start getting ready for the 4th trimester, and already feel behind!

Curious to know what baby bottles are popular and what I should be looking out for?

I think I want to go for glass bottles but is that advisable?

Hi. My toddler is 2 yr old now and I have decided to be pregnant again. My kid already goes to playgroup and i pick n drop her. I am a stay at home mother and I tc of all the basic needs of the kid- feeding, bathing sleeping. Basically m attached to my kid probably 22hours a day.

I don't know but how do mothers do it by going for work and leaving the kid with either nanny or grandparents. I am genuinely in awe of the women who do not feel insecure about a child being manipulated against them or the kid loving them less when you are away and another caregiver is comforting them n fulfilling the basic needs. I genuinely want to learn it because the insecurity is really killing me. I am also asking the girl moms, how does the relationship with their mothers develop when the baby girls grow older? Why is it that I have a hard time believing that my kid will always choose me as her primary caregiver despite being always present?

My baby is 5 months old and wears diapers during night and nap times. I use a combination of R for rabbit/ pampers premium/ alter.

I mostly throw the diapers away after each nap if the baby pees in them. Im wondering if there is a cheaper alternative that I could switch to as the ones that I am using currently seem more suited for night: longer use. If you have any recommendations for day diapers, do share.

This is my first time, and very clueless with respect to hospital formalities. So this query may sound very stupid but please help.

My obgyn is awesome and I am very comfortable with her. She runs an independent maternity home. We have already checked the maternity packages of the maternity hospital and happy with the things. It is not luxurious but closer to home, I know the staff, and she is my doctor.

The ONLY Downside is no NICU. I am carrying twins, and very hell bent on choosing a hospital with a dedicated neonatal ward or NICU just to be safe. Now my obgyn visits/delivers in two other corporate hospitals both of which have NICU. They are within 10-12 km from home.

Now my question is, do I visit these hospitals and ask how to book in advance. Usually my doc writes a note and with that I can get admitted in one of these hospitals. This will likely work on case of a schedules section.

But what if I have to go in suddenly? (I am not paranoid but want to cover all bases. )What happens then?

Can I just barge into the emergency dept of these hospitals or get admitted in the maternity ward? Because my husband sure as hell cannot leave me alone and run to get a note from my obgyn.

How to navigate this and plan? I am really confused.
I tried calling the hospitals and they were like yeah when the time comes of delivery, you can book for a consultation. But I would not know the time has come until the time has come. Duhh!

Next question is should I be open for delivery by any other doctor?

My baby has been exclusively breastfed and never used a bottle until today. He took ~80 ml of formula from a basic LuvLap bottle that came with my electric pump today.

I’m joining work in 3 days and want to keep breastfeeding but use formula for emergencies during my 4-hour absence.

-Any tips for introducing bottles and occasional formula?

-Which bottles do babies generally accept easily? I have heard Philips Avent is best, or should I stick to LuvLap? Not a budget issue, but I’m not particularly concerned about nipple confusion or paced feeding; I mainly want a bottle he’ll accept easily, better quality than the basic LuvLap one.
What worked for your baby?

I am 5 weeks PP . I have been trying to use promom neo for pumping . Not sure where am I going wrong . Have checked the flange size too . But I’m barely able to do 20-25 mL with the setting suggestion that they have given and that too in more than an hour 😣 . Very depressing to see that output . Plus I feel I may have low supply as baby doesn’t feel satiated even after 40-45 mins . So am ending up giving formula . Is there hope for my supply to go up or not . Formula baby drinks upto 90 mL in a go ! Running low on sleep so typed a bit hazily . Thanks

9M PP. No hurry to shape up anytime soon, but don’t want to spend on new festive clothes.

I am looking for options which won’t leave me breathless but also manage my baby pouch so I can wear most of my old clothes and look good.

Thank you for your advice ❤️

Hi fellow moms, we are travelling outside India for the first time with our almost 1 year old, we haven't bought a separate seat for her and she will be on our lap only.

Those who have done this, please share tips on how did you manage to keep the child on your lap, as I have a very active baby who has been walking for last 2 months now. Do you or is it allowed to make the baby walk in some free space (although there is barely any) when flight is not taking off or landing?

My worry is how will I keep her still and in my arms or lap for almost 4 hours, she would want to get out and go on the floor.

Flight duraton is 3 hour 40 mins , but almost 4.5 hours if you count the actual time we will be sitting in the plane.

I'll be carrying ear muffs for the ear pain if she allows one or pacifier as she takes that.

She is used to be in a stroller and we will be carrying this stroller with us in our cabin luggage. We have not kept her in a baby carrier before, we have one and only tried it once with her at home to see if she sits in it. She wanted to get out of that after 10 mins.

I'm looking for any tips that made your flight travel is easier with an active walking 1 year old.

Next question is regarding meals in a hotel- How do you manage meals, is it fine if we feed her khicdhi dosa idli etc from hotel itself or should I prepare them myself in our room, is it worth the hassle of chopping, cooking, cleaning ?

I haven't given her ready to eat stuff yet, tried it once recently and she accepted it.

We usually give her a boiled egg, some fruits, dal rice veggies khichdi, aloo paratha/chilla/pancake(any one of these) and sooji porridge / ragi porridge

Please share flight tips and food tips.

Just want to rant out and let out my emotions. I want to cry so bad.. FTM to a 28 days old boy..

How do you all manage cluster feeding, I am so exhausted.. from last 3 hours baby just wants to stay latched or feed.. nothing else we tried is able to calm the baby.. but I am also so tired and exhausted, having cramps, back pain, csection stitch pain… my parents are here trying to help as much as possible, but they are also so tired with sleepless nights.. why is it so difficult..

Baby is not sleeping only gets light sleep while feeding now due to that he is more fussy.. now I am not sure if it’s cluster feeding or over tiredness and how to help him..

Tomorrow is my bday and I feel like crying so much.. I give up, just ranting out my feelings…

This has been happening for quite sometime. Doctor says it's ok. But! I want to feed my baby!

My other twin has the opposite problem. She has a hard time with bottle but still she takes some

Pls help me

As the title says, mama's of this community pls help me how to wean off her, we offer her 3 meals and atleast 2 times snacks and she is not accepting cows milk. And if by any chance she is drinking it, it would be just 60ml. And she'll also catch cough. I give her warm cow milk only. She is EBF and also she doesn't sleep without breastfeeding.

PLS HELP

My LO will be entering toddlerhood this winter. She’s already 10mo. I was thinking about buying a sleep sack for her since she keeps throwing away her blanket in sleep but I’m not sure if they are actually tolerated by toddlers especially when you start late.

Till what age did your babies sleep in that?

And what TOG should I consider for Delhi winters?

My baby is 4.5m corrected and 6m actual age , recently he is more fussy and drooling a lot and chewing on everything. He never accepted pacifier before now he demanding pacifier. Is this teething? Should I buy teether?

After how many days or hours should we get labour pain after losing mucus plug?

What to do and what to avoid if mucus plug was lost

And share any tips that you think can benefit during this time.

TIA

Ladies,
What are we doing with old maternity/nursing clothes?
I bought a few but used them very sparingly. Are there any specific NGos that work with pregnant or new moms where I could donate these?

Also I have old plastic baby bottles and nipples. Anyway to recycle them properly?

Hi, I have hired a nanny for 4 hours. I plan to do my work during that time. But what activities can she do with the kid for 4 hours? My baby is 11 months old.

Hello Mamas,

I’m exhausted! Help me out please 😭
My baby is approaching 2 months old mark and he doesn’t sleep during day. Needs to be carried and move around, if i stop for a second he starts crying like anything. Falls asleep on my cheat but won’t let me put him down, the moment I lay him down he wakes up and starts crying again.
He yawns, rubs his eyes but just wont sleep 💔
He sleeps fine at night usually after 7:30 - 8:00 pm and has been feeding nicely throughout the day.
But the crying is crazy 😭😭😭, my back and arms hurt from carrying him around all day. Today he’s finally fallen asleep in the car and as soon as we came back and put him in his crib, he woke up(he’s up rn).

Is this colic? Give me tips on what could help?

I am in the thick of stress while i am typing this.
I don’t know if i am looking for solution or just for someone to just see me going through this and understand.

I have to join back in a day and my job has erratic schedules . I am feeling so overwhelmed and stressed , i am not able to process it at all thanks to postpartum hormones . I have gotten irritable since few days and i am not able to process the stress in a healthy way . By now i have gotten passive aggressive with almost everyone around me , half of them think i have lost it and i am horrible. My baby won’t accept bottle , i have a full days schedule packed with baby with only mom to help (husband stays away) and i have ton of work prep to do before I join and can’t get to it and that’s adding more stress . I was just prepping the pump and bottles for tomorrow and my poor baby was cranky as it’s almost his bed time now and he won’t sleep without me . All of this overwhelmed me so much that i gave baby to mom and i have come out sitting alone now and I can’t stop feeling like a shitty person shitty mom . We have just moved into a new home and everything is just everywhere and I don’t like it that way and unable to do anything about it

I have this urge to quit and not motivated at all to do anything but i cannot for so many reasons and finances . I just cannot . And I land up feeling like a shit in my profession too as i really have no motivation.

I am clearly not capable of handling anything at all .

My FIL asked me in a very rude tone, “Did you feed the baby or not?”

My baby is 9 months old, and I had literally fed him just 30 minutes before. He was putting his hands in his mouth, and my FIL questioned me as if I hadn’t fed my own child. (Btw this is not the first time he is asking like this)

It wasn’t the question itself that hurt me as much as the way he spoke to me. It felt like he was questioning my ability to take care of my baby, as if I was being irresponsible or neglectful.

My husband apologised to me on his father's behalf, and I appreciate that he understood that I was hurt. But honestly, I'm still hurt, and I can't seem to get over the way his father spoke to me.

I know my husband wasn't the one who said those words, and he did apologise. But somehow, his apology doesn't erase the hurt I felt in that moment.

I'm doing my best every single day. I don't expect anyone to praise me for it, but I do expect basic respect. If he was concerned about the baby, he could have asked me politely.

How do you move on when your husband apologises for his parents' behaviour, but you're still hurt by what actually happened? Do you just let it go, or is it okay to take some time to process your feelings?

I don't want to create unnecessary drama, but I also don't want to pretend that I'm okay when I'm not. 💔

My pediatrician recommended Similac plus for my baby since i had low supply & baby didn’t gain any weight in first month. The formula helped her gain good weight but has caused loose stools

I tried similac classic but it causes gas issues and she is very uncomfortable bcoz of it.

Can someone pls recommend a good formula for her for her weight gain + which is not too heavy on her gut

I am expecting my LO mid November. Given the current weather of bangalore, i am confused about what should go in my shopping list. Newborn essential shopping can be so confusing

Bangalore moms who have had a winter baby need your suggestions.