r/BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

FTM here and still pretty new to Reddit.

A few days ago I posted in another sub asking for advice, and included a photo of my pump with milk in it. Everything was clean — I was just genuinely worried and trying to get help quickly.

I understand now that I didn’t read the rules carefully enough, and I take responsibility for that. I shouldn’t have posted the photo there.

But what really stayed with me was one of the mod responses calling it【so gross】.

I don’t know why, but that really got to me. I’ve been working so hard, going through the physical discomfort, the emotional ups and downs, just trying to feed my baby… and to have something like that described that way made me feel embarrassed and honestly a bit ashamed.

I can’t appeal it, and I’m now permanently banned from that sub, which I’ve accepted.

Has anyone else experienced something like this?

I dont even know if this is a rant or a question at this point but I feel like im losing my mind a little

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My baby wakes up sooo many times at night, and the second I put them down in the crib they start crying again. Sometimes they only fall back asleep if I feed them, and even then its like 30 mins later we are back at it.

And during the day its not much better. You can see they are tired, rubbing their eyes and everything, but still fighting sleep like their life depends on it.

Me and my partner are both running on fumes lately. We are more irritable, snapping at each other over small things, and honestly just exhausted all the time. Some days I even catch myself thinking like… am I doing something wrong here? Is this normal or are we messing something up somehow?

I know babies wake up, I get that. I just didnt expect it to feel this intense for this long.

Would really love to hear if anyone else went through something similar, and if it eventually got better.

I need to vent my frustration somewhere. My baby was born extremely premature, at 27 weeks and she's currently an outpatient at the children's hospital in Melbourne on their 'hens' program because she is fed through a nasogastric tube. She has developed a feeding aversion, which is why we rely on tube feeding her. She is now 5 months corrected and we have had no support from the hospital tube weaning her and supporting her with her feeding. I find it hard to believe such a reputable hospital can leave new parents (and babys) in the dark like that. I don't know if I'm missing something but I've raised it with them and have asked for support, I've gone to GPs who have sent them a letter and still nothing. Im feeling defeated and incredibly upset with their lack of compassion. I struggle to understand where their duty of care lies within this situation. I also asked if i could book in to help retape her tube which is coming loose and was told they don't do that, they only help if he tube has been pulled out, unless i wait in emergency and that can take a few hours.

Has anybody faced anything similar, and if so, how did you get support you needed?

Where do people buy crossover bodysuits? I have tried H&M but found the quality very poor - holes after a few washes.

Baby has got a massive head so the crossover style has been awesome so far

I'm one week post partum with our newborn son and hubby and I are trying to work out this whole dual kid juggle. So far it's just me with newborn and him with toddler. I'm everything exhausted. He wants to help and is trying to take care of everything else so I can just focus on the newborn but is also seeing me struggle. We're trying hard not to just TV all the time with the toddler and trying to keep her out of daycare so we dont bring illness home till little man is a bit more robust (he was 2.5 weeks early and is super tiny.).

Anyway, if anyone has tips or tricks I'm all ears.

I know this isn't really a 'problem' and I am currently eating a kilo of cement. But, my 13 month old is the slowest teether. They only have 3 teeth - the lower Central ones that arrived in month 7 and 8 and the lower left lateral incisor that came in last week. No top teeth.

Baby started teething at 4 months and it was awful. You could see the white of the tooth just under the gum and by morning it would have sunk back down. It went on like that for 3 whole months before the first tooth cracked the gum. Now it seems like we are repeating the same with the top gums. They are white and big swollen little pockets but no teeth. Sleep is periodically terrible, hands are covered in sores from sucking his hands (eats everything else in sight too) and it makes them miserable at times. And there is nothing I can do. I'm exhausted.

I know it shouldn't but I swear it is delaying his solids. He won't eat a single vegetable that's not a carrot no matter how it's served.

It just feels like I'm letting this kid down.