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I'm having a bad day today. All I've done is cry. I feel like I just can't cope. I feel awkward around Rowan, like I don't know what to do with her and I just wish she would sleep all day so I don't have to do anything with her. I love her but I feel like motherhood is never going to come easy...

My little one is 3 weeks old and was quite happily eating between 3-4 oz every 3 hours during the day and waking to feed twice to 3 times a night. The last few days though I'm struggling to get even 2 oz down her at each feed before she gets sleepy, even after nappy changing half-way through. As...

I went into labour at 40+4 and my little girl was born at 40+6. I really thought it was never going to happen! So glad I didn't need to be induced. However, my labour was so slow and long as things weren't progressing I may as well have been induced as I had to go on a drip and have my waters...

Our little girl sleeps in her moses basket at the side of the bed. However, she yelps, grunts and snores so loudly that last night we had to move her into the front room as she was keeping us awake even though she was asleep!

I give my little one her last feed at 10pm. I give her half, change her, then give her the last half in the dark in the bedroom where it's quiet. After she's finished I swaddle her in her sheet and put her in her basket. When she's wrapped in her sheet she knows it's bedtime. She will sometimes...

I feel for you Squig. My little girl has moments like that but only really gets fussy if she's hungry. I sometimes worry that my next-door neighbours think I'm torturing her. When she's hungry she's grumpy and screams and NOTHING soothes her. It's a nightmare. I know she's only little but she...

My little girl was born on 22nd January. I was breastfeeding at first but found it very demanding. My milk wasn't satisfying her and it got to the point where I was feeding every 30 mins! I think you can have a bit of a routine even when they're newborn. I express milk during the day but use...

Mine felt low and also radiated into my back. They felt like very intense BH combined with period-type pain.

As soon as you are able. I think I gave a few half-hearted attempts the day after delivery but I could barely even locate my pelvic floor muscles because I was so bruised and with the episiotomy stitches. I do them about once a day now.

I'm breastfeeding and using bottles. I didn't have much success with breastfeeding alone as my baby is a terrible latcher and both she and I were at our wits end. I express during the day and use formula at night. I guess I'm lucky she's not fussy about where her food comes from! I use Avent...

Thanks girls and so glad I'm not the only one feeling guilty. I never imagined motherhood would be like this, and it never goes?! :shock: Now I know exactly what my mum meant when she said you never stop worrying! KYLIE - I just ordered that book you recommended and also another couple...

I'm having a bad day today. I know it sounds daft but I'm finding I just feel wracked with guilt and anxiety the whole time that I'm a crap mum! I worry that I don't spend enough time amusing and playing with Rowan. It's just hard because she's not at the stage where I can really play with her...

Aptamil is recommended by the Royal College of Midwives as it is the closest to breast milk.

I voted yes, even though I only vomited once (at 15 weeks). I felt nauseous and had a very sensitive sense of smell that made the nausea worse from 5 weeks to about 16 weeks. It peaked at about 10 weeks. I really thought I was never going to survive!

Good advice Squig! I've had problems breastfeeding as Rowan is a terrible latcher and she won't feed for more than 5 mins at a time. I've tried undressing her, talking to her, stroking her changing her mid-feed but nothing works to keep her awake. This led to me feeding her about every 30...