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How many bottles do you really need for a baby?

Whilst to some this may feel like a trivial discussion, for a parent, understanding how many baby bottles you need, helps lower the necessary costs. As we all know, being a parent is an expensive livelihood, so any cost cut is a big deal. That, alongside understanding what sizes, which types of baby bottles, and which teats to use, are all worthy of discussion and will be written about in this blog post.

How many baby bottles? Well, it depends

That’s the truth of it all, it depends on how frequently you’re planning on using bottles to feed your baby. Newborn babies will typically look to feed between 10-14 times per 24-hour time period, with this number decreasing as they grow. Parents who are aiming to exclusively bottle feed their baby, with either formula or expressed breastmilk, you may want around four to six bottles and teats to get you started. However, if you’re planning to use a baby bottle only on the odd occasion, or once a day, then perhaps just one bottle makes sense. Of course, if you’re exclusively breastfeeding, it’s up to you if you’d like to buy a bottle just in case or not.

Baby bottle sizes

Usually, baby bottles are sold in two sizes, smaller ones which hold 150mls, and larger ones which hold 250mls. For the first few weeks, it’s smart to go with the smaller sizes naturally, and gradually move onto bigger sizes as the baby grows and consumption increases. Your baby will grow at a different rate from your friend’s baby, so there isn’t a defined age for when this should happen.

The different types of feeding bottles

Concerning different brands, there is no definitive best in the market for baby bottles. It’s ultimately down to you and your little one to decide which one is best for you. There are a few main types of feeding bottles though, all of which are worth considering depending on your situation. 

Firstly, basic baby bottles are the industry standard, and these come with their own lids and teats, and are often reasonably priced. Although, it can sometimes be tricky to fill these narrow-necked bottles. 

Anti-colic bottles are a step-up in price, but their design is supposed to reduce the likelihood of colic symptoms, for example, restlessness, clenched fists, going red in the face, etc. But it’s worth noting that using these bottles is not a cure, and in reality, these types can be trickier to clean. 

Finally, wider-necked bottles are the shorter and fatter alternative to the basic baby bottles, but the amount of milk is the same. These, in contrast to the anti-colic bottles, are relatively easy to fill and clean.

Hopefully, this blog post has helped you gain a better idea of which baby bottles to get, and how many are the right amount for you. Did you know you can also sell formula? Happy shopping and good luck!

TTFN

T xxx

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She’s Only Gone and Become A Brand Rep at 3 Months Old

I never had imagined I would ever have a little girl, both mine and my hubbys families are all baby boy making machines.

After having a little boy 5 years ago I was sure it would be another boy, not that it mattered but I really wanted to experience both sides of motherhood. Football games and dance lessons, barbers and girlie hair bows, ruff and ready and prim and proper.

Don’t get me wrong these things could be polar opposites of what my kids do but will see eh.

Anyway i digress, when Poppy was born I knew she was cute, not just to mummy cute but really cute. So I set about looking for brands on Instagram to get her into being a brand rep. And can you believe it at just 3 months old she was selected to rep for Finley and Pearly handmade and I could not be happier.

They make amazing dummy clips, teethers, sensory toys and key ring just to name a few.

I can not recommend them enough, I never had a dummy clip with Parker and now I think why the hell did I not! Endless loss dummies and broken nights sleep raiding around under the cot to find one! Touch wood I have had none of that this time.

I’ve had a few judgement friends who have said about dangers etc but I have tested this dummy clip to the max and trust it whole heartedly. I have the mini dummy clip which is perfect for Pop’s age and there is no extra length for tangling etc.

Sleeping soundly

If you have a small child and wants some super fashionable made to order items which are great quality and prices head over and check them out on insta use my code F&PPOPPY010 for a discount.

Let me know which product you love over there to give me inspiration

If you love reading family blogs like me check out Jennifer at Ricecakes and Raisins she has some really fab posts and runs a baby sensory group!

TTFN

T xxx

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A Mothers Wish- MyLotus – Review

Thanks As many of you will know if you have read previous blog posts, I am a sufferer of PCOS. This mean that trying to conceive can seem a mission that may be impossible.

What is PCOS

It is a common condition which affects the way a woman’s ovaries work.

What are the features of PCOS

  • Irregular periods
  • Excessive hair growth
  • Enlarged ovaries
  • Weight gains
  • Difficulty in getting pregnant

Basically everything I am lol.

BUT

If you are a sufferer I can tell you it is possible as obviously I have had my son while having this condition. It did how ever make the journey long and stressful with a feeling of what if it doesn’t happen for me.

The NHS is invaluable

The NHS is amazing but I felt at a loss when there were months between appointments when I really had no idea what was going on with my body. It was a case of waiting for an appointment when they called me in and having random blood testing to see how my cycles were going.

At the time of TTC for P I didn’t have periods naturally, they had to be drug induced which in turn meant I was not ovulating. This time my body seems to have had some sort of kick up the butt after going through pregnancy once and I do have periods, However not regular or in a consistent pattern.

Research The Net

After researching the internet I found a company called Dr Fertility. They offer fertility education and products to help people in their fertility journey. They are passionate about helping people maximize their chances of trying to conceive as well as raising awareness and educating people.

Dr Fertility really resignated with me and I was super happy when they offered a fertility monitor for me to help me along my way with TTC my second child. I saw this as a sign of hope that inbetween doctors appointments I can learn my own bodies rhythm.

Delivery of Dreams

I received the Mylotus fertility monitor just in time for the start of my next period. Super excited to learn about the machine I dived into the box to find the instructions. My first thought was a machine that is so clever must be complexed to operate. WRONG!

I was pleasantly surprised how simple it was and happy that it was written in layman terms and not medical terms for any Tom, Dick or Harry to understand.

The fertility monitor is a dual use amazing piece of kit which not only does it monitor ovulation it also tests for pregnancy too.

How Does It Work

Some women have a high or low LH baseline level which can lead to inaccurate results when using traditional ovulation tests. myLotus numerically measures Luteinising Hormone (LH) levels, in your urine throughout your cycle, to help you understand your baseline level and detect your LH surge, which is an indication that ovulation is about to occur.

Why do we love Mylotus

  • Different to traditional ovulation tests.  If your baseline LH levels are  outside the typical range, traditional ovulation tests may not work for you. myLotus allows you to identify your baseline LH levels numerically, throughout your cycle, even when they are outside the typical range and consequently detect your LH surge to identify when ovulation is about to occur and your most fertile time for sex.
  • Clear quantitative results. myLotus provides a numerical measure of how much LH is in your urine in real time. This allows you to identify your LH surge even if your LH levels are above or below the average range.
  • Easy to read qualitative results. myLotus displays a “+” symbol when it detects the LH surge and it will show a “+” symbol if the pregnancy hormone hCG has been detected and you are pregnant.
  • Menstrual cycle tracking. Enter your LH results into the free myLotus app to graphically track and view your unique monthly profile, making it easy to see your LH surge and establish your most fertile time to have sex.
  • Allows frequent testing! You can test with myLotus more than once a day, to ensure you detect your most fertile period.
  • Share your information with your Doctor or partner through the app. If you are struggling to get pregnant it is helpful for your doctor to see your LH baseline levels, how this changes throughout your cycle and compares with previous cycles.
  • Simple and accurate home testing

Easy Peasy

I’n not going to lie, I was quite concerned the machine might be complexed to use because it can do so much, but I was pleasantly suprised it wasnt.

  1. Simply turn on the machine
  2. Let if know if you are bleeding or not
  3. Collect urine sample in the provided sterile disposable pot
  4. Insert the required or requested test tick into the machine
  5. Collect urine into dropper pipette also provided
  6. When the symbol with drops flashes add sample to the area indicated
  7. When sample is on the stick press to start the testing process
  8. Wait 10 minutes for your result
  9. Record result in My Lotus App

Here’s a step by step in pictures for you!

 

Unfortunately this cycle ended in a BFN as my period arrived before I had chance to take a pregnancy test. Although I am feeling so much more positive about how my body works compared to someone without PCOS

Tracking the Line

As soon as I received my monitor I couldn’t wait to start tracking my cycle and see what was going on. Having PCOS means my levels can be all over the place but the MyLotus means I can start to understand my bodies cycle.

 

Read Between The Lines

During this first cycle I have noticed I have a lot of positive LH days. But I have also noticed when ovuation is near the results are so much higher!

Overall this machine is fantastic, It has allowed me to get to know my body more than I ever could on the NHS.

The Mylotus is going to be sticking to me like glue until I get my BFP for my second baby.

Thank you Dr Fertility and Mylotus- You have given this momma hope

**PS This is an old post I found in my drafts eeks – Click here to see how i got on!

TTFN

Trini

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*** This is a gifted collaboration but all views are honest any my own***

 

 

 

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Gender Reveal – Window To The Womb

So as you may have seen in my last post “I’m having a baby”

We currently have our beautiful little 4-year-old boy P and after years of complications and fertility treatment to enable us to have P we have fallen pregnant naturally with a little miracle baby.

As you may have read I have been suffering terribly with HG which I hoped would have subsided more recently but I am still sick every day to the point where i cannot brush my teeth until around 10am. Sounds scruffy I know but the brushing process makes me even more sick so I wait until my stomaches empty and the acid has subsided until I go for the brush.

Any way woes aside as soon as I found out I was pregnant we wants to keep P as involved as possible so I knew from the get go we were going to go for a private scan Unfortunately NHS hospitals do not allow children present for scans which is understandable as they have a very important job to do checking for abnormalities.

So I decided to start researching private options ready for when I was 16 weeks and we could find out the gender of baby number 2- bare in mind P had been telling all his friends and school teacher he was having a little sister from the get go so we had a quiet word with the teacher and she explained to him, like we had done at home.

So thankfully she changed his outlook and he understood that we couldn’t choose what we got that it got chosen for us.

After a quick google search I found where we wanted to go as we had already heard many friends and family reviews from there too and they were all fab. I was super surprised at how affordable The Window To The Womb was and booking online was super simple.

When our scan day came around they ladies at the clinic where super lovely and accommodating, they made lots of interaction with our son and made it as much about him as it was us. We waited a while in the waiting room but it wasnt a problem as there was loads to look at on the walls and plenty of toys and activities for our son.

So enough our turn arrived and we were called through to what I can only describe as the most relaxing and tranquil room ever! Mood lighting, relaxing music and comfy sofas. I hopped on the bed and prepared myself to find out the gender of the baby. Me and my partner were convinced it’s a boy as our families on both sides only seem to produce boys and P was still set on a girl.

Ready to discover our fate the lady did some basic checks then asked if we were ready to hear the outcome We took a deep breath and prepared incase she gave an answer they upset P after all he was still only 4 and didn’t totally get it.

She opened her mouth and said……..

Its a GIRL Yeyyyyyy cheers erupted from P and we bust smiles of pride. One of each gender- Just Perfect!

Following the scan process they talked us through the Bumpies app where we could retrieve all our pics and got us to choose some prints that were included in the package.

I loved the fact there was plenty of extras to purchase should you want them but they were not pressurised at all.

Well Done Window to The Womb your fab and made one little family very happy.

TTFN

Trini

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Have you ever had a private gender scan? If so who with?

 

 

 

 

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Taking Care of You After Childbirth

Having a baby puts immense strain on the body. From the physical weight of carrying the baby before it’s born (plus the extra baby weight that most of us gain!) to the masses of hormones flooding our body. On top of this, we then have the delivery of the baby- and even an ‘easy’ birth is never easy on us physically. If you have an especially long labour, complications, need stitches or end up having a cesarean then it’s even more recovery time. When you’ve just had a baby, your thoughts will of course be on looking after them- but it’s important that you don’t neglect yourself too. After such a significant event, you need time to recuperate and for your body to heal. Here are some of the ways you can look after yourself after having a baby.

Eat well

When you found out you were pregnant, chances are you ate as healthily as possible to provide yourself and your unborn child with all of the nutrients and vitamins you needed to thrive. Be sure to keep this up when the baby arrives, you’re of course pressed for time now and you’re working to your baby’s schedule but it’s possible to eat well if you’re prepared. Before the birth, spend some time cooking healthy, delicious meals and portioning them into plastic boxes and freezing. That way, when you don’t have the time to cook you always have healthy home cooked food- you just need to put it in the microwave. This prevents you from calling for an unhealthy takeaway just because it’s easy. Friends and family tend to help out in the early days, if they want to cook for you and bring you healthy food then take them up on the offer!

Take care of your skin

As a new mum, your beauty regime can pretty much go out of the window. No more hour long soaks in the bath, or sitting at your dressing table each evening luxuriating yourself in pampering products. However, it’s not to say you should give up completely- looking after your skin will help you to feel your best and prevent premature aging. A day cream, a night cream and an eye cream will keep your facial skin in check. A body lotion and a nipple cream if you’re breastfeeding are also essential. You can apply these things in just a few minutes after you’ve had a quick shower.

Get as much rest as possible

This might sound impossible when you’ve just had a baby, but do what you can. Perhaps you and your partner could do ‘shifts’ to allow the other one to get some sleep in the first few days. If you have friends and family willing to watch the baby while you grab a nap, this can be really helpful. Any extra sleep will improve your mood and also allow you to heal after the birth too. Don’t be afraid to ask your support network for help.

TTFN

Trini

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Current Bath Time Buddies: Infacare Ultra Baby Bath Day and Night

My Product of the Week With TalktoMums

Parker has loved bath time every since he was a new born. We have always been super lucky at being able to use any baby bath product and had no skin issue.

Until Now

At nearly 2 and a half Parker has developed dry patches and skin irritations especially on his face.

Small red patches have started to appear like small specks of eczema appearing.

Make a change

We decided we needed to make a change to something that would be pure enough that no irritations would bother P but needed to have a good bubble to water ratio lol. After all half the fun of the bath is bubble beards right?

We made the change to Infacare baby bath and can say that the change in Parkers dry patches are fab. They are not completely clear but we have only used the bubble bath twice so far but i’m confident after a few more uses he will be good as new.

Try For Yourself

If you would like to win some Infacare products for your little ones I am giving two of you the change to win

1 x Infacare ultra mild baby bath 750ml

1 x Infacare Night time baby bath 750ml

Ideal for babies’ sensitive skin

InfaCare is ultra-mild and pH balanced with masses of long-lasting bubbles, which makes it very popular at baby bath time. And as a little goes a long long way, mummies love it too!

Simply fill in the raffle copter widget below for your chance to win-

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TTFN

Trini

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If your struggling to get your kids to play outside in the rough weather here’s some tips.

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Maternity Leave Tips and Tricks

Having a baby is one of the most rewarding parts of your life, but it can also be rather stressful for everyone around you. Nine months of pain, mood swings, weird cravings and sickness will only stop to bring you sleepless nights and a lot of mess in your home. But a beautiful baby is worth the stress you go through, and they will quickly become your new favourite person in the world.

One of the big hurdles we all face when we are becoming heavily pregnant is sorting out our maternity leave. You can look at this employee maternity leave guide to see what the average time is you’ll be given as maternity leave, but it will vary from company to company. Some will offer very generous packages while others will go for the bare minimum.

Once you have left on maternity leave, had your beautiful baby and come home, you may be wondering how you will spend your time. Well, look no further, because we’ve rounded up some ideas for you.

Know what’s in your area

The first step to enjoying your maternity leave is to know what you can take advantage of in the local area. The last thing you will want to do is stay coupes up in the house for a few months and never seeing the light of day. You need to get out into the world, baby in tow and get some fresh air. You could spend some time reading at the park with your baby in its prom beside you or tied to your chest. Arrange to go out for a coffee with your friends and show off your baby while you catch up on life.

Get some help from day one

When you first become a mother and you take your baby out of the hospital and to your home, you are essentially being left in charge of a tiny human being all by yourself. It is a huge responsibility, and the chances are in the first couple of days you will panic, have no idea what you are doing and spend a lot of time on the phone to your mum. Instead of stressing out, get your Mum and Dad, and even your partner to book a few days off to help you learn to ropes. Your parents know what you’ve been through, they raised you. So take their help and watch what they do. You will find that watching what they do and copying it will help reduce your stress levels and make it much easier to look after your baby.

Know that it’s not a holiday

The thought of spending weeks or months away from work with your newborn child might fill you with an immense sense of excitement, but don’t deluded yourself that this will be a walk in the park, because quite frankly it will be the hardest few months of your life, not in a bad way though.

Don’t expect too much of yourself. You might think that you want to go and visit everyone you know to introduce them to your baby, but you might simply be too exhausted to socialise. Remember that you are only human and you can’t expect to be running around any more than you have to.

Make Mum friends

Now that you are a glowing mother of a beautiful baby, you can get back into the world and start finding other mothers in your area to make friends with. If you see a pregnant woman or a woman with a small baby in the ark, go up and strike a conversation. It can be a great thing for both of you to be able to speak to someone else who is going through the same thing. You will have funny stories to share and you will likely gain some advice too. You will find that you make friends with some really great people, and your children can grow up together too.


Work or Home?

The decision to go back to work or be a stay at home mum is one that you will take with a heavy heart. On the one hand, you could be leaving your baby every day to go to work and hardly seeing it grow up; but on the other hand you could be leaving your other half to provide solely for the family. It is difficult to decide what to do because you may want nothing more than to stay with your child. However, if you are struggling between the two, why not look and see if you can get yourself some freelance or remote work? You can work from home on your laptop with your baby right by your side, it’s the best of both worlds.

 

Test baby products

While you are still pregnant, start to try out some of her things you have bought for you child, this can include carrying around a sack of flower on your chest instead of a baby to make sure the straps are secure, checking toys to make  sure they aren’t going to fall apart and making sure your pram is waterproof.

Get The Right Diaper Bag

No one ever said that Mum gear was pretty or stylish. Unfortunately most of the time it is the ugly ones which are the best value and which work the best for you. You need to make sure that anything you are carrying around with you is as comfortable as possible. There’s no point having a pretty bag which digs 8to your shoulders, you need to put substance over style here. You will have to just grin and bare the hideous bag you end up with, because at the end of the day it will do the job, and by the time you have your baby you won’t even care. The same applies to other bits of equipment you will need for your baby. It might not be pretty but it will work!

Hope these tips help you on your new journey to motherhood

TTFN

Trini

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Got older kids? Read this for some tips of how to get the kids to play outside.

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What I Couldn’t Live Without Being A First Time Mum #1

As a first time mum I found myself buying everything and anything as I genuinely thought I would need it all for the arrival of my first baby.

How wrong was I! Some things I didn’t need at all and was a complete waste of moolar and other things I realise I needed and didn’t have so spend time out shopping rather then bonding in the first week.

So here’s my guide where every week I will discuss to a few items I couldn’t live without and what I genuinely think all parents will benefit from.

Firstly for Sleeping- I had the classic Moses basket which i used downstairs in the day but I wanted to be prepared to have as much sleep as possible with a newborn as I don’t function too well when tired.

So we invested in a Next2Me Crib- and it is an investiment as they arent cheap but by golly they are sooooo worth it.

This is a crib which attaches to the side of your bed so you have easy no fuss access to you baby to feed or comfort during the night. It has a side if you want to put it up with a see through net for you to observe baby.

I truely believe this got Parker in to the awesome sleeping pattern from a young age because he was so relaxed to be so close to me without being in my bed.

                                  Click link to view or purchase Chicco Next2me Side Sleeping Crib – Dove Grey

Next up for when Parker got a bit older and started to want to sit up and explore me we got the Bright Starts Bouncer.

This has provided many hours of entertainment for Parker growing up and even now its in his bedroom for his teddies, well at least until I maybe have a number 2 but don’t tell daddy haha.

He loved the vibrate action when chilling watching tele and bashing the toys about.

Really sturdy Seat would highly recommend

BRIGHT STARTS-BRIGHT STARTS Safari Smiles Bouncer

And last for this week is the Bright Starts Play Mat- Can you tell i like this brand! Its super bright eye catching, affordable and great quality that’s why.

The play mat is what we chose on when Parker started to get more adventurous with wanting to move around and explore and was more comfortable being flat on his back.

The bright colours really stimulated him and again he loved batting the toys and elephant in the middle which sung a tune.

This mat is still being used today minus the bridges over the top and a picnic dinner mat for the living room as it washes up so well, why not!

Bright Starts Jammin Jungle Activity Gym
Hope you found my first addition of this useful I honestly couldn’t live without these when Parker was younger and i think you will feel the same if you try them.

Let me know 3 things you couldn’t Live without when you had a newborn.

TTFN

Trini

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Live Now!!

Live Blog Now

Well Hello anyone who is out there actually wanting to read what ever I have to say!

My names Trini 30 year old partner to Drew and Mum to Parker who’s currently 20 months

Thank you for popping over to my little space on the internet where I can say and do what ever I please.

Join me on my journey to motherhood and on the road ahead as I discuss all things good bad and ugly along the way.

I have a keen eye for a bargain and spreading the word on products I love which I have come across and look forward to sharing them with fellow like minded people.

I am also testing a new concept of trying to help people live freely- without the need for money in some instances – so if this interests you pop on over to the little tab on the right which says Living Freely.

I look forward to connecting with you all

TTFN

T x

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