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What is the one thing you said you would never do as a parent… And now you find you’re doing it?

I said Baby would never sleep in bed with us, and that she will sleep in her cot. Miané is eight months now and has been contact napping on me since birth. Tascha Brits, Meyerton, Gauteng

I told myself that my baby girl, Zanokuhle (three months), will never use a dummy. She’d get cranky, and I decided to try it. It was the best decision I’ve ever made. Nokubongwa Kekezi Buthelezi, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

My child going to get dirty or wear dirty clothes. Kego Pico Thebe, Barkly West, Northen Cape

Baby number 1: We are definitely doing sleep training... Ha! That was the worst hour of my life. All three girls slept in my bed from birth, and I don’t regret it. The eldest are six and three, and they now sleep together in their own bed. They put themselves to sleep, no singing or rocking. And baby sister is enjoying her co-sleeping time all on her own. Lauren Inge Henry, Cape Town, Western Cape

Eating leftovers of babies. Hello! l lick yoghurt off her spoon. Nyaradzo Nyarie Chabatah, Johannesburg, Gauteng

Let baby sleep in my bed! I said no from the start, and here I am, 14 months later, with him in my bed. Jeanette Els, Bultfontein, Free State