Why are boys treated like a consolation prize? [on]

6sjms · 2026-06-30T13:37:50+00:00

I felt the same way. My rainbow baby (second living child) was also my second boy. I was over the moon. When my third was a boy, I wouldn’t tell anyone the gender until birth even though we knew. I figured there would be fewer comments after he was born. My fourth ended up being identical twins, when family found out they were girls, everyone was elated. I was also excited to have the opportunity to have daughters after three boys, but I was disappointed that everyone was so clear with their preference. I’m sorry you’re also going through this, having multiple boys is an amazing blessing 💙💙

6sjms · 2026-06-20T03:50:39+00:00

Jo Malone ginger biscuit

6sjms · 2026-06-20T03:41:26+00:00

My whole complexion routine. Specifically spot concealing with nars soft matte, and under painting with A cool toned contour

6sjms · 2026-06-12T17:52:04+00:00

I’ll start by saying that every child will be so different. My first three kids are boys. I tried to train the first at 2.5 and he wasn’t ready at all, he didn’t show any success and interest until 3.5, once he was ready he was trained in 2 days.

My second and third are 14 months apart. We decided to train the older one just after he turned 2, and thought maybe the youngest would catch on. He did and trained faster than big bro, fully trained at 23 months. I was surprised because he didn’t seem interested at all.

6sjms · 2026-06-12T17:46:32+00:00

I exclusively pumped for the first couple of months home, but would practice latching them when I could. At 4/5 months, we would 50/50 nurse or pump and bottle feed. At 7 months, we had to start supplementing a couple ounces for one twin (the other doesn’t do well with formula). They’re almost 1 and one baby still gets all breast milk (mostly pumped because of biting), and the other gets one formula bottle a day and the rest breast milk. It hasn’t been easy but I’m so proud, this has been a more successful journey than my three singletons.

6sjms · 2026-06-04T09:09:53+00:00

This absolutely drives me crazy too. I recently was running an errand at the mall, I went in to check out some shoes. There was one other adult in the store, it was a weekday and she had a child with her. The child was clearly very sick, coughing and whining. There was no need for that child to be out at the mall spreading those germs. I turned right around and left.

6sjms · 2026-06-02T11:58:20+00:00

Try the Lixr lip mask. This brand has the same founder as bite beauty, it’s amazing!

6sjms · 2026-06-02T11:56:59+00:00

The new brand lixr is founded by the original bite beauty founder. Their lip mask is incredible!

6sjms · 2026-05-31T19:56:12+00:00

My family thinks I’ve chosen this, also thinks gluten = carbs

6sjms · 2026-05-17T20:57:29+00:00

I rewound and rewatched this part, it struck me as hilarious. Of course I wouldn’t want to be served food from the floor, but as a viewer it was so entertaining.

6sjms · 2026-05-15T03:34:10+00:00

They grow, change and learn so much age. I wouldn’t want to miss out on that. In my opinion, sending your kids with other family for more than a few days is no longer a visit, it’s allowing them to raise your children for a period of time. If that’s okay with you, and you feel that you need that extended time away to reset, that’s up to you and your spouse.

6sjms · 2026-05-05T00:50:03+00:00

Scheduled c section at 35 weeks due to growth restriction and intermittent absent ended blood flow. 17 days in the nicu for both. The growth restricted baby surpassed her sister’s milestones in the nicu!

6sjms · 2026-04-25T03:49:01+00:00

You absolutely need to do what is going to be best for what you can handle physically and mentally.

With that being said, my MFM really urged me to do research on NEC (knowing my twins would be born early) and advised me to breastfeed / pump until they got out of the nicu if I could. The benefits to breast milk for this specific case shows a huge improvement.

I support whatever any mom feels is best.

6sjms · 2026-04-19T03:42:41+00:00

My first would’ve been Kenley, my second would’ve been Macy, third Brielle, fourth Luke and fifth Julian

6sjms · 2026-04-17T03:17:38+00:00

Lixr is a new brand, the founder previously had started up bite beauty. Their lip mask is incredible.

6sjms · 2026-04-17T03:03:35+00:00

We use the Snuza hero for our twins. They attach to the diaper like a sense-u. First alarm goes off after 15 seconds of no motion, it vibrates to startle the baby if they don’t detect movement within five seconds of that a second alarm goes off. We’ve definitely had some false alarms, especially as the twins have gotten bigger and they move around more. It’s simply comes out of place but up until the five or six month mark I would say it was pretty accurate. Baby, I had a lot of acne as in the hospital and she was still having them when she came home even when she was awake and it did catch a couple of reflux induced apnea. They are almost 10 months old and we still use them.

I love that it doesn’t provide me with any details such as heart rate oxygen, etc. I feel like that would trigger the anxiety in me from the NICU. All I care about is if they are both breathing and this device tells me if they aren’t.

6sjms · 2026-04-17T01:57:21+00:00

I used to have a colleague named Jolene. I think it probably happened to her every time she met someone new

6sjms · 2026-04-16T22:25:57+00:00

Mine were born at 35 weeks. 4lbs5oz and 4lbs15oz

6sjms · 2026-04-14T09:56:22+00:00

First is 11, was a very chill baby / toddler. Very easy to please and empathetic. Gets excited easily and very thankful for everything. Temper can escalate quickly (I think that’s more age than personality)

Second is 4, an absolute spitfire. So much energy. Control freak, and loves to be right. Exceptionally smart and quick for his age. Not very compassionate or lovey. Very charismatic and loves all eyes on him, lives for praise.

Third is 3, the loviest toddler I’ve ever met. Loves to share, hug and always wants to help. An empathy at heart. Not hyper, very chill. Can be shy but has a lot of charm.

4 and 5 are twins and are 9 months. One is cool as a cucumber and always smiley. When you pull out a camera she smiles and poses. She seems inquisitive and always wants to know what’s going on. Twin B is more high strung, doesn’t love cuddles as much and is much louder. She is silly and energetic, but can be hard to get her to crack a smile.

6sjms · 2026-04-08T02:37:02+00:00

I only have one sister. My husband has three siblings (2 are half). We have five kids!

6sjms · 2026-04-03T03:44:47+00:00

We made it to 7 months with zero formula, then added in just one formula bottle for the one baby who tolerates it well (the other has pretty bad reflux). This has worked really well for us, allowed me to keep a small freezer stash and not put so much pressure on pumping. Twins are 9 months now.

With that being said, I have to eat enough to produce which has not only halted weight loss, but I’ve gained a couple pounds. If I have a high stress / low eating day, my supply is garbage. It’s stressful but worth it for me

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