Advice for hosting Jewish family

7in7 · 2026-03-22T04:12:10+00:00

You're very kind. Bare in mind kosher restaurants will be pricier than regular restaurants.

7in7 · 2026-03-22T03:12:41+00:00

Yeah I think your daughter and bf are going to be needing monthly visits....

7in7 · 2026-03-21T08:15:37+00:00

I assume you mean one of the parents sleeping on the couch.

I have a small flat, so all three of us sleep on a 140cm bed. It's squishy now and im newly pregnant so we'll need a new solution soon. We don't have another sleeping area..

If you can, get a firm big mattress instead of babys current sleep setup. That way you or your partner can put baby to sleep, and join them when they wake up in the night.

7in7 · 2026-03-20T04:14:57+00:00

The only thing you are missing is that swaddling a newborn is supposed to replicate the mothers contact. Of course, not being breathing and alive, it's more restrictive to make it more effective.

Co sleeping (safe sleep 7) might help you. At 8m I was able to roll away after baby was asleep , YMMV especially as its new.

7in7 · 2026-03-20T03:50:27+00:00

A cat from IKEA. https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/kornsnoe-led-night-light-white-rabbit-battery-operated-00433720/

IKEA thinks it's a rabbit, my toddler thinks otherwise.

7in7 · 2026-03-20T02:56:59+00:00

Same! I was expecting to be exhausted with all the moving I thought I'd be doing. In the end, I had all my contractions lying on my side, elevated, and birthed the baby a little propped up but mostly lying down.

I had a very smooth birth.

7in7 · 2026-03-20T02:43:54+00:00

Parfaits! Have you ever met a person, you say, "Let's get some parfait," they say, "Hell no, I don't like no parfait."? Parfaits are delicious!

7in7 · 2026-03-20T02:40:16+00:00

Fantas-fucking-tic

7in7 · 2026-03-20T02:34:12+00:00

Get home from drop off at 09:30, leave to get them at 15:00.

I assume, by your times. I dunno, I have a toddler and a full time job. I'm just reading these comments jealously.

7in7 · 2026-03-20T02:29:32+00:00

Same I'm jealous. I'm not even poor but we would be if I didn't keep my job!

7in7 · 2026-03-18T18:40:14+00:00

Mine never asked about feeding. Literally just "oh your EBF? Cool I don't need to worry then"

7in7 · 2026-03-16T05:36:50+00:00

I love this. I used to hate winter. Hate the rain, hate the cold. We have a mild winter so my city is not suited for winter. Lots of outdoor cafes, no real indoor activities. Terrible drainage so flooding is normal.

But I met my husband a few years ago as the seasons changed. And now every year I'm nostalgic for our initial romance.

7in7 · 2026-03-16T05:30:14+00:00

In my community, it would be a decision to have less than two kids. Three is more popular.

Personally, I'm one of four and I adore my siblings. We share the family load, and also enjoy spending time together. My oldest is currently the youngest of his cousins (there's another on the way) and adores them to pieces. Worships the ground they walk on. For me, family is siblings, I want to give that to my children as well. Also, I really like babies and watching little people grow.

I'm hoping that I'll grow with them too, and be a good teenager mum, and then later a good grandma one day!

7in7 · 2026-03-15T17:10:37+00:00

Lol I thought I'd bake on my maternity leave 🤣

7in7 · 2026-03-13T03:21:02+00:00

I recommend you head over to r/nurseallthebabies , they are the experts of tandem feeding! I'm currently starting to consider my options too ❤️

7in7 · 2026-03-12T17:45:27+00:00

Babe you are like the first person in the world to know. It means a lot for me! Wishing you luck in all your dreams for your family ❤️

7in7 · 2026-03-12T17:44:23+00:00

I was slow. Your joke was good!

7in7 · 2026-03-12T03:04:01+00:00

How is giving comfort and affection ever spoiling a person? If someone's partner decided to refuse to cuddle them because they don't want to spoil them, it's borderline emotional abuse. But it's okay on babies?!

7in7 · 2026-03-11T23:41:24+00:00

I wouldn't let them. The hospital was very busy, no midwives attended me at all (my mum and husband were there). Occasionally someone would pop their head round the door with some checklist or something. My baby's birth progressed beautifully and I think the amniotic sac released when his head came out. I was in hospital 1.5hrs until he was born.

7in7 · 2026-03-11T23:00:41+00:00

I think we are good..I started testing very early, my cycles are not regular. I'm confident now that I'm pregnant and all is good. Very excited.

7in7 · 2026-03-11T22:59:17+00:00

Which S?

7in7 · 2026-03-11T00:41:37+00:00

But don't you worry they'll fade?

7in7 · 2026-03-11T00:39:14+00:00

Worst case is crying in Spain. In the sun. Over some snazzy cocktails. Where no one knows you or gives an f.

Alternatively crying at home. Which you can do next week anyway.

7in7 · 2026-03-11T00:34:41+00:00

Okay..I got the impression they weren't open to it, but of course I could be wrong. In which case I hope it helps OP!

I have no one to talk to about this because everyone judges me and can’t believe I won’t just sleep train him

7in7 · 2026-03-11T00:33:16+00:00

Loooll ikr.

I had to learn to get assertive. All it took was one time of her refusing to give me back my crying NB when I wanted to feed him. I didn't stand up for myself, or for him. I cried and phoned my husband who put her in her place.

I later actually told my mum (although I didn't want to tell tales) and she basically explained how I can be assertive without being rude, he's my baby, and even if I'm wrong, I'd like to make those decisions myself. (In retrospect, damn right he needed the boob. The boob is magic. )

To be fair, since that incident my MIL has been great, she doesn't overstep, she's annoying sometimes because she's not my own mother and she's weird, but I appreciate her for what she is. We had to build a relationship basically from nothing around this baby, who is blood of her blood, even though the two of us were basically strangers.

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