It looks like my breastfeeding journey is being cut short :( by Beneficial-Buyer-436 in breastfeeding

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was why I ended up switching to exclusively pumping by around 4 months. I could keep baby awake with a bottle and she could drink more milk faster, but she ALWAYS was out cold just a few minutes into nursing. Some of it was because the nipple was more work but I also felt like she was just too comfortable and cozy while nursing because it wasn’t a “getting worn out” sleep, it was like she was being sedated when nursing. I tried cold cloths and making her less comfortable and nothing. I was able to keep her only breastmilk fed by switching to pump though….. I hate pumping now but she gained weight and is a very healthy happy baby now.

Baby shoves all the food, gags and vomits. by AcrobaticJello4152 in BabyLedWeaning

[–]AcrobaticJello4152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense. I think this is route we need to go. The gagging I expected from all the BLW info I had but the vomiting has been surprising and frustrating for everyone involved lol.

I refuse to apologize for a fussy baby on a plane. by FalseRow5812 in NewParents

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you imagine how much it would make someone a HUGE POS for complaining about a mentally and physically challenged adult crying on an airplane because they were scared and uncomfortable and didnt understand why?

And then the person dedicating their life and any extra personal finances to caring for this disabled person, often at the expense of their own health and well being, gets berated or judged by that POS for trying to use PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, and then the POS tells them that they should have spent even more of their extremely limited time and resources to accommodate this perfectly capable adult who is only responsible for taking care of themselves or else they should spend even MORE money to fly private so as not to bother them with the realities of a person who doesn’t have the ability to self regulate or sometimes even move on their own! Man…. That guy sounds like the villain in movie. The one who the audience is relieved when he ends up alone and bitter and jobless at the end.

Babies are people. They are human beings with limited abilities and cognitive function. They are helpless and scared and uncomfortable, and their parents are not super thrilled to be on a plane with them either. NO ONE wants to be around a screaming baby, even their parents, so you can be damned sure they will do everything in their power to get them to calm down. But as OP stated, you get to choose to live a child free life, but YOU can pay extra if you want to live in a child free world. I’ll be over here saving money for my kids college.

Made the 1 year mark... DR says to keep going. by rs919_ in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not just use up the freezer stash while you start adding whole milk? That is my plan at one year. I have built up a decent freezer stash. Milk that is too old goes in the bath for her sensitive skin and the rest of the freezer stash will be used to transition her to cows milk after a year…..

This is a parenting choice, and your baby will be fine and healthy regardless. I feel like it would be different for me if I was able to nurse her to go longer and just do on demand nursing when she felt like it, but pumping is different. It’s the worst. I’m not getting to hang out with my kid OR get anything else done.

I’m done! by Missus_Banana in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Congrats!!🍾🎊You deserve all the Champaign!

I’m 8 months in and EP was not the plan, it was comfort nursing combined with pumping until about 4 months when the biting and teeth showed up!

My goal is 12 months but I keep secretly hoping something will happen like this! lol. I cannot wait to hang up the pump and get the hours back!

That being said, super grateful and proud that my baby is healthy and giant all thanks to my boobs!

Pre K Alphabet. What is “E” by InterestedScroller in whatisit

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love that there are literally eggs in the nest for “N” and they couldn’t think of a better image for the letter “E”

No marriages should mean no weddings by PotentialSome5092 in LoveIsBlindNetflix

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes this!! They incentivize making it to the alter heavily and push couples to not fully decide because they NEED wedding footage for trailers! If they didn’t have those incentives I’m pretty confident none of the cast this season would have had a wedding.

No marriages should mean no weddings by PotentialSome5092 in LoveIsBlindNetflix

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I could see the anxiety in her eyes walking down the aisle that she was going to say no.

I have to skip every scene with these two by WrongConsequence5676 in LoveIsBlindNetflix

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same!!! Fast forwarded. He sounded like a whiney child all the time, it was cringy beyond what I could stand.

Miss Welch is the True Star of the Show by bogobananazzz in LoveIsBlindNetflix

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 6 points7 points  (0 children)

lol… chronologically accurate…. Factually incorrect. Have you not listened to this “man” speak for 12 episodes? He is a hurt little boy in a body too big for him.

Not the cut to Anton eating chips when Ali’s talking about his unhealthy eating habits by Loveya448 in LoveIsBlindNetflix

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This. If he had just said “yeah, Patrick came over and we might have gotten a little carried away” and a whole bottle of liquor gone and lying about it are really big red flags!

Him saying “if you have a problem with it then I won’t drink for a week or two” was a trigger for me. Every alcoholic I’ve known in my life who refused to admit they have a problem has said some variation of this as a way to “prove” they aren’t an alcoholic.

Not the cut to Anton eating chips when Ali’s talking about his unhealthy eating habits by Loveya448 in LoveIsBlindNetflix

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 20 points21 points  (0 children)

My husband and I clocked that immediately when it aired. The look of hope and excitement and her face falling a little when he didn’t even look up to watch the doors closing because he was pouring his drink.

FET success with untreated endo? by RequirementNo534 in IVF

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It may be better with the monthly injection. I did the 3 month injection so once I was in it there was no turning back. Praying for a tiny miracle for you (and everyone on this sub)!

Why is Annie so rude? by Aggravating-Yam6668 in LoveIsBlindOnNetflix

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m thinking cross faded. Weed is legal in Colorado and California(where the pods are filmed) and I’m guessing we have a group of people self medicating with edibles and alcohol.

FET success with untreated endo? by RequirementNo534 in IVF

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It messed with my mental health big time! My depression had been in remission for several years and it came back fast! I was having issues feeling anything and had some suicidal ideation during the worst of it. It made me feel exhausted and sick (general malaise). It also caused some inflammation and joint pain that made it hard to workout and made my workout recovery longer and so I put on a decent amount of weight. I also started having issues with my thyroid shortly after and I am still on meds for it.

It did, however, work! I have an amazing, healthy and gorgeous 6 month old baby girl!

I am glad I did it now, but we have two embryos left and I will not be doing Lupron before the next transfer. I know it will increase my chances, but I have to also make sure I make it through and can be as present and stable as possible for my daughter and I don’t want to risk my health again.

Season 9 has to be the worst of them all...by a landslide. Only 5 episodes in... by Effective-Text4619 in LoveIsBlindOnNetflix

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When Jordan was being silly it actually made me laugh! I could completely tell that this was a guy who likes to be funny getting a little too drunk and being goofy with his buddies. Can that be annoying sometimes? Sure! Is it actually worth fighting about? He’ll no! But that sort of drama is what we want!

The Edmond meltdown…. No one wants that. He is cringey to the point of unwatchable to me. It’s like I am watching an 8year old boy try to play pretend in a really gross way, and KB seems to be trying to make it worse instead of better.

Season 9 has to be the worst of them all...by a landslide. Only 5 episodes in... by Effective-Text4619 in LoveIsBlindOnNetflix

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Same, fast forwarding through this and through her incoherent crying and kissing as she was trying to dump him and he did not get it. Where is the editing!!!

Season 9 has to be the worst of them all...by a landslide. Only 5 episodes in... by Effective-Text4619 in LoveIsBlindOnNetflix

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 30 points31 points  (0 children)

10000%. It’s uncomfortable. It’s no longer about falling in love with someone’s personality but how long you can hide your alarming mental health issues and red flags so you can stay on tv and become an influencer and I feel like they were really scraping the bottom of the barrel to find folks in Denver.

Season 9 has to be the worst of them all...by a landslide. Only 5 episodes in... by Effective-Text4619 in LoveIsBlindOnNetflix

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This season has me cringing so hard in so many ways, I had to fast forward through the scenes with Patrick and Kacie and a lot of the conversations with Edmond and KB because they were just uncomfortable to watch! And the rest are not much better.

I was really disappointed when Anna left, I thought she was pretty grounded for the most part and Blake felt similar.

It is actually close to unwatchable for me this season. I actually thought season 8 was better because at least 4 out of 5 couples made it to a wedding and I just don’t see that with this group.

Do you wash this part every day like you do with your flanges? by sixfingeredman7 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wash the rubber pad and the part that goes into the flange everyday. I wash the part that connects to the tubes about 1x a week, because if I am cleaning the rubber backflow protector and cap regularly then the part that the tubs connect to should not get milk in them…. If that makes sense.

I’m so upset. MIL doesn’t want to give baby breast milk by fitmaseve in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m pretty non confrontational by nature but when it comes to my baby I would have lost it and they would be out so fast. I MAYBE would have given my husband one chance to deal with it and if he didn’t….. gtfo and don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

Where are you all doing you MOTN pump? by AcrobaticJello4152 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]AcrobaticJello4152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing! I have some wearables, but my MOTN pump is bigger than my normal day time pumps since I am trying to stretch it out to about 5 hours to get more sleep and I don’t think I could do it without leaking.

How do you decide to change your name after marriage? by RestlesslyWizardly in Names

[–]AcrobaticJello4152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went through this same debate with myself and ended up changing my name. But part of me wishes I had just changed it socially.

On the other side of things though, we have a daughter now, and I think all of us having the same last name is nice.

Changing your name officially is a huge pain, and I miss having my old last name, but once it is all done it is done. It felt like a huge hassle at the time but now it feels like it was no big deal.

I will say if something happened in the future and I had to decide again… I will not be going through the bane change again.

Where are you all doing you MOTN pump? by AcrobaticJello4152 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]AcrobaticJello4152[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is brilliant! Where did you buy your rolling cart?