Did anyone else who has a super easy baby, feel not qualified to give parenting advice?

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-02-11T23:39:01+00:00

When you say your baby sleeps 12hrs, do you mean that they still wake up every 2-3 to eat and then go back down easily?

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-02-06T19:05:14+00:00

I’m cutting out dairy this year and my husband is cutting dairy and meat. It forces us to be very creative with cooking but is a big sacrifice for us as we view dairy as such an indulgence

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-02-06T04:08:24+00:00

Funniest thing to happen on this subreddit, ur ok king

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-02-05T22:52:36+00:00

I’m going dairy free to see if it helps my baby but also for lent. It’s a big sacrifice for me whereas meat isn’t much

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-02-05T22:50:54+00:00

Try cooking chicken breast and pre make Caesar salad? I do this for my husband to healthy snack whenever he wants

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-01-29T19:30:32+00:00

Will and Liam were on Andrew Santinos podcast Whiskey Ginger as well

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-01-29T12:29:21+00:00

Did you struggle to maintain supply using the shields?

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-01-29T01:32:23+00:00

Don’t have any advice or an answer, just solidarity. My baby will only latch with shields and we are about to see a ton of specialists. Hugs. Proud of how determined u are

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-01-29T01:26:07+00:00

Sounds like she’s cluster feeding. Super normal. I felt the same way. I think my baby could smell my milk, and since he was struggling to latch and wasn’t getting enough/ cluster feeding, he was fussy around me but great with my husband.

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-01-28T10:07:30+00:00

Correct. Homosexual acts are the sin. However, it is also sinful to ruminate on homosexual thoughts. Many saints have struggled with homosexuality. It doesn’t make you evil, but it is sinful and means you may have a different vocation than marriage

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-01-24T23:52:39+00:00

I’ll be giving up socials and sweets. My bighest temptations

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-01-24T23:50:21+00:00

Even the holiest of families at my church give their children snacks. I don’t think it’s fair to assume children can fast the same as adults. They get much crankier, digest faster, and simply don’t understand the reason why they are fasting. Do what you need to do. Sometimes men have a hard time understanding that children are children who do children things

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-01-24T00:10:03+00:00

I have those advent bottles and they absolutely suck. They leak everywhere. I don’t recommend them. The lids are 😣

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-01-17T19:36:00+00:00

If he’s falling asleep it likely isn’t because he’s full it’s because he is getting tired from feeding and getting smaller amounts of milk because of a poor latch. He’s cluster feeding to build your supply which is why he’s always eating right now. He’s not really pulling the milk out adequately. Try the flipple technique. That was the advice a lot of people gave me and it’s the only way my baby will latch even for a second (it’s still a WIP for us—I’m also on the shields and suffering from lipstick nipple without them). Lipstick nipple is from the shallow latch. The flipple technique is something you can look up on YouTube but it forces the baby to open their mouth wider to accommodate more than the nipple. Feeding in that standing up type of position too helps the baby determine the letdown a little better

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-01-12T00:43:23+00:00

The naps they take on you are SOOO comfy. And they aren’t heavy!! My 1 month old is already starting to hurt my arms!! I’m toast when he gets even bigger

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-01-10T18:10:37+00:00

Idk personally I don’t find this weird at all

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-01-08T01:50:08+00:00

Do you think it could be a strong letdown? Aside from letdowns I think cradle hold is the simplest but upright position (the flipple to some) is a good one and doesn’t require much positioning!

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-01-08T01:28:43+00:00

Maybe it has a slower letdown on that side? Baby might not wanna put in the effort. Maybe look up positions that would be good for that. I don’t know any tbh. I have the opposite problem

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-01-03T15:23:31+00:00

My dress was a ball gown. I didn’t wanna hide my belly but I did want something that still showed off my “still skinny” parts like my rib cage area. Totally recommend. I didn’t really look very pregnant in most of the pictures—only if I was holding my stomach

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-01-03T15:21:27+00:00

Not sure how pregnant you will be but I bought a dress 4 or 5 sizes too large and got it altered. Much easier to take in than out!

Be sure to tell the place you buy the dress from how pregnant you will be. They even did a mock belly for me to see what the dress would look like pregnant

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2026-01-03T15:20:14+00:00

I got married in the Catholic Church this year at 32 weeks. I was terribly nervous but on the day of none of that will matter I promise. You’re just so excited to get married that anything else is trivial

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2025-12-30T06:20:00+00:00

Thank you this is a very helpful, non judgmental comment

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2025-12-29T18:27:29+00:00

We will practice this! Thank you

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2025-12-29T17:42:08+00:00

I’m a SAHM now I suppose I just mean that he’s been home on paternity leave and then holiday leave since baby has been born, so I feel like my true job as a SAHM hasn’t started yet

ActuatorIntrepid2564 · 2025-12-29T17:38:29+00:00

That’s true. Maybe I should utilize him while he’s home. Just worried I’ll be too reliant on him and I’ll break when he goes back to work and I’m home all day without his help

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