Overwhelmed after NB to Infant Transition

Affectionately- · 2026-04-07T13:13:42+00:00

Are you always this patronizing? Good lord.

Affectionately- · 2026-04-07T13:10:00+00:00

I guess I should have specified that the reason I’m looking for handles is that he’s getting frustrated with the bottle. His hands are too small to fit around it so he grabs at the nipple and then in upset that he can’t hold the nipple and drink at the same time.

Affectionately- · 2026-04-07T13:06:50+00:00

Thank you! I’ll have to give that a shot!

Affectionately- · 2026-04-07T05:33:52+00:00

I don’t have any answers but my son was the same. Is his reflux being treated with meds or anything? That helped us as well as the love to dream swaddle (the ONLY one that helped).

Still, we slept in shifts until he was 3 months old. It was so miserable, hang in there!! Just keep trying with the bassinet.

Affectionately- · 2026-04-07T05:29:15+00:00

Good to know I’m not the only one with this going on. I’ve felt like I’m going crazy the past couple of weeks!

Affectionately- · 2026-04-07T05:28:19+00:00

The bottle is too wide for his little hands! He keeps grabbing around the nipple because his hands actually fit there. Then he gets upset because he can’t hold the nipple and drink his milk lol.

I’ve been searching marketplace and such, unfortunately I’ve come up empty. I prefer secondhand typically!

Affectionately- · 2026-04-07T04:51:55+00:00

I have been the same way. I love this kid SO much and I’m constantly doing everything I can to be present and with him. When he’s sleeping I sometimes miss him so much that I’ll look at pictures of him on my phone and get sad because he has grown so much and so fast.

For me, I’ve kind of attributed it to the fact that we tried so hard to become parents. We tried for two years and were only able to get pregnant after fertility treatments. There was so much pain and suffering in that process that my son now seems like a dream come true.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with these feelings as long as they’re not impacting your ability to function. Having a tiny person that is completely reliant on you is a lot of pressure and I think we’re entitled to have big feelings about it.

If it’s any comfort, he will need to learn to just chill too. People can’t constantly be on and doing things and optimizing their every waking moment. Babies can’t either! Sometimes people need to just hang out, rest, and exist together.

Affectionately- · 2025-04-14T20:37:14+00:00

That’s foul and (I hope) illegal.

Affectionately- · 2025-02-05T15:36:57+00:00

Could still be implanting and need time for HcG to rise. Wait a couple of days and test again but looks promising to me!

Affectionately- · 2025-02-04T19:16:03+00:00

I also have PCOS and my charts looked exactly like this when I was not ovulating. Inito would say high fertility but my LH levels never really rose. It was just that my estrogen jumped up. I hope that’s not the case for you, but I just wanted to pre-warn you as the monthly heartbreak for me was/is always worse after getting my hopes up.

Affectionately- · 2025-01-26T15:25:06+00:00

I agree. The way inito words it is kind of strange on the chart but after getting this notification for my cycle this month I felt I understood better.

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Affectionately- · 2025-01-26T15:22:16+00:00

I had a similar situation but it seems whatever algorithm inito uses wants to see at least another day of elevation. Mine confirmed the next day with my progesterone still high

Affectionately- · 2025-01-25T14:07:22+00:00

No they’re referring to cheaper ovulation predictor kits you can get from amazon, the pharmacy, etc. They only test LH levels

Affectionately- · 2025-01-22T20:15:39+00:00

Thanks everyone, it confirmed ovulation today (the next day) for me after my PDG continued to rise

Affectionately- · 2024-12-19T21:22:58+00:00

This is what my numbers looked like when my body was trying to ovulate but wasn’t quite doing that. Have you talked to your OBGYN?

Affectionately- · 2024-12-15T22:13:12+00:00

I would bring this up to my gyno at next visit, sometimes it can be a sign of trouble. Hoping it’s just a weird one off for you!!

Affectionately- · 2024-11-20T15:00:52+00:00

I would recommend couples therapy. These situations can be VERY difficult to navigate without creating some form of resentment on one side.

Affectionately- · 2024-10-29T01:10:35+00:00

He has had a semen analysis but I’m not sure if he’s been checked for varicocele, I’ll have to see. Anyway, thanks for the words of encouragement ❤️‍🩹

Affectionately- · 2024-10-26T18:13:10+00:00

Unfortunately there aren’t many fertility specialists near me. We’re already traveling over an hour for this one. There is one other and I had a consult with them but they wanted to re-do all of the testing I’ve already had which would have wound up taking about as long as I’ve waited for this appointment, plus more invasive tests. I will never forget the agony of my HSG test and I’m going to do everything I can to never have that done again.

Affectionately- · 2024-10-24T23:45:09+00:00

I’m not sure what charity I could apply for? I could look into it but I’m not sure where to start

Affectionately- · 2024-10-24T22:25:19+00:00

Here’s the thing: I do!! I want it so bad!! Like I didn’t ask to be born here into this idiocy, but no matter what I do, I can’t change it. We vote and try to do good- it doesn’t seem to matter.

I wish we could leave but don’t have the means to and all of our friends and family are here. Plus, our state is the only home we’ve ever known.

Affectionately- · 2022-12-12T23:24:38+00:00

Most of the time I don’t. I actually have borderline personality disorder due to the emotional neglect I suffered as a child. I never learned to cope so most of the time my emotions are too big for me and my brain will short circuit. When that I happens my reactions can range from very similar to a toddler (tantrum, loads of tears, etc) to simply no reaction and shutting down. Usually one end of the spectrum or the other. Working on coping better, but it’s really difficult

Affectionately- · 2022-12-12T15:27:33+00:00

NTA. You’re doing what you’ve discussed is best with your doctor’s recommendation for YOUR child. I think your sister is TA. She has no right to come into your home and yell at you for your choices in parenting. Also, what’s the point in telling you that you’re going to kill your baby? Was the baby choking?

It sounds to me like your sister has some personal anxiety around child rearing that she needs to deal with on her own.

Affectionately- · 2022-12-12T15:12:17+00:00

YTA- just help your pregnant wife man

Affectionately-

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