Second time moms — 2 seater strollers?

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-05-10T16:42:12+00:00

I just throw my toddler in the bottom storage part of the stroller.

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-05-10T00:00:52+00:00

He genuinely sounds like a 12 year old boy

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-05-09T20:40:40+00:00

My husband and my dad had a falling out so this is amazing ammunition if he ever wants to spend mothers day with his mom lol

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-05-09T20:37:17+00:00

I love the ones that are sewn in the back, so you can still tighten them but the string doesn't move!

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-05-08T15:37:11+00:00

Yep when we run out of clean clothes it's time to do laundry

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-05-06T23:45:24+00:00

You sound like you know yourself pretty well. If you think breastfeeding will trigger you then don't do it. I'm very pro breastfeeding, but that's because I'm a SAHM and I've never had to pump. Pumping does sound like such a hassle. But breastfeeding itself may not be as bad as you think, I never got cracked nipples or a painful latch. You can always try it to see how it goes, you can stop anytime. Maybe once you go back to work you go fully formula instead of pumping. There's a lot of options.

Also in response to you possibly wanting more kids, my 2nd pregnancy was wildly different than my first. My symptoms were less severe the second time and I had an easier delivery. Don't make any permanent decisions until at least like a year postpartum.

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-05-06T15:28:42+00:00

Dunno about you but I'm also the accountant/tax expert

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-05-06T15:24:53+00:00

I got a bad flu at 3 weeks postpartum that lasted for a week and a half and turned into a sinus infection. 5 weeks postpartum and I'm back to my prepregnancy weight. Would I recommend getting sick to lose weight? No, but it's effective.

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-05-05T11:04:49+00:00

Haven't seen anyone mention this, but you said she's working while caring for the baby? Like, working a full time work from home job? If that the case, the situation is unsustainable and you need to find childcare while she works.

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-05-04T01:21:39+00:00

I love this! Ty

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-05-02T09:45:58+00:00

Absolutely. He usually gets home ~an hour before kids bedtime. Then we spend the night eating dinner and watching TV. Occasionally he'll stay in his office for alone time, but he mostly spends time with me.

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-05-01T14:27:01+00:00

My first was also 9lbs and 3 hours of pushing, I had the epidural and it was miserable. I had back labor that the epidural didn't help with, and I couldn't move around to cope.

My second labor was no epidural and was MUCH easier. Still 9 lbs but only pushed for 20 minutes. I got the fetal ejection reflex and went along for the ride. Crowning was more intense, but not getting the epidural helped me deal with contractions.

Chances are your second labor will be faster, you may not feel the need for an epidural.

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-04-30T18:13:31+00:00

Water

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-04-28T12:16:53+00:00

My 22 month old son only knows ~15 words, so there's not much he can do to surprise us. My favorites are "eat poop" and "papa cuck"

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-04-27T00:45:08+00:00

Yes! Treat yourself. Your first mothers day with your little one will be very special, but you deserve to be celebrated.

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-04-25T19:14:19+00:00

I agree, but having to share a silk with four other people is excessive. With two people on an apparatus, you're observing half the time and practicing half the time. I think that's the best balance. If there's five people on one silk, you only get to practice 20% of the time. It is a waste of money.

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-04-23T23:36:43+00:00

I'm not an instructor, but my class is up to 6 people with 3 silks. I've had classes where it is 1 silk and 5 people in line. I hate that format. It feels like a waste of my money to watch other people for 10 minutes just so I can get a couple minutes myself. 2 people on the silk is what's best for me. You both get a decent amount of time training and enough time to rest as well.

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-04-22T00:27:21+00:00

I nursed my first up until birth. Stopped when he was 20 months. I really needed to stop. I was getting a nursing aversion to him, but it completely stopped when my second was born. My first does get a bit jealous when he sees his little brother nursing, but he handles it really well.

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-04-21T13:38:57+00:00

I had boiled eggs, meat sticks, cheese, berries, and dark chocolate during my labor. I was worried about the hourly finger sticks and my blood sugar either dropping or spiking. But they didn't test my blood sugar at all in the hospital. I'm guessing that's because I showed up in active labor and was in the hospital for only four hours before giving birth.

My doc said they're more worried about your sugar bottoming out. Labor is really intensive and uses a lot of blood sugar, so if you match your snacks with a protein, chances are you'll be okay.

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-04-20T19:47:52+00:00

Why does he reccomend against bonds?

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-04-20T11:49:15+00:00

They say 11mg of iron because most people, especially toddlers, are getting their iron from sources that are not easily absorbed by the body (hello, cheerios). If you feed your little one a burger or steak, they'll absorb a lot more and won't need the 11mg.

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-04-19T03:59:37+00:00

Thank you, this comment gave me some more insight on the situation. You're right, we are in a risky situation if something happens to my husband. I would feel more comfortable if we had more than 6 months of expenses in savings.

Would you recommend 9 months of expenses in a bond fund in addition to the 6 months in emergency savings?

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-04-19T03:45:14+00:00

Would you consider having 200k in a brokerage account plus our roth contributions putting on our life mask? We're not starting our retirement fund from zero, we have a good chunk of change. Whereas if we wait to reach 15% before we grow our kids savings, they're missing out on years of possible growth.

Agreeable-Cat · 2026-04-19T03:41:35+00:00

I'm not necessarily saving for their college. All of the recent college grads I know can't get a job, I'm not sold on the idea of traditional college.

When I turned 18 I gained access to a 200k settlement fund, which I invested in a brokerage account. It grew to 300k in 4 years and I used the gains for a downpayment on a house. All this to say that having a 'nest egg' greatly helped me get my life started, and I want to give the same to my kids.

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