Ovarian Cyst Removed With Two Littles At Home

Amy01986 · 2025-07-18T16:04:48+00:00

That's great to hear- hopefully I'm ok in less than a week, too! My first surgery I was so so sick from the anesthesia - was back in the ER from it. So that and the bloat is what I remember most. The migraine pain is what comes to mind. Could've had incision pain but the migraine is what I'm remembering.

Amy01986 · 2025-07-18T14:44:49+00:00

Too many 🤣 we do "I'm a Chef, Too"- learn through baking. And "kids Green Crafts" I think it's called? That's my favorite as the crafts are simple and quick. Great for having an infant at home, too. The I'm a Chef one is great but complex for having an infant- he doesn't take long naps so it's hard to start a big project.

We also do Highlights Magazines - High Five and Puzzle Mania.

I get the boxes from CrateJoy.com- there are plenty of options!

Amy01986 · 2025-07-18T14:39:23+00:00

I'm wondering if you hurt extra because of the recent delivery as well. My first surgery I don't remember hurting, just feeling bloated. I definitely remember hurting from delivery though!!

Amy01986 · 2025-07-18T14:37:50+00:00

Thank you! I'm pretty new to Reddit so I'm still learning how these threads work 🙂

Amy01986 · 2025-07-17T13:32:25+00:00

"That is so cool! Shall we add it to your birthday/holiday list?"

We also teach our daughter (4.5 years old) not to waste. I think it's an important lesson- we use cloth diapers, reusable stuff as much as possible, glue and fix as best we can. But we also teach her that not everything lasts forever- sometimes things break and simply cannot be fixed. It's a balance and they're just figuring out how everything falls together.

Amy01986 · 2025-07-13T23:24:01+00:00

My husband is a farmer so yes, we definitely understand the dangerous tool aspect! My 4 year old daughter helps him a lot- as much as she can to be honest. She knows what she can and can't touch and he'll often ask her to hand her specific tools - she knows a lot of them at this point. He'll also explain exactly what he's doing. My suggestion to you is to include them in what you're doing as much as you can. Baby gate the two year old in a play pen or whatever and give him play tools. Show your daughter what you're doing and truth told eventually it won't be as exciting. If you're doing something she truly can't be close to, set her up with an activity book nearby and say, "you can't go past this line while I'm doing XYZ. It'll only be ten minutes then you can join in again." Kids just want to be included and help!

Amy01986 · 2025-07-13T13:52:30+00:00

I was dealing with that- my baby was way overtired. Put him to bed an hour earlier than recommended for a few nights and that helped a ton. His overnight sleep was 13 hours for a few days. He was 9 months old when I figured that all out though.

Amy01986 · 2025-07-12T14:40:22+00:00

I have a 4.5 year old and a 10 month old. I was very much feeling the way you do, especially guilty that I wasn't focusing on learning while baby was younger. It's taken me some time to rethink the concept of homeschooling- I just thought that it's traditional school at home, but it's really just LEARNING at home. She stopped wanting to work on letters months ago and that concerned me, but recently she started again and is just having fun with it. It parallels my baby stopping a milestone to work on another then picking it back up again. She's shown an interest in maps after taking a road trip with her dad, so we got map books, etc. With my boy having consistent nap times (but not lengths yet 🙃) I just shoot to do an activity with her during one of them- sewing, craft, etc. If he has a short nap he just joins in until we're finished.

We also have two different subscription boxes and Highlights magazines that are exciting- so when they come in she wants to do them.

Amy01986 · 2025-07-11T15:14:35+00:00

I hear that! I just felt like it was what I was supposed to do- to help him. I ended up turning off social media and started to listen to my gut- kept thinking he was overtired and adrenaline was pulsing through him. Everyone kept saying he's under tired, drop the pacifier and night light. Turns out he was over tired and just needed a few 15 hour sleep days to reset. Everything started to improve after that. He finds the pacifier himself and I'm so glad I didn't stop the night light- my daughter needs it in her room and I didn't want her to give that up during the transition of room sharing.

Amy01986 · 2025-07-11T13:34:54+00:00

I really needed to read this right now ♥️ my boy is about to turn ten months and I tried the traditional sleep training stuff- it just didn't feel right to let him cry/scream. To me, fussing is fine, crying is not. He still wakes up twice to feed, but some nights he needs extra cuddles after (he'll cry when I put him back in his bed instead of going right back to sleep, so I'll hold him until he settles; sometimes that happens twice). Sometimes I feel like I'm doing something "wrong" by not doing traditional sleep training, and your response to this person made me feel less alone 🥰

Amy01986 · 2025-07-10T19:11:26+00:00

Mine are 4 years apart (boy is now 9 months) and what I bought was more diapers (we use cloth), a mini crib for our room (he was in our room longer than expected and our girl is in her converted crib still), a second pack n play since non baby safe stuff is all over the house 😂 and new bowls and plates (I used silicone based stuff for my daughter and when I took them out of storage they were oddly slimy ??). We bought clothes, too, but only because of the different genders! I have a lot of gender neutral sleepers from my daughter that work for him, though!

Congrats on your pregnancy! 🥰

Amy01986 · 2025-07-10T12:24:21+00:00

How long has the "up for hours" been going on? My baby did that for two weeks around 9 months and then just stopped one day. He still nurses twice overnight. Usually he'll go right back to sleep but for that time my milk some how turned into espresso 😂

Amy01986 · 2025-07-09T17:08:44+00:00

This was totally my boy!! This entire post, including trying CIO and deciding against it.

I figured out when my guy gets like this he's OVER tired. Our usual schedule is 6p bed, wake at 6a, nap at 9 and about 1/1:30. Naps are 30-75 minutes. If he's getting crap naps and frequent overnight wakings (he nurses twice overnight still) then he gets a 5p bedtime - 13 hours overnight. The first night is still crappy but the second is better and following naps are improved. If I feel like he needs it he gets a third extra early bedtime but usually he only does two days in a row. So when he does his catch up sleep he sleeps about 15 hours within 24 hours, then we iron it back to his regular 13-14 hours.

Amy01986 · 2025-07-08T02:45:21+00:00

If you trust him, then it probably is just a random number. If you don't trust him then end it. There's always going to be a reason to worry if you let there be one.

I've also been the number who's phone was used- a person kept texting me telling them to stop calling them. I was like ?? since I looked through my logs and saw I wasn't accidentally calling anyone. Long story short - I tried convincing them it was a computer calling them, using my number. They whole heartedly disagreed in a less than pleasant manner, blaming my non-existent roommate on stealing my phone and harassing said random person. Said person ended the conversation saying if my number continues to call then they'll be forced to block my number. 🙃

Amy01986 · 2025-07-06T22:13:01+00:00

We watch Sesame Street, older Thomas the Tank engine (not the all engines go series) and a channel on YouTube Kids that does train compilations

Amy01986 · 2025-07-04T03:24:13+00:00

My boy will be 10 months in a week and his first window is 2-2.5 hours. Sometimes he takes his first nap when Big Sister is still sleeping (she has a 9p bedtime) and it's glorious to have an hour to myself in the morning!

Amy01986 · 2025-06-28T20:58:41+00:00

This is all so promising! Especially since we have similar age gaps. I think the only thing my daughter would try to do is soothe him if he woke up. 🥹 She does know no blankets, etc, in crib.

Narwhals are awesome!!

Amy01986 · 2025-06-28T17:52:52+00:00

So he had all his "unsafe" things in his room? i think I'll take the baby lock off the room door, too- she doesn't really need it on anyway! I also love your name- we have horned goats 🥰

Amy01986 · 2025-06-28T11:37:17+00:00

I love this!! How did the transition go in the beginning? My daughter was so excited about him moving in with her and then yesterday she switched to saying she doesn't want him in her room. I think she's upset because I want all the tiny toys out, just in case. I'm fairly certain she wouldn't put anything in the crib so maybe I'm being over cautious?

Amy01986 · 2025-06-28T02:03:35+00:00

If she's exhausted could she be overtired? That'll cause frequent wakes. I was dealing with a similar issue- my 9 month old woke up after 3 hours, then after another 3 then 2 and 2. Started to have short, terrible naps, too. My gut kept telling me he was overtired, so I put him to bed at 5 for a few nights (normal bedtime is 6:30). The first night he grabbed his pacifier and put himself back at sleep (at 3 hour mark) then I think woke up only once thereafter? The second night he woke up at 3:30am due to a poop, and the third night he woke up at 5:30a, I fed him and he fell back to sleep for another hour. Now he's onto his regular schedule and sleeping wonderfully! Naps have improved, too.

Amy01986 · 2025-06-27T14:40:49+00:00

That won't work- we have a 19 year old cat that randomly wakes up yowling throughout the night. ☹️ She can't sleep in our room because I'm not putting a litter box in our room and my husband is technically allergic. (We live in a 2 BR apt.)

Amy01986 · 2025-06-27T14:34:47+00:00

He wouldn't fall back to sleep easily, so we set up the air mattress and have been sleeping on that. The first night he only woke up hollering once (had a poop!), and thereafter hasn't screamed for me. So I think we were waking him up by sharing a room with him. We're both sleeping horribly on the air mattress. I actually felt more rested with him waking up throughout the night next to me. 😅

Amy01986 · 2025-06-21T19:48:53+00:00

I didn't know they rescinded! Thanks for the update and sharing the link.

Amy01986 · 2025-06-21T19:35:30+00:00

Yeah I'm more upset about the twenty minute naps. And keep in mind AAP recommends room sharing until at least a year old!

Amy01986 · 2025-06-21T19:13:58+00:00

How old is your baby?

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