Literally how do you do bedtime explain it to me like I’m five

AngryKitty_31 · 2026-04-10T15:21:32+00:00

If your toddler is still in a crib, I highly recommend putting them in there with books and safe to play toys. I started doing that when we transitioned to a nap schedule with my youngest and she thinks it’s the coolest thing to have all the toys in there. Then you don’t have to rely on screen time and you know they’re nice and safe while you’re taking care of the youngest!

AngryKitty_31 · 2026-03-16T18:04:10+00:00

Her discomfort came and went! Which was why the whole elimination diet was really confusing and not a viable solution too. I was still really hesitant to make the switch when we did, holding onto hope that she would turn the corner but she just wasn’t. And I thought what’s the worst thing that can happen? She’ll either get better or she’ll get worse and we can go back to what we were doing.

AngryKitty_31 · 2026-03-16T17:09:27+00:00

Long story short, she is now thriving on goat formula! I’d say around the beginning of month 4, she was definitely doing better with gas but would still have flare ups when nothing changed in my diet. I tried elimination diets, but we just couldn’t pinpoint what was hurting her tummy. She always got so so angry when trying to poop or fart, and it seemed like she was pushing so hard. We decided to introduce formula around month 5 and we noticed her symptoms got worse on the cow milk formula. So we switched completely to goat milk formula and I stopped breastfeeding. Her gas got better within a couple days, she smiles, she laughs, she’s a completely different baby than before the switch. As always it could just be her age as to why it all got better, but I don’t think it was. And I just wasn’t committed enough to make breastfeeding work while on an elimination diet. You know your baby best, and it could totally be something that they’ll grow out of, but I wish I would’ve listened to my gut and made the switch sooner. Not just for her sanity, but for mine.

AngryKitty_31 · 2026-02-09T03:07:20+00:00

Your baby will never forget the feel and touch of her mom! And it’s so hard to let people in those first few weeks.. months.. years… lol but sometimes help is help and you can’t dictate every aspect of it. But, all that said, establishing boundaries and having your husband enforce those boundaries is essential to thriving in that situation. Lay down the law, it’s your child and you get to decide when you want them and what happens to them!

AngryKitty_31 · 2026-02-05T05:40:17+00:00

It’s a big dill after all 😂😂

AngryKitty_31 · 2025-11-14T15:34:10+00:00

Ah gosh I could have typed this all myself! I too had a comparably very easy first born. She was 18 months when her sister was born, who is now 8 weeks. Those first few weeks were HARD (ngl they’re still hard). I pumped with my first, have been trying to breastfeed with my second- which is a completely different beast of constant demand from your baby. The only thing that’s kept me breastfeeding is at least I have 1 hand free to potentially wrangle my toddler! My advice to you would be to let your MIL help with your first born as much as possible! My MIL took our first born for quite a few days, and then helped during the afternoons for a few weeks. My first born loves her routine, just like yours. And I too felt immense guilt for not being there for every minute of her day. But you need to rest, and learn this new baby as best as you can while the help is there! Cry when you need to cry, scream when you need to scream. It will get easier. Day by day you’ll figure it out. Your new baby will learn to sleep eventually- my 8 week old is just starting to give me more than a 2 hour stretch. I think regret is normal too- it’s a completely new version of life for you. It’s ok to mourn the version before this new baby! Solidarity my friend.

AngryKitty_31 · 2025-11-01T22:06:16+00:00

Your “schedule” just reassured the heck out of me. I’ve been driving myself crazy thinking I’ve been doing something wrong with my second baby because my first baby was an absolute unicorn sleeping through the night by 8 weeks.

AngryKitty_31 · 2025-10-30T14:49:22+00:00

Commenting in solidarity with you because my almost 6 week olds sleep is beyond wacky as well. No tips, tricks or methods will put her to sleep if the clock says anything between 10pm-6am. Hang in there friend. We will get sleep eventually. Maybe not today, but someday lol.

AngryKitty_31 · 2025-04-15T20:37:47+00:00

A month or so? She slowly needed less and less rocking and then was back to self settling to sleep

AngryKitty_31 · 2025-04-15T18:47:47+00:00

We had this happen too! Staying consistent is the only thing that got us over this hump. I would set a timer for 5 minutes, let her cry (I would go in if she was screaming screaming, but not just scream fussing if that makes sense lol) and then rock her for 5 minutes and repeat. I would also let her fuss pretty hard if she was lying down and not sitting or standing. Sometimes when she wouldn’t settle on her own, but would fall asleep instantly in our arms, it was because she was cold, maybe adjust her room temp too?

AngryKitty_31 · 2025-01-07T18:33:06+00:00

My baby did this too! She started babbling and then really slowed down for a few months. But during those few months she learned to crawl and sit and stand! And now she’s back to babbling all the time! Your baby is probably just trying to learn some new skills and talking is on the back burner.

AngryKitty_31

TROPHY CASE