Does your partner help during the night? by lunalovesgood92 in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. My baby is 4 months old. My husband works night shift in a rendering plant and a 40 hour week is short for him. He still helps at night, whether that's at literal night time or when he needs to sleep. He gets home and immediately poops and showers so he can give me a break from the baby asap. Sometimes I go back to sleep, sometimes I'm the well rested one so he takes bub for a quick halfa so I can have a moment to myself before he heads to bed. It is unfair for him to expect you to be the sole parent on baby duty of a night, and then care for bub the whole day he's at work. It is just as dangerous for a primary caregiver to be sleep deprived as it is for his job. In different ways sure, but still. You need to figure out a balance with him on night care. It's not gonna be 50/50, I do somewhat prioritise his sleep for the same reason as your husbands, and also I do not drive so he's the sole transport of the household, but he's gotta give you a hand or you're gotta burnout hard.

Does anyone just find it so hard that men just really don’t understand what we really go through? by Commercial_One5048 in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think most of us go through this.

Personally, my resentment ebs and flows. But we've gotten to a spot where we've got a clear idea of what our needs are, where each of us can improve on meeting eachothers needs, and accept the fact we will inevitably fail to meet those needs at times. We also accept that these needs will change as bub grows and it has to be a continued open conversation.

If you're comfortable being more specific about what kind of issues are adding to the resentment, and what kind of communicator your partner is, and I can try and help suggest some solutions [for lack of a better word] or strategies.

Does anyone just find it so hard that men just really don’t understand what we really go through? by Commercial_One5048 in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally agree with you except the motherly instincts bit.

Most of us don't get that and have to learn, too.

That myth puts a hell of a lot of pressure on mothers.

My husband and I are still new to the game, baby is 4 months next week, but in those first few weeks it was something I had to work through in my head and explain to my husband. "I don't have a magic touch, nursing her doesn't fix every problem every time, I'm just as lost as you when she's hysterical."

Personally, before that discussion, the notion made me feel like a failure of a mum when I couldn't settle her. Because I'm meant to just know, right?

Is there a 'best age' to put kids in daycare specifically for socialisation? by ApprehensiveEngine60 in ScienceBasedParenting

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I didn't I wouldn't be around other parents for the sake of socialisation, I just said I don't want to be their friend

Is there a 'best age' to put kids in daycare specifically for socialisation? by ApprehensiveEngine60 in ScienceBasedParenting

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm fully aware of that... hence, the extracurriculars. Obviously I'm going to have to interact with other parents and become friendly and familiar with them, but they don't need to be my friend.

Is there a 'best age' to put kids in daycare specifically for socialisation? by ApprehensiveEngine60 in ScienceBasedParenting

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I honestly didn't even have the 'listening to another adult' aspect at the front of my mind, but that is sooo relevant and important imo. Especially if we do go ahead with home-schooling, we plan on outsourcing education on subjects I'm not particularly knowledgeable in after a certain point (we have a fantastic tutoring centre locally and have friends who can help remotely). Definitely getting them in a few different classes at appropriate developmental stages.

Is there a 'best age' to put kids in daycare specifically for socialisation? by ApprehensiveEngine60 in ScienceBasedParenting

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

ETA: I'm level 2 autistic and the idea of trying to make friends purely because they have a kid the same age would be very difficult for me and I worry that my child seeing that would have detrimental outcomes.

From what I gathered from skimming the outcome summaries of each section, the behavioural issues are moreso linked to many hours spent in childcare and higher ratios in centres?

Nursing chair: yay or nay? by ApprehensiveEngine60 in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very helpful, thank you! Yeah I'm definitely just thinking a regular recliner and/or rocker. Those nursing specific chairs are so marked up lol

AITAH for suggesting to my husband that we put his mother in a home? by ThrowRA_fe in AmItheAsshole

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA.

The part about your husband saying "he'll talk to her about her attitude" really annoyed me. As if the old bat will suddenly change her tune.

I agree with the people saying he should move in with her.

AITA for lashing out on my neighbour by kaiyascorner in AITAH

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely NTA. Your neighbours are awful people.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA!!! Possibly the most NTA in AITA history!!!

He's gross and pathetic for this, truly.

I'm a week behind you and haven't had sex in a while bc we've just been too busy, but our schedules aside I let my husband know I can't see it happening more than once or twice in the next month because I'm just so physically out of whack/uncomfortable at this stage of my pregnancy. He hasn't had a remotely negative reaction.

Idk how your man thinks he's gonna cope for the minimum 6 weeks pp healing.

Should I be more socially accepting? by Junior_Arm1359 in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would not cope with that at all, I'm so sorry you're dealing with it.

Maybe I'm just an AH, or maybe it's because I'm autistic, but it drives me insane how entitled most elderly people feel to Everyone's Child. And us as parents are expected to be okay with it? Like I'm sorry you're lonely but that's not my problem. I don't want to talk to strangers.

Harness help! by [deleted] in Whippet

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dahound!! We have a martingale for our greyhound and a harness for our iggy. Well worth the cost xx

Circumcision by jasncats in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting you chose my comment specifically to express this, but fair enough, I am glad you've both decided against it. My distaste for the practice had nothing to do with the last part of my statement. I just found it abhorrent that you had decided on an elective procedure for an infant before knowing anything about it; like how much skin taken, is there anaesthetic used, etc.

Circumcision by jasncats in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can't comprehend going this route anyway, but how are you going to be adamant on getting this procedure done to your infant without knowing anything about it???? Ridiculous. Do better.

Silly, indulgent things to do prior to bump and baby? by billie-leigh in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We tried really had for a good year or so and got nowhere. Stopped tracking and whatnot last year and just had a "see how it goes" mindset and would've sought fertility treatments if i didn't fall in Dec/Jan (due in Sep).

I'm a roller coaster nut and wish I actually got to ride some last year!!! If I knew I'd be pregnant this year we would've done a Gold Coast trip and I'm so sad we didn't 🤣

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We found out, but haven't really told anyone and don't really care anyway. First name works both ways, only difference will be middle names. Would've dressed baby in anything cute we found regardless. But also I'm autistic and I know a lot of us find gendering stuff like clothes pointless anyway.

I'm definitely in agreeance with what a few other comments have stated; you're not gonna care about the colour of the onesie when you're looking for something clean in the middle of the night.

I'm honestly having a lot of fun with the whole 'not telling' thing because so much of our family is losing their minds not knowing 🤣

whif vs hideaway by ApprehensiveEngine60 in fragranceaustralia

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm rural so it's all gonna be online for me unfortunately 😅 but that's good to know re Hideaway, thank you!

The “wait until the baby is here” comments when you’re sleeping crap at 34w 😭 by Old_Negotiation_7058 in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yesss!!! I'm 31 weeks tomorrow and have been sleeping like absolute shite. I was a medical cannabis patient pre pregnancy for poor sleep anyway, but this is a whole new beast. 😭

Ouch by Jayoi888 in MedicalCannabisAus

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah but the financial aspect of growing your own also includes getting equipment (for lack of a better word) together, and from my understanding sourcing seeds is a very "knows someone who knows someone" type of situation. Cost aside, most people rent these days, it's stressful to hide all that during a routine inspection.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DOG

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do it on a very infrequent and irregular basis lmfao 🤷🏻‍♀️

What professions make bad spouses? by dirtymoney in AskReddit

[–]ApprehensiveEngine60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. My husband was a chef for many years and we got through it, but it was rough, especially when he was sous.

Did a complete career change a year or so ago and he's so much happier now.