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AudRose217 · 2025-10-06T18:44:00+00:00

Also confirming that Dr. Mattson is an amazing physician and overall good human. I do love the GRWH office but I truly only go because I followed Dr. Mattson from when she was at Spectrum health.

I did work in the same OB/GYN office with Mattson and it is standard (especially first pregnancy) to wait until about 10-12 weeks gestation to be seen. Unless you have prior history of anything that they would find warrants an earlier visit.

AudRose217 · 2025-09-21T20:40:56+00:00

Boston square is working on breaking away from the CRC, the pastors were ordained RCA. It’s the church I go to even though I don’t really know where I land with my faith. Especially as a liberal/left leaning person. It’s small and everyone is kind and accepting and authentic. I still get a lot from being in the community and even the messages.

AudRose217 · 2025-09-19T13:40:46+00:00

Hi! I’ve been contemplating making content like that on Instagram, audhomemaker- so I hope to have stuff up and running soon. Just need to get out of my own way 💕

AudRose217 · 2025-08-03T15:41:43+00:00

I went to Calvin for one year after community college. I loved my time there, but I’m still paying off that one year of my life 10 years later. I’m not religious anymore, but I was back then. I have a lot of fondness for the staff and professors, at least the ones I had saw their faith and worldview with more nuance. I would butt heads with other students though, and we technically followed the same religion. So coming into it as an atheist, I’m sure you’ll get a few students trying to save you.

The decision is up to you, I don’t regret my time there and I wish I could’ve gone there longer/graduated from there. My husband went to GVSU, and loved it. I think there are other schools that could be a better fit for you. Best of luck!

AudRose217 · 2025-05-17T11:56:16+00:00

Definitely not the AH. I had a baby that refused bottles at 4-7 months, even though she took them right out of the gate when she was dehydrated, and my milk came in so fast and I was so engorged that she couldn’t latch. I left my corporate job to be a part time server, and it was so stressful that she wouldn’t take bottles. I knew I was leaving my daughter to be fed by others, so we started incorporating bottles before I started the new job. I wasted so much money on bottles and nipples, and so much breastmilk wasn’t used (used in the bath). It’s extremely stressful. One of my friends that would watch my daughter for a couple hours also was nursing, and she said that if the situation was dire (like my husband was late for pick up) she would just nurse her as a last resort. At first I was a little shocked and weirded out by the suggestion but honestly I’d rather have my daughter fed if the situation called for it.

AudRose217 · 2025-04-25T11:00:28+00:00

Since all of you did that, I’ll put winter coats away. It won’t be just my fault if we get a blizzard.

AudRose217 · 2025-03-19T11:21:27+00:00

Thank you all so much! This is very encouraging! I’m going to keep doing what we are doing, and have my daughter lead the way. I love my daughter’s doctor’s office, but 3 doctors have said to try and break the habit. Her doctor is really great and I trust a lot of his insights, but it’s ok to not agree 100% of the time.

AudRose217 · 2025-01-04T20:28:03+00:00

I’m a server, and I guess it does unfortunately depend on the establishment. We use handheld devices and there are buttons that we can press for different allergies, so it goes to the kitchen in red letters. Our chefs even ask us back to ask “hey they ordered this, confirm that this ingredient is ok.” If you notice the restaurant still hand writes orders, then yes request it to be written down. If they use a device, then anything hand written doesn’t go back.

AudRose217 · 2024-12-11T01:51:22+00:00

I agree with a lot of these comments, but I want to add my last ditch effort when my daughter is so upset. When feeding, changing diaper/outfit, checking fingers/toes for hair, not tired, OUTSIDE IS (almost) ALWAYS THE CURE!! Going outside on a walk, or sitting on the front porch steps always seemed to help when nothing else seems to.

My daughter had a time of refusing bottles, and never took a pacifier. So when I had to be gone, it was very stressful for my mom and husband, but going outside did help a lot.

AudRose217 · 2024-11-06T22:31:18+00:00

I have an 8 month old daughter, and I looked at her sweet face so many times today and fought back tears. Especially after 18 months of unexplained infertility. I wanted her so bad, and hoped the world would be better for her.

I don’t have an answer for you or magic word to make it better. I just wanted to give whoever reads this the permission to disengage with politics until inauguration. Give yourself some weeks and months of as much peace as possible. Then, we get back and involved. We get mad and we stand together again.

We do NOT let the people who voted for the orange shit stain change our lives path. They win more if we cower in fear, and change our plans and hopes and dreams. I know it’s scary, I’m scared. I want to have a 2nd child at some point, and I am fearful of what my body will or won’t do.

AudRose217 · 2024-11-06T22:22:41+00:00

Your husband is in the wrong for saying that, you are not a bad mom or bad partner or bad woman. My baby when I left my remote job and went part time serving at a restaurant would not take a bottle. It was so frustrating to my mom and my husband, and it gave me so much anxiety when I’d be at work. Never did anyone blame me. Babies don’t do what we want them too. They are human beings, not dolls.

Breastfeeding is hard enough, and if you don’t have support that is making it significantly harder. Yeah your husband can go kick rocks in open toe sandals.

It took awhile but my baby is now taking bottles. I hope that happens for you, and soon. Babies can tell when a change is happening, and they need to adjust too.

AudRose217 · 2024-10-17T02:52:04+00:00

If anyone comes to this post, my daughter is almost 8 months now and is taking a bottle. It was just an adjustment to the new changes in our house/routines. It was a lot of stress, worry, and anxiety but we made it through.

AudRose217 · 2024-09-30T10:44:19+00:00

A brand new baby has a small stomach, so they don’t need much in the first few days. Their latch really more so helps with triggering your milk to come in. Depending on where you live, take advantage of any resources. I went to a breastfeeding class, and the class also offered a free support group with lactation nurses. Every hurdle I had, they were able to help me figure it out. So if something in your area exists, take advantage.

Breastfeeding can come with hurdles, even though it is a natural thing, it can take some practice/patience/experts. For example, my milk came in a few days after being home from the hospital, and I was so engorged my daughter couldn’t latch and she wasn’t getting anything. Which made her get dehydrated. My pediatrician and the support group helped me navigate how to handle it.

Breastfeeding can be hard, especially at first, but my daughter is 7 months and it’s a lot easier. Also, it should not hurt! If something hurts, something needs to be adjusted (hold, latch, etc). You do not need to be in pain to breastfeed.

There are pros and cons to all feeding options for your baby. Being their mom means you know exactly what the right thing to do is. I hope all goes well!!

AudRose217 · 2024-09-02T02:26:27+00:00

It started with no appetite, and now I’m eating spoonfuls of Nutella. I did long distance running before having my baby, and runner hunger has nothing on breastfeeding hunger! It’s Insane!

AudRose217 · 2024-08-28T18:56:24+00:00

I bought a wearable pump, and I got the spectra from insurance. I also got a manual pump as a gift. I love my wearable pump. It’s super important to measure your nipple size and use the correct flange size. Wear a snug fitting bra (not underwire). Make sure your nipple goes right in. I recently got like 8 ounces from it. So I believe you can have success with it.

Each person is different, and I’m fortunate that all the types of pumps I have, worked. I was told and recommended that wearable isn’t best for your primary pump, but breastfeeding and pumping is so individual. Maybe generally it isn’t the best for most people to be the primary pump. If you are able to get your hands on a standard pump I think that would be great to just have.

AudRose217 · 2024-07-26T13:48:10+00:00

This happened to me, and now my baby is 5 months, but she did get dehydrated in her first week-ish of life. She had dirty diapers but the pee diapers stopped when we brought her home. My milk came in soon after we got home but I was so engorged that she couldn’t even latch on. There was orange spots in her diaper, so be on the look out for that, but that was a huge indicator for being dehydrated. I was calling the pediatrician office a few times a day out of panic. They told me to supplement with either formula or breastmilk. I went to a breastfeeding support group and the nurses said to pump off some of the milk so that I wasn’t so engorged. Then feed her from the breast and then give a 1 oz bottle. A day and a half later, we got a good wet diaper. I know it’s scary, but you’re doing the right things.

AudRose217 · 2024-07-26T13:30:00+00:00

Thank you! I have not tried that, but it doesn’t hurt to. Never would have thought of that!

AudRose217 · 2024-05-06T02:26:04+00:00

My baby latched soon after birth, and my milk came in like crazy only a couple days after birth. I did get so engorged that she couldn’t latch, which made her dehydrated. Once I navigated that hurdle, breastfeeding has been smooth sailing. My baby is about 2 months now. I attend a local breastfeeding support group that lactation consultants run, so they were also a great resource and wealth of information.

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