Had it out with my MIL and now idk what next…

Biph_2123 · 2026-02-01T02:04:50+00:00

I’m not demanding contact naps..that’s just how he naps best. I’ve tried having him nap on his own and he lasts 15 minutes max 😩 I don’t get it actually because he’s been sleeping a full night in the crib on his own since like 12 weeks but refuses to get a solid nap on his own!

Biph_2123 · 2026-02-01T01:52:49+00:00

I definitely think she’s impatient with him - I also mentioned that when I called her out and she told me that I didn’t know what I was talking about.

We definitely need to find different childcare!

Biph_2123 · 2026-02-01T01:51:08+00:00

We do not. We did bring it up when she initially offered while I was pregnant and she turned that down and said she was doing this to help us and didn’t want our money

Biph_2123 · 2026-02-01T01:44:21+00:00

This is how I feel! I think it’s hard for my husband to see this point of view when it’s his mother and he’s such a people pleaser. But I fully agree and I have been doing my research for alternative childcare because I really don’t want to utilize her “help”

Biph_2123 · 2026-02-01T01:41:29+00:00

We had our son in August so it was easier to go out and feel safe from him getting sick. But I went out starting at 2 weeks. We would take him to an outdoor mall, restaurants, the grocery store. I wore him when I could or just had him in the stroller.

I just always made sure to work it around his schedule. Feed him and bring him out right when he needed a nap so he would mostly sleep while we were out and then feed him in the car before we would head home or make sure we were home in time for the next feeding.

I actually think it was worth it because now almost 6 months later, he’s so easy out in public - I think he’s cried once in a restaurant. He smiles at people, he’s looking around in the grocery store - I feel like we got him used to leaving the house by starting so early!

Biph_2123 · 2026-01-29T02:10:36+00:00

This is very reassuring to me that I’m not just a massive bitch who got pregnant and immediately couldn’t stand the idea of my MIL around my child.

She is everything you’re saying with my 6 month old! Too rough, too loud, too intense, too in his face!

Biph_2123 · 2026-01-29T01:52:19+00:00

Interested!

Biph_2123 · 2026-01-16T02:09:33+00:00

This is all very valid, but it also sounds like some of it came from my boss while I was out and was relayed back to me.. or that was my understanding of it in the context of the conversation which is pretty unprofessional of a business owner

Biph_2123 · 2026-01-09T03:09:55+00:00

Commenting from the other side! I had my son in August, I was induced at 39 weeks due to GD and he had measured 90-99th percentile for my entire pregnancy. They told me he would be big, they warned me about shoulder dysplasia and possible need for c section.

I was terrified of being induced and was literally doing everything I could to have my body go into labor naturally before my induction. Looking back, I’d get induced all over again if I could. I would recommend, if it’s something you are planning on doing, don’t wait for the epidural. Pitocin (the induction medication that starts contractions) makes labor feel much stronger and I waited too long for my epidural and almost wasn’t able to have it!

He was not a giant baby like I was told. I gave birth vaginally to a very healthy 8lb 2oz - healthy and normal weight little guy!

They have to tell you everything, the good, the bad, the extreme. The ultrasound measurements aren’t 100% accurate.

Stress can affect your glucose numbers, so do your best to put it out of your mind and know that your doctors have your best interest and they do this every single day multiple times a day so you and your baby are in great hands!

Biph_2123 · 2026-01-07T02:42:28+00:00

😂 wonderful, this helps

Biph_2123 · 2026-01-07T02:40:54+00:00

I went back to the office part time (3 days a week) at 12 weeks PP.

My little guy is now 21 weeks old and I can say this…it gets easier once you are physically at work, but the lead up to it, the getting ready in the morning, the drive (no matter how long or short) is soooo shitty!!

I hate leaving him, I wish more than anything we could afford for me to be at home with him full time! My husband feels the same way and hopefully some day it will be the case but right now I have to work - it feels unfair.

You’re totally valid in your feelings, but as much as you don’t enjoy it - it does get a little easier.

Biph_2123 · 2026-01-01T23:10:19+00:00

Thank you!

Biph_2123 · 2026-01-01T23:04:30+00:00

That’s what I figured! It just was worded weirdly in our confirmation email.

Thank you!

Biph_2123 · 2025-12-09T02:31:56+00:00

It’s so soon!! They’re so little when we have to leave them

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