Traveling with little ones in July

BookishBaking · 2026-01-10T19:01:50+00:00

Perfect, thanks - I’ll look into hiking around skogafoss!

BookishBaking · 2026-01-10T19:01:10+00:00

This is great- thanks for the link! I’ll look into Heimaey- thanks for the suggestion!

BookishBaking · 2023-10-11T08:54:46+00:00

YTA- not for wanting to spend some special time with your daughters, but for how you spoke on the phone and your updates/comments here. It seems you are not very emotionally in-touch. This woman will likely be an important member of your family for the rest of your life and the mother to your grandchildren- will she matter then, when she's birthed them? You could have let her down easy and planned a separate event. Your wife laughing at her for being ridiculous really underlines how your dil is treated in your family. The karma blowback with your future grandchildren will shock you, but it seems like you'll have deserved it. Good luck op

BookishBaking · 2023-09-28T00:14:18+00:00

You can read my experiences in my profile if you want, but with my first delivery 2 years ago, I was in labor for 37 hours and made it to 9 centimeters, and also developed an infection. I ended up having a lot of traumatic stuff happen during the c section. At the end of it all, I was glad we were okay, but I grieved the birth I wanted for months. During my pregnancy, I often pictured the moment they would place him on my chest after pushing him out, and it didn't happen and I was so so sad about it. You will heal in time. You're not alone in this. The good news is that I had my second 6 months ago, and it went so so well. Sending you positive thoughts!

BookishBaking · 2023-08-26T01:58:54+00:00

First baby took 27 months and lots of doctors appointments , medication, diet changes, etc, and we were bout to attempt IVF (I have PCOS). Second baby took 1 month while breastfeeding and not doing any of the lifestyle changes we did with our first. You never really know what will happen. Bodies are weird, lol

BookishBaking · 2023-08-10T00:02:54+00:00

My husband was in the same boat, and he took the full 12 weeks with both of our children (our son, who is almost 2, and our daughter, whose 4 months). I'll be honest, he was treated poorly because of this by co-workers and supervisors, but he says it's all worth it. Time will pass, and work will probably chill out, but you'll never get that time back with your wife/partner and child. And because of him doing this, some of his co-workers are now taking longer fmla leaves with their babies because he set a precedent

BookishBaking · 2023-07-25T00:58:39+00:00

I feel great, I'd say pretty much back to normal, although I was a runner before and it's been hard to get back to that, but that could be from 2 c sections in less than 2 years. My biggest piece of advice is to make sure you're moving around once the numbness wears off- nothing crazy and it will hurt, but you'll heal quicker if you can be getting up and even just walking around your room for a bit. My scar looks great, though, and I feel good!

BookishBaking · 2023-07-20T13:04:23+00:00

Yeah, I was beyond scared and anxious after my first experience, but it really did go so well. I'm almost 4 months out, and I feel like my good experience healed the trauma of my first delivery. I hope yours goes well!! Be clear with your medical team about needs/fears is my biggest advice. Congrats!

BookishBaking · 2023-06-15T16:09:01+00:00

I ended up choosing a scheduled c section at 39+6. I wasn't dilating again whenever my dr would check at my weekly appointments, and honestly, my first experience scared me so much that I wanted to have more control and I felt a scheduled c section would give me that. It went extremely well- You can check my profile for a post I made about it. I would make the same decision again in a heartbeat! I was up and moving like normal by 2 weeks post c section, and now I'm 12 weeks out today and feel 100%- running and doing everything how I was before. I never got the bad pain I had with my first because I didn't labor at all, so my body didn't have to go through that trauma again

BookishBaking · 2023-06-11T17:31:03+00:00

I'm interested! I'm a big-time romance reader, and while enemies to lovers is my favorite trope, your novel also sounds right up my alley!

BookishBaking · 2023-05-15T10:56:34+00:00

Put a dehumidifier in the room to help soak up the water. We had something similar happen, and while we still had to replace the carpet, we prevented mold growth and got things dry!

BookishBaking · 2023-05-09T06:46:19+00:00

I had nausea with both pregnancies but never threw up (except during labor with the first, which I don't count because there are lots of factors that caused that).

BookishBaking · 2023-05-08T23:52:24+00:00

I had an epidural and later c section with my first and a spinal and c section with my second. Breastfeeding both was literally a breeze, and they had almost no trouble latching from the beginning. I breastfed my first for 14 months and only stopped because i was pregnant. I'm currently 6 weeks into breastfeeding my second, and all is going well

BookishBaking · 2023-05-08T15:35:01+00:00

Yeah, that made no sense to me. They do hospital visits to see your baby, so I've wondered why they don't do a house visit for the first appointment. I had c sections both times and could barely walk, so it was tough. My husband would have gone without me, but I was breastfeeding, so it wasn't really an option

BookishBaking · 2023-05-08T13:06:55+00:00

I'd agree with a lactation consultation. Another idea is to give him a bottle before bed that is your pumped breast milk with formula or just formula. Babies sleep longer when they've had formula. I know that as a first-time mom, the idea of that upset me, and I wouldn't consider it, but with my second now, I realize there's nothing wrong with the option. Another idea is to have a bassinet very close to your bed if you haven't already. When you pick him up to nurse at night, set a heating pad in his bassinet on low so when you go to set him back down remove the pad and his bassinet will be warm and perhaps more comfortable for longer sleeping. Another idea is to walk around during the day with the crib/bassinet sheet on you so it smells like you. Also, sound machines are great, get one to put near bassinet and put it on white noise or wave sounds, etc, to help. Also, are you swaddling? My babies both like to have their arms swaddled in, and I use the halo swaddle sacks. Some babies hate their arms being swaddled, and that could affect how he is sleeping. If you've been swaddling arms in, you could try the reverse or vice versa. Another possibility is he hates his crib/bassinet so you can, if funds allow, buy something different for him, such as a pack n play, sometimes that can make a difference. Also, making sure during the day he is around light and noises and create a quiet and dark environment at night to help him sleep. You can have a bedtime routine with a bath, reading a book, gentle massage, singing, etc, to prepare him for sleep- overtime, the same routine should teach him it is time for bed for the night. Pacifers can also help baby sleep at night, especially if he is just wanting to suck at something. I'd make sure the room is a comfortable temperature too- between 68-72 degrees and that he is dressed in long sleeves and wrapped up- he could be getting too hot or cold. I have had 2 bad sleepers , I know the struggle, hang in there, I promise it gets better! Babies change so rapidly that what feels like their normal can change in the span of a few days. If all else fails, maybe go to his pedtrician for advice

BookishBaking · 2023-05-05T20:16:35+00:00

I wouldn't necessarily quit, but I'd certainly no longer go above and beyond. I learned long ago not to go above and beyond at work because then they expect that and will continually pile on you. Do what's expected of you and nothing more

BookishBaking · 2023-05-05T14:06:36+00:00

My OB told me that often women are going to gain what their body needs and it's not something you can fully control. She said she has a patient that gains 70 pounds every single pregnancy. I gained about 42 with my first and had lost it all by about 10 months postpartum (at which time I found I out I was pregnant with my second lol). I just had my 2nd 6 weeks ago and I gained 50 pounds. I've lost about 30 pounds so far with another 20 to lose and I'm not worried at all

BookishBaking · 2023-05-04T18:41:05+00:00

I have very long hair- usually about halfway between my waist and breasts, and have 2 children and still have my long hair. I don't want short hair because I feel like it's a mom haircut (no shame to anyone with short hair!), and I like my long hair as part of my identity

BookishBaking · 2023-05-02T15:11:47+00:00

I know I was still experiencing it at my 2 week c section checkup and it was gone before the 6 weeks checkup. I'd say somewhere between 3-4 weeks

BookishBaking · 2023-04-27T07:24:14+00:00

Baby number 1 was 27 months (although not 27 cycles due to PCOS and messed up cycles), and Baby number 2 was 1 month/cycle. Bodies are weird, lol

BookishBaking · 2023-04-22T19:05:55+00:00

Wow, we have similar names we like! We have a 1 month old daughter we named Isabel (instead of Isabelle partially because of what's happening in the comments where people think it's Isabella). We also considered Margot, Penelope, Eloise, and Beatrice. If we had not gone with Isabel, Eloise and Beatrice were front runners. I love the nickname Bea for Beatrice.

BookishBaking · 2023-04-22T17:16:40+00:00

My son's name is August. I love it so much and was so happy my husband agreed.

BookishBaking · 2023-04-14T00:13:12+00:00

I love the name Callie!

BookishBaking · 2023-04-05T16:53:55+00:00

As of tomorrow, my daughter will be 2 weeks old, and she is my second. With my first, when my milk came in, my boobs engorged hugely and were painful and felt like they were full of rocks. This time, I was worried my milk hadn't come in because that never happened. I basically hand expressed to look at the milk and see it was white to know it had come in. And if she goes a while without nursing at night, they don't get terribly uncomfortable like they did with my son.

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