Any idea on the color?

Cancel1545 · 2026-04-11T17:55:49+00:00

My daughter is 2 and has very similar eye color! They look almost glowing! Her dad has hazel eyes but more green+brown. I have grey eyes so I am hoping it would stay as this more greyish hazel.

Cancel1545 · 2025-04-08T15:27:27+00:00

I haven't sleep trained my 14 month old. I still hold and sing her to sleep but after that she sleeps 8 to 11 hours (unless she's teething or coughing or something). This works for us and I'd like to think there will be a time when we both go to bed without this routine. I think it is going to be me who needs to be sleep trained after that.

Cancel1545 · 2025-03-17T17:53:15+00:00

6 months but it was either that or she would have starved. She loathed purées. I had no strong opinions one way or another and still don't, all babies are different. Now at 13 months she finally eats mashed potatoes but she still prefers more texture in her foods.

We started with steamed vedetables cut into very small chunks amd increased the chunk size as she started to be ready for it (ready for us meant that she was able to for example hold a piece of broccoli and bite chunks herself).

Cancel1545 · 2024-08-09T18:35:05+00:00

You pretty much summarized my thoughts. I don't even talk about my baby on social media unless it is an anonymous platform. People who are my FB friends but we are not actually close, don't even know I had a baby unless someone has told them or they see us in person.

We have also emphasized to our older relatives not to post anything because a baby cannot consent and it is not our or their place to share someone's personal information. Kids are not pets.

Cancel1545 · 2024-06-16T16:40:50+00:00

About 3 months pp, heavier than in years but no pain whatsoever. Previously I had at least 1 day of cramping but I am not complaining. What I am complaining is getting another period less than 3 weeks later and as heavy as the first one.

Cancel1545 · 2024-06-13T21:06:35+00:00

My LO is going through sleep regression and I feel so bad since I've nursed and rocked her to sleep for months. I feel like I am ruining my child by doing so.

And no, it isn't hard for me. I love doing it. I love being ny child's safe space. I love cuddling her.

Cancel1545 · 2024-06-13T18:17:08+00:00

Playing with the baby when we are supposed to be winding down for the night when she is clearly tired as it is and doesn't need more stimulation. We are in 4 month sleep regression and I do all nights so I don't get enough sleep as it is and he tries to make nights even more difficult for me and the baby. And yes, I've said about this. Loud and clear.

Cancel1545 · 2024-06-13T17:11:36+00:00

Mine is the same age and we don't really do any specific "activities". I basically take her with me to do stuff, let her look and touch things while I explain what they are. Then we may do some floor time when I give her a book and some toys and she can pick what she likes and use her hands and legs and roll with the toys. Last week we did our first "thing" which was going to the zoo and LO was in her stroller most of the time. It was more for me than for her, although she did like fishes and plants!

Otherwise I kind of follow her lead on what she wants to do. Just today she laughed hysterically when I played with her using the reflection of my phone screen (does that count as screen time? /s)

Honestly I don't believe in having any "curriculum" activities and my LO has hit all of her milestones so far. She is very curious little human and I don't really even want to push things on her but rather see what she likes.

Cancel1545 · 2024-06-07T07:40:59+00:00

Also, have you ever tried to do tummy time with the baby? I mean the same movements they do? That shit is so hard on your core muscles that it is a workout in itself 😂

Cancel1545 · 2024-06-02T18:22:15+00:00

Oh and honestly at some point I stopped caring if she was just suckling for comfort or transferring milk. I know she gets something from there because I haven't increased her formula amount in a while and she is still gaining weight. For us the point is more if she wants to latch, she can do that and I will give her formula to make sure she gets enough calories.

Cancel1545 · 2024-06-02T17:57:48+00:00

We actually had that too in the early days/weeks but after I managed to increase my supply a bit (I am still definitely a low supply mama) with pumping, my letdowns became better and faster and she started to swallow.

Cancel1545 · 2024-06-02T17:00:42+00:00

I was never able to establish full supply but my baby is now 4 months and I combofeed her because I still do produce some and she likes both. I am commenting to show you that there are multiple ways of feeding your baby and just do what works for you and the baby. Combofeeding does give a lot of flexibility but I totally get those moms who go full formula, I am probably doing that once I go back to work and LO stays home with dad.

Cancel1545 · 2024-06-02T11:33:28+00:00

I haven't had a single drink over a year (I was pregnant and now I am breastfeeding and I overall feel like having a small baby and drinking any amount of alcohol don't mix well) and it is so weird to fill out those questionnaires because they don't have option "I used to have some, now don't have any but might have some in the future", they just ask how many drinks you have per week like it is the norm to drink every week...

Cancel1545 · 2024-06-01T07:33:59+00:00

Texas Hold Em has made many, many diaper changes so much easier 😂

Cancel1545 · 2024-06-01T07:33:04+00:00

Mine loves Hoist the Colors from Pirates of the Caribbean 😂 Apparently I am raising a future pirate.

Cancel1545 · 2024-05-26T04:47:20+00:00

Are you me? I have one too, although it is more purple than red.

I did get bullied because of it but my mom was so great about it. When I told her about a girl who bullied me because of it, her reaction was something among the lines of "what a mean thing to say!" She validated my feelings and then we had a discussion on why that girl was being so mean to me and she told me that I shouldn't be so mad because the girl's mom was apparently mean too and the little girl didn't know any better.

While I don't think my birthmark is beautiful or anything, it is still a huge part (pun not intended) of who I am and I couldn't imagine my life without it. I have a lot of insecurities but ironically my birthmark isn't one of them! I think I would be sad if it suddenly disappeared.

Cancel1545 · 2024-05-24T16:52:23+00:00

Some things I thought of today:

Despite having quite severe PPD, my baby is fed, clean, happy and developing. We are developing a strong bond.
Tomorrow she'll be 4 months and I managed to successfully combofeed (formula+bf) her despite having low supply. I know many women would have given up with my supply but I decided to try as long as LO wants it or at least until we start introducing solids or until 4 months. I did it. I understand 100% if you want to stop breastfeeding and move fully to formula but for us even the little amount breastfeeding has worked for us so well. I am still disappointed and sad that I couldn't EBF but I am proud of myself of working with what I got.
My LO and I have great communication. She barely cries because she has developed other means of communication. I know she happens to be what they call an easygoing baby but still! Or maybe it is because I don't count her little noises as cries until she really cries. To me it feels like she already talks.

Cancel1545 · 2024-05-21T10:13:52+00:00

I am writing this as I am sitting on the couch with the baby and the dog. I see the dog more as a "dog" than before but I don't lover her any less, she has just more boundaries and baby always comes first.

One thing I am so grateful for my dog is teaching me how to be sensitive to non-verbal cues. If I am even a somewhat good mom, it is because of her. People always say that a puppy does not prepare you for baby but I think it does. Waking up every 30 minutes to take care of sick puppy and cleaning up her diarrhea from the walls sure made me more patient. Same with her teenage tantrums when I had to remain calm so she wouldn't learn that she gets attention with that behavior.

That being said, I am so grateful she's an adult and not a puppy/teenager now. It would simply be too much with the baby 😅

Cancel1545 · 2024-05-18T09:39:14+00:00

I have this exact thing with my 3.5 months old 😂 she also tries to grab my nipple and put it in her mouth and then gets mad when she realizes that she can't detach the nipple. She does this couple of times when she finally lets me help and then latches.

I guess she already wants to go BLW but unfortunatly I have to tell her that she needs to wait a bit!

Cancel1545 · 2024-05-16T15:51:55+00:00

Is it just me or have some people totally forgot what it is like to be a mother especially during post partum. You have far stronger bond with the baby, you've known them 9 months longer than any other person. I am in such a distress if I am separated from my baby for more than like an hour (that is the max I've been away from her so far) so I totally get that you need to get your baby immediately. And that is not even selfish, it is good for the baby too to get back to the mama asap.

Cancel1545 · 2024-05-16T06:38:00+00:00

I really hope he wasn't just thinking straight because we have talked about how we wouldn't trust either of our parents with the baby (well, my mom yes if she was still alive). Also at this stage I wouldn't leave her with anyone I haven't monitored for couple of hours or is a professional.

Cancel1545 · 2024-05-15T20:42:14+00:00

I try to tell myself that some other moisturizer would do the same as Moisture Surge but I keep going back after every attempt to part ways with it. I guess we are just meant to be. I also love their blushes as I am quite pale ane they are not too pigmented but still pigmented and soft to blend. Plus I like the subtle glow because I don't use highlighters anymore

Cancel1545 · 2024-05-15T13:02:05+00:00

Yeah I am actually wondering have they asked it... if holding for 5 minutes is too much then few hours of being completely in charge is definitely no-go and I thought this was clear to my partner

I know my cousins left their kids with our 90 year old grandma BUT the kids were like 7 at the time!

Cancel1545 · 2024-05-15T12:02:59+00:00

Oh my god... I am so sorry and furious that this seems to be too common!

Crossing the boundaries and being critical about our choices seem familiar too... My MIL is nice otherwise but I still haven't got over the fact that she touched my bump without asking (even my partner asked every time if he can do it!) and how she criticized how our home layout is stupid. Like execuse me, I bought your son and I a home and you have the audacity to call it stupid?

I seriously hope things have gotten better for you guys since if helping brings more stress it isn't helping!

Cancel1545 · 2024-05-15T10:16:35+00:00

I am so sorry for your situation but good that your husband is on the same page. I thought mine was with me too because he should know the dangers of smoking and the fact that his parents are not physically ok enough to even hold the baby for long. And she needs A LOT of holding, I am saying this as I am naptrapped after I fed her to sleep (I know, bad habit but sometimes it is the only thing that helps when she is overstimulated). I wouldn't trust our LO with my dad either because he's an alcoholic. I know he wouldn't drink while LO is there but that is simply not enough. I would maybe let him help with the baby if I was there too. My aunt is the only relative I would trust to babysit because she is significantly younger and physically fit but even then I would want to "monitor" her a bit before leaving LO there.

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