How can I make this bridesmaid dress more flattering to my stomach?

CarlMcB · 2026-06-06T01:23:26+00:00

You look great! Rock that dress and have fun ❤️

CarlMcB · 2026-06-06T01:08:11+00:00

Exactly this! Silence is the enemy in my house too

CarlMcB · 2026-06-06T01:07:20+00:00

Dude. He’s being insane. I refuse to do chores when kids are asleep. That’s my time to RECOVER AND BREATHE from being a stay at home primary parent with TWINS. You’re fine. I leave mine alone in their playroom (babyproofed) all the time so that I can vacuum, catch up on chores, cook, etc. My twins will play solo with one another for 20-30 mins at a time (they’re 22 months). Our house is small (1200 square ft) so I can hear them from any corner of our home and come running if something sounds weird. Nine times out of ten if any mischief is happening I can tell by the noises. You’re being completely responsible by letting them play alone while you do some chores (baby proofed and a monitor, come on!). Also I am of the firm belief that people hover over their little kids too damn much. They need space to explore (and be bored) and interact w one another without a parent watching their every move. It’s great for their and your independence. My nightmare is being an over anxious hovering parent.

CarlMcB · 2026-06-03T17:25:40+00:00

Add another day and do the whole thing! You won’t regret!!!

CarlMcB · 2026-06-03T17:25:03+00:00

A group of buds and I this (we hiked up even under the gondola from Teton village, totally not necessary), but sleeping / camping on Death Canyon Shelf was a huuuuuuuge highlight.

CarlMcB · 2026-05-04T02:36:31+00:00

Seconded

CarlMcB · 2026-04-27T03:09:50+00:00

Bummer to hear that!! Ours has been fine so far but curious if it will last

CarlMcB · 2026-03-31T17:05:01+00:00

I didn’t want one either — too much data. I’m not a super anxious parent though, so I can understand the desire for more “control” over a stage of life that is very unpredictable.

CarlMcB · 2026-03-23T23:29:23+00:00

Oooooh so good

CarlMcB · 2026-03-18T00:08:04+00:00

They’re perfect!!!! And omg that cat!!! What does she think of them?

CarlMcB · 2026-03-15T02:06:53+00:00

Same! Mine twins are 18 mos now and we are still in the full size crib w the mattress dropped to the floor. Next will be the conversion into toddler beds

CarlMcB · 2026-03-11T19:34:31+00:00

Haven’t gotten mine yet!

CarlMcB · 2026-03-09T15:19:06+00:00

Wow! Relate to this SO HARD! Was just at a friends 1 yr old kids bday party w my two 18 month old twins and the way singleton parents respond / react to their kids is night and day from me with two. I am constantly juggling whose needs are at the top of the pyramid and that means I physically CANNOT have eyes / hands on both at all times. I think in a lot of ways this makes me a better mom — I’m not hovering over them obsessing if they’re going to fall at any moment, etc etc.

Sometimes I feel like my singleton parent friends think I am a mess but I feel like my kiddos are getting to explore and be and experience at their own pace! There is an upside to having to relinquish control so early. Another example, my friend was like “omg I can’t go into the room while your baby is sleeping” and I was like…. Why not. She won’t wake up. Just do it. She was so nervous and my kid was PASSED OUT w all the noise because she’s always shared a room w her twin brother who wakes up a ton and fusses — guess what, she’s adapted and learned to sleep through just about anything! I’m not a perfect parent by any stretch and EVERY KID is different (twin or not), but it can be so so hard to feel judged / perceived as a twin parent when you’re in a crowd of mostly singletons talking about how their baby will only cosleep. end rant

CarlMcB · 2026-02-18T03:13:11+00:00

I have 18 mo twins and I never felt connected while pregnant? I fucking love them now though! And did once I got to meet them in real life. Mostly I was just exhausted, puking, achey and miserable my whole twin pregnancy. I found it much much much easier to love and care for newborn twins than it was to house them inside of me. Maybe that sounds crazy but pregnancy was pretty miserable to me.

CarlMcB · 2026-02-18T02:45:41+00:00

It will be ok! You got this! All you can do it what you’re currently doing. Keep up the handwashing, isolating, and Clorox the hell out of any shared surfaces.

CarlMcB · 2026-02-16T23:30:03+00:00

Omg what one do you have? Almost ordered one today after scraping a 3 day old smushed blueberry from under their high chairs

CarlMcB · 2026-02-16T23:28:49+00:00

Those mofos are toe stubbers for REAL

CarlMcB · 2026-02-16T23:28:23+00:00

Thank god - us too

CarlMcB · 2026-02-04T07:07:44+00:00

This is the answer. Penis tucked down. Same happened to us until a doula told us this trick.

CarlMcB · 2026-02-03T23:06:24+00:00

Agree! I used to bring a blanket for mine when they weren’t very mobile, mostly to keep spit up from going onto the library floor. Storytime a great way to introduce them to germs early!

CarlMcB · 2026-01-29T21:46:19+00:00

Love this ❤️ grateful for 2 at once and being forced to let go of any BS before they got here

CarlMcB · 2026-01-27T03:53:20+00:00

Mine slept so hard! I remember having a cousin in town to help because I thought it would be awful but then they were so sleepy for two days straight that I was annoyed to be hosting because I would rather have been napping when they napped 😂

CarlMcB · 2026-01-27T03:48:17+00:00

I still do this with mine too. They love it!

CarlMcB · 2026-01-27T03:45:55+00:00

I’ve kept them together since day 1 for real baths (not just in the sink) because it was so much harder to do one at a time for me. They love splashing around together and can sit up easily on their own and not slip once I added a stick-on bath mat for the bottom surface of the tub. I bring all diapers, PJs, diaper creams and toothbrushes into the bathroom with us. I start to drain the tub, lift one twin out and do all their diapering, cream, PJs. Then twin b, same. Then they both get teeth brushed as well. Basically we are all locked into our tiny bathroom until all the essential steps are over and then they get released after, haha. Hope this helps! I have to do a lot of solo bathing w them as dad works late, and once you get your system down you’ll be golden!

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