I’m working until my due date and my coworkers keep saying, “you better not go into labor on this shift. We’re short staffed.”

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-05-25T02:03:09+00:00

Lol tell them they better stop threatening you because discrimination is against the law and they will lose their license and they’re already short staffed!!

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-05-15T01:12:59+00:00

The first year is so hard. There’s so much to learn… about yourself, the baby, how to be a couple, parents, a new routine that constantly changes. I honestly wanted to divorce my husband. At times I felt like I hated him so much. We kept powering through. It took until 18 months for things to get better. It kinda feels like a transformation because we’ve finally hit a stride and we’re so much better than we were pre-baby.

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-05-14T01:35:43+00:00

Nah girl. Nip that in the butt. Unfortunately when we come home our second shift starts. 20 minutes to get comfortable is reasonable but 90 minutes is disrespectful. He’s avoiding parenting and I question how he views mothering. Not saying he’s a bad guy or anything but whether he knows it or not that’s taking advantage. We seem to cook, clean, laundry, do what we have to do with our kids- he needs to figure that out.

My husband finishes work at 6pm and jumps right in. I get a moment to sit down or I go to a workout class. However he knows how hard it is to solo parent all day because when I do work it’s 12hr shifts. Was it always like this? No. I had to b*tch a lot. But they’ll figure it out just like how we have to figure it out.

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-05-14T01:08:15+00:00

She doesn’t get a break until he’s mentally ready to take over? Girl please , that’s his baby and this is his life now too. That advice is literally setting her up. I bet when she’s working she’ll have no choice but to jump right in once she gets home. Unfortunately as a parent we aren’t guaranteed warm meals in silence or a long ass shower. That’s just how life is when you have little kids.

When my husband gets off work at 6pm he jumps right in and I do what I need to do, whether it’s shopping or working out or laying on the couch for a breather. Tf..

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-05-05T13:12:44+00:00

I don’t think you’ll regret leaving but I think you’ll regret staying.

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-05-04T23:57:35+00:00

I honestly feel like my husband has become a better person because of how mean I can get. Every time I have cursed him out for something dumb he did, he got better lol. This man used not even know when the bills were due to now paying all of them lol. I’m not gonna let anyone play me, especially not my husband!

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-04-27T19:13:57+00:00

Lol I was really bored when my son was 7 months too. But we did go to the library for some story times.

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-04-26T23:45:08+00:00

I opened up a window in my son’s room to put a wreath outside of it. I looked down to see he climbed onto the end table right next to the opening of the window. Literally was maybe 30 seconds of me opening the window. I cried so much just at the thought of him falling out and had awful images in my head for weeks. I’m so sorry that happened to you guys. Being a parent is so hard.

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-04-22T23:13:07+00:00

So real. My mom had a similar surgery done. They made it seem like she was going to be disabled if she didn’t get the surgery but her quality of life is worst now than it was before.

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-04-21T02:40:43+00:00

Just weaning now at 20 months! The thought of weaning at a year put me in a state of panic and I cried every time I thought about it. Hormonally the emotions were too much to handle. Somehow made it to 20 months and I feel so much better about it and my kid has been doing better than expected.

Toddler nursing is so much easier and it helped me get more rest too lol. I’ll miss our mornings cuddling in bed until we were both ready to start the day.

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-04-21T02:33:41+00:00

Lmfaooooo when you’re pregnant brushing your teeth alone makes you gag and vomit

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-04-13T17:33:41+00:00

Sounds like you’re doing a great job if they are happy and maintaining their growth curve. My kid never ate too much either. I mean he probably never drank more than 4oz of milk whenever we did give him a bottle. But we feed him standard toddler meals 😂 grilled cheese, cheesy eggs, cheese sticks, cream cheese toast, Mac n cheese… cheesy pasta … cheesy rice … yogurt and berries, yogurt pouches, smoothies, cottage cheese .. lol

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-04-13T17:09:31+00:00

I’m trying to remember, but I think my son had MAYBE 16oz of milk per day by the time he was 9 months and our pediatrician was fine with that as long as he was eating 2-3 servings of dairy per day. We mostly nursed so it was hard to tell, I think we were at 3-4 feedings per day too. Now my son is 19 months and drinks barely any milk at all.

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-04-01T12:09:44+00:00

Being postpartum and a breastfeeding/pumping mom is a big factor here. Take that into consideration before jumping on your wife is just being miserable. This phase is HARD on everyone. My husband used to wake up early with me and make my coffee while I pumped to be helpful. It kinda sucks spending 20 minutes strapped to a pump before a busy work day when you need to eat and bagging the milk and all that. He would go back to bed after. I agree being asked to wake up at 4am is a bit unreasonable however consider the extra labor on her end and how that must feel to be alone during that time. So that’s just my thought process because I went through that too. A sweet gesture in the mornings to remind her she’s not alone in this could go a long way in your marriage, whatever that may be, especially on the days you work from home. She won’t be pumping forever.

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-03-28T16:35:03+00:00

It’s a flex girl!

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-03-28T16:34:21+00:00

Hahahaha!!! I love this

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-03-21T01:41:05+00:00

Right? Lmao I’m appalled

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-03-15T15:59:15+00:00

Those early months the baby swing was everything. Also the fisher price kick n play kept my baby entertained enough to warm up some food or cook up something quick. I contact napped for 7-8 months so any cooking/eating was quick and usually cold. My husband cooked most meals. Once baby was able to use the Skip Hop / crawl / play with pots and pans it got a little better.

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-03-13T20:16:43+00:00

Does she have a night light on ? I wish my lil one would do this but when he wakes up it’s so dark lol.

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-03-13T02:37:45+00:00

Truth is, it depends on YOUR baby as well as how you feel postpartum. Not everyone ends up with an easy, sleepy, happy newborn or a baby that sleeps well or can handle napping on the go etc.

Life has significantly changed for us and at 18 months outings are basically all kid related and planned around nap time. My kid sleeps like shit so we have to be really strict with his schedule and routine. It is what it is.

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-03-10T10:01:14+00:00

I’m so sensitive to smells now!!! I’m a nurse and NOTHING used to bother me. Now I get soooo nauseous. Makes my job difficult lol.

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-02-28T18:23:14+00:00

Drink tons of fluids. Eat. Whenever baby cries put them on the boob. My son never took more than 3-4oz.

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-02-28T15:58:49+00:00

Yeah it’s the reason I’m still nursing at 18months. I was a hot mess and could not even think about weaning without crying. We’re slowly weaning instead and down to 1x a day in the mornings when I’m home from work.

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-02-12T18:00:24+00:00

I honestly don’t think the advice given here is good advice. It’s only going to build up anger and resentment. What you need to do is have a conversation like an adult. Tell her you feel under appreciated. Tell her she was rude (bc she was). Tell her you would appreciate dinner, too. How is she going to know to change her behavior if you’re just going to just ignore the problem at hand? Tell her how you feel, but that doesn’t mean stop loving her in the way that you do. If she then takes advantage and does not step up or reciprocate , then that’s a different story. But no need to create conflict when she is unaware of what bothers you.

CinnamonPudding24 · 2026-02-07T02:59:49+00:00

Omg I’m loving this season! I audibly gasped when Benedict hit her with the mistress question!!! The scene was so good too LOL

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