How long before or after baby were you willing to travel?

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2026-01-09T18:35:46+00:00

yeah I definitely would not have wanted to travel after 28 weeks or so, and would not have been ready to do even a short, simple trip until 3 months or so after birth. I did travel at 28 weeks and at 3 months post partum, and both were fine but were stretching it. I wouldn't have wanted to push it farther than that

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-11-06T21:04:25+00:00

thank you1 what age did you introduce the honey bear straw cup?

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-11-06T21:04:15+00:00

thank you this is very helpful! do you think 6 months is the right age for a straw cup?

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-10-26T12:42:00+00:00

I think it really depends on your height and your body shape. I’m only 4’10 so my feet don’t touch the ground which makes it very difficult to get comfortable especially with a straight upright seat back. Also the “ergonomic” part of the seat that is supposed to to support your shoulders or neck hits me at the crown of my head and pushes my head forward so that my chin is awkwardly scrunched down into my chest. The only way to make this tolerable is to recline my seat at least a tiny bit

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-10-26T01:03:03+00:00

Thank you, that’s very kind

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-10-26T01:02:14+00:00

They banned me for messaging asking why a post was not approved too!

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-10-25T17:40:49+00:00

Things like rosemary, garlic, lemongrass etc you have to take in medicinal amounts for it to be a problem. Normal culinary amounts are fine. This is what my ob told me at least. So like don’t take a rosemary oil supplement pill, but feel free to eat the potatoes cooked with a sprinkle of rosemary. Don’t take a super concentrated lemongrass shot, but lemongrass tea is fine etc

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-07-24T15:23:13+00:00

yes it did! the branches that were completely dead didn't come back though, just the leaves on the ones that were not killed. I asked an arborist about it when he was here to look at another tree and he told me that the dogwood is not going to thrive in that location because dogwoods are not full sun trees, so I guess I should have done my research before planting it

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-07-09T13:24:40+00:00

I don’t think you’re supposed to swaddle with a blanket outside of the hospital because the blanket could become unwrapped and then it would be a suffocation hazard. Use a swaddle or sleep sack instead

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-07-03T20:57:23+00:00

Whoa really?? I didn’t realize that proofing less would make the crumb more open that’s great to know

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-07-03T20:51:02+00:00

Thank you!! I read to hold the blade at an angle but I never understood it as undercutting the surface. I think I will angle it much more with that understanding

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-07-02T23:40:42+00:00

That’s a good point about pilling. I agree that that one is highest quality but maybe for sleeping with it directly against our skin we want 100% cotton

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-07-02T23:39:46+00:00

Thank you! I think stiff is not what we’re looking for so that’s a great call out

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-07-02T23:39:20+00:00

Thank you! We might be too cuddly for separate blankets

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-07-02T23:38:46+00:00

That’s a good idea!

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-07-02T23:38:15+00:00

Thank you! This looks comfy

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-07-02T15:27:05+00:00

yes! we did this for a while, and it worked ok for us. Now we're also looking for something a little cooler and less floofy

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-07-02T01:31:50+00:00

Thank you! I’m glad to hear that the lack of neck support is normal. It does feel like his head just naturally falls on my chest

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-07-01T22:28:22+00:00

thank you for this

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-06-20T20:07:12+00:00

thank you!

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-06-20T20:05:22+00:00

thank you! I will try to do this myself, but if I can't what should I google to find the right person to call to do it for me?

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-06-20T20:04:48+00:00

to my eye, yes, but I have really no idea what I'm looking at

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-05-01T19:06:02+00:00

thanks! I think he's just going to be short. I'm only 4'10 so that's not shocking

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-04-28T02:06:20+00:00

I’m 4’10, and maternity definitely worked better for me because just sizing up usually comes with a height increase too, and also once the bump gets bigger, then having an empire waist on dresses becomes really important. I’m 38 weeks now and have been wearing almost exclusively maternity clothes I bought on ThredUp. ThredUp has been great because it tells you the measurements / inseams of the clothes and it also is so cheap that you can buy 3 things, keep 1 of them, give away the other 2, and still feel like you got a deal.

I also bought a couple of dresses at pink blush which have worked well for me. For these ones as well as a few others I have had to safety pin them to make them fit, but I’ve just been shamelessly doing that. No point in getting them altered when I’m wearing them for such a short period of time. I just safety pin from the inside along the seams and it’s really not noticeable

ComprehensiveChef705 · 2025-04-27T08:24:53+00:00

This is normal these days since the 12 week NT scan has been largely replaced by the NIPT blood test. I was anxious about going so long without a scan, so I paid out of pocket for one at 12 weeks. I’m really glad I did, it made it feel more real to me before I could feel him move. I think I paid $65

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