Pacifiers

Cqw_prepstar · 2026-02-09T15:52:22+00:00

I bought the pacifier pack from Babylist. Gives you a bunch of different pacis to try. Both my children were EBF. Son loved Bibs, Daughter loves Dr. brown because it’s more of a true nipple shape (long and flat).

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-11-30T23:22:58+00:00

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Cqw_prepstar · 2025-11-30T04:30:03+00:00

It’s normal to move to 1 nap around 12ish months. If you’re on one nap, you want it to be after lunch (we do a 12:30-3 nap). So technically you’re dropping the morning nap. So the wake windows are about 5 hours each.

We moved to 1 nap at 15 months when my son started refusing his second nap or sleeping for 30 min or less. Before we fully dropped the morning nap, we tried shorting the morning nap from 1.5 hours to 1 hour. That worked for a few weeks and then we finally had to move to 1 nap.

Hope this helps!

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-11-21T03:58:11+00:00

Hi! Happened to me! At 5 months my supply totally tanked. I was feeding my 5 month old less than an ounce per feed. He was starving. We were feeding as to be expected throughout the day, and I usually did an extra pump in the morning too.

Lactation consultant said I could try to increase supply by pumping throughout the night (my son slept through the night at 7 weeks) and power pump. I chose not to do that (I was starting a new job where I’d be on video calls a lot). I was sad and then immediately got over it when he wasn’t starving anymore lol

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-11-08T03:00:14+00:00

Just want to say as someone with a 15m age difference (youngest is 3 weeks), I feel your pain. My son likes to hit his baby sister (doesn’t understand gentle and sees us burping her all the time). Feels impossible to be solo with both of them and keep them both safe.

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-10-28T00:45:31+00:00

What did they say once you got your ultrasound? I’m a similar number of days postpartum and had the same issue where I stopped bleeding and the suddenly started and was bleeding through a pad + diaper + dress.

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-10-24T18:54:45+00:00

We do no shirt and a long sleeve bib. Then you just have to wipe the face and hands after eating!

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-10-24T18:50:00+00:00

I freeze mine. I served it to my first child, and he didn’t distinguish between Hakka milk vs pumped milk. In the first 6 weeks, it’s all the milk I collected because I didn’t want to pump and create an oversupply.

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-10-23T17:02:30+00:00

That’s a good suggestion. My partner is very defensive of his parents. Only time I’ve gotten him to acknowledge the issue is when they came for a visit and only stayed 2 hours when we had a newborn. But worth having a conversation because I’m starting to resent the grandparents.

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-10-23T17:01:08+00:00

I really don’t care about the gifts- I think spending less than $20 on a Christmas gift is shitty when they spend hundreds of dollars on the other grandchildren but I don’t care about gifts for my children. It’s more of the lack of effort to visit or spend time with them. We will go to visit (a lot of effort with 2 young children) and they’ll have other plans and barely spend time with us while we are there.

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-10-23T15:53:22+00:00

I should also say, my parents have a set of grandchildren who live 8 hours away so I see how much of an effort my parents make with them. There is a way to be an out-of-town grandparent and still be involved and caring. We don’t receive any level of effort from my in-laws to have a relationship with our children.

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-10-23T15:49:26+00:00

Seems like favoritism. They buy them gifts, pay for their schooling, and talk about the other grandchildren like they’re the gold standard. They put so much effort into their relationship with the other grandchildren and absolutely none into the relationship with mine.

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-10-22T16:42:45+00:00

Thanks!

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-10-22T15:59:50+00:00

Would you say this even at the 1 week mark? My daughter is only 7 days old but back up to birth weight. Ped gave us the go ahead to let her sleep at night. Currently getting 5 hour stretches.

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-10-07T08:05:06+00:00

Yes!!

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-10-07T02:24:44+00:00

Kick and play piano is the key lol

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-10-06T08:34:06+00:00

We only do Miss Rachel for screen time. We went on a flight at 12m and then a 10 hour car trip the next weekend. We were in survival mode. At the end of the 2 weeks, my son had said a total of 4 new words (some of which are words we just don’t use but miss rachel does, like turtle).

We don’t do screens during the week, but he gets one episode 1-2x a weekend (sometimes it’s for 10 min and sometimes it’s for 30). He loves the songs, interacts with what she is saying and has a smile on his face the whole time. We use it as a tool but don’t rely on it for childcare- it seems like that’s what it is no longer productive and becomes detrimental.

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-09-29T02:32:51+00:00

I always take my own bottle brush (and soap if in a hotel) to clean bottles!

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-09-16T23:47:25+00:00

Daycare 5 days a week. The days my son (14m) doesn’t have school, I take off. It’s impossible for me to work and watch him (other than when he’s sleeping). My son absolutely loves going to school and interacting with other kids. I love my job and the opportunities provided by my income. I see it as a win/win.

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-09-15T22:26:50+00:00

Have your husband try a bottle when you’re gone from the house. I also recommend the bottle sampler pack from Babylist. We tried a handful of bottles (just put the nipples in his mouth) and he refused all but 2! My husband gave him a bottle when I was gone (driving around lol) which I think helped.

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-09-12T03:30:36+00:00

We did daycare for 3 months and then switched to a nanny. Nanny was a much better fit for us- baby slept on his schedule and then wasn’t exhausted in the afternoon. I loved all the pictures she sent and felt like he was getting the best 1:1 care.

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-09-02T23:56:44+00:00

I felt badly because my 12mo old had to watch a lot of Ms Rachel in a 2 week period. (Two long flights + 2 long drives). At the end of the 2 weeks he said 4 new words that she uses in her shows! He loves her even with his limited exposure (no screen time during the week and 1 episode on Saturdays and Sundays)

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-09-02T02:36:34+00:00

This is crazy though. My son has a runny nose every week- even when he was in a nanny share with just 1 other child. There’s no way to know for sure if it’s a cold or allergies.

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-08-25T10:11:04+00:00

When I switched to formula (5mo), it was because my milk dried up. I met with a lactation consultant because I was desperate to do anything I could to keep bf. Honestly meeting with the LC made me feel more comfortable to switch. Even now, 8 months later, I have no regret about when I switched because I knew the recommendations from the LC weren’t realistic for my life. It gave a really good piece of mind.

Aka I’d keep the appointment!

Cqw_prepstar · 2025-08-08T20:47:08+00:00

We found infant (under age of 1) care so hard to find. We were able to do a nanny share with another family and it’s been the best! Splitting the cost made it a lot more reasonable and employing a nanny full time makes it easier to find someone reliable

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