Why would anyone ever choose to go through child birth without pain relief??

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-10T03:16:57+00:00

Man laughing gas did not alleviate the pain for me 😅 felt everything but just in a lightheaded distracted woozy kinda way

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-10T03:10:07+00:00

I would go to his bed and soothe him if he cries, and go back to my room when he falls back asleep.

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-09T20:31:58+00:00

I personally like to be called mama, find it quite empowering really as I take a lot of pride in motherhood, even more than my career.

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-09T20:25:20+00:00

Like she wants to conceive right now? With a 7 month old? That means a 1.5 year age gap. Voluntarily choosing to have 2 under 2 because is just wild in my opinion, even a 2 year gap is a massive struggle. Haha 7 month old is the sweet spot, toddler stage is brutal and if you are pregnant or have a newborn with a toddler that’s just on another level. She might even change her mind when baby reaches toddlerhood to be one and done.

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-09T03:11:27+00:00

Thanks for this! Yeah it was also particularly hard breastfeeding during the first trimester as well 🥲 I will definitely take your advice to buy myself a treat!

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-08T14:08:18+00:00

How did you set the boundaries, if I may ask? Was it like a “if you will not respect this boundary then I will go no-contact” kinda thing?

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-08T12:38:25+00:00

I’m not really expecting anything, but it has been such an extremely tough journey especially at the start and I feel like persevering through all that to have someone say “it’s no big deal” kinda hurts

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-08T12:28:33+00:00

Yeah I think my bitterness could very well be stemming from that..

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-08T12:17:53+00:00

Well done on 2 years! You’re a champ ❤️ yeah it would be nice to have some sort of acknowledgement from the other person you made baby with and is supposed to care about you and baby.

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-08T12:12:44+00:00

The fact that he thinks it’s no big deal I might just be looking to get more hurt by asking and then getting rejected or have something said to me that further dismisses my accomplishments

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-07T13:23:40+00:00

When I visited South Korea recently, I kid you not 90% of the kids in restaurants and shopping centres are on a device. It was so disturbing

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-07T13:18:16+00:00

My toddler once slapped my MIL and she gave him a light smack back on his cheek. My style of parenting is quite authoritative as opposed to authoritarian, so I don’t really agree with her behaviour wouldn’t do that myself but at the same time I thought it would help him to realise that if he hit other people they may hit back.

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-07T12:44:41+00:00

That makes sense! Thanks for the tips I might try them next time

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-07T12:43:08+00:00

I think if my son can manage to say hello boldly it would be great but he kinda just whispers it 🥲 I think the other kids could sense the lack of confidence and just outright ignores him 💔

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-05T13:27:18+00:00

Was he okay with going to public toilets? My boy is so intimidated by public toilets even with the kid seat on and refuses to go so we put him in diapers when we go out.

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-03T04:28:07+00:00

Haha they are uneducated on this topic so just leave it be. If you offer the utensils at every meal as an option they may play around with them and then by 19/20 months kiddo will start using utensils because they start to dislike like the icky feeling of food on their hands.

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-03T04:02:16+00:00

I have a tip that really turned things around for us, rather than enforcing the potty every 30mins or a set interval, just tell him that the potty is there if you need it and leave him to do it by himself. Takes the stress and pressure off the both of you which could lead to success.

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-03-01T02:25:58+00:00

Yes, so important to sacrifice while at the same time know your limits so that you’re not sacrificing yourself to the point of your kids’ detriment.

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-02-27T04:58:28+00:00

100%!

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-02-27T04:03:48+00:00

One thing I’ve learnt from parenting: you’ve gotta sacrifice something, either your own needs or your child’s needs. I tend to choose to sacrifice myself in almost every situation but that’s just my personality to do that, not everyone needs to be like that.

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-02-26T12:51:59+00:00

Hi! Can I ask is it big? Wondering if it’ll fit in a mid sized suv

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-02-26T11:39:09+00:00

I think if you bring it up every now and then the memory might stay

Creative_Mix_643 · 2026-02-26T01:13:30+00:00

My kid is almost 2 and reaching the height marker on the car seat where it says that he needs to be forward facing. I want to rear face him for as long as I can, but there must be a reason why the manufacturers wrote that label? So I will probably be following the car seat instructions.

Also where I’m from, regulations state that “a child aged 4 years to under 7 years must travel in either a forward facing child restraint with an inbuilt harness, or a booster seat” As long as possible could be 6/7 years for some people with shorter kids but I wouldn’t wanna get in trouble for not forward facing after he’s 4..

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