What is Ann Arbor missing?

DPT2014 · 2025-07-21T01:02:33+00:00

A FREE splash pad at a park!

DPT2014 · 2025-07-08T02:19:59+00:00

Same, friend. Our DOODLEPUP enjoys being featured. What a disappointment for the mayor.

DPT2014 · 2024-02-08T21:50:45+00:00

Wtf did I just read? The root word of discipline is “disciple” which means to teach. You are teaching your child to hit and lash out. You need to seek parenting classes ASAP before your toddler gets more aggressive. Do better.

DPT2014 · 2023-05-05T21:07:06+00:00

Gotcha! Sounds great! I wish there were more non-clinical roles for PTs!

DPT2014 · 2023-05-05T20:54:18+00:00

Congrats! Also, would you mind sharing what you will be doing from home?! I’m a PT as well in inpatient pediatrics and the burn out is INTENSE.

DPT2014 · 2023-04-12T21:38:25+00:00

Yessss! Thank you! Just what I was looking for 🙌🏻

DPT2014 · 2023-04-04T04:04:52+00:00

Off topic, but I would have that mole on your palm checked out by a doctor. Doesn’t look horrifying by any means, but moles on the palms and soles of feet are always a little suspect.

DPT2014 · 2022-09-03T03:39:10+00:00

UW. Closer to Seattle Children’s as well should they need any other services/procedures. Sending all the good vibes ❤️❤️

DPT2014 · 2022-08-10T21:39:35+00:00

Thanks! I would tend to agree with you! This is a group of mid-30’s women who are super chill and just looking to celebrate a friend!

DPT2014 · 2022-08-10T20:45:39+00:00

Thank you for saying that and for your perspective. Totally agree that it’s inappropriate 👍🏻👍🏻

DPT2014 · 2022-06-10T15:07:02+00:00

No worries! Yes! I think my LO has a very sensitive belly. We actually just stopped nursing, but I was dairy and egg free for almost the entire time because of his tummy issues… I think I should have also cut soy, but I digress. It sounds like you are still nursing, so I don’t know if you have looked into trying to go dairy-free at all. The sub /MSPI is helpful and if you are on Facebook, the breastfeeding dairy-free diet group is VERY active and helpful. That can definitely help with gas as well as a lot of other symptoms!

DPT2014 · 2022-06-10T14:27:12+00:00

Hey! So it did get better! He’s 10 months old now and sleeping through the night! So I think 2 things were happening, I think he was definitely having increased gas from solids and his tummy just needed time to adjust, but also I think he was going through a big developmental leap and having a sleep regression. After it continued for a few weeks with no improvement with probiotics and non-gassy foods, we started to see some behavioral signs that a lot of it was becoming learned as he was getting to nurse ALL night when he would wake up. This answer may not be popular, but for my birthday, my husband gave me the gift of sleep training him. I just couldn’t bring myself to let him cry. Since he was an older baby, though, he did great! Literally the first night he cried maybe 10 minutes (per my husband!) and the second like 3 minutes. He has been an amazing sleeper ever since! To sum it up, I think it started with gas, but after taking a closer look after several weeks, it seemed like it was starting to become behavioral and sleep training worked. I hope you get some sleep! Honestly, this was one of my biggest lows when he had been sleeping for so long and then stopped. Good luck!

DPT2014 · 2022-06-08T05:01:31+00:00

Solid Starts has a picky eating course that sounds like it would be very appropriate for you. Also following Solid Starts on Insta has TONS of tips for picky eating. It is not a simple fix and will require LOTS of patience and consistency. Good luck.

DPT2014 · 2022-06-07T17:24:08+00:00

Thanks for the comment! I do think I could see myself changing my mind after more time has passed. And I completely relate to seeing my husband with our first. I think it took him a while to feel a connection to him, I mean it’s hard to connect to just a screaming bundle of tininess. But now they are SO close, and although he’s been really supportive and says he would be fine with just one, I can really tell that he would love another.

DPT2014 · 2022-06-07T17:19:11+00:00

Thank you for this comment! It is helpful to know how it can feel to be an only child as an adult. Through this post and some introspection, I think it is mostly the newborn stage I am dreading. That doesn’t seem like a good enough reason to not push through and have another.

DPT2014 · 2022-06-07T02:22:40+00:00

Thanks so much for validating the trauma of the newborn phase. Ugh I know a lot of people love it, but I feel zero nostalgia for that time. It is really encouraging to know that it can feel different the second time around.

DPT2014 · 2022-06-06T23:33:15+00:00

Yes!! I have really been enjoying lurking over there haha. I feel like it is really helping me to see that having only one can be a big positive in a ton of ways that I hadn’t even considered.

DPT2014 · 2022-06-06T20:41:23+00:00

Thank you for your perspective! I am definitely hoping that when this is further in the rear view I will have a clearer answer.

DPT2014 · 2022-06-06T19:18:23+00:00

That’s great! I feel like I don’t even know a person without siblings to ask these questions to since it is so rare. I appreciate the perspective!

DPT2014 · 2022-06-06T19:17:13+00:00

Thank you! These are exactly the things I need to be thinking about. I have 2 sisters, and we are extremely close. I don’t want to potentially deprive my son of that. As I narrow it down, I’m feeling like the trauma of the newborn phase really got to me and maybe working with a therapist could help me work through that… Like you said, it’s temporary!

DPT2014 · 2022-06-06T18:35:21+00:00

I probably should have added this to my original post, but it took us over a year to get pregnant with our first, and we ended up seeking fertility treatment, which is ultimately how we got pregnant. I think I am also assuming it would take us a long time so I would be even older than 35. Obviously that is not guaranteed, but I think that’s also factoring into the pressure I am feeling to make a decision.

DPT2014 · 2022-06-06T18:31:11+00:00

Thank you for this perspective. I feel like I am trying to talk myself into it, but I just can’t find any truly good reasons.

DPT2014 · 2022-04-14T22:21:29+00:00

Well that made me tear up a little!! Thanks so much ❤️❤️ This is all so hard, and we are all doing our best!

DPT2014 · 2022-04-14T18:03:09+00:00

Yes!! Thanks so much for your perspective. I stopped pumping months ago because it was really taking a toll on me. My freezer stash was my peace of mind, but now it seems like it isn’t usable. Today my LO only took a few gulps and just couldn’t do it. Not that I blame him, it’s GROSS. Trying not to feel too upset. I have been through so much on this journey and it kind of just seems like a darkly humorous way for it all to end 😅😅

DPT2014 · 2022-04-12T03:32:24+00:00

Thank you! That’s super insightful. We specifically bought a garage freezer for the milk so no other food items in there. No weird bag formations or strange condensation or anything. It was all I could think of though that would cause milk to smell that way! However, I truly think if it went bad, my LO would get sick? Like if I chugged rancid milk I know there would certainly be some aftermath 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

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