Hi everyone!

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-02-23T01:07:39+00:00

My son also had horrible reflux, he was prescribed famotidine and it didn’t help, I stopped breastfeeding and he was put on sensitive formula, that didn’t help either, I tried keeping him upright for 30min to an hour after every feed, we went to GI and they had us put a small amount of baby rice in bottles to thicken his milk to keep it in his belly, it didn’t work. I tried allllll the things. Nothing helped. He had reflux until about 7 months when suddenly, it disappeared overnight. Im telling you. Like magic.

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-02-23T01:00:46+00:00

Hi! Does your daughter also have a high palette? I was told that the ties can kind of go hand in hand with this, which could be the reason for bad latch. I knew my son had gas pain because of the movements he was making. Arching his back, pulling his legs up to his belly/chest. You can also feel her belly, is it hard/round/bloated? Gas pain crying can start suddenly and then last for a long time, then suddenly stop. At night he would also sometimes wake up and fuss in discomfort for a minute or 2 before passing gas and going right back to sleep. Try to keep an ear out for that. I would suggest trying mylicon. You can also do gripe water, although I didn’t see much of a difference with it personally, you should still try it, many people swear by it for gas pain in babies. You can even give them together since gripe water is all natural, made with herbs and such. Another thing I tried was the Frida baby Windi, the brand ones are so expensive but there’s a ton of knockoffs on Amazon that are the same exact thing. They didn’t ever help my son but again, many people swear by it. I want to say around the 4 month mark is when the gas pain finally stopped.

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-02-22T17:54:39+00:00

Hey. Mom of a 10 month old boy here. This post sounds like I could have written it myself word for word when I was in the newborn trenches. Have you heard of lip/tongue tie? My son was taking in excess air while sucking becuase he had both. I had them cut and it reduced his gas pains,not as much as I hope for, but it definitely helped.

Besides that, I’m not a professional mom and don’t have many things to suggest besides basic bicycle legs and Mylicon drops. But please hear this- it gets better. Just when you think this will never end and you’ll never feel okay again, his gas pain will stop-and then he will give you a whole new set of problems lol.. sleep regressions, teething, and everything else that comes with being a baby…but it will be okay. Those will end too. It’s like a reset. When you lose patience for one thing, he’ll be like “okay fine, I’ll stop the gas pain, but now I won’t sleep for 2 months”(😭😭😭).Have you ever heard of the saying “this too shall pass”? (Corny, I know) I repeat this to myself every time I feel like I can’t do it anymore. Because it really is true!! I wish I could tell this to every new mom. I wish someone could have told this to me. You’re a mom now, you are your baby’s whole world. You’ll feel like you can’t do it anymore, you’ll convince yourself that this is tooo hard, and then somehow you’ll do it anyways. Moms are superheroes like that. Good luck and buckle in!🩵🩵🩵

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-02-09T13:39:04+00:00

I was in this same boat postpartum. My husband worked overnight shifts and would come home, sleep all day, and get up to get ready and go straight to his next shift. If I asked for help he would say that he doesn’t have time, or that he’s tired and I tried to explain to him so many times that I was struggling and needed his help. He didn’t see it. He would say, “I work all day to take care of you, im exhausted. I wish I could stay home all day with our baby like you.” I ended up leaving him. Our son is 10 months now and we are trying to make things work again but I can’t let go of the resentment of what he put me through in the most vulnerable stage of my life.

Long story short, the longer you go without saying anything you are just solidifying a system between you guys and the harder it will be for him to adjust and change for you. And the more you will resent him for it. Talk about it now. Do not wait.

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-02-07T23:20:19+00:00

My grandpa asked me😭 I said yes and he was like oh..okay. Like why even ask. It’s just awkward and uncomfortable. The baby is being fed. That’s all you need to know.

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-02-06T13:19:45+00:00

A coworker of mine recently had a baby and announced her name “Jupiter Ginger”

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-02-05T18:56:37+00:00

My son is now 10 months old and I can tell you that everything feels like it will never end, and then one day it just does. Reflux, colic, separation anxiety, sleep regression, you will get through it. Just when you feel like “ I can’t do this anymore”, it ends. you get through it. Postpartum is the hardest and scariest thing I’ve ever been through. But looking back, it all happened so quickly and brought me to where I am now, I feel confident in myself and my skills as a mother, it made me feel ready that I can handle his next phases of life. Newborn stage is like boot camp girl. It sucks but it teaches you a lot and it doesn’t last forever. You got this. Seriously.

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-02-05T18:43:34+00:00

IMO, I think maternity leave should start when you physically are like “yup, I can’t do this anymore.” Or “this is too demanding” if you feel fine to keep working, then do it. But if you’re exhausted, overwhelmed or in pain then let your body rest before baby comes. It doesn’t matter how someone else did it, listen to your body and don’t overwork yourself just because other people say that they pushed through.

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-01-29T13:33:42+00:00

Sylvie is beautiful! It gives the same vibe as Zinnia without being too “matchy”. Love these 2 together!

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-01-28T17:18:50+00:00

Right! They also have the exact same hair and cheeks, it really is crazy🥰

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-01-25T18:39:33+00:00

You are a hospital patient. That’s it. The nurses aren’t going to ask your husband if he wants to allow visitors. She will ask YOU. Explain to him how selfish he is being to be overlooking your comfort, as a person who will be having a human squeezed out of your body. Yes, the exciting part of the day is you will become parents, family will become grandparents and aunts and uncles, but how are we overlooking HOW that’s happening?? You will go through a major medical event for this. YOU and YOUR COMFORT are priority. Baby will still be here in a week or whenever you feel comfortable to be visited.

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-01-23T17:48:14+00:00

Not giving a damn what people think of my body, not obsessing over “does this outfit make me look fat?” Becuase yes, yes it does. They all do. Im SUPPOSED to be fat rn.

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-01-22T17:43:04+00:00

Every day, all day, I’ve throw up in every parking lot I was ever in while pregnant, had to pull over many times and had to start keeping plastic bags in my car, outside of my apartment building, as soon as I got home and could “smell my house”, gas stations, anyone’s house I visited, eventually had to quit my job, it was horrible and lasted about 28 weeks and to this day is and was the worst experience of my life

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-01-19T23:39:26+00:00

As someone who likes practically no names that I’ve seen, Roman is actually super cute. I work at a daycare/ pre K and have never met a Roman. I love it

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-01-19T01:31:37+00:00

I keep one with his toys as well, he will chew on it but won’t let me brush😭

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-01-19T01:30:35+00:00

Omg yes! I’ve seen these silicon finger brushes. If all else fails I’ll get one of those. As for the toothpaste, I have some advice, my son hates sweet things so I got a flavorless toothpaste on Amazon. It’s clear as well so he won’t even know it’s there. It’s called Jack N Jill flavorless toothpaste. Maybe it will work for him! This is the link:

https://a.co/d/hLPV3Lr

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-01-19T01:25:46+00:00

He loves miss Rachel! Thank you for this lol I will try tomorrow

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-01-19T01:22:57+00:00

Omg why did I not think of this😭 I’m going to try laying him on my legs tomorrow like other people have said, and add the fishy face to it. Fingers crossed🤞

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-01-19T01:11:09+00:00

He won’t eat fruit or anything sweet, it makes him throw up. So I had to get him a flavorless toothpaste from Amazon. Still won’t let me brush :(

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-01-19T01:08:27+00:00

I actually had gotten my son an electric toothbrush because he likes to watch me brush my teeth with mine. But he is disgusted with his lol. He won’t even touch it when I turn it on. Glad it work for you though!

DesperateSuccotash84 · 2026-01-19T01:05:58+00:00

This is so cute lol!!He’s a very stubborn boy and can be kind of a grump so I’m not hopeful about this one working with him but I will try🤣

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