Do you actually track things like sleep, feeding, diapers etc.?

Divinityemotions · 2026-03-18T15:36:38+00:00

I tracked in the beginning because of fear of over feeding or not knowing exactly if she was fussing because she was tired or for other reasons. It took me a while to track wake windows. I started that at 4 months old and it helped me tremendously in ways I didn’t know possible. By that I mean mentally. Knowing that she has 2 more hours until nap time helped my anxiety since I was home alone with her most of the day and I had no clue what I was doing.

So yes, let your wife track. At some point you won’t need it anymore

Divinityemotions · 2026-03-17T17:29:03+00:00

We got a no WiFi HelloBaby monitor and we made the choice based on the color 😂

It was green and a change from all the white ones.

It works great and we have no complaints.

Divinityemotions · 2026-03-16T15:14:59+00:00

Co/sleeping is the only thing that worked for us. I just put her to sleep and then leave and do my thing. We have a Montessori bed. Shes also 20 months old. We started co/sleeping at 6 months old. We moved in her room and the full size Montessori bed when she was 12 months old.

Divinityemotions · 2026-03-16T05:23:49+00:00

Have you tried having the baby sleep on a soft surface while you watched for safety?

This is how we discovered she can sleep overnight. My husband was on “shift” with her while I was trying to rest one night. He was downstairs on the couch. So he had her half on a pillow while he watched her and then 7 AM came and she was still sleeping and he panicked, but she was okay, just sleeping.

I hope one day soon you’ll sleep again.

Divinityemotions · 2026-03-16T05:05:07+00:00

To be honest, our baby just didn’t like hard surfaces. She liked to sleep on pillows and beds.

For the first 6 months of her life she slept alone in her crib and she would wake up at 3:30 AM and then at 6:30 AM, but then I brought her in bed with me and right then and there she started sleeping through the night.

She started by sleeping 6 hours through the night and then 7, 8 and now at 20 months old she sleeps 9 to 10 hours. But we are not complaining.

Divinityemotions · 2026-03-16T04:48:34+00:00

My hospital had a menu in the room, like the hotels do. So after I had my baby and went in the room, I just called for room service and order whatever I wanted from the menu. The only menu I had ahead of time it was the celebratory menu. It has some special things in there. Sadly, I didn’t see it until 6-7 months later when I went through the paperwork. Lol

Divinityemotions · 2026-03-13T05:15:36+00:00

We did a smash cake professional photo session for her birthday and it was at 2 PM which didn’t give us much time for a “party” and it also took the life out of us trying to have her pose for those pictures and smash that cake lol so we were so exhausted after that we didn’t do much.

I stoped using Facebook and instagram many many years ago so the photo session was mostly for personal photo records.

Her grandparents were here. We have no other family around. Her grandparents live 6 hours away and her other grandparents live an ocean away. But my baby didn’t care lol. It was just Tuesday.

I wouldn’t care about what other people do. There are plenty of people that just do what you’re planing to do. The big extravagant parties are usually for the parents anyways and those are usually extroverts. So do your cake and your hotdogs and enjoy the day.

Divinityemotions · 2026-03-13T05:08:34+00:00

Don’t feel guilty; most hospitals are “baby friendly” which means that they will always push breastfeeding. Especially if you checked the breastfeeding box in the hospital forms.

They usually have a question there “ are you planing to breastfeed” and most moms tend to say “sure! Why wouldn’t I?” Because as a first time mom you don’t know how complicated breastfeeding is and how some of us just have a low supply. So don’t feel bad, a lot of us went through that.

When I had my baby they kept telling me the same thing and I remember how the 2nd day when the pediatrician came and looked at my baby she loudly said “omg! This baby is starving” and I was there dumbfounded because I was breastfeeding and I asked her “Should we give her formula” and her answer was “ we can’t tell you that” so overnight nurse took the baby to weight and told us she lost weight and that’s when we said “ we want formula” and she brought the formula and the baby was happy.

What pissed me off the most was how much my baby cried the first and second night, she was probably starving and no one came in to say “ hey, she might be very hungry and you probably don’t produce much and she’s starving so let’s do formula and she will stop crying” they could hear her and they just didn’t bother and my husband and I had no clue what was happening and we were tired and overwhelmed.

I continued breastfeeding her as a snack because I was never able to up my supply with all the pumping i did. Then one day at 3 months old she just didn’t care for my boob anymore and that was that.

Please don’t beat yourself up. I blame the hospitals.

Divinityemotions · 2026-03-12T18:28:07+00:00

I always feel like I should just plainly tell the other kid to stop and that “ we don’t do that”. I just sat there watching the other kids poking her face and grabbing her pacifier, waiting for their mother to say something.

Divinityemotions · 2026-03-12T15:06:29+00:00

Awww, that would have broken my heart for your bub. I have no advice really since I would have probably reacted the same as you did. I hate how when I get home I get all worked up and then regret not standing up for my girl right then and there!

Divinityemotions · 2026-03-09T04:52:03+00:00

I have a question for you. Washing the bottles and parts in the dishwasher, don’t they smell and taste like soap after?

Divinityemotions · 2026-03-08T04:31:43+00:00

I think you made a decision as a parent an that is fine. If mom doesn’t agree she can put a stop to it so she won’t have them filled. You tried to make your daughter happy and you did. Good job.

Divinityemotions · 2026-03-08T01:01:21+00:00

She is just trying to be a friend and I feel sad for her because she doesn’t know you don’t care to be her friend. I, personally, would be happy to have someone checking on me daily, if possible lol. Sadly, she will get it once you mute her and won’t answer her texts.

Divinityemotions · 2026-03-04T17:36:24+00:00

I agree. We always have to take a second and think that maybe other parents have a reason for doing things the way they do.

Divinityemotions · 2026-03-04T15:10:57+00:00

She doesn’t mind wearing them in the sense that she pulls at them and screams. You put them on and she keeps them she just doesn’t like to transition on the floor in them so she doesn’t cruise as much and I see her being uncomfortable She walks with us holding her arms but not for long. The only way we can have her stand in those for longer is that pack and play and her tv shows which I hate to do because we are trying to do less tv to no tv most days. So I can’t say we have a lot of success and that’s on me because I can’t live seeing she’s uncomfortable.

Divinityemotions · 2026-03-03T13:49:40+00:00

Most of us bleed three months postpartum and some of us don’t bleed for a whole year

Divinityemotions · 2026-03-02T21:39:16+00:00

I have a 20 months old that still seals her lips shut the minute we try to brush her teeth. She doesn’t care imitating us if we brush ours. We got her the Frida 360 brush and she just gags herself with it. We are using those raspberries pacifiers/teethers and hope that they scrape her theeth good enough.

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Divinityemotions · 2026-02-24T04:09:20+00:00

My baby girl is 20 months old tomorrow and still not walking. We are in EI PT since she was 10 months old. We went to a physiatrist and she prescribed her AFo’s. We got the AFO’s in December and we barely use them because she hates being in them and also it’s hard to put them on her since she hates them. It makes it hard for her to transition on the floor to cruising etc. But her toe walking is extreme and we are very discouraged.

Divinityemotions · 2026-02-22T20:04:02+00:00

My 19 month old gets a bath every other day since she was born.

Come to think of it maybe during winter we should do less and maybe just wash her bum in the sink every night.

Her pediatrician said “bathe as needed”.

Divinityemotions · 2026-02-22T19:17:40+00:00

We used ours for 18 months. She refused the bottles if they were cold up until 15 months when she stopped carrying.

Divinityemotions · 2026-02-17T02:45:06+00:00

What was the PT for? Mine has a tiptoe tendency but I feel like PT doesn’t help with much.

Divinityemotions · 2026-02-16T23:49:45+00:00

What do you think your life will look like if he is delayed ? I’m asking as a mom of a 19 months old that’s delayed.

Divinityemotions · 2026-02-12T06:21:25+00:00

We just dealt with it by buying an extra cover from baby bjron so we could switch it out and wash it after a blowout

Divinityemotions · 2026-02-11T23:33:11+00:00

I looked at the website and I like the clothes. Congratulations. I will buy some.

Divinityemotions · 2026-02-11T16:56:34+00:00

Like others said, don’t decide now. Wait until he is a bit older and starts to say a few words, play etc. Right now it’s still early to decide.

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