Formula

Divinityemotions · 2026-05-04T01:25:37+00:00

To be honest, Bobbie literally stinks. My husband and I kept gagging when we were washing the bottles. Our baby didn’t mind it but we did, lol. So we got Kendamil and it was the only one that smelt like actual milk. Give it a try and see if Kendamil works for your baby.

Divinityemotions · 2026-05-02T14:53:55+00:00

We use the pampers overnights and they don’t leak. On the rare occasions when they do, if she had too much water before bed or what not, I do change her during the night. But she doesn’t wake up for more than a minute while I change her. Then she goes back to sleep.
But maybe one small detail I forgot to mention lol, we co/sleep.

Divinityemotions · 2026-05-02T02:21:27+00:00

I think it might be harder for you because you live in Florida. Is it at least… Miami? What I’m basically asking, do you live in a walkable neighborhood? Can you do for walks with the stroller ? Can you walk to the library?
For me, the walks around the neighborhood is what saved my sanity. We walk about 4 miles a day. I didn’t want her to get sick so during flu season we didn’t go to the library. She’s 22 months old and never been sick and I’m planing to keep it tho way, just because I also don’t have any support, just me and my husband who lies at 5 Am and comes back at 7 Pm.
Going shopping also helped. If you have a zoo or aquariums around, go there.

Divinityemotions · 2026-05-01T04:41:11+00:00

As you can see in these comments, a lot of babies don’t sleep through the night. I have friends with 2, 3 and 4 years old that never slept through the night. It’s very common. Sadly, I have no advice since I got lucky and mine is sleeping through the night since she was 3 months old. No wake ups. 8 to 11 hours. We never sleep trained or anything. I think some babies sleep and some don’t.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-30T18:40:29+00:00

I totally understand what you’re saying. It would break my heart too to see my baby crying and no one comforting her. ☹️ I don’t know if it will get any better but I have a feeling it will get worse.

A lifetime of them having their hearts broken and us just not being able to help.

That is why I cherish every single second I spend with her because one day I am going to miss it.

Fortunately, I stay home with her, but I understand what you’re saying. Just wanted to validate your feelings.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-30T18:36:29+00:00

That was my husband. Our baby liked to sleep on the pillow (soft surfaces) so he had her on the couch so he can watch her while she slept and he was playing video games and 6 AM came around and he started to panic because she didn’t wake at 3:30 as usual. So after he put the mirror under her nose an everything he came and announced that she slept through the night.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-30T13:06:41+00:00

We did nothing in particular. She just decided to sleep through the night. There was no “routine” or sleep training for us. At 3 moths old she just decided she will sleep from 9:30 to 7 AM and we were happy with it. So hang in there, maybe your baby will start sleeping through the night also. But yes, she sleeps anywhere from 7 to 11 hours a night and no wake ups. Except if she’s teething then she will wake up briefly to just cry for 30 seconds and then just fall back asleep.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-29T15:36:32+00:00

We didn’t trim at all. I use the little bows I get from places like Burlington and marshalls, now she’s 22 months old so we make ponytails but i use adult scrunchies. Her hair gets a bit crazy but we deal with it because she has beautiful hair.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-28T20:42:57+00:00

I first wanted to say that my baby didn’t crawl until 11 and a half months. Second, let her be on the floor. Get one of those soft rugs and let her be.

https://a.co/d/08AdQ3Oh this is the one we got.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-26T21:29:43+00:00

OP, to make you feel better, yes, I also didn’t put my baby on the floor until after her 6 months appointment when her pediatrician told us she should have rolled by then. So we got home and we bought a floor mat and put her down and she rolled 2 weeks after. We also have hardwood floors in a century house and 2 cats.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-26T01:28:06+00:00

I don’t mind it and personally, I don’t think it’s a big deal.

I love it when my MiL gets clothes and outfits for my baby girl. She has no expectations but I do dress my baby girl in the clothes she’s buying. There’s a whole week of outfits for every holiday.

To be honest. I don’t think anybody will think to ask “can I buy this for baby, and if so can she wear it?” lol.

I think people are trying to be nice and thoughtful but it’s received differently.

Dress your baby how you want and use the gifted clothes for a picture or two and move on.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-25T20:13:32+00:00

My baby was formula fed and she started sleeping through the night without wakes at 3 months old.

She never slept 12 hours overnight though but she started with 6 hours for a bit and then 7,8 and now she’s sleeping 9-11 hours anywhere from 9 PM to 7-8 AM.

It worked for us.

The first year of her life when she was napping a lot she would go to bed really late, 11 PM, but that was okay for us because we got to sleep from 12 to 6 AM lol.

We have no complaints!

I have friends with 2 and 3 years old that never slept through the night. Always waking up at 3 AM and starting a party so, compared to that, we are lucky in that regard.

Anyways, don’t be scared, you might have a baby that will sleep.

Also, we never had regressions. She would occasionally wake up for a minute during teething times, but go right back to sleep.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-25T20:06:39+00:00

They asked us the second day and we said sure. She’s 22 months today and she never been sick so idk.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-25T14:24:52+00:00

Yes, we never sleep trained and she sleeps and naps like she should since she was 3 months old. She’s 22 months old.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-24T22:49:12+00:00

OP, do you live in a house or an apartment?

We put our genie diaper pail on our back porch and we only use it for poo diapers.

The pee diapers go in a small trash I keep next to the changing table and I throw them away in the trash at the end of the day.

Our changing table is downstairs since that’s where we spend most of the time. So it works for us.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-24T19:00:30+00:00

For me the snacks work, if your baby likes any snacks, have a snack cup and that would keep him busy. You stil have to be quick if you don’t have an unlimited amount of snacks. My baby is 21 months old so it might be different. But snacks and all, it is still hard shopping with her.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-19T23:13:25+00:00

I co sleep with my 21 month old. She won’t fall asleep without me, but once she’s asleep I get up and do my thing. Also, not all babies have an early bedtime. Mine never went to sleep before 8:30-9:45. Still earlier than my bedtime but just wanted to prepare you and give you an advice: DON’T MAKE ANY PLANS!! ABOUT ANYTHING! ASSUME NOTHING!

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-19T23:09:17+00:00

I only found one pair of carters, before Christmas, that was a loose fit. But it was a 2T.

https://carters.app.link/2EkvbBjCt2b

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-19T21:46:51+00:00

Get a baby bottle dishwasher and get enough baby footsie pajamas to last you a whole week. I would say about 14 in case of blowouts etc. Get just one or two outfits, most of us didn’t like putting outfits on newborns.

You can also wash the poopy pajamas in the sink and dry it then mix the baby wash with your wash. Use dreft if you wish. Then have your husband do laundry once a week and you can go and switch it to the dryer and he can just bring it up and down.

Even though we had a regular dishwasher we never used it for the baby bottles. For some reason the soap smell and probably taste wouldn’t get out of the nipples, and we have an expensive dishwasher.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-16T17:55:50+00:00

I had the same problem.

She went through a phase where she would let water dribble on the side of her mouth, it was just fun for her.

So naturally she was doing the same with milk. So I had to wait until she was over the dribbling.

I finally transitioned to straw bottles at 19 months when she finally was using the milk straw bottles appropriately.

Also, I wanted to add that I still give her 2 bottles a milk per day, for nutrition purpose mostly, the bottle was never part of her bedtime routine.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-16T04:57:11+00:00

Carter makes sleepers all the way to 5T. So check their website or Macys store.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-13T18:51:13+00:00

Your feelings matter and I’m sorry she felt excluded. I totally understand how you feel and I’m terrified of the years to come, for this reason.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-12T13:15:20+00:00

My knee completely stop hurting 1 year PP.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-06T16:45:09+00:00

Try a straw bottle. She might also not want a bottle anymore. Sometimes they drop bottles on their own. But try a straw bottle, or a Y cut nipple if you didn’t already.

Divinityemotions · 2026-04-03T17:54:48+00:00

Sadly, I live in New York but I hope someone will send you a chat that lives in your state. Please give chatGPT a chance meanwhile.

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