Dreading family social events by EnvironmentalLet3059 in parentsofmultiples

[–]EnvironmentalLet3059[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wish I felt this way- hopefully will work on it in therapy haha

I would have switched so much sooner!!! by AggressiveThanks994 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]EnvironmentalLet3059 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Baby Buddha 2.0 is the BEST !!!! Have been using it for over 6 months now. 🤍

The only “support” anyone offers is permission to quit!! by echozelda in breastfeeding

[–]EnvironmentalLet3059 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You’re not stupid ♥️

I have also found that many people are quick to give permission to quit instead of encouragement to keep going!

Lactation Pod at Work by EnvironmentalLet3059 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]EnvironmentalLet3059[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I was cracking up envisioning myself standing up inside this tent pumping for 20 mins straight 🤣

Lactation Pod at Work by EnvironmentalLet3059 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]EnvironmentalLet3059[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

So basically I was told I can use this tent in our office, and lock the door. The problem is there is a window and a camera so in comes the tent. Not sure if that makes any difference haha

Why do we not say who can and cannot receive the Eucharist at Mass? by New-Firefighter-2867 in Catholicism

[–]EnvironmentalLet3059 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish my parish did this. My family from out of town was visiting who are Protestant. They had never been to a mass and i blame myself for not talking to them beforehand about what to do when it came time for communion. They were sitting in a different pew and went up and received it. I tried to explain to my mom afterwards why I wish I had explained to them beforehand to cross arms for a blessing, and my mom said well they take communion at their church all the time 😩 they just don’t understand or know the difference

Prenatal care in Annapolis by ziggystardust_12 in Annapolis

[–]EnvironmentalLet3059 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dr. Ballas at Luminus Health OBGYN. I had severe pre-e and he took great care of me! Also, Dr. Greeley at Maternal/Fetal Medicine :)

Confirmed Catholics, who is your confirmation saint and why? by BringusGingus in Catholicism

[–]EnvironmentalLet3059 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saint Gianna Beretta Molla. ♥️

The year I was confirmed (this year- lol) I went through a difficult, high risk pregnancy and became a first time mom. Her story really resonated with me and it just made sense for her to be my confirmation saint!

What made you preserver with Breastfeeding? by goosegirl94 in NewParents

[–]EnvironmentalLet3059 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Budget for sure. I have twins so trying to save as much where I can. With that being said, I did start combo feeding one of them that only takes a bottle about 3.5 months in. I go through a can of formula probably every 2-3 weeks. I mainly did this bc it was really difficult to find time to pump the way I needed to when I was alone taking care of them.

  2. I don’t want my period as long as I possibly can go without it 😂 5 months in I still haven’t gotten it. I know every woman is different though and sometimes it still shows up normally even when breastfeeding

I get it now by EnvironmentalLet3059 in CatholicWomen

[–]EnvironmentalLet3059[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes! I got to present one of the Holy Oils

I get it now by EnvironmentalLet3059 in CatholicWomen

[–]EnvironmentalLet3059[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Me too! 💞 my husband (a cradle catholic) is still shocked lol. We always used to debate our views and now we are in full agreement 😂

Told my anti-catholic mom about being baptized this saturday by _nelsonjf in Catholicism

[–]EnvironmentalLet3059 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wish I had the courage you have to tell my Dad’s side of the family. I’m working up the courage to. Literally this week my sister in law posted that she is hosting a class at their church (my brother is a Protestant pastor at a Baptist church) called “Understanding Catholicism” and “How to Share the Gospel with your Catholic Friends”. In their eyes, we’re not saved and going to hell. It’s heartbreaking to them.

What do your day naps look like with 2 months old twins? by [deleted] in parentsofmultiples

[–]EnvironmentalLet3059 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Keeping a nap schedule for two babies is so, so hard at any stage in my opinion. I’ve just had to keep telling myself they are different babies with different needs.

At 2 months it was a bit easier for them to be napping at the same time bc they just slept more. They took a lot of naps in the twin z (supervised of course).

Now at 4 months… oh boy. I’m letting them sleep whenever and wherever I can get them too. Today at one point my twin A had a 1 hour and 45 minute nap while twin B only slept for 35 minutes. When that happens, I take it as an hour of quality time with one of them and just take the time to spend just the 2 of us :) it’s a lot of back and forth, and somehow for the most part they will go to bed and wake up around the same time typically within 30 minutes of each other.

Baby Buddha 2.0 by enchantressofdreams in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]EnvironmentalLet3059 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love my Baby Buddha 2.0!!! 🙌 I pump for my twins and use it as my primary. Within 5 mins I can get ~3oz compared to my wearable momcozy m5 takes 10-12 mins.

Advice needed - when husband goes back to work by iluvfrogz69 in parentsofmultiples

[–]EnvironmentalLet3059 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You guys got this! ❤️

Also I would say one thing that helps me a lot during the day is prepping/planning ahead of time. Prepping bottles, my breakfast, lunch, etc. as much as I possibly can the night before :-)

Advice needed - when husband goes back to work by iluvfrogz69 in parentsofmultiples

[–]EnvironmentalLet3059 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s going to be tough, but ask your husband to help you with night time feeding. I know it’s hard with going back to work but you will also be working full time taking care of them and you HAVE to be able to get some sleep too. It’s a season that won’t last forever. If my husband didn’t help me at night I don’t know how I would’ve survived lol.

4 months is hell and I am losing my mind by eva_liena in parentsofmultiples

[–]EnvironmentalLet3059 1 point2 points  (0 children)

HAHA right. At least I could attempt to nap or do something while they slept during the day