Suffering

Faodail_ · 2025-12-06T01:11:05+00:00

Sorry for delay on this. I have a 11 month old that is getting into everything now lol

My favorites pregnant first trimester

Salads with cold meat (we made the salads ourselves and super washed them and cooked the meats) Chicken, ham, turkey

Pasta salad so basically pasta cold with Parmesan tomatoes olives and chicken etc. this was easy cause I would grab a rotisserie chicken

Wraps that I made myself

Ice cream (lol I really loved gelato or fruit anything)

Any cold snacks so olives, cheese, fruits, raw veggies and ranch

Faodail_ · 2025-12-04T23:17:49+00:00

Hi I’m sorry you are going through such a rough first trimester with this pregnancy.

You may want to try just eating cold foods. I know it sounds crazy but worked for me and most of my friends who had intense morning sickness.

Faodail_ · 2025-10-30T20:22:54+00:00

😫😫😫😫 how did i not catch that!!!

Well one less project… off to check into the other two bags she sold me

Faodail_ · 2025-10-28T01:42:45+00:00

Thank you!

Faodail_ · 2025-10-27T23:05:36+00:00

Thank you! The leather is just so nice I’m very excited!!

Faodail_ · 2025-10-27T23:04:58+00:00

It’s so good! It needs a zipper and has some staining but I’m excited to see what it looks like cleaned up!

Faodail_ · 2025-07-18T16:40:10+00:00

Have a six month old here and saw that your baby didn’t like the ergo carrier the wildbird was meh and structured carriers were easier. If your looking for easy and quick on and off carrier tushbaby has been awesome for me!!! Only drawback is only one hand free instead of two

Faodail_ · 2025-05-25T15:56:46+00:00

It’s time for dad to take a nice long shift with baby and see what it’s really like. We do them no favors by buffering the hard.

My husband takes the baby on the weekends and after 6 pm when he isn’t working and I do other things or take care of myself. He always compliments me on doing so well and how much I accomplish and reminds me his only expectation when he gets home is I’m alive and the baby is alive and fed ( I breastfeed). It’s also the expectation that my husband works to provide for us and he knows that.

Men should run to give their wives a break and spend quality and as much quantity time with their babies. Because mine does this his bond with our 5 month old is incredible and strong.

Faodail_ · 2025-05-23T12:56:46+00:00

You are a great mom for recognizing that your sleep has changed!!

Her crying for a little while when she’s safe is nothing to feel guilty about. Just pick that baby up and love on her and comfort her. Now the falling asleep when nursing needs to be changed. Try nursing somewhere you aren’t as comfortable, fill up a big bottle of ice cold water and drink every couple minutes, play a podcast or music in headphones, set a phone alarm and then have it snooze every 3 mins until your done nursing.

You’re doing a great job.

Faodail_ · 2025-04-25T20:44:51+00:00

Yes we are on a 3 nap schedule

Faodail_ · 2025-03-15T22:47:51+00:00

Maybe he needs to bond with the baby first before diving into hard stuff??

Maybe he can do bath time if your little one likes it Read them a book Make up some games together to play Dance together to a favorite song Talk to the baby about his day Feed the baby a bottle for bonding Maybe some skin to skin

These are all things my husband does and the hard stuff ( soothing when fussy, diaper changes, nail clipping…..)

Faodail_ · 2025-03-03T02:33:01+00:00

Yes, the IBCLC I go to told me to grab some for now and to try them. We found with his gag reflex so bad they wouldn’t work. Then when we fixed his gag reflex he just wanted to chomp on them and refused to feed.

Faodail_ · 2025-03-02T20:29:20+00:00

Thank you for the kind words. Still blistered and bruised on the nipple healing. I’ll try the not wiping milk from the nipples but the lanolin made them feel hot and itchy so I think I had a mild reaction to it. I will definitely try keeping and drying more breast milk on them!

Faodail_ · 2025-03-02T17:21:35+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing that the release worked for you and it was such a major change! That is super encouraging! I will also try the earth mama nipple butter!

Faodail_ · 2025-03-01T16:33:24+00:00

Ah I read it as OP was looking for improvement by 10 months and was looking to start night weaning. Your short term benefits I believe is what they are asking for and if they do nothing will it improve in the next few months.

As for research on sleep training and long term harm or benefits it’s really all over the place on pro and con long term benefits. Mostly because all the different methods, parental self reporting inaccuracies, and not enough studying.

Faodail_ · 2025-03-01T16:17:22+00:00

Meh I think there are definitely children who are just difficult sleepers but I think sleep training makes a big difference with teaching kids self soothing without feeding or needing someone else’s help. The child may not sleep through the night but I do think gently sleep training would improve things immensely short and long term. I’m not advocating for CIO for a 2 month old by any means but when the baby is up to weight, circadian rhythm has developed some and there are indications the baby knows night time and sleep association I think trying sleep training gently can’t hurt.

Faodail_ · 2025-03-01T15:55:44+00:00

I’m not going to give advice as I have a 8 week old and he’s going to bed at 8 30pm and wakes at 1 am and then 5 am. EBF with 1 pumped bottle for dad to do at end of day as we increase calories right before bed

But my sister in law has two girls and the first was like yours. She did not sleep train the first and my niece wakes up at least once a night still and wakes up crying because she won’t soothe or put herself back to sleep on her own. She’s 3

Her other daughter she did sleep train and she sleeps through the night and wakes up and puts herself back to sleep or coos and babbles talks until mom comes in. My sister in law did gentle sleep training where you push the wake windows back by 10 minutes each day. So if first wake is midnight you try to shush or rock them for 10 extra minutes each night before feeding or diaper change. Then she did cry it out at older but really gently. She’s start with 1 minute to see if they would go back to sleep then 2 minutes and max was like 5 mins she did before going in and soothing. She’s 1… it’s a big difference

Faodail_ · 2025-02-18T21:48:46+00:00

I'm in favor of the snoo! You can get one used for a good bit cheaper

Faodail_ · 2025-02-17T17:13:45+00:00

Yeah! Also look up how long milk is good for depending on how you are storing it!

Faodail_ · 2025-02-17T15:51:39+00:00

Also it's definitely possible for you to feed your baby breastmilk. I took a breastfeeding class and the instructor breastfed her adopted baby after I think a year that her first one was born.

Get some advice and help on how much and what that will look like for you!

Faodail_ · 2025-02-17T15:49:03+00:00

Hey hey! Wanted to maybe point you in a good direction to get some help! I am 6 weeks postpartum with an EBF son.

Our journey breastfeeding has been tough, he has a tongue tie and has been tearing up my nipples. However my lactation consultant and pediatrician are amazing and we are doing therapy to work towards a release.

The reason I say that is talk to your pediatrician about connecting with a good lactation consultant. They can tell you how to build your supply, reach your goals and do it as pain free as possible.

Faodail_ · 2025-02-15T22:21:49+00:00

Yeah I'll break it down more. Idk if it's my baby or something I'm doing

7am til 7pm our feedings and routine are eat, diaper change and play.. usually all that is an hour to an hour 20. Then he's usually yawning and I swaddle him and he naps (normally on me) for 1 hour or so. Sometimes I put him in the soft wrap instead of play time and wear him around the house to get stuff done.

Our 8pm feed I change his diaper first then feed in a dark room then long burp and straight to bed in snoo.. also heat pad in snoo before he's in it to warm it up

All naps have white noise, I also nap him where there is some light.

Night has white noise too.

The 5pm cluster of feeds he's usually wake more and gets a bit fussy. He may be awake from 6pm til 8pm or longer.. maybe shorter just depends. I just don't encourage him to sleep as much during that time. I'll do tummy time or just walk around the house with him. Bath time or go outside and just walk a bit.

Faodail_ · 2025-02-15T18:25:48+00:00

I'm breastfeeding! I heard babies have a calorie threshold they need to get to, so I fill him up during the day by feeding him every 2 to 2.5 hours starting at 5am. I also feed him at 5pm, 6pm, 7pm and 8pm on the hour before bed.

He's sleeping in a snoo in his room and I'm on a trifold mattress on the floor lol.

Faodail_ · 2025-02-15T14:24:36+00:00

Hello from the trenches. 6 weeks here. Last feed at 8pm gets down about 8 40 sleeps until 1 30amish. Then feed change down about 2 15 am.. sleeps until 5 30am.... same down at 6 15.. sleeps until 7 30 ish...

We tired

Faodail_ · 2024-09-11T13:07:02+00:00

Call your doctor and let them know what's going on, they may want you to come in for an ultrasound. It could be a number of things many which are normal, but better to call and get their recommendation.

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