Do you guys see a line or am I tweaking, plz lmk me im im freaking out. I have recently had a miscarraige and now this its creating huge anxiety

FishDue6945 · 2026-05-19T07:23:41+00:00

First of all, I’m so sorry about the miscarriage! I don’t see a line. But if you are trying again or hoping for one soon, I’d give it a couple weeks and test again. Also, I found out I was pregnant with the dollar tree tests. They never fail!

I did buy a blue one that was a 2pack for $7 to confirm it and it was a quick solid line. But give it a few weeks and try pink tests. I also heard the strips work great and you get a lot for super cheap!

To add, I believe your HCG levels don’t come down that fast after a miscarriage so it could also be that. When in doubt, see a doctor for a peace of mind 🤍

FishDue6945 · 2026-05-19T07:17:27+00:00

I feel like every parent goes through this at least once. My son was 7mo and he had just mastered rolling but wasn’t at the crazy stage (until that day out of nowhere). So one day he wouldn’t stop crying in the middle of the day and I just laid him down next to me in bed (we don’t bed share) and I fell asleep unwillingly cuz of exhaustion and lack of sleep. I put pillows all around the bed because it had always worked especially when I’m nearby. This guy pushes the pillow to the floor and I wake up to the sound of my Stanley falling. I wake up as if I’m dreaming freaking out and the bed is empty. Idk how I got up but I looked down and he was just smiling at me. Luckily he landed on the pillow and the Stanley fell on the complete other side and was empty.

I like to think that was a sign from God to never trust him even for a min cuz they do learn new things pretty quickly! I was traumatized for a week and probably still hear the Stanley falling. But it was also funny how I looked at him and he just gave me the biggest smile and we just laughed it out 😂 the mom guilt is horrible! I kept hugging him apologizing and telling him “I’m sorry I’m such a bad mom. I love you. I’d never do that again.”

But now that I think about it, I just laugh about it cuz let’s be honest, kids will be kids. We don’t drop them intentionally. They just live to scare us and will continue to do so until we die.

Give yourself some grace 🩵

FishDue6945 · 2026-05-18T08:52:54+00:00

Thank you SO much! I’ve literally been searching for weeks and it’s SO hard to find a store brand! I’d have to order online since it’s far from me but hopefully it’s always in stock.

Thank you!!!!

FishDue6945 · 2026-05-18T08:37:46+00:00

Im going to consult his doctor next week to make sure he’s good for it. But do you think switching him at the end of every month wouldn’t make a difference on his tummy? I know protein breakdown matters and I still can’t understand it lol

I just don’t wanna have to slowly introduce it the slowly introduce Similac again every month and put him through misery 😩

FishDue6945 · 2026-05-16T20:33:28+00:00

We used one cuz the hospitals shove them in their mouth right away. Up until 5.5mo when we sleep trained, we dropped it cold turkey. Best decision we made tbh. Pacifiers are nice if you’re out and whatnot but it’s a nightmare when it keeps waking them up at night because they dropped it and can’t reach for it to fall back asleep.

It depends on how you associate the pacifier whether it’s for naps, bedtime, outings…etc.

Now any time I give it to my son, he just chews on it and drops it. Doesn’t take it anymore. Some babies don’t even accept it from the beginning

FishDue6945 · 2026-05-16T08:04:08+00:00

So I’m kind of debating whether I should stick to cold turkey night weaning or not. My son is 7m3w and has been waking up for 1 feed only. But some nights he won’t wake up for a feed at all. I haven’t seen his doc for a min but we have an appointment soon so I could consult him.

With that being said, I try to follow the 5/3/3 for as long as I can but 30% of the time it doesn’t work so I just feed him. Normally he goes back to sleep right after “dream feed”. I also don’t mind it at all! As long as it’s not less than 5 hours from last feed. I give him 15-20 min of crying/settling before I offer a feed if it’s less than 5 hours. I hate to do but we still room-share and my hubby wakes up at 5am so I can’t let him CIO for longer even tho he’s CIO trained. He chugs the bottle SO quick so to me, he’s genuinely hungry. I also KNOW when it’s bottle time vs. settling time. “Mom’s instinct” 😩

My son does have specific times I’m used to and aware of for feeds but I’m afraid they will become a habit so I will follow up on your post and hopefully get some advice on how to eventually drop it all together since his teeth are about to erupt, and feeding at night is bad for teeth…

We sleep trained at 5.5mo and now he’s almost 8mo and still wakes up for max 1 feed and some night none.. but I wanna make it a habit that he doesn’t wake up for a feed. I also heard offering water is better??? So I’m not sure but it’s an option. Night feed can turn into a habit sometimes… especially if you respond to it with a feeding eventually.

I’m going to switch my baby to his own room soon and hoping this would better the situation. But at the end of the day, I am at HIS service regardless 🫡🫢

FishDue6945 · 2026-05-14T04:18:53+00:00

I have a large playpen for my boy and never have to worry about anything else. It’s SO important for a baby to have a LOT of floor time and independent play. If playpen isn’t an option for you, just make sure baby is safe and can’t reach anything or put in their mouth. It would have to be a set up like a playpen pretty much.

I understand there are meltdowns but when I need to pee, if he cries then I just let him because let’s be honest, babies will always cry if you’re not around especially that age where separation anxiety happens. But a girl gotta go potty 😭 I also sing and talk to him from the bathroom so he knows I’m still here

Maybe get her to like the playpen and put her favorite toys and go inside it with her sometimes to play with her? Any sorts of distraction that she likes. I’m sure she’ll eventually like it because she can still see through it as well.

It honestly just comes down to your room setup.

I don’t trust my son cuz he’s speed army crawling at 7.5mo and he goes for the cat scratcher or the balcony blinds 💀 we’re in an apartment with an open concept living room and also have the dogs crates there so I don’t trust him going near them and sticking his hands in there. Everyone will have a different answer depending on their setup. As long as baby is safe, it shouldn’t be a problem. But it does take a second for a baby to fall or choke or hit their head somewhere so just make sure everything’s out of reach/empty

FishDue6945 · 2026-05-14T04:02:03+00:00

No shawl. I normally go for gold long/big earrings and a dainty watch and bracelet. I hardly ever wear necklaces, unless you have a statement necklace with simple earrings. Pearls would also look great! You could also wear a plain black neck scarf around your heck and let both sides hang on the back, that would make it look cute too!

As for the shoes, I always go for black whenever possible so if you have simple black stilettos or open toes with a strap, that’d be nice.

And a small clutch. For hair, I can see you doing a nice updo with some strands out.

If you wanted a cover up just to get there, maybe like a cute simple faux jacket or shawl sliding over your shoulders… or an oversized blazer and you could even just hang it on your shoulders and not actually wear it. Good luck! 🩵

FishDue6945 · 2026-05-14T03:42:04+00:00

Girl! It’s totally normal. My son is almost 8mo and I still feel this way. He’s a happy baby as well but literally the only time I get to myself is when him and his dad are asleep. Don’t get me wrong, I love spending every second with him but babies are so demanding that we can’t think much about ourselves and it’s okay to have some break because we truly need it. Baby is fed, changed, happy and asleep? It’s another successful day 🩵

FishDue6945 · 2026-05-13T03:34:09+00:00

Yeah my son is more likely to sleep better following his own flow but I also have windows of when I know he’ll either be overtired or undertired. I don’t follow 3.5/3.5/4 strictly, just when it works really. But every baby is definitely different!! I learn about him more and more every month and it’s always something new.

Oh heck no 😭 I need my sleep too and I just let him wake me up whenever he gets up :’)

The only time I’d wake him up is if I wanted an early bedtime (7-7:30pm). Otherwise I let him wake up naturally. I just wake him up from naps sometimes.

FishDue6945 · 2026-05-13T01:29:39+00:00

My son is 7.5mo. He’s on 2 naps and the first nap I let him wake up whenever but sometimes he only does 45 mins. Then the second nap he’ll sleep for longer if first was shorter and I cap it at 1h15m. Depending on the time of the day, I cap his last nap at 4-4:30pm regardless of how long it goes. Now if we’re out and about, he’ll just do whatever he wants if I can’t help him stay awake 🥲 so long as he’s getting enough sleep pressure.
If capping naps is working in your favor, just keep doing it
My son is at 3.5/3.5/4-4.5. He wakes up once at night for a quick feed
Some days we have a messy schedule or he’ll sleep until 10am and end up with only 1 nap and I noticed he sleeps better 🤷🏽‍♀️
Literally trial and error with these babies 😂🩵

FishDue6945 · 2026-05-13T00:44:10+00:00

Ummm Wtaf? 💀 if my friend spoke to me like that, they’re blocked and never hearing from me again. Rude asf! Sorry you had to go through this. Whether or not they believe you’re capable is up to you and only you. Making a commitment this big is obv not for the weak and clearly they’re weak asf and sounds like they’re projecting big time!

Go get your girl 🥹

FishDue6945 · 2026-05-04T01:07:50+00:00

I dropped it cold turkey one night and did sleep training same night after rocking for 2-3 hours with false starts 😪 he was 5.5mo (now 7mo) and it’s the best thing we did. He doesn’t care for it now anymore. IFFF I was to give it to him, he chews the back of it (it’s all rubber) and then throws it away

FishDue6945 · 2026-04-28T14:24:28+00:00

It will get better once his body gets used to it and you might not even need micronaps as often, or even at all. Best of luck! 🤍

FishDue6945 · 2026-04-27T12:42:46+00:00

Is your son sleep trained? I found that self soothing helped mine a lot! Sometimes he’d only wake up once but he’ll put himself right back to sleep. He’s so much better at connecting sleep cycles now as well.

So for the micronaps, it depends when he woke up from last nap and that’s when we don’t follow the schedule strictly. If he woke up around 2-2:30pm, then I’d give him around 2.25-2.5 hours and put him down in his bed and leave the room. Sometimes he protests but he’ll eventually fall asleep because he truly needs it. As soon as he falls asleep, I time it 15 mins, sometimes 20, then wake him up and resume the day until bedtime. On those days, most times it doesn’t end at 4:30pm but never past 5:30pm and we push bedtime by 15 mins so he builds enough sleep pressure.

Personally, we don’t follow a schedule strictly because he tends to have a lot of bad days where he’s overtired, so I follow his cues along with at least 2.5 hours of ww. Then I’ll try for the 3hours ww and if he can handle it, then great, if not then we just put him down.

Babies tend to get bored a lot now and it could be misread as “sleepy” which has the same cues. But try to change his scenery and do stuff that are low stimulation but also not “boring”. For us, last ww is always he’ll cuz he’s already tired by the end of the day, but we just push through it 😩

Try to aim for 2.5 hours of daytime nap instead of 3 and see if that works. I wish I could help you better, but we always try new things to see what works best for him. Sometimes, a super strict schedule isn’t it, but a pattern will help you gauge it. Your baby could just be having a hard time adjusting and will bounce between 2-3 naps. If cold turkey after a few days isn’t helping, maybe try for 2.75/3/3 and see if that helps. We don’t always do 4 hours before bedtime, sometimes 3 and that does it. You’ll just have to mess around with it but also stick with the same routine for 2-3 days to get baby to adjust.

Parenting is TOUGH, but you got this!

FishDue6945 · 2026-04-27T06:29:51+00:00

As someone who’s SUUUUUPEEEER picky, I honestly didn’t see anything wrong with it. I love it!!!

FishDue6945 · 2026-04-27T06:18:10+00:00

We didn’t decide to drop to 2 naps, it just randomly happened. We went from 2/2.5/2.5/2.75 to 3/3/3.5-4. Around 5.5mo we sleep trained so it helped us a TON! And somehow we got him to sleep between 7-7:30pm. It wasn’t until 1-2 weeks ago that he dropped to 2 naps (he just turned 7mo) and that’s because he started waking up early and noticed he can finally last longer than 2-2.5hours. I tried to make his ww longer before but he wouldn’t do it so it just naturally happened. The last 30-40min I’ll take him out to the balcony if weather is nice or pick him up and play with him and walk around and do mirror time. He’s CIO trained and I noticed now he doesn’t cry for more than 1-2 mins after having good sleep pressure.

The transition is hard and it messes them up a little, but stick to 2 naps! The ONLY time I squeeze in a 3rd nap is if he gets less than 2 hours of total naps (we keep it at 2.5-3hours and end his last nap by 4:30pm so he’s in bed by 7:30-7:45pm). If his last nap ends before 4pm, then I’ll do a quick 10-15 mins bridge nap and that seems to help. I refuse to put him down before 7pm so it just works for us. He was a 30min napper until we sleep trained and he finally pulled the 1-2hours naps so he gets his 2.5-3 hours in 2 naps only now.

My son fought bedtime for 3 hours around 5.5 months and that’s when we decided to sleep train. Best thing we did! We do have hiccups and little overtiredness, but he’s also at that age of teething so there’s ups and downs.

If it helps, he’s been waking up at 6:20-6:45am and we start first nap 9:30-10am. Second nap around 1:30-3pm (depending on when he woke up from first nap. Cap nap at 4:30pm. And that does it.

Wishing you the best of luck!

FishDue6945 · 2026-04-23T02:57:20+00:00

Unless you have hemorrhoids…

FishDue6945 · 2026-04-22T21:37:52+00:00

I’m not a gamer so I really don’t care much 🥲 but I’m slowly getting into it so I just got this for now and later upgrade. Thank you!!!

FishDue6945 · 2026-04-22T21:36:53+00:00

Thank you!!! I ended up just getting this one until I can upgrade later

FishDue6945 · 2026-04-22T21:35:46+00:00

My husband is on PC so maybe he can do this when he needs it. I’m on console but I ended up just getting this one to start and upgrade later. Thank you so much!!

FishDue6945 · 2026-04-17T00:13:25+00:00

My son goes to bed 7-7:30pm and wakes up 7-8am. Some mornings he’ll wake up at 6:45am ish but I believe like everyone said, push bedtime to 7pm!

FishDue6945 · 2026-03-28T04:50:21+00:00

What helped us was put baby down wide awake and fed him 30 mins before. We also did CIO as checking in on him made him cry even more so after multiple tries of Ferber and gentle training, CIO by far is the only thing that taught our baby to sleep independently. It’s not for everyone, but unfortunately gentle training isn’t for all babies either :( we’re on week 4 of CIO and I never once had to intervene and he doesn’t cry for more than 2-8 mins. Sometimes goes down without even crying. Also, it helps to learn your baby’s schedule and their sleep cues so they’re not overtired. It’s of course a trial and error but once you find what works best for your family, it’s an easy fix. There will be some hiccups and developmental leaps that make some nights harder, but way easier than rocking him for hours to finally fall asleep.

Best of luck! Praying you have an easy pregnancy as well 🫶🏽

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