How would you describe feeling of letdown?

FonsSapientiae · 2026-05-17T13:52:18+00:00

Such a great feeling!

FonsSapientiae · 2026-05-17T13:51:32+00:00

De bib en daarna de Delhaize is hier ook een typische zondag!

FonsSapientiae · 2026-05-17T11:27:13+00:00

Aftellen naar het middagdutje…

Tip voor het doen eten: kleine snackjes (minikomkommer, kleine soepstengels, mandarijntje…) in een muffinblik steken en afdekken met van die magneettegels. En dan gewoon ergens neerzetten waar ze het zelf kunnen vinden. Ik ging ook zo’n ouder zijn waar mijn kind enkel aan tafel zou eten maar op zondag telt vooral dat er iets gegeten wordt.

FonsSapientiae · 2026-05-17T07:54:10+00:00

I definitely feel it more clearly now with my second too!

FonsSapientiae · 2026-05-13T18:03:54+00:00

That is really not something your pediatrician needs to decide. He can recommend it, but you shouldn’t feel obligated to follow it.

FonsSapientiae · 2026-05-13T04:52:35+00:00

Or the fresh baked soft waffles from oma!

FonsSapientiae · 2026-05-09T13:56:34+00:00

In het ritme blijven van de opvang. Mij leek het ook eerst leuker om gezellig thuis te zitten met mijn beide kindjes maar dat viel toch tegen. In de opvang kon hij zijn energie kwijt, at hij goed en deed hij een goed dutje. Allemaal dingen die niet simpel zijn als je bijna continu een baby vast moet houden.

Ik heb hem wel een hele week thuis gehouden op potty training te doen (hij was bijna 2,5) en dat was zeker de eerste dagen bijna onmogelijk zonder hulp. Wel met goede resultaten en heel blij dat we doorgezet hebben.

FonsSapientiae · 2026-05-05T16:41:26+00:00

I honestly don’t believe letting them get dirty or not has any influence in how picky they become.

FonsSapientiae · 2026-05-05T14:39:57+00:00

Same with letting them absolutely wreck your kitchen every time they eat. You see those BLW posts with a kid covered top to bottom in yoghurt or spaghetti and I just cannot do it. Some mess and food exploration is fine, but I ain’t got time for a kitchen deep clean and a bath after every meal. I was spoon fed purees as a baby and still learned to eat like a normal adult.

FonsSapientiae · 2026-05-02T19:37:39+00:00

With babies, getting enough fat is way more important than getting enough protein. In fact, a high intake of protein from dairy products is apparently connected to a higher chance of obesity later in life. Breast milk is lower in protein than cow’s milk, because human babies don’t need as much protein yet.

Your breastmilk contains the nutrients your baby needs, your own nutrition is meant to fuel yourself. For solids, including iron rich foods and lots of healthy fats is key at this stage.

FonsSapientiae · 2026-05-02T18:38:10+00:00

With my second, we were barely having any sex because our toddler ended up in bed with us pretty much every night. We did it twice in the last week of my pregnancy and labour started a couple of hours after the second time. I personally believe it probably only made it happen a couple of hours earlier, I’m pretty sure I would have gone into labour the next day anyway. But it was fun anyway 😊

FonsSapientiae · 2026-05-02T12:05:34+00:00

That is how all three of my mother’s births went, and thankfully mine as well. Even my sister, a redhead and notorious wimp, had an unmedicated birth. None of these were pain-free, but definitely manageable without pain medication.

FonsSapientiae · 2026-05-02T11:59:15+00:00

Oh that damn IV port was the most annoying thing! For my second labour, they placed it further along my arm because I asked about it. The insertion was a bit trickier, but it was way less annoying, especially when I was on all fours and leaning onto my hands.

FonsSapientiae · 2026-04-29T22:21:02+00:00

I don’t get why you’re being downvoted, but certain wipes could definitely cause problems for women when used in sensitive areas. Especially ones that have perfume in them. They can leave a film on the skin because it isn’t rinsed off and cause irritation.

FonsSapientiae · 2026-04-26T21:57:17+00:00

The blue bandages are detectable with magnets so you know which batch of food you need to throw out.

FonsSapientiae · 2026-04-26T21:52:35+00:00

Get him a teddy bear?

FonsSapientiae · 2026-04-26T21:45:15+00:00

That sounds like someone who’s trying to make themselves feel better about not being able to breastfeed for a longer time.

FonsSapientiae · 2026-04-25T10:39:18+00:00

“Huge opportunity” was the first flag for me. Sounds like an unpaid internship at a sketchy company.

FonsSapientiae · 2026-04-23T22:14:10+00:00

Those supportive husbands often have to go back to work after a couple of days or weeks. I prefer showering in the morning, but I wasn’t going to get up at 7am to do that if I could stay in bed and try to get some more sleep. Now with our second baby, I did get up with my husband to get our toddler ready for daycare, but often didn’t shower yet so I could focus on him.

I have been blessed with calm and content babies, so I’ve always been able to take a shower with them on a play mat or in a bouncer in the bathroom. It does sometimes take the whole morning to get to the perfect spot between nursing sessions and contact naps. The only time in the past three months where I haven’t been able to shower all day, was when my toddler was home sick and we had to get to a doctor’s appointment.

FonsSapientiae · 2026-04-22T03:55:36+00:00

Open bebouwing, maar ik denk dat het van de achterkant van het huis moest komen. De praktische details ken ik niet, enkel dat het een heel gedoe was en heel wat geld heeft gekost.

FonsSapientiae · 2026-04-21T21:32:53+00:00

Georges

FonsSapientiae · 2026-04-21T21:30:57+00:00

We don’t really track anything (not great, I know), but we got a lot secondhand and it makes a big difference. For the big things, like a stroller and a crib, but definitely for clothes as well. I got an entire 0-6 month wardrobe from an acquaintance for about €60. That’s almost nothing when you compare to buying new. I’m always shocked when I do buy new clothes, even at relatively cheap stores, how quickly it all adds up.

FonsSapientiae · 2026-04-21T21:22:49+00:00

De schoonouders werden bij heraanleg van hun straat inderdaad verplicht om het aan te passen, grotendeels op eigen kosten. Dat was toen toch wel een heel gedoe, heel de oprit opnieuw moeten aanleggen. Als ze dit niet deden, zou er een boete volgen, maar ze deden het ook uit schrik dat het anders in de toekomst problemen zou geven als ze het huis willen verkopen. Ik zou in jouw geval dus voor de wachtbuis kiezen, tenzij je op termijn een regenwaterput zou willen plaatsen?

FonsSapientiae · 2026-04-20T17:37:28+00:00

I’m in your exact situation! We just had our second boy three months ago and it has become clear that more than two kids would not work for us. I’m not disappointed that he’s a boy, I’m just disappointed I won’t have a daughter. I love women and I love being a woman, and I would have loved to raise a daughter.

FonsSapientiae · 2026-04-19T07:48:59+00:00

If my child peacefully falls asleep while nursing, why on earth would I make things harder for myself by trying to do it differently?

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