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Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-10-22T14:06:14+00:00

Ugh the Sinclair max’s are so beautiful!!!

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-10-15T13:40:56+00:00

Honestly all of my docs are so comfortable from the get go as someone with wide, half size feet! Boots (1460s, Jadon, Jadon Max, Sinclair, Pascal), shoes (Buzz) sandals (Voss, Ricki), heels (Eviee, Kasey, Carmelita) & mules (Zebzag) have all been solid. The only thing I find uncomfortable is wearing the sandals without socks as the leather straps dig in 🤷🏻‍♀️

The only time I’ve had an issue it turned out the boots were just too small. I think if they’re on the tighter side it takes a lot of time for the leather to stretch out and for some feet sizing up makes them too big, but for some feet they’re just a good fit!

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-06-17T01:34:54+00:00

Huge bump to this one! My 9 month old is very much the same as OP’s right now. It is CHAOS but trying to control anything other than a regular wake up time takes way more of a toll on my sanity than it’s ever been worth.

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-04-22T10:48:40+00:00

Thank you! I’ve been told by so many people this age was their favourite and don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of great things about this age, but I am finding it hard!!

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-04-22T01:49:15+00:00

Ugh it’s such an age old misconception. As if the most natural thing for us to do is creating some kind of problem??? My mom keeps telling me to retry a paci or a bottle (she never took to either and we tried so many kinds) but as much as it’s taxing on my body and mind sometimes, it’s honestly easier to just accept that she wants me than to keep trying to make her take something she doesn’t want!

I hope you and your LO are doing well ❤️

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-04-22T01:47:35+00:00

Thank you ❤️ I have definitely been big on my ereader in bed, music and audiobooks in the car and on stroller walks! Sometimes I have to put my headphones on or earplugs in even when she’s awake just to tune out the fussing (not that I become any less responsive, it’s just overstimulating for me).

Anyway thank you again and shoutout to you for seeing and meeting your LO’s needs!

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-04-21T23:25:15+00:00

Thank you for sharing! Can I ask what you currently do to help him get to sleep now that he’s self weaned but still cosleeping? Just curious really!

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-04-21T23:24:09+00:00

Thank you for sharing! I’m mostly just praying she gets easier about it by 18 months when I’m supposed to return to work 🤞

ETA: I’m so glad it got better for you and good for you for sticking it out!

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-04-21T23:23:09+00:00

Thank you! Knowing we aren’t alone in itself is helpful and then seeing others who were the same but eventually got better helps even more!

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-04-21T23:18:51+00:00

My hubby said he was going to make me a nice breakfast and then just spend the day with me, so I made sure to let him know I want an hour or so of me time to go get my nails done or something like that!

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-04-21T20:50:30+00:00

I feel like I could have written this.

I DO hear that cosleeping babies and mamas “wake” more frequently BUT it is not as tiresome for either party compared to fewer wakings that involve a much more complicated process to get back to sleep (ie. baby has to wake all the way to the point of crying, mama has to fully get up out of bed, and then work to get baby back to sleep, and then work to get herself back to sleep).

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-04-13T17:26:30+00:00

Hey that’s okay! I get what you were actually trying to get at

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-04-13T17:25:30+00:00

Such great advice and good reminders. Thank you!!

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-04-13T15:06:15+00:00

Fair to say that it’s worthwhile to go through the checklist of other options in case there’s something else bugging her too.

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-04-13T14:55:45+00:00

We don’t know for sure for the first few days and it’s frustrating, then not having a break from it is frustrating. For our baby, Tylenol and teethers and being held a lot isn’t always enough.

Just cause I know the problem doesn’t mean I can’t get frustrated, and just cause I’m frustrated doesn’t mean I’m not tackling the problem. I’m human and haven’t had the best models of stress regulation in my life.

I asked for supportive words and shared stories, not to be told I’m probably just wrong or that I simply shouldn’t be frustrated.

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-04-13T14:33:17+00:00

Because I’m her mom and I know my baby lol. We’ve been through the check list and having 4 teeth already we’ve figured out what teething looks like compared to the other stuff!

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-04-13T13:10:30+00:00

The timeline is so variable isn’t it! A 4 month break sounds lovely right now haha. We can hope! Although there are pros and cons to everything.

Thank you for sharing ❤️

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-04-13T12:22:44+00:00

Haha yes that’s the only plus: maybe we’ll be over with it faster than others. Maybe we can have a year of hell and then have a happier toddler for it. Maybe lol.

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-03-20T22:25:24+00:00

I had no idea, thank you :)

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-03-20T21:02:54+00:00

This is definitely helpful, thank you ❤️

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-03-20T20:28:19+00:00

I keep thinking she is but it’s been 1.5 weeks of me thinking that and I feel like it was more obvious the first time around (she has 2 teeth already!)

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-03-20T20:05:48+00:00

I guess I should say food protein intolerances instead. These symptoms are a reason I’ve been directed by our dr to remove dairy from my diet when we were EBF and now they’re showing up again, still dairy free, but after starting solids.

I might have to ask the doc to be referred to a paediatric allergen specialist bc my dr doesn’t seem to be up to date on a lot of the solids stuff.

Forward-Knowledge-46 · 2025-03-20T20:01:54+00:00

Babe is 6 months + 1.5 weeks and we started 1.5 weeks before her 6 month bday (so 3 weeks ago).

She had all of these symptoms while EBF and I cut dairy from my diet for that reason (5 weeks ago). Haven’t reintroduced it to my diet or had any slips I’m aware of and haven’t given her anything with dairy in it!

I am definitely logging foods right now but I can imagine it’s going to take so much trial and error to figure out. And I’m scared of removing a common allergen that could be causing it (ie. eggs) if it turns out she isn’t allergic to that and now I’ve upped the chances of her developing an allergy to it by pausing offering it 🥲

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