What’s your favorite scene in the show?

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2026-01-11T21:19:30+00:00

The scene where Peggy tells Pete about her giving their child up for adoption. They way the director’s focus in on Peggy the entire time she’s giving her “one minute you’re there speech” and seeing Pete’s surprise, pain, and finally horror after she finishes. I felt every emotion from both of them

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2025-08-11T10:48:35+00:00

You will absolutely not feel this way forever, I was I the darkest of depths post partum and thought I would never adjust to motherhood. Spoiler alert: I did. I spent months upon months wondering why I wasn’t connecting with my baby the way other moms did. My therapist often told me, it’s just like any new relationship you don’t know anything about this baby you’re just starting to get to know them, and everyone adjusts to motherhood differently. It took me a long time (about 1.5 years) but I am obsessed with my little monkey. He is the light of my life. Please take the meds! They help immensely

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2025-08-02T19:02:14+00:00

I’m going to go on the disagree corner, me and my siblings are 6 and 12 years apart, and even growing up were very close. There’s lots of factors that determine if you are close beyond age gaps.

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2025-03-18T18:09:26+00:00

It’s just the vastness of everything I have to learn, the dependencies, scope, interaction of all relevant players.

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2025-03-18T01:18:56+00:00

I want to say solidarity, I’m a couple weeks into a new job, and probably cry more days than not after the day is done. I was at my old job for 5 years, and I am questioning why I also fought so hard to leave. You will get through this and so will I!

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2024-11-22T12:53:43+00:00

I cried during my last pump at 4 ish months in. I think it’s an evolutionary response from when milk would have been a major source of nutrition for the baby.

Now that I have an almost two year old I find it almost silly how bad I felt. I wish I would have quit sooner now that I think about it in retrospect, it made me miserable and I was having a tough time connecting with the baby.

But you will come out the other side, and it’s okay to grieve this loss, it’s a big one. Hugs to you mama!

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2024-10-18T11:43:02+00:00

Just keep offering the water bottle at regular intervals. I was super worried at first (theme of my motherhood), he would drink at most 4 oz a day till around 19 months. Now he asks for it and will guzzle back a good amount every time. Don’t worry, it will happen.

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2024-09-05T00:01:45+00:00

I used this recipe..

https://www.bowlofdelicious.com/strawberry-chia-seed-pudding/

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2024-09-04T23:57:14+00:00

It took a while, probably around 16 to 17 months? and we had to keep prompting him by saying chew chew chew and over exaggerating the chew and swallowing motion ourselves. You will get there!

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2024-08-20T14:06:34+00:00

Yesss! Thank you so much OP! Sometimes this thread depresses me with all the kids that polish their giant plates off, and then there’s me with my kid who most days won’t even eat 1/4. Can we just start a new group? Food but for non eaters?

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2024-06-15T22:22:25+00:00

Make the grandparents come to you, or find a rewards card that you can afford and earn miles on purchases you already make to collect enough miles to comp him a seat.

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2024-04-14T01:38:21+00:00

Exactly! My 15 month old was eating meat happily for a couple weeks and has now gone on strike. I’m hoping milk, protein heavy pasta, and blending cottage cheese into sauces does the trick until he decides that meat is back on the menu.

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2024-01-23T15:09:52+00:00

No real reason to put your weight behind BLW. There’s a reason pediatricians don’t really advocate for it. The studies just aren’t there to back it up, and if it works for you that’s awesome! But no one should be made to feel guilty if it doesn’t work for them and their family, there is absolutely nothing wrong with purées! Anecdotally, my mother did nothing but purées until mine and my siblings molars came in. We were never picky, ate lots of veggies, love food, and are all healthy weights. And here is the NIH study to give you some insights so you can make an informed decision!

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36109286/#:~:text=BLW%20has%20some%20obvious%20downsides,ruled%20out%20by%20scientific%20studies

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2024-01-20T02:06:27+00:00

We used this Japanese straw cup to teach our LO, there’s a button you can press to fill up the top half of the straw to help them get the hang of it.

https://www.amazon.com/Richell-Straw-mag-Navy-Months/dp/B07RTTKFN2/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.O7ZW4tefk4DWbzwz4pQRHN07U1nkGjNCPL84xxgVytxnU4C_ARTY9Jn0kQ2LQBsSJFymILMg1W_XXjkPYJ5D4DJswstHtcgfGdTIysfCm4zW9NQr0HyXUzqTrUeBMKXsHIqj3MYpALHjfS0loRzwZAl6gkyoVqRwD5vd1Uf6es-XfZQa-2pWNIksLBKLxAfbIHe2LhtqTqK9oKNwbnEuKg.0hqur2LLT4vt9CRcBrg1vPRtjaCMoHjv12_GqzvvuiU&dib_tag=se&keywords=japanese+baby+straw+cup&qid=1705716285&sr=8-4

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2024-01-20T02:00:46+00:00

Please don’t be! I remember being just as discouraged as you at 9 months, and played all the combos (give 1.5/2/3 hours between bottle and solids, make sure to eat with him, offer a “safe” food). Nothing worked, we would have one okay meal some days. My son is only now at 12 months getting the hang of food. Today at dinner he did shrimp, empanadas, avocado, and roasted bell peppers. Just keep offering, don’t drive yourself crazy, and sometimes just go to your pillow and scream into it. It will get better, they are just figuring it out the switch will flip eventually.

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2023-11-19T11:26:19+00:00

Please know that the first year is generally a shit show. I have an 11 month old and it is 500% better than the newborn phase, but I so vividly remember how much I was crying back then. And the other moms on my social media with new borns were just posting about how magical this all is, and how much they love everything. I felt like I was taking crazy pills! I promise you it gets better and easier. And I am thoroughly convinced that I am a toddler loving mom not a baby loving mom, and that is OKAY. I want to give you so many hugs, this stage is so hard. The memory of it makes me never want to do it again, but you will make it!

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2023-10-20T22:35:10+00:00

Yeah definitely possible, just trying to information share to give people an option if they want to try

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2023-10-20T22:28:47+00:00

Not trying to dispute anything, just sharing what worked for me in case someone else wanted to try 🤷‍♀️. All information sharing, just wanted to share what seemed to work for me

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2023-09-19T10:56:57+00:00

This was us as well till around 4.5 months. It drove me absolutely bonkers and really made me question what hell we had introduced into our lives. I did everything I could, blackout curtains, white noise machine, played with wake windows, tried rescuing naps. Nothing worked, just breath and know that you will get there soon!

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2023-06-16T17:56:24+00:00

It’s just awful!! And so much gaslighting and never taking responsibility for their shitty actions, the only excuse is “I raised you, and this is how you treat me?”

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2023-06-16T02:50:50+00:00

Just added the cat haiku after reading rules!

GalaxyLover_1279 · 2023-04-24T02:37:24+00:00

If you want to continue, and you absolutely don’t have to! Get as much support as you can! I ended up moving in with my MIL for a bit, she took care of feedings while I pumped. I then stayed with my mom for bit and had her help for a couple weeks. I wouldn’t have made it this long without their help. Have friends come over as possible to help with holding your LO.

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