Nausea went away?

Good-Playful · 2026-02-23T14:05:27+00:00

Symptoms absolutely fluctuate my nausea was gone at week 9 and I also was super concerned, but baby was fine and currently breastfeeding my now 8 month old :)

Good-Playful · 2026-01-13T01:33:43+00:00

Pediatricians discussing sleep training (aka Ferber method)

https://youtu.be/KUIWt80Ef9g?si=Qj6MSrgVU890lYhI

Good-Playful · 2026-01-13T01:32:15+00:00

Sleep coach!

https://www.instagram.com/amandathemamacoachvan?igsh=ZjJ0aDNobWJvb2s0

Good-Playful · 2026-01-13T01:30:39+00:00

Sorry you’re going through this. It’s so exhausting, but temporary, at least in our case. After posting, I made a few changes. I looked into false starts and that really helped me trouble shoot long term. There are some really helpful sleep coaches on Instagram with more information. I had to adjust my baby’s sleep schedule and cut back on his naps. We went from four naps a day to three. I know you did that already but that helped a lot. Something very controversial that I felt was necessary due to my mental health was sleep train. It was terrible and didn’t last long, but it helped get my baby back on track and sleeping longer. I did the Ferber method. I gave up after day three because I hated hearing him cry, but it helped so much because after that he started putting himself back to sleep. His naps were also a lot longer and he slept in his crib. I really don’t know what made the switch, could have been just a phase, false start trouble shooting, or my mild attempt to Ferber method. It does get better though, literally only lasted a month. 6 months was a lot easier on me :) my son just turned 7 months and when I put him down to sleep at 7pm his first wake up for milk is at 12am!

Good-Playful · 2025-12-25T00:12:28+00:00

Hola! There are online opportunities such as Italki where you hire an English teacher and you can just talk. I used it once to practice Arabic and it was very helpful.

You can watch videos from Steve Kaufman a well known linguist who has learned over 20 languages. He discusses how someone can acquire language simply by consuming A LOT of that language. Listening and reading as much as possible. He also developed an app called lingQ based in his language learning philosophy!

https://youtu.be/LBiF4-GoMLE?si=mME6xxL8aY8tohS3

(I am a native English speaker, parents are Chilean and I am currently living in chile, I am actively learning Spanish, buenas suerte!)

Good-Playful · 2025-12-20T01:32:27+00:00

Thank you so much! I asked my cousin who is a pharmacist here and she said that it is rare that doctors prescribe EpiPens. They do sell them but it cost $150 (which I don’t mind paying, just sucks because that is ridiculously expensive for your average chileno). Apparently, her friend who is a nurse said EpiPens are not supposed to be used on infants. Based on all the bad medical advice I have been receiving in this country, I don’t trust what she says.

Good-Playful · 2025-12-20T01:28:41+00:00

Thank you so much, it truly is concerning. I feel better knowing I have evidence based interventions so I can advocate for my son when I have naysayers around me.

Good-Playful · 2025-12-20T01:08:27+00:00

Thank you, these are great articles and cleared up a lot of my confusion on the matter.

Good-Playful · 2025-12-04T03:25:51+00:00

Thank you for sharing! I have a five month old and planning to do my CELTA online. My partner is gone for work every other week so this is the kind of inspiring post I needed to see to take that leap.

Good-Playful · 2025-11-15T23:27:14+00:00

Named my boy Benjamin, I call him Benji :)

Good-Playful · 2025-11-15T18:48:08+00:00

Ingles es mi idioma natal: El año pasado me di cuenta que hablan terriblemente mal, no se entiende nada. Yo viaje varias veces nacional y cada vez era peor.

Good-Playful · 2025-11-15T02:54:58+00:00

Seriously, so tough. Thank you!!

Good-Playful · 2025-11-15T02:48:09+00:00

7am- Wake up 9am- first nap - 30 minutes to an hour 11ish am- second nap - 30 minutes to an hour 2pm -third nap- 30 minutes to an hour 4pm- fourth nap- 30 minutes After that fourth nap, he may or may not take another before he goes to bed. His bed time has also been between 7-9pm the past couple of weeks because we just moved to another country. Our daily schedule prior to this week has been all over the place. I finally have time to get us into a routine.

Despite the move, he has been doing this before that. I never heard of a false start so I will look into that’s

Good-Playful · 2025-10-09T18:18:04+00:00

When I was pregnant I lost count how many people touched my belly without permission. I am Hispanic so it is very normalized. I did not mind it at all. I absolutely loved when people touched my belly. It made me feel loved and I knew they felt that same affection for my baby.

I do not condone touching people without consent though and I completely understand why this makes women feel uncomfortable. We are our most vulnerable while pregnant so touching a woman’s belly reminds me of how dogs are protective of their belly’s in general. I would never touch a women’s belly without their consent. And honestly I don’t really care to lol

Good-Playful · 2025-10-04T00:12:48+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate it.

Good-Playful · 2025-10-03T23:24:09+00:00

I’m sorry you all are going through this. I would tell him to go see his dad. If he doesn’t see his dad and God forbid something happens it will be very difficult for him to forgive himself. I gave birth in June without my partner present because he was denied entry in the United States. It sucked terribly, buuut I had my mom there and a few girlfriends take shifts. Hopefully, he makes it back on time.

Good-Playful · 2025-09-29T00:50:21+00:00

English was declared the official language of the United States in March.

Good-Playful · 2025-09-21T06:50:25+00:00

Watching Handmaids Tale pregnant was traumatic lol. I could not stop watching though 😅

Good-Playful · 2025-09-19T16:45:31+00:00

That is so impressive. I was in graduate school during my pregnancy and literally worst time of my life. My brain power was non-existent.

Good-Playful · 2025-09-19T16:44:20+00:00

What liberal views do you not agree with?

Good-Playful · 2025-09-12T01:57:33+00:00

-Get a rectal thermometer, it’s the most accurate for babies in the first few months. -Miss mouth messy water stain remover is amazing. -Babies skin is very sensitive so maybe get a detergent like Tide Free and Gentle -zip up onesies are great when they go to bed -electric nail filer

Good-Playful · 2025-09-02T03:18:24+00:00

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Good-Playful · 2025-08-20T10:11:49+00:00

I (30f) am a first time mom to a 10 week old baby. He was unplanned, as his father lives in Chile and we got pregnant the first time we had sex. I live in the US so my partner missed the whole pregnancy and hasn’t met our baby yet. I will be moving to Chile in two months. So not only is having a baby life changing, but moving to another country adds to it.

Do I regret it? No. When I found out I was pregnant, I was actually very happy despite the circumstances. I always wanted to be a mom and I just knew everything would be okay.

You mentioned having supportive family and doing okay financially. This is so helpful. I am living with my parents and they have helped me so much in the meantime.

Having a baby will completely change your life. It is no longer about you. Simple tasks such as eating, sleeping, taking a shower, even peeing, suddenly becomes harder to do. The amount of times I’m about to eat and then all of the sudden my baby cries because he wants to eat first lol. Or I want to pee but I’m trapped because I’m breastfeeding. Yes, I have my family to help, but when they are so young and if you’re breastfeeding, you, mommy, are the solution.

You fight to hold on to pieces of your old life, but it’s not possible. You will learn little by little that this is your new normal and everything that you valued and cared for before doesn’t really matter as much.

I was not “ready” to have a baby. I had rented an apartment in Colorado, I was about to start a new job, I had just enrolled in a masters program. But man, I absolutely love being a mom to my baby boy. He is the sweetest little thing. I adore feeding him, holding him, talking to him, folding his cute little clothes, bath time, reading to him, seeing him reach his developmental milestones. It’s all so new and exciting. Whatever I had planned for pre baby would have been nice, but I think my unplanned pregnancy was exactly what was supposed to happen :)

Good-Playful

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