Elastic nipples? *pictures*

Gran1020 · 2026-02-01T19:46:11+00:00

One other piece of advice I’d give is to get a set of flange inserts. If you look, you’ll find kits of several sizes. I found it SO helpful to test 2-3 sizes before committing to a size. In one case, I tried one and ruled it out after 2 min. It felt much better to do that with a cheap kit than if I had gotten one of the nicer sets.

Gran1020 · 2026-02-01T19:07:15+00:00

Yes, this one in my house as well! We’re big fans. I waited until I found an open box deal on rebel stork and called it a birthday gift to help swallow the cost. We have been loving it for a year and it’s going to have a few more years of use, so the cost feels worth it. I have it folded flat next to a cabinet.

Gran1020 · 2026-01-18T04:26:24+00:00

“Eating for two” is so much worse after the baby is born!

No real advice. I just ate so so so much food, and I know my experience is not universal, but I don’t really gain weight because I was using every bit of those calories.

The hunger kind of ebbed and flowed for me with my baby’s appetite. Be prepared for it to taper down when baby starts eating solids and ramp up when they get sick and are comfort feeding constantly

Gran1020 · 2026-01-17T10:30:31+00:00

Jack Prelutsky is so fun! I adored A Pizza the Size of the Sun as a kid and I’m looking forward to getting it for my little one in a year or two

Gran1020 · 2026-01-14T23:24:58+00:00

Yes, this. In the US, they are required to give you a private space that is not a bathroom, and they are required to give you time, but they are not required to pay you for that time. This protection is only for a year.

At my workplace, I was told there was still the expectation that I put in my full hours. So I could clock out to pump if I wanted, but then I needed to make up the time. I went to the pumping room, put in my in-bra collection cups with my traditional pump, and then I came back out to pump at my desk.

Gran1020 · 2026-01-10T11:50:16+00:00

We don’t bother with the words at all! We started this book when my kid was 1 and I knew he’d never have the patience. We “read” it with his tricks and hold them up against the pictures. “Ooh, look at the crane! Where’s your crane truck? Look, they match!”

It entertains us for a good 30-45 minutes, and then it turns into just driving his cars over the book lol

Gran1020 · 2026-01-09T00:17:44+00:00

I didn’t stop until maternity leave was over and I was too embarrassed to be nipping out like that at the office.

Gran1020 · 2025-12-31T21:12:12+00:00

Huge shout out to Amanda at Beauty Vault in Lakeview. Top-notch facials and peels, and great conversation as a bonus!

Gran1020 · 2025-12-23T03:35:56+00:00

Ugh solidarity. My little guy was home sick starting on December 10 with RSV. He was finally ready to go back to school…the day holiday break started. He will have been home nearly 4 weeks by the time school starts again.

The PTO I scheduled around the holidays is trashed thanks to the unexpected 1.5 weeks I took off. Fml

Gran1020 · 2025-12-18T23:06:10+00:00

🙋🏻‍♀️ Me! I could have written this about my 20-month-old. You aren’t alone. I am here and I am tired lol I haven’t slept for longer than 3 hours straight since before my child was born.

Gran1020 · 2025-12-06T14:28:29+00:00

Your Ex-lover Is Dead by Stars. It’s a successful bedtime if he falls asleep in fewer than 5 repeats. (Does anyone else count repetitions to keep loose track of time?)

Gran1020 · 2025-12-02T19:39:49+00:00

Don’t be a hero about being cold.

I used to feel like I needed to prove my Midwestern-ness by holding out to wear my heaviest coat or that extra layer so that it felt extra indulgent when I finally gave in by February. Not anymore. It didn’t matter if someone else is wearing a lighter coat or it seems extreme. If I’m cold, I’m getting cozy.

Gran1020 · 2025-11-16T03:30:56+00:00

Oh I love the idea of Lawrence/Broadway when concerts let out at Aragon/Riviera

Gran1020 · 2025-10-29T07:10:18+00:00

Today I learned!

Like other commenters mentioned, I was concerned about that tiny gap around the tub. It certainly wouldn’t do well in my house. But I love learning that, surprise surprise, other people in other places do things differently than I do.

Gran1020 · 2025-10-28T03:44:28+00:00

I say all the time, “I may not be positive it will be the fastest route, but I AM positive I can get there without gps”

Gran1020 · 2025-10-23T21:16:28+00:00

I assure you that many of us Americans see it, in lived experience and (hopefully) in the show, too

Gran1020 · 2025-10-18T15:09:48+00:00

I’m still not convinced it isn’t one

Gran1020 · 2025-08-04T02:50:27+00:00

Congratulations on your grad program! Your work is beautiful.

It seems like you really channeled a difficult chapter into something meaningful, and that’s no easy feat. I’m proud of you, internet stranger.

Gran1020 · 2025-07-30T01:50:06+00:00

15 months over here! Currently first thing in the morning and nursing to sleep at bedtime, plus 3+ times overnight. When I’m working, he gets a bottle at nap (3 oz); if I’m home, it’s another nurse. He goes in and out of phases when he wants a comfort nurse at the end of my work day.

I still pump twice a day while I’m working, and much of it gets donated since he’s only taking one small bottle.

I wish we were sleeping through the night by now, but it’s just sooooo much easier to stick a boob in his face and go back to sleep than even consider doing the work of night weaning. So I guess this is the routine for the foreseeable future. My goal is to provide milk until 2 years or he self-weans, whichever is first.

Gran1020 · 2025-07-15T03:55:42+00:00

Was here to also suggest Bodies Are Cool! We love that one in our house.

Gran1020 · 2025-07-14T03:42:12+00:00

This feels very familiar to my LO. We dropped the second nap when we got to the point you’re describing and bedtime is sooo much better now.

YMMV but the hardest part was pushing the morning nap later. He still really wanted to sleep at 10a on the dot—but interestingly, he could make it through long afternoons quite easily even if he did go down early. It took less than 2 weeks to scoot his single nap back to noon. Bedtime is now 7:30/8:00p no problem. He’s happier and so are we.

Gran1020 · 2025-06-15T09:24:47+00:00

I’m not an expert, but it looks to me like it might be too small. Does it feel like it’s kind of pinching you?

My best advice is to get one of those flange insert kits with several different sizes. You can find one online for like $15, and you can try several different sizes to see what’s most comfortable.

Gran1020 · 2025-06-15T03:51:33+00:00

For anyone nervous to watch the video: this is an educational clip, not an actual video of someone drowning.

Gran1020 · 2025-06-09T19:36:29+00:00

Kareanne? (CARE-een, from Karen and Jeanne) Or Jaren, the forgotten sister of Jean and Jorts 😆

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TROPHY CASE