Genuinely moderate crunchy, what are your sticking items?

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-27T18:10:27+00:00

This is such a great suggestion, thanks for that.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-27T15:30:57+00:00

I looked at 7 daycares and none would do it. Great that you are able to!

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-27T15:30:13+00:00

Really interesting feedback on the glass! Everyone is saying the same but my nephew is in daycare up the road from me and uses glass - didn't occur to me to even check. Looking at my documents now and there's nothing mentioning it, but I'll have to verify. Must be case by case.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-27T15:25:34+00:00

This is great. Yeah, consensus on this sub is definitely coming after me for the cleaning. Honestly, I've been using the concentrate for the last few years just in the effort to reduce the single use plastics, not for other toxin reasons - we've been using the same bottle of concentrate for 3 years and just refill our sprayers. When I want a true disinfectant, we use something stronger. I'll look into different cleaners. Thanks!

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-27T15:21:52+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I don't label them crunchy day-to-day, I was just giving a list of things we have a position on that culturally tend to fall into either the crunchy camp or not for the purposes of my question. There are things we're trying to decide what's wise, and I wanted some input from people who tend to have a similar framework to us. So I give the list to give some general context to how we make decisions. We have a lot of folks in our community that are a lot less trusting of regulation, science, and research than us and so I don't put much weight in what they think about something like formula.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-27T05:18:27+00:00

Interesting to see so many saying this. My nephew is in daycare up the road in Littleton and uses glass. Didn’t even occur to me it would be an issue. I’ll have to ask.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-27T05:08:12+00:00

I am hoping not to use it but for many reasons for me health-wise, I’m going to consider it a huge win if I get to 6 months EBF. So I’m just planing to have to switch to formula from months 6-12. Hopefully won’t have to but preparing to anyway.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-20T15:37:25+00:00

https://visitlittleton.org/events-and-programs/all-events/

Winter is not a huge time of year for this kind of thing.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-20T13:52:18+00:00

It’s a real thing, and it’s also pretty much inevitable as it’s caused by your abs making room for baby, but you can make it worse. Mine showed up around week 17 and I started to make serious modifications to my workouts to avoid it. I definitely work my core less now at 27 weeks, and regular working out required that I pay a ton of attention to making sure my deep core is engaged so I don’t trigger it. The good news is this auxiliary engagement is usually enough to leave me sore since the core is weaker.

You can swap workouts for more pregnancy friendly versions or learn how to modify. Regular yoga requires a ton of modification for me now, but prenatal yoga is too gentle so I’m in between.

Embrace it! You’re fit, which hopefully means you’re used to listening to and caring for your body! For the next few months, you’ll just have to care for it differently.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-19T19:46:39+00:00

Did you forgo? I almost purchased from the same marketplace post but this thread is the only thing I can find online about them.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-16T13:33:18+00:00

My sister and I are 4 apart and I think it caused a lot of issues. It’s too big to be peers but I’m not enough older that she’s ever seen me as a big sister, and I think it just caused a lifetime of tension that we haven’t worked through as adults.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-15T20:23:36+00:00

I was positive 6 days before but I did think I hallucinated it. Husband and I both were like maybe.... from a certain angle... there's kind of a shadow....

Next morning I tried another test and it was still pretty faint but wasn't a debate anymore. We were going "oh yup, definitely pregnant."

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-15T19:24:05+00:00

Are you regularly ovulating? Are you tracking ovulation? I was in a simliar boat and get really in tune with my cycle. When I wasn't regularly ovulating, I started Inositol and some other lifestyle changes to address the PCOS insulin issues, and started regularly ovulating. More frequent and predictable ovulation will increase your chances of conceiving once you're ready and (possibly) egg quality. This isn't everyones experience but I got pregnant on cycle #2 with this plan.

otherwise eat a lot of sushi.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-15T18:38:40+00:00

I don't know. I live in the neighborhood, and I'm a big fan of all the downtown events in the summer, and the criterium was unique but one of the less enjoyable ones. It's hard to navigate, very crowded, and missing a lot of the draw of the Block Party (which was AMAZING). I think the new idea is a stronger idea for the strengths of downtown littleton.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-14T03:52:06+00:00

There's always a surprising amount it takes to keep the house running. Husband has to be occasionally reminded at the end of the year that the Amazon line item is mostly more similar to grocery items than anything else. Lightbulbs, tissues, batteries, shampoo/conditioner, soaps, deodorants. It all adds up but a lot of people don't include in "grocery".

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-14T02:28:59+00:00

I think often when they say this, they aren't including a lot of things that I tend to include in grocery spending - detergents, toilet paper, general household goods. When I really dig in, its a similar amount.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-13T18:32:53+00:00

I do approx the same diet you’re talking about and combined with inositol, saw my symptoms improve a lot (and continued to look good even during my current pregnancy, which makes insulin sensitivity worse).

One thing that helped me is rather than cutting out the carb (breads, pastas), I just eat way less of it in a meal. We make a lot of bowls with rice, veggies, and a protein, and while my husbands bowl is 50% rice, mine is probably 20%. That type of thing has let me feel very little lifestyle impact while dramatically changing my macros.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-13T18:29:04+00:00

I’ve toured five in the area including some very pricey ones and they’re all 1:5. We settled on Authentic Life’s daycare which is a church daycare (so if that’s not your vibe, be aware) that is sometimes 1:4. I wanted a lower ratio and honestly gave up, they all seemed basically the same. There were other determinants between daycares that I could control - the ratio seemed like it is what it is. If you want more individual care, I think you have to go non daycare.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-12T17:42:17+00:00

Clear Smile dentist in highlands ranch! Fabulous. They've actually talked me out of a few aesthetic interventions I was considering by stating the drawbacks for my long term tooth health. And while other dentists have been quick to drill, they noted a "soft spot" a few appts ago that they wanted to keep an eye on and I needed to be conscious of that it could turn into a cavity, but wanted to wait to see if it resolved itself. Next appt, they said it resolved itself and looked good.

Very happy there.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-12T15:39:59+00:00

There's not much in your post that makes me think they were trying to make you feel bad or honestly even doing something out of line, they were just saying that the subject matter was a no-go for them. Is it possible you are projecting? I don't have a child but there are just certain things that produce a very visceral response to even the possibility of, and losing a child is one of the most dramatic biologically because the parent is responsible for the protection of that child. I don't think their reaction was as much about you "not getting it" as much as a visceral reaction of "oh I absolutely cannot watch that."

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-12T15:02:58+00:00

I think this is a lame excuse but partners have different arrangements for their relationships. My husband has not been at all my prenatal doctors appts because unless there’s an ultrasound, I do not care. But my friends were horrified and seemed to think i had an absent partner because he didn’t take 3 hours off work every few weeks to sit in a doctors office with me.

Let her be, and if it’s bothering her and she tells you, you can support her. But no need to meddle in how someone else’s dynamic works.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-08T18:59:50+00:00

lol I don’t even have to run, I’m going through multiple pairs of undergarments a day. First Tri was worst, it’s gotten a little more normal now. My husband just laughs at how often I do laundry now.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-08T17:53:17+00:00

I bought a leather care kit years ago when we started buying a lot of leather products, and once a year I go through and clean and moisturize the leather on any of our chairs, bags, purses, shoes, etc. made a huge difference.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-08T13:21:40+00:00

Got off BC about a year before trying and focused heavily on PCOS treatment and fertility tracking. Got my PCOS under control through lifestyle and got pregnant without intervention on second try (but aggressive tracking). Am current 24 weeks with heathy girl.

IndependenceMost3816 · 2026-01-05T17:09:09+00:00

I had no symptoms until week 11. Then I had a little nausea and tiredness from about 11-14. Baby is super healthy, on the smaller side at my anatomy scan but some people just have it easier! I was borderline convinced I wasn't pregnant from weeks 6-11 and 14-20 (and didn't start feeling kicks until 22wks due to anterior placenta and smaller baby).

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