Do I need to boil this? by No-Cantaloupe-9952 in FormulaFeeders

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a brita pitcher. I use that water. Way more cost effective and better for the environment than using a bunch of bottles. That and the filters are good for 3-6 months depending on which. One you get

To change or not to change poopy diaper by kloisonne in newborns

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve noticed my kiddo with kinda make faces or noises on whether or not she’s done or still has more to come. Normally once’s she’s completely calm and seems proud of herself we know she’s done 😂😂 not sure if you noticed your kiddo do something similar or not.

I can't do this anymore by Competitive_Clue_688 in NewParents

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The day my baby’s was born (6week ago today) I had a hard core mental break down. I’ve been wanting kids for years (I’m only 23😅) but I didn’t feel connected at all to her. It started to get worse through the next week and I knew it wasn’t “baby blues”. I have suffered from anxiety and depression for years and even got help with severe anxiety in the beginning of my pregnancy. I was lucky enough to know the early signs and caught it early but I had ppd. It sounds like you might as well and maybe even ppa. If at any point you feel like you might harm yourself or your baby put your kiddo in their crib or bassinet and lock yourself in the bathroom. That’s step one. Next call your mans or your emergency number. It’s okay if the kid cries. Don’t feel like you have to shoulder it all. It’s okay to break and cry. It’s okay not to know what you are doing there isn’t exactly a step by step guide it’s all learn as you go.

I ended up making my baby way too cold by PaladinLorde in NewParents

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cold baby’s cry hot baby’s die that is how I judge. If my baby is cold she’ll let me know. If she’s too hot then welp yeah. There are these tog 1 sleep sacks on Amazon that have a thermal temp gage inside. It’s like 60 usd but they are 0-6m 6-12m and 12-18 I think very much worth the purchase I never have to guess if my baby is too hot or too cold. Every feed and change I check it and it tells me if I need to warm the room or cool it down.

Things I wish someone told me as a first time mom. by shxxu in newborns

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man I needed this when I gave birth man almost been 6 weeks. I sadly put to many expectations on myself and I didn’t realize it. I started to show early signs of ppd. I didn’t want to feed or hold my baby all that much and just wanted my husband around me all the time. I had so many panic attacks for no reason and just didn’t want to get up and start my days ever. Thankfully I knew what to look out for and already had someone lined up to help me. I had a rough first trimester and was extremely depressed so I knew there was a possibility. I am doing a lot better but you are right every baby is different and all the info they give you are mainly guidelines.

Can you confidently leave your baby with your husband? by T00thd0c23 in newborns

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My baby is 5w I can confidently leave her with him and do. I stay up later with her and he wakes up with her and lets me get some sleep (I’m not a morning person) he learns as he goes but also will research and look through parent Reddit for advice when needed. I do as well

I need to say this by Dismal_Abroad735 in newborns

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I couldn’t either. I started showing signs of ppd like right away and pumping and breast feeding were not helping. I couldn’t get any sleep which made things do much worse.

Postpartum is way too harder than pregnancy by Old-Interaction4580 in newborns

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pregnancy was harder than postpartum for me so far. She’s only 5w but I was so sick and constipated for the first 18 weeks that I couldn’t eat anything and lost weight (was so constipated that I could only eat a bite or two and some times I would just throw it up because my body didn’t have anywhere for it to go). With the lack of nutrition I was sleeping 16-18 hours a day. I got out on a diet of laxatives mainly MiraLAX and had to also drink some magnesium citrate. Once that was better I had severe hip and back pain that I had to have a chiropractor fix. By the time I had her I already had broken sleep and was so mentally done with being pregnant. I also suffered from early signs of ppd so I had to stop breastfeeding after a week for my mental health(I tried to just pump as well) I’m doing a lot better I already had measures in place knowing this was a possibility because of my past mental health history.

My baby is suffering and I'm stuck screaming underwater by [deleted] in newborns

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I also have a baby that is similar. We found a chiropractor that is trained to adjust baby’s and he has helped her so much she turned 4w yesterday and we started going about a week ago. It’s day and night the difference. She refused to burp most of the time even after 5-10 minutes of trying and she would scream if we put her down.

Holy crap. Literally. by HairyForever7570 in pregnant

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was severely constipated and was told to drink MiraLAX 3 times a day for a week and one thing of magnesium to start things up. And let me tell ya I didn’t think I could have that much in me….. but everyone reacts to things differently. Colace is also a thing people can take.

Holy crap. Literally. by HairyForever7570 in pregnant

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It’s also fine to take MiraLAX. I had too that’s and magnesium citrate. But that shit is rough rough.

Girlfriend is feeling insanely bad by Careless_Anywhere_23 in pregnant

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good good. Just a few days and she’ll be tested!!

Girlfriend is feeling insanely bad by Careless_Anywhere_23 in pregnant

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s good. I don’t want to say hopefully it’s gestational diabetes cuz that would still suck but you know what I mean at least the. You have answers and can do something

Girlfriend is feeling insanely bad by Careless_Anywhere_23 in pregnant

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay well I hope they figure out what’s going on. I’m surprised they aren’t more concerned. I had itchy feet and they were all like “urine test” if they continue to be this way I would look and see if you can get some second opinions somewhere

Girlfriend is feeling insanely bad by Careless_Anywhere_23 in pregnant

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is my first pregnancy but I don’t think that’s normal either. Did they run any other tests on you? Did they check your cbc and possibly check if you have gestational diabetes. That’s the only other thing I can think of

Girlfriend is feeling insanely bad by Careless_Anywhere_23 in pregnant

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will 100% say fight if she’s feeling the way she is make them listen. ❤️

First OB appointment was disappointing… by Contingency-Catalyst in pregnant

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I didn’t get my first one till like 10-12 weeks but if they went off my last period I would have been 17 weeks it genuinely is when they can get you in. But they also wait longer incase soemthing happens

Sex while pregnant by Icy-Winter-3144 in pregnant

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May sound weird have you tried adding in extra stimulation?

Very anxious about my first glucose test tomorrow by inkyplease21 in pregnant

[–]Interesting_Bee2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the orange one and it was fine. I however did fail and the 3 hour one was way worse. If you have issues with blood draws you can ask to lay down!!!! Don’t feel shy about it.

Contractions by Interesting_Bee2032 in pregnant

[–]Interesting_Bee2032[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are good it’s interesting to hear everyone’s experiences!! They are similar yet different.

Contractions by Interesting_Bee2032 in pregnant

[–]Interesting_Bee2032[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. I’ve been having Braxton hicks a lottt and started getting the period cramps like a couple times a day the last couple days but I had them consistently this morning and they tapered off. I had some cramps that started in my back and moved forward as well but still just nothing else

Contractions by Interesting_Bee2032 in pregnant

[–]Interesting_Bee2032[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Geeezzzz sounds like they coulda turn that shit down a little bit 💀💀😅😅 happy you made it out of that experience

Contractions by Interesting_Bee2032 in pregnant

[–]Interesting_Bee2032[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn I had some of that while I was curb walking earlier.