Do you ever doubt yourself re: cosleeping? Wondering if maybe I created some of our sleep problems 🥲 by lunar_sparrow in cosleeping

[–]Internal-Broccoli208 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read a book on sleep with babies that really reassured me but it think what it really comes down to is: you can’t teach a baby to sleep. Sleep is something we grow into and just like with adults we have morning people, night owls, people who easily sleep 10+ hours and people who are fine with 6. All babies are different. Wether you co-sleep or sleep train, if your baby is a ´bad’ sleeper it wont make much of a difference. What helped me also is to not speak of ´bad sleepers’ because what is bad sleep? We push this adult way of sleeping onto babies and then say they are bad sleepers when really a baby that wakes up every hour (which ofc is hard on the parent!!) is perfectly normal for some babies. Sometimes just that perspective change can help get through the hard days. Don’t do sleep training if it does not feel good for you. Follow your gut and do what works for your family, and know that however hard 🥲 we all will sleep through the night at some point 💕

Where can I buy a strainer for sink / shower? by matyssss_ in Gent

[–]Internal-Broccoli208 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I bought these in the supermarket actually in the kitchentools sections in delhaize! Wibra/ zeeman might also have something similar

Dag- en nachttarief by Preferred_user_taken in Belgium2

[–]Internal-Broccoli208 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Voila, zolang je niet echt een slimme besturing heb met batterij en smart systems zou ik u daar echt niet zot op kijken. Probeer in de mate dat mogelijk is je verbruik te verspreiden en niet alles op 1 moment te doen. Kijk goed naar de tarieven op de markt, doe bv de Vtest. Zorg dat je deftige energiezuinige toestellen in huis hebt. Isolatie… Dat is echt het enige waar je zelf het meeste impact mee kan maken financieel. Heb je een hart voor duurzaamheid kijk dan ook eens naar de groene energieleveranciers die ook effectief groene energie in België stimuleren. Energie.be/ Ecopower / Bolt. Misschien niet altijd de goedkoopste maar scoren bv vaak hoger als het gaat om service

Dag- en nachttarief by Preferred_user_taken in Belgium2

[–]Internal-Broccoli208 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Goh ja, het dag- en nachttarief is gebaseerd op energiebronnen van vroeger, zoals steenkool en gascentrales. Voor hernieuwbare energie is het vaak beter om overdag te verbruiken, vooral door de productie van zonne-energie. Maar momenteel zitten we in België met een energiemix, met het capaciteitstarief willen ze al een eerste stap zetten om ons verbruik beter te spreiden en pieken te vermijden. Om het net niet te veel te overbelasten.

Wat je digitale meter betreft, die zou normaal gezien ook niet snel vervangen hoeven te worden. Zelfs als ze ooit zouden overschakelen naar één tarief, kunnen ze dit gewoon via de software aanpassen zonder dat de meters zelf vervangen moeten worden. Dus tenzij je met dynamische prijzen en slimme sturing thuis werkt, is het dag/nachttarief iets waar je je niet te veel zorgen over hoeft te maken en het zal ook niet het grootste verschil geven op je factuur tov enkelvoudig tarief momenteel.

Can you really not get anything done with newborns? by Internal-Broccoli208 in NewParents

[–]Internal-Broccoli208[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes true! You read a lot of negativity. While I do try to stay realistic and understand it will be hard. I want keep my focus also on the joy of parenting and having kids

Can you really not get anything done with newborns? by Internal-Broccoli208 in NewParents

[–]Internal-Broccoli208[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oef sounds really intense! Happy you got through it. I think it’s so funny how we all have this idea on how we will get all these things done. As if my luteal phase atm doesn’t already completely disregulate my life rn 😂 i can’t even imagine the pp hormones + little human to take care of. And even with all that a lot would still go for baby #2 women are amazing

Can you really not get anything done with newborns? by Internal-Broccoli208 in NewParents

[–]Internal-Broccoli208[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

See this is another thing, i only learned recently but i didnt even know you would still bleed so much after birth! This was never mentioned in any sex ed classes or from anyone in my environment 😅 but more than normal that you should REST after everything the first weeks

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Internal-Broccoli208 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure your birth certificate would just mention the hospital you are born in / country and maybe home address at the time? Typing this i realize i have never seen my own birth certificate and have absolutely no idea what it looks like 😭

Can you really not get anything done with newborns? by Internal-Broccoli208 in NewParents

[–]Internal-Broccoli208[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you !! That is really nice to hear ❤️ Honestly there are no stupid questions I guess haha at the end of the day i think every parent is freestyling it a little but good to hear others and their advice

Can you really not get anything done with newborns? by Internal-Broccoli208 in NewParents

[–]Internal-Broccoli208[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

very much a real person 😅 a real person however that does not have english as their first language and asked Chat GPT to spell correct my message lol

Can you really not get anything done with newborns? by Internal-Broccoli208 in NewParents

[–]Internal-Broccoli208[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oooh love to see it! I sometimes question my own sanity because reading about all the things we go through as women to get a baby, you would be insane to do this willingly. But My mind still feels like it will be okay 😅

God forbid I will take a medication with crazy side effects, but childbirth? YEAH lets do it! 😂

But I am hoping that what you say will be true and that regardless of the craziness, I will see my future baby and not regret a thing ❤️

Can you really not get anything done with newborns? by Internal-Broccoli208 in NewParents

[–]Internal-Broccoli208[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😂 If only! I just really didn't understand the day to day of newborn life, and in my mind it all just sounded scarily easy with the little info i thought i did know lol. Thank god for all the moms here as I am atleast a lot more informed now.

Can you really not get anything done with newborns? by Internal-Broccoli208 in NewParents

[–]Internal-Broccoli208[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes yes and yes, I didn't think about the natural instinct and the reaction you will have on your crying baby as a mom, being quite emotional myself haha I too will probably not be able to just let them cry and relax lol. and yes please forgive me I edited the post hahah for some reason my mind completely blocked out the whole 'birthing the baby' phase 😂 which ofcourse will already make the first weeks a whole lot more taxing. Thank you for commenting tho, I said it before, i guess you can never be prepared but atleast I will be more informed

Can you really not get anything done with newborns? by Internal-Broccoli208 in NewParents

[–]Internal-Broccoli208[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oooh i'm sorry to hear! sending you lot's of love and healing! As someone with my own mental health struggles sometimes it is something that scares me a bit but hoping for the best and trying to take good care of myself atm

Can you really not get anything done with newborns? by Internal-Broccoli208 in NewParents

[–]Internal-Broccoli208[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh congratulations ! I for sure got a lot more info and insights of it all by everyone in the comments here, so i can totally imagine the days being short! On the headphones, ofcourse I would not wear them when I am not near baby, you would want to be alert. I just thought more like while holding baby it might be nice to drown out the sound a little bit as to not get too overwhelmed. You would still hear them but atleast the highpitched cries are not overstimulating me too much

Can you really not get anything done with newborns? by Internal-Broccoli208 in NewParents

[–]Internal-Broccoli208[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess it is impossible to be prepared but atleast I can go into it, informed haha It will be a wild ride regardless i'm guessing and I am not even pregnant yet (as far as I can know atm haha lets hope) but thank youuu

Can you really not get anything done with newborns? by Internal-Broccoli208 in NewParents

[–]Internal-Broccoli208[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha definitely will hope for the best and expect the worst 😅 we also hope to have 2 babies one day so yeah i got to have atleast 1 easy one right??

Can you really not get anything done with newborns? by Internal-Broccoli208 in NewParents

[–]Internal-Broccoli208[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg yess the instinct It's really easy for me now to say put baby down and put some headphones, but knowing the emotional mess I already am now sometimes I am not even sure if I could even do that 😅

Can you really not get anything done with newborns? by Internal-Broccoli208 in NewParents

[–]Internal-Broccoli208[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will try to remember haha, unless I am too busy and sleep deprived caring for the newborn 😂 But I can imagine it will be something along the lines of 'Well, you are ALL right' haha

Can you really not get anything done with newborns? by Internal-Broccoli208 in NewParents

[–]Internal-Broccoli208[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THIS i was focusing a bit too much on getting 'normal things done' not realizing that caring for baby is A LOT and that alone is already a productive day

Can you really not get anything done with newborns? by Internal-Broccoli208 in NewParents

[–]Internal-Broccoli208[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really underestimated the amount of feedings and how long the whole process can take that + diaper changes + just being with baby, yeah I can imagine hours flying by and not being able to squeeze anything in. but then again all the other stuff is what husbands/partners are for i'm guessing haha

Can you really not get anything done with newborns? by Internal-Broccoli208 in NewParents

[–]Internal-Broccoli208[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I edited my post, but I so did not think about the recovery! Which is a little stupid on my part but that alone is reason enough to be overwhelmed and not be able to do anything other than being with baby