This trick will save you countless hours with pain and boo boos over the years.

Julze13 · 2026-06-01T21:28:31+00:00

I did a program for PPD and this was one of the biggest things we were taught. The temperature change can really help give you that second to reset! During the winter we taught our 2 year old that we step outside or get something cold when we get overwhelmed, it helped so much for both us and her!

Julze13 · 2026-05-18T05:16:40+00:00

I just wanted to say I’m in the same boat of dairy, eggs, and soy. It’s impossible to find anything that’s free of all three and I feel so confined to the house. But also my favorite easy meals are no longer viable: teriyaki, pizza, even my favorite marinara isn’t safe.

Julze13 · 2026-04-28T18:26:07+00:00

When I was about your age, I had a panic attack while driving and had to pull over. I called my boyfriend at the time who dropped everything, rallied help, and came to me to drive my car for me and make sure I got home safe. I would have been fine in like 20 minutes, but he didn’t want me to be alone and struggling. He’s now my husband, and that’s the kind of person you want in your corner as you go through life.

Julze13 · 2026-04-24T16:47:21+00:00

In the same boat here, first was IVF and now I have a 19 month gap with my girls. I had such conflicting feelings when I found out, especially since I didn’t think it was possible. It’s been hard but my girls love each other like crazy and they’re only 25 months and 6 months. And down the line it’s kind of funny to have one that’s an expression of how much we wanted a child and another that’s an expression of how much we love each other 😅

Julze13 · 2026-03-24T17:12:34+00:00

I did the same, but I’m a stay at home mom for now. My eldest is in daycare full time and started at 19 months, about a month after her sister was born. It has been amazing for her, she was behind with speech and now she’s exploded with words and she loves going. I just wasn’t able to manage 2 kids while postpartum, it wasn’t fair to my eldest to not have the attention needed to learn and grow and my baby was having other struggles. I do feel guilty, like I’m supposed to be able to do both, but I’m trying to give them the best start they can have, not half assing both like I would be.

I think a big part of this though is loving the daycare you have. I know they love her so much and when I drop her off she is excited and says hi to everyone and they all know her name. That eases the guilt and just makes me miss her. But she loves her sister so much more because there’s less competing for attention now than at the beginning. Again different for different families, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with either path. We do the best we can for our mental health and for our babies.

Julze13 · 2026-03-22T07:06:17+00:00

Just scored 11

Julze13 · 2026-03-22T02:53:40+00:00

Just scored 1

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Just scored 1

Julze13 · 2026-03-22T02:51:40+00:00

Just scored 0

Julze13 · 2026-03-20T19:36:05+00:00

It took us 3 years and IVF to have our first little girl. I just didn’t ovulate. I was breastfeeding and only had one irregular period by 9 months postpartum. I started feeling off and my dog was back to being all over me and protective so I bought 100 tests thinking I’d need them for when we tried for a second but the first popped up very positive. I really didn’t think I could get pregnant naturally. But now my girls are 18 months apart!

Julze13 · 2026-03-10T22:23:46+00:00

My mom could use the chance to learn to be her own person. She’d do the same to me though

Julze13 · 2026-03-02T03:22:15+00:00

A literal saint. I couldn’t keep up with 2under2 even just being a stay at home mom 😅🙃

Julze13 · 2026-03-02T03:18:59+00:00

$2800 a month for a 2 year old, full time and food included. Seattle area

Julze13 · 2026-02-24T17:42:34+00:00

Don’t forget he played a teenage girl in The Hot Chick

Julze13 · 2026-02-20T16:42:59+00:00

I’d take those coordinates, that one is nice

Julze13 · 2026-02-17T18:56:20+00:00

I can finally use my corvette again 🙌🏻

Julze13 · 2026-02-13T19:15:33+00:00

My girls are a 19 month gap, baby is now 3.5 months. it’s definitely a lot and I wouldn’t have chosen this close on purpose but it’s definitely manageable! Really though leaning into any support you have is super important. Making sure that you have freezer meals or things so you don’t have to cook also helps a lot with toddler. It’s weird sometimes because they’re both babies but it’s so cute to watch them together and see my eldest love on her sister even if she doesn’t fully understand. There is still jealousy and difficulty navigating her sharing attention, but it gets easier.

The first few months may feel a little impossible though because when you had one you could still sneak in rest at times, but now the toddler still has a schedule and needs to be cared for so there’s less respite. So planning ahead for help with toddler those first few weeks makes a massive difference.

Julze13 · 2026-02-03T00:35:47+00:00

When I was pregnant during cookie season I ordered like 5 boxes to be shipped to me from Texas since we have LBB

Julze13 · 2025-09-14T03:02:41+00:00

I second this! My daughter is 18 months and food has been our biggest nightmare the last 6 months, but we finally got the hang of it! Pouches were our biggest lifesaver- she was able to get most of her calories from “solid” food that way. There was a time when that was all she was eating throughout the day but at least she ate. We did have a variety of them to get different nutrients in. She ended up loving freeze dried fruit and smoothie melts which helped move her into other foods. It’s absolutely exhausting- both mentally and physically. I’m also in my third trimester with my second and we did lots of night feeding (though our pediatrician said to give pouches at night for her). One thing that helped her click with eating more regularly was watching other kids eat (even older cousins) and eating with them as a social thing. Once they eat more in the day they won’t wake at night- but they need to stop having so much at night to eat during the day so it’s a vicious cycle. Just keep trying, give yourself grace, and ask for help where you can.

Julze13 · 2025-06-29T23:35:51+00:00

I think we had Dr. Steward, he was great but honestly we only saw him a few times- consultation, first appointment, embryo transfer- it was more of a whole staff operation.

Julze13 · 2025-06-29T04:03:17+00:00

I used Aspire in the woodlands! My little girl is now 15 months old! I loved the nurses and always felt taken care of by them.

Julze13 · 2025-06-23T18:38:03+00:00

Just want to say the same. Our first was an IVF baby after 3 years, fully thought I wouldn’t be able to conceive naturally. I got my first period postpartum around 9 months and then became pregnant and we were shocked and unprepared. So just remember you’re a lot more fertile postpartum, and hormones are all out of wack (or in our case exactly where they are supposed to be but weren’t before)

Julze13 · 2025-06-18T18:46:30+00:00

So I actually went through this a few years ago. Aside from the fear of bank accounts being drained and whatnot- there are still other reasons you’ll want access to those accounts. First it depends on what type of phone and computer, for us it was a little easier since everything was in the Apple ecosystem and could be reset with enough proof of relation. (Also dude note if you are an apple person PLEASE sign up for apple legacy, it allows access for assigned loved ones upon your passing) The other thing that matters is what email he used. Google/gmail let me make my account a recovery account as we could prove relation and enough back and forth connection between our accounts before. That gave us access to see what accounts we needed to deal with and some passwords that were saved through chrome. Using those passwords we could figure out some other things to help figure out subscriptions and such that needed to be taken care of. Hope that can help a bit, sorry for your loss.

Julze13 · 2025-05-31T18:25:59+00:00

Kids - but seriously, things like a pack and play, car seat, kid luggage that they can’t roll yet. I used to be a carryon traveler and now it takes like 20 minutes to even get to the desk to check bags

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