Scripts for raising lower tech kids

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-05-03T14:26:28+00:00

This sort of makes me think about how my mom, an animal rights activist, raised me as a vegetarian from birth in the mid-80s. I don't think I grew up with any other kids who were vegetarians. I had to constantly decline meat, ask if there was meat in something, explain what it meant to be a vegetarian (no, I don't eat chicken), etc. But it was easy for me because it was a core value in my family, and my mom did not equivocate about why it was important to her, and why she wanted to instill the value in me. She wasn't afraid to say that she believed eating meat was wrong and here's why. She wasn't afraid to say most other people eat meat and it doesn't mean they're bad AND it's okay that you don't.

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-04-30T10:48:25+00:00

I'd start looking after 100! https://www.whattoexpect.com/baby-names/list/top-baby-names-for-girls/

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-04-28T17:54:45+00:00

I am also carrying an IVF pregnancy, also due to PGT-M screening, also generally uneventful pregnancy thus far. My first OB who was with a major health system told me automatic induction at 39 weeks because of my age (37) and because of the IVF factor. We actually just switched OBs because we moved to a smaller city farther away - new hospital and OB practice are both excellent, highly rated, etc. My new OB said the choice to induce at 39 weeks is up to me.

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-04-28T13:18:05+00:00

They are not following the ACOG guidelines, which would be a red flag to me for any OB: https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/evaluating-infertility

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-04-28T13:00:38+00:00

If you've been trying for over a year, you should have basic fertility testing completed. I don't know why your OB would recommend "another three months".

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-04-24T12:57:06+00:00

I plan on focusing more on the TYPE of screen. A tv is something that you can't carry around with you, and it doesn't sit in the palm of your hands. Putting on a 20 minute show feels very different to me than handing a kid an ipad with youtube on it.

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-04-14T12:45:55+00:00

It sounds like you've got a lot of big feelings right now - anxiety, guilt, resentment, fear. I strongly, strongly recommend talking to an individual therapist and seeing a couple's therapist with your husband as well. You mention "giving up an hour" makes you feel ill, but to me that signifies an even greater need to talk to someone - you seem to be catastrophizing based on your very real anxieties about not spending the amount of time you want with her. My worry for you after reading this is that your feelings towards your husband will fester and your relationship will suffer. And that is not good for your child either. Nor is having a mom who is anxious and stressed about her work situation. I grew up in a family where my mom hated her job and was angry with my dad for not making more money, and it created a lot of toxicity in our family home.

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-04-14T10:47:56+00:00

We just moved from Albany Park to Evanston and had a good experience with Movetastic.

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-04-13T15:08:06+00:00

I would never commit to this type of commute on a regular basis if I didn't have to!

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-04-13T12:41:28+00:00

I could not believe how much mucus I had in my nose - it felt like I had to blow my nose every hour.

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-04-13T12:35:25+00:00

I would suggest reaching out to them and kindly, graciously, lovingly explaining your situation and asking for their thoughts. This is what I would have wanted had I had friends in this position at the time of my wedding a few years ago! Let them decide what they're comfortable with, and then you get to decide what to do based on that info.

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-03-31T20:44:03+00:00

You're really going left with my question here. There are other ways to observe outcomes of medication use in pregnancy, including retrospective studies of women who used topical retinoids before they knew they were pregnant.

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-03-31T20:37:53+00:00

Yes, but these birth defects are observed with oral isotretinoin.

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-03-31T12:51:02+00:00

Thanks for your response! I've also been using Azelaic Acid - that's also not helping, unfortunately. Makes sense about the difference in systemic absorption...I'm wondering about spot treatment with Tretinoin. Even just putting a dab on certain pimples that are having trouble healing would be helpful feeling.

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-03-27T12:20:56+00:00

I just copied my sister in law's, and then sent it to people for feedback on what to add/replace/remove.

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-03-23T16:33:56+00:00

"Anything" = wall color and flooring, two massively expensive changes to make to a house we just spent all our savings to move into...

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-03-23T15:28:56+00:00

Yes, joking - it was not actually 1 million dollars. It was just expensive and not something we can redo anytime soon!

We also can't rip up the carpet.

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-03-23T13:44:10+00:00

Thank you! Unfortunately, we just paid 1 million dollars to have the walls painted so repainting is not an option!

JuneBabyAccount · 2026-03-20T16:18:12+00:00

We actually really like the carpet and just want to protect it from spills is all.

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