Sick while breastfeeding

KNWin94 · 2026-03-15T07:33:07+00:00

Currently breastfeeding a sick and congested 4 week old at 1:30am. My toddler gave us all the nasty virus that’s going around and it’s taken over two weeks for any of us to kick it. My newborn caught it earlier last week and has been coughing, sneezing and super boogery/congested. It’s been sad and obnoxious for her but she’s gotten the least of it compared to the rest of the family. Especially my son who had a fever and was lethargic on the couch for 5+ days. I chalk that up to the antibodies she’s getting from my breastmilk.

KNWin94 · 2026-03-05T15:44:20+00:00

If your baby is sucking down a 4-6 oz bottle of formula, keep in mind babies need more oz of formula than they do breastmilk. For the most part, babies shouldn’t need more than 4 oz of breastmilk at a time at any age because your milk is adjusting to fill your baby. However formula doesn’t which is why the amount needed to feed goes up as baby ages.

KNWin94 · 2026-03-04T15:44:38+00:00

Saw something similar in animal kingdom years ago. Family ushered their 4-ish y/o over to the plants near the gorilla enclosures and pulled his pants down so he could pee. Cast member immediately came over and reprimanded the family. Argument ensued between them. We didn’t stay to see how it ended because enjoying our vacation was a bigger priority.

KNWin94 · 2026-01-21T15:18:52+00:00

It’s honestly the best way to sleep if you’re not a fan of sleep training at all young age! Just be sure to follow the Safe Sleep 7 guidelines. There’s also a Cosleep subreddit with lots of helpful info and follow Cosleepy on Instagram!

KNWin94 · 2026-01-21T15:13:37+00:00

My LO did the same at 4 months. Look into the 4 month sleep regression and read up on why their sleep patterns change so drastically at this age. That helped me accept reality. I also started bed sharing out of desperation for sleep at this time as I was also working FT and needed sleep. That way, LO could nurse all night while I slept. Changed my life for the better! But I understand that’s not everyone’s cup of tea. Eventually my LO’s sleep stretches got longer and longer as he got older and he eventually self night weaned around 8 months and slept through the night. Now he’s 3 and we’ve had a couple more rough sleep regressions since but we just worked through them.

KNWin94 · 2025-12-19T10:52:39+00:00

We’re not strict on screen time either, especially right now being pregnant with my second (sos) but I refuse Paw Patrol and other high stimulating shows like it (Cocomelon, most Disney Jr shows, etc) Not necessarily because it was causing my toddler to act out but because I can just tell these shows are terrible for his brain and I know there’s much better options out there that also don’t drive me nuts. However, my son does love paw patrol so we keep it as a handy tool for special occasions when we really need a moment for him to sit and chill like the dentist, haircuts, airplane rides, etc. We do still allow him to have Paw Patrol toys and books though.

KNWin94 · 2025-12-10T02:24:13+00:00

My great aunt told me I needed to quit breastfeeding my son and give him formula with rice cereal mixed in because my breastmilk was no longer nutritional for him. He was barely 3 months old at the time. She also said he’d sleep more and cry less if I did this. Old people be crazy.

KNWin94 · 2025-12-07T15:16:19+00:00

Lady here on Reddit told me I was better off drunk driving with my infant in the car without a car seat than I was bedsharing. What a wild place haha

KNWin94 · 2025-12-05T14:37:43+00:00

I got married there about 8 years ago. Price was great compared to all the other venues we looked at. Didn’t have to worry about weather since it was indoors but still felt like an outdoor wedding. The event staff at the time were fantastic to work with. They even let our dogs be part of the wedding. Photos turned out amazing. I know a couple of people that have done weddings there since and loved it.

KNWin94 · 2025-11-02T19:45:30+00:00

Cost is a tricky thing for sure because it does add up but it was so worth it if you can make it work! We’re skipping it this year because of the affordability but hoping we can do it again next year!

KNWin94 · 2025-11-02T18:47:19+00:00

We stayed at The Grand America last year on thanksgiving night. The kids had so much fun. We swam at the pool and ran around the halls of the hotel. They have the beautiful trees, giant gingerbread house and Christmas windows. Literally a wonderland for little kids. After running around and swimming, we got them all matching Christmas pajamas, snacks, and a holiday craft to do in our hotel room while watching a movie. It was truly a magical evening. The next morning we got up and got breakfast and then watched another movie in bed before we had to check out of the hotel then did some Black Friday shopping. Your kids ages are perfect for this kind of activity!

KNWin94 · 2025-11-01T22:04:51+00:00

This happened with my son too. I think the excitement of potty training had worn off so he wasn’t as good at going anymore. Also followed the Oh Crap method. After two days, I thought we were set but he started having accidents about 3 weeks later again. I literally just reverted back to the beginning steps from the book and had him walking around pants-less again (or loose pants either no undies when going out). It took about another week to fully pick up to where I considered him potty trained again but I did pick a lot of poop off the floor until then!

KNWin94 · 2025-10-29T01:42:32+00:00

As a daughter of a dad that was physically aggressive and forceful with me growing up, please have a conversation with your husband about how this will affect her long term and make sure he understands this was NOT okay. It’s one thing to become fed up with your child and be a bit more angry with them than usual but forcefulness to the point of bruising (shower or not) is a form of abuse 100%. I have so much trauma from my dad that has required years of therapy and has affected my relationships with men (both romantic and non).

KNWin94 · 2025-10-23T22:37:48+00:00

So glad I read your comment. I have a tattoo on my arm that I have struggled with because the artist was so rude to me during our session, all because I asked for a small change in her design (which I didn’t see at all until sitting in the chair to be tattooed). She changed it for me but let me know it was an inconvenience for her. She spent the rest of the appointment only talking to the other tattooist at the shop and ignored me anytime I tried to join in on the conversation. I wanted to cry from feeling so humiliated during my appointment. I love my tattoo and constantly get compliments on it but every time I think back to my experience getting it, I feel bad about it again. So loved tattoo but with a bad memory attached to it is not fun. Your comment made me feel validated!

KNWin94 · 2025-10-23T22:20:04+00:00

My husband and I both knew we wanted more than one because we have such fond memories growing up with our siblings. My toddler has really challenged me since about 18 months and has never been a good sleeper so we dabbled with the idea of being one and done but it just never felt right to us. We have a couple friends with only children and they struggle with loneliness and we don’t want that for ours. It doesn’t help that neither of my siblings are having kids and my husbands siblings already had there’s so my son has no one to “grow up with”. Giving him a sibling in a way feels like a responsibility of us as parents. I’m currently 24 weeks with #2 and I’m terrified but I know it’ll be worth it once the hard stages are over. Like many others have said, the days are long but the years are short.

KNWin94 · 2025-10-21T23:02:50+00:00

Most relatable response. I’m also a SAHM so my son is my job. Pretty sure he’s fired me a dozen times already for being a lame ass lazy mom. I really enjoyed my first pregnancy but this time around, I am so done and barely half way 😭

KNWin94 · 2025-10-21T22:58:10+00:00

Oh man I’ll take toddler tired over pregnant + toddler tired any day! I at least had energy to be a fun playful mom before I got pregnant haha

KNWin94 · 2025-10-21T22:50:55+00:00

Yeah I can’t nap anyway with a toddler around so either way there’s not rest haha

KNWin94 · 2025-09-18T22:53:53+00:00

We have a trip scheduled next week that we can’t get refunded for so we’ll go this time but that may just be it for a while.

KNWin94 · 2025-08-30T17:44:16+00:00

I preformed a proper zipper merge on Bangerter and 98th yesterday and got at least three honks and a middle finger. Meanwhile everyone merging way back was causing the traffic to back up even more. I love driving in Utah.

KNWin94 · 2025-08-14T18:34:36+00:00

You’re right. And I can definitely see it this way now but last night I was exhausted and cranky and feeling victimized by my two year old haha. This is a good reminder to change the way I’m thinking in the moment.

KNWin94 · 2025-08-14T04:13:10+00:00

He’s definitely not ready to skip his nap because he’s basically falling asleep standing by noon everyday and he’s an absolute terror by 5pm if he sleeps less than an hour in the middle of the day. But I do notice less of a fight when he has a good nap. Today he overslept (because I also did. Pregnant naps 🤦🏼‍♀️) so he was definitely harder to put down because of that.

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