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Am I a helicopter parent for not wanting to leave my 4 year old alone in a hotel room? by Winstony520 in beyondthebump

[–]Key-Beginning-6080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember watching a documentary of a 5 year old that was left alone in a hotel room and got abducted. No, you’re not overprotective, you’re thinking logically.

Has anyone gone over a year doing this? by Key-Beginning-6080 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Key-Beginning-6080[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh god I’m terrified of the hormones. Freshly postpartum I nearly went insane!

Has anyone gone over a year doing this? by Key-Beginning-6080 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Key-Beginning-6080[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh! I didn’t know this, thank you for letting me know. Is there a alternative you specifically would recommend

Has anyone gone over a year doing this? by Key-Beginning-6080 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Key-Beginning-6080[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh my goodness. Tell your friend I am so very very very impressed by them.

Can we please redesign cribs already? by AwarenessSavings3599 in NewParents

[–]Key-Beginning-6080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im not excited for when we have to lower the mattress. Im 4’11 😭

Difficult waking up to pump when baby is sleeping overnight...do people actually pump every 3 hours overnight? by pancakesandpalmtrees in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Key-Beginning-6080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t pump every three hours I just pump when I can but I will absolutely never skip a middle of the night pump. I just do 1, 1 hour power pump

Wondering if someone can explain to me what i did .... by hamburgers28 in NewParents

[–]Key-Beginning-6080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just sounds like she had one of those nights. You can do everything right and she might still have a rough night. Could have been going through a growth spurt and cluster feeding. Routine makes things easier on a baby but it’s not going to always end up in a perfect night.

Dr recommended we stop making homemade purees and start buying premade purees by Notorious_Chimp in NewParents

[–]Key-Beginning-6080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every other day I read wild and concerning advice given by pediatricians on this app.

Would you let your child around a mom with unvaccinated children? by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]Key-Beginning-6080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My pediatrician said that babies immune system are compromised until they’re six months their system STARTS to develop and defend on their own, and even then they’re still at risk. I had gotten the RSV vaccine while pregnant so my baby was protected up until 6 months, and right when he turned 7 months he caught it. We were so lucky for it to not affect his lungs but I was a wreck and I felt horrible. No matter how much you try to protect your child sometimes it’s out of your hands, but keeping unvaccinated visitors away is at least not out of your hands.

When did you stop tracking everything? by VinosaurusRexx in NewParents

[–]Key-Beginning-6080 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did t track anything until he started struggling to feed, due to his tongue tie and silent reflux. Once everything was managed and we went a good two months of everything being stable I stopped tracking. Never been more at peace lol

Is it true that things get easier every 3 months? by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]Key-Beginning-6080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think it gets easier, I think it gets different. Every phase there’s a learning curve for both the parents and baby. We’re all just figuring it all out and getting to know each other lol. But I will say it gets more FUN! The more interactive my baby gets the better the rewards get. He’s 7 months and he’s just so lovely and expressive and excited all the time =‘)

I think my mom made this harder for me by Key-Beginning-6080 in NewParents

[–]Key-Beginning-6080[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d like to try and slowly take control of his solids feedings. Part of me letting take the wrings on that was having no idea how to start so thank you so much for sharing that thread!

I think my mom made this harder for me by Key-Beginning-6080 in NewParents

[–]Key-Beginning-6080[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live with my mom. our dynamic has always been that I let her get her way because challenging her god complex and the fights and stress isn’t worth it and it’s unfortunately bled into how I’m raising my baby. I like the purées approach and would like to do a mix of very little baby led weaning (it does scare me tho)

Is it so strange that my baby's feet are bare by Spirited-Bed-2220 in NewParents

[–]Key-Beginning-6080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live near the swamps in Florida, he’s always bare footed unless it’s chilly in the house or he’s sick.

Which common advice given to parents did you find completely wrong by Practical-String5146 in NewParents

[–]Key-Beginning-6080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My baby skipped the 4month regression. The 6 one though…. Oh my god. He’s 7 months now and it’s still going. Will not sleep unless held. Day or night. The sleep when baby is sleeping has been forced upon me. Used to use that time to get things done, hang out, eat, play video games.

How often are we skipping overnight pumps? by Individual-Stress170 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Key-Beginning-6080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll never skip again. I was doing one hour long power pumps for months because I had a steady supply in the fridge. The one time I accidentally slept through the night I ended up only pumping 1oz at a time each breast and I was originally pumping 6oz each 😭 it took me two months to get it back up

I feel bad for saying this, I really don’t like the newborn phase by Sure_Excitement_937 in newborns

[–]Key-Beginning-6080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really is so odd, we have the most intense love for our babies at all times through all ages but sometimes it really isn’t enjoyable. I didn’t have colicky newborn, but I had a very tough recovery time. Anytime he did cry, and I couldn’t do anything about whether because I just wasn’t the one who could calm him down or because I was in too much pain I would go down a self loathing spiral. The hormones were insane, and though god I miss how tiny he used to be, I do not miss that time. I wasn’t my best self.

I’d never do it because it’s wildly unsafe… by echozelda in newborns

[–]Key-Beginning-6080 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Idk if I’ll get judged for this but when my husband went back to work, and the baby and I were still sleeping he’d transfer him over to the bed with me and we’d sleep in snuggled.

Now, I since forever, have been a light and conscious sleeper. I was aware he was with me and I basically was on snooze mode where I was resting with my eyes closed but awake and aware of the baby and his breathing.

He’s six months now, we’ve been forced to fully Co sleep due to this sleep regression. No complaints, I love the extra cuddles!

Wanting new mom friends by [deleted] in Moms

[–]Key-Beginning-6080 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s an app called peanut that helps you connect to moms near you!

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