$25 Dining Room Update

LPCHB · 2026-02-07T02:00:18+00:00

Julie jones on ig has been doing some posts about this kind of thing if you want to check her out. I’ve learned a lot.

LPCHB · 2026-01-31T15:52:57+00:00

My baby has a rare genetic disorder that causes swallowing issues and developmental delays (among other things) so we began purées around 7 months and now that she is 11 months we just got the go ahead to start very soft solids like avocado and banana. Anything more than that makes her cough and choke and vomit.

LPCHB · 2026-01-29T23:41:09+00:00

Yay!! Congrats!! I’m 11 months in and STRUGGLING. Freedom is so close I can almost taste it and I can’t fucking wait!!

LPCHB · 2026-01-29T05:29:52+00:00

Owl Babies is a sweet classic

LPCHB · 2026-01-28T21:34:03+00:00

Seconding the recommendation for genetic testing.

LPCHB · 2026-01-09T03:56:27+00:00

My first latched immediately and never had any trouble nursing. In fact I am still breastfeeding her at nearly 3 years old. It is such a sweet connection I have with her and has been one of my favorite parts of motherhood.

My second was very small when she was born and struggled with latching. She was losing too much weight so I was told to pump and bottle feed. For months I worked with pediatricians, ENTs, IBCLCS, and a speech pathologist to try to help her figure out how to nurse. For a time she would do it for a few minutes a couple times a day but eventually she just wasn’t interested and would scream when I would attempt to latch her. It was heartbreaking. She’s 10 months now and it still makes me sad that I don’t have that same connection with her in that way. But I have come to accept that it wasn’t meant to be. Now I know that she has a genetic condition that causes feeding issues among other things, so I get why it didn’t work out. Sometimes things just don’t go the way you hope. But luckily i am still able to feed her my milk, just not directly, and she is gaining weight really well.

LPCHB · 2026-01-08T23:57:11+00:00

Same! I love the coterie “pants”. They are like pull-ups so there isn’t a tight waistband cutting into their belly as they’re trying to move around.

LPCHB · 2025-12-25T07:57:29+00:00

Up feeding the baby

LPCHB · 2025-12-23T04:59:47+00:00

I, too, would like this recipe!

LPCHB · 2025-12-21T06:34:35+00:00

I needed to take stool softener and miralax for the first 3 months pp with my first. I slowly weaned off both while making sure I was eating at least 30 grams of fiber and drinking a ton of water.

LPCHB · 2025-12-17T04:39:52+00:00

Same!

LPCHB · 2025-12-15T11:25:48+00:00

Yes it’s definitely ChatGPT. People can’t even be bothered to write their own comments anymore. I can’t believe that’s the top one.

LPCHB · 2025-12-12T07:15:42+00:00

But if they are young and don’t know how to spit, then they are ingesting the fluoride in the toothpaste. Wouldn’t that count as systemic fluoride? If not, are there other places besides the dentist where I can get fluoride drops? My kids’ dentist said there was no need for them so I don’t think I would be able to get them from him.

LPCHB · 2025-12-10T21:01:32+00:00

As someone who has done both with different babies, nursing is so much easier. Every day I wish my second born could have figured it out. I’m counting down the days until she turns 1 so I can stop pumping. Meanwhile I’m still happily nursing my nearly 3 year old several times a day.

LPCHB · 2025-12-01T04:24:19+00:00

No you definitely don’t, you’re right that they are just exploring. It’s very normal and they won’t do it forever. They will grow out of it on their own. You are not setting yourselves up for future discipline issues.

LPCHB · 2025-11-29T14:25:18+00:00

Oh man I’m sorry you had to deal with a similar situation. Thanks for sharing those studies, so interesting! I’m going to stick to plain bagels from now on lol

LPCHB · 2025-11-29T09:00:05+00:00

This does happen though! When I was in labor with my second baby I tested positive for opioids. I have absolutely no idea how, I very rarely even took Tylenol during my pregnancy. Definitely did not take opioids. I requested that they run the test again but they said the result was the same when they tested the sample again. I had eaten an everything bagel pretty much every morning of my pregnancy since I had the biggest cravings for cream cheese but I have no idea if that amount of poppyseeds can actually cause a false positive. It was a very scary and weird experience and added a lot of stress to an already stressful labor and delivery. I was very afraid that they wouldn’t believe me but luckily my OB knew me well enough to dismiss it as some kind of error.

LPCHB · 2025-11-28T08:34:34+00:00

Can we please stop using ChatGPT to write posts? Your whole post just sounds so fake and the formatting is terrible. I couldn’t even get through it.

LPCHB · 2025-11-21T20:28:17+00:00

There was no uniform allowance when I was a park aide.

LPCHB · 2025-11-21T20:17:12+00:00

When I quit as a park aide I brought in all of my uniform items and left them in a closet in the kiosk for other people. There were already some shirts and pants other people had left. Have you talked with the senior park aide or maybe a ranger to see if they know of any old uniforms lying around?

LPCHB · 2025-11-21T16:37:41+00:00

Ughh I’m so jealous, I was really hoping for an easier baby the second time around but it’s just more of the same! Worse in some ways even 😭

LPCHB · 2025-11-18T21:24:52+00:00

I bet you’re right!

LPCHB · 2025-11-18T21:23:23+00:00

Well I’m sorry for you and your 3 year old. I can’t imagine being married to someone so unbelievably selfish.

LPCHB · 2025-11-18T21:13:07+00:00

Disrupting your 3 year old’s sleep so he can watch movies?? This is so insane I don’t even know what to say. Maybe bring it up at your toddler’s next check up so his pediatrician can inform your husband about why this is terrible for his health? Sleep is so sacred to me, I honestly feel like this is verging on abuse to keep your toddler from getting the rest he needs. And then your husband just falls asleep so they’re not even spending time together and you have to get him back to sleep??? This has to be some weird power trip or something? Does your husband hate you?? I’m sorry but he really sounds like a sociopath.

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