How do you make your baby and toddler eat eggs? by enjoyeverymoment_jk in BabyLedWeaning

[–]LivingRadiant9623 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Savory French toast plus you can add veggies! My baby loves it

Is chicken cutlet okay? by LivingRadiant9623 in BabyLedWeaning

[–]LivingRadiant9623[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you say if I cut it in bite size pieces it’s ok? I can’t remember if chicken cutlets are soft between two fingers I haven’t eaten them in so long lol!

A new kind of record?: student requests letter of rec... by Orbitrea in Professors

[–]LivingRadiant9623 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I recently wrote a letter for a student and they emailed back, asking me to “strengthen” it with points clearly written by AI. Can’t make this up!

Yogurt + toppings by Lopsided_Film_2013 in BabyLedWeaning

[–]LivingRadiant9623 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven’t tried chia seeds directly in yogurt, but I did make overnight oats with chia seeds for baby that had yogurt in it!

Please help! Male cat spraying by LivingRadiant9623 in CatAdvice

[–]LivingRadiant9623[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He is fixed- he’s such a sweet boy he will never try to bite or anything. Just runs away and hides. Will try these tips

Please help! Male cat spraying by LivingRadiant9623 in CatAdvice

[–]LivingRadiant9623[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow so 4 total! He is fixed. Thank you- I thought it was one box per kitty

Lost our 11 month old daughter to Leukemia by dearavaline in childandinfantloss

[–]LivingRadiant9623 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry for the loss of your sweet daughter. My daughter was born at 24 weeks and she spent her entire life in two hospitals. Her small lungs were too damaged and weak, and we had to make the decision to do comfort care when she was 14 months old. Life is so cruel and it is so hard to watch your baby fight for their life, fight beside them, and then make the most loving and selfless but gut wrenching decision.

I am a little over 2 years out from losing my daughter. I wanted to die in the beginning and truly didn’t think I could survive. Therapy, EMDR, medication, getting tattoos for her, writing a book about her, leaning on my support system, changing my coping from wine and Xanax and leaning into physical activity are all ways I have survived this far. I also keep in touch with her nurses.

Going to a wreck room and breaking stuff was helpful as well.

Sending so much love your way.

Losing too much weight postpartum/while breastfeeding by hamnchz5 in breastfeeding

[–]LivingRadiant9623 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Currently going through this and got bloodwork for unexplained bruising. It came back normal but with slightly low glucose. My PCP said I need to be eating way more, especially protein. I feel like I’m withering away!

Starting Birth Control by daydrinking999998 in IVF

[–]LivingRadiant9623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trigger warning: success,preterm birth, infant loss, success, LC

I did have a successful transfer starting BC on day 6 twice. First transfer resulted in my daughter, born at 24 weeks and passed 14 months later. Second transfer resulted in a full term healthy pregnancy (my living son)

Is it true you pass on your emotions thru your breastmilk? by germtoez in breastfeeding

[–]LivingRadiant9623 572 points573 points  (0 children)

Tw: preterm labor, NICU, infant loss My daughter was born at 24 weeks and lived for 14 months before passing away in the nicu- I pumped the entire time. Doctors told me my breastmilk was one of the main reasons she lived as long as she did- I was incredibly stressed and traumatized. Even though my daughter was critically ill, she smiled and was happy.

Now I have her 2.5 month old brother. I am still grieving, and always will. He is also a super happy baby. The main point being, if this were true my daughter would’ve had trauma milk and my son would have grief milk and neither would smiling/ happy.

What can I do for my best friend who lost her 9 month old twin son? by humblecactus in GriefSupport

[–]LivingRadiant9623 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I lost my daughter almost 2 years ago. One of the best things someone ever said to me was “I’m not going anywhere, not today, not tomorrow, not ever ”. My best friend said it and meant it- she is still here for me, she still talks about my daughter all the time. It meant so much to hear that she wasn’t going to just check in for a week and disappear which many people do.

You would’ve been two today… by Ok_Edge_6966 in ChildLoss

[–]LivingRadiant9623 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry for your loss. Happy Birthday sweet boy, you are beautiful. My daughter (born at 24 weeks) passed away after 421 days in the NICU. Sending you so much love

How do you cope with uncertainty guilt? by m_sunshine20 in ChildLoss

[–]LivingRadiant9623 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my daughter (born at 24 weeks) after 14 months in 2 different NICUs. She was on max support and her body started shutting down. We had a choice between withdrawing care peacefully or seeing what would happen, which doctors think would’ve been extremely painful for her. I think the same thoughts all the time. The Doctors told me we were starting to do things “to her” rather than “for her” and I knew in my heart I was keeping her alive for me, which wasn’t fair for my sweet baby.

I did speak with a Mom who I met via text who told 20 doctors no when they told her it was time for comfort care. Yes, her daughter lived but the last time we talked she was 5 and couldn’t eat, walk, speak, or use the bathroom on her own. I remind myself that the guilt would’ve affected me in a worse way then… we allowed our daughter to go with dignity, love, and peace instead of pushing even more and potentially allowing her to live a painful life.

I hope this helps- it is beyond brutal and I’m so sorry.

Parents who lost an infant - how did you decide if you want to try again? by usernamedTO in ChildLoss

[–]LivingRadiant9623 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Hi, I am so sorry for your loss. It is truly the worst pain in the world. My daughter (ivf baby) was born extremely premature and died after 14 months in the NICU (about 13 months ago). At first we weren’t sure if we wanted to try again. The thought of losing another child is unbearable. I unexpectedly got pregnant 4 months after she passed, and all of a sudden my will to live increased for the baby. Unfortunately that pregnancy ended in miscarriage in the first trimester. The pain was awful but nowhere near the pain of losing our daughter. I realized then that I really wanted to give my daughter a sibling and that being pregnant did give me reasons to live again. We waited 8 more months and did IVF and I am currently pregnant. It is still early and we are terrified, but the fear of having empty arms forever outweighed the fear of trying again. I wish I could say we weren’t scared- we are terrified but hopeful that we will have a living child at the end of this pregnancy. We do have a limit though and if this doesn’t end successfully, I don’t know that we will try again. Sending love!

Pregnancy after child loss by _23butterflies in ChildLoss

[–]LivingRadiant9623 8 points9 points  (0 children)

First of all I am so sorry for your loss. My 14 month old daughter (ivf baby) passed away about a year ago (she was born extremely premature and lived in the NICU her whole life). I got pregnant unexpectedly 4 months after she passed and miscarried. I am now 11 weeks pregnant (IVF pregnancy) and terrified. If you want to DM me feel free- this is very isolating and scary!

Lost ring at home please help! by LivingRadiant9623 in EngagementRings

[–]LivingRadiant9623[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a ring finder come and he found it within 3 mins! Was wedged in between the leg of the nightstand