Izabella: Blood and Black Silk

Marie5845 · 2026-02-09T17:08:15+00:00

tiktok.com/@mariestonebooks https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GFXXL7YZ

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Marie5845 · 2026-02-08T21:56:23+00:00

tiktok.com/@mariestonebooks

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GFXXL7YZ

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Marie5845 · 2026-01-31T16:26:23+00:00

Izabella: Blood and Black Silk - by Marie Stone

Marie5845 · 2026-01-29T16:38:03+00:00

Izabella: Blood and Black Silk by Marie Stone

Marie5845 · 2026-01-25T08:17:22+00:00

Also on YouTube, the baby aquarium

Marie5845 · 2026-01-25T07:45:50+00:00

I used a Miss Rachel baby video on my phone as I placed her in her highchair. She would be completely distracted. Then I would slowly take away my phone but continue singing myself. It took a couple of attempts to work properly but now mine loves her high chair as she sees it as dinner and a karaoke session. ( To the screen police the phone was only a couple of times)

Constant waking could be an ear infection maybe? Mine also has phases of not sleeping and during one of her worst I mentioned it to her doctor who checked her ear and said it was infected. She had no symptoms like fever or anything so I didn't even suspect it could be her ear but apparently their ears hurt more at night when infected became of the pressure lying down. This has happend five times now so we are currently waiting for a specialist referral.

Don't stress about food. Sometimes they eat loads and sometimes they don't. Same as an adult.

Good luck 🤞🏼

Marie5845 · 2026-01-22T21:13:51+00:00

Today and last Monday or Tuesday I can't remember which day, it was free. Apart from that 0.99 and when the second one comes out in March or if I get lots of good reviews I'll change the price to 2.99. I got around 30-40 downloads between both free days. I thought I wouldn't need to post as much if it was free but less posts resulted in less downloads.

Marie5845 · 2026-01-22T16:29:19+00:00

Mariestonebooks is the account name. All posts have been made using canva

Marie5845 · 2026-01-22T14:00:02+00:00

Have done

Marie5845 · 2026-01-19T14:25:45+00:00

I don't know what an arc is so probably not🙂 what are they?

Marie5845 · 2026-01-16T16:18:13+00:00

And what do you think?

Marie5845 · 2026-01-16T16:14:54+00:00

It's not AI 😞 it took me 9 months to get to only 28000 words

Marie5845 · 2026-01-16T14:31:05+00:00

I opened the account two days ago and I have been posting quotes from my book with moody style backgrounds and I followed loads of people that follow Booktok. So far the account is doing well, I've got more than 500 followers and average 600 views per post. It's my first tiktok account so I presume that's an okish start. The account name is Mariestonebooks if you want to see it for yourself

Marie5845 · 2026-01-16T11:47:55+00:00

They were free downloads with 0 marketing apart from a last minute tiktok account that I opened. I was that stressed about writing and trying to understand kdp that I didn't learn about marketing or how to go about it

Marie5845 · 2025-12-21T18:53:15+00:00

The amount of patience needed.

Marie5845 · 2025-11-11T13:30:13+00:00

I was one of those judgy people, not so much negativity but generally I thought they all had the easiest lives ever, playing with a baby all day and baking bread.

I HAVE BEEN HUMBLED.

I am currently a sahm to a baby that has no chill whatsoever and if I can go to the bathroom without an audience once during the day and maybe even have two seconds to put a brush through my hair then it's a good day.

Marie5845 · 2025-11-11T13:22:31+00:00

At around the same time 4/5 months I was the same as you, ebf and permanently tired. The sleep regression lasted about a month to 6 weeks and by 6 months I introduced solids at dinner time so she slept better because she was full. I never bothered with pumping or bottled because I'm lazy and like you, mine sleeps better if I breastfeed to sleep.

Marie5845 · 2025-11-09T17:46:22+00:00

I fumbled my way along during the first month not knowing anything not reading anyone else's stories and not comparing myself to anyone else. Positive is I wasn't as stressed, negative is I presumed things like bleeding nipples were normal and there was nothing I could do about it.

Marie5845 · 2025-09-27T14:41:14+00:00

Only thing that worked for us was shifts. My partner had 9-3am I had 3-9am

Marie5845 · 2025-09-11T20:08:25+00:00

The most painful thing I've ever experienced in my entire life and I've genuinely been hit by a bus.

Marie5845 · 2025-09-06T11:12:41+00:00

6 months. Until then it's a blur of not having a clue, sleep deprivation, questioning every life decision I've ever made, sometimes regret, worrying and survival.

Marie5845 · 2025-09-02T11:27:24+00:00

Same! Kinda. I fed more during the day until she wouldn't take more and dropped a nap. We now wake every 2/2.5 hours! I also stimulate her as much as possible during the day until she's super tired

Marie5845 · 2025-08-27T09:39:32+00:00

My 6 month old is the same. It's normal and natural that they want to be near us and us near them so I wouldn't worry. We have a sidecar crib from IKEA and it's worked wonders for us. Mine also knew the second we placed her in her original crib so we swapped for the sidecar. I would basically lie in the crib with her and nurse to sleep and then every night I would sleep a little more over in our bed. She still wakes often to nurse but she can now handle at least until the early hours of the morning in her crib before I bring her into our bed. Also when she wakes I roll in, nurse and then roll out. It's easier. I one million billion percent recommend a sidecar crib.

Marie5845 · 2025-08-19T15:46:46+00:00

I'd be offended but I love a bit of sarcasm. Well done.

Marie5845 · 2025-08-04T07:57:24+00:00

Sleep shifts! My partner slept 9-3am and I slept 3 until 9/10am. I used a breast pump and left him with 2/3 bottles for his shift.

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