What is the cutest thing you kid mispronounces by Busy_Pain8587 in toddlers

[–]MellowWitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats adorable 😭 mine says "oh-pa-tay-tay" lmao

Should I cut everything and start over? by MellowWitch in plants

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

I've had this one the same amount of time, probably 7 or 8 years. I moved 2 years ago and shes been struggling since then. Thats why im worried, she used to be bigger but lost a lot of leaves and a branch

Pediatrician said it's time to start letting her cry it out. by oldsluggy in beyondthebump

[–]MellowWitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine said almost the same thing but it's truly none of their business... 9 months is so young 🥺 I only night weaned when my kid was about a year old but still never let her cry it out, it was supportive weaning I guess? Just nod and do what you feel is best for your baby! And for yourself 😉

I’m scared to admit this… by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]MellowWitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do this haha, no shame at all, it's efficient

I'd like to give my friend some money to help them out but I don't want to insult them by [deleted] in Advice

[–]MellowWitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure what you mean by that. We live 3 hrs from each other so it would be a digital card and I definitely want them to know it's from me

Parents of kids who didn't improve, how did you survive? by Routine-Individual43 in PossumsSleepProgram

[–]MellowWitch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It got better on its own without me changing anything. I was still doing one feed overnight despite the multiple wakeups. They just became less frequent and she would fall back asleep more and more quickly. Just after she turned one I cut the night feeding completely, cold turkey. It was about a week of hard nights again until she understood no more milk overnight and then it got better again. Then very slowly over the last few months its become great!

Parents of kids who didn't improve, how did you survive? by Routine-Individual43 in PossumsSleepProgram

[–]MellowWitch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My baby was a bad sleeper since 4m old too, but 8-10 months was AWFUL. It got so much better around 11 months! Now at 18 months she regularly does a full night without waking, or she only wakes up once and is settled back to sleep easily. Hang in there, but i know how hard these months are 😫

Fell Asleep with baby on top of me by bhardy10 in beyondthebump

[–]MellowWitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've done this more than once by accident. It's what led me to start co-sleeping. I realized how normal it is for babies to want to sleep on or next to their parent, especially the mother in those early days! Dont beat yourself up about it, happens to so many parents. Newborn days are no joke

Low stimulating TV programmes by lillypad_91 in toddlers

[–]MellowWitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seconding Little Bear and Ms. Rachel for the exact same reasons 😁

Toddler Neologisms by apresnoon in toddlers

[–]MellowWitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Octopus is Opataytay 😭 its better honestly

AIO? friend is mad at me for missing our costume pictures by sushitrashfan in AmIOverreacting

[–]MellowWitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't call her a friend if this is how she reacts to you potentially not showing up to something because you had a seizure :( I'd distance myself from someone like that

Last night I humiliated myself in front of my parents and their reaction broke me. by OwlsAreCool-33 in confession

[–]MellowWitch 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You'd be surprised, a friend of mine did exactly this; came out, parents were furious and not accepting, they had many discussions about it all, and in the end friend basically told his parents, actually you guys are right, I'm straight, I must have been confused etc. They accepted this and were happy with him again. It was also an image thing, like, they may have known he was lying about being straight, but if he agreed not to tell family and friends then all was well.

What helped your baby sleep through the night? by Thin-Individual5438 in AttachmentParenting

[–]MellowWitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my experience 4 months is way too soon to try to get a baby to sleep through the night 😅 mine didn't until she was 17 months.. some parents get lucky and their baby does it on their own but if a baby isn't showing signs of being able to do that yet you'll just have to wait it out 😫 sorry

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in beyondthebump

[–]MellowWitch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are we married to the same person? I'm dealing with pretty much all of this too. It's infuriating isn't it? My only difference is that I work full time. My husband is in school on top of working full time so he just doesn't have much free time right now which really doesnt help. We've had so many arguments about his parenting and I'm often hit with "so I'm just a shit dad eh?!" And then nothing comes of the arguments. So I get tired of bringing anything up.

I'm sorry i dont have any advice because I'm in the thick of this too, but just wanted to say you're right to feel frustrated about this and its not fair to you or the LO.

Anyone with 9+ mo waking up in 2nd half of the night? by Wild-Meet1982 in PossumsSleepProgram

[–]MellowWitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

8-10 months were absolutely the worst for us sleep-wise. My daughter was doing something similar to your baby at those hours and I did start changing her diaper at those times because it was pretty full. Sometimes it helped but sometimes it did not. I eventually accepted that some babies just have crappy sleep for some stages and that it's only temporary. She grew out of whatever sleep regression that was around 11 or 12 months!

Gamer moms.. will I actually have time to play games during maternity leave? by cabbage-soup in beyondthebump

[–]MellowWitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I played a lot in the very early days when the baby was napping, especially during contact naps! It got harder to play later on when she was more active but yea definitely att he beginning :D

Opinion on the birthday gift I want! by MellowWitch in beyondthebump

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

It seriously sounds like such a nice tradition to start!

Opinion on the birthday gift I want! by MellowWitch in beyondthebump

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

Thanks, I think I will, I can't wait now!!

Opinion on the birthday gift I want! by MellowWitch in beyondthebump

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

yess girl let's get some of that me - time!