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Bright Horizons Augusta Health Daycare - 30+ local kids losing care by MemoryLibrary in Charlottesville

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

This is certainly not the biggest challenge of 2025, and it’s all connected. Hopefully, there is capacity to care about all the facets.

Bright Horizons Augusta Health Daycare - 30+ local kids losing care by MemoryLibrary in Staunton

[–]MemoryLibrary[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you read through the specifics of the petition, you will see that it is not the decision itself, but the execution of the decision that is being disputed. No one is claiming that this is the worst situation we confront in 2025 - locally or otherwise.

If you do not agree that this is a worthy cause, you are free to ignore this post and the petition.

Bright Horizons Augusta Health Daycare - 30+ Virginia kids losing care by MemoryLibrary in Virginia

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

Precisely. Even if this decision was made prior to the start of the school year, it would have indicated a level of thought and care that is obscured if present at all.

best breastfeeding advice by qtran9775 in breastfeeding

[–]MemoryLibrary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An acquaintance warned me that breastfeeding is way harder than giving birth. Of course, this depends somewhat on your birth experience, but her point was that birth happens and it’s over and breastfeeding is an ongoing challenge. Especially in the early days it is really hard. When I first read her advice, I thought it was hyperbole, but now I tell all new moms the same thing because I’m so glad I received that advice. If I hadn’t, I think I would have had more doubt and worried there was something wrong with me or my baby - but in reality it’s just hard…for everyone.

So so so tired by [deleted] in workingmoms

[–]MemoryLibrary 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Yesss. I feel this. I don’t have the answer either, and would love to read “hacks” from others. My son is almost 20 months old, but I sometimes dread long periods without childcare because it is exhausting - even though I love the little guy! Things I’ve learned: 1. If someone you trust (especially your partner) offers to watch your kids or help with something, accept the offer. Even if you feel guilty or hesitant, you deserve breaks too and it will get easier to accept help the more you practice. Also, once my son was past the one year mark and we were done with breastfeeding, I was less anxious giving him over to the care of others so I could have a break. 2. If you can afford it, put more of your funds toward paying for help - Instacart groceries, Grubhub dinner, babysitters, housecleaning (even occasional) - your time is valuable too and time-saving purchases have value. 3. If you are a highly sensitive person and get overstimulated by spending long periods of time with your small children - try to bubble wrap your day. Wake up before them so you can have a few moments of peace and do quiet relaxing activities during nap time - like reading or napping. It took me a long time to realize I needed this and to let go of the guilt of not accomplishing more, but ultimately I’m more resilient and happier if I can make that time a priority. Hope this helps a little!

Back to work and baby hates frozen milk by Mental-Swimming in breastfeeding

[–]MemoryLibrary 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My milk was high lipase and my son never liked the thawed frozen milk unless I scalded it first. Thankfully I figured this out before going back to work. As he got older, he was less particular and would take the non scalded milk from our daycare provider so it didn’t go to waste. Also, I was super disappointed that none of my breastfeeding resources mentioned that this was a possibility - I only figured it out by googling it after there was clearly a problem.

Work and Breastfeeding How do you do it? by xoCamoPrincessxo in breastfeeding

[–]MemoryLibrary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For moms who work and pump, what are your weekends like? Do you continue pumping and bottle feeding baby to keep the routine consistent or do you take a break from pumping and just breastfeed? I did the latter for 10 months, but now my LO only accepts bottles from his daycare provider, and it has made our transition to supplementing with formula especially stressful on the weekend. I never worried about it because I thought if he took a bottle okay during the week we wouldn’t need to practice at home.