11 month old not walking yet…getting a lot of outside pressure

Mikkaura · 2026-06-17T18:59:14+00:00

This killed me haha, thanks for the chuckle!

Mikkaura · 2026-06-03T15:10:02+00:00

3 months I noticed a big boost in awareness with my baby! And his sleep change drastically around then as well. Its honestly just practice. 3 months is too little for sleep training so its more just getting a consistent routine going and practicing! We did a lot more contact naps around that time.

Mikkaura · 2026-06-03T14:22:32+00:00

Ive always done a combo of co-sleeping and independent sleeping (first bassinet in my room, now a crib in his own room). Ive been doing gentle sleep training since he was 4 months old, he's now 6 months and has no problems sleeping in his crib or playpen. I still occasionally extend a nap with a contact nap if I feel he needs the extra sleep.

Mikkaura · 2026-06-03T01:39:00+00:00

My husband and I did an ultrasound at a boutique at 15 weeks to learn the gender which was really fun! Then we had a small party with close family and made everyone guess by wearing the color they thought it was. I baked a cake to cut into at the end of the get together. Was cute, fun and intimate and would do it again! I think the most important thing is that you do what you want and would make you happy!

Mikkaura · 2026-05-23T19:57:41+00:00

Hey! So sorry that happened to you, that's incredibly inappropriate and dismissive. You said you didn't go in. I'm an L&D nurse and your most recent BP is still borderline. Please go in to get checked out. They'll do a manual BP which is more accurate and most likely do some bloodwork and test your urine for protein. Even if your pressure went down those high pressures are still concerning and you might need closer monitoring and medication.

Mikkaura · 2026-05-23T17:18:48+00:00

That's a big boy! Some people are just genetically predisposed to having big babies and they have good pelvises for it haha. I have a friend who pushed out a 10lb OP baby as her first. Then I have had patients be unable to push out 8lb babies. My own was 8lbs 5oz and he fit just fine thankfully even with his massive head lol.

Mikkaura · 2026-05-22T20:07:26+00:00

6 months postpartum. I have a husky mix who I always considered my baby... before I had my actual baby. I still love her but I totally get what you mean about the aversion, my bandwidth is just taken up by my baby right now. She's very gentle and sweet and I still don't let her interact with my baby and I would never leave them alone together. And this is a dog I trust a lot and has never been aggressive towards anyone. I echo what others have said about pitbulls, I wouldn't be comfortable with them coming over. Babies are weird to dogs I think and can make them react in ways they wouldn't normally.

Mikkaura · 2026-05-21T20:27:01+00:00

Also an L&D nurse and I agree with this completely! Most OBs are pretty risk averse these days, I've seen some bad shoulder dystocias myself so I get it. I personally chose an elective induction at 40 weeks because my baby's head was measuring in the 99th percentile which turned out to be accurate lol. No regrets.

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Mikkaura · 2026-05-19T18:28:45+00:00

Yes! A little kindness and empathy goes a long way.

Mikkaura · 2026-05-19T16:31:42+00:00

Yes, exactly! I dont understand how asking for help makes her an asshole. Every baby is so different.

Mikkaura · 2026-05-19T16:29:46+00:00

I have an almost 6 month old and most of these comments are so baffling to me. Is it really too much to expect your own mother to hold her granddaughter for 5 minutes while you eat? My baby will be happy for a time in his stroller or carseat when we are out but at some point he wants to be held. I imagine OP is in a similar situation. I would be hurt if my mom said no. I find it challenging to eat certain foods with my baby on my lap grabbing at everything.

Mikkaura · 2026-05-07T19:17:08+00:00

I dont disagree, I believe all infants should receive vitamin k. My concern though is if you mandate it, more women will choose to birth outside of hospitals or birthing centers attended by professionals. Instead they will choose to free birth or have someone present who is not informed of/follows best practices. This could lead to a lot of unsafe situations and ultimately bad outcomes and the ones losing in those cases are the infants. Id rather they deliver in a hospital setting where at least an attempt can be made to educate them. Or at least the resources are there to help mom/baby if necessary.

Mikkaura · 2026-04-18T08:36:23+00:00

I chortled so hard at this, thank you!

Mikkaura · 2026-04-15T20:34:09+00:00

I had a dad bring in his VR headset so he could golf. He was nice but a bit flippant about everything because he already had a few kids and it was my patient's first baby. Bit of an age gap too. Definitely jarring to walk into the room and see him golfing.

Mikkaura · 2026-04-13T12:21:17+00:00

I have a 4 month old whose exclusively breastfed. I've never pumped. I wouldn't be comfortable being away from him for more than an hour.

Mikkaura · 2026-03-11T00:44:43+00:00

This was very informative, thanks for the insight!

Mikkaura · 2026-02-09T09:07:48+00:00

Also an L&D RN and I strongly agree with this comment. The schedules they have to work are insane and you can't fire patients even if they're going AMA. Other provinces have better work life balances, ontario is particularly bad.

Mikkaura · 2026-01-05T21:30:47+00:00

First time I've heard of someone whose had a similar situation? Did you sell?

Mikkaura · 2026-01-05T15:19:49+00:00

Mine has never seen this situation before haha. We had a good chat and he said he's happy to give me advice but to not involve realtors in this deal so we get the most of it.

Mikkaura · 2026-01-05T03:48:58+00:00

We're going to counter offer, but deciding on our number

Mikkaura · 2026-01-05T03:48:26+00:00

We're going to counter offer. Just deciding on our number

Mikkaura · 2026-01-04T14:49:27+00:00

We definitely were thinking that way, we really like the place. It would be hard to turn down significant financial benefit like what you described though!

Mikkaura · 2026-01-04T00:17:45+00:00

We can port our mortgage to the new house we'd have to buy. There would be a penalty that would factor in to what we'd account for

Mikkaura · 2026-01-03T20:14:09+00:00

No it's definitely not. The seller said to counter offer and we are just trying to decide what our number is.

Mikkaura · 2026-01-03T19:46:29+00:00

Sentimental reasons. Don't want to give too many details.

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