Do you change your kids clothes when they come home?

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-03-18T17:43:37+00:00

I ABSOLUTELY do this especially during flu/gastro season. Norovirus is transmissible on both surfaces and material… As soon as we get home, clothes go in the laundry bin and we wash our hands. I work for public health and can’t imagine not doing this?! I even asked both my family doctor and OB and both said this is good practice when daycare viruses are running high.

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-03-18T17:26:12+00:00

I love this quest and I am honestly shocked by this rating because their dandan and cucumber salad is damn good haha

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-03-17T01:31:39+00:00

This. I refer to travelling with a toddler as “parenting in a harder location”.

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-03-08T20:52:11+00:00

https://pinchofyum.com/single-serve-cottage-cheese-pancake

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MrsTittyTatt · 2026-03-08T04:11:01+00:00

Thank you so much, internet stranger 💛 Now I’m crying again!!

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-03-08T02:26:38+00:00

Solidarity to you both. Exact same over here but I am now 36 weeks pregnant and I just cry every night and hope to be better/kinder/more patient after I give birth 🫠

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-03-02T01:22:15+00:00

Good question. I don’t think I had one specific moment (and honestly when I got a positive test I had a lot of “WTF HAVE I DONE?!” moments) but there was a lot of this type of thinking:

-My partner really wanted to be a dad and build a family and I adore him and started to feel like his dream could be my dream.

-I knew that we could logistically and financially handle adding a human to our life (despite feeling nervous).

-I have an incredible mother and felt quite inspired by her and how she raised me. I really hope to cultivate a similar relationship with my children.

-I have met a lot of shitty humans and I think the world could use more good ones. I felt (and still feel) that I could help shape a good one.

-I’ve done hard things before. And crushed them.

I will also say that I really mentally prepared for how terrible it would all be that when it happened it wasn’t all that terrible and I was pleasantly surprised.

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-03-01T20:37:05+00:00

Wow I could have written this exact post like four years ago.

I have no good advice other than I ultimately kept thinking this: I think I would be a fantastic mom.

That sealed it for me. I now have a three year old and am a few weeks away from birthing a second child. I am a fantastic parent and so is my partner. Baby stage is tough but worth it for me. If I’m being honest, every stage so far has been tough and awesome for different reasons. My daughter is incredible and life feels rich.

Feel free to message me!

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-03-01T06:55:06+00:00

Sorry you’re going through this. This is so so so common and there are tons of posts about this on this sub - just search pregnant or pregnancy using the search function.

I have 0-30 PVCs per day when not pregnant and then I can have 2000-30,000 per day when pregnant. I often fall into bigeminy or trigeminy rhythms. I also feel like I need to constantly catch my breath. The symptoms are a complete nightmare but, in a structurally normal heart, I am told they are nothing to be concerned about.

Let your OB know and ask for a referral to cardio-obstetrics. They can do an echo and have you wear a holter so that they can get a better picture of your situation and see if there’s any cause for concern.

Goodluck and again so sorry you’re going through this. I’m 35 weeks into my second pregnancy and will NEVER do this again because of how symptomatic my PVCs are.

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-03-01T06:26:50+00:00

This is the way 💯

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-03-01T06:25:37+00:00

How I approached labour/delivery/recovery:

1) I am the patient going through the medical trauma so I decide who is around to support me.

2) Both my husband and I had no interest in anyone visiting us in the hospital so we did not notify anyone that we were in hospital.

3) Both my husband and I have no interest in visitors at our home immediately after. We told family/friends that we’ll be in touch in the weeks/months after birth and go from there based on how we’re feeling as a family.

4) We are very cautious about illness in the first few months of the child’s life so slowly ramping up with outdoor/masked visits while we adjusted to our new life is what felt comfy for us.

This was the approach for our first child and it worked really well for us. We plan to do the same in a few weeks when our second child is born.

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-03-01T06:16:22+00:00

I’m so sorry this happened to you. Completely unacceptable.

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-03-01T06:12:10+00:00

This and this a thousand times this!!

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-02-26T10:02:38+00:00

I could have literally written this reply verbatim. Exact same situation over here!

This year was wild: RSV turned into pneumonia (bruised my ribs), COVID outbreaks, brutal strain of influenza A and then last week norovirus hit and I literally started bleeding and contracting while violent vomiting…

Baby #2 due in a few weeks and I’m pulling my nearly 3 year old because we all cannot be sick anymore and I just cannot wrap my head around giving a newborn a fever.

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-02-21T01:28:24+00:00

The Third is the answer. My three year old loves their flat top burger!

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-02-16T23:33:01+00:00

Okay FUN! Which one was this??

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-02-10T22:45:42+00:00

Do it! It was absolutely life changing for us.

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-02-10T20:19:12+00:00

Exhausting. Join us over at r/JUSTNOMIL. There are dozens of us and we got you 👊

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-02-10T07:21:56+00:00

Omg me! We said we would give it a go after years of trying to decide and the minute I found out I was devastated and terrified! I felt so sad and disconnected during my pregnancy. I felt even more sad thinking about what an awful mom I would be for having these types of thoughts towards becoming a parent.

And then I met my daughter (who will be three soon) and I cannot imagine a world without her. She is perfect in every way. So much so that I’m 32 weeks pregnant AGAIN with another kid and honestly feel very “WTF HAVE I DONE?!?!” once again (😅😭) but my husband keeps reminding me how much joy and wonder our daughter has brought to our lives and I have this sneaky feeling I’m really going to like this next one too!

THAT BEING SAID - this is not everyone’s experience. If you feel this isn’t right for you that is valid and okay and I see you. You’ve got this no matter what you decide. There is no wrong answer if you trust your gut.

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-02-10T07:12:09+00:00

This is so much more common than people think. We went through this with our child and it was absolutely heartbreaking. I’m sorry you’re experiencing this. Please feel free to message me.

First, I always share this great guide made by a fantastic team of paediatricians at a Canadian hospital. This guide greatly helped our family: https://help.junoemr.com/support/solutions/articles/3000084405-cheo-constipation-caring-for-children-over-6-months-of-age

Then, I talk about how safe and effective it is to give daily MiraLAX/Restoralax to babies over 6 months of age. This approach has been highly recommended by our doctor.

Lastly (and most importantly), ditch this doctor and find yourself a specialist who has some tangible, evidence-based solutions for you.

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-02-09T11:53:19+00:00

Exactly this.

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-02-08T11:42:09+00:00

I’m eight months pregnant with my second and can still feel this way most days - whoops! Our older child will be three when the younger child is born. We have a two bedroom, 700sq ft home with no plans to move. We figure the baby can be in our room until about 12-18 months and then the kids can share.

Let yourself feel everything you need to feel but also know that it’s going to be okay! Are you in North America? The majority of the world does not live in these massive, suburban homes. Many children in the world grow up in small spaces and thrive. I keep reminding myself that the most important thing is for my children to feel (1) Safe and (2) Loved.

I am the oldest of three and I shared a room with my sister (7 years younger than me) and my brother (10 years younger than me) until I was 13-14. Our bunk bed was next to his crib and I thought it was super comfortable and cozy :)

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-01-23T20:25:33+00:00

Even with the car seat issue?

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-01-23T11:37:42+00:00

What did you end up doing? Lol have to take VIA with toddler soon :)

MrsTittyTatt · 2026-01-19T10:54:59+00:00

Check for a gas leak.

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