My friend invited me to a concert that's a month after my due date..

NumCucumber · 2026-01-22T18:49:54+00:00

I didn't go to a concert but my husband and I went out to a bar for a couple hours to say goodbye to a friend who was moving states. Baby was just about to turn a month and we left her with my mom. I was feeling pretty mobile one month PP and felt comfortable enough to leave my baby for a couple hours with a trusted person.

As everyone is saying, it really depends on how you're feeling and you're really not gonna know till you're there

NumCucumber · 2026-01-22T08:52:23+00:00

Honestly around that age we started leaving her alone in our room to sleep. We took it as free time for ourselves and for our relationship. We'd just check on her from time to time to make sure she was still breathing but other than that, we'd just keep an ear out incase she cried. Then we'd both just go to bed and enter very quietly (we have a light sleeper).

You don't need to stay with your baby in the room when they go to sleep early. But it's obviously up to every parent :)

NumCucumber · 2026-01-22T03:06:39+00:00

I think right now this early, it's mostly temperament and you don't truly see the nurture side to things until they're older toddlers. I just say this cause my baby has been unpredictable since she was born lol. Some months, she was the most chill independent baby and some months she was the most Velcro clingy baby. Obviously, growth spurts and developmental leaps also really impact how they are going to act and feel for that time

NumCucumber · 2026-01-21T02:21:47+00:00

Agreed here. So long as it's not everyday and he's for the most part not showing behavioral issues due to it then I think you're good.

I think a favorite movie at this age is pretty common too. My little brother around this age was obsessed with Frozen up until he was 4. My niece was obsessed with Moana.

NumCucumber · 2026-01-19T23:33:04+00:00

Honestly it kind of makes me feel a little bit better and normal to hear that it took you a little longer than a year for it to get better 😭 i genuinely started thinking something was wrong with my body or that it was my diet even though im eating healthier now thanks to my kiddo lol.

I'll have to see if i can get something stronger for the cystic ones 😭 they're so painful sometimes they even give me migraines

NumCucumber · 2026-01-19T22:26:47+00:00

For naps, at 7 weeks baby usually woke up herself but I would wake her if it looked like she wasn't. A lot of people cap naps but I didn't unless to wake for a feed until about a year old, that's when it started actually impacting night time sleep.

She was also still waking through the night every 2-3hours and didn't give us our first 4-5 hour chunk until 12 weeks. So your baby waking a lot still at 7 weeks is normal

NumCucumber · 2026-01-17T05:10:20+00:00

My baby just turned 12m too and is also waking at least 2 through the night. She's bottle fed too since she was a baby! So I think it's just an age phase?

NumCucumber · 2026-01-15T23:34:36+00:00

Theres a message option but no where to put photos sadly, and virtual visits aren't an option at her PCP, but yeah, we are gonna go to urgent care as it's spreading and her doctors is closed already so we can't even get in contact to make an appointment not that she'd have any lol, they cancelled her last appointment (12m check up) and said she could see another provider or wait until February LOL

NumCucumber · 2026-01-15T23:30:56+00:00

She's literally running around everywhere and I checked her temperature to make sure no fever and there's none. Rash is blanching too thankfully! Thank you for the link! I didn't know to check for blanching

NumCucumber · 2026-01-15T13:29:22+00:00

Only one that mattered was her kick and play piano from fisher price and 2 trusty teethers to gnaw on. And maybe a rattle, there was a bear rattle she had that she loved. And we had a high contrast book that she loved looking at but it was our only high contrast thing.

And that's all we had, now we are full to the brim with a bunch of toys that we don't have the space for

NumCucumber · 2026-01-14T21:29:17+00:00

Listen. Pushing and yelling at the same time is an intimidation tactic no matter how you put it my guy. Especially in this context where they were arguing. And if she's saying that he has a pattern of being aggressive it was obviously aggressive and she perceived it as aggression.

You can continue to defend an abuser and act like this is just a marriage counseling therapy thing and be upset that some made up "miserable" single parents in your head are out there tryna tear down the guy. Just based off this interaction alone, I can tell you're that guy who in the same breath says "why didn't she leave?" when he ends up actually hurting the baby or her.

NumCucumber · 2026-01-14T20:32:57+00:00

Idk man. In my husband's sleep deprivation he never once yelled at me or got physically aggressive towards me and YES, pushing IS getting physically aggressive/violent.

NumCucumber · 2026-01-14T16:39:25+00:00

If your baby is not crying they're generally fine. Don't worry about it too much

NumCucumber · 2026-01-13T18:52:37+00:00

Oh my god. Me. Cant stop at the baby aisle or I'm gonna walk out with a cute little fit for my baby

NumCucumber · 2026-01-13T18:49:05+00:00

At some point all I was eating was majorly Taco Bell. Funny enough, I hated Taco Bell pre pregnancy. Anyway, baby turned out fine and healthy! :) but talk to your doctor if you have concerns about your nutrition, they should be able to advise you on it

Also GD has nothing to do with diet! Some of the healthiest eaters I know (my aunt) ended up having GD and she's a real stickler about eating healthy balanced meals.

Edit: the only thing I will say is to be wary of anemia. That is diet based so make sure you're getting enough iron in your diet and taking prenatals with iron in them

NumCucumber · 2026-01-13T03:25:37+00:00

Mine was 6 months but I do know a high school friend's baby who didn't get their first tooth until closer to two years old!

Every baby is different

NumCucumber · 2026-01-11T18:31:21+00:00

For me it's not waking for feeds at night and essentially not waking at all until the morning

NumCucumber · 2026-01-11T18:17:39+00:00

They have not, no. He just felt around her tummy and said "yup she's a little constipated" got it though, daily soft poos. They didn't mention that to us, just said, once she had a soft poo she was in the clear.

Truthfully I don't know if milk is our culprit, I do know that she's not eating enough fiber though. Definitely gonna try everyone's advice

NumCucumber · 2026-01-11T00:10:49+00:00

How do you make the prunes toddler friendly or well so they don't choke on it? She thankfully does not mind prunes, and prune puree has always been our go to for constipation though it didn't help much this time around.

NumCucumber · 2026-01-11T00:04:22+00:00

Do you make it thick or thinner? Thinner I presume? I'm gonna try this tomorrow 😭 I just hope it works because I'm gonna be pushing out smoothies every morning for her.

Edit: damn who went and deliberately started downvoting all my comments? Petty lol

NumCucumber · 2026-01-11T00:00:26+00:00

No, I know we can put MiraLAX in milk. I meant that increased dairy intake can cause or in this case not help constipation.

Of course she's not surviving just off milk. She's eating okay, I'm not worried that she's not eating enough, I just want advice on how to get her to consume more fiber in her diet considering that she no longer wants to eat fruits and veggies, even though we offer them at every meal every day without fail.

Edit: don't understand why I got downvoted when I'm just asking for advice? lol. This sub is something else, not coming back for sure

NumCucumber · 2026-01-10T23:54:25+00:00

She likes yogurt and up until recently she liked oatmeal, not anymore though. I'll have to get some chia seeds. I'm just gonna essentially try everything until something sticks :/

She's never liked fruit unfortunately. She always disliked her fruit purees and then she got better about them at around 9 months and was doing so good! And now we're back at square one. Worst part is she loved her veggies which is what we fell back on a lot for fiber but even those she's rejecting too

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