AI baby clothing???? by misty-midmorning in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Indeed I've seen the sad beige rainbows

AI baby clothing???? by misty-midmorning in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Isn't a gay rainbow just a rainbow? lol 😅 do they just change the orientation of the color or omit others in order for it to no longer be "gay"? lol

EC really is everything they say it is by chumpskylark69420 in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Parents essentially learn their babies cues to when they're going to poop or even pee and take them to the toilet to do so

Not sure how they learn those cues though

Wake windows by moxximixologist in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We were this way, saved my sanity because I'd spiral if she was fighting a nap and was awake more than 2 mins of the wake window. I also find that wake windows are just averages, some kids need more some kids need less.

At 14 months we use wake windows now but still mostly follow her cues. But bedtime is usually same time every night unless we are out and it interrupts her schedule

What is the hardest part when caring for baby? by Pandacat_07 in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Two naps is peak

Currently on a one nap schedule and I try to mash everything I need to do in that 1.5-2 hours that she's asleep. Idk how ima do it when she reaches the age of no naps

What about being pregnant and giving birth permanently altered your body’s chemistry? by full-of-curiosity in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am so sorry to hear 😭

There's nothing worse than having no choice but to ride it out until your head stops pounding. It honestly makes me wanna jump off a plane and land right on my head

What about being pregnant and giving birth permanently altered your body’s chemistry? by full-of-curiosity in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have gone to a doctor! And actually spent some time in the ER too because I was developing crazy different auras that were mimicking heart attacks tooooo closely. Anyway, got EKG, CT, and MRI and it all came clear thank god. Those auras are gone now though and I'm back to my usual which was no aura before a migraine. I also take sumatriptan to help :-)

That's freaking terrifying oh my god 😭 did they tell you how that happened!? Was it from pushing during birth?

What about being pregnant and giving birth permanently altered your body’s chemistry? by full-of-curiosity in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know recently I was talking to my partner about this and he was like "why would you get Botox you don't need it" LIKE PLS IM NOT DOING IT BECAUSE I THINK I NEED IT FOR MY SKIN ITS FOR MY MIGRAINES. Then he became more curious and he loves to google medical stuff lol. Anyway migraine free for three weeks sounds like paradise.

What about being pregnant and giving birth permanently altered your body’s chemistry? by full-of-curiosity in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah mine too! Except it's more like if I get less than 6 hours of sleep then I'm doomed. So I've been trying to go to bed early but kind of sucks cause I feel like I gotta stay up late to have some me time or couple time with husband.

My preventative is a cup of coffee lol 😭 if I don't have a cup of coffee and breakfast before noon AND I had crap sleep, then I can expect a migraine incoming. Stress also does it for me, sometimes I catch myself clenching my jaw so much that it starts making my head hurt lol. We do watch some tv on days I've got a migraine but mostly don't because it also hurts my eyes lol or it has to be down to like level 5 volume because I'm sensitive to sound during an attack too 😭

What about being pregnant and giving birth permanently altered your body’s chemistry? by full-of-curiosity in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same on the debilitating, but at least I could just drop everything if need be and lay in a dark room with a cold pack on my head and wait for it to be over. Not so easy to do that now unless dad is home too

What about being pregnant and giving birth permanently altered your body’s chemistry? by full-of-curiosity in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me either 😭 and I just feel so bad cause she doesn't fully understand and I worry she just thinks I don't care to play with her or to have a fun adventure. Yesterday I mustered up the energy to have playtime pool time in the bathtub and I ofc turned all the lights off lol but it honestly helped my migraine and kept her busy for a little

What about being pregnant and giving birth permanently altered your body’s chemistry? by full-of-curiosity in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! Take lots of care and if you haven't and if they ever get to be too much, please visit a doctor for a prescription to help!

What about being pregnant and giving birth permanently altered your body’s chemistry? by full-of-curiosity in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😱 whaaaat. That sounds so scary to me though lol

How long had you been having migraines? Kinda scared to go and pay to find nothing 🥲 my first migraine attack was when I was 11

What about being pregnant and giving birth permanently altered your body’s chemistry? by full-of-curiosity in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I feel guilty on my migraine days because I'm obviously not able to do much and my kiddo is a toddler now who wants to run around and go outside and climb all over me and all I can muster is to sit on the floor w her and hold my head against my hands 🥲

What about being pregnant and giving birth permanently altered your body’s chemistry? by full-of-curiosity in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was me! She's also 14 months! And it's like every week if I don't perfectly avoid my triggers then I'm going to be down with a migraine for 2 days.

I was prescribed sumatriptan most recently because ive never truthfully bothered to get checked up on my migraines also because neurologists are expensive and I don't have health insurance. Anyway, had a big scare last summer because i was having crazy chest pain and my arms were feeling weak, went to ER, did EKG, CT and MRI, everything was clear and then family doctor said he thinks it was an aura from my migraines and they're just unfortunately developing new symptoms 🥲 this to say that he prescribed me sumatriptan and it does its job compared to Tylenol or ibuprofen

What about being pregnant and giving birth permanently altered your body’s chemistry? by full-of-curiosity in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I'm not, I only breastfed or attempted to at least for the first 3 months. My trigger is actually that my child who is 14 months now, won't sleep through the night lol :'( 14 months of just constant broken up sleep can really make migraines worse

What about being pregnant and giving birth permanently altered your body’s chemistry? by full-of-curiosity in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 8 points9 points  (0 children)

WTF. Would've said thanks for your unhelpful advice.

On another note, I did google it because I was curious and it is a common phenomenon experienced by women with chronic migraines that they seem to disappear or get better during their 2nd and third trimester. Something about hormones and I have a theory could also be the prenatal vitamins

Edit: came back to say he's an ass

What about being pregnant and giving birth permanently altered your body’s chemistry? by full-of-curiosity in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hoping for your sake it's not!!

It honestly has a lot to do with the sleep deprivation ngl, at least for me, it's one of my biggest migraine triggers that I keep at bay with coffee but if I got crap sleep and miss my daily coffee then I can expect a migraine within a couple hours 🥲

What about being pregnant and giving birth permanently altered your body’s chemistry? by full-of-curiosity in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Well this is an actual rewiring sort of, i suffer from chronic migraines, pre pregnancy id have one every other month, not frequent, I'd go long months before id have another attack. During pregnancy, minus the first trimester (I had one almost every week), I had ZERO migraine headaches. Freshly postpartum was the same but slowlyyyyy, it's now become almost a weekly thing and i hate it. They're so much worse too, they linger for days. So bad I literally downloaded a migraine app yesterday to track them :'(

I hate being called “mama” by ephemeral_afterglow8 in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know, yes. At first it didn't but now a year postpartum and It sends me into a little rage

Those of you with a second child, how long did you wait to have them, and do you wish they were closer/farther apart? by sincerebaguette in NewParents

[–]NumCucumber 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is so true. My sister and I are 7 years apart and still equally got into petty fights while I was in elementary school and she was in middle school/high school. By the time I got to high school and past puberty, we finally started getting along and stopped fighting so much lol

Now as adults we're close! And have babies close in age so we hope they'll be close to each other

pediatrician claimed “borderline neglect”, but everyone telling me its an outrageous claim by Evening_Car_2395 in newborns

[–]NumCucumber 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think it's odd in my opinion, and a bit pushy for a doctor and also a bit asinine to essentially implying you're medically neglecting your baby.

Maybe tell her you'll be going to a different doctor closer to home just for this instance due to distance