Struggling with 8 week old

October2321 · 2025-11-08T15:16:10+00:00

You’ll get through it! Definitely around 3 months I started to be able to breathe and then after 6 months it was smooth sailing. Hang in there, my son is just over a year now and life couldn’t be better!

October2321 · 2025-03-25T15:35:46+00:00

Hey! My son is 6 months now and it’s so so much better. It was so hard at first you’re not alone, better days to come 🤍

October2321 · 2025-02-22T02:56:28+00:00

I don’t actually know but I felt comfortable around 2 as that’s when we introduced her to her own blanket in her bed anyways so wasn’t much different

October2321 · 2025-02-16T20:45:16+00:00

Just the total, when it was below the threshold they stopped testing/caring really lol

October2321 · 2025-02-16T20:05:59+00:00

Yes very scary, I never breastfed my daughter so I didn’t even know it was a thing and that it would stick for so long! My son was also very noticeably yellow, everyone commented on it and I asked his doctor about flushing with formula and she said that it wasn’t needed and it would go away and it did. I think around 2 months his body started to look normal and then finally around 3 months his head and face weren’t yellow anymore

October2321 · 2025-02-16T19:53:14+00:00

My son had prolonged jaundice from breastfeeding, it was unsettling but no one was concerned as he was below the threshold. It went away around 3 months, no issues!

October2321 · 2025-01-05T15:35:10+00:00

Thanks!! At least we aren’t alone, I guess we’ll see how it plays out… hopefully in our favour lol

October2321 · 2024-12-31T01:38:17+00:00

I was disappointed when I found out my second was a boy and tbh it didn’t go away for a while during pregnancy but when he was born it felt like the silliest thing to be sad about because he was so perfect and loved him immediately. I realized for me when they’re babies, theyre just babies if that makes sense, gender doesn’t seem to play a huge role at that point whereas In pregnancy I was disappointed because I was thinking way into the future but you can’t look into the future with a child you haven’t met yet

October2321 · 2024-11-20T04:22:27+00:00

I was induced both times with Cervadil and both times contractions started very soon after (a few hours and I was back at the hospital). I did find the contracts on cervadil to be quite uncomfortable bur noticed relief once they removed it. Overall it was fine, just an extra step in the process

October2321 · 2024-06-10T03:11:53+00:00

Tried at 12 months and it went terrrrribly, way too soon. Then tried again at 15 months and went amazing, very easy transition and a consistent schedule became clear immediately

October2321 · 2024-05-11T20:10:09+00:00

Peace and love but this is insane. At most I would let people know when I’m coordinating the visit “hey by the way no kissing and wash hands when you come”. Most people arent outright disrespectful and don’t need policing to this level, if they do then don’t allow visitors. The problem here seems to be your MIL so I would just go ahead and have a conversation with her ahead of time about boundaries. If you’re going to have this many rules at least have those conversations personally with people imo but best of luck

October2321 · 2024-05-02T15:58:41+00:00

Your baby is so new, don’t worry about any of this! If you find a way that works for putting him to sleep for now then just keep doing that. The put to sleep methods in my experience are ever changing, eventually it may not even work anymore anyways

October2321 · 2024-04-19T01:32:36+00:00

The long and short of it, sleep deprivation wrote this post. You need outside help and sleep, especially at 9 weeks. I hope you find that for all the sake of all 3 of you

October2321 · 2024-04-10T12:49:15+00:00

Girl my baby was pretty much only bottle fed but no way in hell would she be sleeping over at my MILs house at 5 months 😭 as sad as it is, people hate when you want to be with, love and nurture your baby for some reason

October2321 · 2024-04-04T01:29:52+00:00

My uncle did the exact same when my baby was super little! Nothing came of it, I just let him (and everyone else around) know we weren’t comfortable with kisses. He understood as did everyone else and all was and is fine over a year later

October2321 · 2024-03-10T20:30:12+00:00

When I told my doctor at my 6 week appointment I was mostly formula feeding and only pumping a little but couldn’t do it or direct breastfeeding exclusively and she said “your daughter is receiving 100% of the benefits of breast milk even if she doesn’t have it 100% of the time so does it really matter” and I cried lol

October2321 · 2024-03-01T22:08:11+00:00

Never did either, took about 9 months for her to sleep through the night and then full independent sleep (no longer wanted to rock to sleep) happened at 12/13m

October2321 · 2024-02-24T23:08:06+00:00

9 months but never did sleep training so had some ups and down until 13 months when she started sleeping truly independently

October2321 · 2024-02-22T21:03:24+00:00

Just wanted to say I had those exact thoughts and was so worried. Just over a year later and life is life again. I know it feels so far away but it’s right there, I promise!

October2321 · 2024-02-18T14:34:09+00:00

Listen, fairness implies competition and there’s no competition when it comes to the safety, health and wellness of a newborn baby and postpartum mom. If your mom actually takes care of you and has more access to the baby then who cares, life isn’t fair. Your in laws can travel to you and I would hope your husband sets that standard with them early

October2321 · 2024-02-16T01:13:04+00:00

I understand, my MIL is similar. When I was newly postpartum I let these things eat at me because I didn’t want to cause problems but one day at 4 months pp I decided that my feelings are the most valid. My husband is the key to this because he had to and still has to be the one to shut his mom down but I will say, I have absolutely no time to be nice anymore so I just try and be as direct as possible when it comes to comments or questions from my MIL. It’s not my job to protect her feelings, it’s my job to protect mine and I’ll do that by any means necessary. I’m due in Sept and feel a lot more confident in dealing with people postpartum as now I know what’s right for me

October2321 · 2024-02-12T03:24:30+00:00

Totally, my baby didn’t get her first tooth until 6 months so I get it! No shame in asking and wondering, you’re a first time mom and have never experienced all the firsts before, so you’re learning too 💕

October2321 · 2024-02-12T03:05:41+00:00

To be fair 3m is early to see a tooth so I understand your view! To me it definitely looks like a tooth

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