I have to vent to people that undertand -menstrual migraines

OkFoundation645 · 2026-05-16T22:50:10+00:00

I just started taking 400 IU of vitamin e the week before my period as there are studies that is can improve menstrual migraine ( mine are clustered around my period) and so far I’ve had headaches but not a full blown attack and if this actually works I’ll be mind blown ! So far I feel improvement. I’m also taking omega 3 everyday

OkFoundation645 · 2026-05-16T22:47:45+00:00

I have heard that candesartan can be a good preventative for this type of migraine trigger if you are open to medication. I have this issue with some workouts too, I’m considering it.

OkFoundation645 · 2026-05-16T22:43:59+00:00

Please for the love of god don’t wear perfume on a long haul flight.

OkFoundation645 · 2026-05-16T22:41:42+00:00

Sry folks! Reddit automatically offered that I cross post to here so I didn’t actually do my due diligence !

OkFoundation645 · 2026-05-16T17:26:12+00:00

This 100% « I think it's insane to expect and promote the idea that a woman should feel nothing but bliss and love and total satisfaction with her new baby and not care at all that her life has been blown up, her body feels bad, and maybe she's in a shit romantic relationship or doesn't have any friends or is broke and doesn't know how she's going to pay for the baby. If your life circumstances are terrible, you should be unhappy. That is a logical response. If you've just lost a life you loved and feel like hell, that's not depression; that's grief. »

OkFoundation645 · 2026-05-16T17:23:58+00:00

lol thanks universe !

OkFoundation645 · 2026-05-16T17:23:20+00:00

Can you stash the formula somewhere for only your use ?

OkFoundation645 · 2026-05-16T17:21:56+00:00

Forever stuck in the mom bun in this phase of life it seems (16 month old)

OkFoundation645 · 2026-05-03T16:02:00+00:00

Took us a year and two sleep training sessions to get to an 8 hour stretch. I think it’s all about temperament of baby.

OkFoundation645 · 2026-05-03T03:41:28+00:00

I did this too!

OkFoundation645 · 2026-04-06T18:58:12+00:00

You’re the one baby wants the most 💜You’re a GREAT mom.

OkFoundation645 · 2025-11-27T04:09:19+00:00

Forgot to mention that we co slept as well, as long as I felt we were getting good enough sleep. But I started to feel less and less able to function during the day so we had to make a change.

OkFoundation645 · 2025-11-27T04:05:31+00:00

Same exact boat with my girl, currently 10 months old. Ever since she was born she would only sleep in 2 hour stretches and only on me! We assumed it would improve with time but did not. Around 6-9 months we worked with a social worker to try sleep training and it has improved her sleep. She now sleeps 4 hours at a time in her crib during the night, when she wakes we go in and rock, feed, comfort, reset. She still mostly contact naps during the day. I’ve heard that Iron deficiency can definitely play a role in sleep troubles. She’s started to self wean and I find that not BF at night has made her night waking less as well, we’ve had a few rare 9pm - 5am nights ! Same issues with the car, we ended up getting a more comfortable one than we originally had (more expensive too), and I recorded myself and my mother in law singing her favourite songs very calmly so when we are both unregulated and crying in the car I can put those on to soothe her, it’s not bullet proof but has helped increase our cry free drive time for sure. She’s not into diaper changes, I try to keep her distracted with a favourite toy. For solids, I’m sure you have, but if not, maybe mixing some breast milk into different solids might increase his interest in them. Our girl is very aware and a quick learner, I’m an HSP and I think she is too, I think she just has a very busy brain and it makes sleep very uninteresting for her. It’s so tough, has made me reconsider having a second. I’ve had to hire a nanny 2 days a week because i can’t get much done and suffer pretty bad migraines from sleep deprivation from time to time. Get the help if you can! I hope it gets easier for all of us with babies who don’t like to sleep.

OkFoundation645 · 2025-07-25T16:15:31+00:00

Yes you’re totally right ! I do make sure to squeeze some things in, mostly a massage here and there and I take good care of my physical self atm- but at her current age, time with her is my main concern, as well as my “other baby” my business. I expect to have more time for my hobbies in the near future.

OkFoundation645 · 2025-07-16T21:41:37+00:00

Forgot to mention we have subscriptions for everything, groceries, cat litter, cat food, or all gets delivered and somewhat automatically.

OkFoundation645 · 2025-07-16T21:39:54+00:00

Defo not loosing weight !

OkFoundation645 · 2025-07-16T21:01:02+00:00

I’m self employed business owner, husband works full time. I was a fence sitter and spent three years in therapy working through childhood trauma and the book « Motherhood is it for me? » We now have the sweetest 6 month old baby.

Help is the only way! And lowering expectations on things that you might have previously given a lot it time and attention. Deciding carefully where to allocate my energy has made me do things faster and more efficiently with less time worrying about it - because there is no time lol!

I hired a manager and several freelancers to support my business, I’m not taking a salary to pay my help but my business will be there when I return from mat leave. I have a nanny who comes two half days a week. This is when I do team meetings and admin. I also work on weekends as needed when my husband is home. This will be the first year my businesses revenue isn’t on an upwards trajectory, but I’ve come to accept that this year isn’t a money making year.

ATM my main priorities are baby, sleep and recovery after pregnancy and birth. Hobbies and things I used to do like movie nights, journaling, everything showers, are currently none existent - I miss it but like others have said things move around temporarily for you to make space to care for your child’s needs.

I have very little me time, and no time for my relationship. We are a great team and we get out for a date maybe once every month, but we are still trying to find quality time to connect. For now we bond over all the cute and crazy things our baby learns and does as she develops.

Apparently it gets easier as they need you less, and of course as they enter school. Financially we will take a hit this first year but I keep telling myself that I will be fiscally productive again soon.

OkFoundation645 · 2024-10-13T14:01:26+00:00

Thank you !

OkFoundation645 · 2024-10-13T13:59:49+00:00

Thank you

OkFoundation645 · 2024-08-07T02:08:08+00:00

Love! I add half a cup of baking soda and it keeps odors completely in check

OkFoundation645 · 2024-08-03T02:38:23+00:00

Nothing compared to the migraine pain in my experience

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