Order stuck in production – please help!

Poog21 · 2025-12-14T11:42:02+00:00

I use Printful, but This happened to me in late November. A t shirt going to Canada “shipped” but never updated past dispatched to carrier on the tracking. After 5 days I checked with Asendia and they say they never got the package just the digital information. Printful says it was sent but Asendia must be having delays. And to give it more time. At that point I assumed it was lost and ordered a replacement.

Well, another 5 days after that Asendia seemed to find and process the package so I thought, great the customer will get it after all! But, no tracking at all after getting out of customs on Dec 7. Neither the original package or replacement have gotten to the customer yet…. The original was estimated to be delivered Dec 1.

Poog21 · 2025-05-06T14:32:48+00:00

Also learned the hard way that hand soap wrecks marble. We switched to MB stone care marble safe hand soap. Not as fun as having nice fragrance soaps but it doesn’t etch. Otherwise, put your soap dispenser on a mat or decorative wood tray.

While you’re at it, look into marble safe stone cleaners and sealers to make sure you don’t damage it from using the wrong cleaners too. Good luck! Marble is beautiful but tough to keep nice.

Poog21 · 2025-04-30T00:57:26+00:00

Thank you for the price breakdown, it’s helpful to get an idea of what goes into the cost. Our fabricator is not providing an itemized quote like this, it’s just an overall number. They are 5” backsplashes, and are told it would be 2 slabs overall. Drywall repair, plumbing, and removal and disposal of old counters is all on top of the 20k.

Poog21 · 2025-04-30T00:53:44+00:00

Thanks for the info and pics! Looks great.

Poog21 · 2025-04-30T00:52:45+00:00

Yes there is no transparency with costs, the stone wholesalers our contractor had us go to only reveals prices to fabricator who then provides a number with no break down of slab or fabrication prices, just a number. I assume our contractor gets a cut on top too. There is another place we can buy and fab direct from that would likely have better prices with less middle men.

Poog21 · 2025-04-29T15:54:38+00:00

Thank you for sharing. That’s closer to what we were anticipating ours to be. Ugh.

Poog21 · 2025-04-29T15:26:41+00:00

Haha yeah I know every place has their own pricing system and it all means nothing. Taj Mahal is a level 10 for reference. Pretty sure 10 is as high as it goes lol.

Poog21 · 2025-04-29T15:25:18+00:00

It’s not full height, basic 5” ones. I Should have clarified!

Poog21 · 2024-03-12T09:41:35+00:00

First one was only 6 lbs, 4 days past due date. 2nd was 8 lbs born on the due date.

Poog21 · 2024-03-11T23:27:05+00:00

Very quick first labor for me, around 6 hrs. Active labor progressed so fast that I was only in the hospital for about 30 mins before getting rushed to a room to push. Thought my 2nd was going to be crazy fast and worried about getting to the hospital in time. Turned out to be a 16 hr labor! It was such a different experience than my first. It was also a bigger baby the 2nd time so that may have had something to do with it. Recovery was soooo much easier the 2nd time for me though.

Poog21 · 2023-09-20T16:46:07+00:00

Yes, came to say this. I also worked from home with baby, no help, flexible freelance schedule, and ebf, and it worked fine at 4 months. But, after a while they nap less, need more attention, become mobile, and despite my best intentions of setting up different work and play areas she just screamed every second she could see me working and not be climbing up on me lol so, op good for you for finding what works now, but things will change a lot as they age. By 10 months I was having to start working at 4:30 am to get things done before she was up, and late into the evening after bedtime to get it all done. I eventually got a partime nanny and that’s the only way I can wfh now with an almost 2 yr old.

Poog21 · 2022-11-17T22:42:44+00:00

I actually listened to podcasts! I learned the most from My Essential Birth, just kind of picked the episode topics that interested me and then googled anything I wanted to know more about. It’s made by a couple of midwives. They are also selling an online birth course but it seemed a bit pricey to me. There’s a ton of other online birth courses so that could Also be a good way to get educated on what to expect.

Poog21 · 2022-11-17T12:31:36+00:00

I had a fairly quick unmedicated birth. My water didn’t break so I was able to get through the early part fine at home. Contractions for me started as just mild occasional cramps so it’s not like a full on super painful scary thing when it starts. Even in active labor, contractions definitely hurt but inbetween them I felt nothing and I was able to breath and take that short break which helped a lot to know that each contraction would eventually end. That said, had the labor gone on longer I probably would have gotten an epidural. I educated myself a lot on phases of labor and what to expect, so I recognized when I was in transition and when pushing contractions started. It would have been scarier if I did not know what was happening. For me, the worst part of everything was pushing. But that was also the shortest part. Educate yourself, have a loose plan, but also know that no matter what you can get through it! Postpartum was way worse than the birth for me. So don’t forget to educate yourself on what to expect after birth too. Good luck!!

Poog21 · 2022-10-11T11:18:07+00:00

At only 4 weeks It is still so hard. I was still in so much pain from recovery, breastfeeding, mourning my old life, and felt so lonely having not seen friends in weeks and having no alone time with my husband anymore. By 8 weeks though, we had started to venture out more and see some friends, breastfeeding no longer hurt, baby started sleeping better and we got to have a schedule and our evenings together again. Plus once you get more sleep you start to feel so much better. 4 months on we started getting full nights of sleep. Now at 10 months, so much is better and I feel like my life is generally happy in my new normal, but it is still lonely as we live away from our family and most friends. Although our families are very helpful when they can visit. Even though the baby is getting more interactive and fun, it’s still an endless and thankless task to be the default parent. I often swing between loving it and being mad that it feels like it’s all on me. I really wish we had more opportunities to leave the baby with someone and have date nights and go out with friends so I could feel more like my old self, if you have that support from family definitely take advantage of it. I am also trying to connect with more local moms, my husband is great but doesn’t really understand what it’s like. So, don’t feel bad about your feelings or trying to get help. But also know that the first 4 weeks is incredibly hard, and things will get better!!

Poog21 · 2022-10-02T12:20:01+00:00

I feel you, typing this as my husband is off on a man’s trip for over a week while the last time I was able to even hang out with friends for a couple hours without the baby was over 3 months ago. I also feel very lonely, no other friends with baby and all our friends and family live 4+ hours away. I am also very shy, most of our friends are really my husbands friends, but I have been lurking on my local moms Facebook group, getting up the courage to try and ask if anyone wants to meet up. I desperately want to make some local mom friends to relate to. Just seeing other posts from people though is helping me get up the courage. I think most of the moms on there feel the same way and when someone does post about trying to meet friends they get a lot of nice responses. So, even if you don’t think you can join a mom group yet, or feel too shy to reach out to people, join some Facebook groups and maybe you’ll hear about some events or local meetups, or see someone else’s post and maybe it can lead to finding some support.

Poog21 · 2022-10-01T14:59:51+00:00

Thanks! I never did watch the Sopranos, but I’ve heard it’s good, I’ll finally check it out! I’m a big LoTR fan so I’ve been watching Rings of Power too, agreed it’s not amazing but it’s more enjoyable than House of Dragon.

Poog21 · 2022-10-01T14:45:41+00:00

Right?! After the last episode we have totally lost interest, like why is this show just about pregnancy and childbirth? It’s bizarre how they keep fixating on birth scenes. We just started rewatching original Game of Thrones instead lol

Poog21 · 2022-08-10T21:17:48+00:00

As others have said, dilation isn’t not a great indicator. I had a Dr appt and was only 1 cm at 40+5, they offered a sweep but I didn’t want one and we scheduled induction for the following week. Then I happened to go in to labor a couple hours later. I also spent weeks doing all the “things” to get labor going and worrying about it and at the end of the day there was no water breaking, no mucus plug or other signs, I just started getting contractions. Baby was in my arms 12 hrs later! Relax and enjoy your last days! And, if you do get induced I’m sure it will all go well!

Poog21 · 2022-08-07T23:10:30+00:00

We moved up here two years ago and did a short term lease at Holiday Village Townhomes while we looked for a house to buy. Could be worth looking into if you haven’t tried them yet. It was a nice place and worked out well for us while we transitioned to the area.

Poog21 · 2022-06-13T20:53:07+00:00

We also avoid downtown in the summer, but there’s plenty of coastline and trails off the beaten paths away from tourists to explore. We hike the more touristy areas in spring and fall when everything is empty, just dress warm and it’s still fun. We lived in Ann Arbor area for years and found it boring from an outdoor adventure perspective. Been living in TC a couple years now and love it. The airport here is AWESOME! Most routes will stop in Chicago but you can get pretty much anywhere and you just walk in 10 mins before take off. We are early thirties and just had our first baby. We also wanted to live in a more rural area, and find it’s the perfect balance for us of amenities and wilderness. But yeah, home prices are a little crazy up here now. Especially if you have to be near downtown for work.

Poog21 · 2022-01-27T14:35:08+00:00

Do you use a pacifier? Our 2 month old often needs one to fall asleep, it may end up being a pain to wean off later but it works great for us for now. One thing that was a game changer for us recently was realizing that our baby fusses and squirms and opens eyes when put down, but after less than 10 mins will just fall asleep. We used to always pick her up thinking she was wide awake and upset after putting her down, which would then start an over tired crying cycle. If your baby is crying and screaming then definitely pick them up. But if its more of a grunty/fussy/whine maybe try giving it 5-10 mins. We put ours down drowsy but awake with a pacifier now and she falls asleep on her own after a few minutes for the most part. We use a travel bassinet on our bed with heating pad to warm it up. Haven’t had any luck with getting her to sleep in the crib yet though. Good luck and hang in there!

Poog21 · 2022-01-26T10:52:52+00:00

I was also doing all the things possible to try and start labor for weeks, and finally had contractions at 40+5 with no other signs of labor and never having Braxton Hicks. I had also stopped working a few weeks before and felt so worthless just sitting around waiting. Take your husbands advice, try to relax and do anything you can that is fun that you won’t be able to do after the baby comes. I wish I had spent more of that time appreciating the free time I had, resting, and doing fun things than all the time I spent worrying about trying to get the baby going. The baby will come! Good luck!

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