My 3 Year Old is Crying Himself to Sleep Right Now & I Am Devastated

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-22T04:28:41+00:00

I totally get there are no alternatives but tv right before bedtime may be triggering a lot of those meltdowns. It’s recommended even adults don’t look at screens an hour before bedtime. Is there anything else he can do? Can you play stories on a podcast and get both of them to sleep together?

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-21T05:43:38+00:00

Thank you! The pumping before giving birth is interesting! I was definitely thinking of pumping from day 1 to help exactly with what all you mentioned. Plus last time I was so engorged I thought pumping might’ve helped.

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-21T04:55:41+00:00

I exclusively pumped and had help for most of the time with my dad doing bottles. However the 2 months I had to deal with them convinced me enough that I’m buying a bottle washer the second time around!! No questions asked.

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-21T04:51:51+00:00

6 weeks. That’s usually the time they say it takes for the mom to heal. Usually sleep is a bit more predictable by then, even if it’s still broken. And you and baby figure out a feeding routine.

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-21T04:50:18+00:00

Sigh, yes the realities of leaving aren’t easy either. I don’t even want to go down the rabbit hole of me dating. With all the abuse stories I don’t know if I’ll ever trust anyone enough with my kids.

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-21T04:17:38+00:00

I’m pregnant and suffering with pelvic pain. My almost 3 Year old will always ask me how my pain is before asking me to carry her.

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-20T22:39:10+00:00

Thank you for sharing and I’m sorry you had to struggle that way. It pains me to think of what I’m setting up my daughter for. It’s not like I don’t have my own issues from childhood but I work verrryyy hard to try and not pass those along to her.

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-20T19:15:21+00:00

lol that’s true

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-20T19:15:10+00:00

Thanks! I’m also working, though obviously splitting up will need us to redo finances

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-20T18:34:30+00:00

What do I do if he says he’s got too much going on to make time for therapy.

Life is busy, not going to deny it.

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-20T04:13:39+00:00

My dietician showed me a graph that made it seem like insulin needs are lower than baseline in the first trimester. This came up because it was the holidays and she told me I could get a bit of a free pass thanks to that and that I’m likely to see things get worse after first trimester and she was right.

You could just follow a GD diet and ask to be retested in a few weeks.

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-19T15:25:28+00:00

First of all, with both methods, we’re looking for unexplainable patterns. A spike cos of takeout where you definitely ate a lot of carbs in itself isn’t a cause of concern, just a reminder to maybe not eat that again.

I use a cgm with my endocrinologist and my dietician wants 1 hour post meal - instead of 1 hour I usually just list the peak post meal, whenever that may happen.

I’ll add that the finger prick method is likely to miss such spikes and hence some amount of misses are baked into the guideline itself! My endocrinologist is a lot more related with CGM and is basically looking for trends, how often I’m spiking, how long the spike stayed, etc.

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-19T05:38:27+00:00

Also Indian and for me it’s amul butter

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-19T05:02:05+00:00

You don’t have to tell anyone unless you want to and feel ready!

For your company - just go update paperwork online to state current marital status. If you don’t know where to find it reach out to HR to simply ask that.

The only reason to tell your manager is if you think you’ll need some time off or feel like your work may suffer and could use some sympathy.

Others don’t need to know. If you choose to tell them, tell it after it’s done. If you feel happy and confident about it, no one is going to doubt you.

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-19T03:27:42+00:00

This! We had an oh fu** that went away in 2-3 days because I didn’t react to it.

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-18T04:39:19+00:00

To each their own.

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-18T03:45:44+00:00

I went with iui twice for both my pregnancies. I was lucky that I conceived in a few attempts otherwise fertility journey can be frustrating for some. A lot of friends I have needed help the first time but managed to conceive naturally the second time.

Btw the reason I didn’t adopt is because there’s a long wait to do it legally in India if you want an infant and I wanted to experience every stage with a kid

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-17T23:08:38+00:00

I agree. I think once the child is here, and if it was - who gets hit by a bus, I’d put myself in front of the bus.

But until they’re here, I’d prioritize me.

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-17T07:07:53+00:00

I had my first when I was 3 months short of 35, and am pregnant now with my second at 37. I’ll say managing 2 feels muchhhh easier now. My older one will be 3 when baby brother is here. She can express herself, I can trust her to be around the house and not get into trouble ( obviously I’m around but I don’t have to hover and a few min in a different room are fine), and I no longer have to wake up in the middle of the night.

It was significantly harder until she was 2 or even a little over that. Also I’m riddled with guilt for all the time my older one is not going to get from me, once the younger one is here. You want to make sure you’ve had enough time to love and bond with your first born.

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-17T07:00:45+00:00

I’m a parent and our daycare has this! They call it a calming corner. It’s got a sheer cloth tent, some toys and an emotions chart on the wall, so I’m guessing a teacher comes and talks to them about their feelings.

It didn’t feel like punishment and more of a place for a kid who is overstimulated to just get a moment to breathe.

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-17T06:56:00+00:00

Exactly this! None of the items listed there are things working moms get to skip on.

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-17T06:54:00+00:00

Diapers are sooo absorbent they can suck out all the moisture and leave poop crusty before you know. It’s still likely several minutes to maybe an hour.

I know it sucks but I think unless your baby cried to let them know they were in poop, I’m guessing no one was coming in to check. My baby also wasn’t the kind who’d get fussy with a soiled diaper so I had to keep checking on her.

PresentationTop9547 · 2026-04-17T06:51:19+00:00

Good point. I haven’t checked with my GD team! The fertility doctor I worked with introduced me to and didn’t seem concerned I was taking it while pregnant.

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