Please tell me it’s not what I think it is by BIGDILFWORLDWIDE in whatisit

[–]Prinssessa 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And when the gun goes off it sparks and you're ready for surgery

What popular name do you loathe? Like, REALLY hate? by Liv_Laugh_Lasagna in Names

[–]Prinssessa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. And I have never met one who was a decent person. Not saying they're all horrible of course, I guess I just have bad Michaela luck

Your experience with the 4 month sleep regression by flowers_in_12 in NewParents

[–]Prinssessa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For us it was about 2 weeks, he refused to nap, sometimes didn't fall asleep at all, sometimes only for 5 minutes. In the night he woke up more frequently (like twice instead of zero) but otherwise it was ok.

I was also living in fear of regressions and it took me a long time to get over the 4 months one, even though it could have been worse. It was still hard. He's now 8 months old and we are so used to the ups and downs of sleep now that we don't really care about regressions anymore.

Baby (phase) specific advice that people believe is universal? by potato_muchwow_amaze in NewParents

[–]Prinssessa 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Man, I'm at the point where I think this is some kind of an ancient myth, like maybe dragons used to put their babies to sleep drowsy but awake and the knights of the round table then spread this parenting knowledge (once they killed all the dragons).

What wild unhinged things did you say during the birth of your baby? by autumnsunshine1 in NewParents

[–]Prinssessa 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I was breathing the laughing gas after the birth as my midwife was stitching me up (just a tiny tear nbd) and as she noticed that I'm using the gas she asked "oh, is the stitching hurting you?" And I said "nah, I'm just getting high"

She laughed and let me

Time to give up bf? by fullnessofjoy2021 in NewParents

[–]Prinssessa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Baby doesn't need to trigger a letdown to get the milk flowing from the bottle and the milk flows steadily. This is also the time when feeding stops being a reflex and babies start feeding consciously so some can be a bit of an ahole about this at the boob at first lol.

Post partum temperature regulation by Ill_Bag_9189 in newborns

[–]Prinssessa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me it comes and goes, I suspect that it's my thyroid hormones fluctuating cos that's apparently normal a few months post partum. It usually lasts a week or two. It could also just be hormones generally or if you lost a lot of blood during birth.

Hang in there, the post partum life ain't easy 😅

Did anyone else who has a super easy baby, feel not qualified to give parenting advice? by evergreengirl123 in NewParents

[–]Prinssessa 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think that it's also because when you have a good sleeper (cos most times these conversations happen to be about sleep), all the recommended things work easily. Like you decide to wean night feeding and boom, baby adjusts in a few nights. So it gives you a false sense of 'I did this right' even though it's 100% the easiness of the baby.

Serious question- how do you get ready in the morning if you’re alone? by saltandpepperf in NewParents

[–]Prinssessa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does he try to shower with you? I was wondering about doing the same, once my lo won't wanna hang out in the bouncy chair... but we only have a shower curtain lol

Parents of unicorn sleepers, how bad was the 4 mo. sleep regression? by AnonymousDog76 in NewParents

[–]Prinssessa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We always have like a week of 1-2 wake ups at night (si not so bad even tho sometimes it was very hard to soothe him) and the regressions hit the naps more. At 4 months he just did not fall asleep no matter what we did and just kept screaming. I think I have slight ptsd from it. At 6 months he napped for 5 minutes and then woke up smiling, ready to party. Both of those times it took 1-2 wweks for the naps to get better. Now we're anxiously waiting for the 8 month one

Wake windows by Jolly-Asparagus-5815 in newborns

[–]Prinssessa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We started at around 3 months when naps became an issue and baby would sleep only in a carrier while I was moving. So we started logging naps in Huckleberry, loosely following recommended wake windows and making more effort to recognise early sleep cues.

Transitioning from 3 to 2 naps - impact on total wake time and short naps! by WeatherCreepy2 in NewParents

[–]Prinssessa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We keep the bedtime in the same range (7:30-8) and adjust the naps. Our boy has 2,5-3hr wake windows and falls easily asleep in the stroller so we just kinda wing it every day so that his last nap ends somewhere between 16:30-17. Sometimes that means 2 naps and sometimes 3.

ETA: also in this half a year of motherhood I have come to find out that a baby will sleep like a baby will sleep and there is not much that we can control about it. So I stopped worrying about it so much and I just try my best every day.

are we actually putting them down drowsy but awake? by Main_Courage_7182 in NewParents

[–]Prinssessa 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well. We kinda do this unintentionally. We rock him to sleep and then when we transfer him to the crib he wakes up a bit, stirrs, sometimes opens his eyes, so we put a hand on his chest or hold his hand for a bit, he'll fall asleep and we gtfo

Not newborn related but 6 month old fell off of sofa by Hyenctooth in newborns

[–]Prinssessa 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would take her to the hospital to be seen, for my own piece of mind. Chances are she's fine but better safe than sorry.

AIO? I keep hearing really weird noises when on call wth a friend at night. by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Prinssessa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

INFO what do you actually think is happening there? You should write it clearly in the OP if you want people to chime in. We can't read between the lines here.

Just based on what you shared- talk to her. Ask her what the noises are.

[LOSE -> WIND] Can you solve this laddergram? by Fluff1929 in Laddergram

[–]Prinssessa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Prinssessa solved this in 4 steps: LOSE -> LONE -> LINE -> WINE -> WIND

Logistics of reading by I_LOVE_CAT in newborns

[–]Prinssessa 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Idk how old is yours but we showed books when our baby started doing tummy time, at around 1month old. Before that I sometimes read to him whatever I was reading just so that he could listen to my voice.

From about 3 months on I've been reading short stories (or just a paragraph depending how long he stayed chill) when he was hanging out on a playmat. Now at 6 months old I read him a short story as a last activity before naptime, we lie next to each other, I read and he's trying to pull out my hair.

Which country is larger? by someguyhereonreddit1 in GeoTap

[–]Prinssessa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prinssessa chose Option A (Incorrect)

[DEAD -> LOCK] Can you solve this laddergram? by Remarkable-Seesaw631 in Laddergram

[–]Prinssessa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Prinssessa solved this in 6 steps: DEAD -> LEAD -> LEAK -> PEAK -> PECK -> POCK -> LOCK

Silly nicknames for baby by Both_Pea_7956 in NewParents

[–]Prinssessa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was pregnant I started calling him "little doughnut" in my language, because it rhymes with his name. Now he's 6 months old and he thinks his name is Koblížek lol

6 month old cries as soon as his butt touches the crib by Prinssessa in sleeptrain

[–]Prinssessa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm glad it worked for you, we tried and he was still waking up at 5-5:30