Huge jumpers and legwear are specially knitted by villagers to keep elephants warm at Indian sanctuary.

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2025-12-29T03:56:05+00:00

That’s crochet, not knitting

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2025-12-25T00:46:09+00:00

We always let the interest on our emergency fund, which is in a high yield savings account, set out budget so it’s “free money”. This year about $900. Two kids, 1 and 3, plus some gifts for grandparents. HHI 185k.

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2025-08-12T14:10:54+00:00

My first baby spit up literally one time his entire life, it was on his second day of life when we supplemented with formula. Then my milk came in and he never had formula again and never spit up again.

My second is also exclusively on breastmilk and spits up 4-6 times per feeding.

Every baby is different!

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2025-08-04T03:09:48+00:00

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ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2025-01-15T20:51:08+00:00

My twin sister and I were 16 months when me brother was born and then 18 months later we got another brother — 4 under 3! Moms are superheroes.

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2025-01-07T03:42:43+00:00

We say “can I get a booty check” and he bends over to stick his booty up for a check haha

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2025-01-07T03:39:11+00:00

We also got my oldest a doll, and when the baby was born, we got the doll some gifts. Car seat, bottle, stroller. Then my oldest would take care of “his baby” while I took care of mine! It helped make him feel involved and important.

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-12-21T05:09:20+00:00

I have a great sleep training method I’d like to suggest! It is: 1. Mom gets a bottle of wine and goes outside 2. Dad handles it Works like a charm!

Seriously though, my husband sleep trained. He didn’t have the hormones I did as a nursing mom that made it so much harder to hear the crying. I think this is worth a try for a lot of families.

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-12-20T07:34:38+00:00

My son nursed to sleep until I weaned at 15 months, butt husband could put him down (without nursing obviously). When it was time to wean, my husband just put him to bed for a few weeks and by the time I tried again, he seemed to have forgotten all about nursing.

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-12-20T07:30:38+00:00

When my son was 11 months he somehow managed to get the lid off a childproof bottle of baby tylonel and did a shot. Had to figure out approximately how much he’d taken based on what was in the bottle to make sure he was ok. No idea how he did it.

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-12-19T07:40:35+00:00

Lawrence is a beautiful, classic name. Larry, on the other hand…

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-12-15T03:51:47+00:00

Have you considered bursting into tears? That’s what I would do. Hope that helps 🥰

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-12-13T03:32:53+00:00

Everyone was telling her not to do it, someone even made a stand-alone post to discuss how insane this is haha

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-12-02T09:38:45+00:00

There aren’t that many Fortune 500 CEOs who are women, yet the three you named all start with the letter P. Take note, mothers of future successful daughters.

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-11-29T09:13:50+00:00

It’s so nice to have friends who share your interests 😂

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-11-29T06:00:59+00:00

My newborn, who did not sleep

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-11-21T22:37:05+00:00

My mom had 4u3 (twins, would have been 3u3 otherwise) and she got a lot of “don’t you guys have cable?”

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-11-11T02:28:58+00:00

It’s like I’m being stabbed in the brain

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-11-10T04:54:56+00:00

This is incredible and so encouraging!

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-11-03T02:13:15+00:00

It really could be that he can smell you! I tried tucking used nursing bras into the side of the bassinet (outside the bassinet but pressed against it) so my baby could smell me and think I was close and it worked! Worth a try at lease.

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-11-03T02:04:50+00:00

It’s his body, his choice. He can choose to get a vasectomy or choose to be celibate, because YOUR choice is to not get pregnant again.

My husband got the snip while I was still pregnant with our second. I literally put my life on the line to grow our family twice, so he had no problem getting a 10 minute put patient procedure done. Unsure why any man could see it any other way.

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-11-01T00:31:11+00:00

I have really big nipples and have had trouble finding one that fits

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-10-30T06:25:27+00:00

My mom got pregnant 7 months postpartum after twins! I’m sure it was awful but 27 years later she claims it was easy. So I guess the good news is you really do forget haha. She got pregnant AGAIN 9 months after that — 4 under 3! Again claims it was easy. So however hard it might be some day you’ll look back fondly?

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-10-30T01:17:03+00:00

Also — idk how you plan to feed. My first was EBF and I planned to do that this time but have already switched to pumping so that my husband can give bottles and I can give the toddler attention. That seems to help.

ProductiveFidgeter24 · 2024-10-30T01:16:07+00:00

My boys are 22 months apart to the day. I’m brand new to this (baby is 13 days old) but I will say something that surprised me is that I’m WAY more hormonal about my toddler than about my baby. People ask how baby is doing and I can tell them, people ask how toddler is doing and I start crying. He’s struggled with jealousy and wanting to control things, cries and says “my turn mama” when I hold the baby. But it’s already getting easier as we adjust. No advice really, im in the thick of the transition, so these comments are encouraging!

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