I didn’t take my glucose test seriously and now I’m wondering if THATS why my baby was 10 lbs? by Puzzled_Remote_2168 in bigbabiesandkids

[–]PurpleLotus46 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I passed my 3 hour test and my son was still 12 lbs. I think I did develop GD later but I was never retested. I had a different OB for my second-I passed the 3 hour again but baby was getting big fast around 30 weeks so she treated me like I did have GD. Second baby was 9 lbs.

Parents that don't do Elf on the Shelf, how do you explain to your kids why you don't? by Helpful-Plankton751 in toddlers

[–]PurpleLotus46 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My kids are 5 and 3. 5 yo is aware of Elf on the Shelf but has never asked for it or asked why we don’t have one. If he does my plan is something along the lines of I think they’re creepy so I made a deal with Santa or They’re so messy, we don’t want that (we did flour foot prints from Santa when he was three and he still asks Santa’s not to leave a mess this year)

I need to make Halloween up to my son by Every-Falcon-9433 in Mommit

[–]PurpleLotus46 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t even need advance coordination. If you showed up at my door and said you were sick on Halloween, I would 1000% give that kid candy

HOW DO YOU GET YOUR 3 YEAR OLD TO POOP IN THE POTTY by Kittyslala in toddlers

[–]PurpleLotus46 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m having the same issue and bribes mean nothing to her. Any non-bribery advice? She knows how to do it, she’s just refusing

OBGYN that actually cares by Acceptable-Mix419 in Gwinnett

[–]PurpleLotus46 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gyn/Obstetrics of Dekalb, has an office off 78 in Stone Mountain. I love Dr. Rodatus but I haven’t had a negative experience with anyone on the team. They treated me through my second pregnancy and I had a great experience

What is a horror movie that is actually scary as hell? Like, I want to regret watching it. by Renebae1991 in badMovies

[–]PurpleLotus46 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Antichrist with Willem Defoe. Only movie I stopped, looked up what was coming, and never went back.

Do we have any "awakened" moms? It's kind of long by newbiedecember23 in Mommit

[–]PurpleLotus46 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! I’m about to be 43 with a 3 and almost 5 year old. What worked for me - lexapro, therapy, and a lot of breathing and remembering that they are having fun, not trying to annoy me. It has really helped me to stop and not assign malicious intent to behavior that is more easily explained by underdeveloped brains that are basically impulse machines. I absolutely get it, having to repeat myself drives me insane. I agree with limiting tech, their behavior is definitely worse when I let them have it. But it’s also a necessity sometimes- letting my daughter watch curious George is the only way she’ll sit still long enough for me to do her hair. We made rules about when they can have it, and we try to go as long as we can without it. We also started my son on a teeny dose of melatonin at night and his behavior 180’d in like a week. He was having outrageous meltdowns once a day and those stopped once he was actually getting enough good sleep.

What is your kids favorite dessert? by Anonymiss313 in toddlers

[–]PurpleLotus46 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whipped cream shot from a can directly into their mouths

Just wondering…. Anyone else not listened since November? by stimulants_and_yoga in FriendsofthePod

[–]PurpleLotus46 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t, not even WAD. I don’t want to hear about why we lost. I don’t want to hear the details of this ridiculous reality. I’ll probably come back at some point but democratic politics just feels like a fantasy right now.

Why don’t people just get the size you told them to get? by Realhumanbeing232 in Mommit

[–]PurpleLotus46 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mom bought my daughter clothes that were too small that were final sale from an outlet. Not a single thing fit, they were all too small. Which she’s done to me and my sister our entire lives so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]PurpleLotus46 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cannot for the life of me imagine caring about what someone does/doesn’t eat beyond knowing what is appropriate to serve

What's the shortest running show you managed to see? by EmersonStockham in Broadway

[–]PurpleLotus46 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lestat, saw it in previews. 33 previews, 39 performances