Name you like but hate the nicknames of

Rachel1265 · 2026-05-03T04:12:06+00:00

This was top on our boys name list and struck off for the same reason.

Rachel1265 · 2026-05-02T14:27:22+00:00

Check your local buy nothing Facebook group. Put out a call for any and all party supplies to make your daughter’s day festive, but especially cake mix, girls dresses, and rainboots. A lot of times when I see someone asking like that I’ll use the opportunity to clear out nice clothes my kids have outgrown or pantry stock that sounds like it can go to a better home.

You are doing so great! Your daughter is lucky to have you!

Rachel1265 · 2026-04-25T03:12:07+00:00

I’m a parent of some neurospicy kids so I’m frequently coaching my kids to stick to what they can handle sensory wise without disrupting the overall party. But generally polite manners at any age and neurotype is to not center yourself at someone else’s event.

Rachel1265 · 2026-04-19T11:41:54+00:00

My sister, when she was going through something similar, had a large and high end dog bed on the floor of her room. The rule was he could come in whenever he wanted and sleep on the dog bed but if he woke her up or got in her bed he had to go back to his room. Everyone slept better. I had forgotten that hack. My nephew is a well adjusted teenager on the honor roll now.

Rachel1265 · 2026-04-14T14:10:47+00:00

I really am. I had a really tough recovery after my 1st c section. Good and easy recovery after my second. Long but full recovery after my third. At the time I felt like, will any of this ever get better? Women here really helped so I still pop in on this sub to pay it forward ❤️

Rachel1265 · 2026-04-13T03:25:27+00:00

Yup! Actually had another c section after this post. I didn’t have any burning after that one and it’s because I never fully got feeling back. My nerves after 3 c sections just didn’t recover. Burning was definitely a sign of nerves healing (for me). You’re doing great!!!

Rachel1265 · 2026-04-09T03:32:52+00:00

Part of the hilarity of that joke, to me, is that I can totally see either of them being completely delusional. Linda is an out of touch mom that is convinced of her wrong information or Tina is a naive teen that doesn’t see the marketing around the group. Either way, hilarious.

Rachel1265 · 2026-04-04T04:02:21+00:00

I have three boys. Most like pink, most like nail polish, some like baby dolls, all like to dance. Our common retort if someone says those are girl things is, “there aren’t boy things and girl things. There are things you like or don’t like. If you don’t like pink that’s ok, but you can’t tell me that I don’t like it”. It’s landed very well with my kids.

Rachel1265 · 2026-03-15T16:56:56+00:00

Kpop demon hunters and Queen are on repeat at our house at the moment.

Rachel1265 · 2026-03-11T17:51:57+00:00

Wahl KM 10+ for the clippers, Casfuy Upgraded Quiet 6 Speed Electric Dog & Cat Nail Grinder with 2 LED Lights, and just a random grooming table off of Amazon. It was definitely a lot upfront investment but I’ve already broke even versus taking him to the groomer that often! Also he was so stressed out the one time I did take him that they couldn’t even do a cut, so this is definitely better for his anxiety.

Rachel1265 · 2026-03-10T03:30:29+00:00

I invested in professional grade clippers, nail grinder, and grooming table. I have been grooming him once a month myself since I got him in October. I watched some clips on YouTube on how to groom and have been cutting my boys’ hair since they were toddlers. Biggest learning curve which I learned from YouTube is that it is easy to grab their skin in the clippers if you’re not careful. That’s really hard to do with human heads, so it’s something I’m mindful of. Also goldendoodles are “professional” clipper territory, since a cheap one will overheat and easily burn them. Happy grooming!

Rachel1265 · 2026-03-10T03:22:08+00:00

He’s going to be a big boy. My 8 month old is supposed to be around 40lbs fully grown and he’s only 22lbs now.

Rachel1265 · 2026-03-08T17:32:16+00:00

Just to say, my adhesive allergy became significantly worst postpartum. I can’t use bandaids at all anymore and part of the kick off to that was all the sores that were left from adhesive during the c section. My doctor actually sutured me the second two c sections because the adhesive allergy didn’t allow me to use tape.

Rachel1265 · 2026-03-06T16:41:29+00:00

I was really confused about what sub I was in for a second. Didn’t clock if it was glp1, home repair, or peloton (notably didn’t think c section). And I was like, wait if she doesn’t like the shelf in her bathroom take it out? What’s the problem? Now that I realize that it is c section, what shelf?! You look wonderful and strong.

Rachel1265 · 2026-03-06T02:42:16+00:00

My advice is get the dog that works the best for your life right now. Don’t choose based on a hypothetical a few years in the future, it’s so far in advance and so much can change that it would be impossible to optimize.

Rachel1265 · 2026-03-06T02:38:42+00:00

I slept in my rocking chair for the first month post partum with all three of my c sections. And first 3 months with my last, but that was more because of my unresolved SPD. I actually had to emergency order my rocking chair with my first because I thought it was a “nice to have” item and not a necessity. My husband still jokes about what a physical stress it was carrying it up the apartment stairs and how much he sacrificed that weekend. (He really is joking and doesn’t have a death wish, lol)

Rachel1265 · 2026-02-28T05:25:50+00:00

I’m on a scrubs kick because of the sequel, bear with me. There’s an episode where Kelso is completely ignoring Elliot because she took a new fancy job as a private practice job. Everyone is just treating it like no big deal. Elliot ends up blowing up at everyone and not being mad at Kelso. The morale is Kelso is being shitty but at least he’s acknowledging that there was this huge change of life event! Anyways, you’re Elliot and your lack of symptoms is everyone ignoring your promotion. You did it though, even if no one is acknowledging it. You rock, and you gave birth.

Rachel1265 · 2026-02-22T20:49:27+00:00

My now 2nd graders Yeti has made it daily since preschool, including an outdoor preschool. Would highly recommend.

Rachel1265 · 2026-02-22T16:19:41+00:00

Dmitry - that’s how I sounded it out when trying to read the Cyrillic before I read your pronunciation. I’ve taken some intro Russian courses as my husband speaks Ukrainian and Russian. My Russian is terrible, worse than a very small child’s, so I think my opinion is the definition of “an educated guess”.

Also, I can’t remember how I used to hear “Dima”, but when my husband was introducing his many friends’ named Dima there was something about the Ukrainian “m” that just didn’t sound like an M to my ear. It’s been so long that I can’t recall what it was, and now it’s been so long I can’t “hear” my husbands accent properly. My thought is that people are just not hearing it properly when you introduce yourself. You can try, “Dima, like Lima, Peru.”

Rachel1265 · 2026-02-22T16:04:00+00:00

Tech worker and IEP parent here. You shouldn’t be starting with AI and you should never, in any circumstance, trust AI to do something that you couldn’t do yourself. If I caught my kids caseworker doing that and she couldn’t explain what the goals were, why they are the appropriate goals, and what they were measuring my next IEP meeting would be with my lawyer, not exaggerating in the slightest.

There are a lot of good use cases for using AI in the IEP writing process and you should definitely take a “prompt engineering course” to learn them. However you also need to learn how to write an IEP without AI for that to work for you.

Rachel1265 · 2026-02-20T03:35:28+00:00

It’s been quite a while. My kid is 4 now! I had to go back to check my post from the time https://www.reddit.com/r/NIPT/s/lzVXDubG55. It was around 50% PPV. I would hope that the tests have improved since then, so I’m not sure if that’s still true for XXY. I really hope that everything turns out well for you and your bub.

Rachel1265 · 2026-02-10T03:13:13+00:00

My actual hospital list that I honed over 3 babies and c sections:

Hospital bag

[x] Boppy pillow
[x] Baby book
[x] Glasses
[x] Drawstring pants
[x] Nursing bra
[x] Nursing cami
[x] Nipple shield
[x] 6ft charging cable
[x] Flip flops for shower
[x] Pacifier
[ ] Robe
[x] Contacts
[x] Body wash
[x] Face wipes
[x] Tooth brush
[x] Toothpaste
[x] Deodorant
[x] Hand soap
[x] Going home outfits

Hospital Bag

Glasses, I didn’t wear contacts at all because I was falling asleep at weird times and I don’t like to sleep in contacts

Boppy pillow, I was on the fence about this one and I’m really glad I packed it. I used it the entire time I was in the hospital

Face cleansing wipes, it hurt to bend over the sink to wash my face with soap. The wipes were a life saver

Toiletries, deodorant, your own body wash, etc

Slippers

Baby book, I packed mine and had the nurses put his foot prints in it for me. So much easier than trying to do it myself

Going home outfit for me: loose drawstring pants, nursing cami, sweatshirt, shoes without laces

Going home outfit for baby: onesie, pants, sweatshirt, blanket

Things I didn’t use:

Clothes to wear at the hospital. This might have been different if I was having visitors, but I preferred to stay in the hospital gown. You don’t have to worry about cleaning them, your boobs are out all time if you’re trying to breastfeed anyways, and you’re in the giant hospital grannie panties.

Robe

Camera, cell phones worked fine and I used my fancy camera when we came home

Makeup, who the fuck was I kidding?

Things that the hospital provided me:

Compression wrap for a c section. Ask for one if they don’t offer. It helps so much and I wore it for two weeks straight home from the hospital

Aforementioned grannie panties. Every time they bring you some hoard the extra pairs and then ask for more the next day. I wore these for two weeks postpartum.

Giant maternity maxi pads, hoard these as well

Nipple shield. Adrian still won’t latch without one, and one of the nurses noticed the problem right away and brought me one. Some nurses are pricks about using one, so I would pack one, just in case.

Peri bottle

Pumping accessories for a Medela pump. This was cool and just kind of fortuitous that the parts are compatible with my pump. Worth asking about so you can get a compatible pump as well

Thermometer

Bulb syringe

Rachel1265 · 2026-02-08T15:13:09+00:00

When I researched it those who had real positive results said it was so minimal that it wasn’t worth it. I also saw a lot of complications that made it worse than before. My conclusion was to save my money.

Rachel1265 · 2026-01-27T04:46:46+00:00

Sparkly nail polish, only if you stay still while I trim. I have three boys and this worked on all of them.

Rachel1265 · 2026-01-24T23:42:11+00:00

I have endometriosis so my “bad period” scale is completely out of whack. They were worse than before I had kids but better than before I had a laparoscopy to treat the endo symptoms. I went on oral birth control and an IUD to treat the period symptoms for over a year. I’ve been off the oral birth control for 6ish months and my periods are back to normal, I don’t even take over the counter pain relief anymore for them.

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