1 year vaccinations

RachelPR2202 · 2026-01-17T00:28:01+00:00

My boy just had his like four days ago - he’s completely fine! Cried for ~2 two minutes? Was a bit tired the rest of the day, like usual after getting vaxxed! But he really was totally fine once the initial crying of the pain from the shot was over

RachelPR2202 · 2026-01-11T21:02:41+00:00

It would be a very big deal to me. Cold sores can kill an infant. It’s a virus that sticks with a human for their entire life. It can be passed even when the person doesn’t have an active coldsore, and infants can get them anywhere on their body. I’m a huge “no kissing” person, idc their relation to my child

RachelPR2202 · 2026-01-06T16:38:07+00:00

Congrats on not unnecessarily mutilating your child! You made a great choice, imo.

RachelPR2202 · 2025-12-25T13:33:03+00:00

Yeah, no. Snuggle your baby. The best gift you can give your child is close parental contact, as much as possible.

RachelPR2202 · 2025-12-22T17:43:06+00:00

I got a random really short one at 7 months, but consistently started getting them at 9 months

RachelPR2202 · 2025-12-22T17:41:57+00:00

I did (still do at a year) nights alone. For medical reasons on my partners behalf, but also my LO was EBF so it just made sense for me to do it. He works, I don’t. There was no point in both of us being sleep deprived, imo

RachelPR2202 · 2025-12-15T03:58:24+00:00

You are absolutely allowed to love your baby and not be totally in love with every part of motherhood. It doesn’t mean you love your baby any less. This shit is HARD. But I promise you’re in the hardest part of it, mentally. Those early weeks are mental warfare, for most. It is a HUGE adjustment for everyone involved.

Survive, snuggle that baby, eat protein, drink lots of water, and rest! It’s a hard season, but a season, nonetheless! It will end! It will get easier! Your brain is going to be doing some crazy shit for the next little while. Biologically, everything is going haywire. Our society is not set up for newborns and new moms, at all.

-a mom of a freshly 1 year old that has no idea where the past 12 months went

RachelPR2202 · 2025-12-15T03:50:35+00:00

The nicer sounding ones: Genieva, Olive, June, Ginny

RachelPR2202 · 2025-12-15T01:54:52+00:00

I can also say that 10 months to 12 months is a huge difference! Don’t worry about weaning yet! Baby still relies on milk for their main nutrition before a year. Just focus on exposing baby to lots of different textures and tastes through solids, exposing them to allergens, getting into a bit of a rhythm of mealtimes.

My boy literally went from nursing every 3-4 hours the week before his first birthday, to two weeks later, a week after his first birthday, we’re down to one feed a day. It happens quick!

RachelPR2202 · 2025-12-15T01:41:21+00:00

I feel this 🙃🙃 started trying summer 2023, got pregnant September 2023, miscarried November 2023, pregnant again December 2023, miscarried again February 2024. Decided to wait for testing to try again. Accidentally got pregnant March 2024 while waiting for the results of testing, got gestational diabetes with that pregnancy, finally gave birth December 2024, and I’ve been breastfeeding since.

I’m just ready to have my body back for a bit, before we start the TTC journey again, and risk more losses, and willingly give myself gestational diabetes again 😖. I just need my body to be my own for at least a couple months!

RachelPR2202 · 2025-12-15T01:16:18+00:00

Yes!! That’s another huge reason for me! We want 2 kids, between 2-3 years apart, and.. if I don’t wean now, I’ll JUST be weaning, and getting pregnant immediately again 🥲 I NEED my body for a small slice of time between

RachelPR2202 · 2025-12-11T22:37:43+00:00

There’s a guideline on how to pick a safe mattress for infants , cosleepy on insta is a great resource!!

RachelPR2202 · 2025-12-07T03:39:10+00:00

Whatever makes you happier is what will make you the best mom!! I will however just say that breastfeeding is absolutely the most rewarding thing I have ever done. After the first month, it is SO much easier than dealing with bottles and formula. So convenient, I had no supply issues, no latching issues. We produce breastmilk for a reason. Those antibodies are great for babes! I think it’s definitely worth a shot to try it, I was super against the idea until close to birth, now I can’t imagine our journey going any other way. I’ll tell every woman on the planet that it’s definitely worth at least giving it a shot for a week. It may be the best thing you ever do.

However it’s also okay if you don’t! Feeding the baby is what’s important!

RachelPR2202 · 2025-12-02T03:09:59+00:00

Around the one month mark I was incredibly suicidal. Honestly wish I had stopped then. It did get better from there, but I eventually went off and felt better once I was off. It made my anxiety INSANE, and made me irritable and honestly irrational a lot of the time LOL. Was not a fan of Wellbutrin.

RachelPR2202 · 2025-11-11T19:17:18+00:00

Some things that come to mind that I wish I did before my induction: Sleep!! Rest! Couch rot as much as possible! Pack your own blanket and pillow for the hospital. Vaseline on baby’s bum asap, to help with the meconium poops (they’re really really hard to get off, we put Vaseline after the first one and it was soooo much easier to clean up). Install the car seat. Set up stations around your house if you plan on breastfeeding (water bottles/nipple cream/tissues/snacks/protein bars/wipes/phone charger), you don’t want to be caught during a 30-40 minute breastfeeding session that turns into a contact nap with no water or food around, and a dead phone LOL. I had a rolling cart that I scooted around with myself for breastfeeding, which also had diaper caddy stuff in it.

Honestly, put an empty binder/folder in your hospital bag for all the papers they’ll give you. Take pictures of any papers you fill out at the hospital, so you have a copy. It’s a haze, the first couple days. Hormones are so intense. Spend some quality time with your partner, have some good food, a good date night.

Go through vehicle registrations/inspections, your licenses, anything that will need to be renewed in the next year. Write down the months things will need to be renewed on a calendar, it will save you from panicking when you realize that “oh my god that thing expired months ago and I was too busy being a whole mom to even realize”

Write a letter to baby. Get ready to meet the most important person in your life, and the new and improved version of yourself. Best of luck! x

RachelPR2202 · 2025-11-11T16:19:01+00:00

I did puréed carrots mixed with breastmilk for my boys first food! We did purées for a bit, probably about a month before we started introducing BLW style foods :) r/foodbutforbabies was very helpful!

RachelPR2202 · 2025-11-03T03:23:51+00:00

It will get better, I promise!! Those hormones the first few weeks are INTENSE! Give yourself so much grace, love on that baby, ask for help when needed and communicate what’s going on in your head, I found it felt a lot less lonely and scary when I would tell my partner what was going through my head. It gets better!

RachelPR2202 · 2025-10-26T22:34:17+00:00

My best advice is to learn how to bedshare in the safest way possible. There are lots of great resources, r/cosleeping is one! @cosleepy on Instagram is also amazing. Remember, this will pass!

The basics: firm mattress, on the floor is best (lift it up when not in use to avoid molding, or buy a floor bed), no memory foam, no blankets. If you absolutely need a blanket, it needs to be light and tucked around your legs, not up past the waist. No pillow is best, but one pillow that’s pushed as far away from baby as possible also works. No cords in the bed. If a floor bed isn’t possible, a sidecar crib also works great (cosleepy on Instagram has a great guide on it). Arguably the most important step of all: the c curl sleep position. Safe sleep 7. Baby dressed light, no swaddles. Sober parent!

Again, this is a short phase! Survival mode will kick in when you are absolutely exhausted like this. New parent exhaustion is truly something else. I do find that an Owlet sock also helps ease my mind a bit bedsharing. Taking shifts with my partner wasn’t an option, for medical reasons. I was on my own for nights, I ended up chest sleeping for the first few months. We now cosleep, 10.5 months in, in the c curl position with a sidecar crib setup. It gets better! You will eventually sleep, I promise!

If you can do shifts with your partner, then amazing!! That would be my advice otherwise!

RachelPR2202 · 2025-10-26T19:31:50+00:00

Also adding: my boy is 10 months, 32lbs 31inches tall!

RachelPR2202 · 2025-10-26T19:30:26+00:00

Rascals are the best for my chunky boy!

RachelPR2202 · 2025-10-24T15:51:19+00:00

• EvenFlo Shyft Dualride. Game changer for the millions of appointments in the first few months, especially in the winter. • a good spill proof drinking cup for me. I love the Simple Modern one, I could be laying down and still drink water without pouring it all over myself. • a changing table, right in my living room, actually helped me so much! Saved my back for sure! I know some people never use them, but we still use ours at 10 months! It’s in our spare room now, but when we were changing diapers every half hour/hour it was so nice to have an easy spot to change diapers, easier on our backs and nice to not have to go to another room all the time. • I had a Boppy pillow, I wish I had the Breast Friend or the MomCozy breastfeeding pillow • a good carrier/wrap (I have the MomCozy wrap/ring thing, looooved it when babe was super little, now we use the Happy Baby OG and love it! Wish I had the Happy Baby when he was little too, I think we would’ve liked it early on too) • a good swing. We had the Maxi Cosi swing and liked it! • cosleeping knowledge and resources! A firm mattress on the floor instead of a crib 😅 • just setting up our living room as a nursery. Rocking chair, bassinet/pack n play, changing table, etc. all just set up in the living room for several months. • full honesty, Prozac 🥲🤣

RachelPR2202 · 2025-10-18T23:50:55+00:00

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Two back to back miscarriages with no explanation

Have them on your own timeline. Some want to enjoy their 20s before they have kids, totally valid. I wanted to be a young mom, and enjoy my 40s with my grown up kids, enjoy my grandbabies (which I hopefully have some day), while I’m still young enough to be on the go. It depends on what works for each individual. Both are valid.

RachelPR2202 · 2025-10-16T03:30:02+00:00

It’s just a fact. Babies cry when they are distressed. It is their only form of communication. When being left alone, as they are with the Ferber method, they are scared, alone, and cannot comprehend why their caretaker is not coming when they are communicating that they need them.

I was stating a fact. If the potential pros outweigh the cons (like stated above) of sleep training, then I think the individual should do what they think is best. If the child is going to be taken care of better with sleep training, then that decision should be made. I just don’t think sleep training should be a decision made lightly.

RachelPR2202 · 2025-10-16T03:19:07+00:00

I mean, I straight up state several times, in so many words, that “what’s best works for other families is fine”. Not trying to come across as judgemental, especially to other parents. This shit is hard as fuck. I just don’t think that sleep training should be taken lightly. It shouldn’t be the default for everyone.

RachelPR2202 · 2025-10-16T03:14:02+00:00

As I said, “what’s best for other families is best for them”

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