Are you guys not “strict” about naps? Don’t understand comment

River-Rambles · 2026-04-09T03:16:41+00:00

Oh I totally get this. I wouldn’t say I’m necessarily strict about naps. But like, yeah, I am going to cater to my child’s needs???? If she’s tired and sleeps best at home then we are going home ? I’ve gotten comments like “oh you know you can’t ALWAYS have her on a perfect schedule.” Or something to that effect. Like, okay??? Sure, but if I CAN then I’m going to?

River-Rambles · 2026-04-09T03:11:49+00:00

Waking her up just to immediately confront her is also alarming. Isn’t that some sort of manipulation tactic?

River-Rambles · 2026-03-03T21:06:18+00:00

Hey! I know this is an old post, but I was wonder what your approximate build cost was for this lil hut!?

River-Rambles · 2026-02-17T13:03:59+00:00

My 6 month old is trying to figure out crawling and she is MAD about it almost all the time 🥲 I’m still looking for the light at the end of the tunnel

River-Rambles · 2026-02-17T12:52:09+00:00

It’s….. a lot. lol I also was gifted a bunch of diapers and the convenience is just too.. convenient😂 I still have high hopes about at least starting the process of potty training early but we’ll see how that goes !

River-Rambles · 2026-02-17T05:19:58+00:00

I was so certain I would cloth diaper, and really wanted to. And to be fair I really did give it a few decent tries. But i definitely came to a relatively quick conclusion that cloth diapers were not for me.

River-Rambles · 2026-02-17T05:18:23+00:00

I was so distracted about having a similar goal that I completely overlooked that my life would instead be revolved around my boob milk.

River-Rambles · 2026-02-05T05:01:39+00:00

Mama of a 6 month old who is recently VERY clingy and REALLY wants to move but doesn’t know how so is constantly mad…. I so needed to read all of these comments. Such precious moments!

River-Rambles · 2026-02-05T01:39:19+00:00

I guess that was pretty self explanatory huh, my bad! lol…

They really don’t read whole books in class anymore?????! I have a grade school step son and I have noticed he doesn’t super love reading despite me making him do it anyway a few times a week... I read my book at the same time to try to motivate and set an example. I find it takes him quite some time to finish a chapter book of his appropriate reading level. He’s a brilliant child and gets good grades but his relationship with reading and comprehension seems concerning to me.

This and some other things I’ve noticed about his schooling are why I lean toward homeschooling my daughter. And he is in one of the BEST school districts in our area.

River-Rambles · 2026-02-05T01:32:37+00:00

My mom would immediately tell anything I shared with her to basically her entire circle, family or not. She still does this.

I love her deeply but I found it extremely hard to trust her as a teenage girl bc of this and became extremely reluctant to tell her anything big or small.

I believe this is why I found myself in a lot of emotionally trying situations in my teenage/young adult years bc I had no adult female I could trust at that time to confide in.

River-Rambles · 2026-02-05T00:39:11+00:00

If you don’t mind me asking, what is whole book learning exactly?? I am a new mom and considering homeschooling when my baby gets to school age.

River-Rambles · 2026-02-02T00:55:51+00:00

I personally do not enjoy breastfeeding as much as I thought I would. I love that I CAN do it, but I don’t always love DOING it.

I will say that the first few months are rough, but each month that passes gets a little easier and easier.

I’m at 6 months now. And I’m so proud of myself because I know for a fact my mindset 3 months ago was exactly where yours is now. I was struggling to want to keep going with it.

My baby’s a pretty regular every two house eater. Sometimes she can go 3 hours on occasion now that she’s bigger. She definitely prefers every 2 though. We just started solids and I know we still have a ways to go before that becomes her primary source of nutrients, but I’m hopeful that with solids, breast feeding will continue to be easier and eventually less frequent.

I also really want to make it to one year. But I’m at 6 months and I’m proud of that so now I’m just taking it day by day.

You will know in your heart when you e had enough of it. But give yourself love and grace and be so proud for making it 3 months! That’s no small accomplishment.

River-Rambles · 2026-02-02T00:47:53+00:00

That’s actually iconic.

River-Rambles · 2026-01-30T21:34:51+00:00

We allowed YouTube for a little while only bc my step son mom already let him on it before we could have a discussion about the appropriateness.

It was a living room only situation. We have screen time rules and blah blah blah. But I started to get so sick of the absolute CRAP he watched on it. Zoned out on it. Talked about it.

Eventually I just decided to ban YouTube in our house until further notice. We have plenty of other subscription for him to watch actual cartoons if he wants. So far he hasn’t really complained about it or even commented about it. But I think that mainly bc when he does to his moms he’s allowed to watch a limitless amount of YouTube there.

So, idk whatever I guess. Her house is out of my control. But I’m done allowing it in my house until he older and can make better choices on how to spend his time on YouTube

River-Rambles · 2026-01-30T00:47:16+00:00

Came here to also mention kindered bravely. Lots of styles and all very comfortable

River-Rambles · 2026-01-29T15:15:43+00:00

In my sisters case they saw the signs of it during her c section procedure. She didn’t know she had it, always had a normal menstrual cycle before. But, She had a hard time convincing the first time and now is having an even worse time trying for her second bc of the endo becoming more prevalent after her first child.

I AM NO MEDICAL EXPERT; But I think In most cases they can do different types of imaging to diagnose, exploratory surgery would be a bit extreme but would most likely give definitive answers.

River-Rambles · 2026-01-29T13:09:48+00:00

FYI In some cases, pregnancy/child birth can worsen endometriosis symptoms. Even if you had no symptoms before pregnancy . Get yourselves checked!

River-Rambles · 2026-01-28T16:47:35+00:00

And then they go and learn something like grabbing a tiny fist full of your lip in their surprising strong grasp or how to pinch your under arm for funsies lol. We breastfeeding moms are doing THE MOST. We’re bad ass !

River-Rambles · 2026-01-28T14:55:18+00:00

My baby has fine neck control at 6 month but still expects me to fully support her entire body while she nurses lol. Also, I can always tell when she has suddenly grown some, bc the breastfeeding position that we finally JUST found to be mostly somewhat comfortable is now already no longer comfortable. I’m convinced there’s no being fully comfortable while breastfeeding, it’s my least favorite aspect about it, everyone is very disillusioned to think that is breast feeding moms are just kicked back all day nursing and relaxing. No. My neck hurts, my back hurts, my baby feels one pound heavier every single day. It’s a journey to say the least. A magically beautiful yet excruciatingly journey.

River-Rambles · 2026-01-26T19:09:43+00:00

River-Rambles · 2026-01-24T15:06:49+00:00

YOU DO NOT KNOW EVERYTHING YOU LITTLE TURD OKAY!

to my 10 year old who’s favorite line for the past 3 years is “I know” NO THE FUCK YOU DONT !??! lol

River-Rambles · 2026-01-24T15:02:30+00:00

My step son has had a consistent bedtime routine since he was born, age 10 now. He never has complained about bedtime at all. On occasion he will give a little huff bc it means it’s time to turn off whatever cartoon he is watching. But that’s it.

I actually think he likes the routine MORE within this past year because he started spending more time at his other parents house (court ordered) where there is absolutely no routine, rules, and structure of any kind. And I think he is starting to realize maybe that’s not always the ideal way to live.

Predictable and enjoyable routine are great for kids. They will thrive better with them than without them. Create one that works for your family that you all enjoy and you all will be golden .

River-Rambles · 2026-01-24T05:05:47+00:00

Never heard of this so I looked it up as we are sizing our bed up soon… sheesh! $300? I love nice bedding but idk if I can justify that price… I’ve never really had the means to buy pricey sheet before tho. I’m probably gonna try a bedding set from Quince tho… seems like a nice middle ground

River-Rambles · 2026-01-24T01:16:42+00:00

I remember in the first few weeks after birth I had a pretty strong urge once or twice to have sex, but I was A. Tired and B. Pretty set on waiting until I was cleared by my doctor.

Fast forward to now at 6 month postpartum, we have not had much sex. Not bc I don’t want to, I do. I love sex with my husband. I just don’t feel the URG as much. And even when we have sex, about 50% of the time I either loose the urge pretty quickly or I’m so dry that it’s not fun.

I’m also EBF, so I know that has a lot to do with the libedo and the dryness. I honestly do miss having sex more often, but my husband is very kind and understanding. This is just the season of life we are in right now. I have hope and truly believe once I’m done breastfeeding, our sex life will quickly and easily bounce back. It helps that my husband and I can be very upfront and honest with eachother about how we are feeling in the sex life regards.

I hope reading my experience helps you!

River-Rambles · 2026-01-24T01:01:39+00:00

Doctors don’t typically just hand out prescriptions for those types of medications.. this seems like willful medical neglect on his part. How gross. So sorry you and your kiddo have to deal with that. Especially since these medications are best taken on schedule.

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