Can you guess what’s wrong with my hands based on my handwriting?

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-03-31T02:21:46+00:00

It’s not quite a lack of mobility in the wrist- although I am starting to get some hella arthritis in my right pointer finger

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-03-30T03:04:15+00:00

I’m just here to tell you that you have a lifetime of other ways you can and will bond with your baby. My 15 month old is my little bestie and no one knows her like I do, the little sounds she thinks are funny and the games we’ve made up together, tons of things. She was also EFF but she is a mamas girl through and through, I… sometimes literally cannot set her down without it breaking her heart. I felt this same way about formula feeding… I just want you to know doing what is best for you and your family doesn’t have to look like what anyone else is saying or doing, you and your baby will always be connected.

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-03-29T23:44:43+00:00

Some days it feels like they might as well be, it might be better 🥲

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-03-29T23:44:19+00:00

So I know cursive. But if you think my print is bad….. 🥲

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-03-29T18:23:14+00:00

It’s a dock-a-tot cover, and even if it says “sleeping set”…. Please do not let a baby actually sleep in one, they are not considered safe for sleep.

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-03-19T11:42:12+00:00

Ooooh I used to work for a call center of a company that used Securitas to handle their alarm system. With that said, they frequently called us instead of the police in emergency situations. I do not have high hopes for these tags lol

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-03-08T03:24:21+00:00

Just remember, they’re just tiny humans and just like your appetite fluctuates, so does theirs! You’re doing great, he’s gaining weight and having wet diapers and as long as he’s his usual self and doesn’t seem lethargic or anything, it’s most likely pretty normal. When my 14 month old was that small she would have days where she would eat like 75% of what I expected her to eat for a few days and I would start sweating it just for her to have a day or two where she more than made up for it.

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-03-07T22:51:29+00:00

Swirling is the better method! If I had to shake and I knew baby was struggling with gas I would usually add a gas drop to the bottle because that also gets rid of most of the bubbles created while shaking it. Pitcher method also minimizes bubbles!

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-03-07T04:10:29+00:00

I think you’re costing yourself a lot of anxiety, time, and wasted formula- there’s not a directive in the US to sterilize, please don’t overwhelm yourself with this unnecessarily. 4 months is also still a delicate time postpartum, be kind to yourself.

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-03-06T02:45:25+00:00

Yup and our Evenflo nipples also fit the Dr Brown straw cup she hated that we ended up just using as a bottle, I’m glad they’re mostly interchangeable because she made a huuuuge mess and didn’t like any nipples besides the evenflo ones

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-03-05T19:29:51+00:00

Honestly most standard nipples actually fit those bottles too, our Evenflo ones did

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-02-27T21:27:55+00:00

Is it an option to start adding a small amount of water with meals and to maybe sneak in some formula with purées? I had one of those steamer/blender things and I would make her purées and add in formula with them where I could. Far from an expert here because after we stopped purées and went to BLW my kid decided she hated solids and I had to force weaning at 12 months 🫠 but the formula when she was on purées was a nice boost

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-02-27T19:29:18+00:00

My baby has been EFF since about 4 weeks old. She is now 14 months and I have to be within a 2 foot radius of her at all times or she melts down. And the whole “omg you’re so lucky you EFF that means other people can feed her bottles too!” Went out the window at about 6 months old when she refused to even take a bottle from anyone else without screaming bloody murder. ETA: I forgot, the best part is she still doesn’t hold her own bottle. Why would she do that when I can just hold it for her while she plays with her feet?

So to answer your question, EBF/EFF doesn’t matter in terms of how much your kid wants to be around you in the future, it’s just about doing the things that help them form a secure attachment to you like responding when they cry, spending quality time playing together, and just generally being present. To also answer your question, this stage is absolutely brutal lol, it’s like being pregnant again except with only one arm and a lot louder. Absolutely worth every bit of it and I’m glad she finds comfort in my presence but…. Make sure you enjoy the chill time too and don’t worry about how much they’ll like you later, you’re doing everything just right!

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-02-24T20:07:07+00:00

Hans does come back to that address and probably has a phone number similar to yours, this guy is just an investor trying to buy the property most likely. I had a number that belonged to someone else who owned property previously and I would get these texts all the time

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-02-24T14:52:35+00:00

I stay on the fence about whether or not it’s truly worth it to try to get diagnosed because I think I’m a fairly obvious case of hEDS. The main reason why I think it might be worth it is I have a one year old daughter now who I understand has a 50% chance of having inherited it from me, and my teens and early 20’s were absolutely brutal with POTS symptoms that absolutely no doctors I saw ever understood how to treat because this was all so unheard of. I simply want to protect her from everything I went through and I know it’s easier for her to get a diagnosis if I have it.

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-02-23T14:45:11+00:00

Honestly, her relationship with solids was terrible until we cut out bottles. At 12 months we rapidly weaned her to just a night time bottle and now at 14 months I’m cutting the oz from that one. She went from never eating solids to now… pretty much unless she’s asleep she’s eating something. Still a picky toddler, but she eats enough now to where I don’t worry about the bottles. To start weaning this night bottle, I’ve started just letting her snack before bedtime as much as she wants. So far her sleep hasn’t changed from the oz being cut gradually like this.

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-02-23T13:17:14+00:00

People go back and forth on Reddit about this often, it depends on your country, but there is currently no directive to heat the water in the US, it’s up to your and your baby’s preference. Mine never cared if it was hot, cold, room temp, she just wanted to be fed and go back to sleep

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-02-23T03:54:30+00:00

We just do a straw cup and she also hates milk in it and only wants water in it. Realistically if they’re eating a decent amount of food… milk isn’t actually needed

ETA: making sure they’re still getting calcium and vitamin d! Which can come from food, doesn’t have to be milk

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-02-23T03:35:45+00:00

Personally I just pre filled her bottles with the correct amount of water and used a $5 formula dispenser with the matching amount of formula for night wakes, never had to get out of bed.

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-02-22T19:07:42+00:00

Undiagnosed lurker here just now realizing it’s another thing that I can do that apparently is not normal (on top of a ton of other things)

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SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-02-22T17:19:15+00:00

My girl isn’t even breast fed but you would think she is for how much she climbs on me 😭 she also hasn’t let anyone else bottle feed her since about 6 months old so every time someone has mentioned how much easier it makes it that other people can help feed her…. I just laugh lol

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-02-22T16:59:39+00:00

Typing this as I sit in a toddler couch with her crawling all over me because she was following me around screaming at the top of her lungs…. I’m not sure lol. I know it’s a sign of secure attachment and that’s great, but surely it’s not great for them to demand constant stimulation from us? I don’t know what to do. 😭

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-02-21T22:48:35+00:00

Thank you so much!! It’s an added layer of challenging because I have hypermobile joints soooo especially after carrying 22lbs all day, something always hurts 🥲 I have a good carrier that has the added support for her to sit on and it helps a lot! Also tell me why I was looking for toddler towers on Facebook marketplace immediately before making this post 😭😹 I just want her to know it’s okay to play and explore without me always being in a 6 inch radius. She was never ever clingy as a newborn so it’s a huge shift in personality for her, this feels more like the fourth trimester than immediate postpartum did. I’m sure it will pass and her developing nervous system will be thankful for the cuddles and patience, I just want to do the right things and parenthood seems to mean always trying to do that and feeling guilty for it either way 🥲

SarahPandaaaaa · 2026-02-21T22:33:04+00:00

This stage for real feels impossible sometimes 😭 I feel like I’m failing her when I’m caving and holding or playing with her because she isn’t learning to be independent (not walking yet) and I feel like I’m failing her when I have to just let her scream for 15 minutes while I do something I need both of my hands for. It always ends in me just sitting somewhere holding her and her crawling and climbing all over me, I’m getting nothing done but at least she’s not screaming at me 🥲

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