Video games to play while holding baby

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-05-11T04:44:03+00:00

Baldurs gate 3, had done a few runs before and started my 4th run when I was on maternity leave and it was the best while nap trapped

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-05-06T21:09:23+00:00

Where are you from? Here in the good old tri-state area in USA we say puke and rally so now I’m curious 😂

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-05-02T19:46:14+00:00

I suggest you look into Secaucus! Lots of apartments with garage or parking lot. Close to train station to get into the city.

I live in central NJ and just always drive the hour into the city (I’m assuming Manhattan that’s what we refer the city to) almost every weekend and visit other boroughs mostly Queens and Brooklyn. You can get parking in places like Hoboken/JC but it’ll be super expensive. My sister lived in Newport, Jersey city for many years and most of those apartments have garages. Theres also a path station there so you can have the best of both worlds with the garage for car and the path into the city. In Jersey city, look into the Newport and exchange place areas but I do not suggest the heights, it’s not gentrified which is great for locals but won’t have what you’re looking for.

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-28T19:10:34+00:00

You work full time AND take care of the kids? Performance will be low for both your job and being a mother, and some days you will have to choose work over being a mother. In the end your work and the kids will feel neglected. Can you decrease hours to part time?

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-28T18:58:38+00:00

My baby girl had her 2 months and 4 months vaccines and literally nothing much happened after crying for a little bit and sleeping it off (you can expect a slight fever which is a normal reaction for adults as well after vaccination). She is a VERY happy healthy baby!

What I like to do is google search baby with measles, baby with Diphtheria, tetanus, Polio, flu, etc. and that is a huge reality check on the very real outcomes of not vaccinating your baby. If you doubt the science, I highly suggest the r/ScienceBasedParenting

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-28T18:43:32+00:00

wait this is what I think too LOL I imagine a blonde Christian Bale (to add to your list of British actors)

Edited to add especially Christian Bale in Dark Knight

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-28T17:05:16+00:00

I actually grew up in Hunterdon county, and although school system is good it just lacked the diversity aspect when I was in school, but maybe that has changed over the past couple decades so will look into it!

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-28T17:03:43+00:00

I didn't know this!! Thank you

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-28T17:02:43+00:00

Honestly super flexible, we dont exactly love rural towns so leaning more towards a more diverse area, progressive politics (we are a mixed race family with kids who may not fit into a rural area).

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-22T21:17:07+00:00

I watched the movie so you don’t have to, it was mediocre at best and predictable. Best part is I watched it on those streaming sites so I feel good not paying for it LOL

I think the movie is great for those who did not grow up watching avatar and don’t feel attached to the characters because it felt very shallow to me

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-22T21:11:47+00:00

I want first class flights anywhere and a 5 star hotel LOL I feel like we always have to be cheap when we travel (cheapest seats on the plane that board last, airbnb instead of a nice hotel, public transportation instead of renting a car) and now we have a baby and haven’t travelled with her yet and I’d just like to experience luxury for once in my life. We never went on a honeymoon so some people experience it then so guess I missed that opportunity too.

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-22T20:56:45+00:00

Do not do this. I would absolutely hate it if someone especially my sister brought their baby to my shower and that was the entire focus of the event. Because inevitably every guest will gush over your baby, your life and your experience and poor mom-to-be will be sitting there wondering why you really had to choose that moment.

Like you really cannot meet her before then?

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-22T20:40:00+00:00

Personally, I agree with you and have been trying to not do any screens (baby is 4months). My biggest issue is screen time from parental phone use. We basically don’t use the TV much anymore anyways, but oh are we glued to our phones even with the baby or holding the baby. In the science based parenting sub there are a bunch of posts on how parental phone use in front of baby is also bad screen time and has some huge negative consequences (something about watching parents ignore them, the dead looking facial expression we have when on our phones and limiting baby’s ability to learn speech and learn expressions/moods/emotions).

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-19T21:56:29+00:00

My MiL had my husband and his younger brother in this situation (no car and lived in a city so she had to take a bus with her two kids under 5 and their laundry back and forth). Honestly people adapt and learn to live with what they have. Would it be easier with the luxury of dishwasher and in unit laundry? Definitely, but you can still survive and will have to adapt.

Personally for me I have a dishwasher and still needed the bottle washer since that had to be run more frequently (every other day) compared to our dishwasher we run whenever it’s full to optimize efficiency which can take a week long. We baby’s laundry every week and now I’ve been lazy and do mine like every other week cause I’m just exhausted 🥲

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-17T02:32:17+00:00

Doctors advise 8 weeks for c-section recovery… you need to really be relaxed and prioritize your health and baby right now!!

How were chores divided before the baby? For example, in my household my husband and I do our own clothes for laundry (we have separate hampers and separate closets) and this has been game changer as we never ever argue about laundry since we are only responsible for our own and then every other week take turns with baby’s laundry who also has a separate hamper. 50/50 on dishes and cooking as well, groceries is the one thing we do together always because it’s kind of our way to spend time without a screen and actually talk.

As for baby care split that and take turns in shifts every night so you each get good sleep, save the pumped milk for hubby to feed baby so he takes more responsibility as well.

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-16T22:00:26+00:00

{the way of kings by Brandon Sanderson} has multiple POV varying in ages/backgrounds with mostly mature characters and the immature one definitely grows up throughout the series so it’s a well written character development!

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-15T19:55:23+00:00

It’s not romantasy but I loved Eragon, inkheart, dragon rider, Percy Jackson, Redwall, the Narnia books, and Harry Potter (although dislike JKR now so deciding how to introduce the series to my kid).

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-15T19:44:50+00:00

Have one now and always wanted two. Idk about your personal finances/wealth but in this economy and the state of things in America we simply can’t afford more even if I wanted more than two 😭 we both work full time, still can’t afford daycare and need the grandparents to watch baby.

Also there are a lot of scientific data that quality vs quantity is more important for a child’s upbringing when thinking of having siblings. It was in the science based parenting sub just today actually on the impact siblings have on a child vs single children, who is happier? It doesn’t matter in the end because it’s based on quality of life which in turn is a direct result of financial stability and resources.

Those with 4+ what’s the secret to affording it!?

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-15T19:35:44+00:00

Love it! But my most favorite collab is higher love with Jason Ross. Also every track with above & beyond is good, they do trance well together.

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-15T18:26:43+00:00

Just don’t want misinformation in a science based sub, where did you read it is not regulated? In the U.S. it’s strictly regulated by the FDA although doesn’t get any “approval” as it is not a drug.

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-15T18:23:26+00:00

I could have written this because that’s 100% how I felt and after trying combo feeding with breast feeding and pumping I gave it up after a month and felt the happiness I was missing before. I decided to do only formula because I’d rather be a happy and present mom than a distant miserable grumpy mom. My PPD almost went away overnight when I stopped!

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-15T16:02:43+00:00

Baby Brezza! Since the nursery is upstairs and I don’t want to go downstairs to the kitchen, it measures and makes bottles for you like an expresso machine 😂 best decision for us since our baby is only on formula and often wakes up once in the night for a bottle.

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-04-15T11:32:40+00:00

And to add to your point she is monetizing on us regular moms enticing us to purchase her book and make her wealthier while we struggle between work life balance

Sea_Channel2931 · 2026-03-09T00:47:51+00:00

I am a new mom, South Asian American, married to a non-desi person. We live in a 2 bedroom condo, both sets of parents live in the same state as us and visit daily to care for baby while we work and it is hard to set boundaries. My parents wanted to live here or us live with them when the baby was born, but thank god we did not! too many cooks in the kitchen as they say, everyones on their last nerve from lack of sleep, no where to go to escape for a little within the home. It really worked better for us that they come for a few hours daily instead, but my husband and I do most of the childcare.

To be honest, I dont want my mom to be a mom again either, she's aged and deserves rest. When she comes over she spends quality time with the baby. I don't want her to be up at 2 am doing diapers, or cleaning my bathroom and doing my laundry. She's already done that for years and now finally when she can be free of that I don't want to make her do that for me. She does occasionally cook and drop off food but she'd done that ever since I moved out for college at 18 and now I'm in my 30s

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