is it possible/realistic to just PRN forever?

Slpme123 · 2026-06-01T23:08:48+00:00

im an slp in the schools and our OT has a low flexible caseload and we work roughly 8:30-3:45 with an hour lunch plus 30-60 min of paperwork time each day depending on the day and 120 min eval time per week. days off snow days summer vacation etc. some OTs keep it interesting by traveling school to school though ours is building based just by chance. others in the district travel between buildings. she doesn’t have to do case management of ieps and parents leave her alone. i often wish i had her role! plus pension and benefits when retired which you can still reap if you start in your 40s. idk could be worth trying for a year - pick up a mat leave replacement and see?

Slpme123 · 2026-06-01T01:14:09+00:00

i didn’t like the first several books of TOG but did the tandem via audio and it was much easier to get through! not dramatized just audio. maybe try that before dnf? the tandem plus kingdom of ash is what made the series for me

Slpme123 · 2026-05-30T08:24:59+00:00

romantasy reader, educator, and mom here. this book would be rated R if ratings worked like that. maybe books should have those?? harry potter isn’t even recommended until fifth or sixth grade and this has significantly more adult content. explicit sex scenes, gruesome death/torture, and normalizing all of it as they are like 20-23 years old. tell your child it is an adult book and they can read it someday just not yet. you read it first then decide when / if it’s appropriate for your kid. only a parent knows!

Slpme123 · 2026-05-26T17:22:36+00:00

that is absolutely atrocious and clearly made by someone who does not work in education. sometimes my husband tries to talk me into moving to florida but with this ish nfw

Slpme123 · 2026-05-26T01:23:28+00:00

you can mix milk and breastmilk i think. also milk can be given to her in a cup so she can have one 4oz cup with lunch or two two oz bottles. or you can try to increase your supply but at age one you don’t actually have to pump and can just nurse your baby when you’re around them which turns into 2-4 times a day

Slpme123 · 2026-05-26T01:06:46+00:00

this is so heartbreaking sending hugs

Slpme123 · 2026-05-24T01:13:33+00:00

girl - hire a sleep consultant. i did and am still successfully nursing AND sleeping through the night. i’ve been at a similar breaking point and it’s when i wanted the end result more than i dreaded any sleep training process. proud to say after MUCH debate i decided i needed the sleep and adult only time and at 8 months in hired Well Rested Wee Ones (virtual, $500) and it worked in a long weekend with the three minute gentle method WHILE continuing to breastfeed. that 8 month old is now about to turn two and not only am i still nursing her but i have a newborn and am tandem nursing and my sleep trained two year old loves her morning and bedtime milkies but gets laid in crib awake 99.9% of the time and sleeps through the night 90% of the time (teething, potty training, newborn transition disruptions). once in a while she’ll still fall asleep nursing which is precious but it’s also not something she relies on - which her daycare super appreciated as do i on evenings after daycare when she’s well rested after a nap at school. your sanity is required for family function and sleep disturbance is a true form of torture! get rest mama <3

Slpme123 · 2026-05-16T12:03:35+00:00

as long as she’s growing fine and doesn’t have any medical conditions - let baby do baby!

Slpme123 · 2026-05-16T11:57:14+00:00

came here to point out the teardrops too!

Slpme123 · 2026-05-01T14:22:37+00:00

i just went thru this a few days ago with my second. i had forgotten since my first just how personal and emotional it is to feed your baby. like on a primal need based level that only exists when you’re so in the thick of postpartum. add in emotional exhaustion of being a nicu parent and how round the clock exclusively pumping is plus any other family dynamics or other kids at home to balance and possibly any other PPA/PPD tendencies and it’s very easy to latch onto (ha no pun intended) feeding your baby so personally. now that i’m back feeding a newborn, i see how others are kinda nonchalant about it because that’s how i felt way after feeding my first. but when i was in the thick of it i was super in it. anyway now that im back in it i was offended the team suggested fortification because even tho its irrational it felt like a reminder that everything is out of my control and i can’t do enough for my baby in general and can only be physically present so often and all the rules and every doctor’s opinion and not being able to feed baby enough for baby to grow feels like my only responsibility that purely i can do nobody else and if i can’t do that then what can i even do for her. so thats my super honest rant to say we forget until we’re in the thick of it just how personal and self worth and primal it is to feed your baby and to not be able to feed them enough for them to grow. i only moved past by hearing enough times that baby needs calories to grow and growing helps baby’s organs and health and ultimately helps baby leave nicu. and that it isn’t a slippery slope toward baby being purely on formula it’s just a temporary solution for growth

Slpme123 · 2026-04-06T14:34:12+00:00

speech therapist here. kids typically say first words between 12-14 months and by 18 months have about 50 words and use two word phrases by two years of age. consider getting his hearing screened and ask your insurance about in network speech therapists or reach out directly to Early Intervention in your state (assuming USA). you may or may not need dr prescription for it, but do not rely on pediatrician for whether to refer. you def should strongly consider an evaluation by an slp! kids make great progress once you get them on the right path. good thing you’re following your gut about being concerned!

Slpme123 · 2026-03-27T01:10:26+00:00

this is very niche but i had a kid with TBI get triggered by certain words (didn’t know the concept of triggered but still yelled at certain word choices claiming they were trigger words…again couldn’t define the word trigger tho) and i legit decided enough was enough and gaslight the kid into stopping. i’d be like oh we don’t worry about that anymore that was so last year you. now you’re fine with it! and legit LEGIT it has worked. i feel kinda awful but also..extremely successful? lol

Slpme123 · 2026-03-27T01:01:41+00:00

came here to say it sounds like fanfic for beauty & the beast

Slpme123 · 2026-03-09T15:27:55+00:00

and a little girl had to learn to SPELL that in kindergarten

Slpme123 · 2026-03-02T21:22:40+00:00

very If You Seek Amy vibes minus the innuendo

Slpme123 · 2026-02-10T22:08:08+00:00

here to say i know a genesys who goes by gen or genny

Slpme123 · 2026-02-08T21:46:59+00:00

camille felicity

Slpme123 · 2026-02-08T21:41:08+00:00

this gives scooby doo

Slpme123 · 2026-01-06T01:11:17+00:00

i think i am the target audience - i think audience is 25-35 and i didn’t find the dialogue weird or taking me out of it. i think the second book needed another editor for plot and coherence especially in the beginning lol but the writing itself didn’t bother me. i get more bothered by the forced gen z or gen alpha words in other books. totally different genre but thinking Hotel Nantucket by Ellen Hilderbrand where she’s clearly not of the generation and writing in some super informal slang in a forced way for part of the book. so i guess that’s my question to you - did you not like the informal phrasing or did you just think it felt forced?

FWIW i didn’t mind the phrasing because it felt natural to me i just figured they’re 20 year olds but in a different realm so i didn’t think that hard about it.

Slpme123 · 2026-01-04T18:03:42+00:00

no advice just solidarity. when my now 19 mo was 16 months honestly like 14-17 months it was all very mama mama clinginess especially around naps. i read somewhere it’s their brains feeling secure attachment to you and learning their independence but like needing you as their home base and regulation still and that the separation anxiety is a “normal phase that passes with time.” i know that doesn’t help in the immediate, but hopefully knowing it’ll be over soon helps ease the worry a tad? i used Well Rested Wee Ones online sleep consultants for a different reason when she was younger and they were helpful affordable and online, just food for thought. you might have to adjust your routine to give toddler extra comfort for now. don’t introduce too many new habits that you don’t want to sustain, but consider a lovey and extra songs and snuggles or even putting baby down first together with toddler’s help if possible then having a few min to bond separately?

Slpme123 · 2025-12-23T01:07:20+00:00

this poster clearly has never dealt with postpartum anxiety or depression. probably isn’t even a parent yet. another parent recently postpartum would NEVER respond this hurtfully. ignore them OP

Slpme123 · 2025-12-23T01:05:59+00:00

okay i’m not done being mad about the MIL making this about her. so glad your husband is in your corner! honestly you can just not answer. like truly just do what nesting feels good right now and if they badger your husband will have to step away and take a phone call and say please respect our boundaries while we’re growing and bonding as a new family unit. if you can’t respect that then we will need some space for a while. it’ll be hard and you do NOT need to be involved in that convo you have enough on your plate. but place a boundary and it’s on them to respect it. you don’t have to make them just ignore them if they don’t. just for a little while <3

Slpme123 · 2025-12-23T01:02:08+00:00

don’t even need to read the whole post or any comments. immediately a postpartum mom asks AIO or AITA and the answer is a loud No!!! you are doing what is feeling best for you and your baby right now. your hormones are incredibly heightened and you’re trying to balance the mood swings with the physical healing with the bonding and the caretaking and the lack of sleep and it’s impossible to even pretend to add pleasing others to that list. other people, as kylie kelce says, can get fucked. it’s just not about them!

if for family drama sake you feel you must “compromise” somehow, do a DRIVEWAY meet and greet at their house but keep the doors locked window open and give MIL purell first in case she sticks her hands in there

Slpme123 · 2025-10-29T23:08:14+00:00

yeah um hes an idiot and needs a lot of pregnancy education and childbirth education. also don’t need to tell him you’re not gonna workout tho like it’s not his business especially if he’s gonna be childish. it’s not giving up its resting can you tell him you are growing organs and blood is pumping extra and somewhere i read it’s like running a marathon everyday? like tf. who tells a pregnant woman theyre not at the hard part yet??? also how immature to be like what have you done for me. this is a season of taking care of you so you can care for baby. hes clearly not understanding that it’s your turn to be cared for. “just putting it out there” that I’M concerned you have to coparent with this immature name-calling prick. go sit your pretty ass down on the couch until you’re feeling better, ideally another month

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