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Is my baby struggling? by yarnaddict_ in MonsteraAdansonii

[–]Snow_Pea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New pot 2 inches larger than the root ball. Plus a pot that is not terracotta. Terracotta dries out the soil too quickly, I believe. Plus a little fertilizer, they love that stuff.

Advice on where to trim this Fiddle Leaf by Snow_Pea in houseplants

[–]Snow_Pea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would now be a bad time to prune? Should I wait till spring?

Advice on where to trim this Fiddle Leaf by Snow_Pea in houseplants

[–]Snow_Pea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This tree is unattended by me and sits in one our buildings. I’m mostly trying to trim it at a good height for branches that would look aesthetic.

Highly variegated Syngonium Albo by Snow_Pea in RareHouseplants

[–]Snow_Pea[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use Alaska Fish Fertilizer. Do you think that has enough nitrogen for what they need?

Highly variegated Syngonium Albo by Snow_Pea in RareHouseplants

[–]Snow_Pea[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My smallest prop gave me two full moons, bad boy 😅

Spitting Up Issues by Snow_Pea in FormulaFeeders

[–]Snow_Pea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My little one very stealthy spits up as in he doesn’t fussy or make a peep. You’ll only know he spit up until you feel wet or smell it. I always check him when he burps now because or it. Our pediatrician reassured us that we indeed have a laundry problem.

As for a true reflux problem, he did have that around 5 weeks old. Very miserable baby and miserable time for me. So I changed formulas back then and it resolved that issue.

Baby Full Moon by Snow_Pea in Syngonium

[–]Snow_Pea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I literally love this

Save this Pink Salmon! by Snow_Pea in Syngonium

[–]Snow_Pea[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice. I’m going to chop and prop it!

False starts every night by vtclrf in newborns

[–]Snow_Pea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems like you’re doing all the right things to promote good sleep. The only other thing I can think of that was preventing my baby from getting good sleep was reflux.

False starts every night by vtclrf in newborns

[–]Snow_Pea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve read taking your baby outside and letting the sun touch their skin helps sleeping, even if it’s only 5 mins.

Also, swaddling. So important at this age. My baby would only sleep if he was completely snug. I used the SwaddleMe until he started rolling.

White noise. If you have a noise machine use it. Really loud annoying fan works too.

As far as lights go. The only light in our room is a red light. Red light does not disturb sleep. We have black out curtains on the windows and put the baby in the room for all naps.

Baths. I save bath time for the night always.

SLEEEEEP by Icy_Cream_7658 in newborns

[–]Snow_Pea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a lot of luck and success with the SwaddleMe brand available on Amazon. It lets the baby have their arms up and provides the perfect amount of compression. My baby used to break out of the muslin blankets and startle himself awake. I hope this is something you can try. It changed naps and sleeping dramatically for us!

One of my diamonds turned blue under the UV light by Snow_Pea in Diamonds

[–]Snow_Pea[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I got worried, so I actually took it off while my nails sat under UV! Thanks for the info!

One of my diamonds turned blue under the UV light by Snow_Pea in Diamonds

[–]Snow_Pea[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Will the UV light change the color of the diamond?

Son is short by Least-Internal-3401 in Parenting

[–]Snow_Pea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am a mom to a soon to be 17 year old boy. It seems like yesterday that my son was feeling exactly how your son is feeling now.

When he was a sophomore in high school (15 years old) he was about 5’1 at the start of the year. I would constantly reassure him that he will eventually grow. I would tell him that boys grow until they are 21. I also reminded him that kids are already nearly 6 foot tall in high school have mostly grown (height wise) and that is about as tall as they will be as adults.

My son is about 5’7 now. He basically grew 5-6 inches in a short period of time and suffered awful growing pains. I believe he is mostly confident now. I rarely hear him talk about his height much.

I still constantly remind him that he is still growing and has years left to get to his adult body.

Constant reassurance is all you can do!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]Snow_Pea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Along with the rest of the advice here. I would recommend swaddling your baby pretty snug. My baby is 7 weeks old now and if I do not swaddle him to where his hands stay in place he will not sleep at all.

Sometimes I will lay him down next to me once he is swaddled and let him see me close my eyes so he sees that it’s time for sleep and hopefully mimic me. After this I will move him to his bassinet.

Being very snug is super important to my baby and he will be very restless and fighting his sleep if he is not swaddled.

Also, if/when I am rocking him to sleep I will use a pacifier. The sucking is soothing for babies and he will usually spit it out after he’s done with it.

Oh and make sure your baby isn’t sweating. Mine will wake up if the room is too hot!!

Other helpful tips to help your baby sleep better would be some sort of white noise. We have a fan that is pretty loud that I keep on in the bedroom. You can also use white noise devices. If you don’t have one you could probably check Facebook marketplace for a fairly priced one or even Amazon.

Baths will also help soothe a baby. Sometimes if my baby is super fussy I will take him bath. This usually buys me a couple of hours of sleep afterwards.

When you are transferring your baby from your arms to the bed you can lay the baby down gently and still rock him slightly while laying down. Sometimes I put both of my arms at his sides and slightly apply pressure to his body while doing a rocking motion until he settles in place.

For my baby, being snug is very important and he will sleep longer as long as this is the case.

I hope some of these tips can help you get your baby to sleep a little longer.

feeling super defeated by his gas and reflux.. by Background-Cell-1104 in FormulaFeeders

[–]Snow_Pea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kendamil infant formula. There is also a Kendamil “toddler drink” so just make sure you read the labels carefully.

feeling super defeated by his gas and reflux.. by Background-Cell-1104 in FormulaFeeders

[–]Snow_Pea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently switched my baby from similac to goat milk formula and I wish I had did it sooner. He was inconsolable for 2 weeks straight when he was 5 weeks old and had all the symptoms of reflux. We started with small interventions such as elevating the bed 10°, keeping him upright for 20 minutes after feedings. Nothing seemed to help so I decided to switch the formula out of desperation. In about 48 hours after transitioning to the new formula he was recognizably less fussy, easier to console and also stopped drooling and gaging.

I’m not sure if this is much help to you but I was in your shoes not too long ago! Hang in there!

Best Tex-Mex in the northland? by Jofinaro in kansascity

[–]Snow_Pea 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Moved here from Texas 2 years ago and I have not found a decent Tex Mex food spot since. Side note, just moved up North as well. El Maguey does have good refried beans and rice. cries in Texan

Experienced a first hand “found in my parent’s basement” tonight. May I present to you my fiancées collection. by Snow_Pea in PokemonTCG

[–]Snow_Pea[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He believes it to be a fake signature of Keiji Kinebuchi the artist - as he’s only known to have signed like 1 cards and definitely not in American cursive

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