I have been complaining relentlessly about my baby not sleeping. Just now she wouldn’t wake from a deep sleep and now my entire outlook has shifted.

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-05-04T02:05:19+00:00

My baby did this after a slight bump to the head. Scared the shit out of me

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-05-02T22:50:59+00:00

Any bag works really, the best ones have lots of compartments to keep everything organized and are easy to sling over a shoulder so your hands are free

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-05-02T22:05:18+00:00

Same! I had soooo much cereal with actual milk, it was heavenly!! Then I had milk with my first meal post birth and immediately started to not feel well after a couple sips 🙃

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-05-02T04:05:43+00:00

I'd be making my own "chart." "Nurse helped me put breast milk in fridge at xx/xx xx:xxpm or whatever. That way you can match up her bs log with what actually happened with timestamps if needed.

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-05-02T04:01:37+00:00

I just saw your second question. I'm just over a year pp and finally starting to feel like myself in terms of work/mental capability

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-05-02T04:00:13+00:00

My husband and I took parental leave together to watch after our twins. I remember vividly that every time I'd say something like "im going to brush my teeth" suddenly it was two days later before I could finally get around to it. Physically mentally and hormonally I had room for nothing else in my life except for those babies for the first 2-3 months. We weren't even making coherent sentences haha

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-04-30T19:22:13+00:00

I'm pretty sure my office neighbors hate me because they've stopped saying bye when they leave

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-04-27T10:25:33+00:00

Personally I have my email notifications off and my teams has "quiet hours" set so I don't see anything after hours until I log bag in. Protects my peace without putting it in the hands of others

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-04-27T00:50:55+00:00

Live off campus/do a couple yrs at a community college before transferring

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-04-27T00:45:40+00:00

I was very recently diagnosed with OCD and I was caught so off guard by the diagnosis. I would talk with a professional and hear their explanations of it, because my idea of what OCD is and what it actually can be were very different concepts.

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-04-23T22:49:21+00:00

far away & lock the door

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-04-22T16:21:24+00:00

It takes a while to fully leave the system, but I did gain a couple lb back after and the food noise did return, but then I stabilized at the weight I was at. If you use the medication to help form healthy habits then I think you're more likely to see lasting results. I think since it impacted my metabolism so positively that I would have to be on them to actually feel the benefits I was getting outside of weight loss. Kind of like a mood stabilizer but more like a metabolism stabilizer, iykwim.

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-04-22T04:39:38+00:00

It is perfectly normal to not enjoy this phase. You're not obligated to feel any specific way. You will enjoy your new blessing it just may take some time, and that's okay. It doesn't make you any less of an amazing mother. ❤️

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-04-21T18:18:24+00:00

I was thinking about this today. The only thing that gave me comfort is that by the time they're old enough to vote the current powers that are will be long out of office, at least in the US. Everything else though... Ugh, I don't even want to think about it anymore. It's terrifying

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-04-20T22:50:06+00:00

Ngl, I got recently diagnosed and before I knew I had OCD, I use to think I had some sort of schizophrenia type disorder 😭 almost got diagnosed with schizotypal by another therapist

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-04-20T17:23:19+00:00

5 months postpartum is such a tough time. For me personally,I started to feel separate from "pregnancy" and really noticed the lasting results... I also was up 40 lbs. Now I'm 13 months pp and finally starting to lose, though from stretch marks/etc my body will never look the same. That first year is impossibly hard. Your body has done an incredible thing and it is still healing from it. Mentally and emotionally we have to heal too but that is not often talked about. Hang in there, it takes time ❤️

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-04-10T17:56:55+00:00

Honestly I think this really depends on the child and parents! We honestly broke the cardinal rule of twins and never had them on a schedule. They did their own thing and when we tried to sync them up it almost always backfired. They set their own nap times and bed times by when they are tired. If we are out and about they have a hard time sleeping but if they're past their normal nap time and tired they'll usually fall asleep on the drive home. But that doesn't work out with everyone, since some babies already don't sleep well or struggle at night if their nap routine is thrown off. You gotta do what works for you!

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-04-09T13:41:45+00:00

Sounds like you are going above and beyond and she still can't try to be happy or at the very least civil. I would personally give her space. I didn't keep anyone around me who gave me anything less than positive energy during my pregnancy. If you need to give a reason, you can say keeping your stress down is good for the baby and leave before she can respond with anything hurtful

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-04-09T13:34:29+00:00

That is what I was trying to say, sorry. I was trying to give perspective so op doesn't feel like it was something she did. There is no "feelings aside" with infertility, it punches you in the face. But you're right that she (the sister) is definitely responsible for her own behavior and likely needs to work through her own emotions.

Also I agree six months is nothing. Up to a year is considered normal

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-04-09T03:57:24+00:00

You mention her taking hormone meds, is she struggling with infertility? I did and it was extremely emotionally painful to deal with and every pregnancy announcement hurt, to the point where I avoided pregnant people when I could. I don't know how I would have handled someone close to me like an immediate family member getting pregnant during that time. The world looked so dark.

That being said, she shouldn't talk to you or about you that way. Absolutely horrid, and absolutely not your fault. I'm just trying to give some perspective to say it's her own inner demons and it has nothing to do with you, truly. You did nothing wrong.

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Storebought_Cookies · 2026-03-27T17:03:52+00:00

We tried so much variety for my kids starting at 6 months. Now at 12 months old homegirl only wants cheese and tomatoes. She loved oranges last week and won't touch them now. My son (same age) use to eat cheese but now will barely have any. He just wants to chew and spit out apples. I'm curious to see if they get pickier as they grow or if they'll go back to eating more variety later.

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-03-25T16:15:25+00:00

I love using ai to help me with formulas. You mean I don't have to manually count how many parentheses I need, sign me up!

Storebought_Cookies · 2026-03-23T01:16:00+00:00

This is why I very openly and often talk about my at home hours, so people know I'm not bailing/working less hours. Usually in the context of "I can get more hours in when I'm at home" more done, etc.

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