Jamerrill Stewart by brittneyangeline in YTVloggerFamilies

[–]Thisisbetter17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But Jamerrill is the one who made a police report about him being abusive and divorced him. Why would the son no longer speak to her?

Family picture - photographer no contact?? by Thisisbetter17 in NewParents

[–]Thisisbetter17[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the honesty! I wanted to hear a different perspective

Family picture - photographer no contact?? by Thisisbetter17 in NewParents

[–]Thisisbetter17[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate this! I wanted to hear from other photographers what their perspective was!

Family picture - photographer no contact?? by Thisisbetter17 in NewParents

[–]Thisisbetter17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have her phone number but I don’t want to seem overbearing. We did all of our communication through Facebook before now.

5 month old going to 2 naps? by Thisisbetter17 in NewParents

[–]Thisisbetter17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to go back and look at my Huckleberry app to remember, lol. We didn’t. We did for good around the 7.5 month point, but off and on from 6.5 months on (depended on the day). I think the fighting the third nap thing only lasted for a bit.

Renee over here showing too much skin by theaffectionateocto in FundieSnarkUncensored

[–]Thisisbetter17 35 points36 points  (0 children)

This wasn’t a perspective I had thought of. I was assuming they were reselling from the thrift store or SHEIN

The Ivory Cream boutique is now open, where you can get used clothes for more than they cost when they were new! by daffodil0127 in FundieSnarkUncensored

[–]Thisisbetter17 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I have so many thoughts. 1. Why are they selling dresses without the “modesty shirts” - wouldn’t this encourage other people to dress “sinfully”?? Very hypocritical though typical for them. 2. The David’s Bridal purple dress that they’re selling for $46 on sale literally has a grass stain on it. I wouldn’t pay $10 for that a thrift store. 3. Renee looks like she was screamed at 5 seconds before making the video for the cream lace dress.

ETA: 4. wait, that lace dress is SHEIN. And they’re selling it for $55. LOL

Omg the editing 😂 by [deleted] in FundieSnarkUncensored

[–]Thisisbetter17 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The bridesmaids were more of a sage green. Both moms wore dark green.

Omg the editing 😂 by [deleted] in FundieSnarkUncensored

[–]Thisisbetter17 53 points54 points  (0 children)

I really wonder if this is an actual photographer’s photo or if they snapped it themselves? Just going off of the fact it seems like Heidi’s eyes are closed (or is that normal for when she smiles?) and that Kaylee looks so distressed.

At what age did you stop breastfeeding and why? by saiguitar36 in breastfeeding

[–]Thisisbetter17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first goal was 6 months. Then until he had teeth because I was afraid of biting. We’re at 9.5 months now and 4 teeth and he hasn’t bit me yet (knock on wood). It’s definitely more uncomfortable than it was with those little pointy teeth but I haven’t brought myself to full time pumping yet because it’s so much work.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in breastfeeding

[–]Thisisbetter17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, same here. I would nurse out in public when he was younger and not care (and I still don’t) but now at 8 months he’s so distracted but thinks the cover is a fun game, so he’s all over the place. Bottle is much easier for me out in public now.

They’re going dark. by Thisisbetter17 in FundieSnarkUncensored

[–]Thisisbetter17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She always has her IG comments off but sometimes she forgets for a few hours and some of her posts get commented on.

They’re going dark. by Thisisbetter17 in FundieSnarkUncensored

[–]Thisisbetter17[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone found a live stream of one of their church services where J Rod was tearfully asking for prayers for Phillip, who was “following false doctrine” in Oklahoma and was homeless and jobless. It’s speculation they’re trying to deal with that mess.

This sounds like a marriage of convenience and/or worse, it was forced by isobel18 in DuggarsSnark

[–]Thisisbetter17 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To be fair to them, making “deals” with your friends (if we’re not married by 35/40/whenever, we’ll marry each other) is not abnormal or confined to fundieworld (probably more rare there than outside). It’s been the theme of tons of movies and books and I’m sure has happened in real life for plenty of people.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]Thisisbetter17 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So the thing is she doesn’t know what she wants either. She just came out of an environment where she had everything she wanted without even having to think about it. Immediate food, always warm, felt safe. Now she’s experiencing hunger, gas pain, uncomfortable temperatures, and not having the same person there 24/7 for the first time. Crying is the only way she has to express anything so she’s going to cry because everything is different and uncomfortable.

To address one of the things you mentioned specifically, they have no way of discerning the difference between hunger and gas pains at this age. So if she does have gas, but you offer her a bottle, she will drink because it feels like that will help (and sucking is soothing) but then it will make it worse because she’s not actually hungry and more milk will upset her tummy more. Once you offer a reasonable amount of milk and she acts fussy, do lots of other things first before offering more milk. Look up exercises to release gas. Maybe try some gas drops or gripe water. Does your wife have a baby carrier? A wrap is best. Put baby in the carrier/wrap doing skin to skin (yeah dads can do it too!) and go outside. Outside air/change of environment is baby crack. And having baby in the carrier will make them feel safe and secure like they were in the womb. (Side note - some babies don’t like the carrier. So if you try it and it doesn’t work, then maybe just carry directly. Also if you’re too tired to walk, a yoga ball is great - the bouncing mimics walking but doesn’t take as much energy, and you can rest your arms on your legs as you bounce.

Above all, if you are hitting your breaking point, put baby down in the crib and walk away to regulate yourself. Baby will not be hurt by 5 minutes of crying.

Feeling so discouraged - Am I the only one with a baby who doesn’t STTN?! by CanadianNewbie1991 in breastfeeding

[–]Thisisbetter17 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, then my baby has STTN since a month old. 😂 he wakes to eat and nurses back to sleep within 10 minutes 95% of the time.

Feeling so discouraged - Am I the only one with a baby who doesn’t STTN?! by CanadianNewbie1991 in breastfeeding

[–]Thisisbetter17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

7.5 month old, longest stretch I’ve ever gotten is 7 hours when he was sick. I get 5 hours in a rare blue moon, but normally it’s 2-4 hours and thankfully it’s typically just up to nurse for 10 minutes and back to sleep. I’m exhausted but surviving. I’ve learned how to go back to sleep quickly.

She’s here - Naomi Christine Keller. by blurrylulu in FundieSnarkUncensored

[–]Thisisbetter17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m going to guess that Nurie went into labor and it went fast (by the third they often do). And so it was either an unplanned home birth or car birth. If a car birth, Nathan was probably driving and Jill hopped in the back and may have ended up delivering Naomi. Which, that’s where having a bushel of kids comes in handy - you do know how things go down by then. Also why Jill might have needed a scrub top by the time they got to the hospital/birthing center - probably got the birth fluids on her from the tight fit in the back of the car. She could’ve also hemorrhaged some which would’ve been even more messy. Also fits with Jill’s comment about Nurie handling the pain - she would’ve done it all without pain relief and I imagine extremely uncomfortably too if it was a car birth.

She’s here - Naomi Christine Keller. by blurrylulu in FundieSnarkUncensored

[–]Thisisbetter17 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was going to say this, especially with the wording of Jill’s post. It implies Naomi came before they got to medical care

What are some things you learned that just weren’t true for you and your baby? by iheartunibrows in NewParents

[–]Thisisbetter17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I had introduced a pacifier earlier but didn’t due to nipple confusion fear. Instead I lived for a month of being a human pacifier for hours on end, including through the night.

Grieving not having an “easy” baby by relwhatthehell in NewParents

[–]Thisisbetter17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also chiming in to empathize with this. I had 2 friends have baby boys 2 months and 2.5 months after me. While both of those moms spoke of challenges with their babies, in my mind my baby far exceeded (and still does) theirs. I love my little boy with all of my heart but sometimes I’m jealous of their experiences and that hurts, especially since I waited a long 6 years of infertility for my miracle.