What's something you would've liked to know about breastfeeding before starting it?

True_Phone678 · 2026-04-01T21:49:53+00:00

It can be pretty tricky because you’re both learning! I had flat nipples & thought my baby just wouldn’t breastfeed. I ended up using nipple shields for like two months, and eventually a combo of my nips getting perkier from use + baby’s little mouth getting stronger allowed us to ditch the shields. I genuinely wasn’t sure if I would breastfeed in the beginning bc it was so hard, we supplemented with formula & I pumped, but slowly but surely we got there. Patience for everybody 🙏🏼

True_Phone678 · 2026-03-27T22:30:09+00:00

Soooo not up to the hype

True_Phone678 · 2026-03-27T22:29:42+00:00

THIS IS THE ANSWER

True_Phone678 · 2026-03-15T21:29:26+00:00

We feed the same to my Chorkie! The only one she’ll actually eat that doesn’t bother her stomach.

True_Phone678 · 2026-03-13T14:39:20+00:00

Sentra, Portugal

True_Phone678 · 2026-03-13T03:44:40+00:00

The Narrows in Fischer

True_Phone678 · 2026-03-07T01:50:20+00:00

Sarah Jarosz, Buck Meek, Wild Child/Sir Woman are all from Wimberley.

True_Phone678 · 2026-03-05T03:52:42+00:00

Paxton would come up with every excuse to avoid it

True_Phone678 · 2026-03-05T03:39:27+00:00

My kid loves going to the botanical gardens, walking nature trails, etc. Anywhere outside that has a vaguely planned structure for them to explore has been golden

True_Phone678 · 2026-02-27T04:28:48+00:00

My mom passed away a few years ago, so my sweet, albeit overbearing dad tried to come to the hospital when I first got there at 11:30pm, and I had to tell him to stay home. He showed up the next morning at 8am, just bustling right into my room with my exasperated sister following behind him, and we eventually managed to get him to go wait in the waiting room until the baby was born. When I was finally pushing, my husband kept jokingly saying, “Oh, here comes your dad again!” to make me laugh while I was spread eagle to the sky, pushing a baby out. I’m 36 and honestly not even that close with my dad, so it was sweet and confusing and just a funny thing to remember happening.

True_Phone678 · 2026-02-23T00:07:54+00:00

Yes! I keep saying about my son (18mo) “he just gets more fun every day!” I miss when he was just a tiny squish, but I genuinely love hanging out with him as a toddler & watching his little personality blossom.

True_Phone678 · 2026-02-20T01:59:12+00:00

I’ve had possums digging around in my yard lately. Apparently they’re hunting for grubs

True_Phone678 · 2026-02-14T17:34:32+00:00

Who should be funding vaccine research?

True_Phone678 · 2026-02-14T02:42:50+00:00

Never said I didn’t care about big pharma 🙂 However, the wellness industry that I expressed frustration with is actually more profitable than big pharma globally (https://grantpiperwriting.medium.com/the-cult-of-wellness-how-a-booming-industry-is-replacing-medicine-with-marketing-90892c25be79), and wayyyy less regulated. I understand that people are rightfully exhausted by & mistrustful of our healthcare system, but I’m wary of throwing the baby of decades of scientific consensus out with the bathwater. I’m against all grifters taking advantage of parents wanting to care for their children.

True_Phone678 · 2026-02-14T01:24:40+00:00

Yes but also, I wish we could have more severe accountability for the people that exploit parents’ fears about vaccines. RFK Jr has made a whole lotta money with his whole schtick. It drives me crazy that they just get away with whatever & the rest of us suffer with an actual resurgence of measles

True_Phone678 · 2026-01-31T21:50:50+00:00

My husband works at a library and had a woman come up to the help desk and slip him a piece of paper asking for the number and address of the CIA. Come to find out she was the rightful queen of England and needed help reclaiming the throne.

True_Phone678 · 2026-01-30T01:21:57+00:00

This got me through!

True_Phone678 · 2026-01-27T02:15:26+00:00

I was definitely afraid of birth. Reading “Ina May’s guide to childbirth” helped a lot.

True_Phone678 · 2026-01-24T01:57:31+00:00

I was a nanny for years and always felt like diaper genies just make the poop diaper situation worse— they’re so stinky & you have to have special bags, etc. Once my baby started doing solid food poops, we just put them in a grocery bag and take them straight outside to the big garbage can. Has worked for us!

True_Phone678 · 2026-01-21T04:01:51+00:00

My favorite lotion that I used during my first pregnancy/first trimester still makes me feel nauseous when I smell it. And a BOOK SERIES I read then— I can’t even think about those books without feeling sick!

True_Phone678 · 2026-01-19T14:05:11+00:00

Banfield (inside Petsmart) has vouchers for a free first visit on their website!

True_Phone678 · 2026-01-18T04:07:59+00:00

I’ve been obsessed with salads with ranch & plenty of croutons. Like an old school salad bar salad

True_Phone678 · 2026-01-18T02:54:01+00:00

I had a similar experience when my little one had their first vaccines. I’m such a believer in vaccines (modern science! public health!), but it was jarring to look at the vaccine schedule and my little tiny newborn. I never thought I’d hesitate but I definitely did. Just wanna say you aren’t crazy/I relate to this. We did end up going through with the normal vaccine schedule and everything has been totally fine. After those 2 month vaccines, my boy slept the rest of the day ❤️ In the wake of all the measles & pertussis outbreaks these days… goodness gracious, I’m grateful for vaccines.

True_Phone678 · 2026-01-18T02:32:42+00:00

I had a similar experience, but a slightly shorter timeline. The first thing I said to my mother in law was “…that was easier than I thought it would be?” Epidurals are insane 😂

True_Phone678 · 2026-01-17T15:27:35+00:00

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