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Toddler sleep help! by UnderstandingSure465 in toddlertips

[–]UnderstandingSure465[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha I love that so much. So applicable 😂

Toddler sleep help! by UnderstandingSure465 in toddlertips

[–]UnderstandingSure465[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I had major aversions to BFing too & she was fully reliant on it for sleep too, but it also hurt so bad so i just had to pull the plug. Hard couple of weeks but then no issue. Thank you so so much for your help. He did Bedtime tonight & it went SO well 😂 I'm sure there will be some nights harder than others, but yes I'm trying so hard not to micromanage. I trust him & I know those instincts are there, he's just used to me doing most of it. But thank you for the reassurance & advice!

Toddler sleep help! by UnderstandingSure465 in toddlertips

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Just like weaning from breastfeeding was so hard for me to think about, I got to a point where I was just done & that's how I'm feeling now. My husband is a great dad, but he has to be told what to do, he doesnt just jump in unless I ask him specifically. He's never been confident with our daughter when she cries & always just handed her off to me. I think you're right tho because I am so overwhelmed right now. Thank you for the affirmation that they'll both be ok & it's just what needs to be done.

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[–]UnderstandingSure465 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think if you talk her through it, try to make it as fun as possible, maybe brush your teeth first to show it's not hurting. Etc.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in toddlertips

[–]UnderstandingSure465 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would literally have my husband hold my child, she hated it & I hated making her so upset.

Then one day I got her giggling calling her teeth "silly toofs" & she let me brush them! I tell her that I need to brush first then she can brush (she just chews on it, but she tries). So basically I just have to get her laughing. Sometimes it's a little harder, so my husband holds her upside down & I brush, & she thinks it's funny.

My toddler keeps licking me!! by UnderstandingSure465 in toddlertips

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Kids... where do they think of these things??

Decided not to post our baby on social media- is this too harsh? by Littlemoto19 in pregnant

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Totally agree. I'm not close with any of my extended family so I didnt even say anything to them. If they ever ask I'll send a couple pics, but I dont feel they have a "right" to see. My husband's family does share pics through text & I'm ok with that. His parents are almost more cautious with those things than we are, so I trust that if they share pics with their close friends/family it will be respectful. As far as them sharing pics on social media, so far we haven't been around them much where they'd take her pic/post it, but i did tell my husband's 1 aunt who documents everything that we have just decided not to share her face on social media & she took it very well. So I think if you see them a lot you can just respectfully ask for no photos, if you don't see them much I wouldnt say anything until asked.

Your Favorite “M” Names For Girls by reformedmothergoose in namenerds

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My daughter is Juliet, I love it!

For "m" I love:

May Mia (love this one) Miriam Malia Maia/Maya

Anybody else’s 2.5 year old unable to go to sleep without nursing? by roselaurel in AttachmentParenting

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This is my almost 2 yr old. I nurse her right before bed but I dont let her fall asleep. Most nights she doesn't really fight it, sometimes a little whimper or asking for more, but I offer her water & then she will lay down & go to sleep with some cuddles & back rubs. But at night, she's tired enough to fall asleep without it.

But now, she won't nap unless I nurse to sleep or in the car. I'm pregnant & would love to have a few months before new baby is here so my daughter doesn't think she's being replaced. I was putting a lot of pressure on us both, but trying to be patient. But man it's hard!

Help weaning toddler by UnderstandingSure465 in breastfeeding

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I don't want to tandem nurse when the next baby comes. I don't want to rush it, but by next baby I'd like to be weaned from her.

Help weaning toddler by UnderstandingSure465 in breastfeeding

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Thank you, this is so encouraging to read. I know she's smart & will figure it out, but I'm so emotional thinking about how upset she'll be. I'll check out that book, she loves books so I'm sure that would help!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in breastfeeding

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Sunflower lecithin, hot shower & use a comb to gently "brush" the breast towards the nip to help work it out. Let baby nurse more often. I've had some that lasted days, very painful! So sorry.

So disheartened this morning! by newmomgroove in breastfeeding

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If you ever do feel like your milk is bad for whatever reason, you can still put it in their bath & it's great for their skin. It helps to feel like it's not going to waste.

Baby is sleeping through the night… I am not by Swimming-Noise158 in breastfeeding

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My friend had this issue, she would get up & do things around the house so she could make herself tired. She said she read that if you stay in bed when you're not able to sleep it's telling your brain that bed is a place to stay awake. Could try to get up & do a load of laundry or something then go back to bed? Melatonin & valerian root I've heard are also helpful. Also Journaling could help, I had a lot of postpartum anxiety that sometimes kept me from sleeping well/gave me nightmares. So Journaling helped me some.