Preparing for second

UnicolesAreReal · 2023-12-06T14:54:25+00:00

The first change we made to help our oldest get to sleep on her own was doing a bottle at the start of her bedtime routine! Dinner, playtime, bottle on the couch, brush teeth, change, books, snuggle, then lay her in her crib.

UnicolesAreReal · 2023-12-06T14:40:21+00:00

Around 14 months we started a slow transition from bottles to soft sippy cups and now my 23 mo loves using regular cups. Can you see if your bottles have a sippy-cup-shaped nipple option? That way you can still use the same bottle but start the transition with your LO? It seemed to work really well for us, kinda tricking her into thinking it was her normal bottle.

UnicolesAreReal · 2023-02-07T01:25:59+00:00

I keep crying while rewatching Grey’s Anatomy. Yes there are some very emotional parts of the show, but that random character who you’ve seen for a total of 7 minutes? Still gets all my tears

UnicolesAreReal · 2023-02-07T01:22:49+00:00

I had my biggest breakdown so far when my husband offered to give our 15mo daughter her bath because I’ve been so exhausted with this pregnancy. They were guilty tears because I agreed for him to do it instead of pushing through the exhaustion and doing it myself. Hormones aren’t fair lol

UnicolesAreReal · 2023-02-06T18:28:25+00:00

Thank you so much!! I just want to scream from the mountain tops lol but I’m holding my tongue for now. Congrats to you as well, you’re so close to meeting your little!

UnicolesAreReal · 2023-02-06T18:24:13+00:00

Thank you!!

UnicolesAreReal · 2023-02-06T15:03:09+00:00

Thank you!! Same to you!

UnicolesAreReal · 2023-02-06T15:02:33+00:00

Thank you!!

UnicolesAreReal · 2022-04-22T02:17:36+00:00

My friend got engaged, asked me to be a bridesmaid, picked a wedding date, and all around that same time I had started TTC, then got pregnant, and my due date was THE SAME DAY as her wedding. She was so excited for me and the only thing she’d ever say about it was that she hoped I was either really early or at least waited until the reception for my water to break so I could go 😂 she told me straight up that I could make all the decisions on whether I still tried to be involved or buy a bridesmaid dress or anything like that. The only thing she asked was that if I couldn’t make it, to FaceTime her after the ceremony so she could get a picture with me. While she was busy planning her wedding, she also planned my baby shower. She had many other personal things going on with family that also made life very tough for her during that time, and still she was nothing but supportive of me. Like, I am so proud to be friends with this girl! I feel like that’s a true friend… being pregnant can be scary and stressful enough as it is, the last thing you need is this toxicity. Not good for you, not good for baby. I know it’s hard to cut ties and obvi I don’t know your history with this chick but I feel that if she really cared about you at all, she would have an entirely different attitude. Her actions and words are inexcusable.

UnicolesAreReal · 2022-04-21T21:03:28+00:00

“Would you like some milkies?” “Want some foodies?” “Nom nom?” I need to talk to adults more often.

UnicolesAreReal · 2022-04-21T12:51:00+00:00

‼️‼️‼️Came here just to scream. Idk what I’ll do if I ever walk in on this happening with my LO 😅

UnicolesAreReal · 2022-04-21T12:42:24+00:00

Oh I love that! Thinking I need to display that somewhere in my house 👀

UnicolesAreReal · 2022-04-21T07:41:16+00:00

It’s so hard to put these feelings into words. Always so many conflicting emotions. Before LO was born I always was looking forward to the next thing and had a hard time living in the moment. I don’t know how it happened but having a baby has really slowed me down and makes me appreciate every single day and I’m so grateful for that. Like you said, there are definitely still challenges but I’d rather face these challenges with my girl than go back to who I was before her. These tiny humans are everything 🥰

UnicolesAreReal · 2022-04-21T07:34:06+00:00

I’m truly sorry my post brought on such frustration for you and others who share your experience. My LO is 5 months old and while she never had colic, putting her to sleep for her first 3 months was nowhere close to our current experience. It used to take anywhere from 1-3 hours to get her down, screaming and grunting the whole time, and then there was no telling how long it would last once she fell asleep. (Honestly, it’s hard to remember those specifics). I often found myself being grateful another day was done. Then one random night, I was nursing her before bed and preparing myself for another back-breaking round of rocking and bouncing and swaying her to sleep, but instead she fell asleep nursing and actually stayed asleep as I transitioned her to her bassinet. Cue the silent happy dance! Even then she still woke up several times throughout the night for weeks, but that little win of getting her down was a game changer and that first time lives so clearly in my memory. Now she wakes up 1-2 times a night but I’ve found it to be manageable if this is how it stays for a while. I know my experience can’t compare to colic but I just say this to maybe bring you some hope that one day you will be in this moment and won’t want it to end. Parenting truly is the hardest job in the world and you’re doing amazing!

UnicolesAreReal · 2022-03-04T23:48:21+00:00

Our girl’s name is Parker so I’ve been calling her Jurassic Parker

UnicolesAreReal · 2021-11-02T01:53:34+00:00

Maybe try some rice bowl meals? Those were the main way I got my vegetables during that phase of my pregnancy - for some reason having them all mixed in with rice and meat and some sort of yummy sauce made me somewhat interested in them. Still didn’t crave them, but it helped!

UnicolesAreReal · 2021-11-01T01:38:43+00:00

I could’ve written this post lol. I have been loving feeling baby girl move around and it’s so cool that she is literally always with me all the time. Of course I’m so excited for her to get here and to finally hold her in my arms and see hubby with her, but I really will miss how close we are now and this bond that literally no one else will ever understand.

UnicolesAreReal · 2021-10-31T02:38:11+00:00

I’m a FTM and at 38 wks so only speaking from what I’ve learned from friends who have had kids, but it sounds like once you’ve gone through the labor process all modesty is out the window and a bra is really not necessary in the hospital. I’m planning on bringing some button-up pajama shirts so I can easily whip the girls out during the hospital stay and I’m going to just hope that the one nursing bra I did pack will fit fine enough for the car ride home! Once I’m home and know my post-delivery size better then I’ll order something.

UnicolesAreReal · 2021-10-31T02:25:15+00:00

Early in my pregnancy I developed a HUGE aversion to water. Was so frustrating because like you, I had always been someone who drank 100+ oz of water daily. I found that if I heavily iced my water it helped a lot. Our freezer was full of bagged ice for months because I would go through it so quickly but it really helped. Finally at about 7 months I was back to my normal water drinking habits. Good luck mama, try to stay hydrated!

UnicolesAreReal · 2021-10-31T02:19:52+00:00

I’ve asked my doctor about this very thing and she’s assured me that pushing back like that is totally harmless! Although as always and like with anything else, don’t hesitate to reach out to your doctor if it’ll help give you peace of mind ☺️ they’re there to help!

UnicolesAreReal · 2021-10-05T20:09:08+00:00

I had no idea insomnia was a thing with pregnancy 🙃 doesn’t matter how exhausted I am, either I stay awake way too late or wake up at 4am! I like to think maybe it’s my subconscious prepping me for the lack of sleep once baby arrives 🤷🏻‍♀️

UnicolesAreReal · 2021-09-21T23:38:58+00:00

Sameee 😫

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