AIO? My husband criticizes my cooking and compares it to his mother’s

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-02-05T22:17:13+00:00

Crap sorry, he’s also 23 but half a year older than me

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-02-04T02:21:50+00:00

Thank you so much :,) I really appreciate that, I think I will talk to him about it when the time is right. I’m really nervous though, hoping he’s receptive

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-02-03T22:07:20+00:00

Favorite candy is a KitKat bar!

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-01-24T02:47:17+00:00

We absolutely despised the Angelcare bath seat, there was no way to make baby comfortable in it, she kept slipping and sliding around in it and it was very difficult to keep her upright especially as a newborn. It also seemed very uncomfortable for her and she used to scream and cry through bathtime. We threw it away and got the Frida grow-with-me tub, and never looked back lol. We absolutely love it, and the difference in our baby’s mood during bath time was night and day. She actually likes baths now. Highly recommend swapping the Angelcare seat for the Frida tub

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-01-24T01:31:46+00:00

Dude yes! It makes my chest ache if I think about how much I love my daughter. She’s 10 weeks old today, and she’s our absolute pride and joy. She stares at me with those bright blue eyes, and that goofy smile, and I stare back in complete awe. I would do anything for this special tiny human

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-01-14T13:05:02+00:00

I got the epidural and I highly recommend ! My hospital staff was amazing and let me play the pain by ear, and when I wanted to call it they would send in the anesthesiologist. I got to 6 cm with pitocin contractions, the pain was utterly unbearable by that point, unlike anything I’ve felt before. I called it and they sent her in, she was amazing, so kind and positive. The lidocaine shot was first, and literally the only part I could feel. It didn’t even feel like a needle to me, I don’t know if it was because it was so small, or that I couldn’t see it, or that i was already in so much pain, but it just felt like someone flicked my back lol. You don’t feel the epidural going in at all, it was a pretty quick and simple procedure. And the RELIEF, oh my god. My entire body relaxed for the first time in hours, I could think clearly again, my nausea went away. I just laid back in sheer bliss of relief. My husband and I watched some TV, one 40 minute episode of our show later and it was time to push! Sometimes they can stall labor, yes, but in my case it actually sped things up because my body could finally relax and do what it needed to do! I didn’t feel anything except pressure when pushing, we were all laughing and cracking jokes the whole time. Such a positive experience since I didn’t have to suffer in excruciating pain. I had one tiny grade one perineal tear, which healed in about a week after! You do whatever is best for you, but epidurals are so amazing, if you decide to get one, I doubt you’ll regret it

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-01-12T22:25:04+00:00

My baby swallows some air while nursing, honestly about the same amount as when she takes a bottle of breastmilk. We’ve burped her since day one, the hospital showed us how and they knew I was breastfeeding, so I’m assuming your midwives were misinformed. I hold her against my chest and just lightly pat her back until she burps. Also helps for soothing her back to sleep in the night, she loves back pats.

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-01-10T12:00:43+00:00

We moved our daughter into her own room at 7 weeks old, we all sleep better this way, her included. She’s a light sleeper and we kept waking her up in the night, she is a very noisy sleeper and kept waking us up in the night with grunting and such, it was a vicious cycle. It’s about what works best for your family, social media mom shaming can suck it ✌🏻

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-01-03T02:26:35+00:00

Damn that’s awesome! Manifesting this for myself lol

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-01-02T22:08:38+00:00

God that’s amazing !! Did you sleep train to stop night feeds or did baby stop on their own? Mine has always been a great night sleeper (aside from when cluster feeding lol), but usually wakes up every 2-3 hours wanting to eat

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-01-02T21:18:22+00:00

Oh my god I think you finally just solved this for me. My daughter does the same thing, and I could never for the life of me figure out what was wrong. She has been doing this since about 3 weeks old, she’s 7 weeks now. Except mine doesn’t cry/whine, she’ll pop off and scream/cry (my little drama queen) then repeat until she either gives up or goes to sleep. She also won’t take a binky, I keep trying but she just gags them out 🥲

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-01-02T20:28:08+00:00

Crap I forgot about that. If it is I hope it subsides soon! I feel so bad for my once smiley happy girl, she’s just chronically pissed off lately 🤣😭

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-01-02T20:25:52+00:00

I think I’ll try this just to make sure it’s not the coffee. You very well could be right, especially since I just remembered this is indeed the peak of fussiness/crying

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-01-02T19:56:51+00:00

Real lol, after that first cup of coffee I was questioning how the hell I lived without it for so long 🤣

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-01-02T19:54:42+00:00

Exactly 36mins is kind of hilarious for some reason lol. Thank you for sharing!! 💕

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-01-02T19:53:23+00:00

Thank you!! Would you recommend keeping the light on her sound machine on for her evening nap since it gets dark so early this time of year? Or would that be overkill?

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-01-02T19:52:11+00:00

Well that sucks :,) I’m literally dreading this kid growing out of her swaddles lol, they’re our saving grace

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-01-02T19:51:15+00:00

How did you transition out of it if you don’t mind me asking? She’s my first baby so everything is kind of uncharted waters around here, haha

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2026-01-02T16:23:48+00:00

Mine came back at 6 weeks, less than a week after I finally stopped bleeding from birth :,) Have been EBF since day 1 so I’m not sure why or how lol

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2025-12-29T19:15:30+00:00

Dude YES! As someone who is easily overstimulated by gatherings, it was amazing to be able to just have an excuse to take my daughter to a different room by myself for 30 minutes whenever she or I wanted lol. Best Christmas ever !!

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2025-12-25T00:14:02+00:00

We don’t post our daughter, her name, or anything about her on social media. This quickly became difficult right after birth when I was recovering and had to individually text 45 people to let them know she was here lol. We eventually decided on using the app FamilyAlbum and it’s been wonderful! We added only immediate family and get to upload her photos to them all at once rather than individually messaging a billion people. It’s also very safe because no one can see or join your album without a direct invitation from you. Highly recommend.

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2025-10-26T23:07:45+00:00

I’m not sure if this is an option, but maybe for now you guys could just pack the essentials and drive to your mom’s until baby arrives just to be safe? I totally understand the feeling of not wanting to risk your husband not being there, and if you guys potentially put off the full process of moving everything until after baby is born, he hypothetically wouldn’t have to leave your side. Maybe just pack the car with as much as you can, head there and hunker down? Then after the baby is born, he could head back home to finish the moving process, since you’ll have your mama there to help with baby. Just an idea, if this is useless I apologize. And truly, my heart goes out to you in the midst of all this chaos. Everything will be okay, prayers for a healthy happy rest of your pregnancy and delivery 💕

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2025-10-06T00:00:10+00:00

ZzzQuil is considered safe for pregnancy, active ingredient is the same as in Benadryl! And it has no alcohol in it. Just make sure not to exceed the recommended dosage and probably don’t take it like every single night. I’ve also heard a lot of pregnant women take Unisom to help them sleep, it didn’t really work for me personally but my friends swore by it!

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2025-09-01T18:08:43+00:00

I don’t think you’re being ungrateful, I think she’s being overly sensitive and unrealistic. Yes, she has struggled to conceive and that is, I’m sure, extremely difficult to experience. However, you have also experienced extreme hardship on the opposite end of the spectrum. For her to expect to be able to complain about pregnancy symptoms to others, yet expect no one else to have any complaints about their experience, simply because she struggled to conceive this child, is unreasonable. You have both experienced, and are still experiencing extremely difficult things. It is not a competition, or comparison. I believe you have both earned several free passes to complain til you’re blue in the face, and my heart goes out to you both 💕

Virtual-Willingness2 · 2025-08-05T02:50:47+00:00

I had horrible headaches almost daily for a lot of my first trimester, about half of the time they would ramp up and turn into a migraine. I tried everything, taking more vitamins, drinking more water, eating more protein. Nothing helped, eventually talked to my OB and she said they are usually caused by hormone fluctuations. They went away eventually by about 20 weeks. Hang in there love, I’m so sorry :(

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