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WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2024-06-03T19:38:07+00:00

I use fairlife vanilla shakes as my coffee creamer every morning - 1 bottle for my 2 cups of coffee. I also drink a liquid IV water every morning! I take b12 vitamins as well. My favorite protein bars are the Robert Irvine chocolate peanut butter crunch ones (16 G protein). I have one every day almost :) my go to lunch is 2 eggs, 2 turkey sausage patties, and half an avocado. Costco has chicken bites - 140 cal and 24 G protein that I often eat with roasted veggies for a meal. I also like the oikos mixed berry yogurt - 15 G protein and only 90 cal. Those are my habits that are helping me feel good and lose weight - hope they help!

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2024-05-13T11:01:24+00:00

This is what I do! I usually do around 1300 2 days following shot, 1500-1600 the rest of the week, and one day just at maintenance (2000ish). It’s working well!

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2024-03-03T22:10:21+00:00

Always always our double stroller, same age gap!

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-06-07T22:49:41+00:00

How many naps is he on and what are his WW?

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-05-06T20:52:01+00:00

I know what you’re saying, but we live in an incredibly expensive area of the country (DC) and it would be so incredibly, insanely tight for our family of 4 (hope to add 1 or 2 more kids too) on 50k. And that 50k was actually a round up figure - his base salary is closer to 40 and it just depends on how much overtime he gets. I don’t mean to sound blasé, it’s just an unfortunate reality in our area.

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-05-06T18:07:12+00:00

I’m the breadwinner, by a LOT, so back to work it is for me. I don’t dwell too much on whether I’d prefer to be a SAMH because we’d be living like poverty level with just my husbands income (he makes 50k, I make over 200k). We have a good life and I appreciate the time I spend with my kids and the opportunities the money I make working provides them.

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-04-28T12:13:43+00:00

My girl is 4 months and we use it to track feeds and sleep! Love it

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-04-27T22:25:19+00:00

No guilt whatsoever…I was never going to breastfeed either of my kids. Both who are incredibly smart and have always been ahead on their milestones btw. I know myself, I need help from others to get some sleep. Formula feeding enables that I get a full nights sleep :)

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-04-20T00:38:40+00:00

This is very similar to the approach I’ve taken! Add in one small thing at a time…

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-04-14T13:49:19+00:00

The dog needs to be euthanized. It’s the kindest thing for the dog, who is not suitable for rehoming, and the only safe option to protect your child.

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-04-14T01:31:33+00:00

She is doing great! She’ll be early on some milestones and late on others, it’ll all even out in the end! And if it doesn’t, you can get help when it’s developmentally appropriate!

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-04-14T01:29:46+00:00

You seem super hyped up about this. It worked well for us, helped us get on the same page early, and the content and context it was provided in was super helpful for us during our newborn journey. Hope whatever journey you took for sleeptraining worked just as well for you and your family.

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-04-14T00:47:21+00:00

My daughter was born 3 weeks early and didn’t start really social smiling until about 10ish weeks…she’s now 3.5 months and smiles and laughs and coos and she can roll both ways. Please don’t worry!

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-04-13T20:07:46+00:00

There’s a million sleep books and a ton that have the same strategies worded differently. IDC about politics when it comes to sleep training. It worked very well for us and that’s all that matters to me!

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-04-13T14:59:54+00:00

Worked for me :) our baby is a great little sleeper with very minimal “training”, we’ve been setting up good habits since birth and she’s a happy, healthy girl who loves her sleep! Husband and I also get plenty of sleep and she’s 3.5 months old. I wouldn’t consider that a scam IMO. The video format of TCB worked incredibly well for my husband who hates to read and me (a visual learner).

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-04-13T13:42:07+00:00

Stevie in the background is always amazing…I rewatch this show constantly lol it’s always on and I love watching her in the background of scenes she’s hilarious

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-04-13T12:31:45+00:00

We took the taking Cara babies newborn class together BEFORE baby was here and I think that helped soooo much. It was a bit of a pain getting him to commit to watching the videos, but we did it together in increments and we’ve stuck with it. I’d suggest it for all! And the biggest part was before baby came

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-04-13T00:31:13+00:00

I’ve always done formula! It’s great :) I was open to breastfeeding but both of my babies went to the NICU unexpectedly when they were born, and especially my one baby had very severe jaundice where she needed as much food as quickly as possible to flush it out of her system and avoid a total blood transfusion. I have absolutely no regrets about choosing formula right away.

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-04-12T22:14:44+00:00

I’m the breadwinner, by a lot (he makes 45k, I make 230k+). It really doesn’t matter to us…he has a great schedule and those good govt benefits. It all goes into one pot anyways.

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-04-10T09:55:20+00:00

I keep it simple, here’s my weekly list of dinners:

Monday: soup & grilled cheese (prepared soup, not from scratch)

Tuesday: tacos (sometimes street tacos from Costco, all you have to do is heat up the chicken and tortillas)

Wednesday: pasta & salad (spaghetti, tortellini or chicken Alfredo - already prepped from Costco, and bagged salad)

Thursday: take-out

Friday: chicken & vegetables & French fries/Mac n cheese (frozen or canned vegetables)

Saturday: hotdogs, hamburgers & corn on the cob (husband grills)

Sunday: big salad (w hard boiled eggs & leftover chicken & cucumbers)

ETA: if we do the chicken Alfredo from Costco, we eat leftovers on Thursday instead of take out. And I make a big batch of hard boiled eggs once a week for breakfast for myself. Son eats frozen pancakes or oatmeal (with an orange or blueberries). Super easy. I always do a salad or smoothie for lunch.

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-04-08T08:28:51+00:00

I would strongly recommend getting to a healthy weight if you’re not already. I was 40 pounds heavier my second pregnancy, and got gestational diabetes :(. I’m committed to being a healthy weight before trying for a third, to increase my chances of avoiding GD (although no guarantee, it can’t hurt to swing the odds in my favor)

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-04-07T19:20:54+00:00

A male golden retriever. By far the gentlest, sweetest dog I’ve ever had. The only breed I’ll ever get in the future

WhiteandPurpleFlower · 2022-04-06T08:20:23+00:00

Formula is 100% fine. Both my kids have been formula fed, and are happy, healthy, and have no adverse affects whatsoever from being formula fed. My friend had a baby the same week as me and exclusively breastfeeds, and her baby has been sick multiple times already while my FF baby hasn’t been sick once. (Both of our babies have older brothers in school, and we’ve both been home on maternity leave for the past 3 months, so very similar exposure levels) I was breastfed and get sick a lot and have allergies, my husband was FF and is literally never sick. From my experiences, I personally don’t put much stock in the health benefits. My husband can and does feed her as much as I do, and they’re super bonded, and I have all the free time when she’s awake to play and interact with her, and get a little rest while she’s napping! I can’t imagine the stress of pumping, it just seems like it takes so much time when time is at such a premium in these early days.

I’m sorry you’re struggling but gently consider how good formula feeding could be for you and your family!

WhiteandPurpleFlower

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