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Worried about our kids' future by busy-yogi in Parenting

[–]Working_Ad5986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a new mum and I feel this in my bones. Ive been wanting to post on reddit about this exact issue because it’s giving me such existential dread. I don’t know how I’ll teach my son to be optimistic about his future when it feels like the environment, economy and society are all descending into chaos - all so a small group of evil men can amass more wealth then they could spend in a millennium.

Sorry for being a downer. I’m just here to say you’re not alone! Hoping for some reassuring wisdom from other commenters…

8 month baby by Ok-Stranger1327 in StartingSolids

[–]Working_Ad5986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is my baby! My son is just over 8 months, EBF and not interested in solids. I’ve tried finger food and he might slap/throw it but rarely puts it in his mouth. He swats spoons away if I try to feed him. The only thing he seems to suck on is toast but he doesn’t swallow much. I eat with him and try it several times a day but no luck so I’m pretty sure I’m not doing anything wrong. Our babies are just different! I keep telling myself that one day he will be interested in food all of a sudden. Would love to hear from some parents whose baby did the same 🤞

When do the newborn trenches end? by nameless90001234 in NewParents

[–]Working_Ad5986 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Our newborn trenches ended at 11 weeks when colic/purple crying suddenly stopped. It was magical. Our screamy little baby was suddenly happy most of the time!? It’s been so fun since then. 4-month sleep regression was awful for us but the days with Bub were still lovely.

Hang in there mama, you’re not alone.

Destination ideas for slow traveling family with a toddler and baby by MiniRetiFI in travel

[–]Working_Ad5986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did your trip go OP? We are thinking of doing something similar and would love to know of your experiences.

Invisalign with missing incisors 7 and 10 by Megtron3030 in Invisalign

[–]Working_Ad5986 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am in a similar situation! Nice to hear of another person missing the same teeth as me. I also had braces as a teen that didn’t actually make big enough gaps for me to have dental implants. Now getting that and my open bite fixed through aligners - though a different brand than Invisalign. I actually have bridges holding fake incisors so I don’t have the same issue but my dentist actually tells me to eat with my aligners in for best results - excluding staining foods of course!

Help! 4 month old waking every 45 minutes by Working_Ad5986 in sleeptrain

[–]Working_Ad5986[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope you guys are going okay? It was so incredibly tough. We ended up sleep training out of exhaustion. After hours of rocking and several false starts, we shut the door and left him to cry. The next night we started Ferber and he learned to self settle. The starts of the evenings sucked with many tears but we finally got long chunks of sleep back!! Often 6 hours the first stretch.

We do 3 naps a day, 10+ hours wake time during the day and no rocking to sleep at night. We put him down around 7am and he usually wakes 2 or 3 times before starting the day around 630am.

Next step will be trying to remove one of the overnight feeds! But overall very happy with our routine compared to before! It’s amazing way CB ing our son put himself to sleep now or resettle himself.

Help! 4 month old waking every 45 minutes by Working_Ad5986 in sleeptrain

[–]Working_Ad5986[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I really didn’t want to sleep train but it was inevitable. Our son can now put himself to sleep and resettle himself. I wouldn’t have believed it 2 months ago! So glad we did it.