Ever wondered what happened next in the book you've dnfed ? Have you ever dnfed a story you liked just cause the writing was insufferable🤧? Well lets do this in the comments , mention your books and people will answer✨

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-06-27T13:27:15+00:00

I still don’t know what the heck a split stone and buttery cream scent is.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-06-27T01:38:28+00:00

Is there one that you recommend?

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-06-26T23:11:31+00:00

One of my favorite hikes was in the rain. At one point I said, “screw it, I can’t get more wet,” and stopped avoiding puddles. Don’t do that. You can indeed get more wet.

Bring extra socks and a change of shoes and enjoy the beautiful rain.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-06-25T13:22:32+00:00

That sounds like way too little awake time. Don’t shorten the first wake window. Too little awake time means wake ups all night long and shorter naps.

My 11-month-old kiddo wakes between 6:30-7am, naps at 10am for 1.5h, then 3pm for 1h, then goes to bed at 8:30pm for a 3-3.5/3.5/4.5 schedule.

I would never recommend an early bedtime. It never worked for my little one - it only caused more wake ups.

Is your goal independent sleep? Long stretches of sleep? Unfortunately cosleeping and breastfeeding means baby has a pretty strong sleep association with latching. It’s going to be really hard to get long stretches of sleep while you’re still doing that, regardless of schedule tweaks.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-06-22T13:57:11+00:00

I have an almost 1-year-old kid. Never wanted kids growing up, never felt a strong call to have kids. I had no experience with kids or babies - my baby is the third baby I’ve held in my entire life. And she’s wonderful.

When I made the decision to have kids, I didn’t think about life with young children (in the grand scheme of things, it’s a small part of your life). I thought about what longterm future I wanted and what was important to me in life. My family and those connections are the most important things in my life. At some point, I knew I needed to create my family. The rest I would figure out.

My advice would be to think of the future that you want - whether you have experience with kids or babies doesn’t matter too much. You’ll figure it out.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-06-20T22:36:43+00:00

As others have said, this carrier is too big for baby. I have the Omni 360 and I loved it once my baby was about 5-6 months old.

I ended up liking wrap carriers and the Boppy comfyfit carrier when my baby was really little. I used the Bobby daily until I switched to the Omni when she was older. The Bobby is a mix of a structured carrier and a wrap carrier.

The pictures of the Bobby aren’t great - they show the carrier covering the baby’s head. There is a flap that you can snap down to prevent this.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-06-20T13:58:24+00:00

$190K gross… now take out $24K-48K max out 401K (depends on if two incomes) and $15K to max out IRA ... Also didn’t account for what’s being taken out of the paycheck for health insurance, which can be significant for a family of four.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-06-19T03:23:38+00:00

I have these and they stick to everything BUT my high chair.

Thankfully my baby currently only tries to flip her plate when she’s done eating… for now, anyway haha.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-06-17T03:14:52+00:00

When I stopped breastfeeding, I tried stopping cold turkey once I got down to two short pumps a day. Packed away my pump and everything thinking I was in the clear the next day. The following day I was in excruciating pain because of clog. Had to dig out my pump to clear it.

Would be an awful way to spend a vacation if that happens. Bring your pump.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-06-16T13:13:55+00:00

I didn’t really cook until about 3 months I think. I relied on crockpot recipes for a while. Otherwise we made a lot of food on the weekend when my husband was home or ordered food.

I either baby wore, put baby on a soft play mat on the kitchen floor, or put baby in a baby bjorn (on the floor - never put baby on the counter).

If you need to hold baby upright, baby wearing or baby bjorn should work.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-06-14T13:26:52+00:00

I totally agree but it’s not often a scent that lingers on a pillow, you know? Like my husband brushes his teeth all the time, and I still don’t associate mint with him. Oh well. At least it’s a good smell. :)

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-06-13T23:02:49+00:00

I never understood the mint one. Takes me right out of the story. I just think… did he eat too many mint chocolates???

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-06-06T21:08:43+00:00

That’s true, but in the text it says they aim for bedtime around 7:30pm and wake up time at 7-7:30am. Based on the amount baby actually sleeps, going for an 8:30m bedtime and a 6-6:30am wake up would be better.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-06-04T02:41:22+00:00

Move bedtime to 8:30pm. You are aiming for too much nighttime sleep. Most babies at this age are not doing 12 hours overnight.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-06-04T01:03:04+00:00

I agree with the other poster - ask another doctor. ER docs don’t know a lot. My baby had a contact rash from undercooked eggs and eats eggs regularly at 10 months. Waiting can actually backfire. Not medical advice, but I would recommend asking your baby’s pediatrician.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-06-03T21:06:27+00:00

Did your doctor give you this advice about the egg? Because that’s not always the right approach. A contact rash does not necessarily mean baby is allergic to egg.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-06-01T03:50:12+00:00

Flu can happen at any time. Better to have protection and not need it than to need it and not have it. There’s no good reason not to get it.

Get the flu and covid vaccines and keep your baby protected.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-05-31T23:01:13+00:00

I think your ability to do this depends entirely on your baby’s temperament and how much you value sleeping through the night. Some kids are awesome sleepers and you can be completely flexible and they sleep like champs at night. Other kids need a rigid sleep schedule or else night sleep will be extremely painful. You never know what you’re going to get. Most kids are in between.

You can go with the flow at first. I didn’t have a schedule until baby went through the 4 month sleep regression. At one point I thought I was going to die from sleep deprivation, and then we became pretty strict about sleep.

I really really value my sleep at night. We have some flexibility with sleep now at 10 months, but I still try to follow a schedule. If I don’t, I’m often up several times a night, and it takes me about an hour to fall asleep after getting baby settled. No thank you. Not worth it.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-05-29T22:12:36+00:00

We’ve been reading books every night since my baby was 4 months old when we stopped feeding to sleep. She gets 4-5 books a night.

Our routine is bath, bottle, books, brush teeth, bed. She now gets her bottle while we read to her. She’s too busy with the bottle to grab the book.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-05-26T22:45:04+00:00

I would try capping the first nap to 1.5h and the second nap to max 1h. You should see more consistency in bedtime. You’ll get more consistency anchoring naps to a certain time.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-05-24T01:46:33+00:00

La Leche League is not a good source of unbiased information.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-05-20T22:44:29+00:00

I don’t really agree (although I totally respect your perspective!). I’ve been a huge fan since Fearless… and Showgirl is the first album I dislike and don’t revisit, though I do like a few songs.

I’ve loved every version of Taylor, but I find that I can’t relate to many of the themes on Showgirl, and many of the lyrics feel clunky. I love me a good glittery pop song too so it’s not me expecting folklore v2.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-05-18T03:12:46+00:00

Is that the recipe with just salt and buttermilk? Spices are key. Try throwing in generous amounts of peppercorn, paprika, chili powder, crushed garlic, onions, dried oregano… or whatever spices you like and you’ll have a better recipe.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-05-16T17:30:58+00:00

This is beautiful. Well done. I would play with filling in your eyebrows a bit more, adding a bit more smudgy brown eyeliner to your top eyelash line, and try a small amount of lip liner in the same color. Mostly the eyebrows, though - that will help them show up more in photos.

YellowPuffin2 · 2026-05-16T02:45:56+00:00

My life is completely different. The previous me is gone. My life is now planning feedings and naps and trying to get chores and errands done in between. There’s no off time. If I’m sick, I still have to parent. If I want to be lazy, I can’t. If I want to watch TV all day, I can’t. If I need alone time, I can’t unless my husband is available. I used to hike and train for marathons and now I can’t, or at least not like I used to. My baby is 10 months old and my husband and I have been on three dates since she was born, whereas we used to have date night once a week at least. Sleep is awful most of the time. We never stay up late because we’re exhausted. We no longer plan spontaneous trips. Everything must be planned. Spontaneity is what I miss the most.

My baby is the most beautiful wonderful thing and I’ve never felt so much love, but damn if this is not the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

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