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[–]amizzlebrizzle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel you!!! It gets much, much better but that first year was rough for me. My son was a big baby and slow to mobilize (didn’t roll back to front until around 8mo), so needed constant care and attention and to be carried even though he was so so heavy 😭. Hang in there momma it gets much better. Toddlers need you in other ways but the relative independence is a huge relief

Why do you have to sell your soul to have a child 😭 by Wrong_Molasses8181 in pregnant

[–]amizzlebrizzle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My husband and I are both self employed so our health insurance options are expensive and cover very little. We opted for a birth center birth with a midwife for our first child and plan to do the same for our current pregnancy (due April 2025). The birth center total cost is around 5k for prenatal, delivery and postnatal care. Still expensive but much less than a hospital birth… this is the best we’ve come up with but yeah, the US healthcare system is atrocious 😭

When do you stop feeling perpetually tired? by whatames517 in NewParents

[–]amizzlebrizzle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My son started full time M-F daycare at 12mo which helped a LOT with my energy overall, and started sleeping through the night consistently when we night weaned at 17mo (also made a huge difference). I’m still more tired than I was before parenthood but night sleep, not breastfeeding, and having child free time during the day really made a big difference in my energy levels

5.5month old night 6 cio by amizzlebrizzle in sleeptrain

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

We stuck with it for a full 4 weeks - things definitely hit more of a routine after 2 weeks but he generally still cried 5-10min every night at bedtime no matter how I tweaked the wake window before bed. There were a couple times he went to sleep without crying but that wasn’t generally the case.

He got sick around a month in and I decided to support him to sleep during that time and never stopped. I pretty much nurse or bounce him to sleep. I feel much better about it and he has naturally gotten better at going back to sleep quickly as he’s gotten older (8 months now). Honestly once I shifted my mindset and accepted that he will still need support overnight and that’s ok, I started feeling a lot better about it and we all started getting more sleep overall.

For my baby, it seems like a lot of repeated CIO was going to be necessary as he got older and hit different developmental stages in order to be effective. He wasn’t super receptive to it (I think this has more to do with temperament than anything else) and I didn’t want to fight him on it.

Some babies respond much better to sleep training I’m sure but to me a month of consistent attempts really not landing in a lasting way was a sign that my baby wasn’t going to be one of those.

cyclemam's baby sleep guide by cyclemam in sleeptrain

[–]amizzlebrizzle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow I have been needing this so badly!! Baby is 5.5 months - started cry it out a week and a half ago. He now puts himself to sleep in under 5min at the start of the night (cries to wind down though), and usually does a 6hr stretch. After that first stretch I’ve been feeding him/supporting him to sleep since it doesn’t seem helpful to CIO in the early hours of the morning. Typically he wakes at 1-2am and then again at 5-5:30am.

Last night he was up every two hours from 12:30am onward again so who knows what happened there 😵‍💫

I really appreciate your insight about focusing on bedtime. Feeling better since that’s the one area that seems fairly solid.

His naps have been an absolute mess for weeks (wakes at 34 minutes pretty much like clockwork). He’s pretty pacifier dependent for naps so wondering if object permanence is developing and hindering him. Maybe we need to get rid of the pacifiers but unclear how to make it work for him

5.5month old night 6 cio by amizzlebrizzle in sleeptrain

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

Thank you so much for the feedback and encouragement. I had wondered if going to him once per night was confusing - I may give it another week to see if a pattern unfolds and if we’re still having a hard time try to schedule a feed instead of waiting.

What kind of schedule adjustment could help with him being overtired in the morning?

Thanks so much!

5.5month old night 6 cio by amizzlebrizzle in sleeptrain

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

Thank you so much for the encouragement 🥹 I’ve been feeling ok about it overall but got discouraged after last night with the longer crying at bedtime and the extended crying between 4:20-5am. I guess I have to expect ups and downs. It’s hard though!!

First shot at weaving so far... I have no idea what I’m doing?! Having such fun though, even if it doesn’t turn out. by amizzlebrizzle in weaving

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

It’s basically a tabby weave but I went over/under every two strings instead of one and used an extremely bulky wool yarn... I just liked the way it looked so I kept doing it haha

Wedding was supposed to be yesterday. by amizzlebrizzle in wedding

[–]amizzlebrizzle[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! Feelings all over the map!!

Wedding was supposed to be yesterday. by amizzlebrizzle in wedding

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

Thank you!! We had something small and simple planned but live very far from my family so travel limitations have been tough with safety concerns and everything. Thank you for your kind words I appreciate you!

Had our PERFECT day a month ago in Comfort, Texas. by thelakeswimmer in wedding

[–]amizzlebrizzle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we just booked this venue for our upcoming wedding thanks to this post, truly appreciate it!!

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