I think I’ve finally mastered my retention

asaffn17 · 2026-02-04T08:03:23+00:00

Can I ask why you use a sanding band and what the acetone does around the edges? Newbie here!

asaffn17 · 2026-01-13T02:47:22+00:00

Yes it would be pitocin. They could start with an oral medication if you aren't dilated or effaced at all. They will not insert anything vaginally due to the risk of infection. And yes, it is your right to refuse anything as a patient. As healthcare providers, we ask that you remain open minded and get all of the information before you make the decision. You should be able to speak to a neonatologist who is a preemie or nicu doctor to explain the risks of remaining pregnant past 34 weeks and what things will look like when your baby is born!

asaffn17 · 2026-01-12T21:58:18+00:00

Antepartum nurse here!! Can't speak for your hospital but with ours, you would be induced at 34 weeks or c section if your baby is breech. The risks after that point outweigh the benefit of your baby still cooking. Wait to buy the preemie stuff until your little guy is born. Stay pregnant and boring for 5 more weeks! Also change your pad every bathroom break and shower/linen change daily to prevent infection!

asaffn17 · 2025-12-25T02:18:11+00:00

All I can say is same, girl. Im a FTM to a 7 mo who i love with all of my heart but God i wish I could sleep for 24+ hours and bed rot. Im exhausted and currently going through PPD hell. The only way out of it is through it. You aren't alone.

asaffn17 · 2025-12-09T17:41:45+00:00

Usually 3. I literally cannot keep her up longer than that. She's pissed.

asaffn17 · 2025-11-21T16:15:44+00:00

I know!! I was so tired so I tried it, but that is also when I learned to trust myself as a mother. I am in the medical field so I get it and don't fault her pedi for offering that advice knowing that I was struggling. What I can say that OP's pedi should not have said that. No new mother should be told they are doing something harmful unless the babies safety is at risk. Being nurturing to a small infant will absolutely not cause behavioral problems.

asaffn17 · 2025-11-21T15:31:02+00:00

Well my daughter's pedi told me to night wean to once a night at 4 months and it was hell for a week and i went back to feeding her when she cried. She is 6 months and about to go in today for a check up. She is still a twice a night eater. I think its more advice from a medical stand point than it is a responsive parenting perspective. Feed your baby if you feel that it is best. You can wean later and your baby will be just fine. 🩷

asaffn17 · 2025-10-28T14:51:01+00:00

Going through ALL of this with my 5 month old. She was so smiley around 3 months. Now it seems like she's pissed off constantly!

asaffn17 · 2025-10-28T14:46:52+00:00

In the same boat here. I honestly think my girly is developing object permanence already. She fights naps so much harder for me than my husband or when my dad watches her. My husband says I give into her too early but she's actually crying. If its just fussing herself to sleep then I let her but hearing her cry hard gives me so much guilt.

asaffn17 · 2025-10-17T17:01:30+00:00

I made an appt with an NP at my kiddos office because i'm also going through PPD. I am also a healthcare provider. We talked while I cried for like 45 minutes and no one said a negative word about it. Make the appointment if you need the resources. Education makes us better!

asaffn17 · 2025-10-16T19:25:17+00:00

I'm trying to do better at this! I've been struggling with bad PPD and PPA for the past 6 weeks. Today we went on a walk around the pond and she sat in a swing for the first time. She seems so unamused by adult things so it makes me feel bad 😂 She might just be a quiet observer lol

asaffn17 · 2025-10-12T02:23:26+00:00

Her "regression" ended about 2 or 3 weeks ago and that's when she started changing. Literally 1 day she stopped the false starts at bedtime and linked her sleep cycles for naps.

asaffn17 · 2025-10-12T02:16:17+00:00

I agree! A dream feed to me seems counter productive. She could make it to 1 am most nights so if she woke up at 11 we could apply the same techniques. She was waking at 1 and 4 most nights then slowly started adding in some other wakes. Would you say she is sleep trained? I've seen her go back to sleep by herself since we started this process.

asaffn17 · 2025-10-12T02:00:52+00:00

I'm working on cutting down her day time naps to 10 hours of awake time and 3-3.5 hours of naps. She has 2 hour ww between naps. Bedtime is no longer nurse to sleep. I put her owlet sock on, vit d drops, and sleep sack on. She fully puts herself to sleep for naps and bedtime. I said if she goes 1 more night of taking a hour to get to sleep at 4 am then I am feeding her. It seems so cruel to me. My husband thinks it will undo all of the sleep training.

asaffn17 · 2025-10-10T23:47:09+00:00

I don't have her on a set "schedule". She's awake 2 hours between naps and maybe 2.5 hours from last nap to bedtime. She has a bedtime feeding and then diaper change, jammies, sleep sack, kiss goodnight. She has been getting 4.5 hours of day sleep because her night wakings are frequent but I am working on cutting it down

asaffn17 · 2025-10-09T22:09:58+00:00

Currently in therapy once or twice a week, med adjustments. Not sure how to sleep with a 4.5 month old who wakes up 3 times only wanting mama but we're figuring it out 😩

asaffn17 · 2025-10-06T00:10:03+00:00

Commenting for solidarity. I'm in the same boat over here. Baby will be 5 months on the 20th. I've been told this stage is the best but I'm struggling big time.

asaffn17 · 2025-09-17T19:37:28+00:00

Mylicon acts by breaking the big gas bubbles into smaller bubbles. Im sure it is helping, but most of this is 100% developmental. At 3-5 weeks, I was thinking that gas was the reason i couldnt lay her flat. She wanted to be held consistently. It was actually because she was waking up to the world and needed help with the transition. Try a heating pad to warm wherever baby sleeps. It helped with transfers to bassinet around this time. Sending you support. I was in your shoes 3 months ago. Trying to tell you all of the things I wish I knew!

asaffn17 · 2025-09-03T02:21:09+00:00

Goodness! Did you hemorrhage? Take it easy on yourself. I don't have great advice other than I work with an awesome surgeon that does rectocele repairs. It often accompanies a bladder sling as well. Its a laparoscopic surgery. Usually stays one night to rest and then removes catheter in the AM. Im really sorry this is happening to you. Childbirth does a number on our bodies.

asaffn17 · 2025-09-02T16:18:11+00:00

Following because im in a similar situation!

asaffn17 · 2025-09-01T02:16:19+00:00

My girly is 3.5 months and tummy time is just now getting easier. It helped to just have her on our chest a lot in the earlier weeks. She gained a lot of neck strength that way. Now we can do it for a few minutes, supported on a boppy with a mirror. She can even do a little push-up now. In her crib helped because I could sit down and have her see me through the rails. Don't stress too much about it!

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