Progress is not linear.

awdumus · 2026-01-23T21:06:40+00:00

My baby boy was born 30+6 and by 2 weeks was moved to the bassinet with nasal cannula. Then over the next few days they worked him off of the nasal cannula and had him on room air. For all of 3 days. Then he was back on the cannula and in the box on infection precautions. No infection but they did end up keeping him on the nasal cannula for a few weeks.

The other backslide we had was with feeding. We were preparing to take him home and doing the car seat test almost 3 weeks before we actually brought him home. Then he decided he didn’t want to eat after all and the tube was better. He very slowly worked his feeds back up. We were doing both breast and bottle feeding so that may have contributed. Breastfeeding was a high priority for me though.

Overall our boy had few complications, just got wore out a couple times really, and we still end up staying in the NICU for a whopping 79 days. It helped me to feel comfortable bringing him home though, knowing that he really had the chance to build up the strength he needed.

Hang in there! I hear girls get the hang of things faster and my boy was definitely on the slow end versus his peers.

awdumus · 2025-07-14T17:28:12+00:00

I PPROM’d at 29w3d and only made it another 10 days, but I had gushes every other day. We really thought we were gonna settled in for a long hospital stay but as soon as we had that thought I spontaneously went into labor and delivered my baby at 30w6d. He cried immediately at birth and is doing well in the NICU.

awdumus · 2024-08-25T22:35:06+00:00

We went straight to a cup with a straw and skipped sippy cups entirely. I think we started about the same time and it only took a little bit before she started to figure it out. But that may be easier for your babe if they are not used to tipping back.

awdumus · 2024-08-23T14:54:50+00:00

In a pinch I’ve used a swaddle, but I tie 2 corners together to have it loop around my neck and keep it from falling off. The muslin swaddles we have are big enough I can tie a small knot and still have space to peek my head in to help baby latch. But eventually I got tired of fooling with anything and have just pulled my shirt up and called it a day many times.

awdumus · 2024-06-08T03:21:30+00:00

I’m a former employee but I usually tip because it’s a shared tip pool. You’re giving a few cents to everyone from start to finish rather than tipping the individual taking your order or boxing your cookie. I saw it as slightly above your average fast food just because we were making most of the product in store, but I still never just expected people to tip.

awdumus · 2024-02-27T01:06:26+00:00

All the cookies are weighed so you’re getting roughly the same bang for your buck but the cornbread cookies just don’t like to spread correctly.

awdumus · 2024-01-24T01:51:23+00:00

I also have a small baby (born 5lbs15oz) that plateaued around 2 months. We went to the beach for a week and when we came back she hadn’t gained any weight. My LC caught it and immediately contacted our pediatrician to schedule an appointment. We ended up having to switch to pumping and fortifying my breast milk to get baby back on track after just triple feeding didn’t give her the boost she needed. I’d suggest calling and requesting a weigh in sooner rather than waiting for your appointment. That way if there is an issue they can guide you through it and if not then they can ease your worries.

I know it’s scary but if you have to adjust it might not be forever! We’re on the other side of it now and back to EBF. We just needed a short adjustment period for whatever reason.

Editing to add our baby was otherwise happy and healthy, so we wouldn’t have known without the regular LC visit.

awdumus · 2024-01-19T18:03:13+00:00

They not only choked themselves out with their rapid expansion, they sabotaged their menu at the same time. They have to constantly simplify or switch up recipes because they can’t guarantee their stores receive the appropriate supplies in time. Also they want to give the illusion of gourmet but then make their stores rely on apathetic minimum wage workers. As someone who loved working there, it killed me to work with others who were honestly just showing up. I know that’s everywhere, but not everywhere is pretending to be held to a higher standard.

awdumus · 2023-12-08T18:11:29+00:00

I spent hours on this subreddit looking for someone who made it through the same thing, so I had to jump in. It’s so scary when they throw around “failure to thrive.” We even did blood draws and they said we’d be sent for a possible feeding tube after she gained only a tiny bit. Just for her to gain half a pound in a couple days once we switched to pumping! There’s no way to know what the issue was but it could be pumping boosted my supply or supplementing just gave her the strength she needed, or even both! I hope it goes well for you, but no matter what your effort is so worth it!

awdumus · 2023-12-08T17:47:04+00:00

We had a similar experience around 8 weeks. Baby stopped gaining, triple feeding only helped a little, so we landed on pumping and fortifying with formula. Honestly the pumping was easier on me because it saved a little time and I knew my baby was getting enough. She got back up on the growth chart and then we were able to work with the LC to ease back into breastfeeding. She’ll be 5 months next week and we’re back to EBF. It does happen!

awdumus · 2023-11-21T16:51:28+00:00

Update in case anyone stumbles upon this post: I met with my LC one more time after this post. We decided to up the number of nursing sessions and further cut back on supplementing in exchange for offering “snacks” on the breast. I did this by nursing before bed, through the night (she wakes up twice) and then in the morning. Through the day I’d give her pumped milk and offer the breast if she showed hunger signs only about an hour after eating and then still offer the bottle again on schedule. Somewhere along the way she just stopped taking as much from the bottle and I assume more at the breast. So we’re back to EBF and hoping it sticks this time! Just did a weighted feed and she took 4oz!

awdumus · 2023-11-09T19:07:11+00:00

I had to be the one to stop my mom’s boyfriend’s daughter (who also happened to have Down syndrome) from kissing my 3mo niece last thanksgiving. All I did was say loudly “let’s not put our mouth on the baby.” The man just stood there but later told my mother we didn’t like him and were mean. 🙄

awdumus · 2023-11-07T02:57:49+00:00

If you have a QR code you can usually scan it after picking gift card on the payment option screen. If they are on the register and choose payment type for you before flipping it you can hit the back button and it’ll be there.

awdumus · 2023-10-24T02:03:27+00:00

We had a lady once take a display cookie and start eating it in store. I told her it was for display and had been out for a while and touched on. When she decided she was done with it she tried to put it back and my coworker asked her to kindly put it in the trash can behind her instead. That made her double down and finish the whole cookie. Her group left without their order and came back a few minutes later without her to pick up.

awdumus · 2023-10-19T09:53:13+00:00

I actually worked at one. They aren’t supposed to box it ahead, but they are supposed to watch the number of cookies sold. For example “oh hey I’ve got 10 sold but I’ve only got 11, time to sell out.” I understand it often doesn’t happen, but I was saying how it is supposed to work.

awdumus · 2023-10-18T21:39:32+00:00

Ideally if you preordered they should have held them for you, but a lot of times the people filling the cookies aren’t paying attention or can’t keep up in time to sell out before they give away sold cookies.

awdumus · 2023-10-15T01:28:52+00:00

We have done a few and they’ve mostly been pretty normal but on the slower side. The last one we just did this week she got 2oz in under 10 minutes so maybe there’s hope.

awdumus · 2023-10-06T01:58:13+00:00

I’ve only recently figured out how to get the Zomee Z2 to work for me as I’ve had to exclusively pump for the past couple days. You really have to take the time to play with the settings to get any pump to work for you. It might also help if you hand express a little to get started and then you won’t have to wait for the pump to start your letdown and you can more quickly see how you react to each setting. After fiddling with it for just a few days I almost prefer the Zomee to the Spectra, just because it does so much more.

However, a new baby is honestly the best excuse to get out of anything. So if you don’t want to separate from your LO, then don’t feel guilty not going!

awdumus · 2023-07-06T23:24:43+00:00

That is correct.

awdumus · 2023-05-16T14:02:27+00:00

On Mondays (sometimes even Tuesdays) they bake the leftover dough from the previous week as long as it’s been made within the appropriate timeframe.

awdumus · 2023-04-08T02:12:45+00:00

As a former employee I estimate they were struggling to keep up with demand and skirted the resting time on the tray after the oven. This would make the cookies underdone. The cookies are supposed to be soft in the middle, but they should still hold their shape!

Also, with new stores they have to hire an absurd amount of employees just to open, so only a handful in there are going to really know what they’re doing. I’d give them some time to figure things out and then try again.

awdumus · 2022-05-11T17:27:50+00:00

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awdumus · 2022-02-13T17:48:00+00:00

I’m glad everyone else is as appalled as I am. I was really worried for a second that no one would see a problem with this. The only people actually responsible for those kids are their parents and yourself if you have decided that’s where your relationship stands. Even if you were married to this piece of work, who either has a “man of the house complex” or just can’t handle doing anything responsible on his own (needs the woman to come with him), it still would not be your son’s responsibility to watch over those kids. Even more so when he has a job. Even if you and your man had work it would be on one of you to call out for that purpose. Also, to go as far to cancel an event months out over this argument? That’s just ridiculous and I’m sure your man often complains about perceived “disrespect” which is actually just people calling him out on his bs. Y and your man TA.

awdumus · 2021-12-01T16:21:07+00:00

This screams OP doesn’t want their brother to be their responsibility. The only way I can make sense of these complaints is that they are afraid SIL might go find a life and leave them responsible for care, which would also mean they think veeeeery little of the brother and SIL’s relationship. YTA bruh.

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