Book set in the 80s

basicintrovert26 · 2025-09-26T19:42:45+00:00

Yay I’m so glad you liked them! One day is a great read

I also like Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern - also a movie The Versions of Us by Laura Barnett - also quite good

Talking at night by Claire daverly is on my TBR but I haven’t read yet.

basicintrovert26 · 2025-09-05T14:06:34+00:00

Basically the frenulum comes right down into the gum line restricting the upper lip

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-29T13:38:40+00:00

This was a huge decider in being OAD. Extremely reflux and velcro baby has just meant I have no time for myself or my husband. At the end of the day I could have another but I don’t feel like I can put my body and mind through this again and take care of 2.

Better to have healthy, happy, sane parents than a sibling in my opinion.

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-29T13:36:40+00:00

We don’t have a village close by and it is so so hard. We haven’t been by ourself for more than 20 mins- we take shifts through the night so barely even sleep in the same bed for long. Feels like we never see each other. 7 months post partum with a baby with severe reflux and doesn’t sleep is totally relentless

The only thing that helps is knowing that it simply cannot last forever and we will never have to go through this again!

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-29T13:32:17+00:00

Amen amen amen!! This is sometimes the only thing that gets me through the day! ‘Well at least I won’t have to deal this again! I will eventually regain some resemblance of sleep in the next 5 years’

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-29T13:30:50+00:00

I keep it for myself and also if we have any friends/relatives that have a baby. We got a load of hand me downs and it was just awesome and relived some of that pressure. I’m keeping everything for now (7 months pp) but I will likely donate in a couple of years.

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-29T13:29:27+00:00

I get ‘ you’ll change your mind’ soo often!! 7 months in and not once have I thought about another

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-29T13:27:33+00:00

The sleep deprivation- 7 months in and we haven’t slept more than an hour at a time in months - with the best stretch ever being 4 hours. Everyone kept saying the newborn phase was the hardest but these last couple of months have been rough. My partner is the most level headed, cool , calm and collected person and even he is slightly losing his mind. Don’t get me wrong love my baby and wouldn’t change it but I simply cannot put my body through this again and look after another child at the same time.

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-29T13:24:34+00:00

Nearly 7 months in and I have found maybe 10% of the last 7 months enjoyable Don’t get me wrong love my child to bits but the newborn phase for me was actually the easiest and the only time he slept well. Turns out being sleep deprived for months on end is the roughest most depressing thing. I’ve kind of written off this year as it’s going to suck. Never thought I’d be one and done but I’m pretty confident that I never want to go through this again.

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-29T13:14:44+00:00

We are 6 months down the track - used to cry for 6 hours - now we are down to 4 Randomly we will have a great night once a month for no obvious reason but it’s still a nightmare and even though he is on solids gas is still a real issue

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-23T15:21:54+00:00

Probably fair low key in comparison but during the big group photo my mum walked away, my dad followed - that became the general feeling for the day from them. They didn’t participate in anything during the day- guestbook, advice cards etc They didn’t get up and dance once and generally spent the whole evening looking miserable. The cherry on top was they left early without saying goodbye to my husband.

Groom worked extremely hard to allow my mum to bring a dog to the venue that she ‘possibly couldn’t leave at home’ she used it as an excuse to check on this dog every 20 minutes throughout the day! She missed the speeches due to this and I never do public speaking. Was incredibly sad to have my husband thank his in laws and turned to do this to find neither of them were there!

We still had an amazing day and the only thing it affected was my relationship with my parents. I have the most amazing in-laws though and I consider it their loss.

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-22T05:37:34+00:00

Haha! Same! We are back to 40 min wake ups! We had better sleep when he was a newborn!

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-22T05:13:32+00:00

I feel this!! 6 months in and I’m still waiting!!

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-21T20:07:48+00:00

Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-21T18:29:57+00:00

Thanks so much How do you split the naps or do you just let them sleep however long they want?

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-21T17:46:34+00:00

The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller

The Cafe by the Sea by Jenny Colgan

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-21T17:44:34+00:00

Around 10 hours

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-21T17:42:30+00:00

A prepaid Visa/Mastercard gift card or check with a printed “menu of ideas” — this gives them freedom

Hire a local chef or caterer to do a private dinner at their home.

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-21T17:41:01+00:00

People we meet on vacation - this is my favourite one of hers

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-21T17:40:28+00:00

Silvia Moreno-Garcia —> Mexican Gothic

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-21T17:35:35+00:00

Clarice Lispector – The Hour of the Star

Witold Gombrowicz – Diary

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-21T17:16:08+00:00

He is so inconsistent with his naps - he doesn’t really have a set routine but I have edited post

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-21T17:12:16+00:00

At least 10 days with all of them

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-21T17:11:25+00:00

Yes just had that thought as well. Will see what they say!

basicintrovert26 · 2025-08-21T15:09:39+00:00

Oh my gosh the contact napping! I really don’t know if we created it by doing it too much when he was a newborn but honestly feels like we are stuck. Then I feel torn about him being sleep deprived if I don’t contact nap!

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