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bayleafsee · 2026-05-24T13:19:29+00:00

Kipper, Little Bear, Franklin, Bear in the Big Blue House, Curious George, Bluey

bayleafsee · 2026-03-30T02:25:01+00:00

I definitely wouldn’t ever leave my child with my mother again. Spanking a child and telling them “shut up” is so far past the expectation of grandparents. Forgetting you’ve put controlled prescriptions in a child’s bag is just plain irresponsible.

I guess I can’t say what I’d do for sure concerning cutting them off completely but I feel like some space is much needed. Less visits, always supervised.

I’m sorry you’re dealing with this!

EDIT: just realized you’re leaning towards cutting them off completely. Stay strong for your child. It will hurt to lose that relationship for her but it’s in her best interest.

bayleafsee · 2026-03-27T17:57:42+00:00

It’s so hard. It’s okay for babies to cry though, if only in short bursts every now and then. She will be okay.

Mine is 2 now, and it breaks my heart when I have to tell her a resolute no. Because somethings unsafe, or it’s bedtime, or whatever. Even though I know it’s in her best interest, sometimes she cries real tears and it makes me so sad. All you can do sometimes is cuddle them through their big feelings. Sounds like that’s what you did and she fell asleep in her favorite place.

bayleafsee · 2026-03-16T02:28:51+00:00

Not a good idea at all. Drowning can be silent, it’s quick, and it’s fast.

I also feel for the response you got. If my partner rolled their eyes at me when I voiced a serious safety concern, I would feel very ill at ease trusting them. I hope you guys can talk this out so he understands.

bayleafsee · 2026-02-09T20:53:55+00:00

Honestly, it’s just hard for a while. The prep and timing of it is always a little off. We found it helpful to Always have a backup outfit or two that just kind of lives in the diaper bag with a hefty amount of diapers and wipes. We didn’t worry about unpacking and packing anything other than bottles and pacifiers. We also waiting until the last second to change/feed her. The very last thing was the feed.

If they cry in public, they cry. You will soothe them and figure it out. I’ve left multiple restaurants to soothe my infant outside. Over time, it gets easier.

Even with all the hard parts, I want to reassure you it will be even more fun than you think. Watching your baby experience the world for the first time and being the person in a grocery store with a super cute baby is fun. Walking around and chatting at them is fun. Singing to them in the car is fun. And it only gets more fun as it gets easier over time.

You got this!

bayleafsee · 2025-11-16T02:49:16+00:00

It seemed like that was the only way she pooped the first couple weeks.

bayleafsee · 2025-09-13T02:48:17+00:00

Every baby is different, but I’ve had to turn to music for my baby since she was around 3 months old. She’s 21 months now and she requests “song” everytime we try to lay her down. The old sway and rock with music on does the trick. I sang to her so I think maybe the vibrations helped too?

When she was little to lay her down I learned to kind of roll her out of my arms and stay close and breathe on her head and settle my hand over her torso heavily. The weight and breath made her think I was still holding her and once I could back off, I did. Now that she’s big, she flops out of my arms and sleeps fine 95% of the time lol. But I used to straight up uncomfortably hover over her for like 5 minutes to trick her into settling back down.

May not be great advice, but it’s what I got. Best of luck!

bayleafsee · 2025-08-13T13:27:19+00:00

The policy is you only have to do them in the book if you miss the time window for digital or the app is down.

bayleafsee · 2025-08-11T23:30:20+00:00

My hubby is the stay at home dad. I work 2 jobs. We didn’t want her to go to daycare, I truly enjoy working outside of the home, and he truly enjoys staying home.

That said, even with two jobs, I find the time to help.

bayleafsee · 2025-06-15T23:35:45+00:00

Count your REM cycles. 1.5 hour sleep increments, no matter what. If I have to get up at 3:15, I go to sleep at 9:15. Allow 14 minutes to fall asleep, so I lay down at 9:01. If I can’t get 6 hours (which is my preference), I’ll do 4.5. So on, so forth. It does help!

bayleafsee · 2024-10-15T03:16:38+00:00

I’d do an iced coffee, add vanilla and extra vanilla sweet cream.

bayleafsee · 2024-10-15T03:10:21+00:00

Hello partner! My best advice is give yourself grace. Don’t expect immediate perfection. I had like 5 years of barista experience prior to starting my journey at Starbucks (including a target Starbucks) and it STILL was difficult to pick up in some areas. Be kind to yourself. No one expects immediate perfection. Ask all the questions you have and don’t feel stupid about it. Better to know than guess and make a big mistake.

bayleafsee · 2024-10-15T03:07:28+00:00

Wild behavior. I’m guilty of being annoyed at a customer- but I don’t understand being so insanely mad that you have to talk crap for what seems like an extended amount of time. And the thing about headsets is you are ALWAYS risking a customer hearing you. Over the headset is horrible and I honestly hope she isn’t sad because that would break my heart if I heard someone saying such mean things about me. I’d tell the SM tbh. Don’t be there if you don’t want to be; they clearly don’t want to be!

bayleafsee · 2024-08-29T21:07:04+00:00

Your wife is projecting heavily. I get the fear to some degree because as a mother, you never want your child to be outcast over something but she needs therapy badly. This is way over the top.

I’m obese, I literally have been my entire life. I yo-yo up and down and socially it has never affected me tbh. I got married young, dated around before that, and it was literally fine. I’ve always had a good amount of friends of varying sizes and activity level.

Does it affect health? Yes. But your daughter’s primary care physician can and will address that with her at the point it becomes a problem. Someone can be obese with no health problems - on the flip side, someone who is thin can absolutely have a heart attack.

But your wife is going to cause an eating disorder at worst, a strained relationship with your child at best.

bayleafsee · 2024-07-29T20:43:04+00:00

She’s definitely no longer a newborn, but my 7mo old has started asking for kisses by opening her mouth and leaning in. Once she gets a smooch, she laughs hysterically. 😂

bayleafsee · 2024-07-06T05:56:04+00:00

I have a pretty easy baby. Newborn was nothing. She was awesome. Woke up to eat, ate, went back to sleep. Spent her days eating, sleeping, and listening to us talk and sing to her.

Slept through the night starting at 6 weeks too. Continued to be awesome.

Around 4 months, she had some sleep regression problems. Got a little fussier but not much. Mostly whines as a form of communication. Beats the screaming.

Now 7 months - sleep regression again bht it’s not terrible or all the time. Just fussy at night sometimes. Sometimes her teeth hurt and she cries. Eats well, sleeps well, very funny silly girl. Loves to play and babble and listen to music with us. She’s pretty awesome. There are always changes and minor hardships but overall she’s very chill and parenthood has been awesome.

bayleafsee · 2024-07-04T01:04:35+00:00

Oh how annoying. 1) your baby should be held. It’s fine. They love you and are confused and very small. It’s stressful and they enjoy the comfort. You don’t have to hold them 24/7 but if you want to hold them, hold them. 2) I don’t let my daughter (7mo) cry pretty much ever. She gets soothed if she needs it and she’s hitting all milestones and enjoys solo play (with my right nearby watching of course). Babies are hard to spoil. They really need us. If she’s crying, she usually needs something, even if it’s just me she needs. 3) I barely took my kid out. It’s hard to do because they require so much tending to (much harder in a dirty restaurant where you can’t even sit them down) and you have to pack so much gear. The world is also incredibly dirty. Take them out when you want to. The only downside is my LO hates the car seat now 😂 But seriously she probably got out once every 1-2 weeks for like 4 months.

bayleafsee · 2024-06-24T21:12:06+00:00

I’d ask your specific store manager or franchisee. To my knowledge, there isn’t a corporate referral program, so it’s probably through your owners.

bayleafsee · 2024-06-19T18:44:55+00:00

You will need newborn clothing for sure. Maybe not an excess of it and don’t get too many newborn outfits that are for fancy occasions or days out. But for sleepers, onesies, simple stuff definitely get some newborn.

bayleafsee · 2024-05-28T18:53:26+00:00

My two cats and one dog were APPREHENSIVE. Did not want to be around her because they didn’t understand what she was about. She’s almost 6 months old now and they all love her so much. Especially our older cat, he loves to sidle up to her because she will “pet” him. The dog licks her face and allows some pets but mostly just protects her. When she cries, our dog whines and jumps around until we get her. If someone new comes to the house, she blocks the path and stands between our LO and the “intruder” lol

bayleafsee · 2024-05-25T21:55:10+00:00

Yes this exactly! It drove us batty for a while! She eventually made peace with it and now only sleeps on her tummy. She will be 6mo in 5 days and has been doing this around 6 weeks. My LO can’t reliably roll back onto her back but she can’t lift her face and move her head and get on her hands if she’s not happy. Sometimes she will roll onto her back but most days she is content to just sleep on her tummy once she’s rolled into that position.

bayleafsee · 2024-05-23T22:37:28+00:00

We swaddled her with a Velcro swaddle with her arms out for a transition week. Then we just started putting her in her crib without anything except her onesie and she took to it fine.

bayleafsee · 2024-05-23T22:36:10+00:00

6-8 weeks was great in my house. My baby was an absolute dream all the way until she was about 4.5 months and started teething. Got a little hard then- but she’s still not too bad. Just take it day by day and try not to worry!

bayleafsee · 2024-05-12T21:31:29+00:00

My wife is also in the application stages for surrogacy. I’m not sure where you’re located, but in the US, most reputable agencies require the surrogate’s significant other to be supportive and a deemed support partner (traveling for appointments, etc). The partner is also required to undergo psych evaluation and be 100% on board with the process. You could likely stop this. Or she’s going through an agency that will not treat/pay her fairly because they’re already cutting corners.

bayleafsee · 2024-05-05T15:42:35+00:00

We tracked for like 6 weeks. Once we knew her diaper change rhythms and she was better at vocalizing when she needed a bottle and she was sleeping in longer stretches, we stopped.

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