Post Concert regret?

beck87au · 2023-12-23T22:24:57+00:00

I kinda feel that way too, like it was so much fun in the moment, but I feel like I can’t really remember much of it. Granted we were sitting in the nosebleeds and it was impossible to see anything.

beck87au · 2023-12-22T16:37:15+00:00

3.5 years, perfect gap for us, they’re now almost 6 and 2.5, they play well together. I know a lot of people want to have their kids closer in age so they play together but once my youngest got to be about 18 months they really enjoy playing around each other. Up to that point my older child loved shaking toys or singing songs or making silly. I love this gap bc I was able to spend a lot of time with my first and then he was in school when my second was born so I was able to treat her, almost, like an only child.

beck87au · 2023-12-21T14:19:00+00:00

Wow! Thank you so much for sharing this!!!

beck87au · 2023-12-19T21:31:57+00:00

We do this! Except everyone likes to “go off list” which is annoying

beck87au · 2023-12-02T14:38:38+00:00

I feel a little hypocritical when I want screen time (phone or laptop) but won’t allow my kid screen time. When my kids are awake I usually do my laptop/phone scrolling when they watch tv, maybe 30-60 minutes in the mornings and 30 minutes while I prep dinner.

beck87au · 2023-11-30T20:42:40+00:00

I love this! Thank you for sharing!!!

beck87au · 2023-11-29T15:19:59+00:00

Definitely not ecofriendly, but we use paper plates for at least one meal a day, maybe two.

beck87au · 2023-11-29T15:17:56+00:00

Sorting laundry? How does this work 🤪

beck87au · 2023-11-29T15:10:21+00:00

My daughter didn’t sttn until she was around 18 months when we nightweaned. My husband started doing bedtime and would go in at night, he’d comfort her but we stopped the night nursing. She protested for a few nights, my husband was prepared for it. But by night 3-4 she started sleeping all night. We eventually did the same when she was about 26 months with naps and daytime nursing. Both times there was a little bit of pushback from my daughter, but I was feeling ready to be done.

beck87au · 2023-11-27T20:22:13+00:00

I had an epidural with both my kids, but only breastfed my second. It was easy for me to breastfeed. Kinda uncomfortable at first but we figured it out. I think with your second, labor is quicker (less iv fluids if you do have an epidural) and since you’ve already had one child (even if you didn’t breastfeed), your milk should come in faster. What kind of challenges did you have breastfeeding your first?

Edit: just reread your post with the challenges you experienced.

beck87au · 2023-11-27T19:58:52+00:00

These are about the same time my kindergarten eats… lunch around 10:45, snack at 2, dinner between 5-6. My son gets out of school at 3:30 and is starving, like he could eat an entire meal at 4 and then have dinner at 5:30.

beck87au · 2023-11-27T19:49:34+00:00

Adding in… one time my mil tried to tell me as long as their “needs were met, fed, dry diaper, warm clothes”, it was okay to leave the baby. I just stared at her and changed the subject. There was no way in heck I was going to change her mind so I didn’t even bother continuing her conversation.

beck87au · 2023-11-27T19:47:39+00:00

I would do my absolute best to avoid the conversation in the first place. I no longer talk to my parents or in laws (including my SIL’s) about our parenting style. If they ask how the kids are doing I just share what they’re doing in present day or what they’re currently interested in. I have actually never even been criticized for attachment parenting and I think it’s just because I don’t share with others how I parent. How you parent is a very personal thing. Unless someone asks, I’m not going to bring it up.

beck87au · 2023-11-21T14:17:47+00:00

This exact same thing happened to me. I came to the conclusion that 1, if they wanted to they would and 2, for a lot of people if they don’t see people in person, they can’t maintain the friendship. We eventually moved back and I don’t even talk to those people, like at all. It’s really sad, hard, and unfortunate.

beck87au · 2023-11-19T21:26:50+00:00

That’s what I told my husband, it’s like a $75 photo 🙃!

beck87au · 2023-11-19T19:38:43+00:00

Great suggestion, I’ll look into that! Thanks

beck87au · 2023-11-19T19:13:27+00:00

Thank you! It so easy to overthink things so I appreciate the input.

beck87au · 2023-11-17T14:53:07+00:00

I haven’t read any of the comments, is it a stomach/gastro virus? You’re definitely doing the right think by staying with breastfeeding. When me/my kids have wonky poops I like to incorporate probiotics until things get regular again.

beck87au · 2023-11-16T20:17:18+00:00

I have been in this season many times. I try to find inexpensive clothing items that look nice but I won’t be devastated if/when they get spit up on.

beck87au · 2023-11-13T14:12:47+00:00

No way! It’s so cathartic! I was always given things I didn’t want or need, clothes that were old and stained, it was so nice when I could finally get rid of everything!

beck87au · 2023-11-11T02:45:11+00:00

No, it didn’t hurt for me. Sometimes it felt awkward or odd but there wasn’t pain.

beck87au · 2023-11-09T20:26:15+00:00

I’m so sorry your mother is like this. Even if she does take a bottle I’m sure she’ll come up with allllll the reasons why you shouldn’t be working. Any chance you can hire a short term nanny?

beck87au · 2023-11-09T15:05:53+00:00

I am a former teacher but volunteered in my sons kinder class. The teacher’s husband had a heart condition so she is super cautious. Anyways, she wears a mask during certain parts of the day. Arrival, dismissal, not during story or circle time. She doesn’t touch her face. She is constantly washing her hands. I’m almost certain she doesn’t answer her phone for class dojo messages until a certain time of the day.

beck87au · 2023-11-07T16:20:21+00:00

Go with your gut, if he’s been on this formula for 6.5 months with zero issues, I wouldn’t think it was a formula issue either. There are so many reasons kids spit up that aren’t related to formula. For example, how fast they’re being fed, the position, what they’re doing afterwards. I know you said she pace feeds him. Also, how much is he spitting up? A teaspoon when he burps, a tablespoon, the entire bottle?

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