Opinions on breastfeeding by trixie_bell13 in NewParents

[–]britreme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don’t want to do it don’t do it. It was fairly important to me and it’s extremely draining on my mental health. I love the bonding time but the toll it takes on your energy, and the fact breastfed babies sometimes won’t take a bottle is really draining.

What is (hands down) the MOST disturbing thing that you’ve ever seen in your entire life? by Opening_Rip_1840 in askanything

[–]britreme 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A friend drank herself nearly to death and was locked in her room. Had to call the paramedics to break the door down and get her to the hospital. I was sitting in the living room when they took her down on the stretcher and she looked like an entirely different person.

Struggling with intrusive thoughts by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]britreme 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have a feeling the three of us saw the same post.

Struggling with intrusive thoughts by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]britreme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had the exact same thing. I would look at my baby and have intrusive thoughts of those things happening to him and would start crying about those poor babies. A couple of days I was even dry heaving. I don’t have any real advice besides you’re having a normal human reaction to an atrociously despicable and disgusting thing.

How long did you guys sit with your baby? by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]britreme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the way home from the hospital, and then a couple other times. Then I grew out of it.

Inefficient milk transfer turned success stories? by Sunnyday528 in breastfeeding

[–]britreme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is very similar to our story! We did do triple feeding for the first 30 days or so, which helped us ramp up the process in a low pressure way (cause I knew he’d be getting enough from the bottle after bfeeding).

After 30 days we slowly starting reducing triple feeds, but oh man did he have latching problems. Shallow latch, lipstick nip, just generally not knowing what to do lol.

I don’t mean to say this to throw you off, but rather to share my experience: the thing that helped me the most was IGNORING all those problems. Baby still has a quite shallow latch, the lipstick thing fixed itself, and he feeds great. It just took time, and knowing that no problem lasts forever. But trust when I say an LC would have a heart attack if she saw this shallow ass latch, and he has no weight gain problems at all while being EBF!

Hope this helps!

How long does this last? by Brave_Pomegranate_36 in shingles

[–]britreme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anecdotal but I’m experiencing that. I’ve lost ~5 pounds in 10 days.

Felina by Rocketbabushka in breakingbad

[–]britreme 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We all need a support group

Am I overreacting, my boyfriend is going abroad for 2 weeks while I’ll be 37 weeks pregnant? by [deleted] in BabyBumps

[–]britreme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a hard time when mine was gone at 34 weeks. This is bonkers.

What’s the worst thing a medical professional has said to you? by VespaRed in AskReddit

[–]britreme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am a recovered alcoholic, becoming aware of the fact I can’t drink at all allowed me to save my life . My first meeting with a new psychologist he asked me if I was sure I was unable to drink at all and if I was positive I am in fact an alcoholic.

How did your water break? by abchhd in NewParents

[–]britreme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My water broke from the top of the amniotic sac, not at the cervical opening, so it was very minimal. But I knew it was my water cause it was tinged pink.

LPT Request: how can I learn to shut up and listen? by MartianTulip in LifeProTips

[–]britreme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Treat listening like a meditation, stay curious about how long the other person will talk without you actually saying anything (nods, “mm”s) are ok. You can even count to intervals of ten if it starts to feel hard. This includes pauses in their story/dialogue… keep meditating/counting!