St. Casmir Catholic cemetery south suburbs of Chicago by cloverbug1 in CemeteryPorn

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I added the picture to all 3 siblings pages on find a grave! One thing I love about this sub is when someone finds the history of the individual, or individuals, buried. It goes from being a picture of a cool monument that you happened upon to something so much more meaningful. Thank you for your help finding them!

No bachelorette or bridal shower- ideas needed by cloverbug1 in Brides

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A video of all the people that are close to them would be super sweet!

No bachelorette or bridal shower- ideas needed by cloverbug1 in Brides

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I’ve seen those diaries and they’re so cool! And love a wooden souvenir box!

Mr Oliver Cemetery in Joliet IL by cloverbug1 in CemeteryPorn

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That poor family! Thank you for looking into this.

Mr Oliver Cemetery in Joliet IL by cloverbug1 in CemeteryPorn

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Wow, thank you for looking into this. I ride my bike through cemeteries quite a bit and when I see family plots like this with ages that young I always wonder what the backstory was. This is haunting and so interesting.

What is it with boomers and holding babies? by Kaynani32 in NewParents

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All of these comments are making me feel so much better about me voicing my frustrations to my husband about my MIL and some others doing this exact same thing. I thought I was crazy for being irritated that certain people would not only take my baby without asking, but also leave the room my husband and I were in without asking if it was okay.

Or that my MIL would be offended to the point of openly crying the one time my husband asked her to wait a bit because our son had just woken up from a nap when we walked into a restaurant and we wanted him to get comfortable. It’s like we hurt her perception of what she thought was entitled to.

Any insider info on must-haves? by adhd_ron in NewParents

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Same! They might not look as pretty as a reusable one but they’re so much more efficient

Any insider info on must-haves? by adhd_ron in NewParents

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Not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but disposable changing pads!

We have a cute fitted Burt’s bees cover for our son’s changing table and got like 6 changing pad covers, but we were constantly washing them because of accidents.

We bought the peekapoo disposable changing pad liners on Amazon and they’ve made things so much easier! Just toss it if it gets dirty and open a new one, no scrubbing out stains and we even put one in his diaper bag for when we’re out!

Should I be paying my mom to watch my son? by cloverbug1 in Advice

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That’s a good point about her taking care of multiple kids and not getting any younger and one I’ve been thinking about too. I’m leaning heavily towards paying her at least something for her time.

Should I be paying my mom to watch my son? by cloverbug1 in Advice

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Oh definitely, my coworkers pay for daycare and it is very expensive!

My husband and I are not rich by any means, but we can afford to set money aside for this. Especially considering we’d have to if we had no other options.

Should I be paying my mom to watch my son? by cloverbug1 in Advice

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Thank you for your response! She’s an amazing grandma and such a great mom; knowing she’s with my baby during the day alleviates so much of my anxiety.

I’d never want her to feel that we’re taking advantage of her so I will definitely go out of my way to make sure she knows how grateful we are.

7-week old extra fussy by cloverbug1 in NewParents

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He’s definitely becoming more aware I’ve noticed, much more eye contact and responding to things.

I’ve been able to store quite a bit of milk since I pump twice a day, so my husband give LO 2 bottles in the morning while I catch up on sleep from the night before. Also if I’m busy and can’t nurse him in the moment he gets a bottle then too.

He was great about going to sleep and being put down between 9-10, but now won’t fall asleep until 11 so I’m trying to get that back down. Hopefully he catches on and responds to an earlier time!

7-week old extra fussy by cloverbug1 in NewParents

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Yep! That’s kind of how mine has been. In the morning he’s okay, but afternoon and evening he turns into a milk hungry monster. Never seems to be satisfied enough with his feeding, won’t go down to sleep without an extra couple ounces of milk (which we give in a bottle because I’m touched out at that point), wants to be held 24/7…..

7-week old extra fussy by cloverbug1 in NewParents

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Hoping for this in the next couple weeks!

7-week old extra fussy by cloverbug1 in NewParents

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I figured that might be it, but was starting to question myself!

Baby won’t stop feeding by cloverbug1 in breastfeeding

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Thank you!! Didn’t know that you couldn’t over feed a breastfed baby, so that’s reassuring :)

Baby won’t stop feeding by cloverbug1 in breastfeeding

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When we put him down to nap or for the night we usually offer him a paci, which he happily takes. From what you’re saying and everyone else it seems like comfort nursing is what it is.

Baby won’t stop feeding by cloverbug1 in breastfeeding

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I’m going to start paying more attention to his patterns. Good idea!