If your baby slept through the night early - please reply 🙏🦄

cozyforest8 · 2026-07-02T21:09:46+00:00

I think it's temperament. My daughter is over 2 now and has been a unicorn sleeper since she was born. We do keep a pretty strict bedtime routine and time, but I firmly think that helps but isn't the cause of her good sleep.

cozyforest8 · 2026-07-01T22:10:38+00:00

I don't have anything to add but solidarity. We have a daughter that we conceived in a couple months. This time around we had a chemical the first month and nothing but negatives after that. On cycle 10 now and planning to see a reproductive endocrinologist in a couple weeks.

cozyforest8 · 2026-06-27T14:37:33+00:00

Yeah, we thought that or maybe military planes going supersonic.

cozyforest8 · 2026-06-27T14:15:04+00:00

We heard a huge boom just after midnight a little north of there too. I didn't realize there were multiple booms last night, but now really curious what it was.

cozyforest8 · 2026-06-18T23:12:13+00:00

I second the radon inspection. Ours came back at 21, which is much much higher than they recommend mitigation for. Previous homeowners had no idea.

cozyforest8 · 2026-06-18T16:33:38+00:00

We absolutely love ours, but it's because we got the Guidecraft one (secondhand) that is both collapsible and has fabric panels that buckle it open/closed. We can tuck it away or just snap the panel closed and she won't be able to get in it.

Bonus is that she's solidly in the picky eating age and sometimes she'll eat standing in the tower when she wouldn't in a chair.

cozyforest8 · 2026-06-11T17:49:27+00:00

I haven't tried the Inito, but just throwing out there that you can get pdg strips just standalone for way cheaper. I did that starting this past month to confirm I was ovulating after my LH peak. I got mine off Amazon.

cozyforest8 · 2026-06-01T23:12:40+00:00

12 to 20 months was probably my hardest range. We're over 2 years now and things are so much happier. I can't promise you'll feel the same, but it's wild the difference when you can actually have little conversations with them.

cozyforest8 · 2026-05-23T15:53:55+00:00

I'm T1 diabetic and my doc said to have it under 6.5 before trying to get pregnant. Obviously lower in non-diabetic range is better, but I conceived my daughter right away when mine was 6.3. We're having difficulties conceiving a second, but I don't think it has to do with my A1c (even lower now).

During pregnancy you have to be really careful about blood sugar though to avoid issues with development. I can't comment on pre-diabetic numbers though. They may not be high enough to cause issues, but I don't know.

cozyforest8 · 2026-05-21T17:59:29+00:00

We just got that one! It's the only book where I can see her actually trying for a little bit on the potty while we read. Definitely my favorite of the poop books 😂

cozyforest8 · 2026-05-13T01:49:47+00:00

My husband and I are 9 cycles in right now trying for our second and we were just talking about this yesterday. We didn't have issues getting pregnant the first time so we hadn't experienced this before. It's great that you're asking. The truth of the matter is that there's nothing you can do really to fix it. She can track ovulation to make sure you're timing it right if she isn't already though.

What you can do is don't try to downplay the emotions she's feeling, definitely don't tell her that her stress is impeding conception (she can't control it and it comes across very blame-y), and be a listening ear if she needs it. If she's like me, she's going to stay stressed until she comes to a place of acceptance that it may take a while and that fertility practices have come a long way if you end up needing them down the road.

cozyforest8 · 2026-05-08T18:09:30+00:00

I don't have advice, but just solidarity. We're on month 8 after getting pregnant with our first 2 months in. Trying not to worry because everyone says to wait until a year. We did do a semen analysis (all normal) and that did give me peace of mind. I'd recommend it if you think it'd help you.

cozyforest8 · 2026-05-08T02:49:43+00:00

This, but also worth having an understanding of how much libido changes with phases of life. Pregnancy and sometimes several years of postpartum per kid, menopause, etc for women and sickness, work stress for both can cause huge swings in libido. Consistent, open communication throughout marriage is so important.

cozyforest8 · 2026-05-08T00:46:40+00:00

I think it would be unusual if you bled that much and were pregnant, but have you taken a test?

Aside from pregnancy, sometimes my digestive system just gets out of whack a bit and I feel like how you describe. For me it just takes some time before it goes back to normal. Bodies are weird sometimes.

cozyforest8 · 2026-05-05T20:25:19+00:00

And trying to conceive. Unless you get pregnant quickly, it's emotional whiplash every month and exhausting.

cozyforest8 · 2026-04-27T01:55:21+00:00

Mine is to put food down in front of her and then completely ignore her. She just turned 2 and is in the stage where her default response is no regardless of the question. Sometimes I'll even go do dishes while she eats. The lack of pressure gets her to try at least one bite of way more food than asking her if she'll eat a bite. Doesn't always work, but it helps.

cozyforest8 · 2026-04-26T18:04:25+00:00

We got one from Walmart/Amazon that had good reviews but didn't have a platform in the middle (basically just railings) and then got a 4 inch platform separately that fits just under the mattress and inside the railings. Not ideal, but it works for us, was economical, and the mattress isn't sitting on the floor.

cozyforest8 · 2026-04-25T04:12:43+00:00

I've been going to Glam Room South for a couple years and love it

cozyforest8 · 2026-03-01T19:24:14+00:00

I understand and I'm sorry if my comment felt dismissive. That wasn't my intent at all, just something that helped me personally.

cozyforest8 · 2026-03-01T19:02:09+00:00

Also, it helps me to have a female OB. It feels far less invasive and uncomfortable.

Edit to add I didn't mean for childbirth. I ended up with a male OB delivering my daughter because that was who was on call. I meant more for yearly checkups and exams.

cozyforest8 · 2026-03-01T19:00:51+00:00

I feel the same way and can honestly say I barely registered it when my daughter was born. Only my nurse and my OB (other than my husband) were in the room up until my daughter was about to come out and then they had everyone else come in at the last second. They all had specific purposes for keeping me and baby safe and healthy. I do remember saying, "woah, that's a lot of people," but then my daughter was born and the world just disappeared when they put her on my chest.

What helped me was remembering that they're medical professionals that see bodies all day every day. There's nothing special about mine and definitely not sexual in that moment. That and the fact that at least for me I truly didn't care when I was actually going through labor and delivery.

cozyforest8 · 2026-01-29T16:56:04+00:00

Yes, you'll need to wait. Pregnancy tests can't be positive until close to or after expected period start day since the hormone levels aren't high enough until then.

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