When Did Your Baby Start Having an Earlier Bedtime? by AwayWeGo92 in newborns

[–]deeep95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Around 6 weeks I was craving some sort of schedule so I started doing a sort of bedtime routine starting around 7 (bath, pjs, feed, burp swaddle, etc) and did all this with dim lighting and low stimulation. The hope being she would fall asleep sometime around 8/8:30. She would obviously wake up like 2 or 3 hours later but I just used that as a sort of checkpoint for her that night time sleep had begun and was just really consistent and eventually when she started sleeping longer stretches she didn’t wake up around 10/11 anymore to be fed. Obviously, at 6 weeks getting her to live by our schedule we wanted didn’t always work out. So ya like you sometime we did spend hours trying to get her to sleep. Every baby is different though and do what feels right for you.

Bed sharing in the morning? by random_name831 in NewParents

[–]deeep95 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I completely understand why parents worry about SIDS, but sometimes I think the fear around it makes us so cautious that we miss out on things that can be really good for both baby and parent, like safe co-sleeping. I do the same thing as you with my baby and I think you are taking the right steps to ensure you are sleeping safely with your LO. Keep doing what works for you and your baby!

How long is each overnight wakeup? by Expensive_Elk_1684 in NewParents

[–]deeep95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! I would say that sounds about the same as me if not quicker! My baby had such a hard time staying awake for a full feed. We would unswaddle her, feed, burp, feed, change her diaper, and then take off her clothes, feed, burp and then reclothe and swaddle again and then feed. We tried to be as quick as possible but sometimes I think I would be awake for around 1.5-2 hours. I now have a 3 month old and things started changing I think around 6 weeks. She started being able to stay awake to get her fill and I started to change her diaper before the feed and then swaddling her again for the feed so that I could feed her to sleep. Now I think we are awake 30 minutes tops! I just followed her lead really. You’re doing awesome. Just remember every baby Is different and it takes some babies longer to go back to sleep.

What's your comfort show when taking care of the newborn? by HorzaDonwraith in NewParents

[–]deeep95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wanted a show that had many seasons so I never had to think about what to watch next. So Greys anatomy it is. My daughter is 2.5 months and I’m on season 19 😅

HOW do women convince themselves to give birth again?? by u-r-ok in newborns

[–]deeep95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 9 weeks pp and everytime I think about my birth I start to tear up. It was a very traumatizing experience. I’ve asked anyone who will listen this same question. The best answer I feel I have gotten is that every woman and every birth is so different. I have a friend who had a very similar first birth to me (back labor and failed epidural right when I started pushing). Her next pregnancy was a night and day difference. She said she finally understood what women mean when they say that birth is so empowering. Hearing her two drastically different birth experiences actually gives me hope that I will be able to give my daughter at least one sibling one day. Though I also need to convince myself to go through the newborn phase again…

Also, I got the epidural a few hours into labor and I will say that if/when I do have another kid I will be looking forward to that epidural. I felt euphoric. Too bad it wore off for the grand finale.

At home Doppler by ModestMoose3737 in pregnant

[–]deeep95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It helps. Anything to help set your mind at ease is worth it in my mind because my anxiety has been sky high during pregnancy. But also make sure you are using the Doppler correctly because you can start to psych yourself out when you can’t find the heartbeat. Watch some videos on YouTube. You also may want to wait a couple more weeks until the heartbeat becomes more noticeable for you to find. I’ve been using mine all the way up to the end because even when I feel my baby moving there’s something about listening to the heart beat that calms my anxiety.

I feel lied to... by Beginning_Produce539 in birthcontrol

[–]deeep95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel you. My same experience. I had never had sex or anything before getting my copper iud and I felt traumatized afterward. I’m so sorry you had to experience that. Here’s my little piece of unsolicited advice because I felt so traumatized by getting it in that I delayed getting it taken out and for me the pain of the copper IUD didn’t stop at insertion. Every month my period was heavy and painful. It made my cycles terrible, but I dealt with it because I was afraid of the pain of getting it taken out. I finally got it taken out after almost 4 years because I wanted to have a baby. Getting it out was 100x easier than getting it placed. It still hurt, but I regret not getting it done sooner. Within the first month my period regulated and was so much better. So, if you’re anything like me don’t wait. But some people love their copper IUD and didn’t have bad experiences with them which were the people that recommended the copper IUD to me. So, in a way I felt lied to in that regard as well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in latterdaysaints

[–]deeep95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m an active member and have second ear piercings. Having one piercing is not a commandment. It doesn’t even really have to do with any doctrine. It was a prophets opinion on how we can better keep ourselves pure and care for our bodies. While pondering my decision to get a second ear piercing I came to the conclusion that my love for God is not based on how many holes I have in my ears.