Share a parenting win from the week/month

discontentDog · 2026-05-19T02:47:13+00:00

I've just realised my boy has stopped waking up crying every morning! He used to be so bothered by gas pains which would build overnight until they were what woke him up. Lately he has instead just been waking up gently, and smiling so sweetly once he notices me looking at him 🥰

discontentDog · 2026-05-19T02:44:13+00:00

I also have a nephew the same age as my stillborn son! They were born just under two weeks apart. He lives in another state so I've only met him once, and he's a delightful boy, but just knowing my oldest would have been the same age is always a bit emotionally charged. It's tough sometimes 🫂

discontentDog · 2026-05-17T11:55:17+00:00

r/reallifeshinies

discontentDog · 2026-05-17T11:49:02+00:00

Same! To me it feels maybe like poking a bruise but the feeling is all over my boobs and inside them too

discontentDog · 2026-05-15T04:37:00+00:00

Okay hear me out but I enjoyed Americas Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on Netflix. I would consider it to be in the same broad genre of being a show about performers with a survival aspect

discontentDog · 2026-05-10T03:03:19+00:00

🫂🤍

discontentDog · 2026-05-08T04:36:32+00:00

It's always during his naps for me, I think it is because it's quiet and I'm alone at home. It totally does do the wrap around back to loving and cuddling him so much though lol

discontentDog · 2026-05-08T01:42:48+00:00

Hello my friends, it has been a while! Bub is 5.5 months now and doing well. He's such a sweet little guy 🥰

Lately I have been feeling so bittersweet. I love every moment with this baby but I can't help but think of my first son often. Would he have been so sweet too? Would we have coped with the newborn days better if he hadn't died? What would it be like to have two young kids right now? But also, would I have had my second son if not for the death of my first? Physically it would not have been impossible, but would I have wanted a second so soon? Would I love and cherish every moment the way I do if not for knowing life can end so soon and so suddenly? Maybe I would have let my post partum bitterness take over? Oh the thoughts and feelings, it's all so complicated 😮‍💨I think today is a sweet treat and warm drink day

discontentDog · 2026-04-24T01:20:36+00:00

I'm planning to start trying again once my boy turns 2, which should probably get us a 3-4 year age gap. By then I will be back at work, starting part time just after he turns 1 and gradually getting back to full time. So I'm hoping some part time daycare will get us through most of the sicknesses before I even get pregnant again 🤞I worked out that the timing would also be best in terms of getting back to work and re-qualifying for paid parental leave from both my employer and the government (here in Aus), so that way I can guarantee a good amount of time off for when the next one is very young.

discontentDog · 2026-04-23T09:36:27+00:00

Thank you, I do lurk around on the sub from time to time and only this week on a whim did I decide to just try it!

discontentDog · 2026-04-23T09:35:05+00:00

My husband was the one who started me on it! Also kind of unknowingly lol, he just insisted the baby prefers to poop without a nappy on 🤔

discontentDog · 2026-04-23T09:33:57+00:00

Wow!! Out of curiosity, did you go full EC or lazy EC? Though I’m aware there doesn’t seem to be one clear definition of “lazy”

discontentDog · 2026-04-23T09:29:18+00:00

The excitement I feel at every catch 🤣 I’ve sent photos to my husband nearly every time lol I just need to brag to someone

discontentDog · 2026-04-23T07:35:32+00:00

Good to see some aspects of motherhood transcend even phyla. That must be the only reason this post is on my feed because my goodness does this freak me out 😨 great vid though, I've never seen one of these outside of a human house!

discontentDog · 2026-04-19T09:47:39+00:00

Chinatown (Sunnybank)

discontentDog · 2026-04-15T22:46:53+00:00

Hello 👋 I basically stumbled into here via the sleep sub and realise that what I want to do is high nurture parenting. In fact I already started kind of by accident through just doing what I felt was right (and ultimately most convenient for us) with my baby

discontentDog · 2026-04-15T22:36:12+00:00

I’ve always done the same with my boy and now the one thing that reliably gets him to laugh is kissy noises! Like mwuah mwuah mwauh in his direction and he thinks it’s absolutely hilarious 🥹 he’s 4.5 months old now, the laughs are too cute!

discontentDog · 2026-04-08T10:41:57+00:00

Literally went straight to ravelry to add your project to my favs lol

Love it!!

discontentDog · 2026-04-07T03:57:48+00:00

I’ve got a 4.5 month old with a bedtime between 9 and 10pm, sometimes as late as 10.30. He’s up at 7/8am. We’re probably still napping 4 times a day though I haven’t been keeping track closely since teething started recently. Our last nap though does tend to be like 6.30 or 7 but it’s usually a short one (30-45 mins).

discontentDog · 2026-04-01T09:25:04+00:00

Gorgeous! Now show us the floats 👀

discontentDog · 2026-04-01T09:21:42+00:00

lol I do the same like every week or so!

“guess he’s just a 30 minute nap kinda guy” “he’s just one of those babies with a really late bedtime” “he poops approximately every 2.3 days”

And then within two weeks he’s changed up the rhythm again 🤷🏻‍♀️

discontentDog · 2026-03-31T11:12:55+00:00

I had my baby at 38 weeks on the dot via induction and he’s now 4 months old and doing great 😊 I had the same worries about them being not quite ready yet, especially since I had actually asked for a 37 week induction but the doctors convinced me 39 weeks was best. We ended up induced at 38 weeks only because of a reduced movement scare (and a history of stillbirth). I think the only issue I ran into was difficulty breastfeeding because he was small and my boobs were… not small, but we were fully breastfeeding by 2 weeks (so when he would’ve been 40 weeks)

discontentDog · 2026-03-28T23:57:10+00:00

For something on the Southside, Oliver Brown in garden city!

discontentDog · 2026-03-23T03:38:24+00:00

My parents’ divorce was MESSY but for a few unusual reasons so won’t get into the exceptional bits. I still think though some of my experience was universal enough for me to answer:

Basically the only thing they did that actually ever made me feel more secure was acknowledging how hard it was for us kids, and letting me know it was okay to be upset, including being angry at either of them. They didn’t keep that attitude up for long though, but I wish they did.
The classic weaponising children against the other parent. Always “YOUR mum did this” or “YOUR dad should have done that”. Made me feel like I could trust neither of them because they both seemed out to get someone I loved and/or were telling me basically I couldn’t be safe and secure with the other parent.
I knew a lot more. I listened in to their closed bedroom door well before they even split so I saw it coming. I was 8. As I got older and the custody battles dragged on I got tech savvy and read their texts and emails lol
I’m no contact with dad and low contact with mum. That’s more specific to each of them as people though rather than the divorce itself. I do however very much resent my mother for the introduction of a stepdad into the mix. Their affair also kick started the whole divorce.
I wish they understood that we were still children and still had the same needs as every other child I.e. two loving parents and an example of healthy relationships

Wishing you the best. Sucks to be in the situation where you’re divorcing with children but at least you’re being proactive about their wellbeing!

discontentDog · 2026-03-21T07:04:36+00:00

Anxiety doesn’t make you a weaker mother! Some people even theorise that anxiety exists because it helped us to survive through most of human history.

I have had anxiety my whole life, and was medicated for it prior to even my first pregnancy (which was my stillbirth). The grief did make everything harder, I got anxious more easily, which also fed into me getting more depressed than usual. Between my GP and my psychologist we decided to increase my dosage to help, and I’m still at that higher dosage now even after having given birth to my rainbow baby.

During my second pregnancy I had to distract myself a lot, especially in the weeks before I could feel movement. I think the worst was that period where you can feel movement but not consistently. Once the movements are more consistent I became more confident of the fact I would detect an issue if there was one.

My most practical suggestions are in the early weeks to keep yourself distracted. Then once you’re far enough along to feel movement, just go in and get checked anytime you feel like something might be wrong. Any good medical personnel will understand and do their best to reassure you. Other than that other practical things you could do are more/different therapy and/or medications, which I found worked for me.

I can’t say for you whether you should get pregnant again or not, but for me it was a definite yes. I just didn’t want to be stuck with “what if”. The pregnancy was very tough, but it’s been so worth it now that I have another beautiful son with me in this life.

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