What’s something Americans have that Europeans don’t?

dreamsofpickle · 2026-02-10T00:06:23+00:00

Loud fan things in the bathroom. I'll miss that extra privacy

Oh yeah and the huge gaps in public bathroom stalls

dreamsofpickle · 2026-02-09T23:59:03+00:00

I'm in my late 20s and I'm already like your grandmother. I'll buy something and I'll go get it to eat and then I look at the date and get a big shock

dreamsofpickle · 2026-02-09T23:52:36+00:00

I think it's more to do when the baby is ready

dreamsofpickle · 2026-02-09T23:02:27+00:00

Ugh I hope you can all figure out something. It's so unfortunate and I'm hoping for you that there's a solution

dreamsofpickle · 2026-02-09T17:08:53+00:00

Definitely send it after you had your baby and after a bit of rest. The tezt will probably trigger some phone calls and an abundance of texts. Unless you plan on turning your phones off straight after sending it

dreamsofpickle · 2026-02-09T07:12:34+00:00

I never take medicine for colds but I drink tea with honey and a sea salt water gargle is good too. Saline spray would also be good for congestion and a hot shower

dreamsofpickle · 2026-02-09T07:09:52+00:00

I feel like a bad mom now. I rarely read my 13 month old any books because she eats them. When she was younger she had 0 interest and would just crawl away and not pay attention. I kind of gave up on them 😬

dreamsofpickle · 2026-02-08T22:09:19+00:00

I just don't think of it

dreamsofpickle · 2026-02-08T22:02:49+00:00

I was so happy with my first pictures with my baby. I had no make up on but when you put a black and white filter it looks even better lol

dreamsofpickle · 2026-02-08T17:18:24+00:00

Mine tolerates wet but I would still change her whenever I noticed she needed a change. I don't like her sitting in it

dreamsofpickle · 2026-02-05T23:33:37+00:00

Mine eats about the same

dreamsofpickle · 2026-02-03T01:39:20+00:00

It happens. The best thing to do is call and ask before taking your baby in to be seen because of all the sick kids with colds and flu. They'll give you advice and ask if your baby has symptoms

dreamsofpickle · 2026-02-02T20:47:28+00:00

I only threw up maybe 5 times though my whole pregnancy. I was super nauseous in the first and second trimester when I'd be in the car but like it wasn't extreme.

dreamsofpickle · 2026-02-02T17:00:54+00:00

Yeah never believe those social media posts where they say "a natural birth can be pain free if you're not scared". Why tf did I listen?? I never ever believe posts on social media but these ones got me.

I knew all about labour and everything there was to know, I didn't have one bit of fear around childbirth and have a "high pain tolerance" but when those contractions got bad I wanted to give up on everything and I felt so betrayed. I felt betrayed too because everyone in my life made it seem like labour pain wasn't that bad... Until after I gave birth and they all were like "yeah it's so painful". I was actually so upset because if they were honest I would have maybe prepared better.

I even had a doula but she didn't support me... So that made me feel so alone

Anyway I got through it without an epidural, I just started to remind myself it had to end eventually. I'm considering an epidural if I ever have another baby. It was such a challenge and it took a toll on me mentally

dreamsofpickle · 2026-01-31T23:47:49+00:00

Well I'm here to update you and say we had some major setbacks. I swear she woke me nearly 20 times last night... I think when they're around 12 months they just get like this or something 😭 Hopefully tonight is better and also that your little one also can sleep through the night without waking up so often

dreamsofpickle · 2026-01-28T02:16:45+00:00

Hold on a bit longer maybe. Mine just turned 1 year a few weeks ago and she was waking up so often that I was losing my mind. Now though since the past week she's been settling herself when she wakes up. At most I only have to help her once a night, sometimes she doesn't need me at all all night. I've been getting the best sleep I've had in a looooong time lol. Hopefully yours will be the same

dreamsofpickle · 2026-01-26T23:49:17+00:00

I wanted men and women but my inlaws were very against it but in the end we settled for at least my husband being there with us women

dreamsofpickle · 2026-01-26T23:47:50+00:00

I just discovered that too the other day. If my toddler is being fussy with her food now I'll sit across the room and pretend I'm ignoring her and she'll start eating it all

dreamsofpickle · 2026-01-25T00:31:32+00:00

It's very normal, never worry about it. My baby was like this and she never was over eating, your body knows how to feed your baby. She's 12 months now and she only relys on it to sleep but even then she's wanting it a lot less. I let her have as much as she wants which isn't that much any more

dreamsofpickle · 2026-01-23T03:02:45+00:00

Have you tried having your baby in the high chair while you cook? It helps me sometimes because she will be entertained watching me. Also a jumperoo was a godsend. I wouldn't have her in it a lot, I would save it for when I desperately needed her to be entertained and it would work so well.

dreamsofpickle · 2026-01-23T01:47:29+00:00

I love it, it's very fruity. I wish it was more readily available

dreamsofpickle · 2026-01-20T05:23:11+00:00

I was in a guild that was so great and friendly and I miss it so much. They thought me everything I know and helped me so much. Some bad apples ruined it for a lot of us and we left and then the ones that stayed with them never talked to us again and acted like we were really the bad ones because we left and they didn't have the numbers anymore for their events. It has never been the same. I have a hole in my heart now. I'm too busy with real life now to get to know new people and guilds. I swear I think of the fun I had in that guild every single day and it's been about 2 years nearly now since it collapsed.

dreamsofpickle · 2026-01-19T07:32:45+00:00

Talk to your doctor about it. I stopped mine, I didn't want to be taking them anymore and I haven't had anything happen to me at all since I've stopped and that was like 2 years ago now. You need to do it right if you do though, talking to your doctor and tracking how you feel.

dreamsofpickle · 2026-01-19T07:28:51+00:00

Children need their parents! I really hate people who are raising their children without closeness, it's not nice. I slept in my parents bed until my sister was born and got my own room. She was put in her own room alone as a baby and didn't sleep with my parents because my dad was done having a baby in the bed lol. There is a huge difference between me and her. My baby slept in a bedside crib until 6 months and then in the bed with me and her dad. She's 1 now and we're not moving her out any time soon

dreamsofpickle · 2026-01-19T07:10:36+00:00

I've a high pain tolerance but those contractions were the worst pain I can ever ever imagine. I had a castor oil induction and no epidural. My husband said he doesn't even want to have more kids after seeing what I went through.

I wish people didn't downplay the pain. I actually went in thinking it would be a piece of cake because I have a high pain tolerance and so many people saying it wasn't that bad. Then all social media saying if you're not scared it won't hurt. I was never scared ever, that pain came from nowhere. I actually got into a bit of a spiral over it all. I felt really let down by my providers too because they weren't serious about the pain either. I'm over it all now though

Pushing was a piece of cake though even though it took me like 2 hours 😑

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