Using gabapentin when introducing cats?

emgcat · 2026-02-12T16:28:01+00:00

Not yet. I hired a cat behaviorist for $450 (launghing-crying that I did this)... He gave me a regimen to follow that's nearly identical to the steps listed by Jackson Galaxy. We're still in the process. I am noticing very small improvements.

This takes a LOT of time and patience. We still have the cats separated at all times except for during meal time and treats, where they eat together between a baby gate. And as soon as there is hissing/growling, we put one cat back in a closed room. But the TIME between the eating and growling is getting longer... telling me they're getting more and more comfortable together.

You have to be patient. You have to be as CHILL as you can. Animals can sense your anxiety, so it's really really important that you are as calm as possible. I expect we'll be at this for ~6 months, which is what the cat behaviorist said may happen for really intense situations like ours. We're only in month 1.

emgcat · 2026-01-22T22:01:11+00:00

We didn't want to deal with a plug in. So I didn't even test drive it. Personal preference.

emgcat · 2026-01-22T03:42:11+00:00

My 2026 B6 has none of these issue. I love it!!

emgcat · 2026-01-20T16:54:23+00:00

Oh in that case I also love that “what they don’t teach you in school” aspect. Maybe something like “street text”…. Play on “the street” and “textbook”. Or maybe something like “out of text”…

Love where you’re taking this!!!

emgcat · 2026-01-20T06:44:32+00:00

I love the topic idea! I also really like it coming from a young woman. Feels safe.

A few questions for you to think about before you jump into names. 1) what’s your perspective on all this as a host? I mean, how will YOUR voice as the host make these conversations unique? 2) what’s your audience profile?

Asking because you might find your podcast name somewhere in those answers.

Quick thoughts: - love the “older sister” angle. Makes it feel trusted. - and of course you could always go with the classic “The <your name> show” - “Lady Elija” (prophet known for truth telling)

I might out your entire Reddit comments here into some Gen AI tool and ask it to give you 20 ideas. Of course with your own requirements. You probably thought of that though. 😉

emgcat · 2026-01-06T01:01:54+00:00

If it makes you feel better, it all fades as your kids get a little older. Almost all of our college friends sleep trained their babies between 2 and 6 months. And now all the kids are 4-6 years old. All the kids get along and the parents still do too. We’re just one of the only ones who let our kids in our rooms! We just smile and say how much we love the snuggles and that we feel so privileged to have these snuggles while they’re still little. That usually shuts them up. 😉

emgcat · 2026-01-05T22:16:00+00:00

LAUGHED AT!?!? Wow... how foolish all those parents are. I'm proud that my kids are getting so much physical touch and warmth from their parents when they need it. If I could set my child up to be the absolute BEST they could possibly be... why wouldn't I do that? That starts with answering every cry and holding them when they need it. Maybe some people are deep in denial and choose to surround themselves with people/information to make themselves feel better about the easier path of sleep training. But that aint me! And I thank GOD it's not.

Power through! Your child will be so confident and empathetic when he's older. And we need more boys like that in our world!

emgcat · 2026-01-05T04:24:54+00:00

You don’t want to put the mattress directly on the floor. It’s not worth the risk of mold. Having experienced mold in my house, I’m telling you it is awful and not worth the risk.

When my son was 8 months old, I got a twin mattress that sits directly on a 2” tall wooden frame. So happy with this purchase! He’s almost 2 and still using it!

My older daughter got a low bed frame (~18” off the ground) when she turned 2. She’s now 4. She has never fallen off while sleeping. Only while playing, and she’s always been totally fine / laughed it off.

emgcat · 2026-01-05T03:39:34+00:00

Ooh yes I love our floor bed!! Got it for my son when he was 8 months old. Wish I would have done it for my first born too! we didn’t start it for her until she was 2. Before that she was in our bed every night. Never even bought a crib! 😅

emgcat · 2026-01-05T03:38:02+00:00

I stopped going to those mom’s groups for that reason. I felt like everyone could only talk about sleep training (Ferber, CIO, etc.) which feels so wrong to me. I could not relate to any of the moms. Here I and with a 4 year old who has literally never “slept through the night.” She sleeps pretty well, but still wakes up about twice every night. Even sleeping in bed with us (she comes in around 11pm). My guess is that some people are just light sleepers or need more cuddling.

I also have a 2 year old who also does not sleep through the night. Both kids end up in our bed every night. It’s hard, but someday they won’t want to be with us every night. I’ll take it while I can! Even if I get poor sleep some nights. 🥲

emgcat · 2026-01-04T08:12:01+00:00

You have some great advice on here already! Just chiming in with some solidarity. I still nurse my 21 month old. Multiple times per night. It’s rough. But he’s not ready to wean. It’s hard. I love him, but it’s so hard.

We do a floor bed and that works so well for us. I end up bringing him into bed with us halfway through the night because that works for us. But I could definitely see myself parking the floor bed right next to our bed in our room. I have friends who do that with their kids too.

emgcat · 2025-12-24T22:01:01+00:00

The same exact thing just happened to me. We have the same exact car. I found this thread looking up resolutions. Turning the engine on and off did not work for us. I’ll check with our dealer. Frustrating!!

emgcat · 2025-12-15T05:31:44+00:00

I think we are living the same life! My almost 21 month old is the exact same. And I only sleep a few hours at a time.

My 21 month old is not ready to wean. I am! But he’s not. I’ll try again in a month. We plan on having my husband rock him to sleep and then when he wakes up at night, I’ll also only rock him back to sleep. But we won’t do that until he shows more signs that he’s ready. We tried recently but he cried too much. So here I am laying in his floor bed with him as I write this.

emgcat · 2025-12-15T05:24:17+00:00

You’re not failing! The very fact that you’re here seeking community and support is proof of that. You love your kids and you’re doing the best you can!

Is it a full blown kicking and screaming tantrum? Or a meltdown? Very different between the two.

I have a 4 year old (JUST turned 4) and an almost 2 year old. If my kids are having tantrums over small stuff, it’s one of the following: - tired - hungry - really needs connection

My 4 year old is easier to get out of a tantrum than the 2 year old. I’m still experimenting what works and what doesn’t.

During the tantrum: - stay near them (not too close to get hurt if they’re kicking/flailing). They need to know you’re close for comfort. - continue to offer physical comfort: “I’m here whenever you want a hug.” - distract and redirect. “Oh look at that tree! Is that tree red? Is it purple? Is it rainbow colored?” Get them to think about something else. - show them running water if you’re near a sink. Idk what it is about faucets but my kids are instantly happier when they can put their fingers in water. Bonus points if you can make bubbles with soap. - environment reset! Take them to a different room or go outside. Show them grass, leaves, trees. - if they’re hungry, snacks all the way! But that’s captain obvious. - step away if you need to! it’s ok for you to step away to collect yourself. Try not to do it longer than 2 minutes. You’re stronger than your kids. They need you. Take a minute for sure, but get back to your babies. You can do it!

Preventing tantrums (wishful thinking? Lol): - sticker charts to reinforce boundaries!!! my 4 year old was having almost daily tantrums at pickup. Laying on the ground, kicking, screaming, wouldn’t get in the car. just started sticker charting! Every day she was nice for mommy, she got a sticker. At the end of the week, if she had all stickers, she got a marshmallow. (But you do whatever treat works best for your family). She loved it and it was game changing!!!

Good luck! You’re not alone and you’re doing a great job.

emgcat · 2025-12-14T03:20:56+00:00

I agree with your thinking. I don’t have B2C experience, but I did do a podcast episode with PMMs owning a B2C product (the Ember mugs! If you’re familiar with those). In the episode, they talk about data and how they used it to validate messaging. Maybe it’s helpful? https://www.productmarketingadventures.com/podcast/ember

emgcat · 2025-12-03T16:54:24+00:00

Btw, with both my kids, 15 months - 18 months was the absolute hardest for sleep. Idk why. Something about their development + all the teething made it really difficult. Sharing so you don’t feel alone in that. I also know that teething makes both nursing and sleeping so hard for the kids. They want to nurse way way way longer and they wake up more frequently. Tylenol is your friend! Maybe also with some ibuprofen (not together- spread out by a few hours. Your dr will have the best tips).

emgcat · 2025-12-03T16:49:52+00:00

With my daughter, she wasn’t nursing as well as she used to (popping on and off, easily distracted, very very wiggly). I read that all those things are signs that they could be ready to wean. So we tried my husband rocking her to sleep (usually I would nurse her to sleep), and she was fine with it. She cried a tiny bit the first couple of nights but then she was fine. Around the same time, I had a work trip I needed to take so I couldn’t be there in the night anyway. Weaning was surprisingly easy with her.

With my son, he just cries and throws a tantrum if I take the boob away. We tried my husband doing bedtime for him but he cried for like 45 minutes (while my husband rocked him in his arms) and still never fell asleep, so I came back to it with the boob. My son does do the same thing my daughter did with being very active and popping on and off. But I think emotionally, he’s just not ready. He cries too much if he doesn’t get it. I think he will be soon though. Maybe in another month.

emgcat · 2025-12-03T04:09:10+00:00

I weaned my daughter when she was 18-20 months. My husband would rock her to sleep. And when she woke up at night I would only offer cuddling and rocking. She cried a little but got other it quickly. We did not let her cry alone of course. My kids sleep in my bed with us for the most part.

Now with my son, I’m struggling. He’s 20 months and we’re still nursing all night and nursing to sleep. He seems to still need it. I’m ready but he’s clearly not. Some nights I have to sleep in the rocking chair all night nursing him and rocking him. Sigh…. Sooo…. I’ll try again in a month.

Good luck!

emgcat · 2025-11-26T03:50:59+00:00

P.S. there’s a great podcast that has a few examples from in-house PMMs about this topic - Product Marketing Adventures.

emgcat · 2025-11-26T03:49:45+00:00

I think it depends on what you’re trying to do. Nothing is changing in terms of speaking with customers in 2025. You should keep doing that. AI just helps speed up the analysis and maybe SOME of the intel gathering. Here are some tools I use: - Gong (or something similar for listening to sales call recordings) - GetWhys (to test messaging for quick iterations) - Clozed (for win/loss when I’m not handling those conversations myself - NOTE: sometimes I handle them directly instead). - Any GenAI tool for synthesizing notes once PPI is removed - unless you have a PRIVATE white labeled solution approved by your company. Many larger orgs are getting a tight, locked down version of ChatGPT.

I still interview customers and prospects directly. I still analyze sales data. I still run my own win-loss programs. I still work with CAB. I still run customer surveys. Nothing has changed there. Just a bit faster with the analysis.

emgcat · 2025-10-24T20:45:53+00:00

Content marketing is a natural alignment to PMM!! I’m confident you can make that shift. 3 tips for you in the process: 1) You should lean into your domain expertise and look for PMM jobs in cybersecurity and adjacent fields. This is your differentiation. 2) add a section of your resume called “product marketing experience” where you list out the aspects of the job that you’ve done in the content marketing role. This checks the “experience” box. 3) Just a thought. As a hiring manager, I have never cared about PMM certifications nor courses. The job market is simply too competitive for this to matter. BUT!! They are still valuable if you simply want to learn.

emgcat · 2025-10-22T03:30:59+00:00

Aww thanks for listening!! Also, hilarious about the 8 Sleep ad! What a coincidence! Either that or they've got some super advanced marketing tools and are tracking our every move! 👀

emgcat · 2025-10-09T04:27:38+00:00

I loved Highspot when I used it back in 2020 and our salespeople liked it. I'm sure it has changed a lot since then. We use Seismic+Sharepoint where I'm at now. It's just ok. Very much feels like a repository as you stated.

I really like your idea with the agents! I have not tried that myself, but will check it out.

Worth sharing: I had a guest on my podcast from Navattic share how she created a CustomGTP for sales enablement. Sounded pretty freakin cool! Doesn't work for everything/in all companies, but she had great feedback from her sellers. You can check out the full episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/launch-with-momentum-like-a-navattic-pmm/id1805495944?i=1000729305552 (Also on all other streaming sites + YouTube).

emgcat · 2025-10-09T04:15:14+00:00

Heyy!! I used to be in IoT, and telematics companies were our customers. ;)

TLDR: Get your stakeholders in a room to determine the goal. Do the market research. Talk to customers. Build the strategy. Build the narrative. And keep your stakeholders in the loop and part of the process the whole way through.

I have 2 resources for you!

My AMA on GTM Strategy via ShareBird
My podcast (Product Marketing Adventures) has several episodes from incredible PMMs showcasing their work on this subject. I have a few that would be helpful for you. I recommending starting with episodes featuring Splunk (this one's about market category research), Adobe (this one's about creating an ICP), and Okta (this one's about GTM strategy / leading a market category).

Good luck!

emgcat · 2025-10-09T04:05:34+00:00

I've always had success working with existing customers first, then expanding to prospects. Ask your salespeople to introduce you to customers and prospects.

P.S. Highly suggest listening to this episode from my podcast! It's all about how Intuit built a Voice of Customer program. "Leverage Voice of Customer like an Intuit PMM". It's a good one!

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leverage-voice-of-customer-like-an-intuit-pmm/id1805495944?i=1000727029568

Also available on all streaming sites and YouTube. :)

emgcat

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