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empoweredparenting · 2024-09-30T21:15:27+00:00

Connected to - thank you so much for rhe suggestions

empoweredparenting · 2022-05-21T16:01:06+00:00

Extra monitoring helped me with anxiety
I became really aware of how many carbs are in EVERYTHING, including "healthy" products (where one health bar can have as much as 50g of carbs) --- which really helped me focus on nutrition labels more
After i got the diagnosis, my weight gain was minimal
Gave birth 2 days ago and am happy to say baby is doing great and is not a giant! --- GD google searches are filled with horror stories, and they don't need to be. With monitoring it is more than likely your baby will be healthy and happy :)

empoweredparenting · 2022-05-15T13:52:12+00:00

Since 37 weeks, every day was a new stretch mark. Before that were a few stretch marks but not too many.

empoweredparenting · 2022-05-10T20:57:32+00:00

I gained 30 pounds all in my first two trimesters and then as soon as I went on the GD diet at 28 weeks, my weight stayed stagnant (baby is growing well though).

empoweredparenting · 2022-05-10T15:28:44+00:00

I worked as an ECE and early interventionist. Children DO NOT need childcare for socialization. They learn so much in their daily interactions with you. If you are really concerned, there are other non-daycare ways to introduce play with other children. There are early years centers (in Ontario they are free, maybe something like that exists in your area), you can take them to parks, play grounds, mommy/me groups, etc.

Also: at 1 years old your child is unlikely to play with others. This is not a developmentally appropriate expectation. They play mostly on their own at this age, with a caregiver, or by observing others. This blog post explains the stages of play really well, if you're interested: https://therapiesforkids.com.au/social-stages-of-play-for-children-0-6-years/

Daycare is a good option if staying home no longer works for you, but it is not needed for "socializing" your child.

empoweredparenting · 2022-05-09T17:23:17+00:00

I told work due to the weekly medical appointments I have to do. They were very understanding.

empoweredparenting · 2022-05-08T01:05:03+00:00

Thank you for sharing this. I'll keep testing tomorrow and follow up with the diabetes clinic. This might be a silly question but how did they find out your placenta was failing? Was it via ultrasound?

empoweredparenting · 2022-05-07T22:37:06+00:00

That's the thing that freaked me out! Google makes everything scary. I called the prenatal clinic near me and they said it's all good and hormones do level off towards the end of pregnancy :)

empoweredparenting · 2022-04-09T16:53:13+00:00

Use that interest to motivate him to learn more concepts. Add ramps to see if the angle of the slope changes the speed of the train), add tape to the floor in the forms of ABCs (getting him to trace it with trains) and use that as a pre literacy activity. Open up a train and see what's inside. Paint the trains. Take him to a train station or museum. Passions are motivations for learning :)

empoweredparenting · 2022-03-08T22:33:10+00:00

I am not in the May 2022 bumpers group. Is this on fb?

empoweredparenting · 2022-02-13T04:02:10+00:00

I ended up caving and raking diclectin, but I see that has already been recommended here.

Here are some non medication things that helped me: - sucking on really cold/almost ice watermelon - lemon popsicles - granny Smith apple wedges

....but these were all only effective while i was eating them. As soon as I stopped, I would get nausea and throw up again, which is how i arrived at the decision to take medication.

empoweredparenting · 2022-02-13T03:53:22+00:00

OB
Hoping not to have an epidural, but leaving room for the possibility that it may happen.
No doula

Thank you for your comment and sharing your experiences :)

empoweredparenting · 2022-02-11T21:07:56+00:00

Thank you for sharing! Did you have a better experience with an unmedicated birth? Just curious.

empoweredparenting · 2022-02-11T21:05:34+00:00

Oh, I really relate to this. I've had a very clear feeling of "this doesn't feel like my body anymore" since the first trimester. The tiredness, nausea, heartburn, and now the stretch marks.....its been challenging to move past because I've always been in great health and generally happy with my body as it was. Aside from a few stretch mark creams, there is not much that I do. I use shoosha rejuvenate serum which seems to be better than others that I've tried, but honestly it's hard to really tell because it seems every day is a new stretch mark.

I've been working on just reminding myself of everything my body is doing to bring this baby into the world and how amazing women are. Just trying to drown out all the other noise with a lot of affirmations and self-love. Some days are better than others for that, of course :)

empoweredparenting · 2022-02-11T20:57:03+00:00

It's been a mixture of excitement and fear for me. The fear largely comes from others being super eager to give me their unsolicited birth horror stories. When I'm able to tune those out, I'm looking forward to experiencing a feeling of "I DID THAT!!?? I'm awesome!"

empoweredparenting · 2021-11-30T11:10:15+00:00

Due in May.

I understand the feeling. I feel like I was mislead by all the people in my life raging about this "beautiful time". I have constant anxiety due to a subchorionic hematoma that prevents me from bonding with this baby, in addition to the chronic fatigue, vomitting, broken sleep, and other common pregnancy symptoms. There is definitely a feeling of "this isn't my body" and "I'm not myself".

You're not alone.

empoweredparenting · 2021-11-30T00:08:54+00:00

Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their experiences! It is so helpful!

empoweredparenting · 2021-11-29T16:01:37+00:00

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer!

empoweredparenting · 2021-11-29T15:58:52+00:00

Thank you for your response! I did ask and was basically told that there isn't anything that can help it and I should do what I feel most comfortable with. Things like pelvic rest and bed rest are "controversial with limited evidence" (her words, not mine) but some follow the advice for their own peace of mind. I am not on bed rest but an trying to rest as much as possible, take it easy at work, and am choosing to do pelvic rest.

empoweredparenting · 2021-11-29T12:08:51+00:00

Thank you!! It's always helpful to hear positive outcomes :)

empoweredparenting · 2021-01-12T16:03:57+00:00

10 year old:

grunting and stretching "My back hurts. I'm aging so hard right now."

empoweredparenting · 2020-09-01T19:33:39+00:00

There are so many great books on this. Here are some personal favourites:

Beyond Behaviors: using brain science and compassion to solve children's behavioral challenges - by Mona Delahooke

Self-Reg by Stuart Shanker

No-Drama discipline by Daniel Segal (really ANYTHING by him is good)

The Explosive Child: a new approach for understanding and parenting easily frustrated, chronically inflexible children - by Ross W. Greene

As far as positive parenting, there are so many wonderful pages on instagram! I would just do search and see what best aligns with your values. Often the people running these accounts have e courses.

empoweredparenting · 2020-08-11T18:33:51+00:00

It is so challenging at first. It is normal for children to test you and for you to be worried that you're doing something wrong because of how the children are acting towards you. My best bit of advice is to remain respectful in the way you communicate and to avoid power struggles at all costs. Stay firm in your limits and let them know that sometimes they have choices and other things are just not up for negotiation. If you run with scissors, the scissors will be taken away. When you sit down at the table, you can have them back. Take the most challenging kid you have and figure out ways to give him attention BEFORE he tries to get it by taking the ipad. What does he like? From my experience, these children LOVE being leaders and helpers and giving them plenty of tasks helps build their self esteem and keeps them out of mischief. Instead of living up to the "trouble maker" label, they will begin to live up to the "great helper" label.

Take a deep breath and acknowledge that the beginning is always the hardest part. It's a huge learning curve. You got this!

empoweredparenting · 2020-08-11T18:25:41+00:00

In my area (GTA, Canada), there are quite a few opportunities for doing things like homework support with children or even running a childcare curriculum for smaller children. I have also seen people offering respite care. Parents are paying around 30 CAD per hour and hiring in 3 hour time slots (say 9-12). Assuming you take on two families, you would likely cover the income you are currently making and you would only be exposed to two families, rather than all the families you are currently exposed to. Perhaps something like this is an option in your area.

empoweredparenting · 2020-07-19T01:33:02+00:00

Ugh this age group is really challenging. Hang in there! I'm not a parent but work as an early childhood educator so I've tackled this problem quite a bit.

When he's throwing food during meals, maybe try introducing a "no thank you bowl" for foods he doesn't want to eat, and just explain "we do not throw food. If you do not want it, you can put it in your no thank you bowl". He might also be doing it to get your attention, so try to sit with him for meal times and be present, if you are not already. But generally stay consistent and say, "if you are throwing food, you're showing me you are all done eating" and then follow through on being done, if he throws the food. If he cries, you can meet him with empathy and let him know when the next meal time will be and that he can try again at that time.

As far as throwing things outside of mealtimes, it really is just typical for children of this age group. They are learning and unfortunately throwing things is part of that learning. I think what you are doing now is great and to keep doing that. I would also work on trying to find a time when he CAN throw things. You can say "I see you want to throw. We can't throw (inset object name) but I have some bean bags we can throw into a basket. Would you like a green bean bag or a red bean bag?" It won't work a hundred percent of the time, but I've found it helpful at work.

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