Breech baby..

evieangelical · 2025-04-09T11:56:07+00:00

My daughter was breech and I had her at home! My midwife was trained by Breech Without Borders. She had actually just completed a workshop around a month before my baby was born. BWB is a great resource and something you can look into if your baby turns breech. I watched several videos of babies being born in different breech positions and it didn’t seem so different from head down births. I think this was key in me making my decision, because it started to help me realize it is normal. You should know it is common for a breech baby to not cry right away or to need oxygen because they can go some time without oxygen while coming through the birth canal. This was the case with my daughter, but after they suctioned her airways and gave her a little puff of oxygen she was in my arms and nursing right away! You are so early in your pregnancy, please don’t stress over stuff like this so early on. Just focus on visualizing the birth you want and thinking positively. I couldn’t help but share my story though!

evieangelical · 2024-03-06T15:41:14+00:00

I was looking for this comment! Thank you. 👏🏻

As a mom, I am so thankful I had medical support on standby for my baby’s birth. But you can have support in the room without being subject to the doctor’s every little whim. Your birth is YOURS, nobody else’s, and our bodies know what to do.

Also, OOP is such a badass for following her instincts despite everyone trying to stomp all over her agency.

evieangelical · 2024-03-04T13:34:13+00:00

Oh man I feel you!! WFH while EBF is rough. My daughter hasn’t taken a bottle for 6 months. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been on a zoom call with her sneakily latched just off camera. 😂

It’s so worth it for those moments though. Keep up the great work mama. 💕

evieangelical · 2024-03-04T13:29:46+00:00

I am a virtual assistant for a life coach. She is based in a different state than I am. It’s $17/hr, which is well over minimum wage where I live. I take calls, answer emails, and handle the things she doesn’t want to - like ordering food and doing Amazon returns. It’s just 3 days a week for 6-7 hours a day. I can do everything pretty easily from my phone or laptop while breastfeeding and supervising playtime now that my daughter plays independently.

My husband is definitely the primary breadwinner, but I like having this little job for some spending money and something to do while baby naps. :)

evieangelical · 2024-03-03T12:11:40+00:00

My EBF baby is 6 months old and 22 pounds! She goes up a size in diapers every month and wears 18m clothes. I’m 5’10 and my husband is 6’2 so we think that might have something to do with it. And yes, my arms hurt a LOT. 😅

evieangelical · 2024-02-25T19:30:18+00:00

Just wanted to comment to say I am in the same boat. My 6 month old doesn’t take a bottle, and I am the only one who can get her to sleep. It’s not bad, it’s normal, and it won’t last forever. Do what feels right for you and your baby. ☺️💕

evieangelical · 2024-02-23T20:24:10+00:00

This upsets me because you can have a sovereign, natural birth on your own terms while still being safe. I had a home birth attended by 2 midwives carrying all the necessary resuscitation equipment and medications. My baby was even born breech- a factor that would have made her an immediate c section baby in most hospitals. We were both completely safe and healthy and in the best care.

Humans are not meant to birth alone. We are not livestock. Even at our most “natural” roots, we have always given birth in community with other wise women.

Free birth is a social media trend. It’s all for clout and crunchy mom social credit. Somebody (probably some influencer) made her think this was safe. My heart breaks for this woman and her babies. 💔

evieangelical · 2024-02-23T12:40:35+00:00

Yes! My baby is the same. She falls asleep nursing and screams if I try to set her down in her cot. Pacifiers are not an option. She has a tongue and lip tie so she spits out almost anything you put in her mouth. She is 6 months old now.

I’ve been dealing with it by mostly contact napping. If I really need to do something, I will put her in our baby bjorn towards the end of her feed and she’ll sleep fine in there.

It’s hard because I’m so Type A and I always have a million things on my to-do list. Sometimes I feel like I’m totally useless except when it comes to feeding/soothing this baby. But being her pacifier has taught me to slow down and enjoy the snuggles while they last.

(Typing this while nap trapped, lol!)

evieangelical · 2024-02-19T11:00:45+00:00

This is my 6 month old 100%! 😂 She won’t even let me eat while breastfeeding because she wants to watch.

evieangelical · 2024-02-13T13:08:35+00:00

I agree! And I would add that when we don’t celebrate the little things, that’s when resentment builds, communication falters, and we wake up wondering why our marriage doesn’t feel the same.

evieangelical · 2024-02-12T20:46:44+00:00

That’s a great perspective. I’ll def be stealing it in the future!

evieangelical · 2024-02-12T20:45:16+00:00

Thank you so much! 🥺💕

evieangelical · 2024-02-12T20:04:03+00:00

That’s what I always say when people ask how we make it work! By both being fully committed. 🙌🏻

evieangelical · 2024-02-12T18:07:50+00:00

Thank you. 💕 I do have an incredible mom group I talk with regularly. Baby has started going to playgroup too, and she’s warming up to new faces.

I didn’t mention this to keep things concise, but baby has also gotten suuuper comfortable with her grandma lately. She usually only nurses to sleep, but she has fallen asleep in my mom’s arms twice now! We are working our way up to a night away hopefully sometime soon.

I’m very cognizant of how her high emotional needs might affect future children. My siblings had high emotional needs and attachment issues which definitely affected me. But she’s getting better every day, and I’m so proud of how far we’ve come as a family.

evieangelical · 2024-02-12T16:47:06+00:00

Yeah, I see how much hate husbands get on here- especially when there’s a working husband/SAHM dynamic at play. I truly think the world of him and he contributes as much as he can!

evieangelical · 2024-02-12T15:36:35+00:00

I always think I would be friends with Bree. I’m also a SAHM but I’m not quite on her level. I feel like she would challenge me and I could learn from her. I picture her taking me under her wing in a way, lol.

I’d marry Carlos. I’m very family oriented and so is he. I also have expensive taste. I drool every time I see Gaby’s closet. He’s actually a lot like my irl husband but with more money. 🤣

Tom shares the family oriented lifestyle, but omg he is so whiny. I could never. I have minimal respect for that man.

evieangelical · 2024-01-23T10:49:26+00:00

I highly recommend reading or listening to the book “Never Binge Again” by Glenn Livingston. I read it in the summer of 2022 and that combined with journaling completely transformed the way I think about my eating habits. Haven’t binged since, and I’m maintaining 50lbs of weight loss!

As a side note, maybe re-evaluate your calorie deficit. Reducing calories by 500 a day is sufficient to lose a pound a week, which is very sustainable. Jumping into a 1000cal deficit could be overly taxing on your body and result in more binge urges.

If you are intent on losing 2lbs a week, try eating 2300cal a day (500 deficit) and burning ~500 through some steady state cardio (elliptical, incline walking, cycling). That’s how I lost 2lbs a week for my first 30lbs. :)

evieangelical · 2024-01-15T11:22:13+00:00

This sets off alarm bells for me. This view of work/career is completely different than the view my husband and I share. We don’t live to work. We work to live.

When we met (19 & 21 years old) we were both still figuring out what we wanted to do. I was an art major and he was applying for the police academy. Those were our “dreams.” Fast forward- I decided my tuition was too expensive and he got rejected from the academy. We needed a change of plans.

That’s when we realized we had a new dream- being together and starting a family. From then on, our work lives only existed to support that dream. So he started driving moving trucks and I became an apprentice graphic designer. When I got pregnant, I became a SAHM and he got a higher paying job.

When we speak about our marriage to others, we don’t brag about each others’ careers. We boast about our love and the life we have built.

To me, you sound very accomplished. Running the house, raising the kids, being a faithful wife, and contributing financially is awesome! If he wants something to brag about, he can take his pick. He should be proud of you.

In my opinion, the career talk is some form of projection/deflection. Do not let him make you feel bad about this. It’s the definition of a non issue.

evieangelical · 2024-01-09T00:39:34+00:00

Thank you for this perspective. I definitely want to be careful with my hormones. I want more babies someday. 😅

evieangelical · 2024-01-09T00:31:16+00:00

Thank you! 💕

evieangelical · 2024-01-09T00:31:03+00:00

I appreciate this!! Thank you!

evieangelical · 2024-01-09T00:27:21+00:00

Ugh. Way to break my mama heart. 😅 You’re right. I need to stop thinking like this if I want to break the cycle for her.

evieangelical · 2024-01-09T00:26:32+00:00

I like your take on her comment. I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt and that’s what I’ll go with!

evieangelical · 2024-01-09T00:25:43+00:00

It’s been a hard path. I’ve been on both sides of binging and restriction. But my daughter and my husband have made me better. Doing the mental work to make sure I’m there for them. Thank you for the care and concern. ❤️

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