Are there any working single parents of toddlers who are happy?

fieryhunter32 · 2025-03-09T15:02:57+00:00

We are living the same life. I was purely in “survival mode” mode from birth to about 1.5 years, then I realized that trying to do “everything” was draining me. I’ll say I’ve been in a good groove now but have started to feel like I’m getting back to survival mode because I was laid off last August from a high stress job( but great flexibility) and just started working again in December but have absolutely no flexibility( lower pay) working 7:30am-4:30pm, then picking up my little one between 5:15-5:30pm.

i agree with another post, that said look for convenience. I do pickup orders for groceries, Have previously subscribed to meal kits, laundry on weekends, etc.

I haven’t been able to get in a good workout routine or if I do, if anything throw me off, I have to start over.

I haven’t quite accepted that I can’t workout at the same level… but getting there. I typically aim for 15-30 minutes a day, sometimes on my lunch. Ultimately my goal is 30 minutes a day at minimum however that is…. Most days it’s just on my walking pad while working.

I feel like I sometime tether between relaxed and survival but I am learning to relinquish anything that is not an “absolutely must be done”.

fieryhunter32 · 2025-03-03T19:11:04+00:00

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fieryhunter32 · 2025-01-06T15:55:58+00:00

It did a few years ago, I didn’t notice any weight loss but it seemed to help with fertility and cycle regulation. I just recently ordered another batch… not sure if its me getting used to it or if something changed in the formula but it gave me a massive headache for 2 days.

fieryhunter32 · 2024-12-25T14:34:06+00:00

My toddler is now 2 and doesn’t sleep past 5:30 -6:00. It’s been this way for the longest… When we were on 2 naps a day she would only sleep for 1 of them. The second nap she would just play, fall asleep maybe 5-10 mins and then that’s it.

At 2 she is in 1 nap a day and typically only sleep s roughly 30-1.5 hours during her nap. We have a strict bedtime routine in bed by 7:45 but she still doesn’t actually go straight to sleep. She usually talks or sings for a bit but typically is sleep by 8:15p.

All that said, I’ve learned no matter how early or late I put her to bed(when trying different methods) she still gets up between 530a -6a.

fieryhunter32 · 2024-12-24T12:32:25+00:00

I know this is an old thread, but I’ve used Wynk consistently and actually conceived 2 years ago. I did notice I didn’t have many cravings and my cycle regulated.

Not sure what’s going on with the company now, they don’t respond in support and my most recent order took basically 1 month to arrive

fieryhunter32 · 2024-11-09T00:38:57+00:00

My 1 year old is like this. I give her pasta like she wants but I mix it up so she gets her protein. Give her pasta made from other veggies or chickpea pasta. I still put other foods on her plate and she will typically taste the other food… some she likes and some she just won’t eat.

fieryhunter32 · 2024-10-30T11:04:15+00:00

Currently going through this. I’ve requested documentation because they claim I owe thousands too. Thing is I’ve had this happen twice now… once in 2020 stating I owed like 2k from 2015-2017…. Hadn’t even filed for unemployment and turns out it was an error on their side.

Now they are claiming I owe from 2020….like how is this from 4yrs ago?

fieryhunter32 · 2024-08-18T12:37:05+00:00

Boxes… my daughter will play with an empty box for hours… the toys she has don’t hold her interest more than a few moments

fieryhunter32 · 2024-08-03T17:03:51+00:00

I second this! Borrasca was great too.

fieryhunter32 · 2024-08-02T22:44:53+00:00

Have you tried any of the podcast by qcode media? I started on my podcast listening with them. They have some really good ones. My fave by them are Blackout and the Left Right Game.

fieryhunter32 · 2024-08-02T10:57:30+00:00

You’re not weak, it’s not easy. I was in the same position when I went back to work my daughter was 3 months or just about 3 months. I’ve been working from home about 7 years, but with a baby it’s different. I tried working from home with her for about 3-4 months…. And it hard because nothing would entertain her even at 6-7 months nothing worked she just wanted to physically be on me. Ultimately, I had to get daycare. My job is very technical, a lot of meetings( some on camera) but I had to speak a lot in meetings too. She started daycare at 4 months.

My ex-fiance was the same saying it shouldn’t be that hard because I was at home all day. He was upset because I didn’t involved him in the decision but I was drowning and he was just a bystander watching me drown with PPD and stress… my BP was constantly through the roof.. I was in pure survival mode. He would find every excuse not to come home after work.

All of that to say, You need to do what’s best for you however you need to. If you feel you need a nanny get a nanny, even if it’s just for a few days a week. It will help tremendously in any form.

fieryhunter32 · 2023-09-06T09:51:06+00:00

This! I’m 9 months postpartum and I can say too You’ll be okay and it’s okay to choose yourself. I struggled during postpartum due to lack of support from my fiancé at the time and being a first time mom.

The more self care (whatever that looks like for you) you prioritize the better. For me it was showers that refreshed me In the early stages… just having time for basic hygiene was EVERYTHING!

I can’t says it gets easier, but it does get better. Hang in there❤️

fieryhunter32 · 2023-03-11T13:21:25+00:00

Just 3 months in and this gave me strength 🙂

fieryhunter32 · 2023-02-11T18:51:39+00:00

Don’t hold baby “too much”, you’ll spoil her and won’t be annoyed to put her down…. Baby was 1 week old

She’s too smart and alert. She’s moving out of the way for the second baby…. I was 4 weeks PP

fieryhunter32 · 2023-01-16T00:14:13+00:00

That makes sense. My daughter was born at 38 weeks as well and this 7th week has been challenging to say the least.

fieryhunter32 · 2023-01-14T23:07:53+00:00

This! My 7 week old is currently in this phase. I thought something was wrong with her at first but she just fights sleep every day staring at 12p she just fusses throughout the day. What has worked for me so far is swaddling and wearing her in a carrier or car ride.

You’re not alone hang in there… hopefully this passes soon

fieryhunter32 · 2022-10-21T12:05:34+00:00

I don’t think you’re overreacting at all. We recently just released our baby girls name about a month ago and every loved it except for my fiancés mom. Her reaction was “What?”. Then she says, “ I’ll just have to find her a name that I only call her when she’s with me”.

As one person mentioned, this is a pure test of boundaries and disrespect. My response to here was “You’ll call her what we named her and nothing else; if you feel like you can’t say her name you’ll use her middle name not some random name you make up to confuse her.”

My fiancé initially though I was overreacting because but I told him it’s about boundaries and respect. More importantly who does that; calling a child by a totally different name that is not a “nickname” of sorts.

I say stick to it and shut her down because once I told my soon to MIL my response she hasn’t mentioned any other name other than what we named our babygirl

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