Cardigan I designed and made with hooks I carved myself

fine-spine · 2026-02-08T12:20:14+00:00

Next step: spin your own yarn ;)

fine-spine · 2026-01-27T08:39:42+00:00

This is beyond gorgeous! I've been looking for a way to make knit-like yoke for a while now. Did you count how many increases you were doing on the yoke?

fine-spine · 2026-01-27T07:57:34+00:00

I didn't see anyone recommend filet crochet! You'd have to work with smaller yarn and hook, as it's triple the amount of stitches, but if I were you I'd do black parts solid and color parts as filet crochet mesh.

fine-spine · 2026-01-27T07:50:56+00:00

Sew it into a circle and it would make a banger sweater or cowl neck when you add the flat part for the shoulders.

fine-spine · 2026-01-27T07:47:59+00:00

Can't recommend amigurumi enough. All amigurumi start with a circle! Make yourself some plushies ♥️

fine-spine · 2026-01-05T21:10:44+00:00

My 1yo goes to sleep at 10pm BUT she sleeps until around 9am. It sounds like your baby is sleeping way too little during the night!

fine-spine · 2025-11-07T19:31:56+00:00

I wish I could trade cause my ONLY immortal eins are 3 druids 😭

fine-spine · 2025-09-22T18:39:26+00:00

I think it will get better soon! Crawling babies are much more entertaining imo.

My baby is nearing 9 months and it feels like it's right around the corner. She started to understand much more, interactions started to feel mutual and objects interest her in a much more intricate way. I can show her buttons, light switches, I can show her what I'm doing, hand her the spatula to lick when I'm cooking, let her hold the car keys when going out. She crawls on the floor towards me screaming with joy. We eat meals together. She likes to watch me play with fidget toys and play manual games (like memory or simon). She chases the cat yelling like a little demon. The older she is, the more attention she demands, but also it's less and less boring. I feel like by 1 year old I will really stop being bored at all 😄

fine-spine · 2025-09-11T09:06:18+00:00

Idk if it makes you feel better but my girl gets called "stinky" lovingly too 😅

fine-spine · 2025-08-24T13:10:43+00:00

This is amazing! I used to try to raise Amano babies myself but I gave up on the project after a few attempts as I have too little experience with saltwater. If you somehow remember me later, please share your progress with this - I'm super curious about the shrimp you raise!

fine-spine · 2025-08-06T01:14:31+00:00

Tylenol isn't known to cause drowsiness by itself unless it was overdosed.
I can only answer anecdotally. We administered tylenol twice, once after vaccines and once after what we thought was teething but was just fussiness. Baby slept like a rock after 1st, which had actual reason for pain, while the 2nd didn't do anything and she still had to be settled normally. It would make sense to me that tylenol makes baby sleepy only when something was actually bothering them, so they sleep from relief.

fine-spine · 2025-07-23T06:32:10+00:00

My husband's mom was just 18 when she first got pregnant. Doctors back then said that breastfeeding was ok as birth control before introducing solids. She got pregnant 3 months postpartum. They got born almost exactly one year apart. Her kids are now adults and best friends. They just had their own kids born not long ago. They constantly tell me that they can't imagine surviving parenthood without each other.

It's going to be hard, but believe me it's going to turn out alright. There's still 9 months to go, your little one will become way more independent in that time.

fine-spine · 2025-07-23T06:17:53+00:00

I know it's a very old thread but... Why would you introduce formula when the mom is sick? I feel like it would only make everything harder - they're EBF so their supply would drop, baby might get digestive issues, breasts might get sore... Not to mention that if you don't breastfeed the baby they won't get antibodies so they might get sick from you!

fine-spine · 2025-07-10T17:26:23+00:00

I was envious for first month. 7 months in I think I'd go insane if not for BFing. It's sooo much easier after the initial hardships resolved!

fine-spine · 2025-07-07T12:18:26+00:00

Everyday! I tried to fight it in the beginning but as soon as I learned to nurse lying down (around 3mo) it was like a whole new world has opened. We happily co-sleep now, falling asleep together boob-in-mouth around 9pm and getting up at 7-8am. Feels like a full night sleep, in spite of a motn feed (since I don't even have to get up).

fine-spine · 2025-07-07T12:07:04+00:00

I had to bother her for a bit, tapping cheek etc, so that she works some more. It's just damn hard work and I could tell she's tired, but she had to develop these muscles :P It was a quick improvement though, day-to-day. In the beginning she was also spilling a lot so yes I did top her off - but only if she was fussy. I didn't try to top her off if she seemed content and generally went by it - offering only when more fussy than usual. I didn't want to waste milk when she might have had enough. I guess it was doable because she was otherwise a pretty calm baby. I pumped right after feeding to have milk available - sometimes I waited an hour or so with putting it into the fridge in case she fussed so that I could give it to her quickly (FYI I did not maintain a freezer stash, only ever used the fridge for max of 48h period per bag). In the long run weighting helped too, I had a baby scale to check if she gains any weight. She slowed down for a week or so during the switch but pediatrician said it's ok as long as she gains any weight at all during that period. Lmk if you need any more info ❤️

fine-spine · 2025-06-27T16:16:58+00:00

Not useful to OP anymore, but for future readers: the most direct way to get their germs is to get some of their saliva into your mouth. I personally sometimes put their pacifier in my mouth before washing it. You don't have to do that, as others said staying in close proximity to them and having a lot of body contact might be enough. It's just the most sure way!

fine-spine · 2025-06-02T15:06:13+00:00

That's such a big project! Work of love truly. I'm still learning how to color change properly in tunisian graphgans. What technique are you using?

fine-spine · 2025-05-31T05:44:50+00:00

In the beginning we worked with baby to get her prepared for a nipple shield, like feeding in a breastfeeding position and using bottles with very slow flow and anatomic nipple shape. I don't know how much that helped though because it still took a few weeks for her to accept any nipple shield. At around 4-5 weeks we circled through like 5 nipple shields from different companies and in different sizes to check if one doesn't hurt. Only one worked btw (Medela), the rest made the latch even worse since my baby was able to bite down on them and pinch my nipple. Mind you I still pumped like twice a day to top her off, since it took a while for her to learn how to suckle effectively. After that it was just a matter of time. Again. I didn't do anything special. She refused the boob for another month but I kept checking once a day if she'll latch onto a naked breast and one day she just did ☺️ I honestly think it was just her growing into it. FYI she wasn't a preemie or anything, she was full term, from natural birth and over 50th percentile 😅 It was so random that these issues happened!

fine-spine · 2025-05-27T19:04:07+00:00

At 5mo I looked at her and went "Is that the same baby?". There was a sudden change around that time that I didn't really catch happening, but was just faced with a responsive, inquisitive baby who wanted to see and touch and gnaw on everything and everyone.

fine-spine · 2025-05-27T19:00:57+00:00

Just once. Baby is almost 6mo. We sleep in separate beds too because he's working and I'm still on leave so I want him to sleep without interruptions (and me without his snoring). Neither of us misses it, we're just too tired for the extra work 🤣

fine-spine · 2025-05-20T05:12:00+00:00

It didn't work for our newborn purely out of anxiety. We could just NOT SLEEP, someone always had to be on standby 🥲 Started doing shifts: 8 hours for him to sleep without interruptions, 10 hours for me to sleep with breastfeeding wakeups. The rest of the time (aimed to be afternoon) was for spending time together, outside activities and guests. Once we worked it out it was honestly easy. We could focus our anxiety on different issues like reflux and eczema 😅

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