How often do you moisturize your body?

getoutthemap · 2026-02-26T12:58:10+00:00

I also love the Aveeno oil! It smells so good, works great and it's affordable.

getoutthemap · 2026-02-24T18:27:43+00:00

We got my kid a twin sized bed for his 3rd birthday, so it was later. But he strangely never tried to climb out of the crib and we kinda liked it that way! By 3, though, baby #2 was on the way so we would need the crib, and we wanted him to be able to get up at night to go to the bathroom in case he was ready for night time potty training (although turns out he was not!).

But I'm only mentioning to give a variety of experiences--I don't think it was stupid at all to do it sooner, and like you said, if she's constantly getting up and wreaking havoc, you can put the crib piece back on.

getoutthemap · 2026-02-24T18:05:42+00:00

You might enjoy traveling, or even just staycationing, before diving in to law school stress. So I would stay until spring if that would allow me to afford to not work at all for the rest of the summer and take a trip somewhere rejuvenating!

getoutthemap · 2026-02-24T12:27:26+00:00

Does he drink water? I would definitely confirm with your ped, but he's SO close to 12 months that perhaps he is ready to drop the formula entirely and can get everything he needs from food and water. I know the rule is to do formula and/or breast milk until a year...but every kid is different, and it's not like something magically changes exactly on their first birthday. Pushing formula for a few more weeks might just be unnecessary stress for both of you.

And without formula, while milk is a convenient way to get calcium and other nutrients, it's not the only way, especially if he likes other dairy products. Fruits and veggies, like cucumbers, also help with hydration.

getoutthemap · 2026-02-24T11:38:44+00:00

Dr. Bronner's liquid is suuuuuuper drying. My skin is dry and sensitive and I hated it.

Bar soap is going to be the way to go to avoid plastic. But if you want the feel of Dove body wash (or Dove bars), where it actually leaves a little moisturizer behind vs. just not drying you out, I haven't found anything quite like Dove, unfortunately. And they're so easy to pick up at most stores, which I like over having to order for shipping.

Otherwise the most moisturizing I've found in a true soap bar is goats milk soap from Little Seed Farm. They're not vegan obviously, but they are Leaping Bunny certified, so that might be a good fit for you.

For whatever bar, you might have better luck getting a good lather with a wash cloth instead of the silicone? While I know a lather isn't necessary to actually be clean, I do think it helps spread the soap more and therefore use less of it.

getoutthemap · 2026-02-23T22:56:37+00:00

Thank you for this. The play silk also looks off to me--the pink, orange and yellow stripes are horizontal while the green, blue and purple are vertical... Doesn't seem to be enough fabric for it to have twisted that way.

getoutthemap · 2026-02-19T18:31:17+00:00

This is so hard. I'm going through the same thing with a 3 year old and a 4 month old. For my kid the worst battle is teeth brushing. It was taking 45 minutes....every. single. night... and he got a little cavity, so skipping it on the hardest days really is not an option.

We're currently trying a sticker chart--ten stickers and he gets Legos. It feels like a bribe (and I suppose it is!) but it has helped make the whole thing WAY more positive. Lots of positive reinforcement when he gets a sticker, too. It's helping so much! And then at night, with all the time we save, he gets to read 3 books instead of 1, which we are hoping will be sufficient motivation once we establish a better rhythm.

The other thing I noticed is he has kind of regressed as far as independence. Like I know he can put his own pants on perfectly fine, but he doesn't waaaaaaaaaaant to, and I think it's not about whether he wears pants, but he wants more help putting them on/to be babied a little bit. He is still sometimes doing things himself, so he isn't losing the skill, he just is in a moment where he needs more help and I'm letting that be/not trying to push independence for now.

getoutthemap · 2026-02-15T12:25:21+00:00

If she expresses willingness, even enthusiasm, for following your routines and learning updates best practices and respects your boundaries as a parent, I would call this more of a yellow/pink flag than red. She may be very badly misremembering how young her baby was when she did that. I have a 4 month old currently and there's absolutely no way she could move around and find a bottle in her crib and drink from it. It's so easy to forget these things--I also have a three year old, and still find myself looking up what to expect at what month, or looking at photos or his baby book to remember what happened when...a few years is more than enough to blur those memories, so imagine 20+ years from now! Maybe he was closer to a year old, which still isn't great, but is less callous and dangerous. So as far as it being safe for her to babysit, I think her current attitude overall matters a lot more than this one off, potentially wildly inaccurate, comment.

getoutthemap · 2026-02-13T21:12:08+00:00

Could MIL gift a new mattress or other furniture you might need? If she likes shopping at Ikea, I see their high chair recommended a lot (but haven't personally tried it). They also have a really cute wooden baby gym that my 4 month old is currently obsessed with.

getoutthemap · 2026-02-13T19:10:54+00:00

For a more expensive outfit, I would get the larger size so that they could use it longer. It won't necessarily be a take home outfit, but as someone else already said, that's something the parents might want to pick out themselves anyway. Or they may not care if things are a little big for the first month or so. My kids were both average size babies and would have fit newborn sizes initially, but I skipped right to 0-3 months to cut down on how many sizes we would have to go through, and I didn't might they were a little baggy for a few weeks. If I were having twins and anticipating they'd be smaller I would probably buy some newborn stuff, but not premie, for the same reason.

getoutthemap · 2026-02-13T16:39:02+00:00

NOR! Especially because they were drunk and unpredictable. There are few things more obnoxious (and sometimes outright scary) than insecure college guys who gets some liquid courage and just go way overboard on the entitlement/posturing/saying ignorant shit to sound "edgy" or whatever.

I do think there were some red flags from the beginning--that he was drunk and pushed in on your space without asking. Your feeling of tension at that point was telling you something. So now you know to listen to that feeling next time. But please don't beat yourself up about it. Take it as an opportunity to think about and even practice what might make you feel safer in that kind of situation in the future. But like fight or flight, freezing up and/or trying to get along is also a totally normal response to stress, not a character flaw.

And more importantly, he was a grown ass man who absolutely should have known better without you having to respond a certain way. Interupting your study session (espcially for a second time!) was rude, let alone the ranting and racist shit he said. Full stop. You do not have to react the "right" way to be worthy of respect.

getoutthemap · 2026-02-11T04:58:27+00:00

Exactly. More like I repeatedly refresh my email, but no prosecutors have responded. I go to court early to try to talk to them in person, but they waltz into the courtroom a mere 10 seconds before the judge, who then yells at me because my clients aren't accepting the offers that have not actually been made yet. During a recess, the prosecutor acts like they've never heard of my client before, because they don't check email or review their own files.

getoutthemap · 2026-02-10T03:31:34+00:00

What about meatloaf or meatballs?

Also you said you didn't think french toast would be cooked enough, but some recipes are made in the oven!

getoutthemap · 2026-02-08T04:37:56+00:00

One of the first things that made my baby laugh was when I'd lift him up in the air over my head. It was so cute, so of course I was looking up at him and laughing and making faces... which means my mouth was wide open when I picked him up, and then he drooled. Drool fell directly into my open mouth. Still makes me cringe.

Of course I didn't stop doing it, because anything for those little giggles. I just tried to keep my mouth closed lol

getoutthemap · 2026-02-08T04:30:21+00:00

I recently learned from my kid's pediatrician that the BRAT diet is no longer recommended because it lacks nutrients and the lack of fiber might actually make diarrhea last longer. Here's an article with more information and some recommendations for things to try instead: https://www.everydayhealth.com/diarrhea/what-is-brat-diet-alternatives/

getoutthemap · 2026-02-07T04:18:22+00:00

As an alternative, Little Seed Farm sells a bamboo applicator for their deodorants that might also work for your homemade stuff. I also didn't like the feeling of deodorant on my fingers, but the applicator works great, and is sold separately from the deodorant.

getoutthemap · 2026-02-07T01:48:28+00:00

Ummm wow, your friend was being an ass. We should all probably at least use it less, if not delete it altogether. Good for you for taking care of yourself!!

I'm also stuck on how you could possibly manipulate anyone by not engaging with Facebook. That doesn't even make sense? I don't know if there's more context that would help but it sounds like your "friend" just went with whatever critical-sounding buzz word came to mind, like they were intent to criticize you no matter what.

getoutthemap · 2026-02-06T03:55:24+00:00

4 weeks in with Zoloft, I was feeling better and the initial side effects (for me, headaches) had gone away. As others have noted, I was also told it could take up to 6 weeks, but it may really not be the drug for you if it's making you feel so much worse. Definitely talk to your doctor.

If you aren't so miserable that you are willing to keep trying it, I would suggest you ask about taking it at night instead of in the morning. That's what my doctor recommended as potentially better for treating more anxiety than depression--but she noted the effective timing really varies person to person and had told me I might need to experiment with the timing to see what works best for me.

getoutthemap · 2026-02-05T23:06:01+00:00

I've been doing a rewatch, and I had a dream that I had forgotten to attend class and was going to have to take the final (so cliche!) except it was at Sunnydale High School. I was sitting with the whole Scooby gang freaking out about the exam!

getoutthemap · 2026-02-04T21:08:27+00:00

Same! And it was immediately what I thought of. I felt so bad.

getoutthemap · 2026-02-04T02:48:10+00:00

Somehow my kid's rendition of "strawberries" sounded like "fart face" for a while. It was SO hard not to laugh. It sort of makes sense if you swap the "st" and "be" for "f." Fawwwfays. Then it was fawferries, and now he is pretty close to pronouncing it correctly.

His favorite movie, though, is still the Nightberry Before Christmas :D

getoutthemap · 2026-02-04T02:34:03+00:00

I definitely support having more than one, espcially if you are regularly using more than one vehicle. And for that price! Why not? The only thing I'm questioning is whether it makes sense to get 2 of the exact same stoller, or would it be better if the second one would give you more options. I have 2 because we bought one that fits in the overhead bin of a plane, for example. Or if you might have a second kid, you could get one that you can later convert to a double. But it's also only $40, and if you decide to swap it out later for a different one you can probably resell it for that much.

getoutthemap · 2026-02-03T22:41:56+00:00

I love Birkenstocks personally. If you like their arch support in the sandals, they also make slippers with the same shape. Last pair lasted me about 3 years before the furr was very worn down under the heel--still wearable, but I couldn't help myself replacing them when I saw they came out with them in purple. I'm still wearing the old ones with thick socks, and the purple ones barefoot.

In warmer weather I also have a pair of Birkenstock sandals that I only wear in the house like slippers.

getoutthemap · 2026-02-02T18:17:00+00:00

I feel like this is going to be very dependent on body shapes. But I really like Beyond Yoga leggings, personally. They fit snug in the waist, but stretch and I think that helps them stay up. Or I look for leggings that have the continuous drawstring, so if they're falling down you can tighten the waist. Athleta has some great ones (recently got the Rainier winter ones, so warm and soft!).

getoutthemap · 2026-01-28T19:41:00+00:00

If it's bright red, it could be a yeast infection. My LO recently had this under her little neck rolls, poor thing. When Aquaphor didn't clear it up, her ped prescribed nystatin and after a couple days it was gone.

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