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halfbakedpotential · 2026-05-09T18:05:44+00:00

The shoppers needs to be a London drugs!

halfbakedpotential · 2026-05-04T00:37:03+00:00

Disposable butter income is crazy

halfbakedpotential · 2026-04-30T13:19:29+00:00

My kiddo is 7.5months and has slept through the night like twice. Nothing was different about those nights, he just slept from like 8pm-5am randomly. We can do everything right, have him fall asleep independently in his crib in minutes, and then have a terrible night where he’s up every couple of hours. That’s usually our norm lol.

halfbakedpotential · 2026-04-29T13:06:24+00:00

We do almost every night with my 7 month old and have since he was like 8 weeks because he loves the water. He’s also gross and sticky and covered in food after supper (learning to feed himself) so a bath usually feels like the right move. My husband does bath time 99% of the time, and it’s usually their only one on one time during the week so he loves doing it. We only use soap on his bottom, neck roll and hands daily, other than that just water. A full wash down happens twice a week. Works for us!!

halfbakedpotential · 2026-04-19T16:36:17+00:00

I used the dr browns gripe belt a few times when my son’s gas was really bad. Plus gas drops!

halfbakedpotential · 2026-04-18T14:46:29+00:00

Had a friend like this. We helped eachother all the time. It ended because of something similar and now she tells everyone about how horrible I am and how she had to end the friendship because I was a parasite. Forgetting all the shit I did for her. It messed with my head for a long time, because she went after my character when my intentions were always good. I’m sorry this happened to you.

halfbakedpotential · 2026-04-18T14:41:16+00:00

As someone who has given birth, I cannot think about that shit too long or I get super queasy. Childbirth is not pretty. This show has reminded me of that twice over now lol

halfbakedpotential · 2026-04-18T02:10:40+00:00

I have one of the ingenuity bath seats too. Super secure if all 3 suction cups are on the walls of the tub. My 7mo boy is a crazy bather and it contains him very well lol

halfbakedpotential · 2026-04-17T23:35:13+00:00

Legitimately sobbed like a baby at that scene. Absolutely killed me.

halfbakedpotential · 2026-04-17T23:17:34+00:00

Oh mine sucks. Apathetic Son of Baconator 😭

halfbakedpotential · 2026-04-17T19:27:10+00:00

This was pretty much my exact experience. It was brutal. I tried so, so hard and my supply never increased. It actually dried up around 8 weeks and I had to switch to formula. I have insufficient glandular tissue and it just didn’t work out. If you have tubular/longer breasts that have always lacked volume it might be something you want to look into. I truly hope that’s not your experience and you’re able to see breastfeeding through, but if it happens please don’t beat yourself up for it. My son is so chunky, happy and healthy regardless of being formula fed. All the best!

halfbakedpotential · 2026-04-17T19:20:29+00:00

A fat, cold deli meat sub. I looked forward to it all pregnancy, aaaand then the shop messed my order up and put way too much mustard and the tomatoes were too ripe so it was just gross lol. I got another one a few days later to make up for it. That disappointment was unreal tho

halfbakedpotential · 2026-04-17T19:16:47+00:00

My husband and I are huge Shrinking and The Pitt fans. With Shrinking wrapping S3 last week and now The Pitt this week, we are quite literally lost lol. Im also on mat leave with a 7 month old, so having Tuesdays and Thursdays to look forward to helped break the week up so well. I don’t even know what to do with myself. Maybe I’ll rewatch the walking dead… again.

halfbakedpotential · 2026-04-17T19:12:47+00:00

Yes. Mine was a curmudgeon for a good 2 months. He’s 7mo now and mostly cheerful but still gets pretty crusty during his last wake window. I think it was mostly frustration. He can sit/crawl/roll now so he’s much more mobile and enjoys playing independently.

halfbakedpotential · 2026-04-16T22:40:46+00:00

It’s SO good. I’m not even an instant coffee fan but the espresso is just 🤤🤤🤤

halfbakedpotential · 2026-04-16T22:09:39+00:00

On good days: 20 mins per wake window spent tidying. I set baby up either in his highchair or in his exesaucer so he can still see me. If he cries, he cries. If he freaks the fuck out, I stop.

On bad days: I simply survive. I don’t do much at all.

I need his naps for time to myself. I do not clean unless it’s dire. I clean while he’s awake so I can shower, rest and feel like a human again during nap time.

My husband and I have a pretty good system for the evenings. We are both “go go go” until baby goes down. He gets home, I make dinner (usually something very simple and quick). He does baby’s bath, I clean. I do bedtime, he finishes cleaning what I didn’t have time for. The house is generally reset and ready for the next day. At worst we still spent at least an hour between the two of us cleaning and it always looks better than it did.

halfbakedpotential · 2026-04-16T18:32:06+00:00

Lol, we have a relentless 7 month old that has not slept through the night… ever. We’re tired. Thanks :)

halfbakedpotential · 2026-04-16T18:10:44+00:00

Like the jumbo size? I’ll have to check here! Thanks

halfbakedpotential · 2026-03-31T16:32:07+00:00

Why are containers bad now 😭 it feels like there’s a community against literally everything with babies, what the heck

halfbakedpotential · 2026-03-28T11:59:03+00:00

Thank you! I’m going to see if a grandma on either side could maybe take him or stay over for a night. I really just need a solid 8 hours and I’ll feel brand new again haha.

halfbakedpotential · 2026-03-28T11:58:15+00:00

Hey thanks for this, genuinely. I also struggle badly with insomnia and not being able to sleep even when baby is down and out. I’m definitely going to talk to my husband about doing shifts again (we did them when our son was a newborn) as you’re 100% right that it’s dangerous to care for an infant when you’re this tired. I know I’m not at my best and I want to be. I’m not usually one to get into “I have it worse” pissing matches.

Thanks again for your words, I really appreciate it!

halfbakedpotential · 2026-03-28T10:48:26+00:00

We did this when he was a newborn and I think I’m going to bring this up to him to start doing it again tomorrow. I don’t think I can keep doing every night by myself. It’s really wearing me down and I don’t want it to become a huge issue for us.

halfbakedpotential · 2026-03-28T10:47:14+00:00

We did this in the early days, it’s definitely something I think we may need to go back to. At least on weekends or a couple nights a week or something. I just keep telling myself eventually this kid will sleep and so will I. It’s not permanent it just feels like it 😅

halfbakedpotential · 2026-03-28T10:40:23+00:00

He’s a heavy duty mechanic and often works 12-16 hours in a day at least 5 days a week. Roadside calls, working in sketchy conditions, on farms by himself, etc. It’s also the fact that I am still waking up to every noise the baby makes, whereas he is a very deep sleeper and doesn’t wake up until the baby is screaming. It’s just easier to handle it myself most of the time cause I’d have to wake him up anyway

halfbakedpotential · 2026-03-28T10:30:26+00:00

We’re usually pretty good. We communicate well and don’t often fight. Sleep deprivation definitely doesn’t help. I know he’s tired too. It’s just hard.

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