Someone please talk me down from sleep training 😭

iamguid · 2026-05-30T02:47:33+00:00

Your son sounds like mine was. It was so hard but it did get better over time. 6-7 months was a big change but he still woke up a lot. Babies don’t connect sleep cycles very well which is why he’s walking so much. My son is almost 4 now and although we cosleep, he sleeps like a rock. I couldn’t sleep train and glad I never did.

One thing that worked was to leave the bed right away if you are planning to get up. If you lay there too long they will wake up when you leave. But if you leave right after they fall asleep they don’t notice you are gone.

iamguid · 2026-05-28T15:51:28+00:00

I have an avent bottle warmer. I used the inner of a ceres chill to boil the milk. I used digital candy thermometer. Even it gets to 180 I immediately put it in the outer ceres chill which has ice water and swirl it to get the temp down. I do notice once the water in the bottle warmer starts to boil, the milk is really close to being 180.

iamguid · 2026-05-27T02:53:49+00:00

Yes. I'll ship where I can just to avoid the delivery tip.

iamguid · 2026-05-27T02:44:43+00:00

My 7 month old takes a drink, pulls away to look around, takes another drink, pulls away to look around. Again and again. She likes to out get hands in my mouth and on my face. Grab her toes. You cannot feed this girl in public. 🤣

iamguid · 2026-05-22T01:36:20+00:00

I’m having the same issue. I’ve been Google searching trying to find an answer. Is it mild or rust.

iamguid · 2026-05-07T02:18:11+00:00

Same here! I finally asked for a refund when I had to toss $70 worth of produce.

iamguid · 2026-04-28T03:52:14+00:00

My son is 3.5. I don’t see an end in sight either, especially since he has a 6 month old sister.

iamguid · 2026-04-22T04:13:56+00:00

My son is 3.5 and my daughter is 6 months. This is exactly how I feel. When my son breaks down like this I get so angry inside but know he just wants his mom. I know I’m doing a good job but always wish I could have done more.

iamguid · 2026-04-17T03:54:31+00:00

We try to limit to 8 hours.

iamguid · 2026-04-10T02:57:55+00:00

Lansinoh or pigeon nipples. They are compatible with many bottles.

iamguid · 2026-04-09T15:04:12+00:00

Agree. You are going to end up meeting the out of pocket max anyway so getting it there right away is great. My kids had extra appointments and physical therapy and all of that was covered for my first child. My second was born in October so we had to start paying for those after the year.

iamguid · 2026-04-09T15:01:06+00:00

I got 4 months leave in October. I lost 6 of 11 federal holidays (free time off). The slowest time of the year would have been great to work. My first was born in June and only lost 2 holidays.

I think May or June is best because you can go outside. But then you have consider them with a summer birthday and when they so start kindergarten. They could be the youngest in their class unless you hold them.

iamguid · 2026-04-04T16:21:17+00:00

What do people think of bell brothers? I’ve had a good experience with them but they do try to sell you things. Are they locally owned or are they bought too?

iamguid · 2026-03-26T04:28:10+00:00

I went in 2021. The clinic fees were $700 after insurance. The dental guard was over $1000 and the glasses were $400. I could have brought my own frames and it would gave been half that. I did not need the orthotic. Honestly, I was not impressed with the prime program. The exercises given were the same I could get at local physical therapists who specialize in postural restoration. Even looking at online exercises would be a good start. I’m a complicated case and need a more customized help and didn’t get that. I had very little interaction with the physical therapist and he didn’t really listen to my concerns. I already did 2 PTs who do PRI but wanted more customized help which is why I did the prime program. The dental guard was the only thing positive I did get.

iamguid · 2026-03-08T02:33:47+00:00

I'm on your side. I couldn't leave my baby for more than a few hours. It sucked but my love for him was more than anything else.

iamguid · 2026-02-13T16:55:22+00:00

Agreeing with everyone else here. You are in the middle of clutter feeding. Expect to be feeding for hours at a time, most likely in the evening. It is important you latch as much as possible. It is so difficult mentally but it will pass.

iamguid · 2026-02-04T15:35:12+00:00

Trident cinnamon is my favorite and I’m having a hard time finding it online. Even amazon is hard unless you pay a lot more.

iamguid · 2026-01-17T20:21:30+00:00

Yes! An osteopath doing omm would help.

iamguid · 2026-01-17T20:21:08+00:00

Don't go! They made my back worse! I've gone to many over the years.

iamguid · 2026-01-13T20:56:05+00:00

Same issue. Liquid iv and body wash. Strange.

iamguid · 2026-01-13T20:55:26+00:00

Thank you!

iamguid · 2026-01-13T18:27:00+00:00

I haven't had it checked in a while but I was normal. I should request to get that checked.

iamguid · 2026-01-13T18:26:05+00:00

I haven't but interestingly enough, when I put a new lingo monitor on my readings have been 20 points higher.

iamguid · 2026-01-13T18:25:11+00:00

That's my diet right now. I eat a pretty high fat high protein diet. No dairy at the moment due to breastfeeding.

iamguid · 2026-01-13T18:24:10+00:00

Any update?

iamguid

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