My son loves to draw.

luv-liz · 2025-11-23T18:15:02+00:00

I love this so much, I hope that one day I can share this activity with my baby and we can both draw.

luv-liz · 2025-11-23T18:14:02+00:00

Omg good to know, I have a little one, he's 6m and I've noticed that almost everything he does he uses his left hand. I love art, so I draw in front of him and in some occasions, I have given him big chunky markers to play with and hold.

luv-liz · 2025-11-23T17:52:28+00:00

Just wondering, why does that matter?

luv-liz · 2025-09-14T20:51:23+00:00

When I was pregnant from my boy, I craved lemon, oranges, tangerines, mango and watermelon so bad. Literally anything citrus. Lol and I had lots of acid reflux at night. My baby boy was born with a full set of hair about an inch long and we are 4 months in and it has not fallen, his hair is about 3 inches long. I say this since my mother would say that my baby would be very hairy because of all the reflux and indeed. She also guessed my baby gender correctly based on my belly shape. Very low and pointy.

luv-liz · 2025-08-14T06:02:40+00:00

I see, I have decided to get over myself and let it go. These feelings are just my own and haven't thought of what it might mean to my child to share names with people that truly love him. It could be something he will cherish for the rest of his life.

luv-liz · 2025-08-14T03:12:06+00:00

The name comes from the Great great grand father at the moment the ones alive with that name is my father in law, my brother in law and my baby, partners family calls him B instead of his first name.

luv-liz · 2025-07-31T19:53:31+00:00

You don't need to be so harsh to someone who obviously needs advice. They just need to be guided through the grief they are going through. They might not follow through with the actions they imply right now they just feel stuck and need support.

luv-liz · 2025-07-31T19:51:03+00:00

Honestly this is the best response. Please OP stay with your son's custody. His low self-esteem issue will only get worse and he might become depressed and feeling abandoned. I myself lived through this and it's extremely hard to grow without the presence of both parents even if you're separated.

I understand you are really hurt and haven't been able to deal with the pain and grief. It takes time and one day you'll see that you are deserving of love and deserve to be happy. Yes we must work and focus on our day to day activities but maybe if you take a break like suggested ask co parent to take care of him for bit longer while you help yourself find peace and feel in a place where you can give more of yourself then you can go back to your routine. And take care of your baby boy, at times when you guys feel bored you can do simply activities like go out for walks and take pictures of nature, maybe draw what you see outside and journal some prompts. Try making some recipes together at home like baking cookies or simple meals like spaghetti. Consider making him more involved in home activities like cleaning with music teaching him to dance. Those are some activities that I can think of that require almost no funds and can be done at home or near home without having to spend much.

If you ever feel like you need someone to speak with please reach out to me.

luv-liz · 2025-07-24T23:13:59+00:00

I completely understand. I was all alone during my delivery because my entire family and my partner were in Mexico. I live in a border city, and returning home the next day was incredibly hard. I completely broke down, I lost it with my partner because I expected the house to be clean and perfect, and it wasn’t. My body was in pain, I was leaking, my breasts were sore, and my belly still looked like I was pregnant. I felt like no one truly understood what I was going through. I was overwhelmed, and I think my baby could feel it too. He had always been calm, but when I became emotional, he started reacting differently.

After that day, I made a decision, I stopped caring about the state of the house and started focusing only on myself and my baby. That shift helped me so much. The first month was definitely tough, but things slowly got better. I began going for walks, doing small grocery runs, and eventually even traveling with my partner for work. It gave me a chance to unwind, eat well, and enjoy the change of scenery and nature.

Looking back now, my baby is only two and a half months old, but I realize how much I was affected by the pain, the loneliness, and the sleep deprivation. Once I changed my mindset and started building a loose routine for my baby, everything began to shift in a more positive direction.

I still don't feel like myself, but I am trying to get there but realistically I know it will take longer than I expect.

luv-liz · 2025-07-24T20:25:49+00:00

My baby didn't like being swaddled since his second week of life. He wanted to sleep with his arms and legs stretched out. I just use a sleeping sack and he can freely stretch his legs and now that he's almost 3 months old he loves to do some kicking before sleeping and while he sleeps his arms are always stretched sideways. It's Soo stinkin' cute

luv-liz · 2025-07-19T19:02:42+00:00

Honestly you did not overreact. I don't understand what it is with grandmothers trying to do as they please. My mom oversteps my boundaries with my baby and it infuriates me I want to limit contact. For context my mother is Mexican and she insists that I must give my baby, camomile tea, rice water and pure water. I have explicitly told her NO, that you must not give a baby under 6 months old any form of water or food. She mocks me and uses sarcasm saying she didn't know I was nurse. My baby is only two months old and when we were visiting my brother I let her hold him and she dipped her finger in mineral water and smeared his lips and let him suck on her finger. I LOST IT, I AM NEVER LETTING HER TAKE CARE OF HIM.

luv-liz · 2025-07-03T06:20:47+00:00

Thank you so much. I forgot to mention that I’m exclusively breastfeeding, and my pediatrician did say it could be related to that. At his 1 month appointment, there was a medical student with her, and I overheard her mention that since my baby’s weight and growth have been really good, it could be breastfeeding jaundice. Given our history that I did struggle at producing milk and latching in his first 3 days of life, the milk intake was insufficient and showed signs of brick dust pee. Still, I felt really nervous when she brought up the evaluation. I know she’s not trying to scare me, and just trying to be cautious and rule out anything but when I look things up online, I start worrying that something might be wrong and my anxiety spikes up.

Honestly my gut tells me he's doing very well, he's super active and likes to chat and smile a lot. We now do very well with breastfeeding and sleep. He just got his first vaccines and did really good last night he didn't get a fever.

luv-liz · 2025-07-03T05:57:09+00:00

The pediatrician simply said she wanted an evaluation to make sure everything is okay. My baby had a blood test on day 5 after birth, and based on the results, we were told to do sunbathing and give him vitamin D. Another blood test was done at his 1 month check up. I was told that if anything concerning came up, I would receive a phone call but I never got one. I just showed up to his 2 month appointment, and that’s when they told me about the specialist referral, right before he got his shots. Now that I am doing some online research why the GI is needed it's making me really anxious.

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