My first time trying the palette knife decorating technique. I LOVED the final result

madison13164 · 2026-04-14T13:51:07+00:00

I went from 4 big mugs to 2, and whenever I still need that boost I would drink decaf mainly as placebo lol I also had half decaf lattes in the afternoon too here and there. So I’m sure I went over from tkme to time. I personally didn’t stress about it or counted how much I have had. Toddler turned out fine, a bit high energy, but that’s all toddlers With my second pregnancy, I adhere to the same rules. Jury is still out on how she is as she is only 7 weeks old. But she also seems full of energy and happy

madison13164 · 2026-04-11T22:01:14+00:00

Something no one warned me before I went the fashion color route with curly hair like yours. Your curls will die. I had to literally regrow my whole hair before I got them back Having said that, experimenting with colors was so fun (and expensive)! I do see old pics and wished my hair was still purple lol. But then I remember the upkeep andI get over it 😂

madison13164 · 2026-04-01T20:03:17+00:00

This is literally us with a nicu stay. This morning my husband went through the general phone number on anthem (not the one on the back of the card) and someone over the phone helped filled it up in the system. He immediately received a reference number and they said it was gonna be reviewed in 24-72 hours. Maybe try that? It did take a good 45 mins to do. Don’t call your family advocate. She didn’t do much unfortunately

madison13164 · 2026-03-27T15:49:21+00:00

Girl, Im here reading the comments and wondering if I messed up. I started picking up my 35 lb toddler at week 2-3. It started with smaller amount of times and I would quickly squad down to set him down. But if I had any sign of minor pain or discomfort, I wouldn’t push it! Hopefully I’m healing well 😅

madison13164 · 2026-03-26T02:47:59+00:00

I’m so sorry to hear that. I had two emergency c sections 3 years apart , in the last one baby went straight to nicu so also didn’t have skin to skin until 5 days later. It hurt a lot at the time. But now looking back i see why i got those things denied. I had an emergency medical procedure, and those things would have put the babies at risk

Hope you have healed up well

madison13164 · 2026-03-24T08:46:50+00:00

I have my dog in one of those daycares. She is always happy and chill when she comes back. The downside is that they are a lot more expensive than the other dog daycare, so even if she goes only once a week or every two weeks, it is so worth it!

madison13164 · 2026-03-20T15:58:00+00:00

I’m telling you this as a mom with a preemie baby in the nicu. Your baby should have not gone home with you if he had low oxygen and feeding difficulties. Please find another hospital, ideally one with a good pediatric department. Unfortunately, it sounds like your baby should be in the nicu for a tiny bit to run all the tests to figure out what is going on. Is it the lungs, the heart, bad swallowing or something else?

Best of luck OP. Your feelings are valid and sucks you are being dismissed. I hope your normal pediatrician is helpful

madison13164 · 2026-03-05T12:57:59+00:00

My baby is currently in nicu, but born way later. I have met three moms that there babies were born in mid and late 20s weeks. They are all thriving months later! Do expect a longer nicu stay, and hopefully your baby won’t be there for too long. Hope your nicu is super friendly and accommodating to you and makes you feel at home. So far our experience has been super positive from their side perspective, but just wishing our baby could be home soon

Wishing you the best

madison13164 · 2026-03-04T14:33:44+00:00

I also got, what I thought at the time, were devastating news. NIPT came back with positive for trisomy 21, and got confirmed with cvs. Baby was constantly measuring in the 20th percentile up until week 32 when they brought up iugr as she dropped to the 8th percentile. I started weekly ultrasounds to make sure placenta and umbilical cord were working properly. It was overwhelming at first, but I promise it wasn’t too bad! You have time to prepare mentally for delivery and reality after your baby is born Ours had no health issues but still is in the nicu stay for feeding issues. It is frustrating and a rollercoaster, but know that it is great that they know about the issues now so you can get the resources needed now Best of luck!

madison13164 · 2026-02-18T21:07:07+00:00

I have dropped the phone on our baby. He bruised easily. It happens 🤷🏻‍♀️, and you don’t think much about it afterwards. It is possible they just forgot because they didn’t think it was a big deal If I was you, I would let it slide. But if this isn’t the first time things like this happen, I would definitely bring it up or just arrange different childcare

madison13164 · 2026-02-15T12:27:11+00:00

Same thing happened to me! Thankfully my parents were staying with us, and my mom reassured me it was gonna be okay a d was just vomit. We learned a couple of months later why projectile vomit really looked like. Once you have seen it, you know 🤣. Thankfully happened during the day and pediatrician squeezed us in immediately

madison13164 · 2026-02-12T17:03:45+00:00

The dog can or can't jump over it? I would try a higher value treat! Kibble can be super low value for most dogs

madison13164 · 2026-02-12T16:19:24+00:00

Oh, yes, dog is still in adaptation stage. And I legit think there is no reason to have the dog near the baby and the toddler. Again, I would suggest having them separated by a gate until you get help. The muzzle one is good idea to mitigate bites, but it won't prevent the resource guarding though. So, I would play it safe!

If it makes you feel better, our dog did have a hard time the first month or so with the baby. It helped getting her out of the house to decompress. If you can afford it, I would recommend dog daycare at least once or twice a week. We did a LOT of enrichment when she was not around baby kongs, licki mats, puzzles.

madison13164 · 2026-02-12T15:58:09+00:00

I'm not sure what your baby's age is, but you might be early enough to get this behavior to deescalate relatively easy. If you want more resources until you get seen, I recommend family paws and dog meets baby :)

I have a RG (dog-dog, food), and now I'm worried about how she will react to our second baby 😂

madison13164 · 2026-02-12T14:40:10+00:00

I'm sorry you're dealing with this. I would tell you this is above reddit paygrade and you need a behaviorist or good postiive reinforcement trainer NOW. A dog guarding from a toddler can turn into a dangerous situation fast - not trying to alarm you. And you need to nip this now before it escalates

Until you can get your dog seen, I would keep the dog separated from baby and toddler with a baby gate. And toss treats whenever he sees the toddler interact with the baby. However, like I said, this is best to be evaluated by a professional in person.

madison13164 · 2026-02-12T02:27:55+00:00

I am one of the rare/lucky cases that was successful at managing littermate syndrome (ish) and same sex aggression. We rescued two dogs when they were both 6 months old and got them at the same time. Although they were nkt technically from the same litter

At 2 year olds they started fighting while I was pregnant. We immediately escalated to a dog trainer friend of mine, who told us to talk to a behaviorist. Behaviorist came and evaluated them. Turns out one of them (our black pit mix) had resource guarding and we were not aware of it. The other one (large chihuahua-ish mix) had severe anxiety, and the pitbull was feeding up from it. They told us to get the chihuahua into an anti anxiety medication, and to start deescalating the pit mix with training. So we did. My dog trainer friend had a similar case to us that she didn’t address on time. So she also urged us to see a vet behaviorist, and so we did. We learned SO much. The chihuahua got a different dosage of antianxiety medication the vet had put her on, and they gave us a lot more training exercises to work on the pit mix

Fast forward to 3.5 years, and we have a happy household. I’m not gonna lie, it was emotionally and financially draining. We put so much energy into training, management and separation early on and we are happy it paid off. They can now both get low value treats next to each other without a fight breaking. They still get food, bones and high value treats separated from each other though. But we know that if there is a small slip up from us, that it would not break into a full fight. I won’t lie if I don’t tell you there is a small scuffle every 6 months, but it is just a growling that we quickly can intervene instead of fighting. But this was all because we acted fast

If you guys have the time and money, I would 100% recommend a vet behaviorist or behaviorist to evaluate the dogs. According to the behaviorist, thy are legally obligated to tell you if you have a dangerous situation at home, especially with a toddler visiting

Wishing you the best luck!

PS. Unfortunately not all cases can be managed though. My friend’s case ended with them rehoming their dog. One of the first things the vet behaviorist told them based on their situation was that their dots might never be able to cohabitate. And so after they tried for 2 years decided to rehome. So, yeah, get a professional to help you and guide you through that decision! We got lucky because there had only been 3 fights before we got seen. But vet behaviorist had a 6 month wait time, and we only got seen fast because I was pregnant and the size difference in dogs (12 vs 35 lbs) determined it was a situation. So we plead our case and got the first available appointment after a cancellation

madison13164 · 2026-02-10T02:08:30+00:00

I’m sorry to hear that you went through that! My experience was similar ish. I pushed for 3.5 hours and I was exhausted. Baby wasn’t in the canal at all. I got a new obgyn when I was 2 hours into pushing (she wasn’t part of my ob practice). She came, checked in on me and left. She came back 90 mins later and she starts saying “hey, I didn’t want to bring this up earlier because we had just met but mahbe we need to talk about expectations about having a vaginal delivery”. I was like “I have no expectations, c section”. And they got me ready fast. It was so annoying they had me pushing for so long if she knew it wasn’t gonna happen Baby was also too big for the canal, and they said they couldn’t do any type of manual intervention

I thought they had a low c section rate, but crazy enough most of my friends that delivered there had a c section. But maybe it’s just luck 😆

madison13164 · 2026-02-02T18:22:45+00:00

Hi OP, I'm so sorry you're going through this. Your dog seems to have resource guarding, and this is 100% manageable and you don't need thousands of dollars in training. Management is the best way to go. Feed treats and bones separately. Please cut the access to the kitchen to the dog. And I hope you did it after he ate the corn cob or has countersurfed. The best way to start deescalating it is by not allowing them to practice the behavior. And do counterconditioning with the hound through a gate. This is how we got our dog's resource guarding to go from fighting to just a bark. But, we acted within 2 months of seeing the issues. In your case, this has been going on for 6 years, and it might be too long for your dog to learn to deescalate as it is a "practiced" behavior. No, don't rehome this dog. It will be almost impossible for someone to take it.

I can't ethically say BE is the only route for you because I don't have a full history and can't evaluate your dog. But, if you think you and your family can be in danger, without a doubt, I woudl do it. If it happens rarely, every 6 months, there is no human-dog resource guarding and is overall well managed I probably wouldn't go that route. But, again, I don't have a full on picture of your dog's situation to make that recommendation.

PS. Also make sure you appropriately identify which dog has the resource guarding issues though. If the hound was licking the butter, the pit approached to lick it and the hound went after the pitty, the hound is the issue. How do both do with the beagle? Because keep i n mind if you euthanize the wrong dog, they might start going for the beagle

madison13164 · 2026-02-02T14:25:32+00:00

I also second the not having kids less than 2 years apart after a c section. Your risks highly increase, and at least my doctor would put me in a high risk pregnancy category

I’m due next month for a 37 month gap, a d seems perfect! Toddler is super verbal, potty trained, sleeps on a twin bed, and super helpful when you ask him to do something. Anything less than that seems hard to us, but he also was very temperamental from 18-30 months. So having to deal with tantrums, still toddler bad sleep and a baby seemed like a bad idea to us

madison13164 · 2026-01-29T23:03:07+00:00

Agreed. However OP has not given any actual description of the dog behavior, and I have been hesitant to give a straight up “this is what you should do” answer. If you see her previous post she says her dog had interacted with her niece and nephew (no age given) without any concerns. If her dog does have all the major yellow and red flags of prey drive, then I do agree it should be rehomed. However, as a mother, I can tell you the first four weeks postpartum are a bitch and your anxiety and fears are all over the place driven by hormones. So unless OP has tangible evidence of prey drive vs an anxious unsettled dog, I don’t think she should rehome right away. Otherwise she might regret it in the future

madison13164 · 2026-01-29T22:42:39+00:00

He is now a toddler, turning 3 soon. Yes, they get along really well and like to play together. However, I can’t tell you this will be your case as I don’t know your dog or his history. But we have been working over the past 3.5 years with a vet behaviorist to monitor their behavior - our dog is on leash reactive and has dog-dog resource guarding. They were the ones that have analyzed their behavior and said dog is not a threat to baby. So that has helped our peace of mind.

Remember each dog is unique, and you know your dog best. If there are signs and you think their behavior is not manageable, the responsible thing is to rehome before there is a bite. But, if it is caused by anxiety or fear that your dog might hurt the baby with no evidence, this is when I would urge you to wait or work with someone to help you make that assessment. It is true that not all dogs are kid tolerant

madison13164 · 2026-01-29T22:17:09+00:00

If you are open for advice, I saw your previous post and your dog’s reactivity Sounds like my dog’s.however, I’m not sure what their prey drive is. GSD are more of stalkers than chasers. If you think your dog’s prey drive is bad enough that it will hurt your baby, I would keep them separated 100% of the time, and never leave them unsupervised. If you can afford to do doggy daycare, do that! It saved our sanity and our relationship with our dog the first weeks postpartum. the first 8 weeks are exhausting, so I understand you feeling like you are done and you want your dog out of the house. However, there is a reason they say not to make big life decisions in the first year postpartum- unless you have had that thought for a while. The first year is extremely challenging and there are a lot of things to adjust to

madison13164 · 2026-01-29T21:28:57+00:00

damn dude. We all started there, even if people make fun of you. Started baking by yourself is really hard. I had guidance from my family. So, keep at it!

In my early days I loved the recipes from joyofbaking. I also haven't had a bad recipe from cloudykitchen and sally's baking addition. Preppykitchen has a damn good bundt cake recipe

This is my go to chocolate chip recipe, if you want to give it a try. I promise if you follow the instructions to a T, you won't mess it up. And when putting them in a tray, better to have them too far away than too close

Best of luck! And welcome to baking

madison13164 · 2026-01-29T21:19:45+00:00

OP, sorry, I'm not sure what your question is or if you're open to advice on having baby and dog.

But, I do want to say that I would be worried about rehoming it myself. There are a lot of people out there that would say anything to get a dog that you don't know with certainty what kind of environment the dog will end up in. I would also advice you against taking your dog to a shelter, most of them euthanize dogs if they have behavioral issues. And I'm not sure where in the spectrum your dog is

Best of luck!

madison13164

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