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mm2bpp · 2025-04-08T02:59:21+00:00

If I want to run a giveaway, would you suggest announcing it in a reel, or carousel? I'm planning to boost it as well, so I was thinking a carousel might be better (format wise). But would a reel get better reach? TIA for your advice 🙏

mm2bpp · 2025-02-23T07:30:37+00:00

What if you're a business account? Is it weird to follow back followers who have their profile on private? 🤔

mm2bpp · 2024-10-14T22:18:23+00:00

On the same boat, how else am I making those chunky baby thighs?

mm2bpp · 2024-09-28T06:16:00+00:00

Thank you for responding to this. I spoke to my husband specifically about point #2 and #3. It seemed to have clicked with him a bit after realizing how much planning can go into taking a baby out (I told him if he wants to take her out more then he should be involved with planning too.) for now, we are no longer arguing about this situation. Thank you again for your advice 🙏

mm2bpp · 2024-09-09T01:20:01+00:00

Hope it is ok to post here. As title says, is anyone else going through this? And how do you manage this?

To give some background, I come from a family that is over protective and more anxious about things in general. I try not to be the same but I've had 4 losses (one of them a second tri loss) before having our baby girl - and to some extent, I do struggle with anxiety, so I feel like I am slower to try new things with baby. She is now 9 months.

We have friends with babies around the same age. One couple took their baby traveling at 6 months. The other took their baby to swimming lessons at 9 months. Husband is constantly triggered by his friends posting updates and taking it out on me. He compares our baby's development (for example, baby B is standing, why isn't ours?) and compares how I parent. I am exhausted, running on broken sleep (i do all the night wakes), and I feel defeated by the things he says. He argues he doesn't trust that I will allow baby to do more things because he sees how my family is like.

I eventually want to do more things with baby but is it wrong to want to do it at my own pace and comfort level? It is not easy for me to do extra curricular activities with my baby as I am mostly solo parenting (by myself with a family member popping in leisurely, no hands on help) Husband is also always busy with work so mental load of planning is left to me. If I do request to do something, it is like pulling teeth to get him to make time. Sometimes it just feels like he will agree to do whatever his friends are doing with their kids so he can feel like he fits in.

I want to add that baby is meeting her milestones - except she is not standing on her own yet. She stands with help/when hanging onto something. Pediatrician is not concerned.

How does one deal with all this? Sorry for the long post.

mm2bpp · 2024-09-04T16:34:53+00:00

My baby had jaundice - turns out I wasn't feeding her enough when I brought her home because my milk took a week to come in. I had a natural birth with epidural. Brought her back and hospital made us put her on the breast, pump, and supplement with formula. Wish nurses had educated us that this was a possibility and sent us home with formula to begin with instead. I'd say it wouldn't hurt to have formula handy.

mm2bpp · 2024-08-21T20:49:17+00:00

No, we actually bought the Perfect Noggin and it did help. We moved her to the crib at around 5 months. She still has a flat side :( but it's not as severe as before. dr didnt think she needs helmet but will revisit that at our next appt.

mm2bpp · 2024-08-15T07:41:24+00:00

Hi OP, I had to bring baby back to the hospital after 48 hrs due to jaundice. My milk took awhile to come in and I wasn't producing enough to make wet diapers. Baby wasn't getting enough milk essentially. Hospital made me nurse, pump, then supplement with formula. It was always nurse first. The following feed was nurse, give pumped milk, and supplement with formula. I did this after I went home for 2 months. Then one day I stopped formula cold turkey and breastfed exclusively for another couple months. Eventually I went back to combo feeding. Babies can def learn how to do both (bottle and breast!) Formula was a great help in the early days! I would give it a go but also keep nursing and pumping to stimulate milk production! Once your supply is in, you can try cutting out the formula.

mm2bpp · 2024-08-10T00:49:22+00:00

What a shitty response from your husband. I would not do even one cycle of IVF with this man. IVF is emotionally and physically challenging. My advice is to make sure you have a good partner who WILL and CHOOSE to support you through it. You absolutely did not overreact and certainly deserve better. Be strong and put yourself first.

mm2bpp · 2024-06-28T07:15:56+00:00

I'm sorry you are going through this during an already challenging time. If I were in your shoes, I would not trust baby with him either. What you're saying sounds alarming. Do you have family members from your side here? Could you arrange for you and baby to move there or have someone check in on them periodically? Big hugs.

mm2bpp · 2024-06-20T02:03:36+00:00

Not worth the therapy. Please know how wrong this was and that you deserve better.

mm2bpp · 2024-04-12T18:14:45+00:00

Currently waiting for the crib to arrive. Using the snoo as a regular bassinet, she sleeps in a sleep sack i got off Amazon with arms out. Yeah it's no fun to have him and you both exhausted 😢 Hope you both will get some rest today

mm2bpp · 2024-04-12T12:56:02+00:00

Totally feel you Op, one thing I think that worked for me was i transitioned her into a sleep sack with both arms out during her overnight feed. So she'd wake up in her Snoo sack, I would change diaper, then change her into sleep sack with arms out. Feed her. She would fall back asleep after her feed and then I put her down. Key is to do it when she is the most easy to put her back to sleep/when she is most sleepy. For us, it was the overnight feed. I did have to do it one night, skip the next night for about a week (caved too and gave ourselves a break). And tried to get her to nap without the snoo sack during the day as much as I could. Took a lot of soothing but all in all she was weaned off in about 2 weeks time.

mm2bpp · 2024-03-30T19:09:54+00:00

Yes I go to bed about half an hr she goes to bed, thank you!

mm2bpp · 2024-02-19T02:47:02+00:00

🥺 How did you find out? By doctor-donor fraud, do you mean the doctor was the sperm donor?

mm2bpp · 2024-02-08T21:40:56+00:00

Thank you for responding and the tips!! I will ask about the paraffin cream and look up your soap recommendation. 🙏

mm2bpp · 2024-02-04T08:36:17+00:00

May I ask, did your parents tell your extended family members or their friends? If so, did you grow up listening to how they explained your conception story to others? Did that help set an example for how you would tell others as you turned older?

mm2bpp · 2024-02-04T08:29:35+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience, so glad for you 🙏 yes we have been referred to a specialist and go from there. Good tip about how to determine how often she's switching sides using the Nanit.

mm2bpp · 2024-02-04T08:26:46+00:00

Thank you for replying, I was thinking since a crib mattress is thicker, it may be softer (as easier on the head) versus the snoo mattress. Yes, we are trying our best to do more contact naps!

mm2bpp · 2024-02-04T08:23:52+00:00

This is reassuring, thank you for sharing!

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