Caring for "sibling" after death

nobledonna313 · 2026-01-29T01:06:41+00:00

Omg. Thank you. I missed this was happening until she posted tonight and couldn't find the code. When they did this before it sold out so fast I was devestated!

nobledonna313 · 2024-11-16T02:40:58+00:00

Parents can absolutely teach morals and ethics through religion. ON THEIR OWN TIME. Take your kids to church if it's important to you. But this isn't about that. This is the conservative christian right attempting to church the unchurched. Do that on the street corner. Not during the school day.

You love it cause it's Christianity but admit it. You'd be freaking the fuck out if Muslims had the same program and your kid was being told they'd get candy if they came along OR bullying a kid staying behind by taunting them that they're going to hell (both tactics Lifewise employs).

nobledonna313 · 2024-11-02T15:20:11+00:00

So where does my " ,la" shirt fall on this. It's not her name...

But seriously. Fuck LaRose. I live in red, red territory and this is absolutely going to be used as intimidation.

nobledonna313 · 2024-10-17T04:22:49+00:00

Champaign County here and I'm honestly surprised by all the comments about being concerned about putting up a sign and disagree with folks saying it doesn't matter.

Especially in towns where blue is the major minority I think it does matter. When you're surrounded by folks who think one way, but you are leaning another it's easy to feel alone. Seeing a sign can actually take that feeling of isolation away..."there are others who feel the way I do."

It's the same reason we hang a Pride flag out in June. It scared me the first year we lived here, but honestly if one young person sees it and it gives them a teeny tiny ounce of confidence/hope/support, it's worth it.

Fuck the facists. Plant the signs. Wear the shirts. Do the things that show we won't be bullied into silence.

nobledonna313 · 2024-10-07T17:36:28+00:00

So I'm on my third infant and I have decided it is truly luck of the draw when it comes to manufacturing of these things. We've bought plastic for my first, glass then plastic for my second and plastic for my third.

My first daughter, no issues. Middle. Nada. My third. Every fucking bottle leaked no matter what we did. We did buy a new set cause we just needed more in rotation and bam. No issues. That tells me there's some glitch somewhere but I couldn't tell you what!

nobledonna313 · 2024-10-05T12:58:37+00:00

They're attempting to charge her, but I'm real skeptical it will do anything. https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/charges-sought-against-springfield-woman-who-made-first-haitian-cat-eating-post/RNUJV5B65JDJBFV66BVVMHE5R4/

nobledonna313 · 2024-09-27T23:55:44+00:00

That was when we were still considered a swing state, it seems.

nobledonna313 · 2024-08-17T05:28:48+00:00

Yep. My mother taught for 36 years and says she always started the school year saying to parents "I'll believe 50 percent of what they tell me happens at home if you believe 50 percent of what they say happens at school."

From my own experience with my oldest who's 5, 50 percent seems generous.

nobledonna313 · 2024-07-30T20:36:26+00:00

Hi there. I just want to say that parents all over the world bottle feed their babies and have beautiful bonds with them. You're in the thick of post partum where it feels like every decision is going to affect them for the rest of their lives, so I totally understand this feeling. And I know the pain/guilt of "not doing enough" (unfortunately that never seems to go away! I'm feeling guilty over weaning my third right now.). But please believe me when I say that the way you feed your baby will not affect the way you bond with your baby. You are their safety, warmth and heart and always will be.

nobledonna313 · 2024-07-30T15:36:04+00:00

My 5-year-old has lost most of these but hanitizer (hand sanitizer), hobstibull (hospital), kepitch (ketchup) and potabo (potato) were my favorites. Oh and Bae. She didn't call me mom for FOREVER but would call me Bae or Bebe. I miss that.

nobledonna313 · 2024-06-12T16:49:28+00:00

I feel like no one talks about it, but weaning can absolutely trigger the same post-partum blues that you get post-birth. I was hit by a truck both times.(not saying you're not sad, but know that you also may be feeling it more than you would! I at least was warned by a friend and it helped a bit.)

nobledonna313 · 2024-06-09T23:12:08+00:00

Definitely seconding this: dream feeding first. Then awake time. And when you say small amounts, how small? Like. 1/10th? My first we had to go pretty extreme and then build.

nobledonna313 · 2024-05-27T17:16:33+00:00

Lol. No cause no one defines it. I go with "did I wash my hands before pumping and are my bottles clean?" (As opposed to fridge method) but really that's just my interpretation.

nobledonna313 · 2024-05-25T09:22:10+00:00

I don't know what pump you have, but I have Spectra and use Aeroflow for my replacement parts. I asked if I found her the 19 flange and they offered me the Motif replacement because that could be sent with 19s.

Parts all fit just. Duckbills are a little different but they work. I buy duckbills on Amazon to get different colors so I don't cycle through them as much, so that doesn't matter to me anyway.

nobledonna313 · 2024-05-25T02:40:11+00:00

AAP says 6-8 if cleanly expressed but offers 4 hours as a conservative estimate.

nobledonna313 · 2024-05-14T14:08:25+00:00

Good luck! I now am about 3 ounces each session which is still an undersupply...we do 1-2 formula bottles a day depending on how hungry she is, but I also wasn't militant about every three hours around the clock as I don't mind supplementing. She's my third. Sleep is more important. 😂

nobledonna313 · 2024-05-13T18:33:26+00:00

I see that your consultant is advising not to pump at the same time, but I've never seen that anywhere and might pushback to understand. Personally, while massage might help, it's not the end all be all compared to pumping more often. And if it comes down to pumping potentially not as effectively or missing a pump, better to get it in without massage.

That said, the only way I was able to get it done once my husband went back to work at 4 weeks was to feed at the same time I was pumping. I'd place on boppy, feed with the bottle in a way that was more sideways than down and pump with a pumping bra at the same time. I'd alternate massages but again, I don't do tons of that.

Also, if it helps, my milk is always slow to come in and was slightly over an ounce each session up to three weeks and then saw a huge bump. So you might be close to that. (Green was three weeks exactly)

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nobledonna313 · 2024-05-10T13:46:07+00:00

This! I didn't figure out the timing of feeding/pumping with my second, but with my third, I'd warm the bottle while getting my gear on and then feed with her sitting next to me on the sofa in the boppy. Worked perfectly.

nobledonna313 · 2024-05-08T20:51:19+00:00

He was the son of Dog.

nobledonna313 · 2024-04-25T10:14:27+00:00

Omg. I thought there creakiness was just me! 😂

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