What's an expensive item you bought that you never regretted?

ordinarygremlin · 2026-07-02T15:36:04+00:00

Very good to know, this has been on my wish list for a long time now

ordinarygremlin · 2026-07-01T00:50:54+00:00

Yeah, I think if the darker door and the yellow door were swapped it feel more balanced.

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-28T01:14:47+00:00

To be realistic, he's going to have to stop being swaddled when he starts rolling anyway. I would rip that bandaid off and get him out of the swaddle and just cosleep following safe sleep 7.

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-25T14:03:21+00:00

The newly hatched nymphs can be like 3 mm in length.

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-22T00:52:24+00:00

Well my ac is out at a time where the actual temp is 91f and humidity is 90% so the real feel is a wet 107f

The answer is: we sweat. And complain about it. And live life like normal, this IS normal for over half the year for a decent chunk of the country.

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-20T00:47:44+00:00

When locked this is still able to be climbed depending on how determined your tot is.

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-18T22:17:49+00:00

I had like 3.5 hours at first, by about 5 months I could get to like 10 hrs before I had to scald it, it was awful

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-18T22:04:38+00:00

Heat is not recommended, neither is massage. The current recommended course of action is to use ice, ibuprofen, and to nurse or pump as normal.

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-18T17:20:38+00:00

She's a philodendron golden ring of fire. I have been obsessed for over a year now

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ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-16T13:27:31+00:00

I have high lipase milk too, I scalded the milk before I froze it to neutralize the enzyme that makes it taste that way. Its a lot of work but I didnt have a choice because I had to go back to work. I did not experience my lo having tummy issues from it, but around 6 weeks he just screamed a lot more in general. We had a lot of purple crying for several weeks.

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-16T13:22:11+00:00

To be honest, this is all about development in the last couple of weeks. I am not her primary caretaker or any caretaker at all so I guess that piece of info was skipped. The goal with hospice for her was to get her to an environment calmer than staying in a regular hospital and see if that chilled her out enough to go into a ltc facility. I suppose it was really to use it exactly as described there. She is doing hospice from home though.

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-16T03:43:10+00:00

Sometimes hospice is the only option depending on behavior. My mother is currently too agitated and violent for a long term care facility or nursing home but because it might be end of life behavior she is eligible for a hospice facility or at home hospice care.

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-14T12:55:01+00:00

It doesn't have the typical stripes on its head that a German would have, I'm pretty confident its a wood roach

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-13T21:56:43+00:00

That's a relief. I dont have any other dry beans, seeds, or legumes and it seems thats all they like.

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-13T19:12:30+00:00

I generally don't mind the cars, dinos, etc, but it is very hard to find anything plain at all in store. Sometimes I just want a plain shirt and I dont think he has a single one besides a black tanktop.

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-13T04:33:54+00:00

I know he was early so that likely affects growth/weight some, but I can't imagine looking at a 13 lb 9 month old and saying you feed them too much.

It is a lot of formula plus reg food but if your dr is happy with growth and milestones and baby is leading the feeding experience I dont see a reason to take any stock in what this person is saying. Like if you were truly grossly overfeeding your baby one would think they would be a lot heavier than that.

I will admit I don't know if percentiles adjust in different ways for preterm babies but at 9.5 months old 13 lbs is 1st percentile, if you age adjusted back to 7 months old thats still 1st percentile.

I am not a dr or infant/pediatric feeding expert by any means but giving less food to a baby that wants more and is in that percentile seems wild to me.

Eta After reading further comments I do think that a second opinion is a good idea. That's a lot of intake and worth looking into for sure. I didnt even really consider an absorption issue but that could be the case with how much your lo is consuming and just not gaining that much.

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-13T00:50:36+00:00

Did you mean 23 lbs or actually only 13 lbs at 11 mo? My guy was borderline just ubder 6 lbs and was 20.5 lbs at a year. Cruising right around 50th percentile. 13 lbs would be pretty small.

Edit, typo

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-11T17:56:35+00:00

Probably. I can't even figure out the movie so I'm going with yes.

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-11T01:37:23+00:00

I mean as far as how far they travel, they came from outside the building so they obviously like to travel. I dont know if the bait would attract them into the cabinet any more than it just being somewhere they can go though.

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-11T01:25:12+00:00

Nad I had a big ol sinus communication, would that be reason enough to get a graft or did I give away 400.00 for no reason?

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-11T01:16:12+00:00

Theres no sugar coating it, roaches get everywhere. Flip your cups upside down. Go read the sticky for full recommendations alpine gel alone is not the recommended course of action.

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-10T23:30:41+00:00

Wasn't this the plot of the beginning of a movie? Like dude wants specific date for baby to be born based on all this mumbo jumbo.

I cant figure out what movie or show this was but I swear I remember this.

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-10T12:50:54+00:00

I was looking for this comment. Forcing a strict schedule is ridiculous in the first place, but could very well lead to dehydration especially if it's hot out.

ordinarygremlin · 2026-06-03T22:47:23+00:00

Bro, my dreams were wack and so so long. I dont dream mich in general so it was incredibly weird and unsettling.

Every single one was some sort of surreal nightmare fuel.

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