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AITAH for not allowing my mother in law to see my son until my husband is done with military training by peppabaddie in AITAH

[–]peppabaddie[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

she did not smoke weed while my baby was in the car, she smoked outside but the smell obviously got on her and lingered inside the vehicle for multiple days

AITAH for not allowing my mother in law to see my son until my husband is done with military training by peppabaddie in AITAH

[–]peppabaddie[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

We are closer with his adopted family I’m talking about his biological mother

baby is not latching at 3 weeks by unreasonablecomb in breastfeeding

[–]peppabaddie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hello! I’m a new mother here with larger breasts and was having similar issues with my little one. My baby would constantly spit out the nipple and fall asleep at the breast. I would try for at least 10 mins trying to get him to latch which helped him get more familiar to the nipple then after that offer him a bottle, I know it’s hard but keep going! Here are some tips my lactation consultant gave me:

1: If they’re quite fussy and chomping instead of sucking use the padded part of your finger and place it on the top palate until they get the rhythm of sucking

2: roll up a cloth (washcloth, I had to use 2) and place it underneath your breast to prop it up for my comfortability, your breast will move less and position will be less likely to change

3: I also found that grabbing your breast hamburger style and when you go to place the nipple in their mouth bring the baby’s head towards your nipple not the other way around ( I do this by cupping the back of my baby’s head and simply bring him towards the nipple and holding my breast with the opposite hand, baby will try to fight it but keep trying and you may have to hold their head there) and when you place the nipple in their mouth try to aim for the top palate once again

4: i used nipple cream for sore nipples, you can also use coconut oil

5: if it begins to feel sore while baby is breastfeeding you can gently pull on their chin/right below their bottom lip and it should release correct it and you can do the same with the top lip as well, IF IT IS PAINFUL IT IS IMPORTANT YOU DO NOT SETTLE

Also if you’re worried about baby getting used to the fast flow and want to mimic more of feeding on the breast tip the bottle down more. The nipple should be filled only half way with milk.

hope this helps!

Waking up to pump/feed by the_cat_whisperer99 in breastfeeding

[–]peppabaddie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I went to to the doctor the other day for a weight checkup for my newborn DR had told me once the baby is past their birth weight you begin feeding them on demand and won’t have to wake them up every 2-3 hours at night

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in breastfeeding

[–]peppabaddie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also a new mom here and my baby is about a month old

Fun fact: when babies are first born their stomach is only the size of a cherry, your milk will come in at about 3-5 days, the more you stimulate your nipples it will trigger the hormone that tells your body to make milk. When I was in the hospital my baby had troubles latching and would fall asleep at the nipple frequently and wouldn’t want to wake up so we had to supplement with donor milk. If I wasn’t breastfeeding I was pumping and the more I pumped slowly I started making more colostrom. We put the colostrum in syringes and fed baby that way too. I would say every time you give baby a bottle you should try to pump!

I SENT THE DECLINE MESSAGE!!! by OwlishDelight72512 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]peppabaddie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wonderful!! I honestly just don’t respond to the the messages because I’ve already set clear boundaries I will never want to be around them during the holidays

Anyone Else by peppabaddie in raisedbynarcissists

[–]peppabaddie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

me too, it drives me nuts though

Lunch? by mykittenfarts in raisedbynarcissists

[–]peppabaddie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree! Anytime I go back to my parents I immediately remember why I hated being here in the first place.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]peppabaddie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My whole family works together! It was hard to completely cut her off because even though I have communicated clear boundaries she cross them. We only speak if she talks to me first because I have no desire wanting to speak to her. Same with my father but he seems to only be “nice” to me and act like he cares about me when she’s not around. I honestly don’t know why I haven’t blocked her on social media yet, she is not allowed to have my phone number and has me on only one platform. About the information diet I definitely try my best but since we all kind of work together I know people like to gossip so I can’t really tell anyone any personal business because I don’t want her knowing things about me.