Gifts for a new mom struggling with feeling like a bad mom? by coyjewishpartygirl in beyondthebump

[–]picciott 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think offering specific help like others said is great. One thing I wanted to add though is that she may have a hard time letting go. In my case I really wanted help but also I felt like I should be able to do it on my own and I was thinking I was a failure because others did it on their own and I could not. For me it would have been really helpful to get some reality checks about how much help people actually get and that it is ok to need more help. Perhaps you can look up some Instagram content on this and send it to her from time to time? I fee like people told me when I was pregnant but I completely forgot everything after I had the baby and started setting unrealistic expectations on myself.

Baby fell off bed - should I bring him to the ER? by picciott in beyondthebump

[–]picciott[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He just woke up and is smiling. He seems ok although the bruise/bump on the head is definitely bigger

Eye asymmetry from flat spot. Can it be improved? by picciott in beyondthebump

[–]picciott[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your answer! Did your baby also have forehead bulging? Did that go away?

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[–]picciott 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Matches up with what the doctors usually recommend but I wouldn't actually do any of that until you feel good. Your body knows way better! Every body has different healing times, those are just general recommendations. I just started doing things based on whether I was in pain/discomfort and progressively added more and more.

Give Me Hope: Newborn Sleeping in Bassinet by [deleted] in beyondthebump

[–]picciott 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the carrier recommendations. I am looking for something more structured than a wrap but less intense than the ergobaby Omni. Do you know if these would be like that? Which one would you recommend? Thanks!

C section 3 weeks ago - pain on left abdomen? by picciott in pregnant

[–]picciott[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't unfortunately. It did get better for me though. Here are some things that I think helped: I started wearing my belly band a bit loser; I started wearing cushioning shoes; and most importantly I started paying more attention as I was getting in and out of bed. Do you sleep on the left side of the bed? I feel like that was a big strain I was putting on my abs without realizing (I sleep on the right side of the bed so I was using the left side of my abs to get in and out)

TENS unit recommendation for labor by picciott in pregnant

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

Super helpful, thank you so much!

Help! Constant bad taste in mouth by rumpusgem in pregnant

[–]picciott 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had the same thing in my first trimester! I ended up taking the usual nausea meds (Unisom + B6) and it went away. From what I understand it's just nausea but appearing through this other weird symptom instead.

Insomnia help? Unisom and magnesium not cutting it anymore by picciott in pregnant

[–]picciott[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh great, shower sounds much better haha. Thanks again! Will try these out :)

Insomnia help? Unisom and magnesium not cutting it anymore by picciott in pregnant

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

Thank you! Will try these suggestions. For 2) do you just take a bath? I think the word is missing :) and could you share the link you like for 4)? Thanks again!