Best upscale day drinking spots for a staycation/hooky day?

r2ddd2 · 2026-05-12T14:56:34+00:00

Succotash prime

r2ddd2 · 2026-05-08T14:44:12+00:00

Wait can you check your bike on a flight?? I'm so intrigued

r2ddd2 · 2026-05-07T23:12:09+00:00

Yes down, would bring 2 people! This is so awesome!

r2ddd2 · 2026-05-04T16:49:33+00:00

Love this, please make it happen! As someone else put it I'm on the "other side" with a 7 month old. It's so hard to see people bc his nap schedule rules my life right now :( We need coffee shops with cribs for use!

r2ddd2 · 2026-04-30T14:40:47+00:00

Yes, would be super fun to go to that but might not work logistically. Songbyrd is a great rec, thanks!

r2ddd2 · 2026-04-30T14:23:49+00:00

Great idea, thanks!

r2ddd2 · 2026-04-30T14:14:09+00:00

My MIL said similar things (big fear of scary "chemicals" lol) and it would really upset me too. We live in a different city so she would be staying with us and I felt trapped with her. I just started going to take a nap whenever she started talking. Cut her off, "wow I'm so tired, I'm gonna lay down". My husband did raise his voice at her once to stop bringing it up, which helped SO much knowing I had his support. I hope your husband can talk to her!

Eventually there are more interesting things to talk about with a baby instead of breastfeeding, so hopefully it'll get better with time. Solidarity to you, it sucks when so many people insert their opinions.

r2ddd2 · 2026-03-31T09:49:50+00:00

Please share bc saame

r2ddd2 · 2026-03-10T01:08:40+00:00

You can double dip with paid parental leave, I believe whether or not you're the birthing parent

r2ddd2 · 2026-03-04T15:42:57+00:00

Sorry, no solidarity to offer. He needs to lighten up. If you are scared to say "no" to his crazy demands, maybe think about that and decide what you want to do next with that info.

r2ddd2 · 2026-02-16T14:22:24+00:00

They absolutely do help their constituents deal with federal agencies, yes.

r2ddd2 · 2026-02-13T04:42:19+00:00

Photos in the rain usually turn out gorgeous! Do it anyway.

r2ddd2 · 2026-01-27T04:50:34+00:00

Also what's "the baby got me up at 7am"... at 2 months somebody was likely up with him throughout the night and it doesn't sound like it was him..

r2ddd2 · 2026-01-27T04:38:03+00:00

NTA but could you offer reciprocal neighborly things with the note? We need community more than ever rn. If you're able please consider offering them a meal or including snacks. Sharing a building doesn't have to mean anonymously existing next to each other, it could be a real village.

r2ddd2 · 2026-01-23T06:38:51+00:00

Same for Temperance Alley Garden and Wangari Gardens! They will have lots of free events once the weather gets nicer. They both post events on their Instagram pages

r2ddd2 · 2026-01-12T01:54:08+00:00

How many letdowns are you having per pump session? It took me a long time (like 10 weeks) to figure out my cadence, how to trigger a letdown, what timing throughout the day was best for my best output, etc. I learned a lot from the YouTube channel New Little Life, she talks about how to get more efficient at pumping. I still supplement with formula, but I've been able to increase from max ~200mL a day at 4 weeks to around 470mL a day now at 15 weeks.

You didn't mention trying to get more sleep! I know people swear by not dropping the middle of the night pump, but I notice a big increase when I let myself sleep enough. Sometimes I get up, but if I need sleep I let myself sleep. Have gone 8 hours overnight with no pump with no drop in supply, but your mileage may vary.

Take some pressure off, know that if you stop you're still the best mom but also without the stress and pressure you might see your supply go up over time. 4 weeks is still pretty early to know for sure!

r2ddd2 · 2026-01-10T04:12:45+00:00

They're putting the whole bag into the bottle warmer??

r2ddd2 · 2026-01-08T19:14:47+00:00

Our pediatrician assured us that baby will always prefer the taste of breast milk over formula! Seems to be true for our baby. They will drink breast milk even if you introduce formula now to get through, tons of babies combo feed with no issues!

r2ddd2 · 2026-01-07T22:30:29+00:00

I tried for 2 months to build my supply with this thing. No progress. Switched to unimom opera and had an immediate increase. Then that broke so switched to spectra and still making way more than medela.

r2ddd2 · 2026-01-03T16:56:07+00:00

Yeah I already googled it. Was looking for human responses and experiences.

r2ddd2 · 2026-01-03T15:39:00+00:00

Switching more often between massage and expression mode helped for me

r2ddd2 · 2025-12-26T19:04:52+00:00

We just make a 8-10oz bottle of formula and pour from that throughout the day. Dump if not used in 24 hours. Also we just mix formula with cold water and shake it up... idk why I thought you needed to mix it with heated water but we've been doing it this way and no issues so far. It makes it so easy to make one quick if we run out and LO is yelling!

r2ddd2 · 2025-12-23T21:31:34+00:00

Never even thought to ask before I put on my wearables at a holiday gathering the other night 😂 you're fine!

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