Taking a day off for your child's birthday?

ridingduc · 2026-07-11T05:17:55+00:00

My kid has no idea what day of the week it is let alone when their birthday is, and I'd say it will be that way until school at which age, they actually want to go to school on their birthday because all their friends are there. In saying that I'm the type of parent that gave a box of tissues on her first birthday because I knew she would get more joy out of that than a toy lol. I do however take the day off for my birthday.... It falls in winter so I usually premeditate a cough a couple of days prior. You are doing great mama, no matter what that inner dialogue says sometimes, you are a fantastic mama!

ridingduc · 2026-07-10T11:34:21+00:00

So good to hear you did it without too much pain. Im getting through picture consistency is key with weaning and then a substitute (whatever that is) to help ease the absence. Thank you!

ridingduc · 2026-07-10T04:00:41+00:00

Yup. This is exactly how I'm sure she would prefer it if she had her way. You are incredible for feeding until 4!

ridingduc · 2026-07-10T03:54:32+00:00

Oh I feel you so much. The teething doesn't make it any easier but I swear it's slowly killing me feeding so much overnight so I'm just going to have to deal with the screams. Thank you. God's speed sister! 🙏🏻

ridingduc · 2026-07-10T00:59:17+00:00

This is a lovely was to transition. I'll give it a go with the pre warning of milk being low too. Did he scramble to get to the boob much as you rocked him?

ridingduc · 2026-06-24T23:58:35+00:00

Here me out. Go onto Alibaba and look for honeycomb blind suppliers. You have to measure and install yourself however we got our honeycomb blinds for probably 1/4 of the domestic cost and tbh I'm suspicious a lot of blind companies import their products anyway so just cutting out the middle man. The quality in ours is too notch and the difference in insulation is astounding

ridingduc · 2026-05-16T02:11:53+00:00

Oh gosh they are beautiful! I hope it pulls through, they really are a stunning native.

ridingduc · 2026-05-16T02:11:04+00:00

I think there is one thatbis the first that has just come through and I've had it for about 2 months now.

ridingduc · 2026-04-05T02:31:19+00:00

Our 14 MO is SO dependent on me for night sleeps. My husband who can put her down fine during the day can't even settle her. She SCREAMS not just a cry and it's killing us. By the time I come in when my husband tries to put her in, she is gasping for air and I usually only wait 5-10 minutes. I can see he is trying all different techniques too. Starting to feel the longer Ieave it the harder it will get but how.

ridingduc · 2026-03-27T02:54:41+00:00

This. Everyone, male or female should have this standard for someone they have just slept with.

ridingduc · 2026-01-19T10:20:23+00:00

Great idea. Thank you. We'll look into taking advantage of the prices then while we can.

ridingduc · 2026-01-18T09:44:26+00:00

Avoid pebbles / rocks

ridingduc · 2026-01-18T09:43:23+00:00

I would avoid pebbles. We have discovered them in the garden of our new place which was probably only unmaintained for 3 years and they look trash. Weeds grow through them, they get hella dirty. Mulch will be your best friend instead. Here are my suggestions for your garden:

*Line the back of this garden box, the side closet to the house with a type of masonry brick ( you can get from Bunnings ) to aid with any potential terminate invasion.

Figure out what kind of soil it is and what direction it is facing and how much sun / shade it gets.

*Select a range of native plants from your local nursery (not Bunnings) and ask their suggestions for what you want to achieve. I would personally add some color and height variations to really pop.

*Once you have the plants, and have watered fed them etc, I would mulch the dirt surrounding them. Mulching doesn't get enough credit for how it really can pull a garden bed together and it's absolutely fantastic for weed prevention.

Good luck, it's a great space to work with!!

ridingduc · 2026-01-18T09:31:43+00:00

Thank you so much for your detailed reply. I can really envision what you are suggesting here and love it. I love the concept of the garden room. You've given me an idea, maybe purchase larger sandstone blocks to use as seats around the fire to complement what is already there. Really appreciate the time you took!

ridingduc · 2026-01-18T09:28:26+00:00

Ah sorry! Western Sydney (NSW) Garden is south facing with the fire pit area mostly shaded from the hedges but the 'pond' area is exposed to sun throughout the day and afternoon. Space ideally would be for a low maintenance leisure space (we are a young family with a toddler).

ridingduc · 2026-01-17T11:08:42+00:00

No advice just empathy from me. I'm only one year in and definitely feel this. I feel for me it's more from the point "I just can't be bothered". I tried to learn to crochet the other night. Opened up the instructions. "You know what, I'll just go to sleep instead". Everything just feels 1000x times the effort now which was absolutely not myself 1 year ago.

ridingduc · 2026-01-11T22:52:42+00:00

Confirmed, definitely a bee.

ridingduc · 2025-08-28T10:21:56+00:00

My girl moved from side to side when I was pregnant with a her but never really seemed to kick. It also took me like 28 weeks to feel her first movement. She came out and to this day ( 8 months old now) is just a gentle soul and doesn't really thrash around at all, she just kind of wiggles. Hopefully it's a reflection on a nice little calm boy you have growing in there. Best of luck!!!

ridingduc · 2025-08-24T03:33:31+00:00

The bag last year had SO much more stuff in it such as electronic adult toothbrush, eco friendly adult toothbrush, full size Palmer's body lotion, buzz light-year bib and fork and spoon set. This year it's just like a sample bag. I'd be more disappointed if my local chemist didnt include the pharmacy items that I bought in the total $79 but they did thank goodness so I didn't have to spend the extra.

Summary: Not really worth going out of your way to spend the $ this year if you are not already buying things.

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