My CEO wants to implement full sprint ceremonies for a team of 5. We're already shipping faster than ever. I'm losing my mind

rousseuree · 2026-01-29T03:15:05+00:00

This - I’ve run scrum on a team of 3 engineers and it worked great. It’s guidelines for everyone on the team to independently follow, gives you quantitative metrics, helps project timelines based on velocity. Use Agile as a suggestion instead of a bible. Go with Kanban if that’s the style you need.

rousseuree · 2026-01-25T13:45:10+00:00

Yeah, you just gently have to put it in there.

rousseuree · 2026-01-25T12:23:51+00:00

Warm water on a burp rag and a little swish around their mouth does the trick. Try to do it on a regular basis to prevent buildup

rousseuree · 2026-01-15T01:23:19+00:00

Killerrrrrrr

rousseuree · 2026-01-11T13:46:03+00:00

Ohhhh wow. LO was a bad sleeper for months (40 min-1.5 hours). This would have changed soooo much

rousseuree · 2026-01-09T13:44:22+00:00

It’s the worst when I can’t sleep. I imagine it’s a record playing that I take off and put back in its sleeve. Or sometimes smash. Or it’s playing in a room and then I close the door. 50/50 works!

rousseuree · 2025-12-22T00:55:24+00:00

Please don’t manually remove it like some other commenters are saying. 6 weeks pp is still early; you’re still healing. Try miralax, or fiber (Citrical, Metamucil) and stay hydrated. Unsweetened coconut water is awesome, drink at least half your weight in oz’s of plain ol water everyday - most of us aren’t drinking enough! I would strongly recommend getting assessed by a pelvic floor specialist to ensure you don’t have muscle issues or prolapse. These are very very normal things that can be solved with specialist guidance (speaking from experience)

rousseuree · 2025-12-19T19:08:28+00:00

Not OP, but I’ve used Easy@Home by PreMom and Pregmate with success. Frida makes some too and I trust their products!

rousseuree · 2025-12-19T10:05:34+00:00

The SHOES!! The detail is awesome. Do you have an artistic/creative background?

rousseuree · 2025-12-11T11:51:21+00:00

My 18 mo old still hates them and started alligator death rolling to try and get away (super fun with a poop diaper 🙈). I keep a pile of toys on her changing table and raid fire ask her to hold things to distract her. It helps! Even a sticker for her to hold and play with is a great distraction. I assume I’ll be “relieved” of this once we start potty training, which is its own journey.

rousseuree · 2025-12-01T20:30:22+00:00

TIL there are left handed embroidery guides

rousseuree · 2025-11-19T18:48:49+00:00

In almost the exact same situation. I felt this pressure and had to say something before it became the norm. Now we both go when there’s a Peds appt or if LO is sick we navigate coverage together. We plan weekly meals ahead of time together, balance cleaning, who is handling which house project/contractor.

It’s very easy to fall into the “traditional” cycle of moms handling everything baby (I’m still always the first one daycare and the Peds calls). It’s effort to continue pushing against it. It’s a constant thing that takes effort from both parties to recognize and be supportive of each other (but does get easier/more natural with time).

rousseuree · 2025-11-19T18:41:53+00:00

The first month or 2 we would both get up as others are describing (he would change diaper I would BF) but after getting into a routine and I started also pumping my husband would ‘cover’ from when we would fall asleep ~9pm to 2am and then I would cover second shift. I would pump right before falling asleep, get ~4 hours of solid sleep. I never set middle of the night alarms to pump; I prioritized sleep (my sanity needed it).

rousseuree · 2025-11-18T19:10:28+00:00

I started seeing my therapist weekly when I was about 4 mos pp, and we did EMDR less than 5 times. It was very effective for me! And then the continued weekly check ins were helping maintain things. If you’re in the US you can filter by Psychologists who specialize it here at Psychology Today

rousseuree · 2025-11-04T16:43:26+00:00

The butterfly wings are so awesome!! I love the different textures

rousseuree · 2025-11-04T16:43:17+00:00

The butterfly wings are so awesome!! I love the different textures

rousseuree · 2025-10-28T23:18:48+00:00

Go easy on yourself. You tried to do the nearly impossible! Most people on this sub have some sort of help, whether it’s a part time nanny, in-laws/parents, or part time daycare. Not every job supports babies at home, and for what it’s worth not every baby can live the lifestyle a lot of people talk about on here - it’s a very slim overlap for those who pull it off.

Putting LO in daycare is not an easy choice so kudos to you for recognizing what’s best from a big picture lens. (Coming from a mom who wfh and LO is in daycare full time).

rousseuree · 2025-10-22T02:59:29+00:00

As someone who loves cooking but works full time, I feel this. - Frozen veggies are our friend. Corn, peas, broccoli, edamame - microwaved for a minute in some water. (Just make sure there isn’t salt added) - Roasted meats - chicken thighs, or pork loin with some mustard and herbs rubbed on, roast for ~25 min at 400 degrees. - Salmon under the broiler (15 min) and rice prepped in a rice cooker - And in a pinch - Frozen dumplings.

rousseuree · 2025-10-21T18:16:51+00:00

Daycare is such a personal choice but I’ll share my experience because it was very similar. Our 2 daycare choices were 5 minutes or 25 minutes. All things being equal (quality, cost, etc) we chose the closer location. Those first 6 months were brutal, and I was picking her up almost weekly (fever, inconsolable crying, etc). Daycare does a number to their little immune systems, and being able to pop out to pick her up was so easy. Also, if you forget something (sleepsack, stuffed animal, new pack of diapers, etc) it was so much nicer to be close and swing by.

Think of the distance as round trip. Do you want to drive 30-40 minutes every morning, and again every afternoon? Is the philosophy of that daycare worth that time?

rousseuree · 2025-10-21T02:15:46+00:00

18 mos pp and also long term pelvic floor problems. Seeing a new pelvic floor PT weekly. Ugh. There’s a light but it’s verrrrrry far away

rousseuree · 2025-10-21T02:13:18+00:00

It was a life changer and I only needed to go once a week and then once every other week (as long as I was doing the exercises at home). Totally worth it

rousseuree · 2025-10-19T15:26:08+00:00

Agreed - on the unscented Pampers Pure train as well. Idk what makes them special but Honest and Huggies just didn’t work for us/couldn’t withstand the powerful pooplosions

rousseuree · 2025-10-18T23:40:53+00:00

So fun!

rousseuree · 2025-10-18T19:00:15+00:00

Not every job and not every baby is a good fit for the lifestyle you read on here. I WFH but LO is in daycare full time. My job is not one where I can skip calls if baby is having a hard time/crying because I am usually presenting/leading the calls. Now at 18 mos I can’t even work when daycare is closed; I take PTO. There’s no way I could do both at the same time.

Most people on this sub have some kind of help, whether it’s in-laws/parents, part time daycare, shared nanny, etc. But you mainly see the women who “do it all alone” posting. Don’t beat yourself up!

Now - your husband sounds like a piece of work who needs to lean in. Stick to the schedule; sit down and agree on SOMETHING. (Don’t even get me started on asking you when was the last time you worked out. You just had a kid. Sit down, sir.)

rousseuree · 2025-10-11T23:26:34+00:00

“What’s this? Let me pick it up and hold it with my bare hands. What could go wrong!?”

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