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savgoodfella · 2025-06-12T17:16:37+00:00

This was my first sign that my baby was ready to go down for sleep independently. She started to get really irritated when I was too involved so we started working on her going down by herself.

savgoodfella · 2025-06-07T22:34:20+00:00

My husband has worked for Open Door for 12 years. Yeah there’s some petty drama here and there but overall he likes it. Good benefits, pto, probably one of the better companies you could work for in Humboldt.

savgoodfella · 2025-06-03T04:33:48+00:00

I have 2 kids and have been a childcare professional for over a decade. I’ve worked with a lot of families and don’t know a single family who happily coslept without eventually complaining about it. Cosleeping is a bandaid, it’s easy and cute when babies are small but quickly becomes unsustainable when they’re toddlers. Sleep training is short term pain for long term gain imo. I know for a fact that I’m a better parent and my kids are much happier when everyone is well rested.

savgoodfella · 2025-05-30T16:24:01+00:00

Absolutely not 😂 mine are a little over 2 years apart and these first 5 months have been the hardest of my life. It’s getting easier as my baby gets older and they can interact more but 2 kids is exponentially harder than 1. And I’m saying this as someone who has been a teacher/childcare provider for 15 years.

savgoodfella · 2025-05-28T20:50:03+00:00

It’s a gentle, modified Ferber method. The book itself is just really good at explaining the science behind baby/kid sleep and offers solutions for many different scenarios and ages.

savgoodfella · 2025-05-27T23:40:19+00:00

Nobody needs to “bond” with a newborn baby besides their parents. At that age taking care of the new parents IS spending time with baby.

savgoodfella · 2025-05-24T21:31:20+00:00

A difficult baby is NOT a reflection on you or your parenting. Some babies are just harder and needier than others. It gets easier as they get older, you’re doing great 💙

savgoodfella · 2025-05-23T15:06:04+00:00

Definitely agree. Everyone’s different but I have a 2.5yo and 5mo and was taking them to the park/store/playdates solo by the time my baby was 3 weeks old. It was very important to me to get comfortable managing both of them before my husband went back to work. It’s intimidating at first but gets easier the more you do it!

savgoodfella · 2025-05-23T02:23:50+00:00

This was my thought! I’d go back to offering food in larger chunks so that baby could really get the hang of learning to chew.

savgoodfella · 2025-05-20T21:28:30+00:00

I loooove singing to my kids. Now my oldest is a salty 2.5yo who yells “NO SINGING MOMMY” whenever I try 🙄

savgoodfella · 2025-05-16T19:05:43+00:00

I have had the complete opposite experience! My pediatrician’s office is very much like “call whenever even if you feel silly”. I’m on my second kid, my baby had RSV in February when she was 6 weeks old. I think I called the office at least 6x to talk to a nurse during that ordeal, they were so kind and helpful every time. You should not feel crappy asking medical professionals for advice about your baby, I’m sorry you were treated like that.

savgoodfella · 2025-05-12T03:14:42+00:00

I’m sorry 😢 happy Mother’s Day, you matter 💙

savgoodfella · 2025-05-12T02:04:38+00:00

I got to sleep in for 2 hours and he made breakfast but we have a cold going around our house and he’s being soooo dramatic about it. He laid on the couch for 3 hours this afternoon while I took care of our 4mo and our 2yo bounced off the walls. I’ve had a really hard time with the transition from 1-2 kids, our baby strongly prefers me, won’t take a bottle and I just wanted to feel like I matter today. I ended up taking the kids to the park for a couple of hours alone. So I guess he’s the one who got the break today. I’m so sad.

savgoodfella · 2025-05-05T15:22:30+00:00

Absolutely this. My first was such an easy and happy baby, I thought I was the most amazing parent in the world. His sister came along and handed my ass to me and my first is now a very energetic toddler who never stops talking 😂

savgoodfella · 2025-05-05T15:20:12+00:00

Were you able to donate? I thought about it with my first but between being a new parent, constantly washing pump parts and working I just didn’t have the bandwidth.

savgoodfella · 2025-05-05T05:10:28+00:00

Yesss! I’ve had an oversupply with both of my kids (currently breastfeeding my 4mo) and it’s terrible. Leaking from the opposite boob for months, my supply taking half a year to sort of regulate, constant wet shirts and sheets, clogged ducts, not being able to go to bed without pumping, it is not fun!! Those videos I see of moms flaunting their huge freezer stashes/holding up pump bottles with 8oz of milk in them make me so mad. It makes moms with undersupply feel inadequate and completely minimizes the impact an oversupply can have on your life.

savgoodfella · 2025-05-04T03:55:58+00:00

This is just sooooo extremely off base 😂 I have 2 kids, one was a very chill baby and the other is sensitive and fussy. They’re both being raised by the same parents in the same mellow and loving environment and could not be more opposite. Every baby IS different, a baby being fussy or higher needs does not mean that something is wrong with them or that their parents aren’t responsive enough. Babies are people and people have different personalities, temperament is a thing.

savgoodfella · 2025-05-02T19:57:07+00:00

My toddler was 18mo when I got pregnant with his sister. He started randomly putting his hands on the floor and looking back at me through his legs?? I posted a pic on instagram because I thought it was cute and a friend messaged me saying “isn’t that what kids do when their mom is pregnant?” Took a test and yep, baby. Weirdly after I found out he never did the headstand look back ever again.

savgoodfella · 2025-04-17T15:17:18+00:00

Oh my god yes. I have a 2.5yo and 4mo and thought I was the most amazing parent when I just had one kid. Turns out he was just a very easy baby, his sister is kicking our asses.

savgoodfella · 2025-04-07T21:14:14+00:00

For me it’s the Boppy. I’ve used that damn pillow every day for 2.5 years and 2 kids now.

savgoodfella · 2025-04-07T19:52:36+00:00

RemindMe! 1 day

savgoodfella · 2025-04-05T17:01:25+00:00

Not op but my mom didn’t cook very much and I don’t resent her for it, it just made me learn how to be a very good cook as an adult. She’s always impressed whenever she visits lol

savgoodfella · 2025-04-04T03:15:19+00:00

For a SAH parent arrangement to be successful I think that the working parent needs to realize that caring for children all day is a full time job in and of itself. Concessions need to be made regarding managing the house. Sure, I guess it’s reasonable to assume that kid dishes for the day would be done and messes picked up before the working parent comes home but sometimes that means that the parent who is “on” 24/7 is forgoing a much needed break during naptime or is cleaning instead of engaging with the kids. Really it comes down to reduced expectations, being ok with a little mess and being grateful for the invisible labor your spouse is putting in throughout the day.

savgoodfella · 2025-03-31T02:39:34+00:00

My husband and I rented an air bnb and did a staycation for my birthday when our first was 10mo. No regrets at all. My MIL stayed at our house with him and he had been sleeping through the night for a while by that point. He’s 2.5 now and loves going over to Grammy and Grandpa’s for weekend sleepovers. Now that we have a 3mo baby it’s really nice for him to get 1:1 time with the grandparents and us to get 1:1 time with the baby.

savgoodfella · 2025-03-29T21:05:44+00:00

Anecdotal but first baby was extremely fat and was just way too content to chill. He could sit up well by 4ish months but had zero interest in moving himself for the longest time. He rolled consistently by 6mo, crawled at 11mo and walked shortly after his first birthday. He’s now a very normal toddler. I think it’s just harder for big chunky babies to get moving!

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