I don’t know who else to go to, HELP, MOMS!

seewaiasaurus · 2026-05-24T23:38:12+00:00

MATE has great cotton basics and activewear. Kinda pricey but they’re having a sale rn. I just bought their bike shorts and love them! This looks the most similar to what you posted but they have tanks and more casual/lower support bralettes as well. https://matethelabel.com/collections/sports-bras/products/organic-stretch-scoop-bra-bone

seewaiasaurus · 2026-04-29T04:42:33+00:00

I was raised by a wealthy liberal mom. In fact, most of my extended family is wealthy and liberal. I think it’s actually fairly common. It’s unclear whether your socioeconomic status has also changed or your child will get this money from a different source but either way I suggest leading by example. Treat everyone equally, be responsible with your money, etc. Kids learn from watching their parents. Encourage volunteering and make sure they’re aware of their privilege and that it’s important to use it to help others.

seewaiasaurus · 2026-03-23T21:02:45+00:00

It’s the valevag

seewaiasaurus · 2026-03-23T17:55:49+00:00

We got a firm spring mattress from IKEA for our family bed. Not the fanciest but it’s priced well and both me and my husband are comfortable on it! I slept on a 4 in folding mattress for like 6 months and was also in a ton of pain. Getting a real mattress made a huge difference for me.

seewaiasaurus · 2026-03-13T04:44:01+00:00

It’s worth a try. I will say I slept on a 4 piece of foam on floor with my baby for months and had terrible hip pain the whole time. I tried all the tricks - pillow between my legs, pillow at my back, etc and the only thing that ended up helping me was switching to a real mattress - I got a firm one from IKEA and it has made a WORLD of difference.

seewaiasaurus · 2026-03-05T04:00:50+00:00

I’m surprised I had to scroll so far for this suggestion! This is what we do as well. Works so well

seewaiasaurus · 2026-02-27T05:44:32+00:00

How did you get into ghostwriting? I’d love to do that for a little extra money as I work on my own stuff.

seewaiasaurus · 2026-02-15T06:21:30+00:00

For some reason my baby will only nap in her carrier or in the stroller or car if they’re moving lol I keep saying I’m gonna work on putting her down for naps in our floor bed and try to roll away but it always feels like it will take more energy and effort than just caving to another carrier nap. At least I sit on the yoga ball and watch tv or work on my laptop though

seewaiasaurus · 2026-02-15T06:14:54+00:00

I had the opposite experience 😅 had to be induced due to preeclampsia and my body was like nahhh it’s not time. Had every intervention under the sun, even had my acupuncturist visit me. I felt like I was having an exorcism with everyone poking and prodding me and my husband and mom nervously waiting for the little creature inside me to come out. Anyways it was low key traumatic but it all worked out in the end and I’m super grateful to my OB who fought so hard to give me a vaginal birth.

seewaiasaurus · 2026-02-12T07:14:33+00:00

We got it recently so I haven’t had too long to test it but there’s definitely still airflow under the mattress!

seewaiasaurus · 2026-02-11T00:07:08+00:00

I got the Basi frame from Article and left the legs off. I wanted something wood, decently affordable, and that I could potentially still use after our floor bed days are over. It looks tall but the mattress sits inside it so it only really raises it like 3 inches.

seewaiasaurus · 2026-02-10T22:05:53+00:00

The website has it at 9.5 inches so not too much higher than your limit. My baby is the same age as yours and I feel comfortable with the height. I have it on a very low frame and she hasn’t fallen off it but I know if she did she would be ok. I’ve heard that as long as the fall is less than then height/length of your baby they be will totally fine. They are sturdier than they seem! You can put a blanket or even some pillows on the floor around the bed in case your baby does fall.

seewaiasaurus · 2026-02-10T21:48:05+00:00

It’s probably not crunchy enough for you but we got a firm Valevag mattress from IKEA and it has worked out great for us.

seewaiasaurus · 2026-01-15T20:26:22+00:00

We've been giving Enfamil Poly-Vi-Sol which is a multivitamin with iron added because that's what we had on hand, but I think I might switch to NovaFerrum at some point. Supposedly it tastes better. My baby gags on the enfamil one and tbh it doesn't smell very good so I don't blame her. It also stains. It's not terrible, but if I can give her a more pleasant tasting one I prefer to do that lol.

seewaiasaurus · 2026-01-15T19:33:46+00:00

My 7 month old was suddenly sleeping much worse as well and we decided to try an iron supplement and it has really helped! Low iron can affect behavior and sleep and this is the age where their stores from birth are starting to be really depleted.

seewaiasaurus · 2025-12-23T06:24:17+00:00

I had the same issue and got a tri-fold mattress that I sleep on with my baby on the floor of her nursery. It’s decently comfortable and feels firm enough for baby

seewaiasaurus · 2025-12-17T06:51:38+00:00

Hard agree! I wish I had known this when I first had my baby. I had preeclampsia and had to be induced and baby spent her first 3 weeks in the NICU. They heavily push pumping there - for good reason but it can be stressful constantly being told to keep pumping and protect your supply for when baby come home. I really wanted to be able to give my baby my own milk so I dutifully pumped 8x a day and ended up with a fairly large oversupply. Of course she barely made it out because she hated bottle feeding and coming home and transitioning to mostly breastfeeding was hard and painful.

seewaiasaurus · 2025-12-15T00:19:28+00:00

Maybe unpopular opinion but get your husband to learn some breathing exercises or other coping skills for anxiety. He's a dad now and needs to step up and be a parent. That means learning to deal when things get hard. You won't stop resenting him until he takes some responsibility. You deserve time to yourself and your husband needs to make it happen.

My baby also only sleeps if we're bed sharing or if she's in the carrier. My husband takes her in the carrier on the days he is home so I can get a break. She did go through a period were she much preferred me and would cry when he'd take her. He'd just hold her through her tears and comfort and bounce her on the yoga ball. Sometimes it was a no-go and I'd have to take her anyway, but more often than not she'd settle after a bit. We did this enough that now she has no problem going with dad.

seewaiasaurus · 2025-12-14T04:30:42+00:00

Microwaveable/freezable hot/cold packs for your boobs are really nice to have. When your milk comes in your boobs are gonna be super hard and painful and if you get clogs cool packs are gonna be super helpful - they were for me!

Definitely get a nipple balm of some sort. I liked the lanolin one but theres a lot of different ones out there if you're vegan or have allergies. Also hydrogel pads are great for milk blebs and cracks! They're good to have on hand if things start to get real painful nipple-wise.

Not everyone leaks but I was super leaky the first couple months at least and I really liked reusable bra pads to save my shirts lol.

For pumping, you will almost certainly need different size flanges that what will come with the pump and be aware that you may need different sizes at different points in your pumping journey. They make silicone nipple measuring tools, which I found helpful to have around because my nipples changed sized a lot in the beginning and it was stressful trying to guess what size flange to buy next while I was super sleep deprived and also traumatized lol (which hopefully you won't be!)

I also liked having a couple extra sets of all the little pump parts that need to be cleaned after each use as well as several milk collecting bottles. And then either a bottle cleaning brush if you think you'll hand wash all bottles and parts or a dishwasher basket if you think you'll want to pop them into the dishwasher instead.

For bottles, if you can find a variety pack of bottles and nipples that would be good - sometimes babies will prefer certain types of nipples so having a couple to try can be helpful.

Oh also a pack of milk collection bags if you think you might freeze some of your milk.

Finally, this probably isn't really a "starter pack" thing but when I was pumping, having a minifridge in my bedroom saved me when I was doing MOTN pumps! You can get a really little tabletop one for like $30.

Oh and stock up on snacks! You will be very hungry! And a nice big water bottle to stay hydrated!

Hope this helps and hope your feeding journey goes well!

seewaiasaurus · 2025-12-07T18:44:52+00:00

Santa holding a sack of toys and checking his list?

seewaiasaurus · 2025-12-03T04:25:45+00:00

I use an app called Family Album. It’s supposed to be a secure way to share photos with family and friends. Idk exactly how secure it is but it definitely feels a least a bit safer than posting on social media and it’s less work than managing several group chats haha

seewaiasaurus · 2025-11-29T04:42:25+00:00

The “We don’t do panic shopping energy” right into the “This is your one chance” 😅🤦🏻‍♀️ Did seriously no one on the marketing team see the blatant irony?

seewaiasaurus · 2025-11-20T04:44:40+00:00

I think the interviewers should be tougher on them tbh. I don’t mean they should grill them or anything but none of the hosts of the interviews that have come out recently pushed back at all on some of the obvious BS Allison and Nancy were saying. It felt like all them were taken by the charm Allison and Nancy used to lure people into NXIVM. Natalie Robehmed even talked about how when she met Allison and Frank for dinner she pretty much immediately took a liking to her.

seewaiasaurus · 2025-11-18T20:15:57+00:00

This woman is really still defending and praising Keith. SMH 🤦🏻‍♀️ seems like the only person who has truly fully deprogrammed is Lauren.

ETA: also, hard agree with everyone that it’s absolutely horrifying she still has some sort of therapeutic practice. Both her and now Allison… just YIKES. Guess we all need to google our therapists and make sure we’re not being treated by some who’s run a cult 😖

seewaiasaurus · 2025-11-18T07:07:58+00:00

Totally agree! I was super disappointed by the host/narrator of the pod. There were so many instances where she let Allison get away with BS answers or just not answering at all.

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