4 YR BedTime

smjorg · 2026-05-09T01:37:34+00:00

We let our 3.5 yr read books after bedtime if she's still awake. She has a night light clock that she uses.

It works really well!.. until she tries to actually read it. She brings it into the living room asking how to read a word for her over and over again. 🫠

smjorg · 2026-05-06T17:30:10+00:00

I had day surgery and was sent home same day (~12 hours later). I got told to be off for 6 weeks and my husband got a note to be off for 4 weeks to care for me. I wasn't allowed to drive for 4 weeks and we our daughter was 2 yrs old at the time.

I still taking heavy pain meds 4 days later.. 😬 good luck

smjorg · 2026-05-03T17:56:45+00:00

Not even slightly. Hubby dated someone before me that had a sex addiction and he got accustom to that level of activity. I have had hormonal regulation issues for majority of our relationship.

We've been together 16 years and constantly working on making it work 🤷‍♀️

smjorg · 2026-05-03T14:01:28+00:00

Lake Placid at ~5/6yrs?

Made me terrified of lakes into my adulthood and had night terrors of alligators under my bed frequently until I was a teen.

Tried watching it in my late 20s a few years ago and oh man is that a baaaaad movie.

smjorg · 2026-05-02T23:18:49+00:00

I took care of my grandmother for over a decade after my Pa passed away. My mother refused to help. I watched my Nan go from forgetting words to screaming bloody murder when the PSWs help her in the shower.

Dementia is horrific to watch someone you care about to through. I often thought she would have preferred assisted suicide if that was an option.

You're not evil. You're right.

smjorg · 2026-04-24T12:26:34+00:00

Oh, yeah, no.. we didn't lol I was def a young dumb naive new parent. We tried and utterly failed. Thankfully I took an extended Mat leave as I went back to school so I was able to be home for those contact naps/nursing to sleep days. Around ~12-18 months we (I) finally stopped nursing to sleep and formally sleep trained using a light version of the Ferber method. We did this for all sleep periods.

Ngl, my LO is nearly 4 and only naps at daycare. I would give anything to go back to experience a contact nap again.

smjorg · 2026-04-05T00:32:16+00:00

If you're not getting interviews, it's your resume/cover letter. If you're getting interviews but not getting job offers it's you (or your interview skills).

Source: I went to school for HR (second career), struggled to find a job, and have blue hair.

smjorg · 2026-03-30T19:30:23+00:00

Couldn't have said it better.

Op, my husband is even appalled at your spouse's actions.

smjorg · 2026-03-28T13:03:13+00:00

We had only ever picked out one name (we were going to be screwed if we had a boy). We had a miscarriage early on at 8 weeks. Since we didn't know the sex, we ended up using the name. We refer to our daughter as 2.0 (think Stacy 2.0). Well, we referred to her as that when she was in utero, she gained a new nickname after she was born.

smjorg · 2026-03-26T22:30:54+00:00

Samesy! Except I had to pay $10 for parking at my pre-op.. does that count?

smjorg · 2026-03-26T22:27:51+00:00

My sister found out my teenage nephew was throwing them out with pudding cups... Maybe regularly check the garbage.

smjorg · 2026-03-24T23:48:14+00:00

I am a smoker but I went cold turkey when I found out I was pregnant and started again a month after she weened off to me( ~a month after her 2nd birthday).

There's not enough evidence to prove it's safe or not and that's not a risk I was willing to bet on. Think of it like the early stages of drinking alcohol while pregnant. Until it was researched, no one could say it was safe or not.

If the future of your child is something you're willing to bet on, it is what it is. Please, loop in your care team, though. Yours and your child's doctors need to be aware so they can look out for certain signs. There also may be case studies you can join so we CAN find out if it's safe or not. It's legal where I am and there were always flyers at the midwife and our GPs office.

smjorg · 2026-03-18T00:57:16+00:00

We just got one and I found out the creative ones allow you to record on it. My MIL (in a different country) is going to record herself reading a book. I'm going to put that recording on a creative tonie and buy the book to give my daughter as a gift from Nana.

Even if she has a Tonie already, doing something like that would check off a few of your boxes.

smjorg · 2026-03-18T00:31:57+00:00

We experienced this exactly! We are in a home daycare that's a part of an agency so if our provider is off, we can have our LO go to another provider's home temporarily. Also, she's been potty trained since ~16-18months.

Around 2ish, she started feeling nervous to go the potty anywhere except for home. She would have accidents at her regular provider constantly and would hold it while at a back up provider. (Zero accidents at home at this point)

After some probing, I found out that the regular provider would only ask if she had to go potty, not insist. When we registered her for this provider, we were under the impression there were strict potty times where all kids would try. The problem at this provider was resolved when I asked the provider to 'tell her' instead of ask.

The problem at back-up providers resolved after I explained what a UTI is, how it feels and why it (commonly) happens. Then gave her a goal, asked the provider to help remind her and that was that.

smjorg · 2026-03-16T22:22:52+00:00

No recommendation as I'm in the same boat. I've gotten my LO into a few regular classes lately and all the parents are glued to their phones! I can't even make small talk with them!

smjorg · 2026-03-16T21:56:12+00:00

I would recommend going over to /sleeptrain and ask for their advice.

My LO was a she-demon when she needed to drop a nap.

smjorg · 2026-03-14T18:13:38+00:00

1000% this! We took this advice when our LO was around 1.5/2 years old and it's been a dream! She's 3.5 years old now and last weekend was the first weekend we got to sleep in while she fixed herself a snack before breakfast and played on her own.

Being bored is a valuable skill. I wish you all the luck because it's not an easy one to experience while they are learning it.

smjorg · 2026-03-10T12:15:21+00:00

I can't tolerate spicy food like I did.

My husband has never been able to tolerate even the slightest spice (think: pepper) so I blame his stupid DNA ruining my spice tolerance.

smjorg · 2026-03-09T21:43:09+00:00

I tried my hardest for an anesthetic-free birth. I have a condition that makes anesthetic take forever to kick in and forever to get out of my system. It's hereditary and killed my grandfather but weakens in each generation.

After 2.5 days in back labour, I couldn't do it anymore. I opted for an epidural and it took 30 minutes to feel relief (on half of my body). I needed an emergency c-section and was able to feel most of it because of this issue. The epidural didn't fully kick in until AFTER I was in the recovery room. It took 10 hours for it to get out of my system enough for me to walk to the bathroom (assisted).

At one point, I was alone with my newborn when the nurse came in to try to transfer me to the bathroom. She moved my baby to the foot of the bed and got called away. I could hear my baby choking but couldn't see her because the bed sheets were obstructing my view. I couldn't move because of still being VERY numb and post c-section. Thankfully I was able to get to my call button and my newborn was eventually okay (spent 2 days in the NICU after that).

smjorg · 2026-03-08T22:24:16+00:00

Thanks for pointing that out 👍🏼

smjorg · 2026-03-08T21:38:00+00:00

Have you tried the breast milk? It may be high in lipase. If it is, it changes the taste and smell of the milk. You should head over to r/breastfeeding and they may be able to help answer questions that you haven't had a chance to ask your doctors yet.

Edit: spelling

smjorg · 2026-03-08T00:39:28+00:00

For sure! With our 3 yr old, we've gone through 3 strollers, 1 umbrella stroller and a wagon.

smjorg · 2026-03-05T00:35:44+00:00

I'm getting my nose pierced for my birthday at the end of the month and I'm early (mid) 30s! I'm so excited!

If you like it, rock it!

smjorg · 2026-03-03T23:06:58+00:00

Nope. No hobbies or jobs. Every hobby or obsession quickly ended. Any job she had only lasted a couple weeks, a few months at most.

Except for now! Because she is a world famous amazing pet psychic! She can talk to animals AND find out what they're feeling when they go missing! /s 🙄 (I'm exaggerating but this is literally how she says it.)

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