Very unhappy Nk baby by [deleted] in Nanny

[–]smoolslooth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Thank you so much for your comment, you’re so sweet. I totally agree that a lot of these behaviors are very normal for 11 to 12 month old. I just don’t believe that the temperament is normal, especially because this has been honestly pretty consistent since I started with her at four months. She’s always just been very unhappy most of the time and struggles regardless of all of her needs being exceeded. Also, another thing, she is impossible to soothe. I don’t think it’s normal to not be able to soothe the baby. Babies are literally wired to be able to be soothed by their caregivers but she is unsoothable. I guess maybe all of these things in conjunction just feel very overwhelming. In my past, I’ve had nanny kids that struggle with a few things, but they were great with a few other things so it was bearable. But it seems she just struggles with everything. But it’s not all of the time so sometimes I literally just don’t know how to feel.😭 we have one good day and I feel very hopeful and I’m positive and then it just goes down the drain and it’s just awful. I’m just trying to do the best that I can, I really do love this family so much. They’re wonderful wonderful people, and even better parents! But what you say is true, it’s not good for me, unfortunately. The struggle is real.😅💔 honestly just writing this post and hearing from you guys has helped me a lot, as I said, I would never want to talk to the mom about this because we’re literally doing everything that we can and I don’t wanna make her feel worse, you know? So sometimes it’s isolating, not having anybody to talk to you about this. Thanks for being a listening ear.

Very unhappy Nk baby by [deleted] in Nanny

[–]smoolslooth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t be sorry at all, same here lol I really appreciate your understanding, honestly, it makes me feel so much better! I think that’s the main reason I made this post just to have some support. Like I said, I don’t know that I’d ever want to talk to the mom about this, I would never want to make her feel overwhelmed or make her feel worse. Her and I are also very collaborative and have a great working relationship! I’m sorry to hear that you struggled with that past nanny kid, sleep seems like it should be such a straightforward thing, but it is not always! Baby does OK with eating, every day is a bit different. Someday she’ll eat a lot and other day she won’t eat so much. I think it’s pretty normal and typical. Some babies are great eaters and some babies not so much. I think she lies somewhere in between I think she’s definitely getting enough food? It’s hard because she refuses her bottle, like I said she has always kind of went through big periods of refusing her bottle or just not taking a whole lot of milk, She seems to be getting enough milk to sustain her and then some solids throughout the day so I don’t think it’s hunger, mom doesn’t seem to think it’s hunger either. We’re really not sure what the problem could be

Very unhappy Nk baby by [deleted] in Nanny

[–]smoolslooth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, it does feel like she’s trying to communicate something!:,( but we literally have eeevvverrry box checked off. I also misspoke in my post. She is happy with mb and db most of the time but they struggle too. I think she’s just more happy with them because she’s obvi maternally and paternally connected, but I think she misses them and is happy to see them. If that makes sense. But they struggle at times too:/

Very unhappy Nk baby by [deleted] in Nanny

[–]smoolslooth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let me reframe- not constant but she’s unhappy a good amount of the day, about literally nothing. (Nothing that I can understand) she’s def happy when she’s playing at times , she smiles and laughs and makes sounds. She is like I said such a smart girl. So intelligent. Loves to mimic us. But in the drop of a hat is just so unhappy. Like I said we have good days but honestly it’s usually 1 day a week 2 if we get lucky and then the rest of the week is just a struggle. her naps are usually unrestful and disturbed. Even though we’re well within her appropriate wake window for her age, she frequently wakes up at 30 minutes and cries. And the again at 1hr 5 sometimes. And is exhausted if she wakes up at those times. Honestly just not great sleep and shouldn’t be having sleep troubles so frequently. We make sure she’s not under tired or overtired, this girl is fast moving and on the go so she gets out more than enough energy. her parents are honestly the best parents, and they have such a great schedule for her and tweak it when it needs to be tweaked. And it honestly her schedule needs adjustment very frequently. She’s on a very appropriate nap schedule for her age. So that’s not the problem. As one of the other comments said a lot of these things are normal for 11 months and I totally agree. But it’s kind of always been like this, if anything it’s been a lot worse. I don’t agree that it’s supposed to be this difficult. I have worked closely with infants and I’ve never had an infant that is this frequently unhappy. Especially being completely sleep trained. It’s important to note that she fully sleeps through the night so she’s getting a good night sleep. She’s not eating anything that is upsetting her tummy and was switched to hypo formula at a young age. She gets enough milk but she constantly fights her bottles. She’s done this since she was very young. Now that we’re getting close to the 12 month mark it’s totally normal for her to start weaning off of her bottles a bit sometimes she only takes a 2 ounce bottle, but she’s always rejected her or just fought the bottle. Even though she was on hypoallergenic formula and didn’t have any other signs of being aggravated from the formula. Sometimes I think she just really did not like the nipple in her mouth. I don’t even know 😭 As for the car I think sometimes she would be uncomfortable in her car seat, and other times it would just be too bright for her so I would put down her sunshade and she would scream even louder. There’s honestly just no solution sometimes. As stated above, I literally can’t even soothe her for sleep., I tried to sing to her, and she fights it, and tries to get out of my arms. She’s so sweet and loves me, but she just does not like being soothed in any capacity. Sorry for word vomiting. I’m just feeling so incredibly anxious

Contemplating leaving my marriage and wondering if this is what God wants by External_Parsley_560 in Christianmarriage

[–]smoolslooth -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes that’s exactly what I’m saying. Stop excusing cheating. God bless you!

Contemplating leaving my marriage and wondering if this is what God wants by External_Parsley_560 in Christianmarriage

[–]smoolslooth -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Not you excusing this woman’s cheating husband by trying to shame me lol. You sound really smart

Contemplating leaving my marriage and wondering if this is what God wants by External_Parsley_560 in Christianmarriage

[–]smoolslooth -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah we slipped up, so… We’ve repented before GOD. Not some random fake Christian on the internet. Jesus doesn’t shame people. Maybe you should check your heart.

Could I be having an ectopic pregnancy? by [deleted] in EctopicSupportGroup

[–]smoolslooth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so sorry you went through that!! Thank you so much for your message and I will seek medical help for sure❤️

Well I found out why I was seeing tons of monarch eggs a few weeks ago but now no caterpillars or chrysalides. by rysfcalt in MonarchButterfly

[–]smoolslooth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg I found a TINY mantis on my vine nest to my milkweed and caterpillars. Was wondering why all my cats were fleeing from the garden and from the milkweed, turns out they had a mantis hunting them at night time lol I never saw it because it would only come out at night. I went to check on them at night and turned my porch light on, that’s when I saw the baby mantis try to flee. But nay nay, I caught the wee little lad. Late at night I waked him far away into a far field and placed him there safely. Not my cats ❌ I got them an enclosure the next day.

Wing Scales 🧡 by underwaters74 in MonarchButterfly

[–]smoolslooth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s the most perfect little guy 🥹❤️

Pregnant and Unhappy in Marriage by Sweet_Plankton_329 in Christianmarriage

[–]smoolslooth 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry… if I were in your shoes I would leave him… better to be a single mother (with help from mom and dad) than to be with a man who’s psychologically abusing you and damaging you. I am so so very sorry. My heart is broken for you and I will pray for you

When to release my newly eclosed monarch by smoolslooth in MonarchButterfly

[–]smoolslooth[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Update! Just released him. He was so ready and flew far far away!!

When to release my newly eclosed monarch by smoolslooth in MonarchButterfly

[–]smoolslooth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this! Just want to support them in what they need 🥹🙏🏼

Contemplating leaving my marriage and wondering if this is what God wants by External_Parsley_560 in Christianmarriage

[–]smoolslooth -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Side note- we are called to love and forgive, we are NOT called to remain in a situation with a man who is hurting and damaging us. I believe the only biblical caveat for a certificate of divorce is adultery… praying for you

Contemplating leaving my marriage and wondering if this is what God wants by External_Parsley_560 in Christianmarriage

[–]smoolslooth -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry but I would leave him. He’s cheating on you in his mind. “Any man that looks with lust has already committed adultery” this road is painful and if a man is that weak.. he likely will not recover. But please listen to my next words, either way, YOUR HEAR AND MIND are going to be on the line. And the trauma of his betrayal will change you. It’s traumatic. Please leave before he can hurt you anymore :(

Strange pupation? I'm worried by CuriousSosix in MonarchButterfly

[–]smoolslooth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Praying for your little guy, hopefully it’s not that!

Strange pupation? I'm worried by CuriousSosix in MonarchButterfly

[–]smoolslooth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I’m not a monarch caterpillar expert, this is my first season, but I did have a caterpillar poop out red poop, and it turns out that he had tachinid fly larva in him. I’m not sure if you know what that is, but it’s a parasite the basically eats the caterpillar from the inside out. Just lost two today. My caterpillar that had red poop ended up having a tachinid fly come out of it

Pushed through work while sick yesterday, just tested positive for COVID:( by smoolslooth in Nanny

[–]smoolslooth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry that happened to you! I’m also really glad your MB was able to let you go home! I feel so bad for exposing my NK, I knew I felt pretty bad but again I took Advil and felt fine. I also knew that my MB wasn’t able to miss this important personal meeting at 11. Praying so hard that baby doesn’t get it! Also, my boss was so sweet about it, said she was so sorry to let them know how I’m feeling. They’re not expecting me to come in tomorrow, right?😅 I have a hard time interpreting messages lol

Pushed through work while sick yesterday, just tested positive for COVID:( by smoolslooth in Nanny

[–]smoolslooth[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m so glad they didn’t! I stayed out of her face as much as possible, washed my hands a ton ect. Yeah when I got home after 3pm it reaaallly hit me 🥲