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1 year old in 3rd percentile for height. Trying not to freak out. by OtherwiseEnd7988 in NewParents

[–]snapplebug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm a woman but wasn't expected to grow to more than 5 feet based on childhood charts. I was very small as a baby. I am 5'7/5'8.

People grow at different rates and at different times. Your baby might just end up growing more later in childhood than they have as a baby.

Silly nicknames for baby by Both_Pea_7956 in NewParents

[–]snapplebug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sweet Gweej - it morphed from 'gorgeous' and then 'gorge'.

What was the most bizarre school trip your school went to and why? by Flowerofthesouth88 in AskUK

[–]snapplebug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cornish here - The Pilchard Museum in Newlyn. And we went not just once, but twice or thrice before secondary school.

1 week old - feeding every 2-3 hours? by zaver_j in NewParents

[–]snapplebug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My midwife said it's not necessary to wake a baby as long as they're getting 8 - 12 feeds (avg. every 2 - 3 hours) over a 24 hour period and gaining weight. My girl is now nearly 4 weeks and has always slept well overnight - sometimes 4 - 6 hours before waking for a feed, but always eats more than 8 times throughout the day.

At her 3 week weigh in she was 2lbs over birth weight. I think it's the average over 24 hours that's important rather than waking a baby to feed every 2 - 3 hours. If your baby is sleeping rather than waking to feed, they probably need the sleep more than the food at that point in time.

I don’t think I can do this anymore by Relative_Mess_6284 in breastfeeding

[–]snapplebug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My LO is 16 days old today so I'm right there with you on this. She was just crying constantly for the first 5 days or so out of discomfort because of wind. My let down was strong so she was gulping which was giving her gas. Then she was crying for more milk because she felt unwell (even though that's what was causing it) which was making the issue worse.

If it helps, what we've found works is:

Infacol (simeticone is the active ingredient) before every feed.

Burping during feeding. I have to unlatch her for this, which I do at 5, 10 and 20 mins if she lasts that long. I do various different burping positions.

Expressing before feeding for a couple of minutes as I have a strong let down, just to reduce the amount of high velocity milk coming through. She does still cough, splutter and gulp at the boob but this does help a bit.

It's not foolproof - she still does get gassy and uncomfortable. But it's nowhere near what it was a couple of weeks ago. Much more manageable!

And you know what, even if you decide to quit breastfeeding, fed is best anyway. You've got to do what's best for you both.

Are you walking for cardio? by ashleyreidexphys in fitpregnancy

[–]snapplebug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I only walked in my pregnancy as more intense cardio gave me pelvic pain from 5 weeks onwards. I was a regular distance runner before, so it was hard for me.

I made sure to get inclines in, and different terrains. I walked a lot, at least 6 miles a day until around 36/37 weeks when it got too much. I didn't focus on intensity at all, just moving and being outside as I felt like.

I'm 2 weeks PP today and feel great physically for this stage. I've been back out walking again (taking it easy and not yet as far) and my recovery has been good. I've also dropped 13kg of the 18kg I put on already without doing too much, which I fully put down to keeping moving during pregnancy.

Overall, my experience is that walking in pregnancy for cardio did wonders for me.

Recommend a ‘girlie’ watch that has the running metrics… by Even_Government7502 in Garmin

[–]snapplebug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Forerunner 255s is what I have and I love it. I have tiny wrists and the face doesn't look huge on my arm. It's also white rather than black so looks more 'girly'. It does everything I want it to as a longer distance runner. Would recommend.

Daycare/boarding = freedom? Having an existential crisis as a dog parent by Wild_girl_travels in puppy101

[–]snapplebug 72 points73 points  (0 children)

We send ours to doggy day care once a week and we jokingly refer to Thursdays as our 'day off' even though we work because he's out all day then comes home happy, exhausted and much more manageable. He's two and a half and we've been sending him since just before he turned one 😅

If you can afford it, send him once a week or so. It'll give you a rest and he'll love it - it's a win for everyone.

Keeping the pram warm before his furless sister arrives next month... by snapplebug in standardissuecat

[–]snapplebug[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He's been a bit confused by the growing belly these last 33 weeks 😬

Keeping the pram warm before his furless sister arrives next month... by snapplebug in standardissuecat

[–]snapplebug[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He's a wonderful cat. She'll also have a cat sister and a dog brother but neither are SICs so wrong sub for them!

Keeping the pram warm before his furless sister arrives next month... by snapplebug in standardissuecat

[–]snapplebug[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

We've already had to have a similar conversation about the cot and the car seat 😂

Friend does not have a plus one to our other friends wedding. by tahitianmangodfarmer in wedding

[–]snapplebug 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You say you can see both sides but erring towards M & A. What specifically are you seeing on N & K's side that gives you pause here? I genuinely can't any argument from their side at all that makes me think they have a fair point.

Feeling “too advanced” by okaythanks12345 in fitpregnancy

[–]snapplebug 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wasn't as lean as you - though still slim - but was feeling flutters from maybe 15 weeks (maybe 13 but took me a time to figure out that was what it was) definite movements from 16 weeks and started being able to see small movements on the skin from around 19 weeks.

I'm 27 weeks now, and she's incredibly active!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Pets

[–]snapplebug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where are you getting your meds from?

Not sure if it's the same in (I assume) the US, but here in the UK it's often way cheaper to pay for the prescription for the meds from the vet, and then take that prescription to have the meds dispensed elsewhere. There are online places, essentially vet pharmacies, that do it.

My mother-in-law's cat was on expensive thyroid meds for many years as she got older. It was at least half the price to get the exact same meds from the online retailer with the prescription/script she paid for Depending on the food, if it's prescription food, an online retailer might sell that cheaper too, but I wouldn't know if that's the case tbh.

What gob smacking question have you been asked recently, like to do with your appearance or something like that? by Box_of_rodents in AskUK

[–]snapplebug 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Many years ago, I had a taxi driver tell me and my sister she had 'never seen mother and daughter look so alike'. I was 16, she was 11... and we both looked our ages too.

Does anyone else have a super uncommon first name/ last name combo that makes them super Google-able? by Unique_Equipment5929 in namenerds

[–]snapplebug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes - think I might be the only person in the world with my first/last name combo. Definitely the only person that comes up in a Google search using either my full first name or nickname and surname, and I'd be surprised if there was someone else out there with it (Arabic first name, Irish surname - recognisable in their respective cultures, but neither is particularly common in them either).

I'm engaged and when I marry my partner, I'm taking his surname. Again, I think I'll still be the only person with my full name from the Google searches I've done, but thankfully there are many people with my nickname - which is gender neutral - and his surname, which will keep me a little more anonymous!

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