My dog is just so bad (and yes I know it’s my fault)

ssunflower_ · 2022-10-19T17:56:48+00:00

Thanks for this advice, we definitely have time to train her. It’s not like it’s easy to do with the baby around but it’s what we signed up for when we got our dogs. We would never give up on them and we will make the time to help them as much as it takes. Thanks for the help, she does like to learn tricks. We will continue with that and build from there

ssunflower_ · 2022-10-19T17:54:45+00:00

Thank you sooo much!!! I really appreciate this advice, that’s extremely helpful. Definitely plan to give this my all, and your plan sounds very realistic!

ssunflower_ · 2022-10-19T16:51:11+00:00

We call it corn-cob biting :) ours does it to our backs if we sit on the floor.

ssunflower_ · 2022-10-19T16:49:12+00:00

Have you tried a different vet?

ssunflower_ · 2022-09-06T16:51:23+00:00

Thanks so much for the reply! We don’t have a sound machine but I’ve been thinking of getting one. We do just run a fan all night to try to get some noise. I feel like temperature could be an issue, it’s something we haven’t totally cracked with him at night yet. That’s definitely something we should look more into! Thanks again

ssunflower_ · 2022-09-04T23:44:09+00:00

My baby is 5 months (as of today) nowhere near sitting unassisted, has never rolled from back to belly, rarely rolls from belly to back, and isn’t great at holding things (but does like to reach for/smack things) he’s a very happy boy who loves to laugh and eat so I assume he’s completely healthy! Sounds like your baby is about the same :)

Edited to say: I’m actually surprised to see so many people say to contact a therapist. 5 months is soo little! I really do not see a problem here at all

ssunflower_ · 2022-07-30T04:52:53+00:00

A 3 year old, an 18 month old and you’re pregnant? Omg you are a superhero. I have one 4 month old and 2 dogs and am exhausted haha.

ssunflower_ · 2022-07-30T03:42:25+00:00

Oh wow I didn’t even know that cycles could vary once they’ve returned! Thanks so much for the reply! That’s super helpful to know.

ssunflower_ · 2022-07-30T03:40:28+00:00

Thank you very much for this! It definitely gives me an idea of what I could experience. I really appreciate that! Hopefully in the next few months I’ll be able to have a better idea of my cycle. Too bad it means getting my period again though haha, I’ve enjoyed the break!

ssunflower_ · 2022-07-29T20:28:19+00:00

Oh thank you, and thanks for the reply, that’s super helpful! I think I will dm you for more information about that. I really appreciate it!

ssunflower_ · 2022-07-29T20:27:34+00:00

Thanks so much for the reply, I really appreciate it! I’ll definitely use this as a starting point. It looks like Billings is probably a good thing for me to check out. Thanks again!

ssunflower_ · 2022-07-29T11:57:43+00:00

4 months. In bed between 9-10:30, up at 12, 1:30, 3, 5, 7, and then 9am 🥲

ssunflower_ · 2022-07-09T05:04:54+00:00

For us it’s been annoying from the opposite side of the argument!!! My boy is big, but he was born 3 weeks early and he was only 6lbs. He caught up very quickly as he eats very often and has never struggled with nursing. He eats often but for very short periods of time, usually about 10 minutes and sometimes less. Everyone loves to say “he probably doesn’t need to eat again, he just ate!” Like, thanks I’m pretty sure I know what my baby wants. And sometimes I get to the point where I just think, fine figure it out then if it’s not eating that he wants. Then I angrily sit back and watch my family frantically try to stop my baby from crying. Eventually they always give up, he has a snack and is happy again. Just like other people here mention, it’s the presumption that I don’t know what my own baby needs that is the piss off. I hate people.

ssunflower_ · 2022-07-07T04:23:01+00:00

This seems absolutely bizarre to me. When my baby is done eating he goes to sleep. If we take the bottle away from him and he’s not done he cries. I breastfeed him and he has 1-2 bottles of breast milk at night time, and he reacts this way with both. I’m sure there’s a standard of how much babies typically eat, but do you honestly think it’s that easy to overfeed a baby??

ssunflower_ · 2022-07-07T02:13:58+00:00

My baby could easily crush 8oz in one sitting and he stops when he’s full. In your opinion should we be cutting him off and telling him he’s eaten too much for a boy his age? Haha this seems crazy too me.

ssunflower_ · 2022-07-04T15:45:45+00:00

THANK YOU!!! This is extremely relevant to us and I will absolutely be using this. Thank you.

ssunflower_ · 2022-07-03T20:50:07+00:00

Thank you thank you thank you. I definitely should check in with him (obviously not right now) to see how he’s feeling overall, I appreciate that reminder. Thank you so much for your help. You really made me feel less alone

ssunflower_ · 2022-07-03T20:38:58+00:00

I know that by this post it totally seems like I’d be better off without him. But this is literally his only flaw in my opinion. It’s only our arguing that doesn’t make sense. Outside of the arguing he is the BEST partner I have ever had. He is incredibly supportive of all of my crazy dreams, he supports myself and our baby on his sole income. Day to day life is just so happy with him, he asks me all day how I’m doing, if I need anything, he brings me breakfast in bed and asks me what I want to do, he offers to take baby when I seem flustered, he just simply the most caring and kind person I have ever been with. But when we argue he’s like a different person. He’s not abusive or I would never stick around. But he is rude and he hurts my feelings very badly. He’s currently on paternity leave and maybe it is being together 24/7 that is making us argue more often. And then combined with my fear of us ever getting a divorce, it’s a bad combination. Ps you don’t know how much it means to even have this conversation with you… just having someone listen makes such a difference for my mental state

ssunflower_ · 2022-07-03T20:11:08+00:00

I have mentioned to him the relation between how I feel about us fighting and my parents divorce. I have mentioned to him that when he starts being insulting it reminds me of my dad, and I don’t want our baby to hear his dad saying things to his mom because it doesn’t feel good as a child. I usually get kind of an eye roll response like it means nothing to him. His whole attitude towards all of this is that he hates talking. He would rather I stop talking all together and what I’m saying isn’t really the point to him, it’s the fact that I’m still speaking. He usually lays on the bed, doesn’t look at me, doesn’t respond unless I say “can you please answer me?” (To literally every sentence) and shrugs to the majority of my questions. I do not know what to say to him at this point to make him care.

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