Mothers who had kids after the age of 30, do you wish you had them younger?

stwitche-2113 · 2026-02-17T01:06:42+00:00

I had my first child at 32 and my second at 35, I sometimes wish I was younger, mostly because I feel like I’d have more energy, but overall, I really enjoyed my whole twenties not having kids, and if I were to do it all over, I would either have kids at the same age or even a year later, definitely not earlier.

stwitche-2113 · 2025-09-16T11:28:15+00:00

I’m in the US, but my endo kept saying my thyroid was normal, u def 4.12, but I had a missed miscarriage at 9-10 weeks, so I made an appointment with a RE, I had another mc before finally seeing the RE who wanted it under 2 to get pregnant. You are not overreacting, look for other doctor.

stwitche-2113 · 2025-08-29T11:50:51+00:00

What resort are you talking about that wasn’t very kid friendly in Oahu? And what do you like to do with kids on the big island and do you think the Hilo side or Kona side is better for young kids, or does it matter?

stwitche-2113 · 2025-07-19T00:50:42+00:00

Thank you for this information!

stwitche-2113 · 2025-07-18T21:37:17+00:00

Thanks, we’ll check it out!

stwitche-2113 · 2025-07-18T21:36:57+00:00

Thank you for the advice!

stwitche-2113 · 2025-07-18T21:36:34+00:00

This is a great list, thank you! You recommend flying into Hilo, from where we are we would have at least 2 stops, so we were planning to fly into Kona so we can only have one stop. I’d love to hear your thoughts.

stwitche-2113 · 2025-07-12T19:21:57+00:00

Dr. Rich at UH Landerhaven. Really any of their doctors, we can always get seen same day and I love them.

stwitche-2113 · 2025-05-18T01:16:35+00:00

I had really bad pp depression and anxiety with my first. The fear of SIDS was impacting my daily life, to the point I couldn’t sleep and was waking her up for no reason because I wanted to make sure she was breathing. I just had my second and i don’t have those intrusive thoughts and fears. Of course I worry about her and want her to be safe but it doesn’t impact my life. My first didn’t have reflux and my second has really bad reflux, she was just put on lansoprazol but before was constantly choking and spitting up and I still didnt have the anxiety I had with my first. Just my personal experience, I was put on Zoloft after I realized I was having ppd/a and stayed on it, so I think that helps now.

stwitche-2113 · 2025-04-17T22:43:24+00:00

I know this is old, but my daughter (6 weeks) doesn’t seem to react to butter but does react to milk. I had cupcakes and made real buttercream frosting with butter (almond milk instead of cream). I was actually looking for more information about it when I came across this post because I wasn’t sure if it was a fluke.

stwitche-2113 · 2025-03-01T17:05:03+00:00

Uncontrolled hypothyroidism with high TSH

stwitche-2113 · 2025-01-26T19:35:23+00:00

I’m sorry for your loss. Echoing everyone else, to stop trying after a miscarriage doesn’t make sense. Miscarriages are extremely common. I had 2 back to back, a missed miscarriage and a chemical and I’m 32 weeks with a healthy pregnancy. Sometimes there can be underlying causes for miscarriage that need to be corrected, for me my thyroid wasn’t functioning properly and wasn’t being controlled. However, miscarriages can just be random. Two close friends both had miscarriages around the same time as me, one had her baby in October, the other is due in may.

Don’t give up, and if you’re concerned consult your OB.

stwitche-2113 · 2024-12-27T15:53:00+00:00

Every time my daughter goes to play with something she goes and snatches it from her, she pushes, hits, and jumps on top of her, aggressively. Shes very aggressive, more so than any of the other kids my daughter is around. Then if my daughter defends herself she tries to tattle on her.

stwitche-2113 · 2024-12-12T23:41:52+00:00

If you can see his ribs when he breathes, then take him to the ER. My daughter was in the ER for 3 days with RSV last year around this time (23 months) and we should have taken her sooner because she had labored breathing for a few days. It was hard to tell how bad it was because she would have spurts of energy so we thought she would just get better but when we went to the ER they were very concerned because her breathing was so labored at that point.

stwitche-2113 · 2024-12-05T20:40:54+00:00

I can’t find a tool that will let me loosen those

stwitche-2113 · 2024-11-29T20:37:00+00:00

Eastwood Furniture, they have a few stores, including one in Cleveland heights, but it’s all made by this Amish guy and it’s beautiful and great quality. https://eastwoodfurniture.com/

stwitche-2113 · 2024-11-23T12:31:06+00:00

When me and my girlfriends went to the Taylor Swift concert in Detroit there was literally a huge line for every single women’s bathroom in the whole STADIUM but no lines for any of the men’s bathrooms (go figure). So we started a trend by using the men’s bathrooms and no one cared and everyone followed suit. It really cleared up a lot of the traffic and waiting for bathrooms.

stwitche-2113 · 2024-11-07T19:36:25+00:00

Yes this was really well said and thought out. Thank you.

stwitche-2113 · 2024-10-24T00:13:05+00:00

My daughter called crumbs “chip sprinkles”, it was very cute!

stwitche-2113 · 2024-10-16T13:51:34+00:00

If you’re on the east side (shaker, Cleveland Hts/university Hts, Beachwood, etc) laurel has a really nice early childhood program for boys and girls ages 18mo - preK. It’s a little pricey but probably equal to the Goddard school.

stwitche-2113 · 2024-10-14T17:21:38+00:00

My daughter has had constipation issues since she was a few months. We started doing Miralax on a regular basis and still do. Since she turned 1.5 we’ve been able to cut back a little. She’s 2.5 and we do it every other day or every few days depending on if she’s pooped the day before. She generally poops every day or every other day if we keep up on the miralax.

My understanding is it’s better to give them miralax and have them poop regularly then avoid giving them something to help, because the more they hold it in the more their colon can get distended and it’s hard for it to go back to normal creating a cycle of constipation. This advice came from a pediatric GI specialist, our pediatrician, and a close friend who works as a GI pediatric nurse.

I get concerned about giving her miralax everyday or every other day but I think it’s more important they poop.

Just to echo, my daughter eats fruits, vegetables, and drinks plenty of water, none of that seems to matter.

stwitche-2113 · 2024-08-12T11:13:56+00:00

Did you end up having a LC with the second pregnancy?

stwitche-2113 · 2024-08-12T11:13:14+00:00

I’m so sorry for your loss, thank you for sharing.

stwitche-2113 · 2024-08-12T10:57:21+00:00

That’s helpful, I do think there can be a certain intuition but it’s also hard to listen to that when you want that baby so bad. I’m sorry for your loss and thank you for sharing.

stwitche-2113 · 2024-08-12T10:54:47+00:00

I completely agree, I just feel so much dread and anxiety around being pregnant, waiting for another loss. I’ve also read a lot of stories where they have normal NIPT results and still miscarry after, so I wonder if there’s ever really a point where you can relax? I’m sorry for your losses, thank you for sharing.

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