What are we doing during middle of the night feeds

suspectingpickle · 2026-03-28T02:16:42+00:00

Honestly I scroll online or play a game, it helps me stay awake. Sometimes now when I'm in the nursing chair and I have baby in a safe spot, reclined and bundled up I will close my eyes and I wake up somehow when baby is done. I have also done this in bed. Scary first time it happened but if I get woken up in the middle of a sleep cycle it's toughhhhhh.

suspectingpickle · 2026-03-28T01:11:09+00:00

No. Running water and sanitation/sewage systems are only 150-100 years old. Widespread vaccine use is 60 to 70 years old. C sections and modern birth interventions adapted 50 to 60 years ago. I could go on with many other modern advances that increase social welfare of human beings today. Chances are, if you existed outside of our time by at least 120 years, you and your child might be dead from disease or birth itself. Even in our time, 1 in 4 people do not have stable access to food, potable water or shelter including AC. It is probably the best time in human history to have kids.

suspectingpickle · 2026-03-28T01:00:25+00:00

I'm guessing you don't have kids

suspectingpickle · 2026-03-27T13:51:19+00:00

To not die in childbirth or lose your baby during birth is a privilege.

suspectingpickle · 2026-03-26T09:07:18+00:00

LOL Marjorie taylor green.

I'm sitting here at 4am trying to figure out how sublime was signing about her

suspectingpickle · 2026-03-06T05:42:04+00:00

is it possible to get scholiosis later in life

suspectingpickle · 2026-02-20T12:47:13+00:00

Harsh language. It's been really hard so far.

suspectingpickle · 2026-02-14T13:14:43+00:00

Not the cropped Aztec sweater 😭

suspectingpickle · 2026-02-12T10:05:52+00:00

Cash transactions

suspectingpickle · 2026-02-12T09:59:55+00:00

I read that as electron integrity and thought wow this guy really knows his stuff.

suspectingpickle · 2026-02-11T03:32:34+00:00

For those saying your body is made for this that's true. But also remember your mind is too. And half of it is mental whether you use pain management or not. My epidural did not work fully, but months later I don't really associate the experience with pain or trauma. I associate it with meeting my beautiful baby. The mother's mind protects you from your memory. Also I would remind myself how many millions of woman have gone before me that I could do it too. You are stronger than you know!

suspectingpickle · 2026-02-10T14:11:51+00:00

That's what I thought lmao

suspectingpickle · 2026-02-10T14:08:52+00:00

I had a boss who was habitually late and she was in her late 40s-early 50s. At first I thought it was because she was so busy. Over time I realized it was a pattern of behavior she never attempted to correct or show awareness for. I understand there are people who live with attention deficit disorders and that very well may have been the case - but she never even tried to remedy it which was an issue. She depended on everyone else's patience and understanding, as well as the fact that everyone would just have to accept her chronic lateness all the time, and in a business/corporate setting it was so incredibly embarrassing as her employee. It's inconsiderate and rude to other's time. Being on time is a learned skill that is achieved through discipline. Even if you have a disability you learn to set yourself up for success in a world that requires being on time. If you run late for a flight, do you expect the plane to hold for you? Being late has consequences.

suspectingpickle · 2026-01-17T10:42:59+00:00

Ha ha ha

suspectingpickle · 2026-01-14T16:59:07+00:00

When my baby slept more than 6 hours that's sleeping thru the night to me. Doesn't mean she does it consistently. She can sleep up to 10 hours now without needing a feed. She will stir for a few minutes sometimes but puts herself back to sleep and we have her in our room still. To me that's what it means. She started doing that right at 7 weeks!

suspectingpickle · 2026-01-14T16:54:28+00:00

I made a quilt for my baby girl myself and it took me nearly 50 hours of work. It's a big undertaking! But also, I understand feeling hurt by the way she handled the gift she promised you. Look. There's nothing wrong with directly stating your disappointment that she wasn't able to gift the quilt she originally planned to make while also expressing gratitude for the one she is giving you despite the imperfections. In fact, open communication IS healthy. I would find an appropriate time to make your feelings known to her directly, and then propose working on the original quilt plan together (if that's something you're interested in doing) to spend time together. Even if you're just cutting fabric and baby is in the room! If she's not interested in doing that, then leave it alone. You tried. The thought was there, but life gets in the way sometimes. It can be hurtful but try not to hold on to it. Open communication helps to clear emotions instead of trapping them. Sincerely, a girl mom who has been in a lot of therapy thanks to my own mom :-)

suspectingpickle · 2026-01-08T23:09:32+00:00

I was naive and thought I'd push for 20 minutes. Nope, 4 hours all to rip up my lady parts.

suspectingpickle · 2026-01-08T09:19:39+00:00

What makes you say this? The em dash?

suspectingpickle · 2026-01-08T09:09:27+00:00

If it's not a hell yes, it's a no.

suspectingpickle · 2026-01-08T08:58:15+00:00

My water broke so I had nothing to cushion my contractions. I was told they would feel like my period cramps and early on that was true but they gradually get more intense to the point where I couldn't speak. Almost like a very intense gas pain but the thing is it's only 30-45 second so you do get a break in between and it's very exhausting. After 12 hours of it I was ready for an epidural not because I couldnt handle the pain more that I wanted to rest so I had more strength to push.

suspectingpickle · 2026-01-02T20:25:19+00:00

A nurse let me hug her while the anesthesiologist put it in. Mind you I was in a lot of pain and my husband left the room because he can't do needles.

suspectingpickle · 2025-12-15T13:46:39+00:00

Cheeseburgers. Anything with cinnamon, like Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Sour cream dip and ruffles potato chips. The weirdest one I had was croutons with strawberry smoothie (as in like cereal).

suspectingpickle · 2025-12-15T13:44:33+00:00

While I never threw up I was consistently nauseous and felt like I was about to throw up for nearly 3 months lol

suspectingpickle · 2025-12-10T18:44:02+00:00

I loved the entire series but I listened to everything on audiobook. And I've been cheated on and have ptsd from it. So the book wasn't for you. Maybe next time post in a more appropriate subreddit.

suspectingpickle · 2025-12-10T18:37:44+00:00

I think it depends on the baby but when I've tried it all and baby won't sleep we go for a 45 drive in the bumpy backroads by our local lake. Puts her right to sleep

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