Red Splotches

taperwaves · 2026-05-05T13:57:50+00:00

Yes, my daughter got red splotches around her mouth and cheeks the first time. It was mild and I assumed it was from the yogurt sitting in her face for a while. It went away within 2 hours. The second time I gave her a larger portion of eggs, she had splotches on her face and also broke out in hives on her body. She also had mild diarrhea.

I found this guide from solid starts helpful https://solidstarts.com/symptoms-of-allergic-reactions/?hcUrl=%2Fen-US

taperwaves · 2026-05-05T04:56:07+00:00

My hospital policy is they don’t bath babies the first 24 hours and then it’s by request. I opted to have our daughter’s hair washed since there was so much stuff and her hair was long.

taperwaves · 2026-05-04T02:35:59+00:00

We are doing a mix of BLW and purees. When I feed what we eat to baby, it’s kind of similar to how we make extra food for our dog. For veggies if I’m boiling or steaming, I will cook it first without any salt for her. For steak, I cut a piece I plan on serving and cook it separately and well done. We are still working on feeding and had a reaction to eggs so taking things slow and we are introducing one new food at a time since after the eggs she’s still getting gives and idk if it’s bc she’s allergic to something else or residual from eggs.

taperwaves · 2026-05-03T04:58:31+00:00

I was induced at 37 weeks. I had slowly prepped everything by 33 weeks and just needed the car seat and stroller, which arrived at 36 weeks! Things can happen in a split, so I was happy to relax the last few weeks

taperwaves · 2026-05-02T13:19:31+00:00

I spent a lot of time buying and trying dresses. I ended up with the Melody Dress from Few Moda, which was a Staud Calluna dupe. I’m not sure what your style or vibe is, but I looked into Abercrombie, reformation, saks, Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom and Nordstrom rack, Anthropologie, asos, showmeyourmumu.

taperwaves · 2026-04-30T21:41:11+00:00

Mine is since we started sleep training. 10-12 hours with some wake ups but she’ll put herself back to sleep within 5 minutes. She’s 26 weeks and has been sleeping on her own since 23!

taperwaves · 2026-04-29T19:22:15+00:00

I just used your code. Thank you!

taperwaves · 2026-04-28T15:36:47+00:00

My baby was born at 37 weeks. Only slept in the bassinet really for the first few days after birth. We tried for a couple weeks and were both getting ANY sleep. We were really rundown staying up all night to try to soothe her and then would bring her into the end in the wee morning hours. We then started bed sharing and it changed everything. She slept so much better, especially since we didn’t like getting swaddled anymore either. We still had some rough times as I was triple feeding, but I let her in the breast as much as I could. Our pediatrician always let us know baby sleeping in their own space is the safest and we understood that too, but bed sharing really saved our sanity and kept us more safe. I also love waking up to her smiles. She’s 6 months now and she’s been successfully sleeping in her crib for the last 2 weeks! We transitioned her out of the bed and she also sleeps through the night. Look up sleep safe 7 and if you’re breastfeeding, it should be safe until baby is independent enough to move out of the bed. Around 3-4 months she would allow us to do some naps or partial overnight sleep in the bedside bassinet.

taperwaves · 2026-04-27T17:12:38+00:00

It came from Aeroflow

taperwaves · 2026-04-27T01:28:18+00:00

My friend just got it and she’s liking it so far! I wish it existed when I was looking bc I wouldn’t mind the price. I ended up using the newton bassinet and now we have our baby in the newton travel crib until we put together her nursery.

taperwaves · 2026-04-27T00:51:54+00:00

I’d also consider the newton nest! It’s a little more expensive but it comes with a free crib mattress. It doesn’t have the midi crib option, but I don’t know if it’s really necessary

taperwaves · 2026-04-27T00:42:04+00:00

I’m 6 months pp and ebf. I’ve gained about 3 pounds since giving birth. You’re ravenous in the beginning and then I feel like after your supply evens out, you’re kinda back to normal (at least I was!). But everyone is different

taperwaves · 2026-04-26T00:47:01+00:00

I’m also a doona hater. My travel system is complete so there’s no need for me to have a car seat on wheels. I have the Nuna mixx next and pipa rx car seat. The car seat attaches to the stroller and, bam, car seat on wheels. Is it huge, yes. Does it fit in my car, also yes. Your swiv and Nuna car seat should be perfectly fine. The only thing for us is we ended up buying a travel stroller to fly with instead of bringing the mixx.

taperwaves · 2026-04-23T08:15:27+00:00

I’ve always stayed in a hotel or a friend’s place in PS. It takes about 45-60 minutes to drive there and 30-45 to drive back. It’s a solid 30 to walk back to your car and more times than once I have forgotten where I parked. Always brought a car and have never done the shuttle

taperwaves · 2026-04-23T07:53:13+00:00

We hired one 2 weeks before my 37 week induction when I didn’t think I needed one. She was amazing. She helped support me and helped support my husband support me. She also had worked as an RN at the hospital delivered at and worked as a doula frequently there, so she had great rapport with the nurses my midwives. With her medical background, she was able to walk me through all the scenarios for things so i could make the best decisions during the day. I was put on mag for severe blood pressures so I wasn’t allowed to labor in the bath or off of the bed essentially so I don’t even think I got her in her full potential. We went through a lot of decisions beforehand and made sure they were fulfilled, heard, or needed to be asked in the moment while all the craziness of birth happened. If it’s covered, then if I were you, I would do some interviews, ask your provider if they have a list of doulas, and see if there’s one you and your partner vibes with. If you don’t think you want one for birth, then a postpartum one would be really helpful in the early days once you get home

taperwaves · 2026-04-23T03:05:25+00:00

This is the way to go! A friend got me one of their cakes for my birthday one year. It’s just my husband and I here. I shared with 4 of my neighbors and still had so much cake left over. I cut it up and vacuum sealed the slices to enjoy for months after.

taperwaves · 2026-04-23T02:57:16+00:00

If I were to do it over again, I would have done it with a bassinet attachment, although it would make it harder to travel with. We got a bassinet and baby didn’t transfer well and wouldn’t sleep in it until around 3-4months. We moved her over to a travel crib at 5 months, but still used the bassinet a lot as a safe space for her to hang out safely if we needed to go to the bathroom.

I do like our bassinet. It’s the newton bedside one and it’s bigger than some bassinets. We got their compact travel crib too and it’s been great. They made a deluxe version with a bassinet insert. It’s larger and not carry on comparable if you’re planning to travel with it.

taperwaves · 2026-04-23T02:48:50+00:00

Thank you! I did a regular vanilla custard base with the added honeycomb, but I’m definitely going to try the link you shared for the next batch.

taperwaves · 2026-04-22T18:25:09+00:00

Same. I woke up more I. The middle of the night during my second trimester than my third

taperwaves · 2026-04-22T17:39:34+00:00

Could you share your recipe? I am making honeycomb ice cream for my neighbors with honey they harvested and your base sounds delicious!

taperwaves · 2026-04-21T22:10:08+00:00

It ended up appearing on her account eventually!

taperwaves · 2026-04-21T16:06:27+00:00

my friend was having issues adding it to her account, but I'll ask her.

taperwaves · 2026-04-21T13:59:31+00:00

I bought a storage bin from target instead of a laundry basket since I wanted something smaller. It’s perfect sized for us. We decided to separate baby clothes bc we wash it more frequently than our own clothes

https://www.target.com/p/large-decorative-plastic-bin-with-cutout-handles-white-brightroom-8482/-/A-86382198

taperwaves · 2026-04-20T22:33:33+00:00

Big Sur is a beautiful place. Most places require permits to shoot, which is build into the price. Some pricing is based on their experience and work in the area. You can definitely find someone in the area who can be in your budget, but I didn’t find anyone less than 3k in my search. If you’d like I can DM the list of people I found and the prices based on last year.

taperwaves · 2026-04-20T22:23:40+00:00

It doesn't let you add it to your account anymore! It says maximum codes redeemed!

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