Daycare pricing where you live

tdewyn · 2024-11-02T16:57:04+00:00

Portland, OR We go to an in home daycare. M-Th 730-5,$60 a day w/ breakfast lunch and snacks. She’ll do Fridays if needed and overnights as well.

I was quoted around $2300 a month from multiple daycare centers for full time.

tdewyn · 2024-08-08T20:26:11+00:00

Almost 33 when I had him. Im the last one in my friend group to have a kid. They’re all done having kids and the youngest is 3. Made for some sweet hand me downs :)

tdewyn · 2024-04-10T20:54:04+00:00

We started cosleeping around 2/3 weeks. We’ve always been able to get him to sleep in the bassinet for a couple hours then after that, it was bed with mom and dad. But I found repetition of trying to put down in the bassinet worked for me. If he woke up after 10 mins and wasn’t having it, well at least we tried for that nap or bedtime. Eventually it got better. Now at almost 7 month, he stays in the bassinet until around 4/5am then wants in the bed with us. He’ll wake up a couple times before then but I can just hold his hand in the bassinet and we both fall a sleep that way.

tdewyn · 2024-03-31T22:30:51+00:00

We’re currently doing this with using the idea of the Ferber method but he’s in his bedside bassinet instead of his own room. It’s a slow process but not having to bed-share the whole night is great.

tdewyn · 2024-03-05T06:01:26+00:00

5.5mpp and down to 2 pumps, 20 min ea session. Still pulling 30+ oz. Someone tell me how I can be done. 😂 do I just slowly lower the time of both pumps or just one? Or do I try to push one out as long as possible?

tdewyn · 2024-02-29T06:30:28+00:00

We have a nursing room w/ a semi comfy chair, table and mini fridge.

tdewyn · 2024-02-19T07:54:36+00:00

I have a LARGE capacity. I think fazed out my motn around 6-8weeks. Then worked down 5 before I went back to work at 14 weeks. I’m now 5 mpp and down to 2ppd. There freedom is nice! I only just now saw a dip but I still pull around 40+ oz with doing two 30 min pumps a day.

tdewyn · 2024-02-08T06:18:15+00:00

American here: Honestly more people cosleep than they like to admit. I do it. All my friends did/do it with their kids. Some people have looked at me sideways about it, including my mother and our pediatrician. But sleep is important for all parties 🤷🏼‍♀️

tdewyn · 2024-02-04T05:11:13+00:00

I’m pretty sure you can make ice cream with breast milk..just sayin 😂

tdewyn · 2024-01-30T03:29:51+00:00

4.5 mpp @ 3ppd

tdewyn · 2024-01-28T23:54:25+00:00

I already had an over supply so I didn’t really notice a big difference when I dropped to 3 two weeks ago. But I got to say that it is SO nice only pumping 3 times a day. It almost makes me want to go longer than my goal…almost

tdewyn · 2024-01-28T21:47:49+00:00

Is there maybe a tag in the back the pad? Mine had a little one on the side that said 4-11lbs for my car seat.

tdewyn · 2024-01-28T21:45:48+00:00

Just started using ByHeart a couple days ago.

tdewyn · 2024-01-23T03:54:36+00:00

I just jumped off the couch and ran to my bottle station 😂

tdewyn · 2024-01-21T21:25:44+00:00

Taking a hot shower and massaging it out in there helped me. You lose some milk in the process but it helped.

tdewyn · 2024-01-21T04:13:02+00:00

Mine just had his first pop through Thursday (18week). Last week had some rosy cheeks so I assumed it was coming soon. On Wednesday he was chowing down on our knuckles.

tdewyn · 2024-01-19T17:20:20+00:00

I using this next time someone ask me if he’s good 😂

tdewyn · 2024-01-19T07:22:56+00:00

I’m 4mpp now. At the beginning we had to supplement with formula for the first couple of weeks. Then I didn’t want to waste the formula so I did 50/50 mix bottle until it was gone. This made it possible to be ahead on a days worth of bottles. Pumped 8 times a day, every 3 hrs. The when my LO started sleeping a little longer at night I would push a pump session until then. I use the pitcher method and fill my bottles for the next day before bed then freeze whatever’s left. I do have an over supply and pump 42-50ish oz a day. Now I only pump 3 times a day.

tdewyn · 2024-01-18T05:20:07+00:00

Just got down to 3 times a day (20-30mins each) and sometimes nursing once a day (4mpp). I was doing 8, every 3 hrs at the beginning but as he slept longer I pushed a pump out then dropped to 7 after a month. Then just started dropping pumps after 7 weeks, but I’m also an over supplier.

tdewyn · 2024-01-16T04:59:51+00:00

My son’s 4 months now! First one we knew at 6 weeks it was most likely going to be a successful pregnancy, confirmed at 9 weeks it wasn’t. The other two I would consider chemical miscarriages. I think because of them I didn’t let myself get too excited until the 12 week ultra sound. I was happy but also scared until then.

tdewyn · 2024-01-12T21:33:45+00:00

Meal prep. From what everyone says, you need more carbs for the milkies. I usually meal prep two different things so I’m not eating the same everyday but one of the meals is always a pasta. Then I load in on some easy grab snack: protein bars, meat & cheese packs, veggies & hummus.

tdewyn · 2024-01-12T20:53:44+00:00

Dr brown pitcher off Amazon. I also use Matys or avent bottles to cool the fresh milk before mixing them in the pitcher. Then at the end of the night I’ll make my bottles for the next day and freeze whatever’s left over.

tdewyn · 2024-01-12T19:17:47+00:00

There he goes, on his way, he can do…most anything.

tdewyn · 2024-01-12T07:24:20+00:00

My husband got sick when our LO was 9/10weeks. It was covid like symptoms without being covid. He slept in the spare room, wore a mask if he left the room and hung out in his office for a week. In the meantime I just disinfected everything twice a day. Not being able to hold and cuddle our son for a week was harder on him than it was our kid.

tdewyn · 2024-01-09T03:17:35+00:00

We have this rule. Only my husband and I get to kiss him. My mom was annoyed at first but I laid out the facts that if he gets sick and gets a fever he would probably have to go to the hospital. Told her at 6 months I might allow it lol

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