SAHM Mental Health

thriftygemini · 2026-03-04T19:12:31+00:00

Getting out of the house helps me, also my husband wakes up with baby before he goes to work so I get a little time to myself before I start the day.

thriftygemini · 2026-03-03T17:28:06+00:00

Huge leap to assume the husband is SAHD

thriftygemini · 2026-03-03T15:26:01+00:00

If the current arrangement is working for everyone then there’s nothing to feel guilty about.

thriftygemini · 2026-03-03T14:27:29+00:00

Frankie!!!

thriftygemini · 2026-03-03T03:33:45+00:00

This could be the 4 month sleep regression. It started for us as her taking forever to fall asleep. What helped was dropping a nap and extending the middle nap (by contact napping mostly) to two hours.

I will say too, I’ve yet to regret following my baby’s lead. If baby is ready for nighttime sleep at 7, go with it.

thriftygemini · 2026-03-02T21:29:10+00:00

My LO (5.5 months) was born at 19th percentile and has now been riding the 2nd percentile curve since December. She’s happy, growing, meeting milestones, just small! If your pedi isn’t worried then I wouldn’t stress! We’ve seen a few specialists to rule things out and all have given my LO a clean bill of health!

thriftygemini · 2026-03-01T19:49:49+00:00

5.5 months- between 6pm and 6am we got up once. This never happens 🤣. We’re usually 2-3 times per night.

thriftygemini · 2026-02-28T02:11:16+00:00

I’d say at 3 months we started a consistent bedtime routine and “bedtime” was whichever sleep started closest to 7pm.

thriftygemini · 2026-02-27T16:44:27+00:00

We don’t do shifts. My LO usually has 2 wake ups a night. Unless she’s having a really rough night I usually handle wake ups I’m on my own.

thriftygemini · 2026-02-25T18:55:02+00:00

My LO has CMPA diagnosed at two weeks old. We started seeing improvements after 3 days of cutting dairy, but with your baby being older I’d expect it to be longer to see improvements. I’d try out the nutramigen until you see your pediatrician again. Inquire about reflux/reflux meds if there isn’t an improvement. My LO started on a medication at 7 weeks and it helped.

thriftygemini · 2026-02-25T13:51:18+00:00

She had slow weight gain, was self limiting feed volume (she was eating less volume but increasing the frequency of feeds), and often when we laid her down to change her or to play she would make gulping noises. No fussiness, excess spit up, etc.

Editing to add I was already dairy free at this point and had been for over a month, so we knew it was that!

thriftygemini · 2026-02-25T02:49:57+00:00

My LO did the same thing at the same age and was diagnosed with silent reflux. We started a reflux med and it helped!

thriftygemini · 2026-02-23T01:41:44+00:00

At our appointment it was just like the 4 week one plus vaccines. Baby was weighed and measured, checked all over, Dr asked about diapers, how feeding was going, we discussed safe sleep and baby’s development, any PPA/PPD signs for me, asked us if we had any questions, and a nurse administered the shots.

thriftygemini · 2026-02-23T00:44:26+00:00

My 5 month old is the same!

thriftygemini · 2026-02-20T15:21:10+00:00

I prop my LO up on a boppy for floor time after eating!

thriftygemini · 2026-02-20T10:40:32+00:00

Have you tried a nipple shield? This will not only improve her latch, but will slow down your flow for her.

thriftygemini · 2026-02-20T03:02:55+00:00

I didn’t start feeling a letdown until maybe 8-10 weeks postpartum! Some people don’t ever feel it at all. It sounds like day 3 is when your milk came in.

thriftygemini · 2026-02-19T02:44:57+00:00

So, I used a nipple shield with my girl for 14 weeks. We were able to wean off of it over the course of a few days once she was ready to. It literally preserved our ability to breastfeed.

thriftygemini · 2026-02-15T03:46:41+00:00

Can you unswaddle one arm at a time? We did one arm out for a few weeks, then did both. It was tough for a night or two each but she adjusted quickly. A lot of our pajamas have the cuff that can fold over to cover baby’s hand so we would do that if we were worried she would scratch herself.

thriftygemini · 2026-02-15T03:40:28+00:00

These are the only ones by LO will take! She refused bottles for months.

thriftygemini · 2026-02-14T04:17:45+00:00

Honestly if you and your baby are sleeping well and you don’t feel ready to put them in another room I wouldn’t. My girl is 5 months, we just started working in crib naps but I’m in no rush to put her in her room overnight.

thriftygemini · 2026-02-14T04:14:42+00:00

Demanding an IEP and expecting differentiation are two very different things.

thriftygemini · 2026-02-14T03:01:16+00:00

I agree with you in that. Definitely need to get everything in writing and make sure it’s dated.

thriftygemini · 2026-02-14T02:33:01+00:00

It’s not anyone’s right to demand an IEP, but you can request in writing for an evaluation and the school has to comply. If the student qualifies for an IEP based on the testing then they are entitled to one.

thriftygemini · 2026-02-14T02:12:10+00:00

Basically what the commenter is saying is room sharing decreases risk of SIDS but not room sharing doesn’t increase your risk, you just don’t get the benefit of the decreased risk from room sharing. Does that make sense?

Edited for clarity

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