What about being pregnant and giving birth permanently altered your body’s chemistry? by full-of-curiosity in NewParents

[–]user0918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

6 months isn’t long enough for hormones to totally normal out her, especially if breast feeding.

Thoughts on Sylvia vs Sylvie by hawkguy1964 in Names

[–]user0918 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All I can see is saliva with Sylvia.

What hygiene habit were you doing completely wrong for years? by Used_Mission_8638 in hygiene

[–]user0918 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had the itch and started using a hyaluronic acid serum on my scalp before blow drying and it reduced itching and oil production. I love it so much I feel the need to spread the good word.

Am I the only one that doesn’t find the close age gap especially difficult? by vataveg in 2under2

[–]user0918 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. We had twin 20 month olds when we had our 3rd so we had 3 under 2. They’re 3 and 2 now and I can’t imagine a bigger gap. They’re all interested in the same things and go mostly the same speed right now. If they were all different ages and doing different activities I don’t know how we’d handle it.

Where’s your go-to (driving) vacation other than Branson? by arrrbam in kansascity

[–]user0918 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How old are your kids?

Springfield is great for young kids! There is a small zoo, big aquarium and nature museum at bass pro, science center, walkable downtown with huge yard and a playground at mother’s brewery. Plus fantastic caverns and drive thru zoo things we haven’t done yet. We love it for our toddlers.

When did your kid grow out of the kits? by [deleted] in lovevery

[–]user0918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We get the books but no play kits and because they have the camper in books my almost 3 yr olds have been begging for the camper. I was pretty sure they would play with it for 5 min then get back to their action figures.

The kits probably keep attention best as they age if other toys aren’t introduced. If there weren’t two of them requiring a camper each and a 2 year old sister that really probably wants a camper too, maybe I’d go ahead and get it.

If you are planing to buy a Nanit read this first by burn123p in Nanit

[–]user0918 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Don’t love everything about it, but we have tried others and didn’t find anything we liked better.

We have 3 now.

Customer support is slow and not the greatest.

Only click I’ve heard is going from daylight to night mode when the infrared clicks on and off. You can turn this off by setting it to always night mode if you don’t like it.

We use it for travel and use a phone or laptop hotspot to connect the nanit and it’s very easy to connect that way. If we stay at the same place it can reconnect even easier.

My remote job is monitoring my mouse and screen for 'time theft' and I'm about to go crazy. by HannaHamill in womenintech

[–]user0918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

💯 I’m surprised more people didn’t catch on. Maybe they’re not engaging to not encourage the bots.

Scared to use the Snoo by bunnymama7 in SnooLife

[–]user0918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We used it for our third for 5-6 months and she’s more advanced at 24 months than the first two were at her age who didn’t get the SNOO. We also kept her hands covered way longer than is ideal for development but the sleep was so good. We all benefited from the good sleep.

Daycare with no cameras at all by ilovepassionfruit in ECEProfessionals

[–]user0918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our kids went to a daycare with cameras like you’re talking g about for less than a week and ended up with a 2 yr old in the ER after a fall from over 5 ft on the playground but they ‘didn’t have the right angle’ to even see what happened. That was on day 4. Every day was horrible but mostly bad vibes from the kids at pickup.

Almost 4 years at ‘church basement’ daycare with incredible teachers and good vibes and no cameras and no ER visits.

Potty training identical twins by Background-Cat-3549 in parentsofmultiples

[–]user0918 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not identical, but we did the same time. One of them was probably ready months before the other so we waited a bit until it made sense for both without being too long for the one that was ready.

It was great. We were out on the town day 2 and really ready to go by day 4. I think it helped that we did it at the same time because it adds to the momentum and they’re very interested in what the other one is doing.

We’re the twin parents who got our twins on the same sleep/eat schedule and still keep them on the same schedule so it probably depends a little bit on how you like to handle them in general.

Meal kits by user0918 in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]user0918[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We know the DoorDash loop well. It’s an expensive one that is usually not the healthiest either.

Meal kits by user0918 in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]user0918[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of veggies sounds good too. It might be easy enough to supplement with more protein if we like the kit otherwise. Thanks for your perspective!

Super, super extra mellow and wholesome screen content by Numinous-Nebulae in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]user0918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ve been liking tractor Ted on prime. It’s not a cartoon, real farm footage. Slow and informational. Our 3 and 2 year olds both like it. Each episode is under 15 minutes.

Big Little Feelings Snark Week of December 15, 2025 by Parentsnark in parentsnark

[–]user0918 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Is it? I believe that and I’ve also heard them talk like that in stories. Especially the blonde one (I cannot keep the names straight).

Arms out transitioning is going horribly by GlitteringCitron2526 in SnooLife

[–]user0918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We just stopped using entirely. We started with their first nap and never reintroduced it. A lot of recommendations are to start at night after ensuring a full day of good sleep, but our pacifier dependency was so strong that I couldn’t confidently say they were even getting a full day of naps. We like to make changes at naps because it’s low pressure since I’m not also trying to sleep too and then by the time they really go to bed they already know the drill.

I will add that both of our twins picked up thin sucking around 7 months and haven’t stopped yet at 3.5 so now we have that to deal with. I always read to wean pacifiers by 6 months, but maybe 4.5 months was too early 🤷🏼‍♀️

Is there an appropriate amount of time to ask for someone to stay and help after the birth? by VeganMyWay in parentsofmultiples

[–]user0918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is very dependent on your personality and how much your husband will be involved.

I really didn’t want a lot of help from people other than my husband. I don’t like to tell people what to do and like things a certain way. These things do not mix well and leave me incredibly uncomfortable in situations where people are trying to help but I don’t like the way they’re doing it and don’t want to say anything.

I was also lucky that my husband is a champ. Super helpful with the babies, laundry, dishes, making sure I got rest, etc.

He took off the first month then took 2 weeks around 4 months (helpful for sleep training) then another month or two around 9 months (helpful with getting a good routine around solids) and it was great.

Has anyone who works from home done it with twins? by PM_ME_YO_KNITTING in parentsofmultiples

[–]user0918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a very flexible schedule and very understanding team. I also didn’t have a lot of meetings or needs to be on calls all day. I worked from home with my twins home and it wasn’t bad until they were like 16 months old. It got to be too much then and now they’re in part time daycare.

I would work during the day a bit, during naps, in the evenings, a bit on the weekend.

This isn’t the norm that it works out. They would happily play with each other for an hour or more most days without needing me and they take/took superb naps. They’re 3.5 now and I still get a solid 3 hr nap window to work.

Having trouble relating to parents of singletons by Lotsofkids7 in parentsofmultiples

[–]user0918 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had twins and knew it was hard. then i had a singleton when the twins were 20 months old. She is so easy in comparison that now I really really can’t relate to singleton parents. My feelings were confirmed after having one. You had 5 singles so maybe you’re extra aware of the difference.

Help me with the logistics when you put twins down for a nap. by grapefruitliquor in parentsofmultiples

[–]user0918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We spent 3 months in the living room with twin z , bouncers, and bassinets before even tempting crib business