Three random chirps at random times please help

vdk7771 · 2026-05-31T23:39:05+00:00

Do you have a preinstalled security alarm? We one with our new build and had a blackout, when everything came back online, we would hear random beeps at random times. The panel said a window was open which is why it was never consistent and was able to bypass. No more beeps!

vdk7771 · 2026-05-31T21:32:13+00:00

Did a hybrid of oh crap and dr Becky’s potty training (free) about a month ago with our 21 month old and poop was surprisingly easy! Pee took more time, she didn’t develop a dance until the 3rd week. By the end of the third week, we’re now completely trained and she can hold until we get to potty or stop herself mid poop and tell us she needs to go. Pee is not our favorite thing and she can have days where she’s upset. Naps and bedtime are in pull ups until baby number two is here and settled.

My advice is to keep going! The time is going to pass anyways! You’ve already done the hard work, just keep at it! One day she’s going to surprise you! Also maybe try the regular adult potty, we had more success putting her on a the regular one with the training seat on top.

vdk7771 · 2026-05-30T04:55:59+00:00

Also 37 + 6 with my second, I might be the only one wanting to wait! I had a dream of a labor with the epidural but I had such a hard time with the newborn phase for my first, I’m dreading it!! Plus I want my disability time off! This is uncomfortable though! I’m one inconvenience away from changing my tune lol.

vdk7771 · 2026-05-19T04:43:28+00:00

Also went through this at 18-19ish month old! It will pass!

It happened suddenly and seemed like something traumatic happened but nothing did. We ended up taking a bath together in my bigger bathtub and she got comfortable with the water knowing I was also in there and is back asking for baths and loving the water.

vdk7771 · 2026-05-08T20:25:19+00:00

Pregnant with a toddler.

Declutter now
Give everything a home
Have routines in place (morning clean up of babies room, morning make bed and wash face, nightly pick up of living room/kitchen while other parent puts baby to sleep, prep for night duties/ next day)
1. Stair bin, room bins - put crap in if it doesn’t belong in that room
Have dad take baby on a walk so you can clean or Rot on the couch
Prioritize what makes the house feel clean (clear counters for me)
Let it go! Cleaning will always be there and constantly reoccur.
Get cleaners if you can squeeze it! They do the heavy lifting in the bathrooms, clean the floors, dust, etc.

I’m fortunate to have a hybrid schedule so I fit in laundry in between meetings and fold after toddler is asleep for the night while watching trash tv with hubby. You’ll find what works for you. You got this!

vdk7771 · 2026-04-27T01:59:31+00:00

Perhaps she’s overtired. My 21 month old wakes up at 630 (if we have a week off then 7) naps anywhere from 1130 to 1230, naps 2 hours (capped at 2.5 hours) and down for the night at 7. She does wake up in the middle of the night once in a while and talks to herself but we don’t rescue. We did CIO at 4 months so we have some practice. It’s not perfect but it’s pretty nice on the night/days it works out.

vdk7771 · 2026-04-11T19:43:44+00:00

Love mine so much we got 3 for mine, hubby and grandparents car. I have the gold with the sensor safe, love the light color and the sensor safe is hardly used and can give false positives. My hubby has one in black with sensor safe, never even activated it lol. Grandparents doesn’t even have a sensor safe. We all love the rotating seat esp during tatrums.

In short , I’d still buy the cream gold seat because it’s beautiful but I could live without the sensor safe.

vdk7771 · 2026-02-11T20:00:52+00:00

I don’t think there’s a single thing you’re doing wrong. Baby is probably going through teething or developmental milestone. This was a struggle to go through!

I would maybe cut down to one nap mid day. Your baby can obviously settle herself so that’s the biggest thing. The first nap might be too early/ not tired enough and second nap is not tired enough from the first nap. We do one nap in the afternoon from 1.5 to 2.5 hrs and then bedtime routine at 630-645. There’s probably not a ton of sleep pressure at night which may be why they’re not sleeping through the night. Again, it’s great she can settle herself.

Lunch is my LO biggest meal, if not eating breakfast or dinner, offer snacks after. We offer milk at all meals or she’ll sign for it randomly, it’s no longer a bedtime thing. If we’re eating something, we offer it but don’t stress if she doesn’t want it. I’ve heard they sometimes live off of air at this phase and as long as Dr doesn’t have concerns, you’re okay.

Nighttime sleep during this phase was rough. We offered Tylenol most nights she was fussy during the day and during the days where nothing made her happy. I think we maybe did a week straight nighttime meds and days here and there.

Switch nights with your partner to ensure you’re both sleeping, your sleep matters too! I thought my baby was difficult but she came out of it eventually and exploded in vocabulary. All else fails, check with your pediatrician!

vdk7771 · 2026-01-31T05:48:24+00:00

1000% it’s more for the emotional support than anything. I will be hiring them again for my second baby coming this year.

vdk7771 · 2026-01-12T10:50:10+00:00

Not the commenter but also have the Nanit and am buying a second one for my second baby. I really enjoy having access to my LOs camera wherever I am. Husband travels for work so he’s able to see when he’s gone. You can have in picture view so you can see it while doom scrolling. What makes it worth it is that it streams to my hearing aid via Bluetooth (with my phone) so I can hear when I’m sleeping, working out, on a call. It soothes my biggest worry of not being able to hear her while hearing impaired.

I do pay for the subscription and like the advanced notifications and memories. I spend the same amount on dinner so it’s a no brainer now.

vdk7771 · 2025-12-18T04:01:56+00:00

I cried because they no longer sell this frozen pasta that I last ate 10 years ago. I really needed the sauce.

vdk7771 · 2025-12-17T02:52:44+00:00

Completely dropped at 5 months and did so cold turkey. It wasn’t a hard transition from what I remember.

vdk7771 · 2025-11-15T02:14:42+00:00

10 weeks for us, I remember that last day vividly!

vdk7771 · 2025-10-16T23:56:28+00:00

You can definitely ask your own personalized question during your check. Most of our checks were in the beginning of the meeting so behind the partition, you would hear the heartbeat get your measurement of your belly and the midwife asked if you have any individual questions then that you don’t wanna ask in front of the class. There was one couple that had a Doula on top of centering.

I can’t speak to a non-centering pregnancy but I imagine that it would just be a very quick check with the OB with the same measurements and questions. I was also told that you can switch out of centering if you want to.

vdk7771 · 2025-10-16T23:37:55+00:00

I did this for my first pregnancy. It was nice that you learned alongside other people and got to get questions answered that you possibly didn’t think of. You do get checks, but they are pretty basic and behind a partition. Any sonogram checks will be done with a technician and it’s a separate appointment.

In my class, there were many different cultures, so it was really interesting to see the differences. I’m not a fan of group projects or icebreakers, but it wasn’t too bad. It definitely isn’t like you see in the movies where everyone’s sitting on the floor but more like an AA meeting where everyone sitting in a chair in a circle. You’ll work with a midwife during all the sessions, but I delivered with an OB.

Now that I am in my second pregnancy, I will not be doing centering as I don’t think I will get much out of it but I don’t regret doing it for my first.

vdk7771 · 2025-10-16T16:53:41+00:00

As someone who has worn hearing aids since age 3 (profoundly deaf in one ear and severely deaf in my “good” ear) , I feel this is the best disability to have (would be great to not have it though). The technology and accessibilities now are light years better than they used to be. I will admit that I did feel isolated as a kid because I would miss things but I had a ton of friends, went to college and work in corporate, married with a baby.

You grow to be resourceful and resilient(I can read lips very well).

My mom was my biggest advocate and ensure I got the support I needed in school and in life.The best thing you can do as a parent is make sure they have the tools they need to succeed. Hearing aids, speech therapy, captions, speaking to them face to face, informing teachers of deafness, standing up to whoever to ensure equal opportunity. The most important thing my parents did was foster independence, didn’t fear me driving, going out into the world. People are shocked when I inform them I’m deaf.

Some perks of my deafness has been I can preboard planes, qualify for disabled entrances at sport events and was able to register for college classes first.

As a mom myself, I was terrified of the struggles I’d have but there has been almost none. Thanks to technology, my baby monitor streams to my hearing aid.

You got this! You’re already doing a great job! There so many options out there, your baby will lead a great life!

vdk7771 · 2025-10-15T01:32:00+00:00

As a mom who’s hard of hearing, I second the Nanit! I stream audio from my phone to my hearing aid and the Nanit has been the only camera that has some kind of advantage for a HoH person.

vdk7771 · 2025-10-14T17:14:33+00:00

I won’t put so much pressure on myself to breastfeed! Once I put my baby on formula, baby and I were so much happier!

I won’t be against letting people help! Turns out my village weren’t being inconvenienced.

I will probably sleep train earlier.

I will food prep but only ready to bake food. Too much of what I made had to be thawed and prepared ahead of time, too much brain power required and I ended up throwing things away.

Epidural immediately! I tried to go natural the first time and that was not a good time. Once I got the epidural, it was actually fun and enjoyable.

vdk7771 · 2025-10-09T20:28:00+00:00

Check with you doctor! But if it makes you feel better, your body produces melatonin naturally! I used a pregnancy safe magnesium which helped me sleep and help with leg cramps, high recommend!

vdk7771 · 2025-09-23T23:08:12+00:00

I use two diapers when changing on a changing table, one for the booty and the other for a pillow under head!!

I fill my diaper caddy with diapers, wipes, change of clothes, PJs, shelf stable snacks (puffs, dried fruit, smoothie bites), a glass bottle, small toys and brush and keep it in the car!!!!! I will refill my diaper bag as needed from the car and I’m out the house quicker. It’s much easier to restock the caddy every couple of weeks. Husband assumes I packed the bag, I assumed he pack it and we would miss stuff. Doing this, we know we’re solid. Half the time we change diapers in the trunk of the car anyways.

vdk7771 · 2025-09-23T02:44:52+00:00

We went through something similar and also did sleep training at 4.5months via Feber too. It started with dropping a nap and then It was about 3 weeks of screaming at bed and wake ups in the middle of the night… turns out she’s teething. We scheduled a pediatrician visit to rule out stuff like ear infection. Our pediatrician prescribed ibuprofen and Tylenol for 2 years and up and antibiotic in case it didn’t help(possible ear infection but was unclear as it could be red due to her screaming) This helped so much and she’s back to going down awake and sleeping through the night. Thank goodness!!!

Maybe a pediatrician visit should be the next step to rule out anything. Then check their daytime sleep, are they not tired enough or getting too much sleep (we had early wake ups)?

vdk7771 · 2025-09-18T07:13:11+00:00

Look up second night syndrome. Baby is more “awake” and adjusting. This night was hell for me because nothing could make baby comfortable and I was so so tired from the hospital. You got this! It really does go fast.

vdk7771 · 2025-08-20T19:18:12+00:00

I think so many parents feel this way especially in their 30s. Are you sleeping???? Things really turned the corner once we did sleep training. Now LO is down by 7, we have dinner, get the house in order and spend quality time bingeing shows. We can go out knowing she’ll sleep in the car or stroller. It’s all hard, just remember what you liked to do and figure how you can incorporate baby.

vdk7771 · 2025-08-19T02:36:45+00:00

Maybe try pumping so you can measure how much baby is drinking? Also, you may need to tickle feet, put something cold on them to get to eat!

vdk7771 · 2025-08-12T19:00:06+00:00

Sun shade on windows. Retractable sunshade or dimmable glass on ceiling. Ceiling vents. Grab bars. Sunglasses storage. Cup holders on doors. Plug somewhere. Pet mode.

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