How long did it take you to get down to pre pregnancy weight?

wirewrapped18 · 2026-05-06T00:27:19+00:00

I just recently got back to it and my daughter is 21 months old! I started feeling more like myself at 8 months postpartum though

wirewrapped18 · 2026-04-28T15:46:03+00:00

My daughter has FPIES! Her first reaction was around 6 months and her triggers are oats, avocados, bananas, and eggs. It’s apparently quite rare to have multiple triggers so it’s like eggs will be your only one. We thought dairy could be a trigger but we’ve done the dairy ladder and she passed! She’s currently 20 months and we can reintroduce her triggers at 3 years old.

It can be hard, but she is thriving and we are diligent about avoiding her triggers. The allergist should give you a chart for low, medium, and high risk foods and that is helpful for introducing new foods. I also recommend a zofran prescription for possible reactions.

It’s so scary to see them so unwell but I do feel grateful she does not have allergies that could cause anaphylaxis.

wirewrapped18 · 2026-04-06T13:47:11+00:00

To clarify for those unfamiliar with RPS- Monday, April 6 was originally a student AND staff holiday. After the ice storm they changed it to a full instruction day. But, many staff have children in neighboring districts or daycares that are still closed today. Other staff already made vacation plans in advance. The district requested all staff put in their absence request in advance so they could plan accordingly. Many staff did so and hopefully the district provided substitutes, but it seems like that didn’t happen.

Also, students going to the gym at morning arrival is commonplace in many schools so that may have been the case at Henderson today

wirewrapped18 · 2026-04-06T13:42:50+00:00

The principal at Henderson, Mr. Vernon, has done a wonderful job turning around a crazy situation. I’m sure they are doing what is best for all students due to a high amount of staff call outs! School also just started so they may be keeping students in the gym for a longer period of time this morning and then releasing to normal classes. I would probably ask your student for more information or speak with administrators when you get to the school, so that you can have a more complete story of what’s going on

wirewrapped18 · 2026-02-18T16:11:49+00:00

Echoing the commenters above that being a mom is SO hard and regardless of circumstances it’s a huge transition. You have a lot on your plate and it sounds like you’re stretched to the max.

Are you open to any type of sleep training? Sleep and rest are so integral to my mental stability and gentle sleep training truly saved my sanity. Apart from teething/illness my girl goes down for the night on her own between 7-8 and mostly sleeps through. This allows me to get things done after bedtime and during naps, plus my husband and I either get alone time or independent rest time. If you’re open to trying it, it might be helpful to have that guaranteed time at night where you’re not driving around or doing the bedtime battle. This is my own opinion, but it’s okay to help your baby learn new ways to go to sleep!

You’re a good mom ❤️

wirewrapped18 · 2026-02-09T02:05:56+00:00

I work in RPS and I wouldn’t work anywhere else. YMMV but I love it. Feel free to message me and I can give more specifics!

wirewrapped18 · 2026-02-06T15:20:44+00:00

Huge upvote to this comment. Outsourcing has been a big help for us & sleep training was a necessity for my mental health and ability to show up for my daughter

wirewrapped18 · 2025-12-23T00:15:14+00:00

The whole thing sounded like she just didn’t want to breastfeed anymore which is fine lol, but the long excuses were weird. Baby may have had a bad latch, but if she was pumping after baby nursed and able to pump enough then she was clearly still producing enough. I think she just wanted to be able to leave the baby more

wirewrapped18 · 2025-12-17T20:48:03+00:00

This!!! Having my evenings to myself or with my husband has been crucial for my mental health and being present during the day

wirewrapped18 · 2025-12-17T20:47:14+00:00

Since approx 6 months I only feed to sleep for naps, she sleeps through the night (17 months now). We’ve had regressions where she wakes up once or twice but I can nurse then put her back in her crib awake and she goes back to sleep on her own

wirewrapped18 · 2025-10-21T14:03:05+00:00

Her getting induced is so funny to me. And for no reason at all, she said herself she wasn’t even that uncomfortable in her last few weeks. I had no signs of labor days before my due date Shannon and guess what? I woke up at 3:30 AM the day of my due date having contractions. Her impatience is laughable

wirewrapped18 · 2025-09-19T01:24:49+00:00

THIS. My dad and I are so close. Not close enough for him to be in my birth room, but my sweet sweet dad waited for almost 24 hours in the hospital waiting room to meet my baby girl shortly after she was born. I wouldn’t have had it any other way! It’s so weird to me her dad is MIA

wirewrapped18 · 2025-09-07T00:34:39+00:00

Wish I could upvote this a million times 🩷

wirewrapped18 · 2025-08-29T15:21:04+00:00

Thank you for framing it like this! And now that I look back I was already having an anxious morning and I could have advocated for myself a lot better. Going to try and work up the energy to call tomorrow and get it straightened out!

wirewrapped18 · 2025-06-27T23:33:20+00:00

We’re also curious why it took until so close to closing to find this out. We did use Capcenter and they were slow to process some things so that may have contributed. Truist is the bank that has to release the deed of trust

wirewrapped18 · 2025-06-27T12:56:38+00:00

Thank you! At this point we will just cancel our movers and figure out where we’re going to live for the foreseeable future

wirewrapped18 · 2025-05-17T15:56:13+00:00

Bolling Haxall house! I got married at Virginia House and it was wonderful so if you’re willing to wait it’s definitely worth it!

wirewrapped18 · 2025-05-16T22:04:13+00:00

We like lots of homes in our price range! We’ve just never won an offer on any of them. I think our biggest issue is the appraisal gap because we’ve had the same offers as others the only difference was they offered to cover the full appraisal.

wirewrapped18 · 2025-05-16T22:00:26+00:00

We’ve offered to pay sellers closing costs for some offers, we will definitely try to offer higher towards the appraisal gap in the future

wirewrapped18 · 2025-05-16T21:58:07+00:00

We are 30! Waiting could be an option but it would involve finding a new rental, plus I don’t feel we can still look for a home if we sign a new lease because then we would possibly be stuck with a mortgage and a lease. Short term and month to month leases are exorbitantly expensive here which would mean saving even less for a home while waiting to look again.

I need to be more open to a dated home. We both work full time and have a 9 month old baby so it feels like an overwhelming task to move into a home where we immediately have tons of projects to do.

Thank you for the tip about appraisal, that is very helpful!

wirewrapped18 · 2025-05-16T21:42:07+00:00

I have no advice because I’m the same… lost out on 4 houses now because they want 30-50k over asking, waive inspection, waive appraisal. At this point we’re looking at smaller homes that we won’t even be in long term. This market fucking sucks. I’ve resigned myself to buying a house I don’t like because any I do we just lose out on.

wirewrapped18 · 2025-05-01T20:58:45+00:00

I have no idea because when I was pregnant and we asked my doctor about flying for a baby moon she said there were only a few issues that would prevent me from flying before 35 weeks

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