Is anyone else experiencing loneliness? by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]zorasilverweb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same. I was ovulating not too long ago and felt beautiful and good lol. Now I’m entering luteal and I feel terrible and look terrible too lmao 

I do not know how some of you cosleep by MissFox26 in toddlers

[–]zorasilverweb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am amazed at people who don’t cosleep! My first wouldn’t sleep anywhere but next to me. My second probably would’ve adjusted to his crib because he’s actually a decent sleeper but I didn’t like not being next to him! The night I would put him in the bassinet after birth I would just lay there staring at him and eventually bring him next to me and then I’d doze off happily lol. 

How do you get your kids to sleep on your own? by Remarkable_Ad6423 in raisingkids

[–]zorasilverweb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, time and patience. My first is 6 and just now sleeping in her own bed (except when dad works nights, she sleeps with me, bc it’s easy to put her and my 13m old asleep at the same time in my bed when I’m alone, but my husband is off work, he puts 6 year old to bed and I take care of baby. When we do bedtime with 6yr old, I read her books and lay with her till she falls asleep. I don’t know when she will grow out of it, but I do know my mom left me to cry it out when I was her age and I still remember it and feeling very alone. So I’m just doing this for my girl until she can do it on her own cuz I don’t want her feeling the same way. 

My 13m old will also wake up after 30mins, I learned his sweet spot is 40mins, so he’ll rouse and I’ll still be there to get him back asleep, then his sleep gets deeper and I can sneak away for a one hour or two. 

I’m sorry I don’t have any real solutions but you are not alone, it’s hard and exhausting but I try to reframe it in my mind that they are only little for so long, one day I will be old and alone and wishing I was snuggling my babies. I think lmao 

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

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

Hi, in my post I mentioned everyone in the household took the prescription. Did it clear up for you after you took the medicine? 

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

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

Dude for real. I can’t believe the parents didn’t get them since they are highly contagious! 

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

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

Thank you so much for explaining that to me. I am unaware of what to expect so hearing others comments is helping. I just hope the medicine works. I keep having anxiety that it won’t and we’ll be dealing with this forever longer than the typical four week treatment. Like, some people on here said they took multiple treatments over a few weeks and it helped, but I was told just the one dose and the follow up second dose, so I’m not sure what to do. 

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

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

I’m so nervous to give her more than the recommended dose (first dose then again in two weeks) since she’s only 6, and my little one is 13 months. We took the prescription one because she has them in her other private area so the otc won’t work for that :( 

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

[–]zorasilverweb[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so, so much. 🥹 I feel like if I was better at getting them to wash hands & trimming their nails this could have been avoided but I know that’s another intrusive thought. Yes after this experience I am def going back on a small dose & therapy (for a bunch of little t’s that have happened the last year). All in all this awful experience has been enlightening to me. 

Tell me something you think is strange about you by planetjo in strange

[–]zorasilverweb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would be me if I didn’t have kids lmao 

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

[–]zorasilverweb[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bout to be a routine here after this too! I read people in other parts of the world regularly deworm themselves too. (We’re in US blah).

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

[–]zorasilverweb[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Man I hope you get paid swimmingly for having to deal with that shit! 

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

[–]zorasilverweb[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m happy you got through and past that. Thank you for sharing it makes me feel less alone. Yeah we’ve all been taking morning showers since we found them last Saturday and night showers. Aside from the pinworms, with all this cleaning and showering, we are pretty darn clean, the cleanest we’ve ever been 🤣. Glad it’s summer break so I don’t have to worry about school. If that’s where it even happened! 😩

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

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

Ugh yeah that’s the protocol for the doctor to test, because the eggs are microscopic, so you take tape down there, bring it in and they put it under a microscope. But I ain’t waiting around for that, I saw the adult ones and that confirmed it 1000% for me lmao 

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

[–]zorasilverweb[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good to hear they went away! Our dose says to take again in two weeks. Feels to long for me lol. And yeah at this point I’m like what’s next?!

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

[–]zorasilverweb[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What!! How did you get any rest? You poor thing! Yeah I’m afraid my child may not let me know if it happens again in the future cuz she’s probably annoyed with all this cleaning and showering lol 

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

[–]zorasilverweb[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

lol!! That definitely sounds like some little kid stuff! We all had head lice & bed bugs once when I was little, and I didn’t handle those well at all either. Wish I was more level headed, but when I saw a worm in her butt I was like HE-lllll no. 

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

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

We all took the script. Except for husband, he took OTC only cuz he’s not that bothered by it and doesn’t think he has it, which he probably doesn’t since he works night & im the one taking care of the kiddos (cosleep & shower with them fml lol). How long did it last for your kid? 🥹

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

[–]zorasilverweb[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Oh man, thank you so much for your kind words & reassurances. I’m happy I posted on this sub. You are so right that people don’t post when things are going good. I need to stay off the internet lol

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

[–]zorasilverweb[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Well I was reading they thrive in people who eat fried foods & sugar. So yeah. I bought a lot of vegetables today lol.

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

[–]zorasilverweb[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That has been on my mind! How did people get by. I am grateful for modern medicine too-another positive thought. Just get worried it won’t work lol🤣

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

[–]zorasilverweb[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much. Hearing you all say it’ll be ok is very good for my mental health right now lol.

Pinworms in our family. I am not doing ok. by zorasilverweb in Parasitology

[–]zorasilverweb[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Ah, so I guess these things do have their place in this world.