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@bastarr I’m going to need an update on where your milk went. Like wtf… 30oz is a LOT. That’s over a full 24 hours worth for my son. I’m so fed up about people (especially other/older mothers) not understanding how valuable breastmilk is and not knowing how to handle it.

@benedix I tried just following cues at first but once we started sleep training around 5-6 months following cues during the day no longer worked because his bedtime and wake up started being at a set time. He would get extremely fussy and end up fighting naps then just not nap/not nap long...

@letsoara Yeah clearly anyone who thinks a SAHP just “relaxes all day at home while the kids play” obviously hasn’t spent more than a couple hours at a time alone with their kids lol

@sander This really is the way to go. My jaw just about dropped to the floor when I read “not using your time wisely” in OPs post. If my husband ever said that to me I’d literally do nothing all day but take care of the kids (feed, change diapers, put down for naps, entertain/keep safe) to give...

@angelchurch That’s actually a really good analogy.

@missgolightly ❤️ same goes to you! The nights/days are long but the years are short.

@katrina2017 I wonder how your dr was able to tell so early. My midwife didn’t realize it was happening until after I was already pushing for 2 hours but it was really traumatic with 2 nurses jumping on the bed next to me with one pushing on my belly, the other pushing my thigh/hip down, while...

@stewy0042 I’m so sorry about your experience and your fears are totally valid. I didn’t have a C-section, which was my worst fear (at the time of giving birth), but my baby did get stuck in my pelvis which turned into an emergency after me already pushing for 2.5 hours. I wasn’t prepared for...

@kosherinchrist I grew up going on vacations with my parents as an only child. I actually think I enjoyed the vacations more than my friends who had siblings because they would often complain to me how they were “stuck” with their sibling in a “buddy up” situation so their parents could do...

@fmc4auburn That’s actually a really good way of putting it and interesting because it mirrors the comments I’ve heard about it with moms vs. dads. I’ve also heard the temperament of kids can be very different so if #1 was difficult, the parents went into it more mentally prepared and usually...

@liilas My jaw dropped but I’m actually not completely surprised because I’ve had people on the edge of their marriage too tell me “we just need another” 🙄 like um no thank you I’d like to stay happy in my marriage lol

@savedat9 No I had cholestasis and low blood sugar issues (caused the fainting spells). The cholestasis is what I ended up having to get induced early at 37 weeks for.

@jtyrer Sounds like you had cholestasis too. That’s what I had with my son which is why I was induced at 37 weeks. Even with an early induction he was large (8lbs) and ended up getting stuck (shoulder dystocia) on the way out causing a traumatic birth and significant tearing. All of that on top...

@sumeria My best friend is one of those “I love being pregnant” women and I think she’s a little insane lol meanwhile I was heavily showing by 20ish weeks pregnant, gained 45lbs, had the sciatica, pelvic girdle pain, fainting spells if I didn’t eat enough (hence why I gained 45lbs lol), and had...

@sazbastein This is me and my little circle of mom friends. We were all pregnant in 2022 and had our babies within 4 months of each other. The other 2 moms are pregnant again and I feel like I just got above the drowning level here at 16 months (their kids are 20 months and 18 months). They’re...

@jtyrer This is basically how I’m approaching it too. I could see myself happy with my only but have always “pictured myself” having 2. But either way, at this point I’m fine with a larger (3-4 year) age gap between kids so my husband and I plan to just reassess in a couple years to see if it’s...

@olivemcr I always thought I’d have 2 kids and they would be close in age (like 2 under 2 basically) but after having my 1 that’s a nope from me lol

@daisy83 We always did it to where my husband took over the nights he wasn’t working (Friday and Saturday night) so that I could get a solid at least 7-8 hours of sleep. I never agreed with the “well he’s working so he gets to sleep at night” because the SAHP is also working… 24/7 keeping small...

@tzeyen My MIL also gets it because she was a sahm to my husband from the time he was born and her husband/my FIL worked nights at that time. So anytime I call her like “are you guys busy? I could really use a break even if for an hour or 2 to walk around a grocery store by myself” she’s always...

@nith I didn’t really lose any weight while breastfeeding or while weaning. I gained 40lbs while pregnant and lost 25 lbs almost immediately (or during the first 1-2 weeks) solely from the baby, water weight, amniotic fluid, blood, and sweat but the last 15 or so pounds I’m struggling to get...