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@panictopeace The responder is absolutely right. Being brave is being scared of something and doing it anyways. The more scared you are the braver you have to be to do it. You’ve got this.

@nessofonett05 Sleep equality is a big one. Trade off the baby monitor and who gets up with the toddler at the butt crack of dawn. I’m sure you don’t want to be up at 5:45 either! If he is tired he can go to bed earlier the next night or catch a nap if possible. That said, how old is your...

@panictopeace You are already being stronger than your mom was able to be. You are breaking the cycle by getting your daughter out.

@mystichaze Lots of babies that age sleep that long or longer (11-12 hrs) without feeds. Both of mine did. Official guidance is that you need to wake baby to eat until they have returned to birth weight. Here’s Mayo Clinic, for example...

@panictopeace Leaving is really really really hard. It is even harder to stay away because being alone is new and scary and you are used to having to soothe his feelings. Please don’t be tempted to go back, you will just have to leave all over again. He has already shown you who he is by his...

@filips I’m sorry to say your first LC really screwed you. If you are supplementing you need to pump for 15 min every time you supplement to send your body the signal to make up that milk. Not doing this for two weeks would have really impacted your supply, so now you are in the position of...

@nader1 I’m not sure that it is known exactly why breastfeeding has additional SIDS reduction risk over formula. But yes it has been debunked that formula fed babies sleep longer. Both my breastfed babies were great sleepers by about 3 months, 11-12 hrs with no wakeups. I did not have to do...

@afolabi1024 My older kid started at 3.5 instead of 2.5 due to the pandemic. By 3 she was climbing the walls wanting to play with other kids. We managed to meet some of those needs with playgrounds (when they finally reopened!) but she would have enjoyed preschool. My younger (almost 2.5) is...

@elinternational I was originally going to start my kid in preschool at 2.5 very part time (two mornings a week, and I would be there one of the two days) at a coop preschool, mainly so she could spend more time with other kids and adults other than myself. Unfortunately Covid hit at that point...

@lizzieb90 You say preschool but given the age of your kid do you mean daycare? Daycare is full time child care to cover working hours for babies and up, preschool is typically part time early education for kids 3-5. Daycare is not necessary for a SAHP and many parents who decide to stay home...

@beleadnotastray I have a 4 year old and 1 year old. I am the SAHP so I do the mental load and drive the train, basically. I tell him when things change (schedule, feeding, hazards, whatever) and he immediately absorbs it so that he is able to competently care for the girls. He is fully capable...

@qmedic For #3, mastitis can be caused either by a clogged duct (leaving milk sitting stagnant and then progressing to bacterial infection) or by bacterial infection through a break in the skin, like if you have a blister or crack on your nipple. If your breasts are soft I would not suspect a...

@ajewelinhiscrown The 7 year old’s behavior (specifically the severity and frequency of tantrums) sounds like it may be outside of the normal range. Have you talked to your pediatrician and her school about getting her assessed? Also I’m sorry, that sounds completely exhausting and miserable.