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@brewster1118 It’s a lot easier to get things done while babywearing when they’re old enough to flip onto your back for a back carry. Actually, a ring along with a hip carry makes some things easier. But back carry while doing chores is wayyy easier.

@the_precious_one Realllly wish I could remember what book this was in, but from what I remember, the reason relative care is considered better than a nanny is because a nanny is still a temporary person in most children’s lives. A relative will be around 10 years later (in theory) whereas a...

@matthew8l Exactly lol. Baby isn’t “using mom as a pacifier” — baby is actually using a pacifier as mom. Breasts are the OG paci…

@meraki SAHM and my husband is a stockbroker. He works remotely in the evenings so we get to spend a lot of the day together during the toddler’s waking hours. Only have 1 now and 1 otw (20 months apart) but planning 4+ so I’m lurking. Our lifestyle and income will definitely work for 4+ kids...

@ebveloz Depends on what you mean by “poor sleeper.” I have always found my baby to be very normal — he woke a few times a night, needed some support to get back to sleep, longest stretch gradually lengthened, wakes gradually lessened, contact napped while young, gradually stopped needed...

@stan123 Same here — in some sizes, we literally only ever needed 1 box before baby grew into the next size because we only did 1 diaper at night.

@billthecableman Agree with this sooooo much. People have such a skewed perspective on how babies are supposed to sleep. I always find it funny (interesting?) when I see someone describe their “awful sleeper” who has “just always been a terrible, no good, very bad sleeper” and then they…...

@presvytera Oh no, this made my stomach drop. I think back to my first nanny job at 18, and how they had me place the baby belly down at 3 months because she slept better that way. I didn’t know any better! Thankfully nothing happened. But gosh, named after the uncle who died of SIDS and...

@freebytruthjohn832 The article starts off saying not to read it if that’s your only option…

@sarebear1992 Yup, US maternal support could be improved… but if breastfeeding is actually important to you, you can absolutely make changes prior to even conceiving a baby to make sure you’re more easily able to do so. Though when most babies aren’t planned in the first place, can’t really...

@sarebear1992 Currently tandem nursing a 4 month old & a 24 month old. I am well aware of what it takes and the ways people do or don’t accommodate for that. It’s unrealistic if you don’t want to make changes to do it, sure. The fact that most people choose the easier route doesn’t mean the...

@sarebear1992 It literally takes maybe 10 min a day to nurse my 2 year old lol. Not sure how that’s unrealistic for “women in the modern world” or whatever but toddlers (particularly 15+ months) do not nurse much at all.

@angel_sword The vast majority of mothers you meet won’t even have nursed 3 whole months. Of COURSE they’re going to tell you it isn’t that important to breastfeed. Breastfeeding is the one area on this sub where we are supposed to be quiet about the science (and suspend common sense)eat...

@caleb23 Ahh gotcha. Well cutting fresh and freezing in cubes of stock works well for me! I just pop one in before anything else, let it melt and sauté with butter a little, then add more broth and whatever other veggies/meat/noodles etc. It saves a lot of time!

@caleb23 Really? Not sure what area you’re in but I have seen it fresh at Kroger, Meijer, Trader Joe’s, and Whole Foods! For some reason I have more trouble finding it frozen, which is why I make stock cubes with hand cut mirepoix since that’s usually more useful than fresh.

@caleb23 If I’m pressed for time I buy frozen or fresh mirepoix (chopped celery, onion, carrots. sometimes there’s other combos mixed in too.) to make lentil soup, butternut squash soup, etc. Another option is to cut and freeze some mirepoix mixes in stock cubes myself if I have the time for...