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@samuelsallows I totally understand feeling embarrassed! Like someone else said, eating disorders are (unfortunately) very common though. I’m sure they’ve seen it before. Try not to stress too much!

@samuelsallows Yes, I think it really helps to tell them! You might ask the practice if you can email the doctor in advance if you feel nervous about saying it in person. It can feel very vulnerable. ❤️

@samuelsallows I’m so sorry you’re feeling bad! If it helps at all, I have a history of disordered eating that I consider myself mostly recovered from, but I find the weight monitoring and gain of pregnancy difficult. Here’s how I’ve approached it: I tell the care providers “hey, I have a...

@milliiard I like the Thirsties NAIO, but in my experience, AIOs are really best through maybe 12 months, less for heavier wetters. I feel like the absorbency just isn't enough for older babies/toddlers. It's usually easy enough to add extra absorbency, so not necessarily a huge deal, just...

@simply_amazing If you want to try it, I would get either flats (Green Mountain sells half size newborn flats) or flour sack towels (very cheap!) and a few newborn PUL covers (if you want to be very low cost, Alva Baby makes very affordable NB covers I liked) and try just pad folding the flat in...

@simply_amazing I’ve been thinking about your situation more, have you ever used a Wonder Wash? One of those little hand powered drum machines? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002C8HR9A/ This link makes it sound like you’d use much less water than with a bucket or tub system...

@simply_amazing I’m going to be honest, I think this is going to be really, really difficult to achieve. Maybe not possible under these parameters. It sounds like water is the main limiting factor. I hand washed (diaper) laundry for a while with my first, and it is DIFFICULT. And I had...