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@jolene576 I'm only at 29 weeks, and already I'm like "holy hell, how much more of this do I have to endure?" Doesn't help that I know it's going to get much worse from here! Your feelings are so so valid, arson sounds quite reasonable to me. Just make sure no one gets seriously hurt. :)

@elzappozah I've found most of my mama friends through my town's private "mamas" Facebook group. There are meet ups, and sometimes someone will post asking for play dates with their kiddo. You also get a feel for who you might jive with just from their comments and whatnot. Also, I'm an...

@merekas Yes and no... my husband is the high earner making 4x what I used to make. Most of my paycheck would have gone to childcare, I definitely wasn't making minimum wage but we live in a HCOL area. So while we technically could have afforded for me to work and pay for childcare, it just...

@christiancountrygal Everyone's needs and preferences are different, but my baby is 6 weeks tomorrow and we have a (used for $100) bob stroller that's in amazing condition and came with a car seat adapter and rain screen, a (new) chicco car seat, and a lighter stroller for when she's 6+ months...

@doomedhyclic Same!! Thanks for posting! If I ran a daycare out of my house, then yes I'd clean the toys. If we had a play date and discovered the next day that they were sick, I would probably just rotate the toys. Put away everything they played with for a week and clean surfaces. But other...

@ajewelinhiscrown They're boomers. Just brush that shit off, they're the most selfish, entitled generation and their rude behavior doesn't deserve another second of your time. No need to be rude or prove it to them that you're right. Just let it go and walk away.

@aurelia7 Ask the school for their readiness list. Ours has a pretty extensive list, including a few things that hadn't crossed my mind and that we'll be working on with my daughter to make sure she's properly ready.

@nupreacher Lol I tried food prepping (no heat) while baby wearing. I got through very slowly chopping a potato twice before realizing that it wasn't worth it - I was so so so slow and it took so much effort because I couldn't be in normal chopping position. Shopping though! I can shop and I...

@jlkuhioe Same that someone else said - we have a village but we've built it ourselves... mostly. Our parents live 45+ minutes away, but if I ask in advance and someone is available, either my dad or my husband's mom will come up to watch my 18 month old during my appointments. It's a bit of a...

@ch3apshad3s In my experience, once they're washed 3 or so times, I can't detect the smell. You could also try stripping them, but that's not gentle or without chemicals, either. I personally wouldn't worry too much. Ps. No use in combining baking soda and vinegar. They make bubbles yes, but...

@lizzieb90 I wasn't really planning on doing preschool, either. The plan is for me to be home full-time and then maybe get a job part-time while she's in elementary school so I can take care of the house, meals, doctors appointments, etc. and keep our stress level down (if I went back to work it...

@hew0007 It wasn't a tough decision for me lol. I was planning on going back to work after 12 weeks. My postpartum mama heart couldn't bear it though. I told my husband maybe 4 weeks postpartum that I didn't want to send her to daycare, that I just couldn't, and his response was (shockingly)...

@audreyl Damn that's also crazy that the overproducers were trying to tell you how to overproduce. Like... over- production has its own set of very painful problems!

@bonbonmon Haha thank you!

@snowymtn Lol!!

@snowymtn Absolutely agree!! You just reminded me about my MIL'S obnoxious persistent question. She'd ask me every damn time I saw her how much milk my exclusively breastfed baby drank. MIL knew my baby was exclusively breastfed, she was supportive of that. And yet, she somehow thought that I...

@roxchristian I've never felt judged by a practitioner for being a SAHM, but I have actively done my research and handpicked providers. There was one pediatrician (before I did my research) i didn't like at all, I promptly switched pediatricians. I will say, I live in a pretty baby friendly...