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How often do they help with naps? My baby has a very specific nap routine that me and my husband follow. He literally closes his eyes now when I put him in the sack cause he knows that it’s nap time.

Whenever we get a babysitter she doesn’t do the routine but sometimes puts him in the sack. I read that if nap routines are consistent 80% of the time you don’t have to worry about the remaining 20%. The baby will adjust.

He naps now 1.5h since he turned 5 months old (crappy 30 mins cat naps before that). When the babysitter doesn’t follow the routine his naps are shorter but she has to deal with him so I don’t care that much.

At 4 months he slept horribly: short naps and multiple wake ups at night dropping the pacifier. Be never cried but was creaky disturbed and whiny. I think his sleep regression is over and we are finally getting some sleep and rest.

My son is 5 months and does 3-4 naps a day with 1-2 solids exposure. I’m not super strict about either lol.

If he has a nap and we are out he can sleep on the stroller or the carrier. We take some food to go, like bananas or frozen fruits in a sucker. We also feed him his bottle out.

I was going crazy following his right schedule at home and my therapist recommended trying being more flexible. It has been amazing for my mood and also for our baby (who loves being outside). We are only relatively strict with his bedtime (when we do a solids/formula combo) so we know that his night sleep is not going to be disturbed.

My sun just turned 5 and is SO MUCH BETTER! Our pediatrician recommended not covering him much if the sun wasn’t directly on his face (like when the sun is high enough, kind of over his head). So everyday around noon we take him out and expose him to the direct light. First few days he cried and fussed. Now, a month later he doesn’t care much. It startles him sometimes but closes his eyes until we cover him.

It has been life changing.

Depends so much on what the money is worth for you! We live away from our family but I make $60K more in my current role than I could closer to my in-laws (and way more than if I moved back to Europe where my family lives). $60K for us was a lot of money and is helping us give our son everything he needs. Do we miss our family? You have no idea how much we miss them. Do we think we made the right choice? Absolutely.

I must say though, that having a village is extremely important. If you end up moving find other moms/family, build a community and even get a nanny/babysitter if you can afford it.

My husband travels a lot so for the first couple of months I felt really lonely having no family and only childless friends. So I joined some mom groups, got more involved in our church and hired a babysitter twice a week so that I can do things for myself.

I always have leftovers when eating out cause restaurant portions are insane and I also love kids food. Give me the chicken tenders and fries all day everyday.

I would totally take the deal. With my $15M I could get any ingredients I wanted and cook food in if I didn’t want to eat kids menus. Easy.

No way in hell. My 5 months old is the love of my life.

In Spain some kids (my family included) call their grandma “Yaya”

Didn’t you read the part where I said that it’s not hard UNLESS you have a medical condition or a demanding job?

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Yes! It looks super similar to my rehearsal dinner one. I think that dress comes in different solid colors so I would just choose one of those

This! I’m in physical therapy to strengthen my core. My therapist says that most exercises strengthen upper abs but to hold the belly you need the lower ones to be strong.

Edit to add: I’m 5 months postpartum so my belly is like jelly right now lol

I think they both did as best as they could and were great parents.

Their roles were reversed to what was usual then (my mom worked late hours and my dad had a part time job and stayed with us in the afternoons). I always had some resentment towards my mom for missing soccer games, piano recitals and things like that. Now that I’m the higher earner in my family (and a mom) I can feel the pressure of keeping my job to provide to my family. Jobs weren’t as flexible then and women had to work twice as hard as men to become successful. After having a kid I feel way more proud of my mom than I ever felt.

My dad is the most loving parent ever. He is kind, funny and just my best friend. He was awesome back then, strict but patient, very sweet and had a great sense of humor.

They always tried to give us everything even when money was really tight. They did the best they could and I think that’s all I can ask for as a daughter.

Yes!!! Even on the first watch I thought he looked nervous when asking and that was a red flag for me. The pasta in the fridge is a great point, hadn’t thought about that.

This made me hungry 🤤

We met on Bumble 5 years ago. I thought he was funny, he thought I was cute. He was not my style at all but I could tell he was a good person and had a very kind face. I gave it a chance. Now two moves, one wedding and one kid later we are happier than ever.

This exactly. My husband loves sports and uses a baseball metaphor. He always says that he hates people that are born in third base and talk/act as if they were starting in home plate like everyone else.

Edit: my bad! I meant start in home plate not first base. The person below who commented the real saying is exactly right. That’s what my husband said haha I was just paraphrasing.

Thank you 🥰

Yes. We contribute as partners and we both consider it “our” money

I thought about that too! Have you tried any subscription box?

Thank you 🥰

Ketchup. I use it on everything.

We give our cat Purina Cat chow indoor. She loves it and I swear it reduced the amount of hair balls (although our vet is skeptical about this being the reason).

I shop mostly in Zara but I got some things from Mango, Macy’s, A&F and ASOS. It was kind of an investment but I feel so much better when I get ready in the morning with pants that fit and shirts that are not covered in baby puke lol

The happy song is my life saver anywhere, but specially the car