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Dreissi
Feb 14, 2007

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I don’t have a question - cluster feeding anywhere from 1 AM till 7 AM is destroying my soul.

We’re working on fixing it, she’s gonna eat every hour tonight from 4 till bed until something changes.

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Dreissi
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Captain Jesus posted:

Hello friends, we have a nearly four year old daugter, a one year old daughter and now we found out we are likely expecting a third kid, becaues we are apparently too stupid to practice safe sex.

Any tips or encouragement how to survive having a third child so close to the second/having a newborn along with a 2 year old toddler? We would probably have to buy a bigger car, maybe start looking for a bigger place to live, and the whole scenario is fairly haunting, especially for my wife of course, because she was looking forward to not having a little baby to look after (and not having to endure another birth for a while) and going back to work.

Abortion is not off the table, but it would be nice to find a way to make it work. We have a lot of support from our family so it would not ruin us financially, but we were not planning to have another kid for at least several years, so the pregnancy is not what we needed at this point.

I’d say lean into those family resources, not just financially but also general help wise. Maybe hire a nanny if you can instead.

Also, don’t be afraid to let breast feeding slide. It’s good, but not worth their sanity. Lastly, don’t feel bad if y’all chose to terminate.

Dreissi
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L0cke17 posted:

He is 3 months old and just slept 8 hours straight at night for the first time.

Hi I just finished rocking a 6 week old to sleep for the 8th time since 2 am and I just would like to say :bang:

Dreissi
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space uncle posted:

The plastic catch bibs with the little basin are nice for dropped food.

Seconding this. The basin doesn’t even have to be that big for this to help A TON. Also try out a full poncho if the mess gets too crazy. Helped my daughter avoid a lot of baths while she was learning to eat.

Dreissi
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drainpipe posted:

Ok, good (?) to hear that this is normal. It just seems concerning that she doesn’t get much sleep during the day. Like I said, we’re thankful as hell that she seems to sleep at night alright.

My partner and I would actually be dead if not for the baby Bjorne bouncer. Best damned gift I ever got.

https://www.babybjorn.com/baby-boun...lightgray-frame

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Dreissi
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My kid is about to turn 2. She will not use the the potty, except when she has to poop while she’s in the bathtub. She knows if she shits in the tub, bath time is over. So she screams at me like a banshee and I swing her over to the toilet (hopefully before the turn comes out).

She’s crapped on the floor a few times yes, why do you ask?

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