Ya se va a la escuelita!? 🥺 Los primeros días: una montaña rusa emocional

Quiero compartir algo vulnerable contigo…
para también darte un espacio para sentirte vista y escuchada y para que puedas utilizar esto también como un espacio seguro para expresarte. Mi hijo va a empezar la maternal la semana que viene, y ayer cuando estaba hablando con sus maestras y me estaban mostrando el cuento para leerle para familiarizarlo con lo que viene, me puse a llorar. De la nada, las lágrimas empezaron a fluir. Leímos la página donde se dice “y aquí, te vas a despedir de mamá y papá pero ellos van a regresar!” Y me permití sentir lo que necesitaba sentir. Donde se fue el tiempo? Un año y medio, 24/7 con mi bebé. Ya llegó la hora de soltar un poco. Este viaje de la maternidad es emocionalmente tan complejo. Es un baile de celebración y de duelo al mismo tiempo, de sentir tristeza Y felicidad Y EMOCIÓN al mismo tiempo. Así que, mami, si tu pequeño está empezando con la escuela, ¿cómo ha sido para ti? ❤️

Un abrazo,

Lina V.

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Hands in mouth

How often are your baby's hands in their mouth?

I know it's perfectly normal development but even when my 12 week old is asleep all I can hear is them having a good munch on their 'apparently' tasty hands. 😂

Don't get me started on the cheese smelling lint collectors no matter how many times I clean them throughout the day. 😂

Neurodiverse?

Really worried about my 7.5 month old. To be honest, started picking up on certain “quirks” at around 4 months old. Being a foster carer for 20 years my specialty is placements of the neurodiverse, and learning disabilities. However they have never been this tiny, and I’m wondering if these are just normal things or likely to be “something”. I’d rather not hear that she is too young, or what the difference would be, because she’s not to young to be showing signs but no, it wouldn’t make an ounce of difference , she’s literally my world.

She doesn’t sleep, at all. Maybe one nap a day, two if I’m lucky, has been since 3 months old and only ever 30 mins or less. Owlet registers over 30+ wakes a night, it’s relentless, she’s still in our bedroom for this reason.

She’s NON STOP. Constantly bouncing, wriggling, refused to be strapped in anywhere, loves to move m, rougher the better, thrown high, etc- huge sensory output. Doesn’t sit still, can’t read with her, keep her entertained for any length of time

Constantly rubs her forefinger and thumb together in cross shape all day, only one hand. Always points her feet. Hand ALWAYS in her mouth, from 2.5 months. Keeps pulling head to one side randomly.

Used to love certain toys and sensory items- now screams if she’s near them. Hates shoes and socks, laughs randomly all the time, can play for hours just with stacking cups and gets so overstimulated multiple times a day.

Confession one time I met a cool mom on here

We hung out in person like 5 times and it seemed pretty good. Our kids got along. I was struggling with post partum depression and I missed a few of her texts and didn’t see and I convinced myself she ghosted me and I got super mad and I suppose she thought I did the same to her and we didn’t speak for like 3 months. Then we tried hanging out again and again convinced myself she didn’t like me and that there was weird vibes and we never spoke again. After my post partum went away I realize she never ghosted me and there wasn’t really anything weird. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️friendship lost.

Settling after night wakes

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Lump in breast when breastfeeding

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Sleep regression - first signs?

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