i left

left my abuser today. we have a 6 month old baby. dont have it all together but have family support. any and all encouragement/success stories if youve been thru this please feel free to share🫶🏼

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Social media really knows how to unlock new fears 😅

I just saw an Instagram reel saying babies can refuse breastmilk when your period comes back or if you get pregnant 😳

This hasn’t happened to me (yet), but now I’m low-key stressing… has anyone experienced this?? Did your baby actually refuse feeds or was everything fine?

Would love some real experiences because social media has me spiralling a bit 🥲

Co sleeping

Hi moms.
I need some help/advice.
I have twin boys (7.5 months). One sleeps amazingly through the night, and one isn't able to sleep without someone sleeping with him (I live with my in-laws and we take turns with the boys, and they always co-sleep).
Ive asked them numerous times not to, and to use the pack n play that we have set up in their room (until we get another crib). Ive had MULTIPLE conversations and arguments with my husband about it (its a culture thing to co-sleep).
My whole thing is ive never liked it or wanted to do it. You want to, sure you do you but dont ask me to do it.
My mil was injured at work so I do understand it is easier for her to have one of them sleep in their bed (incase needs to feed in the middle of the night).
Im at my wits end because I'm having a now 3 hour battle getting one twin to sleep in his crib. He knows as soon as he makes contact with his bed he's not with someone and screams/sobs bloody murder.
I dont know what to do or how to help him.
I dont want him to be 5 years old and still sleeping with his grandparents 😪

Constant spitting at 12 weeks- Anyone else?

Hi everyone 😊 I’m 12 weeks pregnant and I’ve been having this constant spitting feeling—it’s like there’s always something in my throat even when I haven’t eaten or swallowed anything. It’s really uncomfortable 😩

Is anyone else experiencing this or is it just me? Any tips on how to manage it would really help!

I had the thought “I hate you” and it scared me 😭

I’m 2 weeks PP and sleep deprived and exhausted. I had the thought and then felt incredibly guilty and scared. I love my baby so much and I would never do anything to hurt her so this thought freaks me out. I think more accurately I’m just struggling right now and hate some of the changes in my life.

Anyone else wearing their 2 month old even when they’re asleep these days?

Shes 2 almost 3 months old. (2 months, 3 weeks and 2 days according to my Nara baby app). She was always touch and go. She’ll sleep anywhere from 5 seconds to 4 hours straight but for the most part she wakes up atleast every two hours for feeds. If she sleeps a long stretch she’ll more than make up for it so I haven’t been listening when my pediatrician says wake her up in between feeds. I did at first since I got full every hour to two hours anyway but I’ve also got a toddler so any chance I only have to deal with one kid, I be taking it! But for the last 4 days or so she’s been sleeping for shorter periods and also being awake sometimes longer and sometimes she’s asleep 5 minutes later. I might just wear her everywhere to save myself from constantly putting her down, just to pick her back up seconds or minutes later? Anyone else wearing their infants around? She’s sleeps so well in my infantino carrier so I might as well

She’s also been waking up for feed only once or twice overnight (12/1am-5/6am) so thank God for that!

Crying in the Car

Sooooo my daughter is 5 months old as of tomorrow. She used to love the car! In fact it was the only thing that calmed her when she had screaming/crying fits during the newborn trenches. All of a sudden she HATES it. I’ll always plan drives according to nap time and she’ll fall asleep but if she wakes up while we’re still driving she screams/cries so loud and nothing I do consoles her. I tried sitting in the back with her, toys, white noise - nothing. Any tips?! ANY ADVICE WELCOME, even the most unhinged haha!