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Did your nurse force you to hold baby down for vaccines?

At my daughters 2m vaccines, the nurse told me angrily that I couldn’t hold her during the vaccines and made me hold my daughter down on the exam table. It traumatized her and me!! We are due back for 4m and I’m wondering if that was normal or if I should demand holding her this time?

Baby looks nothing like me

And it’s honestly causing PPD, I think. I’m 13 weeks PP and my mood has been totally fine until recently I am so depressed and numb. I feel so disconnected from my husband and daughter. I look NOTHING like her. Went through all this pain, ruined my body so I’m just fat and out of shape now, all for a baby that I can’t see myself in at all. Is it crazy that I’m this heartbroken over something so vain? It’s gotta be a hormone thing right??

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[META] Can we have flairs for baby age?

The behavior and the advice given for a baby both change pretty rapidly depending on which week it is or even month. And searching through this sub gets to be pretty hard when all the posts bleed together. For instance, a post like 'my baby only eats 2 ounces' has a pretty different response if the baby is 2 weeks old versus 9 months old. I think it would make it easier to find posts for children of similar age that experienced the same issue and would just make reading this sub overall a lot easier.

Toddler cavities

Y’all, I’m really anxious right now. We found out our 3 y/o has multiple cavities and needs caps on her front teeth as well (a total of, I think, 8 teeth need work). Which means she needs a sedation appointment. Which is giving me all kinds of knots in my stomach. I’m a fixer— I want to identify the issue, and fix it, FAST — but we can’t even get in until fucking August with this dentist. By the way, this is the second dentist we’ve seen because we thought that first one was lying to us, and the second one found more cavities than the first. Fuck. Eight cavities on my little three year old? How do I monitor her sugar intake and remove carbs from her diet? Like, for real, online articles??? We brush her teeth twice a day but now I need to reach inside her mouth and floss her 20 little teeth too? Freaking out, spiraling a little. Please tell me you’ve been in my shoes. Please tell me anything to soothe my frayed nerves.

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Unable to lose the last 10 lbs while breastfeeding

Anyone else? I workout 4-5 times a week. Pre pregnancy I was very fit. Was put on bedrest at 15 weeks pregnant due to health issues. Gained 35 lbs. lost all but the last 10. Seems like no matter what I do these lbs just won’t budge. I’ve read breastfeeding moms can sometimes have a difficult time due to low estrogen. Have no clue how accurate that is but curious if anyone else is in the same boat? Those who say breastfeeding helps the lbs fall off either lied to me or my body just wants to prove them wrong lol

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I regret parenthood

I have done nothing be touched/climbed all over/elbowed/screamed at/head butted for the last 4 months. My twins are 18 months, my toddler is almost 4. I also have a 9 year old but she is easy and sweet. I have found myself completely enraged ANY time someone tries to touch me lately. I hate it. It makes me so fucking angry. My 4 year old will not eat anything. My twins have a horrific, siren-like cry that they project at full volume any fucking time I walk away from them to go pee or take care of myself or even just put them down to do something and I can’t stand it. I am a SAHM Monday through Thursday right now and work weekends. I have no respite. I have no babysitters. I have nowhere I can safely go to get away from them because our house is small. I am so tired and I am so emotionally done but I know I can’t do that. I don’t know what to do. I am regretting my choices more and more every day and I hate myself for it. Sorry for the rant, I just really don’t know what to do.

Anyone with 0 time for hobbies? interests?

All I do is work, childcare and chores. If I ever do have an hour or two of free time, all I want to do is lay in my bed or watch TV. Let the numbness wash over me. Life is so tiring. I love my family. However, if ever I were given a chance to live again - I would not. Work, work, work until death.

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CPR classes

I'm looking for an infant/child CPR class that my husband and I can attend in person. Are there any organizations that offer this type of class other than Red Cross? Thanks for any advice!

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