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My unconventional beauty hack

So before I had children, I loved trying different makeup looks. Dramatic eye shadow, bizarrely colored lipsticks, etc. After having kids, I keep it pretty simple, but either way, it wouldn’t be a huge shock for my husband to see me in some unconventional looks if I chose to do so. So this morning, he comes into the kitchen and sees me and just starts complimenting my blue lipstick. He’s just so supportive about it, and tells me it looks amazing with my skin, and I should wear it more often. Very sweet moment. I didn’t have the heart to shit on his compliment, so I waited until he left to put the leftover cake from my son’s birthday party back in the fridge…a cake that happens to have blue icing. The things we must do to stay beautiful as mothers.

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Bringing up bebe

French parents and those who have read the book, how accurate is it in real life? Are French kids really that more patient? Eat that much better? Don’t snack? Bake every weekend with someone? I skimmed most of it and yesterday found the cliff notes version of the book and it just didn’t seem… real?

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notice anything different about yourself pp?

I noticed I laugh more easily,it used to be so rare I think I only laugh cried hard maybe 2 times my whole life now it's happened 3 times and I sometimes can't help but laugh out loud feels nice 👍

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Is this normal?

Is it normal for me to be “touched-out” by the end of the day? Usually by 3 in the afternoon, I (32m) just can’t stand my kids (2m, 4f, 6f) anymore. The constant noise, touching, interruptions, etc. I’ll feel like my emotional reserve is empty, and I’ll have zero tolerance for anything they do or say. I feel bad when I feel that way - I know they aren’t intentionally harassing me or something, but damn! I just want a little peace and quiet!

Bottle for breastfed baby

What type of bottle does your breastfed baby like? Ours doesnt take a pacifier and loves nursing. I will be going back to work eventually (and would like to leave the house alone sometimes), and we are struggling to find a bottle that he likes. My husband is the one feeding him, and I am not in the house (so LO cant smell me). I know these things can take time, and we will obviously keep trying, but just thought I'd throw the question out to reddit land. LO is 7 weeks. Thanks!

Taking Zoloft while nursing

Is anybody else nursing while taking antidepressants? Or have any experience/knowledge about it? I’m taking 100 mg of Zoloft. I was taking 25/59 during pregnancy and stayed at 50 for a while. I do like being on 100mg, but it’s making me paranoid. I know they say it’s safe to take while nursing, but I had a bad dream about it the other day and i can’t shake it. Like, is my son super happy and smiley because he is getting a micro dose of Zoloft? I know that I’m likely just letting anxiety get to me but once that seed was planted, it just started growing weeds.

Any advice on how to get baby to take day naps in the crib?

My son is a terrible napper. He doesn’t like to stay asleep for naps unless it’s a contact nap or if he’s in his swing (I know he’s not supposed to sleep in there, but we occasionally do it supervised because we have exhausted other options and once he’s asleep I don’t want to wake him). Any advice on how we can work with him to get a good nap in his crib vs laying him down and him waking up 10 minutes later every time.

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Baby looks at me as though I’ve poisoned him every time I give him his iron drops.

😭 It actually breaks my heart. His doctor has prescribed him Enfamil Poly-Vi-Sol with Iron and the smell/taste is AWFUL. I think baby is starting to pick up on when I’m trying to give it to him, too, because when he sees the dropper, he keeps his mouth firmly shut, and fights when I try to open it, then gag/sputters whenever I manage to get it in his mouth, and the *look* that he gives me… utterly betrayed. I contrast this with the way he used to take his sun drops—he would actually open his mouth up when he recognised the bottle! He’s usually over it after about 10 minutes but it’s still painful every time. I just feel guilty. Any parent going (or been) through the same thing? How have you been managing? Have you been grinning and bearing it, or have you found another way to give baby the supplement or found alternatives? Just curious! EDIT: Forgot to mention, he’s 24 weeks, EBF (though we’ve been trying to wean) and having a go at solids in case that informs anyone’s advice. 💞

Can't get 5 year old to want to learn

My daughter turned five in June and does not have an interest in learning letters or numbers. She can count to 10 and only knows a few letters. I feel like a failure that she doesn't know more. It's like her memory is so good until it comes to learning. Or she flat out just doesn't pay attention when I try. Every time I try to work with her, I start to get frustrated that she doesn't want to. This causes me to stop because me getting frustrated isn't going to make her want to learn more. She does have apraxia (a motor speech disorder) so I will admit getting her to talk and say her sounds have taken precedence over the past year. She has came SO far in her speech (has a ways to go though) and I'm really proud of her. I'm also nervous because with apraxia comes a higher chance of dyslexia, so I want to be on the lookout for that. Any suggestions on how to make it fun? Books? Games? She's in a young fives program so will essentially have two years of kindergarten.

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How to tell our kid that we won’t see grandma again?

My husband and I have decided to go minimal/no contact with his mother for various reasons as we see no other choice. We have two kids, four year old (whom I will refer to as 4 in this post) and a 8 month old. 4 absolutely adores his grandmother and we don’t know what to tell him when he asks for her and talks about her. We do not want to taint 4s vision of her and speak ill of her but we don’t deem it safe for our kids to be around her anymore. We strive to always be honest with our kids but we don’t want to give him the details here, obviously… How do we explain that we don’t see her anymore? Has anyone been through something similar?