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Just a reminder to not post on your Facebook for advice

My baby hasn't been sleeping for months now. He's 4 months & since we stopped swaddling he just won't sleep longer than 1-2 hours at a time. I've posted everywhere. Here, Mommy Groups, asked there moms i knew & nothing worked. I decided to post on my Facebook just to see if anyone I knew had any advice for me. Sadly, I only got people telling me that my milk isn't satisfying him & he is hungry & that I should be putting rice cereal in a bottle for bedtime. Literally every single comment was rice cereal, rice cereal, rice cereal. Even after I commented back saying it wasn't recommended anymore... "My grandma", "My mom", "___ used rice cereal & we were fine." That's all I got. Almost 50 comments & just rice cereal. 🙄🙄🙄🙄

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Avoiding picky eating

I'm looking for research on ways to proactively avoid picky eating. I have a 9 month old who is doing really well with solids. She has typically tried everything we give her but is starting to refuse certain foods. My partner and I have different opinions of how to combat this. I lean towards giving her all her options up front and letting her what she eats. My partner would like to only give her certain foods (meats, veggies) and reward her with the things she really likes (fruits, etc).

Feeling disconnected from husband

My husband and I are best friends. Or we were. I feel like since having a baby we’re forced to do everything separately (you walk the dog while I feed him, I’ll go to the gym this morning you go in the evening). I know this is temporary but it’s really hard. I feel like I miss someone who is right in front of me and it makes me so sad. Anyone else?

Guess y’all need to keep a better eyes on your kids

Some redditor admitted that he kicked a toddler when he was having a tantrum while its parent wasn’t looking. I hate people so much. I couldn’t post the pic of it in the sub but I’m fuming right now. As if dealing with a kid throwing a fit wasn’t enough I have to worry about someone assaulting my child while I glance away for a moment

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How dare I have anything nice...

... even a pair of sunglasses. I brought a selection of my toddler's favorite toys out for her to play with last time my dad was up to watch the kid so I can desperately try to catch up on chores and shit. But no. He let her destroy my one nice pair of sunglasses, my *favorite* pair of sunglasses that were a gift from someone I loved dearly, and which I always wear when I'm on the road going somewhere special. He found them, took them *out of their nice case*, and let my toddler molest them when he *knows* that she has her own cheap pair of sunglasses that was in the pile of toys. I guess I should just find all my other (few) nice things that have sentimental value, and just box them up, hide them in a closet, and never use or enjoy them again. This is why we can't have nice things. I know it's kind of petty, but I just need someone to be sad to, because nobody in my real life understands the value of these special, treasured things.

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I've been following this subreddit because I'm going to be a parent in a couple weeks. A majority of posts sure makes it seem extremely difficult. Is parenting as hard as this sub makes it out to be?

Soon to be new dad here. I'm going to have a daughter in 3 weeks or so. I've been following the subreddit to learn and make sure I'm prepared. I would say a majority of posts are negative and many make it look like It's extremely difficult being a parent. Is it as bad as it seems to be on here or is there just an inherent bias to post negative things and experiences?

Resources for FT parents of a toddler

(On mobile, sorry!) In less than 1 month my LO will turn one, yay! But, I just realized I don’t have *anyone* in my life with children age 1-3 to ask them how to “parent” this age, and…slight panic. This has become my go-to sub for parenting questions these days. Myself and my partner are already reading (and rereading) “No Bad Kids” by J Lansbury, and “The Whole Brain Child” by D Siegel, (as seen recommended here while lurking) and they both are along our parenting styles, or how we hope to be as our LO grows into toddlerhood. I guess what I’m here asking for is for any other recommendations for first time parents of an about-to-be toddler. Games, toys, books, things to do, articles/research for this coming age? Honestly anything, we’re in alien territory here!

Doorbell Annoyances

So I’m gonna rant real quick. Roof inspection is suppose to happen next Tuesday, but they can get to it today apparently. That’s fine! They call my SO and say they’re coming today. He tries to call back to let them know not to ring the doorbell, as baby naps next to me on the couch. Dude doesn’t listen to his voicemail. Knocks on door, makes my dogs bark, baby wakes up… I’m like ok at least she got 45 minutes. He lets me know he’s meeting the inspector out here. He waits outside by his car for an hour and thirty minutes!!!! (While I’m happy he felt the need to communicate nicely I just wish he would have waited to knock until the dude met him out there) cause the Inspector never showed! So baby is a little grumpy. And now if they come back and wake her up again I’m gonna be pretty peeved!

A No Good Very Bad Day

Today has been awful, baby slept well (yay!) But without the little alarm clock my boobs have rebelled. My twins are chaos, I stepped on something in the yard and can't get it out of my toe.and it hurts like a mofo, can't take Benadryl or anything to help because breastfeeding and don't want to risk little one being a fuss bucket. And to top it all off someone ate my cinnamon roll and no one is fessing up, and it's gluten free, super delicious from a farmers.market vendor that I won't be able to get a new one for a few days and it's $6 and this is what broke me. Not being elbowed in the throat for a millionth time, which triggers my PTSD,.not that there were no cushions to sit on in the living room when I got up, not that one of my 21 month old toddlers knocked on my door this morning to wake us up and we have no idea how he escaped since his brother was still in their SHARED ROOM with the door closed and sealed this morning. It's the damn cinnamon roll.

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