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“Your teenage son needs to hear from you that life is a series of transitions…if [he] is having a difficult time navigating this phase of life, he needs the reminder that it will not always been like this and things will get better.” - @DrLeeBare https://t.co/Ie2kTPyRPg? https://t.co/37WrEPrNNx

11 year old says she is a lesbian.

My 11 year old daughter casually dropped into the conversation that she is a lesbian. That's fine. I've brought up both my kids to know they can be anything they want, love anyone they want, do anything they want (within reason, obviously they still have to be decent hunan beings). It's more a question of is she really? I don't want to invalidate her feelings and if she knows, then she knows and I will support her. But when I was 11 I was totally uninterested in romance or boys and continued to be until my teens. I know kids are growing up earlier these days and I just don't want to do anything wrong. When she told me I asked her if she knew what a lesbian was, she said yes and told me it means she likes girls, not boys. I know she doesn't mean 'boys are ikky' as 2 of her 3 best friends are boys. I told her ok, thanks for letting me know. But it's she really emotionally mature enough to have these thoughts and regardless of if she is or isn't, do I need to say anything else?

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anyone else's toddler ruin their Spotify wrapped? These are all her incessant requests. 🤣

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Nurse gave 15mo the MMRV vaccine instead of just MMR.

Titles pretty much sums it up. 2 weeks ago at their 15mo visit the nurse administered the MMRV vaccine booster instead of the MMR. The doctor called me the next day and told me about the higher risk of febrile seizures and side effects. LO hasn’t had any fevers but has been extra fatigued these past two weeks. It’s hard to tell whether that’s from vaccine, incoming teeth, growth spurts etc. I don’t know what the point of this post is, maybe a place to see if anyone has experienced this mess up. Do I need to find another doctor? Or maybe just request a different nurse.

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how to get over the sadness of returning to work after maternity leave?

so i’m finally about to go back to work tomorrow after maternity leave, i’ve been with my baby since she was born in august, and i can’t get rid of this overwhelming sad/empty feeling. i don’t want to go back, i just want to stay home with my baby and be a stay at home mom. let me note that it was always in me and my husbands plan for me to go back to work, i just didn’t expect to be so upset. i feel like i’m going to miss so many things she’s going to do for the first time and overall just miss her so damn much. i’ve already cried over this twice today and i definitely expect more tears to come. she is my first baby so that probably plays a part into, but i just don’t want to miss any part of her life because she’s growing up way too fast. did anyone else feel like this? if you did, do you have any advice/tips to help me get through this? because it’s making me feel like a bad mom, even though i’m working to support her and our little family.

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How bad is it REALLY?

To use formula over 1 hr old after it’s touched baby’s lips? Let me preface by saying due to the formula shortages , we have switched to a European formula and have had zero issue getting as many cans as we need in a timely manner. LO LOVES this formula and we feel really good about our choice . The issue is this formula is double what we were paying before . LO isn’t a consistent eater - sometimes eats 2oz and other times 5oz . Some mornings she will crush a 5-6oz bottle and others she barely eats an oz. We use the Brezza ( also love it ) and if she doesn’t finish a bottle , I’ve been sticking in fridge and warming up for her next feed a few hours later . How bad is this REALLY ? She is my second and I will fully admit we have given him hour old formula that his lips touched ( by mistake ) and never had an issue . I just hate pouring any formula down the drain but especially 65$ a can formula ( ugh )

Possible Induction at 39 Weeks if..

…I can get my cervix to soften. I had my 37 week checkup today and told my doctor how absolutely miserable I’ve been feeling, and he immediately offered an induction at 39 weeks as long as I have (at least) a softened cervix. He suggested walking often and having lots of sex. I haven’t been able to bring myself to have sex in months, it’s way too uncomfortable. Any suggestions on getting my cervix to soften besides the two he gave?

Sleep books. Are they worth it?

My 3mo hates sleep. He fights naps (and when he does go down its for like 30 min) and wakes up at night every 1-3 hours at night. He had a few weeks where he slept 4-6 hour stretches but it's been back to horrible the last two weeks. I'm considering buying Precious Little Sleep because of the great reviews, but are these types of books worth it? Any tips to get this kid to sleep? I have Babywise and that book infuriates me because it says following it will lead to 12 hour stretches in like 95% of kids so it just makes me feel like a failure.

Do you wake a sleeping baby? I need help.

My baby is 5 weeks old, 6 weeks old on Saturday. He has never been a great sleeper— waking up every hour at night and recently won’t sleep longer than 10 minutes in his bassinet for bedtime or naps. I was told to cap naps at 2 hours so I wake him up at that point. He was taking naps in his bassinet pretty well, up until a few days ago. However, nights are hard. I try to follow wake windows and watch for tired cues. Anyways, I feel like we’re trapped in a cycle of overtired. Currently he’s asleep in my arms and has been for 2 hours. Do I wake him or let him catch up on sleep? Is he too young to be awoken after 2 hours? If he’s asleep, do I just let him sleep? Help. I haven’t gotten decent sleep in almost 6 weeks.

Help I keep finding baby crib bolts in baby’s bed!

Does anyone know if there are any types of bolts for baby’s bed that is very difficult for a baby to unscrew of kick it loose? Before anyone asks we have screed the bolts very tight but our baby keeps kicking the back wall of the crib and makes the bolts loose. Any recommendations would be super helpful.

Childrens/Infant Acetaminophen Shortage?

I heard that there is a acetaminophen shortage expected this winter, and we're already feeling the effects here. It took me looking at 4 different stores all with empty shelves before I found a bottle, the last one on the shelf. Is this shortage affecting the entire US or is it just a California thing? Also, anyone know why its getting harder and harder to find?