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- If you’re a working parent of an infant with low sleep needs, how do you function at work when you’re in the throes of baby’s sleep regression?
- Should I cut my childcare down to 12 hours a month if I work from home?
- Will my baby have speech delays if we raise her bilingual?
- Has anyone given birth in a teaching hospital?
- My child eats everything, and my friends’ kids do not – how should I handle? In general, what is the best way to handle when your child has some skill/ability and your friend’s child doesn’t have that skill/ability?
- ADHD moms, give me your tips to help with things like behavior in the classroom, attention to detail, etc?
- I think I suffer from mom rage…
- My husband and kids are gone this weekend – how should I enjoy my free time?
- I’m struggling to be compassionate with a SAHM friend who complains she doesn’t have enough hours of childcare.
- If you exclusively formula fed, what tips do you have for in the hospital and coming home?
- Could I take my 4-yo and 8-yo on a 7-8 day trip to Paris, Lyon, and Madrid?
Waffles says
What helps you break out of a funk? Me:
– ordering food
– listing things I’m grateful for
– watching apocalyptic tv
– hot shower and outfit change
– tidying up a little
AwayEmily says
Sleeeeeep. Actually, getting a really good book on my Kindle, snuggling up in bed and reading for an hour, and THEN sleep.
Ordering food is pretty great, too. I love that it’s a double-win: first, you get the delicious food, and THEN, you don’t have to clean up.
Spirograph says
+ a million to book and sleep. OR, staying up irresponsibly late to finish a good book. inexplicably, that energizes me almost as much as a good night’s sleep.
Also
– Swimming laps, or a really sweaty workout
– A hike or trail bike ride in the woods
– Tidying
– Getting stuff out of my house, either throwing it away or donating
– Music change. The other day, I switched my work playlist up with a bunch of Alan Jackson songs and other 90’s country. I listened to country music as a kid, but my husband and kids don’t like it (and half of it makes me cry) so I rarely do anymore, and it was surprisingly delightful!
Aunt Jamesina says
Tackling all the little tasks on my to-do list that hang over my head for weeks (or even months) because they keep getting bumped for the big stuff. Did a few of those this morning!
Anon says
This!
Anon says
Yes! I sort of hate spending “me time” to do those things but I feel so much better when they’re done.
Mary Moo Cow says
Outfit change, tidying up or tackling a cleaning/organizing project, and internet shopping.
DLC says
– Seeing friends
– extended time outside, preferable among trees
– i agree about the knocking off a few things from the to do list because often the to do list is what is putting me in a funk.
– planning a casual dinner party – something about planning and making food and connecting with people checks a lot of boxes for me.
– hugging my kids and savoring their youth.
Anon says
– Going for a long walk, either with a good friend or catching up with one via phone
– Cleaning out a closet or drawer that’s been bothering me and tossing or donating things we no longer need. Getting rid of clutter feels so freeing!
– Having my husband get up with the kids on a weekend morning and laying in bed for an hour with a cup of coffee, online shopping
– Therapy (I have a longtime therapist who I’ve seen on and off for years and if I’m really struggling, she always fit me in for a catch up session).
– Doing something special or fun with one of my kids. I have two little ones and together, they’re a lot when you’re solo with both of them. However, spending quality time with just one feels so much easier and brings me a lot of joy.
EDAnon says
Sleep
Swimming or a hard run
More sleep
I am in a funk right now (the whole family is!), so I am not feeling full of strategies right now.
anon says
A lot of close people to me, including my mom and DH, seem to have seasonal depression of more mild severity, but I see it creeping up now. One thing that helps DH is the sauna at the local gym. Just an idea for fellow midwesterners as we start hunkering down for winter :)
anon says
Oh yeah, for sure. My YMCA has a hot tub that I will be visiting frequently this winter. I didn’t last year because of the pandemic and really missed it!
Curious says
Driving alone in the car only a pretty day.
Getting a massage.
Re reading a fantasy series.
Romance novels with a decent plot.
Having intimate conversations with DH or friends (about things that matter to us, make us feel vulnerable, etc.)
Doing something nice for a friend or neighbor
Talking to my mom
A good cry
Anonymous says
Walking around alone in Target.
Anonymous says
Ordering food in advance is the best. Figure out dinner in the morning and schedule it to be delivered at dinner time. That way I’m not trying to make the decision and figure out where to order from while trying to complete all my work stuff that absolutely cannot wait until the next day.
Anon says
Recommendations for books or other techniques to figure out what you want to do when you grow up? (to be clear, I’m 40…haha). After being a litigator for 11 years I think I am done with this. But, need to figure out what to do next and don’t really know where to start.
Spirograph says
Following with interest. :)
FWIW. I go through phases like this every few years, and read a bunch of self help / What Color Is Your Parachute / Who Moved My Cheese type books, make some lists, focus on some hobbies. I’ve also taken some some classes at local community college, State U, and online. And then I always kind of fizzle out and accept that my job/career is not that bad and I don’t have any better ideas that don’t require a radical lifestyle change. The effort of exploring and/or hobby focus seems to scratch the “what am I doing?” itch for me.
Anon says
They’re hokey and simplistic, but I think Holland code assessments are a good tool to start with. Think about what you like to do, and what you are good at, and look for jobs that combine those attributes. I think you can find free versions online – I did a paid version at one of my earlier companies. I like persuading and investigating, so “EI” jobs are the most appealing to me. That encompasses financial analysis, law, engineering, but also film editing and community health. Just looking through lists might trigger something that appeals to you, or might help you solidify what you’re looking for and why.
Anokha says
I had never heard of this, but I just took it! I apparently like persuading and creating, which sounds right to me.
Anonymous says
I had never heard of it either and just took one. I scored extremely low on “helping” and “organizing,” which probably explains why I hate being a manager. What’s funny is that I really enjoy organizing in my personal life, but at work I’d prefer to do the “investigating” and “creating” and delegate the organizing to someone else.
anon says
Your Money or Your Life.
Anonymous says
Another angle- start networking outside your bubble.
anne-on says
I just wanted to share a delightful older kids win – we have a day off of school for parent teacher meetings and invited two kids over for a playdate. They are all playing outside peacefully practicing soccer/whiffle ball/four-square while my husband and I work (I’m supervising from the kitchen table in case of emergency). I dreamed of this level of unsupervised play when they were little and it is SO SO great to be able to get in actual work while school is off instead of frantic triage all day and playing catch up at night.
Also SUPER grateful for the warm fall we are having as outdoor playdates are still the norm with the under 12-set not being vaxxed yet.
anon says
Ah sounds so nice! When I get a glimpse of this it’s great (kids are 1 and 3, so it’s usually followed by a freak out about how big they’re getting and how it’s slipping by, haha). We moved recently to have a yard the kids could just go out to play, and occasionally they’ll both go to the playhouse together for a few minutes and it’s the cutest.
Boston Legal Eagle says
I feel like parenting older kids is such a different life than parenting little kids (duh, of course, but moments like this make it clear). I know there are emotional difficulties with older kids but I dream of the day when I don’t have to exert as much physical or supervision energy!
Spirograph says
It’s pretty glorious. I was without childcare for a few weeks over the summer, but my kids (5-9) happily just played outdoors with the neighbors, or would go to the pool with friends, etc. I had to feed them and occasionally tried to redirect from activities that seemed likely to end in tears, but otherwise it wasn’t bad at all! Definitely would not have been possible 5 years ago.
AwayEmily says
this sounds great. My kids are 3 and 5 and it’s happening more and more, which I simultaneously love and it also makes me totally terrified for when their baby sister arrives in February and we start all over again.
Anon says
Suggestions for a lego table for a kinder age kid? The kidcraft one looks small – I’d love to have a specifc corner for doing legos and a table seems like it might be a double win (y’all tell me if I’m just dreaming though!)
Anonymous says
In my experience all building happens on the floor; the table is a place to leave completed builds though. But any table will do.
Anonymous says
This. Instead of a table, we have a drawstring playmat. It’s gigantic (maybe 5 feet diameter?) so totally reasonable for all legos to stay on it while the kids are building. And then when it’s time to clean up, you just pull the strings and put the sack back in a box under the train table. They put their completed builds on the train table to display.
Anonymous says
Legos are an obsession in my house. We have ikea storage and a Lifetime table that is height adjustable for building. A bonus of building on a table is I do not step on Legos
Anon says
I just got diagnosed with gestational diabetes, and I’m taking it pretty hard. I was overweight before becoming pregnant, and I can’t help but feel like I’ve somehow already failed the baby. I’m also early in the second trimester, so I have a long way to go. I’m just so ready to be done with this pregnancy, and that makes me feel bad too.
Anonymous says
Hugs. Gestational diabetes isn’t your fault and happens to people of all sizes. I hated being pregnant too. Being pregnant is hard. You are not obligated to enjoy it; you just have to survive.
EDAnon says
I also hated being pregnant. Having GD makes is harder but isn’t your fault. You haven’t failed the baby. You’re doing a great job taking care of the baby (like learning you have GD and taking steps to manage it). You’re giving your whole body to it.
Pregnancy does take forever, if you don’t like it. But once it is over, having a baby in your arms is a great reward.
Anonymous says
If that’s failing your baby, then we all fail our babies in some way. I had tons of anxiety during my pregnancies due to past miscarriages, and then would get even more anxious thinking about how the stress was affecting the baby. This is a common, manageable issue and you’re doing great.
This may be small consolation, but by watching what you eat during the pregnancy, you’ll probably be in a better place post-partum. I gained over 50 lbs during my most recent pregnancy and it has been a real slog to lose it.
TheElms says
I’m sorry you have to handle the GD diagnosis, but you definitely haven’t failed! All sorts of people get diagnosed with GD. The fact that you did the test and care about your diagnosis shows that you’re doing a great job for your baby. It is definitely a hard thing to adjust to but it is for a defined period of time (and that generally helps me cope with stuff like this). Big hugs from this internet stranger.
Anon says
Lots of hugs! My view is GD is purely luck of the draw! I had lots of super skinny friends get it, and somehow I, an overweight mom who grows big babies without GD (and they made me take extra tests because no one believed we just grow big babies in our family) did not, but I also threw up for 9 months straight so pick your poison.
You have not failed your baby. By getting diagnosed and following your doctor’s recommendations, you are doing the very best thing for your baby! Also, it’s OK to not love being pregnant, and it does not at all impact how you will feel about your baby. With my HG, I was miserable being pregnant. I know it’s hard because so many people love (or purport to love) the act of being pregnant, but I viewed it as a means to getting my kid and something to endure. You are allowed to feel the way you feel about pregnancy and not feel bad about it.
Anon says
One of my besties who is a literal marathon runner and one Of the healthiest eaters i know had gestational diabetes with her first two pregnancies. It’s not something you should feel responsible for
AwayEmily says
First, I totally get feeling like this. Pregnancy is so hard and fraught. Second, imagine if a friend told you they had “failed” their baby because they get pregnant at 41 (it me!), or had an autoimmune disorder, or didn’t take prenatals before pregnancy. You would look at them and hug them and tell them that they were going to be an amazing mom and this baby was so lucky to have them. If you can, try to extend the same grace to yourself.
OP - Anon says
Thanks, everyone. You’re totally right, and I’ve actually said so many of these things to friends.
Pogo says
Chiming in to agree with all of this! I was borderline with both pregnancies, and I feel like there is such a stigma about it. I did a bunch of research at the time and learned that different doctors use different cutoffs, and they had even changed the cutoff at my own doctor between my first and second pregnancy to be more stringent!
On a practical note, a friend who had GD used the test strips along with a food log and found that small modifications helped her control her blood sugar – it wasn’t like she had to give up bread for the rest of her pregnancy. Hugs!!
Me too says
I had it and was not overweight. It was not fun at the time but the diet was good for me. I gained only 20 lbs (7 pound baby) and lost it easily. I look at pics of myself then and I had the best skin of my life.
I talked to a nutritionist who gave me ideas for filling snacks and food that worked with the diet and my preferences. I was able to have things like protein pasta. The nutritionist gave me a lot of ammunition to feel satisfied. I did go thru a dark period mourning all the junky stuff I was craving.
Curious says
Ugh, pregnancy makes you feel like so much is your fault. This may or may not be helpful, but a friend and I have a running joke about her naughty placenta because she had GD. My understanding is it has nothing to do with anything except your placenta. Placentas are cool but they cause all sorts of weird crap in your body. Best of luck. Pregnancy is weird and cool and hard.
Mathy says
Hi, please know that I have been there — specifically with my last pregnancy and now I’m 20 weeks with #3. I was so, so, so upset and thought I was basically dooming my daughter for life. Flash forward 20 months and she and I are both fine.
It was helpful for me, honestly, after getting past the anger/depression. I was overweight when becoming pregnant (technically obese, woohoo). The measuring of blood sugar was really, really good for me and I learned some good tricks. I ended up dropping to pre-pregnancy weight like a week after birth and I think that watching what I ate during pregnancy really helped with that. Check out Lily Nichols on instagram or her book Real Food for Gestational Diabetes — that was a good read to understand stuff. I loved her breakfast of yogurt, grain-free granola and berries, and the science behind GDM provided in the book was interesting to me.
The 50% likelihood of developing Type 2 diabetes later in my life really knocked me into action and I’ve paid attention to my glucose numbers ever since, and happy to say my a1c is regularly around 5.0 and my fasting is under 100. I haven’t lost weight below my pre-pregnancy weight with #2 but I do feel healthier. Let this spur you into a healthier lifestyle if that’s something you need (I did).
My daughter ended up being fine after birth — did require some extra heel pokes but she was great. I did like going in for the non-stress tests during the last weeks of my pregnancy because I got some extra chances to see baby.
I’m here to listen – post a burner email account if you’d like to talk.
Anonymous says
We got the house we put in an offer on! Which was awesome and unexpected. AND my husband is on a week-long business trip so I’ve been scrambling to find the W2s and other information needed for the loan process. Oh boy. And I’m just fully realizing how much money we’re going to spend in the next few months, between the down payment and some repairs/upgrades we want to make. We can definitely swing it but our savings will be a little low for a while…
Anonymous says
I hear anxiety and tasks crowding out the celebration. So, let’s celebrate . . .
YOU GUYS DID IT!!! AWESOME!!! WAY TO GO!! YOU EVEN HANDLED LOTS OF IT ON YOUR OWN–WAY TO GO!!
You’ve got this.
Anonymous says
Haha thank you!! That was what I needed to hear.
anonamama says
YES! Snaps for you guys on this amazing accomplishment!! The admin stuff is a pain in the butt, your to-do list may linger forever, but YOU GOT THE HOUSE! Hope you can toast to it together and dream up all the great memories you will have.
Curious says
You got the house! You got the house!
anon says
My 11yo was giving me a hard time last night because he says I’m always tired at night when he needs me. He isn’t wrong. The tough part about having older kids is that all the emotional issues come out at the time of day when I’m least prepared to deal. And the only time he seems to be interested in hanging out is when I’m quickly running out of steam (say, after 8:30 p.m). I’m super short-tempered because I’m TIRED. Son’s complaints became this whole thing, like MOM WHY ARE YOU TIRED ALL THE TIME? Well, IDK, son. Maybe because I’m up at 5:30 a.m. and spend every waking minute of my day either working or taking care of you, your sister, doing chores, etc. That’s why I’m f*cking tired. DH does not seem to be as chronically wiped out as I am. Is this a “me” problem? It does seem to be getting worse as I get older, and I hate it. I’m asleep by 9:30-9:45 most nights.
avocado says
I have a 14-year-old and she also complains that I am tired all the time. It’s not a “you” problem, it’s a problem with modern working motherhood. My husband doesn’t get worn out either because he handles the simple, brainless tasks like mowing the lawn and laundry and washing dishes. In addition to cooking and cleaning, I do all of the organizing and the truly exhausting stuff that requires brainpower like homework help and supporting the college search.
anne-on says
I also have higher sleep needs than both my husband/son and am more of a night owl to their morning bird tendencies. We talk a lot about how people are different/people like different things/people’s bodies and minds allow for different things. Can you talk about it with your son? It sounds like he’s clearly making a bid for your attention, so discuss it. Something like – I would like to try to have more 1:1 time for us, but nighttime is hard for me, can we plan a 15 minute catch up when I get home from work before dinner? Or a walk together after we eat dinner?
Or can you drive him to school or an activity? I try to do the morning school run 3-4x/week as that’s our ‘chatty’ time, and I’ll also make it a point to hang out reading a book in the same room while my son games and ask about what he’s playing.
DLC says
Definitely not a “you” problem!
I have a nine year old and I feel like it is so hard to meet her emotional and mental needs. When they were babies it was easier to go through the motion of feeding/ changing/ taking inappropriate things out of their mouth, etc when tired and not be mentally engaged, but older kids require a degree of mental engagement that I find difficult to maintain 24-7 on top of all the logistics of life.
I try to have one on one dates when she has no school, but that feel sporadic and not enough.
I like the suggestion above to plan even just 15 minutes everyday. Or maybe I just need to stop doing the chores at night.
Ugh- the child guilt trip is wrenching, though.
Anonymous says
The child guilt trip is maddening. It’s especially frustrating for me because my kid has an objectively wonderful life and I had a childhood and parents that were … not great. They complain that mom is tired or they have to go to day camp or the homework from their fancy suburban school where fights don’t break out in the lunchroom on a daily basis is boring or they are deprived because they don’t go on as many ski trips as their friends and you just have to shake your head and wish that you could take them along to court to listen to a few dependency cases or something.
Boston Legal Eagle says
I often think of how lucky my kids are, particularly in a global sense, but even in our immediate neighborhood sense, in terms of everything we provide for them. But it’s all relative and they don’t have the context to understand this yet, so I know I’m going to hear complaints and have to learn to just roll my eyes internally and practice gratitude.
Spirograph says
Definitely not a you problem. I have better and worse days and weeks, but I’m usually pretty beat by the end of the day. All the sympathy, it’s hard.
Maybe 11 is too old for this (I hope not, because I’m going to be sad when my kids outgrow it!), but my 9 year old and I lie in my bed and I read aloud to him most nights. I have one book series that I read just with him and I try to leave enough time before for-real bedtime that there’s time for me to chat with him a little bit after I finish reading a chapter. Sometimes he’s happy just to listen to the book quietly, sometimes he has questions about it, or brings up stuff that happened in school or whatever. If there’s specific things your son wants to *do* with you, that’s another challenge, but if it’s more of a “I need some time where you’re focused just on me” thing, reading and talking while lying in bed is as low energy as it gets and seems to accomplish the objective.
Anonymous says
Where did you buy your favorite overnight bag? Bonus if it’s cute – all our duffels smell like gym socks because DH and DS use them for sports/camping.
anne-on says
The Lo and Sons duffels fit a CRAZY amount of stuff and I’ve washed them a bunch of times. The LLBean boat and tote ones are great but become a bit of a black hole for us.
CCLA says
I like Lo & Sons bags for that. For a truly one-nighter, I’d use the OG. For a weekend, I like the catalina deluxe tote. They frequently run 30% off.
AwayEmily says
Maybe “cute” is pushing it but I really like the size-small LL Bean adventure duffle. It can easily fit under an airplane seat if there’s not enough room in the overhead and can be carried in multiple ways.
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
I’ve been coveting Dagne Dover’s Landon series. Depending on how big you want it, they have some used ones in the “almost vintage” section.
Anonymous says
I’ve been really liking the Eddie Bauer packable duffle lately, I’ve bought several. I think it’s usually on sale for $20-25.
Anonymous says
https://www.eddiebauer.com/p/82300152/stowaway-packable-45l-duffel?size=ONE%20SIZE
Pogo says
Paging Cb or anyone else who has an office in a different location than their primary location – how did you decorate it/move in?
I just got an office at headquarters in addition to my office in my (satellite, smaller) location. My satellite office is where I spend most of my time (well, when not in home office) but it’s got all my ‘stuff’ – tchotchkes people have given me, pictures, drawings my son did for me, etc. I am in a role where I don’t have a lot of physical paperwork, so I don’t really need to move any of that. But I want my headquarters office to not be totally barren when people meet with me.
Should I plan a shopping trip while I’m there? Bring things little by little as I travel there over time? It feels weird to just show up with an extra suitcase full of frames and mementos and fake plants, but maybe that’s what you do?
Anonymous says
Sorry to be cynical, but I wouldn’t put anything too special in it. What if you quit or were let go, and you didn’t have a chance to get back to that office to clean it out? If you want decorations, I’d do a shopping trip while you’re in the area for generic stuff and then get some kid pictures printed on photo plaques (the kind that stand on their own without a frame).
anon says
Congrats on second office- sounds like part of a promotion? You’ve impressed an internet stranger! I don’t think it takes much for an office to look furnished, and most people have too much stuff in theirs. Buy a few prints, put in ikea frames. A family photo or two so it’s personalized. A Christmas Cactus would give the office some “life” without requiring more than a monthly watering. Can you order some framed prints to be mailed right to the office? I think Minted you can do family photos and art prints so might be one-stop-online shopping? Put out a bowl of candy, box of tissues, and I’d say you’re set.
Cb says
I just got my boxes this week. I shipped my books and office supplies etc. and I ordered some nice artsy posters because the walls are barren.
But if I didn’t have so many books, I would have just brought a few things in my suitcase each time.
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
Congrats, this sounds like more recognition!
I’d not worry about this…with limited work travel and WFH, you probably won’t spend even as much time as you would have in the before-times there. I do think once you go there make sure you have the basics – good re-usable water bottle/cup, tissues, supplies, and maybe bring 1-2 things to make it not completely sterile.