Weekend & Family Friday: The Wonderful Things You Will Be
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One of our friends bought us this book when I had my son, and it’s quickly become part of our nightly bedtime routine. I love the message, and the illustrations are beautiful. It is a rhyming book, and it is a very soothing way to end the day on a positive note. My son also loves to point out all of the objects in the book (Ice cream! Banana! Robot!), and the last page folds out to show a bunch of characters. This book has also become my go-to gift for new parents/baby showers or part of a first birthday gift. It’s available on Amazon and is eligible for Prime. The Wonderful Things You Will Be
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I just caught up with the responses and wanted to thank you all for sharing.
DD is 9 months old. She did 4 nights in the ER/hospital starting Thanksgiving night for a severe case of croup. Since it was her second case in just 20 days at that point they had an ENT come in during her stay and do a scope up her nose and down her throat. They discovered two things – (1) laryngomalatia and (2) a probable narrow trachea. Probable because they don’t know if it was just inflamed from the croup or if the narrowing they saw is baseline. We were told that both are something she can grow out of and it’s nothing to be alarmed about. Both may be why she had croup twice, and makes her more susceptible to getting it while she’s little. It was really a sort of shurgged off discovery; “good to know, but nothing to do about it.”
Next week she has a follow up with the ENT and they’re going to do another scope to check things out now that she’s healthy. I’m reluctant to put her through that again (it.was.terrible. no sedation, the worst bloody murder screaming imaginable) if the outcome is simply confirming what we already know. Further, as I understand it, if she is truly confirmed with one or both of those things, there’s nothing to do but wait for her to grow out of it. I have a call into the PA to ask these questions, but in the interim I’m wondering if anyone has experience with either diagnosis and if, in your experience, there’s value in knowing for certain, if a diagnosis changed anything for you, etc.
And, PS: knowing me and also DH, unless I learn something compelling from the hive or the PA, I’m sure there’s a 95% chance we go and do it because we most always heed to medical advice – we’re in a big city and this is a world renowned team; fully acknowledge they know more than me and if they want to do this there’s probably good reason. I just need to do some diligence for my own peace of mind before putting her through that god awful test again.
I need some positive reinforcement. I have called in sick to work the past 3 days. I was sick but also suffer from depression so I’m blurring the lines of do I still feel sick or am I just feeling down. Then the guilt comes in of not being at work, using sick time, etc. bottom line whatever the reason I need to take care of myself first in order to be a good Mom. Thanks for listening.
Anonymous internet friends: I am 39 with a 2 1/2 year old. I took a pregnancy test this morning and am positive. I’m sitting at my desk kind of in shock. I wanted this and am super fortunate it was easy, yet am suddenly petrified of being labeled OLD – any older moms on here with words of advice? Thanks.
I’ve been struggling with work-life balance and keeping positive in the midst of the daily grind. I saw a post on my neighborhood moms board for the Rad Mom Coach (Kacey Kaufman). She is doing a group-based coaching session for moms who are feeling out of balance and wanting to take back control. I believe she is still looking to add a few more moms to the current group. I’m not getting a discount or any benefit from posting this; I just thought others may be attracted to this opportunity. Her email is [email protected].
I have an amazing nanny who works 8:45-4:45 during the week. I have a flexible schedule and can start work anytime between 7-10am and leave 8 hours later. (My husband is on in the mornings.) My issue is that I am having a lot of guilt about not spending as much time with my daughter as my work allows. I currently get home at 4pm so I can be with my daughter for a long stretch in the afternoon but my husband is pushing me to use all of our hours with the nanny. We basically leave 4 hours of childcare on the table every week. I like this in theory but in practice I feel guilt about not spending all the time that I can with my daughter and I also feel guilty not letting the nanny off early when I can because she also has a child. Any tips for feeling less guilty about this? Tips for taking advantage of the time better? I feel weird doing stuff at home while she is there but I imagine I need to get over that…
ps We can’t offer the nanny fewer hours because we need to keep her and the nanny market is so competitive! This is another reason I really want to be an amazing employer who lets her off early every day.
Extremely frivolous Friday question: Botox? Has anyone had it done and looked normal? I don’t want to look super creepy and smooth faced but I sleep with my face squinched up so my furrow and forehead lines are starting to bother me. Is there like… botox lite?
I’m flying solo from the west coast to Europe (one layover) with my 11 month old this weekend. Right now I’m feeling like I must have been under the influence of something very powerful when I booked this trip. What was I thinking that I could do this alone?! Any brilliant advice for solo travel with a baby this age? She has her own seat, so I have to bring a carseat (we have the Cosco one so it’s really light and pretty easy to just carry over a shoulder). Babywearing has never really worked for us (she doesn’t like the carrier and using it hurts my ample chest) so I’ll be using a stroller to get her through the airport and gate-checking it at each flight.
Anyone left a unicorn job to stay at home with the kids? I work 35-40 hours a week as a lawyer, get paid $200k and have a 10 minute commute to the office. I have two little kids (age 1 and age 3). My office requires 100% face time (no work from home). I enjoy my job, though it can be stressful because of the personalities I work with. I just really. really. really. miss my kids. I feel like I barely see them during the week and I want to spend more time with them. There’s no option to go part-time or work from home at this job. My husband and I make about the same amount (within $5k) and we can live fine on his salary. The only reason I have not quit yet to take a few years off with the kids is that I know I probably will never find an equivalent job/pay again! Has anyone left a unicorn job to stay at home? Never thought I would want to stay at home but I have pretty much cried at least 2x a week since returning from my second maternity leave because I just want to be home with them – they are growing so fast (the baby is 1 already).
We are about to get started on potty training our oldest (yay!) Any tips? I would prefer to use pull ups if possible but have heard mixed reviews. I plan to devote an entire weekend to getting it started and to go from there.
Hello – I posted a month ago that I was exhausted and asked for a few tips on how to make my life easier. I am a mom of 3 years twin, work full time at a demanding job (mid management position in research at a big pharma), with a husband in an equally demanding job.
I would like to thank you all for your tips and advice: I really appreciated it. I am feeling better but I know the struggle is not over.
I know that we are all struggling and that being a working mom is hard. Sometimes I wish people were more honest about how hard it is and their struggles : before I left for holiday break, 2 of my “perfect” overachiever colleagues told me that they are on antidepressants and have a less perfect life that they were implying… this has put things into perspective as well! My resolution for 2019 is to think about me as well and to take a day off every 2 month and go get a massage and relax. I already book a spa day on Feb 1.
I have finally admitted to myself that I need more help on the childcare front. (And with the help of meds – thank you all for your support/pushing me to get seen!- I have the energy and it doesn’t feel so utterly overwhelming.)
Here is our current set-up: My kids go to aftercare at their school the three days per week that I do not work from home. Aftercare ends at 5:30. My commute is 30-45 minutes depending on traffic. To make it to aftercare reliably, I have to leave my desk by 4:45, which means starting to shut things down by 4:30. The other two days I pick them up at the end of school, and one of those days we head to OT from 4-5 about 40 minutes from our home. At this point, I think having someone pick the kids up from aftercare around 4 two-three days per week, bring them home, play and start dinner for the kids. I think this would give me the breathing room I desperately need. I’m hoping to find someone who can stay until 6:30/7:00, which would give me the chance to work until 5/5:30, run an errand or go to therapy not in the middle of the day, and not feel like I am constantly racing against the clock.
Partly, I am just thinking this through out loud/in writing to other moms. But have any of you successfully hired a part-time afterschool sitter? Any tips on making this work or other solutions I am not seeing? Thanks!!
Any advice re: a five-year-old who has recently started putting his fingers in his mouth? He isn’t chewing and it seems to occur mostly when he is reading or watching a video. He was a thumb sucker but stopped about 8 months ago. He doesn’t seem to have any loose teeth.
His teacher has noticed it at school too. It mostly just grosses me out. Should I offer a tool for him to satisfy the input need? Ignore it? Has anyone dealt with something similar? TIA
Any tips on business travel when 10 weeks pregnant? I’ve mostly been fine on nausea but am worried that bone-crushing tiredness will hit when I have to be running around to meetings/staying out late for client dinners/etc.
Hello! Can anyone recommend a summer camp aimed at developing leadership skills in teens? Thanks!