u/Icy_Cherry_

Tips for an 18 hour flight with 6 month old baby [on]

How can I keep her calm during the flight?

How do I entertain her and prevent a meltdown?

Is screen time okay during the flight? She doesn't normally get any.

I am planning to baby wear when possible and necessary, we have some toys we are bringing on the flight and currently breastfeeding so I have a cover to feed her under

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u/Icy_Cherry_ — 1 hour ago

The worst part of breastfeeding for me has been my weight gain

I am 12 lbs away from being the weight I was at 40 weeks. No matter what I do I'm gaining weight.

A month ago I started going to the gym, cut out junk food, only snacked on fruit or yogurt, walked 4 days a week, went to the gym twice a week and walked there and back. I gained 2 lbs.

I just want to stop breastfeeding but I can't because baby refuses bottles and I do enjoy breastfeeding, I enjoy how easy it is to feed her and I like bonding with her. It's been really easy for me and I'm really grateful that I've had a good experience so far.

But it's been 6 months and I can barely fit into my jeans that used to be baggy. I don't want to buy anything new because I don't want to stay at this weight.

I just hate how I look and feel and it's really getting me down, every week my clothes are getting tighter and I'm dying a little more inside.

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u/Icy_Cherry_ — 3 days ago

Buyers need to start showing up with the agreed upon amount

I'm moving internationally in a month and need to sell everything, all my furniture is in great condition relatively new and anything that's not new I'm selling for cheap. Scratches, dents, imperfections are all listed in the description.

But there have been more than a few buyers that negotiate for less, I agree on the amount they suggest and then they show up with $5-10 less than we agreed. I usually just take it because I'm in an apartment and moving the furniture down the elevator is a hassle and I'd rather they just take the item but it's so annoying.

Like I've already agreed to less than I wanted, I also price my items so that people can negotiate and I still get around what I wanted or a bit less, and yet these people take advantage and just come knowing they do not have enough.

I had a guy come this morning for an automatic rising desk I got 6 months ago, I agreed to $80 for it, he shows up with $70.

It's just so annoying.

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u/Icy_Cherry_ — 4 days ago

Why do I always get my order last?

Every time I order doordash the delivery tracker page will show the dasher has 1-2 other orders and my order is 1-2 stops away. I've never even once been the first delivery. I tip 20-25% on every order and I always get it 1-2 hours after it's been picked up.

My husband and I have lately just been ordering pick up orders or finding places that have their own delivery service and it's so much faster.

This honestly just makes me feel like not tipping at all or just not using doordash or Uber eats anymore. what's the point.

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u/Icy_Cherry_ — 5 days ago

I understand that legally they can enter whenever they want after a 24 hour notice is given but I feel like they should still make an effort to call you first especially if your unit is the only one they are entering.

We just gave our 2 month notice to move out on April 30th and we will be leaving early in June. Monday they gave us a 24 hour notice that they would be coming to inspect the unit at any time today (Wednesday). I don't care that they are coming to inspect but giving an entire day as a time frame should not be allowed. They should give a specific "we are coming between these hours" and give a 2-4 hour window where we can expect them to show up.

They showed up today at 9am banging on the door and entering yelling "hello, hello!" My husband had just gotten out of the shower and still in his towel when they came in, I had just woke up with our 6 month old baby and was breastfeeding her. It's just so inconsiderate of our privacy, but I guess when you live in an apartment there is no privacy.

I understand that if they are going to every unit they can just give a time frame but if its only our unit why can't they give us a specific time to expect them?

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u/Icy_Cherry_ — 7 days ago

I have had to deal with tons of demanding customers and entitled store staff over the 6 years I've worked for my call center. Most days I can handle the tough calls but there are some people who just want to fight the whole time, disagree with you over everything you say and demand to have something against the policy.

A lot of times in these cases since we worked remotely I just left my desk, did the dishes, took a shower, went out to smoke, sometimes just smoked at my desk. I still remember I had a call where I couldn't help this guy at all because the system wouldn't allow me to do what he wanted and the last 5 agents had told him the same thing and he was just screaming cunt into my mic while I just got up, left and did my dishes for the night.

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u/Icy_Cherry_ — 10 days ago

My baby is almost 6 months old. For the past 2 weeks anytime my husband face times his mom she makes comments that baby should not be sucking on her hands. I've said it's fine, she's regulating herself, she doesn't use a pacifier so I don't see the issue if it helps her stay calm sometimes. She's a sensitive baby.

Tonight we went to visit my husband's uncle and within 10 minutes of us arriving his uncle and aunt said we need to stop our baby from sucking on her hands.

How. How do I tell a 6 month old to stop. How do I take away her ability to self regulate. I really don't know what they expect me to do. In June we are moving closer to my husband's family and I'm dreading it now.

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u/Icy_Cherry_ — 13 days ago

My baby is almost 6 months old and since she was 5 weeks old she has fought sleep every night. It's exhausting.

Some nights I just wish she would fall asleep without issue. Even before her naps she fights it.

I follow her wake windows, I try to stretch or shorten them, I watch for her cues, nothing works. There was only a 2 week period when she was 3.5 months old where she finally slept with no issue and accepted the pacifier.

Now she's back to completely rejecting the pacifier, and lately she doesn't even want me to wear her or hold her but she also doesn't want to be put down.

I have the baby Einstein aquarium it entertains her for a bit and once she almost fell asleep to it but woke herself up.

She doesn't do drowsy but awake, I can't let her cry it out because she will just cry and cry until I comfort her.

We cosleep because she refuses the crib.

I just can't wait until this stage is over.

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u/Icy_Cherry_ — 14 days ago