Posts by modestmothering

Wow Claire!  Congrats!  That is fantastic news!  

I read this thread on Mothering from about a year ago.  It was helpful:  http://www.mothering.com/community/t/1321352/6-month-old-waking-up-every-hour-please-help

Wow.     My DD, the past few weeks, has been getting less and less sleep at night.     When she was born she was up every 2-3 hours.  Then around 3 months she had a couple nights of sleeping 6-8 hours....

Big hugs for you, mama!   I am going through a 6-month spurt sleep deprivation bonanza right now; yet my DD never has slept for longer than 3 hours at a time at night.     My advice: just do your best every day...

I appreciate your replies!     I suspect that DD is going through her 6-month spurt.  She was born three weeks late and always seems to hit the spurts --- HARD -- about three weeks early.  We would be on day 6,...

Thank you all for your replies!  I am really at a loss when it comes to sleep.     DD is not on a schedule at all.  I tried many times it just didn't seem to work and I felt like I didn't want to force the...

I am a new gardener.  Had my first vegetable garden last year.  It was great.    I am just DREAMING of my next garden.  And I decided to try some indoor gardening of vegetables.  Does anyone have any...

There are SO many WAH legit jobs out there.  I am an online prof while I stay home with my baby for the first year.  What is your field of interest?  I can post some links for job searches that might be in your range, if...

Sharing parenting responsibilities can be really challenging, especially when you feel you do a better job than DH.  But DH must learn.  And DS will learn, too.     Have you tried to talk to DH about your...

After DD was born, DH did everything for two weeks because I was in A LOT of pain.  He cooked, cleaned, took care of me, and took care of DD.     Then, it stopped.   After three months I was near breakdown...