[-] Obscura@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I get the majority of my son’s stuff on Vinted and sell on stuff that’s still decent quality, the cost of new clothing for kids just keeps sky rocketing and they only fit into them for such a short time anyways.

I also go to local kids’ clothes and toys charity sales and find so much for him, especially barely used books for mere pence!

[-] Obscura@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I’ve been using Voyager (or wefwef as it used to be known) since day one here at Lemmy. Moved over from Reddit when the API changes were announced, and then any potential negotiations with Reddit and third party app developers broke down.

[-] Obscura@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

This is so wholesome. I love finding hand made knitted/crocheted items for my toddler when I’m shopping second hand. I always like to think that their creator would be happy to know that they’ve kept another little one looking cool and keeping warm ‘n cosy with their labour of love. :)

[-] Obscura@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

It is so bittersweet isn’t it? Some days I’m so done with it, feeling touched out and ready to stop, another day I enjoy nursing again and the intimacy it brings. I’ve heard from some mums that their baby pretty much weaned themselves, and heard from others that they had to stick to a strict mantra to themselves to cut the feeds. Each kid is so different.

At the end of the day, what matters most is your baby having a happy mum around. You’ve done so well to breastfeed this long and given your little one an amazing start. If you are ready to stop then that is the best thing for you and your baby. If you aren’t ready to stop then by all means enjoy continuing your breastfeeding journey until either you or your little one are ready to stop. There’s no rush or timeline, whatever personally works for you is the right answer. :)

I’m currently weaning at 26 months and it was very much a conscious choice from me as my little boy has been so resistant to it and it’s been a slow process dropping the feeds. Makes me feel so guilty! We are down to one or two a day now. However, he is such a comfort nurser and days where he is poorly he is seeking out feeds to soothe him. He is autistic too and it was a long journey to guide him away from using the boobs as a way to calm down and regulate himself when he is having a meltdown/shutdown.

If you do want any tips on how I weaned some feeds out of his routine please let me know.

[-] Obscura@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
[-] Obscura@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Well done you, Mama! It certainly does require a lot of determination. I’m still going with my firstborn at 25 months but we are currently weaning (he is not happy with me).

[-] Obscura@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It’s like my lil dude, you’re the one that wanted the milk and are gonna be hangrier if you don’t have it 😂

[-] Obscura@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Sooooo dark. Especially the reveal for the final boss. Agh, gonna have to do a replay now 😂

[-] Obscura@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I keep trying to upload an image but I think lemmy.world is having a bit of a brain fart atm.

I’ll try linking it instead 😂

https://tenor.com/bKm49.gif

[-] Obscura@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I can’t argue with that 😂

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Hi there!

I created this community as I used to visit the breastfeeding subreddit and I haven’t yet found a similar community in the fediverse.

Breastfeeding your child is a beautiful yet often challenging journey and I wouldn’t still be continuing on my own one if I hadn’t found such wonderful support from online friends.

I seem to have been through it all - thrush, nipple confusion, mastitis, oversupply, undersupply and even a period of feeding rejection due to illness. So if anybody else is struggling with any of those please don’t hesitate to ask me anything.

[-] Obscura@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

“Well, just to the left of the cleftal horizon.” 😂

[-] Obscura@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yes please I’d also love a recipe :)

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