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Do y’all feel this intense dread and nausea when breastfeeding? It only lasts for like 30seconds

Our family is going gluten free to support one of my kids health issues. I’ve been putting it off bc it feels like a lot more than I have the mental bandwidth for. Any suggestions, tips, favorite item?

The days my 4 year old daughter doesn’t nap she wakes up about 2 hours after falling asleep in these crazy freak outs. She is usually just screaming and we can’t calm her down, or she’s crying about something outrageous like “my bunny is wet” when the stuffed bunny is definitely not wet. Takes 15-30 min to calm her. HELP!!!

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We are in the process of buying a house, and need to access the mold situation due to my daughters respiratory stuff. Anyone have any experience with this process, or Austin based recommended companies to work with?

Does anyone have experience as a fractional CCO or communications consultant? I'm really struggling with a demanding, in-office job and want to try to set myself up for a more flexible working environment when my oldest enters kindergarten in a year. Would love insight/experience!

A toddler (3.5 yr old) who still isn’t okay with his sister being around (2 year old) — how to manage older kid not being okay with littler one?

Our 4yr old son was recently diagnosed with autism. We are processing and we know it will be okay and fine etc but it's a lot of "now what"....what are next steps? We feel paralyzed

We've worked hard to foster a family community where our kids don't feel like they need to be in competition with one another, but they're close in age and the same gender, so it seems to be happening some anyway. Usually it's over dumb stuff like who gets to pick the first song in the car or open the mailbox, but I wish I could make it stop! Would love any tips. It's not ever a huge deal, but it happens enough times throughout the day to frustrate me, and it's not a pattern i want to continue.

I don't want to shame or embarrass my kid but I also don't want to let it go so they think it's okay behavior. Not sure how to handle it

My son has been saying “what the f***”, do we make a big deal and wash his mouth out or ignore or what?!

Bedtime with our five year old is, at best, world war 3 every night. We’ve tried countdowns to prepare her, winding down routine…every thing we’ve tried doesn’t work. She gets the sillies or stalls or gets defiant and melts and it’s just extremely exhausting. Does anyone have any advice?

My son is so excited to have a birthday party in late May/early June, but we are struggling with what to do. It will be so hot, so an outdoor park/restaurant will be tough and our house is small. Would love ideas! 💡

We have enjoyed House of Cards, Succession, Yellowstone (early seasons), Quarterbacks, Ted Lasso

My 8yr old needs to learn to swallow pills for medicine. Any advice?? It’s not going well

Looking for someone to explain what PreK is to a mom who is not from the USA. I have a 3 year old - turning 4 in December 2024 and I do not understand if she is eligible to go to Pre-K, when she would be due to go to Kinder or any of the things. Thanks in advance!!

Thinking of getting a Costco membership to try and reduce our monthly grocery bill, but need advice on how to get the absolute most out of it. Don't want to end up using it and then having to constantly top up from HEB/Wholefoods. (We are a family of 4 and eat A LOT)

Hi mamas, Does anyone out there have any advice on how to nail room sharing? I have 2 girls, a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old and we are exhausted. They just wake each other up constantly. We have white noise on, one is in a crib, the other in a bed. Both were great sleepers, now up 3-4 times a night and ends with me and my husband playing musical bed swap. I'm running on an empty tank.

I knowwwww my kids should do chores but I’m utterly exhausted and it’s one more battle I’m not sure I’m up for fighting. Any good systems to get things going?

What is your favorite non toxic sunscreen for kids and adults? Preferably easy to apply and doesn’t leave white residue?

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My kinder boy who's almost 6, get's so frustrated with reading. If he gets a a couple words wrong he rips the book in anger. HELP ... do we need a tutor, OT, counseling??