u/EzraWolvenheart

Hi all!

My boy is 3 months (today!) has always been quite regular with his feeds, usually around 4oz every 3 hours except overnight (about 28 oz total per 24h).

But for some reason, about a week ago he woke up at 7am (around his second feedbof the day after the overnight one) and wouldn’t take more than 2 oz. Since then, his intake per feed has been really variable: sometimes 2 oz, other times 3 oz, sometimes 4 or 4.5 oz… Today he woke up after sleeping about 8 hours straight (record!) and suddenly drank 6 oz in one go (also a record lol).

His total intake over 24h has stayed more or less the same because if he eats very little, we offer more at 2hrs or so, but now he seems to be deciding more on his own when and how much he wants to eat.

Has anyone had a similar experience? Thanks!

EDIT:
Okay guys you have been very convincing lol Thank you all for your comments and advice!

Hi dads,

My wife and I have a 3-month-old, and we’re thinking about replacing some of our furniture.

One thing we keep going back and forth on is whether getting a light-colored couch or rug is a bad idea with little kids.

I remember reading some comments here a while ago saying it’s basically impossible to keep them clean once you have children lol Is it really that bad? What do you guys recommend?

We like lighter-colored furniture in general, but we also don’t want everything looking destroyed after one or two years.

Any thoughts or experiences? Thanks!

Hi all!

My baby was diagnosed with a tongue tie at 10 weeks old (I really wish it had been caught earlier), and we decided to move forward with the frenectomy. Things initially improved a lot, but the last few days feel like we’ve taken a step backward, and I’d love to hear if anyone has had a similar experience.

Quick timeline:

• Before procedure: poor latch, lots of clicking, inefficient feeds.
• Days 1–4: irritable/sore but feeding relatively normally. Tylenol helped. Fewer clicks overall.
• Days 5–6: lower appetite and seemed to tire more easily.
• Days 7–10: amazing improvement - much fewer clicks and very fast feeds (10-15 min), even a bit too much. My wife and I were over the moon lol
• Days 11–14 (except day 12): much harder again. He often rejects the bottle after ~40-50% of his usual intake. He tries to suck, then suddenly pulls back aggressively as if uncomfortable. Sometimes he eventually finishes, but only with long breaks and feeds can stretch to an hour. Oddly, day 12 was excellent, one of the best ones.

We are mostly bottle feeding with a Pigeon M flow nipple. We’re continuing stretches and the healing itself seems to be going well.

One major positive change has been tummy time, though. Before the procedure he would cry almost immediately, but now he tolerates it much better and, for the first time, can do tummy time without crying and more than double the time. It's been amazing.

Has anyone experienced this kind of up-and-down recovery after a frenectomy? Any thoughts?

Thank you!

Hi all,

I had my biometrics done on March 13 and I’ve been waiting for approval since then. A few friends got their approvals around 42 days post-biometrics (no PP), but it’s been one week more for me and still no answer.

I wanted to check if anyone did their biometrics around those dates and already received approval. My case still shows as “Case is still being processed by USCIS”

Thanks!