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Am I overthinking this? I love the name Isabella but I don’t love the nn Izzy. I don’t mind Isa or Bella.

We took a pretty long flight Cali -> nyc yesterday. My 8 month old has been actually doing a great job with sleep and we have a solid routine down and she rarely cries during the day now. She was an angel during the flight, but when we got to my parents apt in nyc was hysterical all night long. Like wouldn’t go down in the pack and play for more than 20 min just screaming. She fell asleep in our arms but after a lot of work and honestly it felt like another newborn night.

Usually if she cries at night feeding her will put her back to sleep. But she wouldn’t even take a bottle yesterday. Today has been a little better but she’s fighting naps like crazy and a ton of crying. I’m super anxious for what tonight will be like. Has anyone experienced this?

We did pick up put down method for our 7 m old and she sleeps 7 pm - midnight - 6am. How can we eliminate the midnight feeding? I’ve tried to wean it down to less milk over night but I haven’t seen any improvement yet.

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Which do you prefer?

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This is my husband’s top name. He absolutely loves Evangelina, and also really likes Evangeline. He says it sounds like a princess.

For some reason, I’m just not completely sold on either.

I’m trying to figure out what’s holding me back, and I think it might be the “vange” sound in the middle? Something about that part sounds a little harsh to my ear compared with the rest of the name.

Obviously this is totally subjective, and I know lots of people have chosen these names for their daughters, so I really don’t mean this as criticism of the name!

Does anyone else hear what I’m hearing, or do Evangelina/Evangeline sound soft and pretty to you? What do you think?

I’m looking to do egg freezing or embryo freezing. I’d love to hear people’s experience with UCSF. I don’t have any benefits unfortunately towards this so it will be out of pocket. I’m 33 and about 7 months post-Partum with my first baby.

- how much did either procedure costs for you out of pocket?
- how was your experience?
- Should I go somewhere else instead?

Our final 3!

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What are some good names for a sister for Lily?

- Eloise -> is this too similar? Ellie might be too similar?
- Isabella, Catherine, Juliette, Sophia -> too princess like in comparison? Will Lily feel sad she didn’t get more of a longer name?
- Rosalia -> too weird with the flower theme?

Other ideas?

And for nn do you prefer Kate or Katie?

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My husband and I are thinking about where we’d ideally settle in New Jersey and would love to hear people’s opinions. If budget truly wasn’t a factor, what town would you choose and why?

A few things that matter to us:
- We’d like to be close-ish to NYC. We both work from home but will go into the city several times a month for work. We also have family there and genuinely love going into the city for dinners, events, etc. It doesn’t need to be an ultra-short commute, but easy access would be a big plus.

- We have 3 kids, so we’re looking for somewhere that feels very family- and community-oriented—the kind of place where families know each other, kids grow up together, and there’s a strong sense of community.

- We’d ideally like to use public schools. Part of that is honestly just the principle of wanting our kids to be part of the local community, although we’re definitely open to private school if that ends up making more sense.

- We’d love somewhere beautiful, safe, and with a nice downtown/restaurants/things to do.

If you could pick anywhere in NJ regardless of housing cost, where would you raise a family? Would love specific towns/neighborhoods and the pros/cons!

My husband and I have very different taste in names and we can’t seem to come to an agreement!

He likes princessy, romantic, long, fairytale names:
- Seraphina
- Evangeline
- Penelope

He also insists on calling her by her full name and doesn’t really like nicknames.

I like cute, mostly 1-2 syllable names:
- Elle
- Mia
- Nina
- Lily
- Rose
- Sophie

A name that we might be getting close to agreeing on is Katherine, because although it is long it has 3 syllables and kinda sounds short. Any other names come to mind that you think sort of match my vibe but can also seem princess-y? Sorry if this is a hard ask!

This is my husband’s top choice. I’m meh on it. What nicknames of Evangeline do you like the most? Im curious what she will be called daily (at school, etc).

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What vibes do each of these names give off for a little girl?

Rosie
Lily
Sophie
Katerina
Evangeline
Isabella
Elena
Maria

My baby girl used to be a good sleeper.the 4/5 month sleep regression got us and now I feel like at 6.5 m I have no control over her sleep schedule. I’m exhausted. I’d love any help possible. We’ll do whatever will work. This is what I’m dealing with:

Nighttime:

- 6:30 bath time
- 7 big bottle and rock to sleep. Then I transfer her fully deep sleeping into bassinet.
- ~11 next feeding. She will cry out and will not stop crying until we feed her.
- ~2-3 am next feeding. Same thing. Will not stop crying until we feed her.
- ~5-6 am next feeding same thing and then she’s fully awake for the day.

Also. If I put her down and she happens to wake up after any of those feedings she’ll scream until I pick her up, rock her to sleep. And then I try a transfer again. Etc.

Daytime:

I follow her cues. Usually she does 2-2.5 h awake before getting tired. But I’d love to put her on a schedule. She has no capacity for independent naps. Every time I but her in crib drowsy but awake she wakes up immediately. And then she won’t stop crying. I do everything - go over rub her belly white noise pacifier pre nap routine you name it. Tbh she wakes up asap when I even sit up to walk over to the crib. She only likes contact naps. If I transfer her when she’s totally out she still wakes up. Sometimes she stays asleep for 5 min but then she’s up. And she’ll start crying or playing with her feet and the nap is sort of ruined.

I’m willing to try whatever works!

I know most of these are technically nicknames or shortened versions of longer names, but these are the names we’d actually plan to call her day-to-day. Which one is your favorite on its own? We have a long 4 syllable last name. I haven’t picked a nickname for Isabelle yet.

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I love the name Lily for first name, and looking for some help picking a middle! I think I’d like some longer middle names, very feminine and romantic. Would love any ideas!