u/imaapepper

I (31f) am 4.5 months postpartum with a beautiful babygirl. I truly never saw myself as being a SAHM, but my husband and I agreed we would much rather her grow up with her mom versus daycare.

I struggle because I just graduated school last June and found out I was pregnant a few weeks later. I was excited, but also scared. So many mixed emotions. I wanted to get more settled in my career before I had a baby.

I got my dream job offer and two weeks ago (before my maternity leave ended) I had to quit. I only worked there 5 months before I gave birth (unfortunately waited a long period for the state to issue my license).

I love having the ability to stay home and raise her, but it also comes with a lot of mental challenges for me. I also feel like I’m not doing enough because she’s in a very fussy stage right now.

My questions are: how did you become more confident taking your baby out to run errands and do chores? When did they become more comfortable being set down? At this moment she hates baby wearing but I’m trying to get her used to it every day.

Does anyone know what happened? They are rerouting traffic and not letting anyone pass through. I hope everyone is okay.

Hello!

My 4-month-old is currently 25” and 14 lbs. She is in a Nuna Pipa Aire RX seat right now, but I have been looking around to see what convertible seat we’d like next.

We drive a 2024 Audi Q5 and I am considering the Cybex Castillo G 360. I am wondering if someone could give me some information about how likely she is to outgrow the height limits on these seats. I’d like to keep her rear facing as long as possible of course.

A rotating seat would definitely be preferred, and if anyone has experience with rotating seats in these cars I’d appreciate input on how this or similar seats would fit (and if the front passenger seat would have more space compared to the Nuna).

Thank you in advance!