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I was so nervous to have my chin done but it's something I've wanted for a long time and I finally bit the bullet. One day post op and it's been much smoother than I thought. I'd read about difficult recoveries and worked myself up but so far so good and I can't wait to see the results! Proud of myself for doing something for me. My chin was causing me to dislike otherwise beautiful pictures of myself with my daughter and I didn't want to focus on my chin instead of my little girl. I wanted to be confident and in the moment and not so fixated on my looks. Here's hoping for a smooth rest of recovery!

So I'm wondering how to go about navigating a friendship situation. It's a very long term friend of mine, who has a very different communication style than myself. I'm a very open book, if something is bothering me I'll say it typically. If something is going on in my life I'll tell my friends. This friend is basically the opposite, very closed book, will be going through something and won't talk about it unless you happen to ask the right scaffold of questions to find out there's something wrong in the first place. She will regularly say she can't make something, but she never gives a reason why. For example she last minute no showed to something and when I asked if she was ok it took five hours for her to reply and she just said "yes thanks for checking". It just....... Doesn't give me a lot to go off of and I find it really hard to feel close to people who I can't be open with and have them be open back. But she's really sensitive so I feel like if I say something about it she will get offended but won't say so. I'm coming from a place of wanting to deepen our friendship and wanting her to open up, but I'm not sure if there is a way to communicate this without her getting weird about it. Any tips? Any insight?

I decided to wean my 20 month old as she was down to a bedtime feed only and I am wanting a break before trying to get pregnant again, along with some other small reasons. I wrote a social story about milky saying bye bye and we read it a few times the last couple days. Tonight reading it she pulled down my shirt to look and waved and said "bye bye" 😭 then dad put her to sleep and she didn't even ask for milk. Despite breastfeeding longer than anyone I know and breastfeeding longer than I'd ever planned to, I still feel guilty quitting. She has food allergies and this was always the safe thing I could give her but lately she's been obsessed with Almond milk which she previously wouldn't drink so she took that as a substitute and I figured I have to stop eventually. But I never thought I'd be feeling so emotional about it all! My baby girl is growing up so fast 🥺

My husband is finishing residency and I want to get him a gift to show him how much I appreciate all he's done for us, but he's not into watches or wallets or that kind of thing and I don't know what to get him. He's 33 male. I was thinking about a nice backpack to carry to work as he currently uses his med school one, but that's about all I've got for ideas. Is there anything you'd love to get as a gift to finish off residency?

I have been wanting to wean my very last feed for my 20 month old but she shows zero signs of self weaning. We are down to before bed only but she asks for it and goes and gets the nursing pillow and it's so hard to say no. I don't want to upset her but I feel like it's time. I also have surgery next month and worry about the effects the anaesthesia or antibiotics could have on her gut. As well, we are staying with my parents for a month in a few weeks so I wanted to be done before that but I'm scared ill regret it if I stop because it will make sleep harder while traveling or something. I could wait until we are back but I wanted to be done for summer.

Do they adjust easily once you quit? It's hard for me to decide because once you stop and supply is gone it's gone. I thought yesterday would be our last but then she was being so cute about it tonight that I caved. How do you do it??? Or am I making a mistake doing it before travel? Any insight or support appreciated.

I'm supposed to wean my 20 month old tonight. We have a month long trip next month (just to my parents, she's spent a lot of time there) and I have surgery so I'm wanting to wean now so that she's accustomed to it. But I'm scared to give up such a great tool and routine and not have it at my disposal. I feel ready to be done, I want time to myself and to regulate before trying for baby 2 and 20 months is far longer than I'd thought I'd make it. But she still asks for it and shows no sign of self weaning. Anyone else been here? Will it be ok?