r/Crunchymom

Does anyone here regularly nap their baby or toddler outside? It's something I plan to do in the future when my baby is a little bigger and despite my neighborhood being very safe and I have no plans to leave my baby on a street like they do in Scandinavia lol I just feel nervous about it.

Our deck has a gate I can close off and leave the baby on in a wagon or stroller or our backyard is quite private, and I will talk to our neighbors about the fact we leave the baby out there. I just feel like we need some sort of theft alarm and a monitor that can go on a stroller or wagon? I am very anti baby monitors, but I feel like in this case I have to have a video feed. Once I'm inside and have doors closed in the winter I feel very distant and uneasy thinking about it.

Is all of this just catastrophizing something that is completely reasonable and no more dangerous than naps anywhere else? Does anyone have monitors or alarms to recommend?

I heard a Scandinavian parent mention once in a reel an anti theft device like every parent there has one but I have no idea where that reel was. Google is extremely unhelpful.

If yall experienced hypertension/pre-e when did it develop?

What were your numbers? Were you forced to induce- if so how many weeks?

I see my midwife tomorrow but my BPs have been elevated this week (33w). I already take aspirin a day since first trimester and some other supplements provided by an herbalist midwife. But I really am worried about the trajectory of this. Will it be bed rest?

I have no other symptoms. No swelling, no vision issues no abdominal pain. I have had some shortness of breath but that doesn’t feel out of my norm due to having anemia (not severe but sometimes I get shortness of breath due to that).

Really just trying to ease my mind because obviously spiraling and worrying about it won’t help my numbers

I’m 36 weeks and 5 days pregnant with my 3rd baby. I’ve had a pretty smooth pregnancy. My other pregnancies were fine too, but I’m definitely healthiest this time around! I’m just getting so tired of fighting against this doctor who is treating my pregnancy like an illness that needs treatment and monitoring.

I’m 38 years old so my OB has been really pushing for extra monitoring/intervention/prevention of every possible outcome, which I understand is her job in caring for me, but she continues to site “you’re 38” as my only reason for any of it.

My blood pressure has been excellent, my weight is healthy, baby moves a lot and has looked great at every ultrasound. I opted to monitor my blood sugar for 2 weeks when they said my baby looks too big and they suspected GD. My numbers were “perfect” as she said (my other 2 babies were also measuring huge in ultrasounds, but were both born a little over 8lbs.) no preeclampsia, no hypertension, no early signs of labor, I’m seriously feeling fine and just pregnant lol.

During my last appointment my doctor said she is going to start scheduling me twice a week Non-stress tests until the baby is born. I didn’t know what that was so I said sure, but to my understanding it’s quite invasive and unnecessary unless I have specific risk factors. I’m not late term, my baby is moving great, and they want to inject me with pitocin twice a week and watch how my baby reacts?? It’s so strange to me.

I GET that interventions are important for high risk patients, and I’m so happy women can get the care they need, but does anyone else feel bullied into this stuff? If I had actual symptoms and risks and wasn’t just being told “you’re 38” as the reason I’d be open to it, but it’s exhausting. I guess what I’m asking is if any of you have been in a similar position where you were able to politely explain to your doctor you don’t want NST’s and they understood?

When I was 31 and 35 and pregnant I didn’t have to deal with any of this and my babies were born at 41 and 40 weeks and we were all healthy. This whole “advanced maternal age” thing is so silly to me.

I am young and don’t ever plan to have Botox cause of the thought of having somthing injected in to my face freaks me out. I would say I am not really crunchy but I am mildly crunchy. Any thoughts on Botox and being crunchy?

Not a crunchy question per se, but y’all seem like you’d get it.

Do any of you feel almost embarrassed going places with other toddlers and preschoolers where their parents obviously picked their clothes and dressed them?

You know, in the fake jeans, ruffle pastel t shirt, and somehow clean tennis shoes.

And then there’s my girl with a backwards skort that’s too big and goes down to her ankles, upside down mismatched socks, and the gaudiest brightly colored 100% cotton shirt she could find with rainbow sandals that are just brown at this point

But also, I don’t care bc my kiddo LOVES her style? Tutus DO go with everything FYI

PS. I know a skort to the ankles sounds like it MUST be falling off. Nope, we just have long torsos over here! Haha

I brought in the supplements I’ve been taking to my first appointment with the OB.

Prenatal, Vitamin D, Omega 3, and Choline.
(I've been low in Vitamin D for years, so I take additional Vitamin D)

She was good with the assortment, told me there are no issues with taking the Choline, but I can take it out if I want to. I was a bit shocked to hear that.

What’s up with that take? Why would they think supplementing Choline is just not necessary?

thoughts? my birthing center offers oral vitamin k. administered after birth and then once a week every 12 weeks. curious other opinions

they also offer preservative free vitamin k vaccine

also you can decline evening

Moving my 22mo into her first bed. What sheets have y’all found to be the softest/most comfortable natural option?

why is this not common knowledge? why does EVERY doctor recommend this? why are most pregnant women i know on zofran? is it all just weird fear mongering or is this true? i wish doctors would just be actually honest 😩

UPDATE: Thank you all for the various feedback today. As proven in one section of the comments, there are some mean people in the world who will say, “sometimes the only way parents will learn is if their kid gets sick & dies,” or “if your kid makes it to adulthood,” or “you don’t deserve your children.” These are exactly the kind of people who make me afraid for my children.

We are all doing what we believe is best for our kids.

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Let me start by saying, my husband is more the crunchy parent, so I respect his beliefs as the father of our children. I am a bit more neutral on a lot of things.

With that, we do not vax our kids & I do not volunteer that information as a way to protect our kids. People genuinely wish harm upon unvaxxed kids & it is disgusting and makes me scared for my kids. I have been SO hesitant to post this for that exact reason.

Long story short - my husband chose to share this info with some friends & while our friends were ultimately understanding & supportive, it just triggered me all over again around how borderline dangerous it is to tell people we have chosen to not vax. I have done some research all around, and I really do get why people choose to vax & why some don’t. Again, I tend to be neutral & often understand both sides, and then I make my decisions based on my own experiences.

I guess in this case, I’m looking for reassurance that we are doing the “right” thing, especially coming from moms who are more like my husband & can help me not so be fearful.

Hi moms! I’m in my third trimester and dealing with some serious heartburn ugh. I’ve taken tums (not every day due to kidney stone risk), and they help to only a certain degree. Any natural home remedies? Has anyone taken Gaviscon? Is that safe during pregnancy? Any advice is appreciated!

Looking for pregnancy safe makeup recommendations. Especially need a good foundation for my oily skin. Thank you!

I want to start trying for baby #2 in 4 months and lose 25-50lbs before then, which is rapid i know. I will mostly be doing OMAD + extended fasts to get there, plus exercise and weight lifting.

I want to know if there are concerns about this. There are risk to being obese while pregnant but are there also risks of losing lots of weight before ttc? Which is worse? My concern is my nutrient stores being depleted and then not being able to regain them while pregnant wither since I had bad food aversions last time.

Any advice?

My boyfriend constantly has painful-looking red bumps when he shaves and he has to shave daily. I’ve been looking into organic/natural products and a routine that will help with that. I would appreciate any recommendations!

Doctor told me I should take it because I have two factors that make me more likely to have preeclampsia.

One being this being my first time pregnancy and second being my BMI considers me obese by 1 point over the threshold.

So basically if I was just a few pounds lighter the only thing making me at higher risk for preeclampsia is the fact that it’s my first time being pregnant.

I also got on the scale with shoes, sweatshirt, sweatpants, and a semi full bladder.

My gut tells me I don’t need it, but this is my first pregnancy and I really just don’t know what to trust.

My blood pressure is just fine.

So please tell me about your opinion/position/experience.

What’s your opinion on my situation given the information I provided?

Hello ladies!!

I am a first time mom to a lovely four month old baby girl. I am having some diaper issues… I would love to know what everyone is using. I have spent so much money on diapers that I have ended up donating, (which is not the worst thing) but I just want one that fits and works! I absolutely loved the first box of kudos I tried, but then they switched their diaper on me! I have a chunky 90th percentile baby. She‘s 17 pounds and I’m discovering new rolls on her daily lol! Most recently I’ve had her in Kudos size 4 but she has lots of blow outs and I feel like they won’t fit her width wise much longer. I tried some Dyper diapers (size 3) and actually loved them, but then I read more and they bleach their cotton and aren’t TCF. I would love to cloth diaper but I really don’t think I can add that to my plate at this time. We do diaper free time as much as possible

I want a TCF diaper that doesn’t have my LO covered in plastic all day!! Organic cotton… that doesn’t leak!! Why is this so hard to find?!

Thank you for your time reading this and I really appreciate any feedback.

Is second trimester nesting a thing?I am 19 weeks and after many months of morning sickness and exhaustion (I stay sick for longer while pregnant)I woke up with a burst of energy and an intense urge to tear apart the house and throw everything away .I vacuumed and mopped four times,did several loads of laundry,meal prepped my husbands breakfast and cleaned then bathrooms and bedroom.I also sani everything because my daughter and I were sick for a week.This started at 7am and stopped at 5pm(with some small breaks because I have a clingy 17mo)and I crashed that night.I still have the desire to chuck a bunch of stuff the next day

i have no idea why this would get downvoted lol

I plan on purchasing a bissell big green here in the near future because unfortunately basically our whole house is carpet and it’s pretty gross and stained up. i’m wondering what are the crunchies doing for carpet cleaner because i definitely don’t want to use bissell soap but i also need my carpets so thoroughly cleaned from my 3 boys crazy messes and potty training accidents and whatnot. help ?