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MELISSA ESCALANTE

Did you feel nervous about starting solids??

Same!!! All of it 🤍

Sleep deprivation is baaaaad! The things I say during night feeds 😅 in the morning I'm often really embarrassed. As you said, talking about hard situations during calm moments is the key!

I just saw a video today where a mom came home drunk and ransacked her teenaged daughters room and they started screaming at each other and the mom said the daughter was a mistake!!😢 I was literally so heartbroken for the girl, I wanted to give her a big hug. I'm 33 weeks pregnant and can't imagine saying anything like that to my son

All of what you said resonates with me. I bet if I had known these things when I had my baby, things might have gone smoother lol I bottle fed my son after 2 months of trying to breastfeed. For me and my husband, I got up with my son unless I was just so tired. I preferred that and also my husband was working 12-14 hour shifts doing oilfield work and I know he was exhausted. On the plus side, the days he was off he would stay up at night since he worked the night shift and would take over night time duties. I feel like it worked for us great but then I have friends that this wouldn’t have been a good idea for them. Thanks for posting another great video?

Baby sleep is literally the thing that scares me the most about having a baby.

Great info! Wish I would had known that when my son was little. He wasn’t a good sleeper till 9/10 months old. Then we did the wind down before bed like you talked about. We still do that 10 years later and we kept him on a consistent schedule. Around that 10 months he would sleep about 7 hours wake up at eat then go back to sleep for another 2-3 hours. But that was with one long nap right after lunch time. We never let it run over the time we had set. At 11 years old now he’s in school and sleeps from 8:30pm-7am! And they sure need it 🙂

Great haul! 😊 cool finds. I never decorate for any season, only a little bit for Christmas. But this year I decided n to make diy door wreath from wire hanger 😅

Oh urocze dekoracje 😊 może i ja udekoruję swój dom na jesień? 🤔 Sama bardzo lubię ozdoby darmowe liście, patyczki, suche trawy w wazonie zerwane na polu i oczywiście wrzosy w doniczkach i dynie które po sezonie można przerobić na zupę lub ciasto 😅

Your mugs are sooo stinkin cute! And pillows 🤩🫶🏼 I love! I have many many pillows. It’s a problem lol for September-November I add touches of fall throughout like glass pumpkins and I change some of my candles and vases. Now Christmas 🎄 I go crazy! Christmas is my jam! My husband just made me two 6ft wood Christmas trees that I’m painting now! So excited! I really liked this video 🩷

Do you love to change your home decor to match the seasons or is it too much work? I fully support changing it or leaving it 😅

I don't know why I didn't watch this vid earlier. I watched almost all your videos, but this one hid somewhere 😅 i love the idea of focusing on habits rather than goals. You inspired me to make my own list of habits to kick, keep and create. I'm very curious how you did 😉 hope you achieved everything you planned! Maybe do an update at the end of this year? 😊

To be fair, these kids probably know their folks don’t want them/ hate their guts. Kids can tell, and while they may pretend it doesn’t affect them it definitely will.

I felt this so much! Speaking of, I just gave my daughter her weekly vitamin k drops and STILL worry if I made the right decision sometimes.

I first rolled my eyes when you started talking about distrusting doctors. But then actually, when I reflected on my own experience, I also had a misdiagnosed back injury, and it took ages until I got to see a back specialist medical professional to receive correct treatment, so now I see where you're coming from.

I was soooo tired. I heard from friends I would be tired but goodness gracious I was exhausted! I honestly had no previous experience with babies so I’m sure that didn’t help me. Also, everyone told me what I should be doing when I didn’t ask. I had two friends give me the best advice at different stages. My bestest friend of 23 years was watching me feed my 2 year old food and he would only want to eat fish. And I kept pushing veggies and finally she said that if he only eats fish right now that’s fine. He’s eating. It was eye opening! The second friend told me, after I asked her, to buy some cheap underwear when we started potty training and bypass the pull ups. Brilliant advice! He only ever had 2 accidents with the underwear. Most advice you can throw out along with the persons opinion 😂

Yea, the exhaustion! I heard about it but feeling it was hitting a brick wall. Mom brain was wild!

Anything you wish you knew before you had your baby??

This made me laugh so hard

GENIUS 2 IN 1😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

Aww now thats cute when I was a little kid I was afraid of the sweep er I THOT IF IT COULD PICK UP DIRT IT COULD ME TOO.that little fellas cubby legs running just kills me.he is adorable or she even.kiss that baby and give that baby a 🫂 🤗 💋

I started tummy time with her on my chest, it was much less intimidating for her and for me 🫶🏼 Also, thanks for validating my decision to not follow a strict schedule. My intuition was telling me that just wasn’t right for us. On the co-sleeping topic, I want to co sleep so bad but my anxiety will not let me. With that being said we have done a lot of contact naps (she’s actually napping on me now) and she loves to lay in bed with me (I’ll only do this when I’m awake). I do think I’ll feel more comfortable with it as she gets older. For now I pull the bassinet directly up to the side of the bed so I can easily reach over to check on her or pick her up (this has come in handy a few times in the first month when she choked on chunky acid reflux) 🥺. We don’t plan to exclusively co sleep ever but I wish I wasn’t so scared for the nights I feel it’s needed. Talking to someone about my postpartum anxiety was such a good idea. The psychologist actually reassured me that everything I was experiencing was pretty common and that helped alleviate a lot of the weight/guilt I had been carrying. She was like you’re sleep deprived of course you’re feeling this way. Just someone telling me it’s okay and going to be okay did wonders. She also helped me understand that my husband is going to play an important role in my daughters development and encouraged me to let him be more involved and that I didn’t have to do everything by myself. My biggest regrets revolve around listening too much to what other people had to say. And not trusting my own motherly instincts/intuition more. I also regret not reaching out to my midwife sooner. It took me crying and breaking down for my husband to text my midwife that she needed to call me. I felt like a burden or like I was bothering her outside of working hours but it would have saved me a lot of suffering.

The monkey curtain holders stop it right now 😭😭 so cute! The vision board idea is brilliant and am dedinitely going to be doing it to see how all the pieces look together for my babies nursery. And thank you sm for sharing links. Every little detail of the nursery is so lovely and sweet !

Thank you for sharing, this is super insightful. I really love your energy and am so glad I have found your channel!! P.s you are stunning and have such a glow to you 🩷🙏

.... how is your "earliest" memory is at six? It's unrealistic. Also, being "shocked" by such stupid question is just a sign of your narcissism. Kids a terrible and parents have all the rights to went. End of story. Oh boo~hoo some brat gonna find out his parents regret having him, if he self aware enough maybe he can even change his bratty ways.

I think everything you talked about were things I would look back on and change. I didn’t want to co sleep either but there were times when he was older, around 2, I would sleep with him when he was getting over sickness or a bad asthma attack. I was more worried in those times and get better being next to him. We started doing a schedule around 10 months old and we’re very consistent and that worked well till he was 3 years old. Really enjoy these videos and can’t wait for another one! Also, is it already cold where you live? It’s been consistently in the 80’s where I’m at and I’m ready for the fall weather to come.

anything you would have done differently with your newborn?? the only thing i really would have is going to therapy for pp anxiety

Omg! So beautiful and functional and minimal! ;) I don't have an option for a separate room for my son rn, we live in a really small apartment. But it's a great idea to wait with decorating until you know what your baby likes! For now, my baby's corner is ocean life themed ;)

When I got pregnant for the first time, I got severely depressed and of course, you doubt such an important decision as becoming a parent when your mood is that low. I ended up having an abortion while these regretful parent things made me be more scared I'm not saying it made me do the abortion, I'm just saying it made me fear regreting becoming a parent more than I did already

Do you still use the liners? I have heard a million times that they can block your pipes even if they are said to be biodegradable Also, they say they get crumbled inside the diaper, which is why many recommend using fleece blankets to make our own liners It is much easier to rinse a liner

All in ones take much longer to dry I had them for the newborn stage, and I had to do 2 drying cycles, and I was still not satisfied with the dryness

I am expecting my first baby and I promise my self to never blame him for my emotional immaturity…after reading some of those internet vents.

Wait…….i didn’t even know this was a thing. I also have definitely not heard of the egg cracking thing with toddlers. Now I don’t have Facebook or TikTok or any other social media so this might be why I haven’t heard of this. This makes my heart hurt 😔 I can’t even imagine not wanting my son. I just love him so much. Thanks for bringing this to light. Some of us would have no idea that this exists if no one talks about it.

LOVE this! It breaks my heart. You said it perfectly.

Thank you for sharing this ❤

Klucz do szczęścia to umieć cieszyć się jak dziecko z tak małych rzeczy ❤❤ ostatnio rozmawialiśmy czym jest bogactwo i ja mówię, że dla mnie bogactwo to poduszka finansowa, zdrowie, pomidory w ogródku i maliny w sierpniu 😄🌻

Donut peaches are the best!

Oh my gosh! You did so good on his room 💙 I definitely made the mistake of putting too much stuff in my son’s room when he was born and maybe went overboard with the theme 😬 the dresser is super cute! I think that’s an important piece since theoretically you’d want to keep using it for years to come. We have had my son’s dresser for 11 years now! Love the videos so much! Also, looooove the kitty at the end! We have 2 😻 of our own.

I'm 4 months postpartum and omg I needed this video so bad this 4 months ago 😜 I had really difficult complicated labor, but my body recovery wasn't that bad, but my biggest struggle was breastfeeding and because of that I had super strong anxiety, like you talk about! My husband told me recently that I acted like a crazy person after giving birth. I wouldn't know because I don't remember entire first month 😅

My summer favorite is my super small balcony garden 🥰 taking care of the plants is the only time I have to myself right now, as I'm a baby mama 😊 I was able to grow some cherry tomatoes and they're delicious!

Do you have any interesting postpartum stories??

I absolutely love love love the newborn cloth diapering stage. I’m on my 4th baby due soon and I’m anxiously awaiting to get to utilize them again. There just so adorable and it’s a fun stage! I have 7 to 10lb babies and I’m able to use them for a good while. I do prefolds and covers and a few aios in the newborn stage.

Yes! Constantly repeating that this is a house of nourished bellies and that's a blessing!

I love your videos so much!!! Thanks for sharing, I have been binge watching all of your videos because I just found out I'm pregnant! I wish we could be real life friends, I live in Paradise Valley/ scottsdale, but I know you just moved.