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@hello_edli @_154831 @leoranging My babies were overstimulated by my presence. I stuck out cosleeping until I went effing bonkers. No sleep for the whole family for nearly a year at which time I found out I was pregnant again. 2nd baby was same way, as was the 3rd. All of them much happier once we sleep trained.

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@leoranging @_154831 They don't cry only when they need you. They cry to protest any little thing they aren't familiar with. So if you read to them, sing, breastfeed and lay them down...they might protest i.e. cry. Doesn't mean they are being tortured.

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@_154831 You should have tried https://t.co/HDlgmgtzKa. Took our babies one night and we never once abandoned them, stayed in the room the whole time and never compromised breastfeeding which I continued through 18 mos of age.

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@just_mindy And I breastfed, btw. Still used sleep sense and it didn't compromised our breastfeeding relationship in any way. I never left my baby's room, she was never abandoned. I am so grateful for the guidance they provided when I was desperate.

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@just_mindy https://t.co/gIFZkulIkP saved my life. I was so sleep deprived I crossed the double yellow line with my kids in the car. Used sleep sense and the first morning my baby awoke without red rimmed eyes and dark circles. It was a miracle and we got out lives back.

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@thecavemommy They were well fed, they weren't hurting, they weren't alone. They weren't scared, they weren't deprived. Once they started getting more sleep, they finally awoke without red rimmed eyes and dark circles. They finally played happily instead of being whiny and tired all day.

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@thecavemommy I sleep trained mine while I stayed in room. I spoke to them and never, ever left. This was after breastfeeding, cuddling, singing, reading and laying them down. They protested, but they also learned how to sleep without a sleep prop. On day 1 they awoke healthier and happier.

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@heyekp I had 3 babies (yep, all three) who woke every 20 minutes for about the entire first year. It was miserable and it messed with my mental health not to mention I was so sleep deprived I drifted across the middle line with them in my car one day. At some point, sleep is priority.

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@ElijahSchaffer @Rich_Cooper Does Dad benefit from or use any of those things?

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@ElijahSchaffer No amount of modern conveniences dull the mental health toll of a little one needing you so constantly 24/7 with no tribe of aunts, mother's helper cousins or grandparents to share the load. It's a unique and nuanced version of modern version of exhaustion.

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@RepFaison Sure, okay. I could give all that up. I grew up without it. And you know what? Life was WAY better back then. I think the rest of you would be alright, too.

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@krassenstein @Roogdoog1 And you're bringing this up because you care about them. You care deeply about their well-being. You're filled with compassion for your fellow man. Is that it?

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@krassenstein Informed consent and choice = Freedom = good. Are you under the impression that MRNA is the ONLY way to cure cancer?

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@toobaffled Even look up Sue Becker + Eczema if you need to expedite the search.

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@toobaffled I'd start taking Annatto-GG (vitamin E in the very specific form of Tocotrienol as opposed to tocopherols). See Barrie Tan to understand why. And then consider milling your own grain (see Sue Becker to understand why) to address skin/immune issues.

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@celani_joshua @AzPetrich In fact, growing these things on an apt balcony is nice bec you don't have to weed, carrots and potatoes don't require polination and zucchini is super easy to hand pollinate. It takes a few seconds. Valuable skills that aren't passed down any longer, sadly.

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@celani_joshua @AzPetrich I have three grow bags like this. Pretty easy.

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@BoomBlouw @AzPetrich You're telling me to die?

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@KaraCorruption @AzPetrich If they MANDATED cherries instead blueberries, yeah, that'd be UnAmerican. It's merely guided suggestions based on what they know. Any American is FREE to grow their own berries and lettuce greens. Literally takes an old bucket and a little porch. $18 at Home Depot.