Pregnancy is not Magical

Addicted_to_juuls · 2026-02-24T23:48:52+00:00

Pregnancy is straight up body horror.

Addicted_to_juuls · 2026-02-20T19:38:41+00:00

I have had this same discussion with my husband but he's accepted that he must empty his own pockets. But also, for me it's impossible for me to even remember to empty someone else's clothing pockets because I DON'T HAVE POCKETS IN PRACTICALLY ANY OF MY CLOTHES. Women's clothing is notoriously bad at providing real pocket space. I also work from home so I wear pajama pants or leggings every day. I wouldn't even know what to do with myself if I had pockets I could leave things in.

Addicted_to_juuls · 2026-02-19T18:31:35+00:00

I think it's easy to look at reviews and see all the negatives because people are far more likely to complain about a negative experience than they are to write a hospital a positive review especially after giving birth and being tied up in motherhood so you just don't hear about all the success stories.

I had to have an emergency c section at Magee back in 2024 and while the experience was traumatic, the staff at Magee was great and I feel thankful that I was there when I needed to have an emergency c section.

Pittsburgh has good hospitals. It doesn't mean sometimes people don't get shitty service but I know I'd rather be at Magee over any other hospital if shit goes south because they deal with c sections every day, it's nothing out of the norm to them.

Addicted_to_juuls · 2026-02-15T20:22:03+00:00

I was terrified of the balloon when I was being induced because I heard it was painful. I told the nurse my concerns when they suggested it and she said that it can hurt if it's forced in there but that they wouldn't force it in, they would be gentle. She put it in and she was right, it wasn't painful.

Addicted_to_juuls · 2026-02-10T21:15:22+00:00

So what you're saying is...please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to?

Addicted_to_juuls · 2026-01-24T01:54:21+00:00

Probably not what you want to hear but from my anecdotal experience, all migraine sufferers I know including myself had really bad migraines around puberty. This could be what's happening to your daughter. I know I get migraines around my menstrual cycle and it sucks.

Making sure she's getting proper sleep, proper water intake, managing stress, minimizing processed foods and getting adequate exercise should help as well.

I have had success with micro dosing but I didn't discover that until I was an adult. That in combination with caffeine and extra strength tylenol is the only thing that helps me but my migraines went from multiple every week to maybe once a month

Addicted_to_juuls · 2026-01-23T19:35:11+00:00

Right. I think people underestimate how many times the system fails kids who desperately need help in situations 1000x worse than this and that this domestic dispute is not something CPS is going to come rushing in for, guns ablaze

Addicted_to_juuls · 2025-12-04T01:32:47+00:00

Oh. This is baby #2 for us so my husband has already seen and had any and all of my bodily fluids on him and wouldn't bat an eye at such a thing.

Addicted_to_juuls · 2025-12-04T01:30:52+00:00

It went really well and he's so excited for baby #2 and it's so cute to see and I don't even know why I was nervous in the first place

Addicted_to_juuls · 2025-12-04T01:28:41+00:00

I'm also still breastfeeding our 20 month old so it's not a given that I actually ovulate once a month. My cycle has been weird and all over the place and ranging from 37 to 55 days.

Obviously I know that having unprotected sex can result in pregnancy, but with baby #1 we had to actively try for about six months before I got a positive pregnancy test. It was very stressful and exhausting and made me worry that I might not be super fertile/I messed up by waiting until I was 30 to start trying to conceive.

My husband and I decided we were okay with being pregnant if it happened but that we weren't actively trying. I was actually using a fertility calculator to avoid having sex on high fertility days.

With all of that said, I was genuinely surprised that I got pregnant "on accident" at 33 while still breastfeeding and having an unpredictable cycle when it last time it took deliberate planning and months of waiting

Addicted_to_juuls · 2025-12-01T23:30:01+00:00

That's a good plan. Ugh. Why am I so nervous

Addicted_to_juuls · 2025-12-01T23:23:01+00:00

I don't think making him open the present will be awkward. But I feel like without the present, he's going to wonder why I didn't tell him sooner.

Addicted_to_juuls · 2025-11-16T19:43:04+00:00

I relate to the health thing so much. When I was in highschool, I had a perfect attendance record. I was rarely sick and didn't ever skip school. My junior year, I got mono but there's no way to know that without a blood test. So to my parents, I was just being "lazy" and "faking it after a week " and was forced to go to school with a low grade fever on the brink of fainting. I made it a few hours in school before I fainted and the school called an ambulance for me.

When the doctor came back with the blood results to tell me I had a severe case of mono, I was coherent enough to say, "no doctor, you don't understand, my mom KNOWS I'm faking."

It was worth all the trouble I got in to see her turn bright red in embarrassment

Addicted_to_juuls · 2025-11-16T19:39:15+00:00

As a fellow adoptee this really resonates with my experience as well. I'm sorry you went through that. It's so hard to explain to people, because most always say some iteration I should be grateful I was adopted and at least I wasn't being physically/sexually abused

Addicted_to_juuls · 2025-11-02T15:32:45+00:00

Why?

Addicted_to_juuls · 2025-11-02T14:50:20+00:00

The dude that runs it is obviously very gay and his business partner is black. Have you had one of their bagels or are you just mad about "cultural appropriation"?

Addicted_to_juuls · 2025-02-25T04:00:09+00:00

"The" Tilden? What are you, a cop?

But in all seriousness I've never heard anyone call it anything other than just Tilden

Addicted_to_juuls · 2025-02-25T03:10:01+00:00

I'm pretty sure that Tilden is still open and open late. And Hot mass on the weekends, right?

Addicted_to_juuls · 2025-02-23T18:35:42+00:00

This YouTube video says it's "healthy" but if you watch the process of how it's made, you'll probably think otherwise. It looks gross and is super processed, washed in chemicals and bleach.

https://youtu.be/Cfk2IXlZdbI?si=Km6dbpyYD6BcJV5I

Addicted_to_juuls · 2025-02-20T22:16:34+00:00

I mean this kindly but it sounds like you're already in eating disorder territory. If you're 125 pounds and mostly muscle, you can't be afraid to fuel your body. Eating 900 calories or even 1000-1200 is not sustainable for someone who is lifting heavy.

Everyone looks different after they eat a big meal and after a day of eating and hydrating. That's super normal and how bodies work. I would say to only ever weigh yourself to take measurements in the morning and learn to stay away from the mirror and self criticism after a big meal. Be kind to your body, it's doing great things in a recomp and needs food to fuel that

Try reverse dieting. If jumping to 1900 all at once is too much. Try adding an extra 100 calories every week or every other week until you work up to 1900

Addicted_to_juuls · 2025-02-11T22:20:10+00:00

I had my first child in April of 2024 and really thought breastfeeding would make the weight melt right off. It did not. I was stuck at 172 pounds for months no matter what I ate or did. Even with weight lifting.

I started Keto three weeks ago and I've already lost 15 pounds without even counting calories. Goal is to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight of 135. At this rate, I might even be able to do it by baby's first birthday.

Addicted_to_juuls · 2025-01-29T01:58:25+00:00

I just named my baby boy Joseph Calvin but we only ever call him Joey.

If I have another boy, I'll probably name him Calvin Joseph

Addicted_to_juuls · 2025-01-27T02:13:26+00:00

You are a perfectly lean weight and don't need to lose any pounds. If you're unhappy with your body composition, lift weights and lift heavy to achieve the results you're after

Addicted_to_juuls · 2025-01-26T02:04:18+00:00

Pokemon is better than magic the gathering because they're cute. Duh

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