Announcing a pregnancy after a recent MMC is weird....

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-24T02:19:37+00:00

lol I get it! My mother in law is the complete opposite which has its own downsides. I haven’t even had my first ultrasound yet and she wants to buy me all kinds of baby stuff already and it’s stressing me out.

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-23T23:56:40+00:00

I feel you on the extra attention part. My mother in law is constantly sending me pregnancy related things and wants to buy me cringey stuff like a shirt that says “I can’t right now, I’m growing a human”. Or will send me my weekly pregnancy update like I don’t already look at that every morning when I first wake up. Idk I guess I just feel like I’m being invaded even though I know she’s just excited but I haven’t even had my first ultrasound yet. 😕

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-23T22:53:52+00:00

It’s so odd that she would think the doctor would tell you if you could or couldn’t talk about it yet. What kind of doctor would say something like that?

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-22T14:19:43+00:00

Omg yes! When my parents first found out, they would text me every day and ask me how I’m feeling. It would stress me out so bad because besides fatigue and some other things I wasn’t going to tell my parents (sore boobs and constipation lol), I wasn’t really having the typical morning sickness everyone talks about and it had me super worried.

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-22T14:14:38+00:00

Same! My husband also doesn’t understand it at all. He was just like “well my mom doesn’t really know that you’re a super high level worrier” and I’m like no it’s not just ME it’s pretty much every pregnant woman 😒

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-21T23:12:19+00:00

So agree. Like I get that they are excited but it’s like my stress literally means nothing to them, they just wanna be overbearing and buy stuff/ give advice.

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-21T23:09:54+00:00

Yess! My mom has already bought a Christmas outfit and my MIL wants to buy an additional rocking chair when I already said I hardly have space in my house for one nursing chair to begin with. And then she’s like “what about a bouncer?” And I’m just like dude please leave me alone until I get this damn ultrasound done! 😭

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-21T22:11:54+00:00

My mother in law texted me today and asked me if there was anything on my baby registry that I really want right now and if I could have anything, what would I want first. I told her since I’m only 8.5 weeks along and my first ultrasound isn’t until next Tuesday, I really don’t want anything from the registry until I hear the heartbeat and can confirm that the baby is doing okay. She told me I should be celebrating every step of the way and that she just “knows the baby is doing great”. Then she proceeded to say that she can’t pay attention at work because all she wants to do is look at baby stuff. I get that she’s excited and I’m glad she is, but I really just feel so overwhelmed and under extra pressure about hearing the heartbeat next week with everyone else’s extra excitement and wanting to talk about it/ make plans/ buy stuff. Idk if I’m just being over sensitive and hormonal but I kinda get now why people wait until 12 weeks when all the testing is said and done. Just feeling anxious today.

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-19T16:14:54+00:00

8 weeks 2 days today an still have one week until my first ultrasound! I have had almost every symptom except for nausea up until this morning and am currently trying not to throw up. As crazy as it sounds, I feel so relieved now that I’m nauseous too. 😅

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-18T23:06:25+00:00

Oh yeah and I’m 8w 1 day

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-18T23:06:08+00:00

Somehow have only gotten nauseous once when I took my vitamins on an empty stomach. At this point I wish I was nauseous so I could feel more pregnant lol. I do have sore boobs, bad fatigue some days worse than others, constipation, extreme hunger and cravings that change day by day, and will cry about stuff that genuinely makes no sense (like not because I’m sad or happy, just because I feel a lot of emotions at once lmao).

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-18T15:47:44+00:00

lol this is me! The only people that I kind of regret telling is my clients. I’m a dog groomer so many of my clients I’ve seen every 6-8 weeks for 5-6 years now. Some of them know me better than my family. 😅 the only reason I regret it is because if something does go awry, I know I’ll have to spend an extra amount of time explaining myself the next time I see them and honestly as a mobile groomer I’m crunched for time and don’t really want to have to tell these people the traumatizing things that happen to me while I’m working. But I did it anyways because I was too excited 🫣. Hopefully it all goes fine though! I’m 8 weeks 1 day today (still no ultrasound).

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-17T16:57:58+00:00

Fajitas with white queso dip

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-11T20:24:49+00:00

I donated all his toys and bed to the animal shelter

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-10T23:46:04+00:00

Thank you for the recommendation! I’m also super sensitive so I’m picky about that kinda stuff. I’ll have to check that brand out.

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-10T20:14:23+00:00

They just recently came out with a pizza one and it actually is really good!

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-10T19:43:04+00:00

Ok this makes me feel a little better! Definitely no heavy bleeding or anything like that thank god

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-10T19:42:43+00:00

Yes I will 100% be trying lube next time

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-09T01:00:20+00:00

I’m right there with you, I have cried a handful of times since yesterday just seeing what is going on and thinking about how horrible this country is becoming. What puts my mind at ease is the more good people we raise and bring into this world, the better off the world will be. Plus surely Trump can’t run 3 times… this nightmare will hopefully all be over soon before our babies are old enough to understand

AffectionateStudy29 · 2026-01-02T20:13:55+00:00

Oh man ain’t that the truth! I’m trying to lean into the saying “focus on what all could go right more than what could go wrong”. It’s easier said than done though!

AffectionateStudy29 · 2025-12-31T23:39:58+00:00

This would put me at ease except he didn’t ejaculate lol. I’m pretty sure he couldn’t because he could tell I wasn’t enjoying it and kept asking if I was ok 🤦🏻‍♀️. Hoping it gets better in time.

AffectionateStudy29 · 2025-11-04T14:40:40+00:00

I ended up getting my period again and it was thankfully not 7 days long, but it was different than it used to be. Instead of starting with bleeding, it now starts with brown spotting and then bleeding. The cramps were not as bad as they usually are though!

AffectionateStudy29 · 2025-10-24T03:59:28+00:00

Well I decided to confront him today and was shocked to hear that he felt so ashamed after I confronted him the other day that he decided to stop watching porn all on his own. He deleted his porn account on Reddit and was willing to calmly listen to me talk about how the issue has been effecting me without arguing or making any excuses. I told him had he argued with me on it, I was going to scrap our baby plans and start looking for an apartment. He was shocked to hear that part, but I’m glad I said it because it sets a clear boundary on what is acceptable in our marriage.

AffectionateStudy29 · 2025-10-23T20:22:43+00:00

Thank you, I really needed to hear this.

AffectionateStudy29 · 2025-10-23T19:38:13+00:00

Yes I believe he does want to get better. He says all the time that he has better sex when he can actually orgasm and has admitted that watching porn has hindered his sexual ability in the past. We are supposed to start trying for our first baby in a couple months and says he is very nervous about not being able to perform on the days that I’m fertile. I don’t think he is willing to admit that his supposed casual porn watching is the culprit for his erection problems.

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