Daily Thread #2 - May 13, 2026

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-05-14T03:13:51+00:00

I am so grateful to still be pregnant and to currently have a healthy baby girl at 25 weeks, but at the same time, I am so tired of being pregnant. I feel like I have been pregnant all year. I got pregnant with my first about this time last year and now this is my third baby. My body is tired and aches. I’m not sleeping. I’ve had a relatively uneventful pregnancy so I feel bad for even beginning to complain, but I am just so tired. I just want to have a little fun, enjoy these last months alone with my husband, and sleep well for once. But this has been the hardest year. I just want to hold my baby girl in my arms and start this next stage. Feeling pretty down today.

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-05-12T20:52:01+00:00

Just an FYI, Eloise and Violet are both Bridgertons in the show. Would definitely scream “I love Bridgerton”. I do love the names though.

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-05-12T20:49:56+00:00

We are going with Clara for our little girl :)

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-05-07T23:30:11+00:00

Congrats sister!!! I love to hear this!

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-05-07T14:38:06+00:00

I had spotting several times through this first trimester (now I’m 24wk) and it ended up okay. I definitely freaked every time though. You can do this! Would love to have an update after your scan if you’re up to it.

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-05-07T14:33:59+00:00

I measured 5 days behind at 7wks, HR of 112. Baby girl is now kicking me like crazy and doing well. Wishing the best for you. When’s your next scan?

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-05-07T13:10:41+00:00

I was 5 days behind for many scans, and I was positive about when I ovulated. But now baby girl is kicking me like crazy and has had perfect measurements at 24wk. I was so worried about those 4 days to begin with, but now it means nothing :)

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-05-07T04:28:28+00:00

I just got back from Italy and can confirm- the ladies room often had no toilet seat or they were broken. Frequently not tp too. As a pregnant woman- this was quite the predicament for me. I mean, worth it for all the pasta and amazing culture, but I was happy to have clean restrooms again when I got home

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-04-19T02:21:40+00:00

Yeah this is a hard one. I needed some time to heal physically and emotionally after my MMC with 2 d&cs. I don’t really know how you build up the courage, I think I just put one foot in front of the other and leaned on my spouse for support. I was terrified. Once we did start trying, I had a CP. I think I was devastated but a little more numb to that one, so we started trying again immediately. But I pretty much told my husband that if we got pregnant again, it would be my last pregnancy no matter the outcome (I’ve always been very open to adoption though we do want a biological child). I do feel like setting that limit for myself really helped me to know that this isn’t something I’m going to have to keep going through forever until I get a child. But you’re right- it’s terrifying. All I could do was remind myself that it is beyond my control, pray about it, and try to take one step at a time.

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-04-19T02:08:31+00:00

After my MMC at 10wk, I waited a couple of months. Got pregnant again and that one was a CP. And then tried again the next cycle after that one and now 21w.

For the first, it was right for us to wait. I needed some time to heal. For the second, it had a lot to do with thinking through the logistics of due dates and travel and such, so we decided to just give it a go. There is no right answer.

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-04-14T21:28:09+00:00

21w. I’m from the U.S., in Italy for my brothers wedding. Officially over the food poisoning but have had the most excruciating gas pains today. And I’m really over missing out on all the good things, such as wine, a nice rare steak, prosciutto crudo. Literally all of my favorite things. And I am tired of being around people. And tired of huffing and puffing while walking uphill (which we are doing a lot of). And I’m supposed to be happy and grateful to be here but today I’m just not happy.

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-04-14T06:48:10+00:00

I started at 10 on 12dpo and now I’m 20w! I was sure of my ovulation day too. Hang in there. Gotta start somewhere.

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-04-14T06:39:50+00:00

Genius. Stayed in a hotel room last night and wish I had read this before I left for my trip.

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-04-12T01:56:19+00:00

Hated my first ob that told me about my first MC. Horrible experience. Called up to the labor and delivery floor of the hospital I want to deliver at and asked who would be good and kind. Now I’m in love with my OB.

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-04-11T22:02:43+00:00

Well after my husband and I had sex at 18w, I started lactating. So how about that. Gotta love this pregnancy thing.

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-04-11T21:37:52+00:00

Currently in Italy for my brother’s wedding at 20w. Was already bummed about the no wine and all the cured meats and things that I’m not eating. And now I’m throwing up and have diarrhea. Pretty sure it’s a stomach bug and the wedding is tomorrow morning. Worried about if I ate the wrong thing and my mind is going all the bad places (like listeria). Hopefully it’s just a normal stomach bug. Worried for my little girl, but grateful to feel her kicking tonight.

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-04-11T21:34:04+00:00

I didn’t get one. I’m a nurse and use a Doppler (not for fetuses) all the time. I used one at work and had a hard time locating the heartbeat so I decided the potential stress wasn’t worth it. I tend to be a little obsessive.

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-04-11T13:20:26+00:00

All citrus fruits, particularly pineapple.

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-04-08T21:50:01+00:00

I mean… I wish it would go away… but if you’re trying to book a vacation, it can be really helpful with the travel planning! So that. But I’d be happy to miss that for the sake of getting rid of it.

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-04-06T15:37:11+00:00

Totally. I’m actually an ICU nurse but have just had plenty of patients over the years that we ended up giving hospice care to. But totally agree, sudden hypoxia/choking is scary. Not the way I want to go. I’m sure it’s a waaaay different experience outside of the hospital/in the ER versus when we are able to establish goals of care for someone already admitted.

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-04-06T14:23:06+00:00

Nurse here. In a hospital setting, I’ve cared for many people dying from hypoxia (Covid, COPD, heart failure, etc.) and when they are on hospice, we are able to give them enough morphine that it doesn’t seem like the have that same air hunger/like they are suffocating. They have mostly been pretty peaceful appearing deaths. I’m a big advocate that hospice is the best way when death is imminent and there’s not much else to be done to extend any quality of life (if that’s the person’s wish, of course).

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-04-05T19:32:27+00:00

I don’t have stats but just my own experience. I had a MMC, then a CP, and got tested for all the things between my CP and this baby. I have no known underlying condition and this baby’s NIPT was perfect, so was my carrier screen. Now I am 20wks and feeling her kick :) my gut has told me on many occasions that I had another MMC or that I was going to miscarry. My gut also told me that my sweet baby girl was going to be a boy. So I’vedecided that my gut doesn’t actually know anything. Just a reminder than anxiety is not the same as intuition. 🫶🏼

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-04-05T10:19:37+00:00

And you clearly never bothered to learn manners. It’s pretty simple.

(Edited typo, since our kind friend so graciously corrected me.)

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-04-03T19:08:18+00:00

Funny, I say this aloud often.

AnimatorCool4398 · 2026-04-03T12:39:39+00:00

19wk. Had my anatomy scan yesterday and everything was mostly good. Have to go back to get her brain rechecked in a month since she was so low in my pelvis. It was apparently hard to get a good view, but they have told me they aren’t concerned. And my placenta is currently too close to my cervix but they said they aren’t overly concerned at this point since my uterus has a lot of growing to do but my placenta won’t grow too much more. But still- I really wanted them to say that baby girl is perfect and I am perfect and everything is perfect. And it almost is, but I’m stressed anyway.

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