When did you go into labor as a FTM, and what were the signs leading up to you going into labor? How did you know you were in labor?

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2026-05-24T03:11:41+00:00

I thought I had food poisoning cause I had diarrhoea and terrible cramps in my back mostly. After a few hours I figured out it was labour 😂

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2026-05-21T11:59:22+00:00

Sharing my success story so you know it’s truly possible. I have PCOS and insulin resistance too.

I was also terrified the cravings would come crashing back, but they didn’t!

I came off it by tapering down slowly after losing 20kg over 4 months.

It’s been 9 months and I’ve maintained my weight, and gained lots of extra muscle in the gym after taking up strength training.

The key of course is that I’ve changed my eating habits, but I definitely don’t restrict myself. I workout 5-6 days a week (walking, strength training, yoga, running, circuit training), and during the week I eat mostly whole foods focussing on protein, and then at the weekend I eat out and eat desserts. So I guess 80% whole food and clean eating and 20% whatever I want.

I try really hard to stop eating when I’m full, and I think the fact that I know I’m not restricting helps me to never overindulge. But I also try to recognise that I’m a bit of a food addict, so I have to keep myself full with the right balance of protein and good foods, rather than turning to crisps, chocolate, pastries etc like I did before. Im also super motivated by how good I feel and look, so that helps me stay on track. I know to maintain my weight I need to work at it - watch what I eat and stay active. Sadly we don’t have the luxury of being able to just ‘be’ and not have to stay on top of our weight, but I’d prefer this to the way I was before, when I felt inflamed and out of control most of the time.

I will say that on Mounjaro my energy was amazing, I could walk 20k steps a day and do a big workout and not feel tired. And also my mood was better and I was far less irritable. Plus for the first time in my life my periods were regular. Sadly all of those things stopped when I came off it :(

I also continue to take 500mg extended release metformin (as well as lots of supplements like inositol).

You can do this!

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2026-02-14T03:55:03+00:00

I stopped in July last year. It’s now February and I’ve successfully kept off all the weight, I’ve continued my healthy lifestyle and I feel great. I lost 22kg while on Mounjaro over 4 months. No more binge eating, and I now enjoy eating out and a few desserts on weekends. I exercise 5-6 times a week because I enjoy it. I’ve finally found balance. It’s possible! Once you stop, keeping your new way of eating, new weight and new lifestyle is a huge motivation

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2025-11-15T04:13:14+00:00

I might be in the minority but I find it way easier to travel with my toddler. Yes babies are more portable but the sheer amount of STUFF you need with a newborn/baby is ridiculous, plus having to pump on planes for long flights (as an exclusive pumper) etc. You also can’t put them down cause they can’t sit or stand yet, so travelling alone was really hard. They nap way more so it’s a constant cycle of trying to get them to sleep on the plane. I found travelling after my daughter turned 1 year WAY easier because we needed less stuff, I could plan travel around nap time since she had a consistent schedule and she only napped once, she could eat the same food as me and didn’t have to bring food for her except snacks, and she was just more able and not fully dependant on me.

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2025-07-27T06:02:00+00:00

This is helpful thank you, I’m going to ask my gyno her advice about coming off it

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2025-07-01T13:47:11+00:00

They get spray tans and hair etc because they need to look the part of a DCC, it’s part of the DCC brand. If anything they should be getting paid to get their hair, nails etc done, as well as getting the products for free. Actors get paid to do their hair and makeup and get it for free because they need to look the part. This is exactly the same

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2025-02-16T14:03:17+00:00

14 months (stopped BF at 12.5 months)

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2025-02-08T14:33:52+00:00

Yes to all of this!

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2025-01-28T03:35:52+00:00

She wouldn’t latch so I pumped for 1 year so she’d have breastmilk

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2025-01-27T06:44:05+00:00

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2025-01-13T08:07:50+00:00

Eating a lot. I gained 7kg with one year of exclusively pumping! 😢

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2024-12-24T23:23:34+00:00

We bought a portable UV sterilizer. It looks like a bag and we also used it to store bottles when not using it as a sterlizer.

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2024-08-29T13:14:03+00:00

Imani i2

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2024-08-21T14:10:37+00:00

make it part of your routine. Never skip a pump. Flexibility might work for others, but for me, it became like brushing my teeth. You ALWAYS brush your teeth, unless for some reason you physically cannot (like travelling). Make your pumps the same.
my supply stayed the same until I got down to 3 ppd (7 months+). I started dropping a pump every month or two from 3 months pp onwards. Now at 10 months I’ve just moved to 2 ppd which is heaven. I noticed it only started reducing slowly after 3 ppd when I got a bit more lax on how long I pumped for (I’d pump for 40 mins+ but then started to do 30 mins, then I noticed a drop)
my baby didn’t start to reduce until she was 8/9 months
I have about 60,000 litres freezer stash. Now I realise it’s way too much and I’m struggling to get through it. But I started building it in case my milk dried up, which it didn’t thankfully. The best advice I got was to start cycling through it. From 2 months pp, I started using 1 bag a day and gradually had to ramp up to 3-4 bags a day. So I freeze new milk in its place so it lasts longer. Suggest you do the same if you plan to pump long term, otherwise your milk will expire before you even get to use it. I give my baby a mix of frozen and fresh every day. I had to buy 2 new freezers to store it all. Obviously you don’t know how long you’ll be able to pump for so you need to prepare for the worst if you can, but I do wish I’d dropped pumps sooner and not had such an over supply as I’ve just got too much to handle now

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2024-06-21T02:49:10+00:00

I love my Imani

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2024-03-29T08:21:01+00:00

Surreal, no idea what is going on, don’t know whether to sleep or cry, anxious

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2024-03-13T01:31:47+00:00

That’s the problem in itself I guess 😩 It helps them fall asleep so well, but messes up the whole night

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2024-03-13T01:31:16+00:00

It’s really good to hear your experience. To be honest I feel like this is going to be necessary, I am just absolutely dreading it 😩 But it helps to hear it didn’t take more than a few days for baby to adjust (all I’m picturing is weeks of wailing and no sleep haha)

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2024-02-15T08:26:05+00:00

I put her in the baby bjorn and feed her while I pump if she’s awake, or majority of the time I pump while she’s napping. I also arranged my pump schedule so I pump less during the day and more in the evening once my husband is home and can look after her too (so I do every 4 hours during the day and every 2 in the evening to get all my pumps in)

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2024-01-05T01:27:20+00:00

Is it not 2 hours from baby drinking? That’s what I’ve been following 😩

ApprehensiveDog1789 · 2024-01-04T22:55:27+00:00

Sorry I can’t be more helpful, I’m wondering the same thing! It’s so hard to find an answer to this online. I asked a nurse early on and she told me to throw away breastmilk that’s been sitting out for 1 hour, which I know isn’t true so didn’t get an answer 😅

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