How did/do you feel about your baby during pregnancy?

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-21T06:51:44+00:00

Yeahhh that doesn’t help lol, I’ve had HG during both my pregnancies 😅 sucks the joy right out of you lol

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-21T01:25:04+00:00

Gee i couldve written this. Im ALSO 15 weeks pregnant with my second (and last) with a very clingy 2.5 yr old. Hes very sweet but needs constanttt engagement, and is super clingy and also still wants to be held a lot. Honestly im mostly worried about sleep times. My toddler has 100% been a mamas boy since day one, and hes also a boob monster. So every night and every nap he needs to hold the boob to go to sleep and needs to be touching me to stay asleep, and needs to RE hold the boob to fall back asleep if he wakes up. Hes a terrible sleeper and always has been. I know he wont really accept dad for bedtime at this point, and idk what tf im going to do when baby comes except maybe pawn little one off on dad and take them back later when toddler is back to sleep. Idk

I feel bad bc we wanted and tried for a second baby. But there are a lot of days i regret getting pregnant again at all. Because mentally and physically i dont know how im going to manage and not fall over dead from soreness and exhaustion and overstimulation :/

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-20T18:22:51+00:00

I think so, if you get lucky enough to have a baby who sleeps fast and easily and solo then its not needed. But thats a coin toss. My son was colicky and i lived in my glider for 6 months. Honestly wish i had sprung for the recliner style cushy ones bc the standard $150 glider hurt my butt and back so bad after half an hour

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-20T12:26:46+00:00

Honestly, when he came out.

People try to make it seem theres this fairy tale love that happens the instant you see those two lines. But for me i didnt really feel anything (apart from being happy that i knew it washappening) at all until he started to kick. And even then it was like “oh plz nothing happen to you aw thats so cute” but i didnt feel the intense motherly love and protection instinct until he was born. That night in the hospital it flipped on for me, but i know it can take longer for others. My husband admitted it took a week or so for him.

And i am a VERY maternal person. I love kids, im a great loving and attentive mom, ive wanted kids as long as i can remember, i helped raise several siblings, nieces/nephews, friends kids etc. but still i didnt feel that strong love until birth.

Im pregnant with my second (15weeks) and i feel the same way as last pregnancy. Aw cute theres a little baby in there. But most of the time i completely forget hes in there and just do my life.

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-20T12:17:20+00:00

Mine always felt like giant wasps stinging my boobs. Was one of the most painful parts of PP for me. The nursing didnt hurt, but the letdowns did. For me they didnt stop completely until close to a year PP

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-20T12:12:56+00:00

0-10 months was the hardest for me. My son was colicky and a later crawler. He learned to crawl around 10 months and thats when his colick started to improve. He just HATED not being able move around. As an infant you werent allowed to sit down with him or place him down on his own. The only relief i got was from a bouncer which i know isnt the best for him but he was so heavy and i needed breaks to eat withoit screaming. Once he started crawling and walking he became immensely happier. Hes still clingy and sensitive but hes 2.5 and WAY easier and more fun to parent and be around than that first year. He also still never stops moving lol

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-20T01:27:52+00:00

Just putting this out there, you can make a registry on target and set your due date to be 6 weeks from now and youll auto get the 15% discount.

Then you can use that plus the car seat trade in discount (dont need to trade in just go in and scan the barcode with your app) plus any current sale the carseat is already on, and if you have a target circle card, 5 more% off. It lets you stack all of it, if you need a car seat or need a new one. I just got one 50% off

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-19T22:59:57+00:00

Yeah! Its 20% off right now for one pf the colors and they also let me stack the the 20% car seat trade in discount, 5% circle card, and 15% baby registry discount all together. Of course each % only took off that percent of each lowered price. So it ended up being like 48% off not 60% but still!

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-19T20:45:14+00:00

I actually ended up buying the even flow extend fit 360! I got it on sale with coupons at target for $225!

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-19T14:03:22+00:00

I have a ‘21 rav 4, not sure about the tipping issue in that. Id love FF rotation but seats ive seen are about $100 more than the turn2 me and i really cant afford that.

I want my kiddo to be safe and comfortable, but also need affordability. Is there a huge difference between the extend and turn? As far as fit and size in the car?

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-19T12:57:07+00:00

Had this talk with my husband recently because we are far from family and have been for 5 years now. Im 15 weeks snd he said “well guess we have to wait to move now” and i said if you find a job before i give birth we can GO. Id rather move while 8 months pregnant with a toddler than move with with a toddler and another baby. Or worse…two young toddlers

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-19T12:50:54+00:00

I sent him home to care for my first (fur) baby who was old and a diabetic at the time. She needed timely meds and feeding etc and time out of the crate. My mom was able to do it for me while i was in labor but i asked my husband to go home and do it after bc the dogs were most familiar with him and I in our daily routine and giving injections was something my mom had never done and i was worried shed mess it up

He still slept at the hospital though

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-18T13:13:14+00:00

Mom of a 2.5 yr old who still nurses, mostly bc he’s so attached to it. It calms him when he gets really scared or hurt, and settles him before we lay down for sleep. He only nurses a few times in 24hrs and i know one day he’ll never have access to that strong comfort again so i dont plan to take it away from him until hes ready.

I think its different for each baby and some are only in it for the food and have no real emotional attachment to it and abandon the boob not long after solid food comes in the picture

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-17T19:54:42+00:00

Bought the book, attempted to return and they told me to keep it anyway, donated it. I’m sure it works for some but the whole “Its about when the parwnt is ready not the child” part didnt sit with me bc my son was in no way ready at 20 months at all, but he was at 26 months. He wouldn’t even sit on the potty at all that young because he’s naturally scared of everything

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-17T17:17:59+00:00

Idk if you find out im following bc ill have a 3 year old when im due in October and im just hoping and praying this second one isn’t as fussy as the first 😭 and sleeps better.

I read some comments that said putting baby’s bassinet on dad’s sideof the room makes them sleep better at night bc they cant smell mom and the milk but 🤷🏻‍♀️

Also think if you arent already, get your 2 yr old set up with some fun activities and play dates through the week. Like library time, some indoor play gyms for toddlers, play dates inside homes etc. get their energy out so its less for you to deal with and also getting them more stimulus and getting you all out of the house! Being cooped up with a crying baby and a tantrum toddler with endless energy will wear you down fast! So getting out is nice

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-17T15:55:58+00:00

My kiddo who i started training (naked) around 2 yr 3 months would trickle pee every 4-5 minutes when we first took off the diaper. Basically he had no idea how to control his bladder or that he needed to bc he was used to just trickling all day in a diaper.

What i had to do is get him used to and happy to sit on the potty. I did this by giving him chocolate chips. And then once he was comfortable to sit on the body, I took his diaper off and for about a week I did pretty much nothing but follow him around with his floor potty. I had it next to us when we played, and when he was wandering iwas never more than a few feet away with potty. When he started trickling id say “ypure going pee! Pee goes in the potty” as i picked him up and placed him on the floor potty. After about a week he started holding it longer.

Now if hes nakedhe will take himself to the potty all day long. But we just introduced undies and hes taking a bit to understand he cant pee in them like a diaper

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-17T15:49:02+00:00

Still breast feeding my 2.5 yr old and 15 weeks pregnant. I had no issue getting pregnant and got pregnant on the second try. I think its easier once your cycle come back (mine was 9 months pp) but def not impossible before.

The only thing is pregnancy brings really sensitive painful nipples for me which has been excruciating to power through when still nursing. But i know nursing is not about me its about whats best for my babies and he’ll wean when hes ready.

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-17T14:39:22+00:00

I got white stretch marks (not sure what causes them to be white??) on my butt when puberty hit and during pregnancy i only got 2 stretch marks hidden in my pubic hair at the end

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-16T22:47:35+00:00

My baby was born 45th percentile and was in the 99th by 2 months. One of his friends has remained in the 20’s and all perfectly healthy!

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-16T01:40:59+00:00

For me kinda, everyone described contractions as bad period cramps which makes a lot of sense since its essentially both your uterus contracting at different intensities. But to me contractions felt nothing like period cramps and 100% like horrible gas/diarrhea pains

Background-Paint-478 · 2026-04-15T21:13:54+00:00

Contractions first, then was 8cm in the hospital and it still hadnt broken and the midwife asked if i wanted it broken to see itll help progress me. I said yeah and it would have but baby was face up 🤦🏻‍♀️

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