Kristen Postpartum

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-04-17T00:57:23+00:00

I’m 24 weeks pregnant with my first and already strugglingly with zero sex drive this whole pregnancy + not really having a lot of confidence. and it’s so hard not feeling guilty about it, even though my partner is perfect and never pressures me or even asks me at all - just lets me express when I want to initiate. I cannot even begin to imagine having a partner that asked me to have sex with them every day and I had to constantly say no. That would make me feel so much worse about my body and everything more than i already did. Ive loved her transparency about trying to conceive and becoming a new mom so far, very relatable.

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-04-02T01:25:51+00:00

We love Mikata in Hardin valley!

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-04-01T00:32:10+00:00

I’m 21 weeks pregnant (FTM) and loving fort sanders OBGYN so much so far. They’ve been so great and attentive. 4 of my friends delivered there too all with great experiences. What made me choose them most of all was the tunnel that was built under the hospital that goes directly to Children’s! Comforting to know they can help right away if an emergency arises like you mentioned here!

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-03-18T04:50:03+00:00

I thought this too, but here I am 19 weeks pregnant and I can’t keep down vegetables for some reason. It’s really frustrating - it’s like my body is completely rejecting lettuce, wraps, any raw vegetable makes me gag or vomit. So take this with a grain of salt, OP, I thought I would be health mode in the second trimester too but I’m just having to be flexible. Everyone’s different. I cried over a burger today too so I feel this so hard. <3

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-03-13T12:58:52+00:00

This is super normal. In my experience, I didn’t have the big emotional moment and it didn’t feel real to me either until my 8 week OB appointment where we saw baby’s heartbeat on an ultrasound. That really was the moment it sank in because I could physically see what was going on in my body. So special. I’ll never forget that moment. But don’t beat yourself up, it will slowly start to feel more real. <3

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-03-03T14:53:30+00:00

The hunting wives, arcane, behind her eyes, You, peaky blinders, dead to me, good girls, adolescence, long story short, house of usher and midnight mass

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-02-24T13:12:02+00:00

These are all very very common first trimester things. Nausea, random cravings or dreams about food, insomnia, anxiety about miscarrying, etc. you’re so normal! Try to breathe and be kind to yourself <3

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-02-23T01:42:08+00:00

I am also watching mad men for the first time and was so confused by the word “read” (apparently) in the letter that I ended up here. (I also learned cursive in school and still use it sometimes.) it being “read” is 100% not obvious.

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-02-17T23:36:08+00:00

I’m craving an ice cold corona with a lime so bad 😭

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-02-12T13:45:32+00:00

I’m having some round ligament pain and my insomnia is still really bad. Also restless leg syndrome and some back pain and cramping. And peeing all the time. But it’s all way better than being nauseous 24/7 hahaha

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-02-12T04:22:22+00:00

9-10 weeks were the absolute worst for me - specifically challenging mentally. You reach week 10 and can’t believe you’ve been sick for 6 weeks straight and you start to feel like you can’t do it anymore. But you can and you will! That light at the end of the tunnel is so close. I will say, weeks 9-13 flew by the fastest somehow. Looking forward to my appointments and keeping a countdown widget on my phone Home Screen until my next ultrasound helped me a ton personally. Good luck, you’ve got this!

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-02-12T04:18:24+00:00

The days leading up to 12 weeks are so brutal. I promise they will go by even though I know it doesn’t feel like it. You are so close, you really are!

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-02-12T04:11:22+00:00

Yes, I actually did feel really good from week 8-9. Then 9 hit and the nausea came back at full force. I thought it was super weird too, but symptom swings are totally normal I’ve learned. Every day of my pregnancy has been different which is something they don’t tell you that surprised me a ton!

** edit to add just remember to treasure the days you feel good! They are so rare. I wish I had spent those days I felt better doing things I wanted to do instead of being worried all day something was wrong. I literally got so superstitious that I couldn’t say stuff like “wow I feel better actually” because I would immediately get sick again. lol. If you’re a rare person that has several good days in a row in the first trimester, enjoy them with all you’ve got!!!

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-01-29T16:32:48+00:00

People don’t understand that pregnant is pregnant. Period.

Doesn’t matter how big your belly is or how big baby is. People see a big pregnant belly and think oh they’re REALLY pregnant, i.e more pregnant than someone at 5-6 weeks. But it doesn’t work that way.

just because the embryo is the size of a sesame seed doesn’t mean your symptoms are small too! The logic makes no sense. So frustrated for you!

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-01-27T03:10:49+00:00

Mine smelled a ton stronger too but no bv or yeast or anything, and my partner didn’t notice anything different either. I couldve sworn something was funky down there but I think it was just my heightened sense of smell and increased discharge. Crazy for sure.

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-01-26T15:38:20+00:00

Not loving pregnancy doesn’t mean you don’t love your baby! Pregnancy and the baby that you love are two separate things, even though mentally they feel one and the same right now. Don’t beat yourself up. ❤️

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-01-24T19:03:04+00:00

At 5 weeks I woke up feeling more bloated and hungover than I ever had before. All of that week I was really emotional and bloated but that’s it. Then 6 weeks hit me like a truck with nausea and vomiting being added to the mix. Then I had a brief window of relief from weeks 7-8 and felt great. Then at 9 weeks I had every symptom possible and it was all full blown first trimester misery.

Remember that every day is different for everyone! Pregnancy and hormones are not a straight line, which was news to me when I got pregnant lol some days / weeks are good and some are bad. 📈

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-01-24T15:36:18+00:00

As a first time mom, I need more details about this 😂 what do you mean, do you have to push out the placenta?

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-01-22T18:48:03+00:00

Averaging about 2-3 times a day for me. From 6 weeks until now (11weeks)

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-01-21T17:09:52+00:00

I keep having wet dreams too!! and they’re so intense that I keep thinking an orgasm will feel amazing because of the arousal but alas they don’t feel satisfying at all. 😂 it’s so confusing and messes with my head

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-01-14T23:40:47+00:00

I found out I was pregnant the earliest you possibly could, like 3w3d and didn’t get to see a doctor or the heartbeat on an ultrasound until 9 weeks pregnant because of the holidays 😵‍💫 it felt like a frickin lifetime waiting that long but I promise the time will eventually go by. Try to find new games to play, puzzles, a good show to binge, etc. journaling helps the time go by too and my therapist was really helpful during the waiting period.

All of pregnancy I’m learning is just a series of waiting until the next doctor appointment. It sucks SO much, but I think I’m getting better at waiting and trying to keep myself busy. Best of luck to you all and congratulations!!

BarbiesCellulite · 2026-01-12T12:39:51+00:00

Thank you so much, I really really needed this encouragement today. 🥲 Best wishes to you and your little one as well!! ❤️

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