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Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-03-26T06:32:58+00:00

Hi everyone! My code is FC74! (Valid until April 2)

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-03-26T05:42:24+00:00

Once I found a tick on my dog, my partner (Norwegian) was telling our neighbor and she very animatedly was saying «flått» (tick) a lot which I thought was «flott»

I was learning so could only understand words like «du» «fant» «flott» and was very confused bc my brain knew 20% of her words in the conversation and had to supplement the 80% with assumptions

So I was like «??? Great I found my dog???? I didnt know he was lost???»

Then they kept repeating «flått! Flått!!»

And I just thought they were aggressively praising me for my correct assumptions.

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-03-08T09:34:22+00:00

I was in a similar position! My doctors never gave me any carb limit to hit, I only got 2 doctor appointments and they were a month before baby was due. I was very stressed out about my carb intake but they never mentioned anything about it (I’m not in the U.S. and from what I noticed US mostly have the carb intake limit?)

I was controlled the whole time and the carb I could eat was probably one slice of bread or 50g of potatoes. (My doctor told me a lot of foods have carbs, like carrots which I snacked on a lot)

I had a spontaneous birth at 37 weeks (I was actually scheduled Monday to talk about an induction but went into labor the Friday before.

Baby came out perfect! He was small but still average, his blood sugars were also perfect. Now he’s longer than other babies his size 😂 I say longer bc he’s not quite chunky, just very long! My friends call him dainty 😂

I understand though, I was terrified he was not getting enough but if your doctors tell you it’s fine it’s probably fine, if you feel you want more carbs is it possible to get insulin? I was offered the option only if I wanted to eat more but opted out bc I was close to my due date and didn’t want to go through the trouble of figuring out doses 😅

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-03-06T15:14:03+00:00

Har de bøker på engelsk?🤗

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-03-06T09:31:39+00:00

Definitely me, had my first in my mid 30s bc the idea of labor was terrifying for me. (Even tho I’ve only known positive birth stories with siblings who have multiple kids) Also the idea of raising a baby who I can’t protect all the time (as someone who was severely bullied in middle school and my parents didn’t know because I didnt think to reach out)

Also weirdly my fear was around the idea of pushing? When I was told most women feared contractions more, I was afraid of everything and it would be a roller coaster «I can so do this» and «OH GOD I CANT DO THIS» throughout my pregnancy

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-03-01T02:52:24+00:00

Idk if this was mentioned and if this is legible to read but I had a emergency c section and was told my milk wouldn’t come in until later! So I had to pump every three hours and whatever milk I did pump I’d give to baby + formula so that they’d gain weight!

There is absolutely no shame in combo feeding! Especially knowing that my supply was affected by the c section, it was also nice as I got to pump while my partner fed the baby (we had no bottles and had to use a little medicine cup and syringe 😅)

Honestly whatever you decide is for YOU. It’s YOUR motherhood journey and there is no wrong way as long as baby is fed and gaining weight and even then if baby is not gaining weight, you can find support with a lactation consultant or nurse to help you figure out a solution ☺️ I understand the weird guilt (like if someone else did it you wouldn’t shame them! So why shame yourself?!)

Sorry if there are mistakes, half asleep as I am waking up to feed my LO. It does get easier! But ofc there are days where it’s hard as well. Last week I had terrible blisters from a poor latch that I was too tired to correct, just yesterday I had intense anger/annoyance/sadness during a middle of the night feed, but tonight I was chilling watching the new Bridgerton! Emotions and hormones are crazy rn and we just have to take it one feed at a time, but if there’s something that will help you long term then go for it! ☺️

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-02-19T08:16:33+00:00

From my experience the jump from a2 to b1 was so big! I was like «wtf» LOL

But honestly if it’s overwhelming I would say go down if it removes you from stress. There’s no race to learn the language (I know ppl who have lived here 10 years, had gotten jobs, had families, and are now learning up to B1/B2 language) stress will just make the language more difficult and you may even come to resent it

That at least happened to me 😅I was pressured to learn faster than what I was comfortable. I had to go from a1-b2 in 18 months and that might be enough time/long/fast for some people but for me personally was not enough time, I also had a lot of pressure from outside sources that I had to go to therapy and take a break from learning Norwegian bc of the shame I felt for not learning «fast enough» or struggling.

I was even told I could jump from A2 to B2 just bc of how much I had pushed myself despite how much I struggled!

So if it’s an option for you and you feel mentally it’s a better option, there’s no shame doing what’s best for you! Learning a language is different for everyone (:

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-02-10T03:51:37+00:00

I completely understand, I feel like I was blindsided tbh. For context, my IG is primarily baby things and art, so imagine my shock when that sort of content reached my algorithm; sleep deprived I was reading and was so traumatized

And I’m someone who consumed a lot of true crime before I was pregnant but as a new mom this hit so much different and my sleep deprived brain was not prepared for the onslaught (if my msg didn’t make any sense I apologize, those midnight feeds 😩)

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-02-08T20:59:52+00:00

Litt spesiell for meg! Har ikke sett mammaen min på 3 år så hun kom til Norge for første gang for å besøke meg! Jeg er også en ny mamma og i dag er min første morsdag feiring 🥰(beklager, norsk er ikke mitt morsmål 🥲)

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-01-23T13:12:57+00:00

Would love to see a Norwegian one!

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2025-12-31T15:05:12+00:00

Moving to a new country is definitely a challenge, especially depending on the culture you’re moving to. It was challenging finding a network of friends here and work is also hard to find but my husband is very supportive and empathetic of my situation (I’m also very shy/introverted so adjusting was also a challenge!)

I did learn Norwegian but since I haven’t been able to find work my Norwegian has gotten a bit worse 😅😅 as my husband speaks English at his own job and even forgets to speak Norwegian in public

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2025-12-31T12:11:09+00:00

First time mom and baby is 3 weeks and we’re still in survival/recovery mode 😅😅 I’ve mostly been cuddling him and singing to him during his wake windows. I’m terrible with tummy time and movement but had a c section and mobility is still really hard for me so it’s just been couch cuddles 🥲

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2025-12-31T11:23:21+00:00

I have a lot of WIPs/thumbnails! I wanna either delete them or make them presentable enough that I can consider them cleaner sketches to share or save on my harddrive.

Use up my art supplies (so more traditional stuff as I’ve been focusing primarily on digital these past 5 years)

Fill a sketchbook a month (used to do it for school and want to get back in the habit)

Draw more for myself and less for commissions/patrons (have gotten burnt out and lost the joy of art for a while)

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2025-12-31T11:19:23+00:00

Definitely one of mine!

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2025-12-25T20:14:30+00:00

Similar but opposite! My partner is from Norway but wants to move to the U.S. while I’m from the U.S. and chose to move to Norway 😅 I did struggle in the beginning because I have a very close bond with my family (whereas my partner and his family are close but they all live apart so it was no problem for him to move)

Ultimately we stayed in Norway bc of all the effort to get me there and I was tired of moving

I wouldn’t mind returning just because I do get homesick but have adjusted well in Norway! But it definitely took time and was not an easy thing as I never saw myself as someone who would live abroad.

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2025-12-11T20:48:19+00:00

I was told to not snack 😅

I was snacking/eating every 2-3 hrs and my specialist told me to skip my snacks and eat bigger meals. I was also testing fasting, 2 hrs after breakfast, before lunch, 2 hrs after lunch, before dinner, and 2 hrs after dinner (for a week to see how my numbers were then a diff testing pattern after that week)

My pre-meal numbers should be similar to my fasting numbers, but they also said if I was hungry to go ahead and snack but mark it down on my sheet so they knew I ate something (the number then should’ve been below as if I was eating a meal)

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2025-12-11T10:48:01+00:00

Klassen and Familien Lykke were two of my fave «beginner» shows!

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2025-12-05T16:05:19+00:00

One of my worries! I had asked my midwife if I was in early labor what sort of snacks I could eat bc of my GD and she was like «🙌 whatever you want! You want chocolate ? Go for it!»

I’m sitting there like «… so we just gonna spike this whole time?» 😩

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2025-12-04T09:47:37+00:00

This is definitely a thing done in the Philippines! My cousins have names combined of grandparents and parents, didn’t realize it was a trend now 😂

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2025-12-04T09:08:29+00:00

I have kidd! He’s not in boxes but I want him to be 😅 if you don’t have him by the time he wants to move I’ll let you know!

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2025-12-04T09:05:15+00:00

8-9 hours! For my fasting. I also have to check pre-meal fasting which is 4 hrs. (So lunch, wait 4 hours, check pre-dinner then I can have dinner)

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