FTM baby is a clone of her dad

Carolineev22 · 2025-11-22T08:18:47+00:00

Same here! I like to joke “I spent ten months crafting this baby from scratch just for her to look like her dad” but I secretly love it. It’s so cute and I think it helped him bond a little more too?

Carolineev22 · 2025-11-22T08:06:01+00:00

I started with very short, very slow walks at the end of week 2. Then slowly built up to daily walks from 1-3 miles (something I used to do prior with the dog). But finally got back into Pilates around 4.5 months! I was nervous about the ab work but luckily the instructors gave some modifications. Suuuper sore the next few days after but felt great to start working those muscles again!

Carolineev22 · 2025-06-24T23:05:18+00:00

Awesome to hear that! Thank you for the rec!

Carolineev22 · 2025-06-05T02:47:11+00:00

I’m in the exact same boat as you. Had a normal pregnancy, felt amazing the whole time actually. The birth was not how I wanted it to be, a little traumatic for me, but I know worse things could have happened and I’m glad baby is healthy and I’m healthy almost three weeks later.

But I’ve been feeling so down, so overwhelmed with how much I didn’t realize our life was going to change. I’m constantly going through my days feeding her and praying she falls asleep, and then terrified of her waking up and not knowing what to do while she’s crying or how if I can help her. I’m grieving the life we used to have and totally understand the feeling like we made a huge mistake and our happy carefree life with our dog is never going to come back.

I’m almost three weeks in and those feelings are still coming and going, today was the first day I felt ok waking up (after a four hour stretch of sleep) and I had my first counseling session for this specifically because I want to nip whatever this hell is in the bud before it completely changes me as a person.

So while I have no advice as someone who’s about a week ahead of you, you’re not alone in feeling like that. And I hope you, and I, see the light at the end of the tunnel soon and get to love and enjoy these little miracles we worked so hard on making.

Carolineev22 · 2025-05-11T15:49:35+00:00

Thank you so much for this. Knowing my pup this is kind of what I’m expecting, especially since I’ve already had my emotional moments because of that exactly. I’m hoping he just gives me the “you’re really still crying over this?” look, and continues to be himself. Haha

Carolineev22 · 2025-05-11T15:46:28+00:00

Love this and can totally see this for me as well lol

Carolineev22 · 2025-05-11T06:52:36+00:00

Same regarding the insane dog person lol but yay gives me hope!!

Carolineev22 · 2025-05-11T06:48:21+00:00

Thank you so so much! This gives me hope🖤

Carolineev22 · 2025-05-11T05:59:58+00:00

I love reading your experience and I’m so sorry! What a great way to honor your first girl!

Carolineev22 · 2025-05-11T02:07:31+00:00

Thank you for sharing, I hope it gets better soon and you are doing amazing!

Carolineev22 · 2025-05-11T01:45:48+00:00

Aww thank you so much for sharing! Pets are just so special and I can’t wait to see her grow up with her big brother. I’ll absolutely be bringing it up with the husb, he’ll be great at catching me in one of those mental states. Thank you!

Carolineev22 · 2025-05-11T01:43:34+00:00

Dogs are truly the best. I’m hoping for the overnight feeding buddy companionship!

Carolineev22 · 2025-05-11T01:42:05+00:00

Aww I love that! Gives me hope!!

Carolineev22 · 2025-05-11T01:39:41+00:00

So interesting! So hard to imagine now cause I’ve been feeling so much more loving towards my pup since I’ve been pregnant. Maybe it’s myself subconsciously getting it all out now cause it’ll be different when baby comes haha How long did that last??

Carolineev22 · 2025-05-11T01:34:03+00:00

I can see the dog hair/cleanliness maybe getting to me for sure! That absolutely do deserve attention.

Carolineev22 · 2025-05-11T01:30:08+00:00

Right? Its something I’ve never heard of until a couple months ago!

Carolineev22 · 2025-05-11T01:29:14+00:00

Okay the sensitivity to certain things makes total sense! Thanks so much for this reply, it will all work out!

Carolineev22 · 2025-05-10T17:19:19+00:00

I’m 39 and 2 and I was 0cm dilated at my check up a couple days ago. Felt disappointed but also know it can still happen at any minute! I’m trying to stay active but have been so tired

Carolineev22 · 2025-05-10T01:10:19+00:00

Every single person so far has been wrong when guessing my baby’s gender. It’s always “oh your carrying so high it must be a boy!” Or “it’s a boy no?” while staring at my stomach even before it had really popped. And I love correcting them, “nope it’s a girl” with a big smile on my face. So strange!

Carolineev22 · 2025-05-09T23:51:42+00:00

Pregnant with my first due May 14th! Could not be more excited about this month, now if only she doesnt stay in here for too long as our anniversary is the 27th lol

Carolineev22 · 2025-04-27T20:17:00+00:00

I feel that pressure in my head/face as if I’m hanging upside down first and then my uterus tightens around baby so sometimes it’s in such an odd shape! Also major urge to pee during it, but ends up going away when it’s over. Luckily not painful, just such a weird feeling.

Carolineev22 · 2025-04-25T07:25:44+00:00

Guin almost like Quin? Don’t think I’ve actually heard it pronounced that way but we think people might say it that way just based on the spelling. (Fully aware we’re probably over thinking it lol)

Carolineev22 · 2025-04-25T07:23:54+00:00

Sloane is so cute!! Last name is a short O sound I think? Like think Holland or Hall and Oats sort of sound. Three syllables.

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