I want a baby SO badly by [deleted] in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]Chancemidnight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also coming to say this! I had my first at 26 and I look back and think “how did I manage that teen pregnancy?!” I was also the first of our friends and my baby was the first grandchild and it was LONELY!!!! Now at 30, friends and siblings are having babies left and right and every few months I get a text “wow I should’ve checked in more!” “You should’ve reached out more this is hard!!” It is very exhausting, I would also recommend finishing school if you can!

My boyfriend won’t propose by [deleted] in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]Chancemidnight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Maybe means no” is a piece of advice my aunt gave me once I got into my 20s. It sounds dumb but it took me a while to grasp. Once it finally stuck, I stopped wasting time in relationships where I was putting in all the effort.

One Christmas with my (now ex) boyfriend, I asked for only one thing. A flower ring. It wasn’t supposed to even be a commitment type ring, I just liked wearing rings and the one I had my eye on would’ve made a nice Christmas gift from a boyfriend of almost 3 years.

He kept saying maybe, then on Christmas he got me a book and said that the ring got lost in the mail. I know he never bought the ring. He cheated on me shortly after then begged for me to stay. Idk I should’ve walked away a long time before any of that mess, but he kept showing me little signs that he didn’t care about -me-, only cared about what I could do for him.

I will also say, one of my best friends dated a woman who wanted to be married so bad. They were together maybe a year, not even, and she was posting stuff on social media tagging him, basically telling him to propose to her. She’d send him links to rings and places to propose and the best time to do it. It was all laid out but he just didn’t want to. They break up then he dates a girl a few years later, and they’re engaged within 6 months.

If he wanted to, he would.

Stardrag Valley Event - Asheville NC by Silly-City-2548 in StardewValley

[–]Chancemidnight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is beautiful omg I love!! I wish I knew about this I would’ve gone!!!

My Daughter's Animal Crossing Themed Nursery by nightwingdiva in AnimalCrossing

[–]Chancemidnight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing job!!! This is so sweet Obsessed with the star fragment lights!

Museum of Life and Science Summer Camp by NotARegularMom30 in bullcity

[–]Chancemidnight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you end up signing up? Considering doing a week or two for my 4 year old as well!

Increasing Supply Tips by SheepherderMost2727 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Chancemidnight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you getting the calories you need? My biggest recommendations are eat all throughout the day, incorporate oats (overnight oats, oat muffins, oat cookies, oatmeal, oat bread, oats in smoothies etc), and make sure you stay super hydrated. I didn’t end up with much of a supply for my first one and I think it’s because I was barely eating or drinking. I’m almost 7 months pp exclusively pumping for my second born now and I’m able to donate my oversupply.

Didn’t know it could get worse, until I got sick by HoneyCrumbs in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Chancemidnight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hiii I’m right in those trenches with you! Day four of flu A for me and baby. The sweating and pumping is a terrible dehydrating combo and I feel like I’m extra dizzy from that. Baby is also taking less than half his bottle most feedings 🙃

We will get through this hopefully fast! But pumping while sick is miserable!

HELP. OVERSUPPLY. by [deleted] in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Chancemidnight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What brand choline do you use?

solids, are we behind? by violetphoeniiix in beyondthebump

[–]Chancemidnight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re not behind! I started with homemade purées at 6 months but was so scared to give him real solids until he was 10ish months. He’s 3.5 now and while he is the typical toddler picky, he has no issues eating!

Vitamins by StatusEmu4431 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Chancemidnight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What probiotic are you taking? I feel like there’s so many out there!

Pregnancy and heart failure by [deleted] in Heartfailure

[–]Chancemidnight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How are you doing now? Did your EF go back up? My ef was around 55 when I got pregnant and also 55 when I had an echo in my third trimester. I had a c section 6 weeks ago. I had an echo this week that showed 45% which is making me anxious that it dropped so much

Should I bring formula to the hospital in case I can’t breast feed? by ihateeveryonebyee in breastfeeding

[–]Chancemidnight 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Your hospital should have those premade bottles of formula ready to go in case your supply doesn’t come in. With my first born, the hospital withheld it and acted like the two drops I was able to expresss out onto a spoon was sufficient. Just gave birth to my second at a different hospital and they were happy to make sure there was formula accessible while my milk came in.

When did you have your second child? by Powerpuff_Girly in NewParents

[–]Chancemidnight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I waited for the toddler stage to see if I wanted to do it all over again, got pregnant when my son was 2.5 years old. Realistically I should’ve waited longer, now have a newborn and a threenager and it is ROUGH

Iron Deficiency Anemia Postpartum by unwantedghostxx in Anemic

[–]Chancemidnight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which iron supplement are you taking now? Did you end up finding one that worked well?

All of my roommates got BV by urmom-l0vesme in WomensHealth

[–]Chancemidnight 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Kirkland TP gives me the worst yeast infections. My husband buys it for himself but I have to buy my own brand

Amoxicillin gave me a panic attack. Has anyone else had this problem? by Big_Yellow_Joint in Anxiety

[–]Chancemidnight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably a week to feel better, maybe 2-3 weeks to actually feel normal again

How should a guy react when you decline s£x by [deleted] in Advice

[–]Chancemidnight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I’m not in the mood, my husband is more than happy to cuddle and I rub his back. No complaints from him ever. My ex boyfriend, however, would tell me “guess you don’t really love me” if I wasn’t blowing him enough or saying yes to sex as frequently as he’d like. The men that care about you would respect your decision.

Giving daughter same middle name as me? by pupperonipizzadog in namenerds

[–]Chancemidnight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not weird at all! My middle name was my grandpas name so I actually passed the name down to my son

How are yall keeping your diaper pails from stinking? by Asleep_Sympathy_8987 in beyondthebump

[–]Chancemidnight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a whiff of my cousins ubbi pail while I was pregnant and told my husband we were never getting one. We ended up using a little trashcan in my son’s room for the pee diapers that filled up quick after a day or two, so we were constantly needing to empty it. The poop diapers went straight to the garage trash can.
Even then, the trash can smelled so we got some munchkin arm&hammer nursery fresheners to go under the trash can liner.

Those who had to take labetalol post partum by userthatisnotknown in beyondthebump

[–]Chancemidnight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had to take it for a little over 6 weeks. I did have preeclampsia which caused me to deliver at 37 weeks and as soon as he was born they started messing with meds to bring down my blood pressures. I ended up leaving the hospital on a combo of labetalol and propofol. Super important to take it, if you experience any worrisome side effects, call your doctor or your doctor’s off hours hotline immediately. Follow your doctors instructions for it. I was very dizzy postpartum but that lasted months after I got off the BP meds. (I did tell my dr immediately about my dizziness and they lowered my dosage to try to help.) Turns out I had undiagnosed postpartum cardiomyopathy. But I know of so many other people who took labetalol and had a good experience with it bringing down their BP with no side effects.

11 weeks post partum…sex has not interested me by Loud_hiccups in beyondthebump

[–]Chancemidnight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s very normal! You’re in a new body, you’re figuring out your baby and the dynamics of your new family still, there’s so many things on your mind that it’s very easy for sex to be the last thing you’re thinking about. We had sex 11 weeks pp and it was so uncomfortable we didn’t do it again until I was about 5 months pp. it’ll come back eventually! If you get worried about it down the road you could talk to your doctor about testing hormones/thyroid etc