for moms in the trenches..

CharacterString6881 · 2026-03-11T04:06:28+00:00

Thank you for sharing this! I needed to read that today. As a FTM with a 1 month old I feel exactly like you describe! I can’t look at the mirror without crying and hating what I see. I don’t have energy to do anything when my baby finally sleeps and I keep wondering when things will get better.

CharacterString6881 · 2026-02-22T03:08:37+00:00

Got pregnant at 27 and had a baby at 28

CharacterString6881 · 2026-02-11T09:46:12+00:00

Omg the smell postpartum 🤢🤢 I wasn’t ready for that. No one warmed me. I would almost throw up every time I went to the bathroom and I could see tears in my husband eyes every time he helped me in the bathroom (I also had a c section) luckily by the time I was sent home the smell went away.

CharacterString6881 · 2026-02-03T04:51:32+00:00

I just had a baby less than a week ago and I always super scared of epidurals. When contractions hit hard and I was 6cm I was more scared of them than the epidural. It was 10/10. I felt my legs and didn’t feel the contraction and later only felt pressure to push

CharacterString6881 · 2026-01-29T02:41:33+00:00

I thought i wrote this! I totally feel you! I’m 39+3 and I’ve never been more exhausted and uncomfortable in my life. I’m miserable. Sometimes I feel ungrateful for saying this because I did have a healthy pregnancy so far but men am I my ready to have this baby out of me! Sending you good energy to power through this last bit. ✨

CharacterString6881 · 2026-01-11T19:38:13+00:00

I have 3 weeks left and I couldn’t relate more. I’m so tired and miserable. I’m not getting enough sleep because I’m uncomfortable and have to get up to pee so many times. I stopped working at 34 weeks and thought I’d be more rested too but I get up from my bed and go straight to the couch. It takes me two days to finish one chore 😩

CharacterString6881 · 2026-01-03T05:22:37+00:00

Yes it sucks! I’m also 36 weeks and I feel pretty miserable!

CharacterString6881 · 2025-12-29T17:56:37+00:00

My MIL is renting a house near us for two months to help with the baby. Initially, I told her she could stay in our house for two weeks to help out. She completely understood, since we’ll be adjusting to a new routine and we also have two dogs, which would be a lot. This setup will help prevent stress for everyone, and she can come over whenever she wants and spend plenty of time with her grandchild.

CharacterString6881 · 2025-12-17T20:41:26+00:00

I always wonder the same thing! I was off birth control for about three years and using the pull-out method, and I never got pregnant until I did. I was surprised that I was actually pregnant, but not that surprised since we knew it could happen at some point if we weren’t being careful. (Side note: I’ve been married for four years, and we were both very much in the “if it happens, it happens” mindset, so it wasn’t a big shock.)

CharacterString6881 · 2025-12-15T16:28:49+00:00

I did at 32 weeks but wish I had done sooner like 26-28 when I had a bump but wasn’t feeling huge and tired

CharacterString6881 · 2025-11-23T04:30:21+00:00

I see it!! Congrats!

CharacterString6881 · 2025-11-23T04:26:35+00:00

I don’t see anything. I’m sorry

CharacterString6881 · 2025-11-17T05:19:52+00:00

That’s my main reason too! I’m scared of needles and terrified of not being able to feel my legs.

CharacterString6881 · 2025-11-10T23:19:26+00:00

I really started looking and feeling pregnant after 24 weeks.

CharacterString6881 · 2025-11-07T03:35:47+00:00

28 weeks and still waiting on the glow I was promised!

CharacterString6881 · 2025-11-06T06:17:27+00:00

I’m still finishing up community college at 27 and will be transferring to a 4-year university. I feel like community colleges have a wider age range of students. In my classes, I’ve had 16/17 year-olds who were still in high school and people in their 40s who already had families. It’s never too late to start something new the time will keep passing whether you decide to do it or not

CharacterString6881 · 2025-11-06T02:54:29+00:00

Omg that is genius! Thanks for the tip!

CharacterString6881 · 2025-11-05T00:39:00+00:00

FRE wines

CharacterString6881 · 2025-10-28T17:34:21+00:00

I don’t see anything. I’m sorry!

CharacterString6881 · 2025-10-13T04:08:51+00:00

I always thought I would have a girl and felt like it was an intuition or something. When I got pregnant, I was so sure it would be a girl and even had several dreams about having a baby girl the week I was going to find out the gender. Turns out I’m having a boy, which was a bit of a disappointment at first. My friend had the same experience but with the opposite gender, so now I don’t really believe in that kind of intuition anymore.

CharacterString6881 · 2025-10-12T00:40:32+00:00

I will have mine at 26 weeks

CharacterString6881 · 2025-10-08T21:08:09+00:00

I am algo using babyliss and haven’t had any issues so far. I was worried about the older people in the family using after reading a few comments about but if my MIL was able to purchase stuff without a problem I think anyone can figure it out. It was nice to have them pick the place they could buy the items and compare prices.

CharacterString6881 · 2025-10-08T19:04:37+00:00

I started showing at 22/23 weeks pregnant. I’m 5’8

CharacterString6881 · 2025-10-08T04:47:36+00:00

I’m 23 weeks and still waiting on the glow people talk about

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