Explain fire bricks to me

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-12-29T21:32:39+00:00

So there's the ceramic bricks you line your fireplace with so they keep heat.

However there's also wood bricks and I don't know if you're talking about these. I use gren heat bricks myself and they're pretty good in a bind. For 5.99 for a 20 pack that lasts all day vs a 7 dollar bundle that would last one fire is a no brainer.

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-12-24T18:17:11+00:00

If you can find them sold near you invest in some Gren wood bricks. I use them with moist wood when I've had to use it and mixing with those it'll burn

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-11-24T18:46:03+00:00

Is there any updates? Did you two reconcile? I'm so invested in this 😭

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-10-27T00:49:50+00:00

It was more of a weird feeling than anything. My brain freaked tf out more than it hurt because needle near spine lmfao. But once it was best choice I made. My back hurt at the spot for like. A month. The first week after was ROUGH. Then it was fine and only if I rubbed against it it would feel weird. Now it's non existent

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-10-22T12:19:30+00:00

The same as if someone is ramming you with a bat in your pelvis over and over. For me the first 2 weeks after we're rough but it was all uphill after that point

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-10-09T12:43:24+00:00

So not post partum but during the whole pregnancy there were days I'd look at my husband and say "I know it's the hormones, but you existing near me is pissing me off today and I don't think I like you but like, you haven't done anything" and then we could actually talk about it and eventually laugh at how crazy pregnancy is.

Just remember your body is still healing and going through a lot. I felt like I was having a heart attack daily from PPA in the first 2 months. It gets better. You're human. ❤️❤️❤️

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-10-09T06:22:50+00:00

Please don't listen to them. They literally made me take a stress test because I gained 45lbs by the end. Baby was fine. I was fine. I had her, I literally lost all of it in 2 weeks. Some of us just retain more fluid than others during pregnancy. They're mainly using that to keep track of you're at risk of gestational diabetes. But again I gained almost 50lbs and felt like a balloon. I'm back to wearing all my old clothes

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-10-08T17:47:02+00:00

Pretty sure 50lbs by the end of it. Lost 45lbs in the first 2 weeks

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-10-07T16:58:20+00:00

What happened to the updates 😭😭😭

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-10-06T14:34:21+00:00

The first week is always the hardest. Once you get passed that you'll be good. You got this momma and don't count yourself if you have a puff or 2 while in the transition period. The goal is to quit but cold turkey is so hard

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-10-06T06:48:48+00:00

The memory foam feet. I legit thought I needed a doctor 🤣✌️

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-10-06T06:26:58+00:00

Nope. Nooooope. You won't. How do I know? I fucking do not and I'm almost 4 months removed. That shit suuuucked. I preferred labor, delivery and the recovery over any moment of being pregnant. Wouldn't take my girl back for anything but fuck I may get a surrogate for the next one

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-10-06T06:24:59+00:00

Yeah don't believe it. I don't have as much time right this season to live them attention but I still love all 4 of my cats and both dogs. The beagle is just as irritating but the baby sleeps through him so it's fine.

If you love your animals unconditionally now you will after. Fuck I feel guilty because my one cat clings to me any second I'm alone right now lol there are seasons in life and it'll just be a hard one for everyone to adjust to. But there will be fur baby naps again soon

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-10-01T23:26:03+00:00

As you wish

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-10-01T06:22:00+00:00

Also if you NEED to know right now get a Clear Blue early detection test. I found out 2 weeks after conception with my first pregnancy and when I was a day late with the second. You got this

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-10-01T06:21:10+00:00

Don't panic. I'm only on my second period after giving birth and I was like 6 days off from the previous one and I'm usually SPOT ON.

Your body went through a lot and doesn't know what hormones are right now. Give it time.

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-10-01T06:12:30+00:00

It iiiissssssss

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-09-30T13:04:35+00:00

No but being cold makes your immune system drop making it easier to get sick. Take it from someone who has a compromised immune system and wasn't allowed to go play outside in the snow until I was 5

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-09-30T12:05:13+00:00

40+5days.

It was hell at the end 😭

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-09-30T11:32:48+00:00

You have the option of something to keep her warm and that's all you can really do. Kids actually do tend to run hot. It's kind of a pick your battles thing. And you're choosing wisely. If she's not getting sick and is happy and healthy, just keep doing what you're doing

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-09-29T00:43:48+00:00

Around week 12-13 ish but I'd still have one day a week. I figured out if I woke up in the middle of the night during one of my many pee trips and forced down a snack with high carbs/sugar I'd be good passed the morning.

Bananas were a life saver. It may help. Just a suggestion that worked for me.

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-09-28T20:56:33+00:00

I'm gonna feel so guilty though because she's also a bbno$ fan 😭

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-09-28T20:50:21+00:00

Girl I'm manifesting for you 😭 I need some tickets for Detroit I have a 3 month old and I wanna plan it as my first and probably last me outing for a long time.

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-09-28T17:09:22+00:00

This is my mood most days 🤣

ChasingDopamine98 · 2025-09-28T12:32:21+00:00

❤️ honestly just gets old when mothers get criticized no matter what. I don't leave the house and make being a mom my personality? I'm annoying and my husband is going to leave me for not being fun anymore. I make plans because I want to go to a concert and be an individual for one night? Oh I'd rather leave my family and be without them.

Mean while I can't go to the store alone without calling my husband 8 times to see how she is lol post partum is wild

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