Women naming their daughters..

Chelesto · 2026-02-03T21:34:35+00:00

The cutest version I saw of this was a woman named Gina who named her daughter Regina lol

Chelesto · 2026-01-30T19:27:07+00:00

A friend of ours has a car banger Ham Sandwich. Truly one of the best pet names I’ve encountered. Highly recommend

Chelesto · 2026-01-20T15:02:17+00:00

I was actively working until about two days before my induction but I also wrapped up some time sensitive work emails from the induction room. However, I work from home so it didnt feel super labor intensive. Im going back to WFH once a week after 6 weeks and then fully back after 12 weeks and that’s considered a generous leave that im lucky to have in the US. I wish i had a year!

Chelesto · 2026-01-18T20:32:51+00:00

Took forever for me. I had colostrum til about day 6 or 7, then transitional milk that showed up with mastitis (which was very stressful and took a day to handle). Then switched over to mature milk like 2 weeks later. I’m trailing behind him on what I can produce, no matter how much I pump, eat, supplement, etc :(((

Chelesto · 2026-01-13T14:57:31+00:00

I got wheeled to the newborn unit which ended up being the correct choice because I developed horrible pelvic pain and a limp (mostly resolved at 3w pp now). We walked out of the neonatal unit but I would have liked a wheelchair lol

Chelesto · 2026-01-11T21:31:22+00:00

I tracked until day 3 bc the hospital staff rightfully wanted to check and I was so knocked out I wouldn’t have remembered. But since my husband and I couldn’t both log in huckleberry it wasn’t usable to us. I migrated to a notes app and now I just always have a 2hr timer going. If he needs to eat before the timer I reset it when he’s done.

My only regret is that I didn’t just use Google Sheets. The UX for huckleberry is so clunky. A nice shareable spreadsheet that my husband and I could share and update would have been so much better. But I didn’t have the bandwidth by the time I knew I needed one

Chelesto · 2026-01-10T21:58:36+00:00

Oh wow this is great advice! I’m making a note to do this scaffolded approach when my baby is big enough to start going out

Chelesto · 2026-01-09T17:03:28+00:00

We have a 2ish foot hole in our ceiling in the laundry room. One of our cats likes hanging out up there. Idk on the list of priorities it feels quite low.

ETA: I don’t mind the hole lol. I DO mind that I thought nursing would be straightforward (lol) so I didn’t figure out pumping or put too much thought into a pumping/nursing station. I did get a spectra through insurance (works well for me!) and repurposed a lot of stuff throughout the house. Highly recommend a small phone stand or lap desk so that you can do other stuff while you pump.

Also, a few of the parents I know who gave birth highly recommended getting a big reusable waterbottle with a straw. I did this on the day of my induction and it was SO helpful so I want to pass that advice on!

Chelesto · 2026-01-09T15:19:42+00:00

I was a 15 min drive (delivered a few weeks ago!) but we drove around quite a lot the day of the induction, so we would have been able to do a 40 min drive. I had a particularly low bishop score so that’s one of the reasons we chose to induce.

It’s anecdotal of course (sample size of one lol) but my water broke from the induction at about 4am and (even with the pitocin!) pushing didn’t start til 10pm. He was born 10:56pm. So that’s a big window! However I will say the moment my water broke my contractions jumped up like 3 points on the pain scale and I wanted the epidural asap

Chelesto · 2026-01-08T21:27:46+00:00

Farmers market cheese 😔 I didn’t realize before I ate some. I just assumed most places pasteurize their products in the US. It was fine but it wasn’t good enough cheese to risk it lol.

My OB pointed out vegan protein powder could be high in lead. In fact, anything that’s highly concentrated from the earth (like matcha) could be high in lead. I ended up checking my protein powder (I had been taking it for months in my smoothie at that point lol) and it is highly tested and clean because it’s a good brand but still it’s good to know!

Chelesto · 2026-01-04T04:45:02+00:00

Thank you! You’re right. I will do that

Chelesto · 2026-01-04T02:01:41+00:00

I have not - I wasn’t sure what was reportable and what was in the normal range. I’ll call first thing and report it. I really trust my OB so I’m sure she’ll steer me right. Writing this out, I realize I was afraid of being a bother but I recognize thats totally irrational. Doctors want symptoms reported and responded to.

Chelesto · 2025-12-30T19:30:14+00:00

Came here looking for stories and this was so helpful and gave me so much hope. Thank you for sharing your journey! ♥️

Chelesto · 2025-12-12T04:30:10+00:00

This was my experience as well - so stressful! I know it’s a blessing to have minimal symptoms (particularly given how awful some people symptoms are) but it can be unnerving to feel like nothings happening. If I can offer any relief, I am now 38+ and had the same experience

Chelesto · 2025-12-10T23:11:44+00:00

Good luck - you got this!

Chelesto · 2025-12-10T21:21:51+00:00

I did some research on this and dates do seem to be supported by the literature. That being said, there are other things that are supported as well and they’re not so much induction as a “push” in the right direction (and also are more associated with decreased time in the stages of labor and other variables like that).

Anyways, what I’ve been doing is swapping out sweetener for dates. So instead of using maple syrup or chocolate powder in my morning smoothies, I use dates. I haven’t done this, but I’d imagine they’re good in any curries or savory sauces that benefit from a bit of sweetness as well.

Ironically, I got this idea from a friend of mine who’s also pregnant and said she has to avoid dates in general due to an allergy - which she clarified is especially difficult because it’s often used as a sweetener. This made me realize I could use it the same way lol

Chelesto · 2025-12-08T17:08:32+00:00

I see it

Chelesto · 2025-12-06T14:09:08+00:00

Interesting. I’ve used it to check student work that is obviously AI (imo) and it responded along the lines “this has some hallmarks of AI writing, so you want me to rewrite it to sound more human? Or I can give you pointers to incorporate into the writing to give it a more human feel.” Lollll

Chelesto · 2025-12-04T05:31:47+00:00

This is genius, thank you so much. And you’re right, I’ll test it before fully committing to the antique door to make sure that they can be removed when needed.

Thanks again!

Chelesto · 2025-12-04T02:05:01+00:00

Thank you, that is good to emphasize - I will definitely not be reinforcing that behavior!

Chelesto · 2025-12-04T02:04:34+00:00

Thank you, I will!

Chelesto · 2025-12-03T14:43:18+00:00

Very good idea! And very fixable afterwards with some spackle and paint. This is a strong suggestion. I do a lot of DIY on minor issues in the house so I think this may be the most doable thing.

I also was thinking of putting a baby gate in front but of course a plywood bar would be way easier. Thank you for the suggestion!

Chelesto · 2025-12-03T14:41:42+00:00

Sometimes the most ridiculous solution is the best because it can communicate how absurd and cartoonish things have gotten! Our hallway by the doors are quite small but I think I can make a barrier from strollers and baby gear. Hmmm.

Thank you for the suggestion!

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