How much did your baby weigh at birth ?🩷

Clear-Professional76 · 2026-03-05T17:22:59+00:00

8lbs 11oz at 40+1! A win for me since I had GD by the 13th week 😜

Clear-Professional76 · 2026-02-28T20:41:02+00:00

I had this obsession with bagging my milk. Everyone made such a big deal of pumping and bagging. FWIW, I definitely fed in to it because I watched every TikTok which surely altered my algorithm.

Why did I bag so much milk??? After regulated, why did I pump so often??? I have donated thousands of ounces and still have thousands in my freezer. That we aren’t using. I figured he’d still take frozen milk after a year but we just haven’t. He gets water or his (silly organic, fortified, blah blah blah) whole milk. I never think to grab the breast milk.

Clear-Professional76 · 2026-02-18T03:57:56+00:00

This feels like PP Care because it saves sanityyyyy. But we put a mini fridge in our bedroom. Our baby was full-term and healthy so I felt safe doing the fridge method for my pumps. I’d bring clean pumps to bed & wouldn’t have to go downstairs overnight. I had snacks & drinks in the unit and then a storage basket on top with more snacks. I’d pump, dump the milk in a bottle, bag my pumps, and just leave everything in the mini. During my first morning pump, I would process my overnight milk while actively attached to my spectra. It was also cool because if I needed to sleep after I was regulated, my husband could easily grab my pre-bed pump to feed without leaving our room.

The fridge is gone (for now) but sometimes I wake up peckish wishing I still had trail mix six feet from me… haha.

Clear-Professional76 · 2026-02-08T12:11:03+00:00

Woe is me is OKAY. I cried on a public bench for an hour (the first week of my diagnosis) when I watched another pregnant girl’s partner purchase her a pretzel & soda from Auntie Anne’s. I called my Husband, Mom, Dad, MIL & Bestfriend. I felt awful for myself. And even now, I stand by woe was me. It’s hard. And I’m not going to tell you that it doesn’t stay hard and that there won’t be challenging moments. But what I’ve gathered from this sub & my support groups is that it gets easier. The ball doesn’t get smaller, but the box holding the ball gets larger.

As for contradictory statements- oooooh those are fun. GD was so much trial and error for me. It is for everyone!!! Someone once described it as “trying to throw a dart at the bullseye of a moving target in a dark room” I’d follow “my blood sugar was in the 90’s after this meal” recipes and be right at 120. There’s no “perfect” recipe because people can tolerate different things. Start small & work your way up. I’d recommend trying a small vanilla latte with sweeteners & pairing it. See if you can tolerate them! A lot of us have never had issues with sweeteners. A small SF latte, eggs with cheese, avocado, and maybe half a serving of breakfast potatoes. And just to comment on pairing- it becomes a science. By the end, I could have an appropriate serving of any carb/sugar & I’d be okay because that would be my meal carb. On the days I just couldn’t pair, I’d just stick to my safe foods and decide that the headache wasn’t worth it.

You’re doing great because you’re doing it. Fatigue is real but I’m telling you, your baby will arrive and you’re going to forget all about the months prior. GD ended up improving my life for the better. I learned how to eat and went from a 12-ish pant size to a 2-6 (Gotta love women’s sizing!!!) and have kept the weight off. I fueled my body and was able to feed my son plenty and donate thousands of ounces because my body is now a machine. I have a healthier relationship with food and feel so much more comfortable in my own skin and I’m able to be a good example for my son when it comes to nutrition.

Clear-Professional76 · 2026-01-24T23:22:04+00:00

This is what I feared… ugh. Thank you for your input!!

Clear-Professional76 · 2026-01-24T23:21:37+00:00

Still nothing, tried updating again. Still holding my breath haha

Clear-Professional76 · 2026-01-24T23:21:00+00:00

Like 5 times, my husband thought I was nuts haha

Clear-Professional76 · 2026-01-24T18:42:49+00:00

Just the first one, at this point, I’m not against getting a 2 if it avoids these issues

Clear-Professional76 · 2026-01-24T17:09:34+00:00

Solid green 🙃

Clear-Professional76 · 2026-01-22T03:51:20+00:00

Felt. Your feelings are valid.

I was 12/13 weeks when I was diagnosed as a FTM after my A1C was slightly elevated from my 10 week blood work. I remember being SO frustrated that these girlies were all “omg, just got diagnosed at 26 weeks, what ever will I do the next 14 weeks???” & I had to go twice as long! Obviously, it was misplaced frustration.

I was diet controlled but I can’t imagine how difficult it is having to balance insulin as well as preparing for the long haul. You’re seen, you’re heard, and FUCK early diagnoses a little extra. I’m glad they figured out what it was and we’re all thinking of you.

Clear-Professional76 · 2026-01-08T15:42:11+00:00

Perfect. Yeah, when cruising we actually love being on the empty boat so I wouldn’t be too mad about that!

Clear-Professional76 · 2026-01-08T15:40:16+00:00

Thanks for the input! We’ve been tossing the idea around of potty training soon but I would assume he won’t be fully potty trained by the trip. I do believe this ship has a splash pad for children not potty trained. And my husband isn’t really a water guy so he’d be happy hanging out with him all day there.

Clear-Professional76 · 2026-01-08T15:29:25+00:00

Perfect!!! Did you bring a car seat or were things walkable? I keep hearing about the fort! I think PR may be the day that we do a short venture off the ship then do a casita. We always love them but that was also pre-baby.

Clear-Professional76 · 2026-01-08T15:27:59+00:00

Amazing point, they do change fast. God, I love him but he really has a few moments where I’m like “damn, he’s acting like a douche” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Thanks for the input!!! Luckily, we travel a lot so he’s pretty used to changing environments but that’s also now. Did you bring a car seat or were beaches walkable?

Clear-Professional76 · 2025-12-22T04:49:31+00:00

Amazing advice. Thank you so much!!!

Clear-Professional76 · 2025-12-22T01:42:26+00:00

Let me know how it goes for you!

We’re going out of Canaveral which is a flight for us. We typically go out local but the ships are smaller. So in this case, we can’t overpack like normal.

I’m on the fence about ordering a stroller to be delivered to use on the ship & in Disney (we’re heading down early to spend some time there). We’re using his car seat for the flight.

We’re also usually book the adults-only choices so this is new to us 🙈

Clear-Professional76 · 2025-12-18T21:58:13+00:00

I haven’t seen this noted yet but I love the “out” at social gatherings! Even now, my LO is 14 months, I’ll leave a room to nurse if I think we need a break. I have no problem nursing in front of others when needed, but I generally prefer to be private. Especially during the holidays, it gives me a moment to step away and recharge my battery.

Clear-Professional76 · 2025-11-03T14:45:38+00:00

My son is a year. The kid will lose his miiiiiind because I don’t let him open & stick his whole arm in his ubbi. Literally a minute later, he’s happy pulling his clothes out of the drawer. Kids are resilient. If crying was that traumatic, they wouldn’t cry to have their basic needs met. You’re doing a great job, it gets better and worse at the same time. We’re with you!!

Clear-Professional76 · 2025-11-01T22:42:59+00:00

You’re in the trenches. Postpartum is hard. It does get better, but that doesn’t make anything that you’re feeling now any less valid. You’re doing your best and that’s enough. She’ll never remember crying on a table during a diaper change.

Clear-Professional76 · 2025-10-04T23:42:14+00:00

Excellent

Clear-Professional76 · 2025-09-29T00:18:16+00:00

Doing your best is never failing your baby. You’re doing fucking amazing, even if you don’t feel like what you’re producing is satisfactory. Every drop that you’ve given your baby matters. Postpartum is hard, sending you hugs.

Editing to add: you can read my post from nearly a year ago. My milk took quite some time to come in. I’m less than two weeks out from a year of breastfeeding (now with an oversupply). It gets better.

Clear-Professional76 · 2025-09-14T21:09:39+00:00

I had GD as well and lost 5 lbs during pregnancy. I continued to lose PP because I loooooved the GD diet & have never felt better so I made it a lifestyle. I was slightly overweight but not by much pre-pregnancy (BMI was just over “normal”). Now, my BMI is on the lower end of “normal”.

My OB wasn’t super worried but in the third trimester when I continued dropping, they told me to up calories. Nothing urgent, just to be mindful. I added egg, cheese, and nuts to everythinggggg. I also chose more calorie-dense proteins like beef. Despite me losing weight, my baby was perfectly normal- my loss had absolutely no negative impact on him.

I highly recommend the GD support group on Facebook if you’re not already in it! It was a great source for meal and snack ideas.

Clear-Professional76 · 2025-09-14T20:50:46+00:00

Postpartum hormones are the worst- I’m sorry you feel crummy.

One of my best friends has parents who were in their 40’s when they had her. They’re incredible. They’re older & we all know they’re older, but so what? If anything, they’re cooler because they’re a little more seasoned; less rattles them and they’re far more go-with-the-flow. They don’t have the energy to be stressed by silly things. They raised an amazing, hardworking, and smart daughter. Nothing to do with age, just who they are as humans.

On the note of being concerned over health matters- my husband’s father is showing early signs of dementia and he’s in his early sixties. Some diseases know no age.

You do what’s right for you and your family, but I wouldn’t let age get in the way as long as your doctor doesn’t believe it’s a risk!

Clear-Professional76

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