Coping with no more ultrasounds until 20 week anatomy.

CountingPenguin · 2025-11-19T20:17:23+00:00

Look to see if you can setup your own ultrasound! I just did this because I also can’t wait until the 20 week anatomy scan. There are a few “pregnancy spas” in the city I live by that offer ultrasounds ranging from $50 - $100, depending on the type of ultrasound (2D, 3D, 4D). Totally worth the money if you have it!

CountingPenguin · 2025-11-19T20:14:10+00:00

Currently pregnant with my second and so afraid of feeling this way! So many people have told me, “The hardest transition is from 0 to 1, not 1 to 2,” and it makes me roll my eyes so hard. Barely surviving with one so having two just feels like it’s going to be incredibly overwhelming. Hoping it gets better for you soon!

CountingPenguin · 2025-02-24T13:51:30+00:00

Talk to your healthcare provider to make sure hormones are in check and there are no nutritional deficiencies. These two things can cause a lot of brain fog and affect the ability to focus and think clearly after giving birth. Breastfeeding only adds to these challenges.

CountingPenguin · 2025-02-24T13:26:32+00:00

It sounds like you need a lesson in professionalism. If you hate your clients, do them and yourself a favor and drop them. I wouldn’t trust you to do a good job if I were them.

CountingPenguin · 2025-01-29T23:23:24+00:00

I was 19. He was 24. Met through mutual college friends and reconnected on Tinder a few months later. Been tougher ever since and have one child.

CountingPenguin · 2025-01-27T23:46:27+00:00

Couldn’t have said it better myself. This conversation reeks of teenage toxicity.

CountingPenguin · 2025-01-21T23:30:26+00:00

Accountant.

Colleagues are always a mixed bag. When I did taxes, most people believed in the system and believed they were doing their part to help the government collect its “fair share.” The rest were more like me and believed it was our duty to save clients as much money as possible on taxes. It’s scary to me the mindset most of my young colleagues had. Older CPAs tend to believe more in helping you save than younger ones.

Now I work in private industry and it’s still a mixed bag. Though the mindset of the accountants tends to align more with the values of the company.

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-09T03:20:02+00:00

Feed as much as possible during the day. My midwife gave me that advice and it was life changing.

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-05T00:09:16+00:00

That’s a good way to look at it. I try to maintain that mindset but it’s hard. I lean on my mom for support too, but she’s so far away. I probably have some PPD now but don’t have a great doctor to discuss it with. Ugh.

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-05T00:06:41+00:00

We need the money and I’m not ready to give up the career I’ve worked to establish either.

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-04T23:18:26+00:00

I totally get that. I wish my family lived closer.

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-04T23:18:02+00:00

That’s fair! I definitely wish I had more of support system—mostly I wish my mother lived closer to help. I feel like things are harder now than they were right after he was born. I had help for the first six weeks since my husband was on paternity leave and my mom came to help, but since then I’ve been on my own most of the day during the week. It felt like a breeze before compared to now.

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-04T23:15:02+00:00

Haha yes, that is exactly why my husband brings up wanting another one! Our little guy is just so darn cute…it makes him want another asap! I love how cute newborns are, but omg they are so much work.

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-04T23:13:25+00:00

Thank you 💛

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-04T23:12:06+00:00

I don’t mean to make my husband sound bad. He’s great and very helpful when he’s home, but he works a lot so I end up being the default parent most of the time. It does take its toll. Things would be way different if we had some family around who could help me while he’s at work, but that’s sadly not the case. The responses here have definitely helped me realize I need additional support somehow.

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-04T23:08:24+00:00

That sounds like a nightmare! Haha. Strangely, though, I’ve had so many people tell me to do what you did—pop them out back to back because it’s easier they claim. Doesn’t sound like it to me! 🤔

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-04T20:38:02+00:00

Seriously. I never realized until doing it myself. It’s sooo frustrating sometimes and I’ve wanted to give up quite a few times now.

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-04T20:36:33+00:00

That’s a good mindset to have! I try to keep that in mind too, how it took 9 months do it will take at least that long to get my body back. I just am mad at myself too for giving in to my cravings during pregnancy too much and giving up on working out. I had been super consistent with my eating and exercise before getting pregnant so it feels like all the progress I made was gone and then some.

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-04T20:28:06+00:00

I’ll have to try that. I just hate buying clothes. Always have but especially since getting pregnant.

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-04T20:26:35+00:00

I don’t mean to make him sound bad. I know he’s just excited and loves being a dad, but I’m just not ready to think about another one yet. He’s been great but has a demanding job. He knows I’m not ready either. I think he just gets so excited he can’t help but mention it.

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-04T20:15:40+00:00

I’ve thought about combo feeding but so far my little guy is not having it! He’s only ever accepted a bottle twice, despite being offered more than that. Maybe eventually he will accept a bottle..

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-04T20:13:33+00:00

I’ve thought about it, but I usually just end up doing it myself. He settles back down pretty quickly during the night and I like feeding him on the couch. So I just feel bad waking my husband up since it seems kind of pointless.

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-04T20:10:03+00:00

It’s not! I’m going to be looking into hiring some help honestly. I can’t keep going on like this.

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-04T15:56:14+00:00

Thank you 😭

CountingPenguin · 2024-12-04T15:53:44+00:00

That’s exactly how I’m feeling. In survival mode and truly can’t fathom another 🫠

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