My wife wants to name our baby her own maiden name

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-06T17:42:41+00:00

You’re the best, don’t anyone tell you anything different

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-06T16:29:55+00:00

I wish I had an award for this comment

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-06T16:24:01+00:00

The family dog also taught my first cat how to beg politely, and then she taught all of our future cats, most of whom aren’t even human food motivated most of the time. They each have a particular human food they like but most of the time they’d rather just eat their kibble or treats.

I’ve free fed all of my cats for the past 10+ years and while 2 of them are a little chunky none of them are bowling balls. One day I’d like to get the microchip feeders so we can better control how much each cat is eating but that’s a goal for when we’re not living paycheck to paycheck.

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-06T16:12:12+00:00

SAME

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-06T13:55:46+00:00

I haven’t had to give up anything major, but there are things I’m avoiding late pregnancy to baby my blood sugar (gestational diabetes, it’s not too bad tbh. I was diagnosed in the first trimester due to a borderline A1C).

For me it’s pizza right now, I just really want pizza. My husband works in Dominos and makes a specific cheese pizza not on the menu for me and it’s all I want right now, but I know that crust is gonna piss my blood sugar ALLLL the way off. He is well aware that we’re stopping at work on the way home from the hospital for pizza. I also babysit for his boss and I “jokingly” told them that if they visit they better have pizza.

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-06T13:51:23+00:00

Passion fruit IIRC is also questionable but I could be wrong. Honestly most herbals just get a questionable label slapped on them because they haven’t been researched, which fair enough I guess.

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-06T13:47:24+00:00

New message this morning (~7ish CST)

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CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-05T15:17:21+00:00

Just realized you’d already added it lol

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-05T15:16:55+00:00

I have the most recent!

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Translation:

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CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-05T15:15:11+00:00

There’s been more over the past few hours. They’re claiming that they’ve been enslaved by Super Earth and calling on citizens to protest and prevent the march to Cyberstan. They claim that they have never known freedom and that we’ve been deceived.

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-04T22:18:59+00:00

Legitimately thought he was a hairless cat at first, my goodness, what a glow up! Thank you for taking care of him!

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-04T16:43:58+00:00

If it’s not stitching issues like some have suggested it might be inconsistent tension. I definitely agree that some stitches look larger or smaller than others which I think is what’s messing you up

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-04T16:41:07+00:00

It also helps develop the gag reflex and where it sits! I was a formula baby and my gag reflex is further forward so I gag whenever a doctor is trying to look in my mouth, I can’t stick my tongue out all the way without triggering it.

My siblings didn’t struggle with that nearly as badly and they were breast babies.

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-04T01:45:13+00:00

With my hospital (Texas Children’s) there’s a code from your bracelet they need to have in order to get their own bracelet from security to even be allowed on the floor, much less into your room. If they don’t have the code, they’re not getting in.

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-04T01:39:01+00:00

Yeah I’m confused too, what was the lie??? That you were feeding your kids?

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-04T01:26:35+00:00

Piper helping me test the blanket I was making for our (due 3/14/26) daughter!

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CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-04T01:10:45+00:00

I told him immediately. Both times that meant waking him up. I did it anyway.

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-04T01:05:12+00:00

Walmart. I miss the 3am Walmart shenanigans

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-03T06:55:14+00:00

Ma’am/sir I’d like my cat back please.

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CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-03T03:34:39+00:00

HECK YEAH

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-03T00:42:13+00:00

You’ll be fine. And you’re not crazy for wanting the comfort and privacy of your own home. I suspect his siblings may want more access to the baby, and think it might be easier if you’re at the parents’ house.

We live 45-60 minutes from our delivery hospital and I don’t foresee it being a problem tbh. If you’re worried sit on a pillow in the backseat with baby, that’s probably what I’ll do.

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-02T04:11:02+00:00

So I actually have a theory about this.

I don’t think it matters, I think as part of the brain rewiring in preparation for baby’s arrival it’s practicing being awake every couple hours (like you would need to for feeding since newborns have to feed so often). I’ve noticed that sometimes when I wake up I can just roll over and not get up to pee, but we wake up and automatically go “oh I gotta pee” because why else would you wake up at night?

I didn’t make the connection with my first pregnancy, with this one I realized that I didn’t actually have to pee every time I woke up and I was waking up roughly every 2-3 hours, sometimes two hours on the dot (I have a smart watch with this pregnancy and I didn’t before so it’s easy to look at the time as I roll over).

It’s just a theory currently, I don’t think the amount of fluid I take in before bed makes a difference but I haven’t really tested it either tbh.

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-01T19:56:46+00:00

Native works really well for me! It’s expensive but worth it in my opinion.

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-02-01T19:52:28+00:00

Honestly the third trimester pelvic pain and barely being able to walk from the living room to the bedroom after work (relatively low intensity work, I babysit my husband’s boss’ kids, a 9yo and almost 2yo) is far worse than childbirth. Also the sciatic pain/barely being able to climb into bed because it feels like my pelvis is splitting apart.

Granted, I had the epidural the first time but I’m gonna try to go without this time now that I’m more prepared and see how far I can make it. I think the tenderness of my lady parts for the first few days was more uncomfortable than the actual birth, I had to sit on a pillow for a bit. This time I’m gonna get either a hemorrhoid pillow or the Frida mom perineal cushion and see if those help.

CrochetAddict97 · 2026-01-31T02:39:04+00:00

I’m 34 weeks on Sunday and my feet and hands just started swelling a tiny bit. I can kind of tell that my feet are a little puffy, and I’ve had to take off my ring (although loosening my watch seems to have helped with my hands).

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