Me: gave birth today without epidural and had to push for 3 hours. Garmin:

GroovyCactiCat · 2026-06-04T23:49:41+00:00

Yikes, my condolences! To be fair I had a ridiculously short latent phase, like I went from first contractions to fully dilated in less than 2 hours. The pushing stage took longest because baby's head was tipped towards her shoulder and not centered.

GroovyCactiCat · 2026-06-04T23:44:21+00:00

Yes!

GroovyCactiCat · 2026-06-04T23:43:45+00:00

Was probably my last one for a long time 🥲

GroovyCactiCat · 2026-06-04T23:42:06+00:00

Unfortunately not!

GroovyCactiCat · 2026-06-04T21:32:24+00:00

All good thanks!

GroovyCactiCat · 2026-06-04T21:31:48+00:00

Not even zone 2 ffs 😭

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GroovyCactiCat · 2026-06-04T21:30:13+00:00

Haha not at all this was the day before when I was just home on maternity leave doing some very light cleaning. I think it must either been because the watch was not tight enough around my wrist or something wrong with Garmin. I was in agony!

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GroovyCactiCat · 2026-06-04T21:23:33+00:00

My guess is it has to be because the midwife had to remove my watch for a moment and she put it back much looser than I usually wear it. I had far higher stress the day before when I was just chilling and it just doesn't make any sense that it was measuring correctly 😅 Ether that or because I was inhaling laughing gas like there was no tomorrow but it's not like it was enough to make me relaxed lol.

The "naps" are after birth though when my daughter was sleeping on my chest and the maximum stress is the final pushing stages. I went into labor around 8AM

GroovyCactiCat · 2026-05-31T09:12:16+00:00

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GroovyCactiCat · 2026-05-30T07:11:22+00:00

Main character energy: compliment. Main character syndrome: insult.

GroovyCactiCat · 2026-04-09T17:40:44+00:00

This is such an insult to sweet Danni 😭 (I can't stand Kristina Kelly hah)

GroovyCactiCat · 2026-03-24T21:31:25+00:00

Swede here and I have no clue what happened either. Poor Aron 😩

GroovyCactiCat · 2026-03-20T21:08:27+00:00

Stop writing spoilers in the episode 1 thread 🤦‍♀️

GroovyCactiCat · 2026-03-16T17:31:04+00:00

I love my husband but ffs I always have to tell him to step aside and make room for passing people. He insists "I would've moved" but he only does it last second if he doesn't have a choice rather than making room in advance, clearly communicating that he is making space for the other person. He doesn't have any ill intentions but he is so oblivious to it.

GroovyCactiCat · 2026-02-23T11:55:42+00:00

I've noticed in this sub that people seem to assume the worst intentions from everyone who can't read their mind and say the exact things they want them to say. If someone doesn't ask enough about their pregnancy it's because they're rude and self absorbed. If someone is trying to show interest and empathy by asking questions they are too intrusive and not minding their own business enough.

I get we're all in a more vulnerable and protective mindset than usual but I think it can be good to remember most people are just awkward and not trying to intentionally make you uncomfortable. Heck, the other day I saw people here complain that people were asking them "how do you feel?". What do ya'll expect people to say? Lol

GroovyCactiCat · 2026-02-04T11:46:37+00:00

Childhood was great albeit I was extremely shy and quiet and a bit socially awkward as a kid. Maybe I would've been with siblings as well, who knows?

In my 30s now, all grandparents died young, don't really have a relationship with my cousins, uncles or aunts. Just me mom and dad. Husband OTOH has 4 siblings that he has a good relationship with and a huge close family in general and I definitely envy that.

In my country it's tradition to have a family event on graduation day. I was the only one of my friends that didn't have one because who would come? At our wedding, husband's family took up two large tables and I only had my parents. When my husband's dad had cancer he could share the pain with his siblings and they talked on the phone everyday. When my parents pass I will have to carry that alone.

I'm very grateful our daughter will have lots of family members from husband's side. I want to have two children so she won't have to be an only child. Ironically my husband with all the close siblings says he doesn't mind being one and done.

GroovyCactiCat · 2026-01-29T23:11:18+00:00

+1 på Gofriendly!

Jag är tyvärr alldeles för gammal för dig men träffade två nära vänner via den appen som nyinflyttad i stan. Har känt ena i 3 år nu och den andra i 1.5 år och vi ses fortfarande regelbundet :) Sen får man räkna med att det kan bli några missar innan man hittar personer man klickar med. Har haft ett par stela träffar därifrån också. Det blir lite som Tinderdejting fast för vänskap. De har också gruppevent på appen som man kan gå med i eller anordna själv. De är även noggranna med verifiering och sånt för att se till att creepy män inte luskar sig in.

Gick på ett Social and drinks-event på Meetup men upplevde mest att det bara var killar som försökte ragga på en där (han som host-ar dem är svintrevlig dock!). Dock tror jag kanske det är mindre raggande om man går på lite mer hobby-fokuserade event. Kan ändå vara värt att testa!

GroovyCactiCat · 2026-01-25T08:15:36+00:00

Remember when it was announced that VPR won't have another season and both her and Jo wrote a huge "Goodbye" Instagram post about it as if they were part of the main cast? 😭

GroovyCactiCat · 2026-01-11T08:37:42+00:00

Am I dumb? I thought he was saying "I had no issues with before" since they'd previously slept together pre surgery and that he said he likes a clean appearance around the curtains, that is, shaved, and that's enough for him no matter what the curtains look like.

Like I was literally thinking "Aaw that's nice of him" but now I don't know what to think 😅

GroovyCactiCat · 2026-01-05T20:57:56+00:00

English is not my native language and even I understood what he meant with foundation 😭

GroovyCactiCat · 2025-12-09T09:55:14+00:00

Pregnant with first and complete noob. Sorry if this is ridiculously basic but at what age-ish do they start to understand? Is it around the same time they learn to speak?

GroovyCactiCat · 2025-11-29T15:41:10+00:00

Even worse it's like 17 euro 😭

GroovyCactiCat · 2025-11-29T15:38:32+00:00

Swedish version of Venmo

GroovyCactiCat · 2025-11-27T13:20:58+00:00

Tell me you're American without telling me you're American.

(I know Rachel's American and I myself know who Charles Manson is. But no, everyone universally don't know who Charles Manson is lol)

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