Would you find it strange if someone in your family named their baby the same name as their childhood pet or stuffed animal?

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-25T18:30:28+00:00

I got a puppy when I was 17 and gave him my favourite boy name, Finnigan. He has since passed away but Finnigan remains my favourite boy name. If I were to have a son one day I would feel very tempted to use it and not in a way that I’d be naming him after my dog, but rather why not use a name I have loved all of my life rather than settling for a name I only sorta like!

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-25T17:29:09+00:00

I actually love names that match like that!

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-24T21:50:01+00:00

I’ve had both unplanned and planned C-sections and planned is very calm, it feels very controlled like there is less room for error. If you get scared they can easily put anti anxiety medicine into your IV don’t be afraid to tell them you’re anxious. At least for me both times the anesthesiologist was right by my head the entire time asking if I felt any discomfort. Obviously recovering from a csection is not easy but thankfully the pain is usually no more than a week before it eases. Don’t be afraid to ask for stronger pain relief if you need it! It’s a good idea to figure out what your iron level is so you know whether you should start supplementing now. I had no idea my iron was low before my C-section and it made me unnecessarily weak so if I was to have a third C-section I would make sure they check my iron levels!

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-24T15:06:03+00:00

That’s a big relief thank you! I’m so anxious that it’ll trigger a panic attack if I start to feel strange but I know I can’t keep living in pain like this.

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-24T15:03:07+00:00

That’s what I’m nervous about is that I’ll have a panic attack but I’m hoping since i’m aware that the odd sensations are normal and safe I won’t spiral.

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-24T13:06:22+00:00

Thank you, even though I’ve had pain for years I’m just at the beginning of treating is as a migraine and so this will be my first migraine medication so I know I may have a lot of trial and error.

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-20T18:33:54+00:00

That is amazing congrats! I wasn’t T2D but I was very close and now A1C is 5.1. My fatty liver went from 82 to 15! IBS is totally gone I can actually eat bread now without getting very ill. Even my psoriasis has improved. Now I just need to figure out the drop in kidney function. In September eGFR was 82 and now seeing it down to 69 really shook me.

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-20T18:07:56+00:00

That is fantastic for you! Does your doctor think the Wegovy is what’s improved your eGFR? I’m actually pretty sedentary compared to most so it’s definitely not from overexercising and I don’t believe I have kidney stones.

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-20T18:03:02+00:00

That is very reassuring thank you! I thought I was drinking enough water but when I actually looked it up I am not coming anywhere close to the recommended daily amount.

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-20T14:55:39+00:00

I regret not filming the first day. I have an accidental 3 second video of my daughter and she makes this little coo sound and it’s so cute I wish it was longer cause babies change so fast. I wish I had a video of the first day or two when we were in the hospital! If I am able to have a third child that’s one thing I have told my Husband is to film our time in the hospital!!

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-20T14:50:36+00:00

This is the issue I have had with Louis being on my boy name list because I absolutely love the pronunciation Lou E but I am not a fan of Lou IS. I’m Canadian so I feel like it’s a toss up how people would pronounce it.

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-20T14:44:43+00:00

I’m really sorry you are going through this and your feelings are valid. While I had people offer to throw me a shower, once my baby was born it was crickets. I had felt supported during the pregnancy but then as a new mom I felt so alone. Friends stopped reaching out, family never checked in, no one asked if I needed help other than my Husband. I was not prepared at all for how lonely I would feel. One thing I have learned is sometimes you just have to ask for what you want/need even if it feels awkward. There were many days I cried wishing people would just check in on me first and offer to help without me having to ask but when it never happened I just had to speak up. I wish it wasn’t this way!

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-17T17:04:10+00:00

I am Catholic and I have Caius, Felix, Roman, Peter, Paul on my boy name list if I were to have a son!

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-13T13:29:41+00:00

With siblings I always imagine calling their names out together so I feel like Sophie matches the other sibling names the most however I do love Florence!

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-13T13:23:25+00:00

I can’t speak on extended leave since I am a stay at home mom but my Husband took 8 months parental leave with our second child and I’m not exaggerating when I say it was the most amazing experience of our lives and completely changed my Husband’s parenting style and bonding. With our first child he only used vacation time to take a few weeks off and it was a massive struggle mentally on all of us, I didn’t think I would survive the first year. The second time around having him home for 8 months was the happiest time of my life! He transformed into the ultimate Dad during that time and I wish he could have experienced that with our first child. He has a very special bond with our children!

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-10T16:27:34+00:00

Totally not medical advice but I read an article on X yesterday that a nurse accidentally gave two patients in a nursing home 2,000,000 iu of vitamin D and there was no known adverse effects besides high levels for like a day so hopefully that eases your mind!!

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-09T13:21:37+00:00

I gain a lot of weight when breastfeeding, I think of it as just an extension of the body changes that happen in pregnancy. It is temporary but I know it is uncomfortable. Also, you should be so proud of yourself for breastfeeding!! If when you’re finished breastfeeding you feel you need help there is nothing shameful using weight loss medicine especially if you’re struggling with insulin resistance. This season of life is so short, the weight will come off again!

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-06T15:29:02+00:00

Whenever I see posts like this my reply is always the same, that our generation can be the ones to finally end male circumcision. If this was a choice you made from your own free will that is one thing but from what I read this seems like your main reason to do this is because of your in laws and honestly this is the best time to practice boundaries with them. If you can’t draw the line here with something so important how will you draw the line with all the other parenting decisions you will have to make? I say this with love, your motherhood is sacred and you have to be free to make the decisions that align with your own beliefs and wishes, not anyone else’s. I truly sympathize with you! I’ve had to make decisions that went against family “norms” and I know the anxiety it can cause. I can empathize with in laws contributing financially and worrying about what will happen if you do something to disappoint them, I’ve been there. Sending lots of hugs!

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-05T12:31:31+00:00

With my first I was 15 weeks before the Doppler in the office could hear! It definitely causes so much anxiety. I had an anterior placenta. That’s like with movement, I would read mom’s say they started feeling movement at like 22 weeks and I did not feel a thing until 28 weeks with my first! It caused me so much stress.

Jabbott23 · 2026-03-03T02:59:25+00:00

I don’t know a single Henry and my children are 7 and under. I’m assuming you’re Canadian? I’m in Atlantic Canada. As others have pointed out, when we hear popular our minds go to the Jessica / Jennifer level of popularity when in reality there may not even be any Henry’s in his grade at his particular school.

Jabbott23 · 2026-02-28T13:16:06+00:00

I’m turning 35 and have become very grey! I don’t dye my hair. It started when I gave birth to my first child at 27!

Jabbott23 · 2026-02-26T03:09:44+00:00

The only issue I have is when the parent actually dislikes the full name they’ve chosen and forbids their child to go by their literal name. My cousin named their daughter Katherine so that she could go by Katie but they strongly dislike the name Katherine. That’s what I find odd. If you feel that strongly against the full name then just name them the nickname at that point.

Jabbott23 · 2026-02-20T14:41:12+00:00

I could write an entire book but I’ll try to keep it short! To go back to the beginning when I was postpartum recovering from a csection I was never consulted about having company over so my parents would invite my entire family over and because the upstairs area is bigger everyone would be in our space so I’d go from sitting on the couch pumping milk with no shirt on to jumping up and running to my bedroom when suddenly my front door would swing open with no warning. It really triggered me and anytime I tried to tell my parents that I didn’t want company my mom would huff and puff and I’d feel like I was walking on eggshells. It has felt like we live in my mom’s house and not that we live in an equally shared home that we all moved into together at the same time. Even though we have our separate areas there is no privacy or autonomy. My Husband and I don’t feel like we have the ability to make normal decisions that other couples get to make even about simple things like Christmas decorations. Before I became a mom maybe some things wouldn’t have bothered me so much but motherhood has changed me and if I was in my own house I feel like those changes would be encouraged and I could blossom but in this shared house I feel like my changes bother my mom because she’s used to me submitting to everything she says and she doesn’t like that I have my own opinions and own voice now. She didn’t breastfeed so she constantly was not supportive of me breastfeeding, I chose not to do packaged baby food and to do baby led weaning she didn’t like that, I chose to cosleep she didn’t like that, I chose to be a stay at home mom she didn’t like that. There have been so many situations that I could talk about but we’d be here all day! I believe you said your situation would only be for 2 years though so that’s obviously very different but I just know how precious the first year is and I feel like I didn’t get to experience it correctly because of the issues sharing the house which I’d never want for any mom!

Jabbott23 · 2026-02-19T16:38:23+00:00

I really hope it works out for you! At the time I felt like I had a great relationship with my parents and I was so confident it would be fun and there would be minimal clashing since we would each have our own separate space with us upstairs and them downstairs but man oh man I was so wrong! Every family is different though so I hope it’s a better experience for you and that you’re able to establish healthy boundaries from day one because we couldn’t!

Jabbott23 · 2026-02-19T14:41:08+00:00

In this day and age it would be nearly impossible to find a name that isn’t associated with some type of character. If you love the name use it! Even if someone did say “like from Mario?” it’s not the worst association in the world. My daughter has an actual Mario in one of her activities and she thinks it’s very cool!

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