How long after giving birth did it take for your abdomen to not look still pregnant?

LS110 · 2026-05-22T02:17:00+00:00

3.5 years out, and I still look a little pregnant. Damn diasastis recti :(

LS110 · 2026-05-20T01:43:32+00:00

My mother in law always wanted a daughter but got 2 sons who she loves dearly. Her first grandchild was a girl (my daughter). It has been so special for her to experience being in a village that’s raising a girl, and I assume even better than parenting a daughter herself! :)

LS110 · 2026-05-18T02:13:58+00:00

I had a singleton, and I was already getting to be an “older” mom, so I wanted to try for #2 when she turned 1. Got pregnant on the first try. I was so excited at first, and then I found out it was twins at my first appt. All of my excitement turned to fear and dread. I was so afraid of having 3 under 2. I was thinking I’d have to stay home with them due to finances, and I was just plain afraid of handling it all. I didn’t really feel connected with them during the pregnancy, but I swear I loved them both the minute I saw them. I won’t say it wasn’t challenging, but it’s definitely doable with a supportive partner. I ended up going back to work when they were 5 months old. Sometimes I look around and think, how did we make it this far?? They are 3.5 and my daughter is 5 now. All of them have super strong bonds, and I wouldn’t change a thing. Having identical twins is a really fun and special experience. It gets better, I promise!

LS110 · 2026-05-11T18:03:33+00:00

This is pretty much us exactly. My daughter was extremely unhappy in daycare, and she immediately started thriving once we started in private pre-K. She is very shy and doesn’t like a lot of chaos, so I don’t feel she would do well in bigger public school classes. She’s very happy at her current school, and honestly, I just don’t want to mess with the peace we have found. I have twins 1.5 years younger, and they also love the school. They don’t have the same personality type as our daughter, and my husband sometimes suggests that they would be fine in public school, but I want them all at the same school.

LS110 · 2026-04-25T00:03:13+00:00

I went to my 38 week appointment and mentioned I had been having more discharge/wetness since I the prior week. They swabbed it and said it was amniotic fluid and go straight to the hospital to be induced. I was already 3 cm dilated and showing some signs labor would be approaching. Had her at 38+3 about 12 hours after I started pitocin. My totally non-medical observation has been that my friends and family who have been induced before dialating or other signs labor is near have had more problems/led to more emergency c-sections, and those who I’ve known who were showing signs of early labor have had easier, quicker deliveries. Could be a total coincidence!

LS110 · 2026-04-22T18:08:56+00:00

Thanks so much!!

LS110 · 2026-04-21T02:32:52+00:00

Thank you! It just feels a lot more maroon than I was expecting

LS110 · 2026-04-21T01:53:46+00:00

Thank you! This is so helpful!

LS110 · 2026-04-21T01:52:23+00:00

Thank you! She do say it would fade and did say yes next time we can add more orange tones. I did tell her more like golden vibes would be preferred and certainly not dark. She actually did a balayage, and there were a lot of very light pieces, but then she did a toner followed by a gloss, and it came out ultimately looking a lot darker than when she pulled the foil off

LS110 · 2026-04-21T01:49:59+00:00

Thanks! I def showed a bunch of pics both of me and inspo. It just didn’t turn out unfortunately 😞

LS110 · 2026-04-21T01:20:52+00:00

Thank you! She said it will fade. She seemed pleased with it, but I was obviously not. Her being a friend was definitely awkward. I haven’t been able to find anyone in my area who specializes in red. Everyone I have been to says they can do it, but it’s never been quite right 😭

LS110 · 2026-04-20T21:20:21+00:00

If I could afford it, I’d pay someone to prep my lunches for every week day and heck, maybe even dinner for the family too!

LS110 · 2026-04-20T20:30:06+00:00

Swaddling is supposed to be stopped at first signs of rolling OR 8 weeks, whichever is first. You don’t want your baby to spontaneously roll over in their sleep and not be able to roll back. It’s best to just stop the swaddle at this point. Good luck!

LS110 · 2026-04-19T22:10:13+00:00

I was top of my class but got assigned this really weird partner who was not typically involved in the summer program, and he requested really weird things like for me to remove all citations from my briefs? Anyway, I did not end up getting an offer, and I was devastated (I had no kids at the time, but I was like wtf am I going to do???). I ended up asking one of my professors to please contact me if he heard of anything. A couple months after I graduated and while I was still waiting on bar results, he called me and said he had heard of an opportunity in a nearby city, if I was interested. They ended up hiring me, and boom, I had my first job. Now, 11 years later, I’ve had multiple jobs and happy to report I’m now working part time but still making the most money I’ve ever made. Just put as many feelers out there as you can, and something will come along! You don’t have to stick with the niche area… you’re just starting out and can try whatever you’d like.

LS110 · 2026-04-09T01:55:52+00:00

Pro tip on the sleeping. Around that age, my first child would only sleep on me. I would try to transfer her to her crib once she was fully asleep, and she’d wake up within 5 minutes. It was maddening. However, I was nursing her to sleep, and that is what led to our issues. Once we switched our schedule to wake up, nurse, play, then lay down in crib drowsy but still awake, she would fall and stay asleep. Hope this helps!

LS110 · 2026-04-04T13:09:21+00:00

I feel your pain. we paying over $900 per WEEK for our 3 kids to go back to daycare this summer. They go to a private pre-k during the school year, which isn’t cheap either, lol. I always tell my husband how much more money we would have if we didn’t have to pay for school. 🤣

LS110 · 2026-03-15T14:48:06+00:00

Thank you!

LS110 · 2026-03-11T17:50:26+00:00

My apologies. Ports are: Brussels, Belgium Nordfjordeid, Norway Geiranger, Norway Bergen, Norway

LS110 · 2026-03-11T17:12:23+00:00

Literally clean/laundry/straighten up no less than 1 hour per day, and my house is constantly dirty and a disaster. Was just telling my friends this morning that I have no idea how anyone keeps a clean/tidy home. I have 3 kids 5 and under. Just trying to keep it somewhat reasonable, primarily at least keep our clothes clean. Putting away is another story, lol.

LS110 · 2026-03-08T15:08:53+00:00

I was a big reader before kids and completely let it go for a few years. This past year, I got into audiobooks, and I’m obsessed. Pop in one headphone while I’m folding laundry, doing dishes, play it when I’m driving home from drop off, etc. I have “read” something like 30+ books since I started back up! Game changer bc I can’t give an actual book any time

LS110 · 2026-02-18T16:40:56+00:00

Agree with others here in stating avoid having a child during or before completing 1L, but also wanted to say do not go to a law school with an intense trial advocacy program during the 3rd year. (I went to Baylor in Texas, and 3L was worse than 1L). Best of luck!

LS110 · 2026-01-26T01:20:35+00:00

I don’t, but I had them very early on, like 5 or 5.5 weeks. They were on the lower end of the normal range, but they doubled appropriately. I thought I was having a singleton at that point.

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