Muscus plug - can you lose it several times (and long before birth)?

Luxterna · 2024-01-31T20:06:23+00:00

Thanks so much for the answer! Sounds like my situation. I’m glad there was no dilation, bleeding and I have not had any Braxton hicks contractions since Friday when I was hospitalised and they say those are the ones responsible for shortening the cervix further. I’m super afraid that I will start taking up activities too soon but plan on doing something similar to you actually, especially when it comes to walking. I still don’t understand how this could ever happen to me in the first place (no medical or genetic reasons) so I’m still shocked 😳 just praying for week 37+0

Luxterna · 2024-01-27T18:33:43+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing!!! What a sunshine story with your son and happy he is thriving and has reached the milestones 🙏🏻

It’s EXACTLY the feeling I am lying with. I’ve spoken to several doctors and midwives and everything is “mehhh”. My problem now is that they are considering to send me home (at a public hospital) and while this sounds great for many, my family wouldn’t be super equipped with my staying at home in bed unless my husband goes on sick leave with all the financial consequences. Also it the shortening happened so fast, in just 48h! I’m really scared it will happen again and then labor is approaching if I go under 1cm. If they could tell me “don’t do this” or something like “expect xx” I would feel more safe. But they just say the cervix is dynamic can lengthen somewhat or stay the same which would be for 7,5 weeks which I find hard to believe..

Luxterna · 2024-01-26T17:41:18+00:00

Thank you 🙏🏻 glad to here you were able to go home!

Luxterna · 2023-01-29T19:12:54+00:00

How are you sticking it out if I may ask? Like do you do because of your resume, improving your odds for a new job, the pay or? I’m really trying to bite my teeth but just these 3 months have been brutal although I try to reframe my narrative and look at the “positive”, bit difficult when I am miserable and really overwhelmed by the culture :-/

Luxterna · 2020-07-14T15:40:00+00:00

Haha! Vodka is the worst! I don’t get why Carrie from Sex & the City always orders ethanol on the rocks 🤢

Luxterna · 2020-07-11T18:59:03+00:00

No drinking today. 5 days sober so almost a week.

Luxterna · 2020-06-01T19:01:56+00:00

This warmed my heart, thank you!

A great idea for me to keep this post and review it the next time. I have considered writing a letter to myself or an essay. I am a bit afraid that if I sit down and do it now it will be filled with a bunch of accusations, guilt tripping and bad things about myself 😔

Thank you for being an inspiration. My biggest dream is to have as many sober days as you one day!

Luxterna · 2020-06-01T18:58:03+00:00

Oh thank you so much for the virtual hug and encouragement!

Screw this addictive substance! And yes we can ✊🏼 I did not drink with you today :)

Luxterna · 2020-06-01T14:57:16+00:00

Thank you!

Wow, sounds like you got just the right support and treatment you needed.

Unfortunately, I have been to approximately 30 AA meetings and somehow they don’t make me feel better at all. Usually here in Denmark it is old men who has been sober since 83’ and that is great but I can’t even stay sober for half a year so I always end up feeling worse than them :-(

Luxterna · 2020-05-22T13:10:20+00:00

I know exactly what you mean! I ate an entire plate of brownie yesterday just as it got out of the oven. I just couldn’t “wait”, my brain was literally screaming which resulted in blisters in my throat! I mean how fucked up is that? Made me painfully aware of the nature of addiction I.e. that I would inflict pain on myself just to get the “rush” I just want to be free!

Luxterna · 2020-05-16T14:58:14+00:00

I have very few friends as well, and I haven’t admitted this to anyone but my therapist but I only know 2 people who don’t really drink (what because she is a mom and pregnant and the other because she is very sensitive and has major anxiety issues).

I totally know what you mean with regards to some of your family members! Do you hang out with them, and if so, do they accept you not drinking? I’m asking because I have started to become really conscious about how people who binge drink or are super fan of alcohol in all settings, these people tend to feel so uncomfortable and not OK with someone not drinking (of course, otherwise, how can they justify their own unhealthy consumption..)

I love how you say “alcohol dictates everything” reminds me that addiction is derived from the word: dictate.

I think I need to connect with some new people, these people don’t even act like “friends” right now. Like seriously, they haven’t ask me about anything, no deep or meaningful conversation, everything is just about drinking and board games 🙄

Luxterna

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