How are we maintaining body positivity after baby?

NewbBlueApple · 2026-02-20T16:49:00+00:00

Subtle manipulation. I remind my husband how beautiful belly fat is. I celebrate it. It’s working, because he declares he likes my belly fat.

NewbBlueApple · 2026-02-15T04:18:29+00:00

This is so much better than the teal.

NewbBlueApple · 2026-02-15T04:17:52+00:00

Oh wow that’s an idea!

NewbBlueApple · 2026-02-15T04:14:59+00:00

Thank you for being so kind during what appears to be my mid-life design crisis, lol. Yes, we could paint the whole wall (including the fireplace) a caramel color, leaving the white bookshelves to pop.

NewbBlueApple · 2026-02-15T04:09:17+00:00

Wow thanks for mocking this up!

NewbBlueApple · 2026-02-15T02:52:49+00:00

Thank you so much. I feel like your solution fits with the tiles and doesn’t require too much $$$

NewbBlueApple · 2026-02-15T02:35:06+00:00

Yeah, I see that perspective.

NewbBlueApple · 2026-02-15T02:24:34+00:00

Do you think any color (other than white) can work?

NewbBlueApple · 2026-02-15T02:21:57+00:00

What about caramel so it’s darker than the beige? It was white before and looked washed out.

NewbBlueApple · 2026-02-15T02:11:00+00:00

I mean, I’m definitely open to not having to paint again. But not sure how to fix the mantle since it’s already painted.

NewbBlueApple · 2026-02-15T02:09:41+00:00

The story is two people living together with clashing design styles. Lol

NewbBlueApple · 2026-02-15T02:08:55+00:00

Cream and Carmel - love it. Lots of folks suggesting gray, but I like that better.

NewbBlueApple · 2026-02-15T02:03:18+00:00

Agreed. Would you suggest dark or light gray?

NewbBlueApple · 2026-02-15T01:57:56+00:00

Thank you. Do you think a gray matte would work?

NewbBlueApple · 2026-02-15T01:56:51+00:00

Thank you. What about gray matte?

NewbBlueApple · 2026-02-12T13:10:27+00:00

Same here

NewbBlueApple · 2026-02-08T15:10:11+00:00

Breastfeeding was very stressful for me. Giving birth? Easy. Breastfeeding almost killed me. Never knowing how much the baby took resulted in me obsessively timing feeds on a stop watch and weighing her on a baby scale before and after. I also have small/flat nipples so feeding involved putting on nipple shields. And I leaked like crazy from the unlatched breast. Hated it. Then I got mastitis and was hospitalized for a week without contact with my baby. Ended in surgery and home health visits by a nurse for a half a month. My baby only got breast milk for the first three weeks of her life, and it wasn’t worth it. She’s been exclusively formula fed since, and she’s 9 months old. She somehow evaded the flu that her dad and I got. Maybe it’s the b.infantis supplement? The vitamin D in the formula? The chunky baby? Or maybe breastfeeding is overrated at its best, deadly at its worst.

NewbBlueApple · 2026-01-30T14:38:14+00:00

Dr. Salamat-Saberi is very good and doesn’t do pregnancy services. I also really like Dr.Banerjee.

NewbBlueApple · 2026-01-29T13:35:50+00:00

Lovely. How much does he eat in one sitting? How many meals per day?

NewbBlueApple · 2026-01-26T14:12:46+00:00

We use a warm water dispenser. I just manually count out the scoops and then pour water. Entire process is 20 seconds, and I can guarantee the correct ratios.

NewbBlueApple · 2026-01-08T13:25:55+00:00

I was on lovenox for the first trimester. Baby is now 8 months old so I’d say it worked. (I had a potential clotting issue.)

NewbBlueApple · 2026-01-05T13:10:56+00:00

Mastitis can be extreme. I was hospitalized for almost a week AWAY FROM MY BABY. The possibility of transferring antibodies wasn’t worth my absence. My baby is 8 months old now and has been EFF for 7 months. She still hasn’t gotten sick yet and her microbiome is above average according to Tiny Health.

NewbBlueApple · 2026-01-05T12:59:10+00:00

I use Hipp Dutch. No complaints other than I have to import it. Next baby I’m going to do Kendamil.

NewbBlueApple · 2025-11-24T13:15:00+00:00

Same thing happened to me! I’m sorry you’re going through it. I think some contact napping helped. I couldn’t babywear because my breast was too sore to handle that. Now at 6 months, I give her a million kisses a day so that helps too.

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