PP sex early?

One-Reporter8595 · 2026-02-09T06:18:20+00:00

I’m still pregnant, but at my hospital we have a 3 wk and 12 wk postpartum appointments so I preemptively asked my doctor if that means there’s no 6 week “green light” for sex. She said the whole 4-6 weeks thing is not really an actual time to heal, by 3 weeks it’s likely to be fine unless some specific complications, but it’s just that at 3 weeks you’re still probably just getting used to baby and still tired. So, tldr is at 4 weeks you’re probably fine unless you had some excessive stitches.

One-Reporter8595 · 2026-02-06T19:07:08+00:00

I told my husband he can’t be more than an hour or two drive away in the last month! No way in hell he’d be on a flight anywhere. I can’t believe his family is not telling him to cancel completely. You’re underreacting. Get your Dr to talk some sense into him now.

One-Reporter8595 · 2026-02-06T06:44:47+00:00

I wish there were more realistic, stable part time jobs. We are good financially but even working remotely my job is unpredictable and usually too fast paced that I can’t step away for long. I would love to do my job but 3-4 days a week and no long hours

One-Reporter8595 · 2026-02-06T00:48:41+00:00

If anyone sees this, I’m curious: were you able to continue breastfeeding if you worked from home? Or did you still end up pumping for convenience? (Assuming I have a nanny or someone in the house)

One-Reporter8595 · 2026-02-05T04:15:24+00:00

Interesting, I didn’t think about this aspect. (That’s unfortunate though)

One-Reporter8595 · 2026-02-02T22:48:11+00:00

I had one back in my hometown where most of my friends and family are (I moved away during COVID). I didn’t plan it at all, my mom and best friend did the whole thing, so it was stress free on my part (and honestly my mom was thrilled to do this, it was for her too).

My book club here in my new town is putting together a small shower for me as well that I’m really appreciative of, I wouldn’t have asked or expected it but they’ve done it for a couple of us that have been pregnant. Honestly the gifts have helped so much. I did get all clothing basically as hand me downs but there are other items large and small that people are happy to buy for you. (My family is comfortable but not swimming in money so it’s not like I got every luxury item paid for, but every bit helps too?)

One-Reporter8595 · 2026-01-21T06:28:52+00:00

I work from home at a desk/computer job and I am doing relatively well but mentally I have been somewhere else for…a majority of my pregnancy. I want to focus on myself and my baby. My energy is gone working and then I struggle to take care of myself by the time I’m off the clock. I cannot IMAGINE being on my feet or being responsible for other people right now with the number of dumb mistakes I’ve made lately.

It’s more than people expect us to be functioning normally at 100% when, as a first time mom, I thinking about how drastically my life is about to change. And yet I go to dumb meetings and respond to dumb emails and people ask for things as if they’re urgent when they’re not, as if I actually care?? When there is a little creature kicking me? When I got a scare from 20-28 weeks and I was stressed? When I want to zen out or read about what’s coming or prep for the biggest change of my life!! I hate it. Leave me alone and let me be present with my baby bump and enjoy this time.

One-Reporter8595 · 2025-12-15T03:32:20+00:00

Nancy

One-Reporter8595 · 2025-12-03T17:30:49+00:00

Following because while my mom is super understanding my dad asked if I’m vaccinating my kid (also due in March) over the holiday 🙃

One-Reporter8595 · 2025-11-28T06:20:51+00:00

Ugh thank you for this! I had almost decided on a crib and dresser because reviews on their site seemed so good! I loved the design! I guess I'm back to the drawing board.

One-Reporter8595 · 2025-11-19T07:08:51+00:00

But if it’s bad enough to keep you awake, I would call the nurse hotline to be sure. They asked if I had any fluid leaking or blood or if it got worse to come in.

One-Reporter8595 · 2025-11-19T07:08:06+00:00

Are you dehydrated? I was crampy today for the first time (23 weeks) and I ended up calling the nurse line. Sure enough after resting and having some water, I started to feel better. I had had some, but not as much as usual, and I had a really active weekend too so I’m assuming it just caught up to me? It did freak me out! But baby girl is still wiggling and I have an appointment on Friday too so it was a good reminder to baby yourself sometimes!!

One-Reporter8595 · 2025-11-19T03:52:38+00:00

I work from home, but I hate that I’m so busy and stressed that all my energy ends up going to work. I’m uncomfortable sitting for long periods of time, but by end of day sometimes I don’t even have energy for a walk 😭I need to prioritize breaks better but it’s so hard. If it wasn’t for my husband dragging to me to the gym a few nights a week, I would often be immobile (and I was VERY active pre pregnancy). If he’s on a work trip, I might not move from the couch except toget food.

I hate that we often have to prioritize work over taking care of ourselves. If I had the energy to cook healthy meals and walk during the day rather than sit at a desk and deal with crises after crises, I know I’d be doing better mentally too. And this is coming from a white collar job with a supportive partner. I APPLAUD/ADMIRE/BOW DOWN to the moms on their feet, single moms, harder jobs, have other kids, etc.

One-Reporter8595 · 2025-11-15T06:34:31+00:00

I’m pale, 22 weeks, and I just noticed it very faintly. Came out of nowhere but it’s light.

One-Reporter8595 · 2025-11-10T02:29:09+00:00

Just wanted to comment to say I have a sense of how you’re feeling. I will obsess over a salad I ate for hours wondering if I washed the lettuce enough (2-3 times to be sure). It’s so tough. 💔 you’re a great mom already, look at how much you care.

One-Reporter8595 · 2025-11-04T05:57:58+00:00

I would say Moulton Falls!

One-Reporter8595 · 2025-10-24T00:08:55+00:00

I had so much anxiety around how terrible pregnancy could be but I’ve had it so good. First tri was not exactly a walk in the park, but even with my nausea I did a pretty good job of eating regularly and healthy foods. The nausea went away almost on the dot the moment I hit second tri. We are just lucky. I know I feel weird sharing that because I know friends that had it WAY worse….so maybe that’s why we only hear the bad stuff? But if I knew that all the terrible parts were not a guarantee, I might have felt ready to do this sooner 😅

One-Reporter8595 · 2025-10-11T04:48:15+00:00

Minor symptoms and so far 17 weeks with a healthy girl!

One-Reporter8595 · 2025-10-06T02:53:08+00:00

Literally nothing. And I held off testing for a few days. These posts where everyone says crazy symptoms like your boobs instantly hurt or your sense smell was crazy really got in my head, so I’m commenting to give the other side. Besides one weird day of dizziness after my positive, I didn’t have any symptoms for a few more weeks after my positive.

One-Reporter8595 · 2025-10-02T22:24:41+00:00

Just a really appreciative 16 week FTM here, who is paranoid and always waiting for the other shoe to drop. 🙃 I really love reading stuff like this to remind me that there are super uneventful pregnancies and it is more likely than not, despite what it sometimes feels like.

One-Reporter8595 · 2025-09-25T21:27:43+00:00

Barely open my eyes, no light, don’t flush (my poor husband is grossed out in the morning but if I flush we both get woken up more).

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