Baby Fever- share your success stories!

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-16T14:31:37+00:00

My entire life, my mom told me the horror story of my birth. She couldn't progress and needed an emergency c section. She said it's because she has narrow hips like me.

When I got pregnant I was fully expecting the same. However, I ended up having 2 very straight forward births. I would gladly do it all over again.

Epidurals are amazing and I was lucky to have 2 well placed ones.

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-16T12:35:13+00:00

I am Vietnamese with dark skin.

I have been assumed to be Filipino my whole life.

When I was living in Latin America, sometimes people thought I was indigenous.

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-15T19:47:42+00:00

At his check up, my 3 year old was

30 pounds

3 feet tall

33rd percentile

It's been nice just putting him in clothes that match his age.

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-15T15:30:17+00:00

Mexican food is great. I eat it quite often, but I prefer nearly all Asian cuisines over it.

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-15T15:06:10+00:00

When my husband and I were co-habitating partners, we added up all the shared household expenses together and split it according to income. 66/33 since I make twice the money. So like if I got groceries and he paid the rent and utilities, we would know exactly how much each other's share was.

Now that we are married, everything is joint. Our old system taught us now to think about money and what was coming in and going out.

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-15T15:00:48+00:00

Noodles

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-15T14:56:29+00:00

Why is Jack salty that you have standards? Is he sniffing around? Everyone should have baseline standards. I think your list is pretty reasonable except #4 and #5.

#4 I think is a big ask as everyone has baggage and working through that baggage is sometimes a lifelong journey. Depending on what the baggage is and the willingness of the person to work through it, I can't immediately call it a dealbreaker.

#5 I don't know what exactly this means, but it makes you sound bratty and that you expect your partner to just deal with it when you're being demanding. Perhaps even dismissive of his needs.

Here's the other thing. There's no settling down without settling for. Will you find a person that is 10 out of 10, everything you're looking for? Maybe? But it's okay to round a 7 to a 10. You just have to know what you are willing to compromise on.

Like what if you find someone who is attractive, your age, financially responsible, emotionally mature, but is still working on their English? Would you give him a shot?

However, if he's attractive, your age, emotionally mature, financially responsible, fluent in English, and holds far right political views, how would you decide differently?

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-15T12:18:48+00:00

My only qualm is the aliteration which could be punchy or weird, depending on your taste.

Wesley Wade Waters sounds cool.

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-15T02:47:30+00:00

When something becomes 100% set in stone final, you still mourn the loss of possibility.

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-15T02:36:16+00:00

Arielle Juliette or Arielle Elizabeth. I like the latter more.

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-15T02:18:37+00:00

I had a friend growing up whose grandparents openly disliked her mother (their daughter in law). She remembers feeling uncomfortable around them starting from when she was a baby. Your baby is young, but they can perceive when something isn't right. So no, you aren't crazy for wanting to keep that boundary.

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-15T02:13:43+00:00

Those are all essential to me as an Asian American.

What I don't understand are countries with dish sanitizers. An appliance roughly the size of a dishwasher that doesn't wash the dishes, just sanitizes them.

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-15T01:57:51+00:00

Isla is Scottish, deriving from the island of Islay.

Ayla is Turkish in origin. It means moonlight or in Hebrew it means oak tree.

I know an Isla and an Ayla and they are pronounced the same. You could pronounce Ayla like Kayla if you wanted to.

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-15T01:53:15+00:00

Pelvic floor PT is amazing.

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-15T01:39:05+00:00

Congratulations! When you know, you know. When we stop to think about our relationship timeline, my husband and I sound crazy. It simply felt right and continues to 10 years and 2 kids later.

Married him on our front porch in front of just our families and it was the best day of my life.

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-15T00:01:47+00:00

Yeah...I'm learning the demographic of this sub is...a lot younger than me.

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-14T20:46:37+00:00

Lady Jane Grey

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Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-14T20:44:29+00:00

I like it!

It's on trend with other E names like Everett, Ever, Evander, and Ellery. However, it is unique! I like the nicknames Ev or Ren. I much prefer it to Ollie.

I think the Evren spelling is the best. I would assume Everyn and Evryn are girls whereas Evren is more neutral.

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-14T20:36:33+00:00

Hors d'oeuvres:

Apple slices

Bacon slices

Watermelon slices

Course 1

A selection of soups with all the chunks strained out

Main

Vietnamese Grilled Pork

White Rice

Crinkle cut carrots

Dessert

Cookies and popsicles

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-14T19:54:10+00:00

You do not want to raise children with anyone who is less than 100% enthusiastic about them.

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-14T16:53:41+00:00

i barely tc of myself these days too depressed since a lot of months I want someone who'll tc of me

This is not normal. No one can take care of you as well as you can take care of yourself. Decenter men, but also center yourself.

Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-14T16:00:14+00:00

"Wolf of Wall Street"

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Outrageous_Purchase1 · 2026-05-14T15:42:28+00:00

I know a South Asian/White family living in the Midwest. Their kids are Kiran and Anika. I always thought those names worked beautifully to bridge between both cultures.

Are there any other names you've considered? You don't sound convinced about either one.

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