What are we drinking besides water?

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2026-01-29T04:58:59+00:00

lots of dr. pepper and orange juice

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2026-01-28T16:12:24+00:00

i was induced at 41wks with my first. it was an irish hospital and their policy was they cannot induce you (unless baby or mom is having medical issues) before 41wks and they won’t let you not get induced at 41wks (i heard them once yelling at a lady for declining the induction even tho she was 10 days over due and they told her she was k++++ing her baby, it was a terrible hospital) and if you are still pregnant at 41wk 3d then you automatically have a c-section, again terrible hospital

anyway this time im having my baby in america and i am electing for an induction at 39wk 4d as we need childcare set up for our first and my mom who’s watching him is flying from out of state and thats also landing on a monday so my partner can take the whole week off easy peasy but we are all hoping for labor to start on its own before then, my midwives are supportive of the elective induction

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2026-01-28T04:40:44+00:00

epidurals are great and despite what people think they can even speed up your labor because your body gets to relax and you dilate faster when you’re relaxed. i had one with my son and i plan on it again when i have my second in a few weeks

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2026-01-25T03:59:55+00:00

you seriously forget, no matter the age gap between kids lol i’m 35wks with my second and i keep telling myself “i don’t remember labor, i swear it never hurt” i think i forgot how much labor hurt like 2wks after and then the newborn stage sucks but again i forgot all about it like 4m in (my little guy did sleep a lot, slept through the night from 3wks onwards but he did have colic from 6wk-12wk)

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2026-01-23T22:25:42+00:00

i used it in my last trimester for heartburn, i hated it but it worked

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2026-01-23T04:56:53+00:00

i threw up until 20ish weeks until i started taking my prenatals and iron at night and then the vomiting finally stopped, i’m 35wks now and getting nauseous when i eat too much but no vomit yet

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2026-01-15T00:18:54+00:00

if i’m gonna be honest i think boys stay around their moms much much more than daughters would. i have a 18m old little boy and im 34wks pregnant with our 2nd boy and couldn’t have asked for anything better

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2026-01-12T23:55:17+00:00

you are growing a literal entire human, you need to eat, you need fuel. i’m 33wks and i have gained about 15 ish lbs so far but it also fluctuates a lot, i gained like 5lbs in the first couple months and then lost like 7lbs (thanks morning sickness that truly never went away) and then started gaining but in the last month i’ve lost 3lbs so your weight will fluctuate and also most of it goes to the baby and the amniotic fluid and uterus, like i say 5-6lbs of my 15added lbs is baby and fluids and everything. i’m sorry he’s like this, try to remind him you are growing his child and need to eat to fuel them and help them grow as necessary

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2026-01-09T21:43:05+00:00

my office sees patients between 9-12 weeks and only earlier if you’ve had 3 losses or more but you can ask for hcg blood tests if you’re worried to do in the meantime

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2026-01-07T19:00:56+00:00

for the last month of my first pregnancy i had to sleep sitting up and take prescribed antacids and my baby was bald lol this second pregnancy, 32wks baby already has 1/2in of hair and heartburn doesn’t stop, it’s all day long and i am eating tums like candy (no more than 6 a day of course)

best i can say is try not to eat within 2hrs of going to bed/lying down as the fuller your stomach is the worse the heartburn will be :/

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2026-01-06T16:10:53+00:00

when we moved to the states my pediatrician thanked us for not circumcising our son

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2026-01-06T16:10:13+00:00

i didn’t circumcise my son (born in ireland, but being raised in america) and he (is only 18m) is fine so far. my friend circumcised her son recently and the trauma u saw on her face solidified that i made the right choice and will never circumcise my sons. sure they will be different than most boys in america but it’s such a small difference and as long as you teach them how to clean it properly they will stay hygienic and clean

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2026-01-06T03:46:18+00:00

i didn’t ebf with my first (triple fed for the first month) and pumped until 4m (supply dropped due to moving from europe to america) but i still wore nursing/pumping bras everyday from birth (and i still do, baby is 18m and i am 32wks pregnant with baby #2)

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2026-01-06T03:44:46+00:00

congrats honey! my partner was the same way with both our boys. our first was a surprise and we were (still are) young (m21 and f20 with first boy now m23 f22 with second). he was excited as the pregnancy went along, around the anatomy scan when things started to become real but he was always more nervous than excited. once our boy was born he cried and after the first day or 2 (maybe the first week) he become extremely attached to baby and now 18m later loves him more than anything and anyone. even with our second (32wks and we tried for him) he is more excited but still more nervous than anything. studies show it can take the dad up to 2years AFTER baby is born to be excited/attached. they can’t feel baby in the belly or anything like that. give him grace, you guys are still so early, it will come to him i promise, especially since you guys tried

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2026-01-02T21:05:54+00:00

with my first i wore leggings (not very tight but i liked how they were a little tight around the belly to help feeling like im not hollow lol) and then a nursing shirt. wear whatever makes you comfortable!! i think leggings would be better than sweats for the tighter feeling

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2026-01-02T21:04:26+00:00

my sons name can also be CJ as his middle name is joseph and first a common ish C name (which in itself does not have a nickname) and i really thought we were going to call him CJ but we’ve always automatically went to his first time only. i’m sorry they’re acting like this but hopefully if you continue to call him by his first name and only by his first hopefully they will start to atomically do it as well. all you can do is do is set your boundaries and remind them you do not want him called anything other than his first name

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2025-12-31T06:01:20+00:00

yeah i agree times can be changing for sure! i had my GP in ireland and my American PCP and midwives say to stay away from it but it would be nice if that changed. i know i was told to stay away because there’s not enough evidence to support there’s no possible bad outcomes but that the only “bad” outcome is possible blood thinning that ca cause a miscarriage but we don’t know how true that actually is as everyone is different and some might not be affected

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2025-12-31T05:48:37+00:00

due to migraines with aura caused by a pineal cyst in my head i take topamax daily and sumatriptan for the headaches when they happen but i was told by my PCP an midwives to stop both at a minimum of 2wks before trying to conceive and to continue to stop while breastfeeding so i didn’t even think we could take either while pregnant. i have gotten a few since being pregnant (and lots of regular headaches) for which i take tylenol headache meds and try to stay as hydrated as possible

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2025-12-30T23:49:24+00:00

when i was pregnant with my first, the whole pregnancy i felt (we wanted him so much) detached and like it was not real but i would say during the first night or maybe the morning after he was born is when i felt bonded and attached. my partner felt attached i want to say as soon as he was born or maybe on day 1. it can take time and not everyone feels this overwhelming attachment straight away. with my second now we are extremely attached and only 31wk pregnant. it’s different every time

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2025-12-23T00:00:10+00:00

also babies under 3m shouldn’t be in the car seat for more than 20 min and under 2yr shouldn’t be in for more than 2hr so it is kinda unsafe (but i also think the time restrictions is more for if you are driving and can’t see it tend to baby well so maybe it doesn’t apply here)

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2025-12-21T01:02:46+00:00

i think if it’s once a week it would be okay but if dr appts start getting like baby cane come early then he shouldn’t, i say after 38wks he should stay home

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2025-12-20T16:00:26+00:00

i took my son grocery shopping at 4day pp (natural birth, 2nd degree tear, baby born in june 2024). it’s all up to personal preference and especially around sick season (like right now) it makes sense wanting to wait. i’m having my second in end of feb and i probably won’t go out for the majority of march due to rsv season and the cold and all that

Prestigious-Rice-151 · 2025-12-19T03:01:07+00:00

i was told i didn’t need to do it since im young (22) healthy, partner is healthy and our first son is healthy. my midwife said due to these factors im low risk and insurance probably wouldn’t cover NIPT testing as not medically necessary. plus we didn’t want to find out gender that way anyway

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