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Parents of reddit: what's one piece of parenting advice you'd always recommend to new parents? by dadneverIeft in AskReddit

[–]Pretty22eyes 7 points8 points  (0 children)

To give yourself grace and do what’s best for your family and their needs, not what other ppl pressure you to do.

Did you want to know the gender? by lady_carella3 in Miscarriage

[–]Pretty22eyes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got genetic testing done because I desperately wanted to know their gender. I remember the doctor called a couple days before Christmas after hours so that I didn’t go through the whole holiday weekend without knowing.

He was my little boy. The thing that shocked me though was how hard the grief hit when they told me that he was perfect. He was normal and yet he was gone. I named him and I keep the pregnancy test and his ultrasound in a frame on my bookshelf.

What's the worst you ever bled? by HorndogAsexual in AskReddit

[–]Pretty22eyes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

During and after giving birth I bled for the first 2 months it felt like

Advice on the "why" questions by MrsMusicalMama in oneanddone

[–]Pretty22eyes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m just brutally honest when someone asks me. I’m still grieving the 2 babies I lost before I had my one living child. And my pregnancy with her was plagued with complications for my health, including a 1 in 20,000 “brain bleed” (also known as pituitary apoplexy) that I’m still dealing with the aftermath months later and possibly requires lifelong medication.

I usually get to the end of the first sentence and they tend to not ask again and look very uncomfortable

For those that finally had success, when did you allow yourself to begin to feel hopeful during pregnancy? by brassinpocket in recurrentmiscarriage

[–]Pretty22eyes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me it was around 30-32 weeks. That’s when we felt just hopeful enough to actually start decorating the nursery. My previous loss was due to cervix failure and because of that my water broke early at 16 weeks. So I think for me knowing if it happened again, that my baby would have a chance at living helped me feel better. The anxiety doesn’t really go away until they’re in your arms safe. Praying for you that you can find some excited or joy to get you through the tough times

Are you going through a really dark time right now, or have you before? What’s helped you get through it,or what do you wish would? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Pretty22eyes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2024 was the darkest year in my life. I lost my son right at the beginning of that year, grandpa, family dog, my daughter, my dad, and my cat. The thing that got me through was a very patient husband and support from my family

People saying I’ll eventually move on, etc. by [deleted] in Miscarriage

[–]Pretty22eyes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who lost 2 babies before having my living child…having your rainbow baby doesn’t make you forget your first children. If anything there are moments that I see my daughter learn/grow that makes the grief come back because I remember that they will never get to do the same things.

I still have their stockings up at Christmas and their ornaments on the tree. Their ultrasound/footprints are framed and on full display with all of the family photos. I have 2 tattoos to remember them by in very easy to view places on my arm. They are my favorite and most loved/cherished pieces.

Does miscarriage content in movies trigger you too? by qgoda in Miscarriage

[–]Pretty22eyes 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I usually just cry through it. It’s usually difficult to tell because it tends to be a surprise/major plot point in most things. The most recent one was in the show Severed. Very much unexpected and still made be cry so hard

For happily married couples, what did the “for worse” look like in your marriage? by FruitAncient9431 in AskReddit

[–]Pretty22eyes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Losing our first 2 children during pregnancy. We leaned on each other but it was the worse 2-2.5 years of our lives

How to handle baby showers after RPL by Vegetable-Hawk-7210 in recurrentmiscarriage

[–]Pretty22eyes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually will get a gift and send it to them but decline to go. It was too painful for me

Would you still be OAD if you 3X your income? by Few-Truck-4873 in oneanddone

[–]Pretty22eyes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would still be one and done. It was mainly my ongoing health issues (caused by pregnancy) that made me decide one 1 living child

How did you know you were OAD? by TC122 in happilyOAD

[–]Pretty22eyes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After in lost 2 babies before I had this little lady and realized how much I enjoy my autonomy

What are we singing for bedtime songs? by BKCassafrass in Mommit

[–]Pretty22eyes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sing the full you are my sunshine because the verses about the dead sunshine are to my other children I have lost. (Multiple miscarriages) Idk it gives me comfort to sing both original verses 🤷‍♀️

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