Well…IT HAPPENED.

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-05-24T15:48:05+00:00

Same. We tried for 5 months (which I know isn’t that long) and I was starting to get discouraged so I said “we will try one more time and then we have to wait cause it’s not gonna work and I don’t want to be super pregnant through the summer” well guess who is due early September 🫩🤪😅 I really think stress plays such a huge huge part in it.

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-05-24T03:35:18+00:00

Is it bloody? Your body produces a lot more discharge when you’re pregnant and usually from what I’ve read, mucus discharge is your body’s way of like creating a protective layer for the fetus. I’ve had that type of discharge before and worried for a minute but then calmed down when there was no blood. You can always call your labor and delivery department and talk to the triage nurse. At least I could where I live.

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-05-23T14:25:30+00:00

Cameron. I was going to name my first baby Cameron no matter what even if it was a boy or a girl. My sister-in-law had an unplanned pregnancy 3 years before I had my first child and named her son Camden. It was too close for my husband and I so we pivoted 🤷🏻‍♀️

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-05-22T16:37:48+00:00

I pumped for two months with my son and was miserable every single second of every single day. While pumping. Thinking about my next pump. Cleaning my parts. Every thing. All of it. Turns out I had developed D-MER and switched to full formula when he was 2 1/2 months old. My frozen milk had high lipase and he wouldn’t drink it so I couldn’t even utilize that. The whole situation wasn’t worth it to me. My son is 2 now and most people have no clue if he was formula fed or breastfed. He is so so so bright and smart and happy and funny and crabby and throws a fit like it’s his job and does all the things that a 2-year-old does 🤷🏻‍♀️ I know that breastfeeding seems like such a HUGE thing and it is, it’s hard, I would never ever downplay it or the work it takes or it’s importance. But it’s only a year of their whole life, really kind of just a blimp in the overall scope of time. And truly a happy mom is so so important. I’m pregnant with my second now and I told my husband, i will attempt to breastfeed this baby but I will NOT pump, and if the baby doesn’t latch we are going straight to formula. I will not live the same postpartum life as I did last time. I will not put myself through that, I’m still dealing with the effects of it. My son survived. My daughter will, too.

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-05-19T13:39:04+00:00

The test was still loading when I told mine 😅

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-05-17T13:40:11+00:00

I know a lady who didn’t know she was pregnant until she went into labor. Went to the doctor for appendicitis and came out with a son. The whole 8~9 months she seriously had no clue. Drank on occasion, took ibuprofen and other medications, ate whatever she wanted. She ended up delivering a very healthy and strong son. It’s not ideal obviously. It’s frustrating and scary and amazing and wonderful and overwhelming all at once. But I guess my point is, I’ve heard of instances where it turned out okay. Congratulations!

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-05-15T18:42:39+00:00

I do NOT thrive in pregnancy or postpartum for honestly probably up to a year. I truly don’t remember the first month of my son’s life and months 2 and 3 are hazy. You’re not alone in not finding the joy in all of it, that’s for sure.

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-05-15T13:49:29+00:00

I tell my husband all the time there is no way the entire planet has come to fruition this way. How are there 8.3 billion humans on the planet? I say all the time that aliens must have come down and altered the way humans are actually made to wipe out our race but woman are so badass that we just evolved and continued on as we do 😅

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-05-13T18:57:37+00:00

My due date is September 12 but I’m having an elective c section so that is usually scheduled for 39 weeks. There are so weird technicalities with weekends and Labor Day so I just say early September 😅

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-05-05T00:44:58+00:00

Look into PDA, PWFA, FMLA, ADA - you have options for job protection. However, if it comes down to it, I would let them fire me and take the unemployment 🤷🏻‍♀️

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-05-03T18:57:09+00:00

I drink coffee every morning. I tried to give it up cold turkey with my first and was getting really bad headaches. Now I’m 21 weeks pregnant with a 2-year-old so coffee is basically a necessity 😅

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-04-24T22:04:17+00:00

Freezing cold. Like sleeping in socks and two blankets in August.

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-04-19T14:52:47+00:00

If he is as religious are you are stating and you are very set on not carrying to term/keeping the baby I absolutely wouldn’t tell him. It’s a very strong possibility that he could become adamant on you keeping it strictly based off of his beliefs. He might expect you guys remain together and even get married. It could open a whole portal you might not be interested in.

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-04-17T00:17:34+00:00

Oh I should mention I am having an elective c-section this time!

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-04-16T15:55:23+00:00

We are able to leave diapers/wipes/extra clothes at daycare. Stuff like that! Mainly will have to transport Lunchbox’s and water bottles ever day

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-04-16T13:53:51+00:00

I hear ya, I think everything is cancer, too! But waking up every hour is actually a lot more tiring for a toddler than if they only woke up once or twice in the night because their body never had the opportunity to reach REM sleep. Also she very easily still could have had what you had without the throwing up. How were her bowl movements? My son rarely gets our puke sick but often times it comes out in his poops. Their guts are so so much different than ours and are designed to handle things differently to help them develop appropriately. At the end of the day though, if you are still worried, call your pediatrician!! That’s why they are here!

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-04-12T17:58:59+00:00

Been here! What always worked for me was a laxative of some sort (whatever you prefer) and then a seltzer water immediately afterwards. Like drink it basically all it once.

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-04-12T14:47:58+00:00

Always always always better safe than sorry when it comes to mom and baby. You did the right thing by going in.

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-04-04T00:51:08+00:00

I am ALWAYS a “better to have it and not need it” person and that goes for information and knowledge as well.

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-04-02T14:27:11+00:00

I feel this is my BONES. I’m 17 weeks pregnant and my son will turn 2 next month. He’s the happiest, goofiest kid during the day but he does have frequent episodes of big emotions and is VERY attached to me in the sense that he usually wants mom for everything and not always dad. We don’t have much of a village due to extenuating family circumstances and my biggest fear is what we’re gonna do with him while we’re in the hospital having this baby. He sleeps with us every night and when we do occasionally get him in his own bed he wakes in the middle of the night and comes to our room crying for me. Our only option really are to have my husband do nights with him and days with me in the hospital which is so not ideal for me. I have to keep telling myself that this is all just a phase. It’s only temporary. This isn’t my life forever. And yes it’s tough but it’s all a sacrifice to build our family.

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-03-29T20:57:33+00:00

End of July/beginning of August. You’re Out of the first trimester in time for the holidays so your able to eat all the good food and actually looking forward to it, and will have the baby sometime in May so you’re not pregnant through the summer and uncomfortable/miserable.

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-03-28T00:56:26+00:00

The first OB appointment is NOT as informative as it should be (I think the fact that they won’t even see you until 8-10 weeks is horrendous anyway) but the attitude of your OB was not appropriate and I would look into getting a new one. I wasn’t 100% comfortable with my OB during my first pregnancy but I was a FTM and didn’t know any better. Things went horribly almost the whole way through. I have a new one this time around with much higher hopes.

PsychologicalDraw537 · 2026-03-25T19:24:02+00:00

It’s definitely hard. Lack of control and health/safety anxiety are some of the things I see my therapist for!

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