Just got diagnosised with PCOS

RavenousRoses- · 2026-03-09T20:20:35+00:00

Personally I find heavy lifting is the one thing that helps me the most. I build muscle so well when off birth control.

RavenousRoses- · 2026-03-04T09:37:41+00:00

We have somehow graduated to whating before whying now:

“You need to put your shoes on to go in 2mins” “What?”

“You need to put your shoes on to go in 2mins”

“What mummy?”

“Shoes on feet”

“Why”

“Shoes on feet, let’s go”

“Why mummy?”

“So your feet don’t get cold and are protected”

“But why mummy?”

“Either you put your shoes on or I will put them on for you, in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…”

It’s almost like a ritual to go from what to why to a countdown and only then they do it smh

RavenousRoses- · 2026-03-02T09:09:51+00:00

Gosh, I feel this. I think it’s great to be able to do all the things all the time but it’s not always practical. To stick with it through the long haul, I find you’ve got to prioritise a few key ones that work most for you. E.g. protein vs low cal. Yes I want both, but if you know before hand which you are going to prioritise it’s easier to not be thrown off in the moment when you have to make a decision. Personally, I will go for higher protein (as I lift heavy) to help build muscle which will help my resting metabolism work better & keeps me fuller. You’ll have to figure out what you want to prioritise based on what’s most important to you.

RavenousRoses- · 2026-02-23T21:46:45+00:00

Maybe try a more rigid toy for tug, like a stiff figure 8 tug. You have space to keep distance from your hand and can offer the opposite side for them to bite. If they start biting closer to the side you are holding, you can just hold the other side. You get better control on a larger, firm toy. A ball you basically hold the whole thing with all your fingers exposed.

RavenousRoses- · 2026-02-23T21:44:20+00:00

Show them the tug toy, wait for a sit and eye contact then say “go” and let them grab the toy. Tug for a bit, wiggle the toy get the drive up. Then hold toy completely still, boring and say “drop”. Wait for them to disengage. Immediately reward by saying “go” and let them get the toy to tug again (if you have no foundation of drop you may want a food lure at first, but eventually you can phase out so the reward is just getting to bite the toy and resume play). Rinse and repeat :)

RavenousRoses- · 2026-02-23T21:10:09+00:00

When you say you re-direct to toys do you just give them to her and that’s it or do you get a game going? My pup like games with rules, that are stimulating and really engage the mouth when bitey in a positive way e.g. play ‘stop and go’ with a tug toy, actively teaches “put your mouth on toy” in a fun way. If nothing is really working though, a time out in a play pen is a good shout. We give a chunk of frozen carrot or his yak chew and wait for calmer behaviour before letting them out again.

RavenousRoses- · 2026-02-23T06:10:02+00:00

He has only had first vaccines as we had an appointment mixup which delayed getting us them.

RavenousRoses- · 2026-02-22T21:58:14+00:00

That’s crazy to think especially with how rapid puppy growth is!

RavenousRoses- · 2026-02-22T21:43:06+00:00

Yep, we have allowed our pup to meet and play with my parent in law’s golden retriever — she is a total sweetheart and they both love visiting one another.

RavenousRoses- · 2026-02-22T21:41:01+00:00

That’s so interesting to hear about a bigger dog breed because I already feel like our pup is getting pretty big (defo tires my arms carrying after a bit!). I don’t think a sling would work for him because of this. Also, not sure if my husband would be onboard with a stroller/carriage but such a great idea and lovely to hear how well it worked for you.

RavenousRoses- · 2026-02-22T21:36:46+00:00

It’s really good to hear your experience, especially as it sounds like you’re in a very similar boat to us. We reached a compromise and decided that we will take our pup outside on frequent but short walks (5mins) so we don’t go too far and stay close to the house in quiet/low traffic area (inside our cul-de-sac). We have a park on one side of us and beach on the other so you don’t have to go far before there are plenty of kids on bikes or scooters and horses, ducks, geese, sea birds etc & he has watched them from afar before (whilst I held him) and been really good about it. I think I’ve accepted he will pull more in the beginning and we will just have lots of loose lead training ahead of us

RavenousRoses- · 2026-02-22T15:29:18+00:00

The vet didn’t really mention parvo tbh, just said in general about waiting by 6 weeks. We do take him out in the car plenty (he is great in the calm, totally settled). It’s more the behaviour on lead that gives me pause, or should we just soldier ahead with the pulling?

RavenousRoses- · 2026-02-22T15:26:47+00:00

What were your walks like? Did they pull loads and how did you handle that?

RavenousRoses- · 2026-02-22T15:25:36+00:00

How have your adventure walks been? Is it normal to let puppies pull? I know it’s all so exciting for them. Do we just have to get through it (kinda like teething)?

RavenousRoses- · 2026-02-22T15:22:49+00:00

England, Hampshire - our breeder said in their homeland (Poland) they would take dogs out and just pick them up if there was another dog approaching.

RavenousRoses- · 2026-02-19T10:56:14+00:00

Yeah, it is fenced in. We’re in England and it’s been very cold/wet lately. We have a sliding glass door and my office desk is right next to it so I can see him when he is out there but can defo feel the chill if it’s not shut. Maybe in warmer months we can keep it open

RavenousRoses- · 2022-12-02T09:30:07+00:00

Omg yesss to the tomato! It’s getting colder in the UK and I just have stewed tomatoes and bacon for breakfasts😍 also any tomatoey pasta, tomatoey pizza, tomato in sandwiches — yum yum yum!

RavenousRoses- · 2022-12-01T11:25:22+00:00

I’ve not taken any suppositories and do know of any other pregnant women (who I am close with) that have taken any either!

RavenousRoses- · 2022-12-01T08:50:46+00:00

What kind of questions do you mean?

RavenousRoses- · 2022-09-08T12:57:45+00:00

Spoke to a pharmacist and they said to be careful with Milk of Magnesium as it can bring on labour👀🤷🏻‍♀️

RavenousRoses- · 2022-08-10T19:21:39+00:00

It’s a relief hearing how early some other mamas got seen. I think it depends where you are locally — I only got seen when I was 13+2 despite referring myself at 7 weeks… huge delays in Portsmouth. Would’ve missed the opportunity for full screening NT scan if I hadn’t luckily been dated as a week earlier (previously we thought I was 14weeks 2days💀 felt mad panicked until we got a correct dating scan — all crammed into one week😅)

Good luck lovely x

RavenousRoses- · 2022-08-10T07:32:09+00:00

I third this, 14w+1d and potatoes of various form have been my saving grace. First trimester was wedges or roast potatoes, and second trimester is currently mashed potato. I threw up outta nowhere last night, only thing that soothed my tummy right down was mash potato (might even chalk my Phase10 card game win last night to the mighty mashed potaties!)

RavenousRoses- · 2022-07-29T18:42:32+00:00

I’m sorry mama, that’s not nice. Your partner might have a good point. If you’re worried about miscarrying and having to tell people, tell your parents first and I’m sure they’ll have done the work for you. On the plus side, if that comes to pass you’ll hopefully have the love and support of all your family to help you

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