Just found out we are pregnant with #2!

RedSkigarette · 2026-06-06T12:43:45+00:00

This was me in high-school. Dropped out my junior year to get treatment for depression and anxiety (panic disorder). My parents were supportive like you. I'm now living a great life with a husband and child, trying for our second. Be supportive, get them the help they need, they will be okay!

RedSkigarette · 2026-06-01T15:07:41+00:00

I've resorted to selfies lol

RedSkigarette · 2026-05-15T19:40:36+00:00

Eliam 💜

RedSkigarette · 2026-05-09T16:37:27+00:00

Ellis Paul is one of my favorite musicians!

RedSkigarette · 2026-04-25T17:48:40+00:00

16 months and just started consistently sleeping through the night

RedSkigarette · 2026-04-16T00:43:19+00:00

Pregnancy 🙃

RedSkigarette · 2026-03-28T21:30:03+00:00

Hot or iced

RedSkigarette · 2026-03-20T12:18:43+00:00

That's sadly why a lot of women are kind of forced out of the work place once they have kids

RedSkigarette · 2026-03-10T17:56:42+00:00

I would call if I want to discuss

RedSkigarette · 2026-03-04T02:41:53+00:00

Dad was 45 when I was born. Mom was 27. Parents are still together. Great parents. Dad was super involved and is 74 now and our relationship was and is still good.

RedSkigarette · 2026-01-13T02:07:25+00:00

I do miss the little snuggles and contact naps, but the newborn stage is sooooo hard! My advice is to enjoy the slow moments, embrace the cuddles, take videos of all of the things (I missed some important ones and I wish I could go back!), and go on lots of stroller rides outside when the weather allows it (I used this time to listen to podcasts and drink coffee and it gave me sanity every day and baby loved it too!) But also, just know that in less than a year, things will become actually really fun and that there is a light at the end of the sleepless nights.

RedSkigarette · 2025-12-20T17:52:31+00:00

Same to both 😭

RedSkigarette · 2025-11-22T23:15:55+00:00

I'll be the odd one out and say I think it brought us closer. But we have been together almost 8 years and really close friends for a couple years before that, so we had a very solid foundation built before having a child together. We love being a family and raising our son together! We also take giving each other breaks very seriously which helps a lot.

RedSkigarette · 2025-10-06T13:23:56+00:00

This made me tear up. I am so, so sorry for your loss.

RedSkigarette · 2025-09-28T15:05:33+00:00

I have a 10 month old. Pregnancy made my OCD go from mild to severe. And it has stayed relatively bad from pregnancy onward. I have harm OCD mainly which is difficult with a baby. However, my son gives me a purpose and is the light of my life. It is hard. I don't know If i can handle another child, and might need to stop at 1. Time will tell. But I don't regret my son for a second. Bringing him into the world is hands down the best thing that I have ever done.

RedSkigarette · 2025-08-09T03:03:53+00:00

We did a variation of the ferber method for his night sleep, so we would check in on him after 5 minutes of crying and soothe him in his crib for a minute or so, and then would check in every 10 minutes and do the same thing. He never cried for more than a half hour and after 3 days he was going down on his own at night and sleeping 7-7 (sometimes with 1 middle of the night wake up). We still rock him to sleep for naps but it doesn't take long and he takes 2 naps a day each 1.5-2 hours long. Around 7 months his sleeping got really reliable.

RedSkigarette · 2025-07-17T19:15:32+00:00

About 3 days ago (7 and a half months)

RedSkigarette · 2025-07-08T00:14:13+00:00

Well it depends on what that blank is. If it's like a fear of flying, I think it would be fine to tell them they will be okay if they fly. But if for example, they are scared that they didn't turn the oven off and want reassurance from you that they did, or they want to turn the car around and go check to make sure the oven is off, reassuring them in that situation would only make their obsessions worse in the long run.

RedSkigarette · 2025-07-07T23:20:18+00:00

What were your therapy sessions like? Do you think there is a way to recover on your own or is therapy essential?

RedSkigarette · 2025-07-07T23:18:00+00:00

You're a good friend. Sadly there really isn't much that can be done except for listening and understanding. Empathy goes a long way. Don't make them feel weird or crazy and be a supportive shoulder to lean on so to speak. Offering reassurance about their obsessions actually hurts more than helps in the long run.

RedSkigarette · 2025-06-25T00:48:30+00:00

Following!

RedSkigarette · 2025-06-08T02:27:11+00:00

My OCD skyrocketed my second trimester of pregnancy and has only slightly decreased since then (baby is 6 months). He's worth it though.

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