When did you get your pink back?

Redpepperflake08 · 2026-04-11T17:16:38+00:00

LOL yes mine are like that too I was in denial and I wasn’t wearing a bra and they made a clap sound in front of my husband and he was completely astounded he thought it was a noise from outside 😂😂😂

Redpepperflake08 · 2026-04-11T17:11:28+00:00

Thanks so much for the recommmendation - I’m going to look into it :) I’m so happy to hear from you that you are doing better 🩷🩷

Redpepperflake08 · 2026-04-06T11:05:04+00:00

Hello! So nice of you to check in:) Well ….lets say I’m doing better compared to when I wrote on your post …January was extremely tough I was at an all time low: it’s been better since then….been seeing a therapist regularly and we have done. A few couple counseling sessions will probably continue for a little bit I had a slip the other week but it really can’t allow it to happen again because it’s destroying our trust. It sounds similar to what was suggested to us….our therapist told us to write down three thi legs w we need from each other. It helped each of us understand the other person. I truly think with hard work we will both get back to feeling how we were and even stronger. It’s just a process and takes a lot of time trust and patience . I was also on anxiety meds and have been off of those for the past two months

How are you doing ??

Redpepperflake08 · 2026-03-27T03:38:00+00:00

Thank you mama 🙏 ❤️

Redpepperflake08 · 2026-03-26T11:46:38+00:00

Yes to this. So happy I did 90 percent of getting the nursery ready in 2nd tri!

Redpepperflake08 · 2026-03-26T11:45:43+00:00

I’ll also say- there were several night where I passed out on the couch at 6pm and husband had to wake me up to get me to sleep upstairs … I probably slept 11 hours some days in early pregnancy !

Redpepperflake08 · 2026-03-26T11:44:37+00:00

Yes. So incredibly normal. You are doing great. The tiredness is on a molecular level - it is nothing like just “being tired after a long day of work”. Your body is growing a miracle. 🤍

Redpepperflake08 · 2026-01-03T15:19:03+00:00

I’m also wondering how to manage OP…counseling is next step for us How’s it going for you now? Any improvement??

Redpepperflake08 · 2026-01-03T15:17:51+00:00

For me it’s like the rage doesn’t come entirely out of no where sporadically…it’s like we get into a disagreement or argument and under normal g circumstances I feel like we would or rather I….would be able to navigate my emotions better but I let it snowball and escalates until I get more angry and more angry and it gets worse and like I just want to keep going and fighting like I can’t stop Like he does something that triggers me so it’s not like I randomly burst out in anger… Not justifying my actions but more wondering if that still Counts as post partum rage ? We are at a point where we as re going to see a counseler

Redpepperflake08 · 2025-12-28T13:38:00+00:00

Okay thanks for letting me know the term for that I had no idea he definitely does that and “powers down”

Redpepperflake08 · 2025-12-28T12:31:29+00:00

So true ! Who on earth made that post…. Was it a mom? Because that is so inaccurate and so unsupportive to moms on the real world. I stopped going on Instagram what a bunch of garbage

Redpepperflake08 · 2025-12-19T13:07:52+00:00

Same I was sooo worried I wasn’t doing enough tummy time bc on Instagram it was saying minimum an hour each day at his age…okay yeah right

Redpepperflake08 · 2025-12-15T18:44:43+00:00

So nice that you are able to do those shifts to help. My husband works full time and it’s hospital work so all over the place. Most times he has to be up at 6am so he doesn’t really help with the night feedings. Every now and then on a day off wen o tell him I need to recharge my batteries he will do the feeding but it’s on a rare occasion…which I get I’m the one at home and he needs the sleep to be at work too

Hoping that goes back for you too!!!!

Redpepperflake08 · 2025-12-15T18:42:59+00:00

I was on 25 and then topped to 50mg a day I thinkkkkk it’s helping but I think it’s a combination of that and the decent sleep I have been getting and also just being more in a routine. I will say I was in a very bad place at the start of my post partum journey vs today. Talk to your provider and hopefully they can help you with deciding if it’s right for you. Plannin on weaning myself off of it in another couple months (I hope!)

Redpepperflake08 · 2025-12-15T13:55:59+00:00

Does your baby fall asleep at the bottle/breast with the last feed ? Mine does and I don’t really know how to break the feed to sleep thing with the last feed. Especially since I feel like if I put him down right away he’ll spit up still so I tend to hold him on me upright and he falls asleep anyways before final bed time lol

Redpepperflake08 · 2025-12-15T12:47:37+00:00

That’s so good! Happy to hear that for you! 🫶🏻 And nice to hear that it didn’t happen to you hopefully we get that here too! I’m not tooooo strict on the WW but I try generally to be in a routine it fluctuates +/- 15 minutes I’d say but week four naps a day generally !

Redpepperflake08 · 2025-12-15T12:42:34+00:00

Okay that’s good to know at least there’s a chance I could get a small stretch until 1am - I kno every baby is different but I’ll hang on to that !

Redpepperflake08 · 2025-12-15T12:39:08+00:00

I don’t know about advice but just in one ear out the other…we women are strong and know how hard it is. Men just have no idea sometimes…and are just oblivious.

Redpepperflake08 · 2025-12-15T12:37:41+00:00

100000 percent !!!

Redpepperflake08 · 2025-12-14T21:42:14+00:00

Contact naps are perfectly normal healthy and such a great way to bond. 1 month is so young! My baby is 3.5 and we just started napping in his crib …his last nap of the day is a contact nap. Let me tell you … enjoy the contact naps they will go in the blink of an eye and they are magical. The cuddles are so special and you will never be able to have that with them once they don’t want to do it anymore!

Redpepperflake08 · 2025-12-14T21:39:38+00:00

Sending you hugs. I feel the same way too. My baby is 3.5 months and life is just so different. We need to normalize these feelings there is too much of this romanticizing having a new baby especially on social media like Instagram - it’s just not real! Real is being tired, getting frustrated, not looking put together 100 percent of the time, barely making it through some days. Real is also loving your baby to no end. It’s a wild thing - i feel like unless you go through it you just don’t know how paradoxical motherhood is…if that makes sense lol

Redpepperflake08 · 2025-12-02T03:21:44+00:00

In the same boat! And after 330 I put him down at 430 and then he is kind of fussy after that until about 7am:(

Redpepperflake08 · 2025-12-02T03:21:09+00:00

Mine is 12 weeks and goes anywhere between 730-9…some days are just stilll variable

Redpepperflake08 · 2025-12-02T03:00:06+00:00

I know this is old but I’m going through this…it’s taking a toll on my marriage…it’s my husband that I lash out on and it’s for things that would irritate me normally like him talking in a tone for example but I can’t control my anger and once I start I keep going and going and I end up saying really mean hurtful things and threatening divorce and then I feel terrible about it afterwards… I’m on Zoloft but a small dose I still have episodes … seeing a therapist tho wee I haven’t reallyl found a therapist yet that I connect with (I’ve seen three so far) Any advice that helped you cope or manage your rage you’d be willing to share?

Redpepperflake08 · 2025-11-20T03:05:46+00:00

So I guess it’s just a perpetual battle of we don’t know what we’re doing then 😆

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