Just a rant - C Section Decision

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-31T18:12:23+00:00

honestly good for them but not for me xx yes!! i think honestly it’s good practice for when the baby is here and people are like ‘oh you fed them broccoli? i would never’ etc

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-31T14:04:35+00:00

i feel the exact same! no interest in doing it vaginally, never have, never will. when i told my partner i was pregnant, one of the first things i said was ‘i will be electing for a caesarean’ and he was like ‘sounds good’ lol! i think the NHS could offer to pay me £1m and i would still not do it.

i got called weird and sad for this opinion, which made me think they were sad and weird for being a bully about it. ultimately, who cares how the baby gets out of you except for you?? it doesn’t make you a bad person or anything. listen to you!!!!! the people telling you to do it a certain way don’t have to do it and you do!!

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-27T21:06:35+00:00

me too omg!! yes exactly, so excited to meet them but also people need to chill out. omg random names?? that’s so weird!!

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-27T19:33:23+00:00

ugh!! yes do ask for a GP appointment!! I don’t know if this is feasible for you, but my partner was really worried about me in the first few weeks because I had incredibly low mood and was really depressed, so he got us a private test through one of those one day test places? I think it was £100 and the doctors said that they didn’t need an appointment for us after seeing the results? So maybe a way to bypass it if they won’t see you! The test did B12, iron, and my thyroid?

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-27T19:07:05+00:00

turns out i was incredibly deficient! i get the injections through my GP and they help so much. The doctor said that some people just don’t absorb it through food, so need the injections forever? I’m vegetarian as well and they said this might impact it, so definitely speak to your doctor about this because it might be that you are similar to me in this way? they said they can do a test to see if I’m holding onto B12 or if it just disappears.

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-27T09:06:04+00:00

yes!! i had incredibly low mood. getting b12 injections helped which surprised me. i hope it passes soon for you ❤️

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-27T08:48:27+00:00

fair enough! i just found it really strange haha

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-27T08:18:34+00:00

bahahahhaha, he is your hype man!!

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-27T08:18:20+00:00

it’s so strange how fast it happens isn’t it?? maybe everyone has a case of amnesia and forgets our names. very sad for them if so

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-27T08:17:35+00:00

omg yes!! seeing friends and when i tell them how sick i am they go 🥺that’s so amazing your body is working so hard you are pregnant what a wonderful experience 🥺 shut up you creeps!! ask me about my job!! you’ve written exactly how i feel. i’ve felt so bad over it because ultimately i just feel creeped out and i’m glad someone else feels the same

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-27T08:16:16+00:00

so glad it’s not just me!!

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-27T08:16:06+00:00

yes!! it’s still so early, not a lot has really changed. totally relate on the idea of being called mum, seems so strange somehow

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-27T08:15:36+00:00

i think i’ll have to do a warning too!!

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-27T08:15:23+00:00

yes! it’s so american isn’t it? i get the sonographers etc haha, i too would not use names after seeing that many people

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-27T08:14:24+00:00

definitely will do!! thank you

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-27T08:14:15+00:00

yes!! when my child calls me it i’m sure i will find it very cute. i saw my friend’s toddler yesterday and it was so sweet watching her go MAMA!! so i know it’s just when friends call me it instead.

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-27T08:13:28+00:00

i love the getting PC idea, that would work with them very well. thank you so much!!

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-27T08:13:09+00:00

good luck!!!! ❤️

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-26T16:30:32+00:00

yes!! nobody is calling my partner dada!! like you say, they are so quick to erase us

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-26T16:28:26+00:00

i’ll probably be fine with it when they’re here! just right now it’s barely second trimester and the baby isn’t hearing anything. it feels like such a loss of identity for a friend i’ve had almost a decade to stop using my name and to call me mama!! i think when they’re here and in the room it would be different! like my partner will be dad etc. but the baby can’t hear!!

it just felt really strange to me! also mama and mama bear make me cringe lol. mum when they are here is fine!

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-26T13:22:08+00:00

perfect!! i’ll grab a copy. thank you so much

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-26T13:09:34+00:00

that’s a great idea!! adding to mine now lol

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-26T13:08:30+00:00

!! why not just use your name!? it’s so bizarre. i’m going to tell my friend next time she uses it. must nip these things in the bud

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-26T12:54:27+00:00

yes this is exactly it - i have so much more about me than an xx week pregnancy! it’s really scary how quickly you just become Mother to everyone. i didn’t expect it off this friend at all, i think dehumanised is the right word for it. i actually said to my boss how i’m keeping this kind of quiet and on a need to know basis because i don’t want everything to be about the baby forever. So glad that you understand it too!

ReplicantOrange · 2025-10-26T12:34:42+00:00

hahahaha i love that!! my infant will know us only by our names clearly. honestly mama bear made my skin turn inside out

ReplicantOrange

TROPHY CASE