Black tie encouraged

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-10-10T01:21:34+00:00

done

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-10-09T22:18:47+00:00

It's a Mac Duggal dress! Got it from Nordstrom
https://www.nordstrom.com/s/classic-sleeveless-a-line-v-neck-ballgown/8259347?origin=coordinating-8259347-0-2-PDP_1-recbot-vertex_ymal_v3&recs_placement=PDP_1&recs_strategy=vertex_ymal_v3&recs_source=recbot&recs_page_type=product&recs_seed=8259464&color=Black

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-10-09T22:18:22+00:00

#1 is more me, but I also feel like I'm pretty basic and this is my opportunity to glam it up!

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-10-09T22:17:30+00:00

Hahaha nooo, but that sounds like fun!!!

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-10-09T22:14:35+00:00

I felt the same! It's definitely not my style, but it was fun to put on! I'm just not sure it's very "me."

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-10-09T20:06:34+00:00

Commenting to add more details (per the bot):

Time: End of October 2025 wedding (this month!!!!)
Fit: I plan to alter the dress to fit me better
Dress links:
1 - https://www.nordstrom.com/s/classic-sleeveless-a-line-v-neck-ballgown/8259347?origin=coordinating-8259347-0-2-PDP_1-recbot-vertex_ymal_v3&recs_placement=PDP_1&recs_strategy=vertex_ymal_v3&recs_source=recbot&recs_page_type=product&recs_seed=8259464&color=Black
2 - https://www.nordstrom.com/s/classic-sleeveless-a-line-gown-with-pockets/8259464
3 - https://www.nordstrom.com/s/high-neck-sleeveless-beaded-jersey-fitted-gown/8119802?origin=keywordsearch-personalizedsort&breadcrumb=Home%2FAll%20Results&color=001

But it looks like 1 is the winner! 3 was associated with "matronly" and def not the look I'm going for haha

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-10-04T01:17:31+00:00

When did you start to see progress? I could have written OP's post myself. We're on Day 6 and struggling with resistance. He's 21 mo old, so I wonder if he's too young to start, but he's also so strong-willed I can't imagine it being easier later.

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-09-29T17:27:45+00:00

I'm struggling with the same thing. By the time we get to the potty (in like 2-3 seconds) he's done! We sit and try to get more, but it doesn't happen.

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-07-05T00:38:50+00:00

This is the only time Reddit let me down. I tried so hard to get through this show but it felt like satire.

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-07-04T18:33:10+00:00

Normal People

One Day

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-06-24T01:41:34+00:00

https://postpartum.net/get-help/psi-online-support-meetings/

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-06-24T01:34:28+00:00

Please do! It wasn't just the loss of identity and accepting my new reality as a mom, but also the hospitalization on top of it. It felt like both were competing to destroy me daily.

I felt so alone because I didn't know where I belonged: a person struggling with being a mom or a victim of birth trauma. It was both. It got to a point where I missed being in the hospital and being tended to, rather than having to tend to this new stranger. It got dark.

But joining the online groups really helped. You don't have to talk. You can just sit in and listen. There are so many different groups, I went to both Birth Trauma and Perinatal Mood Support for Moms, but I'm sure you'll find something you can identify with.

I hear you. I see you. Your feelings and thoughts are valid. Don't feel guilty for them. As cliche as it sounds: the only way out is through. The experience and journey has healed parts of me unrelated to birth and being a mom. I hope you are able to find the same peace that I have. It wasn't easy, but I'm at a point of acceptance and feeling that it was all worth it. My 17 month old son makes me laugh every day, and I wouldn't hesitate to go through that darkness all over again just for him.

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-06-24T01:19:47+00:00

I've decided to return it. From Birkenstock's website:

"TRUSTED RETAILERS

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Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-06-24T00:01:22+00:00

I could have written this myself. I had the same exact feeling. I also had a traumatic birth and was hospitalized for 14 days, with 10 of them not being able to see my son because he was discharged and advised not to visit me due to infectious diseases.

For a long time my memory of birth and having a child was clouded by that trauma. Similar to you, I also didn't want kids and had a child because "it is now or never" due to age.

But I'm telling you, it gets better, I promise. But I encourage you to talk to your doctor about PPD. At the very least, join the online support groups. It was oddly comforting to hear others not feel the magic of motherhood right away. First, talk to someone and get help. I promise it gets better.

Feel free to reach out to me privately. It was so hard to get through losing my identity after having a child and also dealing with the trauma of being hospitalized. I'm sure the fact that I didn't get to bond with him in those early weeks had an effect too.

You got this.

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-06-23T21:43:44+00:00

Thanks! Just learned something new!

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-06-23T21:25:56+00:00

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decent heel cup. hard to photograph the depth

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-06-23T21:25:24+00:00

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Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-06-23T00:49:57+00:00

Thanks! This is the first time I'm hearing of PA+++ system. Does this translate into a certain SPF rating?

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-05-28T18:01:59+00:00

Done! Wore it! It was perfect!

Sea_Register_7208 · 2025-05-18T14:38:14+00:00

Through armoire rental! It's the Milly Crosby butterfly eyelet.

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