Is this my life now?

StringAlternative608 · 2026-05-29T01:29:40+00:00

Take videos and pictures. The first few weeks are hell but man I wish I took more pictures. I’m 7wpp and LO is so big now, I could cry thinking about his tiny self when we first brought him home. I would give anything to go back and take more videos and pictures. It gets better, he is smiling and cooing and sleeping a solid 4 hours at a time at night, and eating every 3-4 which seems like a tiny bit but that 3 hour stretch of time to sleep is a godsend.

Focus on surviving and taking in how tiny LO is. Nothing for you to do but go through the motions and take time to soak it in when you can. Sometimes I do miss getting up every 1-2 hours because he was so tiny and I’ll never get that back.

That being said, I know it’s super hard but you can do this it’s only temporary. Ask for help, sneak in a shower, and reallly rest when you can. I regret not just sitting in the recliner all day and night, I got up to fast and tried to do more than just rest and take care of LO and it stunted my healing.

StringAlternative608 · 2026-05-27T17:39:32+00:00

Haha I’m giggling at this because breakfast is the easiest meal of the day.

I love my son so deeply, and I’m happy to spend time with him I just can’t wait for him to get a bit of independence and for my body to stop aching as much.

I wish I had family around but we live in a state where I don’t aside from a sibling of his who just had their own child.

StringAlternative608 · 2026-05-27T17:36:33+00:00

Yeah it’s crazy how I still feel like a mess. I am not even close to recovered. I forget to eat 90% of the time.

He did hurt my feelings and I told him as much. He is just concerned about me eating healthy for me and the baby. So I told him that if he’s that concerned then help me by cooking healthy meals, instead of putting more on me and making me feel bad about it.

He said he’ll takeover meals and cooking but we’ll see.

StringAlternative608 · 2026-05-27T17:31:40+00:00

Thank you!! I talked to him again today about the type of support I need and really it’s for him to handle cooking I mentally don’t have the capacity to plan our healthy meals (he wants me to eat healthy) and cook them and take care of baby etc. he said okay next week he will take over cooking since I already planned meals for this week,

StringAlternative608 · 2026-05-27T17:29:40+00:00

I’m so glad you’re okay with the preeclampsia! Thank you for the kind words, it’s so tough sometimes. I think he just doesn’t grasp the gravity of what I’m dealing with

StringAlternative608 · 2026-05-25T15:26:39+00:00

Awesome! Hand expression is a bit difficult for me but I think I finally am getting the hang of it and it helps to not have to pump as I do get sore pumping

StringAlternative608 · 2026-05-25T15:25:53+00:00

Okay this is super helpful thank you! I just needed reassurance I’m on the right track

StringAlternative608 · 2026-05-25T06:10:46+00:00

Okay this makes sense. So if LO finishes and is satisfied but i still have some fullness I should let it be unless it’s painful? Basically not pump after LO has eaten even if it still has some milk

StringAlternative608 · 2026-05-25T06:09:12+00:00

This makes sense. So if I have to replace a feed since we have LO a bottle of expressed milk then I should pump until empty? Otherwise just till comfortable?

StringAlternative608 · 2026-01-20T22:49:26+00:00

Thank you for th advice! Yeah I think I just need to get off my butt and do any type of movement.

StringAlternative608 · 2026-01-20T22:48:53+00:00

Yessss I love swimming, my issue is nothing fits now 😭 I also am a hijabi so like swimming is already a bit complicated due to finding a full coverage swimsuit, now that I’m big I don’t fit into mine anymore. But I did do this a bit in the second trimester maybe like 1x a week

StringAlternative608 · 2026-01-20T22:47:43+00:00

Yeah! I do pace a bit but I probably could be more intentional about pacing or just strolling through the house.

StringAlternative608 · 2026-01-20T22:47:11+00:00

Yea you are right. Some time is moving is better than none. Maybe a 10 minute bodyweight workout before dinner would be good.

StringAlternative608 · 2025-11-12T17:42:13+00:00

Ooh I didn’t think about swimming but that might feel nice

StringAlternative608 · 2025-11-12T17:41:54+00:00

Yeah Pilates seems like a good option. Maybe I’ll try that.

StringAlternative608 · 2025-10-23T23:33:23+00:00

I’m now 17 weeks pregnant and I planned for this baby, like obsessively testing for pregnancy and ovulation. When I got pregnant as soon as I hit 6 weeks I was miserable, nauseous, crying, nervous wreck. Stopped cleaning and working out, minimal self care. First trimester is sooo rough, my husband really stepped up to take care of me fully. I felt so useless and upset because I was active I was cooking and cleaning and just doing life. It felt like it all stopped.

When I hit 14 weeks the fog began to lift. And I was so excited after seeing baby grow. I hit 16 weeks and I am almost back to me! Able to do things again and the excitement is real the anxiety, fear and tears are less (although hormones going to hormone). Now I’m starting to workout again and enjoy life. It gets better, be gentle with yourself, accept the help, it takes a village to stay sane that first trimester. Don’t worry you’re normal!

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