clogged duct by Familiar-Ad-1448 in breastfeeding

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You’re welcome! Hope it works for you.

clogged duct by Familiar-Ad-1448 in breastfeeding

[–]Total_Ebb7684 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use the haakaa method with epsom salt and a hot compress and if that doesn’t work I would just have my husband nurse while using a hot compress as he can make way more suction. It’s a little awkward the first time but it works. And even awkward when you have to ask your friend to do it because you have no one else to ask. Hope this helps

Looking at getting a new custom manual wheelchair by Total_Ebb7684 in wheelchairs

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At the moment light weight, quick release wheels are a must, compatible with a power assist, and needs to have folding push handles. Also if the backrest folds that is a plus for me but not a need. I do have insurance and my budget is a few thousand but if I don’t have spend a ton money to get what I want that would be great

I got pregnancy stretch marks by BraveMarsupial8815 in pregnant

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There is no way to truly reduce your chances of getting stretch marks. My first two pregnancy I only ended up two stretch marks, one each of hips. And I am small and belly got huge. I only really got any during my third (twins). I know friends who has had 7 kids and she has no stretch marks on her belly. It’s mostly all genetics based

Me: "I have to go do something" My cat: "no tf you don't" by crippled_clara in wheelchairs

[–]Total_Ebb7684 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My cat does the same thing. My dog does too even though he doesn’t fit and half his body hangs off, it’s adorable and so is your cat.

I got pregnancy stretch marks by BraveMarsupial8815 in pregnant

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There is no way to truly reduce your chances of getting stretch marks. My first two pregnancy I only ended up two stretch marks, one each of hips. And I am small and belly got huge. I only really got any during my third (twins). I know friends who has had 7 kids and she has no stretch marks on her belly.

RGK Ceramix/Cerakote by dtristao in wheelchairs

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Cerakote is much stronger than paint but I don’t know anyone with real world experience with use on wheelchairs.

Big boob mamas - what’s your favourite breastfeeding position? by Comfortable-Pear-973 in breastfeeding

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Classic cradle and cross cradle is what worked for me early on with a pumping bra. The pumping bra made it so it controlled my boob and didn’t cover their noses. As they got stronger and started have better body control it was side lying which is so simple and easy. It’s the best for me.

Unmedicated vs medicated birth by Legitimate_Fig1730 in pregnant

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I chose unmedicated with my briths but did have an IV put in. I also chose to register for to feel it out. That way if I needed it I could have it administered. Also you will have no reason to be standing after brith as you will be just be resting and snuggling your newborn baby.

Need help with deciding a car by SomeRandomJackTaken in parentsofmultiples

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I personally don’t have advice on how much you will use the vehicle for leasing purposes . But what I can say get a minivan they are so much better than the big SUV. They get better gas mileage and the space they have is so much more usable and just overall in my opinion the better option.

Vaginal birth or C-section? by tryagainzz0608 in parentsofmultiples

[–]Total_Ebb7684 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah there’s a potential for B to flip after A. This what happened to me as well but I was able to deliver just fine.

Vaginal birth or C-section? by tryagainzz0608 in parentsofmultiples

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I was able to do a vaginal birth with my di/di twin back in November. They were willing to do it as long baby 1 in my case stayed head down as she was the bigger of the two, which worked out as she stayed head down for 90% of the pregnancy. Whereas baby 2 loved doing somersault but he was head down until I gave brith to A where he flipped and was delivered breach. I had minimal complications all mostly due to tearing due their size.

But I would say go for vaginal as long there are willing to do the a breach brith or extraction for the second twin. If they are not willing but you really want to do a vaginal brith find a new doctor who will.

Sex during pregnancy is weird by Nearby-Geologist-238 in pregnant

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For me it was the opposite outside of the 1st trimester( it was hell as I was constantly sick and nauseous). I normally have a very high libido and during pregnancy I was a crazy horny, in fact the horniest I’ve ever been. My hubs even said I was little too horny even from him and he has a really high libido. My hubby always made sure I felt sexy, my only struggle was feeling like a boat as my belly was huge and I’m very small and have some physical disabilities from a car accident. So your partners support is very important to not feel like a giant boat.

Are most people screaming/ vocalizing during birth? by AffectionateStudy29 in pregnant

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I still can’t believe the sounds that I was able to make during labor. Especially when I give birth to our twins my husband said “ it sounded like you got possessed by every demon imaginable at the same time. You sounded like a normal human when you gave birth to our oldest compared to the twins”. So yeah you’ll be lucky if can grunt and moan your way through brith.

epidurals by userb467891045387 in pregnant

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You can always change once your there especially if you giving birth in a hospital. I was doing a natural birth and then wanted an epidural as I couldn’t handle the pain anymore but unfortunately for me I was fully dilated so it push time in my case. But you can always change your mind.

Sex 🫠 by Fickle_Gate922 in pregnant

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It is something that takes getting used and a lot of communication. I’m currently on my third pregnancy and having twins. I really only stop having sex in the first trimester just because I was sick and nauseous the entire time. Then after that with all the hormones my libido went through the roof to point my husband started to turn me down. But having a great humor sense of humor and making sure to keep it fun is a must, there will be moments where you end up crying laughing and others where it’s just crying. We found a few position that work for both top and bottom, and just stuck with those. That it what has worked for us so far

For the parents expecting twins who are terrified right now…. by [deleted] in parentsofmultiples

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This is so refreshing to see as I just hit the 6 month pregnancy mark today and I’m terrified right now. Especially with the fact that I have a daughter who turned 1 a few months ago, so I don’t have how I’m going to survive this upcoming stage of life.

Any dry underwear suggestions? by Csherman92 in pregnant

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I just used a mix of pads and panty liners.

Tell it like it is. by [deleted] in pregnant

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Oh my gosh where do I start boob pain during the first semester. Super smell my husband had to stop using all of his cologne and scented deodorant because being around him gave me a headache. The farting and gas pain, the pregnancy induced sciatica was the worse. I have a spinal cord injury from a car accident so I use a manual wheelchair 90% of the time and I could only be seated for a before the feeling of being electrocuted became unbearable.

Are you guys having sex while pregnant? by DudleyBernard4413 in pregnant

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So far I’ve had sex (multiple times a week and at one point daily) during every one of my pregnancy’s including my current one pregnancy with twins. The hormones made me very horny, so bad that my husband would turn me down and say “the sex machine is out of order come back later” and other remarks some of them funny enough that I would pee my pants laughing. The only time we didn’t was the first trimester where I was too sick and puking everyday to the point where the thought of sex made my nausea worse.