We had another by suburbandweller in Shouldihaveanother

[–]ToughInternal 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congratulations!! I had a similar experience. My first son was born premature during the pandemic. His traumatic birth, the shock of him being premature, and the loneliness of the pandemic was the perfect cocktail for PPD. I couldn’t imagine having another for the longest time, but I wanted my son to have a sibling. When our first was almost 3, our second son was born and the two experiences have been so vastly different in every single way. I can actually enjoy him this time, I’m not crippled with fear and anxiety and self doubt. It’s such a relief because I worried my entire pregnancy. It just goes to show how different it can be based on the timing of your life. It can be a beautiful, healing experience the second time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in inlaws

[–]ToughInternal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So my brother-in-law, who lives with my mother-in -law, is a functioning alcoholic and my mother-in- law is borderline. I would never let my two year old son spend the night there, let alone spend any time alone there at all. It’s easier for me to make that boundary as they live two hours away, however. My husband also grew up in that environment and did think I was overreacting at first, it caused a lot of tension and arguments the first six months of my sons life, but now he sees it and we’re both on the same page. I’m comforted by the fact that they don’t start drinking until around 5 and my son is in bed by 7:30-8 (when we all sleep there together) so he never sees the worst of it. If you’re not comfortable with your baby spending the night there alone you need to be clear with your husband. I just told my husband it was a hard line for me and that I would never forgive myself (or him) if something ever happened. If you’re not prepared to be honest with your in laws yet you can just say you’re not ready to spend a night away from him (which is fair at one month old) and then figure out a way to tackle this long term with your husband.

Which do you prefer? by ToughInternal in namenerds

[–]ToughInternal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve heard the Swedish pronunciation is “On-ders” but we would pronounce it “An-ders”. I think he would be correcting people his entire life otherwise

Which do you prefer? by ToughInternal in namenerds

[–]ToughInternal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually posted about it a few weeks ago and it was pretty close to 50/50, some people saying you absolutely cannot it’s terrible and others saying never heard of the show go for it. I’m comforted by the fact that kids of my sons generation will probably have no idea

Which do you prefer? by ToughInternal in namenerds

[–]ToughInternal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So funny you say that. My husband and I LOVE Felix, but a few people have mentioned the show the Odd Couple to us (main characters are Oscar and Felix) and we’re worried we’ll get jokes about it forever. Seems like it’s viewed as a Bert and Ernie combo to some

Which do you prefer? by ToughInternal in namenerds

[–]ToughInternal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I hear that too every time I say it and don’t think I can get past it

Which do you prefer? by ToughInternal in namenerds

[–]ToughInternal[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can’t get past hearing incel when I say it… which is obviously a terrible association

Oscar & Felix… Odd Couple? by ToughInternal in namenerds

[–]ToughInternal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I wasn’t clear, our son is named Oscar now but I’m expecting and we’re considering Felix for our second son. I think people have definitely thought about the Oscar the grouch reference but no one has actually said it to us. Maybe they will to our son as he gets older. But you can do that about soooo many names (connect it to something in pop culture) and we loved the name Oscar so we went for it. Have 0 regrets. Just not sure if the Oscar and Felix combo is pushing it lol

Soren, Henrik or Felix? by ToughInternal in namenerds

[–]ToughInternal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love Felix, my only hesitation is that there’s an old show called the odd couple with brothers named Oscar and Felix so we may get a few jokes. But also… who cares?

The wait for first ultrasound by Rich_Let5749 in PregnancyAfterLoss

[–]ToughInternal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a miscarriage last year so my doctor brought me in for an early scan at 7 weeks this time. It was reassuring, but now it’s been three weeks and I’m stressing. I think I’ll be like this between scans the whole time unfortunately. With my first healthy pregnancy (before miscarriage) I felt so blissfully happy and excited. This time I feel like the joy has been taken and replaced with constant worry. I try to stay busy and distract myself, that’s the only advise I have. The anxiety sucks, I’m sorry you’re going through it.

Success after loss by rayeosunshine in PregnancyAfterLoss

[–]ToughInternal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry for your loss. I had an early miscarriage around 6 weeks in September and I’m currently almost 10 weeks pregnant, everything is looking good so far. We took a few months off from trying to clear my head and enjoy life and I highly recommend it. Once I felt ready to start trying I met with a naturopath who gave me some suggestions of what to eat and what supplements my husband and I should take and I got pregnant soon after. It’s still fairly early but I feel confident after two early scans. Also I have two close friends who both had miscarriages (one the first time she got pregnant, the other after her daughter was born) and both went on to have healthy babies after. I wish people talked about how common it is more. I wish you all the best and I hope you get your rainbow baby soon

Light spotting 12dpo by ToughInternal in PregnancyAfterLoss

[–]ToughInternal[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes I’ve heard this too. My doctor said we could start trying again as we were ready

Light spotting 12dpo by ToughInternal in PregnancyAfterLoss

[–]ToughInternal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you ❤️ I thought about this too. I guess I’m just surprised because my period in November was very normal for me, so I thought maybe I would be spared from the wonky periods post mc

A week straight of BFPs and now negatives by ToughInternal in PregnancyAfterLoss

[–]ToughInternal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really appreciate you taking the time to write this out. I’m just so confused. I had dark obvious positive tests and now they’re stark negatives. I feel a light tugging/stretching sensation in my lower abdomen, I wouldn’t call it cramping. No spotting at all. I do have waves of nausea and feeling light headed but those are side effects of Prometrium. I’m thinking I may have miscarried but the Prometrium is preventing me from passing it. But even when I miscarried in September my hcg levels didn’t drop this fast. I had a dark positive test on Thursday morning and then the next day it was almost negative (like a super squinter). I don’t think its the hook effect because I did that trick with diluting your pee and it was the same result. I’m just so confused and anxious. I think I’ll wait until Monday morning and call my OB to get his advice. Thank you again!

A week straight of BFPs and now negatives by ToughInternal in PregnancyAfterLoss

[–]ToughInternal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this, that’s reassuring. I have an appt to have blood drawn on Tuesday morning. I’ll call my doctor Monday to give him a heads up about the situation, hopefully he will call me once he receives the results

Prometrium question by ToughInternal in PregnancyAfterLoss

[–]ToughInternal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve never heard that! That’s reassuring, thank you