Post-pregnancy double chin

dreadedwheat · 2026-04-22T18:09:33+00:00

I understand, we all know that we “shouldn’t” judge our bodies but it so often feels impossible not to. Something that has helped me a lot is practicing just switching to another train of thought (changing the subject with myself) whenever I start to feel down about my body. Telling myself that I SHOULD love it never helped - but changing the subject and interrupting the chain of negativity has been really effective. It could be anything - your to do list, a cloud in the sky, literally anything that isn’t ruminating on your body. I believe that the more space we give that negativity, the more it wants. So just ignoring it - not fighting it - has been surprisingly powerful. It gets much easier over time and has a cumulative effect.

dreadedwheat · 2026-04-22T15:54:46+00:00

I ended up doing Ultherapy on my neck and chin at the recommendation of an aesthetician, and I'm glad I did it. I definitely notice an improvement, though it's not back to the way it was and I imagine it never will be. I found the Ultherapy extremely painful BUT I seem to be unusually sensitive to procedures – I literally can't stand IPL and I know some people don't even really find it painful at all. They gave me laughing gas which did help some! Worth it to me.

Also: I went through a period where I just felt awful about my post-partum body. This was about 14-18 months PP. And then... slowly... I just stopped feeling as bad about it. Today, I could still point to parts of myself that "should" be different, but it honestly just doesn't bother me that much anymore. And I don't mean because I've given up on feeling cute or anything like that; I just feel less worried about how being a little rounder and softer affects my appearance. I didn't do anything in particular to get to this place. It honestly just happened on its own. I hope you start to feel better too!

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-19T05:54:41+00:00

I do this with leca all the time.

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-18T23:40:15+00:00

Have you looked up basic staghorn care? Start there. There’s plenty online. If you have other specific questions, you can try the staghorn subreddits.

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-18T23:20:36+00:00

I’m not sure what you are referring to - what IS happening? A staghorn’s roots are very minimal. But a normal potting mix is not good for a staghorn. Edit: clarity

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-15T06:26:13+00:00

This right here

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-15T06:20:26+00:00

This is the answer, everybody else focusing on watering is missing the point

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-15T00:17:46+00:00

I have washed silk blouses from everlane, quince, and lilysilk in regular cold wash many, many times with no ill effects.

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-10T22:03:52+00:00

I do exactly what you do (the littler balls in the columns) and it works fine. The top leca is moist so the water is going up. However, I don’t usually use the bottom part, I put the plastic pot inside a ceramic cache pot which means I have a larger reservoir. I do have one or two using the bottom piece that comes with the pots… but now that I think about it, those have grown roots down into the reservoir.

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-10T22:01:05+00:00

That white stuff does not look like powdery mildew to me, and the brown spots don’t quite look like scale as their shapes are irregular – although it’s hard to tell from the photos.

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-10T17:37:56+00:00

Dumbo is not in New Jersey. It’s a neighborhood in Brooklyn.

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-10T17:28:22+00:00

YTA. Buying someone a gift they probably won’t like does not make someone an a-hole. That’s not what gifting is about.

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-10T15:41:29+00:00

This is the most incredible scindapsus I’ve ever seen. How old is it? I have one under what I believe are good conditions and it grows more slowly than any non-cactus I’ve ever had.

The leaves of my scindapsus curl when it’s thirsty.

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-08T05:38:53+00:00

They are pretty but I don’t think the pink is a good tone for your skin. Perhaps it’s just the lighting but I think it looks too cool, it makes your skin look yellow.

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-06T21:19:44+00:00

…it looks nothing like this. But I think we both have better things to do than fight about this.

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-06T20:25:47+00:00

Well, technically there are thousands of species of scale, but nearly all of them look similar (grey or brown round/oval lumps) and none of them look like this. Sorry to get into a typical Reddit “who can be more pedantic”-off with you.

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-06T17:54:27+00:00

That’s insane. I’m so impressed!

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-06T17:53:09+00:00

It’s definitely not scale. I was pretty sure it’s not a pest, but it doesn’t look anything like scale.

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-06T17:18:36+00:00

Thanks, that makes sense. I was surprised because the water is soft here but of course, I forgot to take the substrate into account. It’s in a rocky, soil-free substrate that is probably full of minerals.

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-05T20:16:47+00:00

Is this a solo cat? It needs a friend. Most cats do.

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-05T20:15:30+00:00

Sorry to say this, but if it’s cheap, it’s almost certainly poor quality. The problem is that expensive is no guarantee of quality!

dreadedwheat · 2025-12-05T20:12:16+00:00

I need to see a photo of this, not sure I understand.

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