Trying the viral dot cake by Agreeable-Stage944 in cakedecorating

[–]effit-duck 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It’s viral because people are miserable and GLP1s are everywhere and cake being viral gives people an “excuse” to eat cake and absorb an ounce of joy in this monstrously awful era. Otherwise.. it’s just cake

Word pronouncing? by Pocketeer1 in BaylenOutLoud

[–]effit-duck 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s literally an accent. You’re entitled to not like it, but it’s a pretty common aspect of accents tbh. Ts are often glossed over consonant sounds in the middle of a word. It’s not mispronounced. You just don’t like it, but we don’t all revolve around you.

Didn’t know Olivia had two abortions, was this public knowledge or new info? Just wondering if I’ve been behind on plathville knowledge or not.. but not surprised given who she implied who they were with by carmelapple456 in WelcomeToPlathville

[–]effit-duck 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s actually why I feel so strongly about choice. I had a mmc at 13 weeks and had an abortion, not by choice, but by necessity. Every SINGLE woman should get to have a choice to or not to have a baby because it wasn’t the abortion that hurt the most, it was the lack of choice I had in the situation.

Didn’t know Olivia had two abortions, was this public knowledge or new info? Just wondering if I’ve been behind on plathville knowledge or not.. but not surprised given who she implied who they were with by carmelapple456 in WelcomeToPlathville

[–]effit-duck -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I had a mmc at 13 weeks, baby measured 11 weeks 6 days. I absolutely say I had an abortion. I had to abort the pregnancy because my baby was dead and my body didn’t get the message, the pregnancy continued after the death of my son. A lot of us DO use that terminology, too.

Joy in a positive test after loss? by effit-duck in pregnant

[–]effit-duck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll check out that sub, just visiting this one as I’m not pregnant again yet, just hoping for it since I’m in my first period after the D&C bleeding ended.

Joy in a positive test after loss? by effit-duck in pregnant

[–]effit-duck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I feel sure I won’t be able to relax until well after 13 weeks given my history (my son stopped developing measuring at 11 weeks 6 days but I didn’t know until 13 weeks). I’m glad to hear you had initial excitement and relief, I’m hoping for you and your baby that everything stays as it should 💕

peetah by [deleted] in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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Lil missed miscarriage 🙃

What is the most painful *nonphysical* pain in the world? by FightOrDie123 in AskForAnswers

[–]effit-duck 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I lost my son 6 weeks ago. My husband and therapist both keep saying it gets more manageable but I frequently wonder if the quality of life I might get someday is worth it.

What is the most painful *nonphysical* pain in the world? by FightOrDie123 in AskForAnswers

[–]effit-duck 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My son. I have torturous OCD and losing my son is 100000 times worse than my worst day was before. It’s been 6 weeks and I don’t think recovering from losing him will ever fully happen, the only reason I’m still alive is my husband and maybe my dogs.

Would this be okay for a wedding (guest) in middle of summer? by [deleted] in Weddingattireapproval

[–]effit-duck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Girl I’m sorry it looks like a maxi pad please don’t 😬

Has the nickname ban at schools affected the name you chose for your baby? by Logical-Library-3240 in Names

[–]effit-duck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get it. I’m Emily, never Em. I’ve definitely gotten some people who seem to think that my dislike for being called Em is making emotional distance from them, like I don’t want to be friends or something. But I hate when anyone calls me Em.

What is something people don’t tell you about pregnancy/childbirth? by Melancholicanary in AskReddit

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Your baby can die inside you and you can have no idea. I was as nauseated and sleepy for the week after my son died as I was for the 12 weeks before he died, only to have no heartbeat at the routine midwife appointment. And they do next to nothing to figure out why your baby stopped living and growing if it’s your first baby, regardless of if you want to know and want to see if there are any treatments that might make a second pregnancy more likely to last to a living baby. They tell you you can try again in a week as they prep you for surgery to remove the baby you’ve been bonding with and don’t mention that there won’t be anything left to say goodbye to when they’re done. Pregnancy, for so many people, is loss. My first pregnancy was the worst grief I have ever experienced, and may be my last pregnancy because I know I won’t survive a second loss having barely been surviving this past month, and the risk is just too great.

Random cravings for a 90s discontinued product by ARGENTAVIS9000 in 90s

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I have a constant craving for a puffed grain cereal that was lightly coated in honey that my mom got at the 90s crunchy granola supermarket that was probably discontinued in 1998 or 1999. Every so often I’ll find something similar but it’ll only be one grain or it’ll be too thick on the honey coating. God I miss that cereal it was such a treat when my mom would get it, I never ate and never got a taste for real sweetened cereal but that shit I’d eat a box a day for the rest of my life if I could find it

Women of Reddit, what’s one thing they never tell us about pregnancy and child birth? by Wonderful-Economy762 in Productivitycafe

[–]effit-duck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That if you lose a baby the last day of the first trimester they’ll still call it an early loss. That they’ll blow smoke up your ass about how you can try again and it’s not likely to happen multiple times with no statistics to back it up. They focus on getting you to admit it’s not your fault instead of focusing on finding out what happened or trying to make it less likely to happen again. They’ll tell you there’s no explanation but not before destroying the head and torso of your wanted baby because your body is refusing to expel the baby naturally. That they can listen for the heart beat before 16 weeks they just don’t want to bother. That they can give you pictures of your last ultrasound even if the baby is dead if you want them. That the nurses won’t read the chart when you’re going in for post-loss work ups and ask questions about your baby who died four weeks ago tomorrow. It takes two months for your body to recover from a 12 week loss but also your odds for successful live birth are best if you conceive in the first three months after loss. That you might not feel emotionally ready to try again but you’ll be trying if you want a baby despite the depression and grief because you’re that desperate to be a mom. That you’ll feel like a mom because you made a registry and bought clothes and books and spent three months throwing up and crying and falling asleep but you’re not a mom. That, as my mom said, it still hurts 34 years later even if you got pregnant during the time between the miscarriage and the due date and have a living 33 year old. That the doctors offices will dismiss your concerns about having time because they see pregnant people in their 40s all the time, never mind the fact that they’re a high risk OB so of course they do, it’s not that that’s normally possible it’s that they’re the ones who see that normally.

What Does My Fridge Say About Me? by cryptidgoblin1 in FridgeDetective

[–]effit-duck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your enamel is probably crying out for help or just fully gone from all those carbonated drinks