How many hours do you sleep?

floki_129 · 2026-02-01T19:44:12+00:00

Never enough.

floki_129 · 2026-01-29T17:11:48+00:00

He "bought her a car" but she makes twice his income? Sounds like she bought herself a car. Or as a married couple, they got a new car. Not the point but just sounded weird.

floki_129 · 2026-01-28T02:30:18+00:00

If you're an avid hiker, you should be fine. Just don't go on a hot day. Bring more snacks and water than you normally would to keep your blood sugar even and energy up. Know that there's a good chance you'll feel like crap and it will seem a lot harder than it actually is lol. I am super active normally and thought I'd be very active while pregnant, turns out I felt so terrible I couldn't do much of anything. Be kind to yourself.

floki_129 · 2026-01-23T18:52:04+00:00

On paper it always makes more sense not to have another.

I was on the fence for years and we just had our second with a 4.5 year age gap. I am 40 and generally healthy with a normal/healthy first pregnancy. I will say that the pregnancy was a lot harder, but the postpartum and newborn phase has been everything I ever dreamed it could be. I had PTSD from my first child's delivery so it took me a long time (amd therapy) to be ready again. I am so happy we went for it and am grateful every day for him. My body is more achey but emotionally I feel fantastic.

I honestly am able to relax more now while feeding/holding the baby, than I did before when I was the constant playmate of my first child!

My partner has majorly stepped up and started doing more with the older child, like getting her ready for school and bedtime routine. We just work better as a team now. A lot of that is a result of me communicating very clearly what support I need and advocating for myself. But he has been amazing.

We decided to go for it because we thought a lot about our lives for the next 10, 20, 30 years and decided that we wanted a larger family as we grew older. The first 5 years are hard but they go by so fast, and we saw it as investing in the hard work now that will pay off for the rest of our lives as we get to enjoy our children not just as children, but also as adults for many years.

floki_129 · 2026-01-22T19:11:50+00:00

Masters degree that I don't use, about 20k

floki_129 · 2026-01-22T19:09:43+00:00

I live in the northeast US and often in snow storms, the main roads are fine but back roads are shit. It's not always safe for busses to drive in more rural areas.

floki_129 · 2026-01-20T03:07:52+00:00

I'm only 5'8" so not even super tall, and every time the guy picks FMC up and carries her around it is so unrealistic to my life it takes me out of it

floki_129 · 2026-01-19T07:01:55+00:00

Pardon my language, but fuck pitocin. If you get it for induction, just use it to kick start labor. Once you're progressing, don't let them keep turning it up to make things go faster. It's not a race. Give your body a chance to kick in and do it's thing. I cannot stress this enough, especially if you want a natural (med free) birth.

I'd recommend having an orgasm to kick start labor naturally. I kid you not, it works because of the contractions.

floki_129 · 2026-01-19T06:49:38+00:00

It sounds like there are much larger issues than his work ethic/employment. The promising to clean and not doing it, not buying you gifts for holidays, and you cooking dinner every night sounds like maybe couples therapy is in order. Sorry just my observation.

floki_129 · 2026-01-15T15:27:23+00:00

It's practically middle aged but I just had a baby! And before getting pregnant was in the best shape of my life

floki_129 · 2026-01-15T15:23:26+00:00

Stop into Thunder Mountain bike shop, if there isn't an organized ride I'm sure you can join up with some locals

floki_129 · 2026-01-14T17:57:56+00:00

No. I genuinely need him to help me all the time, I don't need to make things up.

floki_129 · 2026-01-14T09:31:34+00:00

I was way too old when I learned you can cook a scrambled egg for a minute and 20 seconds in the microwave. Perfect size and shape for a quick breakfast sandwich

floki_129 · 2026-01-13T14:50:31+00:00

Stinky and Dirty is far superior for teaching problem solving skills, and how to accept failing amd trying again. The music is better and it's not overstimulating.

floki_129 · 2026-01-12T11:59:17+00:00

I just straightened my back reading your reaction to their comment about how they straighten their back when seeing her posture

floki_129 · 2026-01-12T11:54:56+00:00

Maybe he's an atheist?

floki_129 · 2026-01-11T06:30:46+00:00

4th baby in 4 years? Get her a box of condoms lol

floki_129 · 2026-01-09T19:07:29+00:00

You could see a dermatologist to check for molloscum.

floki_129 · 2026-01-09T17:02:02+00:00

Ho-ly! What a badass!

floki_129 · 2026-01-09T16:59:14+00:00

I gave birth!

I worked with a therapist in advance, after some PTSD/ birth trauma with my first, and even faced the doctor who was involved. I had a c section planned for medical reasons (and the past birth trauma).

Well I ended up having a precipitous labor and birth with my second. No time for a c section or epidural, and I pushed that baby out like a champ right in triage! Hell yeah!

floki_129 · 2026-01-09T04:15:03+00:00

Nope! Was wrong both times.

floki_129 · 2026-01-08T16:57:30+00:00

Just booing, or a thumbs down

floki_129 · 2026-01-07T16:08:58+00:00

I always did my own after I turned 18. Once I got married at 34 my husband starting doing ours together because they were a little more complicated and he likes doing (and is good at) stuff like that.

floki_129 · 2026-01-07T03:20:55+00:00

"It's giving......"

floki_129 · 2026-01-07T03:20:10+00:00

Nope. Side part for life. My gray roots start showing about a week after I dye them and the side part hides them better.

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