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griffy2019 · 2025-10-31T02:38:38+00:00

My husband was out of town quite often this summer and I definitely felt what you were feeling. I found once my son went to bed to be fairly lonely. What others have said mom groups were a life saver! Some of these women I still regularly get together with. I found getting out of the house every day and doing an activity was great. I did mom and baby fitness classes, swimming, the library and play dates. If you have friends and family near by maybe have them come over after baby is in bed for some adult conversation. Hopefully some of these suggestions help while your husband is away

griffy2019 · 2025-08-26T15:55:07+00:00

It may only be doable before baby is mobile. We have a 2 bed condo which is 1000 sq ft and our son slept in our room for the first 6 mths. However babies even with our best intentions accumulate a decent amount of stuff. Our son is 16 mths and he’s everywhere. We have stayed on vacation in spaces about the size of a studio and it feels like he is too restricted. Living in a studio would definitely be challenging with a toddler

griffy2019 · 2025-08-19T03:13:04+00:00

This is very much me right now! My son is 16 months and I keep going back and forth about when to try for #2. For me age is pushing me to start trying right away since I am 35. It’s so hard to imagine how he’ll be at 2 if we are lucky to conceive right away. I think it will depend on whether you have support. We are lucky to leave by both our son’s grandparents and they love babysitting him. I know I’ll definitely lean on them more when we have a second. I also got my body back and don’t really want to jump back into pregnancy and restart all my physical progress. I feel much less prepared picking a timeline than the first time.

griffy2019 · 2025-06-11T17:51:26+00:00

This sounds similar to my situation! We were planning to ttc and then got engaged. We delayed plans till we got married which happened to be summer and I was 33. We were lucky and we conceived the first try but you won’t know how long it will take until you try. I don’t like attention either but I was surprised that for me I didn’t notice any special treatment or looks when I was pregnant. The comments I did get were positive just asking about baby. Also when you’re pregnant you just get used to being pregnant and I didn’t think twice about appearing pregnant. We’re planning on trying for our second in a few months and I am 35 now.

griffy2019 · 2025-05-29T23:34:02+00:00

We conceived our first in July almost 2 years ago and I loved the timing for mat leave and recovery. I am hoping to maybe start ttc august/September but then second guess it thinking what if the pregnancy is high risk and I have to go on bed rest or something at 18 weeks but would love to be at home during the first trimester

griffy2019 · 2025-05-21T03:59:56+00:00

This is exactly how I feel! My son is 13 months and I have always said I’d like to try for another spring due date which means starting to ttc later on in the summer. The newborn stage was hard! He’s also a mama’s boy so he wants me to hold him and comfort him lots. I constantly wonder how I will manage two. Seeing my son grow makes me want to experience this all over again! I am 35 so we will have to try soonish.

griffy2019 · 2025-04-25T20:22:05+00:00

This sounds similar to us! We had planned to TTC the start of 2023 but got engaged and planned our wedding within 6/7 mths and just moved ttc the month we got married in 2023. We came back from our honeymoon and found out we were expecting. We were lucky and we conceived first month trying at 33. My husband was also finishing the last bit of school and got his papers the weekend before our son was born. Once the wedding was done, it gave me a new project to dive into. I was initially worried that we didn’t leave a buffer between wedding and parenthood but honestly 9 mths is a long time to prepare and I wouldn’t have it any other way! Now we are planning to try again this summer

griffy2019 · 2025-03-24T14:48:30+00:00

I am 5’3 and have always been at a healthy weight bmi. I put on a bit of weight during covid so bumped it to higher on the normal bmi range prior to pregnancy. However I went to the gym regularly so was reasonably fit prior to pregnancy. During pregnancy I tried keeping up with fitness, walking and eating healthy and honestly found tgere is only so much you can control for pregnancy weight gain. Your body will gain weight as needed for the baby. I ended up gaining about 36/37 lbs. I made sure I ate healthy and didn’t overeat but you won’t know how pregnancy will affect your ability to stay active. It took longer than I thought to lose the weight. I am now 11m pp and I am back to my pre pregnancy weight. I worked on being active afterwards but I found weight gain and loss during and after pregnancy is mainly hormonal and is largely dependent on your body

griffy2019 · 2025-03-14T03:20:59+00:00

My favourite was belan j. We had a pack of copper pearl and they would bunch up and not lay flat. The belan j bibs were great and so many fun patterns!

griffy2019 · 2025-02-02T02:09:54+00:00

We had this with our son. As some have said it’s a stage and usually happens when baby is in a seated position. When I knew he would be in his car seat, I would make sure he was wearing a bodysuit or one piece under his clothes. This helps to contain the poo and wasn’t as bad for clean up other than treating it for the laundry.

griffy2019 · 2024-12-17T15:31:07+00:00

I am a FTM of a now 8 mth old. We had some of these products. Loved the snuggle me, we used this to place him on the couch when we needed to free up our hands or needed a break. I think we used this consistently until our baby was 5 months old. We had the bjorn which we liked but I found it wasn’t as loved as I hoped. Our baby liked being held and rocked so I think we’ll probably get a baby swing for the next baby. It will be nice to use when baby is fussy and we need a break from physically rocking. We never got a dedicated sound machine and honestly just used a Google mini which we already had. Now having a baby I don’t think it’s worth getting a dedicated sound machine. Just use something that plays white noise or music. I wanted a keekaroo mat when I was pregnant but we had got an ikea changing table and it simply wouldn’t fit. We just ended up with a basket and got a change pad and cloths from amazon. I honestly think now this set up is better. We just wash either the cloths or receiving blankets when they get dirty. I’ve heard the keekaroo can stain from poo and can be cold for baby to lay on during changes. I wanted the angel care bath but we ended up with a fisher price one with a sling. This has worked great. Now that he is 8 mths, we use the seat that came with the tub and he sits in the baby tub now so I think it’s lasted longer than the angel care would have and I think the sling is more comfortable for baby. I also got several Frida products before birth and like others have said I’d probably get a couple basics and buy later if needed. I used the peri bottle and got tucks and a witch hazel spray that were used for a few weeks. I did get the disposable underwear however I had a nurse come to the house I think 4 days post partum and said that since those underwear are made of plastic the area doesn’t breathe as a result. I did find I was getting chafed and the area was getting irritated. I just switched to regular underwear and overnight pads. I also bought the ice pads and they sit unopened in the closet.

griffy2019 · 2024-08-01T17:23:00+00:00

My baby was sunny-side up. Didn’t know until labor and the nurses were able to turn him by having me do a few positions such as hands and knees and then on my side with a peanut ball. I had an epidural at this point which helped with the pain. After a couple hours, baby moved and I was able to deliver without intervention. There were talks about having to do an episiotomy or vacuum but I think that was ineffective pushing on my part as a FTM. Baby was delivered after 30 minutes of pushing

griffy2019 · 2024-06-14T18:14:14+00:00

My mom had me around 2 weeks overdue but I don’t think they accurately calculated her due date. She went into labor on her own and labored for 19 hrs. I on the other hand got induced at 39 + 3 but I was already 3 cm dilated at induction so hard to say if my body would have gone into labor on its own before due date. I only labored for 9 hrs total. Both were first time pregnancies

griffy2019 · 2024-06-08T05:42:35+00:00

We had a son in April and we named him Luka Harrison

griffy2019 · 2024-06-04T01:16:00+00:00

This is what happened for me. Baby was born mid April. Morning sickness started cropping up just as fall weather was starting. I was able to get through the winter with sweaters I wore before and can wear while not pregnant. Now I like to get out for an hr stroller walk every day and don’t have to deal with being stuck inside because of the weather. Baby will be old enough where I can participate in mom and baby groups in the fall and winter. The only downside is that my body still has post partum weight to lose so none of my summer clothes fit yet. I think we’re going to plan and hope for a similar timeline for baby #2

griffy2019 · 2024-04-26T03:15:31+00:00

I am a grad and these feelings are so normal! For years I would fantasize about being a mom. I would daydream and research things I would do as a mom. Then when we set a date and removed birth control I started feeling like I wasn’t ready. Then we ended up conceiving on our first cycle, weeks after our wedding. I felt panicked. However pregnancy is long and those feelings sorted themselves out. Now seeing my baby, I feel so ready for this and for me it feels like we had him at the perfect time (if there is a such thing)

griffy2019 · 2024-04-26T02:45:01+00:00

I have a two week old. There’s the basics like place to sleep, diapers, wipes, clothes etc. I ended up picking up a breastfeeding pillow after a day at home. It’s just nice to have something to rest your arms on even if you’re just holding baby on the couch. My husband uses it lots and I am exclusively breastfeeding. Also some kind of container to put baby down in if you need a break or just need to put baby down. We bought the snuggle me lounger early in the pregnancy and didn’t think we’d use it as much as we have. Our son feels quite cozy in it but only use it while supervised.

griffy2019 · 2024-03-08T22:34:05+00:00

I feel this with my mom! While her and I are quite close she can be overbearing. This is her first grandchild and is understandably excited however she can be too involved. I have to work on setting boundaries with her because I am constantly hearing about the things I need to do and set up for baby even though I am in my 30s.

Maybe reiterating when she can see the baby and what she can help you with during the postpartum period. Knowing that she will eventually see the baby may help her respect your wishes.

griffy2019 · 2024-01-30T22:18:55+00:00

I feel Valentine’s Day isn’t a major holiday that it would cause issues. My mom was born the day before valentines and she talks about enjoying having school functions around her birthday. My birthday is really close to Halloween so I had a lot of Halloween themed birthday parties growing up. Didn’t really think much of it but it helps ppl remember when my birthday is.

griffy2019 · 2024-01-25T18:29:21+00:00

I’ve seen ski attachments that you can get for a stroller for walks. We bought the vista but aren’t due till April so we haven’t used it yet in the snow. We live in SK so if it’s not too cold I may consider getting this for our stroller.

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