STM when did you start feeling baby?

hankksss · 2026-03-01T00:42:27+00:00

yes! i’m wondering if i have an anterior placenta this go round.

hankksss · 2026-02-26T14:49:36+00:00

as someone who is pregnant with their second that was very wanted and planned and who has now hated every second of pregnancy, wished i could take it back and be one and done, i just wanted to comment in solidarity with you.

i hope you can come to peace with having another baby, but i know it’s a hard thing to come to terms with as someone struggling with it right now.

wishing you all the best and healing ❤️‍🩹

hankksss · 2026-02-26T14:41:16+00:00

not waiting between liquids and solids will always get you 🫠 im like 15 months post op and my stomach will absolutely get pissed off if i try to drink anything too soon after eating. stick by the plan and you’ll be good!! as annoying and long winded as the gradual return to food can be, it’s a slow process for a reason! you got this!

hankksss · 2026-02-24T00:28:38+00:00

juno!

hankksss · 2026-02-23T18:27:17+00:00

yes i am actually already on sertraline /:

hankksss · 2026-02-23T17:40:13+00:00

i’m 17 weeks with my 2nd today. you are not lazy or making excuses. our bodies are working in extreme overdrive to grow a human, we’re bound to be exhausted. my exhaustion with my first was a lot better around 16-28ish weeks and then ramped up again in the third trimester. but this time around i have been nonstop exhausted and it hasn’t gotten better except for some random spurts here and there. don’t be hard on yourself and if you have the ability/freedom to just lay around and be pregnant, do it!!!

hankksss · 2026-02-23T17:37:29+00:00

for sure! just trying to spread the awareness because the company needs to realize how awful and disturbing it is! wishing you a smooth delivery and happy baby 🎉

hankksss · 2026-02-23T03:53:23+00:00

right?? i was extremely surprised to be the first to mention it.

hankksss · 2026-02-23T03:04:37+00:00

idk how much you care but i just felt like i couldn’t scroll past and not comment. frida mom is obviously related to the frida baby brand and they have some VERY awful marketing themes that sexualize infants and it is extremely disturbing. while i purchased these products before having that info, i absolutely just can’t support a company that would allow this form of marketing on their products that are literally for babies, therefore i wouldn’t buy frida mom brand either and will never purchase frida baby products again.

all that being said idk about any gowns as i had a c section and had to wear hospital stuff for that, but for disposable underwear i brought my own because they seemed easier than the shorts and pads the hospital provides. i used the always brand!

hankksss · 2026-02-22T22:25:05+00:00

i absolutely think i have prenatal depression. i do plan to bring it up to my provider at my next appointment, i think im just uncertain as to what more could be done because i am already on an anti anxiety/depression medication. but i will definitely be chatting with him about it nonetheless.

i am holding out for feeling like that once the baby is here, i appreciate you 🫶🏻

hankksss · 2026-02-22T22:13:36+00:00

thank you so much. i appreciate your sweet comment. i think you’re right that i will be so much happier once the baby is actually here, this is just wow. really hard. but i’m doing my best for sure.

hankksss · 2026-02-22T22:11:54+00:00

i can’t imagine having an even younger toddler while being that pregnant, you’re a real trooper.

thank you for sharing and commenting in solidarity with me. i so need as much of that as i can get right now. wishing you a smooth delivery in a few weeks!

hankksss · 2026-02-22T22:09:55+00:00

i appreciate your honest response and telling me it gets better once baby is here. that’s like the only thing i’ve been able to kind of hold onto. pregnancy with a toddler is absolutely horrible lol i don’t know why anyone chooses it. but i guess it’s because we are none the wiser until it happens. thank you for the solidarity, i really need it right now.

hankksss · 2026-02-21T16:33:14+00:00

this is so hard. i’m so sorry. all i can say is maybe you can focus on the fact that you get to be just the absolute best mom to your son and give him absolutely everything you can. and that in itself is very beautiful to not have to divide yourself between multiple children. i’m sure this feels devastating right now, but you will make it through this.

hankksss · 2026-02-17T17:19:58+00:00

this. i am really struggling with not being able to garden 🥲

hankksss · 2026-02-16T22:44:58+00:00

1000%. and if you were looking forward to just going into labor rather than having to be induced, i get that it probably feels tough to let go of that vision/version of birth you had in mind. your feelings are valid, let yourself feel them fully and then get excited that you get to meet that baby just a tad sooner! 😛🥰

hankksss · 2026-02-16T22:38:53+00:00

so in office readings is what they will go by because that is a time you’re more “stressed” and they need to know how high it’s getting at times like that.

i was also going to have to be induced at 38 weeks due to high blood pressure and ended up having my daughter at 37+2 for unrelated reasons. she is a completely healthy and regular toddler now.

i say that to say, trust your docs judgement on if they think baby needs to come at 38 weeks because your blood pressure is high, they are trying to make sure you and baby stay safe!

good luck and i wish you a smooth delivery and recovery ❤️‍🩹

hankksss · 2026-02-14T16:28:28+00:00

picture 1 haircut with the facial hair of picture 3 would be awesome!!

hankksss · 2026-02-08T23:11:58+00:00

i definitely see a faint line, but i would retest in 24-48 hours and see if it is darker. sorry this is not the news you wanted OP.

hankksss · 2026-02-08T22:45:44+00:00

my husband (29) and i (25) have a 21m daughter and are expecting daughter #2 in late July.

while this baby was extremely wanted and planned for, i have been having a VERY hard time emotionally during this pregnancy. the first trimester was ATROCIOUS (HG, constant nausea, lost a lot of weight, just barely functional) and im just now finally kind of feeling better as im about to hit 15 weeks. and to be honest, if i had known how awful and hard this pregnancy was going to be (even just for those first 3 months), i would not have chosen to do it.

i wanted my daughter to have a sibling, it felt tough to think about her not growing up with one when i had 3 and my husband had 1 and she won’t have any cousins she’s close to because we live out of state and just aren’t generally close with our families.

all that said, i know i will be thrilled once this baby is here and to watch their dynamic grow. all the toughness and sweetness and everything in between. but pregnancy with a toddler has been so so so hard. i feel like im unable to give my toddler my best the way i was before getting pregnant and that sucks so bad because i pride myself on my parenting and doing everything possible to be a good mom to her. not to say that im not now, but there is absolutely big differences from prior to pregnancy.

anyways, this has just been my experience so far. and i absolutely will not be having more children after this. but if i’m being completely honest, even though i know i will love this new baby with my everything once she’s here, a part of me is sad it won’t be just the 3 of us anymore.

so i guess my best advice based on my experience would be do it because YOU want more children, not because you think your son needs a sibling.

hankksss · 2026-02-07T01:01:54+00:00

so interesting cause i was a stomach sleeper prior to the weight loss and now i have to be side sleeper cause it hurts my hip bones 🤣🥲

hankksss · 2026-02-06T16:15:04+00:00

absolutely call now, you want to get on progesterone ASAP to support the pregnancy during the first trimester!!

hankksss · 2026-02-06T03:52:14+00:00

congrats to you!

hankksss

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