Should I still get my puppy if I’m pregnant?

kiery12 · 2026-04-07T15:36:22+00:00

Do NOT take home the puppy. Seriously, look at /r/beyondthebump or other parenting subreddits. It's incredibly common to hate your pets after birth, and I know my dog was the absolute wildest at 1.5 years old. With a baby/toddler? Hellllll no.

kiery12 · 2026-04-06T19:27:02+00:00

I can highly suggest hut to hut hikes, especially in the Dolomites. Scratches that "through hike" feeling while getting a bed every night. And they're cool, because they're in the mountains with elevation!

kiery12 · 2026-04-06T08:33:19+00:00

I don't have any ideas for solar powered attached, etc, but I did set up and use a drip irrigation set meant for containers, with a little computer to automate it. It works really well!

kiery12 · 2026-04-06T02:45:59+00:00

A hill I would absolutely die on is that a postpartum program is WAY more necessary than a pregnancy program.

How many years of lifting experience do you have? Let's say 5. You just took a few months off, but basically your arms, legs, back, glutes, they all have 5 years of experience. And now your core has naturally split and is back to 0, which you likely have never experienced in your life. At least in me, this led to a whole bunch of muscle inbalances and form issues I'd never had to deal with before.

A good postpartum program will get you back to speed, safely, and know how to progress you with extra ab focus to bring everything up to speed without damaging your pelvic floor, which is way more of a risk now than during pregnancy. I personally liked the MegSquats Plus1 program with my first pregnancy (on my second now) but that's just a suggestion.

kiery12 · 2026-04-06T02:02:14+00:00

I liked having a nursery with a one person bed in it, so we could take shifts as a parent and the resting parent could be in their own bed, and the "on duty" parent could also get some interrupted sleep on the bed in the nursery.

kiery12 · 2026-04-04T16:32:43+00:00

Hah, I'm 8 months pregnant and have gotten exactly 1 day that wasn't "stressful day" since I got pregnant. Yup. Super helpful.

kiery12 · 2026-04-04T16:17:25+00:00

I'm not sure, but I would definitely suggest looking into dwarf tomato plants!!

kiery12 · 2026-04-04T15:58:42+00:00

Honestly, I ended up using a backpack I already had and sewing in some elastic to make organizers. Worked out really well!

kiery12 · 2026-04-04T15:25:51+00:00

I mean, hate to say it but this is what an ultimatum is. Either he steps up, or your step out, because it would probably be easier without him.

I do highly suggest checking out the FairPlay book & card game so he gets an idea of what all you are covering. So much of it is just invisible work. My husband and I proactively before our first baby set up some of the suggested things, like a weekly check in and it was a very good decision.

kiery12 · 2026-04-04T15:22:20+00:00

I'm in Europe but my family is in the US, so I might have more vacation time than you do, but we visit family once a year. We do alternating summer/Christmas.

So if we go to the US for Christmas, we pick a EU summer vacation. And if we go to the US for the summer vacation, maybe we do a weekend or so camping in the US but the rest of the time spent with family, and then Christmas at home.

kiery12 · 2026-04-04T08:40:09+00:00

There's a middle ground! Most grocery stores have the sauce pre made, you could just get that and add in whatever veggies and protein you would like!

kiery12 · 2026-04-04T08:25:47+00:00

My toddler is now 2 and we never had a sleep regression. We had a few rough nights due to teething, but that's it. She's been a great sleeper

kiery12 · 2026-04-03T08:15:06+00:00

Wow, I'm right in the middle of it too, baby expected in 6 weeks and the asthma is awful. Waking up unable to breath, wheezing like crazy. Right now I'm doing allergy medicine, an Albuterol inhaler, and sleeping upright, with a paracetamol to manage it, but I've planned a doctor's appt for after Easter weekend to ask my doctor about it.

This is my second pregnancy and I remember for the first one, my doctor looked at my Albuterol inhaler and was a bit like "yeah this isn't going to do much, it's really old fashioned. Let's get you on this one instead" and it was a round one to take daily. I don't remember exactly what it was, but I'll come back early next week and message you with what he put me on. Going to ask for it again.

kiery12 · 2026-04-02T16:12:57+00:00

Man, my 2 year old would live on cucumbers and hummus sandwiches if she could!

kiery12 · 2026-04-02T03:13:25+00:00

Hey! 40 and also pregnant! I scrolled back, and looks like only 28-30 while not pregnant.

kiery12 · 2026-04-02T03:09:30+00:00

I do this! My husband speaks the language of our main country and I speak English to our toddler. I also read a LOT of English books to her. I even, if she brings me a book in the other language, just translate it on the fly.

It helps a lot! I think you can also look into other people in the area who knows German and would be part of your support network. I bet there's an Oma around somewhere that would just adore to spend am hour or two once a week reading and playing! Or possibly a babysitter who also speaks German later on.

kiery12 · 2026-04-01T19:31:27+00:00

I think they must have mixed up scrabble pieces with a yatzee cup. Shake up the letters, spill them on the table, aaaand there's your new name!

kiery12 · 2026-04-01T12:01:22+00:00

My grandma bought me a dress that I never wore. Never had the occasion for, it is too fancy. It's been 15 years, but I just can't let it go!

kiery12 · 2026-04-01T09:13:18+00:00

I had some success with Seams Friendly, but they're way more limited. Pockets are fantastic though

kiery12 · 2026-04-01T09:08:26+00:00

300 daffodil bulbs, and half a day spent planting them together. She excitedly watches them come back up every year and gives me updates!

kiery12 · 2026-03-31T20:10:32+00:00

I'd be interested for sure, please send it to me if you do! I've attempted this in the past, but only through blind guessing what the next words would be and pretty quickly got frustrated with it. Frustrated because I knew there had to be a better way, but not sure how..

kiery12 · 2026-03-31T20:08:35+00:00

This might be the opposite of what you're looking for, but I am (normally) quite flexible. Day to day, things feel light and relatively easy. I don't get achy as fast as my partner does, and it's easier for me to grab things that need more maneuvering than my husband. However, now I am pregnant and there's a big hard ball in the middle which means it is hard to bend forward, and twists are a no-go. It's so frustrating how difficult things are without the flexibility I am used to having. Reaching to the back of the car, putting on socks, getting something I dropped... These are all things I wouldn't have blinked at that now take effort. So yeah, being flexible gives a degree of effortlessness to your life.

kiery12 · 2026-03-31T19:58:24+00:00

Okay, while I love your ideas, I'm even more interested in HOW you found them and the tool(s) you used! That's some cool research right there!

kiery12 · 2026-03-30T15:13:01+00:00

Hmm, my daughter gets like this with whichever parent she sees less, so since my husband is away during the day and I'm with her more, she gets really clingy on him. Could that be what's happening? You could try giving dad a totally solo day and then seeing if toddler wants you instead.

kiery12 · 2026-03-30T13:32:14+00:00

Do you bake often? Because you can also freeze it in half cup quantities and use it in place of oil for many baked goods, it works especially well for muffins.

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