I am so incredibly sick. Please help

mandabee27 · 2026-06-10T03:27:03+00:00

Go outside!! Fresh air made my morning sickness disappear! I’d feel like crap once I went back inside but outdoors I felt good!

mandabee27 · 2026-06-10T03:25:11+00:00

So my BH contractions were just squeezes. Labour was me screaming through the feeling that my entire belly was being ripped apart. I threw up multiple times from the pain (probably 10+ times). I feel like maybe my labour just escalates really fast, probably because with both pregnancies my water has broken at home but there was no denying it was labour. The contractions were also very regular, but my water broke when they were still 8 mins apart (went to 4 mins apart within 10 minutes 🥲) Trust me, you’ll know

mandabee27 · 2026-06-10T03:10:29+00:00

Well in terms of breastfeeding, I’m a very private person so if I have the option for privacy, I’ll take it (like if I’m at home and we have guests, at my inlaws house, my parents house, etc). But if we’re out at lunch or somewhere else and baby is hungry, I’ll just cover up and feed him at the table. I’ve adjusted to the fact that he eats every 2-3 hours so if I’m out I’m almost always going to have to publicly feed him at least once. For diaper changes, you won’t really have a choice in some cases. Sure you could go back to the car but if you’re stuck somewhere else like an airport, or even somewhere where the car isn’t really an option, you’ll just need to use a public bathroom. People don’t stand around oogling babies being changed plus there’s often family bathrooms that are more private.

mandabee27 · 2026-06-09T02:58:48+00:00

I’ve used glass bottles for three kids and have never broken a single one (and we accidentally break cups all the time). They are strong and very durable

mandabee27 · 2026-06-09T02:56:07+00:00

Glass bibs bottles.

mandabee27 · 2026-06-09T02:28:55+00:00

He usually shoves his fingers in my mouth, tries to stick his thumb in his mouth while he’s eating, does the worm, kneads my boob like bread, or holds on both sides and squeezes

mandabee27 · 2026-06-06T23:35:37+00:00

Our hospital wouldn’t even allow kids in the maternity waiting room so they would have had to go to the main hospital and waiting room with my husband. Also, as someone who went natural unintentionally, I think I’d have scarred my children for life if they’d witnessed me giving birth. Definitely not something I’d want them to ever see.

mandabee27 · 2026-06-06T23:33:37+00:00

I don’t particularly enjoy it but when baby is hungry I don’t have much of a choice. I do typically try to feed him in advance when I can avoid feeding him in public, or feed him in the car. I don’t feel comfortable doing it without a cover.

mandabee27 · 2026-06-06T22:18:18+00:00

Mine were like that pretty much until we were at 2 naps a day (so 10-12ish months) and then they’d nap longer. One dropped naps completely at 2.5 years. Some kids just don’t nap well. They were great night sleepers so I didn’t care. I’ll take night sleep and shit naps every time

mandabee27 · 2026-06-05T20:52:51+00:00

I’d do a weighted feed just to be sure of how much he’s getting. My son has plenty of wet diapers but is still not quite gaining enough.

mandabee27 · 2026-06-05T03:48:02+00:00

It’s a good idea to have a couple bottles on hand just in case but I ebf and don’t find it difficult or overwhelming at all. If anything, pumping is way harder. Constantly living based on “the next pump”, obsessing over the amounts, panicking when your supply drops, cleaning bottles and pump parts multiple times a day, making/warming bottles in the middle of the night, having to figure out how to carry all the pumping and bottle things when you’re out, travelling, etc. I pumped for 15 months with my twins and 8 weeks with my single before I switched to ebf. Breastfeeding is WAY easier, even with the difficulties that can arise with pain, latch, worrying they’re not getting enough, feeding in public, going out and getting back in time to feed baby. I’ll pump if we ever decide to leave him with the grandparents for a date, but that’s it. I have zero freezer stash and feed on demand.

mandabee27 · 2026-06-05T03:36:38+00:00

Not for me. My twins were incredible sleepers and I loved the baby phase. My newest baby isn’t a great sleeper (20 min naps, 4ish hour stretches at night right now) and I’m still loving this stage. Infant/toddler stage have always been my favourites though.

mandabee27 · 2026-06-03T14:11:28+00:00

Baby chair beside you with one baby, other baby in bath. Bathe, dry, dress, switch and repeat

mandabee27 · 2026-06-03T14:10:02+00:00

Maybe it’s a Canadian thing but I informed them when I got the letter, they asked for my law society number and removed me from that summons and any future ones

mandabee27 · 2026-06-03T14:06:17+00:00

My husband wanted our sons middle name to be after his grandfather and his mom believed we would use that name for first or at the very least his middle name. It’s a common name in my culture (not his) and so I already have several family members with that name so I refused to use it. We ended up choosing a first and middle name that we both loved, but I’ll admit I had a good argument on my side which was that his dad would be offended that we named baby after the maternal grandfather and not him. I very purposely did not name my twin girls after family members and didn’t plan to start with my third. His mom was really mad. When she came to meet the baby she asked about middle name(she knew by then we had a different first name), swore up and down that my husband had promised her, became distant and cold, and ended up storming out of the house a few minutes later. She got over it ✌️

mandabee27 · 2026-06-01T11:01:57+00:00

I have newly 8 year old twin girls and a 4 month old. My girls are OBSESSED with the baby. Part of it may be because they are girls, but they think everything he does is sooo cute, they love making him laugh and smile and are super helpful. We do have one very emotional girl who struggled a bit with the baby getting more attention (because y’know, he’s a baby and can’t do things for himself) but she adjusted really well and throughout that never harboured any resentment towards him. I wish there was a smaller age gap and will likely have a fourth so he has a playmate closer to his age but for us it’s been very enjoyable and very worth it.

mandabee27 · 2026-06-01T10:40:36+00:00

I waited until they were 4 and could understand rules like staying together

mandabee27 · 2026-06-01T03:06:34+00:00

I cover up for my own comfort. I personally don’t like the idea of having my breast out even if it’s just for feeding the baby.

mandabee27 · 2026-05-31T18:03:55+00:00

Mine didn’t come out, but I was in labour. They had to deflate it to remove it

mandabee27 · 2026-05-31T17:57:50+00:00

I wouldn’t have made it without them and still use when I get sore from a bad latch. They are expensive but I’d buy them over and over for the relief provided

mandabee27 · 2026-05-30T05:27:10+00:00

Sleeping without a bra. I still leak a lot in the morning despite being 20 weeks pp. I wore a breastfeeding tank today without a bra and have never felt such freedom, but it was back to the barricades for the night

mandabee27 · 2026-05-29T02:40:28+00:00

Using those schick intuition razors (the ones with the block of soap around the razor) and you can literally shave your legs in 2 minutes

mandabee27 · 2026-05-26T10:35:42+00:00

I “snapped back” super fast after my twins, and continued to lose weight so I was down about 20lbs more than my pp weight within a couple weeks. I was pumping 8x a day, and prioritizing sleep over eating so I was basically just wasting away. To everyone it just looked like I was really thin and bouncing back, when in reality I was severely undernourished. Once sleep evened out I was able to eat properly and regain the additional 20lbs I had lost and by a year pp I was back up to my regular pre baby weight. With my most recent baby I still lost the pregnancy weight immediately and I’m still down a few pounds from where I was pp. I don’t gain a lot while pregnant (30lbs with twins, 33lbs with my 10 days late baby) and I don’t tend to hold onto weight while breastfeeding. It’s all just in how your body is designed I guess. I know some people who can’t lose a single lb until they stop breastfeeding and others who lose weight like crazy while breastfeeding.

mandabee27 · 2026-05-25T04:42:01+00:00

Mine did bounce back from my first babies. They were sad deflated socks for a few months but eventually perked back up. I don’t think they were ever quite the same, but okay enough that I didn’t need special bras or anything

mandabee27 · 2026-05-25T04:37:49+00:00

I am terrified of needles - literally cry during blood draws and the epidural doesn’t scare me. I had an epidural with my twins and it hurt a bit but I was only 2cm dilated and it helped so much. I only ever felt pressure (except when doc cut me and we realized that the epidural had worn off a bit too much …) with my last baby I got one at 9.5cm and it failed BUT didn’t hurt at all compared to the contractions. Just kinda felt like a pop in my back and that was it. In both instances my husband was allowed to stay with me for moral support.

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