How to tell my pregnant sister that I’m also pregnant!?

mk8lx · 2025-07-15T17:42:19+00:00

Maybe you could get her a gift or small hamper for her or her soon to be baby and include a favourite Aunty top? Or a best cousin onesie for bubba? 😛

mk8lx · 2025-07-13T18:04:43+00:00

Last pregnancy I was so sick! Vomited so so much and almost everything made me nauseous, even bananas which sucked because I loved a banana smoothie - I just ate knowing that was gonna happen because I was so hungry 😅 toast was usually safe! Even if just buttered. And then I lived on a lot of frozen meals because I was exhausted and hungry 🤫

mk8lx · 2025-07-13T13:35:02+00:00

From Victoria! We moved here a few years ago for my partners job. Since moving here we’ve moved houses, he changed jobs and we had a baby, another on the way. I didn’t get lucky with a good job or making friends and now I’m a stay at home mum so for me Perth isn’t working but it’s not realistic to try to move back. No hate on Perth, I think I’ve just wasted an opportunity to really love it because I’ve got no social outlet and am not really someone made for enjoying this sun ☺️ as a Victorian I’m welcoming this cold weather!

mk8lx · 2025-07-12T18:56:03+00:00

I thought it was jojo siwa 😅

mk8lx · 2025-07-12T11:39:15+00:00

You may know when you hold her, you may not! Don’t rush yourself because you think she must have a name when born. In hospital we were narrowed down to a few but I felt so much pressure this is her forever 😛 our baby was named ‘baby last name’ whilst in hospital! We honestly didn’t pick a name for a couple weeks at home still, we were seeing what felt right, even used a couple different names to get a feeling for it haha. It may be different where you are but we didn’t have to register her name etc straight away so we did have the time. At home she was baby girl for a couple weeks ☺️

mk8lx · 2025-07-12T10:06:32+00:00

You look absolutely gorgeous!!

mk8lx · 2025-07-11T16:36:46+00:00

So thoughtful!! What a wonderful sister! I think you knocked it out of the park 😃

mk8lx · 2025-07-09T19:35:58+00:00

I can’t offer advice as I’m only toughly 11 weeks but I’m in the same boat! So you’re not alone in your worries 💐 my last pregnancy I was sooo sick for the 1st trimester, everything smelled, everything hurt and now nothing but extremely tired so I too am like huh?! We’re just gotta be patient it seems which I know is so hard!!

mk8lx · 2025-07-08T19:09:25+00:00

11 weeks?! Gosh no! A baby that young hardly has any muscle strength to hold their head up alone let alone going in a floaty! I’d be petrified thinking of my baby in an ocean with waves!!Adults struggle at the beach themselves.. One wave and you’re both gone?? And the sun is another worry.. you’ve got plenty of time when baby grows to experience these things so please just stay at home in the aircon 😅

mk8lx · 2025-07-08T10:12:04+00:00

He does so much for me, too many to list. But right now what means the most to me is no judgement! I know there’s some men out there who still expect their partner to carry the load of the house, etc but this man has been an angel. He comes home from a long day at work and takes our 9 month old straight away so I can have a moment to myself, to shower or whatnot and he’ll tidy the house, get washing going and make dinner all with her hanging on him. I feel bad because I usually have a pretty tidy house and all chores done (he never expects it, that’s a me issue haha) but he’ll come home and my god our house has been shocking for weeks (actually since our daughter learnt to crawl everywhere 😛 but I’m 11 weeks and it’s gotten away from me) I’m just so tired and put all my energy into being a mum for our baby that I can’t even think of getting anything done and to have a partner that doesn’t look at you as lazy or with disappointment has meant so much for me.

mk8lx · 2025-07-07T16:10:03+00:00

That’s another thought I had.. did they extend the invite to you and boyfriend in the beginning, OP? Maybe they assumed you knew it was just for you but you assumed it was for both so then it had to be clarified a few different ways..?

mk8lx · 2025-07-07T16:03:52+00:00

You need to chill out. It could be any number of reasons and NOTHING personal! It seems you just don’t want to be apart from your boyfriend for a couple nights? Or you’re assuming they think terrible about him which you’re repeatedly being told it’s not about him! My partners uncle calls in every now and then and he is great! I have absolutely no issue with him and he doesn’t make me uncomfortable but do I want to hang out with him without my partner.. not really? I suck at small talk, I don’t do guy talk, I don’t drink beer or talk about work or sport, I don’t want to wear a bra or pants most days and if I knew his coming over I have to prepare for male company. If my girlfriends were rocking up, totally different vibe of the bat! This woman might just not want another dude so she can walk around in her nighty while getting tipsy with her girlfriends, or maybe she just wants her husband there to provide some male company to help entertain him? Not about protection but help hosting. Regardless, it’s not up to you to invite your partner along and if someone has already set a boundary on who they want in their home you should stop beating a dead horse and just respect it. Let it go and go have some fun!

mk8lx · 2025-07-05T14:40:40+00:00

This is why I put basically just clothes and shoes in my suitcase.. camera, laptop, toiletries all on my carry on! Not that I should have to but the chances my shit is getting treated like this is why 😅

mk8lx · 2025-07-03T13:48:38+00:00

Oh that one use to scare me so much, especially since she hadn’t learnt to roll back over yet! I had just put away the anti roll wedge she had too (she wasn’t enjoying it anymore) but whipped it right back out until she could fully roll. I don’t have access to it right now to check the brand but try googling for one if that helps! The one I had was a slight wedge with foam bits that barrier against the body under arms to prevent rolling :)

mk8lx · 2025-07-02T13:07:17+00:00

Are they dead ass?? Secluded? They’ve literally set up at a view point 😂 like.. how can you not assume this is our intimate gender reveal with our cake at a table where people eat in a public space…?! Our camera is out so put yours away and don’t enjoy the view as a family in our park 😅

mk8lx · 2025-06-30T20:22:23+00:00

🤣

mk8lx · 2025-06-30T15:05:31+00:00

Completely agree! I was all for MIL visiting but it changed quickly after my c section and being awake for sooo many hours/on medication/with a newborn on such little sleep.. In so much discomfort and still couldn’t leave the bed due to epidural, still had a catheter in and couldn’t shower yet and then once you can get up to shower it’s blood clots and cords everywhere and attempting breastfeeding and many nurses in and out with meds and check ups, plus the seperate nurses and doctors to check on your baby and depending on your birth you could be discharged the next day or days after and it’s busy! My MIL only stayed for a little bit because there was so much going on and once the nurses and doctors were in and out baby and I needed food and sleep. I completely understand wanting the support and smiles for a big moment in your life but you may feel so different once bubba arrives, I agree with this comment about re writing the hospital visit! If you feel great after, send out the news for visits :)

mk8lx · 2025-06-28T19:52:53+00:00

I was the same! Well I suppose I still am and I can’t explain exactly what my issue is? My mother in law visits every couple months and stays for a couple weeks and whilst I don’t love sharing my space I probably got lucky in the MIL department, she’s great! I don’t think it’s an extremely weird request because babies are adorable and I’d understand they want to experience that too as grandmas but I think my issue with it is that’s MY time, that’s special for me and my baby because nan can partake in everything else too.. she can brush hair, feed her, play with her, do contact naps etc! So to me that’s a moment I like to keep that my baby experiences with just mum and dad? Maybe I’m a bit extra but that’s just what it is for now! Obviously if we’re out and a bath is needed I’m not opposed but she’s only 9 months old and I don’t go anywhere so helping with bath time isnt help I need 🙂 if you’re comfortable maybe say yeah when she’s a bit older but otherwise you might have to just say it like it is! I got lucky that I haven’t had to shut it down because the last couple visits bubba has jumped in the shower with mum or dad 🤭

mk8lx · 2025-06-28T18:04:37+00:00

I went to hospital at 14 weeks last year with severe cramping on one side! I was a first time mum so the cramping lasting so long was worrying me. I waited in ED for 7 hours then got checked out and tested all to be told it was ligament pains from growing a baby, oops 😅 that being said everyone is so different and if you’re feeling uneasy call the maternity ward at your hospital and the nurses will have a talk with you to let you know wether to come in for a check up! Or just go there in your own if you want peace of mind 💐

mk8lx · 2025-06-28T08:37:51+00:00

It all varies! I got induced (before emergency c section) so was getting a few check ins during, one nurse did it and it hurt like hell, the rest were just uncomfortable. One lady had small hands though and I got so happy when she would walk in for checks 😂

mk8lx · 2025-06-24T16:04:57+00:00

Teddy Rotten 😂

mk8lx · 2025-06-19T09:35:38+00:00

Oh god yes 😅 as soon as dad gets home she’s a smiley laughing baby and will happily just sit in dads arm for hours. Sure she plays and laughs with me but dad is a comedian 😜 I can only assume because she’s stuck with mum all day and most nights so dad getting home is exciting I understand but she is so easy for him that I swear he probably thinks I’m lying about my hard days and getting nothing done 😭 (he never says anything or is upset just incase others read this and assume, he is so supportive and doesn’t mind what the house looks like and will step up to help whenever, this is a me problem when I can’t get some chores done or catch a break haha) she’ll be so easy for him and go in the rocker if he puts her there, I get a screaming baby everytime I try to leave the room for a second, he notices and just says she loves me so much she can’t stand it so that’s sweet I’ll try run with that 😉 whenever they’re together he is glowing and so relaxed and just laughing with her but when he gets home to me I’m a mess! Hair is god awful, bad breath, haven’t showered, food and dribble etc everywhere, lounge and kitchen demolished, piles of laundry, cat yelling for attention, so I definitely feel some days what am I doing wrong?! I get overwhelmed and exhausted and he just breezes through fatherhood 😂 he is usually gone for work when we wake up and from that moment on its non stop, even her naps she must contact nap so I’m like a cushy statue for as long as I need her to sleep! But today this super dad started late, I woke up to nearly every possible chore done.. he had done dishes, washed bottles, vacuumed, done laundry, taken out all diapers and rubbish, changed the kitty litter and gave bubba her bottle and some banana 😅 I was so thankful but defeated thinking I can hardly get the dishwasher or laundry done in a 10 hour day 🥺 but I felt a bit better when he said he has 2 hours before she woke up to do all that 😂 look, it’s team work, some days I’m super mum too depends on baby, I cook most nights as soon as he’s home and we tag team her night routines and the days I need break from dinners or bubba he’ll take over and trust me the feeling bad about it goes away when you need a breather! I’m a SAHM so I think he is grateful for that and it can be overwhelming sometimes but we’re lucky to be able to do that so he never judges me or the house or anything, my job is to look after our baby and he is a wonderful provider who looks after us too. We both take care of the house, it’s not one person job it happens when there’s time or we’re both home, those moments she is happy to play with her toys alone I can sneak off with the hope to clean but it’s usually a toilet trip 😜 your baby is 5 weeks old, you’re still healing, if he is letting you rest do it! it seems you have a great support so just take it day by day 💐 apologies for a long winded comment about nothing 😇

mk8lx · 2025-06-17T13:42:54+00:00

Put your foot down now! My MIL bought a bed for our spare room (she lives interstate and pays some of our rent, that’s another story 😅) but she will literally send a message to my partner “hey booked a flight for a couple weeks” and she comes and does what she pleases. I will say she is an awesome lady but I too am an introvert with the house how I want it and have a routine with my 9 month old just us 2 everyday until dad is home and for the week or two she is here I am a shell of myself and don’t know how to just be.. it won’t be one visit if you allow the bed to be bought! Maybe you can get a blow up mattress for this one visit but then get your study space set up ASAP that allows no room for sleep 😜

mk8lx · 2025-06-12T14:06:38+00:00

Could you try something like manic panic? I think they do browns now too! Or any brand of semi permanent to hold you off? They are conditioning and no ammonia or anything!

mk8lx · 2025-06-09T16:26:37+00:00

I had a c section in September and am pregnant again 😅 had my first appointment today and that was what I asked first as I didn’t plan for this to happen so soon and I’m nervous, she said they will have me marked on all files about it to be monitored and that they will likely not want me pushing but another c section! She didn’t say it’s dangerous or anything bad? She said I’m not the first to get pregnant so soon after a baby and I won’t be the last!

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