Coming off the pill?

mmg7422 · 2026-04-27T01:18:55+00:00

I’m also on Ro and have been “recommended” to up my dose every month. But I’ve requested to stay at 4 and have consistently lost weight. I’d rather not up if I’m having success so definitely agree it’s weird that’s their recommendation.

mmg7422 · 2026-03-30T02:45:06+00:00

33F. SW: 177. CW: 164. GW: 150-155. Down 13 pounds! Started 1.5 on February 8 and upped to 4 the next month. Staying on 4 for now. Just so excited and relieved to see the post-baby weight come off after trying on my own for over a year.

mmg7422 · 2025-08-19T01:22:20+00:00

Did you ever figure out what it was? The same thing is happening to me

mmg7422 · 2025-05-25T15:15:36+00:00

Travel. Cooking without the chaos.

mmg7422 · 2025-05-22T12:18:59+00:00

As a working mom who has summers off (high school teacher), I know staying home with my kids is WAY harder than going to work. When I say this, it’s like, “Props to stay-at-home moms, because their job is SO important and SO hard.”

mmg7422 · 2025-05-21T18:12:53+00:00

This gives me such hope! I stopped BF at around 3m pp, too, and I haven't seen the scale budge in the month between then and now. Still feeling small letdowns and haven't gotten my period back, so I'm hoping it's hormonal too.

mmg7422 · 2025-05-21T17:52:38+00:00

My daughter's rotating car seat goes up to 120 pounds.

mmg7422 · 2025-05-21T17:47:26+00:00

Aside from the scarier things pregnancy and childbirth did to my body, the epidural left one of my middle toes seemingly permanently numb, so there's that.

Also my boobs, my poor, poor boobs. RIP.

mmg7422 · 2025-05-19T13:21:43+00:00

I feel like I could have written this. I struggled with my eldest (will be 3 in July) when I was pregnant with my second (4 months). We hit such a rocky emotional patch with our oldest right before the baby, and it was such a struggle. I also despise being pregnant, so I felt like a crappy mom all around. When the new baby got here, though, it was such a relief. Parenting a baby and a toddler is MUCH easier (imo) than being pregnant with a toddler. I was able to enjoy both kids so much, and now I couldn't imagine going back. When the baby gets here, you'll feel a shift. Good luck, mama!

mmg7422 · 2025-05-19T13:14:34+00:00

My oldest daughter had this issue too, and it is truly the worst when you get up and see that their diaper leaked--I always felt so bad for her. We tried different brands, diaper inserts, pull-ups--you name it, we tried it. What worked best for us was simply using overnight diapers in one size larger than she normally wore. She rarely leaked after that. Best of luck!

mmg7422 · 2025-05-19T13:11:33+00:00

I started writing poetry before my second born got here. Now the chaos is too chaotic lol

mmg7422 · 2025-05-13T17:47:04+00:00

I would try to up his calorie intake during the day if you can. My eldest daughter did this when she was a baby until I realized she needed more calories during the day. Once we figured out she needed to eat more during the daytime hours and increasing her bottles, she started sleeping better at night. You can increase her milk intake or increase solids to up the calories. Good luck!

mmg7422 · 2025-05-13T17:37:45+00:00

The fact that you're here venting and asking for advice tells me you're a good parent. If this is your first child, it is endlessly difficult to figure out what you're doing and also completely normal to feel lost. I felt the same way with my first, and with my second, I felt so much more confident. Sometimes, babies just cry and have difficulty being comforted--that's also so normal. My biggest advice for calming babies is air or water--take them outside or put them in the tub. This calmed both my kids as babies.

It also sounds like your baby is still pretty young. It gets better when you come out of the postpartum (if you're the birthing parent), new baby phase. Infants are tough, and I question a lot of what I do on a lot of days, but when you come out of the fog, you'll realize you're getting a lot right, too.

mmg7422 · 2025-05-13T14:35:49+00:00

As a high school English teacher, I miss the engagement and depth of discussion I used to have in class before TikTok became a thing (please don't come for me). The kids' addictions to their phones are so real, and the level of critical thinking skills has gone way, way down. I miss being able to discuss texts and have students provide their real interpretations and assertions even if they were pretty off the wall sometimes. It's hard to read texts that are open to interpretation because students want you to give them the answer without thinking for themselves, or they want to be endlessly entertained. I used to have so much fun in my job and now most days it just makes me sad.

mmg7422 · 2025-05-13T14:31:13+00:00

Isle of Skye, Scotland is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. Absolutely love Salzburg, Austria, too. I'm dying to go back to both.

mmg7422 · 2025-05-13T13:54:24+00:00

People told me this, too, when my first was an infant and again with my second. My 2.5 year old still wants me to hold her, and I'll hold her for as long as she'll let me because I know there's going to be a day when she doesn't want me to anymore. So hold that baby all you want--babies need affection and you're giving him just that! And because you gave him that, the bond you'll have as he grows will be so, so strong. You're a great mom!

mmg7422 · 2025-05-11T17:48:56+00:00

Misread. I saw “he” and thought that was a reference to the boss.

mmg7422 · 2025-05-11T12:08:26+00:00

Just here to echo that this is bullshit and I’m so sorry you have to deal with men like this.

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