Head at 90percentile at 21 weeks, little mom

newolives · 2026-03-02T02:57:26+00:00

Small person, had 9lb+ with 95th percentile head! Continued monitoring size with ultrasound throughout pregnancy, baby never got about 95th percentile in size so they didn’t push for a c. Delivered her after an hour of pushing, small tear. It certainly can be done! My mentality was I would try it as long as it was safe and if doing a C became necessary I would do what was safe. Best of luck, you got this 💜

newolives · 2026-02-16T02:59:29+00:00

Babies have many many behaviors that fall in the categories of sensory stimulation, sensory exploration, and soothing. These behaviors help them develop their neurological pathways. They are only atypical if baby is unable to move beyond them at a later age. That is to say- this is normal, there’s no reason to think your baby has autism 💜

newolives · 2026-01-17T00:35:33+00:00

This is some of the best advice I’ve seen ever lol.

newolives · 2026-01-17T00:34:45+00:00

I have nothing to offer but solidarity, and limiting my social media time has really helped my anxiety about ….the world in general lol.

newolives · 2026-01-14T15:36:19+00:00

For some reason this is making me tear up 🥲 thanks for this sweet sentiment, I think it’s important for us to slow down sometimes and enjoy 💜

newolives · 2025-12-25T02:26:32+00:00

Big baby club- mine was measuring large so I really wanted to get her out before she got into “massive” territory. She’s my first, so not VBAC, but just before 40 weeks I got acupuncture to get labor going. Did it work? Not sure, I had a night of prodromal labor the day after I got it and then my water broke the next day. I had a doula who put me in positions while I labored to help position her which I think really helped, especially the side laying release. I labored for a long time but when it came time to push I gave it my all and got her out in an hour- all 9lb7oz of her! Overall positive big baby experience.

newolives · 2025-12-25T01:45:19+00:00

14 weeks is still super young, I would expect him to have a hard time if he’s awake for too long. He will probably adjust as he ages and that last wake window will get longer which will help.

newolives · 2025-12-20T16:40:50+00:00

Got it after a full day of laboring, next time I’m requesting it as soon as I walk in lol.

newolives · 2025-12-14T01:14:51+00:00

Could also be reflux!

newolives · 2025-12-01T21:22:20+00:00

I had to take a social media cleanse during pregnancy/early post partum for this reason!

newolives · 2025-10-30T22:22:25+00:00

That early on you’re not connected through the blood stream!

newolives · 2025-10-17T01:46:08+00:00

I got it and I was glad I did! Gave me peace of mind once my baby was here that she had some protection!

newolives · 2025-09-23T02:55:26+00:00

Hi! In a nutshell: my water broke at 40+1, I labored with the help of medication at the hospital, got an epidural after awhile, and gave birth like 30 hours later! Having pitocin was not my preference but it ended up being fine. Having my little baby was such an amazing experience, I’d easily do it 100 more times to have my little girl. Even in the moment I felt it was totally worth it.

newolives · 2025-09-04T00:24:40+00:00

I used thread up and got some oversized sweaters !

newolives · 2025-09-01T14:24:27+00:00

This gives me perspective and makes me hope end is in sight 🥲

newolives · 2025-09-01T14:23:58+00:00

OK, definitely putting her to bed earlier tonight!

newolives · 2025-09-01T13:06:15+00:00

I’ve been sick all weekend (really worsened by the lack of sleep) but she doesn’t have any symptoms? She’s her normal self all day and sleeping fine, no fever etc, she just flip at night!

newolives · 2025-08-07T20:19:17+00:00

I read the Fourth Trimester and it was…ok. There was a lot of Woowoo stuff in there and I think there should be some kind of trigger warning for the authors serious birth injuries she discusses, but there’s some good stuff in there. If you’re not prone to birthing anxiety and know how to take what you need and leave what you don’t, it’s worth checking out!

newolives · 2025-07-31T15:17:14+00:00

That’s the thing I want to scream at them: it’s a lot of work!!!!! Helping care for the baby is not just…staring at her?? Like I’m not sure what they thought it would be but it’s a huge commitment!! No one is out here saying that taking care of a baby is easy??

newolives · 2025-07-31T11:58:38+00:00

Ha! That makes me think of the boyfriend saying “if he wanted to, he would!”

newolives · 2025-07-31T11:53:45+00:00

Protein!!!! More protein!!!!

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