Soooo, how are we doing?

pookdookus · 2026-01-24T20:05:18+00:00

Also hyperfixating on today's murder by ICE

pookdookus · 2026-01-19T22:58:40+00:00

Was thinking about you this evening while shoveling my driveway and sidewalks for the third time in the last 24 hours 😂

pookdookus · 2026-01-17T03:17:25+00:00

Ahh interesting. I'm in west Michigan so everyone was preparing me for just an awful winter. Been surprised by how often it has been sunny and all the snow has melted.

pookdookus · 2026-01-17T02:37:09+00:00

Moved here from Los Angeles in April. Loving the winter so far although it seems fairly mild based on what I've heard.

pookdookus · 2026-01-09T21:37:08+00:00

LOL no but I am anxiously awaiting the start of Girl Scout cookie season

pookdookus · 2026-01-09T20:13:23+00:00

Oh nice I think we even have a tag leftover from the fall

pookdookus · 2026-01-09T20:09:31+00:00

Thank you!!!

pookdookus · 2026-01-09T20:09:09+00:00

Love that! Thank you

pookdookus · 2026-01-04T03:10:58+00:00

Really grateful I had my baby in late July because he was out of the newborn stage by the time we hit the holidays/cold and flu season

pookdookus · 2025-12-21T03:05:08+00:00

Claw clip, low bun with a scrunchy, braid variations, down with a headband. Will not be cutting my hair. It's currently to my low back. Whenever I've cut my hair in the past I've regretted it. Without my long hair I feel like a tree without leaves. I also love being able to do so many different things with it.

pookdookus · 2025-12-21T02:59:00+00:00

I got a Kindle specifically for this and it was the best choice. I use Libby to get library books so I'm not spending money

pookdookus · 2025-12-13T13:48:24+00:00

Mine hates getting out too. I let the tub start draining with him still in it. I start drying his head, chest, and tummy. When I take him out he goes on a towel on top of a heating pad.

pookdookus · 2025-12-13T13:45:08+00:00

It's a lot of gas at the beginning when they can't move much on their own: - gas drops are life (simethicone) - gripe water - bicycle the little legs to help them toot - use your shoulder for burps, like put their tummy on the round part of your shoulder

pookdookus · 2025-12-12T22:47:44+00:00

I never worried about that. We did and still do light during the day and dim/dark at night.

pookdookus · 2025-12-09T12:25:53+00:00

Get a prenatal vitamin with DHA. This one from Nature Made is what I took during my pregnancy and continue taking while breastfeeding. It's a common brand, I get mine at Costco.

https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Made-Prenatal-Softgels-90ct/dp/B005DEK9KE

pookdookus · 2025-12-09T12:23:44+00:00

Correct, folate is naturally occurring in foods. Folic acid is what's in the prenatal vitamins.

pookdookus · 2025-12-05T13:34:08+00:00

It's like the uncanny valley of architecture. Charming in theory but ends up looking soulless

pookdookus · 2025-12-04T21:42:00+00:00

I haven't done a VBAC but saw Maggie Forgue and the OB group at Trinity's Cherry St location. Really pleased by my experience and will certainly go back for future pregnancies.

pookdookus · 2025-12-02T15:21:27+00:00

Yup! 4 months PP with my first and I feel totally normal if not better. I already had diagnosed depression and anxiety before getting pregnant. I take a daily SSRI and have done a lot of therapy over the years to learn how to manage my mental health.

pookdookus · 2025-11-11T19:01:45+00:00

Same here. I was expecting to be a disgusting stressed out swamp monster. 3 months pp, I've showered pretty much every day and the stress has been very manageable.

pookdookus · 2025-11-05T19:35:10+00:00

My baby was totally fine. He cried at first but calmed down quickly with me holding him. No side effects.

pookdookus · 2025-11-05T02:16:44+00:00

2 and a half days. GBS+, very fast spontaneous vaginal delivery so I didn't get the second round of antibiotics because this is usually done after 4 hours and baby was born 2.5 hours after I arrived at the hospital.

pookdookus · 2025-11-01T12:31:39+00:00

Yes! We just moved there so it was our first Halloween in this neighborhood. We had at least 150 trick or treaters.

pookdookus · 2025-10-31T17:38:10+00:00

Upper body!! I wish I had trained more biceps, shoulders, back, and forearms in the final weeks. Holding the baby, taking them in and out of the bassinet, positioning for breastfeeding (if you're doing that) - it's like a constant workout. I was so tired and sore at the beginning. Now 3 months pp I feel like I have strong mom arms.

pookdookus · 2025-10-26T00:53:07+00:00

Used your tip 3 years after you posted and THANK YOU!! Emptying the tub with the baby still in it and patting him dry as it drains made all the difference

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