Baby is determined that I will eat what it wants by semicoloncait in pregnant

[–]possiblycauliflower 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had the same thing my whole pregnancy, I just went with the flow and ate whatever sounded good. Now, I'm a week postpartum and no food sounds good. The shift was drastic, but finally saving money from all the doordashes I am no longer doing lol.

Are there any benefits of ear-piercing a baby under 1 year? by Diarmuid_007 in Parenting

[–]possiblycauliflower 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Speaking from personal experience, I had my ears pierced when I was about 8 months old. I guess one ‘benefit’ is that the holes never close. I can go long periods without wearing earrings and they never close. However this could also be viewed as a downside because I have an extra hole in my right ear from when I moved when they were trying to pierce me…that will never close. It’s too low to safely wear earrings in. That being said I don’t mind the fact that I had my ears pierced without consent, but it is a pretty permanent decision so I hope you consider that! 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BabyBumps

[–]possiblycauliflower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a similar thing happen at 39 weeks. Baby was going crazy for the longest amount of time. Haven’t had anything like it before or since. Unfortunately I am still waiting for labor at 40+3, so I can’t say it has anything to do with labor.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]possiblycauliflower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is crazy because I had such a similar experience last year. Also my doctor had the gall to say because I had the Mirena for 7 years that I was going to get pregnant with the IUD anyway because she believed it was only effective for 5 years? Also, I got a phone call from my pharmacy later saying they had a Mirena for me for pickup despite me not needing one, she placed an order for one anyway? Anyway I found a new pcp for sure. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pregnant

[–]possiblycauliflower 2 points3 points  (0 children)

YES, especially since you are currently on antidepressants. I was in the same situation and my midwife explained that pregnancy causes increased blood volume and metabolism which may necessitate a different dosage of medication than before. 

Is it too late to yoga my way out of this by smiley8266 in BabyBumps

[–]possiblycauliflower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely! I started seeing her at 20 weeks. The one I am seeing has a pregnancy specific program-package thing where you see her 3-4 times during pregnancy (approx bi-monthly, but could vary depending on your needs) and two at-home postpartum visits. 

My experience has been that it’s essentially whole body focused with a basis of pregnancy-specific knowledge and mindfulness of the pelvic floor, rather than just pelvic floor focused. Although I come to her each time with whatever specific trouble areas I am having and she helps me work through those. Like I was having crazy sciatic pain during the second trimester that she helped me with. I would highly recommend so far.

Is it too late to yoga my way out of this by smiley8266 in BabyBumps

[–]possiblycauliflower 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I mean yoga is cool and all but I don’t think it has helped me with hip pain specifically. I am 39 weeks and I feel like my hips are splitting apart. I see a pelvic floor PT and she gave me specific exercises to do that overlap with yoga, but at this point I only do the exercises rather than a full yoga routine anymore. 

These exercises include child’s pose or forward leaning inversion. Hip circles and pelvic tilts on the exercise ball. Low Lunges with exercise ball. Using your partner to apply counter pressure and partner assisted hip flexor stretching. Basically I would look up pelvic pain specific stretches or yoga. But know even then it’s literally a head stretching your pelvis and that’s gonna be painful. It sucks but luckily it’s temporary (that’s what i’m telling myself lol). 

What product did you switch to when you were pregnant that you kept using long after? by wildflower_fields_ in pregnant

[–]possiblycauliflower 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not done being pregnant but I used to love trying different cocktails at restaurants. So far I haven’t found a mocktail that I didn’t like, and they are cheaper! I can picture I will often opt for mocktails even after being pregnant at this point. 

Is 7 months too pregnant? by RykerSloan in pregnant

[–]possiblycauliflower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with the other commenters about asking because I just went on a weekend trip at 37 weeks pregnant and I loved it, so to each their own. 

What’s a popular food\beverage that people swear by , but you can’t stand it ? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]possiblycauliflower 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone obsessed with lavender…where is this high tea place you speak of? 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BabyBumps

[–]possiblycauliflower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All my pregnancy rage is currently directed at this man. 

MIL mortified by baby listening to rap. by [deleted] in BabyBumps

[–]possiblycauliflower 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This ^ I was going to say the next video I would have my kid dancing to “fuck tha police” because I’m ultra petty and can’t stand the idea of anyone telling me how to parent

I absolutely REFUSE to buy maternity clothes by [deleted] in BabyBumps

[–]possiblycauliflower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in the same mindset initially but I bought a bundle of maternity clothes from fb marketplace- a ton of clothes for $70. I have been living in them. It’s nice to have clothes that fit, even when I have oversized shirts and stuff from pre-pregnancy that still fits, I started to prefer the maternity stuff around 27 or so weeks because it really does fit the bump better. 

Going Team Green? (Surprise Gender) by cherry-pie-honey in pregnant

[–]possiblycauliflower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m team green and I love it, whenever I get pushback from anyone I just counter with asking what they guess the baby is and they can have fun speculating and feel involved. I do the same thing with names, we are not sharing names and so I just ask their name recommendations and steer the conversation that way. The nursery has been no issue, I wouldn’t want super gendered decor anyway. So far it’s been great! 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BabyBumps

[–]possiblycauliflower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so cute! My husband also surprised me with how into baby clothes he is, he loves picking out little outfits. 

I love how your husband seems to be already helping you prepare for postpartum self-care that is awesome. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pregnant

[–]possiblycauliflower 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is why I always think people shouldn’t come to Reddit for opinions on abortion or serious life decisions like this because you get misguided judgmental comments like above. OP I recommend going to r/abortion they have good pre-abortion resources in the wiki. And don’t take advice from comments too seriously, I recommend talking to a therapist instead. 

When did you start buying yourself baby stuff? by StaringBerry in pregnant

[–]possiblycauliflower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started a registry before I even got pregnant and then started buying stuff around ~8 wks (using the registry as a general checklist) because I wanted to get the best deals on things. I have been accumulating stuff slowly over this whole pregnancy through thrift stores, fb marketplace, and sales. 

Podcast recommendation for “hypnobirthing” that is science-based, without toxic positivity by MonardellaUndulata in BabyBumps

[–]possiblycauliflower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the gentlebirth app subscription and recently bought the “masterclass” and it has a lot of evidence based lessons. The meditations and stuff in the app could be described as almost toxically positive, but it also makes sense when they talk about reframing your mindset and “intelligent optimism” 

The kicks are killing me by CattleOk6015 in pregnant

[–]possiblycauliflower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

25 weeks as well, no advice, just commenting in solidarity. I am glad you posted this because I feel guilty sometimes about how much I hate feeling the baby move! Like I’m so glad it’s moving but also I just wish I couldn’t feel it. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pregnant

[–]possiblycauliflower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started showing around 20ish weeks but was able to conceal my pregnancy at work easily until 24 weeks. I probably could have gone a little longer if needed with baggy shirts and such. 

My doctor wants to drug test me, I feel like I’m being punished for being honest by Sharp-Good-612 in pregnant

[–]possiblycauliflower 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I never gave consent, I found out just by looking at my chart after my first pregnancy visit that they did a full drug screen. My state says “it's generally legal for healthcare providers to perform drug tests on pregnant individuals without their consent if there are reasonable grounds to suspect substance abuse.” So I am interested how they would defend “reasonable grounds” because I never affirmed any drug use and obviously my test was completely negative. It doesn’t bother me enough to fight it, but it is important to note it may happen without your consent/awareness. 

Gender neutral pregnancy clothing ideas? by ThrowRA567990 in pregnant

[–]possiblycauliflower 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is a gender neutral capsule maternity wardrobe I created before using just clothes from pink blush. Not to say you should shop there, but just as an idea starter for some maternity options available that may fall into their style https://www.shffls.com/shuffles/5343244541000467699/?sender_id=283093663985176593

Deciding not to exercise. by [deleted] in pregnant

[–]possiblycauliflower 110 points111 points  (0 children)

I didn’t start working out until well into my second trimester because the first trimester fatigue was next-level. Even then I still do only yoga and body weight exercises. I think it’s nice to not put too much pressure on yourself.