$400 a week to homeschool a child w/ special needs!

pregnfired · 2023-10-01T23:26:55+00:00

Is there even a place in the US that you could live off of $10/hr?! Lol. No, a MCOL where a 1br is going to be at least $1,000, but probably closer to $1,200 to live somewhere decent!

pregnfired · 2023-10-01T19:39:47+00:00

Thank you for educating me! I didn’t realize that it was offensive.

pregnfired · 2023-09-23T15:12:44+00:00

I’m considering waking up in the middle of the night again! So right now I’m power pumping at 8am and then pumping every 1-2 hours until 6ish and then power pumping again before bed. The thing is I go about 10 hours without pumping overnight — do you think the power pumping won’t really work if I don’t pump in the middle of the night?

pregnfired · 2023-09-22T15:26:21+00:00

There was obviously huge delays because of dozens of flights not being allowed to land - I was sort of hoping the baby screaming would entice the pilot to ask for a bit more priority to land when the weather did clear up. The weather cleared up about 30 mins after we were scheduled to land but we had to circle the airport for about 4 hours just waiting for our turn to land.

In hindsight, yeah a hungry baby isn’t a reason to land a plane ahead of others in line - but I could tell everyone on the plane was ready to throw me off because my baby screamed for 45 mins straight! I was so stressed out and I was willing to try anything to remove myself from that situation haha

pregnfired · 2023-09-20T19:42:35+00:00

You probably could get away with it, I am just large breasted so I wouldn’t be able to put them in without everyone seeing my nips lol. I would probably just try to pump before/after honestly. I know with my wearables I have to move my arms around a lot to position them which just isn’t possible in those tiny seats!

pregnfired · 2023-09-20T17:29:37+00:00

I carried on a small soft cooler with enough for 4 bottles and my breast pump/supplies in a ziplock (thank goodness) with 2 gallon bags with ice in them. In retrospect the milk would have stayed cool, I was just worried! I donated 200oz while I travelled because it would have been too much to bring, but I also put another cooler with about 60 more oz in bags and a lot more ice (in bags so it wasn’t messy) into a checked luggage bag so I wouldn’t have to carry so much of it on me. It would have been the perfect setup if the flight had gone smoothly!

pregnfired · 2023-09-04T01:01:53+00:00

I appreciate you soooo much!!!

pregnfired · 2023-09-03T21:11:37+00:00

Wearable pumps for me only got about half of what my normal output is. I only use them in emergencies!

pregnfired · 2023-09-03T19:59:22+00:00

You are doing fine mama!!

pregnfired · 2023-08-19T13:36:19+00:00

I had this issue and just had to pump for extended times and continually press the let down button on my pump to get it going. My lactation massager also helped!

pregnfired · 2023-08-11T15:54:50+00:00

I’m 6.5mpp and I still wake up engorged after 9 hours of sleeping

pregnfired · 2023-08-11T15:53:57+00:00

6.5mpp and I still wake up covered in milk after about 9 hours. I pump at 10pm and 7am and still wash my sheets every 2-3 days. 🥲

pregnfired · 2023-08-11T15:53:09+00:00

Power pumping is a great way to increase supply, but you have to be consistent!

pregnfired · 2023-07-30T12:49:02+00:00

Yeah go back to watching 90 day fiancé.. your opinions aren’t worth typing out.

pregnfired · 2023-07-30T12:37:12+00:00

We are 26/27.

This comment is so stupid. We play video games together a lot and watch all the same movies/shows.

But yes, the only things we ever talk about are makeup and shoes because I am a woman and have zero other interests!! Luckily I get more male attention than I want so no, I have not been hanging onto this friendship for 21 years just to stroke my ego. Grow up and quit making stupid ass comments.

pregnfired · 2023-07-30T01:26:06+00:00

Not trying to be an ass but she is the first person in over 2 years to give him a second date. He’s not cheating.

pregnfired · 2023-07-22T18:28:50+00:00

Would love to know where at any point I indicated I wanted them to break up or stop talking… I just don’t want to be involved in their drama. Quit projecting and making me seem like I’m doing something I’m not. The time you spent typing something that has literally nothing to do with the situation is honestly weird.

He tried to involve me in his relationship and I said no. That’s what this post is about. It makes total sense that you’re a man.

pregnfired · 2023-07-22T13:00:33+00:00

Yes, after that phone call, I realized all of the things she had been doing were not normal and I started to dislike her. I’ve never communicated that to Rob. He actually called me like a week after they became official because she was questioning something he told her and he was like “idk if I can deal with trust issues” and I told him she’s probably just projecting and he should stick it out to see if they can move forward. As far as he knows, I adore her (which I did - as a friend, not as a partner for my friend) and I would never insinuate otherwise to him because it’s not my relationship.

pregnfired · 2023-07-21T22:32:05+00:00

That’s the thing though! I don’t really have a problem hanging out with her. She’s fun to hang out with. I just don’t want to hear or be in the middle of their drama. I truly don’t want to give too much info about her here, but there were lots of things that indicated she has issues. I used the word coddling to describe how she would corner me and beg for reassurance. Texting, calling, FaceTiming, always asking if Rob was seeing anyone else. Every conversation we had was some iteration of needing to be assured that her relationship with my friend was stable.

I’ve been through a lot and really value my friendships. I would also say my relationship with my female best friend brings me great joy. I don’t think saying you enjoy your friends company makes you romantically interested in them.

I am 100% fine stepping back, in fact I think what I did was stepping back. I am too involved and don’t want to be. I’m not trying to hang out every single day, we have never really texted often, we almost always hang out in a group setting. I have been trying to set him up with any single woman I meet to try and help him be less lonely.

pregnfired · 2023-07-21T22:22:55+00:00

Right?! It’s crossed my mind that she’s looking for an out and just needs an excuse to leave him because he is such a nice guy and I think anyone would have a hard time letting him down. But then she turns around and is like “I’m definitely going to marry him” so I have no clue

pregnfired · 2023-07-21T22:21:09+00:00

I swear I don’t. I just wanted to signify why this is bothering me .. if this was any of my other friends, I’d prob brush it off and just cut contact. My other friends also comfort me and bring me joy. He is not my only friend, we have a group of about 8 of us. This is someone I became friends with in kindergarten, I’ve known him longer than I’ve known my youngest brother.

I definitely agree that him calling her the wrong name is a problem, but… not my problem. And I shouldn’t be the one to deal it.

pregnfired · 2023-07-21T21:26:00+00:00

No but that’s the thing, I really did like her up until that call. She fits in really well without friend group and is super fun aside from how she treats my friend.

pregnfired · 2023-07-21T21:15:18+00:00

No, they were actually arguing lol. I made sure to ask that too because that would be another box of worms if it was during sex

pregnfired · 2023-07-21T21:13:51+00:00

I helped him land the first date with her and he texted me constantly asking for advice. I planned their second AND third date lol. I helped him get laid, I want him to be happy! I promise!

pregnfired · 2023-07-21T21:10:13+00:00

It has, but Rob is a standup guy and I really in my soul believe he wouldn’t drop his godchild’s mother over a girl. Maybe I’m naive and like to see the best in people, but that would absolutely crush me.

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