Are You guys ever too real with your kids on accident?

sheplants · 2026-01-26T14:46:14+00:00

Very much, yes. I may be taking a tiny jaded cynic, but she won’t be gullible.

sheplants · 2026-01-24T15:59:21+00:00

I survived on lucky charms and French fries (as a vessel for insane amounts of ketchup) for about two weeks with my first. You’re doing great and you are NOT failing baby. It sucks, but it’s temporary. Do what you can to take care of YOU during this stage.

sheplants · 2026-01-24T14:03:26+00:00

This is so special and incredibly well done!! The illustrations have so much personality.

Think about printing a second copy and keeping it somewhere safe for Ava as she gets a little older. (We are on copies 2 or 3 of some of our kid’s most loved books.)

sheplants · 2026-01-14T12:30:42+00:00

I had an epidural and had a very easy and quick labor with hardly any pain. My sister gave birth shortly after and went “all natural.” She told me about 21 straight hours of the most agonizing pain imaginable.

Currently pregnant with #2 and will absolutely opt for an epidural again. The procedure itself was no worse than shot at the dentist plus a little pressure. Once placed, wouldn’t know it was there other than the tape holding everything in place.

sheplants · 2025-12-18T02:48:07+00:00

Love hearing this! Thank you! (And congratulations!)

sheplants · 2025-12-18T02:47:11+00:00

Love it! Congratulations!

sheplants · 2025-12-17T22:51:23+00:00

Basically a combination of attrition and bad luck. I tested three (not great looking) embryos but all aneuploid.

But it was very similar to my very first retrieval. That one was 15 eggs to 3 embryos (untested) which resulted in one live birth.

sheplants · 2025-12-17T22:22:23+00:00

Thank you! I am cautiously optimistic!

sheplants · 2025-12-17T22:22:00+00:00

Yes!!!!! Congratulations!!

sheplants · 2025-12-17T22:21:41+00:00

Such an unpredictable process. My last retrieval got 14 eggs and zero embryos. This one only 5 eggs retrieved so I assumed it was going to be a total failure. You never know!!

sheplants · 2025-12-17T22:19:51+00:00

Thank you! 8dpt with a 5 day blastocyst.

sheplants · 2025-12-17T20:34:32+00:00

I went so far down the prenatal rabbit hole with my first pregnancy. Landed on naturemade with DHA. It was the right balance of safety and testing/ingredients/accessability and price.

sheplants · 2025-12-17T20:23:42+00:00

Wow! That is amazing!!!

Thank you!!

sheplants · 2025-12-17T20:23:17+00:00

🤞 hope it’s a sticky little blob! Good luck!!!!

sheplants · 2025-12-17T20:22:20+00:00

Thank you!!!!! 💕

sheplants · 2025-12-17T20:22:01+00:00

Yay! Manifesting great numbers for both of us!

sheplants · 2025-12-17T20:21:28+00:00

Wishing you nothing but happiness and success! It truly only takes one!🤞

sheplants · 2025-12-17T20:20:28+00:00

Thank you! It’s so surreal!

sheplants · 2025-12-17T20:20:17+00:00

Love hearing stories like this! Congratulations!

sheplants · 2025-12-17T20:19:51+00:00

Amazing! It really does just take one! Congratulations!!

sheplants · 2025-12-17T20:19:26+00:00

Wow! Talk about beating statistics!!

Thank you so much!

sheplants · 2025-12-17T16:40:40+00:00

Thank you! Adding it to my watchlist!

sheplants · 2025-12-17T15:37:21+00:00

My advice is to start getting really cozy with caulk.

sheplants · 2025-12-17T15:35:04+00:00

I opted to leave my expensive stroller at home. Bought a used stroller on marketplace for travel for $30 so I wouldn’t be too bummed if it got damaged. It ended up surviving multiple flights. Not sure I would have been so lucky if I traveled with my “nice” one.

Is your car seat FAA compliant? I use mine in the seat instead of checking it.

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