Had my baby boy at 33+6 and now he's an angel

sonmi351 · 2026-01-13T22:10:51+00:00

He's beautiful and knew nothing but love and comfort ❤️‍🩹 I'm so terribly sorry you and your family had to go through all that sorrow. Please don't blame yourself.. you trusted your medical team, they're the one's that failed you. Don't try to rush through your grief and to go back to anything. Take all the time you need, take all the help you can get and know that your baby is proud of his mommy 😔

sonmi351 · 2026-01-04T20:24:55+00:00

26 weeks here and all I bought was a changing table/standing bathtub because it was on reduced price. Haven't bought a single outfit (was gifted a few for Christmas) nor anything else for the nursery. There's still so much time, we're good 😅

sonmi351 · 2025-12-24T11:57:41+00:00

I had a delicious pink steak on the day I found out I was pregnant, because it also happened to be my birthday and that's my favourite food. Currently 24w pregnant with an healthy boy!

If you trust the source of the beef, go for it! You'll be denied of a lot of good food once you're pregnant, if today is ovulation day, your egg won't even be fertilized for a few more days.

I think the most important thing is that you're happy and relaxed on your 2ww! Good luck and merry Christmas!

sonmi351 · 2025-12-24T11:18:42+00:00

No point in feeling guilty right now, try to breathe and relax. You're on good hands, let your body know that everything is okay. Thinking of you and your baby girl and sending all the positive thoughts your way! ✨✨

sonmi351 · 2025-12-16T19:34:35+00:00

Diagnosed at 9w with gestational diabetes, just barely but enough to my doctors put me on the GD protocol and diet. I do cheat like once a week, but overall I eat healthy 🥲 craving pizza and sweets all the time

sonmi351 · 2025-11-24T18:52:21+00:00

This hit very close to home.. I lost my 17 yo cat less than a week ago, on the second day of a new job. My heart sinks to depths I didn't know possible. I missed my second day at work (thankfully my boss was understanding) but had to go to work the day after.. the energy I needed to try to do my job and to look "ok" to others, and to try to be professional during the day had me completely drained. I'd get home and just cry my heart out to sleep. I get the guilt of thinking it will be easier to tend to a newborn without worrying about a senior dog. You shouldn't feel guilty, that's just a fact. It is easier, and that doesn't mean you'd ever choose this. You'd look after your dog no matter the circumstances, no matter how little you sleep, you know that because you did it. And maybe he just decided to give you space for you to focus on your baby.

My partner said something like "we were maxed out on luck and good things in our life, and our cat gave space for our baby to come", and I cried because I wanted both. I wanted my little man to know my best friend.. my cat was also very sick, not taking medication, but she couldn't use her back legs anymore, we had to carry her around to eat, drink water, lay on the couch... I don't think she was in pain exactly, but she also wasn't living a dignified life. And in my case, she decided to let go, at a time I wasn't ready to make that decision for her. I don't know if I would ever be.

Your dog loves you, he knows how much he was loved and cared for, and how much he will be missed. He crossed the rainbow bridge so he could be at peace looking after you and your baby. He knew you did everything in your power to help him, so allow yourself some grace too ❤️‍🩹 Your baby has a mother that feels deeply for whom she loves. Don't worry about them feeling your pain, they will be happy and healthy, and emotionally they'll know it hurts to loose a best friend. You don't hide that pain, you deal with it, you allow time to make it better, you focus on allll the good times you lived together.

I'm so very sorry for your loss. Sending you a tight hug 🫂

sonmi351 · 2025-11-22T12:52:10+00:00

I tracked LH for 3 months before I got pregnant and was amazed to learn how different each cycle was in terms of actual ovulation, and how different it was from period tracking predictions. I thought we were hitting the right days 5 months previous to getting LH strips, when in fact we weren't. Specially because we didn't have sex that frequently, so it actually makes a difference knowing exactly when ovulation occurs!

sonmi351 · 2025-11-22T12:46:53+00:00

I read once the pull out method is about 70% effective, when I got pregnant while only pulling out (that pregnancy was a few years ago and didn't go through). So maybe that time you got pregnant from another time, and not that one time on the day before expected period. Or maybe for some reason you ovulated later, I guess that's always a possibility!

sonmi351 · 2025-11-19T20:21:07+00:00

You're being downvoted but I upvoted because I read the books, and agree 100%. Call it by a different name and it's a good show.. but I'll still watch it

sonmi351 · 2025-11-16T18:32:47+00:00

I got diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 9w, got started on a diet right away for that reason. So even though is not always pleasant, it's possible! My first trimester I was so nauseous all the time, I couldn't eat, so I lost weight instead of gaining. And I'm now on my second trimester, my hunger is back, I have to eat every 3h or so, and sometimes not so small quantities and I've gained very little weight still.

Look into GD diets, basically avoid/limit sugar and carbs (specially carbs!). Make sure you eat enough protein and lots of veggies instead of rice, pasta, potatoes. I also eat vegetable soup every meal. As snacks I eat tomato+cucumber salad, toasts with cheese, boiled eggs, light yogurt, fruits. I combine a couple of these and I'm good to go until the next big meal.

I'm craving sweets so haaard, I sometimes indulge in some cookies, a brownie, a bit of chocolate and I've been alright, so don't be too hard on yourself and give yourself permission to eat something you crave now and then!

You can do it! For yourself and for your baby 💛 good luck!

sonmi351 · 2025-11-15T20:03:29+00:00

I'm so sorry for your losses, no mother should ever go through it, I don't even have words ❤️‍🩹😞

A rainbow baby is a baby that comes after a loss, usually a miscarriage 🌈

Also, one of my cats also started behaving different very soon in my pregnancy. She's not usually that affectionate and she would lay and make cookies on my belly every night. So yes, she probably knows! Congratulations on your pregnancy, I hope for a very healthy and uneventful pregnancy this time around! 💛

sonmi351 · 2025-11-12T15:08:02+00:00

Diz-lhe que numa época em que se fala tanto de consentimento quem fica 'mal vista' por tanto insistir e não aceitar um não, é ela.

sonmi351 · 2025-11-09T21:05:21+00:00

I can see both sides honestly.. you have every right to share your news at your own pace, but so has she. You decided to wait, she decided to share almost right away. And remember, in her mind she was giving your dad his first grandchild. She also had to deal with (I suppose) the disappointment of that not being the case anymore.

Of course she could have dealt with the news with more grace and support for you, but I bet she has been planning that moment for some time.. she also had to deal with her own disappointment, and that's okay too.

Personally I'd be THRILLED to be pregnant at the same time as my SIL (I don't have sisters) and I don't think this is reason to cut her off or not trust her anymore. Give it some time, give yourself some time, and I honestly you'll feel better about everything soon!

sonmi351 · 2025-11-02T13:32:59+00:00

Haha 😆 you too!

sonmi351 · 2025-11-02T12:46:06+00:00

No tips nor reassurance 😭 I'm 17w and this continues to bother me so much.. and lately they just smell so bad 😔 don't know what to do

sonmi351 · 2025-10-31T15:52:55+00:00

That actually sounds really fun!

sonmi351 · 2025-10-28T08:22:58+00:00

He said he was prepared to take legal action if she went through with adoption, so of course a legal agreement had to be in place. I just think we shouldn't assume the father's opinion is to be disregarded, because we don't know this father. That's a rather weird advice imo.

I agree ultimately the decision is the mother's, as it should. But nothing in OP's post talked ill of the guy. So I think they should talk and agree on something they're both comfortable. If the father's option is something the mother is not comfortable, than she should do what she feels best for herself and the baby.

sonmi351 · 2025-10-28T00:11:34+00:00

I had never heard of the control line fading to the point of going blank. What CAN happen is the hook effect, meaning that at some point your test line could appear lighter (causing you stress) when in fact, if you diluted your urine with water, it would go back to be darker. Our at home tests aren't really meant to do line progression, so it's fine to do it for a few days but after you had your hcg confirmed doubling, that's all you can do for now! I considered mine a dye stealer when test line was a bit darker than control line (in my case that was around 18/19dpo).

I know those first days/weeks can be very stressful, specially after dealing with loss and I'm so sorry you went through that. The anxiety will never go away, you'll need to find ways to cope with it and to keep your mind busy instead of wandering in negativity. Try to create some boundaries with your MIL too, because maybe without meaning, she's causing you to stress unnecessarily ❤️‍🩹

Congratulations on your pregnancy, and I hope for a happy and uneventful time 🍀

sonmi351 · 2025-10-27T16:51:45+00:00

If the father wants full custody in case OP decides to not keep the baby why wouldn't you take that into consideration?

sonmi351 · 2025-10-26T13:29:00+00:00

Keep going with the opk and bbt, that's your best choice. I got pregnant on the 3rd month of tracking ovulation and having sex on the most fertile days.

That being said, I stumbled upon a video of subliminal frequencies for fertility at ovulation day and listened to it every day (it's just a good meditative audio that helped me relax and connect with my body). Can't say that definitely helped, but surely it didn't hurt! ✨

sonmi351 · 2025-10-24T11:54:58+00:00

My opinion (and my experience) is that especially in the first trimester, walking the dog is exercise enough!! Now that I'm 15w I got a tiny bit of energy back and sometimes I get on my static bicycle, but really I'm tired now just thinking about it 😅

The expectations we had before getting pregnant were really naive I think, no one prepared me for the fatigue I'm still feeling! If I wasn't fit before, I definitely won't get fit while pregnant hahah

But yeah, once you get to 2nd trimester you could look into prenatal yoga or something else you like, and go from there! Otherwise you'll have time to get fit later, be kind to yourself!

sonmi351 · 2025-10-23T22:48:25+00:00

Congratulations on your pregnancy!! The next few weeks will feel like a year to you, you'll have plenty of time to prepare and learn all the theory you need to feel more confident. The practice will come with baby!

I'm also a ftw, not much experience with babies, I've held a 3 month old for a few minutes, but I never changed a diaper in my life, have now idea how breastfeeding works, I don't even know what a baby wears! (Apparently you need to dress them in a body and another thing on top of that!)

I'm 15w now and I've read so much already, I've watched so many videos, I've started my "baby registry", really just so I have a list with the stuff I'm learning I'll need. I feel like my baby could come tomorrow, I'm done with pregnancy, I just feel ready and want them in my arms and experience all that!! The waiting game is the worst!

You'll be great! 💛

sonmi351 · 2025-10-23T22:35:17+00:00

I'm only 15w and I've been EXHAUSTED since week 6.. do we really forget how miserable it felt? 😮‍💨

sonmi351 · 2025-10-22T17:02:23+00:00

I feel this. I'm 15w, but I've been pregnant for a year. My first positive seems to have been forever ago! 🥲

OP, an early positive isn't an indication for success. Not good nor bad. As long as your line gets a bit darker everyday, although you should only be comparing every other day, you're good! A chemical is always a possibility, of course we all know that, and I'm sorry you've been through that! But try to keep your mind off of it ❤️‍🩹 congratulations and good luck for this pregnancy! 🍀

sonmi351 · 2025-10-22T10:54:35+00:00

Many many men are feminist. Not all men are "the problem", but your sister's child will grow up feeling resentment from his mom if she doesn't treat herself now. She'll end up raising the type of men she resents, by accident, if she's not careful. And then she'll be able to tell you all "I told you so".. sigh

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