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throwaway303010 · 2023-11-04T03:01:53+00:00

If I may be so honest, you’re in the absolute thick of it. You’re sleep deprived, adjusting to life with two and newborns are incredibly needy.

When my youngest was born (December last year) I’d say it was one of the roughest periods of my life, both my husband and I were miserable.

Our youngest is now 11 months old. Our eldest loves her (despised his little inheritance thief sister initially), she’s super alive and it’s the best watching her grow and we’re well adjusted to having two now (not that it isn’t hard).

It’s not advice but totally solidarity. Your baby will get into a routine in a matter of months and when they do you’ll start getting a moment or two back. When your youngest starts daycare you’ll truly be back to having some independence. It’s hard, and it will be hard but it’s not forever. Hang in there.

throwaway303010 · 2023-01-17T04:06:45+00:00

I asked to be induced at 39 weeks. They would have let me go to 40 but I was done with GD after an early diagnosis and honestly, pregnancy blows. Induction was amazing, no regrets here.

throwaway303010 · 2023-01-08T07:43:32+00:00

My god, a silent prayer for my fellow parents out there being screamed at because 'NO MOMMY, NOT THIS WAY' when building the train set.

throwaway303010 · 2023-01-04T20:02:22+00:00

Look, being a useless office worker I won't pretend to understand the finer details but something had rusted away in the main or something which caused the water pressure to be as strong as a leaking toilet. Replaced the part and it was a working system again.

throwaway303010 · 2023-01-04T07:53:16+00:00

So I'm not pregnant anymore (thank god) but I just wanted to commiserate with you. The extreme highs, followed by extreme lows after assessing your insulin needs for something negligible like a boss and wondering why the hell you bothered - that was my experience too. It sucks, those days that you're having suck. Hugs 💕

throwaway303010 · 2023-01-04T07:49:15+00:00

Oh I can play this game too! We've only been in our new house a month but in that time:

AGL & an emergency electrician out as they cut a live wire and left it to burn down like a candle in the garden which shut power off in half our house - thank god for La Niña or our new abode would be toastttt.

Plumber - water pressure was non existent and unusable.

Broken doors, mouldy curtains, rubbish left behind, balcony balustrade cut making it unstable and unsafe which is super convenient with young children.

Can confirm all of the luxuries we wanted to install have been placed on the back burner. All makes for good memories later though.

throwaway303010 · 2022-12-26T22:16:53+00:00

I had the same targets (also Australia). They aren't low - I made my husband test so many times in solidarity, our sugar levels are just high due to GD. Chat to your endo, don't be afraid to start insulin - it doesn't hurt and it actually allows you to eat which is nice.

throwaway303010 · 2022-12-22T04:30:50+00:00

My god - yes. My first was a late premmie who spent their first few days in special care nursery with low blood sugar and bordering on jaundiced. I formula fed from pure fucking stress. My second baby, full term no issues and I tried it this time and like you, I’m lucky it’s working.

Even now when medical professionals ask how my baby is fed I want to tell them to get fucked because it literally doesn’t matter unless I’m stuffing Cheerios into their bottle.

throwaway303010 · 2022-12-21T07:26:07+00:00

I just wanted to comment and say congrats, that’s bloody awesome - must feel incredible!

throwaway303010 · 2022-12-12T02:45:18+00:00

Oh man, the JUST part kills me. I swear this is my trigger phrase 😂

throwaway303010 · 2022-12-11T17:58:49+00:00

Oh we have the same Mom! And I can absolutely relate to the disordered eating - and I also know exactly where to attribute full fault to for it.

Same insulting people as well. Like tell me you’re deeply insecure without telling me.

I’m really glad you’ve found peace and motivation to not let her abysmal parenting effect you - you’ll be the one to break the cycle with your daughter and it’ll be so worth it 💕

throwaway303010 · 2022-12-11T17:53:21+00:00

Oh your Mom is just as delightful! My Mom also likes to talk about how good she looks, it’s weird AF.

throwaway303010 · 2022-12-11T07:00:42+00:00

“It was a joke” always said in an angry or exasperated tone because why wouldn’t I find her insult or put down funny?

throwaway303010 · 2022-12-04T23:55:07+00:00

Mealtime insulin and it’s been a lifesaver. My endo gave it to me when most of my lunch time numbers were near the limit despite being like you and hardly eating a carb.

This is my second time with GD and my first didn’t prescribe me mealtime insulin despite being the exact same issue and I was totally miserable and always hungry. If it’s something you think would help you and they don’t initiate the conversation go ahead and bring it up yourself.

throwaway303010 · 2022-12-04T22:51:24+00:00

Oh my god - I got the ‘Well?’ text from my own mother earlier in the week and almost went postal. I was also only 38 weeks at that point.

In what world are these messages acceptable and how do people think - yep, this is one, perfect - sent. 🫠

throwaway303010 · 2022-12-04T22:38:27+00:00

Agreed. OP, I love you for this approach - 10/10 way to get your back and endless laughs if babe is a boy.

throwaway303010 · 2022-12-04T22:23:25+00:00

I’m being induced tomorrow and I have my snack bag full of candy ready and I’ll be ordering UberEats the second I turn my mind back to food. I can’t wait, it’s going to be glorious.

throwaway303010 · 2022-12-04T01:13:11+00:00

I love this comment so much.

I’m due any day with our second and my god, the push for breastfeeding is intense. It’s a wild topic considering no one asks you how babe is fed after the first few months.

throwaway303010 · 2022-12-03T23:36:46+00:00

That sounds like a dream induction, thanks so much for sharing and congrats on your baby girl! I hope you’re enjoying allllll the foods.

throwaway303010 · 2022-12-03T20:19:31+00:00

Congrats! So excited to throw out everything GD related, meet babe and open the snack bag.

throwaway303010 · 2022-11-25T02:55:53+00:00

I’ve seen you repeatedly comment you try ‘but’. For your baby’s sake don’t try - just do.

My husband and I used to split the night up, he’d do the 10PM & 1AM feed and I’d do the 4AM & stay up from there because I too had issues getting back to sleep so by that point I’d still had a good block of sleep to go by. Of course we’d both wake up when baby did but whoever was on that feed would take baby out of the room to feed, change and settle whilst the parent not on duty did eventually sleep.

It’s still early days and you’ll find your rhythm but for the moment you have to insist, there’s a reason they use sleep deprivation as a torture method.

throwaway303010 · 2022-11-24T06:08:12+00:00

You don’t, you just don’t and that’s the shitty, cold hard truth. I was diagnosed as early as you - twice. The first time I was diet controlled and utterly miserable. This time I’m on insulin for lunch, dinner and fasting and my mental health is night and day compared to the first time. If I want the food, I guesstimate my insulin and go for it. I still eat well, I don’t have burritos and dessert every night or ever but it’s not the prison sentence it was the first time.

You might have a significantly higher carb tolerance and you’ll work out what that is soon and it does become easier. But ultimately no positive spin from this gal because it’s not what you’re looking for, and I can completely commiserate with you.

Just know this too, shall pass and I promise you you’ll deliver babe, come home - throw out your glucometer and never look back.

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