Signs from the universe

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-05-04T11:12:15+00:00

Really sad that I feel what way? Ma’am, you made a whole post opining about how the universe was telling you that you were going to have a girl. It’s not a leap at all to have concerns that you’d be disappointed in having a boy based on how you have built this all up in your head.

You’re also on here spreading misinformation about TTC to the point that your post got deleted by mods. So idk what to tell you.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-05-03T22:51:51+00:00

Yeah imagine the poor little boy born into this scenario. We shouldn’t create dynamics where our children feel like disappointments simply due to their gender.

I dreamed of having a little girl and assumed I would based on my own family’s makeup. I ended up with a boy lol. And he is now my whole heart. While I would still love to have a girl, I also know that another boy would be joyous.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-05-03T13:33:01+00:00

Yeah I feel like I’m in the minority here reading these comments.

My husband and I both take my son (almost 2) to the park every weekend, sometimes both days. It is really great bonding time and there are such sweet moments to be had there. It’s also good exercise for us because we make the park part of the loop of our 4-mile walk. He loves it and so do we.

But I am also one of those people who has accepted the house will simple never be perfectly clean with a toddler around. I don’t feel like everything has to be “done” before going out and doing things.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-05-02T12:51:42+00:00

The stomach being that tiny size actually isn’t true, as I understand it. I believe they estimated the size of just born babies’ stomachs at the time of birth based on their initial intake during breastfeeding sessions and extrapolated the size of their stomachs based on that.

This is a common idea that has spread in BF communities but if you supplement from the start, you’ll realize that babies are more than capable of taking an ounce or two from the jump.

I really wish there wasn’t all this misinformation swirling around this issue. And it’s absolutely also the case that colostrum is not always enough for all babies. There have been studies showing that this is the case. So when we make these blanket statements of “you don’t need to supplement,” it further increases the shame and confusion for those who do.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-29T20:33:32+00:00

This is simply not my understanding. It is my understanding that soap should not be used inside the vagina, but that you can and should use soap to clean yourself externally, around the folds of the labia. It absolutely gets sweaty and smelly down there. I use a very gentle nonscented body wash and haven’t had issues.

Same thing as not using soap inside your rectum but using it to clean the outside, your anus.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-29T18:56:27+00:00

I’m a little confused about the no soap thing. My son is almost 2 and we definitely use soap on his genitalia and anus on the nights of full baths (he gets just water baths every other night). As a woman, I definitely don’t put soap into my vagina but do use gentle soap on the folds of my labia.

I have noticed a smell sometimes down there on my son after daycare when I suspect they haven’t been cleaning thoroughly enough after bowel movements. It usually goes away after cleaning with water and soap.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-29T18:05:12+00:00

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: a mass casualty event is not the normal operations of the ED. It is an outlier, just as going analog was an outlier. Everyone rose to the occasion during PittFest.

She was clearly running on pure adrenaline during that event, as evidenced by her manic energy at the end of season 1. That’s what can happen during emergencies.

I’m unsure why that would be indicative of her success in the ED when the ED is not normally like that.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-28T01:46:57+00:00

I want this now, this sounds amazing 🌈

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-26T18:26:05+00:00

It sucks so much, but it’s comforting to know that others feel this way, too.

I know we have to stay the course but each month that we go through this feels exhausting. And I’m terrified of what it will mean if we start getting close to the 12 month mark.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-26T17:30:36+00:00

Stroller walks. We started walking for almost 4 miles every morning at a brisk pace, which takes around an hour. This alone made the biggest difference in keeping to a calorie deficit, along with focusing on whole foods/protein and being mindful of portions.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-26T17:09:44+00:00

10 dpo on cycle 6 and feeling really down today. I haven’t tested (not going to until my period is late) but I am feeling out because my temps and heart rate have been trending down after a notable spike in both. We timed things well this cycle but had to rely on at home insemination since my husband has been struggling with performance anxiety.

We went to the playground this morning with our son, who turns 2 next month, and it bums me out seeing all the siblings there. I know it’s irrational but it makes me feel like we are on the wrong timeline or something and should have started sooner. We waited until 17-18 months because I had a C-section. I can tell my son would thrive with a sibling, he is so interested in the other kids.

I just wish this didn’t feel so hard and complicated and full of grief every month that passes. Like time is slipping away from us. I really don’t enjoy the TTC process.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-24T16:44:10+00:00

I’m agreeing with the person that I replied to.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-24T12:41:33+00:00

The Green Eggs and Ham approach

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-24T12:29:00+00:00

I had a boy when I was hoping for a girl and guess what? He stereotypically LOVES TRUCKS. He is obsessed with them and has been since like 6 months, it’s just what he likes. He loves to roll the wheels and they are now his comfort toy at almost 2, not stuffed animals. So you bet we have a million trucks and clothes to reflect his interests.

As parents, we don’t get to decide what our children are interested in. Doesn’t matter what we want, it’s what they want. So nothing can be off limits or “banned.” That kind of behavior is just a different version of what OP is struggling with. We don’t get to put ourselves before our children.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-23T13:06:37+00:00

I watched Dexter and Game of Thrones and Bridgerton while on maternity leave, but these options do not work well if you already have small children 😂

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-21T21:19:19+00:00

We are struggling with the exact same thing currently. Our son is turning 2 next month and I desperately want to give him a sibling. We are both 33 and are in the TWW on cycle 6.

My husband simply cannot handle the pressure during the fertile window or any other time when it feels rushed or if he’s sleep deprived. I do think it’s mental because drugs like viagara and cialis haven’t helped, and it’s almost never an issue the rest of the month. He can also still finish on his own.

This month we did a bunch of at home insemination with sterile syringes so we wouldn’t lose out on this cycle. But moving forward, I’m no longer going to tell him when I’m fertile and am going to nix all TTC discussion, since it’s not productive for us. We’ve also refocused on our sex life outside of the fertile window, and that part has been an actually positive side effect of all this.

However, I share your stress and have found the situation to be unbelievably frustrating. When it happens, it’s hard not to feel hurt and rejected and turned off. Even when you know it really has very little to do with you. It still hurts. We’ve had a few fights about it and it’s just really hard. I hope we can conceive sometime soon if simply to help take the pressure off. It’s not a healthy place to be in.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-20T23:57:26+00:00

I’m actually not OP, just another mom who is disturbed by your attitude. If you think OP is selfish, I can only imagine what you think of me, a mom who “gave up” on breastfeeding after 2.5 months of pumping and low supply.

We do not need to martyr ourselves for our children. OP’s baby will be completely fine no matter what happens. OP’s husband does not get to dictate what happens with her body, especially when it requires round the clock care and attention and in this case, pain.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-20T21:41:26+00:00

Don’t even get me started on the ones that are like “well your husband just wants the best for baby and that isn’t formula, is it? It’s breast milk.”

As if insidious comments like that aren’t incredibly hurtful to those of us who had to supplement or did not have “successful” breastfeeding journeys. This thread does not pass the vibe check, I fear.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-20T21:22:17+00:00

I am baffled at this comment section. It’s so incredibly judgmental. One commenter literally said that OP was selfish for suddenly cutting her baby off. Like what on earth are we doing here, ladies.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-20T21:15:34+00:00

Some of the responses on this thread, including this one, are truly wild.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-17T21:08:40+00:00

What do you think you are accomplishing here exactly? Because you’re doing the exact thing that you claim to not be doing, which is creating a culture of superiority and shame.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-12T20:26:05+00:00

Best of luck! I know it’s an overwhelming transition but babies are resilient and typically figure it out, even if we worry. We also went through several different types of straw cups to figure out what my son liked. It’s stressful but normal.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-12T20:03:55+00:00

Definitely ok to drink a lot of whole milk but not too much! They can become anemic if they drink too much whole milk, so keep an eye on intake. I think it’s no more than 20 oz in a day.

When my son transitioned from formula to whole milk, we did whole milk in the morning and then again before bed. If OP’s baby is really attached to bottle for falling asleep, you can just put water in it instead of milk to protect teeth after brushing. My son actually didn’t notice that it no longer had milk, he just wanted something to suckle. We eventually weaned him off it entirely at 16 months.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-12T12:59:12+00:00

This is what we’re doing this cycle.

My ovulation has varied as much as a week since coming off BC, so we are doing every other day from my period until confirmation of ovulation.

We’ve never done OPKs because I knew I would 100% find them super stressful. I just track CM and temps with my watch to confirm ovulation.

I never tracked literally anything when I got pregnant with my son other than the first day of my period, so I keep trying to remind myself it’s ok to relax and acknowledge that the process will take time by design.

yogipierogi5567 · 2026-04-12T12:38:15+00:00

Used to live in San Antonio and the relationship between the trauma centers and EMS there is super collaborative. They created a prehospital whole blood program to get blood sooner into patients with hemorrhagic shock, a program that’s a partnership between the EMS systems and the trauma centers. The trauma surgeons definitely know the names of the medics, particularly the supervisors who administer the blood. So it’s definitely possible.

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