u/AngryGooseHappyLoon

TMI WARNING: poop

I’m 14w1d and I finally pooped. I mean seriously, A REAL GOOD SOLID FULL POOP.

It has been MONTHS. I’ve tried Miralax, Metamucil, Gas X and kiwi to get my digestive system going. Nothing really helped. BUT Yesterday the good poop finally happened, and guess what? MY BUMP WENT AWAY

For context, I’m a 5’9, 145lb woman, FTM who has been fit for years. I was on vaginal progesterone up until 12 weeks. I was so excited about my bump but I was a bit concerned about how early I was showing. It became hard to hide my belly already, which freaked me out. I started thinking, if I’m already this uh… round??? at 9-13 weeks… what will I look like at 20, 25, 30+ weeks??

So ladies if you’re in the first tri and worried about how “big you’re getting already,” get yourself a plate of kiwis, add some Metamucil to your Stanley, buy a squatty potty, say a few Hail Mary’s, and let‘s get that shit moving!!

My husband and I live in New Jersey and we are so excited to bring our baby boy into the world. I just hit my second trimester today.

For the sake of privacy, our last name is a long Sicilian last name consisting of 13 letters.

I’ve been battling with names for boys for a while (we tried for two years) and I never found one I liked, until I heard the beautiful name Luciano (pronounced loo-CHI-ah-no).

I love it, and we were saying how it sounds like a strong, classic Italian name. Because we are keeping his name a secret until he is born, I wanted to come here and ask a few questions.

1. Would the name Luciano with our 13 letter Sicilian last name sound like we are “trying too hard” to be Italian? We are fourth generation Italian Americans (like most of NJ) but we are proud of our Italian/Sicilian heritage.
2. Does his name sound like he has “connections,” if you know what I mean?

I think that I’m overthinking this, but please be kind to me in the comments.

ETA: I realize that the way that we plan to pronounce it is a lot more in Americanized than the Italian way. I’ve heard both from Italians and people who speak Italian, but I’m open to both. Because we are American and speak English, we don’t expect people to suddenly throw on the Italian phonetics for our last name. They don’t have to do it with baby’s name either, unless they want to!

ETA again: Thanks to everyone for your kind answers, encouragement, and well-wishes for this long awaited pregnancy. Some commenters are putting me down for asking a question, which is so strange because I feel like that’s the point of forums— to ask questions and spark discussion. I’m sorry that I don’t speak Italian that well and I’m not familiar with all the phonetics, but some of you could be a little kinder about it...

I truly don’t understand these influencers and their obsession with documenting every SECOND OF THEIR CHILDBIRTH EXPERIENCE. 

I’m pregnant with my first. I already know I want my husband there for the birth, and my mom to come after. That’s it. Nobody else in the hospital. I assume I’ll be in pain, moaning, bleeding, wearing a diaper, and dealing with more shit I don’t want to think about. 

I want my husband fully present with me, locked in, and ready. He’s also a sweet and sensitive guy and will be so worried about me the entire time. I can’t imagine him behind a camera, getting every angle of my birth, filming me and getting close ups of my face while I’m writhing in pain.

Also wanted to add… It took us a long time to get pregnant, so this moment is super exciting for me to think about with my husband. I can’t imagine it being broadcasted for the world to see.

Genuinely, what is there to gain, other than more views? Has anyone ever had their partner film their birth the way these influencers do?

It doesn’t matter what I do; prenatal Pilates, leg lifts on a mat, a walk outside, a jog outside, boxing, lifting 10 pound weights… I drop everything and do a child’s pose.

I’ve been working out religiously almost every single day for the last six years… But the fatigue in pregnancy really kills me when it comes to my workouts.

I’m currently 11 1/2 weeks, and I am yawning through my workouts. My 5 pound weight feels like 15 and my 10 pound weights feel impossible to hold for longer than a few minutes.

I feel like I quit through every workout plan because I’m just too tired to finish it. I know I’m supposed to give myself grace because I’m pregnant and growing a whole human, but I’m so dedicated to my health and strength… and I guess I just feel like a loser right now.

I’m a major smartass. I need a GOOD snarky response to when people start telling me, “Oooh you just wait!”

Right now my responses in my head are:

• “Oh wow you hate your kids/motherhood that much?” (this one just seems mean, but maybe I’ll save it for my SIL)
• “Sorry, was that supposed to be helpful?“

So what were your go-to’s?