31 weeks and everything is uncomfortable. Pants come off as soon as i enter the house. Also pregnancy belts and high wasted clothes push on my bladder so I have to really time out my bathroom breaks so I dont accidentally piss myself😅 thats it
ALWAYS ADVOCATE FOR YOURSELF! Never stop advocating if something doesn’t feel right!! I have been experiencing extreme dizziness since 19 weeks. Some days it has been so bad that I have fallen over and have almost passed out. I have been notifying my doctors about this. They told me each time to just drink water and electrolytes. I was told twice before my 24 week appointment/glucose test that they will check my iron to make sure everything looks good and to rule out anemia. Fast forward to after my 24 week appointment and glucose test they did not check my iron and told me THERE WERE NO NOTES saying they would do that…. They continued to tell me to drink water. I had my I had my 28 week appointment on Monday. My doctor told me she was not too worried about my iron and said that my dizziness should be going away now that I am further along. It didn’t sound right to me because this started in my second trimester and has been progressively getting worse. She told me we could either do labs today or next appointment in 3 weeks since she didn’t think it was a big issue but, she would order more labs for my iron when I get them done. I got my labs that day and guess what? MY IRON IS EXTREMELY LOW. I can’t believe she suggested I waited 3 more weeks. Trust your gut!! If something feels off don’t stop advocating for yourself!
Does anyone else listen to Two Hot Takes? I swear this podcast has been the highlight of all my bad days in pregnancy and nesting cleaning days. It is perfect.
The foggy glasses season is upon us. Glasses wearers know what I mean lol
I am officially in my 3rd trimester today!!🥳
Where can you play bingo around here?
Are there any parents here diagnosed with Bipolar 1 who can tell me about their postpartum experience with sleep? How did you manage your sleep with your Bipolar1? Did you slip into mania or depression? Is it possible to breast feed without falling into an episode? I am taking medication for my bipolar and will continue after baby is born in September. My mood is currently stable and well managed with my medication but I worry about the first few newborn weeks. I am getting a new psychiatrist that specializes with prenatal and postpartum mental health as well. My current psychiatrist is not very helpful.
Are there any parents here diagnosed with Bipolar 1 who can tell me about their postpartum experience with sleep? How did you manage your sleep with your Bipolar1? Did you slip into mania or depression? Is it possible to breast feed without falling into an episode? I am currently taking Seroquel for my bipolar and will continue after baby is born in September. My mood is currently stable and well managed with my medication but I worry about the first few newborn weeks. I am getting a new psychiatrist that specializes with prenatal and postpartum mental health as well. My current psychiatrist is not very helpful.
Have you guys tried floating in water recently?? It’s crazy. I have never been able to float this well in my whole life. Like you can even float facedown🤯🤯🤯 taking full advantage of swimming this summer 😆
Cherry tomatoes taste better during pregnancy than ever in my life. I eat a whole container of them a day. Honestly I would probably eat more if I could. Anyone else having this craving?
What’s everyones due date? My baby girl is due September 11th!
Why does flonase smell so good? It smells like a chlorine pool lol
Why are so many people on here so negative? I made a post asking for advice on my babyshower and people came at me with hostility telling me to call it off because I wanted advice for how to respectfully tell my parents i would like to include both genders. This is so frustrating. I understand many people have different cultures and are not close with their family but some people actually do respect their parents and have a good relationship. This is disheartening. I have really enjoyed talking with people in this sub during my pregnancy. I have been here since early first trimester and now I have a sour taste in my mouth.
Im already dealing with the same hormones and moodiness as everyone else. The least you can do is be kind and respectful
I want to participate in voting but, I am pretty out of touch with local politics. where can you find information about each candidate and who the candidates are for the upcoming election?
Why am I seeing ads for nexplanon in this subreddit? -.- it is clearly too late for that lol
Is anyone else getting stretch marks on their legs and butt? Any way to avoid this? I am starting to feel so insecure. I’ve been using shea butter and don’t have any marks on my stomach. Im currently 22 weeks
My fiancé and I went swimming with my family yesterday for mother’s day and he said I am basically a living submarine. I thought that was hilarious and wanted to share
Yeah so... MIL has been hammering us nonstop about "giving her the grandbabies", and has been gifting baby clothes, toys and books every single time we see her....
We have a timeline for having kids and we are focusing on traveling, careers, and each other right now. We will probably want to start considering children in around a year or so but thats none of her business. I have been polite about it but she DOESNT STOP. She has no regard for boundaries you are trying to establish.
One of the craziest things is she told my wife that she should go off birth control without telling me (supposedly it was a "joke"). My wife would never do this and told me right away. This makes me loose any shred of trust I may have had for MIL...
Yesterday we went over for mother's day and she told my wife "you better start trying to have kids soon because I dont know how much longer I would have to be a surrogate for you if you find out you cant conceive".
I found out after the fact... WTF!?!
Is that not the most bat-shit coo-coo for cocoa puffs shit you've ever heard? Thats an absolute nightmare scenario and I am against it with every fiber of my being. Am I crazy?