u/messyfairy_journal

Hello!
I will be soon mom of four (SAHM). I like to buy clothes and accessories like handbags and backpacks. My usual go to outfits are black trousers/leggings, simple/graphic tshirt and oversized shirt on top. I usually choose backpacks for practicality (keeps my hands free). I like boho and hippie style but somehow I still keep selecting simplest outfits because that’s something I feel comfortable in. I do have lots of clothes I don’t wear and I just keep them because I like them and you know, maybe one day… . Should I just get rid of them and choose simplicity? What if I am going to miss them? Any moms who chose simplicity over style?

Hello everyone! I am soon becoming mom of 4 and I am looking for advice. I like clothes and accessories like handbags and backpacks. I decluttered lots of my clothes during previous years and I don’t really buy new ones, if I need something I am trying to thrift first.
My problem is that every once in a while I just get inspired by something random (I don’t have social media - so not really trends) and suddenly I buy something that I imagine myself wearing and it never happens.
I always go for simple outfits like black trousers/jeans/leggings, simple graphic or plain tshirt and oversized shirt on top. Since I became mom I know I feel the best wearing backpack because it frees my hands. But every once in a while I spend money on boho outfits or handbags that I end up not wearing. How can I get out of this vicious cycle? I like the clothes and accessories I am getting, I just know that I am not going to wear it because of practicality. Should I just get rid of it all? I am worried I am going to miss it. How can I get out of this cycle?

Hello everyone! I am currently 34w6d pregnant with didi twins. I live in the Netherlands.
Story:
Last Saturday I was experiencing some discomfort. Quite regular tightening, and slight pain, mostly on the right side of my lower abdomen. I was hurting more when I was moving around, but nothing that would resemble a contraction. It was more of a stretched muscle pain. Babies were moving quite a lot. I was advised by my doctor to call when I experience something out of ordinary. So after some hours, it wasn’t improving and I decide to call the hospital. They told me to come. I came, they took my blood, urine, measured my blood pressure and temperature. I was having fever of 38.5 and they gave me paracetamol. Urine came out ok and my blood results suggested that I am probably dealing with some kind of mild infection or the labor is starting slowly. I was 2-3cm dilated, cervix still long. This is my third pregnancy so that’s normal at this stage. They kept me overnight to observe and were monitoring me closely. They put babies on CTG. At first their heart beats were slightly higher but after my temperature went down they were doing great. Same result in the morning. CTG confirmed I have some regular tightening but nothing that would be cause of concern. I was released back home in the morning and they suggested to take one more dose of paracetamol.

Fast forward to yesterday. In the afternoon I started to feel off. No tightening this time just feverish. I took my temperature, it was 38.5. I took paracetamol and went to bed. In about two hours my temperature was down at 37.8. This lasted for one and a half hour and went back up again. I started to shake and had chills. Checked my temperature, it was 39.3. I took paracetamol and called hospital. In the hospital, same story - blood, urine, blood pressure, CTG. My results were even better than last time when I came. Babies were doing great as well. They kept me overnight to observe. I was running fever the whole night with occasional shivers. They were giving me paracetamol, which reduced fever for max 2/2.5 hours. In the morning, they made CTG, everything was good, babies are doing great. They said I can go home with advice to take 1g paracetamol every 6 hours for three days. They are thinking it is some kind of viral infection, even though nobody else around me is sick.

To add: I usually don’t run high fevers when sick and if I do it’s gone with one dose of paracetamol. My heart beat was higher as well, around 100bpm. That’s unusual for me, usually I have around 60 to 70. I don’t experience any significant pain, just some pains and aches here and there, which I think is normal in this stage.

Currently, I am still running fever between 38.5 - 39.3. It’s heatwave here and I am in my bed, fan blasting on me…

If you made it here, thanks!

My question is: Is this normal? Has anyone experienced similar situation? What was it?

Thank you in advance for your answers!

Hello everyone! I am currently 34 weeks pregnant with didi twins. I already have two children, one was 3 years old this May and the other one will be 2 in August.
I am SAHM and I exclusively breastfed my two kids. Luckily, no issues with that, I really enjoyed it. I was planning to do the same with twins but I am starting to doubt myself. Nursing two babies at once while having two toddlers running around starts to feel a bit unrealistic. My husband will be off from work for the first few weeks and he is going to handle big siblings but I am unsure if I can later handle it by myself. I am starting to think, it will be easier to just pump and feed twins from the bottle.
Are there any mamas with similar situation? How did you figured out? What worked best for you?