u/st0nednsnse

I started purchasing indies in 2022. I told myself I’d stop once I reached the full capacity of two IKEA Helmers. I recently bought two Bisleys to continue slowly growing my collection. I no longer know the exact number I own, as the last I counted I was at 980. I know it’s well over 1000 now.

My biggest weakness is PPU, I just can’t resist the limited edition pretties. I told myself I’d limit my monthly purchase to PPU, but I’ve failed miserably. I still can’t resist a drop from my favorite brands. I rarely buy full collections now. I typically only get a few that may catch my eye.

I’m able to eye out dupes in my collection and don’t buy any backups. Realistically, I only paint my nails once a week. It’s been less since I have a newborn, but I can’t resist buying more polish. I don’t want to end up with a room full of cabinets filled with polish, but I’m finding it difficult to not buy more.

Financially, I can afford to buy a bunch of polish each month but it honestly doesn’t make sense to keep accumulating.

I want to do a big destash at some point so I can purge the polishes I know I won’t wear, but I haven’t found the motivation yet. I just wanted to vent and see if anyone else is in the same boat.

I (32F) wanted to add my positive testimony to the sub since I was a nervous wreck when I was navigating pregnancy with fibroids. I wanted to spread positivity for any women that may be worried about pregnancy and childbirth with large fibroids.

In May 2025, I found out I had multiple large fibroids, with my biggest measuring 7cm and the smaller ones around 2cm (intramural and subserosal type). I had been on birth control for many years and had not had an ultrasound, so I had no prior inclination I had fibroids.

I went to a male doctor who recommended getting them removed, but since I didn't have any inside of my uterus, he told me I didn't need to surgery right away, but the fibroids would only continue to grow and not go anywhere. I decided to get an opinion from a second female doctor in August 2025. She advised against surgery since I had not been pregnant before and believed removing fibroids could cause scar tissue that would make it difficult to conceive.

Ironically, I found out I was pregnant for the first time within a few weeks after my visit. I had stopped birth control the beginning of June and conceived in August. The new doctor became my OBGYN for my pregnancy. I was terrified of the idea of being pregnant with large fibroids. She reassured me that many women have fibroids during pregnancy and everything turned out perfectly fine.

My actual pregnancy went well, but during my 20 week anatomy scan it was discovered I had an incompetent cervix measuring around 1.5cm in length. I was referred to MFM the same day, started on progesterone suppositories, and told I would need to be monitored closely. When I went back to MFM the next week, my cervix got down to .8mm and I was given an emergency cerclage the same day.

At this point, I was terrified I would lose my baby. I had to go to MFM every few weeks on top of my regular prenatal appointments. I remained positive and continued inserting the progesterone throughout the pregnancy. At 36 week + 6 days they removed the cerclage. I thought for certain I would go into labor right away.

Fast forward to 40 weeks, I still had no signs of labor. I ended up electing to be induced at 40 weeks + 3 days. I delivered a healthy baby boy at 40 weeks + 4 days vaginally in 45 minutes. He was born 8 lbs 11oz and perfectly healthy. My fibroids did cause two major bouts of pain throughout different times in my pregnancy, but nothing that sent me to the hospital. Aside from that, they grew a few centimeters, but didn't cause any issues apart from putting extra weight on my cervix.

I will assess where they are after some time passes and I get my postpartum and yearly check-up.