what color do stretch marks start off as? i noticed a bunch of light colored ones that i don’t recognize, but i thought they started red/pink then faded to light? ugh if i’m getting new stretch marks already, i’m doomed for the rest of this pregnancy.
Bottle sterilizer- honestly, I never even did that. I think I boiled bottle parts a few times in the beginning and then never did it again. And my dd was a premie. Cleaned in hot, soapy water and scrub off any residue, but an actual sterilizer seems unnecessary to me, personally.
Last time my stretch marks started white, turned purple, then after birth turned back white. I thought my purple stretched pregnant boobs were so gross and would never go away, but they did. So weird.
Anyone have bleeding (brown discharge/clots) after a transvaginal ultrasound. Had it done yesterday to check up on my placenta, I'm 22 weeks, and today had brown bleeding with clots. Called and my provider isnt concerned but this is going on 7 hours and the discharge is still coming, no more clots but hard not to worry.
@jkmartin723 No experience with transvaginal ultrasound and spotting, but with my last pregnancy I would get brown spotting when my obgyn started checking my cervix at appointments for dialation (I don’t know when the checks started, but It was in the 3rd trimester for sure). I would spot for like 24hrs after. My doctor wasn’t concerned either.
@jkmartin723 brown spotting after a trans vag is pretty normal. The probe prodding around on soft tissue can cause some trauma. Unless it’s full on bleeding where you need a pad, a little spotting is expected.
Bottle sterilizer - is that necessary or does everyone just boil them? I thought people did dishwashers or is that super old school? It seems like a half day maybe full day of bottles fits in the sterilizer and what a chore that must be to do often.
I'm clearly in the minority (or totally alone) but I used my sterilizer daily for like a year. I used it for bottles and pump parts. I probably overdid it though. Figured there's no more need to sterilize already clean bottles and nippes when he was actively licking the floor.
I had an electric one (Wabi) and I loved it.
eta: oops i just realized this was an old thread. just got back from vacation and i'm behind!
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Last time my stretch marks started white, turned purple, then after birth turned back white. I thought my purple stretched pregnant boobs were so gross and would never go away, but they did. So weird.
I had an electric one (Wabi) and I loved it.
eta: oops i just realized this was an old thread. just got back from vacation and i'm behind!