I have zero interest in documenting and sharing my growing belly progress. Baby bump photos are not my style. I don't like selfies either so maybe that's related.. it's like a selfie but with a lower focus.
@mayoduck YES! I have like 2-3 cell phone pictures (all with my head cut off) of my first pregnancy. I decided to do maternity photos against my best judgement and I hate them to this day.
@mayoduck. I'm not a huge fan either. I take them at milestones like 20 weeks and such, but I don't see a need for weekly ones.
Mine: I like it when jobs require a uniform. It makes it so easy to get ready for work, and I never have to worry about having an appropriate wardrobe.
I don't get the hype about reality tv like the Real Housewives and The Batchelor. I can handle shows that feel less scripted, like Naked and Afraid, but I can't handle the scripted drama. And the yelling! I hate any TV where everyone just yells over the other person. News shows like this are the worst!
DD1: June '16 DD2: March ‘19 :::: Married since 2011 :::: USN Wife ::::
I feel weird about sharing ultrasounds with too many people or posting them online. I’m like, that’s INSIDE my uterus. That picture was taken inside my vagina. Sorry social media, you can see pictures when s/he comes out.
I can’t stand when couples say “we’re pregnant.” Last I checked, I’m the only one pregnant in this relationship. Yes, the baby is ours, but no, he’s not pregnant too.
I don’t like reality tv very much, but love hgtv and some cooking shows. Those are my exceptions.
My UO - I love classy maternity photos. I did them with my first and wish I had, had time to do them for my 2nd. I’m not necessarily a fan of half naked ones. They feel unnecessary to me personally.
We have two sleeping beauties in heaven. Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016. Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015. They will be forever missed.
UO: I hate the lady's yellow nail polish in the picture when you open the Bump app. It looks so tacky to me, and I've been waiting 2+ years for them to change it.
This may be the bitchiest thing I’ve said out loud in a long time, but it drove me nuts in the “Trying To Get Pregnant” group when every other sentence had a *TW* about every dang thing under the sun related to kids. I was like, “You’re triggered by me mentioning I already have one child, but yet you’re NOT triggered by the tons of baby ads that constantly pop up on The Bump?!” So contradictory...
@keikilove we all hated the baby bump ads too, in fact I emailed The Bump to complain but they have no way to select which ads play where, they just play on all the boards. And you’re well within your rights to dislike, but it’s what made it such a safe place for so many people struggling to talk.
DD1: June '16 DD2: March ‘19 :::: Married since 2011 :::: USN Wife ::::
When my my daughter was born my milk didn’t come in for a full week. I don’t know what we would have done without formula during those early days. We went on to have a wonderful breastfeeding relationship, but it’s not right for everyone.
@swanbrooner YES. I never produced enough milk and it took the pediatrician telling me to stop to finally get me to stop after two weeks. We were supplementing with formula but only after extra time in the hospital from his dramatic weight loss. The LCs pushed and pushed me to continue. I was pumping/BFing/pumping every two hours. It was exhausting and I didn’t enjoy it. It took such a mental toll on me in the beginning. I don’t understand why no one stepped in and intervened earlier. I wish a nurse or LC told me it was okay to put my health and recovery as a priority.
The best part of my story? I had a breast reduction at 17 so I knew there was a chance I wouldn’t produce enough milk. I reiterated this point to every nurse and LC in the hospital. After a night of LO crying incessantly and my sanity being rocked, I told them I was worried I wasn’t producing enough. My concerns were continually brushed aside until he lost 13% of his birth weight in 24 hours. Then I was made to feel like a failure. I just wish BFing wasn’t pushed quite so hard and new mothers were more supported.
@swanbrooner yaaaaassssss. I (unintentionally) starved DD for 3 months and felt like a total failure when we finally moved to formula. Cried ALL the tears but guess what? She's a happy, healthy, chunky 2 year old so suck it breastfeeding...
Me: 30 DH: 31 Married: 2012 BFP #1 Sept 2014, MMC Dec 2014 | BFP #2 May 2015, DD Jan 2016 | BFP #3 May 2017, MC July 2017 | BFP #4 Jan 2018, MC Feb 2018 | BFP #5 July 2018, fingers crossed
@swanbrooner Yes! I think the approach to increasing BFing has been to pressure moms to do it but without policies to actually support moms being able to BF successfully. I nursed my daughter for 10 months and it was one of the hardest things I'd ever done, would have been a lot easier with friendlier insurance, public, and workplace policies to actually help me do it instead of just making sure I knew how important it was that I did.
I also think it’s crazy that it’s “Baby Friendly” policy at hospitals to not supplement with formula, even when mom doesn’t have any milk yet. My child was starving and jaundice. So baby friendly.
Ugh, that's crazy how much BF is pushed even to the detriment of mom and/or baby's health. Where are our priorities?! At my first prenatal appointment, the nurse asked me if I planned on BF. I said ideally, I'd like to so she gave me an informational packet on BF. The way I was asked made me feel like it was totally my choice and I felt completely unpressured in giving my answer. This is how it should be!
@mschanandlerbong1214 finally, someone agrees with me about nutella! I would have to be starving and nutella the last food on earth for me to voluntarily eat it.
I also think it’s crazy that it’s “Baby Friendly” policy at hospitals to not supplement with formula, even when mom doesn’t have any milk yet. My child was starving and jaundice. So baby friendly.
That’s crazy. My son was NICU and they supplemented him formula so I could sleep. He would alternate one feeding breastmilk the next formula. He eventually went strictly formula bc the kid ate way too much for me to keep up and I wasn’t producing enough.
We have two sleeping beauties in heaven. Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016. Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015. They will be forever missed.
Definitely agree fed is best!! I feel blessed I had a great BF situation with DS but that’s not always the case. We have formula for a reason no reason to not use it and at the end when I was over pumping at work I used formula to supplement. Honestly if I wasn’t a teacher that had all of the end of the year and summer off I’m not sure we would have made it as long as we did.
I’m in the same boat as those that are not fans of Nutella definitely not a fan!
Re: UO 8/9
Mine: I like it when jobs require a uniform. It makes it so easy to get ready for work, and I never have to worry about having an appropriate wardrobe.
My UO - I love classy maternity photos. I did them with my first and wish I had, had time to do them for my 2nd. I’m not necessarily a fan of half naked ones. They feel unnecessary to me personally.
Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016.
Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015.
They will be forever missed.
Salicious, I know.
When my my daughter was born my milk didn’t come in for a full week. I don’t know what we would have done without formula during those early days. We went on to have a wonderful breastfeeding relationship, but it’s not right for everyone.
Breastfeeding is great, but fed is best!
The best part of my story? I had a breast reduction at 17 so I knew there was a chance I wouldn’t produce enough milk. I reiterated this point to every nurse and LC in the hospital. After a night of LO crying incessantly and my sanity being rocked, I told them I was worried I wasn’t producing enough. My concerns were continually brushed aside until he lost 13% of his birth weight in 24 hours. Then I was made to feel like a failure. I just wish BFing wasn’t pushed quite so hard and new mothers were more supported.
DS1: 9.6.12**DS2: 12.22.14
CP1: 6/17 @4w4d
CP2: 9/17 @4w3d
CP3: 2/18 @5w
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Married: 2012
BFP #1 Sept 2014, MMC Dec 2014 | BFP #2 May 2015, DD Jan 2016
At my first prenatal appointment, the nurse asked me if I planned on BF. I said ideally, I'd like to so she gave me an informational packet on BF. The way I was asked made me feel like it was totally my choice and I felt completely unpressured in giving my answer. This is how it should be!
Married: 2016
BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016.
Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015.
They will be forever missed.
I’m in the same boat as those that are not fans of Nutella definitely not a fan!