MutatedX

If you have good fortune in something child related (in anything actually) shout it from the fucking moon. Do you have a unicorn sleeper? I am legitimately happy for you. Do I have a unicorn sleeper? NO. I didn't have it with either child, but I can still be happy for you. Don't dim your light for others. Did your milk come in like a fountain and breastfeeding has been easy? Props to you, Mama, and I hope you both bask in the milky goodness pouring forth. Has my experience been similar? No. I fully advocate that "Fed is best" for whatever reason and my boobs have personally disappointed me as makeshift udders.

Maybe I'm sleepy and, yes, I give my baby formula, but I do have other things e

(Crossposted from r/breastfeeding)

As the title states I delivered 3.5w ago to a baby who immediately latched. I spent hours over the first few days nursing, but she lost weight precipitously and was 12% down by day 4. The doctors required we supplement because I was only giving her 15mL per feed and she developed a dangerous level (just barely, thankfully) of jaundice from the lack of milk. Now my feeds are 1.5oz (both breasts combined) every 3 hours using the weighing method of weighing in a diaper before feed and after the feeds. My LC is amazing and I am following all her recommendations (minimal supplementation in evenings only, nurse frequently, lactation cookies, herbal supplements,

Okay, so realistically I know this baby will stay in until she's ready, but I'm ready. My OB is perfectly fine with me delivering at 37w since my baby is measuring above 40w in size and I'm doing a VBAC. Currently, I'm sitting pretty at 1cm dilated and the head can be easily felt. For days I've been having contractions spaced way to far apart for me to go in. I have eaten numerous pizzas, eat a spicy meal daily, have chewed down more dates than any previous time of my life combined, do 2-3 hrs of walking daily, have sexy time every other day (husband isn't feeling well), but she is sitting pretty and snug. Anybody else got any suggestions or just want to commiserate in the misery that is the

I have very few things that tick me off: bad customer service and dishonesty. I try to go above-and-beyond for my clients and I think dishonesty is a general pet peeve of most people.

Story time:

On my second pregnancy at 34w3d as of today, my first pregnancy was delivered at 34w5d. For my first, despite starting contractions around 27-28w the MFAMA and OB never did a cervix check. Then whoosh my waters ruptured, I was made to labour for 18hrs with a breech baby who was known to be breech at the start, and was eventually emergency C-sectioned out when I delivered a foot. I'm not trying to scare anybody so I will not go into detail how horrible that experience was then. I will say if I did

Pretty much what the title says. I have a thoroughly ample chest, which was pre-pregnancy a 36DDD and only gotten bigger. As I "ease" (see waddle) into into 32w, my already enlarged boobs had another growth spurt and two extenders plus a stretched to death bra isn't working anymore. The only maternity clothing store nearby has closed. Target is getting a face-lift and have emptied their maternity/nursing section. Walmart didn't even have one to start as it wasn't a superstore. Currently, I'm frustrated as I sit in the changing room at the local bra/lingerie store with their 3 nursing bras (same style and size, but 3 different colors) of which the largest size is for a DD. My breasts scoff at

For anybody on fence with their OB or scared of switching during pregnancy, please reach out to other practices, meet with them, and switch when/if you find one you like. With my first pregnancy we had a terrible OB experience and subsequently a horrible birthing experience. He didn't take me seriously and many things were ignored or wholly not done though standard practice and wanted. He told me he was the only OB in the area who handled high-risk pregnancies like myself as other OBs wouldn't want to deal with the risks.

For this pregnancy, I used a different OB practice, but in the first few months of being pregnant they made numerous mistakes. The biggest of which caused me to miss my f

I need to get this off my chest, because it is a rude cringe for me. Picture it, I'm 29w pregnant as of today and went for a 1 mile walk to bring awareness of a disease. The event was full of my husbands coworkers, who I already waddled in front of for the entirety of the walk. I've been put on activity restrictions and was only given the okay if I took it slow-and-steady. The activity restrictions have definitely taken their toll as I am grossly out of shape now. That walk kicked my butt. During the walk I drank a ridiculous amount of fluids and was bursting by the time we hit the finish line. Immediately broke from the group to look for the nearest bathroom, which were not many and only in

Today I finished my 26w pregnant and have pain at my 3 yr old Csection site. This is the first pregnancy since the Csection and was wondering if it is something other Csection Mamas typically feel. It feels like a thin, dull razor is being pushed outside in towards my uterus.

This is a common confusing point I am seeing on this subreddit and IRL. Unless you are at your Dating Ultrasound, which happens in the first trimester, if your ultrasound technician says baby is measuring ahead it means general size, not developmentally. Some people are taller than average; therefore, some babies measure ahead (taller than average). It does not change your due date. It does not call into question the date of conception.

For example: I am shorter than average, my husband is tall, and all our children/fetuses measure ahead (taller than average). I also have high risk pregnancies and will likely deliver early with a larger than average baby for gestational age, but that does

I am an avid runner and have high-risk pregnancies. My OB recommended I stop running and switch to brisk walking halfway through the pregnancy. Today, I asked my Maternal Fetal specialist if he had the same recommendation, hoping he'd say 'no'. Turns out, what the OB didn't explain is that running or activities that cause bouncing of the uterus stretch the uterine ligaments and can lead to uterine prolapse in 20 years time. Two of the women in my office have recently had the surgery to correct their uterine prolapse and it doesn't seem like anything anybody wants. He also recommended those belly bands to help take pressure off the ligaments. Personally, I didn't know about this and wanted to

This is a huge achievement in our household and I needed to continue celebrating outside of just family. My son turned 3 just shy of a month ago and a full day of only potty has eluded us. It's my fault though. I pushed potty training too early and he ended up having meltdowns when we even entered a bathroom. Apparently, 18 months was a too ambitious of a start time. Any case, we're expecting our second later this year, so drastic measures were needed at the 2.5 yr mark. For months, on weekends and weeknights he was stripped from the waist down. After many carpet accidents and carpet cleanings, he enjoyed being clean more than he feared a potty. I fully admit every pee was rewarded with plan

As the title suggests, my son gave me his lovely summer cold. What did you guys use to alleviate the symptoms. I have my husband bringing me soup when he comes home as my legs are shaking by the time I reach halfway down the stairs.

As the title suggests we're thinking of putting our opposite gender children in one bedroom until we move. My son will be 3 when our little girl is born. We plan to keep her in our room until she is no less than 1 year; therefore, it will be 18 months from now until we do that. This may not even be an issue as we may move by then, but is there a concern with putting two opposite sex toddlers in the same room for 6 months to a year? Our housing market is currently dead for nice homes while we all wait some major construction to finish and increase our home values. Even before so few houses being on the market this is a fast-sell location. All our family/friends assume we're having a boy (as w