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    Karens at the gym told me I shouldn’t be working out because I’m pregnant

    @quilly I have to imagine it comes from some place of jealousy/envy, because in her day pregnant women’s bodies WERE policed and controlled. Nowadays we have much more space to retain our sense of self (at least when women like her aren’t around!). Of course empathy is the kinder position to...
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    Growth scan ultrasound - 36 weeks measuring small

    @fictitiousdinosaur My doctor told me to cut back on stress so I started to dial it WAY back at work. And even though she explicitly told me I didn’t have to change anything around exercise, I decided to cut back there too since I was still working out A LOT. I reduced the # of days as well as...
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    Growth scan ultrasound - 36 weeks measuring small

    @fictitiousdinosaur Literally just dealt with this. My baby fell to 9% at my 36 week scan and while the doctors weren’t SUPER worried, I was scheduled for induction at 38 weeks because I also had a mild cord abnormality. Interestingly I ended up not even needing to be induced - l showed up to my...
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    Anticipating the nauseous stage

    @tangdalun I felt sick but was never so nauseous that I couldn’t get my butt out the door at all. Typically I’d tell myself “just get out there and see how it goes, you can come home if it’s too much”. Once I was moving, my nausea almost always went away. YMMV of course but with this approach I...
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