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    Birth story: unplanned c-section. Help me understand what happened. (TW: birth trauma)

    @boby777 I had similar kind of surgical experience and postpartum feelings with my first child. My factors were different (didn’t get fully dilated, and he was a big one, sunny side up) but I still felt kind of… why?? About the whole thing. Unfortunately I never really got answers to that. I’m...
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    Still look pregnant 9 months postpartum

    @tillerman61 After my first, my DR did improve up through about 12 or 18 months pp. It really did take a while to get the best it was going to, but it never got 100%. I was also a 2-3 and got down to a 1-2. I just hit a year pp with my second and am still 3+ and deep/squishy. Better diligence...
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    Unmedicated birth advice

    @firewithin I agree with this. Hypnobirthing would not have worked as well for me as accepting that it hurt and that didn’t mean anything was wrong. Besides mentally preparing for that by learning about all the wonderful hormones that cycle around (which pain help drive), the other thing that...
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    My 5yo won’t stay in his bed and I’m losing my mind

    @liz555 Have you tried framing this around you and the baby needing sleep? My nearly 4 year old is more receptive to not getting his wishes met when we explain that it’s because of something somebody else needs for health and safety. I would try to set up in room “self service” for needs - here...
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