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    Trying for a baby while being plus size

    @marko959 Nope. Not true. I got pregnant after 3mos of trying and was much heavier than that. I don’t see anyone has answered things to help, so I’ll speak to that. The best thing you can do is track ovulation. Get a bulk pack of ovulation strips from amazon and start tracking your cycles more...
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    Hypertension that’s NOT pre-e

    @kimotaku My OB said if high blood pressure is diagnosed in the first trimester, it’s usually considered pre-existing (which is when I was diagnosed) and if it starts in second or third trimester it’s taken a bit more seriously as a pre-eclampsia risk bc it’s a new symptom. But you have to have...
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    Giving up on EBF

    @baagz It’s silly but one thing that helped me a lot with perspective was my friend with 2 kids saying, “whether they had formula or breast milk, by the time they’re two they’ll all eat week old fries off the floor of the car.” It just reminded me that while breastfeeding is important, it’s...
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    Giving up on EBF

    @baagz First, congratulations on making it as far as you did! You’ve had a harder road than most and getting breast milk for the first 12 weeks has already given your baby a lot of benefit. Second, your baby will still get a lot of benefit even with combo feeding. I wasn’t able to get baby to...
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    TTC When Overweight

    @magicalmoons Keep in mind there’s also an element of chance. The chance of getting pregnant even if you do everything right is still only around 30% if you have sex like two days before and day of ovulating. Usually if you’ve been trying a year and no luck they’ll do fertility checks for you...
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    I don’t FEEL pregnant

    @doks I had very few noticeable pregnancy symptoms during my pregnancy. I had a tiiiny bit of nausea but never came close to vomiting. I didn’t have any strong food aversions/cravings, aside from being a bit grossed out by chicken/eggs after eating half a serving (but I could always eat some)...
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