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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Aug 12, 2017 7:41:59 GMT -6
This was the best thread in my last BMB. I asked a lot of ridiculous/legit questions like:
- can I wear a seatbelt normally with a big belly (yes)
- what to do about nausea
- when to talk to my boss
- how do I politely decline my MIL's offer to live with us for a month after baby
Ask away!
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Post by alwayscheese on Aug 12, 2017 7:58:01 GMT -6
Ok not even mom related, but I got my new stainless steel waterbottle, and can I put lemon on it? ? ? ? Or will it eat the stainless steel? I feel like I really haz the dumbs.
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Post by sammysam on Aug 12, 2017 8:39:05 GMT -6
Ok not even mom related, but I got my new stainless steel waterbottle, and can I put lemon on it? ? ? ? Or will it eat the stainless steel? I feel like I really haz the dumbs. The internet says lemon is safe to use with stainless steel so you should be good:) I have always put lemon in mine with no issues. |
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Post by alwayscheese on Aug 12, 2017 8:42:35 GMT -6
Ok not even mom related, but I got my new stainless steel waterbottle, and can I put lemon on it? ? ? ? Or will it eat the stainless steel? I feel like I really haz the dumbs. The internet says lemon is safe to use with stainless steel so you should be good:) I have always put lemon in mine with no issues. Ok good! I had something weird happen with a stainless steel pot one time so I'm nervous I guess. Thanks! |
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Post by alwayscheese on Aug 14, 2017 5:53:34 GMT -6
Umm is zero 0 0 sex drive normal? ? ?
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Post by polson on Aug 14, 2017 6:18:09 GMT -6
Umm is zero 0 0 sex drive normal? ? ? yes. ffmc - we had none my entire last pregnancy. no pelvic rest, just dnw. pretty much feeling the same way this time around too. i feel bad but 🙅🏼🤷🏼♀️. h is a patient guy. i am kind of embarrassed about this. eta: maybe i'm not normal? i've heard this is normal from others too though |
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Post by cornpop on Aug 14, 2017 8:03:05 GMT -6
Umm is zero 0 0 sex drive normal? ? ? I think either extreme is perfectly normal. Last time I had a pretty normal sex drive, although I was feeling so sick so it didn't happen often. Then after my pregnancy my sex drive went to less than 0. This pregnancy my sex drive has actually been in overdrive. Like better than before my first pregnancy. It's the first thing about pregnancy that's working out for me this time! |
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Post by polson on Aug 14, 2017 8:09:56 GMT -6
+1 to even lower drive after pregnancy! nursing really messes with hormones too.
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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Aug 14, 2017 8:24:51 GMT -6
+1 to even lower drive after pregnancy! nursing really messes with hormones too. YES. Here's a 1(no drive) to 10 (everyday, twice on Sunday) scale Prepregnancy, on BC: 4 Prepregnancy off birthcontrol: 7 First tri: 2 Second tri: 9+ Third tri: 5-7 Immediately before due date: 10+ but really for practical, labor inducing purposes only 😂 After birth, newly cleared: 8 Once the novelty wore off: 4 After nursing: 7+ |
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Post by alwayscheese on Aug 14, 2017 18:58:37 GMT -6
+1 to even lower drive after pregnancy! nursing really messes with hormones too. YES. Here's a 1(no drive) to 10 (everyday, twice on Sunday) scale Prepregnancy, on BC: 4 Prepregnancy off birthcontrol: 7 First tri: 2 Second tri: 9+ Third tri: 5-7 Immediately before due date: 10+ but really for practical, labor inducing purposes only 😂 After birth, newly cleared: 8 Once the novelty wore off: 4 After nursing: 7+ Hmm I like how you did that! Unfortunately I don't think I hit a 7 when I went off bc, but hopefully the rest will work the same for me! Lol |
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Post by nuggetrn on Aug 15, 2017 8:08:33 GMT -6
I go back and forth on sex drive. It is mostly non existent. And then I feel like I'm sick when I do have any desire to do anything. It suuuuuucks. My poor husband.
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Post by jewel on Aug 22, 2017 14:30:34 GMT -6
Umm is zero 0 0 sex drive normal? ? ? Totally normal. I also did not get it back in second tri like some people do or you are "supposed to" which was fine for us. H was a little weirded out by my belly anyways. PP was even worse. I didn't get any sex drive back until like 8 months PP and sex honestly felt weird until around 6 months PP (even though I had a C Section. I got my period back around 9 months PP so I think that was probably related to the sex drive. |
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Post by alwayscheese on Aug 23, 2017 15:53:57 GMT -6
Thanks everyone, at least it's normal. We're on vacation and DH is not impressed. 😪 Well I can't say I am either.
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Post by alwayscheese on Aug 23, 2017 18:44:33 GMT -6
Ovia mentioned pregnancy safe sunscreen. What?!? I can't use regular sunscreen?
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Post by sailsandstitches on Aug 23, 2017 19:06:20 GMT -6
Ovia mentioned pregnancy safe sunscreen. What?!? I can't use regular sunscreen? Psh. Sounds like bologna to me. My Ob has never mentioned that. I'm sure it's promoted by the Honest Company or something. ETA I think maybe retinol is a no, but I don't know that it would be in sunscreen... |
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Post by auri on Aug 23, 2017 20:35:04 GMT -6
Ovia mentioned pregnancy safe sunscreen. What?!? I can't use regular sunscreen? I never heard of this and DD was born in the middle of July. Granted towards the end I really wasn't wanting to be out in 90+ degree heat. But when I did go out,I just used regular sunscreen. Hope you are enjoying your vacation.  |
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Post by babybean on Aug 24, 2017 8:11:45 GMT -6
Ovia mentioned pregnancy safe sunscreen. What?!? I can't use regular sunscreen? I use mineral based sunscreen (Thinkbaby brand) normally, is that what they mean by 'pregnancy safe'? |
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Post by girlmom on Aug 25, 2017 20:26:08 GMT -6
babybean I'm assuming so. We have switched over to all more natural sunscreens bc of our kids so this is what I use too. I think some of the ingredients in the more common ones like Coppertone and Water Babies are considered hormone disrupters. I can't claim to be an expert on this though, it's my husband's hill, but I think they are probably better for everyone, not just us pregnant gals. We use ThinkBaby and Babyganics.
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Post by jewel on Aug 29, 2017 10:02:48 GMT -6
Ovia mentioned pregnancy safe sunscreen. What?!? I can't use regular sunscreen? I use mineral based sunscreen (Thinkbaby brand) normally, is that what they mean by 'pregnancy safe'? Yes it's mineral based that you are supposed to use. I honestly don't know how serious this is... Baby sunscreens are usually mineral sunscreens as well. I was pretty strict with this last time, this time I haven't had a lot of sun occasions to use it, but I usually wear what I put on LO anyways. I will say reading about this last time led me down a rabbit hole of OMG the chemicals in everything!!! that finally ended bc I just could not part with my deodorant. After that I calmed down |
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Post by rm2013 on Aug 30, 2017 6:29:31 GMT -6
jewel - I went down the chemical free rabbit hole with DD1 and never went back. As a person who would always describe myself as an excessive sweater, I was really surprised by how well natural deodorants worked for me. There are a ton out there and you have to experiment until you find ones that work best with your body. My faves are the Crystal Essence mineral salt stone, Crystal Essence mineral salt spray, and a brand called Primal Pit Paste (lol). Edit to fix tag, oops!
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