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Our little bundle of poop is arriving in about a month and we're looking for a self-sealing diaper bin/garbage pail. We live in an apartment where there's no place to put diaper bins outside, so we need something that seals completely. Any recommendations? I could also post this in the parenting thread if this is the wrong place.
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Jan 12, 2020 18:20
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Afriscipio posted:Our little bundle of poop is arriving in about a month and we're looking for a self-sealing diaper bin/garbage pail. We live in an apartment where there's no place to put diaper bins outside, so we need something that seals completely. Any recommendations? Ymmv, but I’ve found that using a smaller open-air/loosely covered pail and taking it out more frequently kept smell in check much better than letting diapers stew in an airtight container. Unless a critter or other child might get into the pail, having a bit of airflow keeps it from getting too ripe between frequent changes.
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Jan 12, 2020 19:47
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Is there any alternative to wearing a bra all night with breast pads if breastfeeding? I HATE wearing a bra all the time but don't know what else to do now that my milk is in and I'm leaking all over the place.
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Jan 13, 2020 20:58
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boquiabierta posted:Is there any alternative to wearing a bra all night with breast pads if breastfeeding? I HATE wearing a bra all the time but don't know what else to do now that my milk is in and I'm leaking all over the place. Not really, but with any luck your milk supply will stabilize in the next couple weeks and you won’t leak at night anymore.
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Jan 13, 2020 21:55
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I just slept on a towel. Throwing a towel in the wash was less annoying than bras for me
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Jan 13, 2020 23:02
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I just laid out a towel for sleeping. Like you, hate night bra.
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Jan 14, 2020 00:13
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I slept with pillowcases over my pregnancy pillow and they seemed to catch most of the overflow. While breastfeeding in bed, in the beginning I used a haakaa on the boob that my baby wasn’t nursing on to catch the extra, but as my body got used to volume control, I just use a receiving blanket on the opposite boob. I’m eight months PP and I still leak at night, but not hardly as much as in the beginning.
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Jan 14, 2020 08:49
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boquiabierta posted:Is there any alternative to wearing a bra all night with breast pads if breastfeeding? I HATE wearing a bra all the time but don't know what else to do now that my milk is in and I'm leaking all over the place. I wore a bra all the time but I had looser nighttime ones that were pretty comfy. They were cheap from amazon.
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Jan 14, 2020 20:35
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Well today’s my due date and still no baby. I know that only 5% of babies are born on due dates though. I’m just so uncomfortable at this point.
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Jan 15, 2020 18:29
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Bloody Cat Farm posted:Well today’s my due date and still no baby. I know that only 5% of babies are born on due dates though. I’m just so uncomfortable at this point. I wanted to ask and know that it's one of the worst goddamn things you can ask a pregnant person. Good luck, both of ours were late and it was frustrating.
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Jan 15, 2020 18:40
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silvergoose posted:I wanted to ask and know that it's one of the worst goddamn things you can ask a pregnant person. Thanks, silvergoose. I really though that after what happened Christmas Eve with contractions that she would come early. I guess she’s just very comfortable making me very uncomfortable.
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Jan 15, 2020 18:57
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There's a nice probability density interactive widget of the likelihood of spontaneous labor by your due date, if this makes you feel any better. When I was at the end of pregnancy I would not only reassure myself with it, but also reply to meeting invites with the probability that I could attend given the invite date because I am a completely insufferable nerd (and I ended up having a scheduled C-section anyway).
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Jan 15, 2020 20:30
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take me to the beaver posted:There's a nice probability density interactive widget of the likelihood of spontaneous labor by your due date, if this makes you feel any better. When I was at the end of pregnancy I would not only reassure myself with it, but also reply to meeting invites with the probability that I could attend given the invite date because I am a completely insufferable nerd (and I ended up having a scheduled C-section anyway). That’s actually a really cool tool. Thanks for sharing it!
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Jan 15, 2020 20:35
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Bloody Cat Farm posted:Well today’s my due date and still no baby. I know that only 5% of babies are born on due dates though. I’m just so uncomfortable at this point. Aw. Mine was a couple (veeeery long) days late. It’s really uncomfortable, but you’re almost there. Is your Dr. scheduling anything for you so you have an end date regardless?
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Jan 15, 2020 20:55
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BadSamaritan posted:Aw. Mine was a couple (veeeery long) days late. It’s really uncomfortable, but you’re almost there. Is your Dr. scheduling anything for you so you have an end date regardless? I honestly have no idea. We switched to a new hospital about 2 weeks ago, so I’m not sure what their typical protocol is. I’m assuming they won’t let me go too long due to being over 35. I see the doctor tomorrow so I’ll find out more then.
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Jan 15, 2020 22:01
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My first was 11 days late (had to be induced) and my second was 10 days late (did go into labor). I was effectively murderous by the end of both. It sucks and feels like the longest days of your life but I promise they can't stay in there forever! Good luck, rooting for you!!
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Jan 15, 2020 23:04
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ExtrudeAlongCurve posted:My first was 11 days late (had to be induced) and my second was 10 days late (did go into labor). Thanks, EAC. I can’t imagine going 11 days more!
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Jan 16, 2020 01:03
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I went 10 days over too. It sucked because all the excitement and anticipation was gone and I was just over it. She came when she was ready, the day after a stretch and sweep.
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Jan 16, 2020 01:06
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Bloody Cat Farm posted:Thanks, EAC. I can’t imagine going 11 days more! On the plus side, we went to infinity war 9 days in, and contractions started like an hour or two after we got home, so the lesson is, the baby will wait until the movie you wanted to see is done. I suppose it could have backfired and started halfway through, but who's counting.
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Jan 16, 2020 01:09
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We finally have babby! At 7 days overdue, the ultrasound showed that the baby was very small for her age (second percentile) so my doctor said we needed to induce. On the way to the hospital to induce, I started getting contractions. They still gave me cervadil when I got there. After 14 hours overnight with nothing for pain I was completely exhausted (I was also unable to sleep for 2 nights leading up to the induction, which sucked) I tried nitrous. That didn’t help at all. They then talked me into trying IV pain medication instead of going straight to the epidural, and I did not like that at all. I was high af and still in pain. I couldn’t imagine having to push with that in my system. After that wore off, I told them I wanted the epidural. I was able to sleep after the epidural for maybe an hour and a half before pushing. After 2 hours of pushing I was completely spent and she was making no progress. The doctor said she would try the vacuum and if that didn’t work, I’d need a c section. Luckily, the vacuum worked! Her cord had been wrapped around her body over her shoulder which was why it was so hard to get her out. But she was healthy as can be and wasn’t as small as they thought she was! For me, if we decide to have another at some point, I will definitely opt for the epidural earlier.
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Jan 26, 2020 14:05
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Bloody Cat Farm posted:We finally have babby! Congrats!!!!!! (rest when you can, all forms of getting milk into baby are valid, be on the lookout for ppd, good luck!!, for sure on the epidural earlier that's what happened to us too)
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Jan 26, 2020 14:12
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Bloody Cat Farm posted:We finally have babby! Congrats!!! So glad you and babby are doing well.
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Jan 26, 2020 15:11
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Thanks, y’all! And thanks for all the help along the way 
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Jan 26, 2020 15:38
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(oh and pictures are desired and appreciated but not required obviously)
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Jan 26, 2020 16:14
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 She’s pretty darn cute IMO 
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Jan 26, 2020 17:00
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Bloody Cat Farm posted:
OH MY GOD SO CUTE I LOVE IT. So many congrats!!!!!! Welcome to  , little one.
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Jan 26, 2020 17:07
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ExtrudeAlongCurve posted:OH MY GOD SO CUTE I LOVE IT. Thank you!!
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Jan 26, 2020 17:52
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Congratulations!! She’s adorable. I hear you on nitrous being useless and next time getting the epidural ASAP.
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Jan 26, 2020 19:58
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boquiabierta posted:Congratulations!! She’s adorable. I hear you on nitrous being useless and next time getting the epidural ASAP. Thank you! Yeah I had high hopes for the nitrous based upon what I was reading about it. Maybe it does help some people, but it definitely didn’t help me. I think I only used it through maybe 3 contractions.
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Jan 26, 2020 20:25
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Finally a positive pregnancy test this month! Time to call my doctor in the morning and get my blood tests done. I’ve also got my paperwork for my thyroid test, which I was gonna do this week anyway as I’ve been gaining some weight for no reason. I’m probably going to be a little paranoid with this one after the miscarriage last time.
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Jan 28, 2020 02:16
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Congrats on fresh babies and positive pregnancy tests! My heart is with you Nessa. ❤️
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Jan 30, 2020 22:39
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Nessa posted:Finally a positive pregnancy test this month! Congratulations!
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Jan 31, 2020 07:39
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marchantia posted:Congrats on fresh babies and positive pregnancy tests! My heart is with you Nessa. ❤️ very nice i like posted:Congratulations! Thank you! I’m really hoping this one goes smoothly this time, and am going to be anxious and paranoid until I can hear a heartbeat and we get a successful first ultrasound. Last go around, I had my first appointment at 9 weeks and my doctor said it was no problem that we couldn’t hear a heartbeat, but I know now that the embryo was already dead by then. I know I shouldn’t worry about it too much and that there’s only a small chance of a second miscarriage, but y’know, the anxiety will still be there.
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Jan 31, 2020 16:22
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Trying to figure out if my weird vagina smell is normal lochia odor or BV. It doesn't smell terrible, exactly, but it's definitely different from how I used to smell. I'm almost four weeks postpartum and not sure if I'm still passing lochia alba or if it's back to normal discharge? Ugh, I don't have any itching or pain and really don't want to go get checked out because everything here is so hard to navigate. What did your vag smell like a few weeks after delivery? Also I must have the worst internal hemorrhoids because I'm bleeding bright red blood every time I take a poo poo and it hurts so much 
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Feb 1, 2020 10:51
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boquiabierta posted:Trying to figure out if my weird vagina smell is normal lochia odor or BV. It doesn't smell terrible, exactly, but it's definitely different from how I used to smell. I'm almost four weeks postpartum and not sure if I'm still passing lochia alba or if it's back to normal discharge? Ugh, I don't have any itching or pain and really don't want to go get checked out because everything here is so hard to navigate. What did your vag smell like a few weeks after delivery? I felt the smell was weird the whole time I bled postpartum. Stale, maybe? Not quite like I had an infection, but definitely strong. I think some of it may have been having to use pads and them also trapping sweat when for periods I've always used tampons  . Maybe sweatier further postpartum, just because I could go longer between changing pads.I don't miss that part of having my kid.
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Feb 2, 2020 06:23
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Got my first ultrasound booked for a month from now, so earlier than last time! That makes me feel a bit better. For the past week or so, I’ve been having pain with walking and swollen ankles. It got really bad Friday night and on Sunday I noticed I was pretty swollen below my ankles too. My hands started swelling up a bit that day as well, though I was helping my father-in-law with cleaning his house. I’ve noticed pin prickles in my feet now and again, especially with walking. I asked my family doctor about it this morning and he just said it’s a symptom of pregnancy and to keep my feet up. I’m only 5 weeks, so this seems a bit unusual. Isn’t foot swelling normally a mid-late pregnancy thing? Anyone else have early swelling? Do I get to look forward to every step being mildly to moderately painful for the next 8 months?
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Feb 4, 2020 21:25
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5 weeks sounds too early for that. Check your blood pressure. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/swollen-ankles-feet-pregnant/
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Feb 5, 2020 08:42
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I’m not sure how to check my own blood pressure, but I don’t seem to have any of the other symptoms on that page. When I mentioned the swelling and pain with walking, my doctor just kind of smiled and laughed and said, “Welcome to pregnancy.” He didn’t seem to think it was a big deal. After some digging, I did manage to find a few posts on a pregnancy forum of people talking about swelling starting in week 4 or 5 and lasting throughout pregnancy, so I guess it does happen to some people!
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Feb 5, 2020 14:04
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I’ve hit 7 weeks and am beginning to feel nausea. Yay! It’s only extremely mild queasiness that mostly makes me feel like I need to burp, rather than throw up and I’ve been getting these “hiccup burps” too. And hunger pangs way earlier than I would normally be hungry. After my miscarriage last year, I am taking these to all be signs of a healthy and progressing pregnancy. I’ve still got another 12 days until my ultrasound, but I’ve been tracking my symptoms and stuff in a cute unicorn daily planner. ^_^
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Yay! Happy for you! Having nausea is associated with lower rates of miscarriage, so I’d take it as a good sign too. Congrats!
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