May 2026 Babies 🇺🇸

The back pain is unreal!!! I’m 33 weeks pregnant and I’m trying to hard to get more rest but my back is always achinggg and pain killers don’t do much. How do I make it better or how can my partner help?

My life was rearranged by a parent who intentionally broke up a prior long term relationship (out of racism) and she insisted that I look for someone else, trying to destroy my life while exerting a sense of control over me and my decisions. She was orthodox and didn’t respect me or my partner.

Our relationship was irreparably broken and trust damaged after that. I have since kicked her to the curb and found a partner on my own after my last marriage ended in divorce.

I have since found a different partner. I like him but as bad as it sounds, I worry that he is mentally ill. He doesn’t want to discuss mental health with me. But he’s not well and he drives me insane. I have my reasons for wanting to exit the relationship and place the unborn baby for adoption.

He might be a nice guy, but he’s not taking his medication or on the wrong medication. He keeps me away from mental health decisions. I don’t think I should leave the baby in his care.

I left my job and I don’t know how much longer I can continue to live with this man without going crazy. I do care for him and I do not want to run away but I must also think for myself regarding what’s right for me in this situation.

I am not sure I wanted to have a child in the first place.

I worry I may not be able to go back to work again because childcare and responsibility will be thrust upon me. I don’t want to leave and singly parent the child either. It would be a severe drain on my finances. Hence, I’m considering giving up the baby for adoption in order to make sure my baby goes to a much more deserving home than I’m able to provide at the moment. It’s a decision that I do not take lightly and I’m also struggling with it.

I was doing well & living my life before my mother interfered in my life. I was happy without children but this pregnancy occurred rather unexpectedly and I’m in the third trimester now. It’s too late to get an abortion in any case.

Fortunately, both the baby & I are healthy. I will be delivering in the next couple of months. I live in the United States, and I want information on how to place a child for adoption as the mother. I know there are state laws that allow anyone to do this 3-30 days after the birth of a child in a hospital.

Please don’t judge me ladies, you don’t know my situation and I’m not normally the kind of person to walk away from a child (or pets) but I need to do this to maintain my sanity, reestablish financial independence instead of living my life for others, and depending on others. Please keep the hate to yourself. Helpful comments and information are welcome 🙏

Anyone else dealing with heart palpitations and running out of breath super quickly?

I already spoke to my midwife, and they put me on magnesium and extra electrolytes and said if it doesn’t help, to tell them again. I have my next OB appointment on Tuesday and I plan on bringing it back up when I see her then, but I feel like my shortness of breath has just gotten increasingly worse and the dizziness is now off and on when I used to not get it before.

Anyone else has that experience?

I am 30 weeks on Wednesday (March 25) with a C-section scheduled for end of May.

Hi ladies 🤍

I’m curious what everyone is planning in terms of partner involvement during labor and delivery.

Are you having your husband/SO in the delivery room the whole time? Or just for certain parts?

If your partner has seemed a bit unsure or inexperienced about how to support you or advocate for your needs, how are you planning to handle that? Are you going to prepare them ahead of time, or leaning more on a doula/medical team?

I’ve been thinking a lot about this myself. I do want my husband there to take me to the hospital and be there to meet our baby after delivery, but I’m considering having a doula support me through labor since they’re more experienced in advocating and guiding the process. This is also our first pregnancy so we don’t know everything there is to know.

Would love to hear what everyone else is planning 💛

I tried to decline given my energy levels and need to use the bathroom. I’m at about 32 weeks pregnant and look fairly large Would you go to a megacon with your spouse in third trimester of pregnancy? He bought the tickets without really consulting me and wants me to go with him for at least a couple of hours, knowing there will be long standing lines and insufficient places to sit and what not. I’m very irritable this stage of pregnancy and don’t really feel like I should exert myself just to please him. He does very little housework anyway.

What would you do in my situation?