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242 Self-Care Quotes Every Woman Needs to Hear

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Luteal Phase Symptoms: Why You Feel Like a Different Person Before Your Period

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An anti-resolution for moms: letting go of what’s heavy this January

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Feeling Lighter in Early Motherhood: Therapist-Approved Ways to Ease the Emotional Load

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Maternity leave shouldn’t cost you your future: what every new mum needs to know about the parental pension gap

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Why Intrusive Thoughts Get Worse Before Your Period — and What Helps

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Cycle Syncing: How to Hack Your Hormones Without Losing Your Mind

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Socially Awkward? Here’s How to Make Friends Without Cringe

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The Best Baby Shower Gifts (That Parents Will Actually Use)

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Why It’s Never Too Early to Start Planning for Your Child’s Future

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How to Start Saving for Your Child’s Future (Without the Overwhelm)

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How to Get Over a Friendship Breakup (Without Hating Them or Yourself)

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Beyond the Curve: How an Arcuate Uterus Affects (and Doesn’t Affect) Your Life

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Low Testosterone in Women: What You Need to Know

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7 Ways to Make Friends in a New City (That Actually Work!)

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How to Make Friends as an Adult: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Strong Social Circle

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From the community

Recent discussions

Sex

At what stage in pregnancy did you stop having sex? I’m almost in my third trimester now and it’s just not comfortable for me at all. We do other stuff but I just can’t see us having sex until after birth now. Is this normal? I feel like a bad wife but also I feel like my comfort takes priority here?

Maternity

When is everyone going on maternity leave? Is 34 weeks too early 🫠

feeling disconnected

feelings disconnected from my one month old like if he doesn’t know i’m his mom 🥲 does anyone else feel this way or have felt this was?

I need support

so I'm 30 weeks pregnant and found out my man was cheating on me. he blamed me. I asked him to block her, he didn't block her til a week later when I asked to see her blocked . he also works with her. he asked for nudes and apparently she denied but he won't let me see the messages dating back to when we started dating. he claims they didn't sleep together tho.

Men in pregnancy

Vent moment
Why is it men in pregnancy think its all about them?
How they feel?
They dont understand whats happening tonu but its ur fault for not sharing ur constantly in pain or you try and control your mood swings but thats not good enough. Or your sex drive is so dead, that it is your fault.
My situationship has the nerve every single day to remind me that his feelings means more then what is happening atm.
Why? Everything he does or smells like pisses me off.
Im ready to tell him theres the door. But then I cant afford rent..
I am tired. And exhausted. And I tell him but no, that is not good enough.
🙄😬😮‍💨😭🤬

Food on holiday

We are going abroad all inclusive however the restaurant opens later than LG’s dinner time, how have others dealt with this? A family member said they took meals in their suitcase?

Social media

My man has me blocked on social media and won’t friend & unblock me … so backstory yes when we would break up or get In really bad arguments I would unadd him or block him. A couple months ago I unblocked him and added him but he never added me back and I would say can you follow me back w.e he never did it. We ended up breaking up getting back together (we live together) and I blocked him again and he blocked me. Now I just want us to be able to follow eachother and stop the blocking. But he doesn’t want to add me he said that he’s tired of getting blocked everytime we argue and I can understand that but that doesn’t mean to just keep eachtoehr off of social media. we have a kid together I’m pregnant like dude just add me back why are you fighting so hard about this we are literally in a relationship I don’t feel like it’s that serious to not add me back. Anyways is he wrong for not wanting to be friends on Social media anymore idk I just think it’s weird cause like I want my man to be curious about what I post and I want to see what he post or am I wrong ?

I feel like wha also makes me insecure about it is like he never lets me see his phone screen idk his passwords it’s just weird I’m already an overthinker we’ve had past issues about what he post on social media and liking girls pics even dm a girl before in the past. Idk If im just being insecure and just let him keep me blocked or that’s not how this should go in a relationship he’s like social media isn’t that serious but if he feels like that why does it hurt him to just add me back when he’s clearly on social media

Lost myself

Hi everyone, reading through posts on here and it feels like so many resonate with how I am feeling. Mum to two little ones and with very little ‘village’. My husband is good but it’s on me to think of everything. I’m so down and stressed out, I’ve had to return back to work earlier than expected to being in extra cash but if I’m honest I wasn’t ready and I feel so overwhelmed and anxious ALL THE TIME. I don’t have family I trust to talk to (even though I have maintained contact I don’t come from a caring family ) and I’ve tried to say to friends im struggling and feeling down but no one seems to check in or care - it’s hard to think friends don’t want to support but it feels that way! I’m not looking for practical help and support from others but would mean so much for anyone to ask how I am but they don’t. Am I bad for feeling this way?? I feel like I’m going crazy but feel so isolated

Would u leave ur partner because they don’t pay bills on time?

Might be kind of a strange question (maybe not) but would you leave ur partner because they don’t pay their/shared bills on time? Is that a deal breaker for some or a red flag? 🚩 LMK

ft bestie :)

looking for a bestie who wants to send long paragraphs and also ft on a somewhat daily basis. ive been having a hard time making friends on this app that dont ghost me. so hmu lol

Mom Brain

I feel like my brain NEVER shuts off & because of that I’m always forgetting things. I constantly feel like I have a million things to do & definitely not enough time & energy to do it all. Barely keeping my head above water & that’s all I have the strength for. Being a SAHM is so much more than what others realize & it’s so very frustrating 😔😵‍💫🙏🏼

Looking for friends

Looking for friends. Hubby keeps telling me I need to make friends and I’m just not the person who likes to go out and meet people. I’m more of a homebody. I’m always home concerdering I’m a SAHM. I love it but I would love someone to just text and talk about things. I don’t trust a lot of people. I had a best friend from where I am and things went south and she called me out on social media and that hurt me bad. Anyone in MO or close to where I am hit me up

Chicken pepper bake ✌️

Breaking veg during pregnancy!
I've been a vegetarian 19 yrs before pregnancy and got cravings for the first time so I'm cooking meat now to see how it goes!
Chicken, pepper, tomato, garlic, balsamic, Italian seasoning, feta baked in 400° oven for 35 minutes. Home-made flatbread on the side (I know everyone says your life will be changed and you'll never go back to store bought - I say both are good!) Surprised myself with this one. ☺️ Love a good one pan dinner for our family of two, soon to be three!

Looking for my BFF

Hey everyone! My name is Kimberly and I’m 25 in VA! Looking for my BFF. You don’t have to live close! Always down for a FT or texting buddy 🫶 Message me!

Why is this app so hard

Why does everybody say that they wanna be friends but nobody actually follows through and wants to be friends? Maybe it’s me but I feel like I’m dating again and I hate it 😭😂

Feelings.

How do we get to feeling like our old selves or more like the new version of ourselves? Like I’m not depressed or sad but I’ve just not been feeling like myself. I tried to clean up, tried showering, that doesn’t work. I feel like I need to get out the house go hangout with a friend or something. My little Walmart trips and stuff are when I feel the most normal. I’m still finding myself especially with being a first time mom I’m only 3 weeks in but it’s just so weird how I feel. I feel lonely or isolated but I don’t at the same time.

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