Community Posts, Tips & Support on Planning for a Baby

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How screwed am I 🥲

I’m 3 months postpartum and stopped the mini pill about 2 weeks ago because of severe mood swings. This past Sunday, my husband didn’t pull out 🫣. I took a plan b Monday morning but according to ovulation tests I am ovulating today! Apparently plan b won’t delay ovulation if you’re already entering your LH surge and I would’ve been on Monday. I’m scared lol

Pregnancy

I am 38 years old.. I'm not 40 yet. I've been using the premom app. It says its ovulation day but I also took easy home ovulation test this morning. My LH levels are still low. Is anyone else experiencing this?

Faint lines progressing slow

Does anyone else around 15/16 dpo with a positive and have strong positive lines? Mine aren't dye stealing and it's making me anxious they're not strong.

How long should I wait

I really want another baby , I currently have three children ages 5,4,11 months and I am 27 and i want another baby but don’t know how long I should wait before getting pregnant again

Trying for baby number 2

Been trying to get pregnant for awhile I have irregular periods so I don’t really know when I ovulate. Also been looking into supplements to help any suggestions on what kinds I could take

I Have a question!!

Hii🫶🏽 I am a mother of a biracial son ( black & Mexican) and we’re getting to the point where he wants to connect with with his other roots, so I am curious on what steps should I take for him so we can get started!! 😊😊🫶🏽

Pregnancy test

When did everyone have a positive pregnancy test? Anyone had negative at 10dpo then tested positive later on. Trying to keep hopes up as so far neg 😣🤞

Help track ovulation

I have started using premom to track ovulation but I am not understanding it. Attaching pic for reference. Can anyone guide me. I am getting ewcm. So don't understand if I am ovulating or not.

14 days late for period

I’m 14 days late for my period but keep getting negative pregnancy tests? I came off the pill over a month ago, has anyone had this happen to them? Starting to get a bit concerned 🙁

Pregnancy test

Has anyone had a false negative pregnancy test but actually turned out to be pregnant?

Another failed cycle…

loosing hope already and only on cycle three 🤦🏼‍♀️ really want this second baby so bad but I’m struggling now with the disappointment. Third month of trying, tracking ovulation and EWCM! Baby dancing every other day thought fertile window and still nothing!

Please send happy stories of falling between the 4-6 cycle! Need some hope! Absolutely hate being on my period because I want it to stop as quickly as it comes so we can get baby dancing again!

9 eggs fertilised

For those with a similar number, how many made it to blastocyst stage? 🤞🏻

2 eggs collected

I'm in search of some success stories after only 2 eggs collected. I'm 41 with low amh and this is my 5th round of IVF. I don't know how many are mature yet, only had the collection today. But anyone out there that can give me some hope... please, I really need it xx

Assignment Help

Texas moms I have an assignment due this afternoon, and need to hear more different pov's and experiences. If you all would be lovely to share your input thank you. This is my questionnaire
1 What was the biggest adjustment you had to make when you became a mother at a young age?
2 How has becoming a mother changed your daily life, personal goals, and plans for the future?
3 How has becoming a mother affected your relationships with your family, friends, or the child's other parent? Mentally and emotionally
4 Was there partner involvment? how was their support?
5 What has been your experience trying to afford your child's needs, such as food, clothing, diapers, healthcare, and childcare?
6 What was the greatest form of support you relied on during your experience?
7 What challenges did you face trying to access/achieve that ssupport?
8 If you could, could you do things differently? If you had better support.
9 What obstacles have made it difficult for you to continue your education, find employment, or pursue your personal goals?
10 What do you wish schools, families, or the community understood better about the experiences and challenges of young mothers

Any advice please!

I’m white, and my fiancé is Black, so our son is mixed. With the world being the way it is, I worry about having the conversations with him someday about racism, police interactions, and how to keep himself safe. As his mom, one of my biggest fears is losing my son because of the color of his skin or an interaction with a police officer.

My fiancé doesn’t feel like it’s something we need to worry about right now and thinks our son will learn about racism as he gets older. I respect his perspective, and I don’t want to push him or act like I know what it’s like to experience racism as a Black man when I don’t. At the same time, I feel like these are important conversations that we need to be prepared to have with our son.

For other moms in interracial relationships or raising Black and mixed-race children, how have you approached these conversations? At what age did you start talking about racism and police interactions? Is this something I should leave primarily to his dad to teach him, or is it important for me to be involved in those conversations, too?

I want to protect my son, prepare him for the world without making him afraid of it, and make sure he always feels loved and supported. I would really appreciate hearing your experiences and advice. ❤️

Help me

Tell me what you see, I took this today, 3 days before my period is due. You thing it's a positive?

Has anyone used these tests before?

I can’t seem to get a real line on these tests? Only squinters & shadows, for context I got a clear blue digital pregnant 1-2 yesterday. But these tests just don’t seem to be dark / obvious in the slightest & it’s making me panic. My clear blue red dye I took is slightly darker than when I originally tested. I got my first faint positive Wednesday last week at 11DPO. Officially missed my period on Saturday x

Positive ovulation?? App read it as 1.14

I’m freaking out because I was late on one pill and felt off so I took one and we had unprotected sex last night.

Issues with controlling parents (grandparents of baby)

💕 Does anyone else feel like their family is taking away the excitement of their first pregnancy? 😔

I'm currently pregnant with our first baby, and what should be one of the most exciting and special times in our lives is starting to feel quite upsetting and stressful because of my parents.

Don't get me wrong, we are incredibly grateful for everything they have offered to buy for our baby and their willingness to help with childcare. However, it feels like every offer of help comes with conditions and an expectation that they get a say in everything.

They told people about our pregnancy before we'd even had the chance to announce it ourselves, which really hurt because that was OUR news to share.

We also explained that there are certain things we would really like to choose and purchase ourselves for our first baby. We even gave them a list of the things that were important to us, only to be met with the response, "Who do you think you are?"

It's beginning to feel like because they're offering financial help and future childcare, they believe they're entitled to make decisions, overstep boundaries and say whatever they like.

This is our first baby, something my partner and I have been so excited to experience together. We want to enjoy choosing things, making plans and experiencing all those special firsts as parents.

Instead, I feel like we're constantly having to defend ourselves and our decisions.

I love my parents, and I genuinely appreciate their generosity, but I don't believe accepting help should mean giving up our right to make decisions about our own child.

I'm also starting to worry about what things will be like once the baby actually arrives if they're already struggling to respect our wishes now.

I feel guilty for being upset because I know we're fortunate to have family willing to help, but at the same time, I feel like our experience of becoming first-time parents is slowly being taken away from us. 💔

Has anyone else experienced this with their parents or in-laws? How did you manage to set boundaries without causing a massive family fallout?

I just want us to be able to enjoy this special chapter of our lives. 🥹💕