My apologies. I wanted to look up that statistic and I read it wrong. It was % of families in poverty in 2009 and still in poverty in 2013 broken down by race. Thanks for pointing that out.

I know. I posted some statistics from other sources. I was being a tad sarcastic.

I agree that the statistics aren’t accurate. I was being a tiny bit facetious. In fact, Guttmacher states that White people make up 39% of those who get abortions, while blacks make up 28%.

Maybe that’s because black women find themselves disproportionately in a scenario that warrants abortion as an option. You know, like low-income, lack of education, etc...

Am I the only one that’s like, “Wow Hills, you handled that horrible, public mess, with some class.”

Thank you!!! :)

For the most part, not much changes for me. I stay away from a few foods I rarely ate anyways. I minimize my caffeine, never really drank anyways.
The smoking is the hardest. Hands down.

It helps that everyone I spend the most time with (ie coworkers) don’t smoke. Hubby still does, but he mostly regulates it to when I’m not home.

I have evening sickness. That’s about the only time I don’t want one. It’s especially bad after I eat because I would always smoke afterwards.

Thank you! I’m trying super hard!!!!

I do have a nice vape. I’ve tried to quit multiple times using it. This is the best I’ve done. It’s hard because I picked up smoking after I got clean, replacing one addiction with another.

I don’t know. It’ll be nice to be able to quit for good, because it’s expensive and hard to keep up the habit with a newborn. I make no promises but I’m going to try.

With my first I cut back as much as I could. Pretty much 1-3 a week to get me through. After we left the hospital, I lit up and haven’t stopped. It was so good.

Of course... and people would go along with it.

It’s a bit easier when I have the motivation of being pregnant, but it still sucks so much. I miss it and crave it every day.

Well it’s a little easier when you’re pregnant. But I still want it every single damn day. Especially when my 4 year old is being a pain in my ass.

Dude, can I get paid? The money will probably make me miss cigarettes less. Like, furreals.

Agreed. Hard. I’m playing with the idea of birth control because I don’t like the way hormonal birth control treats me, and we’re still discussing if we want more children after this one. I’m on the fence, but more leaning towards no.

Yeah, it was very easy to get, no waiting around, no nothing. Even in a (fairly) conservative state.

But the doc did tell me those things, and when I requested the IUD, you know for BETTER protection, that I couldn’t have it because I didn’t have a baby.