I am not a model by any stretch of the imagination, but I, Normal Woman, would absolutely turn down every single one of the “Wolf Pack” at a bar, based on that photo. Why are they all so greasy/shiny looking? And even in a better photo, you can’t get rid of the smug bro vibe. *shudders* No thank you!

Just wanted to say thanks SO much to the Jezzies who responded to me last week when I was really struggling with my newborn and the feeding schedule with my low supply, breastmilk wise. My baby will be 3 weeks on Monday and I am feeling so, so much better. We’re supplementing with formula and I’m contributing about 10…

Good luck! Be strong and stick up for what you deserve. I got divorced youngish (27) and I literally took $200 and left because I didn’t feel entitled to more (because I was the one who initiated the divorce.) It was a huge mistake and took me years to get back on my feet financially. Be tough and know that you’ll get…

Yep! That sent my narcissist alarm bells ringing. If so, that sucks for her because it can take ages to recover from a relationship with a narcissist. (Took me oh, about 5 solid years. And it still stings a bit when I think about him.)

Yup. My friend and his twin sister were one of the first successful IVF babies in their state (this is about 27 years ago) and their family was nearly excommunicated from their church because it was “unnatural.” It took the entire congregation basically rallying around them and confronting the preacher (not sure what…

Thank you. Everything you wrote made me feel so much better. :)

Thank you. I’m feeling much better today but I have already asked for help from my husband and best friend and will continue to do so. I have the instinct to want to handle everything myself but it’s important to ask for help right now, with the exhaustion and adjustment to life with a baby. Thanks.

Thank you! That’s all really solid advice. I’m feeling much better today, after my husband and I worked out a slightly better feeding schedule for me. Our baby lost too much weight after delivery and she hasn’t been gaining as fast as our lactation consultant wants, so I think I was just flinging myself at the problem…

Hey Jezzies, I am at home with my almost two week old and man, baby blues are hitting me HARD. I adore my baby and my husband but I have been crying or on the verge of tears for days and am SO exhausted. Exacerbating the problem is a feeding issue (I have low milk supply due to my thyroid autoimmune disease, so baby…

Thank you! And thanks for the rec. It was pretty metal, I’ll admit. I was crazy proud of myself afterwards. :)

Thank you! :)

Aw, thank you! Yes, she was a week and a day late, so she is already looking less like a newborn and more like a (very hungry) older baby!

Jezzies, holy crap, I had a baby! I posted last week asking for induction advice and thanks so much for those of you who responded, it was very helpful to me as I prepared mentally. Anyway, it was loooong (29 hour labor) and mostly terrible (for example - vomited, choked on vomit, then coughed up blood for hours) BUT…

UGH. This is super disappointing and sad. Why is this primary proving SO difficult for people to navigate? I have encountered a ton of “Bernie bro” type sexist comments about Hillary and her supporters, and now this equally gross and insulting bullshit from Steinem on the other side? How hard is it to stick to the…

Thank you! :) Yeah, 29 hours - yikes. I’m assuming it’ll be somewhere in that ballpark, since the cervadil section alone will be a 15 hour process, but would definitely be thrilled if it was shorter. Worst I’ve heard so far was 5 days. *shudders*

Hey Jezzies! I’m going to be in the greys tonight, sadly (because I got logged out of my old burner and didn’t ever write down the key) but anyway, I’m having labor induced tomorrow! Woo! End of pregnancy in sight! Anyway, I’d love to hear from any other Jezzies who have gone through the inducing process before, any…