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A few months ago I found this cute little toy keyboard at Salvation Army for like a $1, seemed brand new so I thought it was a steal. I don’t know what make or brand it is, I can’t find any markings on it. Anyway, after my daughter stops playing with it for a few minutes it has a weird little kid’s voice that says “bye bye” every time, which is part of the design, it’s not paranormal or anything, but the spooky thing is it will just randomly keep saying it every once in a while. If I leave it on it seems to have a mind of its own, you’ll hear “bye bye” on and off constantly and then sometimes the keys will sound like they’re being pressed but no one is near it.

It’s probably completely harmless and just maybe a bit broken, but I think it’s quite creepy all the same. I forgot to turn it off last night and heard “bye bye” as I was going to the toilet at 3am, that was a little unnerving I will say 😅.

We haven’t officially told anyone we’re not planning on having anymore, my daughter is still quite young so we’re not getting the questions yet, but I do plan on answering honestly if I am asked. I really don’t think most people would care too much, as they shouldn’t because it’s not their business, but I know who will be complaining (MIL).

She’s made it very clear she has something strongly against people who only have one child (not surprising as she’s an extremely judgemental, petty person). When I was pregnant a relative asked me in front of MIL if I’d want to do this again, to which I made a comment like maybe not as I feel content with the idea of just one, cue MIL interrupting me with a massive spiel on how selfish it is to only have one kid and that they need siblings, it’s wrong, blah blah blah.

Then at Easter this year one of her nieces was there with her only son, a three year old, who was hyperactive and wild as most kids that age are. Well, MIL would not stop making comments like “you can tell he has only child syndrome” and “this is what happens when you don’t give him siblings”, it was downright mean and unnecessary. Needless to say, she’s made her opinion very clear, so I’m sure we’ll hear allll about it when she finds out we’re OAD. Don’t really care as I don’t like her and we’re low contact anyway, but Jeeze, why people feel almost personally offended by the fact you don’t live life the way they think you should is so bizarre.

I just took my first 1mg shot on Friday, so far I’m not really feeling anything different. My appetite is the same, I’m finding it a bit easier to stay within my calorie deficit but I could definitely eat more if I let myself. I was talking to someone else who’s on a different glp-1 program and they said 1mg is a really low starting dose and not enough to make a difference. I am intending to up my dose to 2mg on the third week, but she made me feel like I was wasting my money on 1mg. What are other people’s experiences with this? It’s what I was prescribed to do when I signed up so I don’t know if everyone is started on 1mg or not.

I took my first shot of 1mg on Friday, so it’s not quite been a full week yet. The differences I’m noticing are pretty subtle, I don’t feel my appetite has decreased by much but I do find myself being more accepting of my calorie restrictions which I really struggled with before. I find it easier to exert my self control and say no to a second cookie, but my appetite is still the same, like I definitely don’t forget to eat like I’ve heard some people say.

Im hoping to lose 20 pounds of breastfeeding weight (I’m 5’5, 156 lbs) in four months (all my budget will allow right now) so I’m hoping I’ll start to feel a decrease in appetite soon, but I know I may not be the type to lose a bunch of it in the first month. I realise I may get flack for using it short term but I need the extra help to reach my goal and I’m not ashamed to admit that.

I have been given permission to increase to 2mg by the third week so I probably will. So far no bad side effects thankfully.

I’d like to hear other people’s experiences of their first week!