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Day in the Life of a 38-year-old mom, 27 weeks pregnant with her third child, who works part-time

Hang on, I have to pee.

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Mar 12, 2026
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12:48am- I wake up to pee.

2:22am- I wake up to pee.

4:38am- I wake up to cough violently, which makes me pee my pants a little, and I realize I need to get up to pee.

4:39am- My 8-month-old kitten Ivy sees I’m up. How perfect, she thinks, now Mother can pet me. She lies on my face and purrs and kneads her claws into my neck. I try to go back to sleep with…

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