Deidra Rayanne

@deedleray.bsky.social

Cartoonist/illustrator from the Midwest! D&D Enthusiast Creator of Rocky and Plum: A Peculiar Project on Webtoon Canvas She/Her https://ko-fi.com/deidrarayanne

World Breastfeeding Week was last week, so last week I sketched out my experience with it. Of course, I have a brand new baby, so I couldn’t finish the comic until THIS week. But it’s good to talk about tough topics even when it isn’t a week that’s dedicated to them!

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They don’t really disclose how bad the back pain gets in third trimester. Tamale is supportive, but she’s also spayed, so I think in a way she hangs out near me to rub it in that she doesn’t have to go through any of this.

A doting husband checks on his pregnant wife in the next room. She’s lying on a partial yoga ball to try and stretch her back, in visible discomfort. Next to her, their cat looks at her, confused but supportive

If you had your graduation photos taken at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art on May 3rd, and there was a pregnant lady staring at you, just know it was in a “wow life can be wonderful” way and not a mean or judgey way. Here’s to new chapters 🥂

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We’ve come a very long way from “wait a couple seconds to feel her move”. Now she is visible from the outside and has a habit of propping her feet up against my stomach so you see/feel two little lumps. This day she decided to show off at dinner. Our friends weren’t ready for that.

A dinner table full of people stares bewildered at their pregnant friend who is actively getting beaten up from the inside by her baby

37 weeks and 5 days, and I’m letting friends and family know ALL the foods to bring me (if they would like to— they’ve been offering) once Doodlebug is here. I’m going to eat so much smoked salmon, no one can stop me.

A drawing of me, 9 months pregnant, daydreaming about margaritas, sushi, smoked salmon bagels, and cold cuts sandwiches

June is around the corner and so is its sticker club reward!! Sign up BEFORE the 18th to guarantee a Dandy Lion in your mailbox 🌼 My sticker club also gets you access to discounts in my shop as well as access to my Discord server. 🩷

A cat that is also a dandelion! He has while fluff for fur and leaves for paws