September 2016 Moms — The Bump

Any Equestrian moms here?

irishblessings916 — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 23:28:13 +0000

How long after baby will you take off from riding?

With my son, I took off almost year. My back killed me for over 9 months from the epidural. And my stitches made everything uncomfortable for quite some time. But, depending on how delivery goes with #2, I'd like to be back to riding 6 weeks after. Taking it slow, of course.

Prayers needed

Anya Lynn — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 02:14:56 +0000

at 34 weeks I'm in the hospital in labor with these twins and they aren't going to stop the contractions. Trying to remain positive. But it looks like they will be coming soon. Any positive thoughts and prayers would be appreciated!

Weekend Ticker Change 7/23-7/24

csukkha — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 15:11:14 +0000

How far along?

What size is baby?

How are you feeling?

Upcoming appointments?

Rants/Raves/Questions:

GTKY:what was your favorite cartoon as a child? Bonus points for GIFs!

GTKY: Where do you fall on the political spectrum?

fireflygirl12 — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 22:45:15 +0000

As elections are approaching, curious to see where we all fall on the political spectrum. Making a poll rather than discussion for anonymity for those who prefer not to discuss. But also feel free to comment.

What Would You Do?

CoffeeBeanFiend91 — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 01:16:24 +0000

The obvious is of course call OB or Midwife but given my circumstances I will throw it out here anyway.
So this is baby #2 and I did not naturally go into labor with my first.
Thursday I had insane contractions that had me crying and incapacitated. I went to L&D until the next day where they were giving me stuff to stop the contractions as well as betamethasone to mature her lungs.

Anyway here we are Sunday and I am getting contractions that are consistent and strong enough I have to lay down and breath through them. When I was in L&D I was thick and closed so it's unlikely I'm at all dilated. I am afraid if I call I won't be taken seriously. Should I just wait and see if they become unbearable again?

Double stroller for a 3yr old and infant

mrsapril2010 — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 02:32:19 +0000

i have been having trouble looking for one that fits with my tall daughter. I was interested in the city jogger but the umbrella cuts my daughters head off. I need it for times the 3yr old is sleeping or I'm in a rush or out of town and touring the city with my soon to be infant. I prefer tandem seating instead of side my side but at this point I want to get my use out of it. And also have an option of taking one seat off later on when the three yr old is to big.

Birth plans

whickeyloo — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 19:36:10 +0000

So i am 33 weeks along and im thinking about my birth plan. But my big thing i want to try this time around is pulling out my baby and putting him on my chest myself. Has anyone done this and is it worth it? I feel like if i don't at least try it i will regret it.

Laying on your left side

MamaSquishyB — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 02:50:23 +0000

Does anyone else have trouble laying on your left side at night? I know it's the recommended position, but it's so uncomfortable for me. It makes my whole side ache, like I'm creating pressure sores. It doesn't hurt to lay on my right side. I'm usually a side or stomach sleeper, so the last few weeks have been especially difficult, even with a body pillow. Any suggestions?

Bed Rest Mama's Check-in July 22

csukkha — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:03:54 +0000

Share your progress, news, or anything else you feel like sharing.

Please let me know if anyone needs to be added or removed, or if anything about your status has changed.

QOTW: Tell us about your nursery. Is it done or is someone finishing it for you? Post pics

Name: AshleyB09042015
EDD: September 7, 2016
Type of BR: Full
Since When: June 12, 2016
Reason: Preterm labor, shortened cervix, massive degenerating fibroid. Low amniotic fluid

Name: csukkha
EDD: September 24, 2016
Type of BR: Full
Since When: June 20, 2016
Reason: early on-set preeclampsia

Name: jevers
EDD: September 19, 2016
Type of BR: pelvic rest
Since When: Mid April, full BR to modified
Reason: later term hematoma pulling from the placenta

Name: Prof=Mom
EDD: Sept 29, 2016
Type of BR: Pelvic Rest/Limited Duties
Since When: March
Reason: Incompetent cervix repaired with cerclage

What's Your Sign?

mrsvoorhees-2 — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 22:19:51 +0000

Everyone was talking about astrological signs in the FFFC thread, I thought it would be fun to have a thread for it!! I think astrology is so fun! (Totally just for shits and giggles)

So, good lookin, what's your sign? SO's sign?

what personality traits do you both have relating to your sign? Which ones are good together and which cause problems?

if you have kids, what are their signs? Do they have any personality traits relating to theirs?

feel free to add anything you think is fun!

HDBD!

lovelylauren86 — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 11:36:50 +0000

Happy hump day!
Lets see those bumps!

Fake Eyelashes

tmarie1112 — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 12:39:32 +0000

Hi ladies! Hope everyone is feeling well! I am 31 weeks pregnant and today is my baby shower! I was wondering if using fake eyelashes and eyelash glue is safe to use?

Middle name suggestions

asht — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 23:48:11 +0000

My mother in law suggested we shouldn't use the middle name that we were going to because of the meaning behind it. Originally we were going to go with Mitsuko after my father in law who has passed.

However we we are now looking for something new. Pretty sure the first name is going to be Malia. My daughters middle name is Faith and another child I had was Grace so they are out but I would like to stick around the same theme. Any suggestions?

Baby Halloween Costumes

Bibliobebe — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:31:09 +0000

Okay okay okay. I know this is SUPER early... but I love Autumn and October is one of my favorite months and I really really enjoy Halloween and this year will be the first year that I get to snug my baby during the chill and enjoy the festivities with him. So I'm already craving the Autumn. Plus, I figure we'll all be so flipping busy caring for a newborn that we might not be poking around the group at Halloween time so I thought I'd go ahead and ask.

Do any of you have plans to dress up your wee one for Halloween this year? If so, what are your ideas, or have you already chosen something?

In honor of that crazy dream I had last year where Hobbes instructed me to name my first son Calvin... DS will be going as... CALVIN from C&H. Hur hur.

It's a super simple costume with the red stripe shirt and little blue jeans. Very very likely DS is NOT going to have blonde hair so I don't know how I'm going to do that. I'll have to get crafty. But I'm so excited about it already and I think DH is tired of hearing about it. So... I've turned to you ladies instead. Lucky ducks! :wink

Tell me your ideas for babe costumes!

Third (or more) time moms -

Rstar120109 — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 03:23:41 +0000

I'm on baby 3 here, first one, I had a smooth delivery no issues with epidural or anything. Second time I had a horrible anesthesiologist- it took him 4 tries to get the epidural in correctly (I actually heard the crunch when he scraped my spine on the third try) and then it didn't even work correctly! I only felt it on half my body and by the time I was ready to push I had almost all feeling back and felt the burning of the delivery and pushing! So now that baby 3 is due soon, (due on 9/1, but I feel like he will be early) I have been going constantly back and forth over whether or not I even want to TRY an epidural or attempt to go with as much of a non medicated birth as I can. I am by no means a "crunchy" mom, but with such the extreme difference I had I'm a little scared this time around, but also the fact that I didn't really feel contractions (I did need oxygen throughout the contractions though) just the burning of the pushing and actual delivery, I am slightly convinced that I can do it with no medicine I just might need oxygen for the delivery. I tried talking about it with my husband and he feels that I will try it but at the last minute be crying for the epidural, so no help from him really. I suppose my question is, have any of you tried and succeeded at a natural birth (in a hospital) after two medicated births?

Working Mom's Check In 7/18/16

chavezrd2 — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:25:54 +0000

Alright mommas! Are you all ready for a productive week?

Any major projects to finish this week?

How's replacement training coming?

Focus - high hopes or laying low?

Main thing to accomplish before baby comes?

Pregnancy won't stop me from...

chavezrd2 — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 20:33:43 +0000

I'm determined to go two steppin' with DH very soon. He thinks I'm crazy to want to go dancing since I get out of breathe so easily but I really really wanna go. Like I want to cry because I want to feel like me again. I know I've come this far and almost done but still...

Anyone else having this issue?? Anything yall are doing other folks say don't?

Owlet Plus Additional Monitor

CRich15 — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 03:01:50 +0000

So the hardest part of baby shopping for me has been picking the baby monitor. We never used them with the boys so I have no idea what works best for us and what doesn't. I really want to get an Owlet monitor but I'm not sure if I want to get a video or sound monitor in addition to it. I know everyone seems to go toward the video monitor but I think I would be able to survive with just the sound. Thoughts?

~Friday 7/22 Ticker Change~

RedMar — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 08:47:24 +0000

How far along?

What size is baby?

How are you feeling?

Upcoming appointments?

Rants/Raves/Questions:

GTKY: What were some of your favorite board games as a child that you (can't wait to) play with your LO(s)? Trying to keep the simple games alive in this digital world!!

Only one more Friday this month!

Faith Fridays (7-22-16) Drunken Love

Prof=Mom — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 01:47:31 +0000

Although I haven't been to a club in forever (and going now is bad parenting to quote "Knocked Up") I had a flashback the other day when I saw this quote.

So if you have never experienced drunken bathroom girls here is a brief scenario:

Everyone has to pee real bad

Someone is throwing up

Someone has boyfriend/girlfriend/partner drama

Someone is randomly crying

The poor woman who hands you paper towels, sells mints and randomness has probably seen it all

It reminds me of being pregnant. All the same symptoms, but ours last for 9 months instead of 9 minutes.

It also reminds me of TB.

There is a camaraderie among those ladies for that brief window of time that is unbelievable. Everyone is super nice, fixing outfits, consoling each other, some are just trying to get in and get out. Yada, yada, yada.

Not everyone Interwebs the same so some stay on the sidelines watching it all unfold. Some are right in the mix making everyone laugh. Others check in and out as they see fit. Some unfortunately have to leave all of a sudden.

As we see the level of involvement fluxuate we have to keep in mind that some people may not be as authentic as we hoped. Fakeness or realness for that matter cant be determined in such chaos. We shouldn't feel bad for caring about a "situation" when it turns out to be catfishing. For the record the only catfish we need is fried on Fridays with a side of hush puppies.

Some are becoming long time friends and others are flat out pissing people off. Again I'm sure TB admin has seen it all.

As long as we are still taking our turn in line we should support each other as best we can. Hold each other's hair back when we puke, in a virtual sense. Tell each other we like their shoes (or booties or nurseries in our case). Take selfies- HDBD. Or just sit back and learn from what we see others do.

We are all in this line together waiting for "our turn" to deliver. Before you know it you will be next and the wait was well worth it.

If you’ve got it in you, get along with everybody. Romans 12:18 MSG

https://bible.com/97/rom.12.17-19.MSG

Registries for BTDT moms

KimmySchmidt — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 23:52:14 +0000

I'm reaching out to other BTDT moms who made a registry for the sole purpose of purchasing the stuff they need at a discount. I'm getting ready to cash in and I want to make sure my cart has everything I need in it before I apply that sweet, sweet discount.

I have on the list.....
- A few more mattress protector sheets (DD1 is still in a crib, which we already purchased.)
- One or two new crib sheets (same purpose)
-New burp cloths (last ones turned into cleaning rags)
-New Pacifiers
-Wipes
-Nursing pads
-Baby clothes hangers
-Baby monitor
-White noise machine

I'm hesitant to stock up on too many diapers until I know what fits. We have bottles from the first kid (should I be replacing the nipples?) I already purchased a double stroller at a pretty good discount. We have an in-tact and unexpired infant car seat & bases. I COULD do more convertible ones for next year, but I feel like I'd rather wait so that I get the most use out of them before they expire.

Is there stuff I'm forgetting? This list feels super short.

BTDT Check-In 7/21

mrsvoorhees-2 — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 20:09:38 +0000

How far along are you?

How are you feeling?

How many children do you have? Ages?

What team are you?

Any rants/raves about your older children this week?

Any questions?

What are you most looking forward to about labor? Least?

GTKY: I can't remember who I stole this from, but, how did your parents come up with your name?

MOMs check-in 7/5

UnwritteN12 — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 15:38:45 +0000

Better late than never. Hoping everyone had a great 4th of July weekend! Are we all hanging in there??

1 - How far along are you?

2 - Rants/Raves?

3 - How are you feeling?

4 - Any questions?

5 - What is the hardest thing for you to handle right now? (Handling your other kids in addition to this pregnancy, not being as active as you maybe once were, working in addition to being a mom/being pregnant, etc?) How are you coping or what are you doing to make things easier?

6 - GTKY - If you have one, post your current favorite meme. We could all use a good laugh I'm sure.

Public Visiting "Disclaimers"?

hey_clever_girl — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:24:45 +0000

Hi all! @TheTamedShrew posted about thirdhand smoke the other day & how to handle the delicate subject. It got me to thinking: What's the best way of warning would-be visitors of our personal standpoints on this, without having to repeat ourselves a billion times and also give people plenty of notice before they visit?

I thought that maybe an overall "Visitor Policy" Facebook post would be the best plan of action. Something like...

"Baby is here and we're so excited! We know everyone wants to see him, but we do have a few requests for anyone wanting to visit. These are:"

And then cite guidelines for smokers, etc. In addition to our smoking guidelines (must wash hands, must come in clothes unexposed to smoke, must wear towel over torso), I wondered about other guidelines as well. I would hope that no one would come if they had recently been sick, but wondered if I should specify that, too? Then I got to thinking about older siblings. With our first, we asked people to leave their older children at home because we were in the middle of flu season and were paranoid first-time parents. But now we have an older child, so I wonder if the moratorium on older kid visitors is useless and/or asking too much.

So what do you think? Do you think a public Facebook message putting guidelines on visitors is tacky? Too much? Just enough so people feel informed? I'm not crazy about the influx of visitors that come with a new baby anyway, so maybe this is a way to turn people OFF from visiting... That sounds terrible. o_O

Tdap vaccine reactions

ajs1887 — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 21:02:13 +0000

Has anyone else had their Tdap shot yet, and if so did you get a fever and aches in the first 24 hours? If so did you get past it or need medical attention? I never seem to fair well with any kind of shots.

Grand entrance :)

dgonzales92 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 17:52:30 +0000

So could anyone elses baby not wait till his/her due date, mine made his grand entrance today

UO Thursday

ajn092 — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 19:26:56 +0000

Let's hear 'em!

Even flo pump

asht — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 22:25:39 +0000

Anybody use this brand? I only had two options and while I am 99% sure I won't be able to nurse I want to at least try. This is the brand I went with as it was the one ordered most and it us the battery option for when I go back to work.

Wednesday Ticker Change 7/20

AmMcc12 — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:35:15 +0000

How far along?

What size is baby?

How are you feeling?

Upcoming appointments?

Rants/Raves/Questions:

GTKY: What's something you loved to eat as a kid, but totally grosses you out now?

GD Check-In - Week of 7/18

Sarafuss — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 15:48:29 +0000

How far along are you?

Are you currently diet controlled or medication controlled?

Questions?

Rants/frustrations/fears?

Helpful tips/meals or snacks that work well for you?

Pregnancy blues

eightynine — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 21:50:03 +0000

I've had them on and off. Mostly, they're related to being home bound with the exception of work and meeting up with friends about once a week. And seeing my bf of course, but we don't do much but watch tv and eat lately! Before I was working out every day, going and doing stuff all the time, always had plans, traveling a lot, etc. I don't have the energy for all that these days.

Also, I've been having difficulty sleeping and on those days, I actually feel less down. Because all day at work I daydream about laying down, and I'm pretty content when I can finally do so. Today I'm actually well-rested and because of that, bummed about not having plans for the next couple of weeks. We're going to go to a baseball game this weekend, so that's something.

Tonight probably just tv and dinner. And truthfully I don't want to do anything else anyway. But I'm still mildly depressed about never wanting to do anything! It's a weird conundrum. Also I don't really have 'shows' and I never know what to watch, because I never stayed at home before to get into anything on tv or Netflix. I always busied myself with plans with friends/family or managing my side 'business' (airbnb). I almost look forward to the stress of taking care of a newborn- I definitely won't be bored!

BTDT: Pumping schedules

yellowrose314 — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 19:04:38 +0000

I plan on going back to work 4-5 months after birth, and I want to establish a solid pumping schedule before going back so that DH can start helping with feedings so baby girl gets used to a bottle when I'm not around, and so we can get a good stash going. For the record, I bought a Medela PISA.
For those of you who pumped and breastfed simultaneously, what did your pumping schedule look like for the first few months?
How long did it take you to build up a good freezer stash?
Any helpful tips for pumping and keeping up supply?

~ Thursday Ticker Change ~ 7/21

JennM205 — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:27:44 +0000

How far along?

What size is baby?

Upcoming appointments?

Rants/Raves/Questions?

Symptoms/Aversions/Cravings?

GTKY: I thought it would be fun to make predictions! Do you think baby will come before your due date or after? Weight/length guesses? Length of labor? For Team Green-ers - any thoughts boy vs girl? Share as much or as little as you want!

Big babies

Ah825 — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:39:32 +0000

So I had another ultrasound tuesday at 31.2 weeks. (I get growth scans because I have multiple sclerosis) I talked to my doctor and she said the baby is over 4 lbs and in the 95th percentile. She said it could be genetics or she may need to test my sugar again if the baby still is on the large side at the next ultrasound. (I passed the glucose test with flying colors) Being a FTM I don't really know what this all means. Should I cut back on my sugar? Is my baby still healthy? Could it mean a c section down the road? TIA!

PGAL Check-in, week of July 18

jas1982 — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:48:51 +0000

Thought I would post since I know our regular poster has had a crazy last few days

1. How many weeks and how big is baby?

2. Any upcoming milestones/ appointments?

3. Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes:

4. GTKY: What kind of summer activities are you enjoying/ how are you handling the heat?

Listeria Recall

Steephers123 — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 18:51:34 +0000

Bar-S hot dog and corn dog products are being recalled for a possible listeria contamination.

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2016/recall-061-2016-release

Breast Pumps

JasonKristen — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 21:22:58 +0000

I just got off the phone with my insurance company and they said I am good to go to put in an order for a breast pump. I have previously used Medela with no issues, but was wondering what others thought of these brands: Ameda, Freemie, Spectra, Lansinoh, and Hygeia?

What are you getting and why?

Breast Pump from Insurance

MamaSquishyB — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 01:40:36 +0000

Have any of you ordered a breast pump from your insurance company? I requested mine several weeks ago (from BCBS), but it hasn't come yet. I just wondered how long it takes for it to arrive. Maybe I should call insurance again?

~~Tuesday Ticker Change~~

diagonalley — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 13:23:22 +0000

For babies due 9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27

How many weeks?

What size?

Upcoming appointments?

Rants/Raves/Questions?

Symptoms/Cravings/Aversions?

GTKY: If you could end any problem in the world, what would you choose and why? (Sorry if that's too deep...it's what I had my students write this morning and I can't think of anything else! LOL)

Monday Ticker Change - 7/18

Sarafuss — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 15:56:17 +0000

How many weeks?

What size is baby?

Upcoming appointments?

Rants/Raves/Questions?

Symptoms/Cravings/Aversions?

GTKY: What is the strangest food you've ever eaten?

September 2016 Moms — The Bump

Any Equestrian moms here?

Prayers needed

Weekend Ticker Change 7/23-7/24

GTKY: Where do you fall on the political spectrum?

What Would You Do?

Double stroller for a 3yr old and infant

Birth plans

Laying on your left side

Bed Rest Mama's Check-in July 22

What's Your Sign?

HDBD!

Fake Eyelashes

Middle name suggestions

Baby Halloween Costumes

Third (or more) time moms -

Working Mom's Check In 7/18/16

Pregnancy won't stop me from...

Owlet Plus Additional Monitor

*~*Friday 7/22 Ticker Change*~*

Faith Fridays (7-22-16) Drunken Love

Registries for BTDT moms

BTDT Check-In 7/21

MOMs check-in 7/5

Public Visiting "Disclaimers"?

Tdap vaccine reactions

Grand entrance :)

UO Thursday

Even flo pump

Wednesday Ticker Change 7/20

GD Check-In - Week of 7/18

Pregnancy blues

BTDT: Pumping schedules

*~* Thursday Ticker Change *~* 7/21

Big babies

PGAL Check-in, week of July 18

Listeria Recall

Breast Pumps

Breast Pump from Insurance

~*~Tuesday Ticker Change~*~

Monday Ticker Change - 7/18

~Friday 7/22 Ticker Change~

~ Thursday Ticker Change ~ 7/21

~~Tuesday Ticker Change~~