Longest Thread EVER! (aka Random Thoughts Thread )

Megczapla

Lindsay808 said:

We were planning to have chicken tonight but forgot to move it from the freezer to the fridge last night. Well, DH threw the frozen chicken on the counter and it sat there for a few hours before I put it in the fridge. 

It should still be okay right? I have been lectured many times by my mom about how horrible it is to defrost on the counter but it was only a couple hours and still pretty frozen by the time I put it in the fridge.

It'll be fine! It's chicken, you're going to thoroughly cook it anyway. Don't worry

cgoldian

It is fine as long as it is still cold. Running cold water over it is a good way to defrost in a hurry.

snowbound

J&NL said:

Does Maxton sound like a made up name? Or Maxon/Maxen? With some of these baby name websites it's hard to tell.

I was wondering the same thing since Im also tossing this name around! I came across it somewhere but wasn't sure if it was considered "real." It seems more "real" than a lot of other names, IMO. I think it could pass as normal and not entirely made up.

JessieAlbin

deidremaria said:

My boyfriend fired up the grill! I fucking love the smell of charcoal burning and I think he's making his bomb ass chicken that I love so much. I think his cooking is what made me fall in love with him jk

No judgement, food is definitely me and hubs' love language.

katieharpiceland

I totally have piggy feet for the first time tonight. LOL.

J&NL

Okay that's what I thought. I want something a little different/ not too popular but then again I don't want a made up name.

Bluebird2318

aviola329 said:

katieharpiceland said:

I totally have piggy feet for the first time tonight. LOL.

Piggy feet?

I am guessing she means swollen? Because I totally called them ham-feet when I was pregnant with DD!

katieharpiceland

aviola329 said:

I totally have piggy feet for the first time tonight. LOL.

Piggy feet?

Swollen. They look like little piggies :-)

katieharpiceland

Mmmm, ham. With spicy mustard....

Bluebird2318

Also, OMG. I just looked at a picture of my feet from when I was pregnant with DD, the week before she was delivered. I oughtta slap the OB I was seeing at the time for not showing more concern than he did. My ankles had rolls. Holy crap. They looked atrocious.

katieharpiceland

Bluebird2318 said:

Also, OMG. I just looked at a picture of my feet from when I was pregnant with DD, the week before she was delivered. I oughtta slap the OB I was seeing at the time for not showing more concern than he did. My ankles had rolls. Holy crap. They looked atrocious.

Damn!!! That's crazy!

Mamamonzo

I thought of my confession for next Friday and have forgotten it 3 times. Since I remember I'm posting it here... I hate the book Love you Forever. It creeps me out and that kid has mommy issues,and what kind of little old lady sneeks into her grown mans house and rocks him. Augh. Strange strange book.

Bluebird2318

katieharpiceland said:

Bluebird2318 said:

Also, OMG. I just looked at a picture of my feet from when I was pregnant with DD, the week before she was delivered. I oughtta slap the OB I was seeing at the time for not showing more concern than he did. My ankles had rolls. Holy crap. They looked atrocious.

Damn!!! That's crazy!
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It really was. Dear god... I know the swelling was bad, but looking back on it for the first time in a year and a half it just blew my mind. Worse than I remembered. So obvious that something wasn't right for being only 28 weeks. Glad I am sticking with a different OB this time... (Though I do have to see him for my 24 week check-up because my normal OB is off that week. Boo!)

Bluebird2318

Mamamonzo said:

I thought of my confession for next Friday and have forgotten it 3 times. Since I remember I'm posting it here... I hate the book Love you Forever. It creeps me out and that kid has mommy issues,and what kind of little old lady sneeks into her grown mans house and rocks him. Augh. Strange strange book.

Agree. I like the quote from it but the actual book itself is creepy seeing it from an adult perspective. As a kid I am sure I just found it amusing.

deidremaria

Chocolate ice cream, frozen strawberries and honey nut Cheerios. That is all

katieharpiceland

I got the "are you sure it isn't twins?" question today. Which I said, I'm pretty sure they would have seen it on the anatomy scan. Response? There was just a case in China where the baby had two heads and they didn't see it on a scan.

Not offended, but most certainly LOL'd. Lets not hold Chinese pre-natal care as a standard, ok?

deidremaria

ColleenSwerb said:

We don't own Love You Forever, and I don't want it. Creep tastic.

:-( I loved that story as a kid. Although when the kid got too big to pick up it got a little annoying for me. I read it to my fetus.

Lindsay808

Stumbled upon this thread on 2nd tri. 

Glad @AprilMay9 chimed in!!

https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12208956/22wks-how-much-weight-have-you-gained#latest

natpirt

Ok am I the only one who sees new threads and come here to see if someone else read it first....lol. 

snmetz7

toothpastechica said:

does anyone want to go to work for me in an hour?....being pregnant with a cold just sucks. 

Tell me about it. I'm on my 2nd cold in two months it sucks so bad

michaelad3

I'm hosting a diaper bash for my cousin on Saturday, and I am totally overwhelmed! I forgot how many details go into hosting. Good thing I have Wednesday off so I can try to get more prepared!

Stace0616

It's V-day for me! Celebrating by finally planning the nursery and checking out cribs online. Can't believe we are only four months away from baby--crazy how time flies!

kateleestar

I just saw this on twitter and lol'd:

Bluebird2318

poru said:

Bluebird2318 said:

Also, OMG. I just looked at a picture of my feet from when I was pregnant with DD, the week before she was delivered. I oughtta slap the OB I was seeing at the time for not showing more concern than he did. My ankles had rolls. Holy crap. They looked atrocious.

At 28 weeks - that should have been an indication that you may be at risk. Oy. I remember my whole legs were like tree trunks not just my feet those last couple weeks. Plus I was super swollen for 2 weeks after (failed delivery and ECS). When I left the hospital, I couldn't fit into the pants I was wearing when I arrived at the hospital.

@poru That's the thing that gets me! It didn't start at 28 weeks either. It had been going on for weeks at that point, and the swelling would NOT go down with rest and elevation. I told him that and he just prescribed compression stockings... 

This is the picture I'm referring to (leaving it behind a link, DON'T click if you don't want to see terribly creepy swollen feet/ankles!). Picture was taken at 28 weeks exactly, so within a day or so of seeing the OB. 

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/happytypekitty/2012-06-20_18-48-18_588_zpsd71c59fe.jpg

Mamamonzo

Hi, my name is Karissa and I'm addicted to shopping for CD's

kateleestar

@bluebird2318 my BFF's looked like that at about 20w with her first, and her doc didn't seem concerned. It happened again w/ baby 2 and her new doc was horrified. She's now pregnant w/babies 3&4 (surprise!) and at 25w yesterday she's as normal as can be.

Emily041285

Not only did I have a wonderful time at my shower today (we were gifted more little girl clothes than I thought possible) but my Sister and Brother in law called to say they want to drive down Friday and help us unpack in our new house! What an awesome day!!

janice9821

We are seriously considering buying a house.  Like, ASAP.  We had to move from our house to an apartment due to DH's new job and were hoping to sell the house before buying again, but it's been 1 1/2 years and it's still not sold and we're getting impatient.  Am I crazy for thinking of doing this right now?

Bluebird2318

@aviola329 It's just ridiculous, isn't it? I had to start wearing DH's shoes. If I'm remembering right, it happened to my feet and ankles at the same time. Basically everything you can see in the picture (apart from my toes) were swollen. Even the calves don't look right to me. With the way my weight gain was you could tell that I was blowing up with swelling and water weight quickly. I don't feel like it happened gradually at all. 

I haven't had any swelling yet with this pregnancy, and my weight gain at the same stage is less than half of what it was with DD (which I mostly attribute to lacking the extreme swelling this time around). 

kateleestar

P&B715 said:

This has been asked before in its own thread, but laundry detergent??? Is it ok to use free and clear all, or would you buy the baby dreft/all???

I have crazy allergies of my own, PB and I plan to keep on using my free and clear.. Either tide or all, whatever is on sale. It's the only detergent I can use, dreft gave me hives as an infant, so I don't want to chance it with baby.

mrscrcalli

This just happend

pineconey

ColleenSwerb said:

We don't own Love You Forever, and I don't want it. Creep tastic.

Except that it was apparently written after a pregnancy loss...

Not to make you look like a jerk.

Mamamonzo

pineconey said:

ColleenSwerb said:

We don't own Love You Forever, and I don't want it. Creep tastic.

Except that it was apparently written after a pregnancy loss...

Not to make you look like a jerk.

I said I didn't like the book first! She was just responding to my post.
I had no idea it was about loss, I was read the story as a kid I've never read the dedications is that info in there? I just remember being really creeped out by the story even as a little kid.

Bluebird2318

Mamamonzo said:

We don't own Love You Forever, and I don't want it. Creep tastic.

Except that it was apparently written after a pregnancy loss... Not to make you look like a jerk.

I said I didn't like the book first! She was just responding to my post. I had no idea it was about loss, I was read the story as a kid I've never read the dedications is that info in there? I just remember being really creeped out by the story even as a little kid.

I wasn't aware of that either, and I also said earlier that the end of the story aspect of it weirds me out although I do like the "song" part of it. I did look it up and read an article on it just now, and yeah, the song part of it is apparently something he sang for their stillborn children. It seems he chose to base a story around it because he just couldn't get it out of his head. It really just depends on whether you are looking for the deeper meaning (which is beautiful) or just taking it at face value without considering context (which makes the story seem decidedly creepier). 

Sisimama10

aviola329 said:

Orange juice + 7up/sprite = non alcoholic mimosa (sorta) .....yummy

My moms been making these for me since I was 8. I love them!

kateleestar

I use the unscented up&up brand dryer sheets from Target... They have served me well and haven't caused any issues in the past 7 years, so I'm gonna stick with those! We shall see how baby does.

irisheyez7

Wow. They were not lying about that 40 degree temperature drop tonight. From 40 to 5 degrees in less than 6 hours! Holy bejeezus is it cold out tonight!

BiggerinRealLife

I think my S.A.D. is back, in the starting-to-be-unmanageable kind of way. I can feel the heavy bluesy feeling creeping up a little bit more every day, and it's scaring me a bit. I had to be on mild anti-depressants for it two years ago, when I had a lot of negative life changes all at once, and it was pretty hard to function for a good long while. I knew I'd have to be on my guard for signs of depression as I was predisposed to it before pregnancy, and I've noticed myself feeling blue for no reason for a while, but didn't want to acknowledge that it could be getting worse. I have an appointment with my OB tomorrow, so I'll talk to her about it, but I just really really don't want to deal with depression. Especially not now. Not when there's so much to do and be motivated about and be thankful for. I'm scared. And worried. And sad. And I don't want to be.

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer on TLTE.

Medic99

Just spent the last few hours in L&D. My procardia was not stopping the contractions like it is supposed to. Thank heavens my ute is locked up tight and closed for business. I am beyond relieved!!

katieharpiceland

(((((((((Hugs))))))) @BiggerinRealLife. Good thing to talk to your doc. I'm sure they will have solutions for some relief!

And @Medic99 glad all is well!! Keep that baby cooking!!