Longest Thread EVER! (aka Random Thoughts Thread )

irisheyez7

1 month check up tomorrow! Where has the time gone?!? I am curious to see how much she has grown in 4 weeks! It's amazing how fast they grow! First pic today, second pic week 1! Crazy!

MadBloom

At this point I feel like I should just wait for her to wake up....

irisheyez7

MrsStanton87 said:

Ahh @dani+california‌ super jealous. I have been needing to weed our front yard for weeks. I think you gave me the motivation to get it done tomorrow! Finally went to the lab and peed in a cup to see if I have a UTI. I'm pretty sure my urethra is infected from the catheter. Hoping that's what is wrong so I can get on some antibiotics!

I was positive I had a UTI about 2 weeks PP. It hurt to pee and the muscles were so sore! It was terrible! Turns out inflammation from the catheter takes a while to manifest. My doc described it as almost a "sprain" of the muscles up there from a combination of the pushing and the catheter. Took another 2 weeks to feel better and is still a tad tender when I have to push to poop. Hope everything works out for you!

SoulTermination

This is the only way she'll stop screaming. I don't drink often, but fuck, do I want some liquor! :-w She's propped up by my hand, sitting upright on my leg. Can't get her to relax any way else. Flat, inclined on the bed, either of her swings... Oy!

fourthnlast

purespark said:

@fourthnlast‌ I did it! Cooked, ate, and even cleaned up afterward!

And I'm not even ashamed that this is the first real meal I've cooked since C was born... He is seven weeks old tomorrow. If it weren't for my chef husband, I'd have survived on Crispix and Beefaroni.

Yay!!!

fourthnlast

Eireyes said:

I love bath time with Aiden. He loves it and it's so soothing for him and fun for me to see him enjoying something so much. Throw in the fact that he's half asleep and all I have to do is nurse him to get him to sleep, and I'd do bath time before every nap if I could!

Yes!! After her bath, Emma is super cuddly and so relaxed, love it.

PoppySeedWindsor

KendraColeslaw said:

MadBloom said:

What the hell am I doing?! LO has been sleeping for over an hour and I'm watching netflix....

This! LO falls asleep around 10 but I wanna watch Conan...

My issue tonight too. I managed to pull off an 11:30 to 12 half sleep nursing session where she just passed back out. Could I then fall asleep? Noooooo

PoppySeedWindsor

SoulTermination said:

This is the only way she'll stop screaming. I don't drink often, but fuck, do I want some liquor! :-w She's propped up by my hand, sitting upright on my leg. Can't get her to relax any way else. Flat, inclined on the bed, either of her swings... Oy!

Merri is the exact. Same. Way.

nicole mackenzie

So sweaty!

I may need to move baby out of our bed. DH had twice cuddled with us in his sleep and squished LO between us, she gets quite upset.,.

I hope this wont change how long she sleeps at night as she's been super consistent for these few hours and with the cluster feeding during the day I need my sleep.

Also I'm still getting heartburn... Boo

irisheyez7

MrsStanton87 said:

MrsStanton87 said:

Ahh @dani+california‌ super jealous. I have been needing to weed our front yard for weeks. I think you gave me the motivation to get it done tomorrow! Finally went to the lab and peed in a cup to see if I have a UTI. I'm pretty sure my urethra is infected from the catheter. Hoping that's what is wrong so I can get on some antibiotics!

I was positive I had a UTI about 2 weeks PP. It hurt to pee and the muscles were so sore! It was terrible! Turns out inflammation from the catheter takes a while to manifest. My doc described it as almost a "sprain" of the muscles up there from a combination of the pushing and the catheter. Took another 2 weeks to feel better and is still a tad tender when I have to push to poop. Hope everything works out for you!

Oh i seriously hope that's the case!! It's been tender the whole time though, so I just have a nagging feeling it's something worse. But that could also just be the pessimist in me!

I was the same way. I bought one of those home tests to check and it came back negative. It was weird how it got so much worse a few weeks PP but the worst of it only lasted a few days before it was manageable. Does it feel really sore if you try to do a kegel exercise? If so I think you are dealing with the same thing...just swollen and sore muscles. Not fun but nothing to worry about either. Oh motherhood. Always something right?

ETA: I also had stopped taking Ibuprofen for pain because I was feeling better right before that and once I started keeping up with taking that I felt immensely better. Helped with the swelling I suppose.

allyandmike24

Omg @mamrotu73‌ that is such awesome news! I'm so happy that it all worked out!

PoppySeedWindsor

@mamarotu73 that is awesome lady. Congrats. How lucky for your LO too!

MamaFantastic

I love me a little Ryan at 5am

Real time page!! HOLLA!

MamaFantastic

Ok, now to be productive:

I'm here-ish. Visiting my parents for the first overnight away from home, still battling this thrush 2 weeks after diagnosis (ugh), and generally just super busy without lots of time to come on here.

speechie517

Glad to see I'm not the only one awake. It is brutal to stay awake and keep B upright for 30 minutes after she eats. I want to get back to bed and snuggle with to the hubs.

speechie517

Wise thought at 5:30 am... I'm glad we all aren't as pregnant as our tickers show...that would suck!

MadBloom

What is up with this kid?! Last night she wouldn't take the boob without a nip shield and tonight she wants nothing to do with the shield and will only take the nipple! (Not a bad thing but what a weirdo!)

thomas930

Awesome news @mamrotu73!

nicole mackenzie

macgrs said:

I love beefaroni more than a grown woman should.

We went out to dinner with O for the first time and it was not a complete disaster! I was super anxious about it but it worked out.

Nice

nicole mackenzie

@mamrotu73‌ congrats!

Glad to hear things worked out. One less thing to worry about

nicole mackenzie

Wow...

That's so weird. You'd think people might have noticed something when seeing her IRL.

Edit:

Things like this are why I don't post pics of myself or family or anything like names or where I live.

I like to think the best of people but you just never know...

Emily041285

@aviola329‌ fftc: I lurk parenting at night. It seemed crazy. It would be like one of the RTT ladies doing that. Not cool.

Also, they are hysterical normally. Good place to lurk for laughs.

Tferr02

@mamrotu73‌ that is amazing!! So happy for you!

baileymama3

irisheyez7 said:

MrsStanton87 said:

irisheyez7 said:

MrsStanton87 said:

Ahh @dani+california‌ super jealous. I have been needing to weed our front yard for weeks. I think you gave me the motivation to get it done tomorrow!

Finally went to the lab and peed in a cup to see if I have a UTI. I'm pretty sure my urethra is infected from the catheter. Hoping that's what is wrong so I can get on some antibiotics!

I was positive I had a UTI about 2 weeks PP. It hurt to pee and the muscles were so sore! It was terrible! Turns out inflammation from the catheter takes a while to manifest. My doc described it as almost a "sprain" of the muscles up there from a combination of the pushing and the catheter. Took another 2 weeks to feel better and is still a tad tender when I have to push to poop. Hope everything works out for you!

Oh i seriously hope that's the case!! It's been tender the whole time though, so I just have a nagging feeling it's something worse. But that could also just be the pessimist in me!

I was the same way. I bought one of those home tests to check and it came back negative. It was weird how it got so much worse a few weeks PP but the worst of it only lasted a few days before it was manageable. Does it feel really sore if you try to do a kegel exercise? If so I think you are dealing with the same thing...just swollen and sore muscles. Not fun but nothing to worry about either. Oh motherhood. Always something right?

ETA: I also had stopped taking Ibuprofen for pain because I was feeling better right before that and once I started keeping up with taking that I felt immensely better. Helped with the swelling I suppose.


All of this!!! It doesn't hurt when I pee, but just as I stop. Plus I am physically sore feeling down there... And I only had the catheter in for 30 minutes! It sucks so bad! Mine started exactly 1 week PP. So another week huh? I too take ibuprofen. Feel better ladies... Wasn't warned about this!

rockstarlaw

@mamrotu73‌ - so awesome for you!

The parenting drama sounds like the snail!

Lindsay808

Hi RTT, haven't posted since before DD was born. My body is all messed up because DD does not sleep for longer than an hour and a half, even at night. So my body is all kinda of confused. I started craving a beer but then realized it's only 8am. Womp. Hope everyone and their LOs are happy and healthy!

rockstarlaw

Hi @Lindsay808‌!!

Tferr02

I'm so freaking annoyed with DH. Money is beyond tight, and he's going on a weekend trip to myrtle beach. And then he's getting pissed at me when I question money being spent. Umm I literally have not spent a penny on me or the boys or dogs out of the bank account. I've only used gift cards for us. The only thing coming out is bills and him, and I need to make sure he doesn't spend bill money!!
When he goes off to these schools, he starts thinking like a single guy and not a family guy and gets pissed that he can't spend money like his single friends. Sorry, you got married and had kids, you have to be responsible with money. Not to mention, WTF?! I don't get a weekend trip with friends to a beach. I don't even get bathroom breaks alone.

thomas930

I need to be productive today around the house but I really don't see that happening. I swear I suck at this whole SAHM thing even though I've been doing it for 5 years. Its really hard to find motivation to clean when its just going to be undone by everyone else in the house in a matter of seconds. 

FFTC: I'm slightly scared about my 6 week appointment tomorrow....I'll have to face the fact that I'm not doing so well emotionally and it always makes me feel like a failure. I don't even know where I stand on having any PP mood issues, I know my anexity has been a problem but its calmed down some. 

 I just needed to get that out....sorry for the rant.

Sisimama10

thomas930 said:

I need to be productive today around the house but I really don't see that happening. I swear I suck at this whole SAHM thing even though I've been doing it for 5 years. Its really hard to find motivation to clean when its just going to be undone by everyone else in the house in a matter of seconds. 

FFTC: I'm slightly scared about my 6 week appointment tomorrow....I'll have to face the fact that I'm not doing so well emotionally and it always makes me feel like a failure. I don't even know where I stand on having any PP mood issues, I know my anexity has been a problem but its calmed down some. 

 I just needed to get that out....sorry for the rant.

I'm really scared for my check today too, but because I'm sure it's going to be really painful. :-(

thomas930

@Sisimama10 Good luck! Hopefully it wont be too bad for you. I think I've been lucky that so far my PP physical exams have never been painful.

MamaFantastic

@thomas930‌ I'm sorry things are still rough and I totally feel you on trying to clean the house while kids live in it.

@imnatari I'm so glad you had a good first day back!! Your mom and Alice will fall into their own rhythm too, and she'll be back to napping in no time.

thomas930

@Tferr02 So not cool, sorry he is adding more stress.

sarlimes34

i just read derrick the book "love you forever" and ugly cried all over the top of his head

fourthnlast

mamrotu73 said:

My separation application was finally approved!!! Memory refresher: I've been trying to separate from the Air Force since about October. I got denied when I applied under our pregnancy regulation because they wouldn't waive the remainer of my service commitment. But now, because the AF is overmanned in my career field and cutting people because of budget decreases, they started a voluntary separation program that waived commitments like mine. End result: I'm going to get paid nearly $70k to quit! Now I can be a SAHM and not worry about getting stationed apart from DH or getting deployed and having to leave DS with already encumbered relatives. Yay! So much stress gone now. And I can call the day care to take us off the waiting list!

That is incredible! Congratulations!!!!

thomas930

ImnAtari said:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MWr8boDykFk ... its like they know me

Just awesome

Bluebird2318

fourthnlast said:

mamrotu73 said:

My separation application was finally approved!!! Memory refresher: I've been trying to separate from the Air Force since about October. I got denied when I applied under our pregnancy regulation because they wouldn't waive the remainer of my service commitment. But now, because the AF is overmanned in my career field and cutting people because of budget decreases, they started a voluntary separation program that waived commitments like mine. End result: I'm going to get paid nearly $70k to quit! Now I can be a SAHM and not worry about getting stationed apart from DH or getting deployed and having to leave DS with already encumbered relatives. Yay! So much stress gone now. And I can call the day care to take us off the waiting list!

That is incredible! Congratulations!!!!

Agreed; that is awesome, @mamrotu73!

allyandmike24

sarlimes34 said:

i just read derrick the book "love you forever" and ugly cried all over the top of his head

Stuck in the quote box! I read LO "You Are My I Love You" and should have known better. Sob fest. Even DH who is NOT an emotional person read it and agreed that "it was pretty heavy". There should be a warning label for PP mamas! 

deidremaria

sarlimes34 said:

i just read derrick the book "love you forever" and ugly cried all over the top of his head

I LOVE THAT STORY!!! My mommy used to read it to my twin and I. I'm trying to get my hands on a hard copy for LO. I read it to him while pregnant (from my tab) and actually read it to him the day before yesterday. My heart
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Tferr02

I would love just 30 mins of no one talking to me or touching me.