Longest Thread EVER! (aka Random Thoughts Thread )

Teresa1896

My coffee maker (DH) seems to be broken. I guess I'm having tea for breakfast!

PoppySeedWindsor

MrsStanton87 said:

So we have the green light for sex next week. I'm considering 'breaking myself in' with a dildo before having full on sex with DH. Just to take the edge off... Thoughts? Has anyone else done this?

That's not a bad idea. I haven't been cleared yet but am nervous of it being all wonky and painful and who knows. I like your idea because then I could see how I feel/what I need and be more in control so it's less awkward and stressful.

I'd say let me know how it goes but uh...yeah...creeptastic 5000.

Mamamonzo

I post an annoying amount of pictures of Lucas on FB. I make myself sick, but he's so damn cute I don't care.
Sorrynotsorry!

PoppySeedWindsor

MrsStanton87 said:

MrsStanton87 said:

So we have the green light for sex next week. I'm considering 'breaking myself in' with a dildo before having full on sex with DH. Just to take the edge off... Thoughts? Has anyone else done this?

That's not a bad idea. I haven't been cleared yet but am nervous of it being all wonky and painful and who knows. I like your idea because then I could see how I feel/what I need and be more in control so it's less awkward and stressful.

I'd say let me know how it goes but uh...yeah...creeptastic 5000.

Haha how about I tell you if it helps? I'm just so nervous for it so it can't hurt, right?

Deal!

tamaraaaa

Woo hoo, I'm a California resident again! Baby slept both flights and was a dream... Then was awake all afternoon/night when we got home. Whatever, I'll take it. Sorry for being a lurker, but thanks for keeping me entertained all day and night. As a reward, I'll leave a pic of my little tubby baby we just got back the other day...

smushi

So I was getting some lightning pain when LO was latching on the left side yesterday evening, and as the night progressed, I was having super pains and a hard knot on the top of my left breast.  By 2am, my entire side was on fire and I couldn't even stand to pick LO up.  Around 3am, after feeding him (painfully) from that left side, I noticed a white dot on my nipple.  Yep, Dr. Google confirmed plugged duct and milk blister (or bleb).  Dr. Google also gave a list of things to do:  warm compress, check, cold compress, check, expressing in hot shower, check, massage (ouch), check, and finally allowing LO to nurse as much as possible from that side to help relieve the plugged duct. 

Hooray for LO!  He nursed this morning one more time from Lefty, and no more hurts or hard knot!  Although him relieving the pressure meant when he released the nipple I continued to spray him, my pants, my nursing bra, and his newly changed outfit in a stream the likes of which I've never seen... 

Oh well.  Talk about a symbiotic relationship.  Proud of the little guy

Teresa1896

I'm looking forward to "lunch" with a friend today at a local taphouse. They have wine slushies, which I've been waiting 9 months to try. Now to decide, red or white???

And I'll be bringing LO in the k'tan and dd too. Should be a good time!

Mamamonzo

We are having a Bon fire tonight.. If I sit I the opposite direction of the wind and avoid the smoke is it ok to have Lucas out there with us!?

Edited because bumping one handed is hard.

fourthnlast

dani+california said:

After 2 nights of regression and waking up every hour and a half, LO slept 7 hours straight tonight! I could sing from the rooftops! It's probably a one-off but I don't even care. It felt great to get that sleep and gives me hope that I won't be doing this for all eternity. Ahhh

<:-P <:-P <:-P

Serenla

thomas930 said:

@Serenla-thinking about you and hope thing are going well.

Thanks, I have been MIA sorry! My Mom was in town and I unplugged to spend time with her... Or sleep while she took care of Finn.

fourthnlast

pineconey said:

Last night DH told me that he thought LO wasn't going to survive because of his NICU stay. He told me about how he cried in the shower at the hospital because he felt so helpless. All the feels, guise. All the feels.

Stupid quote box. ALL the feels is right!

fourthnlast

Mamamonzo said:

I post an annoying amount of pictures of Lucas on FB. I make myself sick, but he's so damn cute I don't care. Sorrynotsorry!

I do too, no cares! If someone doesn't want to see her, they can scroll right on by.

Teresa1896

Life with a newborn and 2 yr old looks like this....

PoppySeedWindsor

fourthnlast said:

Mamamonzo said:

I post an annoying amount of pictures of Lucas on FB. I make myself sick, but he's so damn cute I don't care. Sorrynotsorry!

I do too, no cares! If someone doesn't want to see her, they can scroll right on by.

Hi. My name is Amie and I'm addicted to Instagramming photos and videos of my daughter. 

eireyes

DH commented this morning that Aiden only seems happy when he's being held. I commented that's my biggest concern with daycare - they can't hold him all day like we can if we have to! It's starting to sink in that I have to go back to work in two weeks... 'Sniffle'

JessieAlbin

I take the night shift and let DH sleep through all the late changes and feedings, and he lets me nap through mornings.. This morning I wake up to a frustrated hubs trying to console an inconsolable 4wk old. He finally hands him to me, and within two minutes, this happens. I feel like the baby whisperer!

PoppySeedWindsor

JessieAlbin said:

I take the night shift and let DH sleep through all the late changes and feedings, and he lets me nap through mornings.. This morning I wake up to a frustrated hubs trying to console an inconsolable 4wk old. He finally hands him to me, and within two minutes, this happens. I feel like the baby whisperer!

As much of a pain in the ass as it can be, sometimes its really freaking rewarding to be the mommy.

janice9821

@Eireyes "‌"‌ that's my biggest fear too and part of reason I chose a home daycare instead of a center. The one I chose currently only has kids in the afternoon and evening so Cora will be the only one there in the morning and she seemed excited to hold her all day long so hopefully it will be OK. I would still feel much better though if Cora could consistently be put down for more than fifteen minutes at a time.

I don't know what the deal is with the quotes but they won't go away.

janice9821

@celticlullaby‌ - Truth. So many CPS investigations are unfounded but it's still a pain in the butt for everyone involved. Gotta treat them all like there could be something bad going on so the kids who are actually being abused or neglected don't fall through the cracks.

JessieAlbin

PoppySeedWindsor said:

JessieAlbin said:

I take the night shift and let DH sleep through all the late changes and feedings, and he lets me nap through mornings.. This morning I wake up to a frustrated hubs trying to console an inconsolable 4wk old. He finally hands him to me, and within two minutes, this happens. I feel like the baby whisperer!

As much of a pain in the ass as it can be, sometimes its really freaking rewarding to be the mommy.

DH just needs to perfect his "rock and squish" technique. My kid is so happy when I'm holding him too tight and moving!

Emily041285

SAMs club ftw today! They had pampers for $6 off. (I'm convinced they are why we've never had a blow out and if I can get them on sale DH will keep letting me buy them) and they had diaper genie refills on sale as well. The refills had a bonus mini diaper pail with them. I bought two so I can use one downstairs and one for cat liter!

JessieAlbin

Emily041285 said:

SAMs club ftw today! They had pampers for $6 off. (I'm convinced they are why we've never had a blow out and if I can get them on sale DH will keep letting me buy them) and they had diaper genie refills on sale as well. The refills had a bonus mini diaper pail with them. I bought two so I can use one downstairs and one for cat liter!

We are so bummed people bought us anything but pampers now that we know better! The huggies blow out, and DH is convinced the kids skin is wetter in huggies.

chichi589

I can't believe I only have a few more days left of maternity leave this faceeeeeee

Emily041285

I knew target had their own but I didn't know about amazon! I wouldn't have gotten the diaper genie ones if it wasn't for the bonus mini one that came with. It's seriously perfect for cat litter.

Teresa1896

Eireyes said:

DH commented this morning that Aiden only seems happy when he's being held. I commented that's my biggest concern with daycare - they can't hold him all day like we can if we have to! It's starting to sink in that I have to go back to work in two weeks... 'Sniffle'

Try not to worry! Your baby will adjust to daycare. He'll get used to the noise and the new people. He may even like things there that he doesn't like at home. It will help him in the long run!

Mamamonzo

jellysparkles said:

Trial 1 in my Getting Fi to Poop Experiment yielded results that suggest the hypothesis is plausible. On day three of no poop and one hour after giving 2.5 ounces from early freezer stash (from when she was two weeks old, so still decent colostrum content), we have poop. Not going to say, "IT WORKS!" just yet as she could have just finally been ready on her own, but plausible so far.

Damnit! Jealous that it worked for you! I have to dig through my stash to find weeks one and two!

thomas930

@celticlullaby you might want to share this with your husband,. Unfortunately, the people at the hospital were wrong to tell him that the strap placement was correct. LO is in danger of serious injury if his straps are above his shoulders while rear facing. Your baby's safe should trump his pride. https://www.cpsafety.com/articles/rfbasics.aspx

thomas930

BTW love the wubbanub. We have a dragon one

PoppySeedWindsor

JessieAlbin said:

JessieAlbin said:

I take the night shift and let DH sleep through all the late changes and feedings, and he lets me nap through mornings.. This morning I wake up to a frustrated hubs trying to console an inconsolable 4wk old. He finally hands him to me, and within two minutes, this happens. I feel like the baby whisperer!

As much of a pain in the ass as it can be, sometimes its really freaking rewarding to be the mommy.

DH just needs to perfect his "rock and squish" technique. My kid is so happy when I'm holding him too tight and moving!

DUDE! I totally second this. I'm like, "Hey she likes to be rocked or bounced on the exercise ball at night when she's fussy after eating." It looks like this: [Proceeds to go through AAAAAAALL the steps using one of the kittiez.]

Teresa1896

3crazykitties said:

Bought a wubbanub yesterday and the in laws dog took it. Now its covered in dog slobber.

Toss it in the washing machine! It'll come out as good as new.

PoppySeedWindsor

I'm being really masochistic as a SAHM today and watching movies like The Lovely Bones and Prisoners. I really really hope hubster would go all Marky Mark/Wolverine on anyone's ass who even thinks about harming Mer.

deidremaria

We've never had a blowout because we only use pampers. I have enough nieces and nephews and baby sat and nannied for long enough before having this kid to not have had to find out through trial and error what brand works best. Plus pampers are WAY drier than you'd ever guess. I got some huggies AT&T shower and have yet to touch them. Plus they're like a size 4 so there's that.

deidremaria

KendraColeslaw said:

My mom asked me what LO was sleeping in and I described the Rock N Play to her. She said "Oh, that's similar to what I did with you guys! You were in a bassinet-type thing and I set it on top of the dresser." What the fuck?! Glad we all survived! (Also - not similar, mom.)

I try to avoid finding out about the things my mom did when I was a baby at all costs. Then at the same time I want to know just in case so I can tell her NOT to do it if she's ever babysitting Dylan.

mrscrcalli

Heading out to find an outfit for DH and I first real date night tomorrow... Hopefully it ends in me finding something and not me ugly crying in a dressing room somewhere

sarlimes34

just got home from the dr, my chunk is now 11lb 13.5oz & 23.5in long. he is exactly 2 months and got his shots. he only cried for literally one minute & mommy didn't cry at all!!

mrscrcalli

Since I've been on ML the DIY channel has me like @-)

Emily041285

mrscrcalli said:

Since I've been on ML the DIY channel has me like @-)

The landscape shows are my addiction lately. Now I need to convince DH we need to upgrade our backyard...

mrscrcalli

Emily041285 said:

mrscrcalli said:

Since I've been on ML the DIY channel has me like @-)

The landscape shows are my addiction lately. Now I need to convince DH we need to upgrade our backyard...

Leave it to Bryan and Rehab Addict.

I'm about to quit my job to start flipping houses cause I'm pretty much a pro by now.

Emily041285

My issue is I have zero creative ability so I need someone to do it for me...

deidremaria

macgrs said:

Had my 6 week appt today an was cleared for exercise and sex. Mixed feelings in the latter because I don't really feel ready yet.

Just because you're cleared for it doesn't mean you have to do it.