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beff12

Holy cow, I think baby girl is trying her hardest to crack my ribs. I've never felt so much pressure! Yikes

netsirk2013

I must admit every time I saw TIA I just thought it was the persons name in caps. Learned what it stood for yesterday. Man I am dumb. Haha

Yes even if it is her own buisness tip. Where I go it is 50 for an hour or 30 for 30 mins. If I have a hour I tip 10 and 30 mins I tip 5. She has lower rates compared to most spas in our area. Private places are often least expensive but better treatment.

SuperTinkerham

smig0714 said:

I'm getting a prenatal massage on Thursday. Its the lady's own business (it's just her), and I'm not sure if I should tip her or not. Would you tip her and if so how much? I'm used to tipping 20%, but it's always for people who do not own their business and the money doesn't go directly to them. TIA!

I always tip. And I try to always tip cash to masseuses.

purpleXdandelion

netsirk2013 said:

I must admit every time I saw TIA I just thought it was the persons name in caps. Learned what it stood for yesterday. Man I am dumb. Haha

Ya I asked a question a year or 2 ago on here and ended it with "TIA!"

The first replier goes "Hi Tia...blah blah blah etc"

I laughed a little.

netsirk2013

Home alone for 3 days and of course I stepped on a piece of glass. Efff. I cant even see it to attempt getting it out. Just blood. Letting it soak. But so far no luck

squnkie

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mrscurlygurl said:

Why are the contractions and general pains so much worse at night??? I'm not one to complain too much about pregnancy, but damn...the last few nights have sucked. 

My exact thoughts! When i get up in the middle of the night half the time its to pee the other half is from contractions or leg cramps that i hardly feel during the day.. weird

Same here! Any burst of actual contractions I've had are all at night. I can't make sense of it! Even my OB thought it was weird. She said usually false labor STOPS when you lay down and relax. I'm chalking it up to another weird unexplainable pregnancy thing.

jnnfrrose6

symphony4586 said:

smig0714 said:

I'm getting a prenatal massage on Thursday. Its the lady's own business (it's just her), and I'm not sure if I should tip her or not. Would you tip her and if so how much? I'm used to tipping 20%, but it's always for people who do not own their business and the money doesn't go directly to them. TIA!

I don't tip any different just because it's a small business owner or not. They have overhead they have to pay as well.

Shouldn't overhead be covered in the rate she charges? A tip shouldn't cover her cost to run a business. Her fees should. Tip if you think you received good service. That's the point of it, isn't it?

squnkie

I was just looking at the June siggy vote thread, and thinking how entertaining the posts are on mobile since I can't see the gifs! It sounds like everyone has just gone crazy but are still understood by each other. Haha

bullybutt

Dammit, stuck.  This is terrible and hilarious!  I found it on a March '15 siggy.

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jnnfrrose6

Carter's is having their clearance sale now because the fall line has come in plus 20% off everything (including clearance items). Definitely in store (got baby girl some cute summer dresses!), don't know about online.

ghostof5letters

smig0714 said:

I'm getting a prenatal massage on Thursday. Its the lady's own business (it's just her), and I'm not sure if I should tip her or not. Would you tip her and if so how much? I'm used to tipping 20%, but it's always for people who do not own their business and the money doesn't go directly to them. TIA!

I read this as a perineal massage and got super duper wigged out. 

likeanoldtimemovie

I'm getting really annoyed with DH's family being idiots about me putting sunscreen on the kids.

"Don't they tan? Why do you put sunscreen on them?"
"I've never worn it before, that's why I'm always so brown every summer."
"It's overcast, there's not even any sun."

marsalisails

likeanoldtimemovie said:

I'm getting really annoyed with DH's family being idiots about me putting sunscreen on the kids.

"Don't they tan? Why do you put sunscreen on them?"
"I've never worn it before, that's why I'm always so brown every summer."
"It's overcast, there's not even any sun."

"face-palm"...you don't try explaining it to them, do you?  i feel like it would go in one ear and out the other anyway...

likeanoldtimemovie

@Matthew930 Nope. I don't try. His cousin's kid asked me for some one day and when I went to spray it on him, his grandmother (DH's aunt) said "You don't even need that stuff! You're going to tan anyway." He turned to me and said "Why do you put it on you kids?"

"Because I don't like the idea of skin cancer," I said.

DH's aunt looked up and said "We don't think about that kind of stuff." Ooookay.

@summerlovin314 Right?! I get burned in just the tiniest bit of sun and it's just not worth it. The kids do brown like little gingerbread men, but apparently my ILs think sunscreen prevents that and not, y'know, actual SKIN damage.

TugboatSheila

likeanoldtimemovie said:

@Matthew930 Nope. I don't try. His cousin's kid asked me for some one day and when I went to spray it on him, his grandmother (DH's aunt) said "You don't even need that stuff! You're going to tan anyway." He turned to me and said "Why do you put it on you kids?"

"Because I don't like the idea of skin cancer," I said.

DH's aunt looked up and said "We don't think about that kind of stuff." Ooookay.

@summerlovin314 Right?! I get burned in just the tiniest bit of sun and it's just not worth it. The kids do brown like little gingerbread men, but apparently my ILs think sunscreen prevents that and not, y'know, actual SKIN damage.

This is totally the last thing I would ever think anyone would judge.

dobbyisfree

Yeah judging sunscreen is wackadoo.

Also Im being induced tonight. Two drs discussed my case (high bp, elevated stable liver enzymes, decreasing but still normal platelets) and decided the new guidelines say waiting til 37 weeks on Friday is splitting hairs and I should go while Im still asymptomatic.

Oh my God. My last meal was crackers and sprite. Im gonna meet Logan soon. AHHGGGGHHHH! :-)

ghostof5letters

Today I bought the champagne I'm bringing with me to the hospital. 

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likeanoldtimemovie

I just sent BIL, the one that lives in our basement, a pretty scathing text message about how fucking fed up I was with everything. He NEEDED to hear it, but I'm so non-confrontational that I'm scared to check my texts to see what he replied back with... ugh. This is what happens when you're a middle child. YOU JUST WANT TO KEEP THE PEACE.

I'm worried I'll start backtracking and I'll end up apologizing for what I said, which is the dumbest thing in the world. Why can't I just stand up for my family and me without feeling guilty FOR ONCE?

How do you ladies do this? I wanna be a bad bitch like this.

mrscurlygurl

likeanoldtimemovie said:

@Matthew930 Nope. I don't try. His cousin's kid asked me for some one day and when I went to spray it on him, his grandmother (DH's aunt) said "You don't even need that stuff! You're going to tan anyway." He turned to me and said "Why do you put it on you kids?"

"Because I don't like the idea of skin cancer," I said.

DH's aunt looked up and said "We don't think about that kind of stuff." Ooookay.

@summerlovin314 Right?! I get burned in just the tiniest bit of sun and it's just not worth it. The kids do brown like little gingerbread men, but apparently my ILs think sunscreen prevents that and not, y'know, actual SKIN damage.

Soon2BMrsN

ghostof5letters said:

Today I bought the champagne I'm bringing with me to the hospital. 

Holy hell, you've given me the best idea! We've had a bottle of really nice champagne just chilling here (see what I did there??) and haven't been able to drink it!

On a related note, we have to be at the hospital at 8:30 am on Thursday and I have yet I pack a thing. (For myself...diaper bag with 10 baby outfits and coordinating headbands has been ready for weeks).

I guess I should get started? Maybe the idea of taking the champagne is just what I needed to get the ball rolling!

dobbyisfree

Im gonna go ahead and be a special snowflake here but I went from 0 contractions to every 1.5 minutes in 1.5 hours. With no pitocin, just cervadil. Goooooo uterus you badass!

Only problem is I have to poop so bad and I cant stand up for 2 hrs after they put in the meds. So I wait another 15 minutes. She offered me the bed pan but I can wait and poop properly.

emineminem

Champagne may well be the thing I've missed the most...I might have to get a bottle to meditate on to get this baby out.

helloblueeyes

My DH keeps asking me if my birth ball is going to pop. 

For some reason i find it hilarious. 

"You're totally going to kill your ass if that pops.."

"ARE you sure it's not going to pop?"

Also i installed the car seat and didn't have the panic attack i thought i would. Woot!

ichamommy

So my Yorkie is not taking the baby transition very well. I just said, and I quote.......

"Unless it's me and involves massive amounts of tequila, no more pooping, no more puking. Period."

SuperTinkerham

Sumo baby FTW! He's measuring large and in charge. If I make it to my due date with no dilation, it's c section city. They will only induce if I start dilating in the next couple of weeks.

mrscurlygurl

Last night putting my first baby to bed with this big 'ol inside baby taking up space...and I'm crying after putting him down. I didn't think it would affect me like this. Eating my words now.

marsalisails

mrscurlygurl said:

Last night putting my first baby to bed with this big 'ol inside baby taking up space...and I'm crying after putting him down. I didn't think it would affect me like this. Eating my words now.

Cry it out mama. The waterworks are already starting over here when I think of DS not being my only baby anymore, and i still have the whole month to go!!! Big hugs to you!

bunkgirl

So I just got off the phone with my mom and she pointed out that while we are vacationing on the beach in August we will also celebrate my sister's birthday.  The BEST BAKERY IN THE WORLD is near our cottage and I am so excited about my sister's birthday cake AND the fact that I can eat as much as I'd like without worrying about GD.  This has made my week!

PS: Yes, I am this excited about cake.

mrscurlygurl

bunkgirl said: So I just got off the phone with my mom and she pointed out that while we are vacationing on the beach in August we will also celebrate my sister's birthday.  The BEST BAKERY IN THE WORLD is near our cottage and I am so excited about my sister's birthday cake AND the fact that I can eat as much as I'd like without worrying about GD.  This has made my week!
PS: Yes, I am this excited about cake.

I would be that excited too...trust me. It's been over two years since I had DS (and had GD with him too). I went to two weddings in the two months after he was born. Circumstances led to me not getting cake at either wedding and I am still bitter about it to.this.day. No lie. 

squnkie

My stinker LO just decided to flip into a breech position today at 38 1/2 weeks. >.< it was very uncomfortable. Hope she flips again though! Bah.

chevronseven

Holy shit we just almost killed a roadside construction worker, thank GOD DH was paying super close attention. The guy tripped and fell into the road RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. I can't even believe how bad that almost was....

mrscurlygurl

livelaughlove88 said:

Holy shit we just almost killed a roadside construction worker, thank GOD DH was paying super close attention. The guy tripped and fell into the road RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. I can't even believe how bad that almost was....

Yikes! Glad nothing bad happened!

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kwh33ls

Holy shit, @litera! I would absolutely complain. What has generally worked best for me is to cool off (it took me a week+ when I had a bad MD experience) and write a letter to the higher ups. I framed it in a professional development and education sort of way, not so much as a complaint (which is totally valid, but easier for them to blow off) but as a "this was a bad experience for me, and I'd like to help prevent oh hers from having the same". I just can't believe what a dick that doc was. Flaming bag of poop would be appropriate. I'm so sorry that happened to you.

chevronseven

Oh my god, @litera‌ I'm completely aghast at this, my jaw is still dropped. That is absolutely unacceptable on so many levels. Definitely call an office manager immediately, and tell them that under no circumstances will that doctor be delivering your child. Him discussing your visit so loudly in earshot of other patients and with so many people is a clear violation of privacy laws, and his behavior is about as far from professional as you can get. I'm fuming for you right now!

zellatrix

Litera! What a dickweed!!!

knitsandgiggles

@litera - I am so pissed off for you. What an asshat that he couldn't be bothered to listen to what you were trying to say before belittling you. And then to gossip with the nurses so publicly like that is just beyond unprofessional. I'm sorry you were made to feel that way.

CandC13

@Litera