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BoraBoraBaby

A girl I work with gave this to me. Her mom makes these and she thought I'd appreciate it. Yes, that's right, it's a baby hat with a nipple on top.

abchittam

@symphony4586‌ that makes me so mad!!! The last time we had Mexican, my DH did this as well. We went to lunch and then I dropped DH off before going to a shower. The entire way home I dreamed of the leftovers that I would have for dinner. Got home and DH had put them on the counter and left them there! Grrrrr!

When will they realize you don't mess with a pregnant lady's food?!?!

jnnfrrose6

Just got home from our trip to the beach. On the drive home an SUV passed us with a woman sitting in the front passenger seat and a child that couldn't have been more than 2 sitting on her lap. WTF! I wanted to call the cops, but it didn't seem like something to call 911 for and I wasn't sure what number to dial otherwise. I probably should have just called 911 anyways.

abchittam

So, since the boards have been slow today, I have been snooping around looking for birth stories and such. Apparently, there is a J14 mom that is pregnant and due again D14. I simply can't imagine! Taking care of my toddler while pregnant is hard enough, thank you!

ghostof5letters

I'm really sad that TelevisionWithoutPity is shut down. I loved their forums and recaps. I need to find out where all the people relocated to

ichamommy

abchittam said:

So, since the boards have been slow today, I have been snooping around looking for birth stories and such. Apparently, there is a J14 mom that is pregnant and due again D14. I simply can't imagine! Taking care of my toddler while pregnant is hard enough, thank you!

I always thought I wanted to become a baby farm after starting for our/my first, but now I can NOT imagine having to bend over and pickup things/toys (not to mention a baby) while pregnant.

TallMomma29

abchittam said:

So, since the boards have been slow today, I have been snooping around looking for birth stories and such. Apparently, there is a J14 mom that is pregnant and due again D14. I simply can't imagine! Taking care of my toddler while pregnant is hard enough, thank you!

It took me way too long to realize you mean Jan 14. I was thinking June 14 and "how is that possible?!? June and July are the only J months and that just isn't possible!"

ichamommy

BoraBoraBaby said:

alwaysnc4me said:

I hit a groundhog on my way to the farm. I definitely had to pull over and cry a little. I tried to avoid him...but he was just determined to get in front of me :-(.

So sad, it's not your fault. I once hit a squirrel and saw him fly up in the air behind my car. It was horrible.

My mom made feathers out of a birdie at 40 mph on our way to Easter lunch today. I opted to not look back. Probably would have cried.

abchittam

TallMomma29 said:

abchittam said:

So, since the boards have been slow today, I have been snooping around looking for birth stories and such. Apparently, there is a J14 mom that is pregnant and due again D14. I simply can't imagine! Taking care of my toddler while pregnant is hard enough, thank you!

It took me way too long to realize you mean Jan 14. I was thinking June 14 and "how is that possible?!? June and July are the only J months and that just isn't possible!"

Hah! Sorry. I guess it is rather deceiving, but January is the only logical explanation.

Artistmom30

I really dislike this part of pregnancy. Which part you might ask? The part where you feel like someone is suffocating you

kwh33ls

Artistmom30 said:

I really dislike this part of pregnancy. Which part you might ask? The part where you feel like someone is suffocating you

This!!!! I have been basically gasping for air all weekend and it's awful. Laying on my side seems to help, as does sitting up super straight or standing--so that'll be fun for 3 months...

Artistmom30

@kwh33ls‌ it will ease up at the end when your LO drops. But until then, we'll be compadres in misery.

kwh33ls

I think that's why I'm so addicted to TB...at least I know I'm not alone in much of anything

TallMomma29

kwh33ls said:

I really dislike this part of pregnancy. Which part you might ask? The part where you feel like someone is suffocating you

This!!!! I have been basically gasping for air all weekend and it's awful. Laying on my side seems to help, as does sitting up super straight or standing--so that'll be fun for 3 months...

I haven't experienced suffocation yet, but this past week my heart burn has hit a fun new stage where I can actually feel the stomach acid backing up in my throat.  It's like there is an active volcano in my throat every night.  Apparently LO is choosing to suffocate my stomach rather than my lungs ;-) 

Salsera29

I think James has been breach for months and I'm starting to consider that he might not flip. I'm not freaking out about it or anything (shocking for me) but it has occurred to me that I may have to entertain the idea of a csection.

Random confession...on a harbor tour on vacation we learned about harbor captains...they go out to meet big ships and steer them to the docks because they know the channels and whatnot. I literally spent 15 minutes thinking, "but how does the boat he drives out there get back to the dock?" #ireallyhopethatwasjustpregnancybrain

rattlecanqueen

I hate swelling. I was sitting funny in the couch and now my right foot is the size of a blimp and hurts to stand/walk on while my left is only mildly swollen. I also have sausage fingers. Boo

Artistmom30

@Salsera29‌ he still has plenty of time to flip. My DD didn't flip until near the end.

rachelchristina

jnnfrrose6 said:

I told my stylist she could do whatever she wanted to my hair last night.  My only stipulations were that I didn't want a "mom" cut and I wanted to be able to get it off my face if it was annoying me.

Before After

  

Also, DH is clearly not the photographer in our family.  Sorry for the blurry.

I know it has been a while since you posted this, but Love your haircut!!!

rachelchristina

nola 1017 said:

DH turned me down last night.  Said he wasn't in the mood.  Fine, whatever.  I guess I'll go to bed. Then I can't sleep because damn it, I wanted some.  So I'm up when he comes up to bed an hour later.  Shirtless ... meaning he whacked it.  I asked and he admitted it.  Way to make your pregnant wife feel really, really unattractive and fat. Jerk.  

So sorry he was being a jerk not cool at all...not cool I hope you told him how that made you feel! **Hugs**

rachelchristina

beff12 said:

The number of pimples I have on my face is unreal. Puberty/angsty teenage years don't even compare to this. Any magic tricks for getting rid of pimples?

I know what you mean!! Fortunately mine aren't on my face...but they're all over my shoulders and back! Now with the warmer weather I'm feeling self conscious with all of this sleeveless and spaghetti strap clothing. If you find out a trick...let me know!

rachelchristina

BoraBoraBaby said:

A girl I work with gave this to me. Her mom makes these and she thought I'd appreciate it. Yes, that's right, it's a baby hat with a nipple on top.

Wow . Lovely

rachelchristina

Sorry for all of the posts...Finally catching up and reading this thread...

On another note...one of my best friend just had her little girl this week and we took newborn photos this morning . Her little girl's name is Piper and she is adorable!!! Love her! Made me even more excited to meet my little girl in a couple months! Eeeeee!

TallMomma29

Artistmom30 said:

@Salsera29‌ he still has plenty of time to flip. My DD didn't flip until near the end.

Definitely time to turn around and as long as it's not due to your uterus being a weird shape (which I assume your OB would have told you), there are lots of tricks that can help get the baby to flip even close to the end! That said I immediately thought I would need a CS just because mine was breech one time (all the other times she was head down), so totally understandable that you are worried about it since your LO has been that way the whole time!

January Bride

We went to the zoo this weekend with family and I opened my map and looked for the "you are here" symbol. On my portable map. It took me a second to realize why they were laughing at me. Wow...

TallMomma29

DH comes home today after nearly 6 months!!!!

I don't know how to GIF from mobile but:

https://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/the_carlton.gif


Now... To learn how to sleep normal in the bed again (ie not diagonal in the middle of the bed surrounded by a fortress of pillows)...

abchittam

Yay! Have fun! @TallMomma29‌

BoraBoraBaby

How exciting @TallMomma29‌!
ETA this deserves its own AW post

tourqeyes

Salsera29 said:

I think James has been breach for months and I'm starting to consider that he might not flip. I'm not freaking out about it or anything (shocking for me) but it has occurred to me that I may have to entertain the idea of a csection.

Random confession...on a harbor tour on vacation we learned about harbor captains...they go out to meet big ships and steer them to the docks because they know the channels and whatnot. I literally spent 15 minutes thinking, "but how does the boat he drives out there get back to the dock?" #ireallyhopethatwasjustpregnancybrain

I don't even know how people know which way their baby is facing. I am out of touch with my body or something but I can't tell a hand punch from a kick and really have no good indicator of what is where.

jnnfrrose6

tourqeyes said:

Salsera29 said:

I think James has been breach for months and I'm starting to consider that he might not flip. I'm not freaking out about it or anything (shocking for me) but it has occurred to me that I may have to entertain the idea of a csection.

I don't even know how people know which way their baby is facing. I am out of touch with my body or something but I can't tell a hand punch from a kick and really have no good indicator of what is where.

Hindsight is 20/20 and all.  DS was breech and looking back it totally makes sense.  His head was jammed up under my ribs and after he was born he had slight torticollis which I think was caused by his head being stuck there.  I always said "I feel something harder over in this area (under my ribs)" but I never knew what it was or what was going on (duh, his head).  Once we got to the hospital and the doctor said he was breech, and then dealing with the torticollis a few weeks later it all came together for me.

For this one, I have no idea either.  It definitely moves around more than DS, but I couldn't even begin to tell you which end was up and what exactly is going on in there like some women seem to be able to do.

TugboatSheila

Salsera29 said:

I think James has been breach for months and I'm starting to consider that he might not flip. I'm not freaking out about it or anything (shocking for me) but it has occurred to me that I may have to entertain the idea of a csection.

Random confession...on a harbor tour on vacation we learned about harbor captains...they go out to meet big ships and steer them to the docks because they know the channels and whatnot. I literally spent 15 minutes thinking, "but how does the boat he drives out there get back to the dock?" #ireallyhopethatwasjustpregnancybrain

Felix is transverse right now (it's the only thing I can come up with to explain why I feel kicks/jabs on both sides of my bump at once) and I was contemplating the same thing, that I might have to think about a C section if he doesn't flip. 

Artistmom30

So, I found out yesterday that my SIL wants to throw me a baby shower. Honestly, I was surprised bc this is my second child and I wasn't planning on having a shower. I think it's sweet of her to insist I get one and I'm thankful. But I always feel so awkward being the center of attention at anything. With my baby shower for DD, it was kind of weird for me knowing I was having a party for me. I wasn't ungrateful at all and I'm not with this one either. Does anyone else feel like I do?

tourqeyes

Artistmom30 said:

So, I found out yesterday that my SIL wants to throw me a baby shower. Honestly, I was surprised bc this is my second child and I wasn't planning on having a shower. I think it's sweet of her to insist I get one and I'm thankful. But I always feel so awkward being the center of attention at anything. With my baby shower for DD, it was kind of weird for me knowing I was having a party for me. I wasn't ungrateful at all and I'm not with this one either. Does anyone else feel like I do?

I don't like having people all stare at me and leading conversation for EVERYONE at any given point in time. So, I've never enjoyed the parts of showers (bridal/baby/whatever) where everyone is concentrating on you while you open the gifts.

On that note, while I like hosting parties even when it is not a shower, I often get stressed out about making sure everyone is having a good time and has someone to talk to. I hate leaving anyone out or having them feel uncomfortable.

TallMomma29

BoraBoraBaby said:

How exciting @TallMomma29‌!
ETA this deserves its own AW post

Maybe I'll post one when he is for sure here and I have photographic proof!! Ahhhh I'm so excited!!

Salsera29

tourqeyes said:

Salsera29 said:

I think James has been breach for months and I'm starting to consider that he might not flip. I'm not freaking out about it or anything (shocking for me) but it has occurred to me that I may have to entertain the idea of a csection.

Random confession...on a harbor tour on vacation we learned about harbor captains...they go out to meet big ships and steer them to the docks because they know the channels and whatnot. I literally spent 15 minutes thinking, "but how does the boat he drives out there get back to the dock?" #ireallyhopethatwasjustpregnancybrain

I don't even know how people know which way their baby is facing. I am out of touch with my body or something but I can't tell a hand punch from a kick and really have no good indicator of what is where.

I definitely don't know for sure. He was breach at my last two u/s and all the movement I'm feeling is really low, so I am assuming kicks are harder than punches and he's still breach. I could be wrong though.

TugboatSheila

I can't stop listening to Neil Degrasse Tyson's podcast. 

katnipeverclean

abchittam said:

So, since the boards have been slow today, I have been snooping around looking for birth stories and such. Apparently, there is a J14 mom that is pregnant and due again D14. I simply can't imagine! Taking care of my toddler while pregnant is hard enough, thank you!

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TallMomma29

For some reason I pictured having to drink a big gulp of nasty sweet stuff for the glucose test? It was a small water bottle and I just pounded like a college kid. Not my drink of choice but not "OMG awful!!!" either. Apparently the trick is just chugging it? Don't drink that crap slowly ladies!

Artistmom30

@LiteraChick‌ that's horrible! I feel for you. I've had several dreams about my DD and LO dying. That's a mom's worst nightmare.