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June 2014 Moms
8/11 Random/Awesomeness thread
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Re: 8/11 Random/Awesomeness thread
That question really rubbed me the wrong way and it was even directed to me.
And no @MaddieRosie, I am no longer BF'ing.
we were neighbors and I came over to your house to hang out and I left B there on accident- like I completely forgot him. and a few hours later your DH brought him over and was like "um you left your baby at my house. here." LOL
I think it was that adorable picture of M on Facebook last night and I might secretly want to be best friends with you. it was silly. :P
ETA: @otter1103 seriously--good for you! I am useless without adderall and so scared to go back to work without it. I'm jealous!
Married DH 7/30/11
CSC arrived 5/7/12
CHC arrived 6/2/14
WARNING: This is gonna be long!!
If you have any questions I don't mention, just ask. I have no problem talking about it and actually joke about it most of the time (e.g. Sorry my meds have worn off)
I have been on Adderall XR, the extended release type for about 12 years. When DD was approaching preschool age I started noticing off behavior. Not the typical, she's a toddler type of behavior but some concerning things. She would get mad and run and hit her head into the wall, she was physically abusive to her older brother, and to her self. I thought there's no way this kid can go to preschool, they will think we're beating her from all of her self inflicted bruises. I found a therapist that specialized in pediatrics and had DD evaluated. We completed the behavior survey forms, had my mom completed one, the baby sitter did one and then met again with the therapist. Again, this is my experience and it may sound like it falls into the social stigma of early diagnosis so please remember, my personal and family experience here. It was determined DD had ADHD and ODD (oppositional defiant disorder). We went through behavior modification strategies and monitored her for 18 months before we even considered meds. Throughout this whole process I did LOTS of research on ADHD/ADD and realized my family history was right on for my kids. On my dad's side of the family I have 5 cousins. All of them were treated as kids and teens for ADHD or ADD! Every behavior survey I completed I realized, man that sounds like me. So I went to get evaluated too. I discovered my ADD after my kids diagnosis. I have met so many other parents who have the same experience as me. Diagnosed after their kids. I always thought I was just a super multi tasker until I realized I didn't finish some of those tasks. Adderall is the only med I've been on because it worked. We have had to tinker with the dosage. The first doc had me at 30mg which after a year and some less than desirable side effects, we found to be too high. I went down to 15mg and was there for 9 or so years. Last year before my BFP we upped it to 20mg as a test since I was back in school. And I've been good there. (I probably would've rocked my high school AP classes more if I had been medicated then.)
Now I joke about being on meds to keep the subject light and approachable but I did not take the decision to medicate my young children lightly at all. They were both on meds until about the age of 10 when I let them decide. My daughter is a normal dramatic not medicated teen. Although I know meds would help her more, I must respect her choice to not take them. It's her body and she knows how they make her feel. We have an agreement that if school work starts to suffer, we will go back to her therapist and doctor to re-evaluate.
@MaddieRosie, personally I'm not sure I would feel comfortable BF'ing with Adderall. I pop positive on drug screens at work for amphetamine so I know there's trace amounts that baby could get. But you gotta do what you gotta do to keep your sanity too.
@lalala8, I started out with my primary care doctor
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Sigh.
I'm clearly nuts since I'm so excited about this...
:P
Maybe it wouldn't seem so crazy if I had mad money to burn
Whoa! I have one A&A Dream Blanket (in Liam the Brave pattern) and LOVE it for tummy time. Was thinking about getting one of their full-size "Daydream" blankets for myself - then I realized I was seriously considering buying a $125 throw blanket for myself. Who do I think I am? Oprah?
BFP: February 2016 EDD: October 17, 2016
Waiting for my second raffle attempt now :-\"
I haven't heard to many diva stories BUT I guess Rob Lowe and Steve Carell were both total jerks... but otherwise the stories are always nice than you'd think (boring). Like, Tom Cruise signed everyone's autograph... he met Kevin Spacey after the marathon bombing when he was out getting drunk with Boston cops... Kevin Bacon was surprised that DH even knew who he was, lol.
Then he says things like the guys are all really short and tiny in real life, and how Cameron Diaz wasn't pretty at all. But that one I don't even believe I think he's just saying to make me feel better.
Married DH 7/30/11
CSC arrived 5/7/12
CHC arrived 6/2/14
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Eta - in my excitement over my find, I said the wrong one. I got a Lovelace.