BFM 9/28

Ready4theParty

Let's here them ladies!

Mine: I have been the b!tchy pregnant lady all weekend. Now seeing all these drive bys and multiple posts on extreme weight loss and symptoms I am having all I can do not to unleash the snark. Whatever happened to lurking or at least reading the guidelines of the board?

pinottoparenthood

Yeah. Anyone who thinks that losing 20+ pounds is normal is clearly......... not thinking properly. Talk to your doctor! I'm over here on the flip side having gained 10+ pounds already because my all-day nausea forces me to eat every hour or feel miserable, but I'm not making posts about it. Even though I'm NOT HAPPY about it. At all.

pinottoparenthood

To add to the bitching, it's rained every day for the past four or five days, and is supposed to rain every day this week. Booooooo.

mrstrax

Can we get a "don't ask internet strangers, call a doctor you moron" gif/meme for all these drive bys?

Ready4theParty

This is how I feel about the drivebys...

misstopsail

I told my coworker today about the baby, and he asked me if I planned to return to work. I said yes, and he goes 'there's no greater calling than staying home and raising your babies'.
That's great, but it's not for us! Mamas make the best decisions for their families, and mine involves me returning to work.

AmadorRose

misstopsail said:

I told my coworker today about the baby, and he asked me if I planned to return to work. I said yes, and he goes 'there's no greater calling than staying home and raising your babies'.
That's great, but it's not for us! Mamas make the best decisions for their families, and mine involves me returning to work.

I would probably unleash the throat punch. If he's never pushed a child through his own cervix, it's probably not his place to pass judgement.

My BFM: WHY is someone allowed to keep her job when she's completely incompetent? I have neither the time nor the patience to do my job as a medic and her job as an MSA, considering she's been in her job for almost as long as I've been alive. I plan to begin lodging daily complaints about her until something is done.

huskerfan246

This day started out crappy and keeps getting worse. Earlier this morning I found out my boss, who I thought I could trust, has been telling other people in the company that I am expecting, even after giving me his word that he wouldn't. The reason I had told him is because he is my office replacement and would know why I would be taking so much time off here and there for appointments. I feel if I wanted someone to know I would tell them, its not his place to say anything. I guess it just makes me mad because I do have friends within the company and we aren't ready to share our news just yet with extended family and friends.

cmjenkies

Ready4theParty said:

This is how I feel about the drivebys...

If you'd of been there, if you'd of seen it, I betcha you would've done the saaaaaame!

That's going to be stuck in my head all day now.

imrachellea

I'm just going to stop saying that I think the nausea is gone because every time I go a couple days feeling ok and think it, then SAY it...it comes back with a vengeance the next day.

K&Elizabeth

My BFM goes to the Phillips Laxative people. After not going to the restroom for 10 (yes, t e n days thanks to Zofran) my midwife and I agreed it was time for a laxative. She said milk of magnesia is the best option during pregnancy. I happily went straight to CVS and grabbed a bottle. The directions said that 2 tsp with 8 oz of water would get things going in 4-6 hours. Well, 14 hours later and nothing. I thought it was safe to say that it wasn't going to work and I headed to the grocery store. And in the grocery store bathroom is where I stayed for 45 minutes. While I am super happy that I finally went, I think some warning about delayed intense reactions isn't too much to ask for. And cramp free? Wrong.

Ellenlbishop

My BFM is directed at my DH. He usually has issues getting ready and out of the house before 7 every morning (I am supposed to be AT work by 7) but today he comes downstairs at 6:58 and was about to make a smoothie before heading out. I pretty much told him that it was 7 and he needed to go now bc I was pretty much already late for work (he's always parked behind me) and he stormed out of the house without saying goodbye. I just don't think it's too much to ask for for him to leave the house a few minutes earlier so I can be at work on time. Ugh.

yodiggity

Ellenlbishop said:

My BFM is directed at my DH. He usually has issues getting ready and out of the house before 7 every morning (I am supposed to be AT work by 7) but today he comes downstairs at 6:58 and was about to make a smoothie before heading out. I pretty much told him that it was 7 and he needed to go now bc I was pretty much already late for work (he's always parked behind me) and he stormed out of the house without saying goodbye. I just don't think it's too much to ask for for him to leave the house a few minutes earlier so I can be at work on time. Ugh.

Why don't you park behind him if you need to be at work before he needs to leave the house?

Did I read that wrong?

sarahufl

kyleec89 said:

My BFM goes to the Phillips Laxative people. After not going to the restroom for 10 (yes, t e n days thanks to Zofran) my midwife and I agreed it was time for a laxative. She said milk of magnesia is the best option during pregnancy. I happily went straight to CVS and grabbed a bottle. The directions said that 2 tsp with 8 oz of water would get things going in 4-6 hours. Well, 14 hours later and nothing. I thought it was safe to say that it wasn't going to work and I headed to the grocery store. And in the grocery store bathroom is where I stayed for 45 minutes. While I am super happy that I finally went, I think some warning about delayed intense reactions isn't too much to ask for. And cramp free? Wrong.

kyleec89, This happened to me once (not pregnant) and it was hell. I had terrible constipation problems most of my life and my parents found this Celestial Seasonings tea that works to....get things moving.....(can't remember what it is actually called, but we dubbed it poop tea). I am pretty sure I won't be welcomed back at the Walmart in my home town after spending some time in their bathroom.....what I found worked was to drink it with several slices of bread, rather than on an empty stomach. That way, things came out as they should rather than.....all at once.....idk if it works with milk of magnesia, but it would be worth a shot.

Ellenlbishop

yodiggity said:

Ellenlbishop said:

My BFM is directed at my DH. He usually has issues getting ready and out of the house before 7 every morning (I am supposed to be AT work by 7) but today he comes downstairs at 6:58 and was about to make a smoothie before heading out. I pretty much told him that it was 7 and he needed to go now bc I was pretty much already late for work (he's always parked behind me) and he stormed out of the house without saying goodbye. I just don't think it's too much to ask for for him to leave the house a few minutes earlier so I can be at work on time. Ugh.

Why don't you park behind him if you need to be at work before he needs to leave the house?

Did I read that wrong?

I could except that he gets home later than me every evening so we would have to switch around the cars every night. He also SHOULD be leaving the house before 7 everyday to make to his job on time.

rebelone

Summing it up, I have a traumatic obstetric history which right now I'm feeling pretty numb about it. I know these tests you can take can be done as early as 10 weeks. I called up my clinic to ask what they are using nowadays and they said they are using MaterniT21 Plus. I asked them if I can have it done before my NT scan and they said they would only recommend it if they see something on the NT scan. I mentioned to them it would have been nice to have the results for the test at the time of the scan in case they do see something rather than taking it that day in the event they do see something and having to wait a week for the results. It does not make sense to me and it gives me zero reassurance.

AEG84

Ready4theParty I'm with you on being the bitchy pregnant lady this weekend. DH has been driving me absolutely nuts. Probably half reasonable (drinking too much, not helping with chores), half not (eating ice cream in a way that was totally gross to me). But my god, I was glad today was Monday so that I got a break from seeing him all day. I almost strangled him this morning when he laid in bed for 45 minutes after his alarm went off, instead of getting up to get the boys ready for school, get the a/c fixed, and call the doctor to make an appointment for the oldest kid (who apparently has herpes of the face, poor guy).

sprocketsngadgets

Guess the sex threads make me stabby. This board hasn't been bad (yet), but I immediately want to comment that it's either a velociraptor or an idominus rex. Pretty sure I'd get called a meanie.

amandac12581

I feel like everyone is pissing me off today.  My running group didn't make that any better with all their demands of people to organize more group runs on different days.  You want it in a specific place you organize it then since you're being so picky.  Grrrrr all I want is a beer and I can't have one waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

AmadorRose

AEG84 said:

Ready4theParty I'm with you on being the bitchy pregnant lady this weekend. DH has been driving me absolutely nuts. Probably half reasonable (drinking too much, not helping with chores), half not (eating ice cream in a way that was totally gross to me). But my god, I was glad today was Monday so that I got a break from seeing him all day. I almost strangled him this morning when he laid in bed for 45 minutes after his alarm went off, instead of getting up to get the boys ready for school, get the a/c fixed, and call the doctor to make an appointment for the oldest kid (who apparently has herpes of the face, poor guy).

I cannot stand people who set alarms for every 5, 10, or 15 minutes unless the alarms last no longer than 15 minutes. DH used to have alarms set for 15-minute increments beginning at 5 AM every Saturday so that he could be to work (15 minutes away) by 9:30. I'm up at 4:30 every weekday and out the door by 5:05. On weekends I sleep until 6:30 or 7. The second weekend in a row that it happened, I rolled over after the third alarm and told him to get his *ss out of bed before I stabbed him. Normally we are very kind and make an effort to speak nicely to each other, especially when upset but... it hasn't been a problem since

pinottoparenthood

rebelone said:

Summing it up, I have a traumatic obstetric history which right now I'm feeling pretty numb about it. I know these tests you can take can be done as early as 10 weeks. I called up my clinic to ask what they are using nowadays and they said they are using MaterniT21 Plus. I asked them if I can have it done before my NT scan and they said they would only recommend it if they see something on the NT scan. I mentioned to them it would have been nice to have the results for the test at the time of the scan in case they do see something rather than taking it that day in the event they do see something and having to wait a week for the results. It does not make sense to me and it gives me zero reassurance.

@rebelone sorry you are having fears about your pregnancy... not a good feeling. However, those tests like MaterniT21 can be VERY expensive and often aren't covered by insurance, so this may be why your OB isn't rushing to give you one if he/she doesn't think it's necessary. It could cost thousands of dollars out of pocket for you. If you are really set on it, I would recommend calling your insurance company to find out if it's covered/how much of it is covered.

AEG84

AmadorRose said:

Ready4theParty I'm with you on being the bitchy pregnant lady this weekend. DH has been driving me absolutely nuts. Probably half reasonable (drinking too much, not helping with chores), half not (eating ice cream in a way that was totally gross to me). But my god, I was glad today was Monday so that I got a break from seeing him all day. I almost strangled him this morning when he laid in bed for 45 minutes after his alarm went off, instead of getting up to get the boys ready for school, get the a/c fixed, and call the doctor to make an appointment for the oldest kid (who apparently has herpes of the face, poor guy).

I cannot stand people who set alarms for every 5, 10, or 15 minutes unless the alarms last no longer than 15 minutes. DH used to have alarms set for 15-minute increments beginning at 5 AM every Saturday so that he could be to work (15 minutes away) by 9:30. I'm up at 4:30 every weekday and out the door by 5:05. On weekends I sleep until 6:30 or 7. The second weekend in a row that it happened, I rolled over after the third alarm and told him to get his *ss out of bed before I stabbed him. Normally we are very kind and make an effort to speak nicely to each other, especially when upset but... it hasn't been a problem since

That would drive me bananas!  DH's snooze is set for 9 minutes. What?? What does that even accomplish? (I don't understand snooze, period...but 9 minutes?) He gets kicked out of bed if it goes off more than once.

AmadorRose

@AEG84 - I realized how bad that sounded after I posted but it's been a rough day. Glad someone agrees!

Meggs2559

My MIL has already started on the "fingers crossed it's a girl this time" comments. It drives me absolutely insane, especially since my son is the apple of her eye. These comments from people make my skin crawl. I know everyone may have their preference for what the sex is, but I just want a healthy, happy baby. My son is kick ass and I know this baby will be also not matter what the sex is.

DaisyLala13

Meggs2559 said:

My MIL has already started on the "fingers crossed it's a girl this time" comments. It drives me absolutely insane, especially since my son is the apple of her eye. These comments from people make my skin crawl. I know everyone may have their preference for what the sex is, but I just want a healthy, happy baby. My son is kick ass and I know this baby will be also not matter what the sex is.

My MIL and one of my SIL have been saying some similar things to me. They're hung up on the whole one boy/one girl thing. I'm perfectly ok with whatever sex baby is as long as it's healthy.

rebelone

It's a healthy baby.........

We're having a...........

Get ready for dozens of those posts.  

akb1125

Meggs2559 said:

My MIL has already started on the "fingers crossed it's a girl this time" comments. It drives me absolutely insane, especially since my son is the apple of her eye. These comments from people make my skin crawl. I know everyone may have their preference for what the sex is, but I just want a healthy, happy baby. My son is kick ass and I know this baby will be also not matter what the sex is.

Ugh, ditto for us. I already told dh to warn them ahead of time not to say anything negative if it's another boy bc im hormonal and will bite their heads off. To be honest, if it's a boy, I'll let him call them on his own and tell them. Last time we faced time them together but this way they don't even have the opportunity to upset me.

BrittnyS10

rebelone said:

It's a healthy baby.........

We're having a...........

Get ready for dozens of those posts.  

Ugh not from me, as long as its healthy i dont care what the sex is. We officially decided team green today! And aparently my MIL is already getting a bit nasty to DH about how unfair it is for us to not find out the sex and tell her so she can buy stuff.

cmjenkies

BrittnyS10 said:

rebelone said:

It's a healthy baby.........

We're having a...........

Get ready for dozens of those posts.  

Ugh not from me, as long as its healthy i dont care what the sex is. We officially decided team green today! And aparently my MIL is already getting a bit nasty to DH about how unfair it is for us to not find out the sex and tell her so she can buy stuff.

I was just thinking.. Can there not just be one giant thread for those like the ultrasound one? My anatomy ultrasound appointment is on December 10th. I have another U/S on November 6th though to follow up on a potential blood clot so maybe they'll peek then, but I'm really not all that concerned about the sex right now. I'm more annoyed that this board gets so clogged by the same post 20 ways (even if it is exciting for mama).

rebelone

cmjenkies said:

It's a healthy baby.........

We're having a...........

Get ready for dozens of those posts.  

Ugh not from me, as long as its healthy i dont care what the sex is. We officially decided team green today! And aparently my MIL is already getting a bit nasty to DH about how unfair it is for us to not find out the sex and tell her so she can buy stuff.

I was just thinking.. Can there not just be one giant thread for those like the ultrasound one? My anatomy ultrasound appointment is on December 10th. I have another U/S on November 6th though to follow up on a potential blood clot so maybe they'll peek then, but I'm really not all that concerned about the sex right now. I'm more annoyed that this board gets so clogged by the same post 20 ways (even if it is exciting for mama).

Instead of creating a thread that is inundated with similar posts which are too overwhelming to sift through, I was thinking maybe we can have a Google docs spreadsheet posted with everyone's EDD, which team they're on and whatever else to keep track there. That way we can all look it up without having to sift through pages and pages of the same thing. I can create one if everyone else thinks it's a good idea. Then maybe we can have it stickied.

rebelone

Nevermind! I found one that's already been created. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sea7-tWwWft88wvH87hUPQdJNYAdqm-v5sBYmpctMvw/edit?usp=sharing

I think because there's way too many stickies people don't see it and it's also inundated with similar posts. Well....back to the drawing board.

K&Elizabeth

rebelone said:

Nevermind! I found one that's already been created. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sea7-tWwWft88wvH87hUPQdJNYAdqm-v5sBYmpctMvw/edit?usp=sharing

I think because there's way too many stickies people don't see it and it's also inundated with similar posts. Well....back to the drawing board.

I swear I'm going to get the google docs spreadsheet updated this week!

AmadorRose

BrittnyS10 said:

rebelone said:

It's a healthy baby.........

We're having a...........

Get ready for dozens of those posts.  

Ugh not from me, as long as its healthy i dont care what the sex is. We officially decided team green today! And aparently my MIL is already getting a bit nasty to DH about how unfair it is for us to not find out the sex and tell her so she can buy stuff.

There's tons of stuff for MIL to buy! Carseat, crib, stroller, diapers, blankets, bath supplies...oh wait, those aren't as fun.

BrittnyS10

AmadorRose said:

BrittnyS10 said:

rebelone said:

It's a healthy baby.........

We're having a...........

Get ready for dozens of those posts.  

Ugh not from me, as long as its healthy i dont care what the sex is. We officially decided team green today! And aparently my MIL is already getting a bit nasty to DH about how unfair it is for us to not find out the sex and tell her so she can buy stuff.

There's tons of stuff for MIL to buy! Carseat, crib, stroller, diapers, blankets, bath supplies...oh wait, those aren't as fun.

Yes plenty of things ill need that dont have to be gender specific! On the other hand, she bought her first granddaughter 40 pairs of baby shoes! Who on earth needs that many shoes when they cant even walk yet??