@Taymiller Whether this is the front or back of your house it's looks freaking amazing! Or if it is a friends house please tell them their outside looks amazing.
Married: August 2012
TTC #1: July 2015
BFP 1: October 30, 2015; EDD: July 6, 2016- Team Pink
@pandaferh I used to get them chronically. As in 4-5 times a year. I can say without any doubt that this was the most miserable one ever. I would highly recommend just biting the bullet and getting the prescription. It was basically 14 days even with the meds. I just don't think your body can fight the way it does when you're not pregnant. I guess I should qualify that with my body couldn't hang.
The meds they have me are the same ones they give you when you're pregnant with a UTI. Cephalexin and is a category B. So I think actually a lower risk than Sudafed.
Go with God, my friend
Augmentin is also used for sinus infection and class B... It really may be the better option.
So I have a dr appointment in two weeks, is this something I want to try to call in about tomorrow or bite the bullet and wait til my appointment? I feel like rushing in might be silly because it might not be as bad as I think it is. I have an irrational fear that I just have a low pain tolerance and don't know it. And a serious mistrust of doctors from years of Tricare.
Thank you everyone for the support. I've been working 12 hour shifts all weekend - not sure if that's made it worse because I haven't had time to process, or better because I've been too busy to obsess. We have meetings with 4 childcare providers on Monday. All seem good, but I get a particularly good feeling from 2 of them, and really connected with 1 over the phone (she was also the only one who I was referred to by a current "mom" of hers, who raved about how amazing she is).
Fingers crossed tomorrow goes well and I feel some peace of mind with whomever we choose (if we do choose one of these 4 - I'll take time off of work before I'll settle for a provider I'm not 1000000% comfortable with). DD continues to be totally fine and acting like her normal self, so I'm more and more reassured that our previous provider told the truth that the kids were not exposed to anything. She has asked to go over to her old provider's house a few times, which breaks my heart a little, but we just say "No, today we're going to ___!" and change the subject to something exciting or fun she can do. She's 2 so she is very easily distracted, haha
I guess it's probably a good sign that she is asking to go over to her house, right? Reinforces that she felt safe and cared for there and that nothing happened to make her feel scared or uncomfortable?
@DobbysSock I would see your daughter asking to go there as a positive sign, as well as the fact she is acting totally normal. Good luck meeting with the childcare providers! Hopefully you really connect with one of them and it helps to further releave the anxiety/guilt
@Puddles03 One of my friend's had a daughter born in the sack. Apparently it's really rare and something about making you eligible for being the Dalai Lama.
@Puddles03 I believe my doctor said they would break it before because they are worried about the cord coming out before baby which can be dangerous. I'm not sure how precisely I'm remembering that, but I think a lot of OBs don't allow it.
So I have a dr appointment in two weeks, is this something I want to try to call in about tomorrow or bite the bullet and wait til my appointment? I feel like rushing in might be silly because it might not be as bad as I think it is. I have an irrational fear that I just have a low pain tolerance and don't know it. And a serious mistrust of doctors from years of Tricare.
This isn't always indicative of a sinus infection, but when you blow your nose, is it clear or is it yellow/green mucus?
Looks like we're going to be 1/2 Team Green for baby #2. DH doesn't want to find out... So I'm going to find out and he'll stay in the dark. He said finding out when DD was born was the best moment of his life. Awww!
I really wanted to know with our first but chose to remain Team Green as a compromise. The deal was that we'd find out for any future kids. I don't mind if he's in he dark as long as I can find out. I think this will be really neat, and a real test for me to keep silent! 2/23 is our anatomy scan. I'm considering just remaining Team Green again so I don't slip up. Has anyone done anything like this before? We do have gender neutral newborn stuff since we were Team Green with our first.
Yup! DH knew with our last and I didn't. It was great. He did all the shopping. And I just got to be surprised.
@PinkLady2015 it's just starting to turn greenish, so I think that means infection is starting to settle in? @Natinat6 yep. But it gets better temporarily (though not completely) when I take meds, so at this point it doesn't feel like an emergency to me I feel like a petulant child refusing to go to the doctor because they might get a shot. I'm just not good at adulting in that way.
@PinkLady2015 it's just starting to turn greenish, so I think that means infection is starting to settle in?
@Natinat6 yep. But it gets better temporarily (though not completely) when I take meds, so at this point it doesn't feel like an emergency to me
I feel like a petulant child refusing to go to the doctor because they might get a shot. I'm just not good at adulting in that way.
booo, it does sound like a sinus infection (most likely). If it were me, I'd be calling for an rx... the meds are just treating the symptoms and not the actual infection... its not a HUGE deal in second trimester to have a fever (it can be a tad worrisome in the first few weeks/first tri of neural tube development) but you really don't want it getting that far. The antibiotics will take a days to kick in so I'd bite the bullet now.
Mini update on my daycare situation: we have met with two of the four providers we're meeting today. Both ladies were nice but the first meeting was AWESOME. I was ready to call and cancel all our other appointments but DH told me to reel it in and see how the other ones go. He agrees that she's great, though. She's ready to start as of tomorrow if we decide to go with her. I feel really good about it. She really connected with DD, DD even went in for a hug when we said goodbye! I just have to call her references (one of them is the mother of a toddler she is currently caring for, who was also a child at her daycare when SHE was young, which is pretty cool!)
Ds has been suddenly deciding 430 am is his new wake up time. Wtf terrible timing little man! Good thing you are so cute!
@PinkLady2015 I watch hgtv all the time and am always wondering who these ppl are and how the hell they have so much money! I esp hate the house hunters beach ones. Like really you need to purchase a beach home in the Caribbean when your visiting 2 weeks a year? Dicks...
2) If you want some medical perspective, most sinus infections are viral (>98%) and the official guidelines are to observe and manage symptoms for 7 days and reasses unless you have a persistent high fever (>102 for several days) or numbness/weakness of the face or eye muscles. A lot of providers throw antibiotics at this early because patients want them but it's unnecessary the vast majority of the time, and I'm in the camp that I don't want extra chemicals in my body if I don't need them. So Motrin, Nettie pot, etc. Obviously I can't examine you but it sounds like you were already headed down this path yourself, so I just wanted to give you some evidence behind it
I am so excited with the puppy adorableness I witnessed. I was taking my two dogs out when a toddler and her mom got in the elevator. The toddler walked right over to my 7 month old pup, grabbed the fur on his face (gently) and kissed him on the nose. She was kind of squatting so Neville then put his two paws on her knees and licked her nose back. It was very sweet, he was very excited but stayed calm. I think he is going to love having a baby in the house
Just wanted to let everyone know, I got an email from Gap Maternity, $45 off $100+ with code ALL4U. I got a few tshirts and a pair of jeans during their Black Friday sale and I've been living in those 4 items so I'll probably take advantage and figured I'd share for anyone who's looking for basics
Just finally catching up on this thread... got intimidated by close to 200 new posts.
My water broke on my basement floor (I was organizing tupperware in a sudden bout of nesting), so I was able to grab a towel from the laundry basket next to me and waddle back upstairs. I had been walking around dilated at a 3 for a week; however, my contractions (that I noticed anyway) did not start until immediately after my water broke. I had my son 5 hours later. Pretty nervous this time around that I'm going to have an even shorter amount of time to get to the hospital and pop this LO out. Also nervous about my water breaking at work - with DS, I took 2 weeks prior to my due date off. Since switching jobs, I plan to work up until the day I have this kiddo. I guess maybe I'll bring a towel with me to work the last week or two! It is actually reassuring to hear that this labor might not be the same - just in terms of possibly buying time to get to the hospital. Everything else about my last labor was pretty much best case scenario, and I'm hoping for a repeat!
@quartz02 I think if I were you, I'd have to stay Team Green also. I'm a horrible liar, and I am almost positive I'd slip up and call the baby a "he" or a "she" in front of DH.
My mom told me yesterday that she gave birth to my brother and I without any pain killers or meds. She threw up on herself from all the pain, don't know how she did it.
@chanfa Everyone's different and it's good to know what works for you. My step MIL heard I wanted no epi last pregnancy and thought I was crazy telling me about how she was constantly vomiting the time she couldn't get one. I went without and wasn't nauseous at all. My thinking is millions of women have done it and the pain goes away when you are holding your beautiful baby, so keep your giant needle away from my spine. Haha! You have to do what works best for you and baby.
I just know I can't do it because I am really really afraid of the pain. I get menstrual cramps every month that are pretty bad (can't walk etc) and I can't deal with that. I am afraid of it hurting way more than that.
Can anyone tell me if your NT scan was vaginal or abdominal? I don't remember how they did it last time. Didn't want to start a whole new thread for this, hope that's okay!
Can anyone tell me if your NT scan was vaginal or abdominal? I don't remember how they did it last time. Didn't want to start a whole new thread for this, hope that's okay!
Mine was abdominal it was done at 12 weeks for me I had to do it on a full bladder
@soberkfell I decided to remain Team Green this time around as well! I'm going to have my doctor write it down for my BFF and let her go clothes shopping with my credit card. LOL! She's child-free by choice but is DD's god mother and would love nothing better than to buy my kid's wardrobe.
@quartz02 We are team green too. Last time I offered to let DH find out and keep it to himself. He thought it would be too hard to keep the secret so we both waited. I'd be nervous to let anyone know for risk of ruining the surprise. Our u/s tech doesn't put it in our file so the OB never even knows and they don't have to worry about slipping.
@chanfa Oh man, aren't the stories of our own births just terrifying? My mom was in the hospital, in labor, for 5 days with me. 5 f***ing days. Why the hell would they let someone do that, in the late 80's, in California!? They ended up making my dad go home while they prepped my mom for a c-section. They got her all drugged and numbed up, did a final dilation check, and there I was, late to the party. She lied to them about being able to feel the lower half of her body so she could deliver vaginally, AND asked them to bring a mirror so she could watch. And no, my dad didn't make it back to the hospital in time, so she was alone except for the doctor and nurses (who were apparently pissed that I decided to f*** up their Cinco De Mayo celebration by being born).
Tl;dr: I've been an asshole since before I was born. Be glad I'm not your baby.
Re: January Randoms
@LinzerBinzer - bil works at the Nike employee store so Murph gets awesome kicks.
Fingers crossed tomorrow goes well and I feel some peace of mind with whomever we choose (if we do choose one of these 4 - I'll take time off of work before I'll settle for a provider I'm not 1000000% comfortable with). DD continues to be totally fine and acting like her normal self, so I'm more and more reassured that our previous provider told the truth that the kids were not exposed to anything. She has asked to go over to her old provider's house a few times, which breaks my heart a little, but we just say "No, today we're going to ___!" and change the subject to something exciting or fun she can do. She's 2 so she is very easily distracted, haha
I guess it's probably a good sign that she is asking to go over to her house, right? Reinforces that she felt safe and cared for there and that nothing happened to make her feel scared or uncomfortable?
For me, my sinus infection tell is this- when you lean over, does your face/head hurt?
@Natinat6 yep. But it gets better temporarily (though not completely) when I take meds, so at this point it doesn't feel like an emergency to me
I feel like a petulant child refusing to go to the doctor because they might get a shot. I'm just not good at adulting in that way.
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@DobbysSock I think that's a good sign your daughter is asking to go back but I am glad you have some good options as to where to take her!
@PinkLady2015 I watch hgtv all the time and am always wondering who these ppl are and how the hell they have so much money! I esp hate the house hunters beach ones. Like really you need to purchase a beach home in the Caribbean when your visiting 2 weeks a year? Dicks...
2) If you want some medical perspective, most sinus infections are viral (>98%) and the official guidelines are to observe and manage symptoms for 7 days and reasses unless you have a persistent high fever (>102 for several days) or numbness/weakness of the face or eye muscles. A lot of providers throw antibiotics at this early because patients want them but it's unnecessary the vast majority of the time, and I'm in the camp that I don't want extra chemicals in my body if I don't need them. So Motrin, Nettie pot, etc. Obviously I can't examine you but it sounds like you were already headed down this path yourself, so I just wanted to give you some evidence behind it
I got a few tshirts and a pair of jeans during their Black Friday sale and I've been living in those 4 items so I'll probably take advantage and figured I'd share for anyone who's looking for basics
Some funnies we can all relate to.
Edit because I suck at technology today.
My water broke on my basement floor (I was organizing tupperware in a sudden bout of nesting), so I was able to grab a towel from the laundry basket next to me and waddle back upstairs. I had been walking around dilated at a 3 for a week; however, my contractions (that I noticed anyway) did not start until immediately after my water broke. I had my son 5 hours later. Pretty nervous this time around that I'm going to have an even shorter amount of time to get to the hospital and pop this LO out. Also nervous about my water breaking at work - with DS, I took 2 weeks prior to my due date off. Since switching jobs, I plan to work up until the day I have this kiddo. I guess maybe I'll bring a towel with me to work the last week or two! It is actually reassuring to hear that this labor might not be the same - just in terms of possibly buying time to get to the hospital. Everything else about my last labor was pretty much best case scenario, and I'm hoping for a repeat!
@quartz02 I think if I were you, I'd have to stay Team Green also. I'm a horrible liar, and I am almost positive I'd slip up and call the baby a "he" or a "she" in front of DH.
I told her I'm a wuss and I need the epi haha
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I just know I can't do it because I am really really afraid of the pain. I get menstrual cramps every month that are pretty bad (can't walk etc) and I can't deal with that. I am afraid of it hurting way more than that.
@quartz02 We are team green too. Last time I offered to let DH find out and keep it to himself. He thought it would be too hard to keep the secret so we both waited. I'd be nervous to let anyone know for risk of ruining the surprise. Our u/s tech doesn't put it in our file so the OB never even knows and they don't have to worry about slipping.
Tl;dr: I've been an asshole since before I was born. Be glad I'm not your baby.