My FFFC is that my breast pump arrived this week (medela's tote with all the equipment, forget what it's called) and reading through the instructions and looking at all the gear just made me absolutely terrified and intimidated about breastfeeding. Just added a huge tub of formula to my Amazon registry. Maybe I'll change my mind when baby gets here but it's not looking good right now.
I'm actually with you on this. I'm a third time mom but this will be my first adventure with bf. I honestly just don't want to do it, and looking up stuff for the pump and extra parts and all that has been making me very anxious! But I'm so over keeping the formula industry in business, so if I can bf I am determined to do it for at least 6 months!
I've only had sex once since getting pregnant. I have the drive but down there just feels nasty and gross so I'd only want to if I showered immediately before. DH has low sex drive. Neither one of us cares. We had gotten back to once a week after DD then got pregnant again. Oh well.
My FFFC is that I didn't feel like paying for a babysitter so I took DD to my OB appointment with me. She was terrific and it saved me $25.
My boss hasn't come in yet, and I need a document from her to do the bank reconciliation I do every morning. So, I thought I'd get caught up on some other work while I wait... Well, the website I need doesn't seem to be working. I'm not calling IT about it, so I've done nothing but add things to my registry and Bumped this morning.
Happy Friday!
Married: May 2012 DS1: May 2016 DS2: Jan 2019 Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
@BuzzBee614 I've taken DD to every one of my short OB appointments. She's been great, and as a bonus I don't have to deal with a sick toddler for the rest of the week from sending her to daycare!
When I moved to Las Vegas, I wanted to see Celine Dion more than anything. She canceled her shows when her husband got sick, but decided to come back last fall. My husband got me tickets for Christmas for our last weekend here...this Saturday. The thought of being able to go, anytime I thought about it, would make me cry. I was so beyond excited - pure fan girl excited.
So, I'm reading one of my favorite blogs yesterday and see her husband died. I knew exactly what that would mean for our plans this weekend. I totally get it, and completely understand her needing to cancel her shows this weekend. We all would have done the same thing. I can't imagine her loss. But at the same time, I ugly cried and sobbed because I wouldn't be able to see her and we're moving away. My husband tried to make me feel better by trying to find other shows we could go to, but I told him it just wouldn't be the same. All I'd do is think about how I could be seeing Celine Dion. He tried to reassure me by saying we at least still have dinner plans, but who cares! I can't drink fun cocktails and wine on our last date night in Vegas. I was just excited about Celine.
My FFFC is that my breast pump arrived this week (medela's tote with all the equipment, forget what it's called) and reading through the instructions and looking at all the gear just made me absolutely terrified and intimidated about breastfeeding. Just added a huge tub of formula to my Amazon registry. Maybe I'll change my mind when baby gets here but it's not looking good right now.
I really recommend bringing your pump with you to the hospital and asking a lactation consultant to help you get acclimated to it!
My confession is that I'm a closet fan of the band Creed. I was obsessed with them in high school. I don't like them that much anymore, but I still listen to their music sometimes. I'll rarely admit this to anyone I know because so ashamed!
Nothing wrong with that. I still like their first three albums. The first and the third more than the second. I have the cd ripped to my laptop so I listen when the mood hits me. Have a whole playlist of 90s alternative. Creed, Presidents of the United States, Green Day, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, etc
My FFFC is that my breast pump arrived this week (medela's tote with all the equipment, forget what it's called) and reading through the instructions and looking at all the gear just made me absolutely terrified and intimidated about breastfeeding. Just added a huge tub of formula to my Amazon registry. Maybe I'll change my mind when baby gets here but it's not looking good right now.
I really recommend bringing your pump with you to the hospital and asking a lactation consultant to help you get acclimated to it!
Do we have a breastfeeding questions thread?? If not I'd like to start one. I bet there's lots of good advice from S+TMs out there like this one. I searched but didn't see anything.
We are in a 3-4 x per week groove now after a lull in the first tri. But I definitely want to shower right after and I think DH doesn't know what to think about that...He's fascinated by my body changing but some things I just don't share with him.
Last night we went to this pizza, wings, and beer place with friends of ours who are in town for the long weekend. I have never wanted... desired... CRAVED... a Blue Moon like I did last night. I wanted a tall cold one with an orange slice so bad. Everyone at our table ordered one and I was stuck with a stupid water. When we got home I was a little snippy and short with DH. He really feels bad and thinks he did something... but really all he did was a drink a beer I can't have.
Confessing here because I probably won't tell him why I was being such a bitch.
Last night we went to this pizza, wings, and beer place with friends of ours who are in town for the long weekend. I have never wanted... desired... CRAVED... a Blue Moon like I did last night. I wanted a tall cold one with an orange slice so bad. Everyone at our table ordered one and I was stuck with a stupid water. When we got home I was a little snippy and short with DH. He really feels bad and thinks he did something... but really all he did was a drink a beer I can't have.
Confessing here because I probably won't tell him why I was being such a bitch.
I've been craving beer too! I love beer when I'm not pregnant but I have never wanted to drink beer as badly as I do now that I can't.
@charla1224 and @jessicaB0627 I found a N/A beer from Heinkein... it is pretty good. Ill only have half of one because there is still a tiny percentage of alcohol in it, but it hits the spot when needed. Personally, I cannot wait to try the alcoholic root beer!
@charla1224 and @jessicaB0627 I found a N/A beer from Heinkein... it is pretty good. Ill only have half of one because there is still a tiny percentage of alcohol in it, but it hits the spot when needed. Personally, I cannot wait to try the alcoholic root beer!
You haven't tried Not Your Father's yet? YUM! DH and I were making root beer floats out of it before I got my BFP and there's still a lot in my fridge. .....And now I want one dang it.
@charla1224 and @jessicaB0627 I found a N/A beer from Heinkein... it is pretty good. Ill only have half of one because there is still a tiny percentage of alcohol in it, but it hits the spot when needed. Personally, I cannot wait to try the alcoholic root beer!
You haven't tried Not Your Father's yet? YUM! DH and I were making root beer floats out of it before I got my BFP and there's still a lot in my fridge. .....And now I want one dang it.
Not Your Father's is the only way to go. I tried the Sprecher's one once (is that everywhere or just a Midwest one?) and it was terrible. Sad because their regular root beer is the best
I just thought of one! I'm over Adele. Yes she's an excellent singer but holy crap all the radio seems to play is her new songs which mostly sound the same to me. I just don't get the hype. I don't want to be depressed constantly when listening to the radio
@charla1224 and @jessicaB0627 I found a N/A beer from Heinkein... it is pretty good. Ill only have half of one because there is still a tiny percentage of alcohol in it, but it hits the spot when needed. Personally, I cannot wait to try the alcoholic root beer!
You haven't tried Not Your Father's yet? YUM! DH and I were making root beer floats out of it before I got my BFP and there's still a lot in my fridge. .....And now I want one dang it.
The girls on the TTGP page were talking about it, but I wasnt able to find it before. Now I see it EVERYWHERE!! there are a few more brands too. I cant wait. Already told DH he has to smuggle one into the hospital for me with a pizza.
@charla1224 and @jessicaB0627 I found a N/A beer from Heinkein... it is pretty good. Ill only have half of one because there is still a tiny percentage of alcohol in it, but it hits the spot when needed. Personally, I cannot wait to try the alcoholic root beer!
You haven't tried Not Your Father's yet? YUM! DH and I were making root beer floats out of it before I got my BFP and there's still a lot in my fridge. .....And now I want one dang it.
The girls on the TTGP page were talking about it, but I wasnt able to find it before. Now I see it EVERYWHERE!! there are a few more brands too. I cant wait. Already told DH he has to smuggle one into the hospital for me with a pizza.
I agree with @MrsKubley. You have to get NYF's. Do not get the others! We tried a couple other brands when NYF's was sold out everywhere and it was not the same.
It got so crazy for awhile that people were learning the liquor stores delivery schedules and buying all of it before anyone else had a chance. They had to put limits on how much people could buy!
Creed! I never liked them, but the other day on the radio the hosts were making fun of creed and singing "with arms wide open" really badly.....which made me ugly cry because it's a song about his baby. So ashamed.
NYF's root beer is incredible, but now they also have NYF's ginger ale! I'm dying to try it and hoping they come out with other flavors.
@charla1224 and @jessicaB0627 I found a N/A beer from Heinkein... it is pretty good. Ill only have half of one because there is still a tiny percentage of alcohol in it, but it hits the spot when needed. Personally, I cannot wait to try the alcoholic root beer!
You haven't tried Not Your Father's yet? YUM! DH and I were making root beer floats out of it before I got my BFP and there's still a lot in my fridge. .....And now I want one dang it.
The girls on the TTGP page were talking about it, but I wasnt able to find it before. Now I see it EVERYWHERE!! there are a few more brands too. I cant wait. Already told DH he has to smuggle one into the hospital for me with a pizza.
I agree with @MrsKubley. You have to get NYF's. Do not get the others! We tried a couple other brands when NYF's was sold out everywhere and it was not the same.
It got so crazy for awhile that people were learning the liquor stores delivery schedules and buying all of it before anyone else had a chance. They had to put limits on how much people could buy!
Yup, MH works for a large liquor distributor in our area and delivers to over 12 stores. He drives an unmarked white box truck, but he still would have people follow him from one store to another to see if he was delivering any NYF's to another store. He had one guy follow him from a store in Worcester to another one in Malden (almost an hour drive with traffic!) because he thought he saw MH load up a pallet of NYF's on his truck. I got so nervous that people were going to jump him for it!
@charla1224 and @jessicaB0627 I found a N/A beer from Heinkein... it is pretty good. Ill only have half of one because there is still a tiny percentage of alcohol in it, but it hits the spot when needed. Personally, I cannot wait to try the alcoholic root beer!
You haven't tried Not Your Father's yet? YUM! DH and I were making root beer floats out of it before I got my BFP and there's still a lot in my fridge. .....And now I want one dang it.
Not Your Father's is the only way to go. I tried the Sprecher's one once (is that everywhere or just a Midwest one?) and it was terrible. Sad because their regular root beer is the best
Budweiser came out with "The Best Damn Root Beer" in late Dec. It's supposedly great as well.
@ doozer1345
What's up with the bedrest? Are you contracting? Hope it's just temporary!
@ yogahhDefinitely DO drink NYF root beer after delivery because "it's good for your milk supply"!
I'm in the haven't had sex for 3+weeks over here. I need a few more weeks because I'm scared of preterm labor. Nothing like contractions to kill the mood... I'm also one of those miserable people who doesn't enjoy the sandpaper sex that is breastfeeding-related estrogen depletion. I told DH that 2017 might be a better year for getting lucky....
Mama to Three Girls: Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
My fffc is that I love to cook & bake, but I'm so lazy while pregnant! I have a family party tomorrow...I should bring something yummy, but I just don't wanna! At least it's family
Mama to Three Girls: Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
@kbrands7 I love that you have a solution for so many pregnancy related or BFing problems. That's going to sound sarcastic probably, but I mean it!! Our BMB wouldn't be the same without you.
@bluejay3030 Lol! Thank you! I've learned a lot from others in the past and from trial & error and am just passing forward the knowledge when I have it.
We have two 2nd birthday parties tomorrow and I forgot to buy wrapping paper and cards. The neighborhood toy store is a much shorter walk than the card store and I have to walk the dog soon anyway, so I might just buy two new gifts and have them gift wrapped, and return the other ones next week.
I'm a horrible DIL. Tomorrow I'm sending both grandmothers to a GRANDparenting class at our hospital. The class is suppose to teach grandparents about childbirth and infant care practices that have changed over the years. My mother doesn't need to go. She's overall pretty current, hip, cool, and aware. My MIL on the other hand is a fuddy duddy stick in the mud. I'm really sending them to this class so that my MIL get off my case about why I don't want a crib bumper and don't think stuffed animals should be put in LO's crib. She thinks I'm trying to be some granola, hippy, trendy mom when really I'm trying to be safe. I'm sending my mom with her so that my mom can share her support of the decisions DH and I are making and back us up. I know my MIL will try to connect with my mom by bashing us and she's going to hit a brick wall with that one. So this is my passive aggressive way to shame her into being nicer to us about our decisions with LO.
Re: fffc 1/15/2016
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!My FFFC is that I didn't feel like paying for a babysitter so I took DD to my OB appointment with me. She was terrific and it saved me $25.
Happy Friday!
DS1: May 2016
DS2: Jan 2019
Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
So, I'm reading one of my favorite blogs yesterday and see her husband died. I knew exactly what that would mean for our plans this weekend. I totally get it, and completely understand her needing to cancel her shows this weekend. We all would have done the same thing. I can't imagine her loss. But at the same time, I ugly cried and sobbed because I wouldn't be able to see her and we're moving away. My husband tried to make me feel better by trying to find other shows we could go to, but I told him it just wouldn't be the same. All I'd do is think about how I could be seeing Celine Dion. He tried to reassure me by saying we at least still have dinner plans, but who cares! I can't drink fun cocktails and wine on our last date night in Vegas. I was just excited about Celine.
Excuse me while I go cry into my virgin mimosa.
First Pregnancy
Second Pregnancy
- BFP: 09/11/2015
- EDD: 05/25/2016
Baby Born04/15/2016
PGAL
Do we have a breastfeeding questions thread?? If not I'd like to start one. I bet there's lots of good advice from S+TMs out there like this one. I searched but didn't see anything.
Been married since 2009.
Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter)
Several MCs
DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
DS: Born 5-17-16
Confessing here because I probably won't tell him why I was being such a bitch.
DD: 05/14/16
Harper is going to be spoiled. I know this already. This will be her in 16 years
Haha that's news to me!! I am stuck in the past with music (I'm only 27) and I can't stand pop stuff.
I've actually never heard the 'Hello' song.
I agree with @MrsKubley. You have to get NYF's. Do not get the others! We tried a couple other brands when NYF's was sold out everywhere and it was not the same.
It got so crazy for awhile that people were learning the liquor stores delivery schedules and buying all of it before anyone else had a chance. They had to put limits on how much people could buy!
NYF's root beer is incredible, but now they also have NYF's ginger ale! I'm dying to try it and hoping they come out with other flavors.
@ yogahh Definitely DO drink NYF root beer after delivery because "it's good for your milk supply"!
I'm in the haven't had sex for 3+weeks over here. I need a few more weeks because I'm scared of preterm labor. Nothing like contractions to kill the mood...
I'm also one of those miserable people who doesn't enjoy the sandpaper sex that is breastfeeding-related estrogen depletion. I told DH that 2017 might be a better year for getting lucky....
Mama to Three Girls:
Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
Mama to Three Girls:
Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
Mama to Three Girls:
Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
Tomorrow I'm sending both grandmothers to a GRANDparenting class at our hospital. The class is suppose to teach grandparents about childbirth and infant care practices that have changed over the years. My mother doesn't need to go. She's overall pretty current, hip, cool, and aware. My MIL on the other hand is a fuddy duddy stick in the mud. I'm really sending them to this class so that my MIL get off my case about why I don't want a crib bumper and don't think stuffed animals should be put in LO's crib. She thinks I'm trying to be some granola, hippy, trendy mom when really I'm trying to be safe. I'm sending my mom with her so that my mom can share her support of the decisions DH and I are making and back us up. I know my MIL will try to connect with my mom by bashing us and she's going to hit a brick wall with that one. So this is my passive aggressive way to shame her into being nicer to us about our decisions with LO.
DD: 05/14/16