@mkemommy: Thank goodness things are starting to move along again with this kitchen. Exciting you're getting the tiling going this weekend! Maybe we'll both have our projects done by the time June rolls around, eh? Haha!
@hockeyfan42: I hear you on the phone thing. H has a habit of putting his phone, sunglasses and wallet on the table when we go out to eat. So, I've taken to just sweeping them all off the table into my purse without saying a word and givng him a pointed look. He's starting to break the habit. At home, it's still a work in progress. Bleh.
ETA: @Huskerfanz: sleepless nights totally suck. Hope you're able to rest tonight.
Rant/Rave/Symptoms: No rants today, it's friday, payday, I'm a happy camper. Symptoms: RLP, and I have now learned what all of you meant by an awful stuffy nose every.single.day. It's so awful!
What are you doing to prepare for baby? We finally cleaned the nursery so H is going to put the crib together this weekend! Also going to register at Target with my MIL(Grandma shower lady) and SIL. I am trying to play nice with the crazies.
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts? He is STILL smoking, which ticks me off so bad. He also does this weird thing with his throat that makes an awful noise when he has to spit, idk if y'all know what I mean but OMG it's annoying.
Rant/Rave/Symptoms: Rant: My back hurts. so. much. Also, I really want to respond to people but I just don't have it in me today! I was too slow to the party! Rave: Lots of fun things planned this weekend! Symptoms: See rant.
What are you doing to prepare for baby? Just booked a breastfeeding course. Glad that it's for couples because DH seems to think that breastfeeding is easy. You just stick the baby's mouth on your boob and they eat, right? His logic is that "women have been doing this for centuries without lactation consultants." My response was that they probably were just called sisters, friends, moms, aunts, etc. Also, I'm going to guess that infant mortality rates are much, much better than they were in caveman days. UGH.
Questions? It's not *that* bad that I'm eating chocolate and gummy worms at 10 am, right?
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts? Like others have said, it's hard to choose just one! Thankfully they are mostly little things. The big one is that he worries A LOT. I worry too, but his is off the charts sometime. I always tell him that although I want to consider the worst case scenario, I want to use the majority of my time thinking about the most likely outcome... For a little thing, I'd say the fact that he desires/expects recognition for everything despite not recognizing others (read: me). He is a very hard worker, but sometimes fails to see that others work hard too. I usually come back with something like this: "Yes dear, I see you loaded the dishwasher. Thank you so much. You did an excellent job. And you're welcome for dinner, all of your clean laundry, and walking the dog." lol. Maybe my snark doesn't help?!
While we're talking about mini eggs, let me throw out there that I have a recipe for double chocolate brownies that uses chocolate chips for the "double" chocolate. They are a million times better by throwing in broken up mini-eggs in place of the chocolate chips. I'm planning on making some very soon and highly recommend the mini-eggs in brownies adventure
Ack, I'm typing on mobile and there is no way I can keep up with everyone's comments. But ummmmmm @SMLmom I need that recipe.
How far along are you? 21+2
Rant/Rave/Symptoms: Rant: My back is also killing me. Rave: Started prenatal yoga and everyone was friendly, although it's so weird. I've done yoga before and these poses and stretches just feel super unnatural compared to normal yoga. I don't know how to describe it. I can't tell if it's just the style of yoga that this teacher practices or if it's prenatal yoga itself.
What are you doing to prepare for baby? Had my follow up a/s scan this morning because baby wouldn't cooperate and show its spine. Won't know until next week if everything looks okay, but fingers crossed. I was worried they would accidentally tell me the sex (we're team Green -- thanks for everyone's support on that issue a couple weeks ago btw) but no worries--they literally did not look at anything other than the spine. They didn't even show me the baby or bring my husband in to see. I did ask about the heart rate and I guess I could have/should have pushed harder to see the baby, but she threw me a towel and said I could go... so it felt weird to ask her to put the machine back on.
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts? Hahaha. Just one? Oh lord. Here's a list.
He never, ever, ever cleans the toilet (even when he cleans the bathroom--he will do the shower and the sink and the counters but never the toilet).
When he does the dishes he never cleans out the strainer basket in the sink.
He is super inefficient about how he tackles projects--like he'll start something, realize he needs a tool or a part, and then somehow a 45 minute project takes 7 days.
He is chronically dehydrated and never drinks enough water and it drives me nuts. Now that I am pregnant, I can smell his pee from the bedroom because it's so concentrated. And I worry! It's bad for him!
He has dry skin and never moisturizes his face or his feet. So in bed, I can feel his dry, cracked heels sometimes. So unsexy. And the dry skin on his face drives me nuts because it makes him look ungroomed.
These are all dumb because luckily my husband really is a unicorn--he cooks, cleans, builds things and is generally pretty supportive and great. I'm very lucky. But that doesn't change the fact that he's still annoying as hell sometimes and I never get to complain about him because everyone tells me to shut up because they think he's so wonderful. Sigh.
Anyway TGIF ladies! I'll pop in later and respond to other questions/comments later.
ETA: I have a question!! How are maternity jeans supposed to fit? Every pair I have tried on have been super low in the crotch--like the pants feel like they are falling down even if they aren't. Is my body just weird? They fit perfectly in the legs/thighs, it just seems like I can't pull them up high enough if that makes sense.
Man. I wish I could respond to everyone. West Coast living means it's only 7:00 am but you all have been up for hours already haha. Happy Friday!!!
How far along are you? 24+4
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Rave: H and I decided to use the last chunk of our tax return to pay off the last of our credit cards. So nice to not have any credit card bills. Also it's Friday!
Questions: I have one, kind of. It's shower related (SORRY).
I got an invite in the mail for a friend's shower and it said they were celebrating "John and Sarah Smith." The invite just said my name so I know H isn't invited, so it's not probably not coed but he asked if he had to go because it said the dad's name on the invitation.
Is dad's name supposed to be on the invite?
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts? He does EXACTLY what I ask him to do (when he fucking remembers that I've asked him to do it). For example, if I ask him to wash dishes he literally just washes them. He doesn't dry them or put them away or anything. If I want him to fold and put away clothes, I have to tell him specifically to fold and put away clothes and then he gets mad that I'm treating him like a child. And he also seems to lack the perception to see when things just need to be done. If he was home alone for a month, I guarantee he'd never wash a dish or pick up anything.
@bankssl1 I hear you on the smoking thing. I thought my husband quit smoking when we started dating like 9 years ago but I learned a while ago he had never quit smoking while at work. I felt stupid for not knowing and was super mad about the lying. Everyone told me I should just be grateful he doesn't do it at home. But that was never the point. Anyway, solidarity to you--hope he kicks the habit soon.
@ahernandez16 My husband interprets things pretty literally too sometimes and picks super weird things to prioritize when he does take the initiative--like he'll obsess over the dusting and do all the baseboards, walls, ceiling but not sweep the floor when it is obviously dirty. So ridiculous.
Rant/Rave/Symptoms: @SMLmom Loving prenatal yoga too! Plus it's helping my pregnancy rage. Also, it's Friday...but of a very busy weekend with visitors and a house that needs to be cleaned. The usual symptoms, RLP and hungry all the time.
What are you doing to prepare for baby? Eating. A lot.
Questions? I always come up with them later. Baby brain...
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts? Still in the honeymoon phase so not much. Maybe leaving stuff around randomly?
@ahernandez16 My husband interprets things pretty literally too sometimes and picks super weird things to prioritize when he does take the initiative--like he'll obsess over the dusting and do all the baseboards, walls, ceiling but not sweep the floor when it is obviously dirty. So ridiculous.
THIS. Mine too - like, the sink full of dishes doesn't need to be tackled but the fire pit outside we won't use until summer time needs to be cleaned rightfreakingnow.
catherinekate H has told me a MILLION times he's going to quit and even did for 2 or 3 months, I also just don't get addiction so I find it even more annoying.
Also on that maternity jeans thing-- I am wearing my first real pair today and I totally agree! My crotch feels soooo low but they fit everywhere else. I feel like since there is no real waist the belly thing at the top doesnt really hold them on and they just fall when I walk leading to saggy crotch
@catherinekate I thought I saw something about a recipe thread being created but can't see one. I really think throwing crushed mini eggs into your fave brownie recipe would be all you need to do to add the creamy mini egg goodness to your favourite chewy treat (adds some crunch as well). Now I want some.
catherinekate H has told me a MILLION times he's going to quit and even did for 2 or 3 months, I also just don't get addiction so I find it even more annoying.
Also on that maternity jeans thing-- I am wearing my first real pair today and I totally agree! My crotch feels soooo low but they fit everywhere else. I feel like since there is no real waist the belly thing at the top doesnt really hold them on and they just fall when I walk leading to saggy crotch
It was recommended to me to not even bother with maternity jeans since they all fit weird. And I won't try on an expensive/high end pair to see, because I'm not wasting that money. Dresses FTW.
@samsonator Sorry about your fur baby. I always feel anxious the whole day when my pups are sick. Hopefully he starts feeling better today!
How far along are you? 22 weeks today!
Rant/Rave/Symptoms: Rant&Rave Combo: I'm so happy it's Friday, but I still have to work tomorrow. At least that means I'll have Monday off to get some errands done. Symptoms: The usual.
What are you doing to prepare for baby? Trying to finish up our registry. Maybe we'll get to go to Target this weekend.
Questions?
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts? It's so minor, but he leaves his wet towel on the shower rod instead of the hook where it belongs. I don't know why, but it makes me crazy! He has gotten better about it lately though. But I get to rave with @BakerBird525 and @dennyandlee that my husband always puts the seat down. I totally take that for granted!
Rant/Rave/Symptoms: Rant: I'm wearing a holter monitor for 24 hours to record my heart's activity and the sticky things used to attach the wires to my body are SO ITCHY!!!!!!!!! Rave: My toddler thinks I'm a robot because of all the wires and it's awesome. Symptoms: Serious exhaustion. I was snoring and drooling on the couch by 8 last night.
What are you doing to prepare for baby? growing him
Questions?
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts? ONE? this is really hard to narrow down. But my #1 complaint is that he is on his phone CONSTANTLY. Like, his phone is his hobby. He just reads about stupid crap and then tries to tell me about it. Oh, and he purposely stays friends with unintelligent acquaintances or coworkers on FB just so he can tell me about the dumb things they post. I DON'T CARE. Go do the dishes.
@mommarich That's funny- my husband never picks up the bath mat after he uses it. NEVER. I used to call him out on it and he'd say he'd try but I gave up. One of those little things but an annoying little thing.
Rant/Rave/Symptoms: I LOVE that my 18mo son pats and snuggles my gigantic bump! I HATE that I may not be able to go on our planned ski trip next week due to incompetent cervix (no, I wasn't going to ski, but I need a nice vacation!) I find out today if I can go.
What are you doing to prepare for baby? Sewing a couple of matching quilts. (ocean themed HST herringbone pattern for fellow quilters out there)
Questions? Anyone else taking progesterone pills? I was given Crinone last pregnancy and this time I will get it again, but it requires prior authorization, so in the meantime- 200 mg Progesterone pills. Hopefully Crinone will get here soon and I'll be all set!
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts? He is pretty great at handling me, so I'm not going to look for any flaws at the moment.
ahernandez16 We seem to have very similar SOs: Mine responds EXACTLY to what I ask him- to the point where he's not answering my questions at all- for example, "Oh, you saw your mom there, did you sit and have a drink with her?" "No. .... I had a drink but I didn't sit. .... I was standing." So- he clearly did have a drink with her while he was waiting for our take out order but he couldn't say that because I asked if he sat and had a drink. It's like I'm conducting hostile depositions with him sometimes when I'm just making small talk.
@Palisson I've got a dynamic/short cervix and was put on progesterone too. I forget what the kind I got is called, but they are tiny yellow balls. Super weird at first but not so bad now that I'm used to it. Funnily enough, I also had to cancel a non-skiing (for me) ski trip this year because of this! We booked our flights and car rental on a Sunday night, had my 20 week US where they found the short cervix on Monday morning, spent the day in the hospital and had the cerclage put in Monday night! My H had to call the airline while I was in the hospital because he had to cancel within 24 hours to get a refund. It was quite the day, haha. I hope you get the okay to go if it's close by for you. I second the need for a little vacation!
candicek15 I am so sorry to hear that you had to miss out on your vacay. I work hard and don't want all my leave to go to labor and recovery- I think we deserve a fun vacation before our new baby comes. We live in a ski town here in the Southwest but this is a big family trip up to British Columbia, Canada- I NEEEEEEEED this trip.
My cervix was compromised by an aggressive LEEP years ago- so I knew this was what I was working with. In 2014 my cervix held up without a cerclage until I had a c-section 2 days before my due date. So, I'm not freaking out this time and I'm glad that once again I didn't have to get a cerclage.
That having been said, I still want to do everything the right way and have another happy healthy full term little buddy arrive when he's supposed to. I feel so much more confident during this pregnancy. I hope you can feel strong and capable too. Let me know if you ever need someone to listen- I've been where you are and I know that your cervix DOES NOT define you.
Rant/Rave/Symptoms: Rave: Its Friday!!!! Going out to dinner tonight with my parents (DH has a work event) and then celebrating DH's birthday tomorrow. Should be a fun weekend. Symptoms: Baby is moving a lot now which also means she's using my bladder as a trampoline at times. I've almost peed myself a few times. Wondering when I should start caring back up pant/undies and/or wearing pads just in case. I hate pads though. ugh.
What are you doing to prepare for baby? Looking at names! DH and I have started a list and been comparing our names. Finding some common ground, but haven't fallen a name that we both just love. I've been scouring books, apps, and the internet for ideas for something unique but not too bizarre. Its certainly a fine line.
Questions? STMs, based off my "symptom" above, do you recommend caring any spare undergarments or pants for those "just in case" moments? How real is a pee yourself incident, really?
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts? My husband is amazing, so I'll state that first. He's great at doing dishes and laundry and all sorts of housework, so I can't complain too much. BUT my biggest pet peeve is he gets hot and will take off his socks wherever he is in the house and just leave them there. I have picked up 4 or 5 pairs of socks on any given occasion. Its not like the laundry room or the laundry basket are that far away either....
@arteduc8 spare undies is never a bad idea. Tbh, yesterday my discharge/uriney smell was driving me nuts so I just went commando for yoga class. I don't remember ever having major peeing-self issues when pregnant with my daughter but seriously, having some undies on hand just in case you want to freshen up sounds like a good idea.
@arteduc8 I have yet to full-on pee myself, but I do leak if I sneeze, laugh, cough, do jumping jacks, etc I wear a light pantiliner and it usually absorbs it all.
arteduc8 At about 6 months I started having wet undies every time I sneezed, coughed or laughed. The leaking was happening multiple times a day.
I started wearing the tiniest carefree panty liners in order to deal with the urine. Then I woke up one day and realize that they didn't absorb urine that great but that there were actual panty liners made for this exact problem. Depends, CVS brand whatever: they worked much better and were thinner.
Immediately after my c-section I never leaked again. So- not everyone is stuck leaking for life, but for those 3 months- I really missed having full bladder control.
@Palisson I hope you get to take your trip! BC is so beautiful and there is lots to do even if you're not skiing. What city/town were you going to? I live in Ontario and our trip was going to be to our BIL family's chalet in Canmore, AB (about an hour from Calgary). I'm so sad I can't go. DH was soooooooooo excited because he absolutely loves skiing and hasn't been out there yet. We can go next year but I think it'll be a very different trip with a baby...
candicek15 We were are headed to Whistler for 11 days. Hopefully. We have an 18 month old and I can't wait to put him on skis! Just keep that in mind for next year- the snow fun will be doubled with your new baby there!
Rants: I didn't get the bassinet (see yesterday's check up). Muffin baskets don't work! Haha Raves: my LO who has been having hives all week (we can't figure out why) woke up hive free today!!!! Poor thing has been miserable. Don't you just wish you could just take things like that away and be sick for your kids so they don't have to go through it??? Symptoms: the usual...RLP. Lots of movement I'll throw in a good one-my hair is really thick and shiny! Yay! I loved that part of my last pregnancy. It was equally as sad when it started to fall out after DS was born.
Baby prep: I'm finally going to take the plunge and order my lily jade diaper bag!
GTKY: I'll also start by saying my H is fantastic. He leaves his socks all over. Drives me nuts haha
@SMLmom@MamaNicoleof3@Palisson Thanks for the suggestions ladies! I've using regular liners, but worried if I have an incident it wouldn't be enough. I'll definitely look into the ones that are meant for that. As a teacher, that would a horrifying experience for sure. Perhaps I'll pack a "just in case" bag for work and keep it at my desk. I guess one can never be too cautious, right?
Re: Friday Check-In
@dennyandlee: Mmm, Friday lunch club sounds fun!
@hockeyfan42: I hear you on the phone thing. H has a habit of putting his phone, sunglasses and wallet on the table when we go out to eat. So, I've taken to just sweeping them all off the table into my purse without saying a word and givng him a pointed look. He's starting to break the habit. At home, it's still a work in progress. Bleh.
ETA: @Huskerfanz: sleepless nights totally suck. Hope you're able to rest tonight.
Rant/Rave/Symptoms: No rants today, it's friday, payday, I'm a happy camper.
Symptoms: RLP, and I have now learned what all of you meant by an awful stuffy nose every.single.day. It's so awful!
What are you doing to prepare for baby? We finally cleaned the nursery so H is going to put the crib together this weekend! Also going to register at Target with my MIL(Grandma shower lady) and SIL. I am trying to play nice with the crazies.
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts? He is STILL smoking, which ticks me off so bad. He also does this weird thing with his throat that makes an awful noise when he has to spit, idk if y'all know what I mean but OMG it's annoying.
Rant/Rave/Symptoms:
Rant: My back hurts. so. much. Also, I really want to respond to people but I just don't have it in me today! I was too slow to the party!
Rave: Lots of fun things planned this weekend!
Symptoms: See rant.
What are you doing to prepare for baby? Just booked a breastfeeding course. Glad that it's for couples because DH seems to think that breastfeeding is easy. You just stick the baby's mouth on your boob and they eat, right? His logic is that "women have been doing this for centuries without lactation consultants." My response was that they probably were just called sisters, friends, moms, aunts, etc. Also, I'm going to guess that infant mortality rates are much, much better than they were in caveman days. UGH.
Questions? It's not *that* bad that I'm eating chocolate and gummy worms at 10 am, right?
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts? Like others have said, it's hard to choose just one! Thankfully they are mostly little things. The big one is that he worries A LOT. I worry too, but his is off the charts sometime. I always tell him that although I want to consider the worst case scenario, I want to use the majority of my time thinking about the most likely outcome... For a little thing, I'd say the fact that he desires/expects recognition for everything despite not recognizing others (read: me). He is a very hard worker, but sometimes fails to see that others work hard too. I usually come back with something like this: "Yes dear, I see you loaded the dishwasher. Thank you so much. You did an excellent job. And you're welcome for dinner, all of your clean laundry, and walking the dog." lol. Maybe my snark doesn't help?!
How far along are you? 21+2
Rant/Rave/Symptoms:
Rant: My back is also killing me.
Rave: Started prenatal yoga and everyone was friendly, although it's so weird. I've done yoga before and these poses and stretches just feel super unnatural compared to normal yoga. I don't know how to describe it. I can't tell if it's just the style of yoga that this teacher practices or if it's prenatal yoga itself.
What are you doing to prepare for baby? Had my follow up a/s scan this morning because baby wouldn't cooperate and show its spine. Won't know until next week if everything looks okay, but fingers crossed. I was worried they would accidentally tell me the sex (we're team Green -- thanks for everyone's support on that issue a couple weeks ago btw) but no worries--they literally did not look at anything other than the spine. They didn't even show me the baby or bring my husband in to see. I did ask about the heart rate and I guess I could have/should have pushed harder to see the baby, but she threw me a towel and said I could go... so it felt weird to ask her to put the machine back on.
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts? Hahaha. Just one? Oh lord. Here's a list.
- He never, ever, ever cleans the toilet (even when he cleans the bathroom--he will do the shower and the sink and the counters but never the toilet).
- When he does the dishes he never cleans out the strainer basket in the sink.
- He is super inefficient about how he tackles projects--like he'll start something, realize he needs a tool or a part, and then somehow a 45 minute project takes 7 days.
- He is chronically dehydrated and never drinks enough water and it drives me nuts. Now that I am pregnant, I can smell his pee from the bedroom because it's so concentrated. And I worry! It's bad for him!
- He has dry skin and never moisturizes his face or his feet. So in bed, I can feel his dry, cracked heels sometimes. So unsexy. And the dry skin on his face drives me nuts because it makes him look ungroomed.
These are all dumb because luckily my husband really is a unicorn--he cooks, cleans, builds things and is generally pretty supportive and great. I'm very lucky. But that doesn't change the fact that he's still annoying as hell sometimes and I never get to complain about him because everyone tells me to shut up because they think he's so wonderful. Sigh.Anyway TGIF ladies! I'll pop in later and respond to other questions/comments later.
ETA: I have a question!! How are maternity jeans supposed to fit? Every pair I have tried on have been super low in the crotch--like the pants feel like they are falling down even if they aren't. Is my body just weird? They fit perfectly in the legs/thighs, it just seems like I can't pull them up high enough if that makes sense.
How far along are you? 24+4
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Rave: H and I decided to use the last chunk of our tax return to pay off the last of our credit cards. So nice to not have any credit card bills. Also it's Friday!
Questions: I have one, kind of. It's shower related (SORRY).
I got an invite in the mail for a friend's shower and it said they were celebrating "John and Sarah Smith." The invite just said my name so I know H isn't invited, so it's not probably not coed but he asked if he had to go because it said the dad's name on the invitation.
Is dad's name supposed to be on the invite?
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts? He does EXACTLY what I ask him to do (when he fucking remembers that I've asked him to do it). For example, if I ask him to wash dishes he literally just washes them. He doesn't dry them or put them away or anything. If I want him to fold and put away clothes, I have to tell him specifically to fold and put away clothes and then he gets mad that I'm treating him like a child. And he also seems to lack the perception to see when things just need to be done. If he was home alone for a month, I guarantee he'd never wash a dish or pick up anything.
Rant/Rave/Symptoms: @SMLmom Loving prenatal yoga too! Plus it's helping my pregnancy rage. Also, it's Friday...but of a very busy weekend with visitors and a house that needs to be cleaned. The usual symptoms, RLP and hungry all the time.
What are you doing to prepare for baby? Eating. A lot.
Questions? I always come up with them later. Baby brain...
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts? Still in the honeymoon phase so not much. Maybe leaving stuff around randomly?
Also on that maternity jeans thing-- I am wearing my first real pair today and I totally agree! My crotch feels soooo low but they fit everywhere else. I feel like since there is no real waist the belly thing at the top doesnt really hold them on and they just fall when I walk leading to saggy crotch
How far along are you?
22 weeks today!
Rant/Rave/Symptoms:
Rant&Rave Combo: I'm so happy it's Friday, but I still have to work tomorrow. At least that means I'll have Monday off to get some errands done.
Symptoms: The usual.
What are you doing to prepare for baby?
Trying to finish up our registry. Maybe we'll get to go to Target this weekend.
Questions?
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts?
It's so minor, but he leaves his wet towel on the shower rod instead of the hook where it belongs. I don't know why, but it makes me crazy! He has gotten better about it lately though. But I get to rave with @BakerBird525 and @dennyandlee that my husband always puts the seat down. I totally take that for granted!
How far along are you? 23w1d
Rant/Rave/Symptoms: Rant: I'm wearing a holter monitor for 24 hours to record my heart's activity and the sticky things used to attach the wires to my body are SO ITCHY!!!!!!!!! Rave: My toddler thinks I'm a robot because of all the wires and it's awesome. Symptoms: Serious exhaustion. I was snoring and drooling on the couch by 8 last night.
What are you doing to prepare for baby? growing him
Questions?
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts? ONE? this is really hard to narrow down. But my #1 complaint is that he is on his phone CONSTANTLY. Like, his phone is his hobby. He just reads about stupid crap and then tries to tell me about it. Oh, and he purposely stays friends with unintelligent acquaintances or coworkers on FB just so he can tell me about the dumb things they post. I DON'T CARE. Go do the dishes.
Rant/Rave/Symptoms: I LOVE that my 18mo son pats and snuggles my gigantic bump! I HATE that I may not be able to go on our planned ski trip next week due to incompetent cervix (no, I wasn't going to ski, but I need a nice vacation!) I find out today if I can go.
What are you doing to prepare for baby? Sewing a couple of matching quilts. (ocean themed HST herringbone pattern for fellow quilters out there)
Questions? Anyone else taking progesterone pills? I was given Crinone last pregnancy and this time I will get it again, but it requires prior authorization, so in the meantime- 200 mg Progesterone pills. Hopefully Crinone will get here soon and I'll be all set!
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts? He is pretty great at handling me, so I'm not going to look for any flaws at the moment.
My cervix was compromised by an aggressive LEEP years ago- so I knew this was what I was working with. In 2014 my cervix held up without a cerclage until I had a c-section 2 days before my due date. So, I'm not freaking out this time and I'm glad that once again I didn't have to get a cerclage.
That having been said, I still want to do everything the right way and have another happy healthy full term little buddy arrive when he's supposed to. I feel so much more confident during this pregnancy. I hope you can feel strong and capable too. Let me know if you ever need someone to listen- I've been where you are and I know that your cervix DOES NOT define you.
How far along are you?
23+2
Rant/Rave/Symptoms:
Rave: Its Friday!!!! Going out to dinner tonight with my parents (DH has a work event) and then celebrating DH's birthday tomorrow. Should be a fun weekend.
Symptoms: Baby is moving a lot now which also means she's using my bladder as a trampoline at times. I've almost peed myself a few times. Wondering when I should start caring back up pant/undies and/or wearing pads just in case. I hate pads though. ugh.
What are you doing to prepare for baby?
Looking at names! DH and I have started a list and been comparing our names. Finding some common ground, but haven't fallen a name that we both just love. I've been scouring books, apps, and the internet for ideas for something unique but not too bizarre. Its certainly a fine line.
Questions?
STMs, based off my "symptom" above, do you recommend caring any spare undergarments or pants for those "just in case" moments? How real is a pee yourself incident, really?
GTKY: What is one thing your SO does that drives you nuts?
My husband is amazing, so I'll state that first. He's great at doing dishes and laundry and all sorts of housework, so I can't complain too much. BUT my biggest pet peeve is he gets hot and will take off his socks wherever he is in the house and just leave them there. I have picked up 4 or 5 pairs of socks on any given occasion. Its not like the laundry room or the laundry basket are that far away either....
I started wearing the tiniest carefree panty liners in order to deal with the urine. Then I woke up one day and realize that they didn't absorb urine that great but that there were actual panty liners made for this exact problem. Depends, CVS brand whatever: they worked much better and were thinner.
Immediately after my c-section I never leaked again. So- not everyone is stuck leaking for life, but for those 3 months- I really missed having full bladder control.
Rants: I didn't get the bassinet
Raves: my LO who has been having hives all week (we can't figure out why) woke up hive free today!!!! Poor thing has been miserable. Don't you just wish you could just take things like that away and be sick for your kids so they don't have to go through it???
Symptoms: the usual...RLP. Lots of movement
Baby prep: I'm finally going to take the plunge and order my lily jade diaper bag!
GTKY: I'll also start by saying my H is fantastic.
He leaves his socks all over. Drives me nuts haha
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