I'm useless. I don't remember DD1 taking this much out of me at this point in 2nd tri. I'm kinda worried something undiagnosed is up, but they take my urine and blood enough at the OB that I sure hope that's not true.
I slept or laid around as much as humanly possible this weekend, and I still woke up deflated. If I even attempt light exercise, I'm completely wiped. I'm trying to look more carefully at diet (specifically iron) and water intake and hope that makes a difference. Otherwise, sorry family/work/world, nothing will get done in the next couple of months. And when baby gets here I'm just basically going to feed/tend to her so I guess things in my life will get done again in...a year or two?
I'm useless. I don't remember DD1 taking this much out of me at this point in 2nd tri. I'm kinda worried something undiagnosed is up, but they take my urine and blood enough at the OB that I sure hope that's not true.
I slept or laid around as much as humanly possible this weekend, and I still woke up deflated. If I even attempt light exercise, I'm completely wiped. I'm trying to look more carefully at diet (specifically iron) and water intake and hope that makes a difference. Otherwise, sorry family/work/world, nothing will get done in the next couple of months. And when baby gets here I'm just basically going to feed/tend to her so I guess things in my life will get done again in...a year or two?
Yes. Me too. It is REALLY effing hard to be pregnant and take care of another little one.
The first pregnancy for me had its own challenges (emotionally, not knowing what to expect, etc) but physically, this time around is SO much harder for me.
@mandyjulie I feel exactly the same. I'm in school right now and I have zero interest in my classes. That's hard for me to say because I love school and I strive for the best grade possible but this semester? I am simply surviving it.
My DH decided that we needed to get a puppy over the weekend. Back in October/November when were moving (before finding out we were pregnant) and I mentioned we could get a puppy at the new house, DH told me that it would be too much of a time commitment at that time.
So...waiting until I'm 21 weeks pregnant & stressing out about everything that needs to be done before baby's arrival is apparently the PERFECT time to get a new puppy. She is cute, I'll give her that. And she was a lot cheaper than the other puppies of the same breed that he had been finding. But when I'm already exhausted as it is and all she does is cry at night...here comes this post. I guess it will get us ready for when baby does come and getting up with them during the night.
When it rains, it pours...I'm home from work today because DD has an ear infection. She's trying to rest, but we have contractors here renovating our kitchen and a bedroom, so it's noisy. I have to take my dog to the vet in 2 hours because he sliced his toe/paw pad open this morning while running in the backyard (DH found an old crumpled up piece of a soda can that must have caused it).
It's spring break here and it's suppose to rain all week. I was hoping to get out of the house some so that DS and DD wouldn't be cooped up for a week. I also feel huge this pregnancy. I feel so wore out already and I'm getting uncomfortable. The next 17 weeks are going to suck.
It feels so physical, like I will do one chore or take the dogs on a very slow/easy walk, and feel like I got hit by a truck after. But maybe more of it is mental than I realize, with dealing with my kiddo or with work all the rest of the time. Butter, surviving is a good way to put it. I can't remember, how many semesters do you have after this one?
@mandyjulie It's slow going for me but after this semester, I will finally be a senior. I hope to take a short summer class and that leaves me with 2-3 semesters until I graduate. I'm taking Fall semester off to recover and be with the baby. Soooo, it's looking like class of 2018!
I was totally cocky and thought the hour I have to sit for the GD test would fly. I'm bored stiff and SO hungry. I'm basically sitting here fantasizing about food and making it worse. Not feeding a pregnant lady should be illegal. 23 minutes till I'm free and it's sandwich time!
@ButterMyBiscuit I'm sure that seems far away, but I bet it'll fly by! And it'll be well worth it. Seems wise to take the fall semester off rather than try and push through with a new baby.
@mandyjulie I feel the same way. It seems like every pregnancy gets tougher and symptoms start earlier and are more intense. Blah. @ButterMyBiscuit I was in school with my first. It was rough. Merely surviving sounds about right. Hang in there! @Weville good luck! @juliagulia38 boo for rainy spring break week.
My morning started off with an epic tantrum from my 5yr old because we were out of cereal. He barely made it to school on time. Yay Mondays.
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I had CANKLES the other day! I thought that was one thing I didn't have to worry about because I have pretty skinny legs compared to my torso but no. It took a whole Sunday of being in bed for them to go away ):
@HoneyBear40 - my husband keeps talking about getting another dog (we have two) and I'm like are you out of your GD mind?! It worries me that he has no idea what we're in store for.
Anyway, I think I speak for the board when I say we're gonna need some puppy pics.
DS caught a stomach bug from his cousin, so I spent most of the weekend cleaning up puke. At about 3am yesterday I woke up ready to vomit violently everywhere. It would have been nice if DH would have let me sleep in/take it easy for the day, but instead I did my best not to puke on DS while DH played video games in the basement. Thanks, hun. Still feeling crappy this morning but tried coming in to work for at least a half day since I'm trying to save as much time as possible for maternity leave. Really wishing this on my brother who won't take a dang day of PTO to keep his sick child home and instead dumps him on my mom and exposes DS. If your kid is too sick to go to school, he's too sick to be around my kid too, dude! Sincerely, your pregnant sister who really just wants to chug a bottle of Pepto Bismol right now.
Very few of my students did their HW due today. I gave that HW on THURSDAY!!!! AND, it's graded for completion -- ie, put something, ANYTHING, down on the paper in the right spot and you get FULL credit! Like...wtf kids?
@KASG - just something I'm curious about for when my kids start school and have homework that's graded. Is it customary for their parents to check it before the child turns it in? Is it all right for the parent to explain to the child what they got wrong and how to correct it? Or is that considered cheating - they should be graded solely on their own efforts?
@soberkfell That's a question for your child's school/teacher because it depends. When I taught HS, HW was up to the teacher. I had coworkers who graded it solely for completion, some for accuracy, and I did half and half. My MS now says it's only for completion, so in that case, HW is really just practice; to me, it's okay if they have help from their parents -- I encourage parents to do that!
They get plenty of other times to get graded for their own efforts so HW (and other things they bring home) would really be the only time a parent can help with schoolwork. And hopefully, the student would use that to do better on their own in class
My DH and I thought that renovating our house would be good to do before the baby, but what we didn't realize is that our budget wouldn't allow for us to have it done by other people. We have taken on demoing and laying new floors in our entire house! Our whole main floor right now is sub floor and broken up tile and our house is a complete disaster. My DH says it will only take him 3 more weeks to get everything done, but I am so over it! I am over not being able to hang out with him, I hate that I cannot help, and I hate that he is always busy with house stuff that he isn't around to enjoy the little things with this pregnancy (like watching my belly bounce around for hours on end).
I am like the other ladies on here who feel exhausted after doing close to nothing, so this is really hard for me. I want to help, but I also don't want to be in pain or so tired that getting up to pee is a chore. But it will be super nice to have all new floors, so I guess I need to just suck it up.
When i drive a half hour for a session only for them to no show. And then have to wait around to try to connect and now have to magically find more time to see them because if i dont it hurts my productivity. Gah!! Stop screwing with my job!
STM....joining the "this pregnancy is sucking the life out of me" boat. I feel like I cannot get enough sleep, I cannot focus, my whole body hurts, and I am just ready to be done. So every day, I am trying to focus on a few positives, so that way I don't get into a slump.
I'm so frustrated with DH's work. We're trying to take a week of vacation before baby comes to spend some quality time with DS but DH asked his boss for time off and instead got put on vacation blackout until further notice. There are a lot of projects and stuff going on at his work but his stupid boss had never bothered to cross train anyone else so no one else can help relieve if DH is gone. Which also means no one else is on blackout. So frustrating! I'm running out of time and feel like going down to his office and telling his boss how the pregnant lady really feels!
I can't stand my disgusting ghetto apartment, and to make matters worse, the male doofus who lives upstairs is back and stomping around! He was gone for like three months (rehab, anyone?) and it was so nice and quiet. Now I'm afraid he's back and just having him there makes it so much more intolerable. Moving is not an option for us as there are no other apartments available in this two-bit resort town and even if there were, they wouldn't accept dogs and would cost us twice what we're paying now.
I just want to keep saving our pennies and buy a house. In the short term, I just want to egg their vehicles.
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I am trying to figure out what bottles to start with, so I want to know what my breast pump options through insurance are. Aeroflow doesn't work with my insurance, and I can't find the information on their website or written materials, so I called to find out what pump(s) I can get covered. I was told, repetitively that they cover "a breast pump" and I need "doctor's authorization" to get it. But no mention of what brands, what types, etc. No additional information, like when I could get it.
I have actually asked my midwife's office about it, because they have lots of clients with this same insurance and I'm hoping they might know/remember. Seems super ridiculous!
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Two bitches today. First, I'm right there with you ladies that are having a harder time this pregnancy. It's going fast in general, but I feel bigger and more uncomfortable way sooner than last go at this.
Secondly, we stupidly applied for a home loan without legitimately checking our credit and we're denied because of two wrong marks against hubs credit. It's Monday during lunch hour and I'm making calls to fix all this. I can't adult this hard today.
This pregnancy has made me all kumbaya, really calm and positive. HOWEVER today, for whatever reason people and their bad moods got me like: I am not having it!
I'm so frustrated with DH's work. We're trying to take a week of vacation before baby comes to spend some quality time with DS but DH asked his boss for time off and instead got put on vacation blackout until further notice. There are a lot of projects and stuff going on at his work but his stupid boss had never bothered to cross train anyone else so no one else can help relieve if DH is gone. Which also means no one else is on blackout. So frustrating! I'm running out of time and feel like going down to his office and telling his boss how the pregnant lady really feels!
Dude that sucks! Last July, MH took his first (unplugged) vacation in 13 years, and when he came back to work, they laid him off. He was so pissed, especially after all of the vacations that he took, where he was still working on those vacations (even our trip to Europe, we were hunting down coffee shops with Wi-Fi every day, so he could work for part of the day). It ended up working out in the long run, because he started a business doing the same thing he was doing previously, and pretty much cut out the middle man when it came to his paychecks. Now he makes all the profit off the sales, instead of only a small portion, and he was the top sales guy at the company.
@PugsandKisses You have had a really rough go with the sicknesses. I really hope you feel better soon!
@soberkfell That is the worst! Hopefully you guys feel better soon too. Make DH clean the house. Seriously.
@MDmomma1217 My DS had an ear infection last week too. Lots of stuff going around. Hopefully you guys can get some rest and feel better even with all the chaos around you!
It's beautiful outside and I'm stuck resting because of a sprained muscle in my side. And I can't take the meds for it because no one else is home and they might make me pass out, which would leave my 2 year old alone. Also might have GD, figuring everything out on Thursday.
This kid has decided that solid food before noon is unacceptable. I tried pushing it with an apple this morning and unlocked the weird pregnancy achievement of puking while driving. Upside: There was a cop right behind me and I didn't get pulled over. Downside: I need a new lunch bag.
@arhodes6 I feel you! We are redoing the floors in the nursery and in our living room right now and it's frustrating as hell. I want to set the nursery up but we have to finish the floors first, but I can't do much to help other than clean and assist where normally I am all about getting my hands dirty with house projects. It will all be worth it! Just a few more weeks hopefully.....
@Nerdchild that is one shitty accomplishment to achieve. I have earned it too. My favorite was pulling out of a parking spot to instantly stop, throw up a bunch of tums (it was a bad heartburn day that day), rinse my mouth with water, and go. We had to stop 5 times between our place and my job 5 minutes down the road so I could puke. It was always fun.
@dolewhipper I think commentary on bodies in general, including pregnant bodies, is rude. I tend to let excited exclamations of 'you are finally showing!!' or 'you look good, you've got the glow' slide because those are kind and polite. Everything else gets a lecture from me about politeness.
I am trying to figure out what bottles to start with, so I want to know what my breast pump options through insurance are. Aeroflow doesn't work with my insurance, and I can't find the information on their website or written materials, so I called to find out what pump(s) I can get covered. I was told, repetitively that they cover "a breast pump" and I need "doctor's authorization" to get it. But no mention of what brands, what types, etc. No additional information, like when I could get it.
I have actually asked my midwife's office about it, because they have lots of clients with this same insurance and I'm hoping they might know/remember. Seems super ridiculous!
I know my insurance covers a pump, but I can get any pump I want as long as it comes from one of their approved vendors. So, in my case, it's not about what brand my insurance will cover, it's about what the medical supply stores carry. Maybe it's something similar for you?
I was so excited because I had such a productive morning and now I've showered and I'm laying down way too lazy to get dressed or even brush out my wet hair. Damn it I don't want to adult anymore! If it weren't DH bday I wouldn't.
@megstervt I have no idea, that's just it. I won't really care what their policy is, I just want to KNOW what it is, so I can move on and make decisions. Why can't they tell me what pump or what to do to get one?
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Re: Monday Bitchfest
I slept or laid around as much as humanly possible this weekend, and I still woke up deflated. If I even attempt light exercise, I'm completely wiped. I'm trying to look more carefully at diet (specifically iron) and water intake and hope that makes a difference. Otherwise, sorry family/work/world, nothing will get done in the next couple of months. And when baby gets here I'm just basically going to feed/tend to her so I guess things in my life will get done again in...a year or two?
Why can't people just let me enjoy this pregnancy?
The first pregnancy for me had its own challenges (emotionally, not knowing what to expect, etc) but physically, this time around is SO much harder for me.
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My DH decided that we needed to get a puppy over the weekend. Back in October/November when were moving (before finding out we were pregnant) and I mentioned we could get a puppy at the new house, DH told me that it would be too much of a time commitment at that time.
So...waiting until I'm 21 weeks pregnant & stressing out about everything that needs to be done before baby's arrival is apparently the PERFECT time to get a new puppy. She is cute, I'll give her that. And she was a lot cheaper than the other puppies of the same breed that he had been finding. But when I'm already exhausted as it is and all she does is cry at night...here comes this post. I guess it will get us ready for when baby does come and getting up with them during the night.
Happy Monday, ladies!
It feels so physical, like I will do one chore or take the dogs on a very slow/easy walk, and feel like I got hit by a truck after. But maybe more of it is mental than I realize, with dealing with my kiddo or with work all the rest of the time. Butter, surviving is a good way to put it. I can't remember, how many semesters do you have after this one?
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@ButterMyBiscuit I was in school with my first. It was rough. Merely surviving sounds about right. Hang in there!
@Weville good luck!
@juliagulia38 boo for rainy spring break week.
My morning started off with an epic tantrum from my 5yr old because we were out of cereal. He barely made it to school on time. Yay Mondays.
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So far, since January, I have had the Flu, Pneumonia, a right ear infection, RAD.... now this.
Time for some more antibiotics.
Married: October 2014
TTC #1 since September 2015
Anyway, I think I speak for the board when I say we're gonna need some puppy pics.
@pugsandkisses I hope you feel better quickly. This year sounds like a rough start for the viruses
They get plenty of other times to get graded for their own efforts so HW (and other things they bring home) would really be the only time a parent can help with schoolwork. And hopefully, the student would use that to do better on their own in class
I am like the other ladies on here who feel exhausted after doing close to nothing, so this is really hard for me. I want to help, but I also don't want to be in pain or so tired that getting up to pee is a chore. But it will be super nice to have all new floors, so I guess I need to just suck it up.
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I just want to keep saving our pennies and buy a house. In the short term, I just want to egg their vehicles.
I am trying to figure out what bottles to start with, so I want to know what my breast pump options through insurance are. Aeroflow doesn't work with my insurance, and I can't find the information on their website or written materials, so I called to find out what pump(s) I can get covered. I was told, repetitively that they cover "a breast pump" and I need "doctor's authorization" to get it. But no mention of what brands, what types, etc. No additional information, like when I could get it.
I have actually asked my midwife's office about it, because they have lots of clients with this same insurance and I'm hoping they might know/remember. Seems super ridiculous!
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
Secondly, we stupidly applied for a home loan without legitimately checking our credit and we're denied because of two wrong marks against hubs credit. It's Monday during lunch hour and I'm making calls to fix all this. I can't adult this hard today.
I am not having it!
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Hopefully you guys are able to get away soon!
@soberkfell That is the worst! Hopefully you guys feel better soon too. Make DH clean the house. Seriously.
@MDmomma1217 My DS had an ear infection last week too. Lots of stuff going around. Hopefully you guys can get some rest and feel better even with all the chaos around you!
I'm just ready to have the day end.
I know my insurance covers a pump, but I can get any pump I want as long as it comes from one of their approved vendors. So, in my case, it's not about what brand my insurance will cover, it's about what the medical supply stores carry. Maybe it's something similar for you?
Married: October 2014
TTC #1 since September 2015
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green