Weekly Randoms 5-16

clw617

New week, new random thread?

A week and a half left to go and I'm just tired of people commenting on my feet/ankles. And also randos who just ask, "What are you having?" There is no need for us to conversate, random stranger. What does it matter to you anyway? 



Sorry for my Monday grumpies.

jumpy57

the high school kids I coach thought that labor would take a half hour. When I told them I sure hope not because the hospital is 30 min away they changed their answer to "ok well probably not more than 2 or 3 hours".... The look on their faces was fantastic when I told them that I would be happy with 10 hours and some people go over 24

lizChesnut

Can't lie, glad my husband went back to work, I love him so much but he's more anxious waiting for baby than I am! He was stressing me out. Poor guy. This morning has been good. Everybody off to school and work. And was able to grab some breakfast with my dad! Starting this week off good and hoping baby decided to show up  (41w1d!)

LadySamLady

I have no confidence in my ability to tell if my LO is hot or cold. 

Also, I finally watched Breaking Bad now that I'm awake for 20 hours a day and it totally lived up to all the hype. 

JoMunson

LadySamLady said:

I have no confidence in my ability to tell if my LO is hot or cold. 

Also, I finally watched Breaking Bad now that I'm awake for 20 hours a day and it totally lived up to all the hype. 

I made it to season 4 before LO was born, now I'm afraid to put it on while he's around.

cortney626

My husband had no clue that I bleed after having a baby. I'm 2 weeks pp. Last night he was rubbing up against me and felt my big old pad. He got grossed out. I tried to warn him. It was pretty funny. 

LadySamLady

JoMunson said:

LadySamLady said:

I have no confidence in my ability to tell if my LO is hot or cold. 

Also, I finally watched Breaking Bad now that I'm awake for 20 hours a day and it totally lived up to all the hype. 

I made it to season 4 before LO was born, now I'm afraid to put it on while he's around.

I'm I total survival mode, tv is helping me stay awake all night while Holly sleeps on me and nurses. She sleeps through noise and light like a champ. Eventually we'll limit screen time around her, when we can get her down to sleep in her bassinet or the rnp, but for now I'm doing whatever I can to stay awake. 

businessmama

STMs... When does bleeding usually stop?

dsmith211

I'm at one of my postpartum appointments. I definitely just got asked when I was due. Ugh. I made it super awkward and said 'Oh, well I already had the baby.' They stopped talking pretty much right away.  

JoMunson

LadySamLady said:

JoMunson said:

LadySamLady said:

I have no confidence in my ability to tell if my LO is hot or cold. 

Also, I finally watched Breaking Bad now that I'm awake for 20 hours a day and it totally lived up to all the hype. 

I made it to season 4 before LO was born, now I'm afraid to put it on while he's around.

I'm I total survival mode, tv is helping me stay awake all night while Holly sleeps on me and nurses. She sleeps through noise and light like a champ. Eventually we'll limit screen time around her, when we can get her down to sleep in her bassinet or the rnp, but for now I'm doing whatever I can to stay awake. 

Truth! Ezra sleeps through anything I put on, I'm just paranoid!

mrstmoose

Have no fear, I'm still pregnant. I'll be the one posting in the middle of June that I finally had my May baby. And yes, I know I still have a week and a half to go until my actual due date.

thismakes4

dsmith211 said:

I'm at one of my postpartum appointments. I definitely just got asked when I was due. Ugh. I made it super awkward and said 'Oh, well I already had the baby.' They stopped talking pretty much right away.  

Ugh sorry, people can be so stupid. Yesterday Dh, the kids and I went out to dinner and as we were walking up to pay some random lady was like "omg you must be due like now" and I was like "yeah pretty much". Then she asks if the other 3 kids were mine. Uhh yeah. And she continues saying shit like "wow you're huge, is there more than one? I never got THAT big with my pregnancies"... when she said that I straight up looked at her non pregnant stomach with a smirk like... uhh really? No joke ladies, she must be in denial about her gut because she is by no means a "small" person and even DH was telling me that that chick was my size NOT pregnant. I don't care what size people are but shit... back off of me... I don't even know you. Of course I'm huge... there's a freaking baby in there.

Pascal86

@mrstmoose - Due May 27, right there with you! I've been telling myself that my due date is June 3 for my whole pregnancy though, to prepare for a longer wait. It's helped, but when I think about the possibility of going early I get super freaked out.

@LadySamLady - I'm planning on getting bluetooth headphones for TV watching to try to fix this problem, because until baby can pay attention to screens, I plan on watching so much TV. I mean, we'll see if I actually get around to buying them, but that's the tentative plan.

KyleeWaller

I'm shocked to say I've made it through my entire pregnancy (well, I'm due in two days) without anyone asking how old I am, which I was sure would happen! I got one heck of a nasty side-eye the other day at a restaurant, though. It's crazy how quick some are to judge! 

clbness

@dsmith211 Wow, some people...I hope they felt like shit after having the audacity to ask that.

@KyleeWaller It amazes me how judgy people are.  Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I swear someone at the store the other day looked at my belly, then at my ring finger (which is naked right now because my fingers are just chubby enough to where my ring won't fit).

Merciel

It's completely inconceivable to me that anyone would check for a ring.

I mean, I know it happens, because people here post about it. But if you guys didn't post about it, I would have no idea that that was even a thing. It's not something I've ever encountered, and when I mention it to my friends in real life, they're all like "huh I wouldn't even think to look."

Not that this is any kind of huge earthshattering revelation, I just think it's one of those weird little moments where I encounter a different set of experiences and realize that people live different day-to-day lives than I do.

Merciel

Anyway here's my random thing for the day: today when I sit in my computer chair, I can feel downward pressure every time I feel an otherwise painless and BH-like contraction, which has never happened to me before.

I'm just going to go ahead and hallucinate that that's a sign of impending labor for real this time. I'm sure I'll be due for a sad disillusionment when it poops out in a few hours, but until then I will continue to cherish my two-days-overdue-goddamnit-you're-wasting-my-maternity-leave-here-kid delusions, thank you very much.

katxattack1212

I have 1 week to go for my RCS. I'm effing dying over here. Please, pleaseeee let my water break so I can go early.  I am tired of all this lightening crotch! I've  never had anything like this! 

cortney626

AliciaD39 said:

STMs... When does bleeding usually stop?

With my first it was around 3 weeks. I'm 2 weeks pp and it's very light. 

valerie4786

The more pregnant/closer to my due date I get, the more antisocial and cranky I get.  I don't want to respond to texts or phone calls or see anyone, because yes I'm still pregnant...  Yep, any day now...  I planned to go into the office today and get some work done, but then realizing I'd have to walk into a courthouse full of people obsessed with my uterus while wearing real pants made me decide against it and I just dealt with some clients individually...in yoga pants.  I'll deal with real life tomorrow.  

@KyleeWaller & @clbness  YES to the judgey-ness!  I basically get judged any time I have clients with me as it is, but to be 9.5+ months pregnant and without my wedding ring it's even worse.  (Not to mention I worked in yoga pants and tennis shoes today.)  I took a client to get his State ID today and there was a woman that kept pointing to my belly...as if I didn't see her.  So rude.

TheThornBird

Finally worked up the nerve to look at my post-delivery lady bits in the mirror today......*shudder*

valerie4786

Anyone else getting bombarded by ads again?  

LadySamLady

valerie4786 said:

Anyone else getting bombarded by ads again?  

Yup.

bkjade

KyleeWaller - UGH people. I have heard everything from "Are you married?" (which is extra weird because I always wear my ring) to "Same father?" to "Wow how old ARE you?"

I crack myself up by giving super inappropriate answers to stranger's inappropriate questions. I had my older daughters as a college student so I've been fielding the question of how old I am for years. I tell everyone who asks that question that I was a teen mother because I like to f**k. People then look really uncomfortable, and usually shut up.

And @AliciaD39 - after two weeks the worst of the bleeding was over, and by one month I was in the clear again. 

Charissadeats

LadySamLady said:

valerie4786 said:

Anyone else getting bombarded by ads again?  

Yup.

Yup. That after I wasn't allowed to love tit or interact in any way... The one problem seems to be solved, let's hope they remove the ads again

LadySamLady

@Charissadeats is Alex here!!!?!

KyleeWaller

@clbness Unfortunately, if my experience is any indication you might be right: I've had a couple of people look at my ring finger. I've been able to wear my wedding ring the whole way through, but when people "check", I wish I didn't have it on! I don't like to satisfy judgmental people. Ugh. 

@valerie4786 I haven't had anyone point (that I've seen)! Why in the world would a grown woman do that?

@bkjade that is so rude! How entitled people think they are to know your personal business just astounds me. I recently had a family friend of a friend ask if I was "capable" of 'a natural birth because of my size, which I now think was extremely rude but at the time just confused me! 

Charissadeats

LadySamLady said:

@Charissadeats is Alex here!!!?!

At the hospital now! He will be here in about 2 and a half hours!!! Will keep you ladies posted  

valerie4786

@Charissadeats  Good luck!!  Sending positive vibes your way! 

Charissadeats

Super down that Alex is in neonatal for observation. There is some fluid on the lungs, but he is doing better already. Just struggling not having him here with me/us.
I am happy that they are observing him though! 

I know that there are some ladies that had their babies away from them - how did you cope? Cause I feel like crying. 

js8812

I hope Alex is with you soon! If you feel like crying, do it. I probably would. He looks so sweet. Congrats! @Charissadeats

yogahh

@charissadeats congrats on your gorgeous lil boy!!!!!!!!!! I am sure it's hard not to have him with you but he is in the best of hands. When will you get to see him? If you need to cry, then cry. How are you feeling? Maybe you can use the time without him to walk and shower. It can be hard after the cs so having a lil time without the baby to adjust might be a good distraction for you. 

Charissadeats

yogahh said:

@charissadeats congrats on your gorgeous lil boy!!!!!!!!!! I am sure it's hard not to have him with you but he is in the best of hands. When will you get to see him? If you need to cry, then cry. How are you feeling? Maybe you can use the time without him to walk and shower. It can be hard after the cs so having a lil time without the baby to adjust might be a good distraction for you. 

I will get to see him tomorrow morning when I am allowed to get up and walk. My dr/hospital don't allow us to get up (which is frustrating) for the first 24 hours. My DH goes to him often so he gives me updates. Thank you! I also think he is gorgeous! 

yogahh

Charissadeats said:

yogahh said:

@charissadeats congrats on your gorgeous lil boy!!!!!!!!!! I am sure it's hard not to have him with you but he is in the best of hands. When will you get to see him? If you need to cry, then cry. How are you feeling? Maybe you can use the time without him to walk and shower. It can be hard after the cs so having a lil time without the baby to adjust might be a good distraction for you. 

I will get to see him tomorrow morning when I am allowed to get up and walk. My dr/hospital don't allow us to get up (which is frustrating) for the first 24 hours. My DH goes to him often so he gives me updates. Thank you! I also think he is gorgeous! 

I wish our hospitals didn't allow us getting up! Mine was pulling me out of bed 5 hours later to walk. I wanted to punch that nurse in the face  Tomorrw will be here before you know it! Get some rest mama. You are gonna need it!

LadySamLady

Congratulations @Charissadeats !!!! He is adorable!! I'm sorry you can't see him until tomorrow, I know it must be heartbreaking even though it's for the best. No reason not to let your emotions out of you need to, i agree that if you need to cry you should let yourself. I'm glad your H can see him at least and is giving you updates and hopefully sharing pictures. I'm pretty sure it's closer to tomorrow where you are and it won't be long before Alex is in your arms. Hugs!! 

Bltbear82

Congrats @Charissadeats! I hope the hours pass quickly for you until you're reunited, he's adorable!

Charissadeats

Thanks for all the well wishes. You ladies hold a special place in my heart after the past 9 months. Feels like I have so many 'pen pals' from overseas. How cool am I? Haha. Baby is doing much better and breathing on his own. He is a super chill dude apparently! 

js8812

I just called my H from work.  He has a slow period at work, so he is at home.  Anyway, I asked what he was up to and he was just taking a quick nap.  That's fine, he was up late working on yard projects (yes, in the dark ).  We had our carpets cleaned a couple weeks ago and there's a small filing cabinet on top on our office desk, so I asked if he could take it down for me.  He said, "Well, I'm trying to finish up some stuff outside, so I will do it if I get to it."

One, I've been mad that he's been starting projects that don't NEED to be done prior to the baby being born instead of enjoying some of our last days together.  Two, this one thing I am asking for will literally take 15 seconds.  So mad.  I told him to forget it and that I would just do it myself (I won't).

Apparently I get ragey when I'm 39w5d pregnant!

yogahh

Speaking of weekly randoms...is it me, or is there a lot of randoms posting this week?

PYLWhammy

@Charissadeats congrats - he is so cute! Hoping the time passes quickly and little Alex is in your arms soon

VS2016

My original plan was to work all the way to my due day, but I'm seriously tempted to put in the towel starting next week.  I would need a doctor's note to get out of work before the baby is born.  My question is, has anyone else done this? I'm nervous if I ask my doctor for a note she is going to tell me since I'm not on bed rest she can't do it.