U/O Thursday

LadyFleck

quartz02 said:

My U/O: I'm a weirdo and requested to see my placenta when I delivered DD in 2012. I'm doing it again this time.

Please explain why. I NEED to know. 

PleaseSendPicklesNow

Ahhhh! I love you guys!!!  I'll post an update about the Boston trip and our little one's prognosis on the congenital heart defect thread, if I can dig it up. I don't want to keep clogging the UO thread with it.

@elenabrent Updating my signature made ME cry a little, too! My husband and I are excited and scared and hopeful and dreading the time we'll have to spend apart. But our little guy is worth it.

@heathereaddy I'm glad I have your permission to use social media. Just kidding! Vaguebooking is annoying, whether it's related to a medical issue or something else. That's true. Just please have compassion for those who unwell enough to require IV lines, a nasal cannula or feeding tube, or other medical gear. Last time I checked, you can't walk into the hospital and say, "Hello, I am suffering from a lack of attention. Can I get a nasal oxygen cannula for a few dramatic selfies, please?" 

YeezusButters

quartz02 said:

My U/O: I'm a weirdo and requested to see my placenta when I delivered DD in 2012. I'm doing it again this time.

I think the ones that look like hearts are fucking cool.

thepen15ismighty

The woman running my birthing class mentioned if you lay the placenta a certain way it can look like a tree. I'll have to tell my whimp of a husband to turn his head because I want to see that.

Kellyj103

@PleaseSendPicklesNow I am so happy the Boston trip was successful and I'm so excited to love all your pics! Start a new thread I don't care. I look forward to your updates!

thepen15ismighty

Is there a training class to be on the social media police force? I fee like I could do that as a job that requires pretty much sitting on my butt all day. 

YeezusButters

thepen15ismighty said:

Is there a training class to be on the social media police force? I fee like I could do that as a job that requires pretty much sitting on my butt all day. 

You could apply to be an admin on TB.

thepen15ismighty

YeezusButters said:

thepen15ismighty said:

Is there a training class to be on the social media police force? I fee like I could do that as a job that requires pretty much sitting on my butt all day. 

You could apply to be an admin on TB.

*snorted*

Heathereaddy

@PleaseSendPicklesNowHaha! No permission needed. I'm glad to hear your good news! I always have compassion for people going through difficult times IRL and on social media but vague AW posts are obvious and annoying. Looking forward to seeing pics of your little one! 

quartz02

@ladyfleck just my own curiosity. I wanted to see the organ that nourished my baby. I don't have a medical background but that stuff fascinates me. My mom is an RN and present for the birth and she was checking it out, too. DH just ignored what was going on.

allthingscozy

**Removed for TOU violation**

victoria98

@DataJane Same thing happened here! I posted a pic of shoes with a caption 2016 a while back but everyone started congratulating me when I posted a bump pic a couple weeks ago. 

elenabrent

I'm going to eat my placenta. 

jen11797

I'm counting down days to EDD for sure, but also to a waistband and BELT. I know so many people love maternity clothes, but I literally bought jeans in each stage of postpartum size (mostly used) the first time I had a baby just so I could get out of freaking maternity clothes sooner. Best decision ever.

MamaBish

I haven't gotten through all of these posts yet, but here is a an AW pic of my kid with tubes in her nose. Sorry not sorry!!!

(I just want the love tits!)

thepen15ismighty

elenabrent said:

I'm going to eat my placenta. 

My DH made comments about how it would be nice if there was a cook book.

allthingscozy

@MamaBish she is beautiful!! 

rnyland1

spoiler alert: my hubs wrote a book about him as a werewolf and there's this one part where he eats my placenta...like right after childbirth. He was in the middle of "turning" though so I guess in that case...it's not that weird. Please don't steal his book idea!

jen11797

@MamaBish oh my goodness, why can't we hit that love button more?!

YeezusButters

rnyland1 said:

spoiler alert: my hubs wrote a book about him as a werewolf and there's this one part where he eats my placenta...like right after childbirth. He was in the middle of "turning" though so I guess in that case...it's not that weird. Please don't steal his book idea!

Hhahahaah!

TiffRox81

@MamaBish Love seeing her photos!! She looks like she's smiling!!

Y0urm0m

@MamaBish so precious congrats!

PootsDragon

@PleaseSendPicklesNow I'm so excited for your family! I can't wait to see your pics exploring the city waiting on LO- sounds like a beautiful adventure waiting for him to arrive. Also can't wait to love tit all the pics of his dramatic entrance and cheer him on as he claims his place in this world! You post ALLL the pics girl! Can't wait to see them!

My UO- If you're trying to censor the internet, you're doing it wrong bro. I love a lot of over-sharers on social media. Honestly I'm way too invested in some people I don't even know because of their over-sharing status. Obviously some I can't stand and block and delete, but some people just have an eye for whimsy and magic and they can AW all day long in my book! Also I post weekly bump updates in a bump album on FB and I'm not even sorry. I know my parents and grandma love getting to watch me grow and everyone else can enjoy my content, unfollow, or eat d!cks for all I care.

erin7264

**Removed for TOU violation**

Please feel free to hit that report button. You've alresdy been banned once,  Lindsay. 

PootsDragon

elenabrent said:

I'm going to eat my placenta. 

Also this. Having professional photos taken where my son is still attached because placentas are amazing. Then planning to eat that b!tch. You do you. Imma do me.

LadyFleck

@quartz02 Alright seems reasonable enough. I was hoping for something juicier but I'm pretty sure the eaters-of-placenta might say the same thing ;-)

randypluskate

@PleaseSendPicklesNow Reading your update made my heart do a little dance. So happy for you and your family. 

deuxbouledogues

@MamaBish omg I just sqeee'ed out loud at her hat and little sassy smile. AH!

DobbysSock

PleaseSendPicklesNow said:

Background info: My husband and I spent the last two days at Boston Children's Hospital. They are the best hospital in the world for our son's congenital heart defect. BCH pioneered surgical techniques our local hospital hasn't learned yet, and suddenly it looks like our little guy has a chance at life. YAY! So we have decided to do birth and surgery up there. More than a thousand miles from home, friends, and family.

I will be there for a total of about two months. Much of that time, I will probably be alone, lonely, and scared. So I will be that parent posting medical updates to loving friends and family back home. Not vague updates, but specific and informative ones. Baby boy and I are going to need all the support, kind messages, prayers, and well wishes we can get! @heathereaddy, do you really think it's so bad for me to share what is going on, when the time comes? If so, that seems unkind. People who feel that way can unfollow me. I don't care.

When I can FINALLY hold my newborn son after open heart surgery, you'd better believe I'm going to post a picture, despite the feeding tube and oxygen cannula in his nose!

No. It's not bad of you to share. I've had a friend in a somewhat similar situation, although a different condition. Thankfully once her LO was born they determined that it was one of the better case scenarios, and her condition was able to be corrected with surgery (among other interventions) and a long NICU stay.

I for one wanted to see her updates and photos, and I assume based on the amount of likes and comments she got, that MANY of her friends and family felt the same way. What is social media for if not to connect us to our loved ones, share our lives with them, and give and receive support from a distance? I also wasn't sure how to support her from afar, as I didn't want to bother her with phone calls/text messages during difficult or private times or when she was feeling exhausted/overwhelmed. It was nice to be able to send a message on Facebook or comment on a status/photo so that she knew I was thinking of her and could respond at her own pace when she felt up to it. It felt less invasive somehow.

ETA: Can't believe I forgot to add - I am SO happy for you guys that there is hope! I can't even imagine how you must be feeling right now

elenabrent

erin7264 said:

Backbypopulardemand said:

@PleaseSendPicklesNow so so happy to hear this you post all the freaking pictures you like.


in other topics on here it's one thing to have an "unpopular" opinion it's another to be a dick about it. Saying I don't really like something is an opinion calling others creepy or weird is dick move. But I guess you are capable of just moving on from my comment with out reporting since you want me to do the same... 

Please feel free to hit that report button. You've alresdy been banned once,  Lindsay. 

File under : things that escalated quickly.

DobbysSock

benten24 said:

elenabrent said:

But can we agree that blurry, poorly lit photos of open wounds and/or poopy diapers are gross? 

I'm all for seeing the gory open wounds. The messier, the better!

I don't mind big, nasty wounds either. But then again, I'm a wound care nurse soo... I acknowledge that might be weird haha

elenabrent

@DobbysSock there's this ad on the radio right now for a Dr who specializes in diabetes related wound care. They say wound probably 25 times in the 30 second ad and I can't take it. It's just too much. STOP MAKING ME HEAR THE WORD WOUND I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT WOUNDS.

YeezusButters

elenabrent said:

erin7264 said:

**Removed for TOU violation**

Please feel free to hit that report button. You've alresdy been banned once,  Lindsay. 

File under : things that escalated quickly.

Waaat?

LadyFleck

Someone please keep me from responding to the speshul snowflake thread that just popped up. I won't be nice. Must. Resist. Snark. 

thepen15ismighty

YeezusButters said:

elenabrent said:

erin7264 said:

**Removed for TOU violation**

Please feel free to hit that report button. You've alresdy been banned once,  Lindsay. 

File under : things that escalated quickly.

Waaat?

Congrats on being highly suspect on the person that's been reporting everyone. @erin7264

elenabrent

@LadyFleck I think I'm too tired to be nice. I can't respond. 

randypluskate

I'm not sure if this is an UO since this hairstyle is hardly the norm but whenever I see women doing the Bumpit-esque bump, I wonder if they've recently escaped the FLDS. 

YeezusButters

LadyFleck said:

Someone please keep me from responding to the speshul snowflake thread that just popped up. I won't be nice. Must. Resist. Snark. 

I. CAN'T. EVEN.

LadyFleck

@yeezusbutters @elenabrent

i cant nice today

thepen15ismighty

YeezusButters said:

LadyFleck said:

Someone please keep me from responding to the speshul snowflake thread that just popped up. I won't be nice. Must. Resist. Snark. 

I. CAN'T. EVEN.

Ignore it. Pretend it's not there.