I was abused most of my childhood so I never thought I would spank my children. I do. Not in an abusive slap across the face, punch you in the arm, drag you by your hair way that I was raised but in a calm and collected manor. I refuse to spank out of anger because I've seen how fast it can escalate. But if my three year old is going for something hot I will swat her hand. Some disciplinary actions don't work in certain situations and spanking is not usually our first resort. If time outs don't work and it's the third offense we will sit her down and explain that she is getting a spanking because of yatta yatta yatta. She is in no way shape or form afraid of me or DH. If I raised my hand to her right now she wouldn't flinch or even recognize what was happening because I don't just haul off and hit her. I definitely see both sides though!!
I love thinking about what a perfect parent I was going to be before I actually became one. My biggest ones were
1) Tantrums in public would never happen because clearly if that happened it was a sign of how bad of a parent you were and not the fact that your children have their own feelings about things and express them loudly.
My one year old fell to the floor screaming and kicking her feet yesterday at a store because I wouldn't let her get inside of a Barbie car....
2) No cell phone use. Those parents who give their kids cell phones at restaurants are out of control. They need to teach their toddlers how to sit still on their own without making a peep without electronic use.
I was an idiot. Me and DH do what it takes to get through our rare restaurant outtings... So if my 3 year old wants to use the phone instead of poking me with sausage links (like this morning) I will gladly give it to her so I can eat in peace.
3) My kids wouldn't be disobedient. They would just know that listening to mommy and daddy was something they had to do and there wasn't any other option.
There are are so many other options... Saying no, trying to convince you to change your mind, asking over and over again until you give in, screaming, throwing things... The list goes on.
I laugh at the few friends I have that don't have kids yet. They think they know it all. They have no idea. There is no such thing as a perfect parent or child.
I know we didn't do FFFC today but in the tune of parenting self-deprication - I made a decision yesterday that bringing my 3 year old boy in the shower with me was less of a threat than him shoving a Bobby pin in an unprotected outlet in those 10 minutes he'd be left to his own vices. Emotional scarring is better than death or near death... Right?
I was babysitting my niece once and told her o had to go to the bathroom (she was like 2.5 or 3 at the time) and she was like "can I come?". I was like, "well I guess". I wasn't really sure what to do. So she came and played with her bathtub toys while I took a poop.
@LinziLoo09 - I kind of figured her mom probably lets her in the bathroom or else she wouldn't have asked. So it probably wasn't her first or last time observing a poop.
I have to agree that I love our board and we all have a great respect for one another. I think we've all past the testing waters phase and are now showing our true personalities. I love it! And when the snark does come out, it will all be in good fun and we'll all get a great laugh out of it.
As for spanking, I was spanked as a child, by my parents and grandparents. Not very often, and just a swat or two on the butt. I also got swatted when my hands went where they weren't supposed to go. I honestly don't know if I'll spank my kids, I will probably swat though. I don't condone anyone for spanking. Everyone raises their child in a way they see fit. It might not be right for me, but it's right for you and props to you. DH is big on follow through. Do something, Don't do that or we're going home. Happens again, Ok, we're going home. No if, ands or buts about it. We told you not to do it or else there would be consequences. You did it again now you suffer the consequences.
Tantrums, I've already had to deal with those with my 9 (yes, 9) year-old cousin. I had them the week and took them to the store and decided to get them a candy for their lunches (they were enrolled in a local camp and I made their lunches). They couldn't decide on a candy, so I said forget it. The 9-year-old (who was 7 at the time) threw herself on the floor in the store and started crying, saying how she wanted candy. I said that was tough, because she and her sister couldn't decide, so now I was going to pay, and walked to the counter to pay. I also told her we weren't going to the pool, because before we went in I told them both to behave or else no pool. She threw a tantrum, so no pool. The older one decided on a candy the younger had picked earlier, and so I said they could get the candy, because my promise was I'd buy it if they both agreed on it. We got back to the house, younger went upstairs and came down in her bathing suit, announcing she was ready to go to the pool. I told her we weren't because of the way she behaved in the store. She started crying, stomped back upstairs and stayed the rest of the night in the second bedroom. So I think I got tantrums down.
I think DH is going to be the disciplinarian out of the two of us. I'm too soft.
Married 4/12/13 TTC since 6/13 Diagnosed w/ PCOS 4/9/15 - R/E recommended lifestyle change BFP 4/10/16 - DS born 12/16/2016 SURPRISE! BFP 3/8/18
Re: private bathroom time, yesterday was a big day - DD figured out how to open the bathroom door from the outside (DH was home so I actually shut it) and I was actually managing to poop. In comes DD and it scared me so much that my poop went away. Time to start locking the door!
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Married 7.28.2012 DD born 7.27.2014 BFP 09.2015 - m/c 10.21.2015
@beff12 - my condolences. I actually sneak away and attempt (key word here - there is lots of 'trying') to poop upstairs. Otherwise I get 'bang bang bang, Mommy what doing in there? I come in? I do poop too! Bang bang bang... Repeat x 1000'
As far as TB being boring and snarkless, I think it's probably because
the BGs are on top of everything and ban/warn people like crazy for
being the slightest bit snarky. It's obnoxious that they won't allow
grown adults to manage our own conversations. I may get warned for that,
but oh well..
DS is circumcised, and if this baby were a boy,
we'd circ him too. Honestly, I think the anti-circ argument that a boy
should have a choice of whether or not to be circumcised fails to hold
water. Parents make decisions for their children all the time because
children are not old enough to make decisions for themselves. You don't
just say, "I'm not going to trim my child's fingernails because he
should get to choose whether to do that himself" or "I'm not going to
cut his hair, because he should make that decision for himself." Or "I'm
not going to get his tonsils removed, because he should make that
choice for himself." Why would the decision of circ/not to circ be any
different? Yes, it is an elective procedure that causes temporary pain
(just like getting tubes in a kid's ears or having tonsils removed), but
it has benefits too. As parents, we get to do the cost/benefit analysis
and decide what's right for our kids.
Circumcision is different because it forever changes the sexual experience. Hair and toenails are painless and grow back. The part of the skin that is removed is the most sensitive part of the penis. Sure, they don't know what they are missing out on, but if given the option for sex to feel 100x better I'm pretty sure no one would say "no thanks! Just cut it off!" It is similar to removing the clitoris. No thank you.
I'll just say that I know shizz about kids. I know how to change diapers and basic care like that but overall I'm not ashamed to admit I know jack squat. Besides a few babysitting gigs, I never grew up around little ones---and only far-away friends have kids. I think in a way that's good because I won't compare my kid to past experiences with other kids.
All that being said, in general I try not to judge strangers on their parenting. I have ideas of what I would *like* to do, but I'm not naive enough to believe all my wishes will come to fruition, and certainly not that I will be a perfect parent. However, I have seen parents in public act in ways that to me seem overkill, and I do try to think of how I would handle the situation differently. For example, I was in Target today looking at maxi dresses with DH. A lady had a young baby/toddler I'm a cart next to us. The baby was not making noise and not touching anything outside of the cart, although he was reaching for his mom. Suddenly she gets really close to the baby's face and says in an angry whisper, "If you don't stop that I'm going to beat you!"
Generally I try to keep in mind that I don't know what kind of day a momma is having, or how the baby has been all day, or what she may be struggling with---but I felt like that was a bit much. In times like that, I can be judgmental. I think we all judge to some degree based on our experiences, right or wrong. But I'm not going to pretend I am a perfect person or say I never make mistakes....I'm not religious but I do believe karma has a fantastic way of knocking arrogant people down a few pegs!
My only issue with NIP is that I never knew how to do it without flashing way too much skin. Like not just boob, but the whole side of my body DS was current nursing on. I only had like one nursing shirt and it was always dirty. Hiking up a t-shirt means I'm showing off everything. I tried those nursing camis and they were awesome except they made me way too hot.
My UO is I also had the word prego, or preggo. COme on, you're a grown woman. You're pregnant. It's okay to say the whole word, it's not dirty. Also people who name their daughter Khaleesi. Her name is DAENERYS in the book and in the show, not Khaleesi. Khaleesi is a title. Would you name your kid Queen? Or Duchess?
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As far as TB being boring and snarkless, I think it's probably because
the BGs are on top of everything and ban/warn people like crazy for
being the slightest bit snarky. It's obnoxious that they won't allow
grown adults to manage our own conversations. I may get warned for that,
but oh well..
DS is circumcised, and if this baby were a boy,
we'd circ him too. Honestly, I think the anti-circ argument that a boy
should have a choice of whether or not to be circumcised fails to hold
water. Parents make decisions for their children all the time because
children are not old enough to make decisions for themselves. You don't
just say, "I'm not going to trim my child's fingernails because he
should get to choose whether to do that himself" or "I'm not going to
cut his hair, because he should make that decision for himself." Or "I'm
not going to get his tonsils removed, because he should make that
choice for himself." Why would the decision of circ/not to circ be any
different? Yes, it is an elective procedure that causes temporary pain
(just like getting tubes in a kid's ears or having tonsils removed), but
it has benefits too. As parents, we get to do the cost/benefit analysis
and decide what's right for our kids.
Circumcision is different because it forever changes the sexual experience. Hair and toenails are painless and grow back. The part of the skin that is removed is the most sensitive part of the penis. Sure, they don't know what they are missing out on, but if given the option for sex to feel 100x better I'm pretty sure no one would say "no thanks! Just cut it off!" It is similar to removing the clitoris. No thank you.
I'm not for or against male circumcision, but I just wanted to say male circumcision is most definitely not similar to female circumcision. Female circumcision is actually known to cause a whole host of medical issues instead of possibly preventing them. It's so brutal that it is now being outlawed in countries where it has been the custom for generations.
Just chiming in to say that was a pretty tame discussion on a really controversial topic, and fist bumps all around.
My H was abused, and I can't ever remember being spanked. My parents were for it but I came along much later in their parenting careers so I think they were just like "whatevs..." by the time I arrived. Anyway, we have lots of friends who are pro-spanking because it's so common in the "church-scene".. Spare the rod and all that jazz. We just can't subscribe to that... It gets awkward when people offer suggestions on how to discipline or books with the proper spanking method but nope. We have swatted her hand a few times, but each time have apologized to her afterward because we know it stemmed from our own frustration and not from a place of discipline.
It's not Thursday anymore, but another UO is that I can't for the life of me understand the significance of the "take a selfie for breast cancer" thing happening on Facebook right now. I'm all for raising money, support, whatever... But every participant I've seen thus far has not actually experienced breast cancer and is just looking for another excuse to post a shameless selfie. Meh. Anyhoo.
I was spanked as a child, but it never crossed my mind to think of it as something abusive. My parents only spanked me when other methods of discipline didn't work. That's probably how I will parent as well, with spanking as a last resort. Also, if we have a boy he won't be circumcised just because FI wasn't. As in, I asked FI if he thought we should circumcise him, and he said, "Well no, I'm not, so why would we?" And that was kind of the end of that discussion. Some people have strong opinions on those things, but we really don't.
I guess my UO is everyone harping on "breast is best." We totally plan on breastfeeding, but if there is some real reason why we have to formula feed, you can definitely bet we will be feeding our baby however necessary. FED is best.
I agree, fed is best. My cousin was determined to BF her son, but she wasn't producing enough milk. She worked with a lactation expert, but still wasn't producing. So now her son is formula fed and thriving, and tells anyone giving her dirty looks when she buys it she'd rather feed her kid formula than let him starve on the boob.
Married 4/12/13 TTC since 6/13 Diagnosed w/ PCOS 4/9/15 - R/E recommended lifestyle change BFP 4/10/16 - DS born 12/16/2016 SURPRISE! BFP 3/8/18
Fed is best for sure! I had really good intentions to BF DD... But there was so much trauma and stress involved in delivery and my milk came in late, so she ended up jaundice and needing formula to help flush it out. When we finally got home I began pumping as an alternative to BFing but just never produced enough milk so I always had to supplement. It was a really emotionally and physically draining few months until I finally decided to switch solely to formula... No regrets. My DD has rarely been sick and has been healthy and thriving and smart, even!
As far as TB being boring and snarkless, I think it's probably because
the BGs are on top of everything and ban/warn people like crazy for
being the slightest bit snarky. It's obnoxious that they won't allow
grown adults to manage our own conversations. I may get warned for that,
but oh well..
DS is circumcised, and if this baby were a boy,
we'd circ him too. Honestly, I think the anti-circ argument that a boy
should have a choice of whether or not to be circumcised fails to hold
water. Parents make decisions for their children all the time because
children are not old enough to make decisions for themselves. You don't
just say, "I'm not going to trim my child's fingernails because he
should get to choose whether to do that himself" or "I'm not going to
cut his hair, because he should make that decision for himself." Or "I'm
not going to get his tonsils removed, because he should make that
choice for himself." Why would the decision of circ/not to circ be any
different? Yes, it is an elective procedure that causes temporary pain
(just like getting tubes in a kid's ears or having tonsils removed), but
it has benefits too. As parents, we get to do the cost/benefit analysis
and decide what's right for our kids.
Circumcision is different because it forever changes the sexual experience. Hair and toenails are painless and grow back. The part of the skin that is removed is the most sensitive part of the penis. Sure, they don't know what they are missing out on, but if given the option for sex to feel 100x better I'm pretty sure no one would say "no thanks! Just cut it off!" It is similar to removing the clitoris. No thank you.
I'm not for or against male circumcision, but I just wanted to say male circumcision is most definitely not similar to female circumcision. Female circumcision is actually known to cause a whole host of medical issues instead of possibly preventing them. It's so brutal that it is now being outlawed in countries where it has been the custom for generations.
This. I wanted to respond but had to get out the door before I captured what I wanted to say and was feeling kind of ragey about the comparison to female circumcision and the erroneous claim that sex with the foreskin is 100x better. This is all just extremely misinformed. It's not even often referred to as female circumcision anymore - but female genital mutilation. Mariya Karimjee just shared her story on This American Life recently, I suggest @whitneyp26 give it a listen
Oh my word! I just read the "Zika thread". That was funny stuff! I can't even imagine having that kind of logic.
I get irritated with my mom saying "honey, you really need to watch the mosquitos this summer"... I mean, how in the world I'm I going to avoid getting bitten all summer? Not to mention my husband? Walk around in a mosquito net? Wear deet 24/7... That might have its own hazards.
While it's tragic and hard for mamas to deal with Zika... And a genuine concern, some places. Ive lived in Uganda... And women (even ones with resources) there aren't running to the clinic every odd day to make sure their baby didn't get yellow fever, dengue, and sleeping sickness from their new bug bite. Because that's crazy!
@maamawaabangi - I just read it today as well! I laughed and laughed, that was good stuff!!
We live in South Texas and are keeping as much an eye on it as one can.... not too much to be done. We (DH, 2yo DS and myself) use bug spray whenever outdoors and are using condoms - because of the region we are in we have decided 'why not?!'. It's just a few months and we aren't even having that much sex in the first place, sadly. DH is an RN and has been for 18+ years, he graduates in August as a Nurse Practitioner; he has done a ton of research himself as well as consulted with multiple hospitalists he works with, including the infectious diseases expert and this is what we feel comfortable with. If you think about anything too much it will drive you absolutely mad so, we don't. We're just taking what we consider to be reasonable precautions for us, monitor the websites moderately and we'll adjust as needed. Hopefully, when the heat of summer hits and the rain stops, the mosquitoes will lessen and it won't be that much of an issue anyway. Right now, on any given day that I walk outside I come in with a minimum of three to five bites. I've always been super attractive to mosquitoes and they say pregnancy makes you even more so, they're as big as dragonflies down here in Texas so, what can you do!
I live in Texas as well and we are surrounded by lakes in my subdivision. They are somehow breeding on my front porch because they are literally swarming out there. We're going to get some kind of prevention to go out there but I've been using deet free lemon eucalyptus bug spray when i go out and I haven't been bit yet! Usually they feast on me.
I just read through the N'16 Zika thread. Anyone know what the 'private' board is or where to find out about it? With school being out for the summer I need some drama, since my students aren't around to provide any.
Formerly known as Kate08young August '18 Siggy April Showers:
Me: 28 H: 24 Married: 7/22/14 Baby L: 8/4/2015 August 2015 Moms Baby E: 11/18/2016 December 2016 Moms TTC #3 08/2017 BFP 11/27/2017. Twin B lost 11/22/2017, Twin A doing well.
@Kate08Young - yeah around pages 6/7 you'll see a bunch of closed threads - that's the drama that prompted the group to start their own private group. It seems there was some conflict between a number of regular posters and another poster who they believed blocked them all for not being nice. Also someone started reporting a bunch of posters and a bunch of people got banned. Also on page 4 there is a closed thread where the people in the new group get into a fight with the posters who weren't allowed in the new group.
I have a problem with people who invite me over knowing I have all day sickness and get irritated when cause you can hear me expel my demons. Also cooking meat smells horrible.
I have to admit. I have NO idea what UO stands for... Something about opinions? I'm too old, or live to rurally to care. I think there needs to be a board for people who don't use all the abbreviations.
I have to admit. I have NO idea what UO stands for... Something about opinions? I'm too old, or live to rurally to care. I think there needs to be a board for people who don't use all the abbreviations.
Omg. The Nov. 16 zika thread was a glorious train wreck. Thanks to those who suggested it. I couldn't make it through ALL of the crazy but the gifs alone had me cracking up. (I am way behind in the gif game btw. Need to step that up, note to self).
My UO is really lame by comparison --- I think the Bachelor and the Bachelorette tv shows are ridiculous. I literally don't get the appeal. My group of girlfriends obsess over it weekly and I'm just...what.
Re: UO- 6/2
I was abused most of my childhood so I never thought I would spank my children. I do. Not in an abusive slap across the face, punch you in the arm, drag you by your hair way that I was raised but in a calm and collected manor. I refuse to spank out of anger because I've seen how fast it can escalate. But if my three year old is going for something hot I will swat her hand. Some disciplinary actions don't work in certain situations and spanking is not usually our first resort. If time outs don't work and it's the third offense we will sit her down and explain that she is getting a spanking because of yatta yatta yatta. She is in no way shape or form afraid of me or DH. If I raised my hand to her right now she wouldn't flinch or even recognize what was happening because I don't just haul off and hit her. I definitely see both sides though!!
I love thinking about what a perfect parent I was going to be before I actually became one. My biggest ones were
1) Tantrums in public would never happen because clearly if that happened it was a sign of how bad of a parent you were and not the fact that your children have their own feelings about things and express them loudly.
My one year old fell to the floor screaming and kicking her feet yesterday at a store because I wouldn't let her get inside of a Barbie car....
2) No cell phone use. Those parents who give their kids cell phones at restaurants are out of control. They need to teach their toddlers how to sit still on their own without making a peep without electronic use.
I was an idiot. Me and DH do what it takes to get through our rare restaurant outtings... So if my 3 year old wants to use the phone instead of poking me with sausage links (like this morning) I will gladly give it to her so I can eat in peace.
3) My kids wouldn't be disobedient. They would just know that listening to mommy and daddy was something they had to do and there wasn't any other option.
There are are so many other options... Saying no, trying to convince you to change your mind, asking over and over again until you give in, screaming, throwing things... The list goes on.
I laugh at the few friends I have that don't have kids yet. They think they know it all. They have no idea. There is no such thing as a perfect parent or child.
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As for spanking, I was spanked as a child, by my parents and grandparents. Not very often, and just a swat or two on the butt. I also got swatted when my hands went where they weren't supposed to go. I honestly don't know if I'll spank my kids, I will probably swat though. I don't condone anyone for spanking. Everyone raises their child in a way they see fit. It might not be right for me, but it's right for you and props to you. DH is big on follow through. Do something, Don't do that or we're going home. Happens again, Ok, we're going home. No if, ands or buts about it. We told you not to do it or else there would be consequences. You did it again now you suffer the consequences.
Tantrums, I've already had to deal with those with my 9 (yes, 9) year-old cousin. I had them the week and took them to the store and decided to get them a candy for their lunches (they were enrolled in a local camp and I made their lunches). They couldn't decide on a candy, so I said forget it. The 9-year-old (who was 7 at the time) threw herself on the floor in the store and started crying, saying how she wanted candy. I said that was tough, because she and her sister couldn't decide, so now I was going to pay, and walked to the counter to pay. I also told her we weren't going to the pool, because before we went in I told them both to behave or else no pool. She threw a tantrum, so no pool. The older one decided on a candy the younger had picked earlier, and so I said they could get the candy, because my promise was I'd buy it if they both agreed on it. We got back to the house, younger went upstairs and came down in her bathing suit, announcing she was ready to go to the pool. I told her we weren't because of the way she behaved in the store. She started crying, stomped back upstairs and stayed the rest of the night in the second bedroom. So I think I got tantrums down.
I think DH is going to be the disciplinarian out of the two of us. I'm too soft.
TTC since 6/13
Diagnosed w/ PCOS 4/9/15 - R/E recommended lifestyle change
BFP 4/10/16 - DS born 12/16/2016
SURPRISE! BFP 3/8/18
DD born 7.27.2014
BFP 09.2015 - m/c 10.21.2015
All that being said, in general I try not to judge strangers on their parenting. I have ideas of what I would *like* to do, but I'm not naive enough to believe all my wishes will come to fruition, and certainly not that I will be a perfect parent. However, I have seen parents in public act in ways that to me seem overkill, and I do try to think of how I would handle the situation differently. For example, I was in Target today looking at maxi dresses with DH. A lady had a young baby/toddler I'm a cart next to us. The baby was not making noise and not touching anything outside of the cart, although he was reaching for his mom. Suddenly she gets really close to the baby's face and says in an angry whisper, "If you don't stop that I'm going to beat you!"
Generally I try to keep in mind that I don't know what kind of day a momma is having, or how the baby has been all day, or what she may be struggling with---but I felt like that was a bit much. In times like that, I can be judgmental. I think we all judge to some degree based on our experiences, right or wrong. But I'm not going to pretend I am a perfect person or say I never make mistakes....I'm not religious but I do believe karma has a fantastic way of knocking arrogant people down a few pegs!
My UO is I also had the word prego, or preggo. COme on, you're a grown woman. You're pregnant. It's okay to say the whole word, it's not dirty. Also people who name their daughter Khaleesi. Her name is DAENERYS in the book and in the show, not Khaleesi. Khaleesi is a title. Would you name your kid Queen? Or Duchess?
My H was abused, and I can't ever remember being spanked. My parents were for it but I came along much later in their parenting careers so I think they were just like "whatevs..." by the time I arrived. Anyway, we have lots of friends who are pro-spanking because it's so common in the "church-scene".. Spare the rod and all that jazz. We just can't subscribe to that... It gets awkward when people offer suggestions on how to discipline or books with the proper spanking method but nope.
We have swatted her hand a few times, but each time have apologized to her afterward because we know it stemmed from our own frustration and not from a place of discipline.
It's not Thursday anymore, but another UO is that I can't for the life of me understand the significance of the "take a selfie for breast cancer" thing happening on Facebook right now. I'm all for raising money, support, whatever... But every participant I've seen thus far has not actually experienced breast cancer and is just looking for another excuse to post a shameless selfie. Meh. Anyhoo.
I guess my UO is everyone harping on "breast is best." We totally plan on breastfeeding, but if there is some real reason why we have to formula feed, you can definitely bet we will be feeding our baby however necessary. FED is best.
TTC since 6/13
Diagnosed w/ PCOS 4/9/15 - R/E recommended lifestyle change
BFP 4/10/16 - DS born 12/16/2016
SURPRISE! BFP 3/8/18
I get irritated with my mom saying "honey, you really need to watch the mosquitos this summer"... I mean, how in the world I'm I going to avoid getting bitten all summer? Not to mention my husband?
Walk around in a mosquito net? Wear deet 24/7... That might have its own hazards.
While it's tragic and hard for mamas to deal with Zika... And a genuine concern, some places. Ive lived in Uganda... And women (even ones with resources) there aren't running to the clinic every odd day to make sure their baby didn't get yellow fever, dengue, and sleeping sickness from their new bug bite. Because that's crazy!
You live life.
What's your go to response to Zika fear mongers?
Due December 27th with baby #7
We live in South Texas and are keeping as much an eye on it as one can.... not too much to be done. We (DH, 2yo DS and myself) use bug spray whenever outdoors and are using condoms - because of the region we are in we have decided 'why not?!'. It's just a few months and we aren't even having that much sex in the first place, sadly. DH is an RN and has been for 18+ years, he graduates in August as a Nurse Practitioner; he has done a ton of research himself as well as consulted with multiple hospitalists he works with, including the infectious diseases expert and this is what we feel comfortable with. If you think about anything too much it will drive you absolutely mad so, we don't. We're just taking what we consider to be reasonable precautions for us, monitor the websites moderately and we'll adjust as needed. Hopefully, when the heat of summer hits and the rain stops, the mosquitoes will lessen and it won't be that much of an issue anyway. Right now, on any given day that I walk outside I come in with a minimum of three to five bites. I've always been super attractive to mosquitoes and they say pregnancy makes you even more so, they're as big as dragonflies down here in Texas so, what can you do!
Formerly known as Kate08young
August '18 Siggy April Showers:
Married: 7/22/14
Baby L: 8/4/2015 August 2015 Moms
Baby E: 11/18/2016 December 2016 Moms
TTC #3 08/2017 BFP 11/27/2017.
Twin B lost 11/22/2017, Twin A doing well.
Formerly known as Kate08young
August '18 Siggy April Showers:
Married: 7/22/14
Baby L: 8/4/2015 August 2015 Moms
Baby E: 11/18/2016 December 2016 Moms
TTC #3 08/2017 BFP 11/27/2017.
Twin B lost 11/22/2017, Twin A doing well.
Due December 27th with baby #7
Formerly known as Kate08young
August '18 Siggy April Showers:
Married: 7/22/14
Baby L: 8/4/2015 August 2015 Moms
Baby E: 11/18/2016 December 2016 Moms
TTC #3 08/2017 BFP 11/27/2017.
Twin B lost 11/22/2017, Twin A doing well.
DD born 7.27.2014
BFP 09.2015 - m/c 10.21.2015
Due December 27th with baby #7
Due December 27th with baby #7
My UO is really lame by comparison --- I think the Bachelor and the Bachelorette tv shows are ridiculous. I literally don't get the appeal. My group of girlfriends obsess over it weekly and I'm just...what.