FFFC

megstervt

Not always flame free, we all know the drill.

Jodi1980

@megstervt saw that same gif on IG with the caption: when a kid falls in your enclosure but you been watching the news

deuxbouledogues

Same story different day: my BP is way up there today and higher than ever. I have a doctor appointment in a couple hours so she said lay low at home and just come in then and be prepared for an induction if it's still high. While of course my child's safety outweights everything I am a little devastated of getting admitted without a pedicure first. My feet are downright spooky at this point that it would be a common courtesy to everyone involved.

mamafox14

@theshannondee so your husband volunteered to give you a pedicure right? 

deuxbouledogues

@stellaluna14 hahaha omg I still think I would trust myself over him even at this point... we will see how desperate I get! 

Jodi1980

@theshannondee hubs can do it...never tried it personally...

https://www.buysprayperfect.com/

edited: sorry for the accidental tag @stellaluna14 no coffee just yet

megstervt

@theshannondee any friends or family nearby that could come over and do it?  Otherwise, maybe just soak  your feet?  Obviously they won't be scrubbed and polished, but soaking them might feel good for you!

megstervt

I know I'll probably get smacked for this one, but when people complain about baby movement and kicks bothering them I judge in my head for a minute.  It's my own crap about being PGAL, but even when the movements are uncomfortable or disruptive they are so reassuring to me that I could never wish or hope for them to be less or stop. 

LadyFleck

@theshannondee Some people are concerned with vagina presentation, others with pedi-presentation. I'm sure hubby can help with both

ETA: Hope everything goes well at the appointment today and your little one can stay put a little longer!

Nerdchild

FFFC: After seeing a story on my fb feed about a woman who was told she was having one sex and ended up with another, I am overwhelmed by the anxiety that it will happen to me. I was supposed to be a boy according to every ultrasound my mom had, and this baby was really bad about having hands covering the genitals during all of the ultrasounds I've had. My husband and I have picked a name and decided on whether or not to circumsize, just in case. I am prone to anxiety issues in the first place, but now I'm so focused on this that I'm in a rush to get to the birth/not taking the time to 'enjoy' the last few weeks of pregnancy. I'm worried that me not instinctively knowing better about the sex of my child would be a sign that I am way out of my league with becoming a parent. I feel like the baby will be confused because I'm not using the same name she (he?!) has been hearing in utero for months (which I know is far beyond the capacity of a newborn). It's like my anxiety has found a way to channel all of the normal parenting fears and pin them with the sex of my child, which means my anxiety is not as under control as I have led myself to believe. 

deuxbouledogues

@Jodi1980 ha I saw that at Sephora and laughed! Now I'm kicking myself... 
@megstervt yeah I will probably sit on the edge of the bath and do my best! 
@LadyFleck haha so true... thanks I am hoping we get a few more days! 

megstervt

@nerdchild people were always asking me "what do you think it is" at the beginning and I never had any "gut feeling" or "knowing", I usually just told them it looked a lot like a t-rex at 9 weeks.  Even now that we know it's a boy (ultrasounds are as clear as they can be) I still don't feel any different.  I've worried that this somehow makes me less connected to my pregnancy and baby, like what's wrong with me that I don't have these instinctual gut feelings about the sex of my baby?! Does that mean I'm missing other instincts too??  Just know you're not alone in that part of your anxiety.

jennyleigh16

@Nerdchild @megstervt I had every gut feeling that this baby was going to be a girl. I was positive. Ultrasounds say otherwise. I know what you mean about not having other instincts, but I think that's just us over thinking everything.  I think it's normal to worry that we won't bond, or won't have the mothering instincts. Up until a month ago or so I had a huge disconnect between "I'm going to have a baby" and "there's a baby in my belly" like I couldn't connect the fact that I was carrying my son.  Then it just clicked. All  normal. 

Weville

I have just started realizing I am going to have to get this baby out of me and I'm going to get to take him home. I'm due in a little over four weeks so I feel like maybe I should have had that realization sooner

blackgirlmagic

theshannondee you could always wears socks. I would not be concerned with how my feet look if the health of my baby was being questioned. 

Nerdchild

BeachTigress said:

theshannondee you could always wears socks. I would not be concerned with how my feet look if the health of my baby was being questioned. 

This. Hospitals can be COLD! 

mandyjulie

@theshannondee I promise you zero of the medical staff will give a crap about your feet. That said, can you stop for a pedi on the way in? Do whatever makes you happy in these (possible) final hours before induction/motherhood takes over. I also suggest getting in a really good meal.

Kellyj103

@theshannondee if it's really bad I would have your husband trim the nails and just go. If you live in a big city there are manicurists that come to your house and do an express mani pedi real quick. I do hope your BP went down and and all is well.

my FCCC: not that juicy but "working from home" is getting increasingly difficult. Yesterday, I told myself I would take a 2 min break so I sat down and pet my cat for a bit and FELL ASLEEP for almost two hours! I've become one of those people that falls asleep anywhere! My work computer had my away message on and I was worried someone was going to ask where I went from 2-4 pm. Oops. 

deuxbouledogues

@BeachTigress well obviously I don't care about my toes when it comes to my child's safety, I stated that in my original post. I'm packing socks but the rooms were actually super warm on our tour and when I was admitted earlier this week. Fingers crossed I just missed the AC panel!

@MandyJulie I know they don't. Nothing phases those people! That's not a terrible idea though to stop on the way. Knowing me cuddle time with my dogs will win out over a pedi on the way so we will see!

LadyFleck

My FCCC? I'm officially over the stupid conversation about controlling children in the UO thread. It was tragic and scary for all parties. Thursday is over. Move on.

thepen15ismighty

9 months today, can I just say holy shit.

MollyH1987

@nerdchild At our anatomy scan, the gender determination was a little sketchy. Baby was being stubborn and not opening her legs so the tech called in the physician to double check and her guess was that we were having a girl based on what she saw (or didn't see). We've gone with girl since then, but a small part of me wonders "what if?" I guess we will find out soon enough!

PootsDragon

FFFC: Shamelessly posted in Thursday on a Friday. Meh. I vote you get WAYYYYY more side eye for AWing in HDBD on a Thursday...

Nerdchild

PootsDragon said:

FFFC: Shamelessly posted in Thursday on a Friday. Meh. I vote you get WAYYYYY more side eye for AWing in HDBD on a Thursday...

I've been shamelessly gif-bombing the Thursday thread because I have ZERO maturity and self-control. I'm only here to entertain myself.

LadyFleck

I'm so traumatized by the side eye people give about late posting that I've missed like 10 HDBDs and more than a few ticker changes. I send my bump pics to a group texts of my pregnant girlfriends instead for the AWing.

thepen15ismighty

Oh, I didn't wear sunscreen yesterday. 

Kellyj103

Side eye to people who complain we are mean, disappear and all of a sudden come back to post maternity pics and nursery pics. Taking the AWing to another level. 

YeezusButters

LadyFleck said:

I'm so traumatized by the side eye people give about late posting that I've missed like 10 HDBDs and more than a few ticker changes. I send my bump pics to a group texts of my pregnant girlfriends instead for the AWing.

Ha! Traumatized? You so silly.

KASG

@BeachTigress I like your signature gif lol

Tatiana616

My confession: A friend threw herself a shower last weekend for her second boy in two years. I intentionally gave her a well-used version of the exact same gift I gave her for the first. 

Nerdchild

Tatiana616 said:

My confession: A friend threw herself a shower last weekend for her second boy in two years. I intentionally gave her a well-used version of the exact same gift I gave her for the first. 

God I wish I could have been there to see the look on her face.....

YeezusButters

Tatiana616 said:

My confession: A friend threw herself a shower last weekend for her second boy in two years. I intentionally gave her a well-used version of the exact same gift I gave her for the first. 

No judgment here.

Tatiana616

@Nerdchild It was a bit like this: 

She had to act excited anyway. I ate extra cake, and I expect a very nice, prompt hand-written thank you note.

BecauseBabyIamAPug

Tatiana616 said:

My confession: A friend threw herself a shower last weekend for her second boy in two years. I intentionally gave her a well-used version of the exact same gift I gave her for the first. 

Oooohhh, burn! What was the gift? 

elenabrent

I have two FFFCs. One: I am anti-zoo (with the exception of zoos like the Smithsonian's National Zoo that do research/rehabilitation/protect endangered species, etc). Two: I am so belated on writing my thank you notes from the shower. At this point my goal is to get them done before baby is born.

Tatiana616

BecauseBabyIamAPug said:

Tatiana616 said:

My confession: A friend threw herself a shower last weekend for her second boy in two years. I intentionally gave her a well-used version of the exact same gift I gave her for the first. 

Oooohhh, burn! What was the gift? 

2014 Baby Bjorn One Carrier. Same style/ color. She wanted a brand new Tula. Aw, so sad.

jennyleigh16

elenabrent said:

I have two FFFCs. One: I am anti-zoo (with the exception of zoos like the Smithsonian's National Zoo that do research/rehabilitation/protect endangered species, etc). Two: I am so belated on writing my thank you notes from the shower. At this point my goal is to get them done before baby is born.

I'm still doing thank you notes from my wedding in September.  I had great intentions but we moved a week after the wedding and I misplaced the bag of cards for a few months and then life got busy....I'm so embarrassed about it. On the other hand, I had one of my showers last Sunday and did all the thank you cards that night and had them mailed Monday morning. Hoping that redeems me a bit. 

mamafox14

@elenabrent I admit, I was operating under Martha Stewart's rule of wedding thank you notes, which is that you have a year to send them out haha. I mean I'm also shooting for before baby is born but I hope no one is pacing by their mailbox...oops. 

elenabrent

@stellaluna14 That's my secondary goal. Though I figure I'll have a better chance of getting them done if it happens pre-baby.

PootsDragon

Another FFFC: If I go into labor, I'm letting myself off the hook wherever I'm at with thank you notes and moving on with my life. Eating fresh pineapple and drinking my red raspberry leaf tea for lunch... I f***ing hate writing thank you's for stuff I didn't want to people I don't know. The important people in my life, sure! The rest of this list who I wouldn't recognize in a crowd

PhoebeJune1984

@Nerdchild @megstervt A friend of mine had three ultrasounds with three different techs and was told girl. She lived in different areas in the few years leading up to her getting pregnant, so five different showers were thrown for her. Everything was pink and girly, and she delivered a boy. Since she had washed everything, she couldn't return it....but ended up giving some away to people expecting girls, and took the rest to a consignment store to trade it in for boy clothing. That was her first baby, and for the kids that she had after that....she didn't bother finding out and was Team Green for them.

With my first, I was Team Green and thought all 41 weeks that it was going to be a boy. I never thought that I was having a girl. It was just a feeling that it was a boy, dreams about giving birth and it being a boy, and all of that jazz. Well my intuition was completely wrong, it was a girl. We are kind of in the same boat this time around, as we wanted to be Team Green, but the tech sucked balls and I saw between the legs and MH heard her say "her" (and then try and change it to "here"). I am positive that I saw three lines and no penis when I saw between the legs....but it was a quick glance and we never got that confirmation (since we wanted to be Team Green). I have bought more girl things than boy, am focusing more on the girl name list (than the boy one), and we are both prepared for a girl. But just in case, we have three boy names still sitting there (with one that is a obvious front runner), circumcision has been discussed, and I am throwing in a boy going home outfit just in case. I feel no more bonded to this baby (knowing that it is a girl), than I did to DD at this point (not knowing the sex). There is a slim to none chance that this baby is a boy. We still refer to the baby as "it", "the baby" or our random nicknames we have, because we haven't told anyone what we know (both sides of our family love being Team Green...so we don't want to ruin it for them). With both pregnancies (well the first one, and this one so far....) I know what is going on, and all of that jazz....but I don't realize completely that I made another human, until she/he is in my arms and I am looking at the little person.