Randoms 10/3

AverageAsh

Tell us everything!

mrsyimster

AverageAsh said:

Tell us everything!

hahahhahahahahaha.. pulling an all-dayer is so hard now =[ iono how yall STM TTM does it with kids and stuff .. im always pooped.

pandalily

My sneak peek test came this morning! Hopefully I did everything right. Sending it back today so should get results by the end of the week (not sure if it's 2 or 3 day priority for them to receive it). So nervous!!

Gators&BoSox

i'll shamelessly admit I lay down during DS's naps lol 

mrsyimster

Since we don't have a symptoms post for this week yet:

I have a new thing. my right leg gets weak and painful to walk on, not cus of sciatic.
My regular obgyn (cus only my high risk MFM can tell me to take bed rest) told me to keep my feet elevated, and find a chair that reclines at work... haha shes funny. I work 9 hour days Sitting and 1hr+ EACH way commute a day in traffic.. AHHHH

she said its cus my belly is getting bigger and heavier and on my leg...

oh and then leg cramp at night . I woke up screaming!!!!!!!!! my hubby tried to make me feel better by rubbing my belly?!!!!!! .. how does that logic work?

catrb89

@pandalily Good luck! The results come back pretty fast. I sent mine out on a Monday and had an email with the sex that Thursday

@mrsyimster I have the same damn thing with my right leg. I think it is sciatica in my case though, since I'm the proud owner of about 3 herniated discs. I got a pretty good hot/cold pack from Amazon with a velcro strap, so I can strap it around my waist and let it sit on my back for a bit. Hopefully that will help.

mrsyimster

catrb89 said:

@pandalily Good luck! The results come back pretty fast. I sent mine out on a Monday and had an email with the sex that Thursday

@mrsyimster I have the same damn thing with my right leg. I think it is sciatica in my case though, since I'm the proud owner of about 3 herniated discs. I got a pretty good hot/cold pack from Amazon with a velcro strap, so I can strap it around my waist and let it sit on my back for a bit. Hopefully that will help.

I don't know how to explain it but I think one of the babies is sitting really low. (since she is always close to my cervix on US)

when I try to put a belly support strap on it doesn't feel good at all.. =/

librarymom917

2 weeks til my gender scan! !! It's going by so slow. 
 @mrsyimster I couldn't do it without coffee.  I can only guarantee being somewhat productive until 3:45 after I get my daughter from school and then it's hit or miss if anything is done. 

AverageAsh

I identify with this. 

RunBooRun

mrsyimster said:

Not having leg cramps, but the getting up to pee and being restless thing is so true. DH keeps joking that he's going to sleep in the other room and I'm like "good, get out of my bed".

Ivorytower2

How do I get my toddler to stop kicking and punching me in the gut?! As I get more and more pregnant I'm becoming increasingly scared of her wild flailing.

AverageAsh

Ivorytower2 said:

How do I get my toddler to stop kicking and punching me in the gut?! As I get more and more pregnant I'm becoming increasingly scared of her wild flailing.

I think it's a lost cause. I try to get Lula to be loving to the belly but she laughs. 

datalover13

Ivorytower2 said:

How do I get my toddler to stop kicking and punching me in the gut?! As I get more and more pregnant I'm becoming increasingly scared of her wild flailing.

A case where I'm glad I'm tall. The only time I worry about it is when I'm laying with DS, and then I just throw a pillow in front of my stomach. I love him, but he kicks hard.

jmacd22

mecoats

I just scheduled a massage!  Anyone else have a massage during their pregnancy?  I had them prior to conceiving, and loved it!  Great stress relief, but I'm a little nervous about them now...I scheduled a prenatal massage.  Just curious how it may go.   

Spartanrd4

@mecoats DH asked me what I wanted for my birthday (which is in 2 weeks) and I told him that I wanted a prenatal massage. I'm really excited about it- my friend had one when she was pregnant and said it was wonderful. 

jmacd22

@mecoats I had a couple last pregnancy. It was worth it. 

mecoats

That's great to hear @mcdonald-bailey!  I can't wait.  

@Spartanrd4 - I'll let you know how mine goes  Mine is on Wednesday, which is my 17 week mark. 

EALasagna45

So I royally jammed up the reveal of our baby’s sex to my dad. It was his birthday so we decided to do a combo birthday/reveal cake. DH told my dad he wanted him to cut the cake because there’s a surprise in there for him. He cuts the cake and you can clearly see the pink filling in the middle. He’s looking at it and goes “What, is it lemon?” I’m perplexed and have no idea what he’s talking about and then DH remembered and said “ Oh my god ealasagna, you forgot your dad is color blind!!” I forgot not only once when I ordered the cake, but even when he was looking at it! Pregnancy has turned me into a softy and an airhead.... 

mtmama2

@EALasagna45 My husband is color blind too and I didn't even think about the reveal cake being difficult for him to see!!! Glad I read your story but not sure how we will be doing our reveal now! 

kiyamurph

@mecoats Prenatal massages are fantastic! My insurance covered it and I just paid a copay. When I was pregnant with my son I also saw a chiropractor since I had hip and pelvis pain and it helped SO much. My pelvis was out of line and the chiropractor helped to correct that. I plan to see one again.

EALasagna45

I HIGHLY recommend avoiding a color filled cake then @SienaC!  I was so upset at the time but that's going to make a great story for years on end. 

AverageAsh

Oh, @EALasagna45, I feel so bad for getting a good chuckle out of your reveal fiasco. You poor babe! I could totally see that happening to me too!

hippiemama-2

kiyamurph said:

@mecoats Prenatal massages are fantastic! My insurance covered it and I just paid a copay. When I was pregnant with my son I also saw a chiropractor since I had hip and pelvis pain and it helped SO much. My pelvis was out of line and the chiropractor helped to correct that. I plan to see one again.

WHATTT?! Insurance covers them?! I want this.

wintersong

Two things:
MY SON SLEPT FROM 930 UNTIL 430 WITHOUT WAKING UP. Then he came to bed with me and slept until 7:30. I will probably pay for this tonight with 47 wakeups.

Next:
I went to target to get something and ONKY LEFT WITH THAT ONE THING. Who gets out of target only spending 4.50???????? This girl! 

wintersong

Ivorytower2 said:

How do I get my toddler to stop kicking and punching me in the gut?! As I get more and more pregnant I'm becoming increasingly scared of her wild flailing.

Like on purpose or accident?

kiyamurph

@hippiemama Yep, insurance may cover massage. I do want to stress though that the massage wasn't at a grand spa or anything. I got it done an office that does chiropractic work, physical therapy, and massage therapy. Check with your insurance company. Most insurance companies should have a website where you can see your benefits and find what specialists are covered. Or you can always just call them. You have to make sure you ask for massage therapy and they'll let you know if it's covered. Some companies might require an order or referral and your doctor can easily get that to you. 

EnglishTeacherMama

I know a lot of y'all do not share my pumpkin-love, but my godfather saw this in the Sunday paper and sent it along... perfect since we find out the sex on Wednesday!!

librarymom917

@EnglishTeacherMama cute and so exciting! ! I love pumpkins! We're doing our reveal with them. I bought them today to paint!    

peony2418

getting out of Target with only one thing is pure sorcery @longliveregina!  and also great news on the full night of sleep!!
 

Ivorytower2

longliveregina said:

Ivorytower2 said:

How do I get my toddler to stop kicking and punching me in the gut?! As I get more and more pregnant I'm becoming increasingly scared of her wild flailing.

Like on purpose or accident?

Prob both, though not intentionally to hurt the baby I don't think. She's just rough.

jenny0228

Has anyone had their hair colored while pregnant? I know it's supposed to be "safe", but I have been so ultra cautious about everything. My color is SO dull right now. I asked my colorist to do a baylayage that would grow out into a nice natural looking ombre (my hair grows REALLY slowly) before I got pregnant so I wouldn't have to have it done, but it's so mousy right now! Just curious what others have done. Or if you totally avoid for 9 months. I mean.. it's only 5 months left I suppose, ha. 

CanadianintheSouth

@Ivorytower2 I just constantly have to remind her to be 'gentle with mama'. My DH will tell her as well, and while she forgets every so often, for the most part she has stopped jumping on my stomach.

@mecoats totally worth it! I also got a postnatal massage for all of my swelling after birth, and it worked wonders even though that one hurt like a b*tch. The prenatal was just relaxing  

@longliveregina teach me your ways. I can't seem to leave there with under $100 worth of stuff in my cart

Spartanrd4

@jenny0228 I have gotten my hair colored my whole pregnancy so far- high lights and then root touch ups in between. My hairstylist says the dyes they use now are safe and if it was really bad for pregnancy then no hair stylists would be working while pregnant because they work with hair color every day. I would go for it. 

peony2418

I have @jenny0228.  Highlights and root touch ups.  I think it's fine but everyone's comfort level is different with things.  I also heard that your hair may act differently during pregnancy with hair color, but so far, mine has been normal.

Gators&BoSox

So I posted on the gender thread but we just found out baby #2 is a girl. She's healthy so of course we are happy but I'm still digesting this... We have DS and I just always pictured myself being a mom to boys. I was never a girly girl and I have very few girl friends so I think I'm just scared that if she's not a tomboy I'm going to be a crappy girl mom. Anyone else go through this? Plus of course we had a boy name all set in stone and girls names have been rough! lol

AverageAsh

Truth.

AverageAsh

Gators&BoSox said:

So I posted on the gender thread but we just found out baby #2 is a girl. She's healthy so of course we are happy but I'm still digesting this... We have DS and I just always pictured myself being a mom to boys. I was never a girly girl and I have very few girl friends so I think I'm just scared that if she's not a tomboy I'm going to be a crappy girl mom. Anyone else go through this? Plus of course we had a boy name all set in stone and girls names have been rough! lol

The unknown is the worst BUT try to imagine that your daughter will be like you, there's no saying she will be girly girly either. 

kjd291

Gators&BoSox said:

So I posted on the gender thread but we just found out baby #2 is a girl. She's healthy so of course we are happy but I'm still digesting this... We have DS and I just always pictured myself being a mom to boys. I was never a girly girl and I have very few girl friends so I think I'm just scared that if she's not a tomboy I'm going to be a crappy girl mom. Anyone else go through this? Plus of course we had a boy name all set in stone and girls names have been rough! lol

I was terrified of the same thing when I got pregnant with my first and found out it was a little girl! always wanted to be a boy mom.  Now girl number two is on the way--and I can't imagine life any differently you'll be just fine! Once she's here you'll love it! (Even if you have to play dress up or host a pretend tea party )

Gators&BoSox

Thanks ladies! Definitely makes me feel better.

dubcompanion

@Gators&BoSox Remember too that it's about introducing your child - regardless of sex - to a vast array of interests. She'll have her preferences of course, that make up who she is, but from the get go, it'll be her parents who encourage her to also like (or at least try getting into) football, getting dirty digging for worms, etc. There need not be any "boy" activities or "girl activities." There might be "mom" or "dad" interests but those don't have to necessarily correlate to gender. Does that make sense? So even if she really likes the color pink and plays with dolls, that doesn't mean she's necessarily a girly girl. I loved the color pink growing up and playing with dolls, but I was more of a tomboy in personality! I never got along with a lot of girls either. I always preferred to play Sonic 2 with my brother and his friends if given a choice!