It's super morbid, but every time I read through a thread of birth stories my first thought is "Man, how many of us would have been dead 100 years ago?" I know I would be.
ARGH. I'm part of a vegan pregnancy group and this post was there this morning. I so want to be snarky. You're 9 weeks lady, no sh*t you're baby is low.
"Any theories on the gender if the baby's heartbeat is 175 but I feel like baby is sitting low so far. I'm only 9 weeks so im not sure if it would be too hard to tell yet. I'm just anxious to know your thoughts and experiences. Thanks"
Hubby and Me Friends since 2008 Started dating: July 1st, 2013 Engaged: July 1st, 2014 Married: July 1st, 2016 R born: July 8th, 2017 N born: June 30th, 2019 Baby #3 Due: July 7th, 2022 (maybe I only ovulate in October XD)
@Xath I was induced and you could go so far as saying it's possible that ds could not be here. If he never came on his own would my placenta of died out and he would be stuck with nothing to help him live? Extreme but possible.
My OB told me I have a manly pelvis, narrow and not oblong/triangle shaped. I too was induced and after 14 hours when the baby had not descended at all (still -3 station) and like @CarsonsMommy was already getting a cone head. The doctor was pretty sure this was going to be the case going into labor but she did say the only way to really tell is to go into labor.
100 years ago my daughter and I would be dead and my little boy and this baby would have never been. I thank my lucky stars every damn day I was born in this generation in a country with good hospitals, doctors and equipment.
I really am starting to wonder if the drive-by posters look at our board and go "Oh, those pinned posts that are bolded at the top and pretty much indicate I should read them first? Those don't apply to me because I'm special. I don't like rules."
(I'm in a mood today...I guess the stars aligned.)
ETA - Yup. Definitely in a mood. Guess I'm tired of people pulling crap...
Married: 10/13/2013
TTC #1: Mirena removed 5/26/2015; DH - normal SA, me - diagnosed with PCOS 8/4/2016 - on Metformin; BFP - 10/29/2016!!!, EDD - 7/8/2017; DD born 6/29/2017
Since we didn't have a WTF Wednesday I am posting this here, my freaking 3 year old put a popcorn kernel up his nose last night and then went into major meltdown mode for 20 minutes. WTF kid? Sometimes I swear he needs a bubble.
Married: 05/26/2012
DS Born Happy and Healthy via C-section: 10/04/2013
Natural M/C: 07/08/2014
DD Born Happy and Healthy via Emergency C-section: 06/30/2015
@cssme13 a toddler bubble! You could be rich. I would so buy one! Kind of like a hamster ball and your kid could run around knocking over shit but not get hurt! So excited at the thought.
@cssme13 a toddler bubble! You could be rich. I would so buy one! Kind of like a hamster ball and your kid could run around knocking over shit but not get hurt! So excited at the thought.
Sign me up for 2 of those (1 to fit a 2 year old and 1 to fit an almost 4 year old), k thanks.
I'm about to go tell the director of our daycare that we're leaving. I've been dreading it and putting it off for weeks. We LOVE our daycare, the director, and all the teachers. But we moved and it's just too far to drive for us now. I'm seriously dreading this. I'm going to cry. Ugh. Wish me luck.
My son is sick...again. Fever, upset stomach, etc. I am attempting at working from home (and by working, I mean responding to things on The Bump all day). It frustrates me that as soon as the tylenol kicks in he immediately wants to start playing and acts like nothing is wrong! I'm sorry...1 hour ago you were running 102 temp. You are not fine. Yes you are still sick. And No, you cannot go outside and play! Ugh. Sorry for my vent. It just is driving me crazy today!
@cssme13 a toddler bubble! You could be rich. I would so buy one! Kind of like a hamster ball and your kid could run around knocking over shit but not get hurt! So excited at the thought.
@AdaByron - good luck! Question, did you have to put it in writing? We will be moving DS from his part time in home daycare to a part time preschool in the summer (to get him ready for kinder), and I'm SUPER nervous. (He's been going since he was 4 months old), and my DD goes now. Any advice/pointers?
My son is sick...again. Fever, upset stomach, etc. I am attempting at working from home (and by working, I mean responding to things on The Bump all day). It frustrates me that as soon as the tylenol kicks in he immediately wants to start playing and acts like nothing is wrong! I'm sorry...1 hour ago you were running 102 temp. You are not fine. Yes you are still sick. And No, you cannot go outside and play! Ugh. Sorry for my vent. It just is driving me crazy today!
My kid is like this when he's sick too. When he was tiny I would give Tylenol on schedule to keep his fever down, but now when he's sick I only give it if he seems really miserable, and I let it wear off and wait for his temp to go back up before I give any more so he'll settle down and rest.
Hubby and Me Friends since 2008 Started dating: July 1st, 2013 Engaged: July 1st, 2014 Married: July 1st, 2016 R born: July 8th, 2017 N born: June 30th, 2019 Baby #3 Due: July 7th, 2022 (maybe I only ovulate in October XD)
@AdaByron - good luck! Question, did you have to put it in writing? We will be moving DS from his part time in home daycare to a part time preschool in the summer (to get him ready for kinder), and I'm SUPER nervous. (He's been going since he was 4 months old), and my DD goes now. Any advice/pointers?
I have no advice. I'm totally winging it. LOL I think they probably will ask for it in writing, but I'm too lazy to look up the handbook, so I'm just going to talk to her in person today and then ask what she needs. Then I'll probably just send written notice in an email tomorrow. As far as choosing a school, we've gotten really lucky both times, and been able to get a spot at places that were recommended by friends. Both of them are daycare/preschool where he can go full time until he starts K.
I'm not sure where this belongs, so I'll put it here! I'm nervous about DS becoming a big brother. He's a great kid and pretty adaptable, but I'm scared that if I don't set him up properly it will be hard for him. I'm scared that he will feel abandoned since it will have just been him for 4 years. I am trying to be careful the way we talk about him becoming a big brother and what a great and special thing it will be! Any tips on fostering a close relationship between sibilings?
I'm not sure where this belongs, so I'll put it here! I'm nervous about DS becoming a big brother. He's a great kid and pretty adaptable, but I'm scared that if I don't set him up properly it will be hard for him. I'm scared that he will feel abandoned since it will have just been him for 4 years. I am trying to be careful the way we talk about him becoming a big brother and what a great and special thing it will be! Any tips on fostering a close relationship between sibilings?
My sister did little things like got my nephews a gift "from" their baby brother when he met him at the hospital. I also think it's important to still try to have a lone time with each kid as well to make them feel special. I am sure other here will have more advice for you.
@MamaRN13 FTM but I've heard that there are books you can buy about becoming a big sibling which could be good. Also, letting him go to ultrasounds, maybe helping to decorate the nursery if he can, getting special time with daddy (if that's an option) when you are in the hospital/with the baby and vica/versa. That's some of what I'm planning to do with my kids since I intend to have more than one.
Hubby and Me Friends since 2008 Started dating: July 1st, 2013 Engaged: July 1st, 2014 Married: July 1st, 2016 R born: July 8th, 2017 N born: June 30th, 2019 Baby #3 Due: July 7th, 2022 (maybe I only ovulate in October XD)
I have a similar question as @MamaRN13 dh and extended family have already discussed making sure both children have time alone with mom and dad but ds is recently showing jealously. Just today he was upset that the dog was sitting with me and not him but he rarely sits with me. Any suggestions? We're definitely getting books and he's getting into Daniel tiger so we can watch those big brother episodes.
Uh oh... is it me or is that "ignore this" post gone? Is our friend @ams512 ok?
Yup. Ignore this is gone (what did I miss in the hour I was busy?!) and @ams512 's bump profile has all her replies and discussions gone.
Married: 10/13/2013
TTC #1: Mirena removed 5/26/2015; DH - normal SA, me - diagnosed with PCOS 8/4/2016 - on Metformin; BFP - 10/29/2016!!!, EDD - 7/8/2017; DD born 6/29/2017
Thanks @Rae1 and @kerils, those are some great tips! It's just scary to think that I have the power to make this a smooth transition or can really fuck it up! (Or MAYBE I have now power at all!)
Uh oh... is it me or is that "ignore this" post gone? Is our friend @ams512 ok?
Yup. Ignore this is gone (what did I miss in the hour I was busy?!) and @ams512 's bump profile has all her replies and discussions gone.
Yeah... it's gone and so are her replies. What the hell is going on? I didnt see anything ban worthy going on (but if you get banned doesn't your profile stay and it just says "user banned carry on"?)
@CarsonsMommy so the articles aren't saying they're bad. They're actually saying the opposite. It's explaining why there is such a high rate of c-sections from an evolutionary standpoint BECAUSE you would've died not passing on your pelvic genes. Now that you are NOT dying, the small pelvis carries down the lineage explaining the need for more c-sections. It also disproves the annoying, crunchy "your body won't grow a baby that it can't birth out" ideal that makes so many women think their body failed. It's just not true. We've had two patients in the past month try to have a VBA2C and fail with long term consequences to their babies and bodies because they refused to accept that THEIR BODY CANNOT BIRTH VAGINALLY.
No, I like those ones. I am talking about the ones that imply that it is a bad thing. Like it is bad because if there is a catastrophe of some sort, we would be shit out of luck because the population isn't capable of giving birth naturally. I read one article that stated that because of the women who choose a CS over a natural birth, even though they are perfectly capable, that they are also influencing future generations. And that just doesn't make any sense to me. Genes are genes and will be passed down no matter what type of birth you have. If the mother is capable of vaginal birth, and the has an elective c section, it doesn't mean the daughter has to have a c section. Those articles are not informative, they are incorrect and fear mongering and make the women who need one feel like failures. These articles aren't even by doctors or even by those in the OB profession. Yet, some women just believe them. Cause, you know how everything on the interwebs is totally true.
I have no idea. I'm already in a mood today and this is just more gasoline on the flame...
Married: 10/13/2013
TTC #1: Mirena removed 5/26/2015; DH - normal SA, me - diagnosed with PCOS 8/4/2016 - on Metformin; BFP - 10/29/2016!!!, EDD - 7/8/2017; DD born 6/29/2017
"It also disproves the annoying, crunchy "your body won't grow a baby that it can't birth out" ideal that makes so many women think their body failed. It's just not true. We've had two patients in the past month try to have a VBA2C and fail with long term consequences to their babies and bodies because they refused to accept that THEIR BODY CANNOT BIRTH VAGINALLY. "
I am speaking of the articles that perpetuate this theory, and create that mentality. The articles that lead to the situations that you just described. Edited because I cannot spell
Uh oh... is it me or is that "ignore this" post gone? Is our friend @ams512 ok?
Yup. Ignore this is gone (what did I miss in the hour I was busy?!) and @ams512 's bump profile has all her replies and discussions gone.
Yeah... it's gone and so are her replies. What the hell is going on? I didnt see anything ban worthy going on (but if you get banned doesn't your profile stay and it just says "user banned carry on"?)
Yeah. When they blocked all my posts it was because there was something in my siggy that was against TOU. So they blocked me until I removed it, which makes sense. I don't remember if she had a siggy...
Re: Randoms 2.0
DS1 - 7/2011, DD 12/2012, DS2 - 4/2014, MMC - 12/2015
"Any theories on the gender if the baby's heartbeat is 175 but I feel like baby is sitting low so far. I'm only 9 weeks so im not sure if it would be too hard to tell yet. I'm just anxious to know your thoughts and experiences. Thanks"
Friends since 2008
Started dating: July 1st, 2013
Engaged: July 1st, 2014
Married: July 1st, 2016
R born: July 8th, 2017
N born: June 30th, 2019
Baby #3 Due: July 7th, 2022
(maybe I only ovulate in October XD)
100 years ago my daughter and I would be dead and my little boy and this baby would have never been. I thank my lucky stars every damn day I was born in this generation in a country with good hospitals, doctors and equipment.
(I'm in a mood today...I guess the stars aligned.)
ETA - Yup. Definitely in a mood. Guess I'm tired of people pulling crap...
Married: 05/26/2012
DS Born Happy and Healthy via C-section: 10/04/2013
Natural M/C: 07/08/2014
DD Born Happy and Healthy via Emergency C-section: 06/30/2015
BFP #4: 11/15/2016
EDD: 7/27/2017
my happy boy
DS1 - 7/2011, DD 12/2012, DS2 - 4/2014, MMC - 12/2015
my happy boy
Edit: Cause I fail at GIFs.
Friends since 2008
Started dating: July 1st, 2013
Engaged: July 1st, 2014
Married: July 1st, 2016
R born: July 8th, 2017
N born: June 30th, 2019
Baby #3 Due: July 7th, 2022
(maybe I only ovulate in October XD)
Friends since 2008
Started dating: July 1st, 2013
Engaged: July 1st, 2014
Married: July 1st, 2016
R born: July 8th, 2017
N born: June 30th, 2019
Baby #3 Due: July 7th, 2022
(maybe I only ovulate in October XD)
Highly monitored internet and no cell service in the office, so I'm postin' and ghostin' while I'm workin'
I am speaking of the articles that perpetuate this theory, and create that mentality. The articles that lead to the situations that you just described.
Edited because I cannot spell