The sellers signed! We're officially under contract for our first home! We were supposed to hear back last night and didn't, so I really thought they were backing out, but I got the text at 6:45 this morning. Now praying that inspections and the rest of the process goes smoothly
Me: 29, DH: 31 Married: October 2014 Began TTC: April 2015 BFP #1: 9/18/15. EDD 5/18/16. MC 10/26/15. (9w) BFP #2: 2/27/16. EDD 11/7/16. MC/D&E 4/20/16 (11w) BFP #3: 9/22/16. EDD 5/29/17. DS born 4/24/17 BFP #4: 5/20/18. EDD 1/23/19.
Random complaint: I am so cranky today for reasons completely unknown. I wish I could wave a wand and make it go away, because I'm annoying myself! I just hate everyone/everything.
@bacorrea why repeat the one hour? sorry to hear you have to have it done again
I had issues with my last pregnancy. I never had GD but my numbers were always off. I had to take the 1hr at 8 weeks and I passed. Now I have to take it again today (I will be 29 weeks on Friday). Oh and I had a "big baby" and that can sometimes mean with any subsequent pregnancy you have a higher chance of developing GD.
@kns1988 Yay! Congratulations! @bacorrea I hope it goes well! @ChristinaWild I hope it's just for today. I've had plenty of that this pregnancy and it stinks.
@bacorrea and @lrwardrop , I'm so sorry you guys are both stuck doing follow up glucose tests. It's just not a fun experience. Fingers crossed that you both pass!!
@kns1988, congrats on the house!! That's so exciting!!
@LilMissCrafty , definitely talk to your doctor about the itch--when I was initially diagnosed with cholestasis and SUPER itchy they gave me a prescription lotion that for was itch relief and safe for pregnancy. It made my skin a little tingly and at least gave temporary relief. I'm sorry, I can't remember the name of it (it's at home and I am at work), but I'm sure you're doctor will know!
Re: nursing tanks and bras, I definitely second the need for both if you are planning to nurse. And nursing pads (either disposable or washable). There is potential for a lot of unpredictable leakage and you WILL want some kind of buffer between your nipples and the outside world that is thicker than an average tank top.
Also, a pumping bra...I think it's plugged this before, but it's worth plugging again...it's such a sanity saver if/when you decide to start pumping. Otherwise, you will find yourself literally just holding the pump funnels up to your boobs for what feels like half your life.
I had to do the 3 hour test last pregnancy too. Thankfully I passed last time so hopefully it wont be a problem this time. I just hate sitting at the lab for over 3 hours when I could be at home playing with my toddler. I work full time and I hateeeee spending what little free time I have away from home.
@kns1988 congrats! Hope your inspections and everything else passes fine! @bacorrea@lrwardrop good luck with the test!
we've officially started nesting here it looks like. Lol. Went to the Home Show on Sunday, picked up some business cards for stuff like closets, hot tubs and furniture. Yesterday we did a tour of furniture stores (all conveniently located on the same street - Ashley's, La-Z-Boy, Bassett, Dania and a couple others). Ended up buying a gorgeous bedroom set (king size bed, two night stands and a bureau). It's custom made of real maple and we're doing two complementing tones on everything but the bed. Funny thing is, we were planning to stick with our queen size set for a couple of years but we both just loved this one so much that we couldn't walk away from it (we tried! lol). So our old set goes into a guest bedroom. Also got a la-z-boy sofa and 'chair-and-a-half' in a beautiful blue color. The president's day discounts really helped. We still need a bunch of things for the new place though, like a new mattress (king size!), a dining room set, occasional tables, blinds, closet cabinetry (we have the room itself but there's no shelves or anything), a generator (probably later in the year, before next winter). Really need to start planning now.
@Yiggle09 I know I'm a little late to commenting but just wanted to say this is my DH exactly. I do all the prep work on something and check with him along the way and just ask him to participate in the final decision to not stress him out and he turns around and says how much I'm stressing him out. It usually relates to stress at work and not actually anything I'm doing so even though he's blaming you it's not you and like the others said your intentions were in the right place but it sounds like he just needs more time.
@Jens_Hoes Grrrr! #Phoneproblems I just had to try to back up my entire 50gb iPhone over the weekend and completely reset it to factory. I still lost some stuff but at least I can bump again!
I couldnt keep keep up with you all over the weekend since my iPhone was constantly crashing but I got some stuff done too! I know I mentioned we were family bed style sleeping in DDs room on her twin trundle but we finally got our master set up this weekend! So one step toward setting up for this LO. Not technically a nursery but I'll probly post my progress in nursery thread a little later! Yay for nesting!!
ETA: the best part!! DD slept in her own room all night last night without us and it was only her second try!
*i don't think this requires a trigger warning but you can never be too careful*
yestersay we had to put our three year old golden retriever down. It came out of nowhere and I am completely shocked and heartbroken. He was a huge part of our family and I couldn't wait to see the relationship that would develop between him and the baby. I know it's still fresh but I'm worried about how this grieving is going to effect me in the coming weeks and if that could negatively effect the pregnancy. I had so looked forward to having him with me in my time off before the baby comes and during my maternity leave. My house feels so lonely without him. Any words of advice from those who have lost a beloved pet would be greatly appreciated!
@amybee5 oh, I am so very sorry to hear that! I know you will be grieving your dog, and please don't think that that will negatively effect your pregnancy! I think that your pregnancy may impact your emotions somewhat- both the hormone aspect amplifying your emotions, and the aspect of thinking of the friendship you though baby and dog would have. But, baby will be fine and your grieving shouldn't affect baby at all.
Amybee5 I'm so sorry about your dog. That's devastating! I've haven't lost a pet but know how heartbroken I would be if we lost our kitty. Try to remember to take care of yourself while grieving. Again so sorry you have to go through this.
@Amybee5 *hugs* i lost a dog i had for 15 years a couple of years ago. It was very painful too. I still miss her but the pain gets number with time. We will be getting a dog probably within a year after the baby is born. I don't have any advice on how it would affect the pregnancy but i think you should let yourself go through those feelings without just trying to stuff them deeper and not feel them. I'm very sorry for your loss.
@Amybee5 I'm so sorry you lost your pup. I agree with what @Squirtgun said. I think the pregnancy may amplify what you're feeling, but just let yourself feel it and grieve however you need to, and baby will be fine.
I spent so much money this weekend. The UPS guy is going to be my BFF throughout the next two weeks.
I would really love to by more clothes for this kiddo, but I am waiting for my US tomorrow. DD was 9.9lbs and basically was in 0-3/3months clothes. They knew she was going to be big. For 3rd time moms, were your first two similar in size?
@bacorrea mine were opposite size from each other. DS was almost 9lbs and DD was 6lbs. I have no idea what to expect with this one even though she's measuring a week ahead... I'm bringing an newborn size and a 0-3 month size outfit just to cover my bases
@Amybee5 I'm so, so sorry. I just lost my beloved dog a couple of weeks ago. To be honest, I can't tell if pregnancy hormones intensified the sadness or if I would've felt it just as much not pregnant. Point is, feel what you feel but try not to dwell or go to a scary place. Talk it out with whomever will listen. Grieving is a process. But don't worry about baby. Just keep taking care of yourself and you'll get through it. Take care.
@bacorrea DS1 came home weighing 5lbs and was in newborn for a long time then seemed to skip 0-3 months. DS2 came home weighing 7lbs and only lasted 1 week in newborn but seemed to wear 0-3 for about 1.5 months.
@Amybee5 - I'm so sorry to hear about your dog!! We had to put our beloved puppers down when I was just a few months pregnant with DS, and we were devastated. Two years later, it still makes me sad to think of her. And a big part of it was not just missing her, but missing what could have been (how I pictured her with DS and him growing up with a dog). It's tough stuff, but it definitely does get easier and having the little human to fill your heart (and all of your free time and energy ) helps.
@Amybee5 I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. I get tearful every time I think about losing my dog one day and he's only 6. Another vote for "grief won't hurt your baby" and let yourself feel/deal with these emotions. Virtual hugs coming from Indiana
@thistlenweeds so much furniture! Sounds fun! Don't know what kind of mattress you're looking into but we bought a Leesa mattress two years ago and LOVE it. It's one of the foam ones that they mail to you shrink wrapped and it's amazing. Basically a poor mans Tempurpedic.
TW? Just some thoughts appreciated for my best friend who is 36 Weeks but they're worried the baby isn't growing well/fast enough and are doing a c-section in the morning. They are measuring baby at 4.5ish lbs so pretty small. I'm worried about her! Incidentally she's "throwing" me a shower Saturday so I'm also selfishly a little sad that she won't be there to celebrate with me
Amybee5, I'm so sorry for your loss. Allow yourself to grieve and talk with whoever you need to. Unexpected things like that are so sad, and all you can do is just feel what you feel and know that it will get better with time. Hugs!
@hp_momma@WombThereItIs I just ordered my pump! It was way easy (as long as everything continues to go ok). My doc wrote me a RX. I ordered from Pumping Essentials. I filled out the info, and emailed them a picture of my RX. It should be here in 2-3 weeks.
@ShadeofGreen816 thanks for the tip! I'll look into it I've not had luck with tempurpedic though, because i need a firmer surface to be comfortable. Hope everything goes well for your friend!
@MrsFox2008 it was a lot of fun but i was super exhausted because it was a lot of big decisions at once! Lol. It's dawning on me that 'we're grownups now'. Funnily enough, getting the previous condo or buying this house or getting pregnant didn't really lead to this realization earlier.
@Amybee5 so sorry to hear your going through that. Let your self grieve so that when baby does come you can feel all the happy feelings that will bring.
Re: Randoms and Questions 2.20 - 2.24
Married: October 2014
Began TTC: April 2015
BFP #1: 9/18/15. EDD 5/18/16. MC 10/26/15. (9w)
BFP #2: 2/27/16. EDD 11/7/16. MC/D&E 4/20/16 (11w)
BFP #3: 9/22/16. EDD 5/29/17. DS born 4/24/17
BFP #4: 5/20/18. EDD 1/23/19.
Married:09/14/13
Baby 2 - Due: 5/4/17
@bacorrea I hope it goes well!
@ChristinaWild I hope it's just for today. I've had plenty of that this pregnancy and it stinks.
@bacorrea good luck! I'll be in your boat 2 hours from today!
@kns1988, congrats on the house!! That's so exciting!!
@LilMissCrafty , definitely talk to your doctor about the itch--when I was initially diagnosed with cholestasis and SUPER itchy they gave me a prescription lotion that for was itch relief and safe for pregnancy. It made my skin a little tingly and at least gave temporary relief. I'm sorry, I can't remember the name of it (it's at home and I am at work), but I'm sure you're doctor will know!
Re: nursing tanks and bras, I definitely second the need for both if you are planning to nurse. And nursing pads (either disposable or washable). There is potential for a lot of unpredictable leakage and you WILL want some kind of buffer between your nipples and the outside world that is thicker than an average tank top.
Also, a pumping bra...I think it's plugged this before, but it's worth plugging again...it's such a sanity saver if/when you decide to start pumping. Otherwise, you will find yourself literally just holding the pump funnels up to your boobs for what feels like half your life.
11.2011 - DS1
02.2013 - loss at 6 wks
06.2014 - DS2
10.2015 - loss at 12 wks
03.2017 - DD
Married:09/14/13
Baby 2 - Due: 5/4/17
@bacorrea @lrwardrop good luck with the test!
we've officially started nesting here it looks like. Lol. Went to the Home Show on Sunday, picked up some business cards for stuff like closets, hot tubs and furniture. Yesterday we did a tour of furniture stores (all conveniently located on the same street - Ashley's, La-Z-Boy, Bassett, Dania and a couple others). Ended up buying a gorgeous bedroom set (king size bed, two night stands and a bureau). It's custom made of real maple and we're doing two complementing tones on everything but the bed. Funny thing is, we were planning to stick with our queen size set for a couple of years but we both just loved this one so much that we couldn't walk away from it (we tried! lol). So our old set goes into a guest bedroom. Also got a la-z-boy sofa and 'chair-and-a-half' in a beautiful blue color. The president's day discounts really helped. We still need a bunch of things for the new place though, like a new mattress (king size!), a dining room set, occasional tables, blinds, closet cabinetry (we have the room itself but there's no shelves or anything), a generator (probably later in the year, before next winter). Really need to start planning now.
@Jens_Hoes Grrrr! #Phoneproblems I just had to try to back up my entire 50gb iPhone over the weekend and completely reset it to factory. I still lost some stuff but at least I can bump again!
I couldnt keep keep up with you all over the weekend since my iPhone was constantly crashing but I got some stuff done too! I know I mentioned we were family bed style sleeping in DDs room on her twin trundle but we finally got our master set up this weekend! So one step toward setting up for this LO. Not technically a nursery but I'll probly post my progress in nursery thread a little later! Yay for nesting!!
ETA: the best part!! DD slept in her own room all night last night without us and it was only her second try!
yestersay we had to put our three year old golden retriever down. It came out of nowhere and I am completely shocked and heartbroken. He was a huge part of our family and I couldn't wait to see the relationship that would develop between him and the baby. I know it's still fresh but I'm worried about how this grieving is going to effect me in the coming weeks and if that could negatively effect the pregnancy. I had so looked forward to having him with me in my time off before the baby comes and during my maternity leave. My house feels so lonely without him. Any words of advice from those who have lost a beloved pet would be greatly appreciated!
I know you will be grieving your dog, and please don't think that that will negatively effect your pregnancy! I think that your pregnancy may impact your emotions somewhat- both the hormone aspect amplifying your emotions, and the aspect of thinking of the friendship you though baby and dog would have. But, baby will be fine and your grieving shouldn't affect baby at all.
DS1 7/24/15
DS2 5/7/17
@bacorrea DS1 came home weighing 5lbs and was in newborn for a long time then seemed to skip 0-3 months. DS2 came home weighing 7lbs and only lasted 1 week in newborn but seemed to wear 0-3 for about 1.5 months.
@Amybee5 I am so sorry about your dog.
11.2011 - DS1
02.2013 - loss at 6 wks
06.2014 - DS2
10.2015 - loss at 12 wks
03.2017 - DD
@thistlenweeds so much furniture! Sounds fun! Don't know what kind of mattress you're looking into but we bought a Leesa mattress two years ago and LOVE it. It's one of the foam ones that they mail to you shrink wrapped and it's amazing. Basically a poor mans Tempurpedic.
TW? Just some thoughts appreciated for my best friend who is 36 Weeks but they're worried the baby isn't growing well/fast enough and are doing a c-section in the morning. They are measuring baby at 4.5ish lbs so pretty small. I'm worried about her! Incidentally she's "throwing" me a shower Saturday so I'm also selfishly a little sad that she won't be there to celebrate with me
@ShadeofGreen816, t&ps for your friend and her baby!
Me:31 DH:32 Married 11/06/10
DD: Born 8/23/13 (clomid+ovidrel+IUI)
BFP 9/9/16 EDD 5/19/17
@Amybee5 sorry for your loss
@ShadeofGreen816 hope all goes well for your friend. She'll be in my thoughts.
#1 DD Aug 2014 @39weeks via CS
#2 Due May 2,2017 hopeful VBAC
@ShadeofGreen816 lots of positive vibes for your friend! I hope everything is OK.
@MrsFox2008 it was a lot of fun but i was super exhausted because it was a lot of big decisions at once! Lol. It's dawning on me that 'we're grownups now'. Funnily enough, getting the previous condo or buying this house or getting pregnant didn't really lead to this realization earlier.
1st Baby 5/12/17, Henry