On the whole thread of being overly crunchy, I think it's super important that if you do choose the home birth/midwife route that you get someone super experienced who is also certified and a nurse, and who has seen some complicated cases and knows what to look for. I believe that natural is best, but there is also definitely a time and place for medical intervention. Being high risk definitely puts one in a position to need extra monitoring/to have all the tools modern medicine is equipped with in case crap goes south. One can never be too careful when it comes to human lives.
I had a physical therapy consultation for my lower back/butt pain today. The stretches were good, but then she did dry needling and I realized instantly I am not a fan of it.
I just successfully ate a salad for the first time in 10 weeks. Yippie!!!!!! Maybe the weight gain game won't be as stressful now. (My doc only wants me to put on 15-20, I've already put on 7at 15 weeks).
Story in spoiler box due use of F bombs. Read at your own risk.
Mothefucking wasp just tried to kill me. Walked up to the house with my arms full of groceries and opened the screen door... fucking wasp flew angrily right at my face. And it chased me all over my driveway no matter how much zigging and zagging I did. My neighbors are out on their porch smoking, and here I am, running away from my own damn house with my arms full of groceries while wearing flip flops, yelling "NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE." Maybe things like this are the reason DH and I didn't get invited to the block party they had last weekend. I'm just glad to be alive you guys. I hate wasps. And bees. And all bugs pretty much. I've got the heebie jeebies just thinking about that stupid wasp. That thing waited for me to come home from the grocery store.
@DPandMB it's pretty much acupuncture to relax the tightened muscle. I don't think I was able to relax because it felt like she kept digging the needle around to relax the muscle.
@wyomama0427 I. Can't. Stand. Wasps. I probably would have done exactly what you did with the added bonus of my flip flop breaking and me falling in the middle of the street.
@wyomama0427 I. Can't. Stand. Wasps. I probably would have done exactly what you did with the added bonus of my flip flop breaking and me falling in the middle of the street.
I'm surprised that didn't happen ha! Although DS dropped a big bottle of juice in the grocery store so my legs are a lovely orange color and my flip flops were sticking to my feet. I can only imagine what this block thinks of us haha
@wyomama0427 That story had me dying of laughter!! I hate bees/wasps/yellowjackets but surprisingly I'm not really allergic to them. I've gotten a bee sting and a yellow jacket sting and both of them had little itchy welts for about 2 hours and then it was gone. Now ants are a different story. I get an ant bite and I'll be itching for 2 weeks and will have a raise bump for about a month.
@wyomama0427 I stung myself on a bee...yeah I did it to myself. At the beach. I didn't realize there was a bee on my chair and i turned to talk to someone and put my arm over the back of the chair and stung myself on the bee...yeah I freaked the eff out. I was 23 years old, and it was my 1st (and only) bee sting. DH was so embarrassed.
Just need to vent and since it's not TWT, I decided to post here.
So a co-worker (#1) who has been out for a couple days came by this morning to congratulate me. I say thanks and we chat for a little bit and she leaves. I'm not terribly fond of this co-worker but I'm friendly. Later another co-worker (#2) that I am friends with was telling me about a conversation she had with the other co-worker (#1). She tells me that co-worker #1 said she was surprised that I was pregnant because I seem like "the type that wouldn't want kids." What?! It really rubbed me the wrong way and I have my panties in a wad.
1) I married a man with 3 kids. Not 3 grown kids, 3 young kids that we have nearly 50% of the time. If I didn't seem like the "type that wanted kids" why in the hell would I marry into an already made family WITH kids?! I refuse to go on vacation with DH without these kids, I spend all of my money on these kids, I LOVE these kids. She knows this, but for some reason she assumed I didn't want kids?! 2) Just because I have never gone around talking about how much I can't wait to have kids, again you are going to assume I don't want them.
This really has be upset because she is the type that will go around making the same comment to everyone. I don't want others to think that this baby wasn't wanted. I'm just at a loss...
I hate wasps. My dad used to spit backer (tobacco) and I got stung by a wasp and he chewed some up and put it on my sting. Gross but it took the sting away.
@dogdisnylovr she just sounds like she sucks. And honestly if other people who actually know you or care to know you will either (a) like co worker #2 let you know, (b) already know you love kids and wanted a baby.
@dogdisnylovr What a twat. We had someone tell us to our faces that they were surprised because we "don't seem like kid people." People just need to keep their judgmental assumptions to themselves!
People have commented how high I'm carrying my baby. In my head I'm thinking, "Nope. My uterus has just pushed all my mama-fat up where I can't hide it in my high waisted non-pregnant pants."
#fatbump #notbaby
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@lap018 I simply would enjoy it very much if people who are less than regular on our lovely little board would, perhaps, maaaaaybe look around before spewing randomness er'where.
@lap018 I simply would enjoy it very much if people who are less than regular on our lovely little board would, perhaps, maaaaaybe look around before spewing randomness er'where.
Wait... is THAT why that post says **Read this first** ??? Is that what I'm supposed to do? I'm not just supposed to start posting all about myself? I thought this was supposed to be a supportive community where you all pat me on the head and tell me what I want to hear even though I've clearly disregarded your community's norms
I miss when people followed guidelines and posted RANDOM things on the randoms thread. And ultrasounds on ultrasound thread. And where to buy consignment stuff on the baby gear thread we had going on before. JUST EFFING READ BEFORE SLAPPING YOUR BULL ON A NEW THREAD.
I mean remember the Great Invasion of Jan 16?? Everyone was so happy with our organization skills...NOW IT'S ALL GONE.
@lap018 I simply would enjoy it very much if people who are less than regular on our lovely little board would, perhaps, maaaaaybe look around before spewing randomness er'where.
You are not alone, I have thought this many times over the last several days! If you want to get involved, great, but why wouldn't you lurk around and see what's already here/how we operate? (I don't buy the "I don't have time" schtick we often hear, either. If you truly didn't have any time, you would't have time to post or reply to your own stuff either. And if you really don't have time, then we aren't the board for you. This isn't answers.com, if you don't have time or interest in the community, why should we have time and interest for you?)
I miss when people followed guidelines and posted RANDOM things on the randoms thread. And ultrasounds on ultrasound thread. And where to buy consignment stuff on the baby gear thread we had going on before. JUST EFFING READ BEFORE SLAPPING YOUR BULL ON A NEW THREAD.
I mean remember the Great Invasion of Jan 16?? Everyone was so happy with our organization skills...NOW IT'S ALL GONE.
I like the organization too, but then we also had the "how to keep the board from dying" discussion, and one of the points was that too much organization may kill the board. I don't know what the answer is, but there has to be a balance somewhere.
Re: Weekly Randoms 3/20
Mothefucking wasp just tried to kill me. Walked up to the house with my arms full of groceries and opened the screen door... fucking wasp flew angrily right at my face. And it chased me all over my driveway no matter how much zigging and zagging I did. My neighbors are out on their porch smoking, and here I am, running away from my own damn house with my arms full of groceries while wearing flip flops, yelling "NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE." Maybe things like this are the reason DH and I didn't get invited to the block party they had last weekend. I'm just glad to be alive you guys. I hate wasps. And bees. And all bugs pretty much. I've got the heebie jeebies just thinking about that stupid wasp. That thing waited for me to come home from the grocery store.
OMG THAT IS HORRIBLE. I am petrified of bees/wasps. I've only been stung once....but for laughs...
I stung myself on a bee...yeah I did it to myself. At the beach. I didn't realize there was a bee on my chair and i turned to talk to someone and put my arm over the back of the chair and stung myself on the bee...yeah I freaked the eff out. I was 23 years old, and it was my 1st (and only) bee sting. DH was so embarrassed.
@labby18 too bad you didn't have your 2x4 with you
So a co-worker (#1) who has been out for a couple days came by this morning to congratulate me. I say thanks and we chat for a little bit and she leaves. I'm not terribly fond of this co-worker but I'm friendly. Later another co-worker (#2) that I am friends with was telling me about a conversation she had with the other co-worker (#1). She tells me that co-worker #1 said she was surprised that I was pregnant because I seem like "the type that wouldn't want kids." What?! It really rubbed me the wrong way and I have my panties in a wad.
1) I married a man with 3 kids. Not 3 grown kids, 3 young kids that we have nearly 50% of the time. If I didn't seem like the "type that wanted kids" why in the hell would I marry into an already made family WITH kids?! I refuse to go on vacation with DH without these kids, I spend all of my money on these kids, I LOVE these kids. She knows this, but for some reason she assumed I didn't want kids?!
2) Just because I have never gone around talking about how much I can't wait to have kids, again you are going to assume I don't want them.
This really has be upset because she is the type that will go around making the same comment to everyone. I don't want others to think that this baby wasn't wanted. I'm just at a loss...
ETA: Words are hard, especially when you're upset
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she just sounds like she sucks. And honestly if other people who actually know you or care to know you will either (a) like co worker #2 let you know, (b) already know you love kids and wanted a baby.
#fatbump #notbaby
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I'm going to leave it at that so it doesn't become a "deal" and ruin our good reputation.
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Eta...let it all out
I mean remember the Great Invasion of Jan 16?? Everyone was so happy with our organization skills...NOW IT'S ALL GONE.
There, @HollyGolightly09, I was way meaner than you, so no worries.
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