My mom had a mammogram last week and was called yesterday to come back in for more imaging and an ultrasound. While the rational part of me knows this all could be nothing, I am really stressing out over it. If anyone could send some thoughts/prayers her way that it is nothing I would greatly appreciate it.
Had my physical today for our home study update (expired every year). Need to get a TB test (my mom is a carrier, so I get tested yearly, just in case) and apparently I need an MMR vaccine becuse my blood titers came back as no immunity. Ugh...I'm so over shots!
I got my Tdap on the side I sleep on because I didn't want to have it on the side I usually carry DS. It wasn't so bad, but it did ache a little for 3-4 days.
@onaed@Allybiery wow that really sucks. I've only taken the subway in Toronto once since being pregnant (at around 26 weeks) and was immediately offered a seat by a man as soon as he noticed my belly (which was hard to hide as my coat won't button up all the way). Maybe I just got really lucky.
Had my physical today for our home study update (expired every year). Need to get a TB test (my mom is a carrier, so I get tested yearly, just in case) and apparently I need an MMR vaccine becuse my blood titers came back as no immunity. Ugh...I'm so over shots!
When I got a new job several years ago, I had titers drawn and had to get MMR and varicella series done despite having MMR shot as a kid and a bad case of chicken pox at the age of 4. Worse though was that the titers were drawn a week before my wedding by someone who probably shouldn't be allowed near needles. I seriously looked like a heroin addict at my wedding. Bruising up and down my arm! Ahh, memories *eye roll*
@krex-2 are they giving you the MMR while pregnant? I also tested for no immunity but they told me I should wait to get it after pregnancy.
For others saying they are sore after tdap and rhogam, I've found that moving that arm/leg and massaging the area soon after and throughout the day really helps prevent soreness.
My mom is all good!!! Nothing concerning with the rescan so she goes back in a year. Thank you for all your thoughts, prayers and positive vibes ladies!!
Married 12/17/2011 K born 8/31/12 C born 1/11/14 BFP #3 Nov 2014: D&C January 2015 BFP #4 Sept 2016: Due May 31 2017
@krex-2 are they giving you the MMR while pregnant? I also tested for no immunity but they told me I should wait to get it after pregnancy.
For others saying they are sore after tdap and rhogam, I've found that moving that arm/leg and massaging the area soon after and throughout the day really helps prevent soreness.
I'm not pregnant, we're adopting. So...I should be good to go. I can see why they probably wanted you to wait though until after you've given birth.
So here I sit on my bday, working. Every other year I have taken the day off, but I need the PTO for maternity leave so I didn't...Did any STMs struggle with the fact that they were going to be making decisions based on a new little person for the next many years? I have always been super independent and maybe a little selfish, and even getting married freaked me out a bit knowing thay my husband's feelings and needs would be equal to mine, but I feel like I am having a mini freak out this week about how everything will now revolve around LO. Don't get me wrong, I am so excited to meet her and I already love her so much.... I just feel like a horrible person for having these thoughts... is this normal? Sorry for the AW rant. Just want to know if anyone else has experienced these feelings.
@Stankonia2014 I hear you on the interacting with other parents! DS was invited to his first birthday party last weekend. The parents seemed nice enough (our kids are in daycare/preschool together), but my God talk about awkward, forced conversation with a group of parents you've never met before. Luckily DS is so young (3) that he still thinks I'm cool and the best person in the room to hang with despite his little buddies being there. I had an easy out a few times as DS wanted me to do something with him or watch him in the bouncy houses. Ugh... and to think I have years of this to come. Blah.
The past couple of days I officially stopped wearing heels and my normal bras. Flat shoes and no underwire have me feeling amazing. Why was I doing that to myself!? The girls are not looking so hot these days in the nursing bras, but soooo much more comfortable.
So here I sit on my bday, working. Every other year I have taken the day off, but I need the PTO for maternity leave so I didn't...Did any STMs struggle with the fact that they were going to be making decisions based on a new little person for the next many years? I have always been super independent and maybe a little selfish, and even getting married freaked me out a bit knowing thay my husband's feelings and needs would be equal to mine, but I feel like I am having a mini freak out this week about how everything will now revolve around LO. Don't get me wrong, I am so excited to meet her and I already love her so much.... I just feel like a horrible person for having these thoughts... is this normal? Sorry for the AW rant. Just want to know if anyone else has experienced these feelings.
I went through this after DD was born. It does not make you a horrible person at all. I think it's totally normal to sort of grieve your previous life and the freedom that came with it. Everyone only talks about how wonderful being a parent is, and it is wonderful, but there are a lot of sacrifices made for someone who can't possibly understand and that part kind of sucks.
@MKRLTX I will 2nd what @doodleoodle said: its rewarding and fulfilling and a complete mind-f*ck all at the same time. Not everything is rainbows and sunshine (but you already know that feeing from marriage). I struggle from time to time with my "loss of freedom" but the payoff is fantastic!
For example: The Mr's new band is playing their first gig at the end of this month and I'm a little resentful about the fact that it will be a VERY late night paired with DDs swim class early the next morning. We used to go out late or all night at the drop of a hat. Now it requires planning but I wouldn't miss her swim class for anything!
That also means that I will get all her sweet morning cuddles when I'm dragging ass. That will help me feel better, too.
I will agree with the mourning the loss of freedom/shifting your focus to a kid instead of yourself. It's hard to deal with! I still have a hard time with it with my DD who is now 5. I was in a lot of pelvic pain yesterday and all I wanted to do was lay down and not move. And she was all "Play outside with me/I'm gonna let the dogs in covered in mud/get me this/get me that." I wasn't the nicest person to her and then felt really guilty later that night. I always think this sums up parenting well:
@krex-2 are they giving you the MMR while pregnant? I also tested for no immunity but they told me I should wait to get it after pregnancy.
For others saying they are sore after tdap and rhogam, I've found that moving that arm/leg and massaging the area soon after and throughout the day really helps prevent soreness.
I'm not pregnant, we're adopting. So...I should be good to go. I can see why they probably wanted you to wait though until after you've given birth.
Duh sorry! I knew that.
Id like to blame this on pregnancy brain. I also forgot what street we lived on this week . My brain isn't working.
My nurse suggested getting the tdap in my dominate arm because using it would help move the shot around instead of it just sitting in the muscle. It worked for me. Tdap is good for 10 years but they told DH to get it again (got it 4 years ago). They said that with his job as a cop (cuts, germs) it is recommended that he get it every 2 years.
Me: 34 DH: 35 Married: July 2009 BFP: November 2012 after 2 years of TTC DS born August 2013 Diagnosed with PCOS April 2016 3 months of trigger shot with timed intercourse BFN x3 First IUI: 9/17/16 BFP: 9/30/16 EDD: 6/11/17
I keep finding food resting on my bump. It falls down the front of my short (never used to have this problem) and chills there all day.
Me: 34 DH: 35 Married: July 2009 BFP: November 2012 after 2 years of TTC DS born August 2013 Diagnosed with PCOS April 2016 3 months of trigger shot with timed intercourse BFN x3 First IUI: 9/17/16 BFP: 9/30/16 EDD: 6/11/17
I'm not sure how it's possible, but my bump looks different and larger now than it did this morning. Maybe baby finally decided to turn?
Happened to me - fingers crossed for you! Downside of this kid's current head down position is I think he's wedged his bottom or legs up by my ribs. (Pun semi-intended....)
@tjvan You can always just use something typical and let special nicknames evolve. Dh's dad is "Papa" to all his grandchildren because that's how the first one said Grandpa, and it stuck. I definitely think that special grandparent names are cuter when they were made up by the kid than when they were planned by adults (I'm not talking normal variants like Nana, Pop, Gram, names based on the grandparent's native language, etc.)
Edited because I posted halfway through by accident
@tjvan we have a combo of traditional grandparent names and others. We have grampy, grampa, nana, grammy, an then my mom is Nonna (grandmother in Italian), and her husband is Pappou (Grandfather is Greek).
My grandparents growing up were Mimi and Beepa bc my brother liked a car show on tv when he was about 2 and the cars said mimi and beepbeep and thats what stuck. My son uses Grammy, Mimi, and Papa.
I am 32 weeks and pretty sure baby is still breech. I am starting to get nervous baby won't flip. I was reading up on versions last night and it really freaked me out. I am really really hoping baby still have enough room and will flip before 36 weeks.
Married 12/17/2011 K born 8/31/12 C born 1/11/14 BFP #3 Nov 2014: D&C January 2015 BFP #4 Sept 2016: Due May 31 2017
Sitting at my OB listening to two women discussing how, "These men just love to run when I get pregnant but just wait until they hear 'You ARE the father. '"
Me: 34 DH: 35 Married: July 2009 BFP: November 2012 after 2 years of TTC DS born August 2013 Diagnosed with PCOS April 2016 3 months of trigger shot with timed intercourse BFN x3 First IUI: 9/17/16 BFP: 9/30/16 EDD: 6/11/17
My dad is Papa (as was his dad) and my Mom is Sweetie (as was my dad's mother). My brother and SIL let my parents choose what they wanted to be called. The story with Sweetie is that g-ma used to call my oldest cousin sweetie all the time and one day my cousin called gma Sweetie back. It stuck. All 16 cousins grew up calling her Sweetie and so far both my Aunt and my Mom have carried on the tradition.
My parents are planning to be Grandma and Poppy. In laws will be Oma (German) and Grandpa.
Realistically, we'll see what weird names my bean ends up calling them. He's the first grand kid on both sides, so he'll probably set the tone for everyone else
I figured out how to change my username. You have to login to theknot and then go to the account settings. danijo was taken for some reason so I changed the o to a zero. Close enough and better than having the -2. @krex-2
I'm getting so pumped for labor (I'm an odd bird). I've been re-reading my birthing books and am so excited. I hope so much I go into labor on my own again.
I'm getting so pumped for labor (I'm an odd bird). I've been re-reading my birthing books and am so excited. I hope so much I go into labor on my own again.
SITB
I'm getting anxious for it, the only thing that's freaking me out is GBS, I've been positive with past pregnancies and that makes me nervous to go into labor on my own. This is my last child and I'd really like to go into labor on my own (I've never gone on my own), so I'm praying I'm not GBS+ again. I'm getting super pumped.
I'm getting so pumped for labor (I'm an odd bird). I've been re-reading my birthing books and am so excited. I hope so much I go into labor on my own again.
Me too! But Im weird and had a very idealic first experience. Heres to hoping for a repeat experience. Im also weird bc everyone elses response to the April birth story (I think it was Ellarys birth) was omg crazy and mine was omg how wonderful.
@mombod I told my husband about it. And I said that I would love that to happen but I would prefer I make it to at least triage so it's someone else's mess.
Mostly, my floors can't handle that kind of excitement.
@Stankonia2014 I've had the gbs stress on my mind recently. I wasn't positive last pregnancy but I am anxious to find out if I am this time.
Re: Weekly Randoms 4/3
my tdap shot def left some soreness even tho the nurse promised me it wouldn't. Woulda swapped arms if I had known, oh well.
For others saying they are sore after tdap and rhogam, I've found that moving that arm/leg and massaging the area soon after and throughout the day really helps prevent soreness.
@FSUNole31 fx it's nothing and your mom is in the clear.
Read this tonight and wanted to share: https://revolutionfromhome.com/2016/08/we-arent-meant-to-bounce-back-after-babies/
BFP: 9/30/16, EDD: 6/9/17
K born 8/31/12
C born 1/11/14
BFP #3 Nov 2014: D&C January 2015
BFP #4 Sept 2016: Due May 31 2017
Sorry for the AW rant. Just want to know if anyone else has experienced these feelings.
its rewarding and fulfilling and a complete mind-f*ck all at the same time.
Not everything is rainbows and sunshine (but you already know that feeing from marriage).
I struggle from time to time with my "loss of freedom" but the payoff is fantastic!
For example: The Mr's new band is playing their first gig at the end of this month and I'm a little resentful about the fact that it will be a VERY late night paired with DDs swim class early the next morning. We used to go out late or all night at the drop of a hat. Now it requires planning but I wouldn't miss her swim class for anything!
That also means that I will get all her sweet morning cuddles when I'm dragging ass. That will help me feel better, too.
Id like to blame this on pregnancy brain. I also forgot what street we lived on this week . My brain isn't working.
TDAP in arm: killing me.
Rhogam in bum: not noticeable, what shot?
Me: 34 DH: 35
Married: July 2009
BFP: November 2012 after 2 years of TTC DS born August 2013
Diagnosed with PCOS April 2016
3 months of trigger shot with timed intercourse BFN x3
First IUI: 9/17/16 BFP: 9/30/16 EDD: 6/11/17
Me: 34 DH: 35
Married: July 2009
BFP: November 2012 after 2 years of TTC DS born August 2013
Diagnosed with PCOS April 2016
3 months of trigger shot with timed intercourse BFN x3
First IUI: 9/17/16 BFP: 9/30/16 EDD: 6/11/17
BFP #1 6/13 DD 3/14
Mirena 10/14-5/16
BFP #2 9/2/16, CP confirmed 9/8/16
BFP #3 10/10/16 EDD 6/22/17
Edited because I posted halfway through by accident
My son uses Grammy, Mimi, and Papa.
DS1 - 7/2011, DD 12/2012, DS2 - 4/2014, MMC - 12/2015
K born 8/31/12
C born 1/11/14
BFP #3 Nov 2014: D&C January 2015
BFP #4 Sept 2016: Due May 31 2017
Me: 34 DH: 35
Married: July 2009
BFP: November 2012 after 2 years of TTC DS born August 2013
Diagnosed with PCOS April 2016
3 months of trigger shot with timed intercourse BFN x3
First IUI: 9/17/16 BFP: 9/30/16 EDD: 6/11/17
My parents are planning to be Grandma and Poppy. In laws will be Oma (German) and Grandpa.
Realistically, we'll see what weird names my bean ends up calling them. He's the first grand kid on both sides, so he'll probably set the tone for everyone else
Mostly, my floors can't handle that kind of excitement.
@Stankonia2014 I've had the gbs stress on my mind recently. I wasn't positive last pregnancy but I am anxious to find out if I am this time.