May 2017 Moms

Randoms & Questions 4/17-4/21

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Re: Randoms & Questions 4/17-4/21

  • @RainyDays86 Thinking about you! You are incredibly strong, you've got this!
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  • Thinking of you @RainyDays86 and hope all goes well tomorrow.

    11.2011 - DS1

    02.2013 - loss at 6 wks

    06.2014 - DS2

    10.2015 - loss at 12 wks

    03.2017 - DD

  • Thinking of you @RainyDays86! Praying tomorrow goes quickly and smoothly. 
  • @rainydays86 thinking of you. 

    Re: waxing. I waxed for several years and then splurged on laser hair removal.  It's grown back some (normal with pregnancy).  But OMG, no way, no how would I want a wax during pregnancy, especially this far along. Ouch!  

    Re: clingy toddler. Yes. DS is already a cuddle bug, but lately he wants to sit and rock and gives unsolicited hugs (with both me and DH).  I'm soaking it all in. I have a feeling that he understands more than we suspect.  
  • Good luck @RainyDays86!! Thinking of you!
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    @mrsrep123: thank you!  :)

    Does anyone else recall, from like a month ago, there was a little convo about "positive affirmations"? I remember reading some really great mantras/sayings that people posted, to help during labor, and I should've copied them then & realized I'd never be able to find them again. But does this sound familiar to anyone else? Or was it maybe one of those pinterest holes I fell into awhile back? This has kept me awake wracking my noggin over it, haha.
  • @RainyDays86 You got this mama! We are all here thinking of you today!
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    thinking of you! 
  • Good luck, @RainyDays86! Keeping you in my thoughts. 
  • Good luck @Rainydays86!!!!

    Married:09/14/13 
    Baby 1-Born: 7/29/15
    Baby 2 - Due: 5/4/17
  • Thinking of you @RainyDays86!
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    Me:31 DH:32 Married 11/06/10
    DD: Born 8/23/13 (clomid+ovidrel+IUI)
    BFP 9/9/16 EDD 5/19/17


  • @RainyDays86 - thinking of you today and praying everything goes well!
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    BFP #2 4/24/2013 m/c 4/25/2013 at 4w
    BFP #3 1/31/2014 DD born 10/14/2014
    BFP #4 1/20/2016 m/c 2/12/2014 at 7w2d
    BFP #5 8/19/2016 DS2 born 4/29/2017
    BFP #6 3/7/2018 EDD 11/18/2018


  • @RainyDays86 you're in my thoughts and prayers! 

    #1 DD Aug 2014 @39weeks via CS

    #2 Due May 2,2017 hopeful VBAC

  • @wombthereitis my mom was just talking to me about trimming my hair and maybe doing highlights (she's a hair stylist). Not sure when she plans on doing this, but I'd rather it be sooner than later! I'll be 36 weeks this weekend, maybe I can convince her to come to my house to do it instead of me driving over an hour to get to her work. I really want to get a pedicure too! She doesn't do those, but could really use one! 




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  • @wombthereitis I have a hair appt today.  I'm 36 weeks tomorrow, but DS came 2 weeks early and we have a very busy schedule between now and EDD so I wanted to make sure to squeeze in my hair appt. 
  • @WombThereItIs I scheduled a hair appointment for when I'll be 37 weeks. I'm just getting a trim, but I wanted to make sure it was a few weeks beforehand in case the baby comes early.
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    edited April 2017
    I went and got my hair cut last week at 33 weeks so that it had time to grow to that perfect spot where it's not obviously still fresh but still looks awesome. Also because my hair can't deal after being cut and has a way too long awkward stage.
  • I got my hair trimmed last week @WombThereItIs, I'm 35wks this week. I have my next appointment scheduled end of June so it's like 10wks between appointments when I usually go 8wks. 
    Married 03.09.09
    Sweet Baby H 12.21.11
    Sassy Baby P 03.26.14
    Little Brother Due 05.22.17
  • Have any STMs+ ever purchased a baby scale to monitor weight gain at home? I had supply issues with my first, and a friend mentioned that as a possibility.
    Fur daughter: 02/2011
    Human sons: 11/2015 & 05/2017
    *formerly kayemjay*


  • @jayandaplus - That's a good point, I would likely do the same thing. I didn't know that my son wasn't getting enough until they weighed him, had me feed him in the office, and then weighted him again...and he had actually lost weight. I am already worried about my production with this kid. I did really like @Kipperoo's feeding set up- I'm debating going right to supplementing and not stressing about it. Basically, I can't decide if the scale would increase or decrease my stress if I attempt EBF again.
    Fur daughter: 02/2011
    Human sons: 11/2015 & 05/2017
    *formerly kayemjay*


  • I think we have covered (and uncovered?) the timing of final pubic maintenance but what about your other hair? You know, the stuff on your head.

    I did mine 2 Fridays ago (I'm 38 weeks today). I figured that would mean I'd look decent for a few months and time it where I could probably go back to work without HAVING to redo it, but it wouldn't be too soon if I chose to. 

    Married:09/14/13 
    Baby 1-Born: 7/29/15
    Baby 2 - Due: 5/4/17
  • @kayemjay2 I ended up purchasing this scale about 5 weeks in last time because we were having weight gain issues and going to the peds once a week for weight checks. I broke down and ordered it when I was giving DS a bath and his legs were just so skinny. My husband was in Miami at a conference when it arrived and I discovered that DS was still only at birth weight at 6 weeks cue all the tears. I will be happy to have one this time. It is a lot of work to load up a baby to go to the dr for a weight check. But I know a lot of people wouldn't need one. It is a good 2 day shipping purchase, if you end up thinking it would be useful. 
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  • @Louise_Belcher - Thanks for the recommendation, that looks like a good one, and - not too pricey. I do think it's funny that Walmart specifies that it's for men...haha. I definitely understand the tears- it took DS a month to get back to birth weight, and he was pretty small to begin with for an overdue baby.
    Fur daughter: 02/2011
    Human sons: 11/2015 & 05/2017
    *formerly kayemjay*


  • @WombThereItIs I am guilty of just letting my hair go this pregnancy. I have like 4 inches of roots showing right now.... no grey, but I had lightened it so you. An definetly tell some. Not terrible, but definetly noticeable. My hair has also grown SO long. I'm on the fence about cutting it.... it's to the top of my lower back right now, and I know I'm not going to want to do much with it with a newborn.... lots of messy buns I guess 
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  • @WombThereItIs I have my hair appt scheduled for tomorrow (highlights and cut) and I'll be 35 weeks on Saturday.  I'll probably schedule another one maybe 10 weeks out, to give me time if I'm over due and yadda yadda.  I've been seeing this hair person for a few years, and both my SIL go to her, so I know I can sneak in to get my hair done if I can't make the first postpartum one
  • I think we have covered (and uncovered?) the timing of final pubic maintenance but what about your other hair? You know, the stuff on your head.

    I am a 35w laggard and am trying to figure out when to schedule my final hair appt. I have quite a bit of grey and the roots are nearly 2 inches thanks to crazy growth, something needs to be done. But with a newborn and then the move I want to put it off as long as I can but not go too far that 1. baby shows up or 2. there is no frigging way I can sit for two hours. 

    WWM17D? 36w? 37w?

    And no, I have no idea what I did last time because my brain erased everything from about 34w to 6 months pp so it could trick me into doing this again :) 
    I have my last hair appointment for tomorrow, I'll be 38 weeks. I am thinking I really should've done it at like, 37 weeks. I've also started washing my hair every 2-3 days instead of 4-5 so I don't get caught in the hospital with 5th days hair.
    Married 6/5/14 in Ireland
    1st Baby 5/12/17, Henry
  • @nda_roxybabe I forgot you are a 4-5 day washer! I have a question for you! Does your hair actually get oily by day 4-5 or do you just wash it? My hair has been so great this pregnancy and way less oily. I'm pretty sure I've gone a week before remembering to wash it, but it seems to get super staticy when it needs to be washed.
  • @nda_roxybabe and @absbubbs I too would like to know all of the things about skipping washes? What products do people use? What do you do to style your hair on non-wash days? What kind of hair texture do you have and do you think that plays a role in being able to go so long? I recently started every other day and usually hate my second day hair. I need to sponge some knowledge from you ladies!
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  • @Louise_Belcher It took me a little bit of time to get used to the every other day washing schedule, but now I like Day 2 hair better than freshly washed! I don't know if I could ever stretch it to 5 days though! 
    Married 03.09.09
    Sweet Baby H 12.21.11
    Sassy Baby P 03.26.14
    Little Brother Due 05.22.17
  • I'm a once a week washer and have been since 2007. Before that it was everyday or every other day but it is something you have to train your hair to do because when I washed everyday or every other day I definitely had greasy hair that needed to be washed but in '07 my summer job as a theme park singer/dancer required wigs so I just had a low bun everyday and within a couple months of weekly washing my hair completely changed. Something about not stripping the natural healthy oils so they don't go into overdrive. Also it was less heat (hairdryer/straightener etc.) applied to my hair so it probably helped the overall health. But I can usually wear my hair down 3-4 days after washing and then the last few days I do pony/bun/braid etc. since it starts to look a little less fresh by then. 
  • @Louise_Belcher - I've gotten to wear I usually only wash mine once a week. The only exception would be if we've got what I consider "real" plans on the weekend, because it can get a little dicey there. My hair is a little longer than shoulder length and it's really fine, and also I have completely stopped even the guise of working out regularly. My week looks like this: Monday morning wash/style (wear down), Tuesday/Wed touch up style - probably add some extra waves to hide that it doesn't look fabulous (usually wear down), Thurs blast roots all over with Suave dry shampoo and touch up style (might end up pulled up), Fri maybe add some more dry shampoo and toss that -ish in a bun/pony. The weekends are a gamble. If we're just doing little things here and there, I'll probably continue pulling it up and adding dry shampoo if necessary. If I feel like we're doing something that is important enough to merit wearing makeup, then I wash on the weekend. Otherwise, I wait until Monday. 

    It took time get to be able to go this long in between, but having a newborn really helped. I just didn't care while I was on maternity leave or the first few months I was back at work. By the time I started to crawl out of sleep deprivation, I was like "oh, cool, I don't actually NEEEEEEED to wash my hair".

    Married:09/14/13 
    Baby 1-Born: 7/29/15
    Baby 2 - Due: 5/4/17
  • @Louise_Belcher It took my hair some time, like maybe 4-6 weeks?. I think I just went straight to every 3rd day when I started and I would have all my hair back on the final day. I have thick fine hair, but I can't do boo with it when it's dirty. I know some people use baby powder to help inbetween days but I hated how it felt and looked.
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