Totally not a UO. Why do pregnant women feel the need to be mostly naked to take pictures that accentuate their belly?
Mine for today, this baby's kicks are starting to annoy me a little. Most of the time they're still cute and reassuring, but there are times when I find myself thinking, "Just relax in there, okay??" Along with the fact that she loves to burrow up into my liver for some reason and it's super uncomfortable....can you just calm down? Thanks.
Me, 35 Hubs, 32 Married June 2012 BFP June 2013- blighted ovum, D&C Aug 2013 BFP Oct 2013- twins! A&H born May 2014 BFP Aug 2017- EDD 5/8/17
@sandbar517 I find them mostly reassuring, but she likes to do a full gymnastics floor routine anytime I lay down to sleep and I'm like "Can't you do that ANY other time of day?!"
My uo, I am totally being selfish and not doing anything I don’t want to do the rest of this pregnancy (and for the foreseeable future with two young kids). Backstory- My dh suggested we go to his parent’s house this weekend and also go see his sister’s baby (he is 5 weeks old), and I basically said no. My and the toddler have been sick all week (and today it feels like I have a sinus infection), and we have to take a train to get there and it’s about 2.5 hours each way. Which means I have to pack up all of our stuff for the weekend and trek on 3 trains with a toddler to go see a baby for 15 min (that is how long we stayed last time, since they are exhausted parents and we have a rambunctious toddler). I feel bad because it’s his family, but I am just too tired and selfish about my own well being
@lincbeesmom thank you, that makes me feel bette about feeling a little like a brat! I always feel like I need to tread more carefully with my husband’s family (even though they are generally lovely and we have a great relationship). It’s just always a little different with the in laws
@sandbar517 totally understand. I had a stomachache the other day and this little baby decided it was a great time to roll around. Yeah... no. Not a good time child. Not a good time.
U/O I get pretty angry when I hear about men who take a step back in the newborn phase with their new baby because they are uncomfortable or nervous. You think the mom isn't ? This is what you signed up for when you made life. No excuses. Disclaimer: this is not my husband. He was and will be all hands on deck with DS and this little one.
@dem068a hard pass. Let him go. You and toddler spend the entire weekend watching movies and recovering.
@onesmallcoconut when I got sick, baby would roll around my intestines and stomach. It was almost as bad as the pain from being sick. I would cry for her to stop.
I dont have one yet but by my mood today I’ll come up with some quickly.
@onesmallcoconut my coworkers and i were just discussing this. The guy has a 3 month old. He said his life hasn't really changed because his wife barely let's him go near the baby and he doesn't BF. He said he feels unnecessary and like a third wheel. I remember feeling like DH wasn't part of me and the baby when my first was born. I also felt like he did everything wrong. And i felt like his life hadn't changed and was resentful. In reality, he was doing everything around the house. I just couldn't see it then. So i think there's a difference between a man deciding not to be involved vs feeling like he can't do anything.
I was definitely guilty of making dh feel like he couldn’t do anything right with the baby when we had DS. I just had to remember that just because he did things differently, didn’t mean they were wrong. Also, i had been lurking and posting on the bump for 9 months prior to having him so I had all his info vs dh who basically had no information other than what he had learned from having five siblings.
Im going to make sure I ease up on the reins of control this time around and accept any help that is offered!
@mileswithmiles - I agree and what do you do with those? Do people really hang half naked maternity pictures on the wall of their houses for what ever guest comes over? I do like some maternity pictures but I am not a fan of the half naked ones.
@dem068a - Yeah that would be a hard no for me too - that is just too much to deal with especially if you haven''t been feeling good.
@mileswithmyles that’s a hard no for me too on half naked maternity pictures
@dem068a yea that sounds like a lot of effort. I always feel like I have to agree to doing everything with my husbands side of the family. I genuinely love my in laws and we have a great relationship but for some reason I do feel like I have to tread lightly. I’m getting a little better with saying no when I really don’t want to do something.
I guess my UO is that I love my in laws, especially my mother in law. I have friends that don’t and I always feel bad for them.
@clee5711 same here! I really like my in laws (and feel bad for people who have terrible in laws). They have a place in Florida and I go with my toddler all the time without my husband and it’s just me, him and them and we get along great. It always just feels hard for me to say no when it comes to doing things I don’t want to do with them
@holli0801@pandakov I just keep yelling “Jack dies!” whenever I see the commercial about the “big reveal.” My wife loves when I do that. (She does not actually love when I do that.)
@holli0801@pandakov I just keep yelling “Jack dies!” whenever I see the commercial about the “big reveal.” My wife loves when I do that. (She does not actually love when I do that.)
My husband doesn't think he's going to die. He said the show will be pointless once they reveal it. I have to admit that i think he might be right.
I loved last season. This season is just ok for me. I still cry often when I watch the show, but lately that's not a big deal.
@holli0801 I felt 0 need to throw out my crockpot. I then proceeded to purchase an instant pot and used my crockpot today while not home. I find it hilarious that so many people became scared of their crockpot that crockpot actually had to make a response to the episode. I thought they made it pretty clear In the show that it was super old and faulty.
I think it bothers me that so much because... so many people reacted strongly to a fictional situation in a fictional show, yet horrible, real things happen every day that the masses do not react to. Sigh...
Why want the reaction to make sure you have working smoke detectors and and escape plan in case of fire?
2 or 3 years ago there was a family that died when their house caught fire. They had no working smoke detectors. DH is now a bit of a maniac about detectors. We have 7 in our 3 bedroom home.
Re: UO 2/1
Mine for today, this baby's kicks are starting to annoy me a little. Most of the time they're still cute and reassuring, but there are times when I find myself thinking, "Just relax in there, okay??" Along with the fact that she loves to burrow up into my liver for some reason and it's super uncomfortable....can you just calm down? Thanks.
Married June 2012
BFP June 2013- blighted ovum, D&C Aug 2013
BFP Oct 2013- twins! A&H born May 2014
BFP Aug 2017- EDD 5/8/17
My uo, I am totally being selfish and not doing anything I don’t want to do the rest of this pregnancy (and for the foreseeable future with two young kids).
Backstory- My dh suggested we go to his parent’s house this weekend and also go see his sister’s baby (he is 5 weeks old), and I basically said no. My and the toddler have been sick all week (and today it feels like I have a sinus infection), and we have to take a train to get there and it’s about 2.5 hours each way. Which means I have to pack up all of our stuff for the weekend and trek on 3 trains with a toddler to go see a baby for 15 min (that is how long we stayed last time, since they are exhausted parents and we have a rambunctious toddler). I feel bad because it’s his family, but I am just too tired and selfish about my own well being
U/O I get pretty angry when I hear about men who take a step back in the newborn phase with their new baby because they are uncomfortable or nervous. You think the mom isn't ? This is what you signed up for when you made life. No excuses. Disclaimer: this is not my husband. He was and will be all hands on deck with DS and this little one.
@onesmallcoconut when I got sick, baby would roll around my intestines and stomach. It was almost as bad as the pain from being sick. I would cry for her to stop.
I dont have one yet but by my mood today I’ll come up with some quickly.
Im going to make sure I ease up on the reins of control this time around and accept any help that is offered!
@dem068a - Yeah that would be a hard no for me too - that is just too much to deal with especially if you haven''t been feeling good.
Why? Just, why?
Number 1) Just because you’re pregnant does not make you a fertility goddess
Number 2) Your flower crown looks ridiculous.
@dem068a yea that sounds like a lot of effort. I always feel like I have to agree to doing everything with my husbands side of the family. I genuinely love my in laws and we have a great relationship but for some reason I do feel like I have to tread lightly. I’m getting a little better with saying no when I really don’t want to do something.
I guess my UO is that I love my in laws, especially my mother in law. I have friends that don’t and I always feel bad for them.
But will not personally do a half-naked (or fully naked) maternity shoot.
Married: 8/22/15
BFP #1: 8/22/17 | DS: 4/20/18
BFP #2: 7/14/19 | EDD: 3/18/20
I’m all for sexy photos like boudoir, but I wouldn’t be signing up pregnant. Nor would I share them with the world.
...also I’ve got a cold dead heart
I loved last season. This season is just ok for me. I still cry often when I watch the show, but lately that's not a big deal.
ETA: i didn't get rid of any appliances.
2 or 3 years ago there was a family that died when their house caught fire. They had no working smoke detectors. DH is now a bit of a maniac about detectors. We have 7 in our 3 bedroom home.