I got some sleep but after the loud cars someone decided it was a good idea to start up and move around one of the diggers at 2 am from the new home construction across the street. All the noise and lights lasted for at least 30 mins. @SmashJam i wouldn’t say it’s normal for racing all though the roads around here are pretty straight and open at night. Maybe i just never noticed. The idiot in the neighborhood is pretty normal though. I hope your H comes around and gets the clue. Such a crappy reaction to your awesome gift. @rizzige03 congratulations!!
@wildtot ugh that’s so annoying, there used to be a racing problem on my street (kind of confusing but I lived on the same street when I was a kid through high school) - when I was in high school my mom left her car parked on the street overnight, which is legal, and in the middle of the night we were woken up by cops knocking on our door. A couple of drunk idiots were having a race down the street and one of them crashed right into my moms car! It was totaled obviously. After that they put more stop signs in and I don’t think it’s an issue anymore, though people still go way too fast.
So question. I already am pretty sure I know what I’ll do, but wanted to get opinions. If you were invited to a family reunion type gathering at a relative’s house in August (baby will prob be about a month + old and it’s a couple hours away), and you knew someone was going to be there with their 5 year old who you know for a fact has never had a single vaccine in their life and will have just come in on a plane from across the country, would you go? Does it change it if the mother of this child is your first cousin who you grew up extremely close with and haven’t seen in many years? Ugh like I said I’m pretty sure I know what I’ll do but it really sucks. Also this cousin is going to be in town for a couple weeks, it’s the first time she’s coming back to the east coast since she moved out to California like 3 years ago, and it will be really weird if I don’t see her the whole time and I want to see her, but I most certainly don’t want to get into a vaccine debate or discussion. Ughhh.
I know it’s June, but it’s crazy to be reading birth announcements! It’s so crazy that this pregnancy is almost over, I feel like these last 8 months have just flown by for me!
@zande2016 would you go if the vaccine thing wasn’t an issue? If the only reason you’d go is to see the exact person you’d want to avoid then I wouldn’t go, but if you like the rest of your family and like going to family reunions then I’d go but make sure to keep LO in a carrier or something with explicit rules not to touch (I know, that won’t keep baby from everything but you can only do what you can)
@zande2016 I would go. DH brought up the vaccine thing recently when I was talking about taking the baby out and about ASAP and I told him there could be any number of unvaccincated people around at any time. This is how I think about it, and feel free to set me straight if I'm wrong, but when it comes to unvaccinated kiddos, they would have to have been exposed to the virus and therefore sick themselves in order to be able to pass to you, right? Really, since the vaccine for MMR isn't given til 12 months or close to that (can't really remember) that means every time you take your kid out to hang out outside the house in public or they are around other under 12 month old kids who were similarly exposed, you could be at risk for exposure to a virus that would usually be covered by a vaccine until they receive that vaccination.
Again, feel free to set me straight if any of that information is wrong, but its what keeps me from hiding in a hole until LO has received all the vaccines, haha.
@zande2016 That’s difficult. I would either go and wear baby so no one can hold him, or maybe leave baby with an in law for the day and go myself. Definitely no need to expose a newborn to anything if you don’t need to.
@hillbillywife I know my family would be wanting to play pass around the baby. It’s not so much that I’m afraid to be out in public and have people touch him, it’s specifcially that I know for a fact my cousin’s kid is not vaccinated and having just come from a plane, who knows what she could have been exposed to. It just scares me. @smashjam it’s my understanding there are some things you can pass on before exhibiting any symptoms yourself. I could be wrong though. I don’t know how likely it is, but it still scares me. I guess I could ask the pediatrician what he thinks.
@paytonpedro I probably would wear him but I have a hard time saying no when people start asking to hold the baby. I think I’m specifically worried about the 5 year old, I know I could prevent her from touching him but I keep thinking what if she was exposed to the measles on the plane and somehow passes it to him. I’m probably being paranoid, but it just worries me knowing she’s not vaccinated.
@zande2016 yeah ask your pediatrician and totally let me know! I just know at any given time in my area there are many unvaccinated kids, including ones that just haven't reached that age yet. And the likelihood of being exposed to measles is still low, even if you are around unvaccinated kiddos.
@SmashJam just found this article, looks like Dr Sears thinks it’s safe. I know California has had a higher rate of unvaccinated children (remembering that Disneyland outbreak a few years ago) but I’d guess the vaccination rate is at least over 80% still. This makes me feel a little better, prob will still talk to the pediatrician though.
@SmashJam I know you can be a carrier for pertussis and not show symptoms. Which is why that’s an important vaccine for adults to be current on. But that is a good point. You don’t not go to the grocery store for fear of unvaccinated humans, or humans who have been to Africa recently or somewhere they caution you about. It is easier to keep strangers away from your kid than it is family though lol.
@zande2016 I got what you were saying. I was thinking if nobody could get to baby then your cousin’s kid couldn’t either. I think it’s wise to ask your pediatrician! I wouldn’t want to talk an uneccessary risk either!
@zande2016 I think I would go, but keep your cousins kid away, especially coming off a plane and being unvaccinated. At a month newborns still have some of our immunity too no? The pass the baby game happens to me too wherever we go, makes me so grateful for summer babies- no flu season!
Soo...we wanted to find out the sex at our anatomy scan @ 18 wks, but baby did not fully cooperate; the tech was leaning more toward girl but couldnt be sure. We did the sneak peek blood test, which came back at 100% boy. We had another scan at 28 wks and they still coudn’t tell the sex (keep in mind its harder to tell the bigger baby gets because theres less room to spread the legs); baby didnt empty their bladder so they ordered another scan. Ok no biggy, the blood test has to be accurate, right? We went for our scan yesterday, babys bladder is still distended and the radiologists report says we are having a girl!
So now I'm worried about possible bladder/kidney issues (baby will have their own US at birth) and not convinced either way that we’re having a boy or a girl! I guess we are back to team green!
Whew! I think i can jump on this thread early before it’s 5+ pages and I’m lost. Starting to question maternity pics, scheduled at the start of WK 37. Also got a promotion at work this week and i assume role 12 days before my due date. Tips on keeping baby girl in place until week 40, ha!?
@hayhay93 congrats!! @wildtot ugh. That’s so annoying about the revved engine.
@zande2016 I would go and use the carrier. I have be out and about with the older two kids anyway, but I feel better about it having baby in the carrier. Hope you have a fun time!
That reminds me that I should make sure my sister and brother get their Tdap boosters before they come visit. This summer will be the first time they're seeing me so soon after having a baby.
I slept in until 9a today!! DH took both kids to our friend's house for a playdate, and possibly to help friend with his car brakes. We went to bed super late last night so I was exhausted and needed the sleep. I told DH this morning I need to get used to no sleep but he was like, nah, you're still growing a human right now. Get your sleep. I love this guy.
Last night I hosted a mom's night out with my "mommy group" for wine glass painting. I brought a butter dish. It's not done yet (and I bought the wrong paint for the background) but check it out:
Congratulations @rizzige03! Can't believe how close it's getting..minus 4 weeks for me today!
@flockofmoosen3 are you kidding me? That's amazing! Ugh, I wish I had an ounce of talent when it comes to painting or drawing.
@wildtot boo for no sleep. @SmashJam curious to see what DH will do about the game!
@zande2016 while I tend to fully agree with @SmashJam, I think it's difficult in this situation because you actually KNOW someone there is not vaccinated vs a situation where you know there are chances but you don't know how high they are, and at a public place it is rarer for someone to just approach you and hold your baby. It's a tough one...I think I would go but I would encourage you to make it extremely clear with your family about not passing around the baby.
Thanks for all the feedback...I think there is a lot of fear mongering surrounding vaccinations on both sides. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge vaccine supporter, but I think both sides of the aisle do it on opposite sides of the spectrum. It’s just hard to put aside my anxiety and stop wondering what if my baby is that tiny rare percentage that this happens to. I think I saw an episode of some hospital show once (I forget which one...Greys maybe?) where the mom didn’t know her nephew wasn’t vaccinated and her baby got the measles or something and almost died and it clearly scared me. (The nephew didn’t have symptoms but passed it to the baby). No clue how medically accurate the show was.
Speaking of fear mongering, have we discussed the safety of Kombucha? So much conflicting info online. I picked up a couple bottles at Trader Joe’s today to load up on probiotics in anticipation of my GBS test next week, I think I feel comfortable drinking it but curious if others have thoughts on it.
@zande2016 ER has an episode with measles and the kid dies. I thought it was very ahead with the times as the mom was anti vaxxer but this was in the 90s!
Kombucha...I've drank it no problem during the whole pregnancy. I just avoid the draft one. So I'd give it a go!
@acunamatada I can't believe we haven't gotten a vag boogers one yet! @zande2016 +1 to what @kissableviv said about the kombucha, although I would drink draft Kombucha because I am sure its regulated if its sold in restaurants, although I could be wrong. I would 100% avoid ANY homemade Kombucha, just cuz things can go wrong!
Vagina boogers and drive bys aside, maybe we should make a labor thread in the next few weeks. Like a thread for us to post all our “I think labor is coming/happening” signs/symptoms? Contraction timing updates? Vagina booger status MINUS THE PHOTOS. Idk if this makes sense but we seem to post a lot about this stuff on symptoms. Just a thought.
(I’m talking about full term labor, not like “oh I’m 33 weeks and might be in labor but I think I’ll ask internet strangers instead of calling my doctors”)
Hey everyone just checking in, sorry I've been M.I.A. Jonas is still in the NICU he was supposed to come home tomorrow but his bilirubin was high so back under the lights he goes. We're looking at Monday or Tuesday depending on levels. The NICU has a little room in the back for a parent to stay in and since I'm breastfeeding they're letting me stay here so I'm only 20 feet away from him which is such a blessing. He's doing awesome with nursing and I don't think we'd be having the same success if I was at Ronald McDonald House unable to do the MOTN feedings so I'm ridiculously grateful for this room.
Side note, I think right now I might be the only one of us in NICU limbo (could be mistaken) and hopefully we won't need one but I was wondering if you guys think it'd be a good idea to start a NICU support thread for first time NICU moms to vent and moms that have already been through it to offer support
We just left the wedding. Can you believe that the ceremony isn’t even over yet?? It’s been going on for two hours now! Plus they said to be there one hour before (grace period i guess). It was the toughest time with trying to keep DS from running around or yelling. Luckily they had loud music. The family is from Africa so i was already expecting something different but holly molly that was long! We left because we were starving and we ran out of snacks.
@carsonraynee hope you guys get to go home soon! A NICU support thread sounds like a great idea. Crossing everything I have that we don’t have to do any “baby tank” time with this little lady but having a place for support is a great idea.
Baby tank time is what my DH called it when our boys were in isolettes for the first few days lol
Not only did I wake up feeling super uncomfortable and very very pregnant ,but the pain in my foot has officially hobbled me. Missed my last two workouts and think my dancing days are on hiatus for now. But I missed my chance to get into the doctor today which means I have to wait until Monday to see if its a fracture or just another fun pregnancy side effect. So I'm icing my foot and wearing the most supportive shoes when I'm not icing. But I've also developed not only restless leg syndrome, but like a whole restless body syndrome and its making pants/shorts/ clothes irritating to wear. So, I'm currently hanging out in my house with H today, being useless and wearing shoes. And no pants. Just hanging out in my giant granny panties and athletic shoes. Keep getting sexier by the day.
@carsonraynee I have no personal experience with the NICU but I’m so glad they have a room you can stay in so you can be close by! I can’t imagine how hard it is to have a baby in the NICU, a support thread sounds like a great idea.
My irritability is off the charts. I should probably just be locked in isolation until this baby comes out. Everything that everyone says and does is irritating me. If my husband asks me one more time if I want butter on my waffle or salt and pepper on my eggs I am going to lose my shit (I know, I know, he’s being nice and making me breakfast).
+1 for irritability. And I’m at work. One of the women in shelter is a 4’6” tall poo gremlin. Somehow she manages to get POOP ALL OVER THE BATHROOM. I’m talking handles, the seat, the floor. Its beyond disgusting. People like her make me really hate my job, I shouldn’t have to tell a grown woman to make sure she cleans up after herself in the bathroom.
Add me to the irritation train. Every Sunday: DD wakes up and cries from her crib. I get up to get her, even though I'm up every hour or two with contractions that make me feel like I'm going to birth my bladder I have to pee so bad. *After I'm out of bed and dressed* DH: "Do you want me to get her" orusually "Do you mind if I sleep longer? I'm really tired" I just ignore what he says now and let him decide on his own he needs to get the eff out of bed after his 9 or so hours of uninterrupted sleep
Eta: @acunamatada That sounds absolutely disgusting!! I assume she has some mental health issues or disabilities?
@TalesOfASocialIntrovert yes there’s some MH and a history with drugs but nothing that would make pootastrophies normal/acceptable.
I think DH is finally getting the picture of how uncomfortable I am, he’s been sympathetically calling me “boo bear” which let’s be honest, only makes me want to punch him in the face that much more.
Re: Weekend randoms 6/8-6/10
@SmashJam i wouldn’t say it’s normal for racing all though the roads around here are pretty straight and open at night. Maybe i just never noticed. The idiot in the neighborhood is pretty normal though. I hope your H comes around and gets the clue. Such a crappy reaction to your awesome gift.
@rizzige03 congratulations!!
So question. I already am pretty sure I know what I’ll do, but wanted to get opinions. If you were invited to a family reunion type gathering at a relative’s house in August (baby will prob be about a month + old and it’s a couple hours away), and you knew someone was going to be there with their 5 year old who you know for a fact has never had a single vaccine in their life and will have just come in on a plane from across the country, would you go? Does it change it if the mother of this child is your first cousin who you grew up extremely close with and haven’t seen in many years? Ugh like I said I’m pretty sure I know what I’ll do but it really sucks. Also this cousin is going to be in town for a couple weeks, it’s the first time she’s coming back to the east coast since she moved out to California like 3 years ago, and it will be really weird if I don’t see her the whole time and I want to see her, but I most certainly don’t want to get into a vaccine debate or discussion.
Ughhh.
Again, feel free to set me straight if any of that information is wrong, but its what keeps me from hiding in a hole until LO has received all the vaccines, haha.
https://www.parenting.com/article/ask-dr-sears-exposure-to-unvaccinated-children
@zande2016 I got what you were saying. I was thinking if nobody could get to baby then your cousin’s kid couldn’t either. I think it’s wise to ask your pediatrician! I wouldn’t want to talk an uneccessary risk either!
So now I'm worried about possible bladder/kidney issues (baby will have their own US at birth) and not convinced either way that we’re having a boy or a girl! I guess we are back to team green!
Also got a promotion at work this week and i assume role 12 days before my due date. Tips on keeping baby girl in place until week 40, ha!?
@hayhay93 congrats!!
@wildtot ugh. That’s so annoying about the revved engine.
That reminds me that I should make sure my sister and brother get their Tdap boosters before they come visit. This summer will be the first time they're seeing me so soon after having a baby.
I slept in until 9a today!! DH took both kids to our friend's house for a playdate, and possibly to help friend with his car brakes. We went to bed super late last night so I was exhausted and needed the sleep. I told DH this morning I need to get used to no sleep but he was like, nah, you're still growing a human right now. Get your sleep. I love this guy.
Last night I hosted a mom's night out with my "mommy group" for wine glass painting. I brought a butter dish. It's not done yet (and I bought the wrong paint for the background) but check it out:
@flockofmoosen3 are you kidding me? That's amazing! Ugh, I wish I had an ounce of talent when it comes to painting or drawing.
@wildtot boo for no sleep. @SmashJam curious to see what DH will do about the game!
@zande2016 while I tend to fully agree with @SmashJam, I think it's difficult in this situation because you actually KNOW someone there is not vaccinated vs a situation where you know there are chances but you don't know how high they are, and at a public place it is rarer for someone to just approach you and hold your baby. It's a tough one...I think I would go but I would encourage you to make it extremely clear with your family about not passing around the baby.
Speaking of fear mongering, have we discussed the safety of Kombucha? So much conflicting info online. I picked up a couple bottles at Trader Joe’s today to load up on probiotics in anticipation of my GBS test next week, I think I feel comfortable drinking it but curious if others have thoughts on it.
Kombucha...I've drank it no problem during the whole pregnancy. I just avoid the draft one. So I'd give it a go!
(I’m talking about full term labor, not like “oh I’m 33 weeks and might be in labor but I think I’ll ask internet strangers instead of calling my doctors”)
Side note, I think right now I might be the only one of us in NICU limbo (could be mistaken) and hopefully we won't need one but I was wondering if you guys think it'd be a good idea to start a NICU support thread for first time NICU moms to vent and moms that have already been through it to offer support
@carsonraynee that sounds like a great idea!
Baby tank time is what my DH called it when our boys were in isolettes for the first few days lol
My irritability is off the charts. I should probably just be locked in isolation until this baby comes out. Everything that everyone says and does is irritating me. If my husband asks me one more time if I want butter on my waffle or salt and pepper on my eggs I am going to lose my shit (I know, I know, he’s being nice and making me breakfast).
People like her make me really hate my job, I shouldn’t have to tell a grown woman to make sure she cleans up after herself in the bathroom.
DD wakes up and cries from her crib. I get up to get her, even though I'm up every hour or two with contractions that make me feel like I'm going to birth my bladder I have to pee so bad.
*After I'm out of bed and dressed*
DH: "Do you want me to get her" or usually "Do you mind if I sleep longer? I'm really tired"
I just ignore what he says now and let him decide on his own he needs to get the eff out of bed after his 9 or so hours of uninterrupted sleep
Eta: @acunamatada That sounds absolutely disgusting!! I assume she has some mental health issues or disabilities?
I think DH is finally getting the picture of how uncomfortable I am, he’s been sympathetically calling me “boo bear” which let’s be honest, only makes me want to punch him in the face that much more.