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October 2019 Moms
Cass005
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May STM/STM+ Check In
Cass005
member
Sorry if this is a duplicate thread but I couldn't find the STM general check in. Anyway I thought we could use one, I know I have questions.
*How are you guys managing with pregnancy and little ones?
*How did you handle the questions about how the baby got there and how the baby comes out?
Re: May STM/STM+ Check In
im postponing this one until later elementary school🙈
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BFP #2 5/4/14, EDD 1/15/15, DS1 1/19/15
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BFP #2 5/4/14, EDD 1/15/15, DS1 1/19/15
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If it does occur to her to ask how baby got in our out, I’ll probably say something like Daddy helped Mommy put the baby in, and a doctor will help take the baby out. My goal in general is to tell the truth, but not tell more than she actually wanted to know or is ready for - definitely a tricky line to walk, and I haven’t had too much practice with the harder talks yet, so this is more a philosophy that I hope to follow rather than a concrete suggestion.
No idea how I'm managing pregnancy with these two running around
DS is too young (4 in Aug) to really understand either "how". I'm also worried about him knowing how baby comes out because he's so empathetic, especially with me. He never wants me to be upset or hurt and is always trying to make sure I'm okay. Him knowing would likely cause a lot of anxiety.
As for managing...... DH has been a huge part of that. He's doing a lot on his own and even if I ask for help, he's right on it.
Edited for grammar
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BFP #2 5/4/14, EDD 1/15/15, DS1 1/19/15
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I'm hanging in there with an active and needy 2.5 year old... I thought I was finally past the tired phase, but it's reared it's ugly head again and now I can add "gets winded bending over or walking up 2 stairs" to my symptoms list 🙃 I've been trying to keep him busy with stuff I can watch him do and not stuff I need to participate in
Mornings like today make me question why I ever became a mom
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BFP #2 5/4/14, EDD 1/15/15, DS1 1/19/15
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giving attitude, refusing to do the most simple tasks. It’s constant and isn’t stopping. It was so bad this morning that he’s sentenced to his room tonight with nothing. So bad.
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BFP #2 5/4/14, EDD 1/15/15, DS1 1/19/15
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My 6 year old has asked where babies come from and we’ve just told her that daddy put a special seed into mama and the baby will grow from that until he or she is ready to be born and then we will go to the hospital to have the doctor help deliver the baby. She seemed fine with that answer but she’s also seen pigs and cows be bred and give birth so 🤷♀️.
And when she asked how it gets out, I motioned down and out and she goes, “out your vagina?” And I said yes! Or sometimes the come out here - and showed her my CS scar from her. We talked about how babies come out all kinds of ways. She asked how it fits and I told her it stretches. And she said WOW 😮.
i get the “maybe it’s because of, you know, his problem?” (He has aspergers) or “my kids weren’t like that! This wasn’t an issue when my kids were growing up. Kids nowadays are so different!” 🙄🙄
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BFP #2 5/4/14, EDD 1/15/15, DS1 1/19/15
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She just told me the other night that she misses him. I'm trying to be gentile BUT I think she's mixed up and misses the idea of him. She was only 2 when he passed (10.5 now). I'm just waiting for her to tell us that's why shes being rude and mouthy all the time....
@prpl11butterfly I know everyone is different but I also lost my dad when I was 2 and I have no memory of him. It didn’t really affect me until I was an adult and kind of realized what I’ve missed out on, not having him. Growing up it was just like “oh my dad died”, like a fact of life and nothing more. So I’m not saying that she doesn’t miss him or it doesn’t affect her behavior but I would think you’re right to think that if she’s heard people use it as a reason for bad behavior, she could be using it as a crutch
Ever since that night, he’s been super needy. I can’t even walk to the bathroom without him walking behind me crying. I can’t make food, clean the house, nothing, without him holding on to my legs fussing.
We also took away his pacifiers two days before his fever. He’s coped pretty good at night not having them. It wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. But his naps are a completely different story. He just won’t nap anymore. No matter how tired he is, he fights it. Today was the first day that he napped. Thank goodness. (We nap together) and I crashed hard.
Other than him being super needy, I’m super tired. I feel I have no energy to do anything. I just hope this all passes quick.
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BFP #2 5/4/14, EDD 1/15/15, DS1 1/19/15
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