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March 2022 Moms
goldfishcraker
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Randoms week of Dec 27
goldfishcraker
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Sorry, I'm slacking on posting! It's a few days late, but what is going on in your lives this week?
Re: Randoms week of Dec 27
Whereas last week it looked like the placenta was occasionally fighting the blood flow, today everything looked totally normal. Since I was told placentas usually just steadily get worse, this has me fairly hopeful.
They actually had trouble getting a number at first because Ms. Lilly Rose would not sit still.
Her heart rate was good during the nonstress test too, so that was good.
I go back on the 3rd then to regular OB on the 6th (both places to do nonstress tests during visit)
Then on the 11th they will measure her growth again, so here’s hoping she’s moved into a higher percentile. I want to hope for 50th percentile, but any improvement is a-ok with me.
I’m so happy for you! Will continue to think and pray for you!
Had my 3 hour glucose test today. Got the results back and all were in the standard range, so I’m guessing I passed. That is certainly an annoying test to have to take! Not sure if it is related to the test or something else, but I feel tired and off today. Hoping it is temporary and I’m back to normal tomorrow.
@Sarah0335 Glad you passed the GTT! I also felt tired from my test yesterday! I ate lunch soon after and then took a long nap.
@friends-fan can you tell me more about the kidneys? My baby has a mild case of extra fluid in her kidneys. It hasn’t grown since my last appt thankfully but I’m a bit nervous about it. One kidney is at 7mm and the other one is at 5mm.
Not crampy per se, but round ligament pain and sciatica.
Actually, I tried some stretches with a yoga/ birthing ball tonight and the sciatica got bad again after. Lilly Rose also feels very low right now, hoping sleep helps to shift her position a little if her head is pressing on those nerves to cause the pain… lol
Sorry you get so cramped and achy from your bike rides.
I regret talking about my worries for the baby at all two weeks ago, because if I had just kept it all in I’d still have a friend.
I’ve read and reread her letter that came in the midst of all this.
All she really tells me is I have to let go of the trauma, ptsd, and anxiety I have faced because I let them define me and they will only get worse. That I need to give them to God and stop picking them up.
But I do give them to God every day, just some things trigger those feelings again at times and I guess I’m too weak. I fail to keep them at bay continuously, but I try so hard to stay positive…
Then her letter goes on to say how I’m mentally and emotionally manipulative. My messages trying to explain myself in between and telling her how I felt at one point I couldn’t take the stress and wanted to talk things out if we could were evidently me being too forceful and wanting to make her feel sorry for me so I’d get my way. She said I used her as a crutch and she felt our friendship was nothing more than my codependent coping mechanism.
She okayed after the letter I could form a response with time and I said it would be in the form of daily journals I would pray and write what I felt led to. I felt like I had God’s guidance as for about a week I wrote the journals, never knowing where the next day would go.
It was when finished in essence a gentle explanation of my side, reasoning, asking for communication so I could understand her side better especially if our friendship should go on so things wouldn’t spiral again, and a reminder of love and how much our friendship has meant.
I sent it when I felt it was done and now she’s decided it’s all over.
I’m sorry to rant, but I’m just at a loss.
The past few weeks have been hard without any friends to speak of, but by the grace of God and talking to you all I felt like I was okay.
But now knowing the friendship is over, I just feel overwhelmed all over again. I wonder if I’m just a really crappy person who doesn’t deserve friends.
I thought I deserved at least one good friend to confide in. That telling a good friend my hopes and fears was okay, a sign of trust even, but no. I was just being a burden. A part of me wonders if I’m being a burden to you all even now… if so please forgive me, I just need to get this off my chest.
I know you all have said before this is an open space, but… I don’t know, I’ll shut up now.
Yay!! What great news to hear from both of you!! This makes me so happy!!
It's not like you're whining that you can't decide between a blue or black Prada bag. You have very serious and difficult things going on in your life, and a real friend would be there for you. Don't let her blame her short-comings on you! This is HER being a crappy person. Not you being a burden! ❤️
I pretty much hate my light duties accomodation position.
It's safer than being on the streets, and I'm grateful for that. But I always get the dud positions haha. (Everyone else gets easy, laid back positions. I get the high stress, high demand, time consuming ones).
I have not been able to bring myself to answer the phone today. I'm so stressed over this stupid position. I just keep sending everything to voicemail.😅
So many hugs to you my friend ❤️
I want to believe I didn’t do anything wrong here, but I’m just so confused by all this.
@Panaceia and @nursejenn5
I hope you’re both right about finding better friends that fit this stage of life. At the moment just feel like I’d manage to screw that up too.
Thank all three of you for your kind words.
1/3 at MFM, 1/5 L +D for Iron, 1/6 regular OB, 1/7 L+D for Iron, 1/9 L+D for Iron, 1/11 MFM for growth scan…
Going to be a busy new year lol
AFM, did i tell you all DH took DD to his parents' skiing for a couple of days? They went today and she had a great time! and i am having a great time doing nothing at home! I do feel a little guilty that i'm not being more productive, cleaning or organizing or something but...i just can't bring myself to do it! I just want to sit and watch tv and bask in my laziness!
We never mind to hear what's going on in your life! Don't ever feel like a burden You most definitely are not a burden in any way! Everyone has things they need to vent in their life, some positive, some negative. This is a safe space to do so. Hugs to you
Second, I’m not sure where to post this so I thought this topic would be okay, but let me know if it’s not.
When I was pregnant with DS, I drew a special picture to hang in his room. I decided I wanted to do the same for Lilly Rose.
On top is DS’s, bottom one I just finished for Lilly Rose.
**TW**
In the tiger pic, the symbolism is a bit less obvious, but the center of the flower resting on the little girl tiger’s head is the only one with a small heart shape at the center to match the missing piece in the mother tiger’s heart.
This is to represent the passing on of the first name “Lillian” in honor of my first. The fragment of heart is purposely not a piece of the little tiger as she is not a replacement or substitute, but rather the honor sits delicately on her head as a gift from her sister and a token of love.
The little tiger nearby is DS.
Sorry if that’s too sappy. I just felt like sharing the art and felt I should explain.