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August 2011 Moms
Friday Confessions
I don't see one of these threads yet, and I have something to confess!!
My Friday Confession: I am hoping beyond hope that this baby comes on his due date or sooner (he's due Monday) just so I don't have to come back to work next week. Oh, and I want an outside baby real bad, too. :-P
My Friday Confession: I am hoping beyond hope that this baby comes on his due date or sooner (he's due Monday) just so I don't have to come back to work next week. Oh, and I want an outside baby real bad, too. :-P
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Re: Friday Confessions
// I love you too. //
I need this! I have lots of confessions.
I'm really annoyed when women get frustrated that they have no progress. You could go into labor the same day your checked and closed up tight, and you could go over if you're walking around at a 4. Don't get so frusterated...our bodies know what they're doing.
When I hear about a mom going in for an induction at 39 or 40 weeks, just because they are "sick of being pregnant" and there is no medical reason behind it, it really frustrates me. Your baby is not here yet for a reason, he or she needs more time to develop. Our bodies were MADE to have babies. Yours isn't defective just because your LO has decided to bake a little longer. Let nature run it's course (as long as there are no medical problems). No one has been pregnant forever, and I'm betting you won't be the first.
I'm so annoyed with my friend who is getting married in October. I'm a co-MOH in her wedding. Because of this she's invited me to every single shower she is having. Not only is it getting expensive, but I only have a limited number of weekends to spend with my husband before we add an addition to our family, these showers are cramping into my weekends, I hosted one for her, why does she expect me to come to all the subsequent ones!?. She expects everyone to be involved in planning her wedding. Including making fabric flowers (she's not doing real flowers). I already got married, I did the whole planning thing...I don't care to be involved in every single detail for your day. I calculated that by the time this whole thing is over, between buying my BM dress/shoes, hosting her shower, all the shower gifts, and the bachelorette party I will have spent over $500 on her. FML.
Have you bought her a gift for every shower? I had three showers (not by choice) and my MOH came to all three but didn't bring gifts to all of them--just the one she and my BM's were throwing. I never would have expected her to give me gifts for all 3 or to attend all 3 (she wanted to) but I would hate to be involved in everything for someone else's wedding. Would I mind helping out once in a while with stuff--of course not, but not with everything--epsecially being so close to our due dates.
I think I was having BH last night and I got my hopes way up. Every time I would lay down I would get intense period like cramps and back ache, when I would sit and stand my belly would be so tight I could hardly breathe.
Yes, I am sick of being pregnant but all I ask is that I have an August baby and not go over into September... and I really really want to do this without induction!
Leaving now for my dr appointment... She's probably going to tell me I'm working myself up (which I already know)!
Bought her a gift for 2 out of the 4 showers. What gets expensive is the shower we hosted, the bachelorette party we are going to host, and the dress & shoes. I told her when I accepted to be her MOH (she got engaged about 4 months ago), that I wouldn't be able to as involved as she probably would like since I'll be hugely pregnant and then a new mom. But obviously she's forgotten that.
While I understand (I do NOT want to be induced until my doctor tells me I have to at 42 weeks), I need to point out that there have been at least three known cases of women being pregnant "forever." They all had to have surgery to remove the babies: One after 27 years, one after 40 years, and one for 60 years.
https://xenophilius.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/woman-pregnant-for-60-years-since-1948/
I keep eating those Totino's frozen pizzas that I used to eat in college....AHH! Please stop me!
This is so awesome, because I have totally been there.
My confession -- I know I'm still a few weeks away, but I'm hoping the full moon works for me and this kiddo decides to come a little early! I started having nasty period like cramps yesterday and they are still there, and it's just not pleasant . It's not horrible pain, so I shouldn't complain, but I would just rather have the baby come now. Also, the later she is, the less time I can take off with her since I have to get back to work by a certain date, so I am already worried about her being late and freaking out about missing some time with her. I hate my job.
Oh, but aren't they delicious??? We add a little extra cheese to ours just to increase the guilty feeling.
I'm hoping the full moon will get me going because I'm being induced on the 24th for medical reasons and I want my LO to come on his own.
Also I made brownies for my lil' bro and sis and I'm supposed to bring it over to them later today BUT I have already ate half of them
I guess I need to buy another box!!
my Friday confession is we had decided last weekend to pull DS bed out into the full size. It has only been about 5 days since we have done this, but he has realized he can get out whenever he wants. I regret doing this now and wish that he was back in his crib. We had to do it because we have started potty training and will soon be training at night, which means he has to be able to get out of the bed.
But I am irritated that he gets up at 2am to come into our room. Everyone tells me he will get it, but I really need him to get it soon because I am losing patience.
Instead of encouraging comments, I'm now getting ones like "If you are still wanting a mostly natural childbirth, you can always use (insert some drug other than the epidural) and still have feeling" or "well, sometimes your body just won't work the way it's supposed to - thank goodness we have doctors who can help." Ummm... not helping. Oh, and I LOVE when my first-time mom friends who went early comment "I thought for SURE you would have had the baby early and I'd be late..." Thank you for the reminder.
And to be honest this whole "full moon" thing really irks me and is making me nervous... I'm 8 days past due and just lost my mucus plug this morning, so I'm hoping it happens for me in the next couple days. I plan on going in when contractions are 3 minutes apart or less, and if I have to wait for a bed I'm going to be pissed. I'll also be sure to be on alert for nurses and doctors pushing for "interventions" or pitocin... especially if I know they are going to want to free up those beds faster.
Last fall we planned a trip to OBX with about 12 of our friends for this August. It was my idea- we had never been on a vaca with just our friends and the thought of all 14 of us in a house for a week with nothing to do but go to the beach and drink tons of alcohol seemed like an amazing idea. Everyone else agreed and we put a deposit down on a beach house.
The following week we found out we were pregnant.
Now, we did find two more friends to take our place, so we're only out the deposit money- and I know that we're getting a baby, and what's better than that! But at the same time I'm incredibly jealous. They leave on Sunday and I'm so not looking forward to all the twitter and facebook updates of them at the beach and playing beer pong in the pool while I sit at home super pregnant, uncomfortable, and sweaty.
And feeling jealous makes me feel guilty. Which then makes me feel worse.
1. I want LO to come when she's ready but i'm secretly hoping she'll come within the next week while the majority of my family is on vacation in another state. this will give me more time to recover before having to entertain & share my LO with anyone, especially my sister, who seems to think she's LO's 2nd mother
2. I'm hoping my ex will refuse to sign paternity papers in the hospital (since he's been very adamant about a paternity test) so that way I can get out of my "deal" to hyphenate & give her only my last name without looking like I refused to compromise (hey, if you deny she's yours untl you have a test to prove it, why should your name be attached? right?)
3. I ate a whole pan of hamburger helper by myself the other day
ok, guess that's enough for now.
Ive never done this but today I got a couple.
Waiting for my EI to come in-my company screwed up when sending in my record of employment and I still havent received any moolah for my maternity leave. If I was a single mom I would be in the poor house by now.
I have stains on the bellys of all my shirts. I am such a slob, I never realized this till my belly stuck out and became an eaves trough.
My DH is working 12 hours north and literally in the bush. He barely has any reception so we cant talk for more then 30 seconds and even bbm msgs arent going through properly. Its freaking annoying.
All my gfs go down to the beach this weekend every August and we've been doing it since we got out of college - so I FEEL YOUR PAIN! I am jealous...the only thing helping me is 1) not everyone is going this year and 2) it's only a weekend!
So sorry about your luck!!!
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I know how you feel, I had to miss out on 2 bachelorette parties, which wasn't too bad to miss because I knew I'd be so sore from walking around so much but I was sad to miss out on free booze at the weddings. It wasn't that I missed being drunk or even buzzed, but I only get martinis at weddings because they're expensive and I wanted one!
Me, too! I am wasting all of my maternity leave waiting for LO#2! I'm afraid she's going to wait until her due date and i will only get to spend the allotted 6 wks postpartum of uninterrupted time with my 2 babies and DH.
1) DH Took the day off today to help me get everything done that we've put off. All of our last-minute things that I could probably do myself, but have just procrastinated on. We've been watching crap TV all morning, and once we get going on these things, it will barely take us 2 hours to get it all done. Now we're a procrastinating team, I guess!?
2) All I really want to do today is go to Big Lots or Target and shop for unnecessary baby stuff and house stuff. Not that I/we have tons of disposable income for stuff like that.
I think mine is pretty flameful, but it's true, so here goes....
The closer I get to having my very own baby, the less I like my friend's kids. I don't want to be around them 24/7, I don't want to babysit, I hope my kids act differently. Maybe it's normal to feel this way, I dunno. Maybe it's because I know that it'll be my new full time job to take care of one, and I just want my peace and quiet for now!
My confession:
I'm not in a hurry for my baby to be born. I'm honestly hoping that she is over-due a little bit just because I'd love her to be born around DH's birthday (Aug 23rd) and it would give her more time to grow (since she was measuring behind). DH thinks it would be great if she was born on his birthday and he's really excited to see if that happens. I would be nice to have another Virgo around, too.
The way it's looking I'm going to end up over-due. I've made little to no progress over the past week and I'm okay with that. I'm just going to let nature take it's course, unless my doctor wants to induce me soon due to my GD. I haven't been on any medication for it, so hopefully my placenta will be good enough that my doctor will let me start labor naturally- even if that means being over-due by a few days.
So what's the deal with the full moon? Some OWT that a full moon is supposed to bring on labor?
Ok so my cousin (who was a couple weeks behind me in her pregnancy) went into labor this morning! I'm sooo happy for her, but I'm envious b/c I'm so ready to have my LO. I'm one of those annoying people thats griping about no progress...I'm just so afraid they're going to want to induce me and I sooooo dont want that. My due date is Wednesday so I know I have time, but having always been an impatient person and having my due date so close is making me anxious! I just want to hold my LO soooo bad as well as get away from some of these "fun" family matters.....
Which leads to my next confession...I want my LO out here so our families (we have 4 families to please since we both have divorced parents) will leave us alone!! Everyone is fighting over things like who's going to get to be in the room, who gets to stay with us first, then when we decide who gets to stay first its, "well thats not fair...", who bought what and is that going to be a factor in deciding who gets to babysit more, the list goes one for days! I know it won't end here by any means, but it will get rid of some of the stresses... Thanks for listening!
I think this is pretty normal, I love my nieces & nephew, but lately I can't stand to be around them! They are out of control and scream and run around in the house...I just keep thinking I'm going to be a better mom than their mom (SIL) and DH and I will keep our child much more in line than they ever have been.
I know I'm not at my due date yet, but definitely close enough! I'm really hoping that the low pressure system and the full moon are going to work their magic for me this weekend. I am getting so depressed at the 15+ people a day that come into the store I manage and say "aww...I wasn't expecting to see you" or some other form of haven't you had that baby yet. I had a regular customer (that I don't like very much!) come in this morning and she said "Haven't you gone on your diet yet?" thinking she was funny, well what would have been funny is if I would have punched her in the throat like I wanted to!
I haven't left the house all day, and really don't feel like it. I've been running around since I've been out of work so it might be nice to do nothing for once.
Also, I'm already getting tired of hearing "you're going to be hurting" after I tell them they estimated weight from my BPP. 8lbs 8oz is not that big!
im sick of work....but really trying to make it through one more week so i can get all my darn work done before there is a chance I go into labor
I have a list a mile long of chores I need to do around the house and here I am sitting on the couch getting nothing done (off today from work)
and last confession, i had a piece of the "labor cake" and thinking about having another piece!
1) I can't stand the headbands or hats with big flowers on them for little girls. They're most assuredly NMS and I fear that if we have a DD, my friends & family will buy them for her. lame, I know. But I won't adorn my DD with them no matter what.
2) No one, i mean NO ONE, has asked me "have you had that baby yet?" so I'm feeling like a social loser.
3) I kind of miss working. i've SAH this summer and the plan is to do it for ~1 year but I don't know if I have it in me. I just hope I can find a job, though , since the market is so wretched. I don't miss my old job, just working- in general.
I hear you with the EI. Now that I've requested it my school board is taking their sweet a$$ time getting my ROE to me. Luckily I have hold back right now, but I think I only get one more cheque if that. I also hate that I have to lose over half my salary because I'm having a baby (this is flameful given that we are very fortunate with our mat. leave in Canada).
My belly is a stain magnet too, it's getting pretty annoying!