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PurrCrasher
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Suddenly so many things going wrong...why now? (misery vent)
PurrCrasher
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My pregnancy has been awesome and I feel truly blessed for this fact. My little ones will be here any time between now and Tuesday morning but suddenly, in like the last two hours, things non-pregnancy related have started to go very very wrong. I'm stressed and I worry about how to even begin to deal with these things while enormously pregnant. I also can't help but thinking, "what will go wrong next?".
First our 3 year old cat (which is my fur-baby) is suddenly very sick, she is lethargic and not herself, she's vomiting and exhibiting other gross symptoms I won't go into. The vet can see her in the morning but that means me trying to wrangle a very unhappy cat into the vets office which I just don't feel up to but I know that whatever is wrong appears to be serious and needs to be dealt with immediately. It's my husbands last day at work and he really can't miss it so I know I have to be the one to take her in. The expense alone is enough to make me nervous but I also worry about what could be wrong with her.
Our lift station (basically a sump pump for raw sewage because our house is built into a hill) is suddenly not working and raw sewage is overflowing into our laundry room. Paying an enormous after hours emergency fee is not something we can really afford right now but seeing as how our walk out basement is all finished we risk losing half of our living space if we don't get this fixed immediately. I think we're looking at thousands of dollars potentially, not to mention a very nasty clean up to try to accomplish between now and whenever the babies arrive.
Lastly, and most heart-breakingly, my husbands grandfather is suddenly very ill at a hospital an hour away and not expected to make it even a few days. They have already signed all of the DNR paperwork. Neither my husband or I will likely be able to see him before he passes. He (the grandfather) desperately wanted to meet these babies in just a few short days. My husband is very close to his grandfather and I just don't know how to support him through this loss as we feel such overwhelming counter-emotions while welcoming our babies into the world. DH's mom is in town from Michigan to be here to welcome her new grandchildren and now it appears that she is going to have this joyous experience mixed with the death of her father and my heart just aches for all of them.
I realize how blessed I have been to not have had much in the way of stressors throughout my pregnancy but suddenly I feel very overwhelmed and just plain sad. I don't want my emotions about all of this to negatively effect the babies but I just don't know how to cope at the moment. I guess what it comes down to is that I could really use some positive thoughts from you lovely ladies. I'm sure that this too, like all trying times, will pass and I just need to be stronger.
Thanks for reading my long vent. Taking the time to type it was good therapy and finally got me to stop crying so I guess that's a start.
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Re: Suddenly so many things going wrong...why now? (misery vent)
Dx DOR (AMH .49), Stage 3/4 Endo, Septate Uterus
After 2 years, numerous tests, abdonimal surgery, and 2 IVF cycles, we are so grateful to be expecting.
Transferred 2 "perfect" 8-cell embies 6/12. Beta 1 6/25: 472! Beta 2 6/27: 1055!
First u/s shows TRIPLETS! WHAT?!?! Both embies stuck and one split. OMG
Levi, Henry, and Amelia were born healthy at 34w3d.
I am so sorry to hear these things are going on in your life. I know it has to be extremely hard especially when you were looking forward to bringing new life into the world. Here's my suggestion. Take things one at a time. Make a check list if you will. Cat vet check. call for laundry room clean up check... etc.. As far as your husbands grandfather, just remember he will be there when they are born, whether it is in spirit or in person. He will love them and watch over them always.
Your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.