B-fest Monday

BethRN1987 · February 2014

I'm up and already have a lot to say so let's hear them ladies

BethRN1987 · February 2014

First off realized during my shift last evening that I have another stress fracture ( possibly two) in my feet. I get them frequently but haven't for a while since I got special inserts that cost 500. I stopped using those shoes as I can't tie my shoes and got really nice supportive dansko shoes but the insert doesn't come out so I couldn't put my orthotics in them- took a month but yeah stress fracture! Boo!

Second- freaking just fell down the basement stairs. Second good fall this pregnancy. I tried to stop myself by grabbing the rail and all that did was make me swing my belly into the wall

. I have an appointment at three today but will call when they open to see if they want me to come in early since it was a direct impact to my belly. FML

This day better get better

bumpuser1282882 · February 2014

My bitch is work. I'm tired of Monday mornings, I just want to be on mat leave (or my two weeks' vacation beforehand) already! Only 5 more weeks of work to go. Ugh...

ceh789 · February 2014

I've officially been on 'modified bedrest' since Friday and am already bored out of my mind. Hats off to ladies who did it for weeks or months, BTW. I haven't slept more than 30 minutes or so the last 2 nights because I'm just not tired after lying around/napping all day. It also leaves me WAY too much time to think about how much I itch and I've already scratched myself raw in at least 3 places.

Oh, and the 'roids are raging again.

BethRN1987 · February 2014

ceh789 said:
I've officially been on 'modified bedrest' since Friday and am already bored out of my mind. Hats off to ladies who did it for weeks or months, BTW. I haven't slept more than 30 minutes or so the last 2 nights because I'm just not tired after lying around/napping all day. It also leaves me WAY too much time to think about how much I itch and I've already scratched myself raw in at least 3 places.

Oh, and the 'roids are raging again.

Have you tried oatmeal baths yet for the itching?

ceh789 · February 2014

@bethrn1987 oh yes. It's not dry skin - they're waiting to hear back if it's cholestasis but I'll likely be induced before the labs get back anyway. I have no idea why this lab test takes over a week - hand carried to Nepalese monks for interpretation perhaps? I do appreciate the idea though, I'm trying pretty much everything

BethRN1987 · February 2014

ceh789 said:
@bethrn1987 oh yes. It's not dry skin - they're waiting to hear back if it's cholestasis but I'll likely be induced before the labs get back anyway. I have no idea why this lab test takes over a week - hand carried to Nepalese monks for interpretation perhaps?

I do appreciate the idea though, I'm trying pretty much everything

My MD also ordered the labs for that but she kept saying they won't be back before I deliver

so I didn't get them drawn. The condition " resolves" with delivery and the tests would help decide if they should induce early or not so if they won't be back for that long then I figured what's the point in spending money ( insurance money but none the less money)

ceh789 · February 2014

Yeah, I had them drawn before we decided to deliver this week - I was still hoping/planning to make it to 3/1 at that point or I probably would have spared the Nepalese monks the trouble as well.

jennbaylor12 · February 2014

stufie said:
My bitch is work. I'm tired of Monday mornings, I just want to be on mat leave. Ugh...

This. I slept maaaaybe 3hrs last night, I'm exhausted and just am not feeling it this morning.

SmittyPants · February 2014

My kitchen is still torn apart and I'm sick of having construction noise and workers in my house all day. I don't care what it looks like anymore. I just want it done so I can organize things and feel like I'm somewhat prepared for this baby.

tsmith312 · February 2014

Mine is also work related, but I was off fri ( my first day off since I've been prego, and I haven't called out either kudos me !). But DH and I are in the process of buying a house we close this fri. But this past fri we had a walk through with the builder that took a few hours then we had to meet with the granite guy so I just took the day off, since I was on call this weekend for work as well .

I come in this morning and my " replacement" for when I'm on MAT leave was supposed to take care of 2 simple tasks for me while I was out. Did she ? NO I had to do it when I came in first thing this morning. I guess I just need to work through MAT leave if no one is going to help me out !!!

X(

legallyginger · February 2014

My bitch is that I am SO SICK OF GD.

I've been eating like a perfect freaking angel for the last two days. My fasting numbers have been great. I had the exact same breakfast I always have this morning, and my number is through the freaking roof. WTF. This happens every week on the two days I go to school, so I don't think it's just the GD getting worse. But I can't figure out how to fix it, no matter how well I eat or when I time my bedtime shot.

I am so ready for this to be over.

iheartbooks · February 2014

Rad&Co said:
This is an ungrateful bitch. I have a laundry list of people (mainly those who couldn't make it to the baby showers or out of town family members) who keep insisting they want to see me and DH "before the baby comes." I really don't want to see anyone before this kid comes.

We are just coming off three crazy busy weekends in a row and I'm exhausted. We only have 4 weekends left until baby arrives and I just want to spend them relaxing at home with my DH, just the two of us. This kid's arrival is no secret, I've been pregnant for quite some time now, so you've all had plenty of time to see us.

Oh my god, this! I have a friend from out of town who asked when she could visit and I told her to come in January or February but March is too late. She bought a plane ticket for March 8, and my due date is the 12th! I don't want to spend my last weekend before the baby comes (assuming the baby has not come yet) entertaining a houseguest. I told her it was bad timing and she needed to find somewhere else to stay, because I can't guarantee how I'll be feeling or that I won't be on labor or have a brand new newborn.

ProudMommy030614 · February 2014

My bitch is pregnancy dreams and night sweats. I had one last night where I was in active labor at the hospital pushing LO out. Woke up soaked thought my water broke gave my H a heart attack just for him to tell me I was soaked with sweat. Poor guy my tossing and turning already keeps him up all night.

angelsnight · February 2014

I just cannot take my annoying co-workers anymore, my patience is paper thin and I'm ready to explode. I think there should be two phases of maternity leave....the portion once LO is here to recover and bond, and the month or so before hand so you don't go on a homicidal rampage because of annoying people.

amholley1 · February 2014

My bitch for now is why am I awake? (5:20 am here) why can't I fall back asleep? I want to be asleep. I'm also thirsty and don't want to walk downstairs to get water. My feet already feel super swollen. Fuck.

BethRN1987 · February 2014

B2B.2010 said:
It's snowed for 10 days straight where I live in KY. Ten. And the day before the 10 days of snow was freezing rain. It's been over a week and the ice still hasn't had a chance to melt off everything. There are tree branches everywhere, my driveway is coated so thick w snow and ice I can barely get my car in the garage and I'm constantly worried about falling or getting in a wreck every time I step outside my door. I'm so tired of it.

We have the ice covered by snow and it's not getting a chance to melt either. My H fell yesterday on the driveway

this has been an interesting winter

CactusGirl · February 2014

We are out of milk and I want cereal. More of a FWP.

farmrose · February 2014

My in laws came to visit yesterday afternoon. My MIL is in full blown mania right now. She is clinically bipolar, I'm not exaggerating unfortunately. It's exhausting. Her mouth is an ever flowing geyser of not so well meaning, passive aggressive advice. At about strike five-when she decided to "inform" me that my boobs will leak when I hear another baby cry (while we were walking around the square in town no less), I was forced to shut her down. Because I couldn't take any more advice. I "informed" her that I'm well aware of how the process works and am able to read. This is the fourth comment she's made about my boobs recently. The last one was a picture she texted me of Dh and I from Christmas with inappropriate comments about how "the girls were bigger". It's just weird. We are not that close. Then she whined, essentially about her never ending need to feel like her (crap/ closed minded) "advice" is needed. I said if I needed help I'll ask for it. Then she pouted and I'm the bad guy. Apparently I'm supposed to let her verbally assault me with her advice and just smile and nod no matter how uncomfortable it makes me. Urgh. At least DH agrees with me and knows she's BSC. But it's still ridiculous to have to deal with and then I feel like a jerk. Which sucks.

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myfriendscallmemeg · February 2014

This weekend the nursery got painted. I had planned on doing it...eventually. But my mom insisted we have a "painting party" and just knock it out in one day. So I tell her & my aunt what time to be there (10:30), get pizza ordered and buy all of the supplies. My mom then tries to change the time we paint so that we can attend an extra church meeting (10-12) which I tell her no since my Aunt can only stay until 2.

Day of, I wake up at 5:30 am and can't sleep. So I get started on the priming, taping, and once H wakes up he starts moving the big stuff (like doors) out. 10:30 comes and goes and no one has showed up yet. Not a big deal, I keep priming. My aunt shows up at 11 and my mom a little bit after her. We all get set to work and my mom is practically useless! Everything she primed, I had to go back & prime over it again. We eat lunch (pizza & salad) & then I find her eating granola bars & fruit snacks & leaving the wrappers lying around in the room we are trying to paint. AND, every time she needs to pour paint into a tray, she refused to pour it over one of the two areas on the floor that were set up to catch paint spills, because she didn't want to "bend over" so she used the baby's dresser instead.

So! 2:00 comes and my mom announces she has a birthday party she HAS to go to, changes out of her painting clothes, and leaves. My aunt who needed to leave at 2, ended up staying until 3 helping me with all the cutting in. We only got the 1st coats up, so then after I break for dinner, I get started back to painting and end up finishing the room around 9:30 pm.

Basically my BF Monday is my mother. I probably sound ungrateful, but she was more of a hinderence than a help. I did thank my aunt profusely, since she worked non stop the entire time she was here, and did all the hard jobs.

novelblessings · February 2014

Mine is about my BSC MIL again. She just keeps getting more insane by the day. We stopped by the ILs this weekend and MIL asked me how I'm feeling and I told her how I'm tired, having contractions, sore, etc. First she asks me for the millionth time why I can't take off work now. I once again explained I'd have to use vacation time which I don't have to use, especially since the snow has taken some of that time. She then goes in to her whole "oh that is too bad" over and over again. Thanks lady, I can't do anything about it.

Then, after telling her how my co-workers now have a due date pool going, she told me again that I can't have my baby while she is on vacation. She then proceeds to tell me that when she was pregnant with DH she was 3cm dilated for 3 weeks and that her OB told her she had mentally blocked labor from starting because she wasn't ready. So she tells me that if I go in to labor while she is gone that I need to mentally block it until she comes back. AND that I'm not allowed to have her until March 6th (MIL will be back in town on March 4th) because then she (MIL) will be ready for her to come. SERIOUSLY?! It's your fault you decided to still go on vacation this close to the due date!

She is driving me freaking insane and let's not even get on the topic of daycare because she totally pissed me off with that subject as well. Made me feel horrible for having to go back to work. I'm sorry I can't stay home like you did!

ETA: forgot to add something

LaurenAsh23 · February 2014

my blood pressure...it's so unpredictable. The days I think it will be high due to activity/stress, it's not. Then the days I relax and think it'll be normal, it's high. Swelling has also stepped up it's game which is annoying. Waiting on a call back from my dr to see what they want me to do.

Also...insomnia, but I think we all have that. I keep thinking it's just getting me ready for what's to come, but it's super annoying right now when all I want to do is sleep and there is no reason for me to be up.

aLsMay24 · February 2014

I'm so fucking tired of contractions. Normally my timeable ones jump straight to 5 mins apart. Yesterday they started at 2pm around 20 mins apart. By 8 they were 4 mins apart and much stronger. Call and of course go to L&D. Nothing. No progress what so ever. I'm only 35w tomorrow so I'm happy he's still in but at this point I'm praying my water breaks because contractions mean shit for me. Although then there's the whole GBS+ shit to worry about.

ewallace00 · February 2014

Rad&Co said:
This is an ungrateful bitch. I have a laundry list of people (mainly those who couldn't make it to the baby showers or out of town family members) who keep insisting they want to see me and DH "before the baby comes." I really don't want to see anyone before this kid comes.

We are just coming off three crazy busy weekends in a row and I'm exhausted. We only have 4 weekends left until baby arrives and I just want to spend them relaxing at home with my DH, just the two of us. This kid's arrival is no secret, I've been pregnant for quite some time now, so you've all had plenty of time to see us.

This. I had 6 last minute shower cancellations because of a snow storm here in Chicago, and now all want me to find time to give the gift. The storm was actually bad so I'm glad they all didn't have to drive, but I didn't plan on needing to squeeze all of this in too! One couple even asked us to drive to their house to receive their heavy gifts!

nlane0723 · February 2014

I slept like shit because I drank too much water before bed and I had to get up and pee twice. I also have terrible cramps. I just want to lay in bed all day.

Three more Fridays left. Three more Fridays left. Three more Fridays left.

ewallace00 · February 2014

babycaps said:
My cat woke me up at 4am. Lil bitch!

Meow!

CactusGirl · February 2014

I can't stand BH contractions because I get them often and every time I freak out and wonder if it's early labor. Stupid trickiness.

CactusGirl · February 2014

schlanderer2005 said:
I slept like shit because I drank too much water before bed and I had to get up and pee twice. I also have terrible cramps. I just want to lay in bed all day.

Three more Fridays left. Three more Fridays left. Three more Fridays left.

I don't drink water before bed and I pee a minimum of 3 times every night! My bladder this time around just isn't what it used to be, pre-kids. I can't even imagine how horrid it will be when I'm pregnant with #3 (In the far future of course).

ntdane · February 2014

TallAsh said:
My 3 yo hasn't been sleeping well since November. She snores and wakes herself up and is just a really restless sleeper, and as a result, she's grouchy and awful all day (like, worse than regular 3yo asshole behavior).

We did a sleep study last week to determine if she is obstructing and needs a tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy.

I'm not looking forward to doing that this close to my due date, but at the same time, I can't keep up with her awful sleep habits on top of a newborn waking up all night.

We've considered doing something like this with DS. He's a horrible sleeper and snores like crazy. He also has a couple of minor structural abnormalities in his mouth so it might not be a stretch that something in there is a cause. Hopefully you are able to find something that helps, even if it is surgery!

My bitch/whine: heartburn/reflux and swelling.

I've been waking up at night feeling like I'm going to vomit because the reflux is so bad. Even with medication and tums I'm starting to lose interest in eating because everything gives me hb.

Swelling....it's terrible. My compression stockings don't even fit anymore. Socks are almost impossible to wear.

Only 3 more days...

novelblessings · February 2014

babycaps said:

My cat woke me up at 4am. Lil bitch!

This happens every night with our cats. It's always been this way and it's a pain! I don't know why they think 4:30/5am is a good time to be fed, when I've never fed them then.

linzerd · February 2014

My mother. BSC and psychotic. Sorry if this is long, I bet it will be (usually is, I think I have a long post prob)...I wish I was talking about my MIL, but sadly, no. My own mother who has driven me insane myself, for years is seriously pushing me over the edge. MH and I live on the 2nd FL of their house. Both my parents are "retired" and will be caring for the fetus 3 days/wk when I go back to work. On sat, my friend and her 16 mo. old son came over to go through baby shit w/me and we went downstairs for a minute so my mother could meet her son. While we were down there we were talking about the cradle that my father made that my bro and I both slept in, that has been sitting in their living room for weeks. I had said we would use it, but I keep thinking it's not going to be feasible bending over to pick her up all the time (I have a bad back already) So my friend said to me when we got back upstairs that she agrees it won't work. I'll want something waist high so I don't have to bend over. I agreed.

Last night my mom made some dinner and made enough for MH and I, so I went down to get some and told her I don't think we can use the cradle. She immediately gets all huffy and tells me "well now I wish I hadn't spent $50 on the mattress for the other crib" (some tiny little crib that she actually slept in when she was a baby) This, coming from the woman who just spent unnecessary amounts of dough on 1/3 of the gifts at my shower (as well as hosting it), individually wrapped each of them so she could subconsciously be the center of attn while I was rushed through 2.5 hrs opening gifts and was robbed of spending time with anyone else at the shower. (My friend who came over on Sat. was the one helping me at the shower w/gifts and also said "she was rushing you! I felt like she was rushing me too and so I had to rush you!") She's saying (about the cradle) "well first you wanted it then you didn't then you did blah blah" I tried explaining that because of my back I don't think I will be able to bend over like that constantly. Then she starts talking about some other thing that her friend has that projects crap onto the ceiling and I told her we don't need anything else. "well alright Lindsay, you don't have to yell" (I wasn't yelling, literally talking at a normal level) and so I asked her if this level of talking was considered yelling in her world. (Not even joking, my mother is a SCREAMER, always has been, to the point that I never wanted to bring friends over when I was younger cause I knew she was going to FLIP OUT on me for something, scream at the top of her lungs and embarrass me) She got pissy and kept talking some obnoxious shit and so my father actually told her to shut up (he never takes part in our arguments, but I think maybe b/c he has back problems too, he gets it) then she flips out even more. Cause now he joined in, and she's certainly not taking it from him. She starts saying how everything is her fault, everything wrong in her children's lives is caused by her...(classic narcissist, making everything about her) so I told her to go ahead and keep playing the victim. And she just continued to go off and I left. I then wrote her a long text explaining that not using the cradle isn't about her, I want to, but my back can't hack it, sorry if I gave the impression I was indecisive. Blah...I only sent it, b/c I can't deal with her bullshit, and so I need to try to smooth things over. This is how it works. She is always right, I have to apologize if I want to be able to....not lose my shit every day and feel like I need to be in a straight jacket?

I. Can't. Do. It. Anymore. There's no end in sight and I have to see this woman every day when I go to get my dogs from her in the evening, and then I'm going to be stuck in that house with her for 3 mos. with an infant. And then she's going to be watching said infant, so there will be a WHOLE NEW SET OF ISSUES. I'm sure of it. She is the root of all my stress, which further increases depression, which helps cause more drama in my marriage. It's an ongoing cycle and I'm SO glad we chose to have a baby in this house. Seriously. Ugh. Help.

ifr8955 · February 2014

My poor puppy was throwing up last night so I had him sleep in our room. The ungrateful sob chewed one my favorite shoes this morning. Good thing I love him.

jwls84 · February 2014

My bitch: my car didn't start this morning... So flipping annoying. So I had to wake MH up to boost me, which thankfully worked, but I was a few minutes late for work.
Second: my son was so sick this weekend and still is. I had to wash everything in the entire house because he puked on everything. He is home from daycare today with MH and I am so and that I couldn't stay home with him! I called in sick Friday (it was totally legit), but I feel bad that I should've sucked it up so I could have used that sick day to be with my baby!
Working mom guilt!

AKPuffin · February 2014

legallyginger said:

My bitch is that I am SO SICK OF GD.

I've been eating like a perfect freaking angel for the last two days. My fasting numbers have been great. I had the exact same breakfast I always have this morning, and my number is through the freaking roof. WTF. This happens every week on the two days I go to school, so I don't think it's just the GD getting worse. But I can't figure out how to fix it, no matter how well I eat or when I time my bedtime shot.

I am so ready for this to be over.

THIS! I can't wait for it to be over. My fingers are all sore and bruised. Lately they won't stop bleeding so I keep getting blood on things and it's gross. Also, I want some damn french fries amongst other things. My H keeps telling me what a good job I'm doing at keeping my numbers low and that's super of him, but I wish he's stop sneaking bad snacks an meals while he's at work.

@legallyginger I wonder if your high numbers are caused by the stress of school since school days are the days that are high for you.

EML2011 · February 2014

I'm at the hospital getting the rhogam shot for the 3rd time and it's taking forever! 20 minutes just to check in, another 15 minutes until they draw my blood to test my blood type (yes they do this everytime because, you know, it might change...) and it will be at least an hour before those results come back and they can give me the shot! The last 2 times I've been fine, but the lady next to me is annoying and loud and the recliner is super uncomfortable. I'm ready to go back to bed for the day.

saisongbird · February 2014

I HATE Dh's job. He came home Friday night around 7:30 with the groceries (his schedule is M-F, 8:30ish to 6ish), and went back to work. Until 6am. Then got up at 8, and went back to work. Until about 10:30 that night. Back to work at 7:30 the next morning. All because other people are incompetent and he has to fix the problems.

I can count the number of baby-free weekends left on my fingers. I want my husband back!!

nlane0723 · February 2014

novelblessings said:

babycaps said:

My cat woke me up at 4am. Lil bitch!

This happens every night with our cats. It's always been this way and it's a pain! I don't know why they think 4:30/5am is a good time to be fed, when I've never fed them then.

My cats do the same. They just sit and stare at me until I feel the creepiness and wake up. Then, when I check the bowl, it still has cat food in it. Basically, they creepily stare at me until I wake up and shake the bowl.

They also do this.

Missfunball · February 2014

I leave the oars for one weekend and ALL THE BABIES come!? Ok ok not all of them but wow. I'm a bit bummed to not have been around to be supportive.

Side note , if you travel on a plane pack 5x the snacks you will think you'll consume or fly 1st class, there will be delays just to mess with you and it's impossible to wait for food service

VineyardMel · February 2014

DH and I agreed to get a DSLR camera and I found some amazing deals in December. Then he started hemming and hawing and we didn't get a camera. Now he's all, "we need the camera!" and the one we had picked out is $200 more than it would have been on sale. Grrrrr....

kmeyers0611 · February 2014

My diaphragm feels like a punching bag... Oh wait, it is! So sore and bruised on the inside, right under the rib cage, it makes finding a comfortable position oh so challenging. Come on March!