3/11 Tuesday AW/SS/Random Thoughts Thread

katekat8721 · March 2014

Have an Attention Whorey/Special Snowflakey or just a random thought you’d like to share? Well here’s your chance!

If you miss out, a new thread will be posted Friday for you to get your salty hoeness on!

katekat8721 · March 2014

I don't know why the meme showed up so big! Damn work computer. Scratch that, damn work! Ruining my bumping time, how wude.

This weekend is a huge event where people sale their baby/kids items for cheap! Hubby and I have been really ridiculously excited for this haha. It's before the showers but I figure if I buy extra I'll just give to grandma/auntie/great-grandma for their house!

katekat8721 · March 2014

@Rachel5130 I know what you mean about being a newbie mom and not knowing what to get. I am spending my nights researching the hell out of things because I don't want to waste my money and want to buy stuff that 1) I actually need and 2) will last awhile and 3) can serve multiple purposes. It's hard. Worst case scenario though we can return stuff

Mztwilson · March 2014

I'm ordering my diaper bag this weekend. My sis had her betas done and they went from 92 to 677 in 4 days. I guess the dr said he wouldn't be surprised if there's 2! I have 9 days till I see baby Reece again via ultrasound. The weather here has been above 0 for a week now! Eeeek! Spring is on it's way! It's been an exciting week so far!

tbmadeamistake · March 2014

@mullenem, if he's building too much for you, tell him I need this for my living room: https://www.custommade.com/high-gloss-slat-bench/by/rileys/

Except, let me paint it because high gloss is not my thing. But I NEED it for under our bay window and neither DH nor myself are that handy, and my dad is too busy right now to build it for me. It'll get him off your case

elsa1688 · March 2014

KrystaJ said:
Did daylight savings seriously mess anyone else up? I am so incredibly tired in the morning and just want to crawl back into bed.

Ohmygod, I'm dying. I'm so exhausted and can't seem to wake up. It has never effected me like this before

jshrop · March 2014

I am so afraid this will be my kid in 3 years.... Because it reminds me a bit of my husband. (And I know I will laugh my ass off the entire time!)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=TP8RB7UZHKI

lest12 · March 2014

**Loss mentioned**

A girl I know from high school lost her baby about a month ago. I'm only friends with her on facebook, but she was also due in June and I loved reading her pregnancy updates (she's great in general). I noticed a week or so ago that she had deleted her facebook account, and I just had a bad feeling.

Well, last night she signed back on and posted about losing the baby sometime in February. My heart is breaking for her but I feel silly because we don't even talk that often. But still.

I couldn't sleep last night. The baby wasn't really moving around and I was getting paranoid. I woke up every few hours, having dreams that I lost this baby.

Needless to say I'm not feeling too hot today. Just very sad, scared, nervous, I don't know. Everything.

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer. I don't want to talk to anyone about it IRL.

lest12 · March 2014

Rachel5130 said:

@Rachel5130 I know what you mean about being a newbie mom and not knowing what to get. I am spending my nights researching the hell out of things because I don't want to waste my money and want to buy stuff that 1) I actually need and 2) will last awhile and 3) can serve multiple purposes. It's hard. Worst case scenario though we can return stuff
The crap part is, what works for my baby won't work for yours. So the overwhelming influx of advice I'm getting is basically useless lol. Guess I will just stick to the basics for now and figure out the rest later.

This makes me really crazy when talking about swings, rock 'n plays, bouncers, etc. There's no guarantee that any baby will like any of these things and I don't want to waste $ or have unnecessary stuff in my house.

HOW DO I KNOW WHICH ONE I NEED?!??!

jshrop · March 2014

Rachel5130 said:
I am so excited the nursery is finally a nursery and not a "catch all" room anymore. Or as I called it (for you HP fans), "The Room of Requirement."

I am hating this FTM stuff. I wish I had an idea of what else I need to buy and not wait for the showers to see if I get stuff. I'm nervous it'll be like the wedding showers: Get a bunch of useless shit from useless stores and still be at square one. I don't want to spend a ton of money right before LO gets here.

I feel like I keep getting overwhelmed with this too, but then I calm myself by reminding myself that she will only need three (well four) things when she comes home: 1. A place to sleep, 2. Food (be it boob or bottle), 3. Stuff to keep her dry and clothed (so a couple outfits and diapers), 4. And a car seat. So.... As long as I have those four things covered, we can get the rest later.

cristykaye · March 2014

I keep getting told by people to stop buying thing for the baby. We are havin a shower and I haven't bought anything that is on my registry but I want to be prepared. I already know MIL is not shopping off my list nor is DF fav aunt. They keep calling and asking questions and as much as I appreciate everything I just wish try would go look at the registry. They want to know if I'm using pacifiers and what kind I bottles and what colors the nursery is. Guess what.....it's all on the registry!!!! My mom is the same way but I'm usually shopping with her and so I can kinda pick what she gets. Love them all but goodness!!
And my hips hurt beyond anything else.

katekat8721 · March 2014

lest12 said:

Rachel5130 said:

@Rachel5130 I know what you mean about being a newbie mom and not knowing what to get. I am spending my nights researching the hell out of things because I don't want to waste my money and want to buy stuff that 1) I actually need and 2) will last awhile and 3) can serve multiple purposes. It's hard. Worst case scenario though we can return stuff
The crap part is, what works for my baby won't work for yours. So the overwhelming influx of advice I'm getting is basically useless lol. Guess I will just stick to the basics for now and figure out the rest later.

This makes me really crazy when talking about swings, rock 'n plays, bouncers, etc. There's no guarantee that any baby will like any of these things and I don't want to waste $ or have unnecessary stuff in my house.
HOW DO I KNOW WHICH ONE I NEED?!??!

Rach and Lest... Exactly!! And then when the babies get here it's not like they can tell us "Oh mother, I really despise this rock n play, could you be a lamb and buy me a bouncer instead?" It'll be a lot of trial and error

becomingmommyagain · March 2014

My youngest son was the only kid from our school district (both the middle school and the high school) to place at the district wrestling tournaments and to qualify for the state tournament. He had an amazing season this year and this past weekend I took him up to the Ohio State Tournament. He wrestled some of the top ranked kids in the state - he is 2nd in our district and wrestled other 1st & 2nd ranked kids from the other 7 districts. He ended up getting knocked out right before the championships, but still finished as one of the top 12 athletes in his weight class. He is an incredible athlete and exemplifies sportsmanship. I am so proud!

This photo is from his final match and shows how hard he worked.

(he's in the orange)

otter1103 · March 2014

I have to say my back has been amazing since starting treatment with a chiropractor last week. I wish I hadn't waited long before I called. For any ladies out there dealing with back, hip and neck pain- if you can swing it financially or your insurance covers it, see a chiropractor asap.

jacksoha · March 2014

I had a coworker tell me this morning, " You look amazing! I always think pregnant women are so beautiful." Definitely made my day :-)

lest12 · March 2014

Rachel5130 said:

lest12 said:

Rachel5130 said:

@Rachel5130 I know what you mean about being a newbie mom and not knowing what to get. I am spending my nights researching the hell out of things because I don't want to waste my money and want to buy stuff that 1) I actually need and 2) will last awhile and 3) can serve multiple purposes. It's hard. Worst case scenario though we can return stuff
The crap part is, what works for my baby won't work for yours. So the overwhelming influx of advice I'm getting is basically useless lol. Guess I will just stick to the basics for now and figure out the rest later.

This makes me really crazy when talking about swings, rock 'n plays, bouncers, etc. There's no guarantee that any baby will like any of these things and I don't want to waste $ or have unnecessary stuff in my house.
HOW DO I KNOW WHICH ONE I NEED?!??!

Rach and Lest... Exactly!! And then when the babies get here it's not like they can tell us "Oh mother, I really despise this rock n play, could you be a lamb and buy me a bouncer instead?" It'll be a lot of trial and error
***************quote fail**************** I just really don't want a bunch of unnecessary shit taking up all the room in my house. And destroying the cuteness of the nursery! I wish you could rent/test the stuff before buying it.

All of this!

lest12 · March 2014

Rachel5130 said:

@lest12‌ - I just saw your loss post about a friend. I don't think it is silly or weird you are sad for her. We know our TB girls way less than high school friends, and I know we all mourned for them with their losses. Sad for your friend.

Thank you @Rachel5130. I'm sad for her too.

kks4471 · March 2014

We ordered a dresser for the nursery, and it shipped today. I'm so excited to put it together and stock it with diapers and clothes. Crib is all set, and we already have a bookcase in there too. We're trying to decide if we should paint the bookcase with white primer. Right now it's oak laminate, while the crib and dresser are cherry wood. We did pick up green wall paint samples last weekend. It's great to finally get this room ready!

theamandapanda · March 2014

otter1103 said:

I have to say my back has been amazing since starting treatment with a chiropractor last week. I wish I hadn't waited long before I called. For any ladies out there dealing with back, hip and neck pain- if you can swing it financially or your insurance covers it, see a chiropractor asap.

Good to know. What type of adjustments did they do @otter1103?

otter1103 · March 2014

@mandy2696 I have had my upper back and lower back adjusted like normal. My chiropractor has a table with a section that drops down for your bump. He explained the lower back adjustments are safe because where the body is being manipulated to where babe is at the closest point is 7 inches. Just check with the chiro before you go to make sure s/he treats pregnant patients. Good Luck!

lest12 · March 2014

Thank you, @lizardbreath14!

On another note, I just ran into one of our tenants who is also due in June. It's the first time we've seen each other since either of us announced we were pregnant.

She doesn't look as much as 2 weeks pregnant. I mean, great for her, but here I am with my big belly, and her coworkers were with her, telling me how cute I look. It was so awkward.

Your uterus is the size of a basketball. How are you not showing at all?

owlcup · March 2014

Does anyone here take Celexa? My doctor just prescribed it to me. 20mg. I've been doing some research and its listed as a class C drug which can cross the placenta and breast milk.

Now I'm scared to take it. But I'm not sure not taking it would be wise either.

wtfisup · March 2014

I'm sitting in a meeting paying no attention because the baby is going bananas.

chickpea912 · March 2014

Sorry, didn't mean to worry anyone. I've been around the past two days, but I guess I ended up lurking more than posting. Didn't really have any update, and since I don't feel off at all (well, in terms of the bp stuff), it's kind of a strange place to be in.

Finished my 24 hour collection today - shlepped it to the hospital lab, only to find out that I needed to have a doctor's order (since they told me to take it there, I assumed that was all taken care of), so I called my doctor's office and they just had me take it over there. Lucky for me, I was REALLY good about hydrating yesterday, so it was fucking heavy. Anyway, dropped that off, got my bp checked (140/90) and blood drawn, and then I was off....

... to my PCP since I was pretty sure I woke up with pink eye this morning - around 4am and then when I really woke up at 7, had tons of goop in my eye. It was pink, too, which could have been from being exhausted (late nights at work and not sleeping b/c I feel like I'm drowning from the congestion in my nose/chest), but wanting to be safe, I made an appointment. It is viral conjunctivitis, I can be at work, just be good about washing my hands, etc.

At THAT doctor's office, my BP was either the same or lower than at my OB's office (they took it twice), so that is a bit reassuring after last week's escapades.

I had a late work meeting last night, and then DH yelled at me for dong work once I got home around 10.... have my usual late night tonight, and I'm trying to be really good about not pushing it and taking it easy. So tempted to just go home.

jshrop · March 2014

@yellowbird219 me too! Freaks me out, like she's going to be a giant or something!

SarahS11 · March 2014

jacksoha said:

I had a coworker tell me this morning, " You look amazing! I always think pregnant women are so beautiful." Definitely made my day :-)

I have a coworker tell me everyday... "Are you okay? You look terrible! Are you getting enough sleep?"

Can we trade coworkers @jacksoha ?

PinkKEL9 · March 2014

My AW is that we finally bought a crib! I am so excited. We are also moving on April 1st into our new place and I can finally set up the nursery and get organized. Can't wait!

rainbowdashh · March 2014

@BrightEyes112‌ mine did. I was just going to ask the same thing.

amackattack · March 2014

My H just bought a fancy Bob stroller from someone we know for $75! He brought it home all excited it was cute. He also got a free bumbo chair and milk storage bags. We have bought basically nothing for this little one and have so much already from hand me downs. It's amazing and I'm going to ride this out until the last second to avoid buying things!

Pepper6 · March 2014

This is more of a whine...but my scanner at work stopped working. Our IT guy was here for 6 hours trying to fix it and still couldn't figure out what's wrong (he's coming back in the morning). Gah...I hate computers sometimes.

dmizak · March 2014

This lady at the zoo told me I looked so good and she wished she looked like me while she was pregnant. Made my day:-) she was very pretty too, can't imagine she looked anything but cute.

jacksoha · March 2014

SarahS11 said:

jacksoha said:

I had a coworker tell me this morning, " You look amazing! I always think pregnant women are so beautiful." Definitely made my day :-)

I have a coworker tell me everyday... "Are you okay? You look terrible! Are you getting enough sleep?"

Can we trade coworkers @jacksoha ?

What a horrible thing to say! I don't know about trade. But I definitely wish I could lend you my coworker for a little while

diagonalley · March 2014

So on Friday I had my GD test, and I still haven't heard from the doctor's office on whether I passed or not. The lab told me I'd likely hear on Monday (as in yesterday) How long before you ladies heard?

jshrop · March 2014

GD screen is tomorrow and I've been concerned about it from Day 1. So, how am I preparing? With a hot fudge sundae of course

Pepper6 · March 2014

On a positive note, I just bought a groupon for three 60 min prenatal massages for $85!

elsa1688 · March 2014

@KrystaJ‌ @jshrop‌ I definitely had dessert the night before mine and indulged after the test, you know, just in case. It wasn't that bad, my office does the 2 hour fasting test. I got nauseous then exhausted but it was fine.

jshrop · March 2014

Should my husband be going with me to this appointment? Is there possibility of me really getting sick or not being able to drive?

jshrop · March 2014

@KrystaJ‌ that's totally my rationale

elsa1688 · March 2014

jshrop said:
Should my husband be going with me to this appointment? Is there possibility of me really getting sick or not being able to drive?

I don't think so. DF has been to every appointment but I went solo to the glucose test. I didn't feel awesome but I could function just fine. Bring a high protein snack for when you are finished.

lest12 · March 2014

elsa1688 said:

@KrystaJ‌ @jshrop‌ I definitely had dessert the night before mine and indulged after the test, you know, just in case. It wasn't that bad, my office does the 2 hour fasting test. I got nauseous then exhausted but it was fine.

I made brownies that night, ha.

wtfisup · March 2014

My GD test is tomorrow too and I've been avoiding sweets for a week. Because I'm an anxious mess.

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