UO Thursday

hatroopes · March 2014

I actually had to check my calendar to make sure it really is Thursday

Let's hear 'em ladies...

ceamac0127 · March 2014

I am generally very neutral on the board because I do like it drama free and I like the supportive atmosphere but with that being said...

The drive by AW moments and people coming out the of the woodwork to ask questions but never offer support to others really gets under my skin.

I don't know why I care, I mean it's the internet for crying out loud. But I do and it bothers me...

tondraluv · March 2014

@ceamac0127 it bother's me as well (at least the AW moments), that's probably the only thing that bothers me on here. I feel like this is a community that is really supportive & has gotten to know each other. We've seen one another's children grow & develop.

JBDamonM · March 2014

Selfies.....I think they are awful and can't believe the buzz over them.

tondraluv · March 2014

Also I don't like today's teenagers. I feel like the majority of them are assholes & have a huge sense of entitlement (i'm mentally bookmarking this, praying Brayden isn't like that)

Shabutie · March 2014

I am not upset in the least that my baby is 1. I have no desire to have the newborn stage back and I am thrilled to be able to start actually doing stuff with her. I won't shed any tears about her getting older until she is an angry teenager :P

ceamac0127 · March 2014

Jdubb13 said:

JBDamonM said:

Selfies.....I think they are awful and can't believe the buzz over them.

I had to stop following people on Instagram because of their selfie addiction. I also hate when people are constantly posting pictures of food and check-ins! A lady I work with checks-in everywhere. I don't care if you just went to Trader Joes!

ugh check ins! the worst [-(

pinottoparenthood · March 2014

Shabutie said:

I am not upset in the least that my baby is 1. I have no desire to have the newborn stage back and I am thrilled to be able to start actually doing stuff with her. I won't shed any tears about her getting older until she is an angry teenager :P

TOTALLY disagree! I mean, I am excited to be able to do more things with Rhys, but I am also so sad that he is growing up so quickly. I LOVED having a newborn. we went through a challenging phase from like 8-10 months, but now he is sweet and fun and I LOVE it. Still, miss my tiny baby. I try to just make the most of every day since I know I'll never get this time back. I have to stop and remind myself when I am tired and frustrated that this is my one and only chance to enjoy this time with him.

Ugh, when did I become a walking, talking cheesy Hallmark card? I legit don't even know myself anymore.

ChicagoBroad26 · March 2014

While I'm happy for ALL of you who are pregnant again, I just can't even imagine. Having them 28 months apart was hard enough. I give serious props to you guys because I would have been committed to the loony bin.

Aprilbaby49 · March 2014

@JBDamonM‌ - have to jump on the bandwagon with you about the selfies. I love the mommy and me selfies here but the true selfies annoy the crap out of me. My cousin will post 10 selfies with different faces and it's so obnoxious!

@tondraluv‌ - totally agree with you about the teenagers. Even the younger nurses entering the workforce come in with that sense of entitlement. They have no freakin work ethic! Back in the day we just had to suck it up and pay our dues! No worries about Brayden because seems like his momma is on a mission to raise a beautiful person.

MsAmeera25 · March 2014

I hate Twitter. But I love hashtags go figure

Peony230 · March 2014

ChicagoBroad26 said:
While I'm happy for ALL of you who are pregnant again, I just can't even imagine. Having them 28 months apart was hard enough. I give serious props to you guys because I would have been committed to the loony bin.

I 100% feel the same way. I am nowhere NEAR ready for #2. I don't think we will even start trying until DS is closer to 3. So happy for A13 ladies who are expecting, but I couldn't do it! I admire you guys!

pinottoparenthood · March 2014

I hate my fancy stainless steel appliances. They are permanently smudged and grimy. My mom has fake stainless appliances and I am insanely jealous.

pinottoparenthood · March 2014

On a related note, front loading washing machines are the WORST. Point blank period.

Aprilbaby49 · March 2014

mrandmrsk91011 said:

pinottoparenthood said:

I hate my fancy stainless steel appliances. They are permanently smudged and grimy. My mom has fake stainless appliances and I am insanely jealous.

My mom and I learned a trick related to this...baby oil. Takes the smudges out of the stainless steel and leaves the surfaces looking nice and shiny.

I'm with you, though...drive me nuts.

Or have you tried bar keeper's best friend? I think that's supposed to work well in stainless steel.

pinottoparenthood · March 2014

mrandmrsk91011 said:

pinottoparenthood said:

I hate my fancy stainless steel appliances. They are permanently smudged and grimy. My mom has fake stainless appliances and I am insanely jealous.

My mom and I learned a trick related to this...baby oil. Takes the smudges out of the stainless steel and leaves the surfaces looking nice and shiny.

I'm with you, though...drive me nuts.

Ooh thanks... I am trying this TONIGHT!

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Erin10408 · March 2014

pinottoparenthood said:

On a related note, front loading washing machines are the WORST. Point blank period.

Preach...I couldn't agree more.

JordynLeighx3 · March 2014

I think being a "one and done" family (by choice...unrelated to medical issues preventing/finances etc. to obvious reasons) is odd.

Don't get me wrong, every family is different but after the excitement of one, I don't know what makes people want to stop.

hatroopes · March 2014

ChicagoBroad26 said:

While I'm happy for ALL of you who are pregnant again, I just can't even imagine. Having them 28 months apart was hard enough. I give serious props to you guys because I would have been committed to the loony bin.

I'm with you! I went through a baby-crazy phase when Zara started STTN but lurking on the 1st tri board cured me of that craziness. That and daycare fees!

hatroopes · March 2014

Trin42 said:

I think it is dumb to take a pregnancy test before your missed period. I think you should wait 3-5 days after your missed period before testing. There's plenty of reasons why you may have a late period. Why pee on 4515490 sticks and get negative responses and freak yourself out?

Just be patient.

Well, when you're charting and FF shows a triphasic chart - try being patient then

pinottoparenthood · March 2014

hatroopes said:

Trin42 said:

I think it is dumb to take a pregnancy test before your missed period. I think you should wait 3-5 days after your missed period before testing. There's plenty of reasons why you may have a late period. Why pee on 4515490 sticks and get negative responses and freak yourself out?

Just be patient.

Well, when you're charting and FF shows a triphasic chart - try being patient then

I totally get the impatience, but I also think about the fact that if you take a test too soon, you might find out about a chemical pregnancy that you otherwise might not have ever known about. For me that would be hard, so I'm more inclined to wait to test until a little later. But ughh the 2 week wait feels like eons!

hatroopes · March 2014

Trin42 said:

pinottoparenthood said:

hatroopes said:

Trin42 said:

I think it is dumb to take a pregnancy test before your missed period. I think you should wait 3-5 days after your missed period before testing. There's plenty of reasons why you may have a late period. Why pee on 4515490 sticks and get negative responses and freak yourself out?

Just be patient.

Well, when you're charting and FF shows a triphasic chart - try being patient then

I totally get the impatience, but I also think about the fact that if you take a test too soon, you might find out about a chemical pregnancy that you otherwise might not have ever known about. For me that would be hard, so I'm more inclined to wait to test until a little later. But ughh the 2 week wait feels like eons!

I don't know FF or triphasic chart means but I'm sure if you have a very irregular period, then you'd obviously have to pee on stick more frequently.

I waited 2 weeks after my period was due to pee on a stick to find out I was pregnant with DS. 7 months earlier I was 3 days late and peed on a stick and got an evap line, got my hopes up, and started my period 2 days later (total of 5 days late) and I am always on time.

I guess my point was the same as Pinot. Why know about a chemical pregnancy when you didn't need to know?

FF - Fertility friend (online/app fertility charting tool). Triphasic pattern just means when you have a second thermal shift post ovulation which is a good sign that you're knocked up.

kelsea1031 · March 2014

Trin42 said:

pinottoparenthood said:

hatroopes said:

Trin42 said:

I think it is dumb to take a pregnancy test before your missed period. I think you should wait 3-5 days after your missed period before testing. There's plenty of reasons why you may have a late period. Why pee on 4515490 sticks and get negative responses and freak yourself out?

Just be patient.

Well, when you're charting and FF shows a triphasic chart - try being patient then

I totally get the impatience, but I also think about the fact that if you take a test too soon, you might find out about a chemical pregnancy that you otherwise might not have ever known about. For me that would be hard, so I'm more inclined to wait to test until a little later. But ughh the 2 week wait feels like eons!

I don't know FF or triphasic chart means but I'm sure if you have a very irregular period, then you'd obviously have to pee on stick more frequently.

I waited 2 weeks after my period was due to pee on a stick to find out I was pregnant with DS. 7 months earlier I was 3 days late and peed on a stick and got an evap line, got my hopes up, and started my period 2 days later (total of 5 days late) and I am always on time.

I guess my point was the same as Pinot. Why know about a chemical pregnancy when you didn't need to know?

Well in my case, I knew I needed to start on progesterone supplements as soon as I got a positive test. It was best for me to find out as soon as I could so I could do what I needed to do to give my pregnancy the best chance at being viable. So there was no way I was going to wait two weeks when I didn't have to.

kelsea1031 · March 2014

Trin42 said:

pinottoparenthood said:

hatroopes said:

Trin42 said:

I think it is dumb to take a pregnancy test before your missed period. I think you should wait 3-5 days after your missed period before testing. There's plenty of reasons why you may have a late period. Why pee on 4515490 sticks and get negative responses and freak yourself out?

Just be patient.

Well, when you're charting and FF shows a triphasic chart - try being patient then

I totally get the impatience, but I also think about the fact that if you take a test too soon, you might find out about a chemical pregnancy that you otherwise might not have ever known about. For me that would be hard, so I'm more inclined to wait to test until a little later. But ughh the 2 week wait feels like eons!

I don't know FF or triphasic chart means but I'm sure if you have a very irregular period, then you'd obviously have to pee on stick more frequently.

I waited 2 weeks after my period was due to pee on a stick to find out I was pregnant with DS. 7 months earlier I was 3 days late and peed on a stick and got an evap line, got my hopes up, and started my period 2 days later (total of 5 days late) and I am always on time.

I guess my point was the same as Pinot. Why know about a chemical pregnancy when you didn't need to know?

Well in my case, I knew I needed to start on progesterone supplements as soon as I got a positive test. It was best for me to find out as soon as I could so I could do what I needed to do to give my pregnancy the best chance at being viable. So there was no way I was going to wait two weeks when I didn't have to.

ClandestineX · March 2014

@JordynLeighx3 - I am still on the fence about it, we'll see if I take the plunge in a few weeks. Also, everyone I know who has had only one grew up not wanting kids in the first place. My aunt still to this day says she is so glad she only had one and no regrets what so ever... but then again she has five grand-kids now and she loves taking care of them.

@Trin42 - I've always had irregular periods.. like one month have one.. then don't have one for three months. When I got pregnant, I honestly could not say when my last cycle was and the nurse looked at me funny.. I really do not keep track of it.

On the topic of washers.. I love front loading washers before they did the "water saving" feature on them. It is okay for my and Connor's clothes, but we have to invest in a commercial washer for my husband's rig clothes and that will probably ruin the washer in a few months. I know for a fact his clothes ruined some washers at the laundromat even though I asked them if it was okay for me to use it lol.

Kate_C · March 2014

Early confession: I don't have a good UO today other than I too don't understand the point of Twitter.

Another early confession: I'm wearing a scarf today. But I think I look ridiculous. I will keep trying...

JSS1002 · March 2014

pinottoparenthood said:

Shabutie said:

I am not upset in the least that my baby is 1. I have no desire to have the newborn stage back and I am thrilled to be able to start actually doing stuff with her. I won't shed any tears about her getting older until she is an angry teenager :P

TOTALLY disagree! I mean, I am excited to be able to do more things with Rhys, but I am also so sad that he is growing up so quickly. I LOVED having a newborn. we went through a challenging phase from like 8-10 months, but now he is sweet and fun and I LOVE it. Still, miss my tiny baby. I try to just make the most of every day since I know I'll never get this time back. I have to stop and remind myself when I am tired and frustrated that this is my one and only chance to enjoy this time with him.

Ugh, when did I become a walking, talking cheesy Hallmark card? I legit don't even know myself anymore.

I'm in between (just call me Goldilocks!). The newborn stage was very hard for me, I struggled greatly with being bored and antsy on maternity leave, feeling like I was trapped (of course, it didn't help that it snowed until f'ing MAY last year), and wanting so badly for him to interact. I'm thrilled he's turning 1 and I'm super excited about the next few yeras. I think I'll mourn his toddlerhood, but everything since about 6 months (when he started sitting up on his own), has been totally awesome, and joyful... but I did not enjoy the first 3 months -- maybe even the first 5 or 6 months. I LOVED him -- don't confuse the two -- I just wouldn't call it FUN.

JSS1002 · March 2014

ChicagoBroad26 said:

While I'm happy for ALL of you who are pregnant again, I just can't even imagine. Having them 28 months apart was hard enough. I give serious props to you guys because I would have been committed to the loony bin.

Word. And I'm one of the people yo'ure talking about. If I wasn't 36-nearing-37, we definitely would have spaced them out more . Trust me that I am not as energetic as I was in my early 30s and neither is DH . Assuming the slippery slope to senility will continue. ;-)

JSS1002 · March 2014

Aprilbaby49 said:

pinottoparenthood said:

I hate my fancy stainless steel appliances. They are permanently smudged and grimy. My mom has fake stainless appliances and I am insanely jealous.

My mom and I learned a trick related to this...baby oil. Takes the smudges out of the stainless steel and leaves the surfaces looking nice and shiny.

I'm with you, though...drive me nuts.
Or have you tried bar keeper's best friend? I think that's supposed to work well in stainless steel.

This is what I use on my fancy all-clad cookware... it is amazing. I agree with you about the SS appliances though - it is similar to how I feel about black granite countertops. Everything looks great until, yaknow, you breath in the vicinity and then it's so smudgy. My real gripe about stainless steel appliances is that they are juts about double the cost but the fact thta they are stainless doesn't improve the quality or functionality at all -- it's purely cosmetic!

JSS1002 · March 2014

Trin42 said:

I think it is dumb to take a pregnancy test before your missed period. I think you should wait 3-5 days after your missed period before testing. There's plenty of reasons why you may have a late period. Why pee on 4515490 sticks and get negative responses and freak yourself out?

Just be patient.

Except that with both pregnancies I peed on about 2 sticks a week and a half before my missed period and got big fat positives, which allowed me to get into the doc early and get on the progesterone that I so badly needed, which in turn probably kept me pregnant.

JSS1002 · March 2014

I also think hashtags are dumb - mostly because people don't really understand the point. The point is to turn whatever medium you're typing on into a giant search engine - so you should be able to click on a hashtagged word or term and pull up everybody else that has used the same hashtag... which is pretty stupid when you're writing something like #ohmygodmykidpoopedinhiscrib or something ridiculously long and silly. If you are just trying to my funny, then just SAY the thing that is funny - you don't need to hashtag it and make it into one long clickable, searchable word.

Damnit, I had a really good one the other day and now I've forgotten it.

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MKC12/22/2006 · March 2014

Haha LMAO at the high schooler comments... I teach high school. In some ways I think adults just forget what teens were like when they were teens, but I do see some differences from when I was a teenager. They think they deserve good grades without earning them sometimes. Honestly the bigger difference to me is the parenting. When a kid is doing poorly in class, it is often somehow the teacher's fault now instead of the student's... that was totally the opposite when I was in school.

As for the nautical/neon post - I have a love/hate thing going with the fact that nautical stuff is all over the stores! I love nautical clothing, so I love that I can easily buy it, but I don't want it to go out of style because it's a big part of my wardrobe in the first place. Soooo many blue and white striped shirts - it's kind of embarrassing!

none5 · March 2014

Remember when the # was called the pound sign? Those were the days.

bibliophileemily · March 2014

Toilet paper should be rolled under, not over. You heard me.

Erin10408 · March 2014

bibliophileemily said:

Toilet paper should be rolled under, not over. You heard me.

@-)

tondraluv · March 2014

Jdubb13 said:

bibliophileemily said:

Toilet paper should be rolled under, not over. You heard me.

This is absurd! State your reasoning please.

Yes please because these are fighting words! Lol

bibliophileemily · March 2014

Jdubb13 said:

bibliophileemily said:

Toilet paper should be rolled under, not over. You heard me.

This is absurd! State your reasoning please.

It looks better! And it's easier for me to grab.
(I am well aware that literally no one else has this opinion, but it's U/O Thursday; go big, or go home, right?)

JSS1002 · March 2014

The right way to hang toilet paper is front facing - with the open end folded into a point. ;-)

MsAmeera25 · March 2014

Jdubb13 said:
I don't like Beyonce's new song Drunk Love. Why do you have a surfboard in the bathtub? I agree that the beat is catchy, but the lyrics are dumb.

She's talking about having sex lol not a real surfboard...surfboarding is a sex position

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