Longest Thread EVER! (aka Random Thoughts Thread )

deidremaria · May 2014

Cluster feeding: one more reason why I am one and done.

Emily041285 · May 2014

This child is such a messy eater, milk all over every time. I'm going to need to get better at giving bathes...

cgoldian · May 2014

Our RTT buddy @baileymama3 is in labor! Can't wait to meet your little boy!!

kseccomb17 · May 2014

I wish I would've bought more cookie dough chocolate eggs.

cgoldian · May 2014

kseccomb17 said:

I wish I would've bought more cookie dough chocolate eggs.

I wish I knew they existed! Sounds amazing.

Mamamonzo · May 2014

MrsStanton87 said:
LO literally laughs when he falls asleep sometimes. While it's super cute and gives me a preview to the real thing, it's kinda creepy too :-S

This! Except it sounds evil! I wish I could record it!

KatieGummow · May 2014

They make my heart pitter patter

thomas930 · May 2014

Pretty sure that I have a UTI. Going to call first thing in the morning to see if I can get checked out.

deidremaria · May 2014

thomas930 said:
Pretty sure that I have a UTI. Going to call first thing in the morning to see if I can get checked out.

Yikes! Hopefully they see you immediately. Hope it's not too painful.

Emily041285 · May 2014

Huge hugs @AprilMay9‌. I'll be thinking about you

deidremaria · May 2014

AprilMay9 said:
I think I have to take a bump hiatus and delete the app. Mentally and physically I'm spent. Pregnancy sucks and I have hated every minute of it. Hopefully I'll be back sooner than later but I keep checking in and getting really down that I'm in the caboose and overdue and I potentially have a whole nother week. So this is my dramatic gbcb for now.

I'm so sorry, girl. I hated people for telling me baby has to come out. It's so hard to believe when the kid seriously won't. I hope you go into labor naturally. I wanna see you back here soon and with mucho pics of your LO

deidremaria · May 2014

KendraColeslaw said:
So in love :x

Those lips!!!

janice9821 · May 2014

I think my baby is going to be a rock star. She starts fussing, I put on some rock music, and she is magically transformed from Queen Fussypants to The Happiest Baby On The Block.

thomas930 · May 2014

@AprilMay9 You'll be missed around here and I hope you come back to us. ((hugs))

thomas930 · May 2014

deidremaria said:

Pretty sure that I have a UTI. Going to call first thing in the morning to see if I can get checked out.
Yikes! Hopefully they see you immediately. Hope it's not too painful.

Its not too bad, more annoying discomfort at this point so I'm hoping I'm catching it early. I going out of town this week, leaving on Tuesday so I want to get in before we leave.

deidremaria · May 2014

janice9821 said:
I think my baby is going to be a rock star. She starts fussing, I put on some rock music, and she is magically transformed from Queen Fussypants to The Happiest Baby On The Block.

Beyonce over here.

janice9821 · May 2014

@AprilMay9‌ - hope your baby comes soon and you come back soon. Totally understandable to need a break.

deidremaria · May 2014

mamrotu73 said:

deidremaria said:

janice9821 said:
I think my baby is going to be a rock star. She starts fussing, I put on some rock music, and she is magically transformed from Queen Fussypants to The Happiest Baby On The Block.
Beyonce over here.
I tried singing The Sound of Silence, Simin & Garfunkle, as a shut up song and Distant Melody, from Peter Pan, as a lullaby (and a few others I had on the same playlist) as much as I could stand during the third tri, usually during my drive to work so I could use it to calm him as a newborn. I haven't tested it yet because I haven't had an all alone opportunity yet and don't want it to backfire in front of everyone and look like a weirdo.

It's the first psychology experiment I'm testing out on DS. That's what he gets for having a mom who majored in behavioral science. I'm hoping for magic. I'll test it when my mom is gone and DH is at work.

Please tell me how it goes. I really wanna know. I hope it works out

deidremaria · May 2014

How is there still milk in these breasts? :-((

rockstarlaw · May 2014

@AprilMay9‌ - I completely understand but you will be sorely missed. If it makes you feel any better, on Friday I had NO progress, in fact the Dr was planning for an inducement Tuesday and already discussing a c-section. All of a sudden I started contracting and now I'm admitted and in labor....mind you, I've been here since 8am and was just told this might not be a May 4 baby because he's taking his good old time...so, it's still possible you could beat me if you go into labor soon!

eireyes · May 2014

Is it possible to be burned out of being a mom already? Aiden won't sleep unless he's held, and I'm pretty sure he isn't sleeping enough. Add to that he's feeding for a half hour every 1.5 hours (or at least demanding me as a paci since he screams and gags on other pacis) and I'm physically and emotionally drained. I want someone to hold me so I can sleep and take a break!

(

I know it gets better, but so far I see no light in this tunnel, and I hate wishing it would go by faster just so I could get a break... =((

nicole mackenzie · May 2014

deidremaria said:
How is there still milk in these breasts? :-((

Right?! LO went back and forth from 5am to 2 or 3 pm. Now she's passes out in DHs arms. She'll probably start back up at bedtime.

Love her though!

deidremaria · May 2014

nicole mackenzie said:

deidremaria said:
How is there still milk in these breasts? :-((
Right?! LO went back and forth from 5am to 2 or 3 pm. Now she's passes out in DHs arms. She'll probably start back up at bedtime.

Love her though!

At least she's asleep. This little guy started at about 10 am and is still at it. His father won't believe me and is currently feeding him a bottle. I'm annoyed that the kid is drinking formula right now but at least my bf can finally see that everything I was saying wasn't bullshit and I wasn't just trying to shove my boob in the kid's mouth every time he cried.

deidremaria · May 2014

FFSC. I can't wait til tomorrow when my bf goes back to work so I can have the baby all to myself and not have this asshole doubting everything that I say. I'm sure I'll regret saying that tomorrow when I actually am alone with LO but fuck it.

Emily041285 · May 2014

FFSC: I am so jealous of anyone who says their child is sleeping more than 2 hrs at night. I would do anything for the 4 or more hours people are talking about!

Teresa1896 · May 2014

Eireyes said:
Is it possible to be burned out of being a mom already? Aiden won't sleep unless he's held, and I'm pretty sure he isn't sleeping enough. Add to that he's feeding for a half hour every 1.5 hours (or at least demanding me as a paci since he screams and gags on other pacis) and I'm physically and emotionally drained. I want someone to hold me so I can sleep and take a break! (

STM but I feel the same. LO is a hard baby, always fussy for no apparent reason. I keep reminding myself that it's only a phase and that he'll outgrow the fussiness, but it can be hard to see the forest for the trees, ya know?

You're not alone. You'll get through it! It helps me to reframe my thinking. Yes it's frustrating to have a baby who is only calmed by me/my boob, but I'm sure there will come a time very soon when I miss all the baby snuggles.

deidremaria · May 2014

My bf claims that his older children were breast fed but I find that hard to believe since he seems to think that I came up with cluster feeding all on my own

deidremaria · May 2014

honeyzoo said:
My mom thinks she is a pediatrician, LC, OB and is none of the above. Stop giving me unsolicited medical advice that you learned in nursing school 35 years ago that is no longer pertinent!

At least your mom went to medical school. My mother legit tried to convince me that Dylan should be placed on his side to sleep with a rolled blanket lodged under his back because he has a higher chance of dying from SIDS on his back. @-) I wanted to throw something at her. She's one of those who seems to think she knows more than the pedi.

deidremaria · May 2014

toothpastechica said:

deidremaria said:

honeyzoo said:
My mom thinks she is a pediatrician, LC, OB and is none of the above. Stop giving me unsolicited medical advice that you learned in nursing school 35 years ago that is no longer pertinent!
At least your mom went to medical school. My mother legit tried to convince me that Dylan should be placed on his side to sleep with a rolled blanket lodged under his back because he has a higher chance of dying from SIDS on his back. @-) I wanted to throw something at her. She's one of those who seems to think she knows more than the pedi.

To be fair that was the recommendation 20 years ago...when my sister was a baby (she just turned 22) my mom was told on her side with a blanket to keep her from rolling also. Not that its right but it was your mom's experience

I know this. I tried explaining to my mother that while that was the recommendation when I was a baby (I'm 23) that it's not the recommendation now that I have a baby. She's just stuck in time and thinks that I'm being a snot faced know it all.

deidremaria · May 2014

MrsStanton87 said:
Just tried to give DH his first PP blow job. Only a couple of minutes in and the baby starts screaming. Oh well, I tried!

10 points for trying! My bf gets nada!!!

deidremaria · May 2014

MrsStanton87 said:

deidremaria said:

toothpastechica said:

deidremaria said:

honeyzoo said:
My mom thinks she is a pediatrician, LC, OB and is none of the above. Stop giving me unsolicited medical advice that you learned in nursing school 35 years ago that is no longer pertinent!
At least your mom went to medical school. My mother legit tried to convince me that Dylan should be placed on his side to sleep with a rolled blanket lodged under his back because he has a higher chance of dying from SIDS on his back. @-) I wanted to throw something at her. She's one of those who seems to think she knows more than the pedi.

To be fair that was the recommendation 20 years ago...when my sister was a baby (she just turned 22) my mom was told on her side with a blanket to keep her from rolling also. Not that its right but it was your mom's experience
I know this. I tried explaining to my mother that while that was the recommendation when I was a baby (I'm 23) that it's not the recommendation now that I have a baby. She's just stuck in time and thinks that I'm being a snot faced know it all.
Sounds like my mom . When she was here she kept giving me outdated advice and I kept trying to be nice about saying that there's a better or new way to do it. She had a meltdown and said she's raised 3 kids and she knows better than me. Sucks.

I just take it with a grain of salt. My mom can get as she wants. I'm still gonna do what I think is best for my child. Now to get through to my bf who is unfortunately from the same generation as my mother.

Tferr02 · May 2014

I made it to FL! Toddler in bed, LO eating, I'm exhausted

deidremaria · May 2014

I just realized that my first Mother's Day as a mommy is a week away and I'm not even excited. Motherhood is a bigger mindfuck than pregnancy. Keep your fucking holiday. [-(

deidremaria · May 2014

honeyzoo said:

deidremaria said:

toothpastechica said:

deidremaria said:

honeyzoo said:
My mom thinks she is a pediatrician, LC, OB and is none of the above. Stop giving me unsolicited medical advice that you learned in nursing school 35 years ago that is no longer pertinent!
At least your mom went to medical school. My mother legit tried to convince me that Dylan should be placed on his side to sleep with a rolled blanket lodged under his back because he has a higher chance of dying from SIDS on his back. @-) I wanted to throw something at her. She's one of those who seems to think she knows more than the pedi.

To be fair that was the recommendation 20 years ago...when my sister was a baby (she just turned 22) my mom was told on her side with a blanket to keep her from rolling also. Not that its right but it was your mom's experience
I know this. I tried explaining to my mother that while that was the recommendation when I was a baby (I'm 23) that it's not the recommendation now that I have a baby. She's just stuck in time and thinks that I'm being a snot faced know it all.
Yep. Mine too. Except she usually just says "oh I see" when I explain,
But then tells loads of others that I am doing things so wrong. I'm working on not caring!

You shouldn't care.

smushi · May 2014

My mom has always gotten LO to sleep by putting a rolled up blanket behind him while he lies on his side in the crib. Kid sleeps like a dream that way. He hates sleeping on his back....

On a more winning note, I convinced DH to not only make me a bowl of ice cream, but to also crush up M&Ms to sprinkle on top.

It *may* be because of the awesome BJ I gave him earlier today.

On a crappier note, I think I have thrush. Rats...

Emily041285 · May 2014

So I looked. And I totally shouldn't have. I'm pretty sure I didn't heal the right way. Totally tmi but it looks like there's another hole down there now! Like the skin didn't heal together or something. I did have an episiotomy. Normal or should I be worried?

nicole mackenzie · May 2014

deidremaria said:

toothpastechica said:

deidremaria said:

honeyzoo said:
My mom thinks she is a pediatrician, LC, OB and is none of the above. Stop giving me unsolicited medical advice that you learned in nursing school 35 years ago that is no longer pertinent!
At least your mom went to medical school. My mother legit tried to convince me that Dylan should be placed on his side to sleep with a rolled blanket lodged under his back because he has a higher chance of dying from SIDS on his back. @-) I wanted to throw something at her. She's one of those who seems to think she knows more than the pedi.

To be fair that was the recommendation 20 years ago...when my sister was a baby (she just turned 22) my mom was told on her side with a blanket to keep her from rolling also. Not that its right but it was your mom's experience
I know this. I tried explaining to my mother that while that was the recommendation when I was a baby (I'm 23) that it's not the recommendation now that I have a baby. She's just stuck in time and thinks that I'm being a snot faced know it all.

My mom is super defensive/ passive aggressuve about the way they used to do things.

Well we had drop side cribs and YOU survived....

We just had rubber pants over cloth diapers and that worked great....

I bought you those snappy things but I never had a problem with pins ( I never spoke out about pins not sure where that came from)

Etc

Moms...

nicole mackenzie · May 2014

That reminds me of how my mom and her friend were so concerned that I hadn't taken a birthing class.

I had the Internet and half a book I read...

I did fine through 28 hours of labor... I don't think a class would have changed how things went.

michaelad3 · May 2014

I didn't take a class either, or finish the books I got at the library, but I had a baby all the same.

My mom has not really questioned too many things, but she has asked a few times about the recommendation being for sleeping on the back now. She also doesn't seem to get cluster feeding either, even though she did breastfeed, as she suggested I just give DD a pacifier because nobody eats all the time

kseccomb17 · May 2014

Why do people have to say "you look good for having two kids"? Why can't they just stop at "you look good"?

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