June 2014 Moms

MONDAY, 5/12 AW/SS/Random thoughts thread!

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Re: MONDAY, 5/12 AW/SS/Random thoughts thread!

  • So I am completely caught up on all the work I do on a daily basis and I asked my boss for an additional project to do this afternoon and she told me just to go home. Awesome! OH except for the fact that DH and I car pooled and our house is 30 minutes away. I guess I will just have to watch TV on my phone all afternoon and take a nap in an empty exam room.

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  • I just ordered my breast pump! The research I did indicate that it does a better job of extracting milk vs. the Medela I had with DS, so I'm excited to see if it lives up to the hype.


    Which one did you get? I had a Medela last time and a new one (insurance) this time. 
  • I'm so over work. My c-section would be during my current last week so I need to move up my last day by a week. I think I will be done on the 29th regardless if he flips or not.
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  • @krystaj Spend more time on here, duh!
  • CharSamm - I've been seeing a chiro for the last couple of weeks for insane hip pain. He doesn't do a lot of cracking, and balances it out with massage, stretching and PT-like exercises. I have faith that if your chiro was recommended for pregnancy issues, you're totally safe.

    That said, it's your body and you should never do anything with it that makes you uncomfortable!
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  • Mztwilson said:

    This hormone crash sucks. I'm angry at me body for not keeping the baby in there. I'm sad that he's not home with me. I feel this overwhelming guilt like there's something I could've done. I hate that I'm not home with my family. I hate that we have to be separated right now. And I hate that I feel this way because things could be so much worse. And I keep reminding myself be thankful that things aren't worse then they are.

    I know exactly how you feel. It gets better. Hang in there. Feel free to pm if you want to talk.
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  • Anyone know when you actually get the BRU completion coupon? I'd like to have everything bought before LO arrives, but the only date they have for me is my due date. Just wondering.

    I got mine about a month or even longer ago. Maybe call and check up on it?
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  • @yellowbird219‌ - def call to ask when you'll get it. I got a phone call about a week after my shower from BRU saying it was in the mail. I was on the lookout for 2 weeks and didn't get it and when I called they didn't know what happened and sent another.
  • My sweet MIL gave me a $30 amazon gift card for My birthday and I'm thinking of buying the motherhood maternity nursing tank pictured below. Anyone have this and if so did you size up from your pre pregnancy size?
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    edited May 2014
    @Nellebelle1‌ - they are basically this recipe with some goji berries added:
    https://www.bitchincamero.com/2010/01/nutty-banana-power-bars/

    ETA: I think I also added some cacao nibs. For some chocolatyness. They melt less than regular choc chips and I was going for as many "superfoods" as possible.
  • @nelleebelle‌ - sigh. I am awesome.
  • @taymiller I got the same one from my inside baby! :):) so sweet!

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  • @ElTrain5‌ - it made me almost cry. DH and I have agreed on no holiday or birthday presents this year because we bought a house and are having a baby so it was really nice to get this from my mom because he didn't get me anything :)
  • @mrsdbc‌ - could you possibly mention it in passing to said person that you and H were going to buyout your registry and you wanted to see if anything was purchased that was/is listed elsewhere that might still be on the registry so you don't duplicate?
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  • @ohyealovely I think the best is when she says she learned how on YouTube.
  • LilNunz1 said:

    @ohyealovely I think the best is when she says she learned how on YouTube.

    People never cease to amaze me. In a bad way. I love that she says she's no expert but she feels like she's 4cm. Oooookay crazy pants.
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    What kind of nutjob checks their own cervix and then assumes doc will induce because they are 4 cm dilated? This kind: https://community.babycenter.com/post/a49749460/checking_own_cervix_-_ready_to_induce
    Lol at "I know it's best in some ways for baby to come on it's own". ETA: it's alright though, she watched a video on YouTube to learn how to check her own cervix. That's pretty much like having a medical background.
    Bahaha...and she watched a YouTube video for how to check...obviously she's an expert now.  Wow.  The one saving grace here is that at least none of the posters are telling her this is a good idea...
  • YouTube?! I'm both torn and terrified of searching out this video....
    Nope, no way.
    And she would reach up and pull em out if she could. Wtf :-O
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  • My SO is a doctor and while he is not an OB he has tons of training and knows how to check a cervix for dilation and he still won't be checking me. Not that he wants to but I wouldn't ask him. Maybe if I thought something was wrong and couldn't make it to hospital but no, just no!
    And I don't think I could reach it myself but I do kinda want to watch the YouTube video of this! Kind of!!

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  • LilNunz1 said:

    What kind of nutjob checks their own cervix and then assumes doc will induce because they are 4 cm dilated? This kind: https://community.babycenter.com/post/a49749460/checking_own_cervix_-_ready_to_induce

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  • @cristykaye‌ - I had DH check me because it I thought I was leaking and we decided it was either he check me or go to L&D and it was late and we were both tired and the home check was free :). I will say that is was super weird but it saved us a trip to the hospital but yea super super awkward.
  • edited May 2014
    About the lady who checks her own cervix: I'm assuming it's her 3rd kid from her sig... should she still be reproducing when she has questions like this?
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  • rastraurastrau member
    Mia081081 said:
    Mia081081 said:
    i just crossed almost everything off my to-do list! I made 15 padsicles, so now my freezer looks odd with a bunch of pads in ziplocs. 
     

    Did you just do pads with water and freeze them?  I'm still not sure if I'm going to make padsicles.  I bought some Tuck's that I plan to put in the fridge.
    Nope. 

    I put a thin layer of Aloe Vera- https://www.amazon.com/Lily-Desert-Aloe-Vera-Gelly/dp/B003HUJK24/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399919610&sr=8-1&keywords=gelly+aloe+vera

    Then squeezed some witch hazel over the top, then a couple of drops of lavender essential oil (optional). Put into a gallon-sized ziploc and freeze.
     
    I did this last time and was so glad I did because I had a 3rd degree tear and hemorrhoids (yay tmi!) and the padsicles were like heaven. Cold tucks were nice, but these gave a good hour or two of relief. The Tucks warmed up in like 10 minutes.  
    I'm sure I can google it, but I'm feeling rather lazy...what purpose does the lavender serve?
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    KrystaJ said:
    My replacement started last Wednesday. She's picking up on everything quick enough that I just hand everything off to her (with the exeception of a few special projects and some more difficult tasks). What am I supposed to do for the next 3 and a half weeks at work?
    My replacement has already taken over - I spend a lot of time bumping and shopping on Amazon. And trolling Pinterest :)
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  • jshropjshrop member
    I kind of want to find this video too... And yet it scares the shit out if me lol
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  • I've checked my cervix, not that odd if you can reach. I would never ask for induction based on it, though!

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  • @rastrau‌ - it's a natural antibacterial. Also, it smells nice :)
  • What's the best way to thank work people for a group gift? They are not all in the same location so we can't post something on a bulletin board at the office. Individual thank you cards? Group email thank you? Other ideas?

     

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