Longest Thread EVER! (aka Random Thoughts Thread )

moonsparkles · July 2014

P.S. Anyone seen that recipe for the Nutella cheesecake? Should be illegal.

Manda+panda · July 2014

@pineconey‌ I am starving all the time. I want all the food!

Manda+panda · July 2014

Today and yesterday have been rough. I am stuck in a rut. I'm miserable at work, it doesn't pay near enough and I'm treated like crap. I've had a migraine for weeks that is wearing me down. We are tight on money, and I just want to go do something summer related. Above all else, I miss my daughter. I wish that being a SAHM was in the cards for me, which I never thought would happen, but it breaks my heart that I can't.

On top of all that, DH hasn't been sleeping. His insomnia is awful. He's only able to sleep right before I have to leave for work, so we're both cranky and fighting.

My mom is going to be here in a half hour. Harley is 4 months old, and this will be the 5th time my mom and step dad will have seen her. I don't really want to see them, but in trying to be nice, I agreed. Really, what I wanted to do today was go to my MILs and hang out. And have cheesecake. She makes the best cheesecake.

Bonus: Harley has her 4 month appointment and shots tomorrow.

Edit: also, even though she's been rolling from back to belly for weeks, she rolled from belly to back while I was at work, which is what got all of this started.

goblue4433 · July 2014

Ugh I feel like I'm about to get my first PP period but it hasn't come yet.. It's been like this for 3 or 4 days.. Blah:/
Ps I used to be goblue555--- my acct can't decide what it's doing but looks like this name will stick

hlm184 · July 2014

Okay, I took myself and Mr. Fusspants out and got a slice of turtle cheesecake and now I am feeling better.

Eat all the cheesecake, ladies.

pineconey · July 2014

MrsStanton87 said:

pineconey said:
I'm so over this friggin heat wave. @mrscrcalli‌ is it cooler by you? If so, I'm thinking road trip.
I don't know about PDX but Eugene is miserable. It's been 85+ every day since July 4th. Never endinggggg.

We are consistently in triple digits.
:-L

Teresa1896 · July 2014

@Tasha575‌ my bump app crapped out too. I'm currently bumping from the mobile site. Blah.

misskristina21 · July 2014

Now I really want cheesecake, but I have never made it.

RedDawnsRevenge · July 2014

I want sexy bras

https://www.boston.com/life/fashion/2014/07/30/dita-von-teese-collection-for-destination-maternity-shockingly-sexy/7bIgYZAdMQjr2d5J8hV8dI/story.html

Tferr02 · July 2014

Currently watching my sisters kids and mine while my mom takes my little sister to get her drivers license. I have a 3, 2 and 1 year old and 4 month old. If my sisters DH stops at the bar after work before picking his kids up, I will kill him

Xxlilies · July 2014

I agree that self care for mamas is super important but a break for a bit of me time ( save for a shower or when he's napping ) doesn't seem like it's going to happen for me unless I get a babysitter and I'm not ready to leave him with a stranger yet
So I guess kinda my own fault

The lunch/eating thing is just stupidity I get so busy and then I want to eat but can't at that moment and it gets put off until I end up eating breakfast in the afternoon like today
@swerbtastic3351‌ I would like your lunch also

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I'm jealous of those with helpful husbands that get up in the night or give them an afternoons break
I signed up for this yes but doesn't mean I m not exhausted lol

allyandmike24 · July 2014

Omg I can't stand it anymore. Tomorrow, I am taking myself out for a damn piece of cheesecake. Too much talking about cheesecake, not enough nomming cheesecake.

Eta:

eireyes · July 2014

I'm putting DH on notice when I get home tonight - whenever I'm able to eat dairy again, we are going out to eat at the Cheesecake Factory, and I will be eating cheesecake, and he will be buying a piece to go so I can eat it later...

eireyes · July 2014

MaiTaiBeth said:

My good friend is in my cube and my pictures are scrolling through bc I'm inactive. She bursts out laughing at seeing my pee sticks on my screen (yes I took a pic of my pee sticks).........WTF! I uploaded a bunch of pics and did not even think about this possibility. It's been like this for a couple of days.....oops!

) /dead

Tferr02 · July 2014

So BIL was good and didn't get lost at the bar on his 1 mile drive here from work. Now my sister wants me to go to PiYo. She's been talking about how hard it is and how sore she is, but how great it is. I'm a lazy gym person, I don't want to be dead afterwards.

knotty-girl · July 2014

MrsStanton87 said:

I'm so over this friggin heat wave. @mrscrcalli‌ is it cooler by you? If so, I'm thinking road trip.
I don't know about PDX but Eugene is miserable. It's been 85+ every day since July 4th. Never endinggggg.

LOL only in Eugene, could anything below 90 be considered miserable. I'm not making fun, just amused as a former mushroom myself. Now I have orange juice in my blood so Eugene temps feel freezing to me. I love how when it's 60 degrees and sunny everyone there is out in shorts sunning their pasty legs and playing ultimate frisbee like it's a summer day.

tamaraaaa · July 2014

I was all excited about this outfit today, and then my kid puked and pooped all over it and hasn't stopped screaming. I don't think she's a fan.

ambarnett1 · July 2014

I'm starving and I'm not BF therefore I have no excuse to eat yummy food all the time. Boo!

pineconey · July 2014

swerbtastic3351 said:
Also, I'm totally starving all the time. On the plus side, lactation cookies are a delicious snack.

I need to find a good recipe and make them.

pineconey · July 2014

I'm seriously jealous of those of you who have kids who nap for more than 30 min at a time. That would change my life...

pineconey · July 2014

@swerbtastic3351‌ where did you find brewers yeast?

pineconey · July 2014

mamrotu73 said:
@pineconey‌ I got my brewers yeast off of amazon.

I saw it there but was hoping to go grab some tonight. I'm getting tired of getting beat up at bedtime feedings because I don't have the amount of milk that A wants. Plus, I'm in the mood for cookies...

smushi · July 2014

So, LO's mobile has started playing two of the tune's notes sharp... It makes me sort of stabby. Can you return things like that? Got it from Target.

And also... cheesecake... le sigh.

tamaraaaa · July 2014

pineconey said:

@pineconey‌ I got my brewers yeast off of amazon.
I saw it there but was hoping to go grab some tonight. I'm getting tired of getting beat up at bedtime feedings because I don't have the amount of milk that A wants. Plus, I'm in the mood for cookies...

Not sure what you have close to you, but I got mine at Rainbow Blossom, which is a natural foods place. Whole Foods might also carry it?

michaelad3 · July 2014

@pineconey‌ I haven't purchased any, but I found it near the vitamins and supplements/natural food section at Raley's. I'm not sure what grocery chains you have there, but if they have a natural section you might have luck there

allyandmike24 · July 2014

They have it at GNC!!

fireflygirl12 · July 2014

Went to a trampoline jumping place this morning, and while jumping with my toddler I totally wet my pants doing a high straddle jump. I didn't even feel it coming on. Kegels!

RedDawnsRevenge · July 2014

celticlullaby said:
Traveling with a 2 year old this weekend who's used to sleeping in a toddler bed. He occasionally naps on couches or big beds when he's visiting grandparents. I've bed shared maybe twice for naps, and he sleeps ok, but I don't.

Trying to decide if I bring a PNP he hasn't used in a while, even though it seems small, or if I stick a pool noodle under the sheets and try to share a full size bed with him? I'm worried he'll take over the bed, and but then I think it might be less weird/easier for him to fall asleep on the bed than in a PNP. But on the other other hand, I think I remember this bed being pretty high, so I'm also a little worried about him climbing around.

What do you other toddler/big kid moms think?

Go to walmart and buy a toddler cot from the camping section. It was like $20

Teresa1896 · July 2014

@celticlullaby‌ I'd just have him sleep in the regular bed. My dd has always slept in her twin bed and has never fallen out of a regular bed.

hlm184 · July 2014

purespark said:

This feels like a dumb question, but for those who do a bath or wipe down as a part of the bedtime routine, where do you do it? I feel like C isn't big enough for the regular tub, but his infant one is kind of a pain to use. I like to bring him in the shower with me, but it's sort of a production to do it every night and I don't know that it would be relaxing for him.

I just do a wipedown on the floor of the nursery.

kseccomb17 · July 2014

Nursing mom problems #mymilkshake

RedDawnsRevenge · July 2014

kseccomb17 said:
Nursing mom problems #mymilkshake

Your able to sleep on your stomach? So jealous

JessieAlbin · July 2014

purespark said:
This feels like a dumb question, but for those who do a bath or wipe down as a part of the bedtime routine, where do you do it? I feel like C isn't big enough for the regular tub, but his infant one is kind of a pain to use. I like to bring him in the shower with me, but it's sort of a production to do it every night and I don't know that it would be relaxing for him.

We do the shower bath. He falls asleep in the shower half the time. Baby shampoo + warm water + mom holding him = happy relaxed baby. And I usually just keep the baby shampoo in the shower, bring a naked baby, little washcloth, and a hoodie towel in there with me. Easiest routine for us until he can sit and splash in the tub.

Eta: unless I am reaaaal gross, this shower is all about getting kiddo clean, I don't even get my own hair wet.

Bluebird2318 · July 2014

Clearing post. Kegels, "you are now breathing manually", etc...

misskristina21 · July 2014

I just need to feel sorry for myself for a minute. I feel like a crappy mother. A has been awake for the past 5 hours, crying if she is not held. Won't go in the wrap, won't sit in the swing, rock and play or bouncer. Nothing but holding, and even then she has been crying for the last 45 minutes because she is so tired. Plus my 3.5 year old is screaming that she hates the baby because she hogs mommy. So I'm sitting here crying because my one daughter is screaming that she hates me and the baby and the other crying because she refuses to sleep. Nothing physically wrong with her. My DH travels a lot for work and is currently gone, so I am all by myself. I just feel like a failure as a mother tonight.

I know it sounds like I have PPD, I actually have bi-polar disorder, and take medications and see a therapist. I'm just having a really bad night.

Thanks for listening

Bluebird2318 · July 2014

@misskristina21 Motherhood is hard work! You are truly awesome even if you don't feel awesome right now. Hugs to you!

Roufi · July 2014

@misskristina21‌ that sounds awful. I really wish I could give you a hug right now. Just know that no matter how hard things are right now, you are a GREAT mom. *creepy internet hugs*

Tferr02 · July 2014

Jessieann1020 said:
What just happened?! I laid LO down in his crib to go get a paci. When I came back he was all happy so I started putting away his laundry. He fell asleep! I rock him to sleep every night so now I feel a little sad. He never likes sleeping flat on his back and he didn't even care. Can I just crawl up in the crib to snuggle him now??

Yes you can, but it's not recommended. DS1 thought it was hilarious when daddy did it.

mamahann · July 2014

Hey RTT I just need to share this article. My Dad is one of the 93 patients in this study! He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 3 years ago and until 6 months ago was cancer free on this vaccine. He's currently undergoing chemo for a small liver tumor. Fingers crossed he can return to this program when he gets a clean scan!

https://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/07/29/new-pancreatic-cancer-therapy-labeled-breakthrough-by-fda/