Wednesday Randoms

[Deleted User] · September 2014

vrj0522 said:

A few things...

1) We closed on our home and are now homeowners!!

2) I'd been craving dessert since lunch and just found a package of Grandma's Chocolate Chip cookies that I had forgotten about. Score!

3) DS is taking a nap, which he has rarely done in the last week and a half.

Today is a good day!

Congrats!!

[Deleted User] · September 2014

Cantisa said:

And @Spurp13 you killed it with the awards. Look at all your badges!

She must be THE Super Reg.

TheOtherJacobsons · September 2014

I would also like to comment on how much I am in love with the climate of our board. It's really a wonderful and supportive place. There is zero tension between the FB/TB notches. It is just so much more enjoyable. I am sure you guys have discussed this, but I haven't really been around much lately for obvious reasons. I just had the thought today that it just feels lighter. We have a really great thing going lady's.

TheOtherJacobsons · September 2014

Oh, one more thing! Tesla and I nursed twice today in the last 2 hour block! We didn't offer her the bottle and she's currently napping. I really hope that we are able to keep this up! So excited!

Eiress21 · September 2014

Being slightly new to the group, I was wondering are there any mommies having twins/multiples?? Just curious.

TheOtherJacobsons · September 2014

Eiress21 said:

Being slightly new to the group, I was wondering are there any mommies having twins/multiples?? Just curious.

Check out the October BMB spreadsheet. It'll have that info.

pnwlover12 · September 2014

Saw the newest MW to the practice yesterday. She reviewed my ultrasound report (done at 34weeks) and was like "Are you excited your baby is small??!"

Huh? The US report estimated him at 5.4lbs..assuming I go to 40 weeks, he would be around 7-8lbs I would think. I didn't realize that was "small".

MuffinMom14 · September 2014

My boss must have felt bad for me. He told me to go home two hours early. I prancersized right on out.

Love,
The Super Reg

persephonerose · September 2014

Eiress21 said:

Being slightly new to the group, I was wondering are there any mommies having twins/multiples?? Just curious.

There are a few us of who are. I am having twins.

bumpuser10309732 · September 2014

pnwlover12 said:

Saw the newest MW to the practice yesterday. She reviewed my ultrasound report (done at 34weeks) and was like "Are you excited your baby is small??!" Huh? The US report estimated him at 5.4lbs..assuming I go to 40 weeks, he would be around 7-8lbs I would think. I didn't realize that was "small".

WTAF?! What a weird thing to say...

sabby2 · September 2014

You guys ... so much pelvic pressure right now. Ouch LO!

bumpuser10309732 · September 2014

@sabby2‌ I keep reading your username as stabby...

persephonerose · September 2014

pnwlover12 said:

Saw the newest MW to the practice yesterday. She reviewed my ultrasound report (done at 34weeks) and was like "Are you excited your baby is small??!" Huh? The US report estimated him at 5.4lbs..assuming I go to 40 weeks, he would be around 7-8lbs I would think. I didn't realize that was "small".

DS1 was 8lbs at birth and no one ever said he was small. When I look at most newborns I think they look small compared to when DS1 was a newborn.

MuffinMom14 · September 2014

pnwlover12 said:
Saw the newest MW to the practice yesterday. She reviewed my ultrasound report (done at 34weeks) and was like "Are you excited your baby is small??!"

Huh? The US report estimated him at 5.4lbs..assuming I go to 40 weeks, he would be around 7-8lbs I would think. I didn't realize that was "small".

They measured APurp at 4lbs., 15oz., at 33w3d, so that's roughly the same as you, and they said that was big. But the jailspitol is full of clowns, so it's hard to really trust anything they say.

pnwlover12 · September 2014

persephonerose said:

pnwlover12 said:

Saw the newest MW to the practice yesterday. She reviewed my ultrasound report (done at 34weeks) and was like "Are you excited your baby is small??!"

Huh? The US report estimated him at 5.4lbs..assuming I go to 40 weeks, he would be around 7-8lbs I would think. I didn't realize that was "small".

DS1 was 8lbs at birth and no one ever said he was small. When I look at most newborns I think they look small compared to when DS1 was a newborn.

Yeah, my dd was 7lbs 15.9oz so the hospital called her 8lbs even. I would not consider that small. Besides that, it's not like I'm wishing for a tiny baby.

sabby2 · September 2014

@MrsBabe614‌ Close enough. *now imagine the meme because I'm on mobile and don't know how to add it*

persephonerose · September 2014

I remember how terrified I was to hold DS1, he felt so tiny and small at 8lbs. The idea of having babies even smaller than that kind of freaks me out. They just look so fragile when they are tiny.

MuffinMom14 · September 2014

Nicb13 said:

Cantisa said:
I survived my butt swab. I am only a fingertip dilated, but completely thinned out. BP was high as always, and had labs done but luckily just in the office no trips to L&D today . Belly measure a week big so another ultrasound was ordered. I feel like it's just a scare tactic at this point and they're going to say baby is 9+ lbs you need to be induced! Also, OB stated 37 weeks was term. Ermmm...Just feeling like a midwife would've been a better fit for me. Maybe next pregnancy.
My OB still considers 37 weeks full term as well. I don't consider him uninformed but that new 39 week full term thing is pretty new.

I'm actually shocked my clown doctor hasn't mentioned inducing me at 37w. It seems like something she would do (a friend went to the same doc and recommended I be induced early so I'd be sure to get an epidural). She said she would on my due date, but I wasn't going for it.

trisharenee0316 · September 2014

carriedaway19 said:

Alright, lady's. I have a WWYD...

My doctor will be out of the country on my due date. If given the opportunity, and under the right circumstances, would you agree to be induced during the 39th week to have your doctor deliver your baby?

Nope. In my experience, the doctors aren't even really there for most of the labor & delivery process anyway. I'd want to meet the back-up ahead of time if possible, but I wouldn't be induced just to have the doctor there.

persephonerose · September 2014

carriedaway19 said:

Alright, lady's. I have a WWYD...

My doctor will be out of the country on my due date. If given the opportunity, and under the right circumstances, would you agree to be induced during the 39th week to have your doctor deliver your baby?

If you had asked me this the first time around with DS1 I would have said yes, I would give it serious consideration. I was terrified of letting any other OB near me and my anxiety was awful just thinking about it. I was in so much denial that it wouldn't be him that I refused to even talk about the possibility.

Now, I wouldn't consider it at all. If you plan/want to deliver vaginally the amount of time your OB is even with you during the process is so small.

MuffinMom14 · September 2014

Nicb13 said:

carriedaway19 said:
Alright, lady's. I have a WWYD...

My doctor will be out of the country on my due date. If given the opportunity, and under the right circumstances, would you agree to be induced during the 39th week to have your doctor deliver your baby?
I wouldn't.

I wouldn't either, but I kind of could take or leave my doctor. I think the nurses are more important to me. The doctor is just there a short time*. I have a few reasons, but honestly most is that I'm terrified of being induced because of the horror stories of it being more painful.

*Although, I will say, my doctor is supposedly the best in the area at c sections. Knowing that, if I had and inkling I might be at risk for one, I'd want her. So that complicates my answer.

imagine7696030614 · September 2014

Had another sizing u/s today at 38.4 weeks and was told baby is 8 lbs. I'm supposed to be induced at the end of next week...how much do you think she can by the? I'm scared

lol

golfingdarwinfish · September 2014

Cantisa said:

DH didn't want mcdonalds for dinner!! Man notch.

@nicb13 Yes, you're right. I actually really respect this OB that said this as well. I am just tired of hearing everyone tell me the baby is so huge, and I don't want to be induced. (

@cantisa

If it makes you feel any better my LO was estimated at 5lbs 11oz at close to 33 weeks (I think every measurement was ~4 weeks ahead) and my MFM wasn't concerned about size and sort of brushed it off. But, technically, that would place me in the "huge" baby club!

My "final" growth ultrasound is next week at 36 weeks, and he said that LO would have to be measuring over 40 weeks for him to start discussing birth options, and that even then he would want another set of measurements closer to delivery.

Have you tried talking to your doc about options, or is s/he pretty set on induction?

ETA for clarity

persephonerose · September 2014

imagine7696030614 said:

Had another sizing u/s today at 38.4 weeks and was told baby is 8 lbs. I'm supposed to be induced at the end of next week...how much do you think she can by the? I'm scared lol

I wouldn't be scared. DS1 was supposed to be 9lb 10oz at his 37w growth scan. They predicted him to be 10lbs at 39 weeks when I had my c-section. He was only 8lbs.

bumpuser10309732 · September 2014

Note to self: just because the baby is done farting does not mean she's done filling her diaper... I'm thinking the hell with changing pad covers.

trisharenee0316 · September 2014

So, I guess one of the O14 newbs is having her c/s tomorrow. Let's see if it actually happens since the claim was/is that they were going to do a c/s about 8 weeks ago or so and they had her in the room and cut open when they realized there was no uterine rupture and sewed her back up again. Because, you know, that definitely happens when you're not a character in Grey's Anatomy.

persephonerose · September 2014

MrsBabe614 said:

Note to self: just because the baby is done farting does not mean she's done filling her diaper... I'm thinking the hell with changing pad covers.

Changing pad covers seem like such a great idea, they are cute and we had fuzzy ones. Then DS1 peed all over them, constantly. I gave up on them completely. Babies are great at making pee and poop when you least expect it!

pnwlover12 · September 2014

trisharenee0316 said:
So, I guess one of the O14 newbs is having her c/s tomorrow. Let's see if it actually happens since the claim was/is that they were going to do a c/s about 8 weeks ago or so and they had her in the room and cut open when they realized there was no uterine rupture and sewed her back up again. Because, you know, that definitely happens when you're not a character in Grey's Anatomy.

I was totally thinking that when I first read about it....like...how in the fuck do you get opened up for a csec just for the doc to be like, oh, actually, nahhh.

bumpuser10309732 · September 2014

persephonerose said:

MrsBabe614 said:

Note to self: just because the baby is done farting does not mean she's done filling her diaper... I'm thinking the hell with changing pad covers.

Changing pad covers seem like such a great idea, they are cute and we had fuzzy ones. Then DS1 peed all over them, constantly. I gave up on them completely. Babies are great at making pee and poop when you least expect it!

Seriously. Every. Time!

persephonerose · September 2014

MrsBabe614 said:

MrsBabe614 said:

Note to self: just because the baby is done farting does not mean she's done filling her diaper... I'm thinking the hell with changing pad covers.

Changing pad covers seem like such a great idea, they are cute and we had fuzzy ones. Then DS1 peed all over them, constantly. I gave up on them completely. Babies are great at making pee and poop when you least expect it!
Seriously. Every. Time!

I swear its in the baby handbook for "how to break in your new mom and dad". Aww this is making me nostalgic for when DS1 was little. Good thing I'm pregnant or I would probably start TTC

golfingdarwinfish · September 2014

trisharenee0316 said:

So, I guess one of the O14 newbs is having her c/s tomorrow. Let's see if it actually happens since the claim was/is that they were going to do a c/s about 8 weeks ago or so and they had her in the room and cut open when they realized there was no uterine rupture and sewed her back up again. Because, you know, that definitely happens when you're not a character in Grey's Anatomy.

This is how I am feeling about the sudden newb brigade.

golfingdarwinfish · September 2014

Cantisa said:

@golfingdarwinfish No, they haven't mentioned induction. I'm just feeling down and being super dramatic. At my last growth U/S baby was 4.2 lbs and in 65th percentile, but that was August 15th. I fear induction because I want to try a med-free birth, and I don't know if I'll be able to handle that on pitocin.

ETA: More ranting. I have an acquaintance who posted on FB "Baby G born, weighing in at a petite 6 lbs!" Rubs me the wrong way. And another who is like 1 week postpartum stating she's already shed the baby weight. SHAMING. Ok /rant over.

Gotcha. Stand your ground against induction if there's no true medical rationale supporting it. FX for you!

MuffinMom14 · September 2014

starla487 said:
Some days, I miss the forums at Television Without Pity. The regulars on the DWTS board would have had all sorts of snark to share about Julianne Hough's costume, or lack thereof, from last night's performance.

Dance pro tip: if you are unsure about a lift in a performance, it's probably not a good idea to opt for a costume that barely covers your ass and crotch.

OMG! I JUST was talking about missing that website! I'm a bad TV watcher and I need recaps. Are there any other sites like this?

MrsSinner402 · September 2014

Had my first ugly cry in a long time tonight. This week has been so overwhelming at work trying to train the temp in such a small time frame. I'm stressing that I'm going to come back to a mess. My day went fine until I got home. I opened the door and smeared cat puke all over the entry rug. So I went outside and sprayed it off with the hose. Came back in and found cat litter paw prints all over the leather couch. Someone had litter stuck to their foot.. I started dinner. Got egg all over my dress. The red sauce popped and went all over the wall and stove. The water boiled over and also went all over the stove. Pete won't eat for some reason, the dog won't listen to me. It's only 70 degrees here but I'm overheating like crazy, my pelvis hurts and I'm uncomfortable. I finally just yelled really loud, went in the bedroom and stripped down to a sports bra and underwear and stood in front of the fan and legitimately broke down in sobs. My eyes hurt.

Saragoeswest · September 2014

What a day, Sinner! I'm sorry.

MrsTinMKE · September 2014

Another WWYD - (Long sorry)

I found out Saturday that one of my aunts was hospitalized. My mom is one of nine and there are 5 sisters. (Big Family) She happened to be hospitalized the day her daughter (my cousin) was getting married. DH and I did not go to the wedding because it was 3 hours away. Anyways, we found out that the situation is rather serious and my aunt had an internal brain hemorrhage and her situation was rather severe. They took her into surgery the same night and did their best to reduce the swelling on her brain and tried to find out where the bleeding was coming from (they could not locate the source or cause of the problem). It does not look like she will recover. My mom is suggesting that if we want to go see her before any decisions are made about discontinuing care etc., we should plan to go by this weekend. My aunt is not breathing on her own and unresponsive. The doctors are preparing the family for the worst and saying in the next 7-10 days they have to start making some difficult decisions.

I am debating on if DH and I should go. There is so much of our family there, and while I hate not going, I am not sure if I should risk the three hour ride there and back considering I am already having contractions. What would you guys do?? I feel like this is selfish to even think about, but where I am at...

pnwlover12 · September 2014

MrsSinner402 said:

Had my first ugly cry in a long time tonight. This week has been so overwhelming at work trying to train the temp in such a small time frame. I'm stressing that I'm going to come back to a mess. My day went fine until I got home. I opened the door and smeared cat puke all over the entry rug. So I went outside and sprayed it off with the hose. Came back in and found cat litter paw prints all over the leather couch. Someone had litter stuck to their foot.. I started dinner. Got egg all over my dress. The red sauce popped and went all over the wall and stove. The water boiled over and also went all over the stove. Pete won't eat for some reason, the dog won't listen to me. It's only 70 degrees here but I'm overheating like crazy, my pelvis hurts and I'm uncomfortable. I finally just yelled really loud, went in the bedroom and stripped down to a sports bra and underwear and stood in front of the fan and legitimately broke down in sobs. My eyes hurt.

I'm tossing you some sour patch kids via the interwebz. I hope you feel better dude.

golfingdarwinfish · September 2014

@mrssinner402

Sorry you've had such a crappy evening.

Hopefully things start improving asap and you get to relax on the couch with something yummy!

persephonerose · September 2014

@MrsTnMKE I am so sorry about your Aunt. That is a really hard choice to make. I think I would only go if you feel comfortable with the idea of giving birth at a different hospital. It is not selfish to put the needs of you and your unborn child first.

I personally would not go, if Aunt is unresponsive then she will not know you are there, it would be for your personal closure and to support the family there and you would be going into a hospital which can be very germy.

Also, if you go now and they do decide to discontinue care would you be able/willing to go back for a funeral?

golfingdarwinfish · September 2014

... and I love the post that instructs only certain people to respond. /:)

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