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November 2014 Moms
kimberly_ann81
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FFFC
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Re: FFFC
My brother and his wife are splitting after a year of marriage and I kind of glad about it.
She has caused nothing but trouble in our family since they got engaged. She told my brother that my sister and her DH were not going to be invited to the wedding and that she didn’t want to be around them ever. She doesn’t like BIL. Needless to say this started a whole lot of issues and conversations between my parents, sis, BIL, and them. We were pretty much told as long as Sis and BIL were going to be at family functions Bro and SIL wouldn’t be coming. I’ve seen my Bro twice since their wedding last May, Peanut’s baby dedication and at the zoo this summer. I haven’t seen SIL since the wedding, she hasn’t even met Peanut and hasn’t even tried to see him.
I’ve kept trying to reach out to them and let them know about family functions but they/she never replies. I feel bad for my Bro as he wants to work on the marriage but SIL is done and doesn’t even want to try.
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The people who post on here asking for medical advice because they "don't want to be an alarmist and call their doctor" but yet have a laundry list of reasons why they should in fact call. Seriously? It makes me want to scream.... "Call your mother fucking doctor crazy"-that's what I really want to say to these posters. It might happen eventually, stay tuned....
I love the ears on hats!!
I equate it to toddlers that like to dress up in costumes!
But this way you don't need the entire costume just a cute hat!!
My husband said to me last night... you don't even realize how big the baby is... I said I know... I really don't! Maybe it will all hit me tomorrow at my maternity photo shoot. Or maybe I am trying to hold on to this last month of pregnancy because I am sad it will be my last...
I'm going to play off this "people don't understand the rules to when to call/see the doctor" arena, just in the other direction.
In my world, the ER is for emergencies. Not because you jammed your finger, not because your ten year old threw up 3 times last night, not because you have a cold (all of these are straight from my FB feed, and all during the day when urgent care or a PCP would have been available).
When I was sent to the ER last Wednesday (I called my OB first and was on the way to the office when they told me my symptoms were ER worthy so I headed there) the guy in front of me, when checking in, no lie said he had been coughing for 5 days and had a sore throat. That's not an issue for the ER. That's an urgent care or regular doctor visit. I feel like people who truly have emergencies are having longer wait times because of the non-emergencies. It just seems common practice among my friends and even my family to just run to the ER for any medical issue and I don't get it.
I agree about dislike of people who run to the ER for non-emergencies, but only when there are other options available. I once went to the ER for and ear infection. I was living in a small town at the time that had a shortage of doctors. My doctor's office couldn't get me in for 3 days and the closest urgent care was 100 miles away. I was planning on waiting until my appointment, but my mom (a nurse) encouraged me to go to the ER. If I would have waited until my appointment, there is a very good chance I would have had permanent damage.
I have a friend that is a doctor. She worked in the local ER for a while. She said that she had women come in for pregnancy tests. They weren't citizens, barely spoke English, and celebrated when it was positive. Total abuse of the system!
I washed one of DH's work uniform shirts last night and there was a pen still in the pocket. The shirt now has ink stains quite literally all over it. I'm going to attempt to get the stains out tonight, but I don't have much hope. If it doesn't work I'm going to throw out the shirt and not tell him about it.
Feels good to get that off my chest!
If that doesn't work, Oxyclean.
When I'm bored I get GIF-y...and there is no work to be done at work....so I think I'm going to GIF every post I make today.
In my world, the ER is for emergencies. Not because you jammed your finger, not because your ten year old threw up 3 times last night, not because you have a cold (all of these are straight from my FB feed, and all during the day when urgent care or a PCP would have been available).
When I was sent to the ER last Wednesday (I called my OB first and was on the way to the office when they told me my symptoms were ER worthy so I headed there) the guy in front of me, when checking in, no lie said he had been coughing for 5 days and had a sore throat. That's not an issue for the ER. That's an urgent care or regular doctor visit. I feel like people who truly have emergencies are having longer wait times because of the non-emergencies. It just seems common practice among my friends and even my family to just run to the ER for any medical issue and I don't get it.
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I agree! I also think it contributes to the rising cost of healthcare. In our area people without insurance heavily abuse the ER when a PCP or urgent care visit is sufficient because no payment in required up front and you can't be turned away. I am not making judgement just stating what I have encountered working in healthcare for years as both office and medical staff. Most of those patients would admit to one, the other or both of those being the reason they chose the ER.
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clean the house if it meant I could have $30 worth of ice cream!!
Now to think of a FFFC...
I see this as a win - flame away!
my happy boy
The FFFC part: my mom & aunt came to my house to do the invitations, nbd. But they really made me crazy at some of the people my mom wanted to and did end up inviting. Some of them I do know, some I don't. Because of these extra people, we ended up being short 5 invitations. So now 5 people who are family members, have different invites than the rest of the guests. This makes my minor ocd crazy!!
**i know it's really not a big deal, but GAH!
BFP#4 3/17/14 - rainbow Baby BOY arrived 11/10/14 !!
DX: Uterine Septum - Resection 9/5/13 || MTHFR Hetero A1298C || My Chart
The crochet beanies/hats are excluded from my FCCC.
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Eyes are totally ok
my FFFC I love being the handy one, I think it has to do with my little bits of OCD, I'd much rather go to Home Depot myself and find the part we need for fixing things etc. Example I got super excited to put together DH's desk and refused help (not that I needed it) and totally didn't need DH to come with me to Home Depot today for sink parts, he slowed me down lol
I agree about dislike of people who run to the ER for non-emergencies, but only when there are other options available. I once went to the ER for and ear infection. I was living in a small town at the time that had a shortage of doctors. My doctor's office couldn't get me in for 3 days and the closest urgent care was 100 miles away. I was planning on waiting until my appointment, but my mom (a nurse) encouraged me to go to the ER. If I would have waited until my appointment, there is a very good chance I would have had permanent damage.
I have a friend that is a doctor. She worked in the local ER for a while. She said that she had women come in for pregnancy tests. They weren't citizens, barely spoke English, and celebrated when it was positive. Total abuse of the system!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This. I worked in an ER for a couple years and we saw so much abuse of the system. Our ER could not turn people away regardless of their insurance status, which, obviously, makes a lot of sense for true emergencies. The problem was however people coming in to the ER with colds and for other things that were not emergencies that could (and were) easily treated with over the counter medicine. It was so frustrating! One of the nurses got fed up one night and started asking people, "what is your emergency?"
Now, I totally understand instances where other venues of help are not open and something that normally isn't an emergency should be brought to the ER, but when it is an abuse of the system it becomes frustrating.
Another thing that was frustrating to me is that since there are no state mental hospitals, people with psychiatric breaks were brought to us where they stayed until we could find a facility for them to go to... The ER is also not a psych ward... Ours at least was not set up to handle those situations.
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N14 November Siggy Challenge - Celebration
A kinda TMI confession...
I have days where I feel great - I can almost forget that I am pregnant. Then I have days like today where I feel massive and uncomfortable. I was having a little bit of back pain and was feeling gassy. I was at a meeting a bit earlier and was continuing to feel uncomfortable. As soon as I had the opportunity, I went to the bathroom. When I got there I farted. It was loud and long - probably close to 10 seconds. Now the back pain is gone. Still a little uncomfortable but much better. Farting never felt so good!
I am going to strangle my children. DD2 tried to kill me by leaving a toy in the kitchen and I couldn't see it because of my hugeness. DD1 left her homework folder on the chair when she left for school and she's lucky I had to run an errand or I wouldn't have brought it to school for her. And the best one has been DS: this week was a huge, exhausting day after day fight to get his homework done - he just barely finished it all before bed last night - AND HE DIDN'T TURN IN HIS FOLDER! AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
I think Mommy needs some alone time tonight. And cheesecake.
Mo 11/4/14
Wait, What?!? - EDD 11/1/19
Confession #1: I bought a weenie 4 piece set because I had received a fairly substantial one the previous Christmas and had a feeling we'd move in together at some point.
Confession #2: I prefer the weenie set.
This ^ I am also the handy one in the house. DH just doesn't have the patience for anything and he can't read instructions. I put together LO's crib, night stand and bookcase. My mom and my sister did the dresser so I wouldn't try to do it too. I don't take DH on trips to Home Depot either. I tell him I will but then go at lunch or something
I'm mean
We bought a desk a few months ago and I fired DH from that project too. He was about the give himself a stroke messing with it. I had it finished within 20 mins of him leaving the room lol AND I was 6 months pregnant at the time.
Me 32 and DH 40
Fur-baby named Bella
1 MC Nov. 2013
DD born Nov. 2, 2014
Little 2 EDD Oct. 1
-The first three weeks are the hardest. Week 1 might suck but you've got all the new baby hormones to help. Week 2 can be the most painful as hormones wear off. Week 3 can be the hardest because typically that's the first time your solo with the baby.
-The pain level on a scale of 1-10, should NOT be higher than a 3. If it is, seek help right away.
-If you have an IV, if you have a c-section, if you're baby is born before 40 weeks and/or under 6lbs 8ozs*, you should probably be renting a hospital grade pump to ensure you can have an adequate supply. All of the things above can have a BIG affect on your supply.
But at the end of the day I think as long as we try or whatever we choose, whether moms end up EBF, EP, EFF, or some combination there of, baby will be okay. As a FTM I certainly think it's okay to worry about the unknown and how we will feel about it.
* edit to add, I think the weight part was more you had additional time before they worry about the baby not eating as much or if you're having supply issues.