Friday Randoms

trisharenee0316 · October 2014

@goldengirlamy we are going out for a date this weekend (either tonight or tomorrow) and my ILs are going to watch our toddler. It's really the last date night we'll be able to have in a while since I know I'm not going to feel up for someone watching our newborn for quite some time. Probably just dinner and a movie, nothing super fancy, but time alone.

Re: manicures/pedicures - I went today because my feet looked like Fred Flintstone and my nails looked like harpy claws. Both the women who did my mani and pedi said they thought I was having twins. Insert fiery death stare here. When I told them I just have one and am due on Tuesday, one woman said "Oh, I thought it was twins because your belly is so big." Um yeah, I kind of fucking gathered that was your assumption! Thanks for rubbing it in. LUCKILY my hands and feet look good or I would have been beyond stabby.

savicke2009 · October 2014

I seriously want to go off on my husband but im going to refrain.. he went to work this am for a half day.. while he was gone I got three kids ready to go to pre school drop off, took two kids to the doctor, came home fed one kid breakfast while nursing the other, picked kid one up from pre school, did the dishes, cleaned the kitchen, vacuumed the whole house and he walks in the door and sees me vacuuming and says 'oh good' then when my friends come over has the audacity to make it sound like he does everything.. I just had a baby three fucking days ago dick.. and tomorrow he'll be gone all day to a football game with people from high school.. THEN he took a three hour nap while his sister and her kids were here- which whatever I love his sister but I am tired of entertaining and tired of his niece acting like she needs to carry the baby around the house to hold her.. my milk came in and made my boobs hurt even more than they already do.. im a hot mess.. I do feel better bitching about him though.. and he did let me get a three hour nap yesterday too..

goldengirlamy · October 2014

@starla487‌ We considered at movie but realized what was on Netflix appealed to is more. Like you said, everything we want to see is coming out in the next 6 months so yeah..

@trisharenee0316‌ we definitely don't feel comfortable leaving a newborn with a sitter. DH is in the Army and we have no family near where we are stationed so date night will be non-existent fairly soon. But we decided to make dates happen by waking the mall and getting ice cream or continuing to bring the doggy to the park on Saturdays with the baby.

Also we lived in Korea for two years and many native Koreans thought I was pregnant just because I ate an entire hamburger by myself or DH and I didn't share a plate of pasta like lady and the tramp. Most Koreans I met thought they knew everything about everything.

goldengirlamy · October 2014

@savicke2009‌ your bitch fit is completely valid! I can't believe your doing that 3 days after having a baby! That's amazing!

pnwlover12 · October 2014

You're fuckin awesome @trisharenee0316‌

pnwlover12 · October 2014

I really hope eating chili the night before the MWs break my water isn't a mistake.

heathera1979 · October 2014

My LO is 4 weeks old today! I have been dying to paint her toe nails since the day she was born just need to find a small enough brush...

savicke2009 · October 2014

pnwlover12 said:
I really hope eating chili the night before the MWs break my water isn't a mistake.

There will be lots of pooping!

Emerald27 · October 2014

pnwlover12 said:
I'm in labor!!!!

Nope. No I'm not. At all.

This was so super cruel!!!!! I JUST opened the randoms thread for the first time today, and I'm on my phone so I had to scroll to see that it was just a joke!!!

( You were nearly responsible for waking the baby asleep on my chest when I jumped in excitement for you! ...sigh

Emerald27 · October 2014

Cantisa said:

MrsCunningham22 said:

windwithfingers said:
@Cantisa‌ I hate the pump so much but it doesn't hurt! I've been putting lanolin on it but it's been an open wound for like 10 days now. It's not healing. I don't know what to do about it :-/
You might have both mention it before and if so disregard ; but have you let the nipple air dry before putting the lanolin? My right nip is the sensitive one and it cracked and bled for about the first week and a half and air drying it and putting lanolin did the trick.

OH when I let the nipples air dry, I have vasospasms and they burn like a ring of fire. The gods of breastfeeding have a special hatred for me. lol

This should improve as your nipple trauma continues to heal! ((hugs)) I have painful vasospasms when I walk outside into the cold or something.

pnwlover12 · October 2014

Emerald27 said:

pnwlover12 said:
I'm in labor!!!!

Nope. No I'm not. At all.
This was so super cruel!!!!! I JUST opened the randoms thread for the first time today, and I'm on my phone so I had to scroll to see that it was just a joke!!! ( You were nearly responsible for waking the baby asleep on my chest when I jumped in excitement for you! ...sigh

Aww, you're the best @Emerald27‌

angeltennis3 · October 2014

Well...the good news is I am having some contractions! They are only mildly painful though and pretty irregular...but it has been going on for over an hour.

The bad news is the bright spot in being super pregnant was I planned to attend a very close friend's wedding ceremony tomorrow, which I originally didn't think I could make.

I guess the only thing to do is wait and see what these turn into...I am torn at this point!

bumpuser10309732 · October 2014

Guise I made it out of the house today AND I was wearing mascara. Totes feeling normal. Cheering for you tomorrow LB @pnwlover12‌ are they still going to induce?

Emerald27 · October 2014

crawford411 said:
Sunny is already up and eating again 80 minutes into bedtime. But... She is seriously audibly guzzling from my boob right now. I'm praying that this holds her until at least 1:30 AM!

DS fell asleep about an hour ago and is already starting to stir. And I'm pretty sure he just pooped...

windwithfingers · October 2014

crawford411 said:

scottysgirl77 said:
Screw you Pizza Hut! Why you no bring my food fast?

Eta: FFFC- I really miss being able to blame eating a lot on being pregnant. Now I just have to admit that I'm a fat kid and I loooooove food.
I think breastfeeding hunger is way worse than pregnancy hunger!

This! I am way more hungry now than I ever was while pregnant.

pnwlover12 · October 2014

MrsBabe614 said:
Guise I made it out of the house today AND I was wearing mascara. Totes feeling normal. Cheering for you tomorrow LB @pnwlover12‌ are they still going to induce?

They're going to break my water tomorrow morning. That's really the best the midwives can do, they don't use medications like pitocin. I'll be emailing you updates LB.

Emerald27 · October 2014

windwithfingers said:

crawford411 said:

scottysgirl77 said:
Screw you Pizza Hut! Why you no bring my food fast?

Eta: FFFC- I really miss being able to blame eating a lot on being pregnant. Now I just have to admit that I'm a fat kid and I loooooove food.
I think breastfeeding hunger is way worse than pregnancy hunger!
This! I am way more hungry now than I ever was while pregnant.

Same! I'm ravenous 1/2 hour after I eat. And DH gets nervous every time I go to the grocery store without him. We need all the food!!!

golfingdarwinfish · October 2014

pnwlover12 said:

MrsBabe614 said:
Guise I made it out of the house today AND I was wearing mascara. Totes feeling normal. Cheering for you tomorrow LB @pnwlover12‌ are they still going to induce?
They're going to break my water tomorrow morning. That's really the best the midwives can do, they don't use medications like pitocin. I'll be emailing you updates LB.

How exciting!!! Sending tons of labor vibes your way!!! @pnwlover12‌

Emerald27 · October 2014

theresat858 said:
Starving all the time.

And considering divorce if DH can't get it through his fucking head that I don't want to fight in front of the kids, ever, and that's all he ever does.

((Hugs)) I am the same way. I never want to scare my kids with harsh tones or angry words or whatnot. I would rather discuss and work through our conflicts once the kids are asleep!

I try to remind myself when we inevitably argue that if the kids see us argue sometimes, they will learn that people who love each other do not always agree. They will learn that people who love each other occasionally lose their temper and say things they don't mean. They'll learn that because we love each other, we work through our differences and forgive when we make mistakes.

I DO try to argue calmly, though, and to encourage DH to do the same. I never ever want to scare my children, but sometimes conflicts need to be resolved in the moment. Maybe we can teach our kids how parents resolve conflicts by arguing well in front of them? Not by yelling or name-calling...where does that get you anyway? But by voicing grievances, listening to each other and carefully working through differences.

It's especially tough to argue when you're sleep deprived and recovering from major surgery. I hope your DH will set whatever it is aside so that you can work through it more constructively once you're feeling better!

Emerald27 · October 2014

Reading the FFFC thread and seeing all the posts about not wanting more babies yet makes me really smile. I remember feeling that way when DS1 was born, but then I saw a newborn one day when DS was almost a year old, and I realized how he had grown and wasn't my tiny baby anymore. I missed it so much...I instantly wanted another! Lol

windwithfingers · October 2014

DS's new thing is fighting sleep. He only does it at night, of course.

MrsSinner402 · October 2014

Guise. DH took some selfies with DD earlier. I'm in love. :x

Emerald27 · October 2014

@MrsSinner402‌ She looks so much like her daddy!

MrsSinner402 · October 2014

Emerald27 said:
@MrsSinner402‌ She looks so much like her daddy!

Thats what everyone says! She looks nothing like me.

I'm hoping she morphs into a little me as she ages.

goldengirlamy · October 2014

@Emerald01‌ your philosophy of fighting in front of the kids is awesome! We always say we won't fight in front of our kid but maybe she needs to see that we aren't perfect and conflict happens. It's how you deal with it that matters!

golfingdarwinfish · October 2014

@mrssinner402 ((Swoon!)) So cute!

Does anyone else not put mittens on their LO? DS never had them at the hospital and hasn't been scratching himself at all. He also flips out if he does not have access to his hands, and I worry about him suffocating himself with a mitten because he often falls asleep with his hands near his face.

Emerald27 · October 2014

MrsSinner402 said:

Emerald27 said:
@MrsSinner402‌ She looks so much like her daddy!
Thats what everyone says! She looks nothing like me. I'm hoping she morphs into a little me as she ages.

DS1 was born looking like my little copy, but now everyone says how much he looks like DH. So it's totally possible!

golfingdarwinfish · October 2014

theresat858 said:

Also, I got back proofs from a paper yesterday - which I have 48 hours to respond to. It's not like I told the editor that 10/21 was my due date or anything (oh wait, I did)... I'm glad I have a three week old and not a 3 day old while trying to do this!

@theresat858

Major journal? Congrats on the proofs!!!!!!!!

... and (( )) to you and TP to your DH. Quiet TPs in a room where your LOs cannot hear his screams.

goldengirlamy · October 2014

theresat858 said:
Also, I got back proofs from a paper yesterday - which I have 48 hours to respond to. It's not like I told the editor that 10/21 was my due date or anything (oh wait, I did)... I'm glad I have a three week old and not a 3 day old while trying to do this!

I'm not the only one getting work sent to me by my boss even though I'm on unpaid maternity leave?
Good thing I'm overdue and have nothing better to do than this crap. Thing is though, my boss doesn't know that I haven't had my baby yet, so she's just sending me work anyways. After the baby is born, this isn't going to continue, I'm going to have to say something..

AmandaJean12 · October 2014

golfingdarwinfish said:
@mrssinner402 ((Swoon!)) So cute!

Does anyone else not put mittens on their LO? DS never had them at the hospital and hasn't been scratching himself at all. He also flips out if he does not have access to his hands, and I worry about him suffocating himself with a mitten because he often falls asleep with his hands near his face.

I have avoided the mittens too. I just use a baby nail file.

MrsSinner402 · October 2014

golfingdarwinfish said:
@mrssinner402 ((Swoon!)) So cute!

Does anyone else not put mittens on their LO? DS never had them at the hospital and hasn't been scratching himself at all. He also flips out if he does not have access to his hands, and I worry about him suffocating himself with a mitten because he often falls asleep with his hands near his face.

I always use mittens because she scratches her face.

sabby2 · October 2014

We don't do mittens either.

cmac6186 · October 2014

We did mittens the first few days. DDs nails were sharp and jagged and she was tearing up her face in the hospital.

pnwlover12 · October 2014

Getting nervous about tomorrow. Shit is getting real.

TheOtherJacobsons · October 2014

Just peed myself for old times sake... Wasn't expecting that one.

sabby2 · October 2014

@crawford411 I know, right!? My dd does this all the time. She also is extra good at peeing everywhere the 20 seconds between switching the old diaper for the new one. She peed all over my hand the other day. Good thing we have more than one changing table cover.

trisharenee0316 · October 2014

pnwlover12 said:

You're fuckin awesome @trisharenee0316‌

Quoted for truth.

trisharenee0316 · October 2014

pnwlover12 said:

Getting nervous about tomorrow. Shit is getting real.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER BABY SOON!!!

TheOtherJacobsons · October 2014

crawford411 said:
The delayed baby poop kills me. Do you have to wait until 20 minutes after we both fall asleep to poop? This is not your normal thing, LO. You are torturing us.

Mine likes to fight sleep and then poop and pass out. I, of course, change her and then she's wide awake like she wasn't just a sack of potatoes in my arms 2 minutes earlier.

miss.brittany · October 2014

I'm convinced I'm going to be pregnant forever. 41 weeks 2 days is too long! Come out baby!!! I'm grumpy, I'm sick of having contractions and no baby, and I can't even "walk the baby out" because now if I stand/walk too much I have the lovely joy of swollen feet, ankles, and calves. When I saw how swollen my calves were tonight I cried and asked DH if I had gained so much weight that even my legs were huge and I'm just now noticing.

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