It's not just travel. It's that I barely get to do anything now, with a child, it's going to be worse.
Not necessarily. You can travel with a child. My very good friend from
college has traveled to Colorado, Maine, Florida, Georgia, and NY -
always with her husband and child. And he is only one year old! You
can do it if you commit to it.
I know you can travel with a child. I don't think I ever denied that, though if I did I didn't mean it that way. I don't want to travel with a child.
Have you talked to your husband about how you feel he treats you like a child? That would annoy the shit out of me. I think some occupational and physical therapy that helps you to be more certain in your space would be great for both of you in that respect.
I agree that seeking out support groups that involve your condition or blindness in general would probably be really helpful. I'm sure there are women who have gone through pregnancy with similar issues, and it would be a great help to you. I'm not saying don't be here, but I do think a more specialized group would be good, especially since you're dealing with a lot with your condition. Can you speak to whatever specialist you see to see if they can direct your towards a group of like women, maybe even in your area?
BTW, this is helpful. Being helpful is sometimes people asking questions that you need to ask yourself.
I have, but he doesn't seem to think he's been too controlling is the word he used, but not what I'd use. I have to go a few hours away to see a specialist twice a year, and I don't know what he can tell me. I certainly cannot travel like that each week.
I had wanted to stay here, despite certain things.
The difference between now vs later, is that I'd have been able to go and do the things I'd maybe like to do now. Give me a few years to act like a normal person, then take care of a child.
It's not just travel. It's that I barely get to do anything now, with a child, it's going to be worse.
Not necessarily. You can travel with a child. My very good friend from
college has traveled to Colorado, Maine, Florida, Georgia, and NY -
always with her husband and child. And he is only one year old! You
can do it if you commit to it.
I know you can travel with a child. I don't think I ever denied that, though if I did I didn't mean it that way. I don't want to travel with a child.
But, I'm confused. You say that you love traveling with your husband and he's shown you so many great things. You say that it's not just travel that you'll miss; you barely get to do anything now and with a child you'll get to do even less.
So... now you're saying that you don't want to travel? Will the child's presence ruin the vacation?
And, if you have a nanny to help you with the baby, I'd argue that you'll get to go more places! You'll have someone there to help, to drive, to go to public places with you and help you watch the baby. You'll have MORE reasons to leave the house than ever!
YES! That's what I've wanted to say.
I do want to travel, but not with a child. It's going to limit where I can go or see. A nanny isn't so bad, I especially like the idea of someone driving me whenever I need them to. I did tell him that, and he likes that I'm positive about a nanny.
It's not just travel. It's that I barely get to do anything now, with a child, it's going to be worse.
Not necessarily. You can travel with a child. My very good friend from
college has traveled to Colorado, Maine, Florida, Georgia, and NY -
always with her husband and child. And he is only one year old! You
can do it if you commit to it.
I know you can travel with a child. I don't think I ever denied that, though if I did I didn't mean it that way. I don't want to travel with a child.
But, I'm confused. You say that you love traveling with your husband and he's shown you so many great things. You say that it's not just travel that you'll miss; you barely get to do anything now and with a child you'll get to do even less.
So... now you're saying that you don't want to travel? Will the child's presence ruin the vacation?
And, if you have a nanny to help you with the baby, I'd argue that you'll get to go more places! You'll have someone there to help, to drive, to go to public places with you and help you watch the baby. You'll have MORE reasons to leave the house than ever!
YES! That's what I've wanted to say.
I do want to travel, but not with a child. It's going to limit where I can go or see. A nanny isn't so bad, I especially like the idea of someone driving me whenever I need them to. I did tell him that, and he likes that I'm positive about a nanny.
Holy shit. I feel like we've made progress.
Now: why don't you want to travel with a child? Do you think they will take away from your husband's attention on you? Do you think they will cry and just ruin everything? Do you think that the places you want to go right now won't be child friendly?
Nannies. At home baby-sitters. Grandparents. There's no reason why you still can't travel alone with your husband. And, babies are more portable than some believe. But, my answer really depends on your concern.
It's a little of all of that, really. Travelling is one of the very few times I have his undivided attention, unless it's business related. And I'm sure there are many places that crying children just won't be acceptable. And a few adult only places are on my list as well.
I don't recall anyone asking if I can use public transport. I saw people mentioning it, but no, it is not available to me. We haven't had any in years. I have to, as I may or may not have said earlier, rely on people who will take me somewhere at their whim. Case in point, I had to wait five days for someone just to take me to the post office.
Your situations don't work for me because you are not me. I might be wrong, but I will acknowledge it now. I can't imagine any of you are stuck at home. I imagine most of you drive or have public transit you can use. I'm guessing some of you work. If not all of you. People must trust you and not treat you like a two year old.
I don't even have locks on my bedroom or bathroom door. My husband took them off because I might fall and he would have to get to me. I'm terrified of falling out of the bathtub because my balance is poor. And now I have to be extra careful because there's a tiny thing I have to take care of.
I live for trips with my husband. On vacations, I get his time and focus, he shows me things I'd never get to see otherwise. I've been places I'd never get to see otherwise. When he's on business, I can go out, ride a bus or a taxi, see some sights and take time to focus on things and time to look. It takes me forever to grocery shop because it's so hard to see and read, so with a baby, how do I do that? I'm not being sarcastic, how do you do that? They wiggle, they scream, they cry, they need feeding and attention when they are not sleeping.
My good friend's mom raised 3 kids completely & utterly blind. Like, cannot see at all. There are folks that do it. Do you have a partner that can drive? Can you talk to your OB & regular doctor. Together you can work out a plan if you want to parent.
It's not just travel. It's that I barely get to do anything now, with a child, it's going to be worse.
Not necessarily. You can travel with a child. My very good friend from
college has traveled to Colorado, Maine, Florida, Georgia, and NY -
always with her husband and child. And he is only one year old! You
can do it if you commit to it.
I know you can travel with a child. I don't think I ever denied that, though if I did I didn't mean it that way. I don't want to travel with a child.
But, I'm confused. You say that you love traveling with your husband and he's shown you so many great things. You say that it's not just travel that you'll miss; you barely get to do anything now and with a child you'll get to do even less.
So... now you're saying that you don't want to travel? Will the child's presence ruin the vacation?
And, if you have a nanny to help you with the baby, I'd argue that you'll get to go more places! You'll have someone there to help, to drive, to go to public places with you and help you watch the baby. You'll have MORE reasons to leave the house than ever!
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YES! That's what I've wanted to say.
I do want to travel, but not with a child. It's going to limit where I can go or see. A nanny isn't so bad, I especially like the idea of someone driving me whenever I need them to. I did tell him that, and he likes that I'm positive about a nanny.
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That was the first positive comment from you in this entire thread! Breakthrough!
About the traveling, I'm going to repeat what's been said before. Don't anticipate how you're going to feel once the baby comes. Right now it seems daunting but your feelings now won't necessarily be the same then. Time does help and you still have another 6 months.
I'm trying not to, I really am, and I know they can change. I guess I'm just one of those believe it when you see it folks.
I don't recall anyone asking if I can use public transport. I saw people mentioning it, but no, it is not available to me. We haven't had any in years. I have to, as I may or may not have said earlier, rely on people who will take me somewhere at their whim. Case in point, I had to wait five days for someone just to take me to the post office.
Your situations don't work for me because you are not me. I might be wrong, but I will acknowledge it now. I can't imagine any of you are stuck at home. I imagine most of you drive or have public transit you can use. I'm guessing some of you work. If not all of you. People must trust you and not treat you like a two year old.
I don't even have locks on my bedroom or bathroom door. My husband took them off because I might fall and he would have to get to me. I'm terrified of falling out of the bathtub because my balance is poor. And now I have to be extra careful because there's a tiny thing I have to take care of.
I live for trips with my husband. On vacations, I get his time and focus, he shows me things I'd never get to see otherwise. I've been places I'd never get to see otherwise. When he's on business, I can go out, ride a bus or a taxi, see some sights and take time to focus on things and time to look. It takes me forever to grocery shop because it's so hard to see and read, so with a baby, how do I do that? I'm not being sarcastic, how do you do that? They wiggle, they scream, they cry, they need feeding and attention when they are not sleeping.
My husband can drive, but he's not always here. I want to get them together, I really do. I know my OB doesn't fully get it, and my eye doctor might help her. Distance is the big problem, though. Phone calls work, but I always thought that things work better face to face myself.
@AnnaK1985 Said "
It's not just travel. It's that I barely get to do anything now, with a child, it's going to be worse. "
But you don't know that. You really don't.
No, I don't know it 100%, but the only positive I can see is using a nanny.
I get why you would be positive about having a nanny there, it means that you'd actually get to be out of the house. This is kind of why I don't understand why you or your H hasn't been more proactive in getting you the help you need so that you can function on your own. You can't go to the bathroom by yourself right now, and it seems like both you and your H would be wanting you to be able to be more comfortable with your surroundings.You won't have the nanny forever (I would think) but you will need to have a way to get to and from things like school or for emergencies. I think, again, counseling, would be helpful for both of you, as well as finding a support group or doctor who can help you.
ETA: Have you talked to your husband about getting more alone time with him regularly so that you're not so fixated on travel as the only time you get to connect? I can totally see why you're so bent on making sure those vacations are couple time given what you've said, and there's no reason to think that you won't be able to take vacations as a couple, but it seems like you spend a lot of time alone and the time you do spend with him is not enough or he's focused elsewhere. That might be something to think about/talk to him about.
TTC #1 since 11/2012 Me-31, H-27 **Loss 1-Cycle 7(June 2013) at 5w6d-CP**Loss 2-Cycle 11(October 2013) at 5w4d-CP** **Loss 3-Cycle 14 (January-February 2014)-M/C dx 2/10, EP dx 2/24, MTX 2/25** Beta Hell--hCG finally down to 0 - 6/20/14 SA normal. Genetic testing normal. Hormonal testing normal. HSG 6/30/14 - found blocked left tube and 2 'bubbles' on uterine wall. Hysteroscopy/Lap--8/4/14 - Tubes unblocked. Polyps removed from uterine wall. Septum removed. 9/30/14--Off the bench! Unmedicated TI through December 2014 BFP 12/14/14!!! Beta #1, 12/16: 990 Beta #2, 12/18: Over 2000! Beta #3, 12/22: over 8000! U/S #1, 12/23: gestational sac, possible heartbeat U/S #2, 12/30: HEARTBEAT! 128bpm, measuring right on at 7w EDD: 8/19/2015 U/S #3, 1/9: BPM in the 180s, IT'S HAPPENING!!!
I get why you would be positive about having a nanny there, it means that you'd actually get to be out of the house. This is kind of why I don't understand why you or your H hasn't been more proactive in getting you the help you need so that you can function on your own. You can't go to the bathroom by yourself right now, and it seems like both you and your H would be wanting you to be able to be more comfortable with your surroundings.You won't have the nanny forever (I would think) but you will need to have a way to get to and from things like school or for emergencies. I think, again, counseling, would be helpful for both of you, as well as finding a support group or doctor who can help you.
I think a lot of it is denial on his part. For example, I told him a long time ago I'm not doing surgery, I decided that within a year of being diagnosed. He still asks about surgery when I see someone. Maybe this happened to shake him out of it, I don't know. Supposedly everything happens for a reason.
I just read the CNN link that @PrimRoseMama provided, and I think it's really excellent. Have you thought about a guide dog as your vision decreases? I'm sure they're not for everyone, but they seem to help a lot of people.
TTC #1 since 11/2012 Me-31, H-27 **Loss 1-Cycle 7(June 2013) at 5w6d-CP**Loss 2-Cycle 11(October 2013) at 5w4d-CP** **Loss 3-Cycle 14 (January-February 2014)-M/C dx 2/10, EP dx 2/24, MTX 2/25** Beta Hell--hCG finally down to 0 - 6/20/14 SA normal. Genetic testing normal. Hormonal testing normal. HSG 6/30/14 - found blocked left tube and 2 'bubbles' on uterine wall. Hysteroscopy/Lap--8/4/14 - Tubes unblocked. Polyps removed from uterine wall. Septum removed. 9/30/14--Off the bench! Unmedicated TI through December 2014 BFP 12/14/14!!! Beta #1, 12/16: 990 Beta #2, 12/18: Over 2000! Beta #3, 12/22: over 8000! U/S #1, 12/23: gestational sac, possible heartbeat U/S #2, 12/30: HEARTBEAT! 128bpm, measuring right on at 7w EDD: 8/19/2015 U/S #3, 1/9: BPM in the 180s, IT'S HAPPENING!!!
I just read the CNN link that @PrimRoseMama provided, and I think it's really excellent. Have you thought about a guide dog as your vision decreases? I'm sure they're not for everyone, but they seem to help a lot of people.
We have talked about it. I'd be accepting of a dog, especially if I'm out by myself.
Your OB can set you up with social services that can help you find support, & other programs for your medical limitations. Talk it over with your husband & see what you come to.
Your OB can set you up with social services that can help you find support, & other programs for your medical limitations. Talk it over with your husband & see what you come to.
I'll talk to him about it. Right now I need to eat and I want to crochet, I had plans to finish the blanket I've been working on since December, but I don't think that will happen.
It's not just travel. It's that I barely get to do anything now, with a child, it's going to be worse.
Not necessarily. You can travel with a child. My very good friend from
college has traveled to Colorado, Maine, Florida, Georgia, and NY -
always with her husband and child. And he is only one year old! You
can do it if you commit to it.
I know you can travel with a child. I don't think I ever denied that, though if I did I didn't mean it that way. I don't want to travel with a child.
But, I'm confused. You say that you love traveling with your husband and he's shown you so many great things. You say that it's not just travel that you'll miss; you barely get to do anything now and with a child you'll get to do even less.
So... now you're saying that you don't want to travel? Will the child's presence ruin the vacation?
And, if you have a nanny to help you with the baby, I'd argue that you'll get to go more places! You'll have someone there to help, to drive, to go to public places with you and help you watch the baby. You'll have MORE reasons to leave the house than ever!
YES! That's what I've wanted to say.
I do want to travel, but not with a child. It's going to limit where I can go or see. A nanny isn't so bad, I especially like the idea of someone driving me whenever I need them to. I did tell him that, and he likes that I'm positive about a nanny.
Holy shit. I feel like we've made progress.
Now: why don't you want to travel with a child? Do you think they will take away from your husband's attention on you? Do you think they will cry and just ruin everything? Do you think that the places you want to go right now won't be child friendly?
Nannies. At home baby-sitters. Grandparents. There's no reason why you still can't travel alone with your husband. And, babies are more portable than some believe. But, my answer really depends on your concern.
It's a little of all of that, really. Travelling is one of the very few times I have his undivided attention, unless it's business related. And I'm sure there are many places that crying children just won't be acceptable. And a few adult only places are on my list as well.
So many quotes, I am sorry.
I have a question and I hope you see it in the spirit it is intended, are you possibly jealous of a baby coming in between you and your husband? Or worried the baby might take more of you dh's attention from you? If so, it is perfectly normal and a lot of people experience this.
HEAPS of blind/vision impaired women have babies - I wonder if a forum for women with those conditions might not be more useful and reassuring to you in your specific circumstances. It sounds like you live somewhere pretty isolated which is exacerbated by your eye condition. I wonder if you and your partner could considering moving to a community where you would have better access to facilities/people/support. I assume it would involve compromise but it might be ultimately best for your family.
@AnnaK1985 - I found out I was pregnant with my son when I was about 17 weeks I believe. I found out the sex directly after I found out. Scariest moment in my life. How could a mother let almost 20 weeks go by and not know, right? I was on a quarterly birth control and just living my life and mistakes implantation for a period and kept on trucking. Imagine, to my surprise when I expected AF and she didn't show! Anyway, I was still living at home, husband (fiancé at the time) was living with his brother and we had absolutely NOTHING For a baby, no house, I paid no bills, no responsibility. All of those things fell together in the following 23 weeks because I had my husband and knew that no matter what, with him, we could do anything! He loved me and I didn't want to be a mom (not yet anyway) - flash forward to five years later! We are expecting again (I'm only 6 weeks this time) and we have a beautiful home and a happy 5 1/2 year old boy! I often ask myself, 'what did you do before you had DS because life seems meaningless without him now'! He's my greatest accomplishment and Iove him more than anything in the entire world. So with that said, take some me time to process this and make an informed decision based on what resources you have available. Either way, you are going to be a wonderful mother whether or not it's now or later. God bless you!
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To be honest, it sounds to me like your issues are stemming more from your eye condition and the effects than your issues with being pregnant. It sounds like you are having a hard time adjusting, and it seems like this pregnancy is just one more thing added to your stack. I could be completely wrong, and feel free to tell me so, but I think that's why your answers didn't seem to make much sense early on.
You're looking forward to having help from a nanny because it gives YOU more mobility. I am not saying it's a bad thing, it just seems like you are trying to find happiness in your current state, and you (understandably) feel isolated and frustrated. My sister's best friend in high school was completely blind by the time she was 18, but she has three kids now. I believe as part of her disability income she had the option of having someone come over every so often and help clean house, make sure the house was safe for her and the kids, and she used a special transportation service for the disabled so she could get around easily enough. It sounds to me like if you find peace with your eye condition, and find ways to work around your physical limitations, you will be able to think of the pregnancy more clearly and decide how you feel about it.
To be honest, it sounds to me like your issues are stemming more from your eye condition and the effects than your issues with being pregnant. It sounds like you are having a hard time adjusting, and it seems like this pregnancy is just one more thing added to your stack. I could be completely wrong, and feel free to tell me so, but I think that's why your answers didn't seem to make much sense early on.
You're looking forward to having help from a nanny because it gives YOU more mobility. I am not saying it's a bad thing, it just seems like you are trying to find happiness in your current state, and you (understandably) feel isolated and frustrated. My sister's best friend in high school was completely blind by the time she was 18, but she has three kids now. I believe as part of her disability income she had the option of having someone come over every so often and help clean house, make sure the house was safe for her and the kids, and she used a special transportation service for the disabled so she could get around easily enough. It sounds to me like if you find peace with your eye condition, and find ways to work around your physical limitations, you will be able to think of the pregnancy more clearly and decide how you feel about it.
What you said makes some sense to me. And I like that you called it a stack. My mom would not have put it so nicely.
I applied for disability a long time ago, before even getting married, and was denied. My eyesight has gotten a lot worse since then, and I do think I might need to try again.
It's not just travel. It's that I barely get to do anything now, with a child, it's going to be worse.
Not necessarily. You can travel with a child. My very good friend from
college has traveled to Colorado, Maine, Florida, Georgia, and NY -
always with her husband and child. And he is only one year old! You
can do it if you commit to it.
I know you can travel with a child. I don't think I ever denied that, though if I did I didn't mean it that way. I don't want to travel with a child.
But, I'm confused. You say that you love traveling with your husband and he's shown you so many great things. You say that it's not just travel that you'll miss; you barely get to do anything now and with a child you'll get to do even less.
So... now you're saying that you don't want to travel? Will the child's presence ruin the vacation?
And, if you have a nanny to help you with the baby, I'd argue that you'll get to go more places! You'll have someone there to help, to drive, to go to public places with you and help you watch the baby. You'll have MORE reasons to leave the house than ever!
YES! That's what I've wanted to say.
I do want to travel, but not with a child. It's going to limit where I can go or see. A nanny isn't so bad, I especially like the idea of someone driving me whenever I need them to. I did tell him that, and he likes that I'm positive about a nanny.
Holy shit. I feel like we've made progress.
Now: why don't you want to travel with a child? Do you think they will take away from your husband's attention on you? Do you think they will cry and just ruin everything? Do you think that the places you want to go right now won't be child friendly?
Nannies. At home baby-sitters. Grandparents. There's no reason why you still can't travel alone with your husband. And, babies are more portable than some believe. But, my answer really depends on your concern.
It's a little of all of that, really. Travelling is one of the very few times I have his undivided attention, unless it's business related. And I'm sure there are many places that crying children just won't be acceptable. And a few adult only places are on my list as well.
So many quotes, I am sorry.
I have a question and I hope you see it in the spirit it is intended, are you possibly jealous of a baby coming in between you and your husband? Or worried the baby might take more of you dh's attention from you? If so, it is perfectly normal and a lot of people experience this.
I don't mind the quotes, though I have seen some forums that don't like "towers" of quotes. I kind of am jealous. I don't get as much time with him as I want anyway.
Mainly to moms of boys, but all of you can answer because I really want to know. I had considered making a baby blanket, but all the baby yarn I have is a variegated white/pink/yellow/green/blue. I always thought that could be unisex, but many people, parents and mostly non-parents, say it's just for a girl. It's got pink, so only girls can have that. I have a lot of light pinks, not a lot of blues, and again it's my only actual baby yarn and I bought about 12 skeins of it, so there's enough for at least three blankets.
But anyway, what do you think, boy, girl, or unisex?
Mainly to moms of boys, but all of you can answer because I really want to know. I had considered making a baby blanket, but all the baby yarn I have is a variegated white/pink/yellow/green/blue. I always thought that could be unisex, but many people, parents and mostly non-parents, say it's just for a girl. It's got pink, so only girls can have that. I have a lot of light pinks, not a lot of blues, and again it's my only actual baby yarn and I bought about 12 skeins of it, so there's enough for at least three blankets.
But anyway, what do you think, boy, girl, or unisex?
I think any one of those or all of those are acceptable. No need to push the gender agenda yet. I love all of those colors for a blanket. I crochet and I've used the combo you're talking about for a blanket before (I only know how to make blankets lol). It comes out very pretty.
Does this mean you're feeling a tad better about things?
I do too, but I really love peach and mint. I haven't seen peach in a long time, though. It might just be me, but since you used it before, do you think the pink is really that noticeable when it's done? I mostly do blankets, but I've been trying to do plushies. Their heads are so lopsided.
I do feel better, I'm not as low now, but I'm certainly not I guess you could say cheerful.
Boys can have pink. DS has plenty of pink and purple blankets from when I was a baby. It's just a blanket. It's not like a certain color sways a child to a certain gender.
That's how I see it. It's not even a lot of pink. I did one about a year ago, but no one with a boy wanted it.
Mainly to moms of boys, but all of you can answer because I really want to know. I had considered making a baby blanket, but all the baby yarn I have is a variegated white/pink/yellow/green/blue. I always thought that could be unisex, but many people, parents and mostly non-parents, say it's just for a girl. It's got pink, so only girls can have that. I have a lot of light pinks, not a lot of blues, and again it's my only actual baby yarn and I bought about 12 skeins of it, so there's enough for at least three blankets.
But anyway, what do you think, boy, girl, or unisex?
I think any one of those or all of those are acceptable. No need to push the gender agenda yet. I love all of those colors for a blanket. I crochet and I've used the combo you're talking about for a blanket before (I only know how to make blankets lol). It comes out very pretty.
Does this mean you're feeling a tad better about things?
I do too, but I really love peach and mint. I haven't seen peach in a long time, though. It might just be me, but since you used it before, do you think the pink is really that noticeable when it's done? I mostly do blankets, but I've been trying to do plushies. Their heads are so lopsided.
I do feel better, I'm not as low now, but I'm certainly not I guess you could say cheerful.
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Nope, it isn't more noticeable than any other color in the mix. People just get their shorts in a wad when it comes to sex and colors. My DS4 had pink in his blanket and he's fine. Mint and shades of blue greens are my absolute favorite colors for anything lol.
And I'll take "better"! Cheerful would be a big leap, baby steps are great
Especially here, it seems like. Though here, the theme for boys is now camouflage.
I say make your baby blankets with those lovely colours! I'd happily wrap my little boy in a blanket lovingly made in those colours. They're very nice. I'm glad you're feeling better. Don't discount seeing someone professional, though. I hope you can talk to your care team next time you have appointments.
I had thought of making one once or twice since finding out. I really wanted to finish the one I'm working on now before it gets really cold, but there's a cold spell right now and I'm only halfway done. I can't do booties or bottle covers or burp pads or hats or anything, but I can do blankets.
Mainly to moms of boys, but all of you can answer because I really want to know. I had considered making a baby blanket, but all the baby yarn I have is a variegated white/pink/yellow/green/blue. I always thought that could be unisex, but many people, parents and mostly non-parents, say it's just for a girl. It's got pink, so only girls can have that. I have a lot of light pinks, not a lot of blues, and again it's my only actual baby yarn and I bought about 12 skeins of it, so there's enough for at least three blankets.
But anyway, what do you think, boy, girl, or unisex?
My son is currently chillin on (eating) his sisters old pink blanket. Babies don't care what color their stuff is.
Re: Overwhelmed, and I have no idea what to do.
Wait, what? Are we reading the same thread?
There is nothing to close the thread over. In fact, others who may be lurking could benefit from this thread & the good, rational advice in it.
I tried, I really did. I still wish you the best, but I am convinced we can't help you. "Not my circus, not my monkeys..." :-??
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It's not just travel. It's that I barely get to do anything now, with a child, it's going to be worse. "
But you don't know that. You really don't.
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ETA: Have you talked to your husband about getting more alone time with him regularly so that you're not so fixated on travel as the only time you get to connect? I can totally see why you're so bent on making sure those vacations are couple time given what you've said, and there's no reason to think that you won't be able to take vacations as a couple, but it seems like you spend a lot of time alone and the time you do spend with him is not enough or he's focused elsewhere. That might be something to think about/talk to him about.
Me-31, H-27
**Loss 1-Cycle 7(June 2013) at 5w6d-CP**Loss 2-Cycle 11(October 2013) at 5w4d-CP**
**Loss 3-Cycle 14 (January-February 2014)-M/C dx 2/10, EP dx 2/24, MTX 2/25**
Beta Hell--hCG finally down to 0 - 6/20/14
SA normal. Genetic testing normal. Hormonal testing normal.
HSG 6/30/14 - found blocked left tube and 2 'bubbles' on uterine wall.
Hysteroscopy/Lap--8/4/14 - Tubes unblocked. Polyps removed from uterine wall. Septum removed.
9/30/14--Off the bench! Unmedicated TI through December 2014
BFP 12/14/14!!! Beta #1, 12/16: 990 Beta #2, 12/18: Over 2000! Beta #3, 12/22: over 8000!
U/S #1, 12/23: gestational sac, possible heartbeat
U/S #2, 12/30: HEARTBEAT! 128bpm, measuring right on at 7w EDD: 8/19/2015
U/S #3, 1/9: BPM in the 180s, IT'S HAPPENING!!!
Me-31, H-27
**Loss 1-Cycle 7(June 2013) at 5w6d-CP**Loss 2-Cycle 11(October 2013) at 5w4d-CP**
**Loss 3-Cycle 14 (January-February 2014)-M/C dx 2/10, EP dx 2/24, MTX 2/25**
Beta Hell--hCG finally down to 0 - 6/20/14
SA normal. Genetic testing normal. Hormonal testing normal.
HSG 6/30/14 - found blocked left tube and 2 'bubbles' on uterine wall.
Hysteroscopy/Lap--8/4/14 - Tubes unblocked. Polyps removed from uterine wall. Septum removed.
9/30/14--Off the bench! Unmedicated TI through December 2014
BFP 12/14/14!!! Beta #1, 12/16: 990 Beta #2, 12/18: Over 2000! Beta #3, 12/22: over 8000!
U/S #1, 12/23: gestational sac, possible heartbeat
U/S #2, 12/30: HEARTBEAT! 128bpm, measuring right on at 7w EDD: 8/19/2015
U/S #3, 1/9: BPM in the 180s, IT'S HAPPENING!!!
LFAF Summer 2016 Awards:
So many quotes, I am sorry. I have a question and I hope you see it in the spirit it is intended, are you possibly jealous of a baby coming in between you and your husband? Or worried the baby might take more of you dh's attention from you? If so, it is perfectly normal and a lot of people experience this.
What you said makes some sense to me. And I like that you called it a stack. My mom would not have put it so nicely.
I applied for disability a long time ago, before even getting married, and was denied. My eyesight has gotten a lot worse since then, and I do think I might need to try again.
Mainly to moms of boys, but all of you can answer because I really want to know. I had considered making a baby blanket, but all the baby yarn I have is a variegated white/pink/yellow/green/blue. I always thought that could be unisex, but many people, parents and mostly non-parents, say it's just for a girl. It's got pink, so only girls can have that. I have a lot of light pinks, not a lot of blues, and again it's my only actual baby yarn and I bought about 12 skeins of it, so there's enough for at least three blankets.
But anyway, what do you think, boy, girl, or unisex?
I do too, but I really love peach and mint. I haven't seen peach in a long time, though. It might just be me, but since you used it before, do you think the pink is really that noticeable when it's done? I mostly do blankets, but I've been trying to do plushies. Their heads are so lopsided.
I do feel better, I'm not as low now, but I'm certainly not I guess you could say cheerful.
Babies don't care, but babies also don't have the money to pay for them.
When exactly is one supposed to go to the 2nd trimester?