God help us all, my husband has joined The Bump. I guess I'm going to have to stop saying mean things about him now.
Oh no, DH was mentioning joining the board as well, I kindly reminded him of the Catfish thread and how everyone would think I'm a catfish if he did lol.
And to the whole cord cutting thing, I just always assumed that it was something the husband always did and his way of interacting with the baby for the first time. But meh, I'll leave it alone
When people text asking how I'm feeling I send back the whale emoji. It's my new spirit animal. On an unrelated note, I don't want to get out of my warm car and walk inside to go to work...
Also have to ask how the ladies with squeamish husbands feel about it. DH and I had a strongly worded conversation about exactly what would happen to him if he gets queasy or passes out while I'm giving birth. To be fair, he served two tours as a combat medic and has seen worse, so it would be hugely insulting to me. I also come from a family that take about staph infections around the supper table, and would love to be able to watch the process of it was someone else's downtown being stretched to the max.
@AmadorRose DH is squeamish with some things and other things do no affect him at all. Like he can watch very bloody documentaries about Colombian gangs where people get their head hacked off with an axe without any problems, but watching me cut myself or be in pain he feels very bad. So he requested to stay on the side line when I'm pushing LO out as he wouldn't be able to handle seeing the stretching in my lady parts. I told him it's fine as long as he holds my hand
God help us all, my husband has joined The Bump. I guess I'm going to have to stop saying mean things about him now.
Oh no, DH was mentioning joining the board as well, I kindly reminded him of the Catfish thread and how everyone would think I'm a catfish if he did lol.
And to the whole cord cutting thing, I just always assumed that it was something the husband always did and his way of interacting with the baby for the first time. But meh, I'll leave it alone
I personally wouldn't want to cut the cord - the texture is bizarre…. And I'm a doctor and used to 'gross' things… So I perfectly understand our husbands' lack of interest in cutting it!
@AmadorRose DH is squeamish with some things and other things do no affect him at all. Like he can watch very bloody documentaries about Colombian gangs where people get their head hacked off with an axe without any problems, but watching me cut myself or be in pain he feels very bad. So he requested to stay on the side line when I'm pushing LO out as he wouldn't be able to handle seeing the stretching in my lady parts. I told him it's fine as long as he holds my hand
That's funny...I'm exactly the opposite! Needless violence and bloodshed, even in a movie, completely disgusts me. But when my dad ripped his finger off I was like, "You better send me pictures or I'm not coming home for Christmas!" It's not that I enjoy seeing my loved ones in pain, I'm just really intrigued by it and like poking around, seeing what's under the skin.
@AmadorRose, @elasticheart13 - I did actually think of that as he was downloading the app... I swear I'm not our boards's catfish, though. Husband is still watching that poll (he's the one dropping love-its on the first few posts), but is still barred from posting for another 36 hours or so. Hopefully it's long enough to teach him not to post pictures of ultrasound genitalia or questions that could be easily answered using the search bar, lol.
As for the umbilical cord cutting/general concerns about squeamishness, Joe is not particularly interested in participating in the gooey parts of childbirth (I can't blame him... I'm not super excited about it either). He'll have the option in the moment, but I don't foresee him taking it, and if he starts getting queasy I'd like him to sit the hell down. He's no good to me passed out.
Does anyone else feel like a rotisserie chicken when they sleep now? I have to rotate positions every 45 minutes or so to stay comfortable and last night I swear I kept going in circles.
Does anyone else feel like a rotisserie chicken when they sleep now? I have to rotate positions every 45 minutes or so to stay comfortable and last night I swear I kept going in circles.
Hahahaha! Best thing I have read on TB hands down. Full on rotisserie chicken over here.
Does anyone else feel like a rotisserie chicken when they sleep now? I have to rotate positions every 45 minutes or so to stay comfortable and last night I swear I kept going in circles.< br>
most perfectly worded description ever! This is exactly how I feel!!!
Does anyone else feel like a rotisserie chicken when they sleep now? I have to rotate positions every 45 minutes or so to stay comfortable and last night I swear I kept going in circles.
Here's my random. I've been to quite a few wakes in the last 5 years, and each of them are specially done to reflect on that passing individual's personality. A few years back, a rather close neighbor/coworker passed away from cancer. She as a fairly young elderly lady. My oldest used to go over to her house and play with her cat at the playground, she'd even have a leash so my daughter can take the cat outside. She was a spirited and laid back lady. When it got toward the end of life, she embraced it and handled her own final preparations. One of her songs that played at her wake was Spirit in the Sky which very much fit her personality and I can tell she had that song picked. Every single time I hear that song I think of her. It played again today and she's still very much in my thoughts. I miss her.
We started crib training DS1 again... He ended up in our bed because that was the only way he could sleep while teething. We were planning on having him go back to his crib earlier, but my sister was home for winter break and stole his room. My ILs let him do this evil habit of sticking his hand in someone's mouth to help him sleep, so now he refuses to stay asleep unless he can weasel his way over to someone's face... So far DS1 has lasted about a total of 4 hours in the crib over the past two days. DS2 is getting crib trained early and I am NOT letting him into our bed. I can't handle getting kicked all night on top of the cats wanting attention and DH stealing my blanket.
If anyone wants an easy and DELICIOUS (although not clean or even that healthy...) recipe...here you go! Cheddar Biscuit Chicken Bake! 4 chicken breast 12 ozs (or half a regular jar) marinara sauce of choice 1 package of Red Lobster Cheddar biscuit mix (also need water, 1/2 cup cheddar, 1/3 cup butter to complete biscuits) Saute the chicken in pan for 4 minutes on EACH side, season as desired (I used seasoning salt). Put the sauce in a sprayed 9x13 pan. Put the chicken on top. Mix up the biscuits and cover the chicken. Bake 25 minutes at 400. Brush butter with herb seasoning mix from biscuits on top. Enjoy. So simple, and so good! Just thought I'd share since it was an on a whim kind of thing last night!
@imrachellea ha ha ha literally sitting at my desk making a menu for the week and shopping list - Wednesday I just have "chicken". Now I am apparently making this cheddar biscuit bake! My mom got me a box of the Red Lobster Biscuit mix from Costco and I have never opened it! Ha ha ha
ETA: Having it with a salad makes it healthy, right?!
@allaire314 Absolutely!!! Honestly, its not THAT bad, because who eats just one biscuit when they go to Red Lobster? The chicken and marinara is plenty healthy...just the butter on top of the biscuits most definitely is not The marinara I used was a merlot sauce...omg. The kitchen smelled like pizza when it was finished lol.
Silly question: does anybody have any thoughts on how to dispose of a wedding dress? I have no particular attachment to it (bought it the weekend between engagement and wedding because it was cheap, my little sister liked it a lot, and I really didn't care), and I've got no desire to preserve it for the future (either in its current form, or repurposed as something else--I'm not a seamstress by any stretch of the imagination). There was a floofy beaded applique bit at the waist that unraveled and fell off (was chewed off?), so it's not in the world's best shape, and I haven't spent the money to dry clean it because I only wore it for like 3 hours and the cost to clean it would be more than the cost of our entire wedding. Currently it's taking up a whole load of space in the nursery, and I just kind of want it gone, but I feel weird donating something in kind of crappy shape to Goodwill, and even weirder just throwing the darned thing away. Any thoughts?
Silly question: does anybody have any thoughts on how to dispose of a wedding dress? I have no particular attachment to it (bought it the weekend between engagement and wedding because it was cheap, my little sister liked it a lot, and I really didn't care), and I've got no desire to preserve it for the future (either in its current form, or repurposed as something else--I'm not a seamstress by any stretch of the imagination). There was a floofy beaded applique bit at the waist that unraveled and fell off (was chewed off?), so it's not in the world's best shape, and I haven't spent the money to dry clean it because I only wore it for like 3 hours and the cost to clean it would be more than the cost of our entire wedding. Currently it's taking up a whole load of space in the nursery, and I just kind of want it gone, but I feel weird donating something in kind of crappy shape to Goodwill, and even weirder just throwing the darned thing away. Any thoughts?
I was just today reading about an organization that recycles wedding dresses into gorgeous gowns for stillborns. Sad cause but may be worth looking into. I'll see if I can find a website
Silly question: does anybody have any thoughts on how to dispose of a wedding dress? I have no particular attachment to it (bought it the weekend between engagement and wedding because it was cheap, my little sister liked it a lot, and I really didn't care), and I've got no desire to preserve it for the future (either in its current form, or repurposed as something else--I'm not a seamstress by any stretch of the imagination). There was a floofy beaded applique bit at the waist that unraveled and fell off (was chewed off?), so it's not in the world's best shape, and I haven't spent the money to dry clean it because I only wore it for like 3 hours and the cost to clean it would be more than the cost of our entire wedding. Currently it's taking up a whole load of space in the nursery, and I just kind of want it gone, but I feel weird donating something in kind of crappy shape to Goodwill, and even weirder just throwing the darned thing away. Any thoughts?
Do you have a consignment shop in the area? They may take it.
I want to use the fabric from my dress one day... Just not sure when or for what. I doubt any future DIL or daughter will want to wear it, since it would probably be horrifically out of style by the time I'm old enough to have children capable of tying the knot.
Silly question: does anybody have any thoughts on how to dispose of a wedding dress? I have no particular attachment to it (bought it the weekend between engagement and wedding because it was cheap, my little sister liked it a lot, and I really didn't care), and I've got no desire to preserve it for the future (either in its current form, or repurposed as something else--I'm not a seamstress by any stretch of the imagination). There was a floofy beaded applique bit at the waist that unraveled and fell off (was chewed off?), so it's not in the world's best shape, and I haven't spent the money to dry clean it because I only wore it for like 3 hours and the cost to clean it would be more than the cost of our entire wedding. Currently it's taking up a whole load of space in the nursery, and I just kind of want it gone, but I feel weird donating something in kind of crappy shape to Goodwill, and even weirder just throwing the darned thing away. Any thoughts?
@AGK2015, I have a photographer friend who at some point wants to do a trash the dress shoot. (The concept isn't really my thing, but I'll gladly participate to help her build her portfolio, and because playing in the mud in a dress sounds fun.) My dress is in similar shape to yours, and wasn't expensive to begin with, so I don't want to spend any money to clean it up just to donate it.
The other option would be to post it for free on craigslist or a local facebook swap page with pics or description of condition. There may be someone who needs an inexpensive dress who could just pay to have it cleaned/fixed.
Silly question: does anybody have any thoughts on how to dispose of a wedding dress? I have no particular attachment to it (bought it the weekend between engagement and wedding because it was cheap, my little sister liked it a lot, and I really didn't care), and I've got no desire to preserve it for the future (either in its current form, or repurposed as something else--I'm not a seamstress by any stretch of the imagination). There was a floofy beaded applique bit at the waist that unraveled and fell off (was chewed off?), so it's not in the world's best shape, and I haven't spent the money to dry clean it because I only wore it for like 3 hours and the cost to clean it would be more than the cost of our entire wedding. Currently it's taking up a whole load of space in the nursery, and I just kind of want it gone, but I feel weird donating something in kind of crappy shape to Goodwill, and even weirder just throwing the darned thing away. Any thoughts?
Silly question: does anybody have any thoughts on how to dispose of a wedding dress? I have no particular attachment to it (bought it the weekend between engagement and wedding because it was cheap, my little sister liked it a lot, and I really didn't care), and I've got no desire to preserve it for the future (either in its current form, or repurposed as something else--I'm not a seamstress by any stretch of the imagination). There was a floofy beaded applique bit at the waist that unraveled and fell off (was chewed off?), so it's not in the world's best shape, and I haven't spent the money to dry clean it because I only wore it for like 3 hours and the cost to clean it would be more than the cost of our entire wedding. Currently it's taking up a whole load of space in the nursery, and I just kind of want it gone, but I feel weird donating something in kind of crappy shape to Goodwill, and even weirder just throwing the darned thing away. Any thoughts?
You can donate it! I am sure someone will deeply appreciate it.
Yes, angel gowns! I met a lady in my area once a couple of years ago who was involved in one of the organizations that make these precious gifts. If I was donating mine, that's hands down where it would go.
So this pregnancy brain phenomenon is really getting to me! First I forgot to add my paid time off to the weeks I've taken off for the accident so my pay check was cut in half this time. Yikes! Luckily I no longer have a car or insurance to pay for right now ha #silverlinings
I continuously "lose" my phone and then realize it's been in my hand this whole time.
Yesterday I was mad at a waitress for over charging me when I realize she was definitely right and I was definitely wrong. DH just had to have a soda
And now today, I have paid more on my rent than needed because for someone reason I apparently thought this month was higher than the whole year I've been living here. And I realized it when I dropped off the check in the drop box. Ha!
As far as the wedding dress suggestion, depending on what it would look like I've seen some listed on EBay. There are actually tons of websites that state they take in donations of used wedding/prom/bridesmaid dresses and recycle them.
So this pregnancy brain phenomenon is really getting to me! First I forgot to add my paid time off to the weeks I've taken off for the accident so my pay check was cut in half this time. Yikes! Luckily I no longer have a car or insurance to pay for right now ha #silverlinings
I continuously "lose" my phone and then realize it's been in my hand this whole time.
Yesterday I was mad at a waitress for over charging me when I realize she was definitely right and I was definitely wrong. DH just had to have a soda
And now today, I have paid more on my rent than needed because for someone reason I apparently thought this month was higher than the whole year I've been living here. And I realized it when I dropped off the check in the drop box. Ha!
Pregnancy brain is so real. I forget what I'm saying in the middle of my sentences and look like a total moron all too often.
I have been completely spacing out on really simple things, too. Whether or not there's a clinical reason for pregnancy brain, I don't know, but I'm feeling it. It's mostly words and short term memories, like things I was supposed to get done or that my husband told me the day before. They just disappear! I used to have the best memory!
I don't think there is much scientific evidence supporting pregnancy brain. I don't believe in it.
"Many women become forgetful during pregnancy. Nobody's completely sure why, but the physical changes that you're going through may play a part.
In early pregnancy, you may not be as sharp as usual if you're suffering from morning sickness, fatigue or insomnia. Your head may be buzzing with the knowledge that there's a new life inside you, and with all the changes the future holds. When you have so much to think about, it's easy to become distracted and forget things.
Later in pregnancy, your forgetfulness could also have a physical cause. Research has shown that your brain alters as pregnancy progresses. Some parts of the brain increase in size over pregnancy, but the overall size of your brain decreases, being at its smallest by the time your baby is full-term.
This may go some way to explain why short-term memory, concentration and your ability to retain new information is likely to be poorest in the third trimester.
Thankfully, these changes to your brain are only temporary, and you won't feel them. Your brain will increase in size again in the weeks and months after your baby has arrived. By the time your baby is six months old, your brain is likely to have returned to its pre-pregnancy size."
ETA: the above findings are controversial. However, things like lack of sleep (which many of us are suffering from), multitasking, even head colds will affect a person's memory. I'm glad you haven't experienced this, but your lack of experience with something doesn't invalidate what others are experiencing.
I definitely believe people can be mentally affected by side effects of pregnancy (stress, tiredness, etc.), but that's a bit different than it being directly from just being pregnant, which is what some things definitely imply.
Well we're jumping on the new tires train from the BFM post - left our 20 minute trip to the grocery store to a lovely note in the door handle that the back tire was completely flat. And of course not the one that's had a slow leak for a year. So DH's driving to work on the spare til they can get it in tomorrow. Glad that was already budgeted for, but it'd be nice to just once in my life, get a flat when it's not either raining or less than 20 degrees outside.
On the other hand, I love Midwest nice. We had 2 different people (both over 60) stop in the parking lot to apologize that they couldn't help with the tire change. Adorable.
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For real though, it is pretty sweet.
Now we wait for him to come out of the woodwork...
And to the whole cord cutting thing, I just always assumed that it was something the husband always did and his way of interacting with the baby for the first time. But meh, I'll leave it alone
Also have to ask how the ladies with squeamish husbands feel about it. DH and I had a strongly worded conversation about exactly what would happen to him if he gets queasy or passes out while I'm giving birth. To be fair, he served two tours as a combat medic and has seen worse, so it would be hugely insulting to me. I also come from a family that take about staph infections around the supper table, and would love to be able to watch the process of it was someone else's downtown being stretched to the max.
I'm not a serial killer, I swear!
As for the umbilical cord cutting/general concerns about squeamishness, Joe is not particularly interested in participating in the gooey parts of childbirth (I can't blame him... I'm not super excited about it either). He'll have the option in the moment, but I don't foresee him taking it, and if he starts getting queasy I'd like him to sit the hell down. He's no good to me passed out.
It's a boy! Grow baby, grow! EDD: 4/22/2016
4 chicken breast
12 ozs (or half a regular jar) marinara sauce of choice
1 package of Red Lobster Cheddar biscuit mix
(also need water, 1/2 cup cheddar, 1/3 cup butter to complete biscuits)
Saute the chicken in pan for 4 minutes on EACH side, season as desired (I used seasoning salt). Put the sauce in a sprayed 9x13 pan. Put the chicken on top. Mix up the biscuits and cover the chicken. Bake 25 minutes at 400. Brush butter with herb seasoning mix from biscuits on top. Enjoy. So simple, and so good! Just thought I'd share since it was an on a whim kind of thing last night!
ETA: Having it with a salad makes it healthy, right?!
I want to use the fabric from my dress one day... Just not sure when or for what. I doubt any future DIL or daughter will want to wear it, since it would probably be horrifically out of style by the time I'm old enough to have children capable of tying the knot.
https://www.today.com/parents/somebody-cares-donated-wedding-dresses-become-angel-gowns-babies-who-2D79476642
The other option would be to post it for free on craigslist or a local facebook swap page with pics or description of condition. There may be someone who needs an inexpensive dress who could just pay to have it cleaned/fixed.
If I had a wedding dress, I would be shipping that sucker off so fast!
I continuously "lose" my phone and then realize it's been in my hand this whole time.
Yesterday I was mad at a waitress for over charging me when I realize she was definitely right and I was definitely wrong. DH just had to have a soda
And now today, I have paid more on my rent than needed because for someone reason I apparently thought this month was higher than the whole year I've been living here. And I realized it when I dropped off the check in the drop box. Ha!
In early pregnancy, you may not be as sharp as usual if you're suffering from morning sickness, fatigue or insomnia. Your head may be buzzing with the knowledge that there's a new life inside you, and with all the changes the future holds. When you have so much to think about, it's easy to become distracted and forget things.
Later in pregnancy, your forgetfulness could also have a physical cause. Research has shown that your brain alters as pregnancy progresses. Some parts of the brain increase in size over pregnancy, but the overall size of your brain decreases, being at its smallest by the time your baby is full-term.
This may go some way to explain why short-term memory, concentration and your ability to retain new information is likely to be poorest in the third trimester.
Thankfully, these changes to your brain are only temporary, and you won't feel them. Your brain will increase in size again in the weeks and months after your baby has arrived. By the time your baby is six months old, your brain is likely to have returned to its pre-pregnancy size."
ETA: the above findings are controversial. However, things like lack of sleep (which many of us are suffering from), multitasking, even head colds will affect a person's memory. I'm glad you haven't experienced this, but your lack of experience with something doesn't invalidate what others are experiencing.
On the other hand, I love Midwest nice. We had 2 different people (both over 60) stop in the parking lot to apologize that they couldn't help with the tire change. Adorable.