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August 2016 Moms
DDRRT1982
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UO/FFFC
DDRRT1982
member
We didn't do UO yesterday, so let's combine them.
Re: UO/FFFC
FFFC: I begged my 11 year old dd to buy McDonald's last night because I didn't get paid until today and I wanted french fries really bad!!!
Married May 2014
DD born August 2016
Baby #2 due December 2017
BFP #2 8/22/12 | EDD 5/5/13 | DS1 born 5/9/13
BFP #3 4/25/15 | EDD 1/7/16 | MMC 7/2/15 @ 13w1d | D&E 7/8/15
BFP #4 12/9/15 | EDD 8/22/16 | DS2 born 5/18/16 at 26w2d
Just keep swimming.
UO - I hate how "sexy" maternity clothes try to be. I dress pretty modest normally, and frankly, I don't want to have to wear a cami to fill in a low neckline. I already feel huge, and its pretty much par for the course a bit more va-voom than usual. I need professional, appropriate clothes for someone in her 30's who works in an office. Plunging necklines or see through chiffon tops, not so much.
BFP #2 8/22/12 | EDD 5/5/13 | DS1 born 5/9/13
BFP #3 4/25/15 | EDD 1/7/16 | MMC 7/2/15 @ 13w1d | D&E 7/8/15
BFP #4 12/9/15 | EDD 8/22/16 | DS2 born 5/18/16 at 26w2d
Just keep swimming.
@bananers I am usually super cool and collected. I have been HYSTERICAL over ... nothing. Luckily I have maintained enough self control to tell my clients, my husband or my friends "I know this is ridiculous, and I apologize. I will stop crying as soon as I am able..."
90% of me is sitting there like "What the Hell? Get it together!" The other 10% is like "Must sob uncontrollably over kittens!" sometimes that 10% wins out. Honestly, I think a large part of it was I was on monophasic BC for the past 15 years, so I never learned to deal with the monthly swings most women do.
Also annoyed with all of the ladies getting upset over other ladies stating their opinions. We are all adults, get over it. if you want just a hearts and rainbows group, then look up Lisa Frank blogs or My Little Pony.
I was updating a friend on how my pregnancy was going, and said something about how it was officially a fetus now instead of an embryo. It really bothered her that I called "my baby" a fetus. She said it seemed really cold and uncaring. Ummm... sorry, I guess, but fetus is the correct term for this stage of development. And at this point I don't exactly feel an intense outpouring of love for something that is sapping all of my energy and making me throw up every day.
When it's a subsequent pregnancy, you already have your child. Your living, breathing flesh and blood that fills your heart with love. You can play, and giggle, and share kisses, and it's amazing! And you'll get to experience all of that with this baby someday, but at this point, your existing child is very real and your future child is this nebulous idea that just doesn't really feel like part of the family yet.
UO- If you can't handle the small amount of snark and different opinions on this board than you're in for a rude awakening when you finally have your child in your arms.
Maybe I'm a little jelly monster. I totally get feeling nervous because of lack of symptoms (I had a pretty awesome first trimester with my first) but can't you just search and bond with the rest of the non-symptom ladies on one of the million of these posts floating around??
Baby #2: Emmeline Grey - August 2016
Baby #3: BFP 9/7/18 | EDD 05/24/19
Confession: I have stopped reading posts that have no punctuation. It takes an extra 10 seconds to put in a couple periods and commas and makes the post so much easier to understand!
BFP #2 8/22/12 | EDD 5/5/13 | DS1 born 5/9/13
BFP #3 4/25/15 | EDD 1/7/16 | MMC 7/2/15 @ 13w1d | D&E 7/8/15
BFP #4 12/9/15 | EDD 8/22/16 | DS2 born 5/18/16 at 26w2d
Just keep swimming.
UO: I love it when people wear brown and black together.
That actually makes me feel a lot better. The videos I've seen make me nervous about it. I've heard breastfeeding can take a bit and babies eat fairly often, so I hate the idea of going to the bathroom every time.
Do those covers get annoying/ in the way?
BFP #2 8/22/12 | EDD 5/5/13 | DS1 born 5/9/13
BFP #3 4/25/15 | EDD 1/7/16 | MMC 7/2/15 @ 13w1d | D&E 7/8/15
BFP #4 12/9/15 | EDD 8/22/16 | DS2 born 5/18/16 at 26w2d
Just keep swimming.
Of course, I have heard of babies who didn't tolerate covers, so YMMV, but DS never had an issue.
BFP #2 8/22/12 | EDD 5/5/13 | DS1 born 5/9/13
BFP #3 4/25/15 | EDD 1/7/16 | MMC 7/2/15 @ 13w1d | D&E 7/8/15
BFP #4 12/9/15 | EDD 8/22/16 | DS2 born 5/18/16 at 26w2d
Just keep swimming.
FWIW, I also nursed my son for a year and never had any rude comments. I think the internet has blown the whole thing out of proportion and scared away some FTMs.
FFFC: I was a hard-core lurker throughout my first pregnancy (March 14). Even when all the lurkers got called out at the end, I stayed quiet...such a wuss! I'm totally intimidated by forming relationships online.
UO: People need to quit blaming teachers for every freaking thing. I'm biased because I teach high schoolers. Teachers are here to be a partner with parents. We're part of the village raising your kid with you. We have a stake in how your child grows up in that 1) we have to be around your kid every day, sometimes for more time than you; 2) it's our moral imperative and passion to help kids grow and learn; 3) we value our relationships with kids; and 4) we live in a community that will be impacted by your kid for better or worse. Before sending the angry email, call and simply ask what happened. If you don't understand why something is going on, ask. If you don't like something that we're required to do by our school, district, or state, speak up. Aside from a few bad apples (just like in every profession), most teachers would be eternally grateful to know they have the support--not the hatred and resentment--of the community they're trying to serve.