@aehogan90 yes!! It was so unbearable last night! She's head down and keeps her butt on my right side but last night she decided a hand stand was best and it literally felt like she was peeling my skin from my ribs... It hurt to breathe or even turn over... SO was not too happy with her bcuz he was in the mood and I was in so much pain I couldn't even think about DTD!
On a side note, I can no longer wear my regular wired bras due to the discomfort of it digging into my bump and not just while sitting
@mcb2016 I was gonna suggest Sharp Objects. If you enjoy that and enjoyed Gone Girl, try Dark Places from same author. I am sad I have read all three, she needs more books..
My kindle had an ad for a new book by her yesterday! I don't remember the name but was excited to see that
WHAT?!
Been married since 2009. Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter) Several MCs DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
So call me crazy but I hate stuffed animals. We were given 3 at our shower and I really wanted to trash them but my H won't let me. I understand that our LO will most likely want to play with stuffed animals and probably sleep with them eventually but right now they are clutter at best and suffocation hazards at worst. Their presence annoys me.
So call me crazy but I hate stuffed animals. We were given 3 at our shower and I really wanted to trash them but my H won't let me. I understand that our LO will most likely want to play with stuffed animals and probably sleep with them eventually but right now they are clutter at best and suffocation hazards at worst. Their presence annoys me.
Can you put them in a space saver bag so they are not taking up any room?
So call me crazy but I hate stuffed animals. We were given 3 at our shower and I really wanted to trash them but my H won't let me. I understand that our LO will most likely want to play with stuffed animals and probably sleep with them eventually but right now they are clutter at best and suffocation hazards at worst. Their presence annoys me.
Can you put them in a space saver bag so they are not taking up any room?
They're going to end up in the trash... They're not worth space saving!
So call me crazy but I hate stuffed animals. We were given 3 at our shower and I really wanted to trash them but my H won't let me. I understand that our LO will most likely want to play with stuffed animals and probably sleep with them eventually but right now they are clutter at best and suffocation hazards at worst. Their presence annoys me.
I hate stuffed animals too, and DD is obsessed with them! They take up so much room. We're going to get one of those corner hanging mesh things to keep most of them up out of the way. Every night before bed it's a huge ordeal to choose which animal to sleep with.
@ladysamlady Before you toss all the stuffed animals, maybe consider donating them to a local shelter or children's hospital instead? Those places are always looking for donations like these for the kids who have to be there. That way even if you don't like them, they will still be going towards a good cause.
I don't understand how people can tell what position their baby is in... for me it's just like, I know she's moving and grooving in there or putting pressure on some organ or another, but for as how she's positioned and what she's hitting me with? No clue.
So call me crazy but I hate stuffed animals. We were given 3 at our shower and I really wanted to trash them but my H won't let me. I understand that our LO will most likely want to play with stuffed animals and probably sleep with them eventually but right now they are clutter at best and suffocation hazards at worst. Their presence annoys me.
We got a stuffed animal net that we hung on DD's wall in a corner. If it doesn't fit in there it goes.
Been married since 2009. Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter) Several MCs DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
When I got the TDAP shot yesterday I was all "pfft this is nothing, what was everybody even talking about" because the needle is so tiny and it's really a very small shot, so it's over in like half a second.
Then I woke up this morning at 4 am feeling like some giant linebacker punched the hell out of my shoulder, and it was like "oh that's what they meant."
It's not that bad for me, but I keep feeling slightly surprised when I look over at that shoulder and there's no actual bruise there. It definitely feels like there ought to be a bruise.
I was the same! The nurse said I'd feel some stinging in my arm and I didn't. Then woke up in the middle of the night to roll over yet again and holy cow!! Definitely feels like it should be bruised.
Got the Tdap shot yesterday and almost passed out this morning! Yuck.
I got insanely sick after mine, too! Had to take a couple days off of work. I know that means it's working and your immune system is responding, but jeez. I haven't felt that sick in a long time.
I was so shocked by how it made me feel! Nauseous, faint, awful!! Didn't help that we were having a heat wave today
I don't understand how people can tell what position their baby is in... for me it's just like, I know she's moving and grooving in there or putting pressure on some organ or another, but for as how she's positioned and what she's hitting me with? No clue.
This was exactly how I was feeling until the hiccups started a few weeks ago. Everyone was talking about being able to feel them from the outside and how it's sooooo noticeable. Well, here I am eating my ice cream and I felt a super small rhythmic twitch in my pelvic area and the lightbulb finally went off, hiccups, only in my crotch....nice. So that made me obviously assume that baby is head down cause....pretty sure he or she isn't hiccuping from their feet. Then the baby decided he or she wanted to chill on my right side only, I felt around one day and he or she is so balled up in there that I can literally feel their butt under my right boob. I asked my ob and she said yep, head down, butt to the right, legs swung to the left. Now I have butt cheeks in the middle of my stomach under my boobs so pretty sure he or she is head down in Buddha baby position waiting to come out. If it weren't for me stopping to realize those teeny tiny twitches were hiccups and my kid crowding only one side, I'd have no flippin clue where he or she was other than simply inside of my uterus. No shame in not knowing their positioning, that's what Drs are for.
So call me crazy but I hate stuffed animals. We were given 3 at our shower and I really wanted to trash them but my H won't let me. I understand that our LO will most likely want to play with stuffed animals and probably sleep with them eventually but right now they are clutter at best and suffocation hazards at worst. Their presence annoys me.
I'm not huge on stuffed animals but I don't have them. We actually got a lot of stuffed things at the baby shower - stuffed little super hero figures, build a bears that are superhero ones, etc. We plan on building a shelf in the bedroom and putting them all up there. Some of them will be used to make the mobile for the crib. The theme for the room is Avengers, so the superhero stuff goes great, and when he is older, he can play with them.
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Maybe I'm naïve and clueless, but I didn't know you were considered full term at 38w1d. DH and I had part 1 of a labor basics class last night and the instructor mentioned this. I mean, holy santa clause sh!t, I was not prepared to hear that and still can't since that's in basically 2 weeks for me! Sure, that doesn't mean I'll deliver then, but in my warped head that equates to "you better have your sh!t ready because you could go sooner than you expect!"
Did anyone else not know this (FTM's) or is it just me?
I don't understand how people can tell what position their baby is in... for me it's just like, I know she's moving and grooving in there or putting pressure on some organ or another, but for as how she's positioned and what she's hitting me with? No clue.
THIS! I'm so jealous of women who know the position of their baby!
Way to schedule the annual work pool/summer party 6 days after my due date. DH is sad now bc obviously I won't be going whether baby is here by that point or not. I told him "Welcome to parenthood."
I don't understand how people can tell what position their baby is in... for me it's just like, I know she's moving and grooving in there or putting pressure on some organ or another, but for as how she's positioned and what she's hitting me with? No clue.
I only know bc my midwife checks every appointment now and I judge how she's currently positioned based on how it felt when I was last checked... For all I know I could be wrong, but I like to pretend at least I know what I'm talking about.
I don't understand how people can tell what position their baby is in... for me it's just like, I know she's moving and grooving in there or putting pressure on some organ or another, but for as how she's positioned and what she's hitting me with? No clue.
Same here! I just had an ultrasound today, so I have an idea of what he's doing.. but he could definitely change positions tomorrow. I someone post on another board (or maybe it was this one?) that she could feel the baby's ankles knocking together.. what the heck? I can't even tell his head from his butt.
Married: May 2012 DS1: May 2016 DS2: Jan 2019 Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
Warning: total AW story about my adorable son. Proceed with caution!
Last night I was cuddling with my little angel of a boy and he wanted to read a story to his baby sister. He picked out "her favorite book" (Little Owl's Night) and explained all the pictures while snuggled up with my belly. Then, he sang "her favorite song" (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star) and got so excited when she kicked and started whispering to her about how much fun it will be when she can watch him play with trains and blocks. Then, he looked at me and said "When Baby Luna coming out?" I told him she still needs to grow and get big and ready to be in the wide wide world (a phrase from his favorite book The Pokey Little Puppy). He asked "How she come out?" I explained that when she is ready, Mama will go to the hospital and the doctor will help take Luna out of my body. He asked "Renzo go to hospital too? Or stay with Dada?" I said "Well, it depends, but the plan is that morning Dada will drop you off at school and then drive Mama to the hospital. Dada will stay with Mama at the hospital while you are at school. Then, when you are all done at school, either Dada or Grandma will pick you up and bring you to the hospital so you can meet Luna. Then, Mama and Luna will stay at the hospital for a bit, but you and Dada will go home. But don't worry, Mama and Luna will come home soon too." My son thought about it and then said "So, when at hospital, I be a big brother?" I nodded so he continued "I count Luna's toes. I help. I be big brother and count fingies and toes and give kisses...but gentle! And I give Mama kisses too" and he kissed my belly and cheek. I could only nod and he snuggled under the covers and said "I excited for Baby Luna. You too, Mama?" Again, I nodded and he smiled and put a tiny hand on my belly and said "Night, Luna. See you soon!"
I woke up at 3am to find that he had somehow wedged himself between my snoogle and was curled perfectly around my belly with his head resting just below my chest and his hand right where we last got Luna's heartbeat. It solidified in my mind my tattoo idea for a sun and moon curled around each other with their birth dates underneath. I was so torn about having another child because I didn't want to upset our pretty perfect family, but I am seeing more and more how Luna will just complete our family and how wonderful it will be for her and Renzo to grow up together. Obviously, it won't be all sunshine and rainbows, but I feel confident they will share a super special bond, like most siblings, for the rest of their lives. What a gift!
@laurenmdrn16 Your son sounds like such a sweetheart! He is going to be such a great big brother!
DH just called and told me that he has to fly out to CA (we live in FL) for work next Monday and will be gone for 10 days. He rarely has to travel for work, and the timing isn't great. We had planned to finish the nursery and some other house projects next weekend because we have plans this weekend and weekend after next. I can do some of the projects on my own, but I was counting on DH to do a lot (actually most) of them. I really wanted to have everything finished by the end of April so we could just relax for a couple of weeks before LO arrives, but it looks like we'll be cutting it close to get everything in order now. I guess I'd rather have him go now than next month, but I'm still a little frustrated by it.
Yeah, I just fell asleep at my desk for a few seconds. I am trying to prepare my monthly report for March which is due by the end of the week and I cannot keep my eyes open.............
Without having to start a new thread, I need some opinions on what to do about this awkward dilemma surrounding one of our shower gifts:
We had two showers - the first in DH's hometown and the second in mine. Since we live out of state and had to fly in for each shower and both of the stores where we registered (Target and BRU) offer free shipping on most items, the majority of our guests had the larger items shipped directly from the store to our house. We then acknowledged those gifts at each shower. The two showers were about a month apart. A week after the first shower, a Pack 'N Play was delivered from Target. The packing slip did not include the sender's information (all the other gifts we received from there did), so we had no idea who it was from.
Since no one from the first shower had mentioned having one shipped (or said anything when we didn't mention that gift at the shower), we assumed it was from a guest of the second shower and probably a close friend or family member since it was one of the more expensive items. I had my mom ask some of our family members if they knew who sent it so we could acknowledge it at the second shower. None of them knew. I then had my MIL ask around since it could have been from someone from the first shower. None of them knew. At the second shower, no one mentioned having shipped it. Maybe I should have made an announcement or asked guests individually at the second shower, but I felt uncomfortable asking anyone directly whether they had sent it because I didn't want it to seem like what they actually got me (if not the PNP) wasn't as much as I was "expecting" from them (if that makes sense). Now, I don't know what to do. We have already mailed our thank you cards from the first shower, and we are trying to get the ones from the second shower out by the end of this week. We want to thank the sender, but we still have no idea who sent this very generous gift!
I called Target to see if they could tell me who sent it, and they asked for the shipping information on the packing slip so they could look it up in their system. I had removed the packing slip when we first received it (to see who it was from), and I have since misplaced it. I searched my entire house, and I can't find the packing slip anywhere. I threw away a stack of junk mail on the counter a few days ago, and I'm afraid it could have been in that stack. It seems like it should be connected to our registry somehow, but the customer service rep said they can't look it up by item number and shipping address without their shipping numbers on the packing slip. I feel terrible, and I don't know what to do short of calling every shower guest and asking if they sent it (which seems really rude for the reasons stated above). Any suggestions on how to handle this???
I have reached a point where accomplishing small tasks makes me feel so happy and proud. Like, I managed to unpack the dishwasher and clean up the kitchen before calling it a night when I was seriously considering leaving it messy overnight. A normal task every other night, but in my third trimester it feels like I graduated or bought a house or something.
I had an appointment with a MFM specialist this morning. We've been monitoring baby's right kidney that has been measuring larger than normal since my anatomy scan. Good news: kidneys looked normal today!
Anyway, when I was walking out the door, there was an obviously pregnant woman smoking a cigarette. Outside of a MFM doctor's office. Seriously?
Married: May 2012 DS1: May 2016 DS2: Jan 2019 Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
I have reached a point where accomplishing small tasks makes me feel so happy and proud. Like, I managed to unpack the dishwasher and clean up the kitchen before calling it a night when I was seriously considering leaving it messy overnight. A normal task every other night, but in my third trimester it feels like I graduated or bought a house or something.
I gave myself a pat on the back for writing checks and mailing 2 bills before bed last night. I'm giving you a virtual high five.
Married: May 2012 DS1: May 2016 DS2: Jan 2019 Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
@swfljd If you can email everyone who attended both showers, you can contact everyone with a note to thank your mystery gifter:) Explain that it showed up at your door with no sender information, and that you can only guess that whoever sent it wanted to remain anonymous, but that you'd like to return the favor by thanking them anonymously.
Process of elimination won't work because many people give multiple gifts and some give none. So I'd say err on the side of a universal thank you.
@swflJD can you write list of all attendees and their gifts and find missing one that way??? You should end up with one guest no present?
We tried doing that, and we came up with gifts for each attendee. The problem is that most of the guests who shipped the larger gifts also got us something small (and easy to pack) to open at the shower. Also, several invitees did not attend either shower but still sent a gift. When we matched up the guest lists with the gift lists, there weren't any big surprises. As anticipated, closer friends and family members gave the majority of the larger, more expensive gifts, and more distant relatives and friends gave most of the smaller, less expensive gifts. That's why it's so baffling!
Re: **The Everything Random Thread for May 2016**
On a side note, I can no longer wear my regular wired bras due to the discomfort of it digging into my bump and not just while sitting
Been married since 2009.
Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter)
Several MCs
DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
Been married since 2009.
Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter)
Several MCs
DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
I'm not huge on stuffed animals but I don't have them. We actually got a lot of stuffed things at the baby shower - stuffed little super hero figures, build a bears that are superhero ones, etc. We plan on building a shelf in the bedroom and putting them all up there. Some of them will be used to make the mobile for the crib. The theme for the room is Avengers, so the superhero stuff goes great, and when he is older, he can play with them.
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!Maybe I'm naïve and clueless, but I didn't know you were considered full term at 38w1d. DH and I had part 1 of a labor basics class last night and the instructor mentioned this. I mean, holy santa clause sh!t, I was not prepared to hear that and still can't since that's in basically 2 weeks for me! Sure, that doesn't mean I'll deliver then, but in my warped head that equates to "you better have your sh!t ready because you could go sooner than you expect!"
Did anyone else not know this (FTM's) or is it just me?
Edited for my fat fingered typos
DS: Born 5-17-16
You're both winning in my book. All I've had today is a saltine cracker and a greek yogurt just now.
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!I agree...for the past 2 hours I've been fighting my heavy eyes...doesn't help I have nothing to do at work either!
DS1: May 2016
DS2: Jan 2019
Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
Last night I was cuddling with my little angel of a boy and he wanted to read a story to his baby sister. He picked out "her favorite book" (Little Owl's Night) and explained all the pictures while snuggled up with my belly. Then, he sang "her favorite song" (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star) and got so excited when she kicked and started whispering to her about how much fun it will be when she can watch him play with trains and blocks. Then, he looked at me and said "When Baby Luna coming out?" I told him she still needs to grow and get big and ready to be in the wide wide world (a phrase from his favorite book The Pokey Little Puppy). He asked "How she come out?" I explained that when she is ready, Mama will go to the hospital and the doctor will help take Luna out of my body. He asked "Renzo go to hospital too? Or stay with Dada?" I said "Well, it depends, but the plan is that morning Dada will drop you off at school and then drive Mama to the hospital. Dada will stay with Mama at the hospital while you are at school. Then, when you are all done at school, either Dada or Grandma will pick you up and bring you to the hospital so you can meet Luna. Then, Mama and Luna will stay at the hospital for a bit, but you and Dada will go home. But don't worry, Mama and Luna will come home soon too." My son thought about it and then said "So, when at hospital, I be a big brother?" I nodded so he continued "I count Luna's toes. I help. I be big brother and count fingies and toes and give kisses...but gentle! And I give Mama kisses too" and he kissed my belly and cheek. I could only nod and he snuggled under the covers and said "I excited for Baby Luna. You too, Mama?" Again, I nodded and he smiled and put a tiny hand on my belly and said "Night, Luna. See you soon!"
I woke up at 3am to find that he had somehow wedged himself between my snoogle and was curled perfectly around my belly with his head resting just below my chest and his hand right where we last got Luna's heartbeat. It solidified in my mind my tattoo idea for a sun and moon curled around each other with their birth dates underneath. I was so torn about having another child because I didn't want to upset our pretty perfect family, but I am seeing more and more how Luna will just complete our family and how wonderful it will be for her and Renzo to grow up together. Obviously, it won't be all sunshine and rainbows, but I feel confident they will share a super special bond, like most siblings, for the rest of their lives. What a gift!
DH just called and told me that he has to fly out to CA (we live in FL) for work next Monday and will be gone for 10 days. He rarely has to travel for work, and the timing isn't great. We had planned to finish the nursery and some other house projects next weekend because we have plans this weekend and weekend after next. I can do some of the projects on my own, but I was counting on DH to do a lot (actually most) of them. I really wanted to have everything finished by the end of April so we could just relax for a couple of weeks before LO arrives, but it looks like we'll be cutting it close to get everything in order now. I guess I'd rather have him go now than next month, but I'm still a little frustrated by it.
We had two showers - the first in DH's hometown and the second in mine. Since we live out of state and had to fly in for each shower and both of the stores where we registered (Target and BRU) offer free shipping on most items, the majority of our guests had the larger items shipped directly from the store to our house. We then acknowledged those gifts at each shower. The two showers were about a month apart. A week after the first shower, a Pack 'N Play was delivered from Target. The packing slip did not include the sender's information (all the other gifts we received from there did), so we had no idea who it was from.
Since no one from the first shower had mentioned having one shipped (or said anything when we didn't mention that gift at the shower), we assumed it was from a guest of the second shower and probably a close friend or family member since it was one of the more expensive items. I had my mom ask some of our family members if they knew who sent it so we could acknowledge it at the second shower. None of them knew. I then had my MIL ask around since it could have been from someone from the first shower. None of them knew. At the second shower, no one mentioned having shipped it. Maybe I should have made an announcement or asked guests individually at the second shower, but I felt uncomfortable asking anyone directly whether they had sent it because I didn't want it to seem like what they actually got me (if not the PNP) wasn't as much as I was "expecting" from them (if that makes sense). Now, I don't know what to do. We have already mailed our thank you cards from the first shower, and we are trying to get the ones from the second shower out by the end of this week. We want to thank the sender, but we still have no idea who sent this very generous gift!
I called Target to see if they could tell me who sent it, and they asked for the shipping information on the packing slip so they could look it up in their system. I had removed the packing slip when we first received it (to see who it was from), and I have since misplaced it. I searched my entire house, and I can't find the packing slip anywhere. I threw away a stack of junk mail on the counter a few days ago, and I'm afraid it could have been in that stack. It seems like it should be connected to our registry somehow, but the customer service rep said they can't look it up by item number and shipping address without their shipping numbers on the packing slip. I feel terrible, and I don't know what to do short of calling every shower guest and asking if they sent it (which seems really rude for the reasons stated above). Any suggestions on how to handle this???
Anyway, when I was walking out the door, there was an obviously pregnant woman smoking a cigarette. Outside of a MFM doctor's office. Seriously?
DS1: May 2016
DS2: Jan 2019
Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
DS1: May 2016
DS2: Jan 2019
Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
Process of elimination won't work because many people give multiple gifts and some give none. So I'd say err on the side of a universal thank you.