I just need to post about how awesomely cuddly my cat has been this morning.... First, he cuddled with my belly, until baby started kick boxing. Then, cat went and cuddled with H, which he never does because my husband likes to tease him and essentially torment the cat (but he loves the cat, so he's not being mean, he's just being annoying lol), THEN cat decided that he wanted to cuddle with us both, so he was all stretched out in between us on his back, legs completely stretched out, purring in his joy of being loved. Now he's Rollin around on the floor with a cat nip carrot.
I work on a pretty rough side of town. Like, the house across the street from my office was a crack house that just got shut down about a year ago. Anyway, I can't see the front door from my desk so I heard the beep that lets us know someone walked in and my coworker say, "How can I help you?"
Then I see this guy with sweatpants, no shirt and NO SHOES looking like he hasn't showered in months and tweaking out of his mind walk by my office and say, "I need insurance." The hoe lets him into her office and starts asking him all these questions like he's a legitimate customer and he's totally just mindlessly rambling and not answering her at all.
So I freak the fuck out and text one of the guys that works in the building behind us who I know has a permit to carry and does regularly and he comes running up. As soon as he walks in, the guy gets up and runs out.
I lost it on her. I told her to never ever let someone like that walk into her office. If he gets past the front door, she needs to get up and walk into the lobby and ask him to leave, not bring him into a confined space... that no potential sale is that important and that, that guy was probably here to fucking rob us and that she might as well have been alone because if he would have attacked her I would have closed my door/ran out if I could and called the cops. I'm not sticking around to help you out. I have a fucking unborn child to protect, HELLO. Moron. Oh man. I am raging.
Also, 49ers gang bang lady responded to @hbamama2B 's comment that she has indeed dreamt about being gang banged by the 49ers. Welp. Whatever floats your boat, lady.
WHAT?!?! @ahernandez16, that coworker of yours is a special kind of stupid. A little street smarts, please?! Glad nothing went down, if that guy was planning something. Gah.
Also, excuse me, what now about the 49ers? How have I missed this? *Off to look up the thread*
@ahernandez16 is this the same crazy co-worker you have been dealing with? Yikes. I'm mad for you! No shirt, no shoes, no service!
I got into the office about 7am one morning and there was a hobo sleeping by/blocking the front door. I ran to my car. We just had found his knife and other things on property the week before. And he kindly went to the bathroom in the middle of a gazebo on campus and left us a present. There was NO way I was dealing with him.
@KOR121 we have our fair share of homeless people sleeping in front of the office too. I do the same. I hang in my car until one of the men shows up and tells them to leave.
Does anyone else bring a crap ton of food to work and still manage to eat it all by 1? I think I might start bringing 2 lunch boxes. I'm not sure how I will transition back to 1 lunch after baby. Maybe I won't. Give me allllll the foooood.
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Whyyyy is McDs Coke so delish?! And those automatic toilets....I was just at the grocery store and of course, had to pee, so in the 2 mins it took me pee, the thing flushed like 5 times.
So, I went to lunch with an old high school friend yesterday. She has an 8-month-old baby who she makes such a huge deal about how she breast feeds because she waited so long to have this baby, she wants to do everything right. I, on the other hand, exclusively FF and will do the same this time. So as she sat there breast feeding her baby, she ordered a mimosa. I asked if now she has to pump and dump and she said "No, only if you get drunk." Is that true? She's the kinda of person that will search the internet until she finds info that supports her ability to drink and not read or believe anything else. It just seemed kinda crazy!! Then she tried to feed my 20-month old the strawberry that was floating in her mimosa!! Yeah, he's good!
@colesmom33 I believe the rule of thumb is "if you can drive, you can breastfeed" - basically one drink isn't going to do any harm because the amount of alcohol that actually gets to the breastmilk is minimal, but obviously if you are drunk then the concentration is higher.
@colesmom33 I believe the rule of thumb is "if you can drive, you can breastfeed" - basically one drink isn't going to do any harm because the amount of alcohol that actually gets to the breastmilk is minimal, but obviously if you are drunk then the concentration is higher.
That is good to know! Since I knew all along I was going to FF, I don't know a whole lot about breast feeding and given she's crazy!!
@ahernandez16 - Your co-worker sounds like she has poor survival skills. What an idiot. What did she say when you confronted her about it?
She was like, "Well he asked for a quote... I didn't know I could turn him away." She keeps coming into my office to apologize and I told her to drop it, that it was over and everyone is okay but not to let it happen again.
@colesmom33 my BFing class basically said if you can drive (legally) that you're likely okay to feed and that one drink isn't going to be concentrated enough to even make it into your milk.
@colesmom33 my BFing class basically said if you can drive (legally) that you're likely okay to feed and that one drink isn't going to be concentrated enough to even make it into your milk.
Thank you! I'm curious. Do medications make it through? I'm just curious. Do you have to quit taking the same things that you quit taking while you're pregnant?
@colesmom33 my LC said the best time to have a glass of wine is when you start a session because it takes about 30 minutes for alcohol to enter your blood stream. It always felt funny so I've only done it a few times. Also, there's never really a need to pump and dump because as soon as it's out of your blood stream, it's also out of your milk. So unless you're pumping for relief or supply reasons, you don't really need to!
ETA: uhh would not be okay at all with someone offering my son an alcohol soaked strawberry! Not cool at all!!!!
@colesmom33 not sure, honestly. The only thing she told us was to make sure the doctor knew we were breastfeeding before we took anything he prescribed. So, I think there's some that do and some that don't? I don't think the list is quite as limited for BFing as it is for pregnancy in general.
@ahernandez16 Thank you for the info! I always knew I wasn't going to breast feed for a variety of reasons and then my milk didn't come in anyways. So I don't know a whole lot about the in's and out's of it! I'm not going to lie, it's nice to be part of a board who doesn't judge that decision because there is definitely a lot of judgment out there!!
@colesmom33 my BFing class basically said if you can drive (legally) that you're likely okay to feed and that one drink isn't going to be concentrated enough to even make it into your milk.
Thank you! I'm curious. Do medications make it through? I'm just curious. Do you have to quit taking the same things that you quit taking while you're pregnant?
I believe certain medications do, I know a lot of OTC meds say "do not take if pregnant or breastfeeding." I've also read posts from women on here saying that they wont breastfeed because of taking certain medications, mostly for anxiety.
I have given my son pickles and cheese from my bloody Marys. But I wouldn't offer them to someone else's kid
As for drinking/meds while BF: my OB also said the same thing. If your safe to drive, the milk is safe. and it depends on the meds. Some meds you should not take while breastfeeding, others are perfectly safe.
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There are tons of medications you can't take while breastfeeding. It's annoying. Right now I'm breastfeeding AND pregnant and I basically can't take anything...all the stuff they tell pregnant ladies it's alright to take seems to be outlawed for breastfeeding. At least all the cold medicine I desperately want right now...
Mercifully, Zoloft is ok, or else I would be a complete disaster.
I have given my son pickles and cheese from my bloody Marys. But I wouldn't offer them to someone else's kid
As for drinking/meds while BF: my OB also said the same thing. If your safe to drive, the milk is safe. and it depends on the meds. Some meds you should not take while breastfeeding, others are perfectly safe.
Yum Bloody Mary's! Sounds so good right now except maybe I'm only saying that because I love when they have lots of garnishes. Like a whole salad full, plus cheese, salami and lots of horseradish in the drink.
I have given my son pickles and cheese from my bloody Marys. But I wouldn't offer them to someone else's kid
As for drinking/meds while BF: my OB also said the same thing. If your safe to drive, the milk is safe. and it depends on the meds. Some meds you should not take while breastfeeding, others are perfectly safe.
Yum Bloody Mary's! Sounds so good right now except maybe I'm only saying that because I love when they have lots of garnishes. Like a whole salad full, plus cheese, salami and lots of horseradish in the drink.
Lawd. I want a bloody mary right now. I like mine extra spicy, seasoned salt on the rim, a bunch of olives on the garnish. I'd drink a virgin one, but I'd have heartburn straight from hell. Also, spicy, olivey, iced tomato juice just doesn't have the same appeal as the boozey version. Sad.
secondly, I don't know which thread I was reading earlier but someone said something about a prenatal massage and only having to pay $5 out of pocket after insurance. I've been on the phone the past 2 hours trying to find out if Aetna covers this. The lady I spoke with was less than helpful. She had no idea. So anywho, apparently chiropractic care is covered at 80%. I found a chiropractor with a massage therapist on staff and I think I'll make an appointment for my upper back pain and maybe talk to them about prenatal massage while I'm there. This momma needs some relaxation.
secondly, I don't know which thread I was reading earlier but someone said something about a prenatal massage and only having to pay $5 out of pocket after insurance. I've been on the phone the past 2 hours trying to find out if Aetna covers this. The lady I spoke with was less than helpful. She had no idea. So anywho, apparently chiropractic care is covered at 80%. I found a chiropractor with a massage therapist on staff and I think I'll make an appointment for my upper back pain and maybe talk to them about prenatal massage while I'm there. This momma needs some relaxation.
I have heard of this. Usually when it is covered it's because you have a prescription for it. It is likely your Chiro can write for you so I would definitely talk to them about it. I was in an accident when I was pregnant with my son and saw the chiro regularly. She wrote me a scrip for massages but I didn't go until after baby. It was all covered by my auto insurance because if the scrip. I know it's different than health coverage but still the same idea.
I have given my son pickles and cheese from my bloody Marys. But I wouldn't offer them to someone else's kid
As for drinking/meds while BF: my OB also said the same thing. If your safe to drive, the milk is safe. and it depends on the meds. Some meds you should not take while breastfeeding, others are perfectly safe.
Yum Bloody Mary's! Sounds so good right now except maybe I'm only saying that because I love when they have lots of garnishes. Like a whole salad full, plus cheese, salami and lots of horseradish in the drink.
This! We have a restaurant in town that does a bloody Mary bar were you get a glass with vodka then you garnish and mix as desired. I'm pretty sure I end up with more garnish than drink. But it's always delicious!
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Holy shit.
I work on a pretty rough side of town. Like, the house across the street from my office was a crack house that just got shut down about a year ago. Anyway, I can't see the front door from my desk so I heard the beep that lets us know someone walked in and my coworker say, "How can I help you?"
Then I see this guy with sweatpants, no shirt and NO SHOES looking like he hasn't showered in months and tweaking out of his mind walk by my office and say, "I need insurance." The hoe lets him into her office and starts asking him all these questions like he's a legitimate customer and he's totally just mindlessly rambling and not answering her at all.
So I freak the fuck out and text one of the guys that works in the building behind us who I know has a permit to carry and does regularly and he comes running up. As soon as he walks in, the guy gets up and runs out.
I lost it on her. I told her to never ever let someone like that walk into her office. If he gets past the front door, she needs to get up and walk into the lobby and ask him to leave, not bring him into a confined space... that no potential sale is that important and that, that guy was probably here to fucking rob us and that she might as well have been alone because if he would have attacked her I would have closed my door/ran out if I could and called the cops. I'm not sticking around to help you out. I have a fucking unborn child to protect, HELLO. Moron. Oh man. I am raging.
Also, excuse me, what now about the 49ers? How have I missed this? *Off to look up the thread*
I got into the office about 7am one morning and there was a hobo sleeping by/blocking the front door. I ran to my car. We just had found his knife and other things on property the week before. And he kindly went to the bathroom in the middle of a gazebo on campus and left us a present. There was NO way I was dealing with him.
DD born June 2016
Second due August 2020 (team green!)
Whyyyy is McDs Coke so delish?! And those automatic toilets....I was just at the grocery store and of course, had to pee, so in the 2 mins it took me pee, the thing flushed like 5 times.
@Emztron500 he will snuggies with you anytime...
@samsonator I'm always hungry!
So, I went to lunch with an old high school friend yesterday. She has an 8-month-old baby who she makes such a huge deal about how she breast feeds because she waited so long to have this baby, she wants to do everything right. I, on the other hand, exclusively FF and will do the same this time. So as she sat there breast feeding her baby, she ordered a mimosa. I asked if now she has to pump and dump and she said "No, only if you get drunk." Is that true? She's the kinda of person that will search the internet until she finds info that supports her ability to drink and not read or believe anything else. It just seemed kinda crazy!! Then she tried to feed my 20-month old the strawberry that was floating in her mimosa!! Yeah, he's good!
That is good to know! Since I knew all along I was going to FF, I don't know a whole lot about breast feeding and given she's crazy!!
She was like, "Well he asked for a quote... I didn't know I could turn him away." She keeps coming into my office to apologize and I told her to drop it, that it was over and everyone is okay but not to let it happen again.
Thank you! I'm curious. Do medications make it through? I'm just curious. Do you have to quit taking the same things that you quit taking while you're pregnant?
ETA: uhh would not be okay at all with someone offering my son an alcohol soaked strawberry! Not cool at all!!!!
@ahernandez16 Thank you for the info! I always knew I wasn't going to breast feed for a variety of reasons and then my milk didn't come in anyways. So I don't know a whole lot about the in's and out's of it! I'm not going to lie, it's nice to be part of a board who doesn't judge that decision because there is definitely a lot of judgment out there!!
As for drinking/meds while BF: my OB also said the same thing. If your safe to drive, the milk is safe. and it depends on the meds. Some meds you should not take while breastfeeding, others are perfectly safe.
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secondly, I don't know which thread I was reading earlier but someone said something about a prenatal massage and only having to pay $5 out of pocket after insurance. I've been on the phone the past 2 hours trying to find out if Aetna covers this. The lady I spoke with was less than helpful. She had no idea. So anywho, apparently chiropractic care is covered at 80%. I found a chiropractor with a massage therapist on staff and I think I'll make an appointment for my upper back pain and maybe talk to them about prenatal massage while I'm there. This momma needs some relaxation.
I was in an accident when I was pregnant with my son and saw the chiro regularly. She wrote me a scrip for massages but I didn't go until after baby. It was all covered by my auto insurance because if the scrip. I know it's different than health coverage but still the same idea.