UO 5/19

VS2016 · May 2016

First, I am not a basketball fan at all but my husband watches just during playoffs. Am I the only one that sees that every single player constantly travels??? It's like nonstop!

AdorkablePixie · May 2016

My UO is that I enjoy being pregnant and I don't care if I go over my due date. I'm in no rush.

jenashawn · May 2016

AdorkablePixie said:

My UO is that I enjoy being pregnant and I don't care if I go over my due date. I'm in no rush.

I wish I could be like you!

JoMunson · May 2016

My UO this morning is that they should not have you make your babies first doctors appointment when you're only a few days pp. 9am was a ridiculous time to choose. I'm so tired.

AdorkablePixie · May 2016

JoMunson said:

My UO this morning is that they should not have you make your babies first doctors appointment when you're only a few days pp. 9am was a ridiculous time to choose. I'm so tired.

I'll probably make the same mistake of making a morning appointment and then regretting it.

gingerbride26 · May 2016

My UO is that I'm totally starting to see why they used to lock pregnant women away until they delivered. It was for public safety.

Ask me if I'm still pregnant or suggest some old wives' tale to get her out ONE MORE TIME...I dare you.

Even my husband texting every couple hours asking how I'm feeling is starting to get annoying...

missnc77 · May 2016

I'm starting to see time is going by too fast sentiments on the board. I guess I'm the only one that hopes the first 6-8 weeks goes by as quickly as possible? I'm ready for the initial hazing to be over and to start seeing real baby smiles!

kbrands7 · May 2016

AdorkablePixie said:

JoMunson said:

My UO this morning is that they should not have you make your babies first doctors appointment when you're only a few days pp. 9am was a ridiculous time to choose. I'm so tired.

I'll probably make the same mistake of making a morning appointment and then regretting it.

Morning is best! Then you're in and out before the sick appointments!

bkjade · May 2016

I'm with you @AdorkablePixie! I love being pregnant. Now that I'm not working and people have stopped asking me questions every 5 minutes it's rather pleasant.

My UO, baby headbands. Hate them and MIL who is the sweetest woman ever just gave me a MATCHING mother/daughter headband set.

I can't even. And of course, it's pink. I'm going to have to wear this headband with my infant and there's no way around it. DH thinks it hilarious.

tripledaggerWed95976 · May 2016

Ok so this may actually be a very UO but hopefully it will be taken in the spirit it's meant...

it kind of irks me when people write about how amazingly their LO is nursing in the "birth announcements." Please don't get me wrong, Im so happy for the May mommas whose LOs are nursing perfectly from the moment they come out of the womb and I truly hope you don't ever have future problems nursing... But, a lot of us (myself included) are REALLY struggling with breastfeeding so it stings a bit to read about these amazing nursing babies in the birth announcement thread.
I want to just reiterate that I am REALLY happy for those of you whose LOs have been nursing great from the start, it's just hard to read about it in the birth announcement thread

balamama · May 2016

Mine is that I actually really am enjoying breastfeeding. Maybe not a UO but it is such a surprise to me since I was so nervous about it and borderline dreading it that it feels like one. I love the feeling of providing nourishment for my baby and I love that it's his favorite thing and I'm the only one who can do it for him. It definitely makes it much easier that he latched on easily and took to it quickly. I'm a lucky mama.

Pascal86 · May 2016

^Just had to check and make sure those last two were posted at the exact same time...

mello13 · May 2016

JoMunson said:

My UO this morning is that they should not have you make your babies first doctors appointment when you're only a few days pp. 9am was a ridiculous time to choose. I'm so tired.

My pedi office actually only does the first newborn appointment in the mornings to prevent risks from sick kids coming in. There is a separate waiting room too, but of course the exam rooms are used by all patients. That being said, it felt WAY too early with the lack of sleep!

mello13 · May 2016

My UO is that I don't understand the love of all shows Shonda Rimes creates. I mean, I've tried. And I like the actors involved in the shows. But I just don't find the characters and story lines compelling or engaging. And the entire world seems to think otherwise.

LadySamLady · May 2016

I hate the way our society has turned feeding a newborn into such a polarizing issue.

balamama · May 2016

Omg well I feel bad now about above ^. Kind of crazy that we posted at the exact same time. At least I didn't write about his nursing in my birth announcement...?

I feel for those of you struggling with BF and truly thought I was going to be in that camp hence why I'm so surprised and relieved now. I was helped immensely by the lactation consultants at my hospital and at my pediatrician's office so please don't think I didn't put any work in and it just magically happened for me.

lizChesnut · May 2016

@bkjade omgosh that might be the most horrific amazing thing ever!!! You gotta take a really great matching picture and then hide it away for many years until you forget about it and rediscover it! It's be amazing lol.
The ultimate MIL plan! Lol, I'm so sorry!

kitandcat · May 2016

I am sooo lacking in these acronyms... Idk what UO stands for, but per the context of these posts LOL....

Mine is that I'm being induced as we speak. I am SO HAPPY that today is finally the day but I've had this friggin foley bulb in for almost three hours and I'm so ready to reach 4cm and for it to fall out!!! It hurt pretty bad when they put it in and it's been three hours of straight cramping since then with jumps in pain every 4-5 min when I contract.

I want this uncomfortable feeling to be over so I can get to the real pain and get the labor part over with and meet my LO!

AdorkablePixie · May 2016

@bkjade Oh. My. Gosh. Matching headbands? lol Please take a picture when you wear them so we can see! I think some of the headbands are cute, but some are WAY overboard.

Pascal86 · May 2016

@bkjade are you sure it was for you? I would put the big one on your SO or dog if you have one and send those pictures out.

I don't like headbands on babies unless the flower or bow on it is at LEAST as big as baby's head.

VS2016 · May 2016

@Kit&Cat it stands for unpopular opinion Good luck today!!!

LadyStardust179 · May 2016

missnc77 said:

I'm starting to see time is going by too fast sentiments on the board. I guess I'm the only one that hopes the first 6-8 weeks goes by as quickly as possible? I'm ready for the initial hazing to be over and to start seeing real baby smiles!

I'm with you. I keep telling myself to savor every moment since I'm not having any more babies and that he will be a big guy before I know it. But the early months are tiring and I feel like I'm on a very short leash. Also, I just can't wait until LO can interact with DS1 and see them play together.

PYLWhammy · May 2016

bkjade said:

I'm with you @AdorkablePixie! I love being pregnant. Now that I'm not working and people have stopped asking me questions every 5 minutes it's rather pleasant.

My UO, baby headbands. Hate them and MIL who is the sweetest woman ever just gave me a MATCHING mother/daughter headband set. I can't even. And of course, it's pink. I'm going to have to wear this headband with my infant and there's no way around it. DH thinks it hilarious.

I hate baby headbands too. Best of luck with the matching set, you have my sympathies!

bkjade · May 2016

I will definitely share the matching headband pictures when LO arrives. I wouldn't want to keep something so amazing all to myself.

Good idea on the dog. I think it might fit my husky perfectly.

camillaandcarson · May 2016

missnc77 said:

I'm starting to see time is going by too fast sentiments on the board. I guess I'm the only one that hopes the first 6-8 weeks goes by as quickly as possible? I'm ready for the initial hazing to be over and to start seeing real baby smiles!

As a first time parent I also found Initiation into Baby Club brutal. Hazing sounds about right, perfect description.

I couldn't understand how anyone could say it goes so fast, it seemed like time was standing still with the recovery, no sleep, crying, bleeding from various places, feeding baby around the clock, the pain, etc.

But now I get it. That baby is now a toddler and I really honestly feel like it was just yesterday that same toddler was born. I can't even grasp how much time has passed since I went to the hospital to have my toddler and just last week my toddler's sibling - it seems unreal.

The parenthood time warp is one of the craziest things I have experienced. I know time has not changed, but it feels like it has. Even when my current newborn is fussy and stays up all night I can't help but think I have done this before and it goes so fast...

Remember how as a kid every year Christmas Day took so long to get here? Then one day all of the sudden it didn't take long at all. I guess it is kind of like that?

Bluejay3030 · May 2016

camillaandcarson said:

missnc77 said:

I'm starting to see time is going by too fast sentiments on the board. I guess I'm the only one that hopes the first 6-8 weeks goes by as quickly as possible? I'm ready for the initial hazing to be over and to start seeing real baby smiles!

As a first time parent I also found Initiation into Baby Club brutal. Hazing sounds about right, perfect description.

I couldn't understand how anyone could say it goes so fast, it seemed like time was standing still with the recovery, no sleep, crying, bleeding from various places, feeding baby around the clock, the pain, etc.

But now I get it. That baby is now a toddler and I really honestly feel like it was just yesterday that same toddler was born. I can't even grasp how much time has passed since I went to the hospital to have my toddler and just last week my toddler's sibling - it seems unreal.

The parenthood time warp is one of the craziest things I have experienced. I know time has not changed, but it feels like it has. Even when my current newborn is fussy and stays up all night I can't help but think I have done this before and it goes so fast...

Remember how as a kid every year Christmas Day took so long to get here? Then one day all of the sudden it didn't take long at all. I guess it is kind of like that?

I remember reading somewhere that, in parenting a young child, the days and nights feel eternal but the months and years fly by. As the parent of a toddler and now a newborn, these words definitely ring true for me.

arj14 · May 2016

I realize being annoyed by this (still) will probably make me seem ungrateful (thus the UO?), but I am seriously getting annoyed by my ILs - specifically FIL and SIL. Every time we see FIL (once a week minimum), he mentions several times how we are welcome any time for as long as we want and (cue sad puppy face here) he and MIL are *so* *worried* we will neeeeeeever bring the baby over. JFC you live 15 minutes away in the same city. We already see you once or twice a week. Calm your bones.

Also, SIL had a baby girl in November so I'm constantly hearing about all the things they are going to be doing together growing up, which obviously does not include anything *I* would hope my kid will like to do, just DH's family stuff. I know we don't have to go along with these things but constantly hearing about it is making my eye twitch.

I guess my UO is I need my ILs to back off about 10 feet? They're not that bad in the long run, especially not when I read some of the things going on in the problematic IL threads, but I'm feeling a bit smothered.

camillaandcarson · May 2016

Bluejay3030 said:
I remember reading somewhere that, in parenting a young child, the days and nights feel eternal but the months and years fly by. As the parent of a toddler and now a newborn, these words definitely ring true for me.

Yes! I remember hearing that before.
The days are long but the years are short.
Totally sums it up.

camillaandcarson · May 2016

arj14 said:.
you live 15 minutes away in the same city. We already see you once or twice a week. Calm your bones.

Also, SIL had a baby girl in November so I'm constantly hearing about all the things they are going to be doing together growing up, which obviously does not include anything *I* would hope my kid will like to do, just DH's family

I guess my UO is I need my ILs to back off about 10 feet?

This sounds like it might amp up during your your pp time and baby's first year? I hope not.
This link might help with boundaries from pushy in laws.
https://community.babycenter.com/groups/a4725/dwil_nation

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