This seriously disturbs me. We sit here debating whether coffee is ok and then this...
I saw this! It's terrible how their attorney is saying they shouldn't get jail time and it's just an embarrassing learning moment. Their four month old had cocaine, that deserves jail time.
We survived our first solo mommy and baby outing yesterday! Went to a LLL meeting and I wore him, he slept the entire time. Didn't even cry when I was putting him in his car seat to go home. The crying only started when we were 2 mins away from the house. I'll say that's a win! maybe we'll visit daddy for lunch at work this week or the next.
Dh and I are taking Harper into NYC today and I'm nervous! This is her first real outting and we need to take the train. Just getting the stroller onto the train alone seems like so much work. I have my dr appt then we are taking her to my office to meet the girls at work. She's been up since 4 and is fussy fussy fussy, so I'm thinking today should be "fun"... Wish me luck!
@yogahh Good luck! Maybe she'll sleep the whole day. I've never been to NYC but we were in DC with DD1 in a stroller and it wasn't a big deal getting on the metro. Kind of awkward trying to sit down with room for the stroller but getting on/off was fine.
Totally random: I keep having all sorts of baby sads. Like, cannot watch GoT because of all the baby-killing. Like, crying every time the news has something about babies dying or being neglected or dying for lack of hospital care.
And this morning I was crying because the country was so mean to Octomom and forced her into porn. Seriously: people were mad at her because she was on public assistance, but what the heck did they want her to do? Selectively abort? Get a job? Yeah right: most of us can't afford to send two kids, let alone 14(!) to daycare.
Was anyone's LO feverish and fussy the evening after their vaccinations? It's been a little more than 24 hours and he's warmer than normal and more fussy.
And this morning I was crying because the country was so mean to Octomom and forced her into porn. Seriously: people were mad at her because she was on public assistance, but what the heck did they want her to do? Selectively abort? Get a job? Yeah right: most of us can't afford to send two kids, let alone 14(!) to daycare.
People were angry with her because she wanted a bunch of embryos transferred to her at one time rather than just a couple. This was AFTER she already had six kids. It turns out the doctor actually transferred 12 embryos. If she couldn't provide for her first 6 kids (3 of those were from IVF), then she probably shouldn't have had a boat load of embryos transferred to her. An "oops" baby when you can't really afford it is one thing, but actively pursuing birthing multiples when you can't afford it is quite another.
And this morning I was crying because the country was so mean to Octomom and forced her into porn. Seriously: people were mad at her because she was on public assistance, but what the heck did they want her to do? Selectively abort? Get a job? Yeah right: most of us can't afford to send two kids, let alone 14(!) to daycare.
People were angry with her because she wanted a bunch of embryos transferred to her at one time rather than just a couple. This was AFTER she already had six kids. It turns out the doctor actually transferred 12 embryos. If she couldn't provide for her first 6 kids (3 of those were from IVF), then she probably shouldn't have had a boat load of embryos transferred to her. An "oops" baby when you can't really afford it is one thing, but actively pursuing birthing multiples when you can't afford it is quite another.
Thank you! And how did she afford multiple rounds of IVF?
And this morning I was crying because the country was so mean to Octomom and forced her into porn. Seriously: people were mad at her because she was on public assistance, but what the heck did they want her to do? Selectively abort? Get a job? Yeah right: most of us can't afford to send two kids, let alone 14(!) to daycare.
People were angry with her because she wanted a bunch of embryos transferred to her at one time rather than just a couple. This was AFTER she already had six kids. It turns out the doctor actually transferred 12 embryos. If she couldn't provide for her first 6 kids (3 of those were from IVF), then she probably shouldn't have had a boat load of embryos transferred to her. An "oops" baby when you can't really afford it is one thing, but actively pursuing birthing multiples when you can't afford it is quite another.
Thank you! And how did she afford multiple rounds of IVF?
She's a con-artist. She claimed she got hurt in a work injury and made a bunch of money off of it. She got in trouble for welfare fraud a couple years ago. I think they revoked that doctor's license too.
Totally random: I keep having all sorts of baby sads. Like, cannot watch GoT because of all the baby-killing. Like, crying every time the news has something about babies dying or being neglected or dying for lack of hospital care.
And this morning I was crying because the country was so mean to Octomom and forced her into porn. Seriously: people were mad at her because she was on public assistance, but what the heck did they want her to do? Selectively abort? Get a job? Yeah right: most of us can't afford to send two kids, let alone 14(!) to daycare.
Yup. I was watching the west wing and Mrs. Landingham had a monologue about her sons dying in Vietnam and I just cried and cried. When I was pregnant I told a friend of mine who has three kids that I was just crying at everything and she warned me "yeah that doesn't really go away!"
Dh and I are taking Harper into NYC today and I'm nervous! This is her first real outting and we need to take the train. Just getting the stroller onto the train alone seems like so much work. I have my dr appt then we are taking her to my office to meet the girls at work. She's been up since 4 and is fussy fussy fussy, so I'm thinking today should be "fun"... Wish me luck!
Good luck lady! We tried the stroller on the train once and it was a challenge. We wear her on the train now which has been much easier. Bonus: no weirdos can get near her since she's in her wrap. I've had multiple people try to touch her (WTF) while in her stroller.
Hoping she got all the fuss out earlier and she's a happy baby for the afternoon.
Sigh....LO hates, and I mean HATES the car seat. It's such a struggle to go anywhere. I've got a dr. appt. that I must be at in a bit, and I'm dreading the inevitable meltdown. Sometimes he doesn't mind it, but more often than not he cries as soon as I put him in--before he's even buckled in!
Sigh....LO hates, and I mean HATES the car seat. It's such a struggle to go anywhere. I've got a dr. appt. that I must be at in a bit, and I'm dreading the inevitable meltdown. Sometimes he doesn't mind it, but more often than not he cries as soon as I put him in--before he's even buckled in!
I don't know what kind of car you own but if your car has Bluetooth connections. I play white noise (beach, creek, rain etc) sounds from my phone in the car and it seems to calm the crying.
My LO loves car rides though but he has his occasional meltdowns. Which is when I play the sounds.
I underestimated this six week wonder week. I would read all you mamas posts about it and naively thought that it couldn't be that bad. I was wrong, Pollie is so fussy and refuses to nap which leads to huge meltdowns. Just keep telling myself we'll make it through this somehow!
Sigh....LO hates, and I mean HATES the car seat. It's such a struggle to go anywhere. I've got a dr. appt. that I must be at in a bit, and I'm dreading the inevitable meltdown. Sometimes he doesn't mind it, but more often than not he cries as soon as I put him in--before he's even buckled in!
I don't know what kind of car you own but if your car has Bluetooth connections. I play white noise (beach, creek, rain etc) sounds from my phone in the car and it seems to calm the crying.
My LO loves car rides though but he has his occasional meltdowns. Which is when I play the sounds.
We have the car seat in the house and then take him out to the car. He starts crying before he's even in the car
He actually went in okay, but here at the dr. He started crying and won't go back in. So now when I'm done here, in order to get home I have to just put him in and deal with the crying. I hate that! I feel so bad
I underestimated this six week wonder week. I would read all you mamas posts about it and naively thought that it couldn't be that bad. I was wrong, Pollie is so fussy and refuses to nap which leads to huge meltdowns. Just keep telling myself we'll make it through this somehow!
Are the WW based on gestation or from birth? My LO is 9 weeks old, but 4 weeks early, so I don't know if I'm past it or it's coming up and it scares me
Omg to 6 week wonder weekS. It took me two hours to get LO to take a nap today all while he was screaming in my face. I can't wait for this one to be over. Also, @missnc77 I caved and ordered the dockatot today... I can't live without sleep anymore! Have you gotten yours yet?
Sigh....LO hates, and I mean HATES the car seat. It's such a struggle to go anywhere. I've got a dr. appt. that I must be at in a bit, and I'm dreading the inevitable meltdown. Sometimes he doesn't mind it, but more often than not he cries as soon as I put him in--before he's even buckled in!
I don't know what kind of car you own but if your car has Bluetooth connections. I play white noise (beach, creek, rain etc) sounds from my phone in the car and it seems to calm the crying.
My LO loves car rides though but he has his occasional meltdowns. Which is when I play the sounds.
We have the car seat in the house and then take him out to the car. He starts crying before he's even in the car
He actually went in okay, but here at the dr. He started crying and won't go back in. So now when I'm done here, in order to get home I have to just put him in and deal with the crying. I hate that! I feel so bad
We put him in the car seat in the house too. He cries but when the car moves is when he stops, the paci helps also. He usually falls asleep or is content awake. But I know what you mean, so heartbreaking to just let them cry!
We made it into the city and back unscathed! Harper was an angel- only cried when we got off the elevator to my office. I said "kid, I know the feeling".
Sigh....LO hates, and I mean HATES the car seat. It's such a struggle to go anywhere. I've got a dr. appt. that I must be at in a bit, and I'm dreading the inevitable meltdown. Sometimes he doesn't mind it, but more often than not he cries as soon as I put him in--before he's even buckled in!
I don't know what kind of car you own but if your car has Bluetooth connections. I play white noise (beach, creek, rain etc) sounds from my phone in the car and it seems to calm the crying.
My LO loves car rides though but he has his occasional meltdowns. Which is when I play the sounds.
This. Even without Bluetooth, just tune between stations.
And this morning I was crying because the country was so mean to Octomom and forced her into porn. Seriously: people were mad at her because she was on public assistance, but what the heck did they want her to do? Selectively abort? Get a job? Yeah right: most of us can't afford to send two kids, let alone 14(!) to daycare.
People were angry with her because she wanted a bunch of embryos transferred to her at one time rather than just a couple. This was AFTER she already had six kids. It turns out the doctor actually transferred 12 embryos. If she couldn't provide for her first 6 kids (3 of those were from IVF), then she probably shouldn't have had a boat load of embryos transferred to her. An "oops" baby when you can't really afford it is one thing, but actively pursuing birthing multiples when you can't afford it is quite another.
Thank you! And how did she afford multiple rounds of IVF?
She's a con-artist. She claimed she got hurt in a work injury and made a bunch of money off of it. She got in trouble for welfare fraud a couple years ago. I think they revoked that doctor's license too.
You read so many things about these public train wrecks, but the story I'd heard was that she, at a better time in her life, had undergone IVF and this final round was to give the embryos she'd created in previous rounds a chance at life because she could no longer afford to store them and it was either implant them or destroy them (which she felt was akin to murder).
And it was reading about her conviction for welfare fraud that made me cry! She had to give back $26,000 in public assistance because she had not disclosed $30,000 in income from speaking gigs and interviews.
$30,000. That's what, daycare for two and a half of those poor children?
We nickel and dime folks at the bottom, and gloat over their misfortunes and laugh at her for doing porn when it is the last resort folks have to feed their families, and meanwhile we let corporations dodge billions in taxes. It's heartbreaking.
Random rant: I'm already annoyed with the fact that DS goes by his middle name. It's a compromise I made with DH so that we could use his family name. I've already had to correct people several times, and I know he's going to have to do that the rest of his life. I'm sorry, kid. You can blame your dad for that one.
Married: May 2012 DS1: May 2016 DS2: Jan 2019 Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
Random rant: I'm already annoyed with the fact that DS goes by his middle name. It's a compromise I made with DH so that we could use his family name. I've already had to correct people several times, and I know he's going to have to do that the rest of his life. I'm sorry, kid. You can blame your dad for that one.
SO MUCH THIS! My poor LO goes by his middle name too. Because his grandpa, dad, and him share the same first name. And they all go by their middle name.
When people ask me what his name is, I just say his middle name. I don't even bother with his legal first name anymore. It's so annoying to say his name _____ but he goes by _______. But, we have to refer to his legal name at the pedi.
And you know what's sad?! Before DS was even here, I brought up the fact that it would be a pain for him to correct people his whole life. DH agreed because he thinks it's annoying for him too! But he said he wanted to continue the tradition. Wtf.
ETA: are you from the south? I feel like it's a southern thing. I don't get it because I'm not southern.
Random rant: I'm already annoyed with the fact that DS goes by his middle name. It's a compromise I made with DH so that we could use his family name. I've already had to correct people several times, and I know he's going to have to do that the rest of his life. I'm sorry, kid. You can blame your dad for that one.
SO MUCH THIS! My poor LO goes by his middle name too. Because his grandpa, dad, and him share the same first name. And they all go by their middle name.
When people ask me what his name is, I just say his middle name. I don't even bother with his legal first name anymore. It's so annoying to say his name _____ but he goes by _______. But, we have to refer to his legal name at the pedi.
And you know what's sad?! Before DS was even here, I brought up the fact that it would be a pain for him to correct people his whole life. DH agreed because he thinks it's annoying for him too! But he said he wanted to continue the tradition. Wtf.
ETA: are you from the south? I feel like it's a southern thing. I don't get it because I'm not southern.
Yup. We're from Mississippi. And DH said the same exact thing about it being annoying, but it was more important to carry on the tradition.
Also, since DS is the fourth, DH is hoping one day we have a great-grandson that can be nicknamed Sex (because he'll be the sixth)
Married: May 2012 DS1: May 2016 DS2: Jan 2019 Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
Random rant: I'm already annoyed with the fact that DS goes by his middle name. It's a compromise I made with DH so that we could use his family name. I've already had to correct people several times, and I know he's going to have to do that the rest of his life. I'm sorry, kid. You can blame your dad for that one.
Heh! We just go by a shortened version of LO's name since her legal name is a mouthful. It's DH's mother's, grandmother's, and great-grandmother's name. When I told my MIL we were naming LO after her she said, "Why? My name is so hard!" (she goes by the same shortened version as our daughter) DH insisted. Not a southern tradition, but an Italian tradition here. I'm like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Up at 4:15 this morning. Only lil cat naps here and there today. After all the activity today and stimulation I would think she's ready to pass the eff out. Nope. She's still going. Besides the 50 minute nap on the train and a few snoozes here and there, she's been up for almost 16 hours!!!
^^ this is my LO for the past week and a half now. How does he not love sleeping as much as his mom and dad do?? GO TO SLEEP kid!
She's down!!! Someday I'm gonna have a hell of a time breaking her of her swaddle/sing/rock to sleep habit but whatever works for now... Thankfully she sleeps really good so hoping for a nice 8 hour stretch tonight. I'm just shocked at how she survived all day without a real nap, since this isn't typical for her.
^^ this is my LO for the past week and a half now. How does he not love sleeping as much as his mom and dad do?? GO TO SLEEP kid!
She's down!!! Someday I'm gonna have a hell of a time breaking her of her swaddle/sing/rock to sleep habit but whatever works for now...
I don't believe there is a newborn out there that can just magically be set down in a crib while awake and fall asleep. I've seen people on here mention there baby is like this, but I refuse to believe it. I spend a lot of time rocking this child asleep. I'm rocking as I'm typing.
Up at 4:15 this morning. Only lil cat naps here and there today. After all the activity today and stimulation I would think she's ready to pass the eff out. Nope. She's still going. Besides the 50 minute nap on the train and a few snoozes here and there, she's been up for almost 16 hours!!!
***Stuck in the box*** We are having the exact same day. I thought he would be down for the count tonight after no log naps today, but no, he is wide awake. Meanwhile, mom and dad are soooooooo tired....
Re: Weekly Randoms 6/20
This seriously disturbs me. We sit here debating whether coffee is ok and then this...
And this morning I was crying because the country was so mean to Octomom and forced her into porn. Seriously: people were mad at her because she was on public assistance, but what the heck did they want her to do? Selectively abort? Get a job? Yeah right: most of us can't afford to send two kids, let alone 14(!) to daycare.
It's been a little more than 24 hours and he's warmer than normal and more fussy.
When I was pregnant I told a friend of mine who has three kids that I was just crying at everything and she warned me "yeah that doesn't really go away!"
Hoping she got all the fuss out earlier and she's a happy baby for the afternoon.
DS: Born 5-17-16
My LO loves car rides though but he has his occasional meltdowns. Which is when I play the sounds.
He actually went in okay, but here at the dr. He started crying and won't go back in. So now when I'm done here, in order to get home I have to just put him in and deal with the crying. I hate that! I feel so bad
DS: Born 5-17-16
@babyfmama I get it on Tuesday! Shipping at a snails pace - I'm spoiled by Amazon prime.
And it was reading about her conviction for welfare fraud that made me cry! She had to give back $26,000 in public assistance because she had not disclosed $30,000 in income from speaking gigs and interviews.
$30,000. That's what, daycare for two and a half of those poor children?
We nickel and dime folks at the bottom, and gloat over their misfortunes and laugh at her for doing porn when it is the last resort folks have to feed their families, and meanwhile we let corporations dodge billions in taxes. It's heartbreaking.
DS1: May 2016
DS2: Jan 2019
Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
My poor LO goes by his middle name too. Because his grandpa, dad, and him share the same first name. And they all go by their middle name.
When people ask me what his name is, I just say his middle name. I don't even bother with his legal first name anymore. It's so annoying to say his name _____ but he goes by _______. But, we have to refer to his legal name at the pedi.
And you know what's sad?! Before DS was even here, I brought up the fact that it would be a pain for him to correct people his whole life. DH agreed because he thinks it's annoying for him too! But he said he wanted to continue the tradition. Wtf.
ETA: are you from the south? I feel like it's a southern thing. I don't get it because I'm not southern.
Also, since DS is the fourth, DH is hoping one day we have a great-grandson that can be nicknamed Sex (because he'll be the sixth)
DS1: May 2016
DS2: Jan 2019
Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
@bshurdy You're from Mississippi? Me too!
Up at 4:15 this morning. Only lil cat naps here and there today. After all the activity today and stimulation I would think she's ready to pass the eff out. Nope. She's still going. Besides the 50 minute nap on the train and a few snoozes here and there, she's been up for almost 16 hours!!!
DS1: May 2016
DS2: Jan 2019
Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
DS: Born 5-17-16