I was feeling especially snarky the other day and actually wrote out a super snarky response to the "can I go into labor early" post. Then I let it sit for a minute or two before I went back and changed my answer.
While I am extremely nervous to have a second baby and all the changes that come with it, I am WAY more tired of being pregnant. Being pregnant feels like 9 months of life being on pause because you're waiting on this huge life event and preparing but it's a lot of waiting. I am so ready to find a new sense of normalcy with a new baby.
I really enjoyed being pregnant with DD but I feel like I've been miserable for 85% of the time with this LO.
I I guess my confession is there is no amount of money anyone could ever pay me to be pregnant again. It sounds so selfish saying that with all the women who only dream of ever carrying a baby.
When I lurk other boards and read people's confessions, I feel like the world's most terrible mom. There area ladies who feel guilty about eating a hot dog...I eat them at least once every week or week and a half. Deli meats? At least once a week or more. I drink a 20 oz. cherry pepsi everyday for my caffeine fix. I don't exercise as much as I should (especially now in the third trimester). I am sure there is probably more that I do that some people would side eye. Oops!
I got really excited the other day when I took my bra off. I had white crusty-like stuff on my right nipple. I thought maybe I was starting to leak a bit. Turns out, it was just a couple of sugar chunks from the sour patch kids I was eating in bed.
*TW Spoiler*
DD: Aug '16
10/2017: Twins confirmed with TTTS at 22 weeks. 10/10/17 Twin B passed after in utero placenta surgery 11/2/17 Twin A & B born 11/26/17: Twin A passed after 24 days fighting in the NICU Benched 6 months BFP: 6/28/18 MC:7/16/18 BO BFP: 10/2/18 EDD 6/15/18
@jamiesc58 I'm right there with you. Someone asked me last weekend if I missed having coffee. Yeahhhhh, I still can have caffeine and do so on a regular basis. The only reason I haven't had coffee is because it hasn't tasted the same lately. I gave up alcohol and that's it. Even that, I've had some sips off DH's beers.
I ate a deli sandwich today for the second time this week. As I was eating it, I actually thought to myself "I feel guilty about not feeling guilty about this". I also have been drinking iced teas, because I'm so sick of water, and I figure tea is more hydrating than coffee.
I went back and forth on July & August boards Tuesday* (edited bc it said Monday prev.) morning half asleep...so I posted on July's thread that was totally unrelated to the thread's topic. I think it was on their Twatwaffle Tuesday thread but last I remembered, I was on August Randoms thread so I complained about not wanting to go back to work after a long holiday wknd.
I instantly edited my comment to reply to a July mama's twatwaffle post so I don't get "stranger danger wtf is she talking about" by July regulars. I even googled what Twatwaffle meant and realized my post has nothing to do with that thread.
While I am extremely nervous to have a second baby and all the changes that come with it, I am WAY more tired of being pregnant. Being pregnant feels like 9 months of life being on pause because you're waiting on this huge life event and preparing but it's a lot of waiting. I am so ready to find a new sense of normalcy with a new baby.
I really enjoyed being pregnant with DD but I feel like I've been miserable for 85% of the time with this LO.
I I guess my confession is there is no amount of money anyone could ever pay me to be pregnant again. It sounds so selfish saying that with all the women who only dream of ever carrying a baby.
I have had 2 really good pregnancies but you could not pay me enough to do it again either. I have a friend that just gave birth to her 6th baby! I give women how have lots of kids lots of credit. As much as I love being pregnant it's tough stuff
@Katienu and @Lynnlove28... this pregnancy (my 3rd) has been my easiest so far, and you still could not pay me to do it again! I'm grateful for all my babies, but I'm done now. So is my hubby. He's already talking about getting his vasectomy in august instead of waiting until winter! Lol I told him no, I need him fully operational all of august I can't take care of two kids, a newborn and a husband while recovering myself. But don't feel bad. When you're done, you're done
@Katienu and @Lynnlove28... this pregnancy (my 3rd) has been my easiest so far, and you still could not pay me to do it again! I'm grateful for all my babies, but I'm done now. So is my hubby. He's already talking about getting his vasectomy in august instead of waiting until winter! Lol I told him no, I need him fully operational all of august I can't take care of two kids, a newborn and a husband while recovering myself. But don't feel bad. When you're done, you're done
DH was talking yesterday and was asking about what kind of birth control I was thinking about and then he said that when we fully decide that we are 100% done having kids he would get a vasectomy. Good thing too because I don't want to get my tubes tied. We are still in our 20s so it's nothing we are even considering right now but that's good to know for the future.
@Lynnlove28... we had already been planning on a vasectomy sometime this year, baby or no baby. But I did tell him I'm not going on birth control again, so until he gets snipped we need to be very careful, which I think is why he wants to do it asap. I turned 30 a week ago, and I've been saying for the last few years I would not be getting pregnant after 30. But I spent all of 29 trying really hard to get pregnant before my birthday! Lol we know 100% we are done.
My FFC - I've started using the handicap stalls in public restrooms. 1.they are bigger, so I don't have to straddle the toilet to open the door, so I don't whap the baby with door 2. The rail things? If the toilets are really low (I was somewhere and felt like I was in kindergarten) are currently needed. I was somewhere, and a little old lady gave me a dirty look when I came out of the stall. #sorrynotsorry
Fffc - I didn't know people felt guilty for using handicapped stalls . . . I mean, I wouldn't use one if there was someone else in there who needed it, but otherwise it's just another stall to me.
I've struggled with bathroom stalls since the third tri began, too! I always have a hard time getting the door open to exit! But I agree with a PP that I use handicap stalls at times anyway. I think the point is that they need to be accessible, but they're not necessarily reserved. At my office the ladies room on our floor only has three stalls so they all get used.
This is my 3rd pregnancy-all boys. My first two pregnancies were easy and I followed all the "rules" to the letter. This pregnancy has been awful, I've been miserable for most of it, out of work for 4 months already, on bedrest for 3+ of them and I've been terrible about following the "rules". My confession is that even with all of this, I want to get pregnant again soon so I can have a girl, but I'm truly dreading another miserable pregnancy especially if it results in another boy. ☹️
Re: FFFC 7/8/2016
I really enjoyed being pregnant with DD but I feel like I've been miserable for 85% of the time with this LO.
I I guess my confession is there is no amount of money anyone could ever pay me to be pregnant again. It sounds so selfish saying that with all the women who only dream of ever carrying a baby.
DD: Aug '16
10/2017: Twins confirmed with TTTS at 22 weeks.
10/10/17 Twin B passed after in utero placenta surgery
11/2/17 Twin A & B born
11/26/17: Twin A passed after 24 days fighting in the NICU
Benched 6 months
BFP: 6/28/18 MC:7/16/18 BO
BFP: 10/2/18 EDD 6/15/18
I instantly edited my comment to reply to a July mama's twatwaffle post so I don't get "stranger danger wtf is she talking about" by July regulars. I even googled what Twatwaffle meant and realized my post has nothing to do with that thread.
MAJOR NOOB ACTION!
1.they are bigger, so I don't have to straddle the toilet to open the door, so I don't whap the baby with door
2. The rail things? If the toilets are really low (I was somewhere and felt like I was in kindergarten) are currently needed.
I was somewhere, and a little old lady gave me a dirty look when I came out of the stall. #sorrynotsorry