I broke down and bought a rock N play off Amazon. It totally would have come in handy with DS (never tolerated a swing, had to be held to sleep, eventually moved into a vibrating chair), which probably means this kid will hate the RNP and I'll have to sell it for a swing.
I also bought myself a "deep waver" for my hair. My hair lives in a mom bun, but hey I can pretend I have a reason to use it right?
It's my off day and my power went out..... If there are 4 Wednesdays in a month I can basically guarantee the power will be out 3 of them. SO FRUSTRATING because my laptop only holds a charge for 3 -ish- hours and all i want to do is internet and binge watch the Mentalist.
*American lady living in Tanzania.
DH - Tanzanian Maasai
BFP #1 - MC Dec 2, 2015 (@ 9weeks) BFP #2 - Feb 2, 2016 --EDD 10/10/16 --Abigail- October 6, 2016. Heart warrior. October 2017- Began fostering to adopt T, (DOB:November 19, 2013)
@kmolleltz That does not sound ideal. I hope it comes back on so you can do all the TV binge watching!
I am SO nervous about today's appointment. I do not want to drink the glucola, I do not want to have blood taken, I do not want to have GD, and I do not want to get a shot (TDAP). I know it could be worse, but I've been dreading this appointment basically since I got pregnant. Can't wait for it to be over!
Me:33 DH: 34 Married: May 2011 TTC #1: May 2015 DS: 10/20/2016 TTC #2: June 2019 #2 EDD: 2/20/2020
@ibabyloveb87 Good luck! FWIW, I think I had worked myself up for that drink to be so nasty, it wasn't nearly as bad as I expected. I just chugged it as fast as I could and got it over with.
Okay, I'm just going to ask - how to do I write a reply where you have a previous poster's response copied before your response? Do you literally just copy and paste it - and I'm making more of it than it is? Or is there a process and I'm an idiot?
We went out and bought a brand new window AC last night. It killed me to do it...but it's AMAZING. It's upstairs in our bedroom and someone manages to cool the whole house down some. And our room is so nice and cool. I'm so glad I don't have to worry about overheating or not being able to sleep anymore!!
UO - I liked the GD sugar drink. I've done the one hour test twice, the first time I had fruit punch flavor which was delicious and tasted like a melted Hawaiian punch popsicle. Yesterday I had orange which wasn't nearly as good but wasn't intolerable.
UO - I liked the GD sugar drink. I've done the one hour test twice, the first time I had fruit punch flavor which was delicious and tasted like a melted Hawaiian punch popsicle. Yesterday I had orange which wasn't nearly as good but wasn't intolerable.
Mine was Lemon-Lime, and tasted like I picked up an old can of open sprite that had been sitting out for a month.
Good luck, @ibabyloveb87! I would say "don't be nervous," but that would make me a hypocrite because all I've done all week is worry about my test on Friday!
@bnsmith85 - They should call it "basic bitch box" instead. It has a nice ring to it lol.
@ibabyloveb87 Mine is still not for two weeks but I feel the exact same way - absolutely dreading it! Good luck today - hopefully it won't be as bad as we think!
@ignoscemihi I saw an advertisment for a girl that was selling "Mammogrammed blankets" recently. Uhh....no thanks?! Lol
@ibabyloveb87 Mine is still not for two weeks but I feel the exact same way - absolutely dreading it! Good luck today - hopefully it won't be as bad as we think!
@ignoscemihi I saw an advertisment for a girl that was selling "Mammogrammed blankets" recently. Uhh....no thanks?! Lol
@CopperBoom86... only if they also include a pumpkin spice latte mix in the box too
**STUCK IN THE BOX**
If loving Pumpkin Spice is Basic Bitch shit then call me Barbie, GIVE ME ALL THE AUTUMN!
Okay, so, everyone knows that fall is the best season. I mean... cooler weather, sweaters and leggings, bonfires, college football (War Eagle!), halloween (all the funs), Thanksgiving (all the noms), and of course, pumpkin spice lattes...
But this year, we also have brand new little squishy babies to add to that list.
@CopperBoom86 I've been stressing about everything baby related since our birthing class on Saturday. Thank you for reminding me of all the exciting and amazing things to look forward to!!!
@CopperBoom86 YESSSS!! I am so excited to have a baby around the time it gets cold so that I could snuggle all the time when they're small enough to where they will snuggle. As I drink my pumpkin spice latte..........
@ibabyloveb87 I had mine this morning and it went fine. I got the lemon lime flavor and it was nasty. I had orange my last pregnancy and didn't like that either, but they are both doable! You'll be fine!
@annabenanna Apparently the nose thing is a pregnancy thing... a friend recently said to me "Aww, your nose is getting fatter!" Yeah, uh.... thanks?
Yeah, it's definitely a pregnancy thing. I have a friend whose nose "spreads" every time she's pregnant. I don't feel like my face has changed, at all, but there's still time .
@annabenanna Apparently the nose thing is a pregnancy thing... a friend recently said to me "Aww, your nose is getting fatter!" Yeah, uh.... thanks?
Yeah, it's definitely a pregnancy thing. I have a friend whose nose "spreads" every time she's pregnant. I don't feel like my face has changed, at all, but there's still time .
Great. So many awesome new third tri symptoms! I guess I'm gonna have to learn how to do that contour thing that the young 'uns are doing all over instagram and pinterest!
@annabenanna I'm not even sure I can verbalized it. The birthing class didn't tell me anything I didn't already know, but just seeing how LONG each stage of labor is kinda freaked me out (including the video of a med free birth). And I didn't really feel like the breathing techniques would help me specifically. I'm more of the type of person who has to have silence and focus on the pain to get through it, not distractions. But we'll see. On the other hand with an epidural (which I do plan on getting), being numb completely from the chest down, not being able to move around at all, and having tons of monitors sounds super weird too. The nurse said a good goal is to get to 5-6 cm that way it doesn't stall out your labor too much by getting it really early and it's not so late that you might as well just push through to the end. So I'm going to focus on that. There were also a lot of questions on the sample birth plan they gave us, a lot of which I just don't think I'll know the answer to until I'm in the moment.
Then there's just all of the logistics. MIL is insisting she be at the hospital basically from when we get there. I already told her no one is coming into the room except for DH but she still wants to be at the hospital. Which makes no sense, what if I'm in labor for 18 hours?! What is she going to do in the waiting room?! Plus the hospital encourages an hour of skin to skin right after birth which both DH and I definitely want, so I really don't want anyone else with us until after that. I told DH if we're there for a long time and things are going slow and I'm feeling ok I might allow them in the room with us for a little bit but if I'm in a lot of pain, hell no. I just have no idea how I'm going to feel.
In the end I think i'm just struggling with a lot of unknowns. I have no idea how I'm going to handle the pain or what I'm going to want in the moment so it's hard to "plan" with the birth plan, my parents and in-laws who are desperately wanting to be a part of it all blah!
@LGW2015... that does sound stressful. The inability to plan is just not a settling feeling. I'm all for planning and understanding that the plan may need to change.... but I like having a plan too. Not that this helps now, but try to remember that, in the end, it's all going to work out so the best you can do now is inform yourself so you have options going into D-day
I don't remotely understand the pushiness of some family members when it comes to SOMEONE ELSE'S BABY. It is so incredibly personal and special, and I cannot tolerate the disrespect that comes from denying brand new parents their wishes simply because "but I'm just so excited about the new baby!" Are you fucking 12?! You may respond differently but I just didn't tell anyone I had a baby until I was ready for visitors.
Also, lol @ "basic bitch box."
I failed my one hour GTT (again) so I'm a bit stabby. I haven't called my OB back yet- I failed at 145 and cutoff is 140. I seriously cannot deal with the 3 hour...I passed with flying colors last time and the stupid test obliterated my whole day....I think I even felt bad the next day if I remember correctly.
Re: Weekly Randoms 07.11.2016
I also bought myself a "deep waver" for my hair. My hair lives in a mom bun, but hey I can pretend I have a reason to use it right?
BFP: February 2016 EDD: October 17, 2016
BFP #2 - Feb 2, 2016 --EDD 10/10/16 --Abigail- October 6, 2016. Heart warrior.
October 2017- Began fostering to adopt T, (DOB:November 19, 2013)
I am SO nervous about today's appointment. I do not want to drink the glucola, I do not want to have blood taken, I do not want to have GD, and I do not want to get a shot (TDAP). I know it could be worse, but I've been dreading this appointment basically since I got pregnant. Can't wait for it to be over!
DH: 34
Married: May 2011
TTC #1: May 2015
DS: 10/20/2016
TTC #2: June 2019
#2 EDD: 2/20/2020
@CopperBoom86 ... They have a whole monthly subscription for those who love monograms lol... A MONTHLY subscription. Crazy!
Dating: 10/3/08 | Married: 12/27/14
TTC #1: August 2015 | BFP: 2/3/16 | EDD: 10/7/16
DD: 10/5/16
TTC #2: September 2017 | BFP: 4/28/18 | EDD: 1/7/19
DS: 1/9/19
@bnsmith85 - They should call it "basic bitch box" instead. It has a nice ring to it lol.
DH: 34
Married: May 2011
TTC #1: May 2015
DS: 10/20/2016
TTC #2: June 2019
#2 EDD: 2/20/2020
I will take my dunce cap and head to the corner for a bit.
@ignoscemihi I saw an advertisment for a girl that was selling "Mammogrammed blankets" recently. Uhh....no thanks?! Lol
But this year, we also have brand new little squishy babies to add to that list.
@krzyriver you just blew my mind haha I kept hitting "reply" thinking it would do this but I could never figure out why it didn't work!
I feel like my nose is swelling you guys.
DH: 34
Married: May 2011
TTC #1: May 2015
DS: 10/20/2016
TTC #2: June 2019
#2 EDD: 2/20/2020
BFP #1: 7/15/15, SB: 11/14/15
Rainbow baby DS born 9/29/16!!
BFP #3 3/26/18 | Due 12/3/18
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
Then there's just all of the logistics. MIL is insisting she be at the hospital basically from when we get there. I already told her no one is coming into the room except for DH but she still wants to be at the hospital. Which makes no sense, what if I'm in labor for 18 hours?! What is she going to do in the waiting room?! Plus the hospital encourages an hour of skin to skin right after birth which both DH and I definitely want, so I really don't want anyone else with us until after that. I told DH if we're there for a long time and things are going slow and I'm feeling ok I might allow them in the room with us for a little bit but if I'm in a lot of pain, hell no. I just have no idea how I'm going to feel.
In the end I think i'm just struggling with a lot of unknowns. I have no idea how I'm going to handle the pain or what I'm going to want in the moment so it's hard to "plan" with the birth plan, my parents and in-laws who are desperately wanting to be a part of it all blah!
Edited... b/c words are hard
Also, lol @ "basic bitch box."
I failed my one hour GTT (again) so I'm a bit stabby. I haven't called my OB back yet- I failed at 145 and cutoff is 140. I seriously cannot deal with the 3 hour...I passed with flying colors last time and the stupid test obliterated my whole day....I think I even felt bad the next day if I remember correctly.