I feel like a freaking twatwaffle. I can't stand it. I'm sick of being constantly nauseated and having no energy. We just moved into a gorgeous house and practically everything is in boxes because I just.cant.move. We have my 6 yo nephew visiting this week and I am being so lame. I am thankful to not be puking my guts up, but I hate looking around and knowing I'm not taking care of things.
DD1- Aug11 Angel Baby- June13, said goodbye Oct12 DD2- Aug13 DD3- due Feb17
I feel like a freaking twatwaffle. I can't stand it. I'm sick of being constantly nauseated and having no energy. We just moved into a gorgeous house and practically everything is in boxes because I just.cant.move. We have my 6 yo nephew visiting this week and I am being so lame. I am thankful to not be puking my guts up, but I hate looking around and knowing I'm not taking care of things.
You are not a twatwaffle! This growing a human shiz is hard.
My TW is the woman ahead of me in line at Cumby's who took five minutes to pick out cigarettes when I was trying to buy emergency nausea cheezits. Not cool lady. Not cool.
My TW is my Godmother. I love the woman but she asked me FOUR TIMES this weekend if I was pregnant. Then she cornered my mom and tried to get it out of her! Could you be any more nosy?
I have the right to share my news when I want. And I'm not going to tell extended family or go Facebook public before my 1st midwife appointment!
Also, I second that growing life is hard-- be gentle with yourself @peachesnbean
Actually, my husband. I just sorted all my laundry, and he fucking runs to get his shit in there first. "Well, guess you weren't fast enough." Dick. ALSO he's insisting on starting his masters program in January, a month before we will have a newborn. "It won't be hard" ummmmm, not for you. I'll be the one stuck at home ALONE with a toddler and a newborn.
My OB, who I just found out is actually a PA but is referred to by the receptionist as "Dr." And me, who didn't think to research who I was seeing. But mostly her, for telling me I'm measuring a week behind and acting irritated when I pulled up my Kindara app and tried to show her my date of ovulation and implantation. I'm in a bad mood.
My TW is the damn wild turkeys in our neighborhood. We live in the suburbs, not in the country- but a big pack? herd? of wild turkeys has been roaming all over. I try and walk every morning, but sometimes the nausea is too awful. Today I was psyched to feel well enough to get my walk in. Halfway through, I see the turkeys. They were blocking the road I wanted to use. I had to turn around and take an entirely different route- and when I got back to my house, they were swarming my yard. TURKEYS. TWATWAFFLES.
@CherryBananas oh lovely! Frigging turkeys. I'm happy then that I didn't try and walk through them to go the way I wanted to go originally. This story could have ended much worse, ha!
My TW is the damn wild turkeys in our neighborhood. We live in the suburbs, not in the country- but a big pack? herd? of wild turkeys has been roaming all over. I try and walk every morning, but sometimes the nausea is too awful. Today I was psyched to feel well enough to get my walk in. Halfway through, I see the turkeys. They were blocking the road I wanted to use. I had to turn around and take an entirely different route- and when I got back to my house, they were swarming my yard. TURKEYS. TWATWAFFLES.
On the other hand, you could always start "shopping" for your Thanksgiving turkey early.
@Momma0528 We had a pack of baby turkeys go through our yard last weekend, there were 2 adults and at least 11 babies. They were adorable. I feel like I always need to watch when driving because just a month ago I had a pack of turkeys run out in front of me on my way to work! So adults can be annoying but man those babies. 2 were kind of lagging behind the rest and DH wouldn't let me go snatch one because "we can't have a turkey with our lease"... hehe
Me: 33 | DH: 34 Married: October, 19, 2015 EDD 2/22/17 DS1 born on 3/2/17 EDD 3/8/20 DS2 born on 3/10/20 EDD 11/24/23 (Formerly Marriedhamstermom Feb ‘17)
So funny @marriedhamstermom. The turkeys are taking over! These are definitely not cute babies. These are the angry, drunken ostracized uncles of the family for sure.
Ugh turkeys are *mean*. My neighbor (20-something, athletic) got chased down and clawed up pretty bad by an angry turkey. Never looked at them (or geese, but that's a different story) the same since.
I HAD to have these two geese in high school - they made the best guard dogs ever. As soon as you got out of the car you'd have to grab them around the neck so they didn't peck you. Our actual "guard dog" loved them because they'd peck him and it must have felt like scratches to him haha. We'd have to go out and greet people so they could get in the house safely.
We have two sleeping beauties in heaven. Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016. Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015. They will be forever missed.
My OB, who I just found out is actually a PA but is referred to by the receptionist as "Dr." And me, who didn't think to research who I was seeing. But mostly her, for telling me I'm measuring a week behind and acting irritated when I pulled up my Kindara app and tried to show her my date of ovulation and implantation. I'm in a bad mood.
I just changed Dr's but my old one was such an ass hole about my ovia app too. I'm like listen. I conceived may 11th. (I had an ovulation test so I'm pretty sure of this) and I'm like you should like this info. She was acting almost threatened by the app. It really irritated me too.
Maybe these medical professionals don't take well to people acting like they know better because of an app on their phone.
Point! However, I could see some potential for getting defensive, too. Lots of knowledge and info that took them years, lots of money and/or loans, residency, etc to learn is now available at everyone's fingertips. Suddenly everyone is an "expert" but they have no (or very limited) real-world experience to help keep all this knowledge in perspective. I'm sure it's difficult being on either side.
So I know it's Wednesday but this happened yesterday. We finally decided to tell my parents since everything looked good on the US. I've posted about my mother being insensitive before and this is by no means is close to the worst thing she's done but the first words out of her mouth were "Not yet! You weren't trying were you?" in the most condescending tone possible. I just smiled and was like "yes we were trying and are very happy, the timing is really good for us". She muttered congratulations and then went on about how dry her yard is and how they have to water the gardens every day. No questions about how I'm feeling, how long I've known, when the due date is, etc... Oh and this is their first grandchild so while I wasn't exactly surprised at her reaction I was kind of hoping I'd be wrong and this might be the one thing that'd make them excited. I bet if it was my little brother announcing this they'd be over the moon.
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Me: 33 | DH: 34 Married: October, 19, 2015 EDD 2/22/17 DS1 born on 3/2/17 EDD 3/8/20 DS2 born on 3/10/20 EDD 11/24/23 (Formerly Marriedhamstermom Feb ‘17)
Maybe these medical professionals don't take well to people acting like they know better because of an app on their phone.
It's one thing to act like you know better because you've googled for five seconds. It's another to have tracked cervical mucus and temps for years and recorded them along with every positive ovulation test and intercourse. I don't think I know more than the dr about how to interpret this data, but I have gathered it, so when I'm told I'm a week behind but she won't even discuss my ovulation date with me, that's frustrating. I want to be an active participant in my care so that we get the right answers, but I'm just the fact gatherer and I need my care provider to help me understand how it all comes together -- I respect their knowledge, that's why I'm giving them the data and asking them to help me understand.
@marriedhamstermom Oh man, that is so incredibly insensitive. I'm so sorry she reacted that way.
Fortunately for you, you have the power to choose whether you want to include her in anything baby-related going forward. If she comes around and apologizes, maybe there's potential for mending broken fences.
But based on her reaction and the tiny bit of background info you provided, I'd go about your merry way, be happy about your pregnancy, and try to let it roll off your shoulders.
So I know it's Wednesday but this happened yesterday. We finally decided to tell my parents since everything looked good on the US. I've posted about my mother being insensitive before and this is by no means is close to the worst thing she's done but the first words out of her mouth were "Not yet! You weren't trying were you?" in the most condescending tone possible. I just smiled and was like "yes we were trying and are very happy, the timing is really good for us". She muttered congratulations and then went on about how dry her yard is and how they have to water the gardens every day. No questions about how I'm feeling, how long I've known, when the due date is, etc... Oh and this is their first grandchild so while I wasn't exactly surprised at her reaction I was kind of hoping I'd be wrong and this might be the one thing that'd make them excited. I bet if it was my little brother announcing this they'd be over the moon.
Thanks everyone, I'm not letting this make me any less happy about this pregnancy. If I hear a sincere apology then perhaps I'll keep them more in the loop but I'm not holding my breath and am perfectly ok without it. It is a bummer but really it's their loss.
@Gingersnap and @MrsDramaK that's pretty much what DH said after we hung up! He was pissed but also felt a little better about how they've treated him since he's seeing it's not just him it's anything to do with me really.
Me: 33 | DH: 34 Married: October, 19, 2015 EDD 2/22/17 DS1 born on 3/2/17 EDD 3/8/20 DS2 born on 3/10/20 EDD 11/24/23 (Formerly Marriedhamstermom Feb ‘17)
@marriedhamstermom My MIL was like that with my first. DH and I are like chopped liver compared to his sister. We were pregnant together and only 3weeks apart. She could of cared less about my pregnancy and her sons first child. So this time I had full intention on waiting to tell her until we told the world. DH didn't like that idea. Again, I don't like too much conflict so he is getting his way and we will tell her after the ultrasound next week. She has already made it clear that she doesn't think we need another one yet so I am sure her answer will be like your mothers.
I'm being a twatwaffle. On a Friday. I may have slightly overreacted when my elder minion said he understood what I said, but came back with an 'I dunno' when I asked him to repeat what he heard. I yelled. *hangs head* I am shame.
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My TW is the woman ahead of me in line at Cumby's who took five minutes to pick out cigarettes when I was trying to buy emergency nausea cheezits. Not cool lady. Not cool.
I have the right to share my news when I want. And I'm not going to tell extended family or go Facebook public before my 1st midwife appointment!
Also, I second that growing life is hard-- be gentle with yourself @peachesnbean
I'm being such a bitch to my husband.
But, he is being as annoying as fuck.
I just sorted all my laundry, and he fucking runs to get his shit in there first.
"Well, guess you weren't fast enough."
Dick.
ALSO he's insisting on starting his masters program in January, a month before we will have a newborn. "It won't be hard" ummmmm, not for you. I'll be the one stuck at home ALONE with a toddler and a newborn.
Big Bro 7/14/13
Little Bro 2/6/17
Married: October, 19, 2015
EDD 2/22/17
EDD 3/8/20
EDD 11/24/23
(Formerly Marriedhamstermom Feb ‘17)
Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016.
Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015.
They will be forever missed.
However, I could see some potential for getting defensive, too. Lots of knowledge and info that took them years, lots of money and/or loans, residency, etc to learn is now available at everyone's fingertips. Suddenly everyone is an "expert" but they have no (or very limited) real-world experience to help keep all this knowledge in perspective. I'm sure it's difficult being on either side.
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Married: October, 19, 2015
EDD 2/22/17
EDD 3/8/20
EDD 11/24/23
(Formerly Marriedhamstermom Feb ‘17)
Fortunately for you, you have the power to choose whether you want to include her in anything baby-related going forward. If she comes around and apologizes, maybe there's potential for mending broken fences.
But based on her reaction and the tiny bit of background info you provided, I'd go about your merry way, be happy about your pregnancy, and try to let it roll off your shoulders.
Dont let her steal your happiness!
Big Bro 7/14/13
Little Bro 2/6/17
TTC since January 2016
BFP - 3/12/16 - MC 4/5/16
BFP - 6/11/16
Me: 33 & DH: 33
Married: 07/2006
TTC: 10/2015
BFP #1: 11/2015, MC 12/2015 (7 weeks)
BFP #2: 06/2016, EDD 2/15/2017
@Gingersnap and @MrsDramaK that's pretty much what DH said after we hung up! He was pissed but also felt a little better about how they've treated him since he's seeing it's not just him it's anything to do with me really.
Married: October, 19, 2015
EDD 2/22/17
EDD 3/8/20
EDD 11/24/23
(Formerly Marriedhamstermom Feb ‘17)