My FFFC is that I am done with people. I don't want to hang out with you 'one last time before I'm a boring mom with no life.' I am perfectly fine with starting that role right now. I'm pissy and irritable and tired and I don't want to get together with the expectation of carrying on a conversation for 3 hours. I want my yoga pants, my couch, and my television. And I want to fall in and out of consciousness.
My FFFC - I have always gone to bed earlier than DH and he would come up later. On occasion, he used to fall asleep on the sofa and stay there but never liked it and would always ask him not to do that. (Even though we were just sleeping, it felt weird for him to not be there when I woke up. Plus, he sleeps with a c-pap machine and of course doesn't use it when he's on the sofa.) Since I've been pregnant, he's been sleeping more and more on the sofa. At first, I'd ask him why he didn't come to bed. Partially it was because he was too lazy and partially because he hates the c-pap but knows I'll make him wear it if he comes up (because otherwise his snoring keeps me up). Eventually, I just let it go. Now, he basically sleeps on the sofa every night. The few times he's come up to bed the last few months, either I've kept him up with insomnia/tossing and turning or he's kept me up with his snoring. I feel guilty but I've decided having the bed to myself is actually amazingly blissful. My confession is that I'm almost not looking forward to having to share it with him again after baby comes.
@ahackett1990 as an introvert I totally get it. I am actually dreading after the baby is born and how both our families are going to want to visit more often then the once a month (if that) we have now.
Me: 32 DH: 31
TTC #2 since January 2018
Baby #1 DD Born 8/25/2016 BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
@kosmo86 I am a total introvert, too. My mom and hubby are the only people I could see every day and not get sick of. I hate the expectation of seeing people and I am dreading people wanting to visit after baby is born. I think I've gone over the ground rules with DH a million times: no visitors in the hospital except immediate family and they are not allowed in until at least 3 hours after I give birth. And no visitors to the house unless we invite them lol.
It was about 95 degrees here yesterday, which is super unusual for where I live; since we're on the coast our seasons are pretty tamed by the ocean, but every summer we get at least one heat wave when conditions are just right. It did not cool down after sunset though and stayed about 75 degrees the whole night. I HATE sleeping when I'm hot, it was awful, we had 2 fans going, no relief. So at 3 am I woke up to pee, was sweating my lady balls off, and said fuck it. I stripped down naked, went into the backyard and turned the sprinklers on and just stood in the middle of the yard, buck ass naked, in the light of the full moon until I was drenched, cold and happy. It was glorious. Pretty sure one of the girls upstairs came to check why the sprinklers were on at 3 am and saw me all fat and naked, but I don't care. Worth it.
@MrsVoorhees Oh my gosh hahah. So gross on so many levels. "This tastes just like my smelly vagina!" What did you order though? If it was a Big Mac, you are forgiven
@MrsVoorhees Oh my gosh hahah. So gross on so many levels. "This tastes just like my smelly vagina!" What did you order though? If it was a Big Mac, you are forgiven
@MrsVoorhees the 2 cheeseburger meal is my jam. Now I'm craving it, and I guess to be technical your smelly vag also made me want Mcdonalds lol.
My FFFC: DD just went down for a nap and I had originally planned on using this time to clean my house and do my mountain of dirty dishes that are piled in my sink before some family gets here for dinner in 3 hours. What am I actually doing? Sitting on my couch elevating my new extra large sausage cankles, eating ice cream for lunch and bumping. I'm also going to go lay down for a nap. My house will just have to be a shit hole.
@AmMcc12 I'm so sorry. I feel your pain! Instead of a hotel room (which sounds like a good option btw) what about buying a portable AC unit or 2 and some strategically placed fans? Not sure how much longer it'll stay hot in your area but it might be worth the investment with the baby...
@ajn092 the heatwave is supposed to be over Sunday then back to the 80s. We have debated AC units but have no where in our crapy house for an exhaust port to go. We have 6 fans currently and might get a couple more
@Alyeena We are going to have a little chit chat this evening because in all honesty I just can't even anymore. If he doesn't want to help me then he can hire me a cleaning lady and I know he doesn't want to do that either.
I had a smelly vajay my first pregnancy and carried wipes in my purse to use with each bathroom visit. Thankfully save for the beginning of this pregnancy this has not been a symptom, but I can certainly relate!
I finally remembered my FFFC but it's not as juicy as it was in my sleep. Yesterday I lied about my due date to a man who asked when I walked by with my dog. I said September 10 and its 13. I know 3 days is negligible but I have no clue why I lied?! It just came out
My FFFC yesterday afternoon I was relaxing and taking a bath while the kiddos napped. I heard my youngest wake up and start calling me but stayed in the bath for another 30 mins because I just wasn't ready to chase him around again.
@RG1 LOL I found that super funny. Maybe that's the date your LO is coming and you're psychic mommy powers were coming out?
My confession: I totally judged my friend who had a baby 3 weeks before me on her decision to let her milk dry up. To me, her reasoning sounded purely selfish. A fed baby is the most important but I couldn't help but furrow my brow when she explained why she decided to stop anything breast related. I felt bad judging and still do but a little part of my still feels like I'm right. #hormonal
@mom2adoodle Ohh that would be awesome if I was a delivery day predictor haha. For some reason, it also feels like something @mrsvoorhees would do because I feel like we are the same breed of awkward human.
ETA: @mrsvoorhees I say that out of love. I feel like you post stories and self proclaim yourself as awkward and I can always relate to them haha
@RG1 I lie to people a lot about my due date. If I'm honest (9/27) they look at me like I'm nuts, because I'm way bigger than full term (twins). So then I have to explain that it's twins and open up a whole can of worms about omg that's so cool I always wanted twins/do twins run in your family/are you excited/my cousin had twins and they were in the nicu for three months but don't worry they're fine now/omg I could never have twins/etc. So instead I just say hopefully another week or two and leave it at that.
@mom2adoodle Ohh that would be awesome if I was a delivery day predictor haha. For some reason, it also feels like something @mrsvoorhees would do because I feel like we are the same breed of awkward human.
ETA: @mrsvoorhees I say that out of love. I feel like you post stories and self proclaim yourself as awkward and I can always relate to them haha
This would never offend me, I feel the love. I am excessively awkward. In the bathroom yesterday at work, another pregnant girl asked me my due date, and I said, "September 30th! What about you?" And she said, "October 3rd!" And then I said, "oh me too!!" She just looked at me in the mirror while I proceeded to wash my hands and in my awkwardness, forgot to dry them.
@RG1 I totally have done this on many occasions and I have no idea why. When I sprained my wrist, I told the doctor I was due September 1st when I am due September 4th. I'm sure he was thinking, "Yep! Sounds right! If you told me you were due three days later, though, I'd think you were WAY too big for your gestational age."
Speaking of lying about due dates: I am so very glad that I fibbed about my LMP at my first prenatal appointment. I knew the day we conceived because I was temping/charting, and thank god I did because based on my LMP my due date would be August 28th instead of August 31st. That means they would've wanted to schedule my c/s at 38w4d instead of 39w2d. I became irrationally frustrated with my OB for saying "there is no difference in lung maturity between 39 and 40 weeks". Yeah, but can't a due date be off by up to a week or more? I mean, why is that not even mentioned or acknowledged? Lucky for my OB, I didn't argue because I knew my due date is correct, but still, it frustrated me.
@TheTamedShrew OBs can be so flippant about the whole thing. When they were going to induce me I kept crying about him only being 34 weeks and ALL the medical staff would smile and say "34 weeks is great!!" I guess it's all relative (since they see many many micro preemies) but it still pissed me the eff off that they weren't even trying to validate my feelings or see my concern.
@BabyBoyH92016 Same here, I say September 1st and people give me the big eyes as if that is forever away, so true that they only hear the month. Now I just say "Hopefully less than two weeks"
35 years old, TTC #1 Dec 28, 2011 PCOS, Hypothyroidism.
First IVF cycle June 5th 2015 --- BFP Miscarriage at 8 weeks
FET December 15th 2015--- BFP! First saw at 6w4d It's a boy!
Luciano Alessandro Maximiliano was born on September 3rd 2016
My FFFC (on Saturday) is that I'm enjoying a glorious weekend alone while DH has taken the dog to his family's cottage four hours away and is having one last weekend with his family. I'm 36 weeks but am so excited for a last solo weekend to myself before LO is born. I'm currently watching preseason football in my underwear and don't give a damn...its glorious!!!! Following football it will be a marathon night of Hallmark movies. :-)
Re: FFFC
BFP: 12/29/15 EDD: 9/15/16!! Please be our miracle baby!
BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
BFP: 12/29/15 EDD: 9/15/16!! Please be our miracle baby!
DS1 -- 9/30/2016
My FFFC: DD just went down for a nap and I had originally planned on using this time to clean my house and do my mountain of dirty dishes that are piled in my sink before some family gets here for dinner in 3 hours. What am I actually doing? Sitting on my couch elevating my new extra large sausage cankles, eating ice cream for lunch and bumping. I'm also going to go lay down for a nap. My house will just have to be a shit hole.
DD 10/4/02
DS due 9/28/16
DS1 -- 9/30/2016
PCOS, Hypothyroidism.
Miscarriage at 8 weeks
First saw
It's a boy!
@Alyeena We are going to have a little chit chat this evening because in all honesty I just can't even anymore. If he doesn't want to help me then he can hire me a cleaning lady and I know he doesn't want to do that either.
PCOS, Hypothyroidism.
Miscarriage at 8 weeks
First saw
It's a boy!
My confession: I totally judged my friend who had a baby 3 weeks before me on her decision to let her milk dry up. To me, her reasoning sounded purely selfish. A fed baby is the most important but I couldn't help but furrow my brow when she explained why she decided to stop anything breast related. I felt bad judging and still do but a little part of my still feels like I'm right. #hormonal
ETA: @mrsvoorhees I say that out of love. I feel like you post stories and self proclaim yourself as awkward and I can always relate to them haha
eta: words
Now I just say "Hopefully less than two weeks"
PCOS, Hypothyroidism.
Miscarriage at 8 weeks
First saw
It's a boy!