@AmRe214 I know how you feel. I had this experience on a recent Vacay. I could do everything, but it was a hiking trip and I was just slower and always having to use the bathroom (ugh!). My only advice to feel a bit better... I went into my room, ate ice cream, and felt baby kicks. Made it seem worth it!
I started bawling at the trailer for Deepwater Horizon yesterday evening. Granted, I was exhausted, but I don't think I'll be seeing that one any time soon.
I suggested we have dinner as a family (dh, ds 1, ds 2, myself mil, fil and bilx2 with their wives) bc mil starts her first chemo treatment tomorrow am. I thought it would be nice to rally around her. Everyone kinda left it as sure we'll see, I didn't cook it never happened so no dinner prepped for the kids. I asked dh what he wanted and he said he didn't care. He suggested Burger King. I then cried. I told him it was bc I couldn't find the check book. Irrelavant, but that's half the reason. The other half was no one can commit to plans and NO part of me wanted burger king. Fail.
So we had a routine visit at the OB today. Everything with baby looks good, doc is happy I put on a couple of pounds, happy I have upped my protein. But she was very insistent that I up my veggies and fiber. 50% of lunch, dinner, and snacks should be fresh veggies she said. So obviously I was a little stressed and bummed because I still have a few hours of nausea every day and the one thing I love right now is grilled cheese. So we get in the car and DH says "I told you you needed more fiber. Why don't you just listen?" At which point I. LOST. IT. I just started sobbing about how I try so incredibly hard to meet all these requirements and take my vitamins and get enough water and limit my carbs and not eat cold deli meat and a million other things that I literally think about it almost all day long. Bring pregnant is freaking hard and exhausting and I'm trying as hard as I can. So anyways, rant over. Now I better go eat some broccoli.
I feel like mine are all food related. DH got us Wendy's for lunch last weekend, and I asked him to get me a junior Frosty. When he came home, I didn't see it, and he pretended that he didn't get me one. So I cried. But he was hiding it in the car to bring in last. I told him not to mess with a pregnant lady's food! I think he learned his lesson.
Married 10/4/2014 (10-4, good buddy!) Baby Boy #1 born 1/9/17 Baby Boy #2 EDD 11/4/18
"It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do." -Atticus Finch, To Kill A Mockingbird
@BAJDesigns My husband better not ever tell me "I told you so" when it comes to food, I don't care what the doctor says. There is nothing easy about eating while pregnant. When you are nauseous part of the time and the other part of the time things just plain don't sound good, it makes eating a pain. Can you do a fiber supplement instead of trying to get it through food? I know that's not ideal but sometimes when ingesting something that doesn't sound good repulses you it's not going you any good either. With my first, I could not stand the taste of pieces of meat on my plate. Steak, burgers, chicken, if it wasn't ground or shredded and mixed in with something I couldn't eat it. I had to find other ways to get protein in but it was hard. Good luck on adding things to your plate that help.
@carly79 My doc said to give it a go of upping my veggies for a week, but if I can't manage it, then to go to a supplement. So it may be Benefiber for me!
Watched the finale of America's Got Talent last night and almost everyone has back stories of overcoming obstacles and I cried at every one of them. Then Tape Face came on and he's just funny so I laughed so hard, I started crying. Then they had Lincoln Bridge sing "7 Years" by Lukas Graham and I was blubbering because I was thinking about growing older and Baby growing up and all the changes that come in life...I could start blubbering now if I think too much about it. They did great.
Me: 33 DH: 38 Married: 1/10/15
1st Pregnancy EDD: 1/1/17 Born 1/10/17 Team Green turned Blue!
2nd Pregnancy EDD: 11/6/18 Born 11/09/18 Baby Boy!
3rd Pregnancy EDD: 12/?/21
Children are like casseroles; it takes a lot to mess them up.
I was lurking on the October 2016 page because they've been gracious enough to let me join in their GD check in and get some tips and answer questions for me. They have a Birth Announcement thread going so I was reading through the stories. Mind you, all the babies already born are early so a lot of these were very emotional/scary stories. Not something I should be reading when an unplanned C-section is even more likely for me with GD as is an early delivery. I was at work so had to stop reading to not become a blubbering fool.
8AM meltdown. Baby has been keeping me up at night because he's converted to a 2-7AM kicking schedule that wakes me up in 30-minute intervals all night long. I was excited because I don't work on Fridays so I could maybe sleep in longer to offset the sleep disturbance...
Instead, my mom chose to call me at 8. fucking. AM. "I thought surely you'd be up by now!" "IT'S 8 AM AND I DON'T WORK TODAY. ARE YOU KIDDING ME." [starts crying uncontrollably because I'm on day 4 of what balances out to 4-5 hours of sleep].
I had an existential crisis in the bathroom at 3AM the other night when I realized that this is it. There is no more sleep from here on out.
@canavara I'm sorry you aren't getting sleep and shame on your mom for calling a pregnant woman on her day off at 8am. That is the cruel part of pregnancy, you think you have 9 months to prepare and will have a new baby that helps with the lack of sleep. Then you find out that nope, sleeping while pregnant sucks and the worst part is that there are no cute smiles or coos to make it worth it yet. I don't remember when I hit that realization with my first pregnancy but it's rough. And I LOVE my sleep.
@canavara I was stuck in the same pattern, but this week, both of us have been sleeping soundly through the night. I'm guessing it's a growth spurt for both of us. Fingers crossed you get a few more restful weeks!
I opened his elephant mobile from Pottery Barn Kids. I wound it and the elephants started turning with Brahms' Lullaby playing. All I could think about was how in a few months, he'll be here in his crib under this mobile. Lost it.
ETA because words are difficult. Especially when you've been crying.
@BAJDesigns with the nausea and vomiting you went (and are still going) through I can't believe anyone is badgering you about food at all! I have been drinking benefiber dissolved in V8 juices. They have multiple flavors now (and not the fusion or splash lines - these are all vegetable except a little bit of fruit to sweeten without adding sugar) I buy red radience, purple power, and healthy greens. I like purple power and red radience and for the first week I drank the healthy greens pinching my nose so I don't taste it but now I can handle just chugging it quickly. I also bought carrot-mango today to try but I don't know if I like it or not. Between the three colors I am "drinking the rainbow" so to speak. Also if you like smoothies adding spinach doesn't change the flavor at all. Today I had a smoothie with strawberry, banana, pineapple, vanilla Greek yogurt, spinach and benefiber and it was great.
@christac1010 That is SO reassuring to hear, thanks! Hoping it's just a temporary thing and he goes back to mostly daytime kicks
Also I'm right there with you on the sweet-sounding lullabies. I was packing up things in our office to put in LO's nursery... one of them was my fiancee's panda music box from when he was a baby that his parents passed on to us... wound it up and just sat there misty-eyed for several minutes lol.
@ceclarlinetlo One of my coworkers mentioned the spinach smoothie trick too. I do a smoothie for breakfast once or twice a week so I will definitely pick up some spinach to throw in. Last visit my doc seemed a lot more understanding about the nausea. She had said to try and diversify my diet but not to sweat if I couldn't add everything back. I don't know why she took such a firm stance this time. Maybe because I put on 2 lbs she figured I could do more? In any case, after my emotional meltdown I've decided not to stay worried about it.
1. Because of various videos and pictures on Facebook, including but not limited to: dogs looking sad in shelters, pregnancy announcements, and anything related to putting a pet down.
2. Because of all the food in my house there was nothing that I wanted to eat (true story I actually cried for several hours today about this)
I'm starting to feel more and more like an alien in my own body and it bothers me more than I thought it would - it's not that I'm tired of being pregnant per se and it's not that I'm really that physically uncomfortable yet - it's hard explain but I miss feeling like me
I can't remember if I shared this the other day...the day I found out they were removing Psych from Netflix on October 1st I legit bawled. And I STILL get teary eyed when I think about it...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was showing my husband some of the baby clothes that arrived and completely lost it because the pocket on this is SO small and actually a functional pocket that only mini things will fit in. Like what will she even need to put in this tiny pocket? It was just too small and cute for me to handle.
My husband wasn't sure if it was good or bad crying at first, but was very supportive.
Last night I was looking for a pair of earrings in my jewelry box and found a couple cards that my husband and I have given each other over the years. Mixed in were the cards we gave each other on our wedding day. I was balling reading the cards thinking back to that day.
My pregnant self is crying on the daily because my 5 year old (kindergartener) has suddenly turned into a defiant, whine/cry all the time child. He's never been a bad child and hes always been mostly a good listener so its almost like this is a different child. I cry every night once I am done fighting to get him to bed.
I just started sobbing tonight because I saw these pictures of a family's last day with their dog on Facebook. My husband took my phone away from me and pulled up a picture of Disneyland. I haven't done that yet with this pregnancy.
I came to the realization that just like how this little boy is growing so fast in my womb, he will do the same when he's born, and then he'll be a grown man before I know It. I lost. I just started bawling on my couch while my husband is just like "what happened???"
This morning I read the Sept, Oct, Nov and even Dec. birth announcement threads on the Bump and so many tears! That's going to be all of us soon enough. Great, more tears now.
Before DD was born, my MIL bought me a book called "Why a Daughter Needs a Mom." I'd never had time to sit down and read it, and then it was just on a shelf. Well DD found it this morning, so I decided to give it a read while taking a bath.
Horrible idea.
I legit started bawling reading the prologue. She is just growing up so fast, and I couldn't stop thinking about how much less she needs me now than even a few months ago. Serious ugly crying going on and I can't stop.
I am not close with my mom, and because of that I've always tried to be more open and available as a mom. DD and I are very close, and the thought of us not being close made me bawl as well.
@newyearsbaby5 and @Leahnicole my husband told me I can't do that anymore. Reading the October one's about baby's coming early hit home for me and I lost it. But I love reading birth stories.
I bought a box of nb diapers this weekend (Target had one of their deals running) and between looking at those and the little nb clothes, I couldn't believe my son ever fit in those and lost it to think how big he is. I try very hard not even think about dropping him off at grandma and grandpa's on the way to the hospital and that being the last time it's just the 3 of us.
We were at Disney this last weekend and I had a couple.
First, I was in one of the shops buying some baby stuff, the old woman checking me out was so kind. I had a hard weekend where I was constantly hot and felt like I was constantly having to take breaks and felt so lazy. But this cast member was so kind, she gushed over the baby clothes, she chatted for a few minutes told me stories of her kids and was just overall very friendly and warm.
Second was we were watching the Voices of liberty (which, If you have been to Disney World and just walk by America, you are missing out!) in the America Pavilion at Epcot, and the last song they dedicated it to the members of the armed forces, they sang God Bless America and invited all to sing along. Goodness, the combination of it being dedicated to military (H is in Navy), the beautiful voices, and the pride of everyone singing loud and proud really did it for me.
Watching the Miami Marlins game and all of the coverage on their pitcher who died yesterday. I haven't stopped crying. Players hitting home runs for the first time and the pitcher was also from the area in Tampa where I'm from. It's all just sad.
Re: Why my pregnant self is crying..
Baby Boy #1 born 1/9/17
Baby Boy #2 EDD 11/4/18
Watched the finale of America's Got Talent last night and almost everyone has back stories of overcoming obstacles and I cried at every one of them. Then Tape Face came on and he's just funny so I laughed so hard, I started crying. Then they had Lincoln Bridge sing "7 Years" by Lukas Graham and I was blubbering because I was thinking about growing older and Baby growing up and all the changes that come in life...I could start blubbering now if I think too much about it. They did great.
Me: 33 DH: 38 Married: 1/10/15
1st Pregnancy EDD: 1/1/17 Born 1/10/17 Team Green turned Blue!
2nd Pregnancy EDD: 11/6/18 Born 11/09/18 Baby Boy!
3rd Pregnancy EDD: 12/?/21
Children are like casseroles; it takes a lot to mess them up.
Instead, my mom chose to call me at 8. fucking. AM. "I thought surely you'd be up by now!" "IT'S 8 AM AND I DON'T WORK TODAY. ARE YOU KIDDING ME." [starts crying uncontrollably because I'm on day 4 of what balances out to 4-5 hours of sleep].
I had an existential crisis in the bathroom at 3AM the other night when I realized that this is it. There is no more sleep from here on out.
I opened his elephant mobile from Pottery Barn Kids. I wound it and the elephants started turning with Brahms' Lullaby playing. All I could think about was how in a few months, he'll be here in his crib under this mobile. Lost it.
ETA because words are difficult. Especially when you've been crying.
BFP1 12/24/14 - EDD 09/07/15 (D/C 8w1d)
BFP2 6/12/15 - EDD 2/22/16 (D/C 10w3d)
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Diagnoses and Treatments
PCOS (myo-inositol, excercize)
Indeterminant levels of APS IgM antibodies (baby aspirin)
Sub-septate uterus (hysteroscopic septoplasty 12/18/15)
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BFP3 05/02/16 EDD 01/09/17 DS born 01/05/17
BFP4 01/28/19 EDD 10/?/19 🤞🙏
Also I'm right there with you on the sweet-sounding lullabies. I was packing up things in our office to put in LO's nursery... one of them was my fiancee's panda music box from when he was a baby that his parents passed on to us... wound it up and just sat there misty-eyed for several minutes lol.
And after watching the first two clips from this reel:
I stared started laughing so hard O had tears in my eyes.. but then the tears became real and I REALLY started crying..
Umm.. what???!!
Me: 31 | Husband: 32
Married: September 2014!
TTC #1: January 2016 BFP 5/16/16 Quinn Born 1/27/17
2. Because of all the food in my house there was nothing that I wanted to eat (true story I actually cried for several hours today about this)
BFP1 12/24/14 - EDD 09/07/15 (D/C 8w1d)
BFP2 6/12/15 - EDD 2/22/16 (D/C 10w3d)
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Diagnoses and Treatments
PCOS (myo-inositol, excercize)
Indeterminant levels of APS IgM antibodies (baby aspirin)
Sub-septate uterus (hysteroscopic septoplasty 12/18/15)
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BFP3 05/02/16 EDD 01/09/17 DS born 01/05/17
BFP4 01/28/19 EDD 10/?/19 🤞🙏
DS1 - 03/31/2006
DS2 - 12/31/2008
DS3 - 06/26/2012
DS4 - 08/07/2014
I was showing my husband some of the baby clothes that arrived and completely lost it because the pocket on this is SO small and actually a functional pocket that only mini things will fit in. Like what will she even need to put in this tiny pocket? It was just too small and cute for me to handle.
My husband wasn't sure if it was good or bad crying at first, but was very supportive.
Horrible idea.
I legit started bawling reading the prologue. She is just growing up so fast, and I couldn't stop thinking about how much less she needs me now than even a few months ago. Serious ugly crying going on and I can't stop.
I am not close with my mom, and because of that I've always tried to be more open and available as a mom. DD and I are very close, and the thought of us not being close made me bawl as well.
@newyearsbaby5 and @Leahnicole my husband told me I can't do that anymore. Reading the October one's about baby's coming early hit home for me and I lost it. But I love reading birth stories.
I bought a box of nb diapers this weekend (Target had one of their deals running) and between looking at those and the little nb clothes, I couldn't believe my son ever fit in those and lost it to think how big he is. I try very hard not even think about dropping him off at grandma and grandpa's on the way to the hospital and that being the last time it's just the 3 of us.
First, I was in one of the shops buying some baby stuff, the old woman checking me out was so kind. I had a hard weekend where I was constantly hot and felt like I was constantly having to take breaks and felt so lazy. But this cast member was so kind, she gushed over the baby clothes, she chatted for a few minutes told me stories of her kids and was just overall very friendly and warm.
Second was we were watching the Voices of liberty (which, If you have been to Disney World and just walk by America, you are missing out!) in the America Pavilion at Epcot, and the last song they dedicated it to the members of the armed forces, they sang God Bless America and invited all to sing along. Goodness, the combination of it being dedicated to military (H is in Navy), the beautiful voices, and the pride of everyone singing loud and proud really did it for me.