My TW is that my place of work is a polling place AND there's a lot of construction happening right outside my office area. It's keeping us from being able to use the employee bathroom and break room, and instead I have to take my thousand trips to pee today amongst the voters. First world problems, I know. But I'm cranky. Also, whatever they're doing for the construction smells terrible. Hope I'm not breathing in anything I shouldn't be.
Everyone at my clinic is a TW today! I was told at my 18week scan that I needed a follow up US because there was something they didn't see in the baby's stomach. I didn't understand what he meant and I first assumed it was that bubble. But I was uneasy and contacted the office for clarification. Today, the nurse says it's not that they couldn't see something but rather that the stomach was measuring small so they are giving it time to grow. But the doc last week said the stomach could simply be empty. I'm so confused. The nurse said it rather matter of factly, the doc said it may or may not be an issue. Why on earth are they letting me wait 3 weeks, if it could be answered the next day. They are completely freaking me out. Usually they are all great and helpful, but this time I'm just not happy.
This could mean nothing at all, or it could mean birth defect, immediate surgery after birth, early induction etc. But please be vague and don't try to help me out!
@mrsbakes That sounds nerve wrecking! I hope they find nothing serious.
My TW is my dog. He is whining nonstop to be both inside and outside simultaneously. It is too chilly for me to have the door open today. Figure yourself out, dude.
My TW are my in laws! Their dog is going blind and has snapped and tried to bite my 2 year old. We dont let him spend the night for this reason. They keep making it about them, like "oh you don't trust we'll keep him safe, you dont trust us" yada yada yada. No lady, its not that! I don't trust your dog! You can't control your dog's instincts! smh
@MrsBakes That sounds frustrating! I hope it turns out to be a non issue.
TW goes to the student workers in our office who have canceled their shifts this week and now instead of getting a nice long walk at lunch, I have to plan to be here part of the time to cover our office phones.
My TW is my doctors office right now. They are at least an hour behind. I say at least because I am waiting to see the doctor still for my appointment that was scheduled for an hour ago.
My TW is my boss right now. I just need him to understand the words that I'm saying and believe me when I say that we don't have extra of the men's jackets (christmas present for managers) because he told me to only order 4 extra in women's sizes. I've been tracking the orders for months and I write everything down, hello I know what I'm talking about.
Chick fil-a is a TW today... tmi ahead... I was feeling great, ate their breakfast, fast forward an hour I came home dry heaving and after a nap it's the other end... I haven't had morning sickness at all through this pregnancy so I doubt it's that... boo chick fil-a I won't be eating there again for a long time
My SIL... the usual one. I have SPD, debilitating pain that severely restricts how much walk/standing/bending/etc. I can do in one day. So, I have basically been her live-in maid and daycare for the past 5 months. I talked to her last week about picking up more because I am in pain. Nope. Nada. I am not the kind of person who can relax living in a pig sty. So, basically I am in severe pain at the end of the day just cleaning up after her and her kid or I am super stressed out and unable to leave my bedroom because we are living in a dung heap. I hate her and I hate my life. The end.
Me: 28 year old SAHM/Birth Doula DH: 30 year old pneumatic electrical engineer
Married: October 8, 2011
DD1: September 24, 2013 BFP: June 25, 2016 and MC: July 3, 2016 DD2: April 16, 2017 BFP: November 30, 2018 EDD: August 14, 2019
@shaunessa OMG don't even get me started on bra money! Just pull it out before you get to the teller line. Don't let me see that you are pulling these bills out from under your sweaty tits. This is why I have an extra large bottle of Purell on my desk.
Everyone who keeps telling me "you know you shouldn't change the litter box while pregnant " I had at least five people comment on this just this weekend. This why cats get a bad rap. People don't do their research they just go by television or other nonsense. There is a higher chance if getting toxoplasmosis from raw meat and gardening than your cat. I have 3 cats but they are all indoor so that reduces the chances to almost zero. The litter gets cleaned every day so any potential parasite does not have a chance to become active. Most people have already come in contact with the parasite in childhood so they are immune for life.
So I will change the litter if I damn please, but we have an automatic cleaner so yeah.
My pregnant coworker and I are fed up with other coworkers pointing out "look what you are getting into" "are you sure you want to do this" "are you sure you are ready for another? (for me, she doesn't have any yet)" etc etc when crazy kids are around our workplace. Um, we've been around children before, I have one child already, and it's a little too late to "send it back" people. Just stop.
@mylittleirvz ugh those people are the worst! That's part of the reason I don't want to announce to work yet. I can't deal with comments like that or unsolicited advice.
My MIL who lets her 12 year old son get away with everything. He manipulates everyone to get his way and then today he flat out lied to my husband and got caught. She was like, "yeah he does that" and moved on. I was so disappointed in them both.
@Dax28 completely agree with you on this....so infuriating. I have 4 indoor cats who have NEVER been outside so the chances of them having contracted toxoplasmosis are basically zero. However, just to be safe, my husband is doing the litter boxes most days - but I was telling a friend that he was away for a few days so I did it (and wore gloves, and washed my hands after obviously) and she was basically as horrified as if I had been doing heavy drinking. And my other TW is the people asking me if I am afraid my cats are going to try and hurt my baby. Umm, no? My cats have been around babies/toddlers before and they either ignore them or are afraid of them (this is actually pretty funny). And I am not going to leave my baby unsupervised anyway, whether or not I have cats.
I know it's Tuesday, but I have a major TW today and needed to vent. Instead of doing a reveal party we mailed out scratch off cards to reveal the sex to our parents and siblings. My mom insisted that I also mail a card to my aunt who is unable to have children. The cards say "What the duck will Baby W be?". Then there are 6 circles with instructions that say "Scratch and match 3 ducks to see". I posted a picture of the UNSCRATCHED cards before our AS Tuesday on Facebook sharing our excitement about finding out and that WE would reveal this weekend. People posted boy vs girl guesses.
So, we mailed the cards right after the AS on Tuesday knowing they would get to family today/Friday. After class today I get on Facebook and see that MY AUNT HAS POSTED A PICTURE OF THE SCRATCHED OFF CARD REVEALING THE BABY IS A BOY ON MY STATUS. WTF?! How do people not understand that this is not their news to share. I even said that WE would announce this weekend. I deleted the picture right away and to my knowledge no immediate family saw it, but I.AM.PISSED. She could have texted me, she could have waited until I said something, etc. But no, posts a freaking picture of it. TW of my week.
@wagnerw nooo! That's so annoying! Is she one of those who doesn't understand how Facebook works and thought only you could see it? If not that's so unacceptable. My brother said "she" on a comment on a post yesterday but I saw it immediately at least and deleted it. But with such a cute reveal idea being almost ruined that's so much worse.
I was so mad. I texted her and explained the situation and she just said "Ok". What I think happened is that she was confused by the card. She thought the baby was a girl, and it just so happened that the first four bubbles she scratched off were the yellow/neutral duck and the 3 boy ducks (which gives her the 3 matching ducks aka it's a boy). She commented "I think you sent the wrong card". I am convincing myself that it was a confusion post and not a sarcastic comment/ruining the surprise because she wasn't even thinking. Confusion makes me feel better, but only a little. If it truly was confusion she could have just texted me to clarify!
@wagnerw That is so tough! We announced to family at a party recently and my sister wanted to live video it on Facebook. I had to tel her no and explain that have other people to tell before the Facebook world knows. Luckily, she understood and I was able to keep my secret until I was ready to reveal.
@KirstinH88 I am so glad she was understanding! Social media is so tough when others don't understand who might want to be the ones to actually share the news.
@wagnerw I am sorry this happened to you! DH and I were worried about something like this happening when I was pregnant with DS so we modified our settings so that people couldn't post to our profiles until we were ready to share any news...we were worried about people congratulating us on his birth via Facebook before we could make our own announcement.
@wagnerw oh no! It's horrible when people ruin your news and plans.. My mom posted " can't wait to meet my new grandson, ____ is going to be such a great big sister to her brother!" On my Facebook announcement and got mad when I deleted it.. I didn't notice until 5 people commented below her.. and I specifically told her not to tell anyone multiple times.. then she says " how was I supposed to know ? I thought you were kidding about waiting to announce." I wanted to choke her.
And last pregnancy my other brother made a status about becoming an uncle and tagged me in it when we hadn't announced..
Re: TW Tuesday 11.8.16
Married: 12-04-06
Annabelle: 1-1-08
Patrick: 8-15-10
EDD: 4-20-17
Everyone at my clinic is a TW today! I was told at my 18week scan that I needed a follow up US because there was something they didn't see in the baby's stomach. I didn't understand what he meant and I first assumed it was that bubble. But I was uneasy and contacted the office for clarification. Today, the nurse says it's not that they couldn't see something but rather that the stomach was measuring small so they are giving it time to grow. But the doc last week said the stomach could simply be empty. I'm so confused. The nurse said it rather matter of factly, the doc said it may or may not be an issue. Why on earth are they letting me wait 3 weeks, if it could be answered the next day. They are completely freaking me out. Usually they are all great and helpful, but this time I'm just not happy.
This could mean nothing at all, or it could mean birth defect, immediate surgery after birth, early induction etc. But please be vague and don't try to help me out!
My TW is my dog. He is whining nonstop to be both inside and outside simultaneously. It is too chilly for me to have the door open today. Figure yourself out, dude.
TW goes to the student workers in our office who have canceled their shifts this week and now instead of getting a nice long walk at lunch, I have to plan to be here part of the time to cover our office phones.
DS--N14
Baby #2 EDD--4/16/17
DH: 30 year old pneumatic electrical engineer
BFP: June 25, 2016 and MC: July 3, 2016
DD2: April 16, 2017
BFP: November 30, 2018 EDD: August 14, 2019
So I will change the litter if I damn please, but we have an automatic cleaner so yeah.
Augh rant over.
My pregnant coworker and I are fed up with other coworkers pointing out "look what you are getting into" "are you sure you want to do this" "are you sure you are ready for another? (for me, she doesn't have any yet)" etc etc when crazy kids are around our workplace. Um, we've been around children before, I have one child already, and it's a little too late to "send it back" people. Just stop.
DH: 36
Married 5 years
DD born 8/30/13
#2 expected 4/25/17
So, we mailed the cards right after the AS on Tuesday knowing they would get to family today/Friday. After class today I get on Facebook and see that MY AUNT HAS POSTED A PICTURE OF THE SCRATCHED OFF CARD REVEALING THE BABY IS A BOY ON MY STATUS. WTF?! How do people not understand that this is not their news to share. I even said that WE would announce this weekend. I deleted the picture right away and to my knowledge no immediate family saw it, but I.AM.PISSED. She could have texted me, she could have waited until I said something, etc. But no, posts a freaking picture of it. TW of my week.
Baby 1 - November 2009
*loss* - March 2010
Baby 2 - January 2011
Baby 3 - June 2015
Baby 4 - April 2017
Baby 5 - May 2019
I was so mad. I texted her and explained the situation and she just said "Ok". What I think happened is that she was confused by the card. She thought the baby was a girl, and it just so happened that the first four bubbles she scratched off were the yellow/neutral duck and the 3 boy ducks (which gives her the 3 matching ducks aka it's a boy). She commented "I think you sent the wrong card". I am convincing myself that it was a confusion post and not a sarcastic comment/ruining the surprise because she wasn't even thinking. Confusion makes me feel better, but only a little. If it truly was confusion she could have just texted me to clarify!
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
And last pregnancy my other brother made a status about becoming an uncle and tagged me in it when we hadn't announced..
Baby Boy due 04/07/17