@happyhiker OMG that's a smart business move... go where you know the hungry pregnant women will be. I would be in there everyday after my appointments, ha ha!!!
DS has been doing this weird squatting sumo duck walk/run around the house the past few days. I have no idea where he learned it but its really adorable lol
So before I go into this story, brief backstory... I do a lot of work from home, and we'd decided about 2 years ago to turn our guest room into my office. While I was away one day, he surprised me by going out and buying me a desk and getting the room all set up. He actually picked out an awesome desk, got me a second monitor, etc. The set up was awesome, it was a sweet gesture, and he felt really good and proud that he'd done something that made me happy.
Well, fast forward to a baby arriving in about 3 months... and because we live in a small apartment in the city, we've come to the conclusion that I'll have to lose my office and it'll become the baby's room, and I'll just do my work on the kitchen table (which we never use anyway. Unfortunately there's no space to the move the desk to another part of our apartment because there's no just no room. Because pregnant, my back has really started hurting because of the chair I've been using. It was never a problem before, but now I can't sit in it longer than hour without my back being in bits. I don't see the point of buying a new chair, because we're going to be turning the office into the baby's room once he's out of the bassinet in our room anyway. I mentioned to DH that I was thinking maybe we should sell the desk in the new year, because I'm just sitting on the couch working anyway because it's the only place I can get comfortable with my back and using the computer. He seems really sad about me losing the desk, and every time I bring up getting rid of it, he keeps trying to find ways to keep the desk.
I know he's doing this because here's this great thing he did for me and he wants me to be able to enjoy it (and also he seems to be a lot more attached to the desk than I am), but I don't see the point in keeping it anymore if I'm not even using it. I feel so bad like I'm hurting his feelings every time I bring it up!
I had a dream last night that I woke up and was sleeping on top of a conference table at work. In the middle of a meeting. Like curled up in the fetal position, sleeping. One of the doctors that I work with frequently (I work in healthcare IT) said "don't bother her, she needs her sleep" and everyone just kept going about their business.
@npaulie I'm sorry you'll be losing your space I know your husband did a great thing for you and you've taken the time to appreciate it, but he'll just have to understand that it's no longer practical. Hopefully he comes around and understands that selling the desk isn't a personal affront to him; it's about doing what's best at this point. And also, I feel you about sitting too long and having your back hurt. I do a lot of sitting at my job and I always start to feel a shooting pain in my shoulder blade after a while. I got a prenatal massage this past Monday and it was the best $65 I've spent in a while. Highly recommend one!
Within the last 3 months or so, I had a small black barstool that pretty much collected clothes when it was in our bedroom, so I moved it into the bathroom so it'd be a place for me to sit while I do my hair and makeup (my hair isn't even that long but boy, do my arms get tired!), and plus, my belly is already in the way of me leaning over the sink to get closer to the mirror! Just now I had to take it from the bathroom so I could have short sitting-breaks while I make some Christmas baking. Pregnancy can seriously be exhausting... I pretty much don't go anywhere outside my house unless I know there are plenty of things for me to lean/sit on!
I just called and re-scheduled my next midwife appointment a week later so it would fit with DDs naptime. At first I figured I would just keep it as is, but this tired lady and her cranky toddler are NOT messing with naptime.
In the end it's also nice because it spaces them out a tiny bit more (I know, I know, they see you every two weeks for a reason, but I feel like I live at the place) and it'll help me not have an appointment the week between Christmas and New Years like I was supposed to.
I'm super excited about my Christmas cookies this year! I didn't think I'd be able to swing it with the pregnancy. I can't share on social media yet since everyone waits to be surprised by the design so I'm sharing with you lovely ladies! The worst part is I'm gluten/sugar free so I can't even eat the suckers, but I am proud nonetheless.
also so so thankful I am done with Christmas shopping! Had to go to the mall real quick and WOW... I don't know if the holidays just make people stupid or if these people only venture out once a year but damn... the fact that they have survived this long is a miracle. I thought I was going to lose it
@coconutkisses21 oh that's super cute!! Unfortunately the desk is all glass and super modern. It's also so big we couldn't fit both the mini crib and desk in there at the same time. :-/
Some chick on facebook just said that when her baby was born he was drinking 1-3 oz every 2-3 hours. How is that possible when at 1 day a baby's stomach is the size of a cherry and only holds a teaspoon?
Some chick on facebook just said that when her baby was born he was drinking 1-3 oz every 2-3 hours. How is that possible when at 1 day a baby's stomach is the size of a cherry and only holds a teaspoon?
And also considering that for the first couple of days all baby gets is colostrum, she's either forgetting what it was really like having a fresh newborn, or completely full of it.
Some chick on facebook just said that when her baby was born he was drinking 1-3 oz every 2-3 hours. How is that possible when at 1 day a baby's stomach is the size of a cherry and only holds a teaspoon?
Truth. Babies drink about an ounce an hour. I have no idea about your size question, but that's the rule I've always heard when it comes to leaving pumped milk for carers. They drink even more in a growth spurt.
I will say that breast milk clears the stomach way fast so maybe that has something to do with it?
If you are nursing don't worry about the numbers though. Babies who are breastfed actually l9we weight at first. This is normal since milk.doesn't come on right away. For the first couple of days your baby is nursing colostrum. Then the milk train comences
Some chick on facebook just said that when her baby was born he was drinking 1-3 oz every 2-3 hours. How is that possible when at 1 day a baby's stomach is the size of a cherry and only holds a teaspoon?
And also considering that for the first couple of days all baby gets is colostrum, she's either forgetting what it was really like having a fresh newborn, or completely full of it.
So excited! I just read Gap is doing a Disney Mickey and Minnie clothes collection for women, men, kids and babies, coming December 12! I think I know what me and baby need!
Random: it's 5:22 in the morning and I'm starving since 4:30 so I guess I should stop playing on the phone and go make myself something to eat... but it's cold...
@thisisallyson that seems unfair, they selected you for 4 times? I hope you can get out of it!!!
Looking at the 10+ day weather forecast stresses me out. It's showing all these days with snow and ice accumulation and I freak out at the thought of driving in that stuff. I still look at the forecast a few times a day because I hope for it to change and show sunny & no precipitation... but I just need to block the weather app on my phone somehow or control myself from looking at it because I can't be worrying like this!
Some chick on facebook just said that when her baby was born he was drinking 1-3 oz every 2-3 hours. How is that possible when at 1 day a baby's stomach is the size of a cherry and only holds a teaspoon?
Truth. Babies drink about an ounce an hour. I have no idea about your size question, but that's the rule I've always heard when it comes to leaving pumped milk for carers. They drink even more in a growth spurt.
I will say that breast milk clears the stomach way fast so maybe that has something to do with it?
If you are nursing don't worry about the numbers though. Babies who are breastfed actually l9we weight at first. This is normal since milk.doesn't come on right away. For the first couple of days your baby is nursing colostrum. Then the milk train comences
I'm not actually questioning anything other than the truthfulness in her tale. I'm calling her a liar basically.
Good lord people give crappy advice. Someone on the same facebook page just told a pregnant woman to drink raspberry herbal tea to help her cervix soften. I mean, you're close, but no... raspberry herbal tea isn't going to do anything other than make you pee. You need red raspberry leaf tea.
Got my Amazon registry completion box in the mail. Skeptical of some of this stuff (are wipes going to be good 3 months from now? Should I just donate them to a shelter so they're not wasted?) but there's a swaddle with hedgehogs on it and I AM DYING OF THE ABSOLUTE CUTE.
Good lord people give crappy advice. Someone on the same facebook page just told a pregnant woman to drink raspberry herbal tea to help her cervix soften. I mean, you're close, but no... raspberry herbal tea isn't going to do anything other than make you pee. You need red raspberry leaf tea.
Plus isn't that to strengthen the ute for contractions anyway? Or is that epo?
Plus I totally feel uncomfortable recommending herbal remedies for pregnant ladies without a medical degree....they have real impacts. Like rrl tea is not recommended for those with a history of breast cancer.
Got my Amazon registry completion box in the mail. Skeptical of some of this stuff (are wipes going to be good 3 months from now? Should I just donate them to a shelter so they're not wasted?) but there's a swaddle with hedgehogs on it and I AM DYING OF THE ABSOLUTE CUTE.
If the box is sealed I don't think they can dry out
Got my Amazon registry completion box in the mail. Skeptical of some of this stuff (are wipes going to be good 3 months from now? Should I just donate them to a shelter so they're not wasted?) but there's a swaddle with hedgehogs on it and I AM DYING OF THE ABSOLUTE CUTE.
If the box is sealed I don't think they can dry out
@sunshine507 l bought like a year supply (or maybe 2?) of baby wipes during my black friday spending spree...four huge bulk boxes stacked up in my den right now, they better not go bad lol I should maybe check for an expiration date on them...
My Friday random: I'm always kissing my little guy's booboos, so this morning after getting him dressed, we're about to go down the stairs to leave when he grabs his penis and says, "owie, peepee hurts." I'm like, oh are you ok? And he says, "yeah. Kiss it?" I had to politely tell him that no, mommy will not be kissing your peepee. Oh the innocence of a toddler. I wish he could keep that forever.
@kiyamurph that made me LOL. Seriously though, can we keep our little ones innocent forever?! Im terrified to be raising little people... kids these days start dating in what: kindergarten!? Sex Ed by like 8!? I'm gonna lock my daughter in my house forever ((
My DH and I are having an epic debates regarding circumcision. Like we could put bump conversations about it to shame. I end up having to leave the room - we've now done this three nights in a row. Why can't I be having another girl?!
Note - not looking to start the debate on here, doesn't even matter what side myself or DH are on, just the fact that we are such polar opposites about it is driving me crazy because there is no way to meet in the middle on this issue!
Re: Randoms! 12/5
Well, fast forward to a baby arriving in about 3 months... and because we live in a small apartment in the city, we've come to the conclusion that I'll have to lose my office and it'll become the baby's room, and I'll just do my work on the kitchen table (which we never use anyway. Unfortunately there's no space to the move the desk to another part of our apartment because there's no just no room. Because pregnant, my back has really started hurting because of the chair I've been using. It was never a problem before, but now I can't sit in it longer than hour without my back being in bits. I don't see the point of buying a new chair, because we're going to be turning the office into the baby's room once he's out of the bassinet in our room anyway. I mentioned to DH that I was thinking maybe we should sell the desk in the new year, because I'm just sitting on the couch working anyway because it's the only place I can get comfortable with my back and using the computer. He seems really sad about me losing the desk, and every time I bring up getting rid of it, he keeps trying to find ways to keep the desk.
I know he's doing this because here's this great thing he did for me and he wants me to be able to enjoy it (and also he seems to be a lot more attached to the desk than I am), but I don't see the point in keeping it anymore if I'm not even using it. I feel so bad like I'm hurting his feelings every time I bring it up!
Samantha - 4/5/2017
In the end it's also nice because it spaces them out a tiny bit more (I know, I know, they see you every two weeks for a reason, but I feel like I live at the place) and it'll help me not have an appointment the week between Christmas and New Years like I was supposed to.
This is gonna be a long third tri!! I feel as pregnant/uncomfortable at 29wks as I did at 36 last go around! Oy!
@Dizzymom those are beautiful!
also so so thankful I am done with Christmas shopping! Had to go to the mall real quick and WOW... I don't know if the holidays just make people stupid or if these people only venture out once a year but damn... the fact that they have survived this long is a miracle. I thought I was going to lose it
I will say that breast milk clears the stomach way fast so maybe that has something to do with it?
If you are nursing don't worry about the numbers though. Babies who are breastfed actually l9we weight at first. This is normal since milk.doesn't come on right away. For the first couple of days your baby is nursing colostrum. Then the milk train comences
*TW* - BFP & MC in March 2016.
BFP in June 2016; EDD March 2017.
Samuel born February 2017!
It is for four different weeks from the beginning of January to the end of February.
Just.....no. I know I am not due until the end of March, but no. I am hoping they cut me some slack.
The realization a second later that you are the mom, and there's no one else to clean it up.
SaveSaveLooking at the 10+ day weather forecast stresses me out. It's showing all these days with snow and ice accumulation and I freak out at the thought of driving in that stuff. I still look at the forecast a few times a day because I hope for it to change and show sunny & no precipitation... but I just need to block the weather app on my phone somehow or control myself from looking at it because I can't be worrying like this!
Plus I totally feel uncomfortable recommending herbal remedies for pregnant ladies without a medical degree....they have real impacts. Like rrl tea is not recommended for those with a history of breast cancer.
Note - not looking to start the debate on here, doesn't even matter what side myself or DH are on, just the fact that we are such polar opposites about it is driving me crazy because there is no way to meet in the middle on this issue!