@awoodruff27 We are re-buying a few things. DD's car seat expired, so we are getting a new bucket seat and stroller. I am also getting an ergo, I never had one with DD and regretted it. We are also getting a mamaroo swing, and a new monitor. I feel like since we are reusing clothes and furniture from DD, we are saving enough money to get these things!
I used the nursery with DD on the second night. DH had the flu, and so my mom stayed the night with me in the hospital. She would not sleep in the bassinet, so my mom and traded off holding her and sleeping. By the second night, we both needed a few hours of good sleep!
My first went to the NICU and I have some sad memories/guilty feelings surrounding being separated from him. Because of that I doubt I'll utilize our nursery function.
Even typing this made me choke up. SO stupid but it's like I want to "make up" for it.
@Stankonia2014 I am slightly tempted to make an AE to be a fake Beyonce troll for you, but I am too lazy. Plus, it wouldn't be funny by the time I waited three days to post. But @MrsCartersTWIN$ could have had fun here.
Eta I hope that's not someone's real username I just tagged. Oops.
@awoodruff27 I have almost nothing since it's been 6 years since my son was born, so we're basically starting from scratch. I do still have the crib and my Moby, but that's it. My top priority items to get are a car seat (duh), clothes (double duh), and a monitor. I feel like everything else can be picked up along the way as we need them.
Also, fvck yes I used the nursery at the hospital. I love my kids more than anything but holy crap a 2 hour nap can make you feel like a whole new person.
My 3 year old didn't nap at school and just passed out on the couch, at 5 freaking o'clock and I cannot wake her back up. My night is going to be hell now....noooo!!
Married 12/17/2011 K born 8/31/12 C born 1/11/14 BFP #3 Nov 2014: D&C January 2015 BFP #4 Sept 2016: Due May 31 2017
Ugh must be a weird nap day. My 2 yo has a cold and slept for almost 3 hours and my 4yo has given up naps for the most part but just whined and complained for 2 hours Before passing out at 4pm. Might be a rough night here.
@LMMama I tried!! She finally woke up on her own a few minutes ago freaking out about having to pee and proceeded to scream at me to carry her to the potty for the next 5 minutes after. I am just glad she is awake!
Married 12/17/2011 K born 8/31/12 C born 1/11/14 BFP #3 Nov 2014: D&C January 2015 BFP #4 Sept 2016: Due May 31 2017
I'm not sure if there is a nursery at our hospital. @merrylea do you know?? Even if there is, DH has said he is not letting his baby out of his sight! That made me smile
I need this week to be over. I had zero time to eat today (woke up late and had back to back meetings all day). I literally at 1 starburst all day, because there happened to be a bowl of candies in one of my meetings. I'I starving!!
@Stankonia2014, none of the nurses I work with judge moms for using the nursery. I actually encourage a lot of my new moms to use it, especially if they had a long labor or delivered during the night because I want them to get some rest before cluster feeding starts (if they're breastfeeding). We're baby-friendly so we aren't technically supposed to but I'm more of the mindset if mama can't stay awake she probably can't take care of baby.
And @ellie111227, I get where you're coming from with the rules, but we also recently had a mom fall asleep while holding baby and he ended up rolling onto the floor. Luckily he didn't fall and managed to roll down a blanket, but still. That's why some of those rules are there. I coslept at home all the time and that's fine because I can't turn around and get mad at the hospital for my own actions but in the hospital they have to cover their own butts. People be crazy.
I'm late to the party on Beyonce.... But it's too damn bad I already had a Facebook announcement for this pregnancy. Would have been fun to recreate that one! All I would need is some unmatching undergarments, a malaria net, and a funeral spray for flowers. Might be a good idea to steal for maternity pictures though!
@MotherofDragons I feel similar about the nursery. **TW**DS was in the NICU for breathing issues and I am so scared it will happen again even though I logically know that every birth is different. I want her in my room where I and DH can watch her and make sure she is breathing okay. Why this is better than a nurse in the nursery I don't know but my anxiety just doesn't want to let her out of my sight. I also want to make sure I can bond with her the way I couldn't with DS.
Me: 34 DH: 35 Married: July 2009 BFP: November 2012 after 2 years of TTC DS born August 2013 Diagnosed with PCOS April 2016 3 months of trigger shot with timed intercourse BFN x3 First IUI: 9/17/16 BFP: 9/30/16 EDD: 6/11/17
I just huffed and puffed through changing the sheets on my son's bed (he's in the top bunk of a bunk bed). I think I can't get up there anymore. It might be time to pass that responsibility on to DH.
@ellie111227, I get what you're saying. My one nurse was like 'this is your third, I'm sure you're well-versed on safety, I don't mind if she sleeps with you, but the next nurse might.'
The nurse in me makes me a terrible patient. I know that despite whatever policies the hospital has, that ultimately they can't tell me what to do. Baby spends most of the time in bed with me. I just tell them to document that they told me not to do it and that I declined to follow their directions. My last C-section I asked them to take out my Foley catheter a few hours afterwards and they said they wouldn't remove it until post-op day 1. So I said 'fine, I'll see you at midnight to remove it then'.
@huskermom14 That does make sense. I guess it is more about how it was presented. Like, the nurse who told me dd had to be in the bassinet and get rolled over from l&d to our mother/baby room explained it in a way that didn't annoy me at all, but the nurse who reprimanded me for raising my bed too high pissed me off. I guess it is more whether you act condescending or not and whether you acknowledge that ultimately I have the right to decline your instructions. I don't like being handed a "'patient's bill of rights" saying I have refusal rights one minute and bring told that I am not allowed to eat or can't hold my baby or whatever the next minute.
@ellie111227, I get what you're saying. My one nurse was like 'this is your third, I'm sure you're well-versed on safety, I don't mind if she sleeps with you, but the next nurse might.'
The nurse in me makes me a terrible patient. I know that despite whatever policies the hospital has, that ultimately they can't tell me what to do. Baby spends most of the time in bed with me. I just tell them to document that they told me not to do it and that I declined to follow their directions. My last C-section I asked them to take out my Foley catheter a few hours afterwards and they said they wouldn't remove it until post-op day 1. So I said 'fine, I'll see you at midnight to remove it then'.
They won't take your foley out til you're day 1?! I had the BEST c section patient last night. She got to the floor a little after 3 and I had her foley and epidural pulled by 545. She was all about getting things out and getting moving again.
@huskermom14 That does make sense. I guess it is more about how it was presented. Like, the nurse who told me dd had to be in the bassinet and get rolled over from l&d to our mother/baby room explained it in a way that didn't annoy me at all, but the nurse who reprimanded me for raising my bed too high pissed me off. I guess it is more whether you act condescending or not and whether you acknowledge that ultimately I have the right to decline your instructions. I don't like being handed a "'patient's bill of rights" saying I have refusal rights one minute and bring told that I am not allowed to eat or can't hold my baby or whatever the next minute.
That I totally understand. Presentation is everything. For me, at the end of the day the best I can do is to educate my patient and tell them why we do things the way we do. I don't pass judgement because, as a mom, I know that the perfect fit and way of doing things is different for every family. We are a lot more strict about the cosleeping thing since that baby "fell" and we are strict about babt being in the bassinet in the hallways but everything else I educate and then document refusal if the patient doesn't want to follow those "rules". If I am truly worried about a situation I'd intervene but 9 times out of 10 everything will be just fine.
Ewwwww @Stankonia2014 they're saying online Beyoncé stole her pregnancy announcement from this ladies announcement. She's the founder of Sugarhill records.
Traffic in Houston has been a real asshole this week. Can't wait for the super bowl to be over! The patriots are staying a block from my office and roads have been randomly closed all week.
@alm52386 I don't think so. I remember being told they will only take your baby if you have had some major issues or the baby does. I have an appt tomorrow so I will get the scoop!
Don't know if this is a good deal or not?? Spend a 100 to get a gift card?
It is if a) you already need those items and b) you have other things to buy at Target! I use that deal every so often if we need both diapers and formula. I separate my items into two transactions and use the $25 on the rest of my purchases.
Edit because the Bump turned my B into a sunglasses smiley face.
@Wearmi1 We also use this for our diapers. We essentially get a box of diapers free (the $25 gift card). We then turn around and use it on the next diaper purchase and get another $25 gift card
DS has been doing really great with going to bed on his own for months and now all the sudden we put him down and he's a mess. Screams and gets up and just loses his ever loving mind. I thought we were over the sleep training stuff?! Ughhhh
I did utilize the nursery at the hospital the first time around. DD was a screamer from the get-go. We were up with her all night constantly calming her down. Once DH and I finally got her to sleep, and we finally got ourselves to sleep, there was noise from construction from the new wing at the hospital being built at the time that started at 6am! Shortly after, IL's showed up, and we had a constant stream on visitors all day. I was so exhausted from honestly no sleep, that I sent DD to the nursery that night to get some rest. Im so glad I did. But I'm also going to not allow visitors with the exception of our parents and DD. And at that, they can only come and stay for a short time.
Aaaaaaand she OF COURSE had to come hug me after class..... And while hugging me cupped my boobs. (Side/back hug) Oh man.......... is this how today is going to go???
My stroller and car seat just got delivered!!!!! Ahhhh!!!!!! Hopefully they fit in my car ok! I'll be sad if I have to return them and pick something different
I don't have many opinions about celebrities, but I can not stand Beyoncé and Jay Z. Those are the two that get my side eyes.
I really cannot either. I especially wasn't thrilled after hearing about the hoopla surrounding the birth of their first, kicking families out of NICU, preventing a father from seeing his child born, etc. You are not that important. I did, however, enjoy the tweets and the break from other depressing news.
Yall... My DH is in court right now. We filed criminal contempt of court because our SD's mother withheld her from us on the weekend/holiday we were supposed to have her this year.... I AM SO STRESSED OUT. My DH is just a simple man........ and literally it stresses me out that he doesn't have me there to help him realize how things will play out in the long run with he thinks they're "no big deal" right now. He is the type of person... say someone is selling a TV for $500, a normal person might off $400 to negotiate. My husband would offer $525. Please just say a prayer for me that SD's mother is agreeable, we get this over with, and move on with our lives!
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I used the nursery with DD on the second night. DH had the flu, and so my mom stayed the night with me in the hospital. She would not sleep in the bassinet, so my mom and traded off holding her and sleeping. By the second night, we both needed a few hours of good sleep!
Even typing this made me choke up. SO stupid but it's like I want to "make up" for it.
Eta I hope that's not someone's real username I just tagged. Oops.
Also, fvck yes I used the nursery at the hospital. I love my kids more than anything but holy crap a 2 hour nap can make you feel like a whole new person.
K born 8/31/12
C born 1/11/14
BFP #3 Nov 2014: D&C January 2015
BFP #4 Sept 2016: Due May 31 2017
Mom to Madison- 5 and Lillian 2....and now surprise baby #3!
K born 8/31/12
C born 1/11/14
BFP #3 Nov 2014: D&C January 2015
BFP #4 Sept 2016: Due May 31 2017
And @ellie111227, I get where you're coming from with the rules, but we also recently had a mom fall asleep while holding baby and he ended up rolling onto the floor. Luckily he didn't fall and managed to roll down a blanket, but still. That's why some of those rules are there. I coslept at home all the time and that's fine because I can't turn around and get mad at the hospital for my own actions but in the hospital they have to cover their own butts. People be crazy.
Me: 34 DH: 35
Married: July 2009
BFP: November 2012 after 2 years of TTC DS born August 2013
Diagnosed with PCOS April 2016
3 months of trigger shot with timed intercourse BFN x3
First IUI: 9/17/16 BFP: 9/30/16 EDD: 6/11/17
My last C-section I asked them to take out my Foley catheter a few hours afterwards and they said they wouldn't remove it until post-op day 1. So I said 'fine, I'll see you at midnight to remove it then'.
DH: 29
DS: 18 months 4/2/2015
Baby #2 EDD: 6/1/2017
Edit because the Bump turned my B into a sunglasses smiley face.