Monday Bitchfest 5/8

missblaze · May 2017

I just feel like being whiney right now. I am SO tired. I can't concentrate at work. I'm hungry...but I'm not. I just want to curl up on the floor and take a nap and it's only 8:30am.

Cauleyflower · May 2017

I woke up this morning and it was lightly snowing...in MAY!!! I get to work and the school library I work in is in shambles...furniture moved, returned items literally heaped all over my desk and falling onto the floor, no matter how many times I ask for them to be neatly stacked. I refuse to move the furniture back (and frankly should not). I feel like fellow staff has no respect (they are the ones that moved furniture for something they used the space for). I work between two schools and when I am away from one a mess is always made of the other. I am so frustrated. I feel like its to be somewhat expected from the kids to make a mess but my coworkers should know better.

I feel like walking out and going back home.

EmilyLove25 · May 2017

I'm not going to lie, I just need this first OB appointment to happen already. I'm basically useless until it does because I am 99% anxiety and 1% able to do anything else. I wish I could more relaxed, but that's not in my makeup. I think all women should be given medical grade at home US systems so they can check in on their progress whenever.

myorke24 · May 2017

@EmilyLove25 Oh yes, could not agree more! Our first ultrasound isn't until June 12th.

[Deleted User] · May 2017

I love my kid, I really do. But she woke up screaming at 4:30am and still wouldn't calm down even when we bought her to bed with us, so now I'm crazy tired.

PhillymommaX2 · May 2017

@EmilyLove25 I hear you! I'm a ball of anxiety. I keep poas every morning which gives me an hour of relief and then I'm back to a ball of nerves. I so want to tell my parents but I had my chemical like 3 days after I told them last time, so I'm trying to hold out this time.

tsuredraider · May 2017

@EmilyLove25 I'm right there with you! My OB's office won't even see me until the 9th of June and that's just to set up care, not an ultrasound. I called to try to get in earlier since I'm high risk (I'm type 1 diabetic) and they said "well, the nurse will determine if you're high risk then." WTF?! Really?! I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow with my diabetes doctor and I know shell pull strings and kick someone's butt to get me in earlier.

tdevlindrye · May 2017

@EmilyLove25 Yes! Same here. I need to see the heartbeat for this to all be real. I need to see the baby in my uterus and not in a tube.

*begin rant* Also, wtf is up with the lack of reliable information? I spent 20 minutes at Target last night standing in front of the anti-itch cream trying to google what's safe for me to take. And I found nothing straightforward or easy to understand. I have psoriasis/eczema on my legs and have for years, but use a prescription steroid cream usually which is not an option now. So much stuff is considered category C and that's basically meaningless.

And then I ate a steak that was cooked medium instead of well done and felt guilty, and again just a lack of info!! Should I feel bad about that? Is there really a risk?

What about shampoos, conditioners? Lotions? Toothpaste? Tight pants? Second hand smoke? Nail polish? Deli meat? Cheese?

I'm going crazy with no good source of information and am afraid I'm doing things wrong that I won't find out about until later. And my OB appointment isn't until 2 weeks from now. I found a walk-in clinic for women this morning though that opens in about an hour and plan to visit to hopefully get some of these questions answered and chill the F out. *end rant*

edited to add more rant: I'm so tired of lying to people. I told most of my friends and family that we were trying when we started and we got pregnant the first cycle. So naturally EVERYONE is asking. Kind of dumb on my part.

SP128 · May 2017

@EmilyLove25 I hear you. The nurse at my ob wants me to call after I get my second beta. I already have an annual set up for 5/25 she said she can do my initial apt and an early us. I want the us to be reassured but I'm nervous af if it's too early to see anything.

@Cauleyflower dam snow in may? Not cool. Where do you live.

Im so preoccupied with this. I'm trying to not get too attached. I'm just nervous and uneasy overall. Thank goodness work is slow for me so I can obsess and bumb

tdevlindrye · May 2017

@missblaze Whine away, lady! I'm right there with ya in the whiney camp.

Cauleyflower · May 2017

@SP128 I live in Ottawa, On. We had tonnes of rain lately and there is flooding in some parts, then the weather cooled off and we got flurries.

I can relate to needing to hear a heartbeat. Its not really real to me right now especially with not having too many symptoms.

madcouplewithabox · May 2017

I'm surprised my OB is taking me at just over six weeks... maybe because it took so long for us? I don't know. It just seems odd that so many have to wait so long for even an initial appointment.

AFM: My cat woke me up at 3am because she is a klutz and was falling off the bed. Naturally she used my calf to catch herself. Nothing like claws in the calf as an alarm clock. This is my second cat scratch in a week after going 6 months without one. WTF!

darkrose88 · May 2017

Yesterday we went to visit DH's family, and his grandma had just smoked in the kitchen when we showed up. So of course, the entire 3 & a half hours we were over, I was constantly having to leave the kitchen (where everyone was at) because the lingering smell was just overwhelming. It was the worst, because I just seemed anti-social instead of trying to avoid inhaling leftover smoke fumes...

missblaze · May 2017

caeilievalor said:

And then I ate a steak that was cooked medium instead of well done and felt guilty, and again just a lack of info!! Should I feel bad about that? Is there really a risk?

What about shampoos, conditioners? Lotions? Toothpaste? Tight pants? Second hand smoke? Nail polish? Deli meat? Cheese?

@caeilievalor It is overwhelming and nerve-wracking, especially when different people will tell you different things. I don't think there is anything wrong with a medium steak. The reason you can't eat rare meat and deli meat is because when you are pregnant, your body's immune system naturally decreases (to avoid attacking the foreign invader in your body -- baby!) and you are much more likely to become sick from listeria and food poisoning in general. If the meat is fresh and you cook it at home, medium is fine.

I'd definitely stay away from smoke of all kinds, if possible.

PhillymommaX2 · May 2017

madcouplewithabox said:

I'm surprised my OB is taking me at just over six weeks... maybe because it took so long for us? I don't know. It just seems odd that so many have to wait so long for even an initial appointment.

AFM: My cat woke me up at 3am because she is a klutz and was falling off the bed. Naturally she used my calf to catch herself. Nothing like claws in the calf as an alarm clock. This is my second cat scratch in a week after going 6 months without one. WTF!

@madcouplewithabox my OB always scheduled first visits between 6-7 weeks. I haven't called yet since I haven't officially missed my period. ( due today) I'll call tomorrow.

makstew · May 2017

Joining the bitchfest.

Why does every cleanser I own have salycylic acid in it! I have acne prone skin-what cleansers do you use?

My coworker/actually my boss/good friend was on my butt yesterday to contact elementary schools via calling only to set up field trips to our gymnastics facility. This is an idea she came up with on Friday and said someone else would do it. Then yesterday it was suddenly my job. Two hours later she called and asked if I had done it. On my day off. On a Sunday. No one is at an elementary school on sunday!
She is actually not supportive of me being pregnant. She doesn't know I am or that we were trying but made it very clear in past months that "it would be detrimental to the gym's success" if I got pregnant, and she "really really thinks I should wait at least a year." As my friend, you're overstepping. As my employer you had better be careful what you say!! Ugh this is a happy thing for us but I can't even tell her now until I HAVE to.

Sorry it's so long, but rant over.

FireLily0 · May 2017

@madcouplewithabox My doc did the same thing, probably due to us not getting pregnant after a HSG and Femara. He wanted me to come in immediately for bloodwork and schedule an ultrasound. We were gone on vacation last week, but had first ultrasound today (almost 6 weeks). He has been more proactive in trying to get DH and I pregnant, so I think he just wants to make sure we stay that way.

@darkrose88 I hate smoke period, even if not pregnant. Its too bad that you could not try to move people out into another room... just say that it irritates your lungs (I do that all the time

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missblaze · May 2017

makstew said:

Joining the bitchfest.

Why does every cleanser I own have salycylic acid in it! I have acne prone skin-what cleansers do you use?

@makstew I have acne prone skin as well. It is so difficult finding something that works. I used something very basic and hypoallergenic last time. I still had awful skin throughout the pregnancy. This time I'm going to try Belli Anti-Blemish Facial Wash which is approved for pregnancy and see how it works. FX!

KLake42 · May 2017

I'm using fragrance free shampoo and conditioner (have been since we were getting ready for our egg retrieval), and like most "natural" hair products, it leaves my hair frizzy. And I'm avoiding make-up until I can find some products where I feel confident about the ingredients (I'm just really paranoid, being 40, after IVF, etc. etc.). I'm wearing glasses instead of contacts, because I don't feel confident about eye drops, solution, etc.

And this morning, I looked in the mirror and decided that I look like an old hag. Like, who is this person?

EmilyLove25 · May 2017

@KLake42 Bless you for being able to surrender so many luxury items. It honestly has not crossed my mind to not wear my usual makeup and it didn't with DD either

In fact, the first and most important thing I paced on my hospital bag was my eyebrow pencil... I never considered myself high maintenance until that day!

madcouplewithabox · May 2017

I haven't even thought of my makeup and shampoo! Would bare minerals makeup be ok I'm wondering. Now I have a lot of research to do!

rachelg777 · May 2017

I haven't thought about any beauty products. Gonna have to research too!

KLake42 · May 2017

I don't mean to worry anyone, bringing up makeup. There are plenty of companies that sell makeup that's low in problematic chemicals, if you google "makeup for pregnancy". @madcouplewithabox looks like Bare Minerals makes the list on some of those sites.

Honestly, most conventional products are probably fine, but I'm just really hyper-aware and ridiculously anxious.

gusgus14 · May 2017

I'm so tired today and I feel like my weekend wasn't long enough and I'm having to do the work of 2 people today to cover for someone who is out of the office. I just want to go home and take a nap!

[Deleted User] · May 2017

Just everything today.

Image: https://68.media.tumblr.com/37c77ce367d62a035e90b1005517a94b/tumblr_o36m9bZZBX1v00ttgo1_500.gif

dani4est · May 2017

@schaze YES! My anger emotion is out of control!

cyanope · May 2017

Here's mine (and get ready, because it's a long one).
I spent my Sunday driving home from Vegas (early) because, wait for it...there was a flippin' MURDER in my hotel lobby on Saturday night. What?!?! How does that even happen?
I guess there was some type of altercation between two men, and one started shooting. Luckily we weren't in the hotel, and my sister and I pulled up to a cop-infested hotel about 20 minutes after the shooting had taken place (I seriously shudder to think about us getting there any earlier and walking through the lobby with our kids when it happened). We spoke with a police officer outside, who assured us we were safe because the place was infested with cops, and to quickly get to our rooms because while they had apprehended the shooter, they hadn't apprehended all of other people involved yet. We were hesitant to do so, but because we had no where else to go at 10 pm, and because ALL of our stuff was in our room, we decided we would stay. To top if off our husbands weren't even with us because they were at a race that night, while my sister and I stayed in the hotel with the kids. We parked, and RUSHED to our rooms. Everything appeared to be okay, until our doorbell rang at 10:30 that night. My sister and I quietly walked to the door, and peered through the peephole. Someone was COVERING the peephole. We of course didn't open up, but still panicked, because, who rings a doorbell and then intentionally covers the peephole unless they're up to no good?? The guy rang it two more times, and then RAN down the hallway (I watched him through the peephole, so I got a good description of him). We called security, had to give our description to the police, and then anxiously waited for our husbands to return. My poor husband was FREAKING out that we had even gone into the hotel, but like I said, the police officer had assured us that everything was under control. They never found the guy at our door, but they kept a security guard on our floor for the rest of the night.
We debated leaving the hotel and just driving home, but we felt more safe in our room than lugging our stuff and our (sleeping) kids through the hotel at 11pm. So, needless to say, we spent a sleepless night Saturday, and then got up bright and early Sunday morning to get the HELL out of there.
So, now I'm sitting at work EXHAUSTED and still a little shaken up this Monday afternoon. I will add that we were staying in a really nice resort on the strip, so the fact that this happened still has me baffled. Moral of the story: I am NEVER going to Vegas again.

Baby_is_coming · May 2017

I don't know if I have one thing in particular that is making me rage out but I'm feeling it. I hate that I know I'm prego but no one else does and so everyone else's bitching seems really lame compared to this massive secret I'm trying to carry on.. oh you're tired? Oh you feel fat? I'm growing a human! Blah.

[Deleted User] · May 2017

@cyanope how scary!! So glad you are all ok!

Edited because autocorrect tagged the wrong person!

aimsforyou2014 · May 2017

I work at a community college as the disability services coordinator. I am an office of one who is responsible for providing accommodations (extra time on tests, notes, etc) for all of the students with disabilities on my campus. It is final exam week, so things are very hectic. Trying to coordinate exams for over 25 students with disabilities is like herding cats.

aimsforyou2014 · May 2017

Why is my ticker not working? Anyone know?

rissa06 · May 2017

tsuredraider said:

@EmilyLove25 I'm right there with you! My OB's office won't even see me until the 9th of June and that's just to set up care, not an ultrasound. I called to try to get in earlier since I'm high risk (I'm type 1 diabetic) and they said "well, the nurse will determine if you're high risk then." WTF?! Really?! I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow with my diabetes doctor and I know shell pull strings and kick someone's butt to get me in earlier.

That happened to me as well. They are like send us your medical
records to determine if you are high risk. My prior just did the hcg test today.

makstew · May 2017

@cyanope Where were you staying? I used to live near Vegas and would go a few times a month!

scatteringashes · May 2017

I thought I'd be chill after two pregnancy tests. My husband and I talked about it, and I was like, "Hey, from this point, if there's no bleeding, we're good."

Just kidding. My first appointment isn't until June 6th, and I just bought a box of test strips on Amazon to keep checking in. I was not this intense about it when I was pregnant with my son, lol.

rissa06 · May 2017

scatteringashes said:

I thought I'd be chill after two pregnancy tests. My husband and I talked about it, and I was like, "Hey, from this point, if there's no bleeding, we're good."

Just kidding. My first appointment isn't until June 6th, and I just bought a box of test strips on Amazon to keep checking in. I was not this intense about it when I was pregnant with my son, lol.

my official first appointment is June 6th as well! I also just bought tests. I am so very nervous.

scatteringashes · May 2017

@rissa06 I'll be optimistic for both of us! (And everyone. Good luck out there, y'all.) It'll get here before we know it!

cyanope · May 2017

Thanks, @schaze! At least I assume your comment was directed at me, and not at @cyanide!

cyanope · May 2017

We were at a Hilton resort on the strip, @makstew

[Deleted User] · May 2017

@cyanope autocorrect fail!

KatieEl · May 2017

@aimsforyou2014 when you're putting the HTML code in you need to make sure you've selected the </> icon above the box.

PleaseSendPicklesNow · May 2017

@Cauleyflower Not to get off topic, but I'm excited to see another librarian here! Are you an elementary school librarian? High school? I was a public librarian in what feels like a past life. The only books that people ever got upset about were in the children's and young adult collections. Especially YA! Have you ever had that problem?

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