October 2017 Moms

Weekly B-Fest (5/8)

Since it was discussed that BFest Monday, TW Tuesday and WTF Wednesday are just repetitive, here's your weekly "bitch about whatever you want, when you want" thread (with yesterday's date just for sake of weekly orgnanization) ;)

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Re: Weekly B-Fest (5/8)

  • Box elder bugs are taking over my freaking house. All over the outside, finding ways inside, one was crawling on me when I was falling asleep the other night... I'm so sick of them! Dh sprayed the outside of the house today, so hopefully it helps a little, but with two oak trees and a south-facing house, its not going to completely solve it. 
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  • @buttercream_frosting that's really freaking rude. I'm sorry she clearly lacks any manners. 
  • @sjohns908 DH ended up telling her off for being on her phone and she was indignant about it. It frustrates me that we have to teach a 60year old table manners.

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  • sjohns908 said:
    Box elder bugs are taking over my freaking house. All over the outside, finding ways inside, one was crawling on me when I was falling asleep the other night... I'm so sick of them! Dh sprayed the outside of the house today, so hopefully it helps a little, but with two oak trees and a south-facing house, its not going to completely solve it. 
    Omg I remember these bugs from our old house. They were awful. I hope they go away soon for you.  Found an old pic of ours.

    Me: 31 DH:35
    TTC #1: March 2011 
    Fur-children: 3 dogs + 2 cats (all rescued)
    dx: Endometriosis and Fibroids 
    2 Laps and 1 Abdominal Myomectomy
    6 rounds of clomid
    5 rounds of iui
    IVF #1 Gonal F, Menopur and Cetrotide
    ER 12/1/2016:Retrieved 22 eggs 12 fertilized, developed moderate OHSS
    4/4 day 5 embryos were normal for PGS!!! 2 boys/2 girls
    FET 1/10/2017  
    Gallbladder surgery 1/10/2017
    FET 2/2
    BFP 2/7/17 <3 Beta#1: 594!!! Beta#2 1630!!!
    Having a girl! EDD 10/21/17
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  • Our AC isn't working and it's hot as shit tonight.

    There is also a fly buzzing around the room, but at least it's keeping the cats entertained.   
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    I hate this weather!  It's been rainy, overcast, and cold for what feels like forever. Give me my sun!!!!

    @Boobopgirl that would be so frustrating!!!  My DS was large and I think that people (docs included) forget that big does not equal mature!
  • @buttercream_frosting. that's what I said but she's convinced the dr. wouldn't tell her that if it wasn'the "important"
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  • @ChocolateIsLife so gross! That's what the front of my house looked like before he sprayed. I guess the bright side is that they only stick around for a while. But it seems like as soon as they're gone, the stupid Japanese beetles show up. Im definitely missing living out west right now where these dang things don't exist

    @Boobopgirl she definitely needs a new pedi. I hated our first two because I felt like I could never do anything right. Finally found our current one and love them. My friend was also told at 3 or 4 months to start giving her baby rice cereal because he was so big that "breastmilk won't be enough for him". Who recommends cereal anymore, plus wtf kind of logic is that?
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    @buttercream_frosting I can't believe that about your MIL! How rude. 

    @ChocolateIsLife that picture is frightening! lol @sjohns908 I hope they go away soon! I would be freaking out, but I'm kind of a wuss when it comes to bugs.

    @Boobopgirl That is very frustrating. I hope everything turns out okay!
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    @natleilynn I like the way you think   ;)
  • My ped told me AT THE SAME EXACT APPOINTMENT that 1) Dd2 wasn't getting enough milk because dd1 was still nursing (she was not gaining quite enough) 2) That her spitting up constantly wasn't a problem because babies only spit up the "extra" they eat.

    So to summarize, she was drinking too much of the milk that wasn't there for her to drink but not gaining enough weight.  Thankfully when I called him out on it and said, "you just quoted 2 facts from different textbooks and didn't apply them to the baby in front of you." he was like...you're right and wrote the zantac Rx.  He hasn't given me feeding advice since then, lol.  
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  • On the bug topic, DH sprayed our house a week or two ago and I feel like it made everything worse if that's possible. Like he trapped a bunch of bugs inside or something. I'm finding ants constantly and last night there was a giant spider on the ceiling before I went to bed. Ugh. We only sprayed because we felt like we should so...that backfired apparently. 



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  • @ariz17 my youngest has horrible anxiety over bugs, so that's also contributing to the whole "I'm losing my mind over this" factor. Plus I woke up last night to another one crawling on me. Ugh.

    @Boobopgirl Why is it that Drs like to push breastfeeding but then seem to bash it at the same time?? I'm glad you called him out on his BS.  My SIL just had a baby last month and has had trouble BFing. Her pedi had the nerve to say to her "So you're just starving your baby because you don't want to give formula?". Needless to say, she switched to our pedi practice after that appointment. 
  • @Brambles23 that gif is my life today. 
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    BFP#2: 4/19/13 EDD 12/28/13. Team Green for pregnancy and Baby Girl arrived 12/21/13.
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  • @natleilynn ugh, I'm sorry.  That sucks.

    I hope nobody gets on my bad side today.  I'm not responsible for any ensuing actions.  
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  • On the bug topic, DH sprayed our house a week or two ago and I feel like it made everything worse if that's possible. Like he trapped a bunch of bugs inside or something. I'm finding ants constantly and last night there was a giant spider on the ceiling before I went to bed. Ugh. We only sprayed because we felt like we should so...that backfired apparently. 


    We get our house treated bimonthly, but I remember the pest control guy explaining that scenario being common. When your husband sprayed the house, it wasn't strong enough to kill them, only stir them up and get them moving. It sounds like it was enough to create a barrier for them to stay within the parameters of the treatment. 
    Me: 31 DH:35
    TTC #1: March 2011 
    Fur-children: 3 dogs + 2 cats (all rescued)
    dx: Endometriosis and Fibroids 
    2 Laps and 1 Abdominal Myomectomy
    6 rounds of clomid
    5 rounds of iui
    IVF #1 Gonal F, Menopur and Cetrotide
    ER 12/1/2016:Retrieved 22 eggs 12 fertilized, developed moderate OHSS
    4/4 day 5 embryos were normal for PGS!!! 2 boys/2 girls
    FET 1/10/2017  
    Gallbladder surgery 1/10/2017
    FET 2/2
    BFP 2/7/17 <3 Beta#1: 594!!! Beta#2 1630!!!
    Having a girl! EDD 10/21/17
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  • Add me to the list of bugs! We had ants inside for what felt like forever. They finally disappeared after ant traps and spray inside and out. I hope the queen was murdered and they all stay away for-evah!! 
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    A few years ago before started regular bug treatments, we had a bad infestation outside with Crazy Jamaican ants. Literally, the moment we walked outside to the backyard, they would swarm you(never bite though). It actually looked like the ground was moving because they were so concentrated. That breed of ants doesn't form a line or have organization, they just frantically tun around in swarms.  :o

    Eta they caused electrical issues because they swarmed outlets and busted them. Guys they are crazy!
    Me: 31 DH:35
    TTC #1: March 2011 
    Fur-children: 3 dogs + 2 cats (all rescued)
    dx: Endometriosis and Fibroids 
    2 Laps and 1 Abdominal Myomectomy
    6 rounds of clomid
    5 rounds of iui
    IVF #1 Gonal F, Menopur and Cetrotide
    ER 12/1/2016:Retrieved 22 eggs 12 fertilized, developed moderate OHSS
    4/4 day 5 embryos were normal for PGS!!! 2 boys/2 girls
    FET 1/10/2017  
    Gallbladder surgery 1/10/2017
    FET 2/2
    BFP 2/7/17 <3 Beta#1: 594!!! Beta#2 1630!!!
    Having a girl! EDD 10/21/17
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  • @ChocolateisLife well, damn. That's kind of what I was assuming. We paid for professional treatment last year but wanted to save some money this year. Ha. We might be going back if they don't disappear soon lol

    @sdarling2010 ugh ants are so hard to get rid of. When we lived in Oregon our house got them so bad. We paid for professional treatment and they would go away for a little bit but then come back with avengence. I'm a fairly clean person and I'll never forget opening the dishwasher to find it SWARMING with ants. It was the stuff nightmares are made of. Ever since we sold that house I wonder if they new owners are dealing with it too. 

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  • @purplestarz Did we buy your house? Lol. We never had ants at our last house, then we moved less than a mile away and I swear we must live on top of an ant hill now. They seem to come with no rhyme or reason, too. Warm weather, dry weather, rainy weather, they just come and go as they please. We use Terro and they go away for a while but inevitably return. 

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  • @purplestarz I hope they let up on you soon! Getting regular professional treatment is pricey, but I think we have had so many pest issues that it was worth it to not have to worry about. We have those awful gigantic tree roaches in our area, and those haunt me in my dreams from our old house. I haven't seen a single one since treating the house! <3
    Me: 31 DH:35
    TTC #1: March 2011 
    Fur-children: 3 dogs + 2 cats (all rescued)
    dx: Endometriosis and Fibroids 
    2 Laps and 1 Abdominal Myomectomy
    6 rounds of clomid
    5 rounds of iui
    IVF #1 Gonal F, Menopur and Cetrotide
    ER 12/1/2016:Retrieved 22 eggs 12 fertilized, developed moderate OHSS
    4/4 day 5 embryos were normal for PGS!!! 2 boys/2 girls
    FET 1/10/2017  
    Gallbladder surgery 1/10/2017
    FET 2/2
    BFP 2/7/17 <3 Beta#1: 594!!! Beta#2 1630!!!
    Having a girl! EDD 10/21/17
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  • We paid for professional treatment last year for ants. Didn't do a damn thing. Had them come back because they said it could take a second treatment. Still didn't help. I was so mad that i spent that kind of money for nothing. Now that dh has been able to find the nests, it's been night and day. But I know that isn't something that's always possible. We think there are some that have built nests underneath the siding on both the front and back of the house. So our only option is the bait traps
  • @OliveOyl2014 I'm sorry you have to deal with that too! My inlaws are the same, won't come for things we've invited them to but invite themselves over when it's convenient for them. The inlaws "forgot" my birthday this year saying they're getting old and need more reminders, after 11 years - said this to me on the phone and wrote it in my belated birthday card. Then used the same excuse for DD's recital. As soon as I got the text that they weren't coming I told DH and he called his mom who started crying and made him feel like it was his fault for not reminding them. Ummmmm it was on your calendar! You did it yourself! 
  • @sjohns908 Oh man that sucks that they came to treat it and it didn't help! It sounds like your husband is motivated to get rid of them though!

    Me: 31 DH:35
    TTC #1: March 2011 
    Fur-children: 3 dogs + 2 cats (all rescued)
    dx: Endometriosis and Fibroids 
    2 Laps and 1 Abdominal Myomectomy
    6 rounds of clomid
    5 rounds of iui
    IVF #1 Gonal F, Menopur and Cetrotide
    ER 12/1/2016:Retrieved 22 eggs 12 fertilized, developed moderate OHSS
    4/4 day 5 embryos were normal for PGS!!! 2 boys/2 girls
    FET 1/10/2017  
    Gallbladder surgery 1/10/2017
    FET 2/2
    BFP 2/7/17 <3 Beta#1: 594!!! Beta#2 1630!!!
    Having a girl! EDD 10/21/17
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  • On the earlier bug complaint. I have fruit flies in my house this time a year always and my sister is visiting and texted me to let me know that the bread I bought last night mind you and was unopened had fruit flies all through it. Makes me grumpy.
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    BFP#2: 4/19/13 EDD 12/28/13. Team Green for pregnancy and Baby Girl arrived 12/21/13.
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  • I'm pissed at this recruiter who called me last week with promises to schedule an interview with a hiring manager and has yet to call me back or respond to emails. 
    Not a good time to be teasing me, bro. 
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  • JessDGJessDG member
    @sjohns908   YES.  THIS.  I watch the news every morning while eating my breakfast and there's seriously a new story every dang day.  This is getting out of control.  
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