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 Beta#1: 594!!! Beta#2 1630!!! Having a girl! EDD 10/21/17
@migdala I hear you mama! What everyone else said - get off the scale. I completely understand where you're coming from - I burst into tears when I saw the scale at my midwife appointment today. But my midwife said, be kind to yourself, keep putting good stuff in your body, be active like you are and don't worry about the number. Everyone is different, and some gain more or less than recommended. As long as mom and baby are healthy it's all good! Hugs!!
Thank you for the support ladies. I knew today was going to be rough but knowing people are thinking about me and my sweet Winnie made it easier to bear.
@migdala I only know how much I weigh when I go to the doctor because I know myself and I know I will get bummed out if the number is higher than I want it to be. So I second what everyone else has already said.
Me: 29 DH: 32 Married 9/27/2014 TTC Since 1/1/2017 BFP: 2/6/2017 Due Date: 10/13/17
I'm so sick of drivers not using blinkers!! Like really, how hard is it?? I was in bumper to bumper freeway traffic today and this guy was merging all the way from the left lane to the right, without a blinker, in the pouring rain. Honestly dude, go back to drivers ed!
I don't know how much weight I gained with DS or DD2. With DD1, I was 19/20yo when I was pregnant and that played a huge part in barely gaining weight. Because of that, it has been hard to not compare to that pregnancy. But I'm also 8 years older now and I need to remember my metabolism isn't what it was back then. I don't weigh myself at home but when I'm at the Dr now, I've been paying attention to my weight and it's taking it's toll on me. Doesn't help that the stupid Ovia app is telling me I'm above what I should be. So I need to stop paying attention.
@migdala ditto what everyone else here had said. Everyone gains/carries their weight differently. I wouldn't worry about it unless my doctor felt the weight gain was an issue.
My BF turned into a win today. I went maternity clothes shopping (and TBH, some baby shopping). One of my stops was Old Navy...a great place to find relatively inexpensive maternity clothes. Turns out the store that I went to didn't have a maternity section. I wasn't going to go to the store in the next town over because I had planned on stopping at other shops that are within that shopping center. However, I did find a cute two piece swimsuit (on sale), a couple of linen shorts, comfy lounging shorts, and a few tank tops (one that was a maternity tank top that was on a clearance rack...wut?). I also stopped at Target and Ross and found some cute stuff.
Unfortunately hunger and a headache cut my shopping spree short and I wasn't able to stop by the shoe store. That's not so much an issue though..I just wanted to make sure that I had some shorts and tanks to wear when the weather goes above 100 later this week.
June 2017 Siggy Challenge: "You had one job to do!"
@migdala I also struggle with the weight gain, and that's compounded by seeing my body physically change. It just doesn't feel like my body anymore. I read in one of my pregnancy books that you aren't eating for two, you are thinking for two. Basically they were trying to say don't worry about the quantity and calories so much, just make sure you are getting a good variety of nutritious foods. As long as you do that, the number on the scale shouldn't matter. When I get anxious about the weight gain, I try to think about that and all of the nutritious foods I've had and it helps. (I also have plenty of non-nutritious foods, but even ice cream has calcium and fries count as vegetables!).
On the topic of weight gain... my mom thoughtfully sent me a shirt with a saying on it about being a mom (totally not my style), but she bought it in a much bigger size than I actually wear. She included a note that said something like "If you have already grown out of it, you can still wear it after the baby comes". Um, I haven't even grown into it yet but thanks for assuming I've already gained a ton of weight at a time when I'm super conscious about it.
I have a BF right now. My DH went to a friends house to hangout and all that. Totally fine with me, but it's literally 2:30 am here and I just woke up and he's still not home. Like I know he's not doing anything wrong and I know where he's at but really, can we have a moment of consideration that your pregnant wife is at home, probably wondering wtf you're doing at this point of the night?
Okay I'm done. I'm sure he'll be home soon but forreal. I'm all about hanging out but if it's getting to the wee hours of the night, shoot me a damn text so I know you're alive and my anxiety stays at bay... *eyeroll*
Early morning BF over here. Backstory: I teach at a very diverse, overcrowded school that for some reason I love very very much. I feel loyal to this place. They gave me a chance when I was young and new and helped shape me into the teacher I am today. Our administration is definitely not fantastic and have many faults. We had a VERY rough year last year, and the higher ups had to step in and put some expectations on the admins. This year has been SO MUCH BETTER and I see things continuing to improve because our principal is really working hard to do better. It's not going to happen overnight though and I'm willing to ride out the storm.
There are a lot of people who work here that are not willing to ride out the storm and have chosen to go elsewhere next year. I don't judge those people because you have to do what makes you happy. I have a colleague who does not have ability to let anything go. She's still raging about something that probably happened in February and that was dealt with. She took another job in another county next year. She's spent the last several weeks proclaiming how wonderful her new school is and how awful this one is. While I understand that she's frustrated and has taken the necessary steps to make a change, she doesn't have to make the rest of us feel like idiots to stay here and work to make this a better school. I am SO ready for Friday so I don't have to see her anymore.
burrito makers make me so ragey. i said i wanted *a little* rice and beans not a heaping scoop of each. i want other toppings in there. like ALL the other topping i was planning accordingly by telling you *A LITTLE* rice and freaking beans. now this thing is overflowing impossible to eat and way too much food.
I am so pissed off right now. Our crib and a new desk for me came this morning. It's also bulk pickup day and these boxes are huge so I just broke my back unloading the boxes super fast before the bulk guys could come. Got everything out, and I see them drive past and get the other stuff at our curb. No big deal, there's still a cul de sac at the end of our road so they will be swinging by again.
I drag these huge ass boxes outside and stand by them. When the truck comes back i make eye contact with the driver and wave at him. He just ignored me and kept on going. HE COULDNT EVEN STOP FOR ONE MINUTE TO GET TWO BOXES FROM AN OBVIOUSLY PREGNANT WOMAN. Fucking asshole.
Eta: and now I'm sweaty, out of breathy and achy for nothing.
@bluejeanbabi05 I'd call the company and complain. I mean, it would have taken all of 3 minutes for them to stop and help you out - they could go a little over and beyond the call of duty.
BFP#1: 12/3/13 EDD 8/15/13. Heartbeat found on 12/26/13, HB gone on 1/4/13. D&C 1/7/13
BFP#2: 4/19/13 EDD 12/28/13. Team Green for pregnancy and Baby Girl arrived 12/21/13. BFP#3: 2/9/13 EDD 10/18/17. Team Green for Round 2!
My BF: DH has officially started his own air conditioning business as of this week, and I've already had two different people reference me as his secretary. One was DH's grandfather, who I reminded that I'm working on my Ph.D. and have my own job. The other was DH's friend, who I politely shut my mouth for (but thought rude thoughts in my head).
I can't believe that in 2017 people still assume the wife is automatically going to be a secretary for her husband's business. Uh, I have my own career aspirations you know!
Ugh, work. I just got out of a meeting with a guy that dragged on way longer than it needed it. Also, after finding out I'm having a girl, he said, "oh that's great for you but terrible for your husband." I'm an instigator so I asked him why.
"Girls are much more disrespectful and backtalk way more. My boys, growing up if they tried that shit I'd just backhand them."
Today was my due date for the loss I had at 10 weeks back in November. There are several people in my other BMB who are about to have their babies and I can't hang out on the fb group much right now, just thinking about how excited we all were to get our BFPs back in the fall.
I have come to terms that that baby wasn't meant to be physically in our family and that this one is. It makes me so much more thankful to be expecting this LO, but the sting is still there
@sjohns908 Oh man, been there, right after I got this BFP as a matter of fact. It's a hard day. The conflicting emotions about being excited about this LO (who wouldn't be around if we hadn't lost the other) while still wishing for the one we lost were really hard for me to navigate. Take care of yourself
Thank you all @migdala exactly, I'm so grateful for this little one, but there's still that heartache for the one we lost. Emotions are tough, for sure
Today was my due date for the loss I had at 10 weeks back in November. There are several people in my other BMB who are about to have their babies and I can't hang out on the fb group much right now, just thinking about how excited we all were to get our BFPs back in the fall.
I have come to terms that that baby wasn't meant to be physically in our family and that this one is. It makes me so much more thankful to be expecting this LO, but the sting is still there
I don't know if this helps or not - but I think of my little loss every year on my due date. And then I look at DD and realize that I would not have her in my life otherwise (I had her 4 months after my original due date).
I'm not saying the sadness will ever go away...but I've come to look at that due date more fondly than sadly now.
BFP#1: 12/3/13 EDD 8/15/13. Heartbeat found on 12/26/13, HB gone on 1/4/13. D&C 1/7/13
BFP#2: 4/19/13 EDD 12/28/13. Team Green for pregnancy and Baby Girl arrived 12/21/13. BFP#3: 2/9/13 EDD 10/18/17. Team Green for Round 2!
I had terribly achy legs all night and didn't get any good sleep. Woke up to realize someone had broken into my garage. Then during breakfast, my husband said something completely rational and not intended to hurt my feelings, but it did hurt my feelings and made me cry. A big hormonal, ugly cry.
Sorry @tsa208! When i have days like these i sing to myself "mama said they'll be days like this, they'll will be days like this my mama said", and think it ll be better tomorrow.
The father of my twins and I have been have issues together so I finally decided to take myself out of the situation. He decided that life was over, literally so he took my car dropped his other two kids off at him moms and attempted suicide while sending me pictures and texts about it. So I alreated his family who then alerted the police who ended up finding him driving with a hose coming out of the exhaust pipe dragging it behind the car. So at four in the morning I had to pull my two year old out of bed wake my mom up and go get my car. He's now being held for 72 hours. One of the many things I do not need while pregnant with twins
Re: Weekly B-Fest (6/12)
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
Having a girl! EDD 10/21/17
@migdala I only know how much I weigh when I go to the doctor because I know myself and I know I will get bummed out if the number is higher than I want it to be. So I second what everyone else has already said.
Married 9/27/2014
TTC Since 1/1/2017
BFP: 2/6/2017
Due Date: 10/13/17
My BF turned into a win today. I went maternity clothes shopping (and TBH, some baby shopping). One of my stops was Old Navy...a great place to find relatively inexpensive maternity clothes. Turns out the store that I went to didn't have a maternity section. I wasn't going to go to the store in the next town over because I had planned on stopping at other shops that are within that shopping center. However, I did find a cute two piece swimsuit (on sale), a couple of linen shorts, comfy lounging shorts, and a few tank tops (one that was a maternity tank top that was on a clearance rack...wut?). I also stopped at Target and Ross and found some cute stuff.
Unfortunately hunger and a headache cut my shopping spree short and I wasn't able to stop by the shoe store. That's not so much an issue though..I just wanted to make sure that I had some shorts and tanks to wear when the weather goes above 100 later this week.
**June Siggy Challenge: You Had ONE Job!**
LO#2 EDD October 18th
@migdala I also struggle with the weight gain, and that's compounded by seeing my body physically change. It just doesn't feel like my body anymore. I read in one of my pregnancy books that you aren't eating for two, you are thinking for two. Basically they were trying to say don't worry about the quantity and calories so much, just make sure you are getting a good variety of nutritious foods. As long as you do that, the number on the scale shouldn't matter. When I get anxious about the weight gain, I try to think about that and all of the nutritious foods I've had and it helps. (I also have plenty of non-nutritious foods, but even ice cream has calcium and fries count as vegetables!).
On the topic of weight gain... my mom thoughtfully sent me a shirt with a saying on it about being a mom (totally not my style), but she bought it in a much bigger size than I actually wear. She included a note that said something like "If you have already grown out of it, you can still wear it after the baby comes". Um, I haven't even grown into it yet but thanks for assuming I've already gained a ton of weight at a time when I'm super conscious about it.
Like I know he's not doing anything wrong and I know where he's at but really, can we have a moment of consideration that your pregnant wife is at home, probably wondering wtf you're doing at this point of the night?
Okay I'm done. I'm sure he'll be home soon but forreal. I'm all about hanging out but if it's getting to the wee hours of the night, shoot me a damn text so I know you're alive and my anxiety stays at bay... *eyeroll*
There are a lot of people who work here that are not willing to ride out the storm and have chosen to go elsewhere next year. I don't judge those people because you have to do what makes you happy. I have a colleague who does not have ability to let anything go. She's still raging about something that probably happened in February and that was dealt with. She took another job in another county next year. She's spent the last several weeks proclaiming how wonderful her new school is and how awful this one is. While I understand that she's frustrated and has taken the necessary steps to make a change, she doesn't have to make the rest of us feel like idiots to stay here and work to make this a better school. I am SO ready for Friday so I don't have to see her anymore.
May Siggy Challenge: Parenting Fails
I am so pissed off right now. Our crib and a new desk for me came this morning. It's also bulk pickup day and these boxes are huge so I just broke my back unloading the boxes super fast before the bulk guys could come. Got everything out, and I see them drive past and get the other stuff at our curb. No big deal, there's still a cul de sac at the end of our road so they will be swinging by again.
I drag these huge ass boxes outside and stand by them. When the truck comes back i make eye contact with the driver and wave at him. He just ignored me and kept on going. HE COULDNT EVEN STOP FOR ONE MINUTE TO GET TWO BOXES FROM AN OBVIOUSLY PREGNANT WOMAN. Fucking asshole.
Eta: and now I'm sweaty, out of breathy and achy for nothing.
BFP#3: 2/9/13 EDD 10/18/17. Team Green for Round 2!
I can't believe that in 2017 people still assume the wife is automatically going to be a secretary for her husband's business. Uh, I have my own career aspirations you know!
"Girls are much more disrespectful and backtalk way more. My boys, growing up if they tried that shit I'd just backhand them."
Today was my due date for the loss I had at 10 weeks back in November. There are several people in my other BMB who are about to have their babies and I can't hang out on the fb group much right now, just thinking about how excited we all were to get our BFPs back in the fall.
I have come to terms that that baby wasn't meant to be physically in our family and that this one is. It makes me so much more thankful to be expecting this LO, but the sting is still there
Married 9/27/2014
TTC Since 1/1/2017
BFP: 2/6/2017
Due Date: 10/13/17
I'm not saying the sadness will ever go away...but I've come to look at that due date more fondly than sadly now.
BFP#3: 2/9/13 EDD 10/18/17. Team Green for Round 2!
When i have days like these i sing to myself "mama said they'll be days like this, they'll will be days like this my mama said", and think it ll be better tomorrow.