I have 11 American Girl dolls from when I was a kid. People always seem to think I'm crazy when I tell them that. I have them all stored away in a rubber maid with their clothes and accessories all sorted out by doll. It's the only thing I ever really collected but I played with them all the time. I hope that if I have a daughter that she will appreciate playing with them too. I love that kids are still into them even though they have changed the dolls.
*TW LC*
Me & MH: 32 DS: 6/1/18 (Pre-E; IUGR; seizures; NICU) TTC #2: 12/2019 Sept 2020: HSG possible blocked right tube Nov 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFN Dec 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFP!!! EDD 9/18
@krashke I had 2 or 3 of those. DH has never heard of them before, and there's a part of me that hopes our daughter is into them because he will LOSE HIS MIND with how expensive they are lol lol.
Sometimes I lurk for a bit and then think "I should participate on this thread" so I'll write up a response to one of the weekly check-ins and never post it. Right before I post it I think "I haven't posted much lately and people are going to be like '....and who are you?' I don't even really have an excuse. What am I going to say that my life is hectic because everyone's life is hectic. Ugh I should probably just not post anything."
@krashke I still have a bunch of the TY beanie babies from when I was little. A lot of them (most of them) still have the tags and everything. I'm hoping my son will want to play with them when he's a bit older. It seems like such a waste that I was too busy collecting them and keeping them nice to enjoy them and now they've just sat in a box for so many years. It's great that you at least enjoyed the dolls before putting them away. I think it would be really sweet if you had a daughter who loved them also.
ETA: @doxiemoxie212 Whoa I had no idea how expensive they still are. That's crazy.
Me: 28 Husband: 31 TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016 Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
@doxiemoxie212 I had them all packed away at my dad's house and at some point when MH and I were engaged we brought them to our house and I'm pretty sure he thought about calling off the wedding when he saw them. When I told him how much they cost (it was less then than it is now but was still a lot) he was appalled that my parents would buy that many for me but then when I told him how much some of them are worth now he eased up. I have one that I could probably get $1,000 for.
*TW LC*
Me & MH: 32 DS: 6/1/18 (Pre-E; IUGR; seizures; NICU) TTC #2: 12/2019 Sept 2020: HSG possible blocked right tube Nov 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFN Dec 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFP!!! EDD 9/18
@krashke lol lol I think I had Josephine and a custom one... I can't remember if I had a third what it was. I remember having the bunkbed set, and my mom definitely still has a locker down in the laundry room, lol. I learned how to french braid hair playing with those dolls!
@NamelessAria I recognize you! And I'm happy to see that you are posting more. Sometimes when I'm short on time I'll just post my reply and then come back later to read what everyone else posted and respond.
I guess this could be another FFFC...but I don't like that on a lot of the threads and mostly the check-in's people just post their stuff and then never interact with anyone else. It was big on TTGP that you would tag and respond to pretty much everyone. Some threads would get overwhelming so you could only tag some people but it really builds the community more. Like I said if you don't have time, you can come back later.
*TW LC*
Me & MH: 32 DS: 6/1/18 (Pre-E; IUGR; seizures; NICU) TTC #2: 12/2019 Sept 2020: HSG possible blocked right tube Nov 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFN Dec 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFP!!! EDD 9/18
@krashke@doxiemoxie212 I loved American Girls. I had the one that "looked" like you, Felicity and Samantha. I hope if baby turns out to be a girl, she will love them too. I remember reading the books to be my favorite too. My friend and I used to get the catalog and total the prices for everything we wanted and calculate how many babysitting hours it would take. I'm sure it was like 36 years or something lol
@NamelessAria Hi there :-) Look forward to seeing you post more. I have a tote of beanie babies somewhere too. I think my dad has them. I too mostly collected them and didn't play much with them.
I feel like the kid in me is already coming out more and I look forward to that.
@krashke I had Kirsten (and have no idea who Josephine is, so I must be older than you @doxiemoxie212 !). I can't believe you had 10 or 11! My sister had two (Samantha and Felicity) and think my parents must have spent a fortune.
@amys614 your inner kid definitely comes out. I scored a great deal on Magnatiles for DS on FB and my husband has asked for more for Christmas.
@NamelessAria Don't feel guilty about being busy or anything. I try to engage with others when I can pop on moreso then completing all the check ins.
Oh American Girl...yup. I had Samantha and Felicity. One year for Christmas a family friend made a dress for me to match Samantha's Christmas dress so I carried her around everywhere with us matching.
@NamelessAria you're talking to the person that started the STM+ thread and never went back to check-in or reply because things got crazy too I think we all understand life happens, and I think that is the beauty of a community like this And I totes recognize your name!
AFM, my FFFC - I am 99.9% sure I am going straight to formula feeding with this LO even though i breastfed my daughter for 6 months. It's been weighing on me a lot, and I need to confess!
Me: 28 | Husband: 39 Married March 2016 DD: born 7.22.16 DS EDD: 6.23.18
oh man I have to jump in and say I am SO jealous of all of you who had American Girl dolls! I wanted them so bad! I had every magazine and would cut their pictures out and play with them like paper dolls. We weren’t supe broke, but my parents thought they were too expensive for something I would grow out of quickly. I hope my daughter wants them so I can play with them!
@sunshineandwhiskey no shame in your formula game! Breastfeeding is hard physically and emotionally. You shouldn’t be forced to do something you don’t want to just because of peer pressure.
@NamelessAria I type up half replies all the time. Life gets distracting and sometimes just just totally forget.
@sunshineandwhiskey I'm not breastfeeding this one. I tried for a month with my first, tried for 2 days with my 2nd, and I'm just not going to bother with this one. Formula is my jam. I've been attacked over it by all my in-laws, but oh well. I gotta do me.
Honestly the biggest thing that makes me want to give breastfeeding another try is the cost of formula. But I refuse to beat myself up about it if it doesn’t work again.
@sunshineandwhiskey I'm actually with you. I tried with DS. I didn't produce and he was losing to much weight so the pedi had me add formula. When I stopped BFing, it didn't even hurt so I know I was just empty. Anytime my OB asks... I'm all 'sure I'll try'. But I have no interest::shrugs::
me:35 DH:34 DS: born oct 2012 TFAS: BFP #1 aug16. miscarriage sept16 BFP #2 nov16 MMC dec16. d&c jan17 BFP #3 sept17 EDD 5/31/18 fingers crossed for our rainbow baby
I’m kind of thinking about not trying too hard either. With DS I couldn’t get anything. I would pump maybe an ounce combined. Trying to remember to pump, feeling stressed about not doing enough, and nothing coming out wasn’t good for my mental health and so I gave up.
I’m going to see if the milk comes better this time but if it doesn’t, I’m not going to put myself through that again. Shoutout to Costco brand formula for being great formula at a fraction of the price.
@sunshineandwhiskey I struggle with this a lot. Both of my kids had dairy allergies but my DD had issues with what seemed like ALL food. I feel like I lived off cardboard while I was nursing her and it was so freaking hard. I am really scared #3 will have food issues too. As long as you’re feeding your kid, no one should care how you do it!
1. I think the benefits of breastfeeding are exaggerated. I wish I could find this site that analyzes the studies on bf-ing and calls out the claims that are unfounded or exaggerated. Will post of I have time later.
2. I had Kirsten because I have blonde hair. She was sent to the American Girl doll "hospital" because her hair got so tangled. I'm pretty sure she came back with a new head.
My FFFC: I pulled put my maternity leggings yesterday only to find I'd used them as paint clothes and they had white splatters on them. I wore them anyways and used a sharpie to black out the splatters.
@lisa2589 that sounds like something I would do. maybe for second breakfast,though.
Anybody else have second breakfast? It never even crossed my mind until I became pregnant with DD, but for the last four years, I have second breakfast pretty much every day.
@kfren this made me laugh because I was just coming to confess that I just ate my 2nd lunch and I will probably have my 3rd in an hour or so. MS is no joke and if I don’t eat, forget it!
@kfren DH and I were stopping for take out on the wat home from my Dr’s appointment the other night. I literally made him stop for fast food too so I could eat on the way home because I felt so sick. It was my pre-dinner dinner.
I'm totally supplementing with formula from day 1 and NOT stressing about nursing. It stressed me out worried that what I was eating was making her belly hurt, not knowing exactly how much she ate, feeling like a cow feeding 40 minutes of every hour, not being able to drive across town without having to stop to nurse, not knowing what to wear that was nursing friendly...I figure if I supplement I can get the colostrum nutrients to the new baby in the first few days/weeks...then around week 2 when the baby starts to realize it is alive and gains a bigger appetite I'll do more formula and less nursing that way i'll just be slowly letting myself dry up to avoid the massive engorgement. We'll see how it all goes...who knows.
@NamelessAria I am the exact same way! I have drafts on so many posts all the time. Mostly I only have time to read posts. And half the time, I'll start writing something, get distracted and then days go by and I forget about it. I definitely know you if that helps!
I really like that this board doesn't shame using formula. FTM here so we'll see what actually happens. I'm gonna try BFing but mostly because I want to cloth diaper and I hear using formula makes the laundry a bit harder.
My FFFC is that I hate when people sensationalize things like this fire. I just want real information, not fear mongering. And so many people that are freaking out are so far away from the fire. Like chill so that the people who actually need information and to evacuate can do so efficiently.
Me 30 Him 30 Married August 2015 DS born 5/23/2018 TTC #2 July 2020
@llamamama14 sharpie to the rescue! I was a hairstylist before having DD and would constantly get bleach stains on my black pants.. sharpie always saved the day!
@amphibious22 - just my experience with the diapers and formula vs breastmilk (I didn't cloth, just speaking frequency here...) When I was exclusively nursing DD pooped 10 minutes every I nursed...every. single. time. The breastmilk went right through her. When I switched to formula (even when I started supplementing, there was a distinct difference with each type) she didn't poop every time...she pooped a few times a day, not 12 times a day.
Sob story- I remember one night, she couldn't have been more than 2 weeks old...I nursed her in the MOTN, She ate at a minimum of every 2 hours at night, every hour during the day (until I supplemented)...I was exhausted and just wanted sleep. I finally got her back down to sleep, I climbed back under my covers...and heard her poop herself with that mushy breastmilk poop. I remember laying there and trying to convince myself I didn't hear it and that I could ignore it, lol. Obv I couldn't let her sit in poo and I changed her...but yeah. Lots and lots of poop.
Confessions: I missed my lunch break yesterday due to my boss demanding something be drafted and filed by 2pm (giving me exactly 1.5 hours to complete it and it wasn't assigned to me), we already work 10 hour days. So today I not only took at 1 hour and 45 minute lunch, AFTER I came back I ordered lunch and ate it at my desk slowly. I have no remorse. I CANNOT believe he's make a pregnant lady work through lunch.
I tend to read something, come up with a reply a then realize multiple people said the same darn thing! I definitely lurk more than post, but I usually bump at night and I feel late to the party.
FFFC - I've been the only person in my department since 230pm and I've done a whole lot of nothing and feel no guilt!
@Amphibious22 when I switched to formula after bf'ing, I didn't notice a difference in poop. I ran formula poop cloth diapers through the wash just the same with no problems- it wasn't until I started her on solids that I noticed a change. Not trying to be anti-bf'ing, just pointing out what I noticed! Please don't take this as an anti-bf thing, I'm definitely pro bf'ing, just not for myself
@kmurdock925 and @May14th2011 thanks for the info! I do sometimes find that the cloth diaper blogs are also very pro BFing so I should probably take some of what they say with a grain of salt. I'm still not sure what will work best for me, but I'm definitely open to both options. Although less poop sounds like a pretty big plus!
Me 30 Him 30 Married August 2015 DS born 5/23/2018 TTC #2 July 2020
Re: FFFC 12/8
DS: 6/1/18 (Pre-E; IUGR; seizures; NICU)
TTC #2: 12/2019
Sept 2020: HSG possible blocked right tube
Nov 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFN
Dec 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFP!!! EDD 9/18
@krashke I still have a bunch of the TY beanie babies from when I was little. A lot of them (most of them) still have the tags and everything.
ETA: @doxiemoxie212 Whoa I had no idea how expensive they still are. That's crazy.
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
DS: 6/1/18 (Pre-E; IUGR; seizures; NICU)
TTC #2: 12/2019
Sept 2020: HSG possible blocked right tube
Nov 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFN
Dec 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFP!!! EDD 9/18
I guess this could be another FFFC...but I don't like that on a lot of the threads and mostly the check-in's people just post their stuff and then never interact with anyone else. It was big on TTGP that you would tag and respond to pretty much everyone. Some threads would get overwhelming so you could only tag some people but it really builds the community more. Like I said if you don't have time, you can come back later.
DS: 6/1/18 (Pre-E; IUGR; seizures; NICU)
TTC #2: 12/2019
Sept 2020: HSG possible blocked right tube
Nov 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFN
Dec 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFP!!! EDD 9/18
@NamelessAria Hi there :-) Look forward to seeing you post more. I have a tote of beanie babies somewhere too. I think my dad has them. I too mostly collected them and didn't play much with them.
I feel like the kid in me is already coming out more and I look forward to that.
@amys614 your inner kid definitely comes out. I scored a great deal on Magnatiles for DS on FB and my husband has asked for more for Christmas.
@NamelessAria Don't feel guilty about being busy or anything. I try to engage with others when I can pop on moreso then completing all the check ins.
My FFFC: I left DS eat pizza for breakfast.
@krashke +1 to your FFFC
AFM, my FFFC - I am 99.9% sure I am going straight to formula feeding with this LO even though i breastfed my daughter for 6 months. It's been weighing on me a lot, and I need to confess!
Married March 2016
DD: born 7.22.16
DS EDD: 6.23.18
oh man I have to jump in and say I am SO jealous of all of you who had American Girl dolls! I wanted them so bad! I had every magazine and would cut their pictures out and play with them like paper dolls. We weren’t supe broke, but my parents thought they were too expensive for something I would grow out of quickly. I hope my daughter wants them so I can play with them!
@NamelessAria I type up half replies all the time. Life gets distracting and sometimes just just totally forget.
@sunshineandwhiskey no shame! I do plan on breastfeeding because I’ve been able to in the past but I am NOT looking forward to it.
DS: born oct 2012
TFAS: BFP #1 aug16. miscarriage sept16
BFP #2 nov16 MMC dec16. d&c jan17
BFP #3 sept17 EDD 5/31/18
fingers crossed for our rainbow baby
I’m going to see if the milk comes better this time but if it doesn’t, I’m not going to put myself through that again. Shoutout to Costco brand formula for being great formula at a fraction of the price.
Married March 2016
DD: born 7.22.16
DS EDD: 6.23.18
@sunshineandwhiskey as @May14th2011 said, you gotta do you! Glad you were able to share in a community that will support you
To everyone else, I guess my FFFC is that I have no idea what an American Girl doll is.
*goes to Google*
2. I had Kirsten because I have blonde hair. She was sent to the American Girl doll "hospital" because her hair got so tangled. I'm pretty sure she came back with a new head.
My FFFC: I pulled put my maternity leggings yesterday only to find I'd used them as paint clothes and they had white splatters on them. I wore them anyways and used a sharpie to black out the splatters.
Anybody else have second breakfast? It never even crossed my mind until I became pregnant with DD, but for the last four years, I have second breakfast pretty much every day.
Maybe this should be my FFFC instead...
I really like that this board doesn't shame using formula. FTM here so we'll see what actually happens. I'm gonna try BFing but mostly because I want to cloth diaper and I hear using formula makes the laundry a bit harder.
My FFFC is that I hate when people sensationalize things like this fire. I just want real information, not fear mongering. And so many people that are freaking out are so far away from the fire. Like chill so that the people who actually need information and to evacuate can do so efficiently.
Married August 2015
DS born 5/23/2018
TTC #2 July 2020
@amphibious22 - just my experience with the diapers and formula vs breastmilk (I didn't cloth, just speaking frequency here...) When I was exclusively nursing DD pooped 10 minutes every I nursed...every. single. time. The breastmilk went right through her. When I switched to formula (even when I started supplementing, there was a distinct difference with each type) she didn't poop every time...she pooped a few times a day, not 12 times a day.
Sob story- I remember one night, she couldn't have been more than 2 weeks old...I nursed her in the MOTN, She ate at a minimum of every 2 hours at night, every hour during the day (until I supplemented)...I was exhausted and just wanted sleep. I finally got her back down to sleep, I climbed back under my covers...and heard her poop herself with that mushy breastmilk poop. I remember laying there and trying to convince myself I didn't hear it and that I could ignore it, lol. Obv I couldn't let her sit in poo and I changed her...but yeah. Lots and lots of poop.
TTC: 08/2017 EDD: 6/11/2018 FTM
FFFC - I've been the only person in my department since 230pm and I've done a whole lot of nothing and feel no guilt!
Not trying to be anti-bf'ing, just pointing out what I noticed! Please don't take this as an anti-bf thing, I'm definitely pro bf'ing, just not for myself
Married August 2015
DS born 5/23/2018
TTC #2 July 2020