FFFC

lindsye · January 2018

Let’s move this Friday along. Who’s up for a confession?

frenchiekinplusone · January 2018

I’ve read approximately zero pregnancy/baby books. I was given like 3 of them when I got pregnant, including What to Expect. I got to like week 13 of that one and stopped (that book is awful, I can’t stomach the writing style and terrible puns). #fail

lindsye · January 2018

I have reached the point in pregnancy where I am taking half a Unisom at night several times a week so I can actually get some sleep. It’s glorious.

And also: why the hell do I feel like this is a confession? Sleep is a legit need for physical and mental health, and Unisom’s use during pregnancy has been thoroughly studied and found to be safe. Ugh, Mom guilt - go away.

lindsye · January 2018

Ok I have another one. My three year old DD2 is convinced we’re going to name baby #4 Jesus (someone asked her what she thought we should name him, that was her answer and in her mind that’s all she wrote). But in order to stay true to an essential maxim for life happiness - never argue with a three year old - I have not dissuaded her of this notion. She has started announcing the name to her friends at preschool and still I don’t say anything. Because seriously, you guys: never argue with a three year old.

angiek1 · January 2018

@frenchiekinplusone - I feel like most of the books just talk to you about pregnancy but give don't really prepare you for real life.

@lindsye - that's awesome. LOL

My FFFC - Back story: My younger sister (almost 30) has been married for 3 years to her husband. She has a daughter who is 8 and the dad chose not to be involved when she was 2 months old b/c he thought it was bogus he should pay child support (real winner). The deadbeat dad hasn't seen her in 8 years. My sister now lives in another state and her husband is petitioning to adopt my niece. Well deadbeat dad has to be given the opportunity to express interest in his rights. The court date is coming up and he has been sending my sister texts saying "I'm not coming, I don't want her" to "I'm going to go for custody and claim kidnapping against you". This guy sucks. Well last night he texted my sister and said "I have a brain tumor, you two have a great life. Maybe she'll meet my family when I'm gone". So my FFFC: I'm probably going to hell for my feelings, but I don't care if he is sick. I am 99.9% sure he is making up his illness, but I'm just happy he has stated he isn't planning to attend the court date. He has done nothing buy harass my sister the last 6 months in this process and good riddance.

ngolimento · January 2018

@frenchiekinplusone I am with you on the pregnancy books, I hate all of them. They all are too "touchy feely" and don't have enough hard facts and data. They drone on and on about the miracle of life, and ooey gooey motherhood smothered in gloriously glumpy honey.

Hey man, I'm already pregnant, you don't have to sell this to me. Also? I'll remember all this warm fluffy stuff the next time I am desperately holding back a gas attack in a meeting. Come on.

riversdoctor · January 2018

@angiek1 ugh! What a loser! And an idiot for sending texts! Make sure your sister has printouts of them for the judge!

My fffc - I totally have been using being sick as an excuse to indulge in comfort foods. Unfortunately I’m thinking the comfort foods are making me feel worse! My reflux cough has been horrid. Normal cough remedies (cough drops, lemon juice and honey, etc) are just sugar and make the reflux and coughing worse! I ate a huge bowl of oatmeal for breakfast and while it felt fabulous on my throat while i was swallowing, the reflux has kicked in now and I’m paying for it. Despite all of it I’m still tempted to eat more because of how good it feels while I’m eating it!

frenchiekinplusone · January 2018

ngolimento said:

@frenchiekinplusone I am with you on the pregnancy books, I hate all of them. They all are too "touchy feely" and don't have enough hard facts and data. They drone on and on about the miracle of life, and ooey gooey motherhood smothered in gloriously glumpy honey.

Hey man, I'm already pregnant, you don't have to sell this to me. Also? I'll remember all this warm fluffy stuff the next time I am desperately holding back a gas attack in a meeting. Come on.

@ngolimento yes to all of this. Glad it’s not just me. Must remember not to mindlessly fart at my desk...

whatabout2ndbreakfast · January 2018

I don't know how heavy ten pounds is and have taken to asked DH to carry pretty much everything up the steps. Revenge for all the times he refused to carry the laundry basket upstairs

g_amoss · January 2018

@lindsye - yep, don’t fight with YD lol. In some cultures Jesus is a common name

@angiek1 - I’m guessing it’s a ploy for him to finally confess he’s sick. People who pull that shit deserve to actually get sick. Prayers he just drops off the face of the earth.

My confession is that I’m eating liverwurst and acting like the good outweighs the bad lol. While discussing my low hemoglobin, the resident with my doc got the ‘high iron foods list’ and was throwing out suggestions. One was liverwurst (which I do really like), so I bought some on the way home. I mean, it is super high in iron...

codingchildhood · January 2018

My "intuition" has been telling me this baby is a girl even though I was told it's a boy at my a/s. I've spent a ridiculous amount of time looking at girl/boy ultrasounds and comparing them to mine, and am now trying to come up with a way to casually ask the tech to check the sex again at my next scan. I feel incredibly silly for getting this hung up by my supposed intuition, and logically, I know it's probably wrong, but alas... I just can't shake it!

fancybelmont · January 2018

@codingchildhood If you have another ultrasound I'd just say, jokingly, "Can you check and make sure he's still a boy?" They'll check for you. I've done this, so don't think it's weird. Or if it is weird, you and I can be weird together.

My confession, I've probably been having too much caffiene. I have at least a cup a day, but usually more. It's not something I've chosen to get worked up over. I also eat lunch meat, hot dogs, sushi and soft cheeses. I gave up drinking...that's all I can handle. Sometimes I'll have a sip of DH's beer though. This is clearly my third pregnancy.

Also, I'm staying away from romaine because, e.Coli.

mcb2016 · January 2018

@frenchiekinplusoneI agree about the pregnancy books. I read many last pregnancy hoping for my all natural birth. Ended up w a c-section. Maybe I'm just jaded this time around but I'm reading totally for my own enjoyment these days.

ngolimento · January 2018

My confession is that I am so stoked that third tri starts next week, because I can have a glass of wine occasionally! (Yes, just one glass, less than once a week. I refuse to be guilty about that).

lindsye · January 2018

@ngolimento I had my first and probably only drink of this pregnancy last night. We happened to have a mini bottle of really good champagne and it sounded like just the thing. (And it tasted great!)

I would probably have the occasional drink more often (especially third tri) except opening a good bottle for one glass? I just can’t do it. DH has graciously offered to “choke down” the rest of the bottle for me so it doesn’t go to waste (he does bourbon and reds, I’m mostly a Chardonnay girl), but that just doesn’t sound so appealing to me, either.

ngolimento · January 2018

@lindsye I feel the same way about drinking a glass out of a whole bottle

. Luckily my dad is a wine writer, and every Sunday has something delicious open for family dinner. I've been dying inside for months now, watching everyone enjoy really awesome wines on Sun.

rach-j · January 2018

@ngolimento @lindsye Ive also had a couple glasses of wine. Less then 1 per month but I definitely don't feel guilty about it. I know that that amount of occasional tiny amount of alcohol would never cause problems.
My confession is when I'm out with people other than my SO or mom I just go along with their assumptions and pretend I would never break any of the pregnancy diet rules. For example when a friend so graciously reminds the group we can't go for sushi or something else Im not allowed to do, I just smile and nod and then later plan with SO to go next week just the two of us.

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Re: FFFC

@frenchiekinplusoneI agree about the pregnancy books. I read many last pregnancy hoping for my all natural birth. Ended up w a c-section. Maybe I'm just jaded this time around but I'm reading totally for my own enjoyment these days.

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