I have a phone conversation/interview with an EVP at a PR agency I've never worked with before Wednesday morning to talk about me joining their rotation of freelancers. I'm sorta nervous . I think she mostly wants to talk about straight up PR work, but I'm hoping I can skew it toward design since I kind of hate PR work. But I also think I've run out of excuses to get paid pretty good money for something. They didn't even flinch at my hourly rate for freelance work, so hopefully I'm not underselling myself.
@doxiemoxie212@becca_123 y’all I wear dresses with comfy sneakers! Specifically Chuck Shorelines (a slip on chuck much more flattering on my huge feet) or a grey or black jersey dress with black Nike’s.
*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
@Amphibious22 so glad you made a decision and enjoyed the mini baby moon! Lots of positive vibes that everything falls into place.
+1 to IUD being the most painful experience ever. And I had a csection haha maybe I shouldn’t try for a VBAC.....
AFM- this is the longest week in the world. My anatomy Scan is Monday and I’m so excited to see the peanut and check on it’s health AND find out the sex. I think it’s just gonna make it real.
Me: 28 | Husband: 39 Married March 2016 DD: born 7.22.16 DS EDD: 6.23.18
@becca123 DH and I went to Key West for our honeymoon in June of that year, apparently winter is actually the time of year to go there. In June it's unbearably hot and humid. In all of our pictures it was like we'd been sitting in a sauna fully dressed. Anyway, it probably feels great and summery right now and I would say dress according to summer.
@krashke I have grey Converse I can wear, but they're not as comfy as my gross, dirty grey Nike flyknits lol. It's really NBD for normal things, I'm just picturing myself potentially going to Harry Potter World by myself, walking a lot without a ton of places to sit, and I think my feet my get angry. Though admittedly I'm not really sure I want to go to HPW in a dress, either, so... meh. Hopefully it won't be too hot for leggings. I should look into those slip ons you mentioned, though. I also have giant feet, and I've always felt like converse accentuate that lol.
@becca_123@doxiemoxie212 I got these Tevas sandals last summer (see spoiler) to wear with dresses and sandals running around outside as a SAHM. They are a bit more feminine and cute than the regular Tevas. (I have large size 10 feet and I feel like these in the lighter color deaccentuate my foot size.)
@doxiemoxie212 I find them very comfy. I wore them most days last summer including long/athletic walks. Most of the Amazon reviews are good. A minority of people didn't like the fit so it probably depends on your foot and ankle size.
@ramblebee I wish I just hadn’t. Now I’m laying here thinking about how my OB let me go with diagnosed preeclampsia for a week before inducing me because the first attempt at induction wasn’t successful. Kind of freaked out.
@doxiemoxie212 I’ve noticed similar articles in the past few months. Thought this one was interesting and includes the warning signs for the most common maternal death causes:
@doxiemoxie212 - Damn, I read that and cried the whole way through. That entire scenario pisses me off, especially as a health care worker. Our system fails so many and for such ignorant reasons, most of the time being something as simple as arrogance or lack of communication.
@doxiemoxie212, **TW** unfortunately my cousin had a massive stroke during childbirth with her first. She passed away a few days later, but her baby is healthy. Total shock. They still don't really know what happened.
Me: 30 | DH: 31 Met: August 2006 Married: July 2012 TTC #1 since June 2016
@icecubeinthedesert I'm so sorry for your loss. I can't even imagine going through something like that. @krashke agreed. That's the kind of stuff that keeps DH awake though.
Also, I am way too overwhelmed to even participate in the bottles thread. Like the brands were helpful, but I've never felt less prepared for pumping in my life.
Me 30 Him 30 Married August 2015 DS born 5/23/2018 TTC #2 July 2020
I'm with @krashke, I don't think I can read the articles. I had a horrible nightmare last night - one that felt real. I'm definitely not in the mindset today.
@Amphibious22 I agree. I'm so overwhelmed with pumping/breast feeding/scheduling. Everytime I think about it, I'm just like eff it, I'm doing formula. But, then I know I'm not supposed to think that and get overwhelmed all over again.
@LaceyBee522 Yes! Formula is starting to sound more and more appealing, even though I used to think I would be an EBF mom. I'm also a little paranoid because I have a friend who refused to use formula for about 6 months and her baby ended up in the zero percentile for weight. I guess she wasn't producing enough or something. I noticed that her baby looked tiny (he wasn't a preemie and weighed almost 8 lbs at birth) but didn't feel like it was my place to say anything. But now I'm so worried about having a skinny baby.
Me 30 Him 30 Married August 2015 DS born 5/23/2018 TTC #2 July 2020
i haven't opened the bottle post yet. I don't always feel like my STM knowledge is useful cause products have probably changed so much in almost 6 years lol. But if there's pumping info, I should go in. I'm still deciding if I'm going to give it another chance this time or not.
annnnd really excited to see October open! can't believe how many months are behind us now!
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
@Amphibious22 It's stressful for sure, trying to make sure baby gains enough. But some people don't have any troubles with it- my cousin ebf and her baby is on the high end of percentiles. My other cousin is ebf, and now has to supplement because her baby is dropping down toward 0%. The best advice is to try it and get help if you need it. Go see the lactation consultant, talk to the pediatrician. None of my pediatricians have ever suggested formula until we absolutely needed it. I didn't feel that they were pushy about it at all. In fact they did tons to help me bf.
anyone else oddly excited about February? Ever since my BFP I always looked at Feb as like THE month. Like we'd know the sex by the end of Jan (I had no clue about NIPT back then), I'd have a bump, we'd be pass the half way point, everyone would know by then, and June wouldn't sound like so far away anymore.
@May14th2011 yeah I think what I've learned from watching her go through that is to definitely not be afraid to ask questions and to not be ashamed to supplement with formula. I used to be ebf all the way, but now my plan is to just do whatever works.
Me 30 Him 30 Married August 2015 DS born 5/23/2018 TTC #2 July 2020
I'm trying to look for something that'll cover our back seat {and protect it from the car seat} but idk what it's called!!! It's like the doggy car protector but not quite - sometimes comes in different prints, etc?
I'm not crazy, I've seen it before and I had it on my wish app but I can't access it now since my phone is kaput!! It's driving me nuts
@ffw0617 funny you mention it - I sometimes take for granted that how I feel is not predictive of how other people feel lol. I just assumed everyone else also had April as THE month I think because that's when I'll probably stop feeling comfortable getting on a plane, that's when she could be born and have a better shot of survival than not survival, we'll need to start buying baby stuff, etc. I've been telling myself this whole time, "No nesting until April. None until April!" February is going to fly by, though. Not only is it a short month; we have two trips planned.
I'm on the January is the longest month ever train...seriously...will it ever end??
@doxiemoxie212- April is when Sherwin Williams is having their next 40% off sale (we won't use any other type of paint) so that is a mile marker because we'll be painting the new nursery
I'm all about fed is best! You have to do what is best both for you and baby and you don't always know what that is until baby is here. NO shame AT ALL in either formula or breast fed, as long as everyone is getting what they need
I'm dying because you guys have February and April as your "months" and I'm over here like "maybe May?" I also graduate in May, so that plays in to it, but I feel like everything between now and then is such meh.
Also, I have to be 110% honest and say that I don't read through the weekly product/spotlight threads. I plan to start delving in to them in the future because I'm sure there were some great questions asked/answered, but a lot of what I tend to see are suggestions specific to each person's LO, and I don't plan to go by that (i.e.: "DD hates X, Y, and Z, but loved A, so we went with that"). *shrug* I guess it's different if someone is saying they chose one stroller because it was easier to fold up and unfold, or one carrier because it was less complicated, but I can't take suggestions based on your (general) LO's preferences.
January is really long AND hard. You leave all the holidays (and the financial recovery from the holidays, and time with family) to have to start this new year.
@doxiemoxie212 no nesting until April?! I can't wait that long. March is my nesting month. April is a busy month for us. DH's & FIL's birthdays are at the end of April. My best friend's, mother's, sister's, brother's, and grandmother's birthdays are all in April. I'm usually tapped/broke from all the gifts, dinners, and parties. That'll consume all my weekends. My local girl's only shower is April 20th (while DH is away on his frat reunion trip-that'll also be the LAST shower). But our nursery will be in our master closet so not as much to do. We need to get rid of a lot of stuff before then though. I'll have my handy man come in one weekend and do all the building/ assembling and any painting we decide on.
Re: weekly randoms 1/29
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
+1 to IUD being the most painful experience ever. And I had a csection haha maybe I shouldn’t try for a VBAC.....
AFM- this is the longest week in the world. My anatomy Scan is Monday and I’m so excited to see the peanut and check on it’s health AND find out the sex. I think it’s just gonna make it real.
Married March 2016
DD: born 7.22.16
DS EDD: 6.23.18
Married August 2015
DS born 5/23/2018
TTC #2 July 2020
https://offspring.lifehacker.com/know-these-symptoms-of-the-leading-causes-of-maternal-d-1821991194
Me: 30 | DH: 34 | DSS: 14 | DS: 4
PG #2, EDD 10/12/2023
Me: 30 | DH: 31
Met: August 2006
Married: July 2012
TTC #1 since June 2016
***TW***
BFP: 7/12/16 | MC: 9/12/16
BFP: 1/18/17 | MMC: 2/13/17
BFP: 10/7/17 | EDD: 6/21/17
MTHFR: homozygous A1298C
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 agreed. That's the kind of stuff that keeps DH awake though.
Also, I am way too overwhelmed to even participate in the bottles thread. Like the brands were helpful, but I've never felt less prepared for pumping in my life.
Married August 2015
DS born 5/23/2018
TTC #2 July 2020
@Amphibious22 Pumping seems daunting at first, but you will eventually get the hang of it and develop a routine. Don't sweat it!
GUISE remember when we were so excited that July had opened!?!
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'm with @krashke, I don't think I can read the articles. I had a horrible nightmare last night - one that felt real. I'm definitely not in the mindset today.
@Amphibious22 I agree. I'm so overwhelmed with pumping/breast feeding/scheduling. Everytime I think about it, I'm just like eff it, I'm doing formula. But, then I know I'm not supposed to think that and get overwhelmed all over again.
Married August 2015
DS born 5/23/2018
TTC #2 July 2020
annnnd really excited to see October open! can't believe how many months are behind us now!
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
The best advice is to try it and get help if you need it. Go see the lactation consultant, talk to the pediatrician. None of my pediatricians have ever suggested formula until we absolutely needed it. I didn't feel that they were pushy about it at all. In fact they did tons to help me bf.
TTC: 08/2017 EDD: 6/11/2018 FTM
DS born 9/24/2020
Married August 2015
DS born 5/23/2018
TTC #2 July 2020
It's like the doggy car protector but not quite - sometimes comes in different prints, etc?
I'm not crazy, I've seen it before and I had it on my wish app but I can't access it now since my phone is kaput!! It's driving me nuts
I'm on the January is the longest month ever train...seriously...will it ever end??
@doxiemoxie212- April is when Sherwin Williams is having their next 40% off sale (we won't use any other type of paint) so that is a mile marker because we'll be painting the new nursery
I'm all about fed is best! You have to do what is best both for you and baby and you don't always know what that is until baby is here. NO shame AT ALL in either formula or breast fed, as long as everyone is getting what they need
I also graduate in May, so that plays in to it, but I feel like everything between now and then is such meh.
Also, I have to be 110% honest and say that I don't read through the weekly product/spotlight threads.
I plan to start delving in to them in the future because I'm sure there were some great questions asked/answered, but a lot of what I tend to see are suggestions specific to each person's LO, and I don't plan to go by that (i.e.: "DD hates X, Y, and Z, but loved A, so we went with that"). *shrug*
I guess it's different if someone is saying they chose one stroller because it was easier to fold up and unfold, or one carrier because it was less complicated, but I can't take suggestions based on your (general) LO's preferences.
Me: 30 | DH: 34 | DSS: 14 | DS: 4
PG #2, EDD 10/12/2023
@doxiemoxie212 no nesting until April?! I can't wait that long. March is my nesting month. April is a busy month for us. DH's & FIL's birthdays are at the end of April. My best friend's, mother's, sister's, brother's, and grandmother's birthdays are all in April. I'm usually tapped/broke from all the gifts, dinners, and parties. That'll consume all my weekends. My local girl's only shower is April 20th (while DH is away on his frat reunion trip-that'll also be the LAST shower). But our nursery will be in our master closet so not as much to do. We need to get rid of a lot of stuff before then though. I'll have my handy man come in one weekend and do all the building/ assembling and any painting we decide on.
TTC: 08/2017 EDD: 6/11/2018 FTM