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November 2018 Moms
middleschoolmommy
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FFFC: Friday the 13th!
middleschoolmommy
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Re: FFFC: Friday the 13th!
Married 10/28/17
Our TTC Journey
Team Green turned Team Blue 10/15/18
TTC #2 January '21
BFP June '21
MMC/Blighted Ovum that led to D&C July '21
Jan '22 - started IF testing
BFP Jan '22
MMC/Blighted Ovum that led to D&C Feb '22
BFP May '22
It's not that I don't sympathize (even empathize) or feel bad for the ladies going through something scary or sad, it's that it reminds me that that could be me, which makes me worry, especially since i already suffer from a pretty severe anxiety disorder.
It feels selfish to think that way, but it's like Googling every little twinge and ache and convincing myself that it's the beginning of the end. My mind can't help but go there.
● IUI #2: BFP - early M/C
● IUI #3: BFN
● IUI #4: BFN
● IVF/FET #1 (2 transferred): BFP! TWINS!
● FET #2 (1 transferred): BFP! BOY #3!
● Natural #1: BFP - M/C @ 8 weeks
● Natural #2: BFP - M/C @ 5w5d
@pink_polkadots I have a friend that is very much like that. Her daughter is 12 days younger than my son and it was non stop when they were under a year. I constantly heard about who didnwhat first and how amazing her daughter was. So obnoxious.
TTC since 6/13
Diagnosed w/ PCOS 4/9/15 - R/E recommended lifestyle change
BFP 4/10/16 - DS born 12/16/2016
SURPRISE! BFP 3/8/18
(1) I hate shaving my legs and tend to leave them hairy for long stretches until I can't stand to look at them anymore. I was blessed with blonde leg hair until I was in my late teens, so I used to be able to skate by, but now my leg hair is dark, though it's pretty sparse and patchy, so it's not like I look like a werewolf.
I don't even care what people think.
(2) I know exactly what the name of this baby is going to be (I have a boy name and a girl name picked out), but I refuse to share them online because I'm afraid of someone "stealing" the name. They're not super unusual or anything, but they're special to me.
I realize that's incredibly petty and it's not like it's going to be taken by someone I know in real life and I'll have to come up with a new name (I also don't share with family for that very reason), but it's true.
Another reason is that someone made fun of one of the names I'd picked last time around in the Baby Names section of TB in that super long thread about "bad" names (it was the same name I gave one of my sons, but I was going to use it if he was a girl, too, with a different middle name, since it's unisex, albeit more popular for boys than girls) and I'm still salty about it.
Ridiculous and overly sensitive? Maybe, but this is FFFC.
● IUI #2: BFP - early M/C
● IUI #3: BFN
● IUI #4: BFN
● IVF/FET #1 (2 transferred): BFP! TWINS!
● FET #2 (1 transferred): BFP! BOY #3!
● Natural #1: BFP - M/C @ 8 weeks
● Natural #2: BFP - M/C @ 5w5d
@tessiesmom26 I understand the anxiety. TW* Between here and a few from my last BMB who've just suffered a loss, I've been over sensitive to every little thing and on the phone with my nurse 3 times this week. My heart breaks with each mama going through a loss and I do not want to take away from their pain at all, but it is hard not to think all the what if it happens to me too? *TW ended*
My FFC- I find my one year old's temper tantrums hilarious and am the worst at trying to talk him through it because I keep laughing. He's so little but full of the dramatics; head flung all the way back, face scrunched up, fists at his side's, and a loud wail that lasts a few seconds. Then he's done and moves on to the next thing in his life.
Me: 33 DH: 38 Married: 1/10/15
1st Pregnancy EDD: 1/1/17 Born 1/10/17 Team Green turned Blue!
2nd Pregnancy EDD: 11/6/18 Born 11/09/18 Baby Boy!
3rd Pregnancy EDD: 12/?/21
Children are like casseroles; it takes a lot to mess them up.
I have some leftover frosting from a birthday cake I made and went looking for graham crackers to dip in it but we don't have any. I was so bummed I almost cried. I found some animal crackers, crisis averted. Haha! Oh delicious frosting.
@PMForbie I always have to struggle not to laugh during DD's temper tantrums too. She's 3.5 so the tantrums are pathetic and make me laugh so hard.
@pink_polkadots Totally agree! I have a friend who posts pics of her kids every day. I think they're pretty well off, so they travel all the time with their kids. She adds hashtags for how many flights her kids have been on, and it seems so braggy to me. I can't stand it! She's very nice in person; I think some people just don't realize how braggy something can sound online.
My FFFCs:
I made the switch to maternity clothes already. My pants were getting so tight, and I'm much more comfortable now.
Last week I was *this close* to giving my dog away to a shelter, but I think she was listening and she's been really sweet ever since then. It made my heart so happy to watch her cuddling with DD on the couch this morning.
DD1: 8/2014
TTC #2: 6/2017
BFP 8/3/2017 | CP 8/4
BFP 10/16/2017 | CP 10/21
BFP 12/18/2017 | CP 12/28
BFP 2/15/2018 | EDD: November 2nd | It's a girl!
DD2: 10/2018
I'm also not going to miss buckling kids in car seats, days where kids rotate having tantrums the entire day-so someone is screaming at all times, and my kids breaking literally EVERYTHING in my house.
No, I will not miss these days. I will babysit my grandchildren for 3 hours and do all the easy parts of parenting, get my fix, and sleep 8 hours a night.
+1 to switching to maternity clothes. I pulled mine out of storage the other day and they're SO comfy. I do need to get some maternity shorts though, DD was due in June so I made due with skirts MH's basketball shorts but that isn't going to cut it this time.
My FFFC isn’t a big one but I don’t have a Facebook......anymore! I was crazy obsessed with it and had a hard time letting go things I would read on there. Two months ago I deleted it and haven’t missed it for a second! I really believe that Facebook does more harm than good.