I’m 4 weeks pregnant and my dog barked like a madman at midnight, woke me up, and I jumped out of bed in a crazy fright. Turns out she had only been hearing a doorbell on the tv.
My heart was racing and I lost my breath for a minute and I triggered some cramps (not super painful and they kinda are easily triggered in my opinion) for maybe a minute (I’ve been cramping a ton regardless).
No bleeding or spotting.
I felt totally fine within like 2 minutes, other than being super emotionally frustrated and upset.
Can a sudden Brief shock like this cause a miscarriage? Im feeling really anxious now.
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Re: Crazy Judgement from others
For dinner last night I had a big plate of ravioli, maybe two hours later I was hungry again so I'm looking through the fridge minding my own business and my mom goes, "how can you be hungry again?! We had a big dinner" I didnt snap but I came back pretty quick with "oh I'm sorry are you growing two babies? No? Then you don't get to tell me when they're hungry or not!" And made myself an English muffin
Edited for clarification cause words are hard these days
#TeamGreen
My Mom and I have been hitting thrift stores all week. She’s finally convinced that I’m going to put a baby girl into blue and green dinosaur onesies, but anytime I add something pink or flowery to the pile, she throws it back in the bin when my back is turned in case Blast turns out to be a boy.
She says “but people might call your little boy a girl”. Well, yes, but they are going to do that regardless of what I dress baby in.
My sister made the nastiest face when I told her the name we were thinking of, then added, “why??”. Because she’s *MY* child and it’s a name *I* like????? And I’ve seen her mention it to others and waited to see a reaction from them. Why do people care so much?
This isn’t judgey per se but there are also people who think I can’t do ANYTHING at all. You can’t stand for too long. Don’t carry that box. That’s too heavy! Sit down. Why is Laura the one who went to the store, she’s pregnant?
PEOPLE I’M JUST GROWING A HUMAN, I’M NOT INCAPACITATED!
Me: 33 DH: 31
Location: Castle Rock, CO
DD: 10.13.18
baby #2 due: 7.14.20
Um. Thanks?
So I was a BM in my friend's wedding yesterday. The make up artist was like "oh, so you must have 6 weeks left?" I was like "um no, 3 months". Very odd, since I'm actually quite small bumpwise, and literally every other person I saw that day was like "omg you are so small". I guess women who haven't had kids don't actually know what big vs. small is lol.
we did a game at the last baby shower I attended where you guess when baby will arrive, how long and the weight. My one friend guessed the baby would be 12 inches... the rest of us cracked up and after she saw everyone else’s guesses, she started laughing too and said “I guess that’s small? I clearly have no idea how long Babies are.” Hahahaha
Me: 33 DH: 31
Location: Castle Rock, CO
DD: 10.13.18
baby #2 due: 7.14.20
H and I both have already gotten one lecture each. It annoys him. I essentially ignore her. I get it if this is her hill to die on, that's fine. At the end of the day, she won't be in the delivery room with me and has 0 control over how my birth experience goes. I'll do what I want/need to and gloss over the details later.
@ummibtihaj - That is awful. As an aside, I find it incredible that she is claiming that you are further along than you admit- you’re six months! What benefit is there to lying about how far along you are?!?
Edited because typing is hard.
As for the SAHM comments, I love to be an asshole right back with comments like 'I want my child to learn to be independent, and thats so much harder if I stifle them with being present all the time'- obviously kids of SAHMs can be independent, but if you wanna be an asshole to me, I will be an asshole right back
That said, it isn’t so much that I want to be a SAHM, as I want to be a Stay-at-home-Person - independently wealthy, and doing whatever the F I want.
I hate that people try to shame mothers in particular regardless of the choice they make.
Me: 33 DH: 31
Location: Castle Rock, CO
DD: 10.13.18
baby #2 due: 7.14.20
@HoosOnFirst, I would love something at like 70-80% for a better balance (I currently work well over 40 hrs/wk most weeks). I just see myself being too stressed out/stir crazy at home full-time. I give SAH parents a ton of credit for what they do.
Afm mine is a general bitchiness. I got way too many comments about how small I was with DS. Now I'm being told this one will be a girl (team green) because I'm "carrying in my back/butt." I'm thanks for telling me my butt is getting huge, I so appreciate it.
Also because I'm getting so many comments I even watched that stupid video thier bumps ads throw in about what your bump shape means. Apparently it means I'm a STM who is in not as good of shape as I was the first time. Hmmm - while I dislike that second part I'll own it. Truth.
(Tbh I really wanted to see if placental placement had anything to do with shape/ how you carry. I think it would make sense and be super cool to know.)