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March 2019 Moms
meggyme
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STM+ Check In w/o 7/23
meggyme
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I'm just going to start doing these at the beginning of the week. It makes no sense to be posting on the one from last week half way into the next week.
How far along are you? How big is baby?
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
How are your other kids doing this week?
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
DD1: June '16 DD2: March ‘19 :::: Married since 2011 :::: USN Wife ::::
Re: STM+ Check In w/o 7/23
How far along are you? How big is baby?
7+1, m&m
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
One daughter, 2.5
How are your other kids doing this week?
She is having a rough week. Her daycare teacher had her last day yesterday, and my daughter is pretty upset about it. She was acting out terribly last night!
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
I wish we could tell my daughter about the baby, but we are waiting until the first appointment next week!
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
I got a lot of typical rude comments about the size of my bump, but in my defense I was carrying a 10.5 pound baby, so yeah, I was huge!
How far along are you? How big is baby? 5w, 6d the size of a chocolate chip (although they're all slightly different now)
How many kids do you already have? Ages? DD is 2
How are your other kids doing this week? She has been cranky. I think she's been trying to cut molars. She's also been testing our boundaries a bit more, which I know is normal but still incredibly frustrating.
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions? Less than 3 weeks until my US. I'm hoping it goes by quickly. I want to see the little nugget.
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids? A coworker once said I was "heavy with child". He's British and old, so maybe it didn't seem as offputting to him. When DD was about 6 months, we had some older guy come up to us while we were eating lunch and say "She's such a pretty girl, have you thought about how you'll keep the men away?" Um, ew old man! Stop sexualizing my baby! Luckily my DH is quick with responses and said "Don't worry, we're raising her to be a lesbian." The man faultered a bit, but his two older daughters that were with him were cracking up.
How far along are you? How big is baby?
8w, 2d Raspberry
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
DD, 4 years old
How are your other kids doing this week?
Great! We told DD this past weekend and she has been so sweet ever since. She wants to help with everything and keeps hugging and kissing my belly!
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
Just tired, I’d like to sleep this nausea away!
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
I work with people and they have no filter. I had an intake and a client I’ve never met before just kept asking to touch my belly. I had another client who when he figured out I was pregnant I was in the 3rd tri and his first comment was “wow I just thought you were getting fat!” I was all belly and nowhere near looking “fat”....
How far along are you? How big is baby? 5w1d
How many kids do you already have? Ages? DD is 13mo
How are your other kids doing this week? She has been cranky. I think she's been trying to cut molars. She's also been testing our boundaries a bit more, which I know is normal but still incredibly frustrating. (Hope you don't mind me copying you @meggyme , but we're the same here, maybe different molars though...)
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions? Rant: DH doesn't take good care of himself - eats junk, drinks soda, doesn't sleep. It's driving me crazy right now because I'm feeling so burdened with providing for 2.5 people (dd still nurses). Rave: He is super sweet and helpful when he's able to be awake and with us. Q: anyone have a feeling about babies' sex yet? I feel like I have at least 1 girl in there.
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids? I have a pretty good RBF, so no one says shit to me. My FIL did say "finally, you're doing something worthwhile," meaning that all my other work before being pregnant had just been busy work that men let us women do in between babies. SMH
Also, @meggyme , gross. I always come up with snarky responses way later, and for that guy it would've been something like "We won't have to worry about it if she keeps meeting creeps like you, she'll stay away on her own. It is inappropriate to sexualize pre-pubescents, please stop."
How far along are you? How big is baby? 6w2 days, the size of a sweet pea
How many kids do you already have? Ages? DS is 9
How are your other kids doing this week? Hes fine. he doesn't know yet. I'm still trying to figure out ways to tell him. and whether i wanna tell him after my first appt on 8/7 or after i hit 2nd tri.
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions? Just nervous/annoyed, my SO is freaking out about this baby and it's taking everything in me to not choke him. i'm the one pregnant and he's worried about how his life is going to change. Gotta love men.
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids? It was so long ago, i don't even remember LOL. i'm sure i will have some doozys this time around. my family is pretty couthless with their words..
How far along are you? How big is baby? 6w2d, just had my first transvaginal ultrasound yesterday, saw the baby and heard its heartbeat!!
How many kids do you already have? Ages? 1 DS, 21 months
How are your other kids doing this week? He great but sooo disobedient! I tell him no and reprimand him and he smiles or laughs in my face as if to say "Lady you ain´t gonna do, sh*t to me". It is so frustrating!
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions? Rant: I´m jealous of all the ladies that are already getting pregnancy boobs. Mine are still deflated from when I bf my son.
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids? "Ufff, you´re really big, no?"
@sejica I can´t help but notice your profile picture. Are you from Lville/live in Lville? Cuz that´s where I grew up...
How far along are you? How big is baby?
EDD is 3/6 so 7ish weeks but that could be wrong— I have my first u/s tomorrow so I’ll find out more then
How many kids do you already have? Ages? One crazy little boy, 2.5
How are your other kids doing this week? DS is a bit of a nut all the time. We were at the beach last week and he’s usually a little extra crazy after we get home (he has therapy 4 days a week at home for speech & OT, no diagnosis of any kind except delayed milestone in childhood but I suspect sensory processing and maybe adhd)— any change in routine makes him act out. He’s been pretty good considering though.
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
My OB told me I need to wean ASAP and it’s stressing me out. DS nurses for nap, night time, & MOTN wake ups. He freaks tf out if I tell him he can’t nurse and I just don’t know how we’re going to do it. He’s a sensory kid so taking that comfort away causes a horrific meltdown. He never took a bottle or a paci so there’s that too.
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
No one really said anything rude to me last time, except my sister who was outraged that I wouldn’t go out and sit with her while she got drunk.
How far along are you? How big is baby?
6w 5 day - the size of an iPhone button
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
14 month old DD
How are your other kids doing this week?
Actually better than previous weeks! She's been sleeping so much better the last few nights (after being sick and teething last week) and miraculously only woke 2 times last night. (Yes, I'm thrilled about only 2 wakings!)
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
Flying to Florida on Thursday - nervous about traveling with a toddler (and morning sickness). Any suggestions, veterans?
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
Nothing much crazier than the usual inappropriate comments said to pregnant women. What I really disliked were the comments about having another baby when the first was only a month or two old. Even now people feel like it's okay to comment..."oh when are you going to have another?" "She's ready to be a big sister, don't you think you should get started?"
@flyingmombula - I felt like I was reading my own story. I have a 2 year old DS who was still nursing up until a month ago- he is also in OT/speech therapy for some delayed speech/behavioral issues. The only thing I've been able to do, as harsh as it sounds, is let him cry it out. At first it was a nightmare - now, when he wants to nurse at night, he just looks at me and screams "boobs!" I say no, he cries a minute, and goes right back to sleep. It took us awhile to get there though.
Now we have kind of made a game of it during the day, he screams 'boobs!' I scream it back at him, and we all laugh.
How far along are you? How big is baby? 5 weeks 6 days
How many kids do you already have? Ages? 2 year old DS, 11 year old DD
How are your other kids doing this week? DD is constantly fighting me over not wanting to play outside and she wants to drink soda every day. ugh. I'm just trying to prevent childhood obesity in the meantime, but of course she doesn't understand that.
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions? Rave: I haven't had much nausea yet, but of course, that also worries me. Concerns: I have no idea how I am going to handle 3. The worries are starting to creep in.
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids? You have to be having twins, because you're huge! (Gee thanks for noticing. And no, it's not twins.)
@diann21 snacks, snacks, movies, and snacks! Give her food/drink on the way up so her ears pop. I also suggest some quiet new toys. I love going to the dollar store and getting a bunch of toy cars and action figures that I won't care if they get lost. Color Wonder coloring books are great too.
How many kids do you already have? Ages? 2 1/2 year old daughter
How are your other kids doing this week? She’s fantastic. We have a well visit today and I’m excited to see what the doctor says. We also moved her to a big girl bed last night (had been in her converted crib-toddler bed for about a year) and she LOVES it. She seriously was so excited and it’s like all her toys are new again.
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions? Rants - so over my current OB. Repeat ultrasound on Monday then I am outta there. Raves - generally life is good!!
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
I’m not really sure... I don’t get that many outrageous things said to me I guess. I did enjoy the handful of times me and DD would be out and people would feel compelled to stop me and ask “she’s breastfed huh??” Lol. I assume because of her rubberband arms
Edit: @diann21 flying to Florida for Disney??? I second the color wonder books and we have a kindle fire kids tablet which is primarily what kept her busy. Our flight was only 2 hours and she fell asleep for part of it.
Married: 2012
BFP #1 Sept 2014, MMC Dec 2014 | BFP #2 May 2015, DD Jan 2016
How far along are you? How big is baby?
5 weeks 4 days- appleseed
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
DS almost 15 months
How are your other kids doing this week?
We are having a rough time with teething this week
lots of diarrhea and a terrible diaper rash.
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
Excited that my ultrasound is being moved to this week!
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
Luckily, I have not received many crazy comments!
How far along are you? How big is baby?
4 weeks 3 days
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
DS, he turned 2 last week.
How are your other kids doing this week?
Great! We got him a train table with tracks for his birthday and he’s been loving it.
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
Starting the weaning process, cut down to morning/nap/night. DS will ask all day long and it hasn’t been an issue for me but I’m feeling like I only want to nurse one child at a time. I’m thinking of cutting each session 1 week at a time, starting with morning and cutting bedtime last. Plus we made it two years! I’m pretty proud of that.
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
My FIL constantly makes comments about how DS is going to “get all the girls” and “have so many girlfriends.” It makes me sick. Stop projecting that on him!
For morning sickness I like sour candies, I.e. lemonheads!
@treetop19 thanks for making me laugh
@meggyme that might be what ends up working in the end. The hard part is getting MH to cooperate. He works long hours and I stay at home so he sees it as kind of ‘my job’ to deal with this kind of thing. Now that I’m pg he’s on board but we have a lot of traveling coming up and it would prob have to happen over a weekend. Bleh.
How far along are you? How big is baby?
8 weeks plus 3. Still small.
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
1. 13 months.
How are your other kids doing this week?
Pretty fussy, see below.
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
She still sleeps good at night, but will just freak at nap time. She's obviously tired and fussy, but she will just stand up and scream and scream. We've tried staying in there, but it takes 45 minutes or more for her to fall asleep and she keeps lifting her head. And if you leave after settling her, she'll just scream some more. Also working on weaning and it's not going well. And if we leave her to cry it out, she will! For more than an hour!
Also working on weaning. I have no interest in tandem nursing, and I want to be done by third Tri. She loves solid food, but just doesn't seem to get enough. We feed her a variety of food (basically, whatever we're eating mashed up), and we feed her until she seems to indicate she's done by losing interest, playing with the food, spitting it out, taking a long time to open her mouth, etc. but then she'll sometimes till be fussy, and if I nurse her right after (which is common. Dinner and then a nurse when putting her to bed) she'll nurse quite a bit. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I think we need to start trying to give her solid food every couple hours. She does have a small stomach.
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
Didn't get a lot, fortunately. I was super excited when rando checkout lady at the store said I was having a girl based on how I was carrying ... because my grandma had already told me it would be a boy based on that.
We're already getting boyfriend comments.
At our church, there's literally one boy between the ages of 0-4 and about 8-10 girls. So there's been comments about his "harem" and him "having his pick." And then we visited a different church while visiting my in-laws and there's a little boy a few months older than her, but about her same size. He keeps trying to pick her up and occasionally hit, and his mom has to keep telling him to be gentle and not do that. Well, so then he interpreted gentle as giving her a kiss. So then his dad of course is joking about "idk how I feel about our kids getting together, hmm, hmm" you know? I haven't come up with a good response yet.
How far along are you? How big is baby?
7 weeks. "wee raspberry" (I get the feeling the "wee" is important, and it makes me LOL)
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
DD1 (W): 2.5
DD2 (N): 1 next month. WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
How are your other kids doing this week?
We're still working on potty training with W. Yesterday she got so mad when I asked if she needed to go potty that she threw herself on the floor, into the walls, you name it, she threw herself into it. And N is cutting about 4 teeth right now. I'M READY FOR A VACATION.
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
I feel like GARBAGE and the H has decided that this is a good time to say "do you think we might be having twins?"
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
I work in a certain area of the legal field where my coworkers are 99% childless women who LOVE to give me pregnancy advice. And always the most useless kind "sleep while you can because you'll never sleep again!" (I've been blessed with two great sleepers). "Get a drool proof case for your phone or your kids will destroy it!" (am I letting them use it as a teething ring?) "Make sure you make your husband rub your big swollen feet" (ummmmm k.). CRAZIES.
How far along are you? How big is baby?
8 weeks- raspberry!
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
DD, 21 mos
How are your other kids doing this week?
Good but on a big independence kick. Everything (going down the stairs, getting in the car, using a fork, getting dressed, putting shoes on) seems to draw the phrase “**** DO IT!” Hoping to channel this energy into further progress on potty training (we’re about 30% of the time using the potty)
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
First OB appt tomorrow!!! Hooray!
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
Hmm... don’t know if it’s most outrageous but I remember taking my daughter out when she was 2 months wearing a pink and blue flowered shirt. Some random person said “what a handsome boy!”
I’ll only be 6 weeks tomorrow.
I had one person ask boy or girl when she was literally wearing a knee-length floral DRESS! But it was green floral, so must be a boy!
How far along are you? How big is baby?
4 weeks 5 days. Poppyseed
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
DD is almost 20 months
How are your other kids doing this week?
She's awesome. She talks nonstop and is very high energy. She's also very independent so there are some struggles with her wanting to put her own clothes and shoes on and brush her own teeth - none of which she can do 100% on her own but she gets mad if I try to help.
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
Both a Rant and Rave at the same time - my new OB doesn't see patients until between 9 and 10 weeks. Part of me would like to get in there sooner to confirm everything but I actually was pretty traumatized by my last OB and to be perfectly honest I'm not really looking forward to doctor visits, even though I do like my new OB.
Concerns - I really want there to just be one healthy baby in there. My first pregnancy the ultrasound tech could see I was producing more than one egg at a time and specifically warned me my next pregnancy could be twins. I am two years older now. Total going out of business sale happening up in there, I'm sure. I'm already worrying a bit about spreading the love/time/money between two kids much less three! We'd figure it out, I'm sure but it is still on my mind.
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
I don't think anyone has said anything outrageous/unbelievable to me. Or if they have it just rolled right off my back. It takes a lot to ruffle my feathers.
How far along are you? How big is baby?
8w5d, (Raspberry) just got to see baby this morning wiggling and the little heartbeat!
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
1 kiddo, she is 2.5 will be 3 years 3 months when baby comes:)
How are your other kids doing this week?
Berkley is great! She has a lot of feelings, but she is so fun and sweet, she took over a year, 2 losses, and over $30,000 to get...so even when she is crazy I am just so happy.
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
exhausted and so sick, but again thankful.
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
Not knowing I had losses, people told me "You should have planned better" when I told them my first was due in December (meaning I would have to find childcare for 6 months before they could come to the school where I work due to the way we do enrollment) I wanted to punch them in the throat and say well I had two babies timed perfectly but I lost them both so F off.... Sorry more of a rant but I wish people would think before they speak!!
Yes! I know people don't mean to be rude but I always wanted to be like well I'll take a baby any day of the year after what we went through!!
For the LO I recommend snacks, an empty water bottle that we filled after with water security, downloading things on your phone/iPad/etc (we use the Netflix app and download that way), new toys (we got some at TJ max on clearance), and my DS loves books so we got him some very small new ones and took 2 favorites. We also let him have the paci (usually it’s only for bedtime/naptime) and we took serveral teethers. Another thing we took and used were receiving blankets they are smaller and thinner for packing but we used them for him to snuggle with, as a cover over the stroller when he fell asleep in the airport, to lay down on during long delays in the airport, as a towel in the parks at the splash area, etc.
How far along are you? How big is baby?
8 weeks 3 days, raspberry
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
2 DDs - 5.5 and 2.5
How are your other kids doing this week?
Like others here, the two year old is going through an independent phase. Glad to hear I'm not alone. I told my DH last night, "she's broken and we need to fix her" - I want my sweet girl back!
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
Finally got an appt scheduled! Yay me, for getting something accomplished! We see this little one on the 6th! I also vacuumed my upstairs! I am on a roll! (However, my kids energy is constantly outstripping my own and I am unloading them on my mom tonight while I exercise and run errands, win!)
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
My last one, I popped early and was due in October, all throughout the summer everyone asked if I was due in a week or I looked like I was ready to pop. (sigh)
@meggyme - my last pregnancy was my third - and I was very surprised too how soon everything starting "falling back into place" - like my muscles just remembered and the body was saying, "okay back into pregnancy mode we go" really early. I was into maternity clothes sooner, I carried the baby lower, and yes, I had my pants unbuttoned last night while I played on the floor with my kids. This time around I'm not surprised at all to not be fitting comfortably into button pants already. Woohoo, right??
@flyingmombula - I feel your pain on the weaning issue. My older DD didn't fully wean until after my younger DD was born, but she slowly gave it up on her own in about 6 months (she was 3.5). I know that's weird and I was pushing to wean her from the night nursing to fall asleep before I gave birth (DH was essential for this, they will both fall asleep pretty easily for him as long as I am not in the room - or in the house.
- But she regressed into wanting it a little, just to go to sleep at night, after baby sis was born, I think it's so she didn't feel left out. I was too tired to argue or try other methods, so that's just how I put them to sleep for the first few months. I tried tandem nursing maybe twice and hated it so I made the older DD wait until baby was asleep and then she got her turn but it literally only took a minute. It really helped with the sibling rivalry (no issues for us there) to let older DD still have it to go to sleep. But eventually she got tired of waiting for baby to fall asleep and would go read with daddy instead and then a few weeks later, I realized she had weaned just like that. It just faded out so naturally. I'm hoping for the same this time around or for younger DD to wean before this baby is born. But even if she does, a little regression shouldn't be too bad. She'll be 3.5 by then, and I know it helps with sibling rivalry.
How far along are you? How big is baby?
6 weeks, 6 days
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
DD will be 5 in Sept.
How are your other kids doing this week?
She is great. Cranky on occasion because camp is tiring her out.
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
I feel tired with occasional nausea today. It has been comforting because I havent been feeling much of anything most days.
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
I feel like I could write a book with the amount of horror stories people shared with me when I was pregnant. The one that stands out is when my aunt told me that "labor hurt so badly, she grinded and broke most of her teeth."
@meggyme I feel like it’s more noticeable this time around too. I didn’t really show until 16 weeks with DD and I’m 8w2d with this one. We were walking the neighborhood tonight and stopped and told a neighbor we are having another. She said she could tell but didn’t want to assume. I was like wow am I already showing?! I think it’s mostly bloat but there’s something going on.
How far along are you? How big is baby?
I am 4w3d. Teeny tiny poppy seed.
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
2 girls - 5 and 2 (almost 3)
How are your other kids doing this week?
My oldest got her tonsils and adenoids out this week so it's been bananas. She requires a lot of care so the 2yo is left out and has become whiny as well. Its been a rough week.
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
For some reason I AM SO PARANOID this pregnancy. Anxiety through the roof. Very moody and it's coming out towards my girls.
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
its not outrageous but I just HATE when people say "Wow! You've got your hands full" like, do I make it look hard? Am I the first person ever to have 2 small girls close in age? Always rubs me the wrong way.
How far along are you? How big is baby?
8 weeks today, the size of a raspberry!
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
I have two six year old girls
How are your other kids doing this week?
They are doing great! They've been a little worn out from camp with moods to match, but that will happen
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
Nope!
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
Omg there are SO many. I don't know what it is about twins that makes everyone lose their filters. It would either be a tie between everyone (literally everyone) who asked me if I had fertility treatments when I told them I was having twins (I hadn't, but it's none of their business!) and the lady in Target who rolled her eyes when she saw me and said "better you than me!". Jerk.
How far along are you? How big is baby?
EDD: 8 weeks tomorrow
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
1 boy 16 months
How are your other kids doing this week?
He’s doing well this week.
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
Had my first doctor appointment today and she ordered a first trimester ultrasound due to irregular periods (due to breastfeeding) which I’ve never had. I’m a bit nervous about the transvaginal ultrasound!
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
I suppose I have been pretty lucky in this area! I would def think after breastfeeding for a whole year and wasn’t always the best at covering up I would have heard some snark but nothing stands out!
How far along are you? How big is baby?
8wks 5 days
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
DD1 - 3; DD2 - 17 months
How are your other kids doing this week?
Pretty typical for their ages. DD1 is definitely in threenager mode and also getting ready to drop her nap. But boy, does Momma need her to take a nap. DD2 is still really sweet. She is starting to get into her funny mischievous stage.
Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?
None really.
GTKY: What's the most outrageous/unbelievable thing someone has said to you while pregnant/with your kids?
So over the last year, I've lost quite a bit of weight (70 lbs) and am finally at a pretty healthy stage. Before getting pregnant, my goal was another 10 lbs. When we told my inlaws I was pregnant, after the initial congratulations, my MIL goes on to say "Oh no! After you've lost that weight!" Like, B*****, I'll manage!