Weekly Randoms Thread w/o 8/20

mermaidca · August 2018

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mrstmoose · August 2018

That gif is pretty much my life today. I feel like shit, my daughter feels like shit and I just want to go home so we can feel like shit together.

Today sucks.

kangstadt · August 2018

I'm sorry @mrstmoose. Hope you guys feel better after (fingers crossed) a good night's rest.

MRDCle · August 2018

I have a conference call for work in 5 minutes. At 7pm. I'm beyond irritated but DH is bringing me home a blizzard later so things could be worse I guess.

loveanddatadriven · August 2018

@MRDCle that sounds super annoying. Conference calls are always annoying, but outside of work hours is just unfair.

My dog caught a live wild rat in the bushes yesterday... While on leash...2 feet away from the suburban sidewalk. *Facepalm* I'm just happy DH was walking the dog and not me.

kangstadt · August 2018

@MRDCle, that is lame. My boss texted me on my day off asking if I had time for a call... luckily I wasn't around my phone, haha.

@loveanddatadriven, oh my! If it makes you feel better, we've seen a rat eating at the bird feeder at my parents, and they do live in the country... I feel like suburbia is the more natural habitat at least, haha. Did your dog kill it or did it run off?

wearegroot · August 2018

@mrstmoose I’m sorry you guys don’t feel well. Sending positive vibes your way.

I’m a bit annoyed with DH. Apparently he threw a load of laundry in the washer this morning before work (yay for doing chores) but didn’t tell me so I didn’t realize it until I was greeted by the musty smell of wet clothes as I headed to bed. I’ve even told him to leave the light on in the laundry room when there’s wet clothes as a signal that it needs to get transferred to the dryer, but he never does it. He does so much housework, especially when I’m pregnant, that I feel bad complaining...but that’s clearly not going to actually stop me from complaining.

kosmo86 · August 2018

I can pretend I tried....

start morning with I am going to be healthy today and eat good and go to the gym. get to work go down to cafe and get tuesday special. 2 eggs, hashbrown, 2 bacon and 2 toast. Come back to desk and realize I have a conference call during my gym time..so no gym. Ehh start again tomorrow lol

kangstadt · August 2018

@wearegroot, I swear it's something to do with testosterone! My husband does the same thing. He'll start a load of laundry and then forget it. And he never folds clothes (his most hated household chore) so even if he takes clothes out of the dryer he leaves them in a wrinkled pile. Sigh.

@kosmo86, at least you tried! Haha. I have felt awful the last three days, so the gym hasn't even been on my radar. Right now I'm struggling to think of anything that sounds halfway okay to eat for breakfast.

MRDCle · August 2018

**admits to being the laundry forgetter in the MRDcle house**

kangstadt · August 2018

@MRDCle, *shhh* don't tell my husband, but I forget loads in the washer sometimes too.

wearegroot · August 2018

@MRDCle @kangstadt I’ve definitely done it, too, it’s just way more annoying when he does it!

MRDCle · August 2018

To be fair - I don't think my husband has done a load since I moved in.

kangstadt · August 2018

I made the silly deal with him years ago that I would always do the chore he hates most if he does the one I hate most: changing the cat litter. Well, jokes on me cause now we have our own house and no cat... so guess who's stuck folding laundry for eternity, lol.

mermaidca · August 2018

H is terrible for not folding either!!! We have a couch, a loveseat and an arm chair in our living room, currently his *unfolded* clothes are on the loveseat and the chair and the dryer has a massive pile of clean clothes on top of it too. I refuse to touch them. He does his own washing but I think he expects me to fold his when I'm also folding mine, our two children's and all the linens, towels etc. No way. Not. Gonna. Happen.

BarefootContessa · August 2018

I took a zofran before bed last night because I was feeling absolutely awful. As I took it I couldn't help but think it was a waste to sleep during a non-nausea period... I try to avoid taking it every day because of the fact that it is so constipating.

Anyhow... this may be an absolute fluke but I woke up feeling amazing, the best I've felt in weeks. I haven't felt nauseated at all this morning. Am I on to something? I assume that fate will give me a swift kick in the pants and make sure I'm back to being miserable this afternoon. I was just curious if anyone else has taken it before bed before and had it actually help the following day...

thatbaintforbetty · August 2018

DD woke up at 5am. Why?!?? Ugh I did have my coffee but it’s seriously not enough to combat this level of exhaustion.

Why does this have to happen once I can’t have all the extra caffeine?

mels823 · August 2018

I never ever ever felt this tired with my other pregnancies. I could honestly fall asleep at my desk today! I have already decided I am taking a personal day tomorrow. Sending the girls to daycare and going back home to binge watch the Sinner and nap as much as I want!

mermaidca · August 2018

I am so jealous @mels823. That sounds like a magical day for you tomorrow!!!

mrstmoose · August 2018

@BarefootContessa I took a Unisom last night and slept amazingly! Then I took a b6 mid morning (when m/s starts for me) and I’ve felt great all day!

@mels823 that sounds amazing!!

BarefootContessa · August 2018

@mels823 Great show. Treat yo'self!

mermaidca · August 2018

@mrstmoose do you just take the recommended dosage of B6 on the package? Thinking it's worth a shot to try anything!

naybinky9 · August 2018

I am ready for the 2nd trimester. This first trimester is kicking my butt. Also, I can not stop eating. I eat and and 1hour later I am literally starving with hunger pains. I hope its not this bad 2nd trimester.

chelseay416 · August 2018

@naybinky9 I can't stop eating either!! its a serious problem. and I'm not wanting health food because that all sounds disgusting. I need to slow down or I'm gonna gain 80 lbs this pregnancy lol

jrm_14 · August 2018

Instead of having “Week 1/2/3/4 checkin” could we possibly switch to something like “EDD 4/1-4/8 check in w/o 8/21”? Other boards do this & it seems less confusing. I’ve noticed multiple people not catching onto the week #

mermaidca · August 2018

Great idea @jrm_14! Hopefully the people who start them will see this!

ashley_mb · August 2018

I can't tell if it's the hormones or a valid annoyance, but my MIL asked me how I was doing and I responded "So far so good, only new thing is that I keep getting dizzy spells and my blood pressure is a little low, but otherwise great!" And then she proceeded to give me a lecture via text AND FaceTime about how I shouldn't be so focused on the negative differences that I'm feeling and that I need to learn to embrace the positives of pregnancy because "it's not a condition, it's a gift" ... WAIT, HUH?! Literally nothing about my response was negative and now I'm just feeling super intimidated to answer her questions because I don't want to be spoken to like this again. Yikes

kangstadt · August 2018

@ashley_mb, definitely not the hormones, I'd be irritated too. I hate when people don't allow you to just feel whatever you want. If it were me, and even if I was complaining about the negatives, it doesn't mean I'm not thrilled to be pregnant and bringing another little one into the world, it just means that sometimes pregnancy legitimately sucks and I want a shoulder to lean on. If you're stressed about her future reactions, just keep conversation to as much of a minimum as possible and maybe she'll get the message? Or have an honest talk with her and see if she didn't even realize she was jumping down your throat.

lovelybabybumpz · August 2018

thatbaintforbetty said:

DD woke up at 5am. Why?!?? Ugh I did have my coffee but it’s seriously not enough to combat this level of exhaustion.

Why does this have to happen once I can’t have all the extra caffeine?

My DD woke up at 5am too. Whyyyy!?

lovelybabybumpz · August 2018

@kangstadt what? No way. The terms of that deal need to be renegotiated.

wearegroot · August 2018

@thatbaintforbetty @lovelybabybumpz DS woke up at 5:30 yesterday and 5 today! What is with these kids?!

kosmo86 · August 2018

@ashley_mb - nope you are right. MIL can shove it, no one tells you how you SHOULD feel.

DD decided we were going to have a snack and milk and read a book at 2 am. Our 1 week streak of her sleeping though the night is now over.

Also I have no idea how you ladies deal with husbands not doing the work. DH does 1/2 OR MORE of the chores. He dusts, does laundry and even can clean a bathroom. I take on a vast majority of the mental workload (planning events, bills, appts, etc) so her has to take on more chores. We both work fulltime so I refuse to put in more work!

MRDCle · August 2018

@kosmo86 oh DH does plenty of work around the house - just not laundry. He does a majority of the cooking, all outdoor stuff, floors, garbage, and DS duty. But he also works a physically demanding job with long unpredictable hours, so I'm usually fine with a slight imbalance.

kangstadt · August 2018

@kosmo86, it definitely is a balance. Some weeks when I only work part time, and he works 50+ hours, I end up doing most of the dishes/sweeping/laundry/childcare. But other times he does randomly decide to scrub out the tub and toilet or clean up the outside and weedeat everything, so it works out. I'm definitely of the mindset that it should be an even partnership, but there are weeks (like this week with nausea) that I don't feel like doing anything and (thankfully) he usually picks up the slack, or vice versa.

ashtuesday · August 2018

What @kangstadt said reminds me of one of my favorite Modern Love essays. Over time, relationships should be 50/50, but in the day to day, they rarely are. Thinking about that helped me a lot during my previous losses. There were so many times it was 70/30 with my husband bearing the brunt of it because I was too depressed to get myself off the couch. But that's okay! There will be times it swings the other way - it's all about balancing each other out in the long run.

MRDCle · August 2018

@kangstadt yes! Last night I was overwhelmed from work and DS's first week in DC, plus just exhausted from growing a human and he did everything except read bedtime stories to DS. It was magical.

mermaidca · August 2018

My boss brought in mini cupcakes from my favourite bakery!!!!! Heck yes. Now, to only eat 1 or 2....

thatbaintforbetty · August 2018

@mermaidca You should eat 1 with everyone else and then sneak back and grab 2 more.

lilpotatomama · August 2018

I know this isn’t a complaining thread but god I am so, SO angry with two of my friends of 18 years.
I told them today that I plan on announcing next week, if all goes well at our first ultrasound. I’ll be 8 or 9 weeks, but I’m so excited and so ready to tell the world. Their response?
*TW*
“Sarah, you need to wait. Don’t you know the miscarriage statistics? You might get questions if you announce early. People might say things.”
*end TW*
Other friend: “well, if you just can’t wait to announce... I guess it is what it is.” Mind you, these two are not parents and BOTH of their sisters announced at 8 weeks!!!!! So why am I the one being bossed around?
Honesly, I got such fierce negativity that they made me cry for the first time in days. They truly triggered me into a panic attack. They didn’t say “oh that’s early, but how exiting!” They made it all about how wrong things could go. Some people might see this as them trying to be helpful, like they want to warn me just in case. But they know how I’ve struggled mentally with this and they still want to be snarky and judging. I’m too old for this.

Edited for trigger warning.

wearegroot · August 2018

@sdelg09 That’s so rude! It’s you’re decision and nobody else’s opinion matters.

kangstadt · August 2018

@sdelg09, that's really upsetting, I can't believe they wouldn't be more supportive for you. I'm sorry :-/.

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