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UO Thursday 9/19

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  • mdfarmchickmdfarmchick member
    @yodamama I agree. But I’m accepting that I’m old now. Ha. 

    Mine is, I don’t sleep with a top sheet. Just a duvet. My feet have to be out from under the covers for me to sleep. 😂
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  • mokay19mokay19 member
    @yodamama PREACH!!!
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  • rachelg777rachelg777 member
    @yodamama Exactly.
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  • bender29bender29 member
    @mdfarmchick I wish I could just buy a fitted sheet an pillow cases! The top sheet is such a waste! It just ends up in the back of our closet taking up space!

    @yodamama and @rachelg777 I agree! I have an elementary Ed and an early childhood degree, I’ve taught preschool and special ed, and I’ve been a nanny for 13 years. I know more about “momming” and kids than most parents, so please keep your unsolicited advice to yourselves sanctimoms 
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  • mdfarmchickmdfarmchick member
    @bender29 you can! Target sells them in the Threshold brand soft or ultra soft and then Calvin Klein sells them that way as well. I buy those at Macy’s. 
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  • chewie5990chewie5990 member
    edited September 2019
    @mdfarmchick SAME! I don't see the point in a top sheet...we just sleep with a duvet
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  • chewie5990chewie5990 member
    edited September 2019
    UO - I LOVE Mondays, in fact Monday is my favorite day of the week. I think Mondays always go by super fast and everyone is somewhat rested, so they're usually more productive. Everytime I tell my high schoolers that Mondays are where it's at, they think I'm crazy. But seriously, Mondays are where it's at!

    edit- when I saw week - meaning M-F
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  • splashmountainsplashmountain member
    I guess my UO is I always use a top sheet lol. 

    And along with the FTM unwanted advice, I would get so ragey when I was pg with DS and moms would give me their horrific birth stories, yup, I so need to hear that right now *eyeroll*
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  • charmedlifex3charmedlifex3 member
    I hate being pregnant. I’m super grateful to be, and want the baby and am willing to put up with it... but I think the feeling of actually being pregnant sucks. 



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  • jhysmathjhysmath member
    I hate when people make some ones death about themselves. 

    Tw death

    MIL sent me a text  one of MH's best friends died of a heart attack last night at 45 years old. She tells me about it and then tells me she's been crying all morning about it. I know everyone is entitled to their own feelings but she sees this guy once a year for the last two years before than she hasn't seen him since they were in high school. Over 20 years ago. MH called her to find out what happened after I told him because no one told him and she was sobbing all through out the call and told him she hasn't been able to stop crying all day. She does this every time anyone dies. Her best friend husband died and she texted her saying she was upset that she wasn't told first and she had to find out from someone else. I'm sorry but it's not always about you MIL. 
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  • pirateduckpirateduck member
    I will admit I love raising chickens, but I am not a crazy chicken lady.  On a chicken forum a woman asked about what we were dressing our chickens up for for Halloween or something like that.  Seriously?  Chickens don't wear clothes and chickens don't know what Halloween is.  The forum is great for practical advice, nutrition, composting, identifying and treating disease in your flock, but I draw the line at chicken costumes.
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  • ruby696ruby696 member
    @pirateduck From an outside perspective, a chicken in a Halloween costume would be pretty funny. Although I would question the mental stability of the owner.

    Side note - my mom has chickens and they are awesome. So are their yummy eggs. 
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  • pilotwife6pilotwife6 member
    DD has watched way too many shows today and I don’t even feel guilty about it. Sometimes the whole “screen time” shame drives me crazy. 
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  • pirateduckpirateduck member
    Seriously the thought of dressing up a chicken for halloween has NEVER crossed my mind, I'm more worried about things like keeping water from freezing now that temps are dropping overnight!  
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  • jhysmathjhysmath member
    @pirateduck I'm so envious of you I want chickens so bad. MH says when we move to NY I can get some. I'm learning a lot watching the Justin rhodes vlog currently and living vicariously through him. MH's ain't had to put sweaters on a couple she recieved because the previous owners rooster got a little rough and they were missing feathers. 
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  • mokay19mokay19 member
    @ruby696 I agree! I hate when people call their animals their kids. I love my dog and she’s been through a lot with me... but she’s my dog. 
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  • Austenista Austenista member
    Honestly, I think when people have pets as babies they don't really understand what the real difference in emotion is like until they do have kids. I know that sounds dangerously close to "just you wait," which was mentioned above, but really though. I have three little dogs, and two precious angel baby cats and they were my world, and then I had actual babies and it was a completely different emotion. I feel like the heaviness in my chest and the insanely protective love and never-ending fear for my children just kind of clutches you in a way that nothing else can. I'd throw anyone I love or care about off a bridge if it were down to them or my babies. It's a very intense feeling that's impossible to really explain. 
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  • catem07catem07 member
    My UO is that I do buy into a lot of the screen time hysteria. My 2.5yo daughter doesn't watch TV or use devices aside from facetime/plane travel.
    DD #1: April 2017
    DD #2: May 2020
    Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022

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  • pirateduckpirateduck member
    @jhysmath

    check out backyardchickens.com
    and the book Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens is a must have reference book
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  • rox7777rox7777 member
    I have a pretty controversial UO. I don’t understand why anyone would wish for nausea or MS. Even if it’s to reassure them. I didn’t have it with my first two, but I’ve had it 24/7 with this pregnancy. It’s miserable. The worst. Every time I read about someone wishing for it, I cringe. 😳

    I also don’t feel reassured at all. Maybe because I didn’t have this with my first two babies. I constantly panic wondering if something is wrong this time because I’m so sick/miserable. 
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  • rachelg777rachelg777 member
    @rox7777 same for me, my MC I had no nausea and with my DS I did. Nausea gives me a little reassurance things might be okay. Its miserable but I definitely still want it around. I guess it’s the opposite for you.
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  • pirateduckpirateduck member
    I can't wait to quit my job.
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  • rox7777rox7777 member
    @emeraldcity1214 Actually, I’ve had two losses and a history of HR pregnancies. I almost lost DS2 because I had placenta prévia that went undiagnosed until 30 weeks and bled out a few weeks later. 

    You’ll notice that I said that I didn’t feel reassured myself because I’ve never suffered through MS and it’s made me
    more paranoid this time. 

    Its UO. It wouldn’t be unpopular if everyone agreed with me. 
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  • lizm1234lizm1234 member
    Seeing all the info everyone  seems to be getting about their pregnancy is causing me a lot of stress.  All I've had is 1 blood test.   I don't even know what the test results were.  The nurse called and all she told me was what time to be at the dr.  I have my chart, but the results are not in the system.   I'm so sick of being in the dark.  I can't believe I'll be 8 weeks on Monday.   Maybe I should take a break from pregnancy apps.  

     P.S.  the other app causes the most stress because it's so busy and chock full of posts.  You ladies have been great and helpful.   I'm very appreciative of your help.  
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  • m6aguam6agua member
    @lizm1234 A lot of us here have had multiple pregnancies so we know how things go already. When you add on that a lot have had previous losses that makes for more tests and information in the beginning. Hopefully you will get more information of what to expect from your OBs office at your first appointment to ease your mind.
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    TTC#1 July 2015 
    • BFP: 9/16/15 — MC: 11/8/15 Blighted Ovum
    • BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
    TTC#2 April 2019 
    • BFP: 9/12/19 — EDD 5/15/20

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  • lizm1234lizm1234 member
    m6agua said:
    @lizm1234 A lot of us here have had multiple pregnancies so we know how things go already. When you add on that a lot have had previous losses that makes for more tests and information in the beginning. Hopefully you will get more information of what to expect from your OBs office at your first appointment to ease your mind.
    This makes total sense and I get it.  It was a different message board and the ladies who are also due in May 2020 were all comparing HCG levels.  I just felt so upset because like I said, I have no way of knowing my levels.  It seems like important info and I'm curious as to why it was not shared with me.  In one case, a lady who even uses the same my chart and hospital system had HCG levels shared with her.  This just seems so strange and anxiety inducing.  
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  • pirateduckpirateduck member
    @lizm1234 being only 8 weeks many people have not even had an appointment with their doctors yet.  Some women on here are not even 8 weeks yet.  Please don't stress.  There's not much the doctors can tell you this early on.  I have had some tests and will explain why, and if these scenarios do not apply to you, that's probably why you haven't had them.

    I had HCG beta blood test twice, to rule out that my positive home urine pregnancy test was not leftover HCG still in my system from a very recent miscarriage.  The doctor also did a urine pregnancy test at the office.

    I had a thyroid blood test because I have a history of thyroid issues and I guess pregnancy can cause your thyroid to go haywire.

    I had a progesterone blood test because I have a history of low progesterone and infertility.

    If it weren't for my previous history I don't think I would have even been offered any of these tests this early in my pregnancy.  I also had an early ultrasound, again, I am a high risk pregnancy, over 35, history of infertility and miscarriage.  My doctor does not offer ultrasounds to other patients until closer to 10 weeks.  Your doctor is not doing these tests yet because there is no reason to suspect they are even needed for you.  They are all things that will likely be tested eventually, it's just with high risk pregnancies the timeline gets accelerated a bit.

    My husband tells me that I need to look at my apps and the websites less because it has a way of causing me more stress too.  We worry about things we have no control over.  Hang in there.  Also if you feel your doctor is not adequately addressing your needs or is missing something important, you should speak up or consider finding a new doctor.  It's extremely important to have a good relationship with your doctor through all of this.  I changed doctors about a year ago and it was one of the best decisions I'd made.
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  • LinsbinsLinsbins member
    @lizm1234 usually hcg levels aren’t done unless you saw an RE or had losses. My first appointment isn’t until 10 weeks and they just do regular blood testing then. I think last time it was a bunch of stuff I didn’t even care about, except I finally learned my blood type. 

    @ruby696 we can’t be friends. Dogs are where it’s at!
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  • pirateduckpirateduck member
    I think we all have a love hate relationship with pregnancy and the symptoms.  We are are glad to be in the position we are in, but no one really wants to feel terrible day in and and day out.  I love that I am pregnant but I still hate the constipation and insomnia that have become my life lately.  I still long for more symptoms but don't really want to feel any worse.  It's just the way it goes.  I think we're all in the same boat.
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  • soprano19soprano19 member
    @pirateduck


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  • ruby696ruby696 member
    @Linsbins 😂 We have two Great Danes and no cats currently. MH would side-eyed the hell out of my cat comment.

    @lizm1234 FWIW, my doctor never ordered betas for any of my previous pregnancies. I only started doing them after going to a fertility specialist. With DD, my first appt was at 9 weeks and I didn't even have a blood test before. Try not to worry. Your situation isn't really that unusual and other than confirming the pregnancy (which your doctor did), there's nothing that needs to be done. These next few weeks will hopefully pass quickly.
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