Weekly randoms • week of 5/14

mrsmtothek · May 2023

Kiek · May 2023

My youngest got her eeg leads off this morning so I’m taking my girls to the beach for the rest of the day. The house is clean, the laundry is on the wash line. It’s going to be a good day

UnwritteN12 · May 2023

There is a serious bump going on at this point. After 4 kids my body has just said let's do this, no point in hiding anything! I broke out the maternity clothes this weekend and I'm so glad I did!

runsoncoffee · May 2023

@UnwritteN12 I've been in maternity clothes for at least two weeks already too lol! (Also 5th baby!)

mrsmtothek · May 2023

Alright WTF. I was walking into the ladies locker room with my DD and DS after DD's swimming class so she could get changed and showered, and some older lady came up to me and started scolding me for bringing DS in there. She said that she "would feel uncomfortable getting undressed" in there with him and that "he should be able to go sit outside on his own by himself". She insisted that she's been around long enough to know the rules of the gym, that there are signs outside the door regarding age and gender, and we should use the family locker room instead (which has no shower). We checked - no such signs exist, and we asked the front desk if we were missing anything. They reassured us he was fine to be in there.

I'm so gassed by this woman just making assumptions and telling me what to do with my kids. My DH is not home, so DS can't just go home while we go to swim, and he's literally 7 years old. Am I missing something or should I be assumed to be in the wrong here? Do I need to start making him wait out in the lobby while we shower up? What happens when I need to bring him into the showers for his class, do I have to go to the men's room? I'm trying to see it both ways but honestly I'm just so annoyed right now for this altercation.

UnwritteN12 · May 2023

@mrsmtothek - I honestly don't think you're in the wrong. I would have brought my kiddo with me too. My youngest son is 6 and no way would I have him wait outside the locker room, especially for a longer period of time. I'm always petrified of someone walking off with my kid so, when they're young like that, they don't go out of my sight. I think that woman overreacted. She could have gone to another area of the locker room and changed. Even the employees told you you're good. Keep doing what you're doing.

runsoncoffee · May 2023

@mrsmtothek I wouldn't have thought twice!! I still bring my 6 year old boy into bathrooms with me and I would have done the same in your situation. Some people just aren't very understanding. I'm sure your son has no interest in seeing an old woman undress

runsoncoffee · May 2023

Some exciting news... I'm definitely feeling little baby flutters!! I'm shocked because I'm only 13 weeks but I'm 100% positive that's what it is. I guess it's possible with multiple pregnancies and posterior placenta.

varimama · May 2023

@mrsmtothek the nerve of that lady! My oldest is 6 and I would have brought him in too. I still bring him into the women’s room if DH isn’t around and I see other boys his age with their moms as well. If the gym doesn’t have a problem with it you’re doing nothing wrong! Most locker rooms have different areas so if she’s uncomfortable she can use one of those areas or use the family room without the shower!

Kiek · May 2023

@mrsmtothek wtf? You were definitely not in the wrong. He’s a child. Mommas bring their little boys into public restrooms and lockers rooms with them all the time. That lady was totally out of line.

Kiek · May 2023

@UnwritteN12 I definitely have a bump as well. I’m short so I always look like I’m carrying twins right out the gate 😂

mrsmtothek · May 2023

Thanks so much guys. My gut told me I wasn't in the wrong, but this lady definitely ruffled my feathers. The kicker was she said "I'm not trying to be a Karen..."

if you have to say it, it probably means you are being one lol.

@runsoncoffee yes!!! so so exciting. I was also super surprised because I felt things this time around at 13/14 weeks too, definitely the earliest of any of my pregnancies. It's possible! Hello little baby!

fitandnerdy · May 2023

@runsoncoffee that’s so exciting! I couldn’t feel my first daughter forever because of anterior placenta… even once I could feel her, it was pretty muted! this time my placenta is posterior so hoping I can feel it sooner!

ashsowers2020 · May 2023

@UnwritteN12 I haven’t stopped wearing maternity clothes since my last pregnancy (my son is 2 in august)🫣 they were just more comfortable than my regular clothes and I never fully bounced back to my pre pregnancy weight, although I am there now thanks to morning sickness… but not for long. I clearly have a bump as well, just the other day my hubs grabbed my belly and said “yep, there’s no mistaking it now! There’s a baby in there”. We haven’t told anyone but family, and with warmer weather coming, I don’t know how much longer I can hide it! It’ll soon be too hot for baggy clothes

makingbacon · May 2023

I ended up telling my boss I'm pregnant while I was at the office this week. I wasn't going to tell him until my next visit (in 2 weeks), but we walked a barn with a customer, and he found me outside puking by the side of the building. Morning sickness struck at a most inconvenient time. Of course I was worried he'd think I was actually sick or contagious, so I just blurted out that pregnancy isn't contagious. He's only a few years older than me, so his response was "Well, that's a relief. Are you okay?" We talked more specifics after we got back to the office, but overall, he was really good about it....and that's how I told my boss before I told anyone in my family lol.

varimama · May 2023

13+1 and I decided to embrace maternity clothes today and honestly I think it’s helping with my body image. The over the bump leggings I got smooth out my bump and make it look like an actual bump vs a possible food baby!

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