Randoms/Whines/Vents

[tigress]

I haven't told work yet that I'm pregnant. I have an appointment today. My plan is maybe tomorrow. I always feel awkward telling people though, but this is the longest I've waited. If they look carefully they can probably tell by now lol.

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People like that get on my nerves!

My whine is the same as last week: I'm getting bored and impatient. I haven't worked in over a month, I'm home all the time, I'm tired of cleaning house, and I'm ready to meet this kid! The waiting around is driving me nuts! Plus the waking up every 1.5 hours. Oh yea, and my BFF giving me the 'just wait' comments. She has a 6 mo old and I have more childcare experience than she does. I get that she isn't sleeping, but I really don't think she is up every 1.5 hours at this point. Plus, she can get help in the night from her H. My H can do nothing at all for the fact that I'm uncomfortable and cannot sleep. I kinda wanted to kick her in the shins.

[robinsbff]

i can't even with the crazy parents at my school this morning and i've only been in the building for 12 minutes. thank god next week is spring break.

[rbp]

Yikes. Sorry about your friend. I have a couple of friends with kids who are definitely crunchier than I am, but so far they've kept the judgment to themselves. Let's hope it stays that way. Parenthood can bring out an ugly side of people!

[bowies]

Ha, I had a similar conversation with friends at dinner on Monday night. I basically said IDGAF how other people raise their children so long as they are happy and healthy. I am not getting sucked into the BF/FF or WM/SAHM wars. You do you, and I'll do me.

Also, imsomnia is a cruel, cruel bitch.

[chedominique]

That sucks, bricco.

My H and I are announcing to our parents that we are pregnant on Sunday. Even though my IL's will be first time grandparents, I'm worried that we are going to get a backlash from people. My BIL's wedding is the week following BabyChed's birth and I'm worried people are going to think we planned the dated and we are selfish. My H is a groomsmen in the wedding too and they didn't tell us the official date till after we got pregnant. I'm ready to see their reaction, but I don't know how they will react to the date.

[bluelikejazz]

I decided the only way I could take my hypothyroidism medicine on an empty stomach was to set an alarm for 4am, wake up slightly, take the pill (on my nightstand), and go back to sleep. I'm really looking forward for morning sickness to go away so I don't have to eat within minutes of waking up, and don't have a 4am wake up every morning.

[linz]

I have a Dr appt tomorrow and so excited. Hopefully we hear the heartbeats. I'll be 7 weeks friday and its gettting harder to not tell people but also fun having my own secret.

I'm thankful to not have many symptoms yet but my hunger is out of control. And I'm constipated.

Tomorrow I have off work and cant wait. Its our anniversary but H has to work so we will go out for dinner. I plan to go to my Dr then browse BRU.

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Apr 9, 2014 8:15:33 GMT -5 bricco said:

@myblue - But don't you know it makes you a terrible person to want to meet your baby? UGH UGH UGH. And you'll never sleep again! And DOOMANDGLOOM.

Why can't people just let us be happy/excited to meet our babies? I hope we both have our babies SUPER soon. I'm sure they never felt impatient, ever?? Dumb.

At this point i'm sure I'll never sleep again because I'll probably be pregnant forever lol I can see the weeks passing quickly, but each day seems to stretch on soooooooo long!

[kermit]

I slept okay but I'm soooo tired this morning. Yesterday I tried to take a nap but the reflux woke me up and then I started coughing until I threw up. I still feel kinda icky from that. I had my glucose test yesterday, hopefully results are good.

We got one more small house project done last night so we're basically down to setting up the dresser, which I might work on this weekend, and tiling a small area in the basement. The tile doesn't really have to get done, I just want it done because I don't think it will get done otherwise. I'd just go ahead and put down stick on vinyl tile but there's tack strip behind the toilet in the bathroom that I can't remove.

Some friends had a baby about a month ago and apparently she has post-partum depression. SO keeps asking me if I'm going to be depressed after the baby is born and I keep telling him I have no idea, I don't have any control over it. He's all worried about it now.

[shekels1222]

bricco drop her ass fast! Good mom friends are worth their weight in gold and she will only continue to make you feel terrible. What a witch!

I'm so tired of spotting. In my head I know I have a SCH and that's prob where it's coming from but I would just like an uneventful stress free pregnancy please!

And even though I'm nauseated as all hell. It's oddly comforting.

[forthelove959]

Apr 9, 2014 9:00:30 GMT -5 bluelikejazz said:

I decided the only way I could take my hypothyroidism medicine on an empty stomach was to set an alarm for 4am, wake up slightly, take the pill (on my nightstand), and go back to sleep. I'm really looking forward for morning sickness to go away so I don't have to eat within minutes of waking up, and don't have a 4am wake up every morning.

Scheduling mine took some work too. I work night shift, 7 nights on, then 7 off. So I sleep during the day for a week, then I sleep during the night for a week. It's hard to plan a daily time to have an empty stomach when half the time, you eat 'lunch' at 3am. LoL

[konapoppy]

Not knowing if this is a viable pregnancy or not is so distracting. I want my first appointment like yesterday (it is in 2.5 weeks, a little after the 8 wk mark). I feel like I am in this weird limbo place, and the only thing that will really fix it is time. Too bad I am impatient. Anyone have any recommendations of what helped them not stress too much in first tri?

[catsarecute]

I'm going to be really upset if I go through this entire pregnancy with no inappropriate/rude comments thrown my way. Damn me for being around only polite people!!!

[MrsDarcy]

Whine: I just ordered a bra in a 34I, and may have to exchange for a 34J. :-0!! I'm normally quite busty, but last pregnancy I could wear my normal bras throughout the pregnancy, just had to size up for nursing/post nursing. I blame the estrogen this time (I'm having a girl)!

Helpful tip: Bare Necessities is having a 25% off sale right now on some of their bras, with free shipping. I've ordered before have have been happy with them. Code: FF2014 (4/9-4/14)

Vent: the lazy moms at preschool who park either in the covered drop off area (which is not allowed) or in the HANDICAPPED PARKING (which is obviously illegal). These handicapped spots are really the same distance away as the regular spots. And it makes me ragey. RAGEY!!

Thanks for this.

[gretchenindisguise]

I had another appointment today. Did a quickie u/s - got to see baby moving all over the place, so that was fun. mw commented "you'd better get your rest now before you can feel all of this". And shockingly - I'm down 2 lbs instead of up 10 the I had predicted.

Also finally went swimming again with a co-worker. I think we'll start going 2-3 times a week. I'm glad to have a swim buddy to help motivate me, but I must say - even with the small belly I have right now - it already felt different. Should be interesting when I'm large and in charge.

[mrspost08]

I'm tired of people at work making comments how maternity leave is an extended vacation. Listen folks I'm going to push a baby out of my body, have a swollen cootch like 2 blue twinkies, be up around the clock nursing but don't forget I will be on the beach in Fiji with a drink in my hand doing this. Idiots!

[mrspost08]

Apr 9, 2014 13:52:29 GMT -5 MrsDarcy said:

Whine: I just ordered a bra in a 34I, and may have to exchange for a 34J. :-0!! I'm normally quite busty, but last pregnancy I could wear my normal bras throughout the pregnancy, just had to size up for nursing/post nursing. I blame the estrogen this time (I'm having a girl)!

Helpful tip: Bare Necessities is having a 25% off sale right now on some of their bras, with free shipping. I've ordered before have have been happy with them. Code: FF2014 (4/9-4/14)

Vent: the lazy moms at preschool who park either in the covered drop off area (which is not allowed) or in the HANDICAPPED PARKING (which is obviously illegal). These handicapped spots are really the same distance away as the regular spots. And it makes me ragey. RAGEY!!

Thanks for this.

I'm having a boy & my boobs exploded. I went from a D to an F. I'm scared what will happen once my milk comes in. Hopefully they have a Z available lol

[MrsDarcy]

Apr 10, 2014 3:47:45 GMT -5 mrspost08 said:

Apr 9, 2014 13:52:29 GMT -5 MrsDarcy said:

I'm having a boy & my boobs exploded. I went from a D to an F. I'm scared what will happen once my milk comes in. Hopefully they have a Z available lol

Last time mine didn't go crazy when my milk came in. The place where I got my nursing bras said when you're already busty they don't usually go crazy. Hopefully that'll [not] happen again.

[hbear]

Apr 10, 2014 3:45:36 GMT -5 mrspost08 said:

I'm tired of people at work making comments how maternity leave is an extended vacation. Listen folks I'm going to push a baby out of my body, have a swollen cootch like 2 blue twinkies, be up around the clock nursing but don't forget I will be on the beach in Fiji with a drink in my hand doing this. Idiots!

I don't think that's an uncommon perception of ML. Even when I was pregnant last time I thought that myself! I had all these plans to organize my closet and scrap book and stuff... LOL! When I got back to work I let people know that it was definitely not a vacation. It was work! It was sleepless nights, recovery from surgery, learning to care for a tiny human being and not lose your mind.
But really, until you go through it, you just don't really know.

[anna7602]

You know what's a real sex-life killer? Not pregnancy, but pregnancy hemorrhoids. Blah. I am so itchy and uncomfortable down there, despite all the witch hazel pads & etc., that there's no way in heck I can get myself "in the mood." And then I have all the crazy sex dreams. Not fair!

[MrsDarcy]

I just want chocolate.

[kermit]

Apr 10, 2014 3:45:36 GMT -5 mrspost08 said:

I'm tired of people at work making comments how maternity leave is an extended vacation. Listen folks I'm going to push a baby out of my body, have a swollen cootch like 2 blue twinkies, be up around the clock nursing but don't forget I will be on the beach in Fiji with a drink in my hand doing this. Idiots!

Oh yeah, I've had a few people ask me "but what you are going to DO with that much time off?" Um, try to keep a newborn alive? I have absolutely no other plans lol.

[silva]

I thought I would be ok being 39 years old and pregnant but now I'm not so sure. I mean, I'm old and just feel off about it all. I'm already overweight so the thought of trying to look decent from now to 40 weeks (if I go that far) is really hard to grasp. I mean I'm looking at plus size maternity clothes and I'm not having any luck really.

[kermit]

Apr 10, 2014 10:22:04 GMT -5 silva said:

I thought I would be ok being 39 years old and pregnant but now I'm not so sure. I mean, I'm old and just feel off about it all. I'm already overweight so the thought of trying to look decent from now to 40 weeks (if I go that far) is really hard to grasp. I mean I'm looking at plus size maternity clothes and I'm not having any luck really.

I just turned 39 so I get it. I feel okay and I think I look okay, but sometimes I think "man, it would have been nice to get this over with 10 years ago". But life didn't work out that way. I do kinda worry about really wanting a second and not being able to do it because of my age. But I also feel lucky to have gotten pregnant at all and to have had such an easy/healthy pregnancy so far *knock on wood*. 

[silva]

Apr 10, 2014 10:27:17 GMT -5 kermit said:

Apr 10, 2014 10:22:04 GMT -5 silva said:

I thought I would be ok being 39 years old and pregnant but now I'm not so sure. I mean, I'm old and just feel off about it all. I'm already overweight so the thought of trying to look decent from now to 40 weeks (if I go that far) is really hard to grasp. I mean I'm looking at plus size maternity clothes and I'm not having any luck really.

I just turned 39 so I get it. I feel okay and I think I look okay, but sometimes I think "man, it would have been nice to get this over with 10 years ago". But life didn't work out that way. I do kinda worry about really wanting a second and not being able to do it because of my age. But I also feel lucky to have gotten pregnant at all and to have had such an easy/healthy pregnancy so far *knock on wood*. 

I see your point and should focus on that for sure. Thanks.

[mrspost08]

Apr 10, 2014 7:54:40 GMT -5 hbear said:

Apr 10, 2014 3:45:36 GMT -5 mrspost08 said:

I'm tired of people at work making comments how maternity leave is an extended vacation. Listen folks I'm going to push a baby out of my body, have a swollen cootch like 2 blue twinkies, be up around the clock nursing but don't forget I will be on the beach in Fiji with a drink in my hand doing this. Idiots!

I don't think that's an uncommon perception of ML. Even when I was pregnant last time I thought that myself! I had all these plans to organize my closet and scrap book and stuff... LOL! When I got back to work I let people know that it was definitely not a vacation. It was work! It was sleepless nights, recovery from surgery, learning to care for a tiny human being and not lose your mind.
But really, until you go through it, you just don't really know.

I don't understand when mothers make comments about ML. I get it from people who aren't parents.

[hbear]

Apr 10, 2014 10:39:51 GMT -5 mrspost08 said:

Apr 10, 2014 7:54:40 GMT -5 hbear said:

I don't think that's an uncommon perception of ML. Even when I was pregnant last time I thought that myself! I had all these plans to organize my closet and scrap book and stuff... LOL! When I got back to work I let people know that it was definitely not a vacation. It was work! It was sleepless nights, recovery from surgery, learning to care for a tiny human being and not lose your mind.
But really, until you go through it, you just don't really know.

I don't understand when mothers make comments about ML. I get it from people who aren't parents.

I can see that. I know I won't be going into my next ML with the wrong expectations. 

[bananapancakes]

Apr 10, 2014 11:16:45 GMT -5 bricco said:

I just had 4 really bad contractions like 6 minutes apart.. and then they completely petered out. They hurt BAD. I actually started thinking maybe this was it.

It's never IT. I'm so sick of contractions.

And here I am wishing and hoping that contractions would just start already! I haven't had a single one!