I have baby fever.

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Watching a Kartrashian pop out a kid gets me all teary eyed. This is sad.

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Also, is Danielle Jonas high? Or does she always look like that?

[krystee]

I do too, and I don't like it!

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Yeah, I feel like a douche because this whole episode is about her anxiety. Apparently taking vacations is really stressful for her...

[chessie]

Felt it as well..but i think its just random times when everyone else is having kids. I keep getting told by others that they didn't want to wait as old as we were..etc, mind u we are only 29, kids really aren't on the agenda for another 5 years or so.

[simpsongal]

DH and I have it on the brain too. It seems like more and more of our friends are pulling the trigger. We want to take one more trip together. A CW in our small group told me she's planning on trying at the same time I am. Now I'm nervous about having overlapping pregnancies & maternity leaves....

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Oct 16, 2012 8:11:26 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

DH and I have it on the brain too. It seems like more and more of our friends are pulling the trigger. We want to take one more trip together. A CW in our small group told me she's planning on trying at the same time I am. Now I'm nervous about having overlapping pregnancies & maternity leaves....

My work situation totally scares me. I know I won't qualify for FMLA and I know I'll be expected to come back to work after two weeks. Our health insurance will increase to $750/month. Then, there's daycare.

I want a baby but I kind of feel like they'll hold me hostage.

[chessie]

Oct 16, 2012 8:21:49 GMT -5 papiercherri said:

Oct 16, 2012 8:11:26 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

DH and I have it on the brain too. It seems like more and more of our friends are pulling the trigger. We want to take one more trip together. A CW in our small group told me she's planning on trying at the same time I am. Now I'm nervous about having overlapping pregnancies & maternity leaves....

My work situation totally scares me. I know I won't qualify for FMLA and I know I'll be expected to come back to work after two weeks. Our health insurance will increase to $750/month. Then, there's daycare.

I want a baby but I kind of feel like they'll hold me hostage.

the $ thing makes me halt big time. Hostage is def the word. 300 increase in insurance 1500 for daycare..plus etc etc 2k before you k now it.

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Oct 16, 2012 10:03:55 GMT -5 swizzlestx said:

Oct 16, 2012 10:02:42 GMT -5 @charky said:

Also re: Danielle Jonas, my H cannot stand the way she speaks. He does a great imitation.

That is why I can't watch!!!

Also, why was her heart *literally* breaking?

I'm not sure. She said they had planned to TTC in Italy, and then she got all stressed out and she just couldn't carry a baby with all that stress and she would be so much less stressed if she wasn't on vacation and she was back home in her 56893876923 sq foot mansion. Then her robot husband reminded all of us that her stress is REAL, it's real stuff.

Vacationing is hard y'all.

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I think it is hard for those of us who don't suffer from an anxiety disorder to understand why people who do have trouble handling things that wouldn't be stressful/anxiety producing for someone without an anxiety problem.

My version of anxiety is something I can say "I'm being silly, I'm on vacation and this is amazing so I should stop feeling stressed and enjoy it".

Someone with an anxiety disorder can't think like that (at least not without practicing coping methods and possibly medication).

My sister has anxiety and I often get frustrated that she can't just act like a normal and considerate person in some situations - such as when she freaked out at my other sister's bachelorette party and ruined a good portion of the night. Then I try to remember that she is doing the best she can and that she doesn't see a situation the same way I do because of her anxiety.

(I know nothing about this Jonas person, but felt like I should comment anyway...)

[auberge]

Her voice is truly annoying. It sounds like she is partly drunk and has a cold all the time.

[mbcdefg]

My friends just had an adorable baby and he's SO good. Sleeps 4-5 hours at a clip, barely cries, he's so cute. I found myself thinking that if I could be guaranteed to have such an easy baby, I'd be ready to TTC right now.

The first time we went to visit them, we were driving home and MH (who always says he wants to wait longer and enjoy our free time and disposable income for as long as possible) suddenly said, "Yeah, we could definitely do that."

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Oct 16, 2012 11:16:01 GMT -5 @buckybells said:

I think it is hard for those of us who don't suffer from an anxiety disorder to understand why people who do have trouble handling things that wouldn't be stressful/anxiety producing for someone without an anxiety problem.

My version of anxiety is something I can say "I'm being silly, I'm on vacation and this is amazing so I should stop feeling stressed and enjoy it".

Someone with an anxiety disorder can't think like that (at least not without practicing coping methods and possibly medication).

My sister has anxiety and I often get frustrated that she can't just act like a normal and considerate person in some situations - such as when she freaked out at my other sister's bachelorette party and ruined a good portion of the night. Then I try to remember that she is doing the best she can and that she doesn't see a situation the same way I do because of her anxiety.

(I know nothing about this Jonas person, but felt like I should comment anyway...)

I used to have lots of anxiety and panic attacks, so I think I understand pretty well what people go through with it.

Danielle Jonas may have anxiety, but it's compounded by the fact that she's a whiner and thinks her life so very difficult. She has a mix of an anxiety disorder and martyr syndrome, and they just don't mix too well.

[pinkeggs]

If you have baby fever, I suggest going to hang out on ML for a week or two. You should be KU in no time! Even IUDs and vasectomies aren't safe on that board!

[winemaker06]

Oct 16, 2012 8:11:26 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

DH and I have it on the brain too. It seems like more and more of our friends are pulling the trigger. We want to take one more trip together. A CW in our small group told me she's planning on trying at the same time I am. Now I'm nervous about having overlapping pregnancies & maternity leaves....

Remember that you might not be in that job forever though. Do what is best for you and your timing, the world/office will find a way to continue while everyone is out.

- signed: person with 4 pregnant women in the office who wants a baby too.

It does suck to be the one left behind, but I'm hoping it isn't unbearable. And am trying to stop letting them make me want to have a kid earlier than planned :-)

[bunnysmom]

Oct 16, 2012 11:20:22 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

My friends just had an adorable baby and he's SO good. Sleeps 4-5 hours at a clip, barely cries, he's so cute. I found myself thinking that if I could be guaranteed to have such an easy baby, I'd be ready to TTC right now.

The first time we went to visit them, we were driving home and MH (who always says he wants to wait longer and enjoy our free time and disposable income for as long as possible) suddenly said, "Yeah, we could definitely do that."

If you want some help to the baby fever, my niece was exactly as what you're telling us about your friend's baby. She slept a lot, never cried, etc... And then when she became a toddler she started misbehaving in a way I didn't think it was possible, lol.

My sister is very patient with kids (she's a pediatrician) but she's at her wits end with this little girl. In the last months she has been thrown out of a restaurant and almost of a flight, so go figure!