The shop I work at diffuses Thieves and N (he comes with me) and I have been surprisingly healthy this winter considering our proximity to a bunch of grimy and potentially sick kids. No flames from me for trying. I still haven't gotten on board myself though.
It started in a desperate attempt to get more sleep (toddler terrorist). Then I just kept buying. And buying. And buying. But don't worry, I still vaccinate.
What do you use for his sleep?
I caved and spent $200 on the starter kit, plus 2 other oils. Now that's flameful! I'm tired of us all being sick and J still not sleeping through the night, or sleeping in his bed.
Ooh, I thought of a confession, not really flameful though. I think my sewing room gives me the shits. Five minutes in there and I'm sprinting to the bathroom. There is no logical explanation.
I have several stores that do this to me... I wonder if there is some sort of smell that triggers it? Lol
Ah! Missed a word when typing. "But now THESE girl clothes aren't fun." I'll fix it. I was really looking forward to going through those clothes and funding cute stuff. I'm bummed that I didn't find much I liked.
I think she was referring to the first part of the statement.
Ah okay. Yeah I haven't worked through that mentally yet. Like I said to @savestheday, I will be on high alert for PPD/PPA once she's here, and get that addressed ASAP.
Ooh, I thought of a confession, not really flameful though. I think my sewing room gives me the shits. Five minutes in there and I'm sprinting to the bathroom. There is no logical explanation.
I have this same problem with Barnes & Noble and Ikea. What's up with that?
and humpforfree, it must be a smell or something! I get it at B&N too, and Target, without fail.
Post by dancingirl21 on Jan 26, 2015 13:23:15 GMT -5
I really and truly dislike DH's sister's kids. They are little terrors who break/destroy everything around them. I get super anxious when they are around J because they are rough and knock him over without so much as a "sorry". And these children are 13, 10 and 7. They know better. Yesterday they came over to our house with MIL and FIL because they wanted to see our new car. It was parked in the garage and they started throwing open the doors and trying to get in. DH was literally yelling at his mom to "get those kids out of here! They're going to ruin our new car!" Then, as they were leaving, the 13 year old stepped on a shovel that was leaned up against the wall and it fell over and now our BRAND NEW (2 day old) car has a tiny little dent. DH was so mad he basically had to shut down the entire night or he would have blown. He's contemplating calling FIL and MIL and reaming them out for bringing the kids over knowing how they are.
His brother's kids, on the other hand, are complete angels and so nice to J. Also much closer in age. They are sweet to him. We hang out with them all the time and often don't invite his sister and their kids because they cannot be controlled.
Post by bluelikejazz on Jan 26, 2015 13:24:27 GMT -5
My mom buys the most absurd outfits for all her grandchildren (mostly from Janie and Jack). We only put DD in them when we're going to see my parents. I wish she'd just give us money for college.
I'm sorry, but no one month old needs a $100, 100% silk dress for Christmas.
Got J down for his nap, and my H (who is working from home) offered up sex. I declined because I'm too tired, and I'm tired of people needing me. Nap time is my break time! I don't wanna take care of anyone else's needs!
A MMMer unfriended me on FB and I am irrationally sad about it. I really enjoyed her posts.
Was it me? I unfriended a bunch people whose names I didn't recognize in a fit of pregnancy nesting. If so I'm sorry! We can be friends again if you tell me who you are.
I guess my flameful is I don't understand why people don't take perfectly safe medications while pregnant. I figured growing a human was suffering enough. I took the cold medicine.
I had a hard time figuring out what was allowed. My doctor told me one thing, but then the pharmacist told me the opposite. My PCP prescribed something, then a few weeks later when I was put on bed rest for high blood pressure my OB said oh yeah, that drug your other doctor gave you can cause high blood pressure. WTF.
Should I still do Easter if I am agnostic? I need to decide this stuff by now and I'm waivering. Last year we went to the DR without Ben for Easter and I got him the Crawl Around Car for his "Easter present" and my mom took him to see the bunny. This year my sister is having a baby on/around Easter so I will likely see my parents the next week and I know they will want to buy him a basket. Should I say no basket even if the cousins get one? Easter is sort of secular anyway, right? THERE WAS NO BUNNY AT THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST, CORRECT?
I guess my flameful is I don't understand why people don't take perfectly safe medications while pregnant. I figured growing a human was suffering enough. I took the cold medicine.
I had a hard time figuring out what was allowed. My doctor told me one thing, but then the pharmacist told me the opposite. My PCP prescribed something, then a few weeks later when I was put on bed rest for high blood pressure my OB said oh yeah, that drug your other doctor gave you can cause high blood pressure. WTF.
My OB was pretty freewheeling with the drugs. I took Sudafed, Zofran, and Percocet while pg. I wouldn't have needed Percocet if not for my ankle injury. But damn, that was more painful than childbirth, so when the spinal block wore off after my ankle surgery I was thankful that the OB had cleared me to take Percocet.
I agree that there is lots of conflicting info out there on what is ok to take during pregnancy, because many meds have never been tested on pregnant women so it's sort of up to your OB's personality.
MNH2013 It's not silly. The first year of parenting is freaking hard, harder than the first year of marriage imo. I hope that things start to look up soon. (hugs)
Should I still do Easter if I am agnostic? I need to decide this stuff by now and I'm waivering. Last year we went to the DR without Ben for Easter and I got him the Crawl Around Car for his "Easter present" and my mom took him to see the bunny. This year my sister is having a baby on/around Easter so I will likely see my parents the next week and I know they will want to buy him a basket. Should I say no basket even if the cousins get one? Easter is sort of secular anyway, right? THERE WAS NO BUNNY AT THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST, CORRECT?
I am a full-blown atheist and I do Easter and Christmas too. Easter is like my family's holiday with all the chick-themed shit.
Post by waterchurch on Jan 26, 2015 13:58:59 GMT -5
I just picked a small clump of cat hair off the coffee table and shoved it under the couch. Our cleaning lady is out of town, I hope she comes back soon. I'm a terrible housekeeper.
It started in a desperate attempt to get more sleep (toddler terrorist). Then I just kept buying. And buying. And buying. But don't worry, I still vaccinate.
What do you use for his sleep?
I caved and spent $200 on the starter kit, plus 2 other oils. Now that's flameful! I'm tired of us all being sick and J still not sleeping through the night, or sleeping in his bed.
Add a zero onto that number and that is where I'm at. Ugh. You're welcome to come sniff them all. Lol.
For nighttime I use cedarwood, lavender, and I put some peace&calming behind his ears. Cedarwood smells like cat piss, so I'm still experimenting because it makes me want to throw up.
ETA: bedtime is much more enjoyable now. He doesn't fight it, it's not HOURS long, and unless he's sick, he's been sttn.
Post by suburbanzookeeper on Jan 26, 2015 14:01:45 GMT -5
My kids have watched probably every Disney movie we own (25+) multiple times this week, not to mention the dozens of hours we've logged on Netflix. I was so incredibly hopeful DD would be better enough to go back to school today because I NEED A BREAK. I now also feel like crap, probably due to the Santa Anas and I want no one to touch me and allow me to sleep 10 uninterrupted hours. DS is still nursing and that's all he wants to do.
I'm waiting for the pediatrician to call back and tell me what the hell to do. We're into round two of Zpaks for the kids, nebulizers every 4 hours and they still sound like crap.
Should I still do Easter if I am agnostic? I need to decide this stuff by now and I'm waivering. Last year we went to the DR without Ben for Easter and I got him the Crawl Around Car for his "Easter present" and my mom took him to see the bunny. This year my sister is having a baby on/around Easter so I will likely see my parents the next week and I know they will want to buy him a basket. Should I say no basket even if the cousins get one? Easter is sort of secular anyway, right? THERE WAS NO BUNNY AT THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST, CORRECT?
As I wrote in the other thread, I am agnostic, and Easter is my favorite. I love the celebration of spring. It makes me really happy.
Post by water*drop on Jan 26, 2015 14:08:32 GMT -5
I want essential oils and a diffuser to make my house smell pretty and create a nice calming atmosphere, but I need somebody who isn't crazy to tell me what to buy and where to get it. Everybody I know who uses them falls into the "they'll cure ebola!!1!11!!" category.
A MMMer unfriended me on FB and I am irrationally sad about it. I really enjoyed her posts.
Was it me? I unfriended a bunch people whose names I didn't recognize in a fit of pregnancy nesting. If so I'm sorry! We can be friends again if you tell me who you are.
I will admit that I totally just looked to see if I was one of the unfriended. I was not, woo hoo baby P pictures!
Should I still do Easter if I am agnostic? I need to decide this stuff by now and I'm waivering. Last year we went to the DR without Ben for Easter and I got him the Crawl Around Car for his "Easter present" and my mom took him to see the bunny. This year my sister is having a baby on/around Easter so I will likely see my parents the next week and I know they will want to buy him a basket. Should I say no basket even if the cousins get one? Easter is sort of secular anyway, right? THERE WAS NO BUNNY AT THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST, CORRECT?
I am not religious at all but I love Easter. Its like the beginning of spring. We do Easter baskets, egg hunts, the whole thing. Do it!!!!
Post by dancingirl21 on Jan 26, 2015 14:13:51 GMT -5
My 18 month old is addicted to TV. He doesn't get to watch much a day. Probably under an hour at most. We realized last week that it was a problem when he would take the remote, point it at the TV and shout, "ON!" Uhhh, no way kid.
So now we are detoxing him from TV. He hasn't watched any since last Friday. At least once per day he will look around for the remote (which we have to hide), then will start bawling his eyes out when he can't find it. He's legit throwing temper tantrums over the TV. It's really bad and I feel like a pretty terrible mom.
I want essential oils and a diffuser to make my house smell pretty and create a nice calming atmosphere, but I need somebody who isn't crazy to tell me what to buy and where to get it. Everybody I know who uses them falls into the "they'll cure ebola!!1!11!!" category.
I kind of jokingly complained to my group of "mom friends" (lame, I know) about how I'm over scraping poop (we all CD). They all proceeded to tell me that they really don't mind scraping poop, because it's a thing they can do for their children that no one else will. Um... cool? Good to know I am lacking as a mother for not embracing the shit. I'm so tired of people IRL acting like every single minute and pain in the ass detail of motherhood is so magical and priceless, and it's absolutely not ok to express any complaint. Perhaps this makes me a crappy mother.
WTF? Never talk about diapers with these people again. I CD and I freaking hate anything that has anything to do with poop. Seriously, I'm all CDs are great, so cute, lalala, and then someone poops and for the next 30 minutes it's god damn I hate CD, I want to quit so bad, why did we choose this stupid hell for ourselves... and then 30 minutes passes and they're adorable again. Your friends are martyr aliens.