Weekend randoms

[swiftlyirun]

How was your weekend? Add your randomness here

[swiftlyirun]

Today was so bizarre. It rained here for the first time in a LONG time and people lost their minds. I had a league tennis match that we didn’t end up playing (see rain) that was altogether crazy, we, the other team was, ain’t nobody wants to play on SOAKING wet courts... in the rain, except apparently them.... also someone hit our cast iron mailbox at 8:30 this morning and left no note. We have video of it from our nest camera, it was SO STRANGE. There has to be massive damage to their car.

In baby news, my “oh, what, there’s no way your pregnant” stomach from last week has now gone to “oh man, how many weeks do you have left” stomach. And it aches. Getting bigger has been so hard to swallow this time around I’m guessing because I had to work SO HARD to lose the weight last time.

[fairfax]

I’ve spent the weekend in L&D for my induction and so far I’ve made basically no progress. Been here over 48 hours and I’m mayyyyybe 2 cm. Boo hiss.

[dreamcrisp1]

Oct 13, 2019 23:53:58 GMT -5 fairfax said:

I’ve spent the weekend in L&D for my induction and so far I’ve made basically no progress. Been here over 48 hours and I’m mayyyyybe 2 cm. Boo hiss.

I know this feeling and it’s so disappointing. Every check you try not to get your hopes up, but you do a bit, and then disappointment. I hope you begin making progress!!

[swiftlyirun]

Oct 13, 2019 23:53:58 GMT -5 fairfax said:

I’ve spent the weekend in L&D for my induction and so far I’ve made basically no progress. Been here over 48 hours and I’m mayyyyybe 2 cm. Boo hiss.

I’m so sorry, I know that has to be frustrating! Hang in there!

[doglove]

My cervix was back down to 2.1 last Thursday and the doctor seemed to be okay with it holding steady on progesterone suppositories. I am a wreck though feeling stressed out that something could go wrong at every cramp or movement. I don’t have a reason to be because the scan was fine and now I am at 25 weeks. Getting closer to being able to save a potential premie. It doesn’t help that I’m already an anxious/worry wart person.

[farfalla2011]

Oct 13, 2019 23:53:58 GMT -5 fairfax said:

I’ve spent the weekend in L&D for my induction and so far I’ve made basically no progress. Been here over 48 hours and I’m mayyyyybe 2 cm. Boo hiss.

Hope things start progressing and you meet your little one soon!

[dock]

PDQ because I’ll probably delete. But I need REAL honest opinions about whether I’m being heartless or I’m being manipulated, and a good portion of my weekend was spent stressing over this.

When I was pregnant with DS, we were team green. There were a handful of letters we wanted potential names to start with to honor family members. Two of the girls names were specifically for my grandmother, and we ended up with a boy anyway.

This time I’m having a girl, and my other grandmother has since died, so I wanted first and middle names for them. Coincidentally, bfs dad (who died before we met) has the same first initial as my grandmother. So we chose one of the two names XH and I had discussed, plus a middle name for my other grandmother.

I’m due next week. DS told XH the name a few weeks ago. As of this weekend, XH is FREAKING out about how this is breaking his heart all over again, and how it hurts him every time he hears it, of all the names in the world why did I have to choose THAT one, etc etc.

I’m overridden with guilt right now and I have no idea what to do. Part of me says this is just him trying to control me like always, in any way he can. Part of me says it’s really heartless of me to have even considered a name he and I ever discussed.

I have no idea what to do.

[stellelinds25]

dock your XH is being ridiculous. It is YOUR family name, not his. Don’t allow him to manipulate you when he’s no longer apart of your life (aside from DS). I’m sorry he’s being a jerk and putting you through this. But you use what name YOU want because it has special meaning to you.

[stellelinds25]

My weekend was good, but busy. I was hoping between the walking I did and the full moon, baby would decide to make his arrival. Aside from a few contractions that weren’t anything, here I am, still pregnant.

fairfax I’m sorry! That has to be so frustrating. I hope baby shows up today!!

[dock]

Oct 14, 2019 9:46:57 GMT -5 stellelinds25 said:

My weekend was good, but busy. I was hoping between the walking I did and the full moon, baby would decide to make his arrival. Aside from a few contractions that weren’t anything, here I am, still pregnant.

fairfax I’m sorry! That has to be so frustrating. I hope baby shows up today!!

I did a TON of walking too and was hoping for the same... no dice. Ugh.

[doglove]

I think you’re xh is being unreasonable dock. No need to feel guilty over what you want to name your baby.

[fairfax]

Thanks guys. We are meeting the dr team sometime in the next hour to discuss a c section. Which is not what I wanted, at all, coming in to this but it just doesn’t seem like anything else is working. I can’t help but feel like I’m a failure and taking the “easy” way out though.

(And that’s no judgment on anyone who has had a c section in any way - it’s just the way my exhausted and hormonal state is right now)

[chocolatepie]

Busy weekend with lots of work obligations (got a couple BIG things behind me - whew!), a lovely baby shower, and we just got back from an overnight Disney trip. I still feel great so we walked Epcot yesterday. Induction is set for Thurs still so I kept hoping the full moon + lots of walking might trigger something but... nope.

[sloan]

Good luck fairfax and I know you know this logically, but a C is definitely not the “easy” way out.

dock, your XH is being unreasonable- it wasn’t a name from his family it was from your side to begin with. XH is allowed to have feelings about it but he’s the one who needs to deal with and work through those emotions, not put them back on you. I would make sure your BF knows it was a name you’d discussed if DS had been a girl (I assume he does) but BF is the only adult you need to consult with when it comes to names.

[chocolatepie]

I'm sorry fairfax. I worry my induction will go similarly so I'm really interested in seeing how it all works out for you (which meds they tried, when decisions were made, etc). A c section will be a huge risk for me due to prior surgery and I'm so scared.

dock he's out of line. The name is from YOUR family, not his. He doesn't own it and doesn't get a say.