Hola. It's Monday again AND it's grey and drizzly weather makes for kind of a dreary day. If I didn't have to go to the store (Oh wait or had a toddler) I would happily snuggle in my comfy chair and read. Man real life is a bummer
We told our family this weekend yay for being out. My family is ecstatic, my sister asked if we meant to have them this close haha. We told his family his mom and brother were thrilled, his dad started throwing a silent tantrum he looked devastated and then tortured that he had to sit on video chat while we actually talked with MIL. This is classic fil (he refused to talk to us or respond to texts for days after DD was born because he wasn't here) so it took all my gut to not laugh on camera. That being said as much as H is good at shaking it off and moving on its still a bummer when you tell them awesome news and you may as well have told them you lost your job, and home and had some unknown illness...
aggiebug I have heard of some weird reactions from grandparents-to-be on my other BMB, as well. So strange. I don't get it.
Morning! Not much going on here today. DS has speech and then we'll probably go over to my parents' for a bit. It's been pretty warm here lately (90ish), which is super unusual for it still being spring. I hope it doesn't last.
LizInFL Yeah it's classic FIL unfortunately. He pouts when things don't go his way. I mean I expect he would only be truly happy if he was there in the room to take pictures (blech hell no) and was the first to hold the kid. No lie. So us having our kids an airplane ride away is just despicable.
Good morning! Was up at 4 am to catch a flight. Now waiting to take off. I'll miss my boys but am looking forward to a few glorious nights all to myself! Even if it's in Roswell New Mexico!
Ask him if he wants to be in the room when (if) it's time to make baby number three aggiebug. He sounds like he would get along with my MIL. I'm glad your first reaction was to laugh and not get upset, he doesn't sound worth it. I am so incredibly happy that the rest of your family's reaction was so wonderful!!
After having a pretty decent string of days I just fell apart last night. I got nauseous after lunch, but it didn't feel like normal MS. A few hours later the migraine started. I've been getting annoying background headaches at night this whole pregnancy, but this one had me throwing up and praying for sleep. I'm not sure if I should call my doctor about it or not. I have a history of migraines but it's been 5+ years since I've had one that bad. Idk.
Post by shedreamsincolor on May 2, 2016 8:56:29 GMT -5
Oh man starbuck27 my heart breaks for her. This shit is so hard. Continued T&Ps to her and to the rest of your family. sophiegrace - hope you can get feeling better. I'd have a low threshold to notify your doc if the headache is worse than normal or if it has been a long time since you've had one this bad. No harm in checking in and seeing if they have any advice.
rory5280, safe travels! sophiegrace, I'm so sorry you're feeling so awful! I hope it gets better soon. starbuck27, I'm so very sorry for your sister, how heartbreaking Lots of love and T&Ps to you and your family.
It is super-cold and rainy today in Boston. Blahhh. Also one of my teeth on the right side is hurting and I'm concerned I might have a cavity--just what I need right now!
On the bright side, I am 11 weeks today! Starting to get excited about being "out" at work, even though it still won't be for another month probably, if I can last that long.
My heart is broken for everyone involved starbuck27, I'll be thinking of all you and especially her in the days and weeks to come. Do you know if she was able to stock up on supplies before she went to the hospital? Pads, heating pad, tissues, easy to grab food so she doesn't have to cook?
L woke up at 5:30 and would not go back to sleep until 7. So we are up late and probably missing her gym time because of it. I forgot to take my unisom+b6 last night and I'm not totally sure I'm going to survive today without feeling pretty awful. I already threw up a bunch of snot. We'll see how I feel once my breakfast has settled. Waiting to hear if our offer was accepted. I expect it will be sometime later today. I also have to deal with some house stuff like getting our dead tree removed, figuring out what's up with our new countertops, and order a bunch of things for our remodel.
Post by sophiegrace on May 2, 2016 11:30:23 GMT -5
Thank you starbuck27, aggiebug, tgrimes1980, shedreamsincolor, and dashook! I ended up calling the OB because when I finally crawled into work this morning I asked the other RN to take my BP and it was 146/95. I'm feeling better now and thankfully my BP dropped, but I was just very worried about how I felt. Other than the headache the best way to describe it was just that I'm feel 'off'. I'm supposed to keep taking readings and now they want a daily log and if it gets that high again I need to do a 24 hr urine. Right now they're thinking that my hormones are just having a hard time adjusting to the placenta and I'll even out and feel better in a few days.
Shoulder massagers are heaven sent thrones...this whole pregnancy I've felt so tight and sore everywhere!
aggiebug how rude. My best friend was raised by her grandparents & when she found out she was pregnant and told them, her grandfather said something like "well it sounds like you've been forgetting your birth control, DJ!" like okay thanks for the congrats
starbuck27 I'm so sorry. All the t&p for her and your family as for gifts, I sent my bff giftcards for take-out food & lush bathbombs for when she can use them. I also had a necklace made for her that she'll get in a few weeks and named a star after baby.
sophiegrace migraines are the worst. I only get them while I'm pregnant. I've had one at least 4 days/wk for the last month. Once they start, no amount of Tylenol helps and I just have to wait until I can go to sleep. I've been considering calling my OB about it as well.
My heart is broken for everyone involved starbuck27, I'll be thinking of all you and especially her in the days and weeks to come. Do you know if she was able to stock up on supplies before she went to the hospital? Pads, heating pad, tissues, easy to grab food so she doesn't have to cook?
No but I am planning to put together a care package for her. Was planning on junk food, heating pad, some entertainment. She took the week off to deal so I was thinking instead of flowers it may help to have some comfort items. Any other recommendations?
That's all pretty wonderful already. It's going to mean so much to her. Getting a sympathy card was something that for some reason really stuck with me. I'm not sure how to really explain it, but it helped me know that those who sent me one acknowledged the loss of our baby, instead of me just losing a pregnancy. If that makes any sense at all? I know how badly you wanted this to work for her so I hope you're doing ok as well.
E did a 7 hour stretch of sleep last night! This hasn't happened in 5 months. Now she's eating breakfast/lunch and this is how it's working out vimeo.com/165023937the quality is bad bc the normal one is too big and my phone converts it
@trgimes1980 my OB with my first prescribed something around 14 weeks.. don't remember what. I only took it 5-6 times and then the migraines slowed down around 16 weeks, so I'm assuming hormone related and my body adjusting.. maybe increased blood supply too. I'll call later this week if they continue to be as bad as they have.
And thank you! So adorable until I have to wash the yogurt out of her hair and eyebrows haha.
amberlie definitely talk to your doctor. Given this is a new thing for you theyay want you to check your BP during a migraine among other things. It's entirely possible it's just hormonal but it's worth checking. Also be careful with the Tylenol. Tylenol is notorious for causing rebound headaches aka headaches as the meds are wearing off and can cause a viscous cycle. Your ob can also discuss different medical options to controlling the symptoms. Sorry friend they really suck.
Oh and also up your water intake. I know we are peeing a lot already but seriously water consumption is HUGE during this point in our pregnancy. Huge. And one of the primary reasons for pregnancy headaches is not enough.
Thanks aggiebug! I had slight BP issues last time. I noticed because I would get weird floaters in my vision and could barely see but my BP was always fine at OB. It just spiked at random times at home. I've pretty much given up on the Tylenol. I was taking 2 within the first 10 mins of the migraine and had no improvement. A couple of times, I tried again about 5 hours later and still no help so I've stopped taking anything and just trying to cope throughout the day and keep the lights down. I'm drinking about 100 oz of water.. I weigh about 118. I think that's enough but more won't hurt so I'll definitely try!
I saw your follow up post. Good luck amberlie migraines suck. You have my sympathy. I get them normally but seem to avoid them during pregnancy.
I appreciate the advice and sympathy! I need to find my BP cuff. The spikes I had last time were near the end of 2nd tri and the vision issues would last 10 mins or so. I've only had that once this time but it was way early, around 8 weeks and lasted almost an hour. I told OB and she said to monitor BP but I can't find the cuff so should probably buy a new one
Post by sophiegrace on May 2, 2016 12:05:37 GMT -5
When I walked into work this morning multiple coworkers told me I looked like shit in varying levels of niceness. I don't tell anyone ever how they're looking unless it's a compliment. I'm still so annoyed by it. Leave me alone you twat waffles.
Spoiler: In their defense they were all very correct.
Post by shedreamsincolor on May 2, 2016 12:29:54 GMT -5
sophiegrace - ugh sorry about your BP. That's what I always worry about when pregnancy/headache if someone comes into the ER. Hopefully it's just temporary and your body can straighten things out without intervention.
Post by shedreamsincolor on May 2, 2016 12:33:06 GMT -5
starbuck27 - after my loss a bunch of friends got me bottles of my favorite wine. Not sure if your sis drinks of not (or if she would even like that) but man that helped me through those first few weeks.
When I walked into work this morning multiple coworkers told me I looked like shit in varying levels of niceness. I don't tell anyone ever how they're looking unless it's a compliment. I'm still so annoyed by it. Leave me alone you twat waffles.
Spoiler: In their defense they were all very correct.
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