I'm home with DS today because he has his preschool evaluation this afternoon. It's supposed to be sunny and warm, so I see a lot of playing outside in our future. But for now I'm enjoying the silence since he's still sleeping.
Also, I ordered three maternity tops and I hate them. They looked much better on the models and they are uncomfortable. Fack, I hate shopping and spending money on maternity clothes!
I refuse to shop online for maternity clothes for this reason.
Sitting at gymnastics watching C do her thing. I dispise the other Moms here. They are so pretentious and rude. Today's topic is all about food and what the can and can't eat. Usually nbd, but from them...ugh!
Seriously not one of these moms are paying any attention to their kids. They keep yelling up to their mom and they don't even look. Mind you I only look at the phone as they are changing stations. Also, one girl has the second Russian nanny of this session.
Sitting at gymnastics watching C do her thing. I dispise the other Moms here. They are so pretentious and rude. Today's topic is all about food and what the can and can't eat. Usually nbd, but from them...ugh!
I don't ever stay to watch DD at gymnastics anymore. I can't stand the other parents. Or the smell in the gym...
@pianolove my ds is much the same. Sometimes he comes back from those sleepovers fine and sometimes he's crazy and grumpy and spoiled. Drives me nuts! A bit too much spoiling. linny12 I'm so sorry! I'm dreading the same will happen to me. I too failed the one hour last time 😢 babywisher no real theme for the birthday party. Just fun I'll add a picture at the end. MissSally the position of my little one changes daily I swear. Sometimes she drops low and it's terribly uncomfortable. Then she wiggles back up a little bit. I don't know how they move around so much!
I'm so huge I've been getting all sorts of comments. Are you sure it's not twins? (Um yes. Please don't wish surprise twins on me!) you're not due until august?! Yeah... But here's a picture of my darling boy eating his cake
i'm currently looking for a maternity swimsuit online. I HATE buying clothes online because they never fit the way I want them to. Any suggestions on nice maternity suits?
Nevermind! I found one on Topshop. They have free shipping and free returns so I won't feel bad if I need to send it back. Plus I love the colors/print. YAY! That was so much easier than I thought it would be.
Post by amyface813 on Apr 25, 2017 14:43:03 GMT -5
I'm a day behind but RE: exercises to get ready for baby. I'm also doing some of the spinning babies stretches because she prefers to be breach and to tap dance on my bladder/cervix. I'm also doing squats and lunges. I spend some time in a full, all the way down squat stretch to help open my pelvis. This is getting harder as my belly is in the way. I'm starting to question the squat birthing position because it feels like my thighs are pushing up on my belly and would actually slow things down. Maybe it's just not right for my body since I have no waist? Any thoughts here? I did squatting with my first pregnancy but i don't think I did it during labor at all...
Does anyone watch Call the Midwife? I am catching up on this season. It is such a great show. However I have cried during every episode!
I've heard that I should never watch that show. That's coming from the hypnobirthing community though so it may just be that they over dramatize it just like every other reality show? I'm glad you're enjoying it though! I'm listening to "the birth hour" podcast which is just birth stories of all types. I love it!
Post by toadandbuggie on Apr 25, 2017 16:44:52 GMT -5
I bought a couple of dresses from amazon for my maternity photoshoot and I must say this dress isn't even maternity and it's amazing. It's stretchy with room to grow and actually has those ruches on the sides maternity clothes have. $18.99 too!
Does anyone watch Call the Midwife? I am catching up on this season. It is such a great show. However I have cried during every episode!
I've heard that I should never watch that show. That's coming from the hypnobirthing community though so it may just be that they over dramatize it just like every other reality show? I'm glad you're enjoying it though! I'm listening to "the birth hour" podcast which is just birth stories of all types. I love it!
It's actually not a reality show. It's set in 1950s London. I think it's awesome. It has some sad episodes though, that maybe wouldn't be the best for a pregnant lady! I cry when I watch it... but I.cant.stop.
babywisher I just came across the show last week and I'm already through season two. I LOVE it. I do cry pretty much every episode, but it's just so well done. BBC knows how to make good tv.
I'm going to have to go try on maternity swimsuits at Motherhood, but as far as dresses go, I'm going to order a few things on amazon and return what doesn't work. That's what I've been doing with bras. So much easier than going in somewhere. I can't find any tops I like for photos, though. I'll look for some when I go try on swimsuits.
amyface813 I'm trying to figure out in my head why they would say that. It's not a reality show, more sort of a historical fiction about midwives after ww2. The births don't seem over dramatized to me at all!
I'm a hot mess and need to vent. I'm so stressed and the recurring back spasm and nightly leg cramps are getting old. 1. Currently having to take a mandatory class for work and it's way over my head and even more frustrating is, half the stuff I'm learning I legitimately could be fired for if I attempted to do it at work. I need tomorrow over with. 2. My car battery is dying and H is fighting with the store to get it replaced, they say it isn't bad, clearly it is. We bought a battery less than 5 years ago, so the store has a prorated program and are refusing. I say just go to another store to get another. H is too damn stubborn to do that, he is more interested in being right. DNW to go through another day of praying my car starts. 3. I just need to get my 3 hour glucose test out of the way, but can't until next Tuesday because I have to be off steroids for a week to take it. I'm irrationally scared of GD. Lots of bad associations with diabetes, so my body almost has PTSD with the word. I'm completely aware GD is not the same, but like I said irrational. 4. I'm starting to feel like the time is just flying by and freaked that this baby will come and nothing will be done!! 5. You all deserve cookies and ice cream if you made it through that.
I've heard that I should never watch that show. That's coming from the hypnobirthing community though so it may just be that they over dramatize it just like every other reality show? I'm glad you're enjoying it though! I'm listening to "the birth hour" podcast which is just birth stories of all types. I love it!
It's actually not a reality show. It's set in 1950s London. I think it's awesome. It has some sad episodes though, that maybe wouldn't be the best for a pregnant lady! I cry when I watch it... but I.cant.stop.
I must be thinking of a different show. I may have to check it out.
amyface813 I'm trying to figure out in my head why they would say that. It's not a reality show, more sort of a historical fiction about midwives after ww2. The births don't seem over dramatized to me at all!
Basically anything that can make it seem overly painful or like an emergency situation or a medical procedure rather than a natural bodily process. I think the primary focus should be on trusting your body but sometimes they go a little bit far with this and women aren't prepared to handle a non-perfect birth. Like I said though, I haven't watched the show so maybe there is more to it?
I'm a hot mess and need to vent. I'm so stressed and the recurring back spasm and nightly leg cramps are getting old. 1. Currently having to take a mandatory class for work and it's way over my head and even more frustrating is, half the stuff I'm learning I legitimately could be fired for if I attempted to do it at work. I need tomorrow over with. 2. My car battery is dying and H is fighting with the store to get it replaced, they say it isn't bad, clearly it is. We bought a battery less than 5 years ago, so the store has a prorated program and are refusing. I say just go to another store to get another. H is too damn stubborn to do that, he is more interested in being right. DNW to go through another day of praying my car starts. 3. I just need to get my 3 hour glucose test out of the way, but can't until next Tuesday because I have to be off steroids for a week to take it. I'm irrationally scared of GD. Lots of bad associations with diabetes, so my body almost has PTSD with the word. I'm completely aware GD is not the same, but like I said irrational. 4. I'm starting to feel like the time is just flying by and freaked that this baby will come and nothing will be done!! 5. You all deserve cookies and ice cream if you made it through that.
Yay for cookies and ice cream! Sorry you are going through all that. The work stuff is odd. Do your bosses know that they are teaching stuff you can't use? Car troubles are such an incredible annoyance! I hope you get a chance to relax this week!
amyface813 I'm trying to figure out in my head why they would say that. It's not a reality show, more sort of a historical fiction about midwives after ww2. The births don't seem over dramatized to me at all!
Basically anything that can make it seem overly painful or like an emergency situation or a medical procedure rather than a natural bodily process. I think the primary focus should be on trusting your body but sometimes they go a little bit far with this and women aren't prepared to handle a non-perfect birth. Like I said though, I haven't watched the show so maybe there is more to it?
Oh. Yep. Makes sense then. These women look like they're in a lot of pain when they give birth.... but hey. That shit hurts. Haha. I didn't think it was overly dramatic.
amyface813 I'm trying to figure out in my head why they would say that. It's not a reality show, more sort of a historical fiction about midwives after ww2. The births don't seem over dramatized to me at all!
Basically anything that can make it seem overly painful or like an emergency situation or a medical procedure rather than a natural bodily process. I think the primary focus should be on trusting your body but sometimes they go a little bit far with this and women aren't prepared to handle a non-perfect birth. Like I said though, I haven't watched the show so maybe there is more to it?
Most of the time it's just ladies in their home giving birth as naturally as possible. But sometimes there are problems I suppose, so maybe that's what they're afraid of.
Post by babywisher on Apr 26, 2017 11:01:59 GMT -5
amyface813 regarding squating for birth. I've tried it with my last 2 births and it wasn't my cup of tea. This time I'm not even trying. The belly was in the way both times. Just like you are saying. I was thinking maybe I did something wrong. I did best laying on my side to actually push the baby out. Regarding the show...it rally does a good job of showing how women gave birth in the 50s and now the beginning of the 60s. All the changes and problems that came about during the time. The actual births vary from easy in their homes to problems and going to the hospital. It is really very interesting.
Crisco Salad did you make it? Have a safe trip back home.
Tgrrl you have a ridiculous amount of crap going on. I also just hit the point of I seriously have nothing done for this baby. I have boy nb clothes out and nb diapers washed only because I got them all down for sil. Other than that I don't have anywhere to put clothes for baby. Sorry you are dealing with all for that.
I'm a hot mess and need to vent. I'm so stressed and the recurring back spasm and nightly leg cramps are getting old. 1. Currently having to take a mandatory class for work and it's way over my head and even more frustrating is, half the stuff I'm learning I legitimately could be fired for if I attempted to do it at work. I need tomorrow over with. 2. My car battery is dying and H is fighting with the store to get it replaced, they say it isn't bad, clearly it is. We bought a battery less than 5 years ago, so the store has a prorated program and are refusing. I say just go to another store to get another. H is too damn stubborn to do that, he is more interested in being right. DNW to go through another day of praying my car starts. 3. I just need to get my 3 hour glucose test out of the way, but can't until next Tuesday because I have to be off steroids for a week to take it. I'm irrationally scared of GD. Lots of bad associations with diabetes, so my body almost has PTSD with the word. I'm completely aware GD is not the same, but like I said irrational. 4. I'm starting to feel like the time is just flying by and freaked that this baby will come and nothing will be done!! 5. You all deserve cookies and ice cream if you made it through that.
Yay for cookies and ice cream! Sorry you are going through all that. The work stuff is odd. Do your bosses know that they are teaching stuff you can't use? Car troubles are such an incredible annoyance! I hope you get a chance to relax this week!
Indeed my bosses know. The big wig was the one who mandated that all staff become PALS certified. Good in theory but not helpful at all for my level of care unit. I'm on lunch break and just enjoyed some Culver's because the flavor of the day was Cookie dough craving!!!! All is well. Plus H charged the car battery all night and it's been business as usual AND he called the corporate office of said store and we get a free battery!!! He is forgiven. In 3.5 hours my load will lighten immensely and then I can hopefully start getting the guest bedroom transitioned to A's room and will then get the nursery ready for the new A.
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