Post by frecklesnbrains on May 4, 2016 10:14:01 GMT -5
My OB is running almost an hour behind... Bad combination with a grumpy tired anxious pregnant woman. And this waiting room is full of us! Everyone looks miserable.
Post by manybellsdown on May 4, 2016 10:16:07 GMT -5
cattuccino, so glad to hear the monitoring went well after such a scary event! Hope the bruising and soreness go away quickly. Allll the TV is totally warranted in my opinion
Good luck at your appointment today shoogars! Remind me, when does the first pants off appointment usually happen barring any issues? I need to shave my legs in preparation.
They start at 36 weeks for me.
Me too. Then I start trying to defer any cervical checks (if reasonable, as we already discussed).
Good reminder! I also need to get these legs shaved.
Me too. Then I start trying to defer any cervical checks (if reasonable, as we already discussed).
Good reminder! I also need to get these legs shaved.
I thought they started at 36 for me (aside from GBS, but they just hand me the swab and tell me to do it myself at 35), but yesterday I got to keep the pants on. I shaved for no reason!
It took Dunkin Donuts three tries to make my coffee correctly this morning. Oh, and they were also out of cream. A coffee place out of cream...
I would have cried. I cry over these sorts of things.
They made a mistake last week too, and I complained the next day and got it for free. It's just nuts to think our state wants to pay these people $15/hour yet it is difficult to make a coffee correctly...twice.
Post by manybellsdown on May 4, 2016 10:43:02 GMT -5
My irritability shines brightest on my commute. First, I get so angry at all smokers, cursing them and lumping them all together as some of the rudest people on the planet. Overgeneralizing for the win. Seriously, smoking while walking down a crowded city sidewalk during rush hour is the pinnacle of rude. People can't get away from you.
Next, I get mad at cars who do not stop for pedestrians in marked crosswalks. I have to cross a semi-major street (though just two lanes), with no light, between my train stop and my street. As do many others! When pedestrians are gathered in the street and you gun it just to stop at a later red light or in stop and go traffic, I will judge you so hard. I am even more indignant about the non-stopping when pregnant. As if my belly should help encourage these drivers to follow the law, lol.
Then there are the people who don't give up train seats for peeps with canes or bellies. Luckily I get on at an early stop and usually get a seat, saving me from one more rant in my head.
My in laws just left. They were actually pleasant and we had a good time but I'm so exhausted that I'm enjoying the quiet. I'm also an irritable, uncomfortable mess. I feel like I blew the eff up this week and it's making everything that much harder and more uncomfortable. I'm not sure what's bigger at this point: my butt or my belly.
cattuccino, Oh. My. Goodness. Reading your post scared the heck out of me. I can't imagine how scary it was for you and all of the people who saw you fall. I'm so glad you weren't alone and that people were around to help you immediately. I'm glad it wasn't worse and that the baby is fine. Ever since I got pregnant, DH constantly asks me to hold on to the banister when I take stairs. I often refuse if its a public place, because I don't like germs; but I wont anymore.
pbandj714, fingers crossed that your cervix is holding strong and staying shut, and that little PB and J both stay inside.
shoogars, What do you mean the penicillin hurts going in? Is it not just a pill? I was told today by my doctor that she would check for GBS at my next appointment (36w), and that if I have it I will have to take an antibiotic during labor. I assumed it was just a pill.
As for me, I had a routine OB appointment this morning. Nothing exciting, but I did notice some spotting when I went to give a urine sample. I was taken aback b/c it's the first sign of blood I'd seen since the first trimester. My OB said it was normal to have some light bleeding near the end. She checked me just to make sure and said cervix is closed and everything looks fine.
I have Cigna and they covered three dbl electric options. Medela Ameda and hygeia. I had a Medela last time and it was fine... But I'm reading good things about the ameda. Any feedback?
bgkc4 it's penicillin through an IV...I forget how much you have to have, but I think it's like 2 bags in the 4hrs before birth. They started me on it right away, then my labor kind of stalled, so I had to have 5 or 6 bags. It's not the worst thing in the world, but penicillin is hard on the veins evidently, and really stings as it's going into your arm.
Post by carolinaheart on May 4, 2016 11:51:48 GMT -5
Oh my god cattuccino, I'm so glad you're both okay!
+1,000,000,000 to the irritablity. Seriously. My poor, poor, (understanding) husband.
Our maternity pictures are tonight. I'm excited but also dreading it because I'm not photogenic on a good day and now I'm in a whale-like state so... But I did make an appointment to have my hair shampooed and styled. I can't wait because just washing my hair makes me tired, let alone drying and straightening it.
I have a ton I wanted to do today, so obviously I'm watching 16 and pregnant instead.
Good luck to all with appointments today. Just got back from an OB appointment, very good news that the baby is now head down and positioned so she is very unlikely to turn back. Also measuring 2 weeks ahead.
Also had GBS test today, I was positive last time but I don't remember any pain from the penicillin but I was in so much pain by the time I was admitted it probably all just melded together.
Can I just vent for a second about writing Thank You cards. I'm so grateful for the gifts I received at both my work shower and my friends/family shower. So far I've written about 40 Thank You cards, with at least another 30 to go. Even though I know he'd help if I asked, I have to write them myself because DH's handwriting is HORRIBLE, and I mean illegible horrible. DH also isn't as much of a stickler about etiquette, so if we never sent Thank You cards he'd probably be fine with that. I complain about writing all the cards and he's like "it's no big deal, just don't write them;" as if that's an option! I don't think it's fair that it all falls on me. Why can't men be more in tune with this type of thing. I work all day just like him, and I'm the one who can barely walk, breathe, sleep, stand, bend etc. and this is just one more of a long list of things that falls on me. Okay rant over.
Post by frecklesnbrains on May 4, 2016 12:14:35 GMT -5
Well I finally made it through the long wait at my OB. My appointment was so-so. I have "mild pregnancy-induced hypertension" but no protein in my urine, so no concern for pre-eclampsia at this time. Everything seems fine with baby - he's active, has a nice strong heart rate, and my belly is measuring on track for 35 weeks. I have been having frequent headaches so my OB wants to watch things carefully and said she has a very low threshold for doing more tests and possibly starting an anti-hypertensive medication. I'll be checking my BP at home and will follow-up next week.
Someone tell me I'm not the only irritable one lately. Can we air our rational/irrational vents today?
Mine: I get so mad and judgy of the young people I work with who always take the parking spots closest to the building. We are a shelter program where we have clients who come for appointments. Be respectable and not so damned lazy.
In my best Michael Jackson voice" You are not alone, I am here with you".....yeah, so I totally loved that song from Free Willy.
seriously though, I have no patience lately and just want everyone to leave me alone!
nitecheese I had a coworker complain to me today that her boyfriend works 4 10hr days and she's working 40 (no kids or anyone to take care of) but they are both so exhausted by the time they get home that they can't even make dinner and she hates that they never get to spend time together! I had to walk away before I punched her.
cattuccino how scary! Glad everything looks good. Sounds like you need to take the elevator from now on!
nitecheese I had a coworker complain to me today that her boyfriend works 4 10hr days and she's working 40 (no kids or anyone to take care of) but they are both so exhausted by the time they get home that they can't even make dinner and she hates that they never get to spend time together! I had to walk away before I punched her.
Yes, this annoys me.....I usually respond with something semi-snarky like, "I'd trade you in a heartbeat!" I have a single coworker/friend that said she needs a maternity leave so she can get a nice break for a few months. I think I may have actually rolled my eyes in front of her.
I feel like I've accomplished something big from the to do list that I hadn't even put on the list. We set up an appointment to get our will and living trust done. We have the DIY at home wills, but realize we probably need a living trust and official will, so we finally set up an appointment with an attorney to do it.
frecklesnbrains I'm so sorry about the hypertension, but so glad that the baby is doing well. FX your BP doesn't continue to rise.
Work just surprised me with a shower!!! It was so cute and completely unexpected!!! I will post some pics in the shower thread - they did an awesome job.
I haven't read everyone's responses yet, but this thread couldn't have come at a better time. I'm in the worst mood lately, and I feel so bad about it. My poor DH. I am so grumpy, emotional, and am complaining constantly. I really don't thinkI complained this much during my pregnancy with DS. I'm uncomfortable, not sleeping, and the SMALLEST things are making me angry or upset. Not only do I look forward to meeting this baby and not being so uncomfortable, but for the sake of everyone around me, I hope this baby girl comes a little early!
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