Post by ameliabird on Jul 26, 2016 11:25:41 GMT -5
Baby shower was this weekend. It was so nice My sister in law and family did an awesome job. We mostly got clothes but I'm excited to purchase the rest of the stuff off our registry this week I also talked my mom into coming next weekend to help me clean and organize my house. With DD around it's tough getting anything done and our place is a wreck!
elm1214 so glad she is here and the induction doesn't sound like it was too bad!
Ugh, my dad used my van yesterday and took one of the carpets out of the van and I asked why...he said one of the people threw up in the van after a party. The carpet, outside of car, and the seat beside DD are all affected. Wtf?
Also, I saw a little mouse scurry in my room today. Not something I want to deal with!
Woke up 100% depressed today. So much to worry about, it all seems to sneak up all at once. Sigh. And DD keeps asking, Sad mommy? Sad mommy? Breaks my heart a little more.
Post by gratefulgirl on Jul 26, 2016 12:00:03 GMT -5
DD3 has been a little too quiet today. I'm going to give it another hour and then probably call in so they don't close on me. She's moved, but not enough to make kick counts yet. I have a meeting coming up that she almost always dances her way through, so FX that effect kicks in.
I had to cancel my chiropractor apt yesterday, and now I am so sore and achey. When I see her, I feel like a million bucks for a few days after. Now I have to wait till Thursday and I am counting the hours...
I had an OB appt today and it was pointless. My urine is showing protein, my Bp is elevated (high 140 over mid to high 80's) but of course why would we do anything lets just wait and see until next week. Ugh I'm still only 1cm dilated and have no idea if baby a is head down or not I swear he moves through out the day. And I've started not sleeping well at night oh man I'm cranky
I had an OB appt today and it was pointless. My urine is showing protein, my Bp is elevated (high 140 over mid to high 80's) but of course why would we do anything lets just wait and see until next week. Ugh I'm still only 1cm dilated and have no idea if baby a is head down or not I swear he moves through out the day. And I've started not sleeping well at night oh man I'm cranky.
Wow. How close are you to term? Because my doctors went into High Gear when I had elevated protein in my urine and a persistent headache. Despite a perfectly healthy pregnancy so far and a blood pressure of literally 100/60, I am now on the twice a week NST and frequent blood work plan. I'm 37 weeks and they made it seem like we could be inducing anytime if something changes. I'm mad at your doctors for not being more vigilant.
elm1214 Look at that belly! How magnificent! (Is that a weird thing to say? If it is, what I really mean is: What a gorgeous and healthy baby you have there!)
Steroids continue to fix my headache, but cause delightful insomnia. I took a nap this morning after sleeping badly last night and now I feel SUPER weird, all dizzy and spacey. Probably dehydrated? I am seriously craving Gatorade right now, which supports the dehydration theory. Does anybody else sweat profusely when they sleep right now? I'm so disgusting.
In other news, I was wondering if anybody here did the subscription box thing? I just cancelled my birchbox because I was bored of the samples I was getting, but I still really like having presents come in the mail once a month. I don't expect to have lots of time to do make up or anything, but I think it would be nice to keep up the Me-Presents after the baby is born.
TLDR: Anybody have a favorite subscription box that would be fun to try?
I had an OB appt today and it was pointless. My urine is showing protein, my Bp is elevated (high 140 over mid to high 80's) but of course why would we do anything lets just wait and see until next week. Ugh I'm still only 1cm dilated and have no idea if baby a is head down or not I swear he moves through out the day. And I've started not sleeping well at night oh man I'm cranky.
Wow. How close are you to term? Because my doctors went into High Gear when I had elevated protein in my urine and a persistent headache. Despite a perfectly healthy pregnancy so far and a blood pressure of literally 100/60, I am now on the twice a week NST and frequent blood work plan. I'm 37 weeks and they made it seem like we could be inducing anytime if something changes. I'm mad at your doctors for not being more vigilant.
Yea this pregnancy has been crazy lax compared to last. Last time I was on the lots of blood work plan, and induction at 38 weeks but I went in at 37 weeks with bp 150 over 100 and they decided to bump my induction. (I was also miserable because of my high Bp and spilling protein so it was time) I'm 36 weeks tomorrow so I was honestly shocked she said lets see you Next week we'll of course unless something changes then just go in ummm ok....
shanny oh my! DNW other people's puke thelorax I'm sorry, that was me yesterday. I could not keep anything down venyia I'm sorry you are feeling depressed. Would making a prioritized to-do list help? gratefulgirl I hope she starts wiggling for you soon! kaitkat I am irked with your doctors
Wow. How close are you to term? Because my doctors went into High Gear when I had elevated protein in my urine and a persistent headache. Despite a perfectly healthy pregnancy so far and a blood pressure of literally 100/60, I am now on the twice a week NST and frequent blood work plan. I'm 37 weeks and they made it seem like we could be inducing anytime if something changes. I'm mad at your doctors for not being more vigilant.
Yea this pregnancy has been crazy lax compared to last. Last time I was on the lots of blood work plan, and induction at 38 weeks but I went in at 37 weeks with bp 150 over 100 and they decided to bump my induction. (I was also miserable because of my high Bp and spilling protein so it was time) I'm 36 weeks tomorrow so I was honestly shocked she said lets see you Next week we'll of course unless something changes then just go in ummm ok....
That's so interesting to have the twin pregnancy be lax compared to a singleton to me for some reason. I hope that everything is okay and you are not too stressed out! I'm glad they are at full term for twins tomorrow!
bocaburger , mostly money issues. Cash flow in small business can get ugly sometimes, which makes paying the bills (which all seem to come due the same week) kinda rough. Plus, I discovered my credit took a massive hit in the past year, so I need to try to figure that out/fix it.
Adulting stuff. It makes me feel really irresponsible for having a second child right now. If I wasn't pregnant, we could be looking into arranging childcare for DD at least part time and I could get a job to offset some of the pressure. Now, that timer resets about 2 more years, give or take, and that puts all the pressure on my SO. This is what we worked out, but... I am just afraid of the "what ifs" of it NOT working anymore. We just both agree that the first about 2 years of our kids' lives should be at home with me/us and not at a daycare. Not a commentary on how anyone else does it, of course.
Sorry to word-blarg everywhere. We dug some of this stuff out last night and so I was up late and subsequently slept like crap and literally woke up in tears. I just can't shake feeling guilty about things.
ETA: dc2london, I am working down the shortlist of things I can do today. There really isn't much. I wish there was Time to put away yesterday's laundry and get the crockpot going, I guess!
TLDR: Anybody have a favorite subscription box that would be fun to try?
Ooooh. My neurologist said I could do the steriod shots if I couldn't break a migraine cycle past 36 weeks. I'm glad to hear that they are helping!!
We do NatureBox. I was getting annoyed with it for awhile but then I took the time to actually go through their pantry and pick things I like. Now I'm really excited for what comes. We have lemon tea biscuits, whole wheat chocolate chip cookies and biscotti bites right now. Yum!
venyia oh I am sorry, love. Those are all very real stressors and not the kinds of things you can just power through getting done. Money stress is just so, so tough. But I know you are strong enough to get through this. Lean on your SO and let him lean on you and you guys will make it through
venyia oh I am sorry, love. Those are all very real stressors and not the kinds of things you can just power through getting done. Money stress is just so, so tough. But I know you are strong enough to get through this. Lean on your SO and let him lean on you and you guys will make it through
We sure try. We do always get through the tight spots, but I feel like we never seem to get ahead, and that is scary. I KNOW our potential is there, just not this year. Not next year. And that feels like such a long time. I have about a year, maybe a year and a half, then I will finally have my degree, my kids will be little people instead of new baby blobs, and I can start helping more.
My SO absolutely values my contributions and tells me the money is his responsibility to worry about right now, not mine. He laid out the "daycare, cook, housekeeper" money argument to me a couple days ago, so he definitely gets it and is supportive. It just seems kind of... wrong to lark it off like the stress doesn't affect our whole family unit.
Has anyone had any luck getting their membranes stripped? I'm wondering if I want to try that on Friday. I'm not a huge fan of having people near my cervix pre labor, but I might make an exception if it actually does something.
Post by gratefulgirl on Jul 26, 2016 13:32:14 GMT -5
serenla has been in and out in the past on PAL, so it might just be busyness. I can check if any PAL-ers are in contact ouside of TCF. Personally I'm not but I bet somebody is.
Baby girl woke right up for my meeting, as she always does. It's too good of a fantasy to dream she'll be predictable on the outside too, right?
Post by bocaburger on Jul 26, 2016 13:35:20 GMT -5
Oh venyia, I completely understand and I've been going through a lot of those same emotions over the past couple months. In fact, you were one of the people who helped me the most when I was having a rough time handling our financial situation, so let me see if I can return the favor.
Your children will be fed. They will be clothed. There will be a roof over their heads. They will have healthcare when they need it. They will have loving parents who put their own needs aside to make sure their kids have what they need. They may not have all the shinier fanciest new toys, but your kids sound pretty damn fortunate to me.
I completely get feeling guilty, because I do too. Sometimes I wonder if it would have been more responsible to wait until I was more financially stable to get pregnant. But you know what? Then these amazing people growing inside me would never exist. I'm giving them LIFE and LOVE and there are no better gifts than that.
You will find ways to make it work. Both you and your SO will have to make some sacrifices and right now you are each contributing in the best way you can: him financially, and you by providing the childcare and housework. You make a great team!
Has anyone had any luck getting their membranes stripped? I'm wondering if I want to try that on Friday. I'm not a huge fan of having people near my cervix pre labor, but I might make an exception if it actually does something.
Someone on PAIF had this done last week and she went into labor the same day!
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