3 days till my due date- so 17 more possible days (?!!!!) screw that. Come out baby. I'm so ready to not go to work anymore. On the weekends I can wear DH's t-shirts, but that doesn't work in an office setting - even my informal one. I hate skirts and dresses, but they are getting worked into rotation more.
I also finished my bottle of red raspberry leave capsules and ordered a new one. I know it does no good, but at least I feel like I'm trying.
Post by hummingbird125 on Aug 1, 2016 8:57:15 GMT -5
Good morning A16! So, today is my first official day of leave. If baby doesn't come this week I'm going to be really upset at myself for "wasting" a week home... However, I am really happy to not even have to pretend to be working from home today. I want to put on the couch, watch TV, snuggle with my pup, and get a few chores done - and that is it! DH is in the office today but is planning on WFH the rest of the week, it will be nice to have him home with me to help keep me sane!
hummingbird125 I'm giggling hard at pretending to work from home. I WFH full time and things have been slow for me (I'm assuming because lots of people have been on leave for vaca a and I'm not picking up new projects since I'll be out soon). It's so hard for me to not just take a nap. I am thinking about moving from my desk to the couch though.
WFH is the best thing in the world at this point. Half the time I don't wear pants. And switching back and forth between my yoga ball and desk chair keeps me relatively comfortable.
Post by hummingbird125 on Aug 1, 2016 9:27:13 GMT -5
steph - usually I can keep pretty busy when working from home, but people finally stopped involving me in new issues last week, so I really didn't have much to work on at all by then end of the week! Not going to complain about it though!
elebishi I get tiny itchy/painful blister type bumps when I stress out. I called them my "stress bumps". My doc said its "Dyshidrotic eczema". It got really bad once and they gave me a steroid cream that cleared it right up.
ETA- google images is a jerk. mine didn't look nearly as bad as those. I feel for those people... And plus also, hugs. You're gonna make it. We're all going to make it. (I keep repeating this to myself... Lol)
I get this too. The steroid cream does help. I thought I was super weird, so I'm kind of glad to hear others have it as well.
Baby girl only gained an ounce since Thursday so we have to go back for another weight check on Wednesday.
She has been eating so much better since we switched to the preemie nipples on Saturday, so we think she might have lost more weight between Thurs-Sat and is gaining from there. So hopefully Wednesday will be better.
Baby girl only gained an ounce since Thursday so we have to go back for another weight check on Wednesday.
She has been eating so much better since we switched to the preemie nipples on Saturday, so we think she might have lost more weight between Thurs-Sat and is gaining from there. So hopefully Wednesday will be better.
I took a nap! H started to wake up around 8 so I crawled in to cuddle and ended up falling asleep for a couple hours. I still feel kind of crappy but definitely improved!
WFH is the best thing in the world at this point. Half the time I don't wear pants. And switching back and forth between my yoga ball and desk chair keeps me relatively comfortable.
It really is amazing. When I took this position, one of the things I negotiated was WFH full time. The office is in philly, and literally no one from my team is there. Taking the train in each day is a pain in the ass, and driving in is a nightmare with traffic and $18/ day to park. And getting dressed, doing my hair, it's just not for me hahaha.
elebishi I get tiny itchy/painful blister type bumps when I stress out. I called them my "stress bumps". My doc said its "Dyshidrotic eczema". It got really bad once and they gave me a steroid cream that cleared it right up.
ETA- google images is a jerk. mine didn't look nearly as bad as those. I feel for those people... And plus also, hugs. You're gonna make it. We're all going to make it. (I keep repeating this to myself... Lol)
I get this too. The steroid cream does help. I thought I was super weird, so I'm kind of glad to hear others have it as well.
So super tired. I just want to nap and have the grandparents take care of DD (since they are here already), but at the same time, I want to relish all the time I have left with her as my only little one. Decisions...
Baby girl only gained an ounce since Thursday so we have to go back for another weight check on Wednesday.
She has been eating so much better since we switched to the preemie nipples on Saturday, so we think she might have lost more weight between Thurs-Sat and is gaining from there. So hopefully Wednesday will be better.
Hugs!! Hopefully Wednesday will give you better news!
Kiddo decided not to be coaxed back to snuggles and sleep this am, so we got up early (for us). I am so tired. I have homework to do but between the physical fatigue and the mental exhaustion, I can't get myself to sit and be productive in front of the computer.
And part of me is getting resentful of SO. He KNOWS I feel like crap and the one thing he heard me say was that I wish DD would have let me sleep in, and all he does is go back to bed. And if I try to go wake him up, it'll just start a fight. And DD wont leave me alone to nap if she is awake and he is watching her, so unless I force a nap on her today, I don't get any extra sleep. It makes me so upset. I get so unreasonably out of sorts when I don't get enough sleep.
And knowing that this could end up a September baby makes me want to cry. I have upwards of 6 weeks on the outside, and I dunno how to manage that expectation. I want it to happen within like... 2 weeks.
As of today I officially own zero shirts that cover my stomach.
I was walking down the street and after I passed someone she said to her friend, "That is a BIG belly." Ummm, next time you want to comment on my body behind my back, can you at least wait until I'm out of hearing range?
Hugs venyia. DH doesn't pick up on hints at all. Like not even a little bit. I have to flat out ask him "hey can you please...." Maybe your DH is the same way?
As of today I officially own zero shirts that cover my stomach.
I was walking down the street and after I passed someone she said to her friend, "That is a BIG belly." Ummm, next time you want to comment on my body behind my back, can you at least wait until I'm out of hearing range?
Hugs!! The blatant stares I got at Costco yesterday were so annoying. Please just let me walk by without pointing out to your friend that I'm huge mk thanks ugh
elebishi I get tiny itchy/painful blister type bumps when I stress out. I called them my "stress bumps". My doc said its "Dyshidrotic eczema". It got really bad once and they gave me a steroid cream that cleared it right up.
ETA- google images is a jerk. mine didn't look nearly as bad as those. I feel for those people... And plus also, hugs. You're gonna make it. We're all going to make it. (I keep repeating this to myself... Lol)
I get this too. The steroid cream does help. I thought I was super weird, so I'm kind of glad to hear others have it as well.
Interesting. I never thought to ask my doctor because it tends to come and go and eventually goes for good. And Google is no help because typing in bumpy rash during pregnancy brings me to a bunch of other things that it definitely is not. I've only gotten it at the end of pregnancy, so I assumed it was the fluid. Thanks for the info! Pregnancy is clearly stressful, ha!
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