Ugh, I am having a flare up of tennis elbow that has me totally out of commission today. I had this during my pregnancy with C and was hoping so hard that it wouldnt reoccur. I may break down and take some tylenol for the pain because ice is just not cutting it and I have shit to do.
Yes, and it is the worst; I am sorry you are dealing with it too. I can't stand on one foot anymore to put on pants since it feels like my pelvic bones are about to fall apart. I went to my doctor and nurses at my last appointment and was like "is there anything that can be done to ease this pain?" and they were like NAH that's normal.
My sorries to everyone in the agonized pelvis club.
Aannddd they can't make it today, they only had tomorrow to do it. I might be a little irritable with DH now, since it's his fault he didn't have his phone to answer the call. They'll be here at 10 AM next saturday.
We didn't make it to the pumpkin patch or fall festival yesterday, but we did a grocery trip before DS's nap and then went and bought a car yesterday afternoon, so I'd call yesterday a win!
I'm finally home, thank goodness! I should probably get some laundry started and go grocery shopping but I'm cuddling on the sofa with my dog and thinking about what I want my H to pick up for dinner instead.
I've had some pelvic pain depending on what I'm doing, but I'm also getting a weird side stitch type thing if I'm doing a lot of walking. It's kind of weird and really annoying, not really sure what's causing it other than just general pregnant-ness
The weird stitch in the side is probably round ligament pain. That is what it felt like for me, and I was told that is what it was. It is quite annoying :/ Nothing to worry about though at least.
I'm googling like all the cheap and easy costume ideas, since we have to dress up for work tomorrow and I have really failed at preparing this year. Usually I am all about dressing up for stuff like this but this is just my year of low motivation.
I'm googling like all the cheap and easy costume ideas, since we have to dress up for work tomorrow and I have really failed at preparing this year. Usually I am all about dressing up for stuff like this but this is just my year of low motivation.
What about a cat? Easy and kids like it(pretty sure you work with kids, right?)
Post by erinshelley21 on Oct 30, 2016 17:27:37 GMT -5
Shopping for the baby got derailed by a screaming ds. I had to drag him out of lunch and we were both crying on the bench outside the restaurant. In his defense, going shopping after such a busy day yesterday was a poor decision.
I've figured out the color scheme for the room so I'm just going to order stuff online and hope it works.
I'm googling like all the cheap and easy costume ideas, since we have to dress up for work tomorrow and I have really failed at preparing this year. Usually I am all about dressing up for stuff like this but this is just my year of low motivation.
What about a cat? Easy and kids like it(pretty sure you work with kids, right?)
Lol yes, I work in an elementary school! A cat did cross my mind, but then I found this yellow dress in a box we haven't unpacked yet, and I think I am going to wear the yellow dress and cut a green stem out of construction paper and call it a pineapple. I have seen people do this cutely, so hopefully I can pull it off lol.
So w/ DD I didn't worry much about weight, lived normally/lazily (plus some extra ice cream and no working out), and gained exactly 30lbs by 41w, which I thought was perfectly fine and well within normal. After DD, I worked out and ate clean, dropping the weight plus another 10lbs, so I was happy to be starting this pregnancy in better shape. That is, until the Dr said "last time you gained 30lbs, with normal being 25-30lbs..so let's shoot for 25lbs this time." For some reason, now it's all in my head and I'm really stressing over the weight gain. W/ DD I went from 0 gain to +10lbs from 16-20 weeks (sickness went away and I ate everything). I was doing OK between the last appt and tomorrow's appt (was aiming for within 4+/-lbs), until we went away. Now I'm up 6lbs at 18w (8-10lbs total) and I'm a mess. I know I should just be aware of what I'm putting in my body & workout regularly but man, it's hard to accept that gaining weight is normal and healthy right now! I think the fact that I worked hard to get to where I was when I got pregnant is making seeing the scale go back up scarier.
TL;DR I'm stressing out over gaining weight this time around.
I took this blanket when I moved out of my parents house 4 years ago thinking it would be perfect for a little girls room. DH loves it so we are going off this. The walls are green already from DS's farm themed room so we'll just be getting stuff that is pink, light blue and yellow.
Post by erinshelley21 on Oct 30, 2016 19:29:54 GMT -5
kaits8 I gained 60 to 65 with ds. My OB never said a word and still hasn't. 8-10 lbs is still less than half of what is "normal" so I would say you're doing fine!
ugaqueencity I get that when I'm doing my usual daily walks- my OB last week said it's round ligament pain. If the pain/cramp goes away when you stop your activity and doesn't get worse or feel like it's contracting, then it's most likely RLP. That how they explained it to me.
Last week I cut out most of my walking and I hav'nt had the pain. I'm going to put back the walking this week to see how it goes. If pain happens again, I will have to cut out walking and try swimming for excersise.
I'm relaxing on the couch. Made a nachos supreme dish for dinner and peanut butter rice krispie squares for dessert. I need to eat more vegetables tomorrow.
kaits8 I feel like it's strange your doctor is worried about 25 lbs over 30 lbs. I thought 25-35 was recommended for people starting pregnancy in a healthy weight range? I gained 40 with DS and my MW didn't seem to have any concerns. Figuring out how to be okay with weight gain and trying not to obsess over it is such a hard part of pregnancy even without doctors mentioning it without specific concerns.
The family Halloween party we went to this afternoon was so much fun! DS is finally old enough to really enjoy these types of events. The bouncy castle was his favourite thing and licking icing off a cookie was also a blast apparently. We carved our pumpkins in the afternoon and he loved squishing the insides. We're going trick or treating around our base tomorrow morning (the staff put it on and the kids go around to all the pilot's offices) and I can't wait!
ugaqueencity I get that when I'm doing my usual daily walks- my OB last week said it's round ligament pain. If the pain/cramp goes away when you stop your activity and doesn't get worse or feel like it's contracting, then it's most likely RLP. That how they explained it to me.
Last week I cut out most of my walking and I hav'nt had the pain. I'm going to put back the walking this week to see how it goes. If pain happens again, I will have to cut out walking and try swimming for excersise.
Swimming may help, but for me I actually find it worse for my RLP than walking slowly. It was hard to accept last time just how slowly I had to walk but by third tri it was the only thing I could do.
erinshelley21, thank you I try to remind myself that I gained weight quickly at this point last time then it was very steady the rest of the way.
@justinslovo, thank you! She didn't give a reason, just said it as if she was giving me a guideline. I started at a normal weight, and have no health concerns or reasons to closely watch my weight gain. I may ask the Dr tomorrow (they rotate you through all the Drs as you go so it'll be a different one tomorrow) about it, even though the reasonable part of me is like "I know what's healthy and I will enjoy this pregnancy as much as I can while trying to stay healthy, thank you very much Dr!".
amandamh2, seriously, when she said it I just thought, "really, you're trying to limit me by 5lbs!? Now I have to worry about my weight over 5 freaking pounds!?" I went to every appt w/ DD worried someone would say something about my weight, and they never did. This time, I wasn't worried and BAM, they start off with a weight talk. I started off at a normal weight, but am sensitive (as are many people, I'd assume) about comments about my weight so I'm a mental mess now.
Post by kristhegirl on Oct 30, 2016 20:14:13 GMT -5
kaits8 My midwife prefers women in general to gain no more than 40 pounds, but she straight up said it's for their own ease at losing it. Unless there's specific health concerns like GD or the mother is already quite heavy, it's really not a big deal. They just monitor to make sure it's steady.
So basically eff that noise about five pounds. You're well within norms and otherwise healthy; they'll keep an eye out for anything else.
Post by kristhegirl on Oct 30, 2016 20:17:25 GMT -5
@justinslovo Skittles were my lyfe with Elena! This one doesn't seem to care what I eat at all except i have a slight aversion to salad greens, of all things, which I normally love.
So all my sorries but also you can send your Skittles to me!
What about a cat? Easy and kids like it(pretty sure you work with kids, right?)
Lol yes, I work in an elementary school! A cat did cross my mind, but then I found this yellow dress in a box we haven't unpacked yet, and I think I am going to wear the yellow dress and cut a green stem out of construction paper and call it a pineapple. I have seen people do this cutely, so hopefully I can pull it off lol.
So w/ DD I didn't worry much about weight, lived normally/lazily (plus some extra ice cream and no working out), and gained exactly 30lbs by 41w, which I thought was perfectly fine and well within normal. After DD, I worked out and ate clean, dropping the weight plus another 10lbs, so I was happy to be starting this pregnancy in better shape. That is, until the Dr said "last time you gained 30lbs, with normal being 25-30lbs..so let's shoot for 25lbs this time." For some reason, now it's all in my head and I'm really stressing over the weight gain. W/ DD I went from 0 gain to +10lbs from 16-20 weeks (sickness went away and I ate everything). I was doing OK between the last appt and tomorrow's appt (was aiming for within 4+/-lbs), until we went away. Now I'm up 6lbs at 18w (8-10lbs total) and I'm a mess. I know I should just be aware of what I'm putting in my body & workout regularly but man, it's hard to accept that gaining weight is normal and healthy right now! I think the fact that I worked hard to get to where I was when I got pregnant is making seeing the scale go back up scarier.
TL;DR I'm stressing out over gaining weight this time around.
I'll sit on this bench with you. I only managed to gain about 14 lbs with my DS cause of how sick I was.
After he was born I dropped a lot of weight and now...well....I think I've gained 24 lbs already. I feel like a total failure about it cause at one of my last appointments a nurse commented in it. I'm constantly stressed about it. :/
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