I've been awake for nearly three hours, and I'm in a really bad mood and mad about division of labor in my house. Now my toddler wants to get up, which means she'll want to sleep at preschool and then not nap this afternoon and be a bear by evening.
Can I run away from home for a day? Is that a thing? I have a husband and kid and I'm pregnant but no one would miss me, right?
My poor H woke up with a bad tooth ache early morning. Thankfully he us getting teeth pulled and filled next week.
Spending the morning at my OB'S for a usual biweekly scan and lab work. I'm waiting for my glucose test now- I'm hoping I pass. Pass/fail test give me anxiety!
I have been so exhausted lately. I need a vacation where I can just be alone on the couch for days. No cooking, no cleaning, no planning, nothing. I can dream right?
Post by erinshelley21 on Dec 8, 2016 8:54:31 GMT -5
I saw the following times on the clock last night: 12:30, 2, 3:33, 4:25, 5:11. Alarm went off at 6:14. And this baby wants nothing to do with coffee right now. I ate oatmeal thinking it might settle my stomach a little bit but not so much. And now I'm wavering back and forth between hungry and nauseous so I'm not real sure what to do about that.
Not much on the agenda today. I'm going to leave work a early to go food shopping for our Christmas party that we are having Saturday night.
I ate breakfast and now it feels like my stomach is going to explode. Feels like there is NO SPACE in there. If I didn't eat breakfast I'd probably be ready to barf from nausea. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
kristhegirl I have those days too. Figuring out how to navigate the changes in our relationship and division of responsibilities has been a challenge lately. Every few weeks I get the urge to pack up DS and myself and drive far, far away from here (maybe back home to stay with family?), but the feeling is always fleeting. Yes, I need a break and maybe some alone time, but just leave it to pregnancy hormones to escalate everything to an eleven...
Yes, exactly, which is why I'm not blowing my top at my husband. I know logically this is low-level annoyance, but my damn hormones are RAGING. I need to chill, really. It's not that I don't have a valid grievance, but it's not actually a level 11 situation.
I'm sure it's even harder since your husband is gone a lot, in a stressful job, and you've got a move looming on the horizon. Plus, you know, gestating.
Post by moutonrouge on Dec 8, 2016 10:07:29 GMT -5
Hair pats to everyone who didn't sleep well. I had a really disturbing dream about an abusive boyfriend and a dog that had me stressed from the moment I woke up.
I'm trying to be zen today (although maybe apathetic is more like it). I was told to move back down to my usual office, and found it missing some key features like a desk chair and a working phone or keyboard. I think the rest of today will be hectic but fine.
I'm really stressing out about this insurance thing. We have an appointment in town today, so I don't think I'll get it sorted out today. Maybe tomorrow. But I hate it, I need it done. Every year I have to get DH new freaking insurance because his current company just stops offering individual insurance.
Post by erinshelley21 on Dec 8, 2016 10:49:31 GMT -5
2nd breakfast helped the nausea for a little bit and I grabbed a small diet mountain dew for some bubbly caffeine, which also helped. I really hope my H doesn't try to get any when I go home for lunch. He was excessively pouty about it not happening Tuesday night and I just don't see it happening at lunch or tonight.
erinshelley21 I have that hungry/nauseous feeling daily. It SUCKS. Sometimes I just eat bc it at least takes care of the hunger, and I usually feel better after I puke anyway. Sometimes I'm too nauseous for that plan of attack though.
kristhegirl I have been losing my shit at my H a lot lately. My issue is actually different- he does more around the house, and then seems frustrated with me. I've been working 15 hour days though, so I get annoyed. And by annoyed, there is crying, yelliing, etc.
AFM- on my way downtown for the final day of trial. I'm exhausted. We have all my husband's friends coming this weekend, but not til late tomorrow night. I'll be in bed before they get here.
My H said this AM that he misses me and wants to go to dinner tonight. So sweet, but I don't have the energy to go out. He is going to make dinner and we'll watch a movie or something tonight. Tomorrow I made an appointment for a prenatal massage, and I plan to check out of work around 1 or 2.
I got tagged in here so I'll random. I slept especially deep last night but I don't think I slept well. I woke up having to pee like crazy then realized I couldn't feel my arms and was asleep on my stomach. IDEK how that was comfortable to my comatose self cause I'm still kinda sore from it.
Today is straight from hell. I slept worse than usual last night and had to be up at 5 tp drive my h to work. Got home with 30mins to spare before having to load the kid back in the car and go to my OB appointment. He was a total monster there. On the way back home I had to stop at ServiceOntario to get a new health card since C lost mine. He was even worse there. Its also freezing cold out. At home now he is just driving me up the wall being annoying and whiny. I am leaving in a little over an hour to go pick up my H from work and it cant come soon enough. Im pushing Cs nap back til then so he will sleep in the car. Otherwise id have to wake him up to leave, if he fell asleep at all.
Now the diabetes educators at the local hospital are telling me I have to come in for an appointment I am trying to cancel because "they need a plan in place for my insulin dosages". No you effing dont. Im not delivering at that hospital so this is a moot point but nobody is touching my damn insulin unless I have a csection and anything you see now regarding my dosing is irrelevant because it changes every damn week so wtf?
Why isn't it Friday yet? I'm over this week already, but still have to get through 2 more days of work.
On a brighter note, we went on a trolley last night to see the Christmas lights/decorations in town and DS had a blast. I live to see the joy on his face from simple things like that.
obi, that sounds really annoying. If you don't mind me asking, are there special considerations for insulin dosage (or means of administration) during labor?
Things are going. Not a whole lot to say. Oh, we leave in ONE WEEK for Christmas vacation to the NW. Woohoo!
Post by erinshelley21 on Dec 8, 2016 14:59:59 GMT -5
I have done a total of one thing at work today. I've done 2 really, but the second was to pass along work to someone else. I took a 2 hour lunch and I think I might as well just leave for the day. Dh needs to give me my shot and we have shopping to do for our party.
obi, that sounds really annoying. If you don't mind me asking, are there special considerations for insulin dosage (or means of administration) during labor?
Things are going. Not a whole lot to say. Oh, we leave in ONE WEEK for Christmas vacation to the NW. Woohoo!
Its a bit tricky to explain. Insulin needs change like the wind. Exercise, stress, weather, sleep, time of day (you should see my pump settings! Im willing to share if anyone is curious)... Everything can effect it, and every diabetic responds differently, so I make small changes for these things all the time. That being said, there are no specific needs for labour. I just have to monitor my blood sugar closely and adjust accordingly. With DS I went into labour at 1am and delivered the next day at 2am. I ate next to nothing and didnt sleep. Because of that I had to back off of my insulin to avoid going low. Labour is pretty physical so you'll burn up that sugar faster than normal. I ate glucose tabs and sipped dr pepper to keep myself level since I couldnt stomach actual food. During pregnancy insulin requirements can triple or more above pre-pregnancy requirements. Right after delivery they drop back down to pre-pregnancy levels and some women report needing little to no insulin in the 24hrs post delivery. I needed some, but barely any. I ran at about 30% less than pre-preganancy requirements for 2+ weeks after delivery. Then, if you breastfeed it is recommended that you drink juice or chocolate milk while nursing/pumping because BFing causes lows.
If you had GD the hospital would likely take control of it all with an IV drip. Since I am type 1 and already on a pump I would rather control it myself and only hand it over if I had a csec because ai obviously cant do it then. I know my body and how it reacts best so it is really the safest way to go. My H is also totally capable of using my tester and pump so I have a teammate as well.
If I were a new diabetic I likely would hand it over to the hospital.
Sorry for the long winded response! Lol. Its hard not to spiral out when I talk about diabetes, clearly.
Guys I got through allllll the laundry piles in my bedroom last night!! Now the room is covered in plastic (and still cluttered) but sooo much better! And after all of my folding and organizing, DH got home from his work trip (I'd warned him that he had folded piles of clothes to put away) and made some comment about how it was going to take him so long to put away his clothes. 😖 Its definitely time for him to make a goodwill drop. In other exciting news, my dog followed me upstairs while putting DD down for a nap and stepped in the paint pan then tracked white paint all over the stairs and carpet upstairs. Luckily I was oblivious while putting E down and the contractors fixed it all!
The trial was over, and we won! A 1.2 million dollar verdict for my clients. (I normally do defense work, but this time I was for the Plaintiff.) It was really great to see how happy they were. And now I will sleep. And go to my massage tomorrow and relax all weekend!
glb30, congratulations on the trial. I'm glad it was worth all of the tiredness.
elsmom, Yay for the chore accomplishments Those are not easy
obi, egads on the stubbornness of the doctor You know yourself and your needs and it sounds like you know exactly what it takes. Instead of fighting you, they should be happy that you've taken such control over this part of your life!
skk, Amen to the why isn't it Friday.. shoot, I want it to be Saturday so I can have my hubby here.
ugaqueencity, ugh on flying so much. I normally love to fly, but right now, I am so uncomfortable much of the time just in a car, I can't imagine being stuck in a plane on a regular basis ><
@priss08, I have NO idea how you slept on your belly. I hurt just rolling too far to the side! Wish it had been more restful
landonsmom15, Congratulations! On to bigger and better things
erinshelley21, I am so sorry you are still dealing with nausea The worst I get is 'urpy' which is torturous to me.
Quinstar, ugh at insurance. The medical situation (lumping that with insurance because it makes insurance necessary) is ridiculous financially ><
Darnit, I made it through most of the posts (reply wise) before the twins woke up.
Life is .. life around here. I'm not really down persay, but I can't say I feel terribly optimistic at the moment. The older girls are working to get their school work done before the end of the semester and I'm already looking forward to their extended family not wanting them to do work while they're in Ohio for Christmas. The twins aren't sleeping well so we have tiny tempermental toddlers ><
I just realized that I will be on hospital bed rest for the twins third birthday. Just another thing to lump on the emotions of January. I don't know if I want to cry, scream at the world, flail, curse, or just curl up in a ball and hide.. maybe all of the above.
and yet.. I am extremely thankful for a beautiful healthy family and a little boy on the way who his perfectly healthy.. and a doctor who caught what could have been deadly.
Today was a day. So today we took Clara to the allergist because we thought she might be allergic to peanuts. The pedi suggested going. She is in fact allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. So much so we can't have them in the house or around her. We have to read all the labels and can't go out to places that can't accommodate. She needs an epipen too. 😔
missi it's going to be tough being in the hospital for so long, and I having dual emotions at the same time. (Grateful/in a bit of a funk) I hope December is awesome, and the weeks in the hospital pass quickly!
meggypoo1 I'm sorry about the tough diagnosis. I'm sure it's scary and a bit overwhelming. Glad they caught it tho, so you guys can be prepared!
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