We were scheduling DS' 2year appointment (which will be in April) and my H was like "well we need to schedule it on a day that you are getting your progesterone shot because then we will be in town." Umm no we don't because we will have a new baby by then and not have to worry about the shots anymore! Hallelu!!
I've never had a UTI before, and I think I might have one. Regardless, I'm really uncomfortable. Going to the doctor tomorrow, but is there anything that relieves the uncomfortable feeling? (Basically, I feel like I have to pee even when I am still on the toilet having just finished peeing!)
AZO tablets. They coat the urinary track and help with the pain.
Seriously, people need to mind their own business when it comes to childcare decisions. Staying home is great by either parent and daycare is also great. I was originally going to go back to school right after DS was born but in the end there were several reasons that wasn't going to be the best option for our family. The current plan is that I'll go back when our last baby is in school. There's no winning, when I was planning to go back to school people asked how I could possibly leave him but now that I SAH they ask when I'm going to get my degree or assume I'm no longer going to "be doing anything with my life" (as if staying at home isn't doing anything). Which brings me to a pet peeve of mine: SAHMs and SAHDs work. They may not get paid for it but they work. I really wish it would become more common to ask people whether they work outside the home rather than "do you work?" I know most people don't mean it to be insulting but it can be pretty demeaning when people imply you're being lazy by taking care of kids.
Also +1 to parents not babysitting their own kids. DH is a fantastic dad regardless of who is home with the kids more often. He is just as capable of a parent.
Seriously, people need to mind their own business when it comes to childcare decisions. Staying home is great by either parent and daycare is also great. I was originally going to go back to school right after DS was born but in the end there were several reasons that wasn't going to be the best option for our family. The current plan is that I'll go back when our last baby is in school. There's no winning, when I was planning to go back to school people asked how I could possibly leave him but now that I SAH they ask when I'm going to get my degree or assume I'm no longer going to "be doing anything with my life" (as if staying at home isn't doing anything). Which brings me to a pet peeve of mine: SAHMs and SAHDs work. They may not get paid for it but they work. I really wish it would become more common to ask people whether they work outside the home rather than "do you work?" I know most people don't mean it to be insulting but it can be pretty demeaning when people imply you're being lazy by taking care of kids.
Also +1 to parents not babysitting their own kids. DH is a fantastic dad regardless of who is home with the kids more often. He is just as capable of a parent.
Yessss to all of this. Our plan was similar for me returning to school, and has become the same thing. Around the time our last kiddo goes to school I hope to as well.
Staying home is a hell of a lot of work. It is emotionally draining, too. I cant just leave work at work. I think people really dont realize how isolating being a SAHM can be either.
... or you get to where I am, dedicate your life to your family. I love it, but a part of me feels frustrated that I feel so helpless to help financially in comparison to where I should have been.
Pretty sure years of the comments we are talking about didn't help!
(I have used virtual school for my kids since kindergarten, thus why when they went to school, I was still occupied.)
There's an over the counter pill you can take that relieves the pain from peeing - I think it's called Azo. It turns your pee bright orange but it's worked for me before. I think it's okay while pregnant - maybe a category B? at most.
But! Don't take it until after you've given a urine sample! Makes testing the urine impossible.
Oh I never knew that - I took it prior to a urine test only once (it was a long wait for an appointment) and they still diagnosed me. But maybe they just used my symptoms as evidence enough?
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