I both want this one to come earlier than DS (40w4d) and don't at the same time....having a newborn kind of freaks me out LOL. I do have a feeling this one may come earlier because I feel a lot different, but I think having to chase a toddler around might have something to do with that.
Same. 40+6 felt like forever with DD, but also scared to have a toddler and a newborn.
One of my friends who just had her first baby 2 weeks ago told me "I don't know how you're going to do this with a 2 year old".....thanks for the pep talk.
Same. 40+6 felt like forever with DD, but also scared to have a toddler and a newborn.
One of my friends who just had her first baby 2 weeks ago told me "I don't know how you're going to do this with a 2 year old".....thanks for the pep talk.
LOL, right? 2 kids is really starting to terrify me. Every time I'm somewhere with DD, I can' help but wonder the logistics of being able to do it with 2. I think that's part of the reason I booked a trip 7 months pregnant plus toddler and also put DD in swim class from March-June. I feel like I need to do as much as possible with 1 before there's a second one here.
Same. 40+6 felt like forever with DD, but also scared to have a toddler and a newborn.
One of my friends who just had her first baby 2 weeks ago told me "I don't know how you're going to do this with a 2 year old".....thanks for the pep talk.
I feel like this is a weird thing to say...like, plenty of people do it with 2, 3, or even 4 kids. I'm sure she's just speaking from that new mommy place that I'm going to be in in just a few short months, but still. No need to freak you out!
Post by akraus2015 on Mar 15, 2017 12:40:25 GMT -5
Therapist/doula found a HIPPA compliant platform to do our meeting virtually today. I can't tell you how happy I am to not have to do 3ish hours of commuting for this appointment.
I might actually have time to go to the gym today. Yay!!
lulu783, I'm not going to lie, it took me at least a good month (if not more) before I was confident going out with 2 LO. It gets easier though. I always put the baby (still do and he is 16 months) in my wrap and do what I always did with my other kiddo. Now that I am going to have 3 under 4, I'm worried, mostly about grocery shopping. I will likely just have to go frequently and get less stuff because I'm not ready for my DD to be running free in the grocery store. She can't keep her hands off of everything. I do have a teenager that is helpful sometimes, however, he acts more like a 9 yo than a 14 yo.
Re: timing of 2nd labor etc.....
I went 4 weeks early with my first, a week late with my second, and with my third I went into labor on my EDD. I don't think there is any pattern that goes with it. I think labor starts when the baby is ready. It can be fun to guess when it may happen.
One of my friends who just had her first baby 2 weeks ago told me "I don't know how you're going to do this with a 2 year old".....thanks for the pep talk.
I feel like this is a weird thing to say...like, plenty of people do it with 2, 3, or even 4 kids. I'm sure she's just speaking from that new mommy place that I'm going to be in in just a few short months, but still. No need to freak you out!
haha it was. I just kind of laughed it off. My mom had 5 kids so I know it's not impossible and I think I may have said that to her. I try to just give her the benefit of the doubt since I know she's a little overwhelmed at the moment. It took us 7-8 months PP for us to be able to picture having another baby so I'm sure she's thinking the same. But yeah, I don't really appreciate being told I'm going to have a hard time
I both want this one to come earlier than DS (40w4d) and don't at the same time....having a newborn kind of freaks me out LOL. I do have a feeling this one may come earlier because I feel a lot different, but I think having to chase a toddler around might have something to do with that.
Same. 40+6 felt like forever with DD, but also scared to have a toddler and a newborn.
For some strange reason, at this point, having a toddler and a newborn is not scaring me as much as having just a newborn did when I was a FTM. I felt so on-edge and needing to focus 100% of my energy on one person when I had DD and it was a killer for my anxiety. Now I know I can't focus everything on the newborn and sometimes he's just going to need to cry while I deal with his big sister (within reason of course) and it's oddly comforting (? not sure that's the word I'm going for). I know this will probably all change as soon as he's born and we're home and stressed out but for now it's helping me calm the anxiety.
sleepymonkey, I totally get that! Sometimes I forget I'm KU (and be anxious about it) this time around because there is way less time to think about it!
leviosa, yep that's the kind of stuff that scares me! I go to the 24 hour grocery store at like 11pm on Friday nights just to be able to go alone.
I don't have that option. My H is a resident and his schedule is so full I never rely on him to be able to help with the kids. So I either go with all the kids or we starve, lol!
Tapatalk is sucking and I can't figure out how to post the image on my laptop at the moment.
But, I'm thinking we're going to go with Zen by Behr. I sent the contractor out for a sample.
I like zen!! It reminds me of that Silvermist I posted yesterday, just with a bit more of a greenish hue to it (from looking at the website samples on my laptop anyway).
If the colors are as similar as I think they are, that should look great with the dark floor, but not be too dark for the space!
leviosa , yep that's the kind of stuff that scares me! I go to the 24 hour grocery store at like 11pm on Friday nights just to be able to go alone.
I don't have that option. My H is a resident and his schedule is so full I never rely on him to be able to help with the kids. So I either go with all the kids or we starve, lol!
I'm bowing down to you! I'm the one with the long hours, so H usually manages pick up and drop off at DC during the week and I take over on the weekends. During yesterday's snowstorm I was home with DD and was ready for a nap at like 11am LOL.
Also - I would do Amazon Fresh or Peapod delivery or Walmart drivethrough if I were you
BabyStandish, I can't find what BBB's completion discount is but they are constantly sending me 20% off one item coupons so if you are only looking to purchase a few items from them I bet you'd get enough coupons to use on each of them. I have no idea if you can use the coupons along with the completion discount. I think they also do price matching?
PirateCat - I do have Yak Trax. I just feel silly wearing them over snow boots when everyone else seems to manage. H said if it's really icy he wants me to wear them, but everything is nice and shoveled/salted at least today. So far so good.
Haha, I don't think other people pay attention to your footwear as much as you think they do. And I don't think you'd look silly at all, even if you weren't pregnant, and you certainly have every reason to take extra precautions while pregnant.
BabyStandish, I can't find what BBB's completion discount is but they are constantly sending me 20% off one item coupons so if you are only looking to purchase a few items from them I bet you'd get enough coupons to use on each of them. I have no idea if you can use the coupons along with the completion discount. I think they also do price matching?
You can price match OR use a 20% off coupon. They won't do both on the same item. I'm not sure about the completion coupon. They never sent me one, jerks
Nope, I know quite a few people who went early with #1 and past due with #2 and vice versa.
Anecdote, but a friend from church has 5 kids. She went like 2.5 or 3 weeks early with number one and was progressively later with each subsequent kid. Number 5 she had to be induced at almost 42 weeks. 😱 As I said complete anecdote, but by the last two she had given up hope for going early lol
leviosa , yep that's the kind of stuff that scares me! I go to the 24 hour grocery store at like 11pm on Friday nights just to be able to go alone.
I don't have that option. My H is a resident and his schedule is so full I never rely on him to be able to help with the kids. So I either go with all the kids or we starve, lol!
Same situation here! H actually had a long conversation with me when we started talking about TTC because he was concerned about not being able to help as much as he wants to. Definitely not easy for resident's wives.
akraus2015, I'm super glad that you are getting to do your appointment by facetime! I think it's awesome!
sleepymonkey, pop tarts were actually my first guess I was pregnant. I bought some because they looked good and then I realized... I hate them. I knew something was up.
BabyStandish , I can't find what BBB's completion discount is but they are constantly sending me 20% off one item coupons so if you are only looking to purchase a few items from them I bet you'd get enough coupons to use on each of them. I have no idea if you can use the coupons along with the completion discount. I think they also do price matching?
You can price match OR use a 20% off coupon. They won't do both on the same item. I'm not sure about the completion coupon. They never sent me one, jerks
I can't remember what the discount was - I think maybe 10 or 15%? I don't remember being impressed.
So I asked my OB to write my maternity leave letter for school, saying that my first day off would be May 1st. I need to turn it in 30 days before I leave.
Well, I got it today and she wrote April 13th, and said the reasoning is supervised high risk pregnancy! WTF?
Now I have to either ask her to do it again and see if she will... Or I have to see if I can swing leaving early. Not going to lie, leaving early sounds pretty pleasant.
setsuna17 have they ever mentioned being high risk before?
Going out on April 13th was originally my plan but I'm trying to tough it out. However, damn, how am I going to survive working another 6 weeks.. ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
marshian, he finishes up in June and my biggest fear is him having some other work related excuse as to why he can't help. Sometimes it is a struggle to get him to help me feed the kids. The only time I struggle is when everyone is having a meltdown at the exact same time. I tell him all the time, just help me get pass the "hump" of everyone screaming at me because they need something right now and I will be satisfied. The kids don't like others doing for them anyways, they only want me.
So I asked my OB to write my maternity leave letter for school, saying that my first day off would be May 1st. I need to turn it in 30 days before I leave.
Well, I got it today and she wrote April 13th, and said the reasoning is supervised high risk pregnancy! WTF?
Now I have to either ask her to do it again and see if she will... Or I have to see if I can swing leaving early. Not going to lie, leaving early sounds pretty pleasant.
I would definitely be okay with my doctor getting me out of work early. But maybe that's just today's crappy day talking. ;)
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