Randoms 4/17

[peggels24]

buttercup I'm sorry that the Dr was so dismissive. I hate that so much

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I had a dream that my dad told everyone on FB and DH and I were livid. I'm very awake now.

[beefinch]

AW: here's our announcement that I done this morning. Man it's hard trying to get a toddler to stay still.

In case you are wondering, food was used as a bribe to sit in the chair.

U/S is Tuesday morning. So excited and nervous, just hope everything is OK... has no reason not to be but I'm sure you guys know how I'm feeling.

We will be going to DH's Nans tomorrow to tell her, and then sending a pic of the U/S to other people who already know before we put up the announcement.

The caption will be "C has something exiting to share!"

[grumpycat88]

We announced today on social media

PDQ and may poof later:

[bethkate]

Cute announcements!

If my u/s goes well on the 28th, we'll finally tell our parents on 5/2. It's MIL's birthday, so we're thinking of mailing her a card with an u/s picture inside. Then, that night, we're going to a baseball game with my dad, so we'll tell him then. We'll do a social media announcement at some point after that.

Also, just a thought since so many of us will be announcing soon...keep in mind that Mothers Day weekend can be really hard for people dealing with loss or infertility and is probably best avoided for social media announcements. Those were always the hardest for me.

[cnf2013]

Here's the announcement we used. We announced a couple of weeks ago after our first ultrasound.

PDQ

**poof**

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Apr 23, 2017 9:18:03 GMT -5 bethkate said:

Cute announcements!

If my u/s goes well on the 28th, we'll finally tell our parents on 5/2. It's MIL's birthday, so we're thinking of mailing her a card with an u/s picture inside. Then, that night, we're going to a baseball game with my dad, so we'll tell him then. We'll do a social media announcement at some point after that.

Also, just a thought since so many of us will be announcing soon...keep in mind that Mothers Day weekend can be really hard for people dealing with loss or infertility and is probably best avoided for social media announcements. Those were always the hardest for me.

That's good to know. I never really thought about the effects of a Mother's Day announcement on others.

[bethkate]

@annperkins, I don't think a lot of people do really think about it.

As for me, I spent four Mothers' Days not pregnant and ttc. When it's supposed to be your first one as a mother or when you want nothing more than to get pregnant and can't, Mother's Day is hard. I would try to avoid FB and stuff, but inevitably, every year, I'd end up seeing someone's announcement and it sucked. Just figured I'd put that out there for people who haven't thought about that side of things.

[theiowagirl]

I have 2 dear friends in a small group. They have been ttc for 2 and 1 years. One couple is doing IUI and the other just started meeting with a fertility specialist. I'm thinking of emailing them both privately after our next appointment (10 weeks) to give them time to process before we meet again and before we announce to the public. Good idea or no? I know they will be happy for me, yet I also can't imagine the sadness they will feel for themselves. Any insight would be much appreciated.

[bethkate]

Apr 23, 2017 10:58:12 GMT -5 theiowagirl said:

I have 2 dear friends in a small group. They have been ttc for 2 and 1 years. One couple is doing IUI and the other just started meeting with a fertility specialist. I'm thinking of emailing them both privately after our next appointment (10 weeks) to give them time to process before we meet again and before we announce to the public. Good idea or no? I know they will be happy for me, yet I also can't imagine the sadness they will feel for themselves. Any insight would be much appreciated.

Texting or emailing is the best way to go, IMO. It'll allow them to feel how they feel without having to put on a happy face for you. It's also nice to give them a heads up before you go public.

[grumpycat88]

I either just got smacked with allergies or a cold. Cannot breathe and am constantly sneezing. Gr. At least dh is feeling better so he can be on DS duty.

[laurensc927]

Apr 23, 2017 11:04:05 GMT -5 bethkate said:

Apr 23, 2017 10:58:12 GMT -5 theiowagirl said:

I have 2 dear friends in a small group. They have been ttc for 2 and 1 years. One couple is doing IUI and the other just started meeting with a fertility specialist. I'm thinking of emailing them both privately after our next appointment (10 weeks) to give them time to process before we meet again and before we announce to the public. Good idea or no? I know they will be happy for me, yet I also can't imagine the sadness they will feel for themselves. Any insight would be much appreciated.

Texting or emailing is the best way to go, IMO. It'll allow them to feel how they feel without having to put on a happy face for you. It's also nice to give them a heads up before you go public.

Agreed!

[theiowagirl]

Apr 23, 2017 11:04:05 GMT -5 bethkate said:

Apr 23, 2017 10:58:12 GMT -5 theiowagirl said:

I have 2 dear friends in a small group. They have been ttc for 2 and 1 years. One couple is doing IUI and the other just started meeting with a fertility specialist. I'm thinking of emailing them both privately after our next appointment (10 weeks) to give them time to process before we meet again and before we announce to the public. Good idea or no? I know they will be happy for me, yet I also can't imagine the sadness they will feel for themselves. Any insight would be much appreciated.

Texting or emailing is the best way to go, IMO. It'll allow them to feel how they feel without having to put on a happy face for you. It's also nice to give them a heads up before you go public.

That was my thought - with the email. They can not have to fake any sort of reaction when they read it.

Thanks for all your input, everyone.

[cdnfarmgirl]

We sent a picture with my son holding a sign saying oldest, my daughter holding a sign saying youngest then it's crossed out and says middle. It was cute. We sent it
To the family last week. I told church friends this week. Another lady in our circle is due same time as me so that's fun. She is clearly pregnant so everyone congratulated her today and then I figured I may as well say something too.

(I can't figure out how to post a picture apparently)

[blabbermouth]

He's such a happy lil guy buttercup!

Cute outfit @iheartmyshiba, haha.

[twotxmommies]

Apr 21, 2017 10:06:01 GMT -5 twotxmommies said:

Apr 21, 2017 9:58:43 GMT -5 southernbelle said:

O and there's this info I thought I should share...

She said to avoid Miami and south due to zika. Well I said dh is going to the keys in a couple weeks and she said if he has to go that's fine but then no more sex for the remainder of the pregnancy.....so there's that

Oh wow. There are a few counties here in Texas they are insisting we stay away from as well. Scary

Cameron County is the biggest NoNo in texas for Travel with pregnant or trying to become pregnant. I know it includes South Padre Island, but not sure of the other cities in and around that county. 

We live in DFW and its totally safe. Think we had one reported case