Anyone else get this thing called a wedge that is suppose to prop up your belly while sleeping so the baby doesn't put extra weight when laying on your side?
I got one as a gift and didnt really like it for its intended purpose of holding the bump up (tbh I didnt really give it a chance, lol) so I am using it to prop up my pillows so that I can sleep at a slight incline. I like that use much better.
I have this also. It was too hard and uncomfortable for under my belly. I use it between my knees and it helps with my hips.
Never thought of that one. I use a pillow but my hips haven't bother me, my knees have though. Hmmmm....
I think there are both - infrequent posters and random noobs.
As someone who may be classified as a random noob- (though I haven't posted on appointments or symptoms)
Just for insight- personally I read threads on TB here and there and then lurked over here for a while. I didn't check in often enough to feel like it was worthwhile to post- didn't want to participate once in a convo and never come back. I have a fairly busy life with a family of four becoming five and a fun but time consuming job plus real life friends and commitments. However once I started scaling back on work hours and my body has forced me to slow down I felt like I had some time to really participate and thus the late intro! It is tough to fit into an established group (like transferring to a new hs during senior year) and I don't expect copious amounts of attention but it definitely isn't just to have somewhere to share my birth story!
Not offended so no one read into it that way (it's always so hard to tell online) but again just providing some background on this particular random noob
You are totally not a random noob! I recognize you and remember your intro . I completely understand being busy and not being able to participate. I think we all have days and weeks where we just don't have the time to participate as much. And girl- family of four with five on the way? I applaud you for even making it on here. I actually intro'd late too in the beginning of the third trimester.
Honestly, infrequent posters don't bother me as I know that life can be busy and it's not always easy to get online to read through threads. I had just noticed a couple of usernames that I had never seen before (not you) that would post a random appointment/ symptom with a question. I didn't know if maybe it was just me that noticed it because I don't always have time to read every thread, or if there were more ladies joining in.
Post by carolyngrace on May 15, 2015 5:25:48 GMT -5
Kristykristyleelee, as everyone else has said, you're not crazy, and you and your relationship deserve way more respect than you're being given!
My sister came out in '95 when she left for college. She was a shaved-head, girls-college, man-hating lesbian (not trying to generalize, just paint a picture) for almost 20 years. Throughout that time, my parents went from "we can't accept you due to our Christian values" to "We will accept your partners, but you know we disagree with what you do" to *almost* complete acceptance. They have gotten more liberal and accepting over time.
So then two years ago, my sister starts exploring the possibility of being Bi, and dating men. Now she's in a relationship with the AWFUL man, who is a jobless alcoholic, verbally abusive, etc. He's disgusting in general, and to her. She never picked the best women, either, but IMO they weren't abusive like this guy.
I asked my parents the other day, "so what's worse, dealing with a kid who's gay, or one who has picked an abusive opposite-sex partner?" My mom shot me the most evil look, but the point was taken.
So, yeah, it's bullshit that you're relationship is even being compared with hers. On any level. Hopefully they'll see that one day.
Anyone else get this thing called a wedge that is suppose to prop up your belly while sleeping so the baby doesn't put extra weight when laying on your side?
I got one as a gift and didnt really like it for its intended purpose of holding the bump up (tbh I didnt really give it a chance, lol) so I am using it to prop up my pillows so that I can sleep at a slight incline. I like that use much better.
I've just been using a regular pillow under the bump.
Also agree with @pcrunk that at least they are trying to get involved, it would just be nice to have an intro I think we are all a little weary of new posters after Demandagate as well.
Oh I totally get that too!I almost was going to post a proof photo as a newer member. The Internet is a crazy place...
And thanks for the positive responses - like I said I am totally not offended by the noob status! I also agree that the totally random posts are hard to connect with which is exactly why I didn't start posting earlier. Tough to really participate in a conversation when no one has any sort of connection to you. I also feel like the one and done posts on threads are a bit of a throwaway. Why waste time on it and then not come back to follow up?
But anyway, I digress! I like this thread because I don't feel bad rambling!
I'm watching Say Yes To The Dress and have seen 3 women now bring their fiancés with them to pick out their wedding dress... that's just completely weird to me!
Anyone here let their H see their dress before the wedding day, or have them help pick it out?
I'm watching Say Yes To The Dress and have seen 3 women now bring their fiancés with them to pick out their wedding dress... that's just completely weird to me!
Anyone here let their H see their dress before the wedding day, or have them help pick it out?
Nope, nope, nope. To each their own, but I've just never understood this!! I think there is something special about seeing you and the dress for the first time on your wedding day. DH wouldn't have wanted to see it, help pick it out, etc. even if I begged him
I did go to David's Bridal with him because we happened to be right by one and I tried on a Vera Wang dress that I'd seen all over the internet and liked but 100% knew I wouldn't buy.
I'm watching Say Yes To The Dress and have seen 3 women now bring their fiancés with them to pick out their wedding dress... that's just completely weird to me!
Anyone here let their H see their dress before the wedding day, or have them help pick it out?
No way! I wouldn't even agree to pictures of DH and I before the ceremony. I think I spent my entire life fantasizing about the moment I walked down the aisle and we saw each other for the first time. It sounds cheesy, but it was really important to me.
I'm watching Say Yes To The Dress and have seen 3 women now bring their fiancés with them to pick out their wedding dress... that's just completely weird to me!
Anyone here let their H see their dress before the wedding day, or have them help pick it out?
Absolutely not! We took photos before the actual ceremony, but they were separate. DH and I did get to talk in person before the ceremony, but he was blindfolded. It was pretty cute. Also, the pictures of him seeing me for the first time as I am walking down the aisle to him are priceless. I wouldn't want to ruin that moment.
sammyca, I think to show them once you picked it out is ok, these guys were literally shooting down the dresses the brides loved because they didn't like the lace, or the flower, or they wanted her to have a certain style! No way, I have to like my own wedding dress!
We picked out the tuxes together but I did let me H essentially pick his own, but I had to help with the groomsmen so they would match the bridesmaids - and he saw and approved of their dresses. My H wanted nothing to do with my dress and he even wanted to go the traditional route and not see me until I walked down the aisle too. So we did his/her pictures separately before the ceremony and all of our 'together' pictures after.
I'll say, the look on his face was priceless when I turned the corner and he saw me
Sending hugs and happy thoughts to all the mamas who went into L&D the last couple of days.
I want to vent about a friend's wedding. I used to be on the knot a bunch and the lack of etiquette just kills me. Here's her wedding in bullet points; -The Sunday of Memorial Day weekend from 2:30 ("well it will probably be 3"- bride) until 9 -1.5 hour gap (for pictures, not that bad but the guests are supposed to set up reception space) -Potluck reception for 100 people -Swing dance lessons -5 dances -Prayer, toasts, then cake -Then everyone clean up -FB group with reminders to sign up for potluck dishes -FB posts reminding ALL FB friends where they are registered
Some of that is perfectly great and I'm sure we'll be wonderful but the other things make me want to shake her and read to her from an etiquette book.
I already RSVP'd yes before finding out all this other information. Eek. I am not nice enough to prepare a potluck dish (or eat potluck food from strangers ) at 38 weeks pregnant. Also cake at the very end? Not okay. I think we'll go to the ceremony and bring a gift then skip the reception (not learning how to swing dance at 38 weeks either) and go out for dinner and cake.
Are you sure we aren't going to the same wedding that weekend?!? Actually I think the one I'm invited to is the Saturday after memorial day.
We'll have to have a code if we do happen to be at the same wedding. If I see another pg lady there I'll ask her how kale salad is...
Sending hugs and happy thoughts to all the mamas who went into L&D the last couple of days.
I want to vent about a friend's wedding. I used to be on the knot a bunch and the lack of etiquette just kills me. Here's her wedding in bullet points; -The Sunday of Memorial Day weekend from 2:30 ("well it will probably be 3"- bride) until 9 -1.5 hour gap (for pictures, not that bad but the guests are supposed to set up reception space) -Potluck reception for 100 people -Swing dance lessons -5 dances -Prayer, toasts, then cake -Then everyone clean up -FB group with reminders to sign up for potluck dishes -FB posts reminding ALL FB friends where they are registered
Some of that is perfectly great and I'm sure we'll be wonderful but the other things make me want to shake her and read to her from an etiquette book.
I already RSVP'd yes before finding out all this other information. Eek. I am not nice enough to prepare a potluck dish (or eat potluck food from strangers ) at 38 weeks pregnant. Also cake at the very end? Not okay. I think we'll go to the ceremony and bring a gift then skip the reception (not learning how to swing dance at 38 weeks either) and go out for dinner and cake.
Can you rock up and call in a pizza delivery?
I think I would just order the pizza for myself and stuff my face with it during potluck. I don't take kindly to sharing my food these days.
Post by baileybaileybne on May 16, 2015 0:43:26 GMT -5
My random 'had to share' was that I just watched the season final of The Vampire Diaries and I'm in bits. I was fully aware a main character was leaving and some of the relationships were getting a little tired so I didn't expect to care. Turns out I'm a total sap and I really lost it. I'm keen to blame pregnancy hormones but if I'm honest I think it was just sad. Lame and teenagerish of me to care but it was sad! A really good way to end it. I wonder if it will be renewed for another season? Alright, 16 year old me will pop back in my box now
I'm watching Say Yes To The Dress and have seen 3 women now bring their fiancés with them to pick out their wedding dress... that's just completely weird to me!
Anyone here let their H see their dress before the wedding day, or have them help pick it out?
I love SYTTD. Or rather, I love to hate watch it.
I bought my dress off eBay (it was vintage) and my (then) future MIL did the repairs and alterations, so yeah, my H saw a lot of my wedding dress, and me in it. We also spent an hour at David's Bridal looking at alternative dresses just for fun.
My random 'had to share' was that I just watched the season final of The Vampire Diaries and I'm in bits. I was fully aware a main character was leaving and some of the relationships were getting a little tired so I didn't expect to care. Turns out I'm a total sap and I really lost it. I'm keen to blame pregnancy hormones but if I'm honest I think it was just sad. Lame and teenagerish of me to care but it was sad! A really good way to end it. I wonder if it will be renewed for another season? Alright, 16 year old me will pop back in my box now
I watched a little of the final episode, and was kinda shocked how it ended. I basically stopped watching midway through the season because I felt the writers were struggling with the storyline and there just too many crazy things happening with all the characters. It might be interesting to see how things change next season though.
SOs parents just left. I think this was the longest day in history. Also his mother had bought ALL the clothes for LO which I really appreciate, but I already weeded a ton out because she got 30-60 onesies IN EVERY SIZE! She is still buying stuff that was on my registry, but not what I asked for and other people have bought me. Oh and not to mention, she took all the tags off everything so we can't return it. I feel awful complaining about not having to buy clothes or a ton of other things but please stop! Oh and she bought a dress and outfit for the christening. I'm not using that. I have mine that was passed down for three generations. Sorry not sorry. Ugh sorry needed a place to rant.
Sounds like your SO has to have a little chat with his mom and tell her to 1. take a seat... just slow down. 2. leave tags on - and give gift receipts if possible because she's getting duplicate items for you. PLUS, yes, onsies are great, but baby may grow out of things before you even get to them if she keeps buying so much and you're getting things from others too. 3. that you appreciate all that she has bought and how much she loves this baby already, but there are certain things that YOU as parents will be discussing and purchasing - like a christening outfit.
It would have been different if she had a family heirloom that she wanted baby to wear or incorporate too - then you could talk about it, but that's not the case. If that outfit.... Sounds like she has good intentions, she's just overly excited.... she needs to keep those damn tags on though!! My MIL bought us lots of stuff but 75% of the time she sent a receipt with it too (they lived far away at the time). When she didn't, they always still had tags.
trixi282 MH helped me pick out my dress. It was kind of a random thing though. One of the Alfred Angelos near us was having a moving sale, but none of my girls were in town that weekend. I was just going to skip it, but H volunteered to go with me. I'm actually glad he went. I'm really indecisive and self-conscious about clothes, and his enthusiasm made me much more secure and happy about my purchase. It didn't make his first sight of me at the ceremony any less special, and I felt much more confident about how I looked.
trixi282 MH helped me pick out my dress. It was kind of a random thing though. One of the Alfred Angelos near us was having a moving sale, but none of my girls were in town that weekend. I was just going to skip it, but H volunteered to go with me. I'm actually glad he went. I'm really indecisive and self-conscious about clothes, and his enthusiasm made me much more secure and happy about my purchase. It didn't make his first sight of me at the ceremony any less special, and I felt much more confident about how I looked.
He sounds really supportive and helpful!
It's definitely out of the norm, but it works for some I guess! The one guy on the SYTTD that I saw was not like that which made me angry that he was with her at all. He kept pushing for a short dress, and when she tried on one that she adored and talked about how much she loved it, he literally scoffed and was like "I don't like it at all, it's definitely not the dress, you should wear something short." (they were getting married on a beach)... Anyway, your story sounds sweet, I'm glad it worked well for you!
Post by silv3rlining on May 16, 2015 8:16:01 GMT -5
DH didn't want to know anything about my dress before the wedding and didn't want to see me. I think he accidentally got a glimpse when I left the bathroom but nbd. He wore his dress uniform do they're was no tux to pick out.
I'm watching Say Yes To The Dress and have seen 3 women now bring their fiancés with them to pick out their wedding dress... that's just completely weird to me!
Anyone here let their H see their dress before the wedding day, or have them help pick it out?
LOVE that show! Glad I'm not the only one who still watches it! My DH was appalled that I wouldn't let him see my dress lol. He's one of those weird guys who actually really likes helping me pick out clothes, so it totally stressed him out to wait till the day of to see the dress. It was a big hit though!
Huge random bitch: I freaking hate when I'm trying to drink something with ice in it, and the damn ice won't stop floating right to my mouth and blocking the drink. Some days the ice stays away the whole time. Not today. I turn the drink around 600x and it doesn't matter. F you ice cube! Thanks for making my at home iced coffee a huge pain in the ass to drink!
This is exactly why I only drink from cups with straws. I have a few Tervis cups with straws and lids, and they make me so happy. It's the little things!
So you got me to google Tervis cups (I assumed that's what they were, but wasn't sure) and now I want ALL THE CUPS!!! Too bad it would cost a fortune, but seriously....how do I decide?! I have one like it (probably not that brand) that is super tall with a straw, but I think I want a normal 16 oz size with a lid. Do you have any with the sippy lid, or just the ones with the straw?
This is exactly why I only drink from cups with straws. I have a few Tervis cups with straws and lids, and they make me so happy. It's the little things!
So you got me to google Tervis cups (I assumed that's what they were, but wasn't sure) and now I want ALL THE CUPS!!! Too bad it would cost a fortune, but seriously....how do I decide?! I have one like it (probably not that brand) that is super tall with a straw, but I think I want a normal 16 oz size with a lid. Do you have any with the sippy lid, or just the ones with the straw?
I have 2 standard 16oz ones (one a cheapo from Target) both with straws, and I love them
All I can say is, after I have this kid, as long as the GD is gone, I swear to you guys I'm going stuff my face with everything I haven't been able to have to the point I make myself sick!
I told DH when I get released there better be smorgasbord of fried, fatty, & sweet foods waiting on me because it's ON!!!
My random 'had to share' was that I just watched the season final of The Vampire Diaries and I'm in bits. I was fully aware a main character was leaving and some of the relationships were getting a little tired so I didn't expect to care. Turns out I'm a total sap and I really lost it. I'm keen to blame pregnancy hormones but if I'm honest I think it was just sad. Lame and teenagerish of me to care but it was sad! A really good way to end it. I wonder if it will be renewed for another season? Alright, 16 year old me will pop back in my box now
OMG. I JUST watched it. I am in tears. I am so sad. So mad that the chick that plays Elena left the show. How rude of her to want to do other things besides TVD.
This is exactly why I only drink from cups with straws. I have a few Tervis cups with straws and lids, and they make me so happy. It's the little things!
So you got me to google Tervis cups (I assumed that's what they were, but wasn't sure) and now I want ALL THE CUPS!!! Too bad it would cost a fortune, but seriously....how do I decide?! I have one like it (probably not that brand) that is super tall with a straw, but I think I want a normal 16 oz size with a lid. Do you have any with the sippy lid, or just the ones with the straw?
I have a few smaller ones (I think they're 12 oz.) that I use for coffee and one 16 oz. with both the lid and straw that I love. This is what my lid looks like: www.tervis.com/designs/Accessories/Travel-lids/dc0fe00377e0ec722da5bd146541427c/#upc=093597437694 Tervis is my favorite brand because your drink actually holds it's temperature and the lids stay on very well. They're expensive but totally worth it IMO.
DH and I woke up and he asked if I needed the bathroom before he hopped in the shower. I said no ... And baby started punching my bladder as soon as the shower started. You'd think by now Id know I always need the bathroom.
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