budders OMG I'm so jealous of you! I'm in school till June 12!!! Today the lead teacher was like, "So I guess you don't want to chaperone the Dorney Park trip on the 11th? We're all going but I guess you'll need to stay?" Ummmm....fuck no I'm not going on a field trip where I have to chase 7th and 8th graders around a huge amusement/water park for 8 hours just 4 days before I give birth!! I need to make it to 6/12 for financial reasons but lord do I wish I could just call it! I'm def getting grumpy and lazy, and I hate myself for it.
Widget123 I won't allow anyone to turn our air conditioner off! I'm so tired of this gross sweating!!!
Just got my Tdap vaccine. That was fun. Now I have to go home and deal with my brother, who caused us to get charged $1,400 for destroying the carpet and walls in his room at our old apt (just got the bill today), and my mom, who has just now decided that after 29 years "we have some relationship problems" that she wants to go to counseling for so that the counselor can help ME deal with my issues so I can relate to her better (clearly, she's God Almighty and has no fault in the matter...which is why she cancelled our counseling in high school. The counselor dared to suggest that she might have made some mistakes and have some stuff to work on too. Never saw that poor lady again after mom got done yelling at her lol). I'm so sick of both families constantly stressing me out, making my life more difficult and asking me for help/favors when I'm giving birth to a human in 4 short weeks. Either make my life easier or GTFA! Rant over...
Just got my Tdap vaccine. That was fun. Now I have to go home and deal with my brother, who caused us to get charged $1,400 for destroying the carpet and walls in his room at our old apt (just got the bill today), and my mom, who has just now decided that after 29 years "we have some relationship problems" that she wants to go to counseling for so that the counselor can help ME deal with my issues so I can relate to her better (clearly, she's God Almighty and has no fault in the matter...which is why she cancelled our counseling in high school. The counselor dared to suggest that she might have made some mistakes and have some stuff to work on too. Never saw that poor lady again after mom got done yelling at her lol). I'm so sick of both families constantly stressing me out, making my life more difficult and asking me for help/favors when I'm giving birth to a human in 4 short weeks. Either make my life easier or GTFA! Rant over...
Oh no! Hopefully he has a plan on how he's paying that off for you.
mcp6286, zone all the drama with others out and concentrate on you and baby.
I need to clean my house because my parents arrive tomorrow, but I'm exhausted after going to the grocery store and washing several loads of bed sheets.
Post by laurenlou83 on May 18, 2015 17:03:01 GMT -5
I'm late to the party. But just NOPE to anyone using the word 'huge' in reference to a pregnant woman. What the F is wrong with people?!!!!
I felt horrible yesterday - headache, crampy, upset stomach - DH was convinced labor was near, so he started throwing some things into a small bag for himself to have at the hospital 'just in case'. I told him to take a chill pill! Every time I move or make a sound he thinks my water broke.
On a different note, I'm more excited than I should be for The Bachorette to start tonight!!
Post by wegrowsheep on May 18, 2015 17:05:40 GMT -5
So. Much. Laundry. Done.
I have a board mtg tonight. Thought about skipping it, but I'm the VP, the guest speaker will need heckling, and it's a paid meal out at a good Italian place. Oh, and my mom offered to drive me. So why not? It's close to the hospital too! Not looking forward to the snarky comments from the old men (good ol' boys club), but they can handle being told to fuck off.
The body is obviously doing some labor prep, seeing as the Zofran and iron pills are no longer having their usual "stopping" effect.
LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL FOR ME!!!! I am so ecstatic- I can feel the sun on my pg bod as I am lying in the pool/hammock, taste the virgin daiquiris, feel the breeze grazing across my face.... I am so ready to be on vacation. I am constipated, achy, tired, and ready to get in some quality R and R before I get this baby OUT!
I am just exhausted. I can't remember the last time I slept more than a few hours total, let alone consecutively. I'm really trying to stick it out at work until the 29th, but it's getting harder and harder to be a functioning human being, not to mention a good teacher. I hate being miserable, and that's how I feel all of the time.
You can do it, budders! The last few weeks of school are always the toughest- but the end is in sight! I have faith in you!!
Oh and I've already mentioned my crying fit when H left for a conference today. I've been okay today wth work to distract me but i did almost lose it when the heavy garbage bin I needed to put out fell over and I had to somehow hoist it up and drag it to the curb. I mean, I'd miss him if I wasn't pregnant but probably not like this!
H almost always asks if I'm okay when I get up to pee. He's a super light sleeper, which is good cause when I can sleep I resemble a brick.
Hearing you ladies talk about your SOs being jumpy and needing code words is seriously like an alternate universe to me. I'm not even sure my husband has 100% come to grips with the fact that I'm actually pregnant!
When my water broke with DS, DH was asleep. I tapped him and said "uhh, my water just broke" and he barely moved and said "seriously?". That's about the extent of it around my parts.
This is going to by my DH, I swear. He is so "oh... we can do that next weekend" about everything baby related, it drives me insane. I've been begging him for 2 weeks to pack a hospital bag and figure out how to get the car seat installed. Has he done it yet? No. I am done feeling like I need to remind him about a bag, though- if he ends up wearing the same clothes for 3 days and doesn't have any toiletries, he can't say I didn't try.
Good luck to you! Haha! Sounds like we're both going to need it!
Post by PurpleIris on May 18, 2015 17:57:37 GMT -5
I was seriously considering if I was going to have to pull over and take a nap on my way in to work this morning.
So tired of talking about pregnancy with everyone I meet. I covered 5 different inpatient units today, which meant 5 sets of nurses, my patients, and their family members all wanted to ask me when I'm due, how big/small I am, if it's a boy or girl, etc. I just wanted to finish my day and come home and lay on the couch and stuff my face with graham crackers; is that too much to ask?
But I'm down to 3 days a week of work as of this week, and only 12 more days total, which makes things almost bearable.
mcp6286 I had almost the same conversation with a few coworkers and students. "You mean you don't want to go on a three day camping trip with 90 freshmen, 2 hours from the nearest hospital, when its 90 degrees out?" Thanks but no thanks.
Post by ravinraven216 on May 18, 2015 18:45:49 GMT -5
I stopped to get groceries on the way home, prepped some freezer meals, and made real dinner. Halfway through the meal DH suggests I take a bath to relax and get the swelling in my ankles down. I look and lo! My feet and ankles are so puffy they're vaguely reminiscent of pig trotters. I've never had that happen before. Now I'm afraid I have pre-eclampsia and I'll die like my favorite Downton Abbey character.
PREACH! If I never even see another piece of grilled chicken again, I'll be totally fine with that!
Me too!!! Not on insulin yet... What are yalls hospital policies about after baby is born if you are on insulin?
My endocrinologist said once I go into labor I can stop the insulin and stop checking my sugar and then 6 weeks after baby is born to come back. She said not to check sugar in the first six weeks cause hormones are so crazy, and she also said it was okay to indulge a bit.
Because no one can have just one day that is perfect. It decided to rain into my kitchen tonight....We were sitting and eating dinner and it started to rain...not a big deal. Well the dog decided he was going to drink the water out of the other half of the sliding glass door track.. That's when DH noticed that it wasn't just collecting water but straight up leaking into the kitchen. Yay for adding more stress to my life 3 weeks before Deliver...
oh and I had a parent (I'm an advisor for a youth group) tell me that I need to coach his daughter on a position she is thinking about running for for the fall term... I politely turned to him over the phone and said, come June 1st X organization is the LEAST of my thoughts until the year starts up again in September. He tried telling me that I need to coach his daughter. And i was just like I am 3 weeks away from having my first child. Sorry but your child is going to the be last thing on my mind this summer. He didn't seem to like that but I just don't care... She lost for a position she ran for yesterday and was so upset she didn't go to school today... I understand it is upsetting but by letting her stay home from school you are just babying her... Make her get up and go to school... Life will continue it is not a life or death position...it will be okay!!
Every time I call DH now, he answers with "is it time?" Ugh. No. No, it is not. It's fairly valid of him to ask, but man, does it annoy me.
I just want DH to answer the phone. No cell phones in his work building, so office phone only. He picks up maybe one time in eight. And calling his cell when he's not at work is equally useless.
mcp6286 I had almost the same conversation with a few coworkers and students. "You mean you don't want to go on a three day camping trip with 90 freshmen, 2 hours from the nearest hospital, when its 90 degrees out?" Thanks but no thanks.
I just crop dusted my way through Target for the last 45 minutes. I couldn't even control it at all. There is just so much pressure down there! *hangs head in shame*
Me too!!! Not on insulin yet... What are yalls hospital policies about after baby is born if you are on insulin?
My endocrinologist said once I go into labor I can stop the insulin and stop checking my sugar and then 6 weeks after baby is born to come back. She said not to check sugar in the first six weeks cause hormones are so crazy, and she also said it was okay to indulge a bit.
Same here. What about as soon as baby is born? Will baby go to nicu immediately? I'm still on pills but not sure how much longer I can control it with just pills. At my hospital baby goes immediately to nicu for an hour or two to be monitored.
LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL FOR ME!!!! I am so ecstatic- I can feel the sun on my pg bod as I am lying in the pool/hammock, taste the virgin daiquiris, feel the breeze grazing across my face.... I am so ready to be on vacation. I am constipated, achy, tired, and ready to get in some quality R and R before I get this baby OUT!
I'm sorry, but the image of a pregnant woman, especially me, trying to get into or out of a hammock is hilarious to me. Never ever ever could I do it. Ever. Hell, forget the getting in/out part....how do you lay in that and still be able to breathe?! You must be a pregnant superhero lol
My endocrinologist said once I go into labor I can stop the insulin and stop checking my sugar and then 6 weeks after baby is born to come back. She said not to check sugar in the first six weeks cause hormones are so crazy, and she also said it was okay to indulge a bit.
Same here. What about as soon as baby is born? Will baby go to nicu immediately? I'm still on pills but not sure how much longer I can control it with just pills. At my hospital baby goes immediately to nicu for an hour or two to be monitored.
My drs haven't said anything about going to nicu. Insulin doesn't cross the placenta and I have been monitoring my sugars since about four months so I don't see any reason for him to go to the nicu. Granted I'm not a doctor, but I will definitely ask tomorrow at my appt!
LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL FOR ME!!!! I am so ecstatic- I can feel the sun on my pg bod as I am lying in the pool/hammock, taste the virgin daiquiris, feel the breeze grazing across my face.... I am so ready to be on vacation. I am constipated, achy, tired, and ready to get in some quality R and R before I get this baby OUT!
I'm sorry, but the image of a pregnant woman, especially me, trying to get into or out of a hammock is hilarious to me. Never ever ever could I do it. Ever. Hell, forget the getting in/out part....how do you lay in that and still be able to breathe?! You must be a pregnant superhero lol
I'm so klutzy that I can't get into a hammock even when I'm not pregnant. LOL I'd end up trapped and my husband would come home to find a lobster.
I'm sorry, but the image of a pregnant woman, especially me, trying to get into or out of a hammock is hilarious to me. Never ever ever could I do it. Ever. Hell, forget the getting in/out part....how do you lay in that and still be able to breathe?! You must be a pregnant superhero lol
I'm so klutzy that I can't get into a hammock even when I'm not pregnant. LOL I'd end up trapped and my husband would come home to find a lobster.
Touché, ladies. I haven't had time to try it yet- and it didn't really cross my mind that it might be difficult. Hahaha! Thanks for the reality check- I'll let you know how it goes!
Hearing you ladies talk about your SOs being jumpy and needing code words is seriously like an alternate universe to me. I'm not even sure my husband has 100% come to grips with the fact that I'm actually pregnant!
When my water broke with DS, DH was asleep. I tapped him and said "uhh, my water just broke" and he barely moved and said "seriously?". That's about the extent of it around my parts.
This is going to by my DH, I swear. He is so "oh... we can do that next weekend" about everything baby related, it drives me insane. I've been begging him for 2 weeks to pack a hospital bag and figure out how to get the car seat installed. Has he done it yet? No. I am done feeling like I need to remind him about a bag, though- if he ends up wearing the same clothes for 3 days and doesn't have any toiletries, he can't say I didn't try.
Good luck to you! Haha! Sounds like we're both going to need it!
So I have just had my first glass of wine this entire pregnancy ( suggested by doctor for horrible back, hip, pelvic pain as well as the cramping an BH) and I have to say ya he was right. I feel so much better now. So relaxed!! My pain is at maybe a 3 right now and nothing has brought it down past an 8 besides the pain killers for my wisdom teeth. (Which I try to only take when my face is swollen and in extreme pain.) so this is a win for me!! He said I could indulge in one small glass a night. I have never been a big drinker so this one glass has me feeling pretty good. I of course am drinking it with dinner but it still is making me feel a little warm. Should this go in the FFFC? I hope I don't get flamed for this (insert random smiley face here, I can only make happy or sad faces so not sure which one would work best?)
Post by musicfrk2002 on May 19, 2015 1:15:36 GMT -5
So sore and achey today. Originally my plan was to work up until labor starts...not so sure that's going to happen. My boss still hasn't had anyone train on my job, which involves hazmat boxes going on airplanes, and it doesn't look like they have anyone training with me anytime soon. I was off 2 days last week, and there were some major issues that I heard about today. Not to mention the physical aspects...i'll probably end up putting myself in labor just working this hard still.
Thoughts on when to stop working? Due the 23rd, thinking of telling my boss I'm done on the 5th at the absolute latest
Hearing you ladies talk about your SOs being jumpy and needing code words is seriously like an alternate universe to me. I'm not even sure my husband has 100% come to grips with the fact that I'm actually pregnant!
When my water broke with DS, DH was asleep. I tapped him and said "uhh, my water just broke" and he barely moved and said "seriously?". That's about the extent of it around my parts.
This is going to by my DH, I swear. He is so "oh... we can do that next weekend" about everything baby related, it drives me insane. I've been begging him for 2 weeks to pack a hospital bag and figure out how to get the car seat installed. Has he done it yet? No. I am done feeling like I need to remind him about a bag, though- if he ends up wearing the same clothes for 3 days and doesn't have any toiletries, he can't say I didn't try.
Good luck to you! Haha! Sounds like we're both going to need it!
1. Pack his bag for him. He should be able to do it himself but it will make you feel better. If he doesn't like what you put in it that is his problem. I pack DH's bag for everything (like work trips) which is slightly annoying but the good news is that men are simple creatures so it usually doesn't take too long.
2. If you go online, usually local fire stations or police stations will help you install your car seat. You just make an appointment, go see them, and boom you are done. DH and I went to a car seat appointment at a fire station before DD was born and it was very educational, surprisingly.
This is going to by my DH, I swear. He is so "oh... we can do that next weekend" about everything baby related, it drives me insane. I've been begging him for 2 weeks to pack a hospital bag and figure out how to get the car seat installed. Has he done it yet? No. I am done feeling like I need to remind him about a bag, though- if he ends up wearing the same clothes for 3 days and doesn't have any toiletries, he can't say I didn't try.
Good luck to you! Haha! Sounds like we're both going to need it!
1. Pack his bag for him. He should be able to do it himself but it will make you feel better. If he doesn't like what you put in it that is his problem. I pack DH's bag for everything (like work trips) which is slightly annoying but the good news is that men are simple creatures so it usually doesn't take too long.
2. If you go online, usually local fire stations or police stations will help you install your car seat. You just make an appointment, go see them, and boom you are done. DH and I went to a car seat appointment at a fire station before DD was born and it was very educational, surprisingly.
Not sure how I feel about the bag thing...
But I have absolutely heard about fire depts checking car seats- I know our loca one does. I guess I thought they would just check it for you- not install it. I will definitely make an appt ASAP!
1. Pack his bag for him. He should be able to do it himself but it will make you feel better. If he doesn't like what you put in it that is his problem. I pack DH's bag for everything (like work trips) which is slightly annoying but the good news is that men are simple creatures so it usually doesn't take too long.
2. If you go online, usually local fire stations or police stations will help you install your car seat. You just make an appointment, go see them, and boom you are done. DH and I went to a car seat appointment at a fire station before DD was born and it was very educational, surprisingly.
Not sure how I feel about the bag thing...
But I have absolutely heard about fire depts checking car seats- I know our loca one does. I guess I thought they would just check it for you- not install it. I will definitely make an appt ASAP!
My experience is they will bend over backwards to help you. Just make sure you bring the manual that comes with the car seat with you. We actually brought two different cars to the appointment and had them show us installs with and without the base.
I know packing DH's bags further promotes laziness / procrastination, but it saves my sanity.
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