I am apparently symptom spotting labor today. Here are a few:
- I am having contractions (I have been having these cramps/contractions for days. The only difference is that they seem to come and go and not stay at the dull pain they have been) - I might have lost my mucus plug yesterday (it was probably just a clot/bleeding from my cervical check) -my dog is obsessed with me and is currently laying on my lap on the couch- which she never does (I was eating popcorn and she wanted it. She probably thinks she will get some if she sits on me.)
It would be nice if all these things turned true and I went into labor today but I don't think they will and I think it is all in my head.
The bigs go to preschool today (hallelujah!) so it's just me and the little one. As much as I'd like to sleep all day as snuggle, I have to meet a friend who is giving us baby clothes and finish sewing the bigs' Halloween costumes. It'll be a hectic 2 weeks up to Halloween around here as I scramble to finish the costumes or everyone.
My sitter's boys are all sick, so I am home with DS1. I have a meeting this afternoon I have to lead so I am trying to figure out how to prep for it with a toddler laying on me.
Also, I feel like I've been hit by a truck. Headache, sore throat, sore muscles. Add that to today marking the most pregnant I've ever been (39+4). Third babies come sooner they say...LIES.
I need to remind myself to relax today. I still don't have my bloodwork back-which was supposed to be back on Friday, so I still have potential induction looming. My husbands workweek starts tomorrow and he is potentially impossible to reach until he gets off at 9pm. And at my appointment yesterday I found out I am already dilated to 3cm and my doctor said not to even bother making next weeks appointment because I am not going to make it that long. So if I am not induced, and I don't go into labor before 7am tomorrow, I NEED this baby to hold on until Sunday.
And my to do list for today-pack my hospital bag and order the new car seats from Amazon. Somehow I think that by being completely unprepared I am more likely to go into labor sooner--you know, Murphy's law and all.
I need to remind myself to relax today. I still don't have my bloodwork back-which was supposed to be back on Friday, so I still have potential induction looming. My husbands workweek starts tomorrow and he is potentially impossible to reach until he gets off at 9pm. And at my appointment yesterday I found out I am already dilated to 3cm and my doctor said not to even bother making next weeks appointment because I am not going to make it that long. So if I am not induced, and I don't go into labor before 7am tomorrow, I NEED this baby to hold on until Sunday.
And my to do list for today-pack my hospital bag and order the new car seats from Amazon. Somehow I think that by being completely unprepared I am more likely to go into labor sooner--you know, Murphy's law and all.
I hope your baby waits until Sunday! I am in the same boat. H is traveling for work so I am hoping I don't go before Sunday.
cheeseandrice, thanks for setting up the O15 chat room! I'll pop in when I can, as I don't have a very busy afternoon.
I've had a busy morning, which is welcome because I needed some actual work to do to take my mind off the fact that I am AT WORK...and did not go into labor last night. I had contractions every 20-30 min from 4p-9p, they did not get closer together but did get stronger & more painful as they progressed. My last one sucked, it was as I was getting into bed because I thought OK if this is happening tonight I should get some rest! But then I fell asleep and was only woken up by the need to pee.
No cx today, but I've been losing pieces of my MP all AM.
Married July 2009. I'm 36, DH 42. started TTC right away PG#1 BFP 7/21/09 DS m/c 10/6/09 EDD 4/26/10 Bleeding for a year, DX with uterine polyps. Had hysteroscopy. PG#2 BFP 11/2/11 DD born 7/12/12 PG#3 BFP 7/12/14 DS mm/c 9/2/14 DX with Trisomy 22 EDD 3/28/15 PG#4 BFP 1/14/14 EDD 9/29/15 DS arrived on due date! Tag me as punchyterkai
Post by aylafsu1881 on Oct 20, 2015 11:12:13 GMT -5
lonelydoll that show is crazy. I feel bad sometimes when one of them gets an awful partner.
That sucks that your boss made such rude comments . It seems like you can't win when you are pregnant. People makes comments that you are either to big or small.
Post by traversity on Oct 20, 2015 11:44:20 GMT -5
My doctor decided she's leaving early for her 3 day conference, so she had me come in today instead of tomorrow morning. She did another membrane sweep. I said, I'll see you Monday morning. She laughed and said probably. But if your water breaks beforehand you'll be with dr snow. I'm happy enough with that decision. So no more than 5 days until I'm induced.
Thanks @ali7p, @justplanelove, aylafsu1881! I appreciate it! She just can't stand when someone compliments me; whether it's work related or not. I've worked for her for almost 9 years so I know this is just how she is but my hormonal self is hitting a breaking point!
Also the "why are you here." THE WORST. I would love to be on my couch in my sweats. Or maybe getting the damn car seat inspected or the 10 other things I could be doing. But we're busier than ever and with no HR policy or FMLA/STD that applies to my small ass company, I'm here until I'm not. I almost hope I go into labor at work and freak my bosses out. H's boss keeps telling him and my dad (they work at the same place) that he needs H for another week and to let me know. WTF?! As if I can control this situation.
re: Naked and Afraid - I feel bad when their partner sucks too or they're a nut job. This past week's episode was pretty good. It had the right mix of crazy shit happening and good partner vibes, I think. But I watch that and think these people are down right nuts. I watched Survivor with my mom for a little on Friday night and thought "I could totally do that" mostly because they have clothes and Naked and Afraid is so, so much worse. HA!
I hate this more than "why are you here?" H kept doing this to me. I mentioned it on here but when he FINALLY got working on the nursery and I was so happy with him, until he said "don't feel too much of a sense of accomplishment, I don't want the baby to think she can be born yet". And there have been many comments like that since...until my meltdown
Like there's not enough pressure on us! We have to carry the baby for 10 months, deliver and raise her or him. Please don't even hint that we have any control over when baby arrives! Even when there is an induction or RCS, mom's not perusing the calendar to fit it in between her hair & nail appointments! ::end rant::
I have managed to get all 3 boys dressed, fed and Z to to bus on time. It was so nice outside, it's finally cooling off a little but not to cold, I took ds2&3 for a walk with the new puppy. Omg she is so scared of being on the lease, I had to drag her to finally get her to walk but she finally got the hang of it and did good.
Then went food shopping,to Starbucks and Got the food put away.
Now I'm nursing and I need to do my tidying up and put dinner in early. Z has basketball practice today.
Lol so I guess all the drugs I was on in the hospital totally got to me. I got a letter today saying I didn't pay my loan payment last month.. Which I knew I did and the money came out of my account so I called.. I guess I paid both payments to the same loan..so they could see what happened and fixed it. Thank goodness. Then I realized the day I did it was the day after I had ryker. Haha I guess I was a little out of it in the hospital.
Married July 2009. I'm 36, DH 42. started TTC right away PG#1 BFP 7/21/09 DS m/c 10/6/09 EDD 4/26/10 Bleeding for a year, DX with uterine polyps. Had hysteroscopy. PG#2 BFP 11/2/11 DD born 7/12/12 PG#3 BFP 7/12/14 DS mm/c 9/2/14 DX with Trisomy 22 EDD 3/28/15 PG#4 BFP 1/14/14 EDD 9/29/15 DS arrived on due date! Tag me as punchyterkai
Just because I'm at work and my door is open does not mean you should drop by with stupid questions. I'm side eyeing the coworker across the hall who appeared in my doorway with a dumb question about payroll. I feel like he sits in his office all day thinking of questions for me. He asked me about my Mat leave at least 4 times. I get that he was planning our FY16 budget, but write it down dude!
Can someone share their lacation cookie recipe again? Or bump up the previous thread?
This is the one I use.
2 C flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 C butter (2 sticks) 1 1/2 C brown sugar 2 eggs 6 TBL flaxseed meal 6 TBL water 1/2 TBL vanilla 1 tsp cinnamon + 1 tsp nutmeg (or whatever you want) 4 heaping TBL of brewer's yeast 1 tsp salt 2-3 C old fashioned oats 1 C chocolate chips -Mix together flaxseed and water (will be pretty gelatinous) and set aside. -In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar then add the egg and vanilla. Mix well. -Add flaxseed/water mix and stir well. -In separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, yeast and spices. Add slowly to wet mix. Lastly, stir in the oats and chocolate chips. Stir until evenly distributed. I baked for about 10 minutes at 350*. I used parchment paper, but I'd grease the pans if you don't use a liner. The best batches were just browning on the bottom edges when they were done. The double batch made about 60 cookies using a melon baller scoop.
I feel you @ali7p!! H's boss has made zero plan for someone to cover his restaurant should I go into labor before next week (uh, due Thurs). H's coworker (and our friend) told me he was working floating shifts and off on weekends by now when his wife was due in April and there was full plan in place to cover his restaurant. So why am I being told I have to "keep a baby in" until it's convenient for the boss to have H be off work?! I just don't get it. I'm even annoyed at H. He's super stressed about a lot of work-related stuff but he's been less than super helpful at home and I'm still working and doing everything else! He's off today and for some reason I had to call about making the appt for the car seat inspection?! Maybe it's because they're men??? I just don't get it!
So frustrating! I'm sorry YH is not being helpful at home. But it's true, most things like that (making sure the kid is safe, fed, clean, etc.) falls to mama - at least that's been my experience.
I have a random question. So how long do you keep left overs before they are "bad" and if you cook meat what the rule of freezing cooked meat?
DH made steak Sunday usually I go by the 3 day rule, no way I am eating it all by tomorrow so could I freeze some to pull out and warm later?
We usually don't have left overs so I am thinking it would be easy for quick meals if I froze this then I could thaw some out for a quick steak and cheese quesadilla.
I have a random question. So how long do you keep left overs before they are "bad" and if you cook meat what the rule of freezing cooked meat?
DH made steak Sunday usually I go by the 3 day rule, no way I am eating it all by tomorrow so could I freeze some to pull out and warm later?
We usually don't have left overs so I am thinking it would be easy for quick meals if I froze this then I could thaw some out for a quick steak and cheese quesadilla.
Thoughts? Lol
I usually go by the FDA guidelines if I have a question about if something is still good (I tend to lose things in my freezer, I have to remember to start dating things!) www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/ResourcesForYou/HealthEducators/UCM109315.pdf Cooked meat will be good in the freezer 2-3 months. Enjoy those steak & cheese quesadillas!
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