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Post by polson on Mar 7, 2018 7:52:27 GMT -6
woodenshoes glad things are going well...love the pictures. it’s so fun to see the similarities and differences in the sibs
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Post by polson on Mar 7, 2018 7:54:06 GMT -6
mattsgirl2004 yay for new car. i’m sorry you’re not getting much relief for the carpel tunnel ...not too much longer to go and hopefully it will completely resolve hang in there!
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Post by ArielMermaid on Mar 7, 2018 8:00:06 GMT -6
MH wants to cut our cable tv. It’s really expensive but I’m a SAHM and it’s the one “hobby” I have. I’m trying to decide if I can live with some streaming service. We are thinking about Directv Now but there is no dvr and I don’t know if I can do that.
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Post by auri on Mar 7, 2018 8:07:02 GMT -6
ArielMermaid, Can you try calling the cable company and seeing if they can lower the cost? Sometimes if you call and tell them that you are looking at cancelling because it's too expensive they will lower it a bit.
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Post by cornpop on Mar 7, 2018 8:08:00 GMT -6
ArielMermaid, me and the H were just talking about that yesterday. I feel like we'd have to have subscriptions to a million other programs and would end up forgetting about things we wanted to watch so we basically decided we're too lazy to cut cable. Back from the Dr. My eardrum isn't ruptured thankfully, it's just infected and angry AF. So I have to start antibiotics. My first pregnancy I took literally 0 pills that were not prenatal vitamins (and sometimes metamucil). This pregnancy I'm taking claritin, Emergen-C, antibiotics, tylenol, and I know they're all considered pregnancy safe, but it still makes me nervous. I hope my hearing gets fixed ASAP. I can't stand this.
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Post by sweetc129 on Mar 7, 2018 8:09:04 GMT -6
MH wants to cut our cable tv. It’s really expensive but I’m a SAHM and it’s the one “hobby” I have. I’m trying to decide if I can live with some streaming service. We are thinking about Directv Now but there is no dvr and I don’t know if I can do that. We do DirectTV Now and love it. They have DRV in beta testing so hopefully soon.
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Post by clementine on Mar 7, 2018 8:11:13 GMT -6
Whew. Last night was... not fun. L definitely has his days and nights mixed up. He was impossible to wake up to feed yesterday and then had eyes wide open allll night. Tears were shed. I’ve been trying to change my expectations and just accept that I will be getting no sleep and that the sleep I do get will not be on a regular schedule, but it’s still so frustrating when you have a wide awake baby at 3 am and you just want to crawl in bed and sleep next to your husband who is sleeping like A baby (certainly not like MY baby haha).
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Post by ArielMermaid on Mar 7, 2018 8:13:44 GMT -6
auri, tries that last night. They have us nothing at all. We are stuck with them for internet because we live in the middle of nowhere but we kind of want to tell them to fuck off with their TV now. sweetc129 that’s good to hear. Is their on Demand stuff ok?
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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Mar 7, 2018 8:31:20 GMT -6
MH wants to cut our cable tv. It’s really expensive but I’m a SAHM and it’s the one “hobby” I have. I’m trying to decide if I can live with some streaming service. We are thinking about Directv Now but there is no dvr and I don’t know if I can do that. We downgraded to the lowest cable package and got YoutTube TV. I loooooove it. I made a list of all the shows we watch regularly and this was the best combo for us. We went from looking at almost $150-200 a month (and that was just one DVR box!!!) to less than $100 for everything - including HBO, Hulu, and Netflix. We also had to switch out all our TVs (all almost 10 years old) after our move last year and made sure to get smart TVs so Amazon Video, Hulu, and Netflix are all easily accessible. We got one chrome cast for free when we signed up for YouTube TV and already had one so we can easily stream anything available/recorded on YouTubeTV. The unlimited DVR space with YouTubeTV is amazinggggggg.
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Post by tinyjoys on Mar 7, 2018 8:33:28 GMT -6
ArielMermaid, we cut cable in October 2016. I'm also a SAHM and to be honest, the only time we've missed it has been election night (because I like CNN) and the super bowl. We were already paying for Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime anyway on top of cable. Otherwise, we use my MIL's log in info and still have access to stream a lot of shows via the apps on the Firestick. We did buy an HD tuner and use that to watch local news/ABC/NBC/etc affiliates and again, no complaints. I honestly thought it would be a lot harder than it was. There was an adjustment period, though, just a heads up.
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Post by yianna on Mar 7, 2018 8:39:39 GMT -6
yianna a girl on my last BMB told me about a trick for charley horses- you’re supposed to get out of bed and stand on your feet as quickly as you can (lol). I’ve done it a few times and it works for me, instant relief! There’s nothing quick about me getting out of bed these days lol!
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Post by dizzycooks on Mar 7, 2018 8:51:34 GMT -6
Leaf 🌱 my baby is shoved into my side again too and it’s awful. I’m sorry you’re dealing with it too. yianna I had Charlie horses in both legs last weekend. My muscles finally felt normal again yesterday.
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Post by sweetc129 on Mar 7, 2018 9:38:21 GMT -6
auri, tries that last night. They have us nothing at all. We are stuck with them for internet because we live in the middle of nowhere but we kind of want to tell them to fuck off with their TV now. sweetc129 that’s good to hear. Is their on Demand stuff ok? They don’t have On Demand per say. We get separate cable apps and can log in using our Direct TV Now password. There are a decent number but a couple that aren’t compatible like TLC.
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Post by katietopaz on Mar 7, 2018 10:22:01 GMT -6
We cut cable seven years ago (oy) and just do Netflix, Prime Video, and HD rabbit ears. It's more recently started to get annoying because so many networks are moving to doing their own streaming service and pulling their content from third-party services like Netflix. I don't know that we could ever justify the cost of cable and/or DVR, but I do think it's getting harder to avoid unless you're going to spend a lot on a bunch of other streaming services.
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Post by katietopaz on Mar 7, 2018 10:24:51 GMT -6
No sign of baby here yet, thankfully. I keep finding allll the ways to be productive, but almost never ways that are baby-related. Like, my hospital bag is sitting half-packed and the baby bag hasn't even been started, but the glove box of my car is now neatly sorted with envelopes and I got through the scary 2017 documents box and shredded and sorted that? I don't know what's wrong with me.
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Post by alwayscheese on Mar 7, 2018 10:56:53 GMT -6
No sign of baby here yet, thankfully. I keep finding allll the ways to be productive, but almost never ways that are baby-related. Like, my hospital bag is sitting half-packed and the baby bag hasn't even been started, but the glove box of my car is now neatly sorted with envelopes and I got through the scary 2017 documents box and shredded and sorted that? I don't know what's wrong with me. This sounds like me. I finished packing my "hospital pile" into bags at 3 this morn after my water broke and I wasn't able to sleep.
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Post by ArielMermaid on Mar 7, 2018 11:06:40 GMT -6
I need to unpack newborn clothes and put them away but I know I’m going to be hurting if I do.
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Post by katietopaz on Mar 7, 2018 11:43:02 GMT -6
No sign of baby here yet, thankfully. I keep finding allll the ways to be productive, but almost never ways that are baby-related. Like, my hospital bag is sitting half-packed and the baby bag hasn't even been started, but the glove box of my car is now neatly sorted with envelopes and I got through the scary 2017 documents box and shredded and sorted that? I don't know what's wrong with me. This sounds like me. I finished packing my "hospital pile" into bags at 3 this morn after my water broke and I wasn't able to sleep. I'm slow to catch up on the board this morning but hooray for your water breaking!!!
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Post by cornpop on Mar 7, 2018 12:47:01 GMT -6
Did you know it's possible to wake yourself up by throwing up?
No, me neither until a few minutes ago.
Now we're having thunder snow so there is a 0% chance of Em napping.
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Post by dizzycooks on Mar 7, 2018 13:20:56 GMT -6
I met with a few friends today and we prepared 4 freezer meals. I am also receiving 4 Let's Dish meals later this week from another friend. I am so lucky. That has never happened before. But, can I just say, I AM SOOOOO OVER THIS PAIN. My rib pain is back and it wraps around my whole midsection. Sitting, standing, doesn't matter. It feels better laying down. For some reason it's inexcusable to lay on the floor in public. SO MUCH PAIN. I am definitely mentioning it again at my appointment on Monday. All I can think is this little dude is growing again. DH mentioned going to see his parents this weekend and taking a few kids with him. I am hoping he does this. He can take them all. I need some time and some rest.
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Post by yianna on Mar 7, 2018 15:21:31 GMT -6
Y’all I’m really worried about Rama... maybe she’s on baby moon?
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Post by ArielMermaid on Mar 7, 2018 15:28:25 GMT -6
Y’all I’m really worried about Rama... maybe she’s on baby moon? I wonder if anyone knows how to contact her IRL? I don’t know how to bat signal her. Rama
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Post by nevertoomanyshoes on Mar 7, 2018 15:46:52 GMT -6
Add me to the carpal tunnel club. I’ve had the tingly annoying numbness for ages but last night it progressed into excruciating elbow and wrist pain. I was in tears and trapped in DS’s room as I couldn’t open the damn door (he was having trouble sleeping so I was in his bed with him). I’m at the gp now seeing what I can do/take because I can’t do another night like that. It was up there with spinal headache and pitocin contractions on top of each other pain.
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Post by cornpop on Mar 7, 2018 15:57:46 GMT -6
Y’all I’m really worried about Rama... maybe she’s on baby moon? She did say last Friday was her last day of work and since she doesn't post on weekends, I'm wondering if we'll hear from her a little less? I hope it's nothing serious though as well. We're all thinking of you!
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Post by cornpop on Mar 7, 2018 15:59:18 GMT -6
Y’all I’m really worried about Rama... maybe she’s on baby moon? I wonder if anyone knows how to contact her IRL? I don’t know how to bat signal her. RamaDidn't someone (not from our board) send her cookies a while back?
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Post by alwayscheese on Mar 7, 2018 16:00:22 GMT -6
Y’all I’m really worried about Rama... maybe she’s on baby moon? She did say last Friday was her last day of work and since she doesn't post on weekends, I'm wondering if we'll hear from her a little less? I hope it's nothing serious though as well. We're all thinking of you! I hope that's all it is! The longer we don't hear from her the more nervous I get! Rama 💜
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Post by mattsgirl2004 on Mar 7, 2018 16:00:27 GMT -6
Add me to the carpal tunnel club. I’ve had the tingly annoying numbness for ages but last night it progressed into excruciating elbow and wrist pain. I was in tears and trapped in DS’s room as I couldn’t open the damn door (he was having trouble sleeping so I was in his bed with him). I’m at the gp now seeing what I can do/take because I can’t do another night like that. It was up there with spinal headache and pitocin contractions on top of each other pain. I'm so sorry. This is me every night. It's awful and the pain is unbearable. So far I have tried everything from the tramadol my OB prescribed, to icing my wrists/hands several times day and night, stretching exercises, special wrists braces, etc and nothing gives me relief. Even now, texting on my phone I have to do with one finger a little at a time. Otherwise, it just hurts too bad. Just here to commiserate. I hope you're able to get relief.
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Post by mattsgirl2004 on Mar 7, 2018 16:01:39 GMT -6
She did say last Friday was her last day of work and since she doesn't post on weekends, I'm wondering if we'll hear from her a little less? I hope it's nothing serious though as well. We're all thinking of you! I hope that's all it is! The longer we don't hear from her the more nervous I get! Rama 💜 I've been checking back through the day to see if she's posted yet. Sure hope she's okay.
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Post by nevertoomanyshoes on Mar 7, 2018 16:28:22 GMT -6
mattsgirl2004 the doctor just gave me a script for prednisone so I will let you know if that helps! ETA: I already take that when I’m having an asthma flare so hopefully it works miracles on carpal tunnel too!
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Post by mattsgirl2004 on Mar 7, 2018 16:31:51 GMT -6
mattsgirl2004 the doctor just gave me a script for prednisone so I will let you know if that helps! ETA: I already take that when I’m having an asthma flare so hopefully it works miracles on carpal tunnel too! I hope it helps! If it helps you, I'm going to ask my OB about it on Tuesday. The only other short term solution I've been able to find online is injections into the wrist. I'm desperate enough to ask about that too. Good luck!!
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