Random 12/19

[sammysam]

Thought I'd start a new one:) What's everyone up to?

[sammysam]

Just had my first OB appointment this morning. They moved my due date up to July 1st so I'm 12+2 today. The doctor found the heartbeat right away with the doppler and it was a perfect 163. At the same gestation DD's HR was 164:) I'm starting to feel better about everything.

[rachacha]

This week is going by so slow. DS has been difficult, which isn't helping anything. I'm ready to fast forward a month so I can be on vacation and hopefully feeling somewhat decent.

[Deleted]

I'm stressing out about flying to see my parents. Traveling with kids is so stressful 😬 last time I flew I was alone with a 2 year old and 1 year old, this time hubs is coming and we added a kid to the mix. I just hate flying in general and kids have sooooo much crap that needs to come along with them lol!

[blackcat]

Hello all. Sorry I've been so MIA lately. Between work and not feeling well, I just haven't made time for anything but sleeping.

I am so ready fro this 1st tri to be over and to move past this fatigue and general feeling like crap. I've been in such a funk for the last several weeks and it's proving really hard to pull myself out of it. I'm very Type A and going home in the evening a sitting on the couch is not like me but it's all I've done lately. My house is a wreck and I haven't a proper meal for my kids in weeks (they are living off scrambled eggs or Easy Mac). I'm thankful DH has picked up a lot of the slack I've dropped but I feel able about dropping it.

Work has been busy this month, which is unusual, we are usually slow this time of year (real estate). I really wish things would slow down a bit so that I can take some time off. I feel fine during the day while I'm at work but by the time I get home I start feeling like crap, tired and run down, nauseous, and just want to go to sleep. I need to take a half day or something so that I can get my house in order before this weekend. We have 5 days of plans for Christmas and I'm dreading it. I'm hosting 2 of those days and have to drive an hour 2 of the other days.

[moreorless]

Today is my only day off work between now and Christmas, and I’m spending it with DS, who came down with a stomach bug at school yesterday 🙄.
Everything is getting Lysoled and bleached. I do not want to add a stomach bug to first tri grossness.

I’m going to try to leave a few hours early Christmas Eve. Hopefully none of my patients (I’m a paramedic/community paramedic, and Monday is my day to do home visits) will want to see me that day anyway.

[friendofdobby]

Good morning! I’m supposed to be in an online training for work but didn’t realize it was set in Eastern time. I’m central time so I logged on and was an hour behind, so I rescheduled for Feb. Now I have a wide open day.

sammysam yay for good ultrasound!

Edit because of reading comprehension fail..
@rachcha Where you headed for vacation next month?

[rachacha]

friendofdobby, we are going to SW Florida. SO's mom has a house down there so we have a free place to stay. This year we aren't planning anything but beach and boat days and I can't wait. Last year we crammed a trip to Universal and Disney in there and it was a lot so I just want a relaxing and peaceful trip.

[friendofdobby]

rachacha that sounds lovely. Beach and relaxation sounds amazing.

[rachacha]

Dec 19, 2018 12:07:43 GMT -6 friendofdobby said:

rachacha that sounds lovely. Beach and relaxation sounds amazing.

It's what gets me through the winter! Otherwise I might not make it, lol. I'm not a winter person at all and living in the land of snow really gets to me.

[randomosity]

Awesome to hear that you had a great u/s, sammysam!

peachesncream best of luck to you guys! Flying with little ones is no joke.

[randomosity]

I was able to schedule an u/s appointment for about 3 weeks from now! I will be about 7/8 weeks by then so, super excited about that (and nervous...what first ultrasound isn't accompanied with at least a little bit of nerves?!) . With Christmas and all that, it will be here before we even know it.

I'm still getting used to the idea that I'm actually pregnant again. My back is hurting, I'm tired (but I always am ha!), and my mouth is watering like crazy. Weird ass hormones. But for me, that has always signaled that m/s isnt far away so I'm glad that meds are already ordered. My insurance is already putting up a fight to cover the correct dose so wtf are they going to do if I am #blessed with HG again?

[blackcat]

I am insanely thirsty today. I've drank more this morning than I usually do in a whole day. I know it probably means I'm dehydrated because I haven't had to pee much but geez.

So far today:
2 - 30oz tumblers (working on #3)
24 oz bottle of water
12ish oz OJ
12ish oz milk
2 - 16 oz bottles of water

[beenthere]

I'm so fucking exhausted, frustrated, and every other kind of -ed right now. I just wanna cry.

[blackcat]

Oh I have a rant. I completely forgot about it until now.

WHY CAN'T PEOPLE JUST BE HAPPY THAT I'M HAVING ANOTHER KID???

We told some family friends over the weekend and of the 8 people there, at least half of them said something along the lines of "You know what causes that don't you?" or "You're crazy for wanting/having 3."

People, we tried for this baby for 18 months. Be effing happy for me.

[randomosity]

blackcat people are so obnoxious with their weird opinions about proper family sizes. I'm nervous for like 2 months from now when we start spilling to family, too. I'm sure there will be a lot, "Oh, I thought you were done" kinds of reactions. Pfft. I don't get why people are so crazy about anyone having more than 2 kids.

[Deleted]

blackcat : People need to MYOB! I'm the eldest of four, I never thought that was a big family. The fact that DH is debating being done after 2 makes me think we'll be a small family. I actually can't imagine having less that 3 because of the family I grew up in, even with the dysfunction.
On the judgey people note: I don't use hormonal birth control, and I could feel my PCP side eyeing me, along with anyone else who finds out. If I don't care/will be happy if I become pregnant, what's it matter to you? My PCP asked me today if I was happy to be pregnant, lol. I assume because we were talking about my anxiety/OCD controlling my life and not because he was like "See I told you to use BCPs"  ETA: We were TTC.

[rachacha]

People are so rude with their comments. I have had more than one person ask me if we were trying to get pregnant or if it was an oops. Probably because we aren't married.

[sammysam]

blackcat people are never satisfied and feel everyone's family is their business. After we had DD everyone told us we needed to have a second or DD would be "weird". Yep. Actually said she would be weird if she was an only. Then after she turned 4 they all decided we weren't having any more kids and told us how smart we were for stopping at one (this was while we were dealing with 2 losses and struggling to get pregnant). I'm just not telling anyone anything anymore.

[sammysam]

Nothing is staying down. Bleh. I miss food. And liquid. Basically everything edible. But thinking about eating or drinking makes me throw up too. So I give up.

[beenthere]

Not many people know yet but I already had rude comments on my Tumblr. Ds2 is 9 months and this was planned.

[Deleted]

Oh lord, blackcat, how inappropriate. This is why I dread sharing the news this time around. Between the comments about 4 kids under 5 and "so you were trying for a boy?" I'm gonna cut a bitch.

I tried really hard to be open about the fact that we wanted another after DD3 was born so that it wouldn't take people by surprise, but this took us by surprise, soooo 🤷‍♀️😬

[Deleted]

Dec 19, 2018 14:58:38 GMT -6 beenthere said:

Not many people know yet but I already had rude comments on my Tumblr. Ds2 is 9 months and this was planned.

I love my close babies!! They are all best friends and it's amazing to watch them play together. My gaps are 18 months, 22 months, and this one will be about 17 months. I never wanted babies more than 2 years apart.

[friendofdobby]

People seriously need to MYOB with the comments. Sorry for all those dealing with rude ones. I’m sort of dreading when people at work find out because I’m anticipating some judgment from them.

[friendofdobby]

randomosity the LT is for the scheduled appointment. My first appt is in about 3 weeks too and I’ll be 8/9 weeks along. I too am grateful for the holidays because I think it’ll make time go faster.

[randomosity]

Dec 19, 2018 17:43:37 GMT -6 friendofdobby said:

randomosity the LT is for the scheduled appointment. My first appt is in about 3 weeks too and I’ll be 8/9 weeks along. I too am grateful for the holidays because I think it’ll make time go faster.

Ah yay! Someone close to my due date! I feel light years behind almost everyone else haha

[sammysam]

It's the middle of the night. I can’t sleep and I feel like dirt. Sorry. Felt like complaining. That is all:)

[robinanne]

We’ve been on vacation the past week. The kids’ routine is a little mixed up, but I’ve been able to use it as an opportunity to get DD2 to finally stop nursing. She’s nearly 2.5 so I felt like we needed to make this transition. For months I’ve had her down to one time in the morning when she first wakes up, but she still asks for milk so many times throughout the day. It’s like her favorite thing!! I’m glad this worked out, and she had been kind of annoying me with the constant demands to nurse, but I’m still pretty sad!

[sammysam]

robinanne I totally get it. I nursed DD until she was almost 4. I only stopped after my milk dried up in the hospital after our loss last year. She still asked to try a couple of times after but she seemed to forget how very quickly. I was working full time anyways so she was really only nursing once when I got home and once before bed. And even though I hadn't planned on nursing that long I was still sad when I knew we were done.

[Deleted]

robinanne: My plan is to wean DD on her one BFing session by 2. If not then, then by August (when the baby comes). I just don't know how to get her stop! The other ones I kept offering milk and eventually she took it but the bedtime session, she'll take a couple sips of cow's milk or the Love Child cow's milk shake and then be like "Wait, I'd prefer breast milk" and runs to the nursery. The morning feed was an adjustment though, she was CRANKY the first few days. I'm also sort of mean during the day if she asks, I say "No, we drink this milk now" and hand her the cup. If she didn't spend forever nursing before her bath at bedtime I think I would feel sad too. I mean, I am sad because I know the reason she won't stop nursing is because she misses having the cuddles throughout the day but I'm ready to stop the toddler nipple pinching.