General chatter while we wait (and commentary on the "pull out method")

[claireybell]

Flueks have you tried Clotrimazole cream? Thrush cream extenal for us, usually if theres thrush on the bum its caused by whats in their mouth, Nuala had it when she was very little, hope it clears up soon for V x

 

[gigglebox]

Ahhhhhh i am so excited for all the two week waiters!!! Too funny you peed on a frer at least I can count on SOMEONE to test early!

Y'all...I'm so frustrated. I was starting to feel better, then just in the past hour I'm hit with a new type of queasiness and I'm starting to cough -.- If I am coming down with something new back to back with this week long GI crap I am just going to bawl my eyes out.

Thank God for my Mom! I'm going to take care of her so well should she ever need it -- hopefully not ever though!

 

[claireybell]

Haha you can always count on me, i have no will power when it comes to testing. Its because i couldnt get me hands on any OPKS lol waste really as i know I’ll regret that in about a weeks time lol

Oh no Gigs thats crap hun! Are u Vomiting with it or just the feeling & temp? Bless you cold/flu type bugs i can deal with but sick bugs im terrible.. xx

 

[claireybell]

Your mums a star for helping out

 

[pacificlove]

Gigs, hugs for feeling better soon. We have been dealing with the same cold for about 2 weeks now. For me: no cough, just sore throat for 3 days and snot since then. Seriously I have had snot in colours I didn't even know existed. It's currently all sitting deep in my sinuses and nothing is loosening it, when it gets really bad, it puts pressure on my ears (like on an airplane).

Love to any grandparent who helps out. Honestly I am a little bit disappointed in my parents when it comes to that. I thought they would be jumping at the opportunity, but they insist on living 1 1/2 hours away, only come when necessary or social protocol dictates. Worst thing is a thing my mom said to mutual friends: "if you can put children into the world, you can look after them". So now we will only ask her in an emergency. The mutual friend told me that last week and she seemed quite shocked by the way it came across when my mom said it to her.

 

[gigglebox]

Yikes that's pretty offensive! No way I would say that to my kids. I would be od my mom's mindset; she points out how many villages have several women helping out with newborns so the mom can rest and recover.

Ugggh your infection sounds miserable! I hate when it invades your face/head!

Honestly this has all been tolerable just it's dragging out so freaking long. I can't remember the last time i was sick for more than 3-4 days. Tomorrow will be 8 -.- no puking as yet, just feeling like it a lot!

Tomorrow is the biggest loser final weigh in! I have to go, sick or not!

 

[shaescott]

Most recent scan looks Girl to me but I don’t know much about that so I could be totally wrong. Let us know!

 

[claireybell]

Your weight loss will be fab tomorrow gigs, silver linings n all

Pacific your poor thing.. will your Dr not give you any AntiB’s? Sometimes it just doesn’t clear on its own esp if you’ve had it before, its worse & im sure its because of previous scarring in the Sinuses it feels like you been hit in the face with a frying pan, bug hugs hun!

Oh my.. cant believe your Mum had said that, did she not have any help with you as a child/baby then?

Gparents usually want to over impose on the lil uns, its an extension of them thats how i see it.. that being said, my mum is sh*t & she lives 5 mins from my house, literally & she never contacts us, her hubs is a massive di*k aswell & i hate him! He hates children & so he always whisks her away at birthdays, crimbo etc so he doesnt have to see us! She never offers to have them or anything, ladt time she saw Nuala was the week before Christmas last year & she said how much she had changed in like 4 months?! Ummm yes Mum, babies grow fast! SO’s mum is always swinging hy so we take full advantage ha ha!

 

[Keepsmiling91]

 

[gigglebox]

Look at that tallywhacker! All boy! Congrats, they are a ton of fun!

 

[Cppeace]

Here Gigs some line porn for you
I test usually 10dpo till AF comes. I'm 11dpo today.

 

[pacificlove]

Keeps, I say boy! Just because I have a mom in my circle who has 3 girls and then got a boy he's 6 months old and just got his first hair cut. she said: no way would she let his hair grow to any length like her girls. Short hair = boy.

Cb, that sucks about your mom and her spouse. Do you think if it wasn't for her partner would she be more involved?
My mom didn't have any relatives close by, but she did have other moms and neighbors. She also had childcare available after her first and was able to become a full time housewife after #2.
Today I was talking to another mom who looks after children and with what she charges I am left with $3 per hour after childcare which probably gets eaten up by taxes. So I'd break even..... Sorry, I am whining.

Gigs, ugh. Hope you feel better soon, and hopefully you won the weightloss challenge

Oh, and I am pretty sure one of my hens is now crowing in the mornings. I only have one rooster, and they both crow at the same time.

 

[DobbyForever]

Long day been reading but tired af. I’m so overwhelmed I called my mom crying to get reassurance that it does not make me a bad mom if I stop making A’s food and just buy jarred food. She always thought it was stupid that I did and only used organic because she fed all her kids jarred food from Safeway and all her kids are awesome in her words but idk I feel like junk

And I know milestones but like A doesn’t sit, he doesn’t clap, he doesn’t babble as much/use consonants anymore, he’s noticeably looking smaller compared to usual and then don’t get me started on his peers. Sigh

Congrats on your boy, Keeps! I was thinking blue. Boys are darling

 

[pacificlove]

Dobs, don't feel bad about buying jars. You gotta do what you gotta do. And if it makes you feel better, buy the organic pouches and jars. Your kid is fed. That is all that matters.

As for size, every kid grows and develops different. Remember, he's his own person, an individual, hes one in 7 billion! We should not compare even though our nature wants us to.

L got to "play" with one of his friends today. His friend isb2 weeks older. They have the same height, but I think he weighs more. His friend apparently also has more words. On the other hand, the friend is more handsy (he scratched Ls face!) and L is learning /hearing 2 words for everything where the friend learns one. So its ok, I take my cuddly boy home and will continue to raise him the way I intend to even if that slows down how verbal he is ATM. Same goes for other milestones, we have 3 months left for L to start saying 15-20 more words to hit his milestone.
Don't beat yourself up over it, it's not worth it.

 

[shaescott]

Keeps, congrats on the boy! I bet the girls will adore him!

 

[shaescott]

So I had applied to be an RA because it seriously reduces college costs... I just got the email today that I didn’t get the job. Sigh. Kinda messes with my plans but I’ll be okay, just extra broke.

 

[gigglebox]

Thanks cpp! Not seeing anything but i'm on my phone. How does it look irl?

Shae sorry you didn't get the job. Surely there must be something else you can do to scrape up extra cash...?

Dobs don't beat yourself up, especially over the food! Actually there's an organic jarred brand I use but I can't recall the name...lev loves it. I started out with big diy baby food dreams. I made 6 jars of pumpkin purée and that was it, lol.

Regarding milestones...I'm glad you mentioned it because i'm quietly freaking out over here again on lev's verbal skills. My SIL and friend who both had babies after me (10 & 20 weeks after me) were texting with me on a group chat and talking about how much their kids babble and youngest obe is saying mama and dada, other is saying daddy lev makes some sounds but he does not sit there and babble like that and i'm worrying. I think maybe i'm hyper sensitive because des has speech issues...? Also he seems far more interested in mobilizing than talking. Des was the opposite, was talking way early but pretty late on crawling/walking.

Idk. I'm really worried about having another kids with speech issues.

Sorry to have turned this onto myself!

Pl, i'm confused about the crowing hen. Do they do that? Or do you mean to say what you thought was a pullet turned out to be a roo?

 

[DobbyForever]

Shae hugs sorry about the job . I thought about RAing then I remembered I hate people and dorms

Thanks ladies. I have been buying earth’s best. My Uber progressive friend swears by them and since they are only carried at raley’s, Whole Foods, and sprouts it must be hippy dippy (no offense lol I love hippy dippy)

Yeah it’s crazy like we all KNOW not to compare but it’s hard not to. My stepdad says it’s the FB effect and to get off social media lol

 

[TexasRider]

Yes it’s very hard to not compare your kiddo to others. For example my 2 year old nephew can say all kinds of things and sing and do way more than Tabs could do at 2. when Tabs was 2 she literally had about 12 words. Granted now we know she has autism and has been in speech since she was 18 months. So there was an actual reason why she wasn’t progressing along with kids around the same age.

Temp is looking on point today. Still early but I’m feeling more confident that my period will show up when it’s supposed to at least. I still feel bad but at least I can breathe through my nose- my throat is just super sore this morning. Blah

 

[claireybell]

Fx Tex, its not over until she rears her face.. this could almost def be your month so never lose hope

My phones crap on HD zoom on aswell as i have a cracked cover screen, anything on the line porn Cpeace??

All kiddies develop at diff stages Dobs do dont worry hun, Riley was early but Nuala was late in comparison with everything & girls are ‘supposedly’ more quicker, not mine Lol! She was 8.5 months or so before just sitting up & she only in the last few months started really babbling loads, they like to watch alot & take it all in Both mine had jars, pouches & just mashed food, dont be hard on yourself as your still bf’ing aswell X

Awww biy indeed hehe! Congrats Keeps, they are lovely & easier to clean up nappues than girls believe me Lol

Pacific most def, she would def be more involved if he wasnt around, she loves the granbabies but whats crap is that he dont like them & shes ok with that??! I think
Its weird! Hes very horrible aswell, his sister doesnt like him either!