Kitty - never feel bad about complaining/venting! It may sound strange, but I love reading vents. Not sure why. Maybe it’s validating to know other moan about things (big and small) too? Also it’s always nice to share woes, so I like when people feel comfortable doing that. Anyway I’m sorry about your period. Could it be the stress? As for weight loss, I hear you about that being tricky. I’ve never had stamina for eating better for more than a week, but I did lose a fair bit of weight once upon a time by cutting out lots of meat and dairy. My mum stopped eating gluten (due to a legit sensitivity) and lost s tonne of weight (which is pretty good for someone in their 60s!). Anyway, you prob didn’t need to know any of this, and either way I am sure you will look stunning because, well, you are.
Gigs - I’m so happy to hear about the business! How did the treats go down? Any “other” kind of treats *wink wink*? Remind me what your hubby’s business is... something to do with mechanics?
Tex - glad you guys are doing okay despite the sicknesses. It’s been sickness central here too. I actually had Fever and chills all day yesterday and the night before, and I can hear Tilly getting congested as I write this. I always heard having kids pushed the immune system to another level but I guess I didn’t realize how much that sucked. Fx your sis conceives asap! She’s the one you’re closest with, is that right?
Flueks - is complain about the Saturday gig too, and I’m not even preg. Can’t wait to hear about your sprinkle. Am I right in thinking you never got a proper baby shower with V? Quite exciting now if so. Glad V is doing better in her room. She probably loved having you there to get used to it at the start. So sad to think of her sitting between the mattress and chair! Bless her. And I know I asked this before and it was even answered, but what’s the epidural consult for? I’ve never heard of it here. Certainly they didn’t offer me one - they just gave me the epi while in labour.
PL - I admire you for doing so much at the end of your pregnancy, and with a toddler in tow. I guess in some ways it could be conceivable for you and Gigs to have your babies at the same time. Can’t wait till we get even more babies here!
CB - that must’ve been bliss to have Hayden sleep for 8 hours straight. I don’t think Tilly did that for a long, long time (if ever?), though she only ever really roused to help herself to milk á la dream feeds, like L and PL. Anyway, for sure you deserve a good sleeper! I know Nuala wasn’t always keen on sleep bless her. Also lol at her repeating things. It’s a miracle Tilly hasn’t repeated my many swear words (yet).
Shae - I think your second semester sounds so much more promising. I know this is when people get weeded out but imagine how much it would suck if you had the scary supervisor this semester rather than last. I honestly don’t think you have anything to worry about, but a little anxiety is always motivating anyway. As for your gut issues, I know I said this before but honestly I keep thinking about your antidepressants. I was surprised to learn in psychopharmacology how extensive their effects on the body are, especially on the GI tract and especially with SSRIs. Anyway, I hope it all gets sorted soon. And your sleep too!
AFM my other BFF who’s almost 33 weeks just got admitted to hospital with high BP and symptoms of pre-e. Protein in urine and blood Confirmed it’s starting stages of pre-e. It’s exactly what happened to our other BFF in Nov and they even had the same OB throughout their pregnancy and stayed in the same high risk room. But our other BFF carried to 37 weeks before being induced coz her BP was controlled by loooots of serious meds. But she never had protein in her urine nor any signs of fetal distress, whereas the currently pregnant BFF does, so we are a little concerned. AND livid because she’s someone who bends over backwards for everyone else and for her job and she bloody discharged herself while in triage so she could make it to an “important” work meeting, and then when of course she landed back in hospital the next morning for even worse symptoms, her hubby (who’s also a close friend of ours) pissed off to work, leaving her alone in a windowless hospital room after being told her son has a skip in his heartbeat and she definitely has starting pre-e. Btw neither of them have life-or-death jobs and it’s not a matter of losing out on money because she has good benefits and he’s a self employed editor and they’re very well off. Anyway, sorry for the rant... it’s just been a thing for a long time... poor thing hates her job but is too passive to leave it because she doesn’t want to let them down, and that’s the same reason she dragged herself back to work, as if her coworkers wouldn’t understand that she’s in potentially quite a dangerous medical situation and may need to deliver within the week. Grrr.
thanks for giving me the benefit of the doubt! 
I am going to ask hubby tonight... Now I want to know. 
plus I’m struggling to lose weight and get to where I want to, it seems no matter what I eat I’m getting bigger... and every time I eat ANYTHING someone says ‘careful, you’ve got a wedding dress to fit in!’ Or similar and that really pisses me off since I am trying to lose some weight but I don’t want to just starve myself and risk it becoming an issue again
LOL girrrrl just grab a cheapie for peace of mind! Except it seems it's more for my own peace of mind...but still.
