January Jellybeans 2013!...

[jrowenj]

I am so damn stressed. Starting to think about work and baby and have to make decisions soon about everything. Worried about money by my employer doesn't offer maternity leave. Wondering if I should be temporarily laid off and collect unemployment or what to do.... S stressed. Up all night last night worrying

 

[La Mere]

I know what you mean, Sassy. Rayven doesn't get me like she used to because I'm just too tired to run around after her outside and play. I just wanna sit and veg out. It's been worse the past few weeks because hubby has only been home during the evenings and by then it is too dark/cold for us to take her outside to play.

I'm getting overwhelmed as well but for a different reason. I'm getting worried that my house wont be ready for me to move into before it starts snowing here and while I do have a place to live, labor and give birth.. it's just not what I want. Hubby and I have been sharing a twin/full size mattress, I'm used to sleeping in a queen sized bed and am not looking forward to such a small space to labor in. There's not really enough room to walk during labor where I am currently living and there is no way I am going outside in JANUARY to walk during labor. Not here in Colorado, maybe if we were still in Oklahoma or Texas!! Sorry, just needed to vent a little as i have been holding this in for a while and have already had a few good cries over it when I was by myself.

 

[Nikkilewis14]

Sassy i understand getting that overwhelming feeling!

I think thats what causedmy panic attackthe other day...i was watching a baby story on tlc..like i do everyday!...and this girl was screaming at the top of her lungs..it must have got me thinking because thats when my attack started lol...

Life is about to change dramatically for me!

 

[jrowenj]

Wow. Sounds like we are all overwhelmed

 

[Nikkilewis14]

Yes i agree jamie!

 

[DeedeeBeester]

I think that just the thought of being so SO so close... makes us more than just nervous.

 

[La Mere]

I think I am overwhelmed because not only is my life going to change again, but my DD's life is going to be turned upside down and I'm worried about how I am going to take care of her and the baby and make sure I don't neglect my DD attention wise. And of course the house thing

 

[gingermango]

Going shopping on saturday to get the last bits for my hospital bag then im ready :-D definitly feeling a bit overwhelmed though so trying to throw myself into halloween and christmas for now, hopefully it will.make time pass quicker

 

[Little J]

I am so damn stressed. Starting to think about work and baby and have to make decisions soon about everything. Worried about money by my employer doesn't offer maternity leave. Wondering if I should be temporarily laid off and collect unemployment or what to do.... S stressed. Up all night last night worrying

I hate thinking about $ also..... even tho my employer is nice enough to give 8 weeks paid time off for maternity leave.... im struggling with the expenses AFTER that where daycare will cost $.

We atleast have family watching him but still paying $ each month of more than $500 a month is alot (cheaper than regular daycare i know) but just like most of you hubby and i are trying to make a life together with ALL the bills that come along, it makes $ SUPER tight... and i get scared about sometimes not having enough $ somtimes for it all

 

[La Mere]

i think i am going to go lay down for a little bit. Rayven is sleeping in her highchair right now.. so I want to try to catch a few z's

 

[jrowenj]

I am so damn stressed. Starting to think about work and baby and have to make decisions soon about everything. Worried about money by my employer doesn't offer maternity leave. Wondering if I should be temporarily laid off and collect unemployment or what to do.... S stressed. Up all night last night worrying

I hate thinking about $ also..... even tho my employer is nice enough to give 8 weeks paid time off for maternity leave.... im struggling with the expenses AFTER that where daycare will cost $.

We atleast have family watching him but still paying $ each month of more than $500 a month is alot (cheaper than regular daycare i know) but just like most of you hubby and i are trying to make a life together with ALL the bills that come along, it makes $ SUPER tight... and i get scared about sometimes not having enough $ somtimes for it all

I hear ya. It sucks to have to stress about money when it comes to such a happy time in life

 

[darkstar]

It is hard worrying about money. We moved out of the big city to save a heap of money in rent so that not only does OH has less of a commute (he works out this way) but I can afford to be home with baby. If we hadn't moved we would really be struggling, luckily we've had time to get used to being on one income before the birth too so that helps a lot.

 

[JCh]

I was just talking to DH about money issues....
In Canada mat leave is 1 year, of that u don't get paid for 2 weeks at the beginning and it can take 6 weeks before getting a penny through employment insurance.
I will then be getting only 55% for a year leave and I'm terrified that bills will fall behind since cost of living is so high here and DH isn't as reliable/ responsible as I am
Plus he's on a contract as of right now, so unless it gets extended - he'll be looking for a new job by end of next month....

Also wanted to say, it's too bad that mat leave is still lagging behind in the US.... UK & Canada seem to be similar. Maybe one day it will catch up. My heart goes out to the mommies who have to go back so soon

 

[snowangel187]

I am so damn stressed. Starting to think about work and baby and have to make decisions soon about everything. Worried about money by my employer doesn't offer maternity leave. Wondering if I should be temporarily laid off and collect unemployment or what to do.... S stressed. Up all night last night worrying

They may not approve you for unemployment even if you are laid off being very pregnant or just having a baby. They denied one of my friends.

 

[jrowenj]

I am so damn stressed. Starting to think about work and baby and have to make decisions soon about everything. Worried about money by my employer doesn't offer maternity leave. Wondering if I should be temporarily laid off and collect unemployment or what to do.... S stressed. Up all night last night worrying

They may not approve you for unemployment even if you are laid off being very pregnant or just having a baby. They denied one of my friends.

Ughhhh!!!! Well, we do have short term disability insurance so I suppose that's my other option

 

[sassy_mom]

Yes things are crazy around here because DD will have to adjust as well as us. I can't imagine what it will be like when I am totally sleep deprived and have to keep an eye out for her.

Money is a big issue here right now. Even though DH is no longer laid off he had to take a $3 pay cut ... I think it came out to be something like $400 less a month.

Too many stresses and emotions flying around. And with it being so close to the end now, it only seems to make the worry worse.

 

[BlossomJ]

Some days I'm pretty relaxed about the baby & others (like today) I think it was hard enough with one child! Like Sassy & La Mere I feel bad for DS that I don't have the energy to play & run around all the time & I can see he's getting frustrated, but then I think, well I'm not going to be able to do that when the baby is here either. I hope he copes with it as he really doesn't seem to understand that we're having a baby.

As for the money thing, I can imagine how hard that would be. We're fine at the moment, but depending how big a mortgage we end up taking when we buy a new house, finances could be much tighter

La Mere - I'm so sorry you're worried about where you'll be when you give birth What is the situation with your house? I hope you work something out... does DH know how you're feeling?

 

[DeedeeBeester]

Well... GRR! I called the drs office because they hadn't called me. So now, I have to go to the drs office monday to get RE TESTED! She wanted me to go tomorrow, I was like: ehm.. no?! If you would of called me before, I would of planned the whole thing! And she told me she had 2 weeks to call me anyhow... grrr! So now, I have a Drs apt monday as well as re-testing for the glucose. And I have to go to Houston on Wednesday... joy!

 

[Betheney]

My doctor told me they don't do the one hour test anymore as it's a waste of time because everyone fails it. So we just do the 2hr test and get jabbed 3 times in the 2 hours. Mines booked for tomorrow morning. I'm nervous because I think I'm a lil more likely to have it because of my high blood pressure. I mean that would be the icing on the effing cake wouldn't it? Having GD as well as high BP. But I guess no point in getting too stressed about it until the results are in.

 

[BlossomJ]

How common is GD?