Mid June and July Firecrackers Group Due June/July 2017!

[Girly922]

I was going to change it to secret once most people had found it otherwise I'd have to add everyone by email addresses or friend everyone first. Lol.

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

I was going to change it to secret once most people had found it otherwise I'd have to add everyone by email addresses or friend everyone first. Lol.

Ok. Let me know once it's secret then I'll rejoin.. lol. Again trying to keep baby a suprise.

 

[Betty.Rubble]

I've requested but will PM you my name x

 

[Girly922]

I'm off to bed now so I've changed the group settings to secret. If you PM me with email addresses I will add you in tomorrow

 

[Weebles]

Hmm, I can't request to join.

Kinda going back in the convo a little but my water broke before I noticed any contractions. And it broke at the mall. Yep. The mall. I hadnt felt any contractions at all but when I got to the hospital (with towels stuffed between my legs) I was almost 5 cm. I think the entire thing was only 5 hours, maybe 6, I can't remember exactly. I pushed for less than an hour. My son was early so he was a tiny little guy. I'm hoping to go full term this time but I'm scared about the size of a full term baby, lol. And I hope my water breaks at the hospital this time too as I don't want to leave another trail for someone to have to mop up!

 

[Girly922]

Hmm, I can't request to join

Sorry Weebles, I've made the group secret as I know some people haven't announced on social media and not everyone has their groups hidden. If you pm me your email I will send you an invite through x

 

[second.time]

My water didn't break until really, really far into labor. They actually had to break it manually. It wasn't exactly fun to have the amnio-hook in there. It actually took some force to break it. My body is bizarre. I always thought of labor as beginning with the big, sudden splash you see in movies and TV shows! It's still weird to me that I never had that.

Weebles, I'm sure it would be crazy to have your water break in a public place, but that doesn't sound like such a bad labor! I wouldn't mind a six-hour labor.

 

[DobbyForever]

Weebles yay on the crib!

I love y'all but my fb is strictly family only/I'm super protective of it. Got too much furry laundry floating around

Yeah daycare here is ridiculous. My mom would do it but I live too far from her now. I just tell myself that it's just for 5 years lol

 

[PrettyInInk42]

What a day.

I got a call in the morning (while I was at work) from the OB's office, needing to clarify something in the files my Dr sent over. Before the receptionist hung up, I asked if she'd called my house first. She said she had, but no one answered and she didn't leave a msg. So, I told her not to call the house anymore cuz my mom doesn't know yet and she said no problem. Thankfully, it looks my mom still doesn't know.

And then, while I was at the gym (on an elliptical), a personal trainer came over to me and introduced herself. She asked what I was working on today and what my fitness goals were and I told her I just wanted to stay healthy through my pregnancy. She asked how far along I was and a few other things before saying if I wanted help with any exercises to stay fit, let her know and then she moved on. Considering I'm still trying to keep it quiet, I guess it's good that people still just think I'm fat. lol

 

[thexfadingpat]

With my son my water didn't break until he starting crowning. 😂
My labour was also only 6 hours. I was very lucky.

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Ok I requested to join again lol..

 

[TTCfirstovr30]

Dobby - at least your mom offered. My mom told my DH that with the baby comes a nanny. So I know she is not offering any daycare help. I keep telling her a nanny is just too much for us at the moment but she keeps on insisting.

Pretty - Oh, I didn't realize your mom didn't know too! I thought it was just the "babydaddy." Sorry, I do not know what you refer to him as. When are you going to tell your mom? That was definitely a close call but I don't think the nurse would have really given too much detail if your mom answered the phone.

 

[Girly922]

Pretty, I didn't realise your mum didn't know yet either. For some reason I thought you'd told her already. You're lucky she hasn't guessed, my mum was abroad for the first 6 weeks of my pregnancy. When she saw me at 7wks she knew straight away. Apparently from how tired I looked.

We only have the option of paid childcare. Our closest family is an hour away. This baby won't have to go into childcare until very soon before DD is due to start full time school though so at least we'll only have to pay for breakfast club and holiday cover for her. But the baby will cost around £550 a month to have in nursery 3 days a week. Although with the exchange rate as it is currently, that sounds pretty good in comparison to what you guys are having to pay.

 

[lesondemavie]

Yea that's an excellent rate. It'll be about $900 a month for 3 days a week at the center that I like near here, and that's assuming that DH can work from home 2 days/week.

 

[second.time]

We'd found a center that only cost about $7k a year for five days a week (they were flexible, you could bring your kid in and pick them up any time, so we didn't always use the full five, or sometimes we'd leave him there for a few hours).

We do live in an affordable area though ... pretty rural. And the daycare center was fairly no-frills. My mom was always on us to look for a Montessori or a Waldorf school. She's very into alternative private schools. I love those, but part of me balks at the price tag. Still, your kid's development shouldn't be something you skimp on.

 

[lesondemavie]

Everything is pricey around here in Southern California 😂

 

[TTCfirstovr30]

lesondemavie I am in Southern California too! I actually just moved here from NYC

 

[Betty.Rubble]

My waters broke with DD as I was being injected with pethadine at 2-3cm lol. I really didn't cope well to begin with.

 

[second.time]

Everything is pricey around here in Southern California 😂

I have family there and always hear the stories! I think my brother pays more for a room in a house than we pay for a whole house ... but it's such a beautiful area with so much amazing culture that I know you get what you pay for.

 

[lesondemavie]

Everything is pricey around here in Southern California 😂

I have family there and always hear the stories! I think my brother pays more for a room in a house than we pay for a whole house ... but it's such a beautiful area with so much amazing culture that I know you get what you pay for.

Yea absolutely. My SIL sold her 3 bed 2 bath house with a good sized yard in Maryland for 50k+ less than the price we got for our little 2-bed condo! That last bit is so true though. It's hard to imagine living anywhere else. Where we live we get the best of both worlds. We're in an area that's zoned for animals so there our horses, goats, chicken, etc and lots of nearby hiking trails plus the kids go to this cute little K-8 with high ratings, and then it's just a 5 minute drive up to the convenience of the suburbs, great foodie restaurants, and 30-60 minutes to the culture of the city.