September Snugglers 2016

[MummaMoo]

Hope the HOTTIE! Lovely pic! (Cowbag)

Are any ladies using their birthing ball much? I wonder Amantilia whether it would help with your pelvic pain?

Officially less than 3 weeks to go now! Eeeek!
Not too achey today - Sophie has been in nursery so I think that definitely has something to do with it!
Picked up the baby stuff that Verity ironed for me, so I can repack the baby's hospital bag now.

Question: how do you kind of "lose" someone who you befriended but now kind of wish you hadn't?
This person is getting quite.... needy, and thinks we're much closer than I'm comfortable with. We're a generation apart and I just don't feel like we have anything in common apart from the fact that we have a child..

 

[campn]

I'm so sorry we're all feeling so done, but it's good to know we aren't all alone and that's normal at this stage. I just don't know how I'm supposed to nest, premake and freeze meals when just running the dishwasher takes my breath away.

I'm not sure if I ever mentioned this but my little sister is also pregnant and she's 39 weeks today and today at her checkup the doctor said today looks like the day! So I'm so excited about that! She's had so much infertility problems and her pregnancy is very high risk so the fact that's she's 39 weeks today is a miracle. I can't wait to see her little miracle!

 

[campn]

Mumma, the birthing ball is a GODSEND! I recommend it! My son usually kicks me off of it though. What a savage I swear. Can't wait until he starts his school very soon.

About your friend, I have one just like her who is much older than me who is so so needy and overbearing, and only thing that worked was ignoring her, like I'd go days (or weeks) without texting her back if she texted. Her texts and phone calls and visits got less and less and now if I see her accidentally I try to be cordial but not too inviting cause then she'll be back at it.

 

[MummaMoo]

Esp when you sit and can't get back up! Like a cockroach that fell on its back that'd describe me! !

A COCKROACH!? Could you not have thought of something a bit more appealing!? You're hardly a bug Campn!
That said, the only other alternative I can think of is a tortoise..... but that's still nicer than a cockroach

 

[xanzaba]

Oh, Campn! Congrats to your sister and to you, auntie! Hope you get to meet the little one soon

Mumma- as for distancing yourself from a clingy person, I tend to be the less clingy of friends and have had to deal with this a couple of times. I say be yourself and don't go out of your way to answer calls/texts/emails,but answer on your own time and when you feel like it. Turn down requests to hang out nicely but honestly- say you'd just like to relax at home or that you're busy. Hopefully the friend will pick up the message without feeling hurt, and realize she needs friends that want to hang out as much as she does.

 

[amantila]

Mumma...definitely worth a try! I have a giant deflated exercise ball in the garage...I'm going to see if I can find the pump and a plug for it. That's the same thing as a birthing ball, isn't it? And I think xan gave excellent advice about the clingy friend issue...don't have much more to add to it than that!

Campn...how exciting for you and your sister! Hope baby makes her appearance today so you can meet your niece!

 

[MummaMoo]

Thanks for the advice ladies, and for knowing that it's not just me that has this situation, I'm a bit of a soft touch and can't be honest if I think I'm going to hurt feelings - unless course they go so far that they unleash the beast
MrMoo has found the situation quite amusing and not been an awful lot of help.
Verity has made a very good point in that I'm going to have a VERY good excuse for dropping off the radar in about 3 weeks time

 

[MummaMoo]

Yeah Amantilia, my birthing ball is just a gym ball.

I've not pumped mine up yet, for the reason Campn has explained with her son. The destruction and chaos I imagine being caused when Sophie gets hold of it.... *shudder*

Yay for your sister Campn! Looking forward to a baby bundle update soon!
My friend has her c-section today, little girl called Thea Rose, absolutely gorgeous! *Am only a tiny bit jealous!!*

 

[campn]

Thank you all sweet sweet ladies! It's a boy so I'm glad DS will have a little cousin to rough tumble with!

Mumma- Aww aren't you the sweetest!? And yes definitely your ironing buddy is so spot on! That's how I get out of almost everything now "sorry, too pregnant!" Before it was like "sorry can't make it due to the person I am!"

I've always just kept to myself and I don't like having too many friends cause it just drains me! Especially this overbearing lady of mine, she was texting me at midnight for me to go over and let her borrow my phone charger!

 

[xanzaba]

Oh, boy- yesterday and today I've been crazy hungry! I didn't really think about it yesterday, but we went out to lunch and I had fajitas and guacamole and chips with DH and my parents, left stuffed, and 4 hours later my stomach began to growl.

Today I came into work, ate a normal lunch at noon, and two hours later went down to get the yogurt I brought. On the way, passed a vending machine and before I noticed what I was doing, I had peanut m&ms in my hand. I thought I'd save it for later in the afternoon, but after wolfing down the yogurt I almost inhaled the M&Ms and don't feel full.

Maybe baby dropped more over the weekend? No chance this is an early sign of labor?

 

[mari35racz36]

Campn - So exciting your sister's baby is coming today!! I feel you about being done. I barely have the energy to sit here and type. ugh! AS for my birthing ball, I pumped it up about a week ago. maybe used it for a couple days and then my kids found it too entertaining. It is not in the basement in their play room....lol I am going to buy another one and just keep it in my bedroom.

Mummamoo - so sorry about your hubby"s grandpa It's never easy hearing news like that. Congrats on 37 weeks!! eeek!!

xan - my baby has been slowly dropping for about 2 weeks now. The pain under my right rib is so much better now that the baby has gone down a bit. I really hope that means labor will come sooner rather than later. I too have also had an increased hunger. Like I just want to eat everything i site!!


Last night I got these crazy pains in my lower butt area. Every time the baby moved I felt sharp pain there. So no comfortable!! I feel so huge and I am just fed up. The kids have a bday party to go to tonight at a play center. I am so no in the mood for that....

 

[xanzaba]

So, TMI warning for ladies that are a bit squeamish, but...

When I got home from work just now I had a lot of cloudy discharge and when I wiped it was a bit pink. Could this be the bloody show? Haven't fooled around or done anything that would cause spotting that I can think of, and I have my 37 week appointment Wednesday. My gut says to wait and see if I have any other symptoms, but advice is welcome.

 

[campn]

Xan- Maybe you're starting to lose some of your plug? Definitely tell your doctor at your appointment. The bloody show is usually most of your plug mixed with some blood.

 

[ciz]

So, TMI warning for ladies that are a bit squeamish, but...

When I got home from work just now I had a lot of cloudy discharge and when I wiped it was a bit pink. Could this be the bloody show? Haven't fooled around or done anything that would cause spotting that I can think of, and I have my 37 week appointment Wednesday. My gut says to wait and see if I have any other symptoms, but advice is welcome.

could well be part of your plug starting to come away. with my dd I lost my plug at 38 weeks then my body started clearing out and contractions started just after 39 weeks =)

 

[mari35racz36]

Xan - that is definitely your plug. I have never lost my plug with any of my pregnancies. But I did get my bloody show the night before my induction with DD. Sounds promising!!!

 

[MummaMoo]

Xan, could be your mucus plug! Your bloody show should have more blood in it than just a pink tinge, I think... but I guess I can only go by my own experience on that one. My bloody show appeared much closer to labour, my plug was the day after due day.

 

[campn]

My experience is just like Mumma! I had a sweep at 39+6, lost my plug at 40 weeks, went into labor that day, delivered on 40+1.

There was no blood in my plug though. It just looked like a huge piece of booger. So gross!

 

[hopie2015]

Glad everyone is great.

Campn - early congrats to your sister and you on becoming an aunt! Hope her labor is going very well and her baby is here very soon. So cool your babies will be so close in age!

Xan- the moms on here sure sound right. that sounds promising that maybe baby wants to arrive within a couple of weeks. Have you called your doctor about it yet?

Mum- I am sorry about your dh's grandpa. So hard.
Glad you figured a solution to end that friendship. It's something we all need to do at some point.

As for birthing ball- I'm wondering same thing- I can just use my old exercise ball and bounce on it? Hope I don't break it!

Mari- wish you could have someone else bring the kids to the party tonite and you can just rest on the couch! I hear ya with the tiredness. It is unreal at times.
I miss having hunger. Sure hope appetite comes back for me like it is with you guys. Everything just tastes bad.

Careful what you wish for, as not sure I mentioned my appt. last week was canceled due to emergency at their building! So I have had to wait til 4:00 today for my scan. Luckily baby has been very active past 5 days. But need to see good growth this time and my fluid to have risen. Sooo nervous.

 

[xanzaba]

Good luck, hopie! I know these appointments stress you out, but they'll soon be all done. We're closing in on full-term babies

 

[amantila]

Good luck at your scan today, hopie!

Everyone please say a little prayer/send good vibes/do whatever you do that the last minute applicant for the long-term sub position for my job is actually interested and takes it. Because plan B is to force all of my students into online classes in my absence which is SO not the same thing as having a real teacher. And it would suck for the students and suck for me and I'm really really hoping that this lady works out. *Fingers crossed*

Also, not sure what I did to myself the other day, but my hips are back at normal level of discomfort. Which I'm happy with because I could barely move or walk the other day. I rested pretty much all day yesterday and tried out the birthing ball and things are still sore, but much more manageable. I think I just am doing too much and need to take it easy on myself.