I don't know how many of you NICU moms are familiar with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. But a lot of preemies (especially early ones) test positive for it because they are producing too much of a certain hormone, which is almost always directly related to their prematurity and an extremely low birth weight. They end up not actually having the condition, and it's very common. The NICU doctors/nurses were not at all concerned when my son tested abnormal for it at birth, in fact I was flipping through his chart several weeks after his birth when I happened upon it. It's a hormone condition that affects the adrenal glands. It can cause girls to have ambiguous genitals, and for boys to have enlarged penises, among other symptoms. Basically it's a sex condition.
But because his hormone levels were abnormal at birth, they recently re-tested him for it just to be sure. My husband mentioned it to a nurse while he and his mother were visiting the NICU (I was not there), which was a huge mistake! For some reason, my MIL has to know every detail about every little thing. When I was diagnosed with incompetent cervix, she was constantly texting my husband asking what exactly it was called, and then told him that we shouldn't be having sex, etc. So when she heard about this, of course she immediately started asking all these questions, for days now.
So her brother recently went through a sex change to become a woman. When she found out about this condition my son is being tested for, she asked, "I wonder if that's what my brother had?" and "Is this going to change his sexual orientation?" OH MY GOSH, WOMAN. HE'S A FREAKING BABY. WHY ARE YOU BEING SO RIDICULOUS?!?!
Now she's constantly asking, "What is it called again?" and asking questions that prove she obviously went home and Googled it. It bothers me so much!! Why is she like this? Why does she have to know all these intimate details, and then ask asinine questions and make stupid remarks?! When my son was first born she was CONSTANTLY asking about his weight, and saying things like "I thought he'd be 3 pounds by now," and "What about this? Are the doctors concerned about it?" Back off woman. Do you not know how much I am going through right now? Do you think I want to hear your stupid, ignorant and insensitive comments? Let's not forget the conversation she started right after my son was born about the possibility that he could still die in the next 4 days. REALLY?!?!?!?!?!
Why does she do this?! I keep her in the dark as much as is humanly possible, but my husband let's things slip a lot. I am beyond annoyed right now and simply want to know why she has to know the nitty gritty details about everything, and then make asinine remarks about it? (Oh, and when I was pregnant, she would say, "I thought you'd have lost the baby by now" and "Did you lose the baby?") I seriously want to smack her. Why does she do this?
But because his hormone levels were abnormal at birth, they recently re-tested him for it just to be sure. My husband mentioned it to a nurse while he and his mother were visiting the NICU (I was not there), which was a huge mistake! For some reason, my MIL has to know every detail about every little thing. When I was diagnosed with incompetent cervix, she was constantly texting my husband asking what exactly it was called, and then told him that we shouldn't be having sex, etc. So when she heard about this, of course she immediately started asking all these questions, for days now.
So her brother recently went through a sex change to become a woman. When she found out about this condition my son is being tested for, she asked, "I wonder if that's what my brother had?" and "Is this going to change his sexual orientation?" OH MY GOSH, WOMAN. HE'S A FREAKING BABY. WHY ARE YOU BEING SO RIDICULOUS?!?!
Now she's constantly asking, "What is it called again?" and asking questions that prove she obviously went home and Googled it. It bothers me so much!! Why is she like this? Why does she have to know all these intimate details, and then ask asinine questions and make stupid remarks?! When my son was first born she was CONSTANTLY asking about his weight, and saying things like "I thought he'd be 3 pounds by now," and "What about this? Are the doctors concerned about it?" Back off woman. Do you not know how much I am going through right now? Do you think I want to hear your stupid, ignorant and insensitive comments? Let's not forget the conversation she started right after my son was born about the possibility that he could still die in the next 4 days. REALLY?!?!?!?!?!
Why does she do this?! I keep her in the dark as much as is humanly possible, but my husband let's things slip a lot. I am beyond annoyed right now and simply want to know why she has to know the nitty gritty details about everything, and then make asinine remarks about it? (Oh, and when I was pregnant, she would say, "I thought you'd have lost the baby by now" and "Did you lose the baby?") I seriously want to smack her. Why does she do this?
