TTC and Beyond!

[clynn11]

Rachel I hope your furbaby feels better soon

Gorgeous bumps ladies!!!

Happy V-day Kara!!!!

 

[goldstns]

Rachel hope fur baby is ok.

kara-happy bday!

 

[jury3]

Yay for v-day Kara! Your bump is adorable

Rachel-Sorry about your fur-baby, I hope they feel better soon!

I haven't been feeling great today. I woke up feeling like I had the worst indigestion in the world right under my ribs. That feeling like maybe I need to throw up or poop or something...pain has gone down but still nauseous. I can't tell if it's pregnancy stuff or something else. I really hope I'm not getting sick...I've also been really tired today. 22 weeks tomorrow though!

 

[Disneybaby26]

I hope you're not getting sick, Julie! I have an off day like that once in awhile too- hopefully just Preggo related! Get some rest & feel better momma!!

 

[TTCaWee1]

Thanks ladies. I finally got him to eat by giving him tuna. Then I tried to give him his antibiotics and he just drooled and spit them out everywhere. Earlier he took it like a champ but puked them up bc he hadn't eaten....ugh sick kitty is no bueno. I should've just had them give him the abx shot...

Julie - I hope you aren't getting sick. I've been getting random nausea days. In fact, I took a zofran the other day. I bet you are going to get hella heartburn with 2 babies crammed into your rib cage! Keep those tums handy!

 

[wavescrash]

Speaking of heartburn, someone posted this on my local mommy group on FB so I thought I'd share it...

INSTANT heartburn relief: Half cup of warm water. Teaspoon of baking soda and a teaspoon of sugar with a splash of vanilla. Chug it. Dance around for a few minutes to shake it up in your belly. Then you will burp (really loud) and the heartburn goes away instantly! You can do this as many times during the day as needed. Regular heartburn medicine doesn't work instantly and this does. I still do this and I am not pregnant anymore.

 

[wavescrash]

I checked my hospital records account online and saw the results from my glucose test last week came in. I passed, thankfully. I also saw that I'm still borderline anemic. I'm literally right on the border. Let's say normal value is 10.0 or above, I'm 10.2 lol. For both the parts of the H&H that they use to check your levels. I probably should start taking iron pills again... might have more energy. I'm starting to get a headache each day - likely due to the low iron and probably how Leah's laying.

She's been so uncomfortable today. WAY up in my ribs but also super-duper low. I've also noticed some swelling starting in my calves as of yesterday, so that's awesome.

I can't believe I'm just a few days away from 30 weeks along. I'm in total denial I think... Hannah's been such a handful lately (mostly cute and funny and adorable but also a handful) and I'm starting to seriously panic over dealing with a 2 year old (she turns 2 a month & a half after my due date) and a newborn... especially since Tyler won't be able to take much time off. My mom's too unstable to really help although I'm sure she'll offer for a bit at first but otherwise I don't have many friends who are good with kids that will be able to come by and help or anything like that. So to put it bluntly, I'm scared shitless lol.

 

[jury3]

Thanks girls. I take famotidine daily for acid reflux, started that before being pregnant. I can't survive without it...I tried last night. I literally woke up every 3 hours and would eat a few tums lol The only time I've gotten that pain in my stomach before has been when I was sick, that's why I worry I'm getting sick. It seems to get better throughout the day though. Who knows...

Waves-Glad you passed your glucose test! I worry about that...my mom is diabetic and took my blood sugar the other day, it was in the normal range. Hopefully that means I'm doing ok.
Don't worry, you guys will work it out. Our friend was so scared before she had her last one, she also had a 2 year old. It was rough for a few months, but it's all fine now. You'll get in the swing of things. I'm scared of what two newborns are going to be like, that's for sure!

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

I'm a little late but Happy V day Kara! I hope your furbaby gets better!

 

[morganwhite7]

Waves- I'll have to try that concoction.. Mine gets unbearable too and extra strength Tums don't even cut it :/ Sometimes after I eat wings/pizza stuff like that I just DREAD that night when my throats literally on fire. I hope it doesn't get much worse. And you WILL figure it all out.. I'm sure it is overwhelming, but you can ask her to "help you" with a lot of things so that she feels needed/important instead of jealous and acting out to get your attention back on her lol. Gosh she's so dang cute I can't even imagine how hard it'd be to try and discipline that face!!

Oh and hey.. we used our debit card at Target during that security breech bullcrap and our bank said we should get a new card, is that something I should worry about or do just in case? Hubby doesn't seem to care but last thing I'd want is our account wiped out from some idiots in Europe like they've warned about, jw if that's really happening to people and if I should add it to my to-do list for this evening..

Rach- Sorry about your lil baby.. I feel the same like I LOVE and worry about this little dog so much, wonder what it'll feel like for a HUMAN?! Hahah. And love the belly, so big I can't believe it!!

Kara- Happy V-day! I'm so excited to get there, such an AWESOME milestone for rainbow mamas.. so reassuring!

AFM- I'm STARVED, about to make some oatmeal. I've GOT to eat better after the New Year.. since Thanksgiving I've eaten complete crap (leftovers, holidays sweets, WHATEVER I'm craving..). I realllllyyy do not want to gain 50+ lbs with this pregnancy. At least I've been faithful to my prenatal workout/lifting DVDs this last week.. my buns are burnin' this morning for the first time in a while.. I love it

 

[HWPG]

morgan, i used my debit card at target also during that window, and i already called, cancelled, and got a new one. i just think better safe than sorry, and do you really want to be monitoring your account all the time? and if something happens, do you really want the hassle of having to put in a claim? it literally took me mere minutes.

 

[wavescrash]

Waves- I'll have to try that concoction.. Mine gets unbearable too and extra strength Tums don't even cut it :/ Sometimes after I eat wings/pizza stuff like that I just DREAD that night when my throats literally on fire. I hope it doesn't get much worse. And you WILL figure it all out.. I'm sure it is overwhelming, but you can ask her to "help you" with a lot of things so that she feels needed/important instead of jealous and acting out to get your attention back on her lol. Gosh she's so dang cute I can't even imagine how hard it'd be to try and discipline that face!!

Oh and hey.. we used our debit card at Target during that security breech bullcrap and our bank said we should get a new card, is that something I should worry about or do just in case? Hubby doesn't seem to care but last thing I'd want is our account wiped out from some idiots in Europe like they've warned about, jw if that's really happening to people and if I should add it to my to-do list for this evening..

LOL yeah she's not easy to discipline. But then again when she's throwing the world's biggest fit and I'm at my wit's end... all cuteness goes out the window. But then I feel guilty afterward lol.

To be honest, I'd rather be safe than sorry. My bank called and said they're sending me a new one just to be safe. Whoever did it managed to get pin numbers as well as card numbers which means they can easily drain your account and not just make random charges. Someone I work with knows someone whose account was hit for $10,000 in charges from this whole ordeal. It's unlikely you or I will be affected personally (heck, my bank account is about to have no money in it lol) but it's definitely not a risk I'd be willing to take. There's no harm in replacing your card and changing your pin number. It's annoying but not a big deal whereas finding out your account was drained... is lol.

 

[morganwhite7]

^Lol same here.. it goes in every Friday but after bills, I'm not sure who'd waste time to hack me for the $30 leftover!! Haha. But I will do it just in case, seems simple enough!

 

[wavescrash]

Good luck I'm so over the stupid breech lol. Normally the days leading up to Christmas we get call after call about "Do you have an iPad/Xbox One/Zoomer dog in stock?" but this year it was "WHAT DO I DO ABOUT MY CREDIT CARD? THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT! GIMME YO' MANAGER (who can't do anything about it.)" So glad to be on leave and not have to answer 8979348579 calls in a row about it lol.

This happens every year at Christmas time to all the major retailers. KMart or Walmart were hit in the last 2 years around Christmas, Amazon was hit I believe. It happens every single year because Black Friday/Christmas is when everyone starts using their credit cards so you'll get the most numbers/account info if you hack the systems then & having a bigger selection means you're less likely to get caught because you have so many accounts to draw from.

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Are the banks contacting the customer? I haven't heard anything about it, but my best friend had $800 of fraud charges on her bank card. Was there a certain time frame it happened? I really don't want to cancel my card but I don't want to deal with fraud either.

 

[morganwhite7]

^Yeah there was a time frame, 3 or 4 days I believe around Black Friday. My bank only told me bc I went to make a deposit.. It was all over the news though, I think they also sent emails. I'd have her call and ask! Not sure if it's just Chase though.. that's what I've got.

And LOL Waves I work in the Merchant Services dept of a check collection agency (for bad/bounced checks) and we get calls (obv to the wrong dept) ALL DAY, crazy ppl screaming about gimme yo manager.. you were not AUTHORIZED to debit my acct! etc, etc. It's hilarious. We are just like- "Uhh ma'am hold just a moment while I transfer you to the correct dept." Makes my day, they don't realize we're in Ohio and they call from all over the U.S. threatening to come in here and do this and that to us for messing with their credit scores lmao.

 

[HWPG]

Britt, i think it was something like 11/27-12/5.... some banks are contacting customers, some are not. the whole announcement on the news basically said to track your expenses, make sure they are yours. most banks wont hold you responsible, but you still have to put in a report if you get frauded (hehe, is that a word?). seriously, if it is not too much trouble, i would just cancel and have them resend a new one. i have tdbanknorth and you can cancel and they will issue you a new one on-site - took me like 4 minutes.

 

[wavescrash]

Are the banks contacting the customer? I haven't heard anything about it, but my best friend had $800 of fraud charges on her bank card. Was there a certain time frame it happened? I really don't want to cancel my card but I don't want to deal with fraud either.

It was from Black Friday through December 15. All cards used in that time frame were affected (the Target credit and debit cards along with personal bank debit/credit cards.) Doesn't mean every card used in that time frame will wind up with fraudulent charges though. I've had several people tell me their bank contacted them, mine contacted me saying they noticed my card was used at the store during that time frame (lol... I use my card like 984759 times a day while at work, 40 hours a week so it was used A LOT) so were sending me a new card & that my current card would still work until I activated the new one.

Just contact your bank and they can tell you what they think you should do.

 

[jury3]

I would contact the bank and get a new card...like they said better safe than sorry. I haven't heard of banks calling you, I'd be cautious of that. Don't give them information over the phone! Our local grocery store had the same thing happen just a few months ago. Our bank actually sent us new cards without us even calling. I'm wondering if they'll do the same this time...we haven't called yet.

 

[jury3]

Waves-I saw your post on fb about being glad you went on maternity leave. I have such guilt about wanting to start maternity leave in the next week or two, but I'm getting so uncomfortable. No SPD, just a huge belly that is so uncomfortable. It's hard to move. If I walk my dogs down the street my uterus starts getting really hard. I've tried wearing a support belt, but unless I'm standing that's uncomfortable too. I also think "I don't know how women who work in retail type jobs do this everyday" lol Point is, I'm about 8 weeks behind you but with twins...so you going on maternity leave makes me feel better about taking my leave so early So, thank you lol Although, Ryann told me this morning that she doesn't think I'll make it much longer anyway with how uncomfortable I already am. She listens to me moan and groan every time I have to stand up or roll over. lol