TTC and Beyond!

[jury3]

I'm assuming I call my FMLA person since they will be the person my doc sends paperwork too. My std isn't through my employer, so they should be a separate thing. I think I will just tell my boss that starting Monday I will be on leave covered under FMLA per doctor's orders and let them know I've got sub plans ready for the next week. I'm seriously just so scared of my boss and what she will say. I feel like she will do everything she can to try and torture me before I'm officially out and probably even after...

 

[HWPG]

julie, do not let her have this power over you. once you leave, she can do nothing to you. even the three days you have left, just count them down. even in hours if you have to. like when you workout, and you countdown the 30 minutes. i just say "i can do anything for 2 more minutes".
i can do this; 3 days.
i can do this; 2 days.
i can do this; 1 day. 8 hours. 6 hours. 3 hours. 0 hours.
cut off the dragon head. she has no power over you.

 

[wavescrash]

I second the advice above

I guess I'm lucky that all my benefits are through that Hewitt company. I didn't even sign up for disability benefits, just realized it was being taken out of my check one day but I'm grateful for it now lol (assuming everything gets approved of course.)

 

[jury3]

Uh, I know...I hate that I let someone else cause me this kind of anxiety! She's just such a horrible woman! I wish our school would just hurry up and cancel so I only have to count down 2 days lol I'll just be glad when it's over and done.

 

[wavescrash]

Just had to share a big "yay" moment after my earlier money stress post - the other day as Salvation Army we were in line and saw a nursing pillow for $5.99 in great condition. Didn't think twice, just grabbed it. Got home and realized it's a My Brest Friend Twins Plus pillow meant for breastfeeding twins or for plus-size women to use. I contemplated just using it anyway but I'd much rather have a Boppy since this thing is rather large as it's intended for use with twins anyway. Decided to put it up for sale on a local selling group on FB. They sell in store or online for like $78 & I decided to sell it for $45. Someone totally just messaged me saying they want it. So we basically are making $40 off of it, thank goodness. Now I just gotta hope someone gets a Boppy for my baby shower lol.

 

[wavescrash]

I know how you feel Julie, to some extent at least. At Target we have tons of bosses. It was basically me (brand merchandising team member) --> Team Leader (my immediate boss) --> Executive Team Leader (both mine and the TL's big boss) --> Store Team Leader (the store's manager.)

My sister was Team Lead over me until 2 months ago when they moved her to a different department and her replacement was nice. I've worked with her for years, she was just in a different area of the store. But our ETL (exec team lead) is a bitch... if you will. I hate her with a passion and she's a horrible boss in general. She cared more about making friends with girls younger than her (and she was 1-2 years younger than me...) and not actually running her departments. Anyway, I was terrified to tell her I needed to go on leave so the day I called off work and the day I decided to initiate my LOA, I called work at like 6am and my ETL answered the call. I panicked and asked to talk to another ETL that I knew was at the store lol. I've had to go into Target a couple times to go shopping since then and I've seen my direct ETL a few times and she always gives me this look that I feel says, "I hate you for bailing last minute & not even having the balls to tell me" lol. She always says "hi" and it sounds so fake. Whenever I see her when I'm there, I try walking away before she can spot me even though I have nothing to worry about now that I'm done with work lol.

 

[goldstns]

Ok I'm hoping to sit down and write it all out...assuming shell stay sleeping until her next feeding in a half hr. So stay tuned.

morgan- id love to be on your fb page, but I am not on fb anymore since it was so hard for me to be on it when we were first ttc and reading all those pregnancy post....u all know that feeling we all had...so I cancelled fb back then. Sry!!

 

[wavescrash]

Ooh can't wait Hope you guys are settling in well at home!

 

[jury3]

Waves-That's an awesome score! I would love to find one of those for $5! I think a friend has one that is going to either give it to me or sell it to me though. It's amazing what you can find at places like that though...

Nikki-Can't wait!!!

 

[wavescrash]

Waves-That's an awesome score! I would love to find one of those for $5! I think a friend has one that is going to either give it to me or sell it to me though. It's amazing what you can find at places like that though...

It really is crazy what you can find at stores like that. We've snagged so many random little things over the last 2 years from there that I absolutely love. Heck, almost all of Hannah's book collection is from Salvation Army. I'm addicted to that place lol.

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Julie - I've had a boss before that gave me that kind of anxiety. It sucks so much. Luckily you only have a few more days!

I've decided now that I'm feeling better, i'm going to join the gym. I was running 4-5 times a week before I got pregnant and I've not done ONE single physical activity since my marathon. I sold my treadmill at the house to make room for the baby room and it's WAY too cold outside to be walking. I am so excited. I may also use the elliptical and stationary bike (should be safe as long as i'm not going crazy, right?) I'm going tonight to sign up. Only $10 a month.

 

[morganwhite7]

Morning Ladies! Just have to say that every morning when I get to work I soooo look forward to crossing off yet another day on my desk calendar. Almost down to 100 days til she's here.. Time is flying!

Britt- Ooh Planet Fitness by any chance? We have one right down the road that's also $10 a month.. plus a spa, pool, sauna, and massages included! I could def use this. But good luck! I've felt so guilty about exercise the last week too.. I need to do SOMETHING.. got brand new 5lb weights and they've just been sitting there collecting dust.

Nikki- I don't blame you! Can't wait to hear how it went and see her precious face!!

Here's a link to this AWESOME bottle set for anyone who may need them. So that you don't have to hold bottle for baby! (*AHEM* JULIE! ) I thought this was a great idea esp when you need to get things done around the house, if you aren't exclusively breastfeeding. My step sister just bought one for her little girl who is 3 months and can use it just fine. Can't believe I've never heard of these, they seem so handy!

https://www.buybuybaby.com/store/product/podee-reg-hands-free-2-pack-baby-bottle-system/1016523216

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Yep Morgan! Planet fitness! I know this sounds terrible vain of me, but I just don't want to gain a bunch of weight. I don't want to use pregnancy as an excuse to eat whatever I want. I already have self esteem and body image problems and It will only be worse if I gain 50 lbs. So i'm trying to stay on top of it now by starting to exercise. The only thing I worry about it how much MORE hungry I will be. I already wake up in the middle of the night because the hunger is so bad. LOL

 

[RobertRedford]

Morgan, I belong to planet fitness and love it. Such a great gym for how inexpensive it is, I pay $12/month, no contract

 

[Disneybaby26]

Morgan- did you ever post the brand of that dress?? I'm like a little obsessed with it

 

[morganwhite7]

Haha thanks! So many people have asked.. Molly actually just msged me about it! I will check when I get home but you know how TJMaxx is, random designers and whatnot.. but I will deff post as soon as I get home girls!

And I think I'm officially sold on the gym idea.. DH needs it too for his knee. He broke lots of bones and should have continued working out after physical therapy.. but since he's been back to work it's hard to find the time. He needs to be able to bend down and teach Marley how to walk and ride a bike! And massages and a spa... hmm sounds fab to me.

Marley is kicking away today.. anyone else have UBER-ACTIVE babies?? It seems like while I'm sitting at work she does the most madness.. like I feel her feet kick down low to the right and immediately after her head pops out the top left, like I'm a bounce house or something! Lol makes it hard to focus on things when that is happening inside!

P.s. I'm so addicted to perusing the 3rd trimester boards and labor watch lol.. I am so ahead of myself. I made a list of ways to naturally induce labor today (I need to go into spontaneous labor by 40 weeks or no VBAC, they'll do a sweep at 37) for when I hit 36/37 weeks.. oh my lol.

 

[Disneybaby26]

Makayla was nuts for days and now he's calmed down and I only feel her a couple times an hour. I read there's a huge growth spurt between 24 and 26 weeks so she'll probably quiet down for a coupe days, ill gain a couple pounds, and she'll start back up! Lol

Last week I was playing with the kick counter on an app on my phone and it took 9minues to get 10movements. Most people were recording like 30-40 minutes for 10 movements. She's a wild child and I love it!

 

[jury3]

Morgan-Those bottles are kind of hilarious! I wonder how well they work? I'm hoping to exclusively bf for at least a little while, but obviously I'll have to work eventually so we'll need bottles (which we have put some on the registry). And I may get completely exhausted with exclusive bf and give in to letting others feed them pumped milk. Those bottles would come in handy!
I can't be 100% sure, but I think Olivia is the more active one. I feel so much movement and so many kicks on my left side. They are fewer on the right side where Grayson is. However, I feel quite a bit of movement down low (right above my pubic bone and often in cervix lol) and that's where they both meet up. With two in there, I feel movement quite often though. No heads poking out yet, but sometimes if feels like they are just pushing with a foot or something near my belly button. I will rub it and it goes away lol

Britt-I don't think there's anything wrong with not wanting to gain crazy weight. Seriously, I'm pregnant with twins at 23 weeks and I think I'm up to 3 lbs now? lol I'm not super active at all though. It's really been more about my eating habits. I say it's good to be active though and eat as healthy as you can. With twins they told me to eat 2,200 calories a day.

 

[frsttimemama]

Our little guy was SUPER active like 20 hrs/day I swear! I LOVED it!!

I wish we had a Planet Fitness nearby. The closest is 30 miles from home. Not really feasible unfortunately.

 

[clynn11]

One thing I am not enjoying about pregnancy- hives. O've developed them multiple tines in the past two weeks and have never had em before. Theyre definitely not bug bites but they itch like crazy!!

One week till my next appointment!