TTC and Beyond!

[Lotalaughs16]

Thanks for the catch up!

RR, I'm so sorry you have to go through that. I will be praying for you

Yay for another girl in the group!

I've been praying for Katrina's BFP all month long

Been following Morgan on IG...impatiently waiting for all these april babies to make their debuts lol

BB, Yay for o'ing I'm so glad they are FINALLY giving you proper testing.

Sonia, sorry about your back pain...hopefully the dr can give you some type of relief suggestion.

 

[RobertRedford]

so glad you have been able to receive the gifts! I have a few more to send out that i will do this week. Haven't been getting all that much done recently.

Thanks for all the good thoughts, ladies. Much appreciated.

Going to take a few days off of BnB. Having a really hard time at the moment and I can't really be supportive to others. I've been in tears for a few days straight now and I just need to retreat into myself for a bit. Keep in touch on fb!

 

[wavescrash]

so glad you have been able to receive the gifts! I have a few more to send out that i will do this week. Haven't been getting all that much done recently.

Thanks for all the good thoughts, ladies. Much appreciated.

Going to take a few days off of BnB. Having a really hard time at the moment and I can't really be supportive to others. I've been in tears for a few days straight now and I just need to retreat into myself for a bit. Keep in touch on fb!

Hang in there dear. Do what you need to do but know that we'll be here for you whenever you feel ready to come back.

 

[goldstns]

Well miss u Robert, but totally understand!

 

[brunettebimbo]

 

[Cowgirl07]

Amanda I understand, hugs sent your way.
Sonia nice to hear from you.
Morgan eek so excited for you!

 

[frsttimemama]

Mirolee, your MIL sounds awful. You have every right to vent. I can't imagine having to deal with that! Ugh. I'm very fortunate to have great in-laws so I just can't imagine having a MIL that is completely rude and impossible like that. You'd think she'd lighten up and come around by now since it's obvious that you're not going anywhere..

RR, I totally get it. Sending hugs your way! I hope things get better foyou quickly!

Waves, can you maybe take him to work one day then take her to the pediatrician?

Sonia, so glad to hear from you! Glad you're doing well for the most part!

Morgan, thinking of you! Hoping Miss Marley hangs in there just a little longer, but if it's time, hope it goes easy and well for you! Keep us updated!

BB, FX for a spike tomorrow!

Sarah, that was a mean April Fool's joke! Lol. I was like "Oh yayyy! Nooo!" Haha. FX for some progress!

I'm sure I missed some things. Sorry! Work was crazy today. 11 hours later.. bleh. I'm just proud that I came home and cooked since it's just me again tonight. Gosh I miss my hubby! Lol. I must say I still struggle eating all the carbs I should. I mostly want them in the form of sweets between meals. Now I'm getting ready to fold a whole lotta laundry and mayyyybe clean our room and the bathrooms and wait for hubby to call. I feel like the first tri exhaustion is getting better, but I'm definitely still tired. I had quite the bloated bumpy belly going on today. I felt like I looked about 7 months pregnant. I've lost 3 pounds. I worry when I'm losing weight though because I'm afraid Baby isn't getting enough nutrition, but I seriously swear I eat ALL. THE. TIME! Or at least it certainly feels that way. At least my sugars have been good though. That makes me feel a little better. I had one that was a little too high the other day, so I've just determined that I probably shouldn't eat Strawberry Frosted Mini-Wheats. No big loss I guess. Could be worse. Hopefully it stays ok over the next 23.5 weeks!

 

[goldstns]

Update on the experiment... Looks like its 75% off. I'll give it a few more days and update w a pic

 

[Ingodshand]

Just a quick update, I am 50% effaced but not yet dilated. At least we have some progress! I really started swelling today so will be laying off the salt all day tomorrow. My bp was great and no protein in my urine so I think it is just diet and maybe the weather as it was 83 today!

 

[Cowgirl07]

Fx Evan comes soon!

 

[frsttimemama]

Nikki, that's awesome! Gonna have to keep that trick in mind for sure!

Sarah, so glad you made a little progress, even if it's not as much as you had hoped! FX for more and that the swelling goes down. Try to drink enough but not too much and rest as much as you can.

Katrina, how are you holding up with the femara?

I'm feeling pretty accomplished tonight. I got some of my mental to-do list done. The bedroom is 98% clean and the living room is clean and the kitchen is 90% clean. The laundry is folded and put away. And I have to tackle the bathrooms and mop the floors tomorrow or Thursday. Not too shabby. Obviously as well as finish all the other piddly things I didn't get to. Wish I had gotten more done, but I got tired and quit. Gotta love trying to get ready for company all weekend, which reminds me I need to go to the grocery. I'm going to make hubby go with so he can help load and unload it all. Lol. This tired lady is headed to bed now. Goodnight ladies!

 

[Cowgirl07]

Much better today after I took some ibuprofen, I have had headaches in the afternoon but not terrible. No nausea or anything

 

[wavescrash]

LOL so OH is pretty good about helping me out with the baby. If it's the weekend, he'll take turns doing night feedings with me and let me sleep in a little in the morning. Helps a lot with diapers/feedings when he gets home from work in the evening. I really can't complain. HOWEVER the lack of sleep is killing me and makes me a very grumpy person in the middle of the night. Last night I asked him to get the feeding when she woke up around 6am (his alarm for work was set to go off at 7am.) He said, "Would you be mad if I said no?" to which I replied "Yeah I would, but I'd feed her myself." So I angrily got out of bed and made a comment along the lines of "Just remember I haven't gotten a full night's sleep since she was born and you get a full night sleep almost every single night." He went to work, I woke up angry still but got over it. About an hour ago he said he wanted to get to bed because he was going to do all the feedings tonight. I told him not on a night when he has to work in the morning & he said it doesn't matter lol. I mean, who am I to complain?? I'll wake up every time she does anyway because he generally doesn't hear her fuss until she's actually crying but hopefully I'll be able to fall back to sleep quickly and make the most of it. But then part of me wants to be spiteful (not sure why? maybe I'm still a little angry about last night after all lol) and just do the feedings myself so he can ask me about it tomorrow and I can say something like "You had to get up for work, so I took care of it."

For some reason today I've had a big increase in bleeding and my incision/uterus/area around the incision hurts a lot more too. I'm sure it's nothing but I honestly have no idea what's normal with a c/s recovery lol.

 

[jury3]

Mirolee-Host MIL sounds hideous! I don't understand people like that...

Nikki-Can't wait to see how it turns out!

Sonia-I was just wondering what you were up to...Don't be afraid to cloth diaper in winter, lots of people do it all year round. I'm not sure what they do when they can't hang them outside in the sun...I'll have to research that.

Amanda-You are amazing for being incharge of all the gifts! Don't feel obligated to worry about any of that right now...Take all the time you need. We are here whenever you need us

Sarah-Progress! Get to walking girl! Then put your feet up and drink lots of water!

Waves-Lol about DH. I'm sure I will be like that...have days where I get pissed at her for not doing something even though I know she has to work. We do that kind of stuff now just with the dogs lol
Def call your doc if you are worried about your incision. Have you been doing too much today? I know increased activity can cause more bleeding/irritation.

AFM-Skipped out on meeting the pedi today. We didn't want to get up early lol DW helped me arrange our bedroom. We put the pack n play double bassinet together and started going through some things. DW was freaking out a little bit, it was pretty funny. Hard to believe we'll have babies this month!
Doc apt tomorrow, no u/s. I'm curious if I've made any progress since I've had increased bh.
I shaved today and it was so much work...started thinking maybe I should get everything waxed before the babies get here so I don't have to worry about it for a while lol I could sure use a mani/pedi too. Maybe I'll just make a day of it...waxing and nails!

 

[brunettebimbo]

Urgh

 

[HWPG]

I'm also thinking about gettin waxed, esp cause it will be spring into summer for four months of pregnancy. I'm wondering if being hairless will help with healin downtown. Thoughts?

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

RR- I am so sorry you are feeling down, but it's completely understandable. Take all the time you need. We will be here when you get back!!

Sonia- Good to hear from you!! I have a lot of back pain as well! It's horrible!

Sarah- Glad to hear you are making some strides towards Evan coming!

afm- meeting someone on Thursday about daycare! I hate to think about it already when she isn't even here yet, but I need to get it locked down. I also need to call and get a pediatrician.. haven't done that yet either!

 

[Ingodshand]

Waves- So sorry you are still in pain, but I would say that it takes a long time to heal from a c-section. At least a few months before the pain goes away and even longer before you get the feeling back around the scar. It does get better though

Julie- Waxing and Nails sounds like a great plan for today!

BB- Sorry for the temp drop!

Sandy- You are a beast! I cannot believe how much you are able to get done!

Mirolee- Not sure if the waxing will help with healing but will probably make things a little less messy!

You guys keep mentioning IG.. what is that?

Can not believe that today is my due date!!! It seems like only yesterday that we got our BFP and I was so scared of losing another baby. My swelling is not as bad but still noticeable. Chugging my water and laying off the sodium!

 

[Lotalaughs16]

Morning Ladies...

Waves, I feel like those spiteful thoughts are always in our heads when we don't get what we want lol I do that with housework to my hubby...he finally offers and I'm all like "no its fine, I'll just do it bc I have nothing better to do" lol If I were you, I'd take him up on the offer and get a good night sleep and it may make a big difference in your mood

Sandy you're like a cleaning superwoman...I feel so lazy compared to the way you clean your house lol!

Woohoo Sarah, Evan's going to be here before we know it!

Mirolee, Im not even preggers and I've decided I'm probably going to wax lol it just seems easier.

AFM, I'm on the verge of a mental breakdown with this whole puppy training.
First of all, I totallly forgot to tell you ladies how bad of a dog mom I am...
Saturday I brought Zara to my parent's house to play with their dog so she played outside from 9:30-2 then on my way back across town I had Zara in the back seat with her window down (all the way down bc I didn't think she was strong enough or big enough to get her head out if the window was only down half way)...anyways she JUMPED out of my car while I was driving!!! It was the scariest moment of my life so far, thank God she didn't get run over by me or any of the cars behind me. So I spent the rest of my Saturday beating myself up about how bad of judgment I had and then questioning how I'm going to be as a mom to a human!! omg, it was so awful.
Secondly, now that we are past that, I can't take this potty training anymore. We are trying to crate train her at night...just this week she has decided to start waking up around 2 or 3 in the morning to bark...I get up and she has peed in her crate. Then I take her outside she does nothing but try to cuddle with me, and immediately after coming back inside she poops in my dining room. We have pee pads inside also but she just eats those. She also doesn't respond to any type of discipline for chewing/biting...I really feel like I'm going crazy. However, if anyone tells me they've experienced this and its normal I will feel slightly better about it lol as this point I think we're just doing something wrong.

...sorry for the rant,

 

[Lotalaughs16]

You guys keep mentioning IG.. what is that?

Sarah, it's Instagram.