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Does he just not do anything around the house? Or is it within your personal relationship too? I learned that with DH, I have to pick my battles. I take care of 90% of the household. He will do things if I ask him to but he doesn't take initiative AT ALL. I guess I just learned to deal with it. There are things that I bitch at him for but they are things that really really bother me. Just sharing my experience. Some guys are just more dependent on their wives. I have one of those guys lol
 
Julie-yes...im crazy! Alia goes to daycare, but IV held off on moms watching her. My mom has watched her twice...once for 30min as dh and I walked the dogs (it was too cold for her to come with) and once when I had already put her down for the night...so mom didn't do anything. I think in my mind unless I'm at work I want to be with her. So leaving her when shes awake is hard for me.... Its like I'm missing out on time with her. And now her bed time is 6-7pm, which is dinner time for us, so going out for dinner on a date doesn't happen because I want to put her to bed. Part of me also feels like I don't 100% trust them to watch her, I trust daycare because they have been threw training for cpr and the up to date things babies need. I know what I'm saying is crazy, IV accepted that.

kara- Alia went to level 2 nipple at 3 months. Dh/teacher were both saying it takes her forever to drink...so we tried it and she did fine. Had she choked id go back to 1. I agree its trial/error.

I made baby food...carrot, sweet potatoe and butternut squash today. She just had carrot!! I'm guessing she liked it but didn't know what to do with it. The face was funny. I have to show u all pictures, but they r on mu good camera so I have to make them smaller.
 
TTCaWee1 said:
Does he just not do anything around the house? Or is it within your personal relationship too? I learned that with DH, I have to pick my battles. I take care of 90% of the household. He will do things if I ask him to but he doesn't take initiative AT ALL. I guess I just learned to deal with it. There are things that I bitch at him for but they are things that really really bother me. Just sharing my experience. Some guys are just more dependent on their wives. I have one of those guys lol
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He actually does do things around the house now. Before I was pregnant it was like pulling teeth, granted he's a man so when he does it, it's not as thoroughly as I'd like. It's more that he just lacks motivation and he is horrible at communicating and he has a tendency to do things that piss me off and say sorry but then a week later do them again which just sends me over the edge.

I'm just ready for him to grow up because he's almost 26 and I feel like I have to be his mom and MIL IS NOT HELPING. She insists that we need to help him because he's just got issues and is weak and unmotivated and I want to yell in her face "Yea, that's because you treat him like a child and enable him! And the more you say that he is those things, the more he takes advantage of it and uses it to manipulate people into doing shit for him!" He grew up having a better home life than most people I know and while it sucks that he's never met his dad, that's been his own choice. His mom has offered to set it up several times so I'm not buying the daddy issues excuse either. I had a shitty dad and I'm a fully functioning adult because I CHOOSE to be.

He and I have been discussing him entering the military, most likely air force, and while I think that it will suck that there will be times we're apart for long periods of time that I'll essentially be a single mom, I think he needs it to help him grow up and also to get away from our home town because MIL isn't helping him at all just enabling him to stay immature. And of course, there's always the fact that it would be great benefits for our family. Okay...rant over lol
 
Oh that would be frustrating. Sounds like my sisters bf. and his mom is such an enabler. I'm sure it feels good to rant about it. Hopefully he grows up when Lux comes! Or actually before she comes...
 
Ashlee, I hope things continue to improve! Sorry you are so miserable! Hopefully she will come soon and you can be done. :)

Rachel, that's crazy! Why do we have insurance? !

Only 2 more weeks til V-Day! And my belly officially sticks out further than my boobs.. lol. My back hurts something awful! I had a work meeting and sat in an awful plastic chair for 6 hours. Ugh! Camping now for the weekend. Love camping with my hubby :)
 
Nikki-Lol I totally understand. Even though I'm not back to work for a while, I just feel like it's my job to take care of them and I want to spend my time with them. I don't want anyone who is not their parent to steal that time away from me. I'm only doing the date thing bc I know DW really needs some us time. I really want to get to where I am exclusively breastfeeding both babies at each feeding (no pumped bottles unless they are with a sitter), just so I can have them to myself more especially when MIL is around lol Seriously, I have issues!

BB-The suppositories are such a relief, do it! I had to use them 2 or 3 times early in pregnancy.

Katrina-Complaining is ok! AF is a bitch, not looking forward to the day she returns for me.

Ashlee-Hang in there, you are close to the end! That's the point I had to have DW help lift my leg in bed...I know how bad it is!

Rachel-Holy cow! $60 is still a lot, I wouldn't pay it either unless we could not live without it.

Kara-O and G flatten the nipples sometimes, but they still choke at least once every time they take a bottle. So we aren't there yet. If she can do it without gulping excessively and/or choking, then I'd say she's ready.
 
Disneybaby26 said:
Waves-thanks!! The medela ones collapse on her, dr browns don't buy I think I'm gonna try and get a medium flow today and see how that goes! How long should it take for her to finish 3oz do you think?
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It's hard to say. With a good feeding, stage 2 nipple, Leah will down 5oz in 15-20 minutes. That includes burping her once during the feeding. Like Nikki said, it's just trial and error really. If she had choked on the formula when we tried the stage 2 nipple, I'd have stayed with stage 1 a little bit longer. My cousin switched her baby at 9 weeks as well.
 
Yesterday, 11 weeks old.
 

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Ashlee my husband is ex army and whilst it did help him grow up it has left him with a lot of psychological problems. When we first got together he was a nervous wreck on bonfire night because of the fire works. He has anger issues too. None of which are aimed at me but it is extremely hard at times. He's fought in Afghan and Iraq so has seen his friends die etc so I don't blame him for being the way he is. He left nearly 9 years ago and it still bothers him. Just thought that might be something you would like to know, it may make him grow up but he may come home with bigger problems.

Katrina what are 3 day bloods?
 
Thanks :) In the last week she really started smiling A LOT in response to us talking to her. She's also finally started cooing and talking to us when we talk to her.
 
Me too. I've been waiting for it for what feels like forever lol. I got an email from BabyCenter like 3 or 4 weeks ago saying babies "should" be doing that at that time and she NEVER did. She was only grinning in her sleep or making motions with her mouth like she WANTED to coo/talk but couldn't. Earlier today she was just cooing back to everything I said to her. It took everything in me to not just eat her right up lol.
 
Waves-She is so chubby! lol I love it! I cannot wait for my guys to smile. I was just saying today how I wish they'd smile, it's hard when the only real emotions are upset or content!

bb-3 day bloods test LH and FSH...some docs test for more too.
 
Started throwing up today. Bang on 6 weeks :lol: I feel awful!

I usually take my aspirin and folic acid in the morning. Anyone know if it matters if I take it later please? I'm scared of taking it and then throwing up.
 
brunettebimbo said:
Sorry Julie but what are they?
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FSH-Follicle Stimulating Hormone: Stimulates ovary to mature an egg
LH-Luteinizing Hormone: Final maturation and release of egg

I think they sometimes test estrogen, the thyroid and prolactin too.
 
Yep sorry I didn't answer Bb
Today is busy bridal shower, work, bachelorette party.
Love leahs pictures she's such a cutie
 
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