August 2010 Moms

Do the pregnant ladies have names picked out?

cmhicklin — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:44:51 GMT

I am nosey! And for some reason love the topic of names.

Anyone have the step 2 all star climber?

Smileymouse0810 — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:10:05 GMT

Are our kids too big for it? Someone is giving one away and I'm supposed to pick it up tomorrow. I figure if its too small for my son it would be fine for the next kid.

What Natural disaster...

bdschad — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:10:43 GMT

Are you most afraid of??

Tornados have always been mine. Everyone once in a while there will be one that pops up in Western Pa and it scares the crap out of me. I guess I have huge respect for them too. (is that the right word?) Twister is one of my favorite movies. I don't think I could ever move near the tornado belt. My heart is breaking for those people.

UO's?

The Housewife — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:59:38 GMT

Hope no one minds I started this. I wanted to get mine in while I still remembered them.

T&Ps for my nephew and his mother please

isacdimi10 — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:05:52 GMT

My brother's girlfriend will be 34wks on Saturday and she is currently being transferred to the big hospital.

She's pre-eclamptic, in renal failure and baby has placental insufficiency.

Carter is expected to be removed via c-section in the next 3 days meaning he will be barely 34wks gestation.

WDYT...good VBAC consult?!

Ardmhs83 — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:59:29 GMT

Sooo, I had a VBAC consult appointment yesterday afternoon and everything went way better than I had even hoped for. I'm not pregnant yet, but we plan on trying Spring of next year. I'm doing my homework now though so I don't feel rushed around once I am pregnant. Also my local hospital just now started allowing them again and the one and only provider that is doing them is the one who took over my old OB's office. I wanted to feel her out early.

Things went great! I went in with my research in hand and she spent about 35 mintues just talking to me about my concerns. She said that I'm a great candidate and that a VBAC is safer than a RCS (something I knew, but wanted an actual OB to say), she pretty much said she would treat me as a normal delivering woman. I told her I didn't want inductions or anything artificial. I want my body to do what I know it can and she said, "ok." She also encouraged me to labor at home as long as I can...ideally not come in until I'm like 6 cm. I'm going to hire a doula to help me know when I need to go to hospital. She just seemed so, "like this isn't a big deal, we can do this." She said she did tons of VBACs at the other hospital that she came from. She seemed very encouraging, caring and acted like she will do all she can to make this happen. She just kept saying as long as you and baby are looking ok...that I could keep trucking. No time limit on laboring or pushing and she said she would let me go to about 41 weeks. The hospital doesn't have any strict VBAC rules, just her own judgement.

I also feel comfortable b/c my mom works with her and called her, "Aunt Cheryl" yesterday. Said she loves my mom! My DH also works with her dad and she was amazed at how small the world is. I think these all seem like good signs to me? I didn't feel like a number! WDYT?

*Only thing that scares me is that she is the ONLY OB that will do a VBAC! I kept asking her about the, "what if you are not there?" She said should would be! She comes in at any time of day or night for her patients. Only time she wouldn't be there is if my due date would line up with a possible vacation. She then said I could then obviously choose to go 30 min out of state to seek care. She even told me if all else fails and I get there and baby is about to "fall out" and she isn't there...I can refuse to sign c-section papers and the DR there will have to catch. Amazing to me that an OB would actually say that! She said not to worry...we can make this work! She has a high VBAC success rate.

isacdimi

KatieKim0815 — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:10:01 GMT

I am so late to this game but CONGRATS! I didn't realize you were expecting again! You must be so excited! How are you feeling?

T&Ps please. NBR. Long.

kmc217 — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:38:31 GMT

I am sicker than I have ever been in my life and it is starting to worry me. I initially had a bad asthma attack/flare up and spent several hours at the MD yesterday trying to get my breathing under control and stop coughing. My cough is horrible, my chest is burning, my belly feels like I've pulled muscles from coughing so hard and my head is splitting. I think I may have pneumonia now that my lungs are not so tight you can't hear any air flow. My chest is rattling, I have a fever, and I am coughing up green nastiness (sorry for the TMI). My mom stayed home with me and the girls yesterday and thankfully my DCP can take them today because I am litereally not able to function. DH does not have the option of being home this week at all. I don't even have a voice to call the MD at this point to ask for an antibiotic and possibly pain meds (that is how bad my chest hurts). I am already on codeine cough syrup, nebulizer, steroids. I desperately want to avoid the ER - IMO you only get sicker when you go to the ER and I don't know that I could even drive myself there at this point. So far, LO is moving normally and according to my midwife even though I feel like crap, he is likely just fine.

so sick of being sick

SweetPurr17 — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:53:40 GMT

I miss food. Like really really miss food. Ive lost 3 lbs. At least im not throwing up, but food utterly disgusts me. Im really sad because ice cream is my fav of all time, and I cant even think about dairy products with out dry heaving. I cant even enjoy the long weekend!

Popping in to say "hi"!

KatieKim0815 — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:09:25 GMT

Hi LAdies!

Sorry in advance for the giant siggy! I go in to change it on thebump and it won't let me regardless of me changing the size on tiny pic!

I hope you ladies are well. Bumping is a little more sporadic for me when I am @ home with the little ones. I work from home when i am not on mat leave and it's easier to be on the bump. So I am not ignoring you.

Ethan is growing like a weed and Hudson is so big now. In preschool all day!

Big hugs to all!

Need some BBQ input

LaurLaurLaur — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:37:37 GMT

We're having a BBQ for Memorial Day/DH's birthday I need some help.

Drinking out of mason jars- cute or overdone in a Pinterest/hipster way?

Cake or cupcakes? There will be "Happy Birthday" singing.

Baked Beans. Yay or Nay?

Corn on the cob- boiled or pre-seasoned/buttered and roasted on grill?

Thanks!

WDYT...potty training

KRB8 — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:38 GMT

B outright refuses to use the potty at daycare. At daycare it's the big potty with a seat reducer. We do the same at home. I'm able to get her to use the potty if she's in the mood at home.

She does stay dry between potty trips at home and on the weekend.

Although she never asks to go. I always have to tell her she's going to try to go.

Well when DCP does the potty time, B out right refuses and melts down. There are two other kids in potty training mode there too. They're using it. This has been going on for two months now. B just refuses and throws herself on the ground in a fit.

Here's my WDYT... Do you think it's wrong or cruel to not let her have her iPad in the car on the way home from DC if she didn't at least try to sit on the potty? I know she'll throw a fit. But I can ignore it while I'm driving.

I'm starting to feel the pressure because we are planning on sending her to preschool in the fall, but she has to be potty trained. Joining mid year cannot really be guaranteed because places fill up, and some places I just don't like.

I guess I don't know at what age it's appropriate to temporary take away things for behavior modification.

It's Wednesday

LaurLaurLaur — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:34:12 GMT

What do we do? WTFs? Open Letters? Confessions?

Post whatever you have here!

Mom Snacks

PenelopeThusnelda — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:31:15 GMT

I need some ideas for healthy snacks. I am the kind of person who will graze all day instead of eating 3 big meals. My mind just draws a huge blank at the grocery store and then I end up eating a bunch of crap food like M&M's and potato chips at home. I'm glad summer is pretty much here because I will eat a lot of fruit, but I need some more ideas.

Am I being a brat? (long sorry!)

kenna_4 — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:20:51 GMT

I can take it, tell me if I'm being unreasonable.

So we are going to see the Inlaws in B.C. (on the other side of the country) in June. All of the flights home stop in Edmonton, so we decided to delay our layover and spend a few days at the West Edmonton Mall, which is a huge mall with theme parks etc inside. Our inlaws decided they will come with us for 1 day to the mall, and fly home the next day since it's such a short flight for them. We'll say another 2 days. My inlaws said that since they are only there a short time they want to stay in the hotel attached to the mall in conjoining rooms the night they are there. Then DH and I decided we'd go stay at a cheaper hotel for the remainder of our stay.

The mall has these amazing themed rooms that they are kind of know for, I have heard they are amazing. They have a cow boy room where your bed is in the back of a wagon, igloo rooms where you stay in a giant igloo and your bed is round etc. They are are really cool, and everybody we know INCLUDING my inlaws that have been there say if you go to totally get a themed room. I was so excited to get a themed room, and I know DD1 will just love it.

Well the themed rooms do not have conjoining rooms, and now my inlaws just want to stay in a regular room because they want us to "be able to put the kids to sleep, and hang out in their room". They will NOT let this conjoining room thing go. I really don't think it's a huge deal, if their room was right next door to us, I'd be fine with having our 2 video monitors hooked up and being next door, although I really doubt DD1 will go to sleep in a hotel room with out us.

To try and keep everybody happy DH was like we can switch to a themed room after they leave and stay there the rest of the trip, which will be almost triple the cost of us going to a cheaper hotel, so I seriously don't want to do that.

The inlaws have been to this mall many times, they have stayed in the theme rooms and raved about them. We might not ever go back, or not for many years anyways and I think it would be fun to stay in one for 1 night. I do not think the idea they have in their head of how the conjoining regular hotel room thing is going to go will really work out at all.

DH says I'm being a brat about the whole thing, but I think the inlaws are being selfish and dumb especially since this stop at the mall didn't include them at all until they invited themselves. I think they are trying to help with the whole conjoining thing, but really don't know how sleeping in a hotel room with 2 kids is really going to go down no matter what kind of room it is.

So, should I just do what they want? Or should I put my foot down?

You know you are sick when...

kmc217 — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:51:52 GMT

.... you let your child repeatedly lick her fingers and "paint" your face. I literally don't have the energy (or a voice) to tell her how gross that is.

Confession

PenelopeThusnelda — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:18:59 GMT

There is no way I'm going to remember this on Friday.

Keegan brought me a beer last night and said "Here Mama! This is for you" Honestly I have no idea where he got the idea to bring me one. I bought a 6 pack of Blue Moon to make cupcakes with in December for DH's birthday. The remaining 5 bottles have been sitting on our back porch ever since....

Peeing Question

sstara — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:09:08 GMT

Parker has been peeing ALOT. Yesterday morning he had peed out of his diaper, which is really rare (he has been waking up dry for a month or so). Then at day care he peed his pants while playing and then went a lot in the toilet right after. Then when my husband was there to pick him up he peed his pants and proceed to pee a lot in the toilet right after. He peed twice at home last night in the toilet. He sleept from 9pm-6:45am and my husband just called and said he was soaking wet again. He also peed quite a bit in the toilet this morning.

This is really odd for Parker. He has been potty trained since February. What should I do? Call the ped? Wait it out? He hasn't been drinking anymore than normal. In fact he didn't drink much at all last night. I'm sick of changing sheets and clothes.

Where did DS come up with this?

bdschad — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:30:28 GMT

The last few days he keeps repeating,

"I'm stupid"

"mommy, I'm stupid"

or "Lincoln is stupid"

It makes me so sad when he says it. I have noooo clue where he would come up with something like that. I don't think DH and I use that word for anything.

mrs. hoelle

AmberDawnL — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:27:56 GMT

Did you end up getting bad storms today? We thankfully only got some wind and rain! I hope you guys were as lucky as we were!!

Father's Day wording help

sstara — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:43:44 GMT

I want to get this for my husband for Father's Day for his spare key. I am coming up blank trying to think of what to have written on it. I want something to acknowledge Parker and our baby, but I have no idea what that would be. Any creative types out there with an idea/suggestion? Your help is much appreciated!

Here is a picture if that is easier:

Genetic Counselor Appt

sstara — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:09:30 GMT

My husband and I had our appointment with the genetic counselor yesterday. It went good and she told me what I already thought. She said that our baby having triploidy (xxy on every chromosome) and my brother having kleinfelter's (xxy on the sex chromosome only) aren't related! The good thing about triploidy is that the mom isn't at a higher risk of having another baby with the syndrome. She did say that there are only 2 reported cases of women having multiple losses due to triploidy so the odds are ever in my favor!

She did suggest we get a level 2 u/s next pregnancy around 20-22 weeks to make sure that everything is looking ok. Surprisingly I didn't cry once during the appointment. I was close, but I held it in. My husband was proud of me!

Gals, I'm bored

The Housewife — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:47:38 GMT

And don't want to work. Entertain me.

And go!

Anyone near the tornados?

cmhicklin — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:43:20 GMT

One of my good friends used to live in an area of OK that was hit super hard :(

Disney Princess Controversy

LaurLaurLaur — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:25:20 GMT

Anyone else read about this? Here is the original article:

http://jezebel.com/disney-pulls-sexy-merida-makeover-after-public-backlash-494274022

Merida, who is T's favorite, was "re-vamped" into a pretty different image.

This was for her "coronation" as a Disney princess. Her waist is smaller, she lost her bow and is wearing a fancy dress (she hates fancy dresses).

The other Princesses have been made over too:

While part of it is updating (like Cinderella) it seems unnecessary for Belle's hair to get so long. Thoughts? Are we screwing with our daughter's body images?