Pregnant riders support group? :)

[mscho]

[QUOTE=Heineken;8241462]
My shower is Saturday. The family descends today and tomorrow. Thank god I took Monday off…and have the horses as my excuse to escape

I got my hostesses each a monogrammed umbrella for “showering” me. And a dozen fancy cookies that my friend makes in the shape of whales.[/QUOTE]

Have fun and stay sane! Mine is this coming Thursday and I’d be lying if I said the whole thing didn’t make me a touch anxious! I’m really not the center of attention/shower type, so it’s a bit overwhelming! Still working on hostess gifts… But I love your idea!

[rugbygirl]

I had a shower for my first, I don’t think we’re going to do it again. I don’t have a lot of girly friends, or even friends with kids. I also have many generous older cousins who supplied me with a LOT of hand me down baby gear.

I was also completely useless in the last month of my first pregnancy. Literally laid on the couch MORE than the house cats. The shower was after the baby was born, and I don’t know, it was just not really my style. I like to celebrate in small groups or with camping trips or something. Sometimes I feel pangs of inadequacy hearing about all this cute shower stuff, more power to you girls though

Just found out our little guy is going to get a younger brother the ultrasound was pretty exciting, and I’m halfway to baby! Counting down too, I hate being pregnant!

[pinkpony321]

So far, I LOVE being pregnant!
We had our anatomy scan last week and got to see our little guy in there. He was very active and moving all around- even got some neat 3D shots of his face!
I can’t wait, though I am with you, mscho…i’m not the shower type and the thought of mine (still months away!) makes me anxious!

[drmgncolor]

[QUOTE=rugbygirl;8242870]

I was also completely useless in the last month of my first pregnancy. Literally laid on the couch MORE than the house cats. The shower was after the baby was born, and I don’t know, it was just not really my style. I like to celebrate in small groups or with camping trips or something. Sometimes I feel pangs of inadequacy hearing about all this cute shower stuff, more power to you girls though

Just found out our little guy is going to get a younger brother the ultrasound was pretty exciting, and I’m halfway to baby! Counting down too, I hate being pregnant![/QUOTE]

Funny, boys must be “in” right now. :lol: I’d say the majority of the people I know who are pregnant right now are having boys.

And I am getting to the “useless” phase. Seriously, everything takes 10 times the effort to do these days.

[QUOTE=pinkpony321;8242894]So far, I LOVE being pregnant!
We had our anatomy scan last week and got to see our little guy in there. He was very active and moving all around- even got some neat 3D shots of his face!
I can’t wait, though I am with you, mscho…i’m not the shower type and the thought of mine (still months away!) makes me anxious![/QUOTE]

More power to you on loving being pregnant. I mean that in all sincerity. I wish I could be, but I am so over it. I want my body back and to stopped being kicked CONSTANTLY form the inside.

I’m huge, I waddle, I can’t sleep (due to the fact that my stomach never stops moving on its own). I’m constantly hungry, yet always have indigestion. And I can’t ever decide on something that actually sounds like I want to eat it, with the exception of ice cream. I could live off that stuff right about now. Oh yeah, and did I mention that I got 2 stretch marks? Oh the insanity of it all. :lol:

In all honesty, I have been blessed with a very easy pregnancy. I can’t image the poor women who have issues. I really do feel awful for them. And I have a new found respect for women who do this more than once. Seriously. Hats off to you!

I’m also a little uncomfortable with the shower idea, but I’m going with it. It’s a co-ed shower/cookout (a BaByQ) that my DH is brewing the beer for (he’s a big home brewer and the beer is a summer wheat fruit beer called “Here Comes the Son.” I usually make the logos for his beers so I have to get on that.) Basically it’s just a party… where I can’t drink. And it’s being held at a horse farm. So no girly, gushy baby theme with games. And my pony can attend.

We attend the childbirth class this weekend. Foaling out horses and whelping puppies… no problem. But this human birthing thing is a whole new world for me!

[ilmjumper]

OMG that video lol

I’m with the anxious baby showerers lol Being the center of attention plus feeling pressure to look cute and be nice to everyone when all I really want is to lay down in bed all day? I have pretty much given my hostesses free range though so that’s helpful, only instructions were (most importantly) make sure there’s food there I can eat! And no crazy silly games, unless I get to be the judge sitting on the sidelines.

30 week update, baby R is so insanely active I made sure to ask at the Dr’s today if we were 100% sure there’s only one in there. Her latest trick is bouncing (hard!) off the top of my stomach/bottom of my diaphragm…Dr said it feel like her butt is shoved up against my rib cage. So my new theory is that she practicing posting

[rugbygirl]

It’s pretty ridiculous how quickly your brain decides that it wasn’t so bad, and you could totally do it again. I mean, intellectually, I can remember all the feelings and the ETERNITY of the last month, but we still went ahead with number 2!

[ilmjumper]

@drmgncolor;8243003

And I am getting to the “useless” phase. Seriously, everything takes 10 times the effort to do these days.

More power to you on loving being pregnant. I mean that in all sincerity. I wish I could be, but I am so over it. I want my body back and to stopped being kicked CONSTANTLY form the inside.

I’m huge, I waddle, I can’t sleep (due to the fact that my stomach never stops moving on its own). I’m constantly hungry, yet always have indigestion. And I can’t ever decide on something that actually sounds like I want to eat it, with the exception of ice cream. I could live off that stuff right about now. Oh yeah, and did I mention that I got 2 stretch marks? Oh the insanity of it all. :lol:

Ditto!

I have found that almonds and coconut water have been an amazing cure for the constant acid in my throat! Heard that milk with honey works too.

200% with ya on the ice cream! It’s all I want every day lol

[rugbygirl]

Slurpees. I want them sooooo bad. But then sometimes I get one and it tastes all funny/wrong and I am so sad I almost cry.

Stoopid hormones. On the plus side, my hair looks awesome.

[EmJ628]

Hey everyone! OP here! Just wanted to give you all an update, I was scheduled for a c-section 8/6 but baby A decided he wanted out early and broke his water on 7/17! So they were delivered via unexpected c-section late morning on 7/17. I had gone into the doc on 7/16 bc I was having some really weird symptoms including crazy itching w/o a rash and we actually got the test results back while I was in the maternity ward waiting, and turns out my liver function was tanking. So they said ok here we go into the OR! The boys are beautiful and weighed 4.6 and 4.7 and were the same length, 17". They’ve been in the NICU over a week now but we are hopeful they might get to come home late next week if they keep gaining weight and can give up their feeding tubes.

[Fergs]

Congrats and thanks for the update, OP! I’ve been thinking about you. Hope those boys get to come home soon!

[drmgncolor]

I’m sorry things didn’t go “as planned” OP, but with babies (and especially multiples) I hear they usually don’t. I am so so happy to hear the boys are doing well though. And I sincerely hope you get to take their precious selves home soon.

How are YOU?!

Jingles!

[ilmjumper]

Glad everything turned out ok, hope you’re doing good too! whew, what a story! We need pictures of these lil dudes!!

[Nickelodian]

[QUOTE=drmgncolor;8243003]
Funny, boys must be “in” right now. :lol: I’d say the majority of the people I know who are pregnant right now are having boys.

And I am getting to the “useless” phase. Seriously, everything takes 10 times the effort to do these days.

More power to you on loving being pregnant. I mean that in all sincerity. I wish I could be, but I am so over it. I want my body back and to stopped being kicked CONSTANTLY form the inside.

I’m huge, I waddle, I can’t sleep (due to the fact that my stomach never stops moving on its own). I’m constantly hungry, yet always have indigestion. And I can’t ever decide on something that actually sounds like I want to eat it, with the exception of ice cream. I could live off that stuff right about now. Oh yeah, and did I mention that I got 2 stretch marks? Oh the insanity of it all. :lol:

In all honesty, I have been blessed with a very easy pregnancy. I can’t image the poor women who have issues. I really do feel awful for them. And I have a new found respect for women who do this more than once. Seriously. Hats off to you!

I’m also a little uncomfortable with the shower idea, but I’m going with it. It’s a co-ed shower/cookout (a BaByQ) that my DH is brewing the beer for (he’s a big home brewer and the beer is a summer wheat fruit beer called “Here Comes the Son.” I usually make the logos for his beers so I have to get on that.) Basically it’s just a party… where I can’t drink. And it’s being held at a horse farm. So no girly, gushy baby theme with games. And my pony can attend.

We attend the childbirth class this weekend. Foaling out horses and whelping puppies… no problem. But this human birthing thing is a whole new world for me![/QUOTE]

Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ugh.

Congrats EM!!!

Someone needs to start a “mothers of small children who are riders” support group!

[ilmjumper]

Human birthing…told my DH last night I was getting really nervous about this whole squeezing a human out me thing and his words “Just don’t think about it yet” I just stared at him for a min and walked away lol

Opinions-After watching my lil brother and his wife get swamped with baby visitors immediately after she gave birth I knew I didn’t want people all over me at the hospital, or showing up every 5 minutes after we got home. One of the nurses said having what sounds like basically a baby open house (she called it a “Sip and See”? Apparently really trendy thing?) keeps visitors down, since they know they’ll have a set day/time to see baby. I kinda like the idea, planned for a few weeks after birth of course, wondering if it’ll actually keep people from just showing up…what’s your plan for afterwards?

Or am I the only controlling type A person that feels the need to have a “plan”?

[bluebird44]

ilmjumper, you are not the only one! I too would like to keep visitors to a minimum and have told my entire family that they cannot stay with us for Thanksgiving or Christmas this year, as we will not be having any house guests after the baby comes until further notice (I am due 11/13). DH is supposed to be relaying the message to his mother, but I don’t think it has happened yet…

[drmgncolor]

Oh Wow. Visitors. I hadn’t really thought about that beyond my in-laws and my parents who plan to come stay (they both live across country.)

I might actually lose my mind. The hermit in me just wants to run far far away. Not really, but whoever comes over gets put on instant diaper duty.

And as for the birthing part goes. I have adopted the Scarlet O’Hara approach. “Well, I just won’t think about that now, I’ll think about that tomorrow.” :lol: But in all seriousness, bring it. Lets do this.

[Heineken]

Being Jewish, we are holding a bris on the 8th day and we will have people to see the baby then. The actual circumcision will be done in the hospital…so it’s in essence a baby naming. Other than my mother and mil I’m not sure I’ll want anyone around that first week…

[drmgncolor]

I just had to come here and share because I’m an emotional wreck right now. DH is out of town with his brother (who he doesn’t get a ton of time with) so I don’t want to call him. Because then he’ll come directly home and I will just feel terrible that he cut his trip short. I would not be able to convince him to not come home immediately, even though I am physically OK.

I just fell. It was a series of unfortunate events which happened within minutes.

I was supposed to have a call with my manager so I message him my new number. DH has installed a VOIP line since we both work from home so that we can use 2 lines at the same time and get rid of our land line which recently, despite being on the Do-not-call-list, has turned into telemarket and survey central. We only use it for work, so the goal is to just get rid of it. Anyway, I’m sitting at my desk in the basement office when I hear the upstairs phone ring. Crap. DH and I forgot to set up my desk phone to take incoming calls and so it’s still ringing through to our home phone. So I run upstairs and grab the cordless on the banister, but I miss the call.

I get back to my desk with the cordless and my manager is no longer online. So I wait for him to call back. Then I hear the upstairs phone ring again. Crap, this cordless is dead. So I jump up and run back upstairs to find one that is on a charger. DH is notorious for never putting the phones back where they belong and a lot of the time they are all dead at the same time.

As I turn the corner in the living room practically waddle-running, I am cussing DH. And then it happens. I stepped 2 footed into a giant pile of 90lb-dog puke. Both feet go flying out from under me and I fall. I don’t think I hit my belly, but my arm is going to have a nice bruise and I barely missed the corner of the coffee table with my head.

So there I am laying on the hardwoods (I probably forgot to mention that we don’t have a stitch of carpet in our house) covered in dog vomit. It’s even in my hair. And then the tears start. And the hyperventilating. And I throw the dead cordless across the room and it crashes into pieces against the wall. I finally get up and head straight to the shower leaving a trial of vomit in my wake and I stand under hot water for about 15 minutes until the shaking stops.

When I get out of the shower, I call my mom, who of course freaks out and wants me to go to the ER. I’m not going to the ER. I’m OK, I’m pretty sure Little S is OK. I’m just shaken up and need to cry to my mom since I am not calling DH. And now I am writing this, partly so that I don’t forget the story when I have to relay it to my manager and apologize for being a pregnant hot mess. And partly because I just need to vent.

I still haven’t cleaned up the dog vomit, or the trail of it that I left from the living room to the shower. But when I left the living room, I noticed that in my fall, it pretty much got splattered and smeared everywhere. All over the walls, the furniture, the dog bed. Awesome.

So I’m also at home alone to deal with my dog’s chronic gastro intestinal issues flaring up. And did I mention that I’m not sleeping either?

[rugbygirl]

What a yucky morning!

That’s even worse than the morning I threw up on the housecat…

Can you take the dog to a kennel for a few days? Until your husband gets back? Assuming his GI issues can be dealt with there?

That will give you a chance to sort yourself out! Money well spent!

You might want to call your doctor/midwife just for peace of mind, to make sure they don’t want to see you. Even if they do, you can secure a Doctor’s Note for your manager at the same time

Hope your afternoon looks up!

[Nickelodian]

Call DH. Right now. My DH would be very upset not telling him, and so will yours. He’s a big boy and can make his own decision about being home.

I’m sorry about your wreckage of a day, if I lived in CO I’d bring you macraoni and cheese and chocolate milk. Oh wait, that’s what I want, maybe not you. OK I’d bring ME macaroni and cheese and chocolate milk, and ask what you want.

Call DH. I’ll feel better if you do. CRAP making it about me again. Dammit.