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That's exactly what I said! Horrid.
I bet her FUPA's name is Shane, like the gunslinger/drifter of literature.--HappyTummy
Noisy, I do the same thing- saying a bunch of stuff to people and then thinking i should have just responded "good morning", etc. I am an awkward talker.
Vickie, I sent you an email on FB but have not heard back. Are you ignoring me because I smell like ham?
aww, Angie, that's hard. I decided I just couldn't do it and was able to re-negotiate my position with my current company and become a part-time lady of "leisure." Of course now I have to stop my spend-at-will and budget-less ways, but I knew I wouldn't be happy working 40-45 hrs a week. : (
Winged wishes she smelled like ham.
Tasty, you lucky duck! I'm glad you were able to renegotiate your position so you could be home with Jack more.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
For less then ten cents a day, you can feed a hungry child.
I never stop over here anymore, so I don't know what made me do it while I'm eating my lunch today, and it's awkward for me to just jump in at random, but I just have to say--TASTY, HOLY CRAP. I knew the kid was your mini-me from the beginning, but I haven't seen any pics since his newborn days and now, he somehow looks even MORE like you. It's hilarious! (And he's so cute.)
Returning to work blows. I'll admit that getting back into a routine and having a little time for yourself (you know, so you can pee and eat and all that) is nice. But yeah, seeing your child only 1-2 hours per day is pretty brutal. By the time Friday rolls around, I feel a physical ache to be with my baby because I miss her so much. When people told me "it gets better with time" when I was first going back, I wanted to punch them in the face, but to my surprise, it actually does. Good luck! It's a difficult transition, but you do get through.
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thanks, guys! we're pretty sure that we'll be starting on numbero dos sooner rather than later anyway. I'm not getting any younger over here.
it's funny but I now do housework like never before (and have "fired" the house cleaning service). It's like I feel like I should "earn" my keep. ha.
I bet her FUPA's name is Shane, like the gunslinger/drifter of literature.--HappyTummy
This is not acceptable.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
Your mom is not acceptable.
I'm glad you said that.
I work three days and have two at home, but two of the days I work I then go straight to class, so I get home just in time for him to go to bed. As much as I love my days home with him, they're more exhausting than my days at work. It's just so hard to get anything done, and before I know it 8 hours have passed, and I have nothing to show for it. I love playing with him and being with him, but I am now quite convinced that I would be a lousy SAHM. I would lose my ever loving mind. Some times the internet makes me wonder if part of my mommy gene is broken.
Oh, I would definitely be a terrible stay at home mother.
4 days a week would be ideal, or even getting to leave an hour earlier.
For less then ten cents a day, you can feed a hungry child.
Breastfeeding going pretty rough for you, HT?
Mr. Spiderman was fantastically ignorant about the woes of breastfeeding. Thank goodness I set him straight before he mouthed off in front of some woman who was struggling. He was under the impression that formula had only been around since the 70s, so he assumed that it was easy and anyone who used formula was just too lazy to try. Sometimes I marvel at how he can be so smart and so stupid at the same time.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
I'm sorry you're just too lazy to breastfeed your child. How selfish you must be.
Seriously, HT, that sounds like a trifecta of awful. I'll punch my H in his ignorant arm on your behalf when I see him.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
You know, Mr. Winged was shocked at how hard it was. he just assumed it would be natural. It wasn't for us at first.
Now, I feel like I hardly breastfeed anymore except at night. It's weird how that has changed from the time I felt like there was no point in putting a shirt on since my boobs were always out.
Fortunately the bad LC only works at the hospital where I gave birth. I'm going to try another one at the hospital where our pediatrician works.
I was upset last night and today because, after 3 or 4 days of steadily increasing pumping output, I suddenly just tanked. I'm all big and sore but nothing's coming out.
It's weird because if I think about it rationally I can see that my problems, and even quitting BF'ing entirely, are not some huge crisis. But when you're in the thick of things it's a very emotional ordeal.
On the plus side, I'm currently strapped to a pump on both sides and thus look like a fembot with nipple guns. Gat gat!
YES! Miles was formula fed and is turning out just fine. I still feel little pangs of guilt here and there because I was a bfing quitter,
YES! Miles was formula fed and is turning out just fine. I still feel little pangs of guilt here and there because I was a bfing quitter,
butYES! Miles was formula fed and is turning out just fine. I still feel little pangs of guilt here and there because I was a bfing quitter, but my life got so much easier once I gave up on it. I could then focus that energy on really getting to know my awesome kid.
YES! Miles was formula fed and is turning out just fine. I still feel little pangs of guilt here and there because I was a bfing quitter,