West Coast Florida Nesties
Aegis2005
member
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
PG/Mom Check-In
***To be added to the list you must be an active participant of the WCF Board***
PG Jennifer/jennifer80808: EDD 02/21/11 - Team Pink Jen/MrsJenRN: EDD 03/01/11 ? Team Pink Kaila/miabridentampa: EDD 3/4/11 ? Team Pink Chelsea/MrsChelseaP09: EDD 03/14/11 - Team Pink Tasha/tashaandsage: EDD 03/16/11 ? Team Pink Jillian/jet2paris85: EDD 04/23/11 ? Team Blue Summer/sc+fm: EDD 05/01/11 ? Team Pink Mayette/etteyam: EDD 05/11/11 amellis2 /Marissa :EDD 7/10/2011 - Team Pink/Team Pink Lovethesun08: EDD 7/21/2011 Kristina/ragazza19: EDD 8/9/2011 Moms Jessica/blossomtg85: Mom to Brett and Emma 2/2/2011 Lauren/LaurenandMack: Mom to Emory born 12/5/2010 Crystal/BullsBride2009: Mom to Jace born 9/15/2010 Kristen/Mrs.Kristen: Mom to Amberlynn-Rose born 08/24/10 and David born 12/07/07 Aja/MrsMommyLo: Mom to Audrey and Mason born 08/17/10 and Parker born 12/31/08 Amanda/AmandaAndTj: Mom to Rylee born 07/17/10 Jenn/babygirl12782: Mom to Elise born 05/28/10 Kristin/SouthSeasBride: Mom to Mason and Brooke born 04/21/10 Danielle/dvroxy: Mom to MacKenzie born 04/10/10 Kelly/kelcat: Mom to Declinn born 04/01/10 Sarah/mrsfireman19: Mom to Brady born 03/04/10 Amy/MrsTiu2006: Mom to Alana born 01/05/10 Laura/Gator_Bride08: Mom to Hannah born 12/31/09 Kathy/Mrs.Jason.9.15.07: Mom to Macy born 12/08/09 Kendra/FLVintageBride: Mom to Ezra born 11/16/09 and Imogen, 5 Mayette/etteyam: Mom to Juliana born 11/14/09 Maria/mariaandbrian2008: Mom to Olivia born 10/13/09 Brittany/bparkhur: Mom to Adrian born 06/18/09 Kristina/ragazza19: Mom to Ava born 12/02/08 Tricia/WhatIsLove?: Mom to Paige born 08/02/08 Kate/k8elee03: Mom to Lily born 07/26/08 Andrea/delta21: Mom to Cameron and Carter born 04/24/08 Kim/KimandRoss: Mom to Quinn born 02/25/08 Tasha/tashaandsage: Mom to Beckett born 01/28/08 Liz/AidensMommy: Mom to Aiden born 01/25/08 Kelly/amazingkel: Mom to Isaiah, 3 Mitzi/mzpinay: Step-mom to Giorgio, 6 Mindy/nursemindy: Mom to Alex 15, and Elizabeth, 8; Step-mom to Ashley 20, and Amber 18Me: 35 DH: 37 TTC since 4/2010
DX: 6/9/2011: Azoo ICSI/IVF only option for biological child
IVF #1: ER - 9/26 * ET - 10/1 * beta#1 10/13 - 140 * beta#2 10/17 - 477 * beta#3 10/20 - 1101
1st u/s at 6w6d - one hb * 2nd u/s at 8w3d - no hb detected 11/10/11 * natural m/c 11/13/11
FET #1 Jan/Feb 2012 - 3 delays - cancelled 2/13
FET #1.2 - May/June 2012 - ET 6/6/* beta#1 6/15 - 95 * beta #2 6/19 - 322 * beta #3 6/22 - 940
7/6 1st u/s @ 7 weeks - one beautiful hb - released from RE
EDD 2/22/2013
PAIF/SAIF/PGAL welcome
DX: 6/9/2011: Azoo ICSI/IVF only option for biological child
IVF #1: ER - 9/26 * ET - 10/1 * beta#1 10/13 - 140 * beta#2 10/17 - 477 * beta#3 10/20 - 1101
1st u/s at 6w6d - one hb * 2nd u/s at 8w3d - no hb detected 11/10/11 * natural m/c 11/13/11
FET #1 Jan/Feb 2012 - 3 delays - cancelled 2/13
FET #1.2 - May/June 2012 - ET 6/6/* beta#1 6/15 - 95 * beta #2 6/19 - 322 * beta #3 6/22 - 940
7/6 1st u/s @ 7 weeks - one beautiful hb - released from RE
EDD 2/22/2013
PAIF/SAIF/PGAL welcome
Re: PG/Mom Check-In
Well, I ended up not having an u/s last week. It is going to be this Thursday morning at the hospital I work at. My next dr appt is Wednesday so IDK what he is going to tell me that I don't already know. Big baby, blah blah blah. I can't believe I'm 37 weeks! I am really excited to meet my baby girl, but also nervous, terrified, anxious....so many emotions! My latest irrational fear is that I'll get to the hospital and the nurses won't know how to take care of me because I won't be able to communicate effectively with them. So silly!!
H has been really grouchy lately and we have been fighting a lot. This is not how I wanted to spend our last few weeks of alone time together. Our house is still messy, although it's better, but he is grouchy about that. We just have to pick up a few things and clean. It's so much more organized and we got rid of a lot of stuff.
My mom and sister are soming for 4 days this weekend and he's kinda grumpy about that. They were a HUGE help in December when they came and they are going to help set up and organize the nursery and whatever else we need. H thinks we should be able to do all this by ourselves. I know we need help and I am so glad they are coming!
H is also grumpy about the fact that his parents haven't bought anything "big" for the baby. My parents bought the crib and gave us a little money towards the mattress. I told H that they could get us the pack n play because that is what I want her to sleep in when she is little (in our room). Less than 3 weeks till D-day and no PNP in sight. Yet his family keeps asking what they can get for us, and he keeps telling them, but nothing yet. Somehow this is my fault and I am nagging him too much about it. He thinks I should just tell my MIL myself. Yeah, I am going to call her (I never call H's family) and tell her to get me a gift. Ummmm...no. Since they keep offering, I keep telling H what we need and he gets mad at me. I bought a mattress, changing pad, car seat base, and bathtub off our registry and he told me that other people will buy that stuff for us. When? After the baby is born? What good does that do? We are not having anymore showers until after she is born. Our baby had nowhere to even sleep until the mattress that I ORDERED came last week. Sorry this is so long, but I am really frustrated. I know he is also worried about money since I have an unpaid maternity leave, but we have enough in savings to be just fine. Gah!!!! Do you think he tells me his worries? NO! I know him really well and these are things I have to figure out for myself. I am going nuts here!
It sounds like your H needs to get off his azz and clean the house and put the nursery together himself. It sounds like he thinks that this is stuff that you should be taking the lead on and that's bullsh!t. You're nine months pregnant and working fulltime. I think that 90% of the time the division of labor in a household should be even, but that other 10% of the time, one person is going to need to lean more heavily on the other. You're cashing in your 5% here and he should be supporting you.
Sorry, Jen! I don't mean to get up on a soapbox, but I am frustrated for you! Don't let yourself feel even the tiniest bit guilty if your house gets a little dirty or disorganized. There will be time to put everything in its place again. Just take good care of yourself and that little girl. She'll be here before you know it!
I'm new here...joined last week. Am I allowed to participate?
I'm Jessica, due 4/3 and we are team pink! I am currently 32 weeks and I'm a mess, lol. Fell and sprained my ankle and can barely walk. Not able to work with it at the moment. May or may not have low amniotic fluid (had one u/s that showed it, 2 more that did not). I have 3 doctor appointments this week (1 for my foot and 2 for the baby). At least my shower is this weekend. I need something good/fun to happen!
This. Reading your post made me frustrated for you. I can't imagine DH acting this way when one the most life changing events in his life is right around the corner. This daughter you have carried is going to be the biggest miracle in his eyes when he sees her, but I guess men just don't understand that point until it happens.
:HUGS: I hope things get better soon.
Planning Bio | Married Bio
Family Blog
Of course you can participate! Welcome!
I'm sorry to hear about your sprained ankle. I too fell victim to pregnancy related clumsiness with my son. I tripped and slid across concrete on my hands and knees and lost all of the skin on them- ouch!
I hope things turn around and that the rest of your pregnancy is healthy and uneventful! Enjoy your shower this weekend!
Ohh you're my fellow night-shifting RN. I've seen you around on TB. I know that crippled-feeling and it sucks. By the time you feel better, you have to work again. I am really hoping that work will seem super easy once the baby is out and my body has recovered! Now my injured foot/ankle has crippled me more and I can barely even do laundry! I wish I could just function properly for one week!! And my H works from home...but rarely does any housework. I'm lucky that he will wait on me w/ my injury, but I'm having very little luck getting him to work on the baby's room/clean/etc. Men!!
Thanks! I hope things turn around too! I tripped on a curb...I like to blame my shoes for making me fall. Sorry about your fall as well, even if it was a while ago. They suck!
Haha thank you. My furry boys are very special...my spotted dog will be 9 this year and I can't believe it!
I'm a nerd and kind of want her to be born on 4/1 - Opening Day! Her Rays gear is ready!
Also, eff that effingasshole. He's going to have a rude awakening when you're exhausted, your vag hurts like hell, and he sees you doing nothing but be a mom all day while the house goes to hell.
He does help but will b!tch about it to no end. And he acts like I don't do anything. He will say things like, "well, if you hadn't slept all day, this would've gotten done." Seriously? He sleeps at night, doesn't he? Well, 3 days out of the week, yes, I sleep all day because that is MY night time.
I want to cosleep, which is why I want the PNP.
That's BS too. You can tell him Nicole and I said so.
Seriously, DH knows better than to pull that crap. We had a come-to-Jesus talk recently about him not contributing to getting the kids ready in the morning. He dared to refer to his share of the labor as "helping" me. Oh hellz no! I told him what's what. You're not HELPING me- it is your effing job! Don't let your H get away with that crap! If it's killing him that something jusy isn't getting done, then he is more than welcome to do it himself. There's no reason why he needs to give himself a huge pat on the back while simultaneously guilting his nine-months pregnant wife about the fact that he had to lift a finger around his own house.
By co-sleep, I mean actually co-sleep. With the baby IN your bed. Not beside it.
COP and Nicole, kicking husband ass since... well, the dawn of time.
Ah, gotcha! I don't want to do that because I am afraid I will roll over and crush her. I am a crazy sleeper!
Sounds like he needs a reality check!! I went through this a few times with H but for the most part he's been good. I don't think men realize how much we are going through carrying a child. I don't even work full time, and I still need his help! A few weeks ago, when the whole bedrest thing came about, my Midwife had a serious talk with H about how hard this is on my body and how he needs to step it up, no matter how tired he is, etc. because NOTHING he will ever do can compare to being pregnant and what I'm going through. That seems to have done the trick, and H has a whole new attitude.
We hardly use our PNP too! Only if we travel and need a crib for the hotel room.
I had Macy's PNP set up in our bedroom for about 5 months and never used it. Well, I did store her diapers and wipes in it! I ended up sleeping with her in our bed for the first 6 months. I know that is a big no-no but it made BF in the middle of the night sooooo much easier!
But again, that's just my experience, you may get plenty of use out of the PNP!
Baby Macy is here!
12/09 - Macy (daughter) | 4/10 - Began TTC Baby #2 | 12/10 - Chemical Pregnancy | 1/12 - Miscarriage at 14 weeks | DX - PCOS & Hyperthyroidism
No real news from me except that I go for my 16 week doctors appointment tomorrow. They will do more blood work and also listen to the heartbeat.
Then only 4 more weeks and we will get to find out if this little one is a girl or a boy!
Just to give a different perspective, I used the crap out of my pack n play, I had a bassinet in our room for the first 2 months and he went right to his crib after that, so we didn't use it for overnight sleeping, but I often used it for day time naps. I'd sometimes set it up in the living room, because I like having him near while he napped when I was cooking or cleaning. When he got older, I would put him in it with a baby video on and be able to take a shower or mop the floors. We also took it with us when we wanted to go have an evening out at a friend's house, but didn't want to have to leave super early at his bedtime. I rarely ever used it for travel though. Most often it was used at home. I found it so convienent that it always surprises me how most people say they hardly used theirs.
Everything Tasha said! We love our pack n play.
This is definitely one of those situations where I don't think you'll know what works for you until you get the kid home. DS refused to sleep in either the PNP or the bassinet that we bought him. He preferred his car seat or his swing. I never could have known that before bringing him home. Everyone's experience is different.
Jen, if you want to co-sleep with the baby in the bed, but worry about rolling over on the baby, you could try one of these:
This is what I used with DD and it worked great for those first few months. At the end of he day, though, it's obviously all about what works for you and the baby.
Planning Bio | Married Bio
Family Blog
I am sorry to hear your migraines are bothering you.
That was one of my fears when I became pg! My mom said her migraines were really bad with 1 out of 4 of us while she was pg. Mine have only been around when there has been a hurricane/TS somewhere in the state or some type of huge change in the weather. I take tylenol and drink a mountain dew when that happens. If I can't sleep bc my head is hurting too bad, I'll take a tylenol PM. Migraines suck!!
Oh, and I think that 8/18 is a much better day for a birthday, but, then again, I am biased!