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Monday moans
Aside from today being evil Monday.....
What's bugging you??
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Re: Monday moans
The usual
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Aww cari, I know what you mean. DH has a fresh water tank and that's expensive too. Not as much as the salt water. He gives me crap about groceries since now he has to pay for them since i have no job.
My moans are
Lack of job- I didn't realize how much my job makes me, me. I miss it so much. I miss that rush, excitement, happiness, and frustration. I want to shine again.
Lack of money- I have to hear DH complain everyday about some expense he has to make.
I've gained 11lbs in a year and feel no matter what I do I can't seem to lose any of it. I wish I could be 16 again where it all just melted off after 2 days of working out. I've spent two weeks working out at least 45 min a day 5 days a week. Cut down my calories A LOT. Eating more fruits and veggies. Nothing...
p.s. Potty training a boy sucks.
I would rather him do a freshwater lol....its so frustrating but nothing I can really say about it, he makes the money!
But you're in it together, doesn't mean he gets full reign on money expenses. It should be decided together. You should still get a say.
Make sure you're getting enough calories - if you don't eat enough, you're body will think it's starving and will store fat. Especially if you're working out - just make sure you're eating enough.
My moan is that I'm super tired today. I stayed up late last night watching 9/11 stuff (SUPER good one on CBS and then the George W. special that was on National Georgraphic last week).
Typical moans - money& I've gained ~5 lbs in the past few months and it's all in my stomach (blech!),
And I always feel bad asking if I can buy something which I know I shouldnt cause like you said we're in this together and I was telling my mom yesterday he agree'd to me staying home and not working
Men and their fish tanks! I don't get it-I have two friends whose husbands bought these huge fish tanks, lots of $$ wrapped up in them and they are way too much work.
My moan is that I am exhausted-crazy weekend, not much sleep and I was also up late watching 9/11 specials. Then I woke up FOUR times to use the restroom last night. I only got a few hours sleep at a time.
And DH is gone in Denver for work this week-I absolutely hate having him gone.
And I am going to my 28 week Dr. appointment today and have to get a shot in the butt and get on the scale-and I know I am going over what the "recommended healthy weight gain" is for pregnancy. Between going to Oktoberfest and out for Hibachi this weekend and having a big spaghetti dinner last night I know it's not gonna be pretty-Ugh. The only saving grace is I will get to hear his heartbeat!
Daisy, I wouldn't worry too much about being over by a little bit, and unless you are packing on huge chunks of weight throughout the pregnancy, you should be fine for a few pounds at this point. The biggest thing I've learned is that everyone gains differently. If they lecture you, tell them to shove it.
I wish I could gain weight. Thanks to my GD diet, I have lost weight and haven't put it back on since 30 weeks. Despite my measurements being "on track" I am terrified baby isn't gaining enough weight to be healthy at birth. I would just love for it to be October right now.
My moan is that I can't travel more than 2 hours away, so I will be missing a funeral this week for J's 5-year old cousin who passed away from brain cancer last night. I am at peace knowing that Gabby isn't suffering or scared anymore, but it's just tough news to take and then have to sit home and not even get to give my condolences to the family in person.
I'm also upset that I never got to meet her or her parents (J's cousins), since that side of the family (my FIL's) is so large (FIL is one of 8) they never gather in one place for anything anymore...Until now, I guess.
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Moan #1 - I can't stick to my diet! I like too many foods that are bad for me and I've lost all willpower.
Moan #2 - DH's job. The hours are AWFUL and I never see him. It's a M-F job and yesterday he had to go in for 3 hours. Boo! Because of his awful work schedule, I've been stuck trying to clean the entire house alone and now that I'm back to work, I just can't DO it anymore.
Moan #3 - I'm exhausted. I never caught up on sleep this summer and I'm feeling it. I can haz nap naow pleez?
RIP Dr. Irving Fishman - 10/1/19-7/25/10 - thank you for holding on for me.
You made my wedding day complete.
The Dr. actually didn't say a word about my weight so I was happy. I did go over but OH WELL! And don't worry about not gaining, I have always heard that the baby will get the nutrition before mom will, and especially since you're measuring on track I'm sure the baby will be healthy and a normal weight. October is right around the corner!!
So sorry to hear about your cousin, T&P are with your family, how sad to lose such a young child.
I am glad they didn't say anything to you. I'm all about "everyone puts the weight on differently" because our bodies are all different in how they handle these things. I mean I put most my weight on in 2nd tri. but have only put on 1 or 2 lbs since I hit 3rd tri, but still haven't had anything said to me either.
As for my lack of gain, I hope baby is just gaining instead me - I mean I eat ALL FREAKING DAY LONG (every 2 hours, so like 7-9 times a day) so I am often confused as to why I'm not putting on weight, since any weight baby puts should at least show a change when I'm on a scale. We will see what happens at my appt Wednesday.
Thanks for the kind thoughts. I am waiting to hear how everyone is holding up from my FIL. I am hoping they will hold some sort of service later this week/weekend so that J (DH) can go support his cousins during this tragic time.
Yeah I agree everyone puts it on differently. I guess I compare myself to my older sister who only put on around 30 the whole time, but she was also larger to start with so maybe my body just needed to gain a few more pounds. I don't care at this point as long as I don't get a lecture from the Dr. and my baby is born healthy.
As far as you not gaining-maybe you were retaining water before or something. Are they going to do an ultrasound to measure the baby's weight before you deliver? I have heard that 2nd tri is usually the big one for weight gain, and that a lot of women's gain slows in the 3rd tri.
Yeah I wouldn't stress unless the docs say something. IDK what you were pre-preg, but if you were at or underweight, they may not be worried. My docs say they want me to gain 25-35 no matter what my weight was before for my height. I agree that it doesn't matter as long as the little ones get here healthy!
I doubt I was retaining water, because of how things have changed over the last 6 weeks. I went on vacation right after I was diagnosed with GD (but before I was on a formal diet, since I didn't have time to see a nutritionist before we left) so I was basically eating low-carb and no sugar while walking around Disney world and lost a few pounds. After coming back I went on my formal GD diet (which is essentially just low-carb, and I eat every 2-3 hours) and am still very active since I work with a marching band in the fall. So they chalked my weight loss/stagnation up as "normal" because of the GD diet and change in my activity level. Last week I had on sweatpants at my appt., so I showed a "gain" of 2 lbs. and my doc said nothing. I'm worried that if I go in this week in shorts I'm going to show a "loss" from last week.
Right now any growth u/s they do would be related to my GD, like if my sugar wasn't being controlled on my diet and I had to go on insulin (as an example). I am still "supposed" to be showing a gain of 1lb a week for these last few weeks; so in short I guess we will see what my doc says when I get weighed at my appt Wednesday; my doc will also be looking more carefully at my sugars since I'm not seeing my nutritionist anymore (unless I have to go on insulin, then I have to go back).
Sorry that was a long reply!! And sorry for hijacking everyone's moans!!
Allergies, still! They have been horrendous this year. And I think the temp fluctuations at work aren't helping. It's hot in the morning (like 80) and cold in the afternoon (like 65).
That and students who come in and ask what they need to know for the exam. When they are given course notes that condense 5 chapters (125 or so pages) into 10 pages. Umm....everything is testable? I "could" still ask something from the book, too. But I am not going to be that mean. At least not yet
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My back is killing me lately. I sit down at work and it's starting to become unbearable to handle it for 8 hours each day. I thought that wasn't supposed to be bothering me until later in the pregnancy?
I have to take the glucose test early tomorrow morning
I don't want to drink that crap and not be able to eat for a couple hours. I already feel like I am going to be quite grouchy tomorrow.
Like some other ladies mentioned, money. Bills. Bleh.
I definitely have felt some back pain off and on and I was thinking it was later in pregnancy too, but I think it can happen at any time. I think it has to do with the position of the baby because it comes and goes. Last week at work I was literally almost limping around after I would sit for a while because my low back and left hip hurt so bad. Hopefully it goes away for you soon.
My Dr. did say that Tylenol was ok to take for it not sure if it'll help any but you could try it.
Ditto what Daisy said on the back pain. Even 4 weeks away from my EDD, I have found that mine is not as bad as it was when I was working in an office - maybe its your chair/posture at work? Many of my back problems were relieved when I located a new chair and became more aware of how I was sitting during work.
Tips for the GTT: bring a snack and a water bottle and as soon as the blood draw is done you can eat/drink. Are you doing the 1-hour or 3-hour? Hopefully it was just the 1, the 3-hour bites the big one.
I do try really hard to sit with good posture. I'm so conscious of that now... As far as switching chairs, they are all the same!! I do think it has something to do with my pain tho
I may have to stash some Tylenol in my desk for the really bad days, I guess.
My test was the 1-hour. I brought some Cheerios in a baggie and some water. Thank God for snacks!!