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Interested in becoming pregnant? Click here for the "Getting Knocked Up" thread! Pregnancy and Parenting Megathread Version OH YEAH This is the new incarnation of the previous thread. You will find a helpful, fun community of pregnant folks and new parents, full of helpful tips and support. You will also occasionally find crazy people, cranks, and jerks--you should report these people to the mods so they can be removed. Remember kids, don't feed the trolls or crazy people: report them and move on, rather than derail the conversation! FAQ from previous thread: GobbleDeGook posted:Welcome to honest, sparkly-emoticon-and-creepy-fetus-counter-free parenthood discussion! ~Buddleia Childlike Empress fucked around with this message at Nov 03, 2009 around 21:28 |
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Additional Resources 1. Post-Partum Depression (PPD) Where do you go if you think you've got postpartum depression and there's no mental health anything in your town? ElanoreMcMantis posted:Call your local hospital's behavioral health unit and ask for help. Most of the time they are very nice and willing to assist. Google your town, nearest cities and Intensive Outpatient Services, they might be able to help you find a group. Even if it sounds cliche, read Brooke Shields' book. Find someone you can talk to, preferably a therapist, or even a minister, but even online, and be blunt. Share ALL your thoughts, even the 'bad' ones with someone you trust. It helps to get them out. publicblast adds: quote:I attended a prenatal yoga/lifestyle workshop this weekend, and they suggested that before the baby comes, you and your partner spend a moment going over signs of PPD (especially differentiating the severity/length of possible PPD from the more regular "baby blues") and agreeing to a course of action. That way, when the baby comes and if PPD is an issue, rather than starting an argument from scratch, either partner can say, "Remember how we agreed that if we saw a certain number of warning signs that we'd get some help? I feel like we should take that step." Childlike Empress fucked around with this message at Nov 03, 2009 around 18:27 |
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2. Information on Cloth Diapers (thanks GoreJess) The cheapest option is to forgo all the bells and whistles mentioned in captainOrbital's post and go with plain' prefolds and covers. In my experience, the fancy fitted velco-tabbed closing diapers with all the pretty colors were just not as absorbent as the good ol' fashioned flat ones, and with the flat/prefolded ones you can adjust them to just about any size/shape/rise whereas with the fitted ones you have a lot less leeway as to how long/how well they fit. Best cover I have tried is the Bummis Super Whisper Wrap (which comes in several fun patterns if you're into that, I personally just went with all white cuz its all covered by clothes anyway). Its cheap, waterproof, machine wash and dryable (tho the life will be longer if you hang it up to dry, they dry superfast, like 30m) and you can reuse them until they get poop on them/start to smell like pee. I used wool covers to begin with because I was super uber eco hippie mom, but handwashing/air drying wool covers got old after I started working again so now we just use bummis exclusively and so far so good. I've had one leak-through and it was because I was dumb and didn't stuff a nighttime diaper. For a newborn, I would, unless you have a history of tiny babies, just go with infant-sized prefolds, as they'll be out of the newborn sized in a few weeks (or, if you have a beast like my kid, never would've fit them in the first place). So the kid swims in them for a few weeks, you'll be fine, I promise. You can go either Chinese or Indian, bleached or unbleached (tho unbleached hide that bright yellow poopy stain a lot better) they all pretty much work as advertised, regardless of where you buy them, they all come from something like a half dozen distributors in China/India. I have unbleached chinese prefolds and they've held up quite well. I've heard good things about Green Mountain Diapers, but just go to diaperpin.com for reviews and vendors and pick one closest to you to save on gas/cost from delivery or whatever. There's lots in the northeast and south, not so many in the midwest, oddly enough. Anyway, to start with I would go 36 infant-sized prefolds and four covers of your choice. With that many diapers/covers, you'd be doing a load of diapers every other day/maybe every two days. Using disposables for travel is what we do, works out fine. We use Seventh Generation diapers (no chlorine bleach, so they're brown) and they fit well and haven't leaked on us yet. We also use them for daycare. For your infant, just the diaper should be absorbent enough for daytime and nighttime; once your kid hits about 16lb or drinking more than 4oz at a feeding you might want to think about getting some doublers (or when nighttime diapers start ending up leaking from sheer volume). A doubler is just extra material you put into the diaper. We've used everything from cloth wipes (you will be using cloth wipes, right?) to fancy sewn doublers made of organic cloth to infant-sized prefolds folded up and stuffed into a premium-sized diaper. I like the fancy sewn shaped ones, because they add less bulk and are pretty absorbent. Lots of other people swear by polarfleece/microfleece/whatever that fuzzy is called-type doublers. Again, check diaperpin.com, hold your nose and try not to barf at all the cutesy acronyms, and see what reviews say there. Doublers can be washed with diapers (or should be able to be). Regardless of what kind of diapers you get, BUY A DIAPER SPRAYER. This thing will save your marriage/sanity for the first six months of parenthood. Noone wants to be dunking their hands into poopy toilet water. The diaper sprayer saves you this problem and cleans off diapers with an ease that has to be seen to be believed (it also works later on getting solid food off clothes, as babies tend to love to wear what they eat, and sweet potatoes and squash stain like you wouldn't BELIEVE. Don't even get me started on tomato sauce). Don't think about using it as a bidet, which you will be tempted to do on your poor stitches (should you get any); the water that comes out is COLD. As far as how to wash them, I would use the dry pail method (i.e. just chuck them in any low trash can with a foot-operating lid, I believe you can get one at Toys R Us for like 10 bucks). If you get a washable waterproof diaper bag to line said diaper pail, you can just chuck it bag diapers and all in the washing machine and reuse that as well (lots of people who sell cloth diapers make these bags or sell them as well, again diaperpin.com). If you're handy with a sewing machine you can even make your own. You shouldn't wash more than 18 diapers at a time; any more and the water can't really agitate around/through them enough to get them really clean. Luckily this is almost exactly the amount that will fit in abovementioned small trash can so you don't have to do a lot of guestimation as to when to wash. You're going to wash on hot and rinse on cold (double rinse, your washer/dryer should allow for this). Top-loading washers are ideal for cloth diapers as you can let them soak. You're going to let them soak (preferably overnight, at least four hours) in COLD water with 1/2c of baking soda dissolved therein. This kills the germs that cause bad breath. Or well, neutralizes pee smell. Then run two rinses on this, pull out all the diapers, dissolve a large load amount of whatever detergent you're going to be using (All free and clear and BioKleen premium powder are popular) along with a 1/2 cup of washing soda (you can find it in your grocery store's laundry aisle) and put a 1/2 cup of plain ol' vinegar in the fabric softener receptacle. Let the washer get half-full or so, swish the water around real good to make sure the soap is dissolved, and chuck your diapers in. If you're concerned about staining you can pretreat stains before you do this (I do, or did when he was breastfeeding exclusively, because I am anal and planning to reuse the diapers on my next kid. Oddly enough, regular poop doesn't stain and shakes off so there's usually no need, especially with aforementioned diaper sprayer). Let it run, chuck'm in the dryer on high for like 80 minutes and you're done (if you have a heavy duty mode on your washer, wash'm in that if you're squeamish or they're particularly icky, I used normal for most of the my diaper washes and things went fine). If you have one of those he front-loader dealies, look for washing instructions on whatever site you buy your diapers from, them all have them, the above was stolen from one. As far as how to actually put the drat things on your kid, use a Snappi if you go the perfold route. Most places that sell diapers sell them, they're like five bucks for two. Practice with it a little bit on dolls or complacent small animals or whatever. There are several ways to fold your diaper, I think I've linked to them before but here's a good page to get an idea of the various ways you can collect your spawnpoop. So, what do we need to start cloth diapering? -36 infant-sized prefolds (chinese or indian, bleached or unbleached, if you buy those pieces of poo poo Gerber ones from Target I will personally come to your house and snappi your rear end, buy'm online) -4-6 diaper covers (infant-sized) Bummis Super Whisper Wraps are the best I've used, followed by wool (loveybums makes nice ones and doublers too) -36 cloth wipes (terrycloth on one side and flannel on the other are best) -1-2 Snappis (you may lose one, always good to have a spare) -2 diaper pail bags (one for use while the other's in the wash) -1 diaper pail (can be any small (knee-high) trash recepticle with a foot pedal) -1 Potty Pail diaper sprayer (actual pail optional) -50lb box of your favorite non-bleach powder detergent -1 box of washing soda -1 bigass bag baking soda -1 bigass jug plain white vinegar -baby All told I believe you'll be looking to plunk down around 3-500 bucks for your initial investment. Oh yeah, you'll wonder if you should go regular or premium. The difference is the number of layers in the middle to catch le pee. I always went for the most absorbing layers possible. It delays having to stuff diapers and you can never have too much absorbency, as far as I'm concerned. I think that covers just about everything you may need to know. Let me know if you have any other questions. ************************************************************** My system in a nutshell is as follows: quote: Fill washing machine on COLD cycle with a ½ cup baking soda; make sure baking soda has totally dissolved (swish your hand in it) before adding diapers, bag and wipes. Bummis covers can go in with diapers for washing, just make sure the Velcro isn't exposed, there are tabs on the diaper for just that purpose. Let soak for several hours or overnight if time permits. Rinse twice just to be sure everything is gotten out. Pull out diapers, add a cup of the BioKleen (use the line on the cup provided in the box) and ½ cup of the washing soda or Borax. Add ½ cup of vinegar to the fabric softener area. Run HOT wash to dissolve powders completely before re-adding diapers. Check diapers for obvious stains; if any found, treat with Bac-Out (just dribble a little on the strain, blot with other part of diaper and toss aside to add last so it has at least a minute to sit) Run two rinses (COLD) for the wash as well. Dry on Permanent press for 80 minutes (don't forget to check the lint trap!) Bummis can be dried with diapers as well. My washing machine actually has a HOT/COLD wash option (means hot wash, cold rinse) and a second rinse option which is ideal for this. The baking soda neutralizes odors esp. from the urine, and the vinegar neutralizes any baking soda residue which might make your diapers rough and if you have hard water also helps take care of that buildup on diapers (which can cause them to get rough-feeling and become less absorbent). My dryer runs REALLY hot so permanent press is as high as we ever run anything, they get plenty dry (on high they got a bit crispy feeling). YMMV feel free to experiment. You want your dryer hot to dry them to help fluff them up (throw in a tennis ball if you like) and partially sterilize them just in case you feel paranoid the hot water didn't do the job well enough. You can also turn up the hot water heater in your home to 135 degrees about an hour before you run your wash just to make sure that water is good and hot and turn it back down after its done (to avoid scalding anyone). ******************************************************************************* We've been very, very happy with Bum Genius 3.0 One Size AIOs. Yes, they cost a lot, yes, some people think they are gimmicky, but I have been 100% happy with them. They have been super easy to wash, the new ones can be popped in the dryer, and they look like disposables, which really helped convince my husband. We hang out on the couch and watch tv while we stuff them. There are lots of cheap packages out there that give you everything you need to go the more basic CD route. No one cloth diaper will make everyone happy-- hell, even disposables can cause brand loyalty arguments over what sucks and what works. If you are lucky enough to live in a town with a cloth diaper shop, go in and check out the options. Those types of places often have nights where they show people how to use different types, but even during a regular day the staff can be super helpful. That way you can find a couple types that you like and buy one of each to see how you feel about them on your baby before making the big purchase. Its hard to say until the kid is actually here, because (assuming you're talking about fitted diapers and not prefolds) diapers fit different kids different ways. If you get a short squat fat-thighed baby you're going to want different brands than if you get a long lean kid with a high rise etc. That's why I recommend the prefolds as they're like togas; one size fits all with a little creative pinning. That said, I would just register for a bunch of trial-packs for your kid at the various sites. I liked the Loveybums covers (they are wool however and you will be washing and lanolizing that poo poo by hand if that doesn't appeal ignore) and the Little Beetle stuff was raved over by various parties on various sites. The covers I found were good but again, the diapers themselves could not keep up with my kid's all-powerful urine stream. Further research found that a microsuede inner lining might have helped with that so you can throw that into one of those trial packs if you like. Several people in this thread have raved about Bum Genius, you could throw some of those on there. Keep in mind I'm going for 'spare no expense' and for me that means organic poo poo, which is probably the most expensive out there. As for registering, depending on how internet-friendly these old biddies are (I'm guessing not so much) you can use a site like http://www.myregistry.com/ which will allow you to register whereever the hell you feel like and have it all available on one page. I think there's a ten dollar fee, I found a coupon on a website that let me join for free which is no longer valid. Reserved for additional resources. Please feel free to suggest stuff that should go here. Childlike Empress fucked around with this message at Nov 05, 2009 around 15:25 |
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Continuing from the last thread: Longpig posted:Well, here I am again... I just set my first appointment with the OB - Nov. 24. I’m anxious to see that everything’s ok and hoping for a scan ASAP. I really want to see that heartbeat this time. I haven’t had many symptoms yet (4w6d) so I’m nervous - only mild intermittent nausea, a bit of acid stomach, mild boob soreness… my main things are mood swings and tiredness.
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Like I said in the last thread, I've got you in my thoughts, Longpig, and for sure keep us posted! 
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Yeah, from me too Longpig.  moderator update: My wife's due date is in mid-March. Just had 21-week diagnostic ultrasound and everything looks ok. We've had to switch OB/GYNs because the last one was terrible (impolite, late, and unhelpful). Thanks to everyone who suggested yoga as a way for my wife to deal with her sciatica: it's made a huge difference. VVVVV Excellent idea. It is done. Childlike Empress fucked around with this message at Nov 03, 2009 around 18:30 |
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I think we should really call this the "Pregnancy and Parenting Megathread". The majority of people that post in here are no longer pregnant, and are sticking around for parenting advice/stories. And congrats again longpig!
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Having a baby and PPD and not working is stressful as gently caress. We are in SUCH a bad place with money. I couldn't even bring myself to tell hub I'm 250 short this week. He handed me the deposit slip and I just couldnt bring myself to speak. I need to just get laid off so I can started collecting unemployment. Does anyone else's baby get really active and then just konk out? Seth just did this. Went bananas for 20 minutes and then passed out on his side with the bink in his mouth like a drunkard.
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Still haven't got the pix from Halloween uploaded, but here are a couple of little b as a little bee from a party earlier in the week: 
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Eia posted:Still haven't got the pix from Halloween uploaded, but here are a couple of little b as a little bee from a party earlier in the week: Ahhhh babies dressed as bees! Too much cute!  And thanks for the well wishes, guys.
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Eia posted:Still haven't got the pix from Halloween uploaded, but here are a couple of little b as a little bee from a party earlier in the week: I GOT A MANI/PEDI YESTERDAY IT WAS AWESOMMMMMEEEEEEEE.
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Eia posted:Still haven't got the pix from Halloween uploaded, but here are a couple of little b as a little bee from a party earlier in the week: Bitty B makes the cutest bitty bee ever!!
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Bitty B is the cutest bee ever! Lillian is happy to see the new thread and says, 'hi!'  Click here for the full 720x480 image. She also made a very cute ballerina/fairy/princess. She loved trick or treating, especially all of the attention she got. 
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New thread!   
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I love seeing all the piccies!!
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Have some more! From Halloween: Poor Vincent has swine flu! The worst was over by the time we got him into the doctor and got the diagnosis, he'll be going back to daycare tomorrow. He was sick Halloween night. Sorry neighborhood, I didn't know :P He only went to about six houses before we both got tired of the production of having to wheel him up in the stroller, take him out, stand him next to his brother, keep him from toppling off the porch/going inside the person's house/falling in the goldfish pond/etc. so hopefully I am not the enabler of my very own Typhoid Mary.
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I gotta get in on this: We had to trick him into wearing his costume. He refused to try it on, even the dinosaur hat, all the way through naptime on Halloween. As a last resort, I took him out to the garage in his t-shirt, pants and sneakers and told him he had to put a coat on because it was cold. He is usually very agreeable about putting on his coat, so we just made the costume his "coat." After that, he was happy to go around to a bunch of houses and in the above picture he is rummaging through his treat bag I thought I'd pass along this link: http://www.babysnazz.com/secretsale There are tons of baby leg warmers for sale here, along with a few other things. I've ordered from this site a few times before and haven't had any problems. I don't know if I'll be able to resist buying a few pairs for baby Jane, who is officially one week from being full term and ready to go. Part of me is terrified, part of me is excited, and the rest is like "eh, your life is going to kinda suck for the next couple months, but at least you can drink wine again." (edit: though my fantasy post-birth request would be a Guinness, which I'm sure I will be too wiped out to actually ask for) Elocin fucked around with this message at Nov 03, 2009 around 20:37 |
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You'll be in my thoughts Longpig, November 24th is my birthday so I'll be sure to remember you. I thought this was a cool pregnancy calendar for all moms-to-be: http://www.justmommies.com/pregnancy_calendar.php Keep in mind you can go two weeks past your due date, this is most common in first time moms.
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^^^ Mine's the 23rd. And all I want for my birthday is my anatomy ultrasound on the 25th!
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Good luck Longpig! I'll be rooting for you. Oh my goodness, Bridget is so freaking cute, Eia! And so are all the other kids. And congrats to all the new parents! It's hard not reading the thread for a week, you get too far behind to properly contribute. But I do finally have some Halloween pictures! I was going to make her a costume, but with all of us getting the flu and feeling crappy, I ran out of time, so she was a duck.  Click here for the full 1600x1200 image.  Click here for the full 1600x1200 image.
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qentiox posted:But I do finally have some Halloween pictures! I was going to make her a costume, but with all of us getting the flu and feeling crappy, I ran out of time, so she was a duck. Oh. my. god. She's SOOO adorable.
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A little late, but better late then never. So my wife asked the boys a month prior what do you want to be for Halloween. Owen: "Santa with a beard" Connor: "Cereal Box" I am not kidding. publicblast posted:So hey, when does the sheer terror of expecting the baby wear off? When the terror of having one in your house starts. I actually found the terror before pretty easy to manage aside from a few nights of wondering where the heck the $$$ was going to come from. But once you start the buying and getting ready, the time moves so fast and the terror just kinds of gets overwhelmed by being busy.
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Updated OP with mibbit.com link, per Fire in the Disco's suggestion. Thanks! So hey, when does the sheer terror of expecting the baby wear off? 
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Man, if you have info on that, let me know-- I don't think my husband's gotten past that point and we've known we were having a baby for over two months! I've never been scared, but then again, this has been my big dream for many years now.
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Fire In The Disco posted:Man, if you have info on that, let me know-- I don't think my husband's gotten past that point and we've known we were having a baby for over two months! I've never been scared, but then again, this has been my big dream for many years now. I haven't even gotten pregnant yet and I'm pretty scared at the prospect, even though it is something that both my husband and I really want. Mostly my worries are about money and things like that, but the amount of sacrifice involved is also pretty overwhelming. Plus there is just fear of the unknown. We've never done this before, so it's pretty intimidating to think about. I kind of felt this way when we were in the process of buying a house, so I think a little anxiety just kind of goes along with big life changes (well, at least for me). Change can be scary.
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Another Halloween pic just for the heck of it
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publicblast posted:So hey, when does the sheer terror of expecting the baby wear off? Bridget's 12.5 months, we're still scared. You get more used to it, though!
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Eia posted:Bridget's 12.5 months, we're still scared. You get more used to it, though! I'll second this. Fiona is almost 15 months old, and though I don't worry about EVERYthing anymore, I still freak out at silly things.
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publicblast Oracle's diapering post is archived now. Would you mind putting the posts I've saved in one of the top posts? I can PM you the info I have (it's pretty long).
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ElanoreMcMantis posted:
My Seth does this all the time in his jumper. Jump jump jump for 20-30 minutes, then all you hear is silence and he is asleep. He falls asleep better in that thing than in his swing haha.
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Awww, bitty B as a bee is too cute! Here's Oren and Grandma on Halloween!  He thought my zombie makeup was a laugh and a half. He's eight months old now, and starting to hold himself up pretty well if I put him in a sitting position! Still isn't crawling on his own yet, but he does try. I've stopped trying to compare his progress to other babies who haven't had strokes because it just stresses me out, and am just happy that he's motoring along at his own pace. He'll crawl when he feels up to it! He's made such a great recovery that he can just take his time on everything else.
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Yay new thread! Congrats to the new parents....those cheeks Daisy! Quite impressive. Stretchy face! She does this every time she wakes up or we unswaddle her.  Click here for the full 1536x1152 image. And a happy baby!  Click here for the full 1536x1152 image.
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GoreJess posted:publicblast Oracle's diapering post is archived now. Would you mind putting the posts I've saved in one of the top posts? I can PM you the info I have (it's pretty long). Ma_NiC posted:I haven't even gotten pregnant yet and I'm pretty scared at the prospect, even though it is something that both my husband and I really want. Mostly my worries are about money and things like that, but the amount of sacrifice involved is also pretty overwhelming. Plus there is just fear of the unknown. We've never done this before, so it's pretty intimidating to think about. I kind of felt this way when we were in the process of buying a house, so I think a little anxiety just kind of goes along with big life changes (well, at least for me). Change can be scary. Honestly, it's the money more than anything that's freaking me out. Not that the kid herself will be super expensive, but the prospect of 2-4 months with my wife out of work (and no maternity leave or job security) is literally keeping me up nights. Childlike Empress fucked around with this message at Nov 04, 2009 around 00:59 |
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Ebjan posted:November 24th is my birthday Fire In The Disco posted:^^^ Mine's the 23rd. My birthday is the 26th! I'll be 30. 
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chiaaysa posted:
Oh my god, the cute is unbearable. public, my husband is wayyyy stressed about the financial aspect of the baby, even though we're fairly frugal people and have really low living costs right now. I make poo poo money at my temporary job but it's still enough to cover most of the bills, and he's freaking out because he's in the process of starting a new business right now. Our timing was probably a little foolish but I just have to remind myself that people do it with less money and less help than we will have. And for the record, buying a house scares me far more than having a kid.
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Thanks stef! Claire's got a little bit of baby acne right now...one on each eyelid. I took her for her first pediatrician's appointment today and he said everything was okay! The one on her left eyelid seems to be bothering her, though. Sometimes she keeps that eye closed or doesn't open it as far as the right eye. Still, doc said it was okay and she'll be fine when it goes away. Here is a Halloween/one day old Claire picture. My mom's coworkers got her this outfit, so we were obligated to take pictures of her in it. Orange is not her color. I dug through all the pictures trying to find one decent one where she didn't look like a fat old man and when I found this one, I laughed so hard I thought my stitches were going to rip open.  And now for a series, Potato the mean cat meeting Claire for the first time!     He still hides from her or growls if he sees her.  edit- Aardvarklet's post reminded me that it is definitely possible to have a baby when finances are not the best. My boyfriend got laid off during my pregnancy and got denied unemployment. The great state of California has a horrible reputation for unemployment appeals because it takes them forever to get them going. He had his hearing today and we'll find out sometime this week or the next if his appeal was successful either way. I don't make very much money at all (I'm former military, currently a college student working in retail) but we make do. Of course, we are enrolled in both WIC and food stamps. I felt horrible and really loving guilty when I applied to both, particularly food stamps, but I reminded myself that people who find them in situations like mine are the reason both of those exist. DaisyDanger fucked around with this message at Nov 04, 2009 around 01:28 |
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Chickalicious posted:My birthday is the 26th! I'll be 30. 31 here...  30 wasn't too bad for me, especially since 30's how old I was when I got knocked up, and this is to date the happiest time of my life. Happy Thanksgiving Birthday! (it's also my nephew's birthday)
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Ahhh gently caress me I'm bleeding, or spotting, I don't know... I wiped and there was blood, sat there for 5 minutes or so and wiped again and there was nothing, I don't know... I'm freaking out now.
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Longpig posted:Ahhh gently caress me I'm bleeding, or spotting, I don't know... I wiped and there was blood, sat there for 5 minutes or so and wiped again and there was nothing, I don't know... I'm freaking out now. Have you had sex or a vaginal exam recently? Even if you didn't, I got some random, fairly heavy spotting at around 7 weeks and went on to have a normal, healthy pregnancy. Hoping the same goes for you!
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Awww, man. Just try to relax. That's really all you can do, right. I hope everything is okay! I will send happy thoughts through the computer. My daughter (aged almost 10) is beatboxing now. Like...right now. It's the funniest poo poo I have ever seen. I need a camera sooooooo bad.
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