Weekly chit-chat thread: 2/3 - 2/9

[ColoradoMama]

Hi all! It's Sunday again - Game Day Sunday! Woo hoo. Go Patriots!

Besides that, I think I'll be scrapbooking and doing some house cleaning. I know how to have some serious fun!

What's going on with you guys this week?

[nhapmom]

this week? trying to figure out what i need to chart for my pregnancy! working on getting some materials together.

cleaning house.
picking some books up later.

[leurMaman]

Busy week for us - preschool, playdates, naturopath appts, etc. I am excited to have a cranial sacral appt. for Saturday. That should help with my lower back (which is already achey when I lay down at night).

I ate two chocolate croissants instead of one at breakfast this morning. Shame on me!

[DreamsInDigital]

DH is watching the game. I am ignoring him and the tv in favor of vegging out on Spider Solitaire and MDC.

[ColoradoMama]

Originally Posted by DreamsInDigital

DH is watching the game. I am ignoring him and the tv in favor of vegging out on Spider Solitaire and MDC.

I have to stay away from Spider Solitaire. That game is addictive!

[Changed]

We went shopping this morning. Figured we should knock the big things out since we just got out tax check. Before it's long gone. So we got the carseat I wanted for the new baby. Britax companion in onyx and I found a skip hop diaper bag for 14 bucks on clearance! It's a good feeling that the rest of this pregnancy I'll just be picking up things here and there... diapers and such. My sister has saved tons of boy and girl clothes so now we really don't need much of anything. I feel so victoriously on top of things today!!!!

I got some weleda belly oil. It smells nice and the woman in whole foods said the bottle should last most of the pregnancy.

I want to make up a homeopathic pregnancy and birth kit. Any thoughts on that?

Dh is off for the next 2 weeks. Should be interesting...

Oh and morning sickness has finally showed up. I've never had it much with any of my kids. It starts about 9 PM. How much does that suck?!

I'm thinking of doing hypnobabies or hypbirth. Any thoughts? Any experience? After my last birth, pain seems to be a huge looming fear that I'd like to have a way to deal with. I'm not into any form of coached childbirth so bradley is totally out.

I've been reading about the secret fit jeans at motherhood on some of the other DDC's and I think I'll head up there to try some on tomorrow. I bought some bigger sized lowrise stretchy jeans but they're still kind of binding feeling and that makes me completely nutty in pregnancy. These will be great in a few months though I think when my belly holds them down low. I'm not in maternity just yet but it won't be long. I didn't make it to 6 weeks last time!

[Baby_Cakes]

Originally Posted by Jörð

I've been reading about the secret fit jeans at motherhood on some of the other DDC's and I think I'll head up there to try some on tomorrow. I bought some bigger sized lowrise stretchy jeans but they're still kind of binding feeling and that makes me completely nutty in pregnancy. These will be great in a few months though I think when my belly holds them down low. I'm not in maternity just yet but it won't be long. I didn't make it to 6 weeks last time!

Ok, I thought I was going crazy. Everything I've been reading has been telling me I shouldn't have gained weight yet and everything should still fit. So why do I feel like my jeans are a size too small??? I even weighed myself and I'm up a whole pound, whoopdie-doo, not enough for my pants to bind me up. So it's not completely unheard of to want new pants already? I feel like I want to live in sweats or sleepy pants! It's driving me NUTS!!!

I actually got a pair of khaki-ish pants at Old Navy last week, and they're soooo comfortable (not maternity or anything, just not jeans) and I was debating getting more. Maybe I'll check out those pants you mentioned instead?

[Changed]

Nope, totally normal. Matter of fact, even with my first baby I was TINY when I got pregnant and within a week I felt like my pants were tight. I bought bigger sizes for months and finally gave in to maternity at 6 ish months.

I came home with 2 pairs of those secret fit pants. Denim and khaki cargo pants/capri convertible style. And a cute organic tee shirt. Yes, they're THAT comfy. I don't like the panty hose feeling of the band but the comfort factor trumps the poly factor.

[NotTheOnlyOne]

Originally Posted by nhapmom

this week? trying to figure out what i need to chart for my pregnancy! working on getting some materials together.

cleaning house.
picking some books up later.

How do you chart your pregnancy? I mean, what info are you keeping track of?

Also wanted to say I too am wearing stratchy pants already. I wear jeans if I absolutely have to... but other wise no more, thank you. I even got out my tub of maternity clothes from the basement and got a pair of nicer pants to wear to a super bowl party we went to last night. I just dont care! I want to be comfortable dammit!

[DreamsInDigital]

I haven't worn jeans since getting my BFP but I was wearing some slightly tight elastic waistband pants and I was very uncomfortable after about half an hour and had to change into my pajama bottoms. It's really a good thing I rarely leave the house

[leurMaman]

I read about the "top 10 maternity jeans" on some parenting site online. Most were up there in price ($180 a pair - yikes!). Last pregnancy I splurged on a pair of Childish brand maternity jeans (with the stretchy material and super low-rise. They worked all through pregnancy and postpartum, but the material was super worn-looking, and by the end they had holes all over them and patches in the knees. I need a pair that I can wash over and over. I read about the motherhood secret-fit jeans - but they seemed to be better in the third trimester (they fit over the whole belly, right? I don't like that until I have a bigger belly). Let me know how those go. I'd love to hear maternity clothes opinions.

I'm still the same size and everything. With DD I didn't start showing until 2nd trimester, but maybe I'll be earlier since its my 3rd time around. That would be kind of cool.

I'm keeping a pregnancy journal and reading "Birthing From Within" by Pam England (and doing the art projects and writing exerpts in my journal). My friend did hypnobirthing and liked it. As for Bradley, it depends on the teacher. There is a main curriculum, but it can be attended by a partner (not necessarily husband, though originally designed for that) or doula. My bradley teacher incorporated hypnobirthing and was trained in teaching both, though I tend to try to focus inwardly and relax through contractions as Bradley Method teaches. I'm really liking the Birthing from Within book - you all might like it too.

Okay - I'm going to try to nap for a while.

[celtic_angel]

Another mama chiming in on the need for bigger/more comfy clothes!!
I was so miserable in my jeans that I got out a giant box and removed all my "skinny" clothes from my closet~~ I didn't need them taunting me
Comfort is way too important to me and with this being #5 , I swear the minute I got my BFP my tummy started to poke out a little
We made a trip to a thrift store this weekend and i bought like 5 "in between" outfits for next to nothing....nothing with buttons or snaps on the belly. I get really weird about that. It's elastic or drawstring only!!!
Oh and today I got a sling I ordered in the mail!!
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It's gorgeous !! I'm in love~*~*~*~

[nhapmom]

im just keeping track of diet, BP, weight...stuff like that...

im just a bit paranoid. in case of a transfer (which wont happen but i dont want to risk it), i will have a log of how my preg. has been, etc. etc.

i feel that i am not alone in this pregnancy...we cant have a MW assistant but if anything goes wrong, i want to make sure i have documentation that i took care of myself. Big Brother sticking its nose in our business, yk (yeh, i know i sound a little bitter..im working on that. ).

[lee1203]

Originally Posted by ColoradoMama

Hi all! It's Sunday again - Game Day Sunday! Woo hoo. Go Patriots!

Ahem. I do love a good upset.

Originally Posted by Jörð

Oh and morning sickness has finally showed up. I've never had it much with any of my kids. It starts about 9 PM. How much does that suck?!

I don't know if I'm actually having morning sickness, per se, (not even 5 weeks yet!!) 'cause my tummy doesn't feel queasy too often, but it does feel upset or very "have to eat, NOW" sometimes. And yes, it is strongest in the evening. Which sucks, since when I work, I work evenings. In retail, so on my feet. Sigh.

As for clothing, nothing I own now actually fits me in the waist - it's all too big! I have a pretty pronounced difference between my waist and hips, so I have to buy to fit my hips and therefore most of my pants sit a few inches lower than they should. Well, I could wear a belt to cinch them up, but I don't do that because a) belts are annoying, and b) I'm tall and can't afford to lose the length in the legs. I'm actually hoping that being pregnant will make my pants fit better, and that I can wear them for a bit longer than normal. *knock on wood* Just when should a slender first time mom expect to be in maternity clothes anyway?

[Baby_Cakes]

Originally Posted by lee1203

I don't know if I'm actually having morning sickness, per se, (not even 5 weeks yet!!) 'cause my tummy doesn't feel queasy too often, but it does feel upset or very "have to eat, NOW" sometimes.

Yeah. That was how I felt last week. I wish I were back there!

When it hits you, you will know. This is my 1st pregnancy (it's your 1st, too, right? Correct me if I'm wrong) and I didn't realize it was going to feel like this. I'd say, if a 10 was puking my guts up/flu like, today was about an 8. I didn't actually throw up, but I came damn well close, and I couldn't really function until about 12 noon after a potato chip and a cup of peppermint tea. The chip actually helped settle my stomach. I managed a few saltines with veggie pepperoni for lunch.

Other than that, I'm off to take my 5 week belly pic! I look like crap today! Woo hoo!

Got my first midwife appointment/consultation tomorrow. I'll have to fill you guys in on what happens and how it goes. I'm excited! I'm going to have a ton of questions and I'm bringing my chart b/c I'm so friggin proud!

[lee1203]

Originally Posted by Baby_Cakes

When it hits you, you will know. This is my 1st pregnancy (it's your 1st, too, right? Correct me if I'm wrong) and I didn't realize it was going to feel like this. I'd say, if a 10 was puking my guts up/flu like, today was about an 8. I didn't actually throw up, but I came damn well close, and I couldn't really function until about 12 noon after a potato chip and a cup of peppermint tea. The chip actually helped settle my stomach. I managed a few saltines with veggie pepperoni for lunch.

Yup yup, you are correct, this is my first! I'm actually a bit afraid of what might happen in the next week or two, since my stomach is already acting up. And the weird thing is, when I haven't eaten, the worst pain is up high, right under my breastbone. It was horrible the nights I worked last week - I had to consciously focus on my breathing to avoid tensing up even further. I'm afraid I'm going to have to tell my work much earlier than I want to, in order to prove that I'm not just being lazy when I want to sit down as much as possible. Oh, and to explain why I'll now need to take my 15 minute breaks and eat, when I've never needed to before.

As for what I'm up to this week, I need to just work on my house. My kitchen is close to presentable, but there are paw prints on TOP of my coffee table (the mutts know they are not allowed on it! ) and we are dangerously close to running out of clean underwear.

[DreamsInDigital]

I am having to resist buying new baby things already. My DH has suggested we wait until my 2nd trimester but I want to go shopping NOW. I love baby things.

[ColoradoMama]

Originally Posted by lee1203

Ahem. I do love a good upset.

[ColoradoMama]

Originally Posted by DreamsInDigital

I am having to resist buying new baby things already. My DH has suggested we wait until my 2nd trimester but I want to go shopping NOW. I love baby things.

When dh and I decided we were going to start a family, we went to Babies R Us and bought baby socks! We weren't even pregnant yet! I love baby things, too.

[lee1203]

Originally Posted by ColoradoMama

I bought a pack of onesies yesterday. My official excuse is that that's how I was going to tell my husbandperson we're expecting if I couldn't find a picture frame. But really, I probably would have gotten them anyway. They have frogs on them! How could I resist?!

And I've had planned for about 2 months now what cloth diapers I want to buy. It's going to be hard to wait to order them.