Hey all! Has been my week of telling... parents, work, parents. We did the easy parents first, that was fun and got me excited! Then my husband told his work, they were a little confused but fine. Then I told my work... ugh. Boss #1 said the right things but it was clear this news was messing up things at work. I basically got pulled off the project I was working on, for valid reasons as they are concerned about future exposure to nasty stuff, but I was just not fully prepared to be all the way off forbidden. I suspected it might be an issue, but thought I would just need to take extra precautions or something. And... there's really no good sub for me though we are trying to recruit one. Its probable the project woln't get done this year, and my work for the last few months prepping this is all for naught, and I don't have a good plan yet for what to do going forward.
Then I told Boss #2 and it felt a little less grim, as he was a little more positive and, especially as I'd already gotten the bad news from #1, I was more prepared and he had some alternative project ideas so maybe I woln't be spinning my wheels for the next 6 months.
Then to top off the week I told my father, with whom I have a strained relationship, and now I'm feeling meh again. Partly I'm just not charitable towards his predictably awkward comments, but really do you need to ask me if it was planned? twice? (DH and I have been together 10 years and are in our 30s.) if I'm happy? or commenting on how I "had to choose between a career and a family" (this is without telling him anything that is going on work-wise at all). can't you just be normal and say congratulations, I'm so excited to be a grandparent?
ok, vent over. overall though, I'm 14 weeks and rockin this entry into the second trimester. Feeling much better, *loving* maternity pants, even if they fall down all the time, loving not be super-nauseous and feeling semi-human mostly. Even my bloat is down I think, or it could just be that I'm not trying to squish myself into my old clothes.
SS- so sorry for you news but try not to panic or blame yourself. Wait for the results. I think heart issues are somewhat common and often fixable and either way they are unlikely to be due to a mountain dew! (I feel confident in saying that
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Mere, I'm not a doc but I think you are right to be somewhat concerned. My hubs is a heart doc, and I have vague recollections that old-school doctors (and possibly non-cardiologists) were taught to be concerned with the lower pressure number, but really (modern findings) you need to pay attention to the top one too or something. And nearing 130 is somewhat concerning in a normal person, I have no idea how being preggo affects that. It might be worth an actual visit to the doc/request for referral/second opinion/protein-in-urine test or something, whatever is warranted. Though I guess the difficulty is in figuring out what is warranted and convincing the appropriate medical person of the same.
Jcrow, sorry about the swelling for you too. I think Pandora may have used the TED hose or something, have you tried that? I get so uncomfortable on long airplane flights that I can't imagine the swelling 24/7.
Puppmom, yet another thing no one warned you about?
I think its deliberate. Who would get preggo if anyone fully knew what it entails? I swear faulty memory will be required to ever sign up for month 2 morning sickness again.
MP, hang in there! Almost done!
Then I told Boss #2 and it felt a little less grim, as he was a little more positive and, especially as I'd already gotten the bad news from #1, I was more prepared and he had some alternative project ideas so maybe I woln't be spinning my wheels for the next 6 months.
Then to top off the week I told my father, with whom I have a strained relationship, and now I'm feeling meh again. Partly I'm just not charitable towards his predictably awkward comments, but really do you need to ask me if it was planned? twice? (DH and I have been together 10 years and are in our 30s.) if I'm happy? or commenting on how I "had to choose between a career and a family" (this is without telling him anything that is going on work-wise at all). can't you just be normal and say congratulations, I'm so excited to be a grandparent?
ok, vent over. overall though, I'm 14 weeks and rockin this entry into the second trimester. Feeling much better, *loving* maternity pants, even if they fall down all the time, loving not be super-nauseous and feeling semi-human mostly. Even my bloat is down I think, or it could just be that I'm not trying to squish myself into my old clothes.
SS- so sorry for you news but try not to panic or blame yourself. Wait for the results. I think heart issues are somewhat common and often fixable and either way they are unlikely to be due to a mountain dew! (I feel confident in saying that
Mere, I'm not a doc but I think you are right to be somewhat concerned. My hubs is a heart doc, and I have vague recollections that old-school doctors (and possibly non-cardiologists) were taught to be concerned with the lower pressure number, but really (modern findings) you need to pay attention to the top one too or something. And nearing 130 is somewhat concerning in a normal person, I have no idea how being preggo affects that. It might be worth an actual visit to the doc/request for referral/second opinion/protein-in-urine test or something, whatever is warranted. Though I guess the difficulty is in figuring out what is warranted and convincing the appropriate medical person of the same.
Jcrow, sorry about the swelling for you too. I think Pandora may have used the TED hose or something, have you tried that? I get so uncomfortable on long airplane flights that I can't imagine the swelling 24/7.
Puppmom, yet another thing no one warned you about?
MP, hang in there! Almost done!
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