Newest "Moms to Be" Thread

[Laura]

There is a new Babies R us?

The hotel I got was up by Polaris, as that is the area that I know pretty well. I've only been there a few times, I just know it better than the other areas.

Where is this store??

I know where the HUGE JPMorgan Chase Complex is if you turn left off the interstate. I got our room at the Wyngate.

It's on Gemini Place, the road behind the main mall at Polaris.

 

[harleyquinn]

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend.

I'm feeling pretty terrible again today. I leave for WDW on Sunday and I REALLY hope I'll magically feel better, because we have free dining and we're eating at my favorite places.

I do have 8 Zofram pills left that my dr told me I could take on the trip if I needed them, so hopefully they'll make me feel normal like they did last time.

Do any of you work full time? What do you plan to do once baby comes?

 

[Piecey]

It's on Gemini Place, the road behind the main mall at Polaris.

Hmmm... we'll have to go exploring. I've never actually been to a Babies R Us, this could be dangerous!!

Thanks for the heads up! I don't think we were planning on spending a lot of time around Polaris other than to hit Target (we don't have one around here!) and then head to Easton and the JC Penny Outlet.

Thanks again!!

 

[Piecey]

Do any of you work full time? What do you plan to do once baby comes?

I'm a part-timer that works 38-40 hours a week.

I get 3 months paid maternity leave.. which will put me somewhere in September by the time I'll have to go back.
We have a friend (disabled Vet) that LOVES kids and is unable to work due to all the injuries he got in the middle east (he stepped on an IED). He wants to babysit for us while I work.
I don't plan to work for too long, though. Maybe through the end of the year or a few months into 2010, then quit. I want to experience my kid's life.. not that I don't dearly love Tony and trust him to take care of my baby, I just want to be there!

I'm sorry you're still not feeling very good... I hope the Zofram works, I'd hate to be in WDW and not feel my best !!!

 

[Laura]

Just wanted to check in and say hello to the new mommies and mommies to be.

Have a wonderful holiday!

Thanks!

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend.

I'm feeling pretty terrible again today. I leave for WDW on Sunday and I REALLY hope I'll magically feel better, because we have free dining and we're eating at my favorite places.

I do have 8 Zofram pills left that my dr told me I could take on the trip if I needed them, so hopefully they'll make me feel normal like they did last time.

Do any of you work full time? What do you plan to do once baby comes?

I hope you feel better asap!

I do work full-time, and I plan to do so until this little gymnast makes her debut. It's a pretty quiet desk job, so no worries about stress or strain. Then I'll take piles of maternity leave and go back to work in June. There's a day care in my building, and it's fabulous. Everyone who uses it seems to love the facility. We're #1 on the waiting list (priority is given to employees), so we're good to go, I think. I'm sooooo lucky to be able to have her so close by.

Hmmm... we'll have to go exploring. I've never actually been to a Babies R Us, this could be dangerous!!

Thanks for the heads up! I don't think we were planning on spending a lot of time around Polaris other than to hit Target (we don't have one around here!) and then head to Easton and the JC Penny Outlet.

Thanks again!!

BRU is like Baby Wonderland. Don't go too overboard.

 

[harleyquinn]

I'm a part-timer that works 38-40 hours a week.

I get 3 months paid maternity leave.. which will put me somewhere in September by the time I'll have to go back.
We have a friend (disabled Vet) that LOVES kids and is unable to work due to all the injuries he got in the middle east (he stepped on an IED). He wants to babysit for us while I work.
I don't plan to work for too long, though. Maybe through the end of the year or a few months into 2010, then quit. I want to experience my kid's life.. not that I don't dearly love Tony and trust him to take care of my baby, I just want to be there!

I'm sorry you're still not feeling very good... I hope the Zofram works, I'd hate to be in WDW and not feel my best !!!

Thanks!

I would love to quit, but that's just not in the cards for us right now. It's funny though--I always felt that I would hate to be a SAHM, but the thought of missing anything in my child's life is terrifying. Especially since the little blueberry is making me so sick! It better be worth it! lol

Luckily, we'll only need someone to watch the little one for about 24 hours a week. Otherwise either DH or I will be with them. I REALLY want to decrease my hours at work, but I don't think that's going to happen unless a completely different, lower paying position opens up.

 

[Piecey]

I do work full-time, and I plan to do so until this little gymnast makes her debut. It's a pretty quiet desk job, so no worries about stress or strain. Then I'll take piles of maternity leave and go back to work in June. There's a day care in my building, and it's fabulous. Everyone who uses it seems to love the facility. We're #1 on the waiting list (priority is given to employees), so we're good to go, I think. I'm sooooo lucky to be able to have her so close by.



BRU is like Baby Wonderland. Don't go too overboard.

Wow, that is lucky!
Do you work in Columbus? I can't imagine any employer around here being large enough to have a daycare on site!!

I can't go toooo crazy, we'll only have a Grand Prix and all of our luggage. Bummer!

 

[harleyquinn]

I hope you feel better asap!

I do work full-time, and I plan to do so until this little gymnast makes her debut. It's a pretty quiet desk job, so no worries about stress or strain. Then I'll take piles of maternity leave and go back to work in June. There's a day care in my building, and it's fabulous. Everyone who uses it seems to love the facility. We're #1 on the waiting list (priority is given to employees), so we're good to go, I think. I'm sooooo lucky to be able to have her so close by.

Thanks! That sounds great! Luckily I only live about 5 minutes from home. My mom will come to our house to watch the little one (she only lives a couple minutes away). We're just trying to figure out how much to pay her.

 

[Laura]

Thanks! That sounds great! Luckily I only live about 5 minutes from home. My mom will come to our house to watch the little one (she only lives a couple minutes away). We're just trying to figure out how much to pay her.

That's awesome! I do have family I can use in a pinch, but I wouldn't want to be a burden on them--everyone has a different situation. My sister has one little rugrat to keep track of already, and my dad's retired but really busy. One of my co-workers pays his mom to watch their little tykes at his house. I have no idea how much.

Wow, that is lucky!
Do you work in Columbus? I can't imagine any employer around here being large enough to have a daycare on site!!

I can't go toooo crazy, we'll only have a Grand Prix and all of our luggage. Bummer!

I'm in central OH. I don't know how many employers around here have day cares on-site; mine's not that big. But the day care here, of course, takes applicants from outside--they just don't get priority on the waitlist unless they already have a child at the center.

 

[harleyquinn]

That's awesome! I do have family I can use in a pinch, but I wouldn't want to be a burden on them--everyone has a different situation. My sister has one little rugrat to keep track of already, and my dad's retired but really busy. One of my co-workers pays his mom to watch their little tykes at his house. I have no idea how much.

My mom has been talking about retiring to be her grandbaby sitter for like 3 years! She'd probably be really mad if we did anything else!

 

[Laura]

My mom has been talking about retiring to be her grandbaby sitter for like 3 years! She'd probably be really mad if we did anything else!

I bet she would! I wonder what my mom would have to say about that, if she were still alive.

 

[Piecey]

I bet she would! I wonder what my mom would have to say about that, if she were still alive.

Aww, I'm sorry for your loss.
I know my mom said that was one of the hardest things for her mom. She was in the hospital, dying of breast cancer, while mom was pregnant. Mom said she kept saying "I'll never get to babysit, or hold her, or see her" and it tore her up.

 

[harleyquinn]

I bet she would! I wonder what my mom would have to say about that, if she were still alive.

I'm so sorry.

We lost MIL 3 years ago. She was the most amazing person I've ever met. She had such a capacity for kindness and love and she raised two amazing children. I was so looking forward to having her help me raise my children. Every time I see a "I hate my MIL" thread, I get all teary.

 

[Laura]

Aww, I'm sorry for your loss.
I know my mom said that was one of the hardest things for her mom. She was in the hospital, dying of breast cancer, while mom was pregnant. Mom said she kept saying "I'll never get to babysit, or hold her, or see her" and it tore her up.

Yeah, it really sucks. My mom died when my sister and I were in high school and my brother was in college. She didn't even meet my husband, or my sister's. It was cervical cancer--get those pap smears, ladies! My mom would probably be alive today if she just did the yearly trip to the gyno.

It's great that my MIL likes me, though. I was talking to her yesterday about childbirth (Her two sons were over 9lbs when they were born! She is a tiny woman!) and she was very reassuring. She also told me not to take maternity leave early--something I was considering--because I'll just sit around the house worrying. This kid will probably take after me and be late, too. I can see myself packing and unpacking and repacking the hospital bag while freaking out over epidurals and c-sections.

 

[Piecey]

Yeah, it really sucks. My mom died when my sister and I were in high school and my brother was in college. She didn't even meet my husband, or my sister's. It was cervical cancer--get those pap smears, ladies! My mom would probably be alive today if she just did the yearly trip to the gyno.

It's great that my MIL likes me, though. I was talking to her yesterday about childbirth (Her two sons were over 9lbs when they were born! She is a tiny woman!) and she was very reassuring. She also told me not to take maternity leave early--something I was considering--because I'll just sit around the house worrying. This kid will probably take after me and be late, too. I can see myself packing and unpacking and repacking the hospital bag while freaking out over epidurals and c-sections.

Harley, I'm sorry about your MIL. We lost my FIL August 30th and it's really hitting DH hard to think about how his dad will never get to see his grandkid or hear their little feet running around (his exact words) so hug your DH extra tight tonight!! Seems to help Tom Tom...

I was over 9lbs, I was a heffer!
DH was about 5, eek! My MIL is a peach. I'm truly jealous of you... I keep trying and I get nowhere with her. DH and I talked about it last night and she is just horrendously difficult to get along with (Even DH is unsure of her at times)
She threw a fit at our wedding reception because she didn't understand why she needed to be there. It really hurt DH. She practicly refused to take pictures.
My parents have money, she is pretty poor. She acts as though anything my parents pay for (like the wedding reception) is offensive to her as a person. It's really starting to irritate the crap out of me. We took her to the house we're buying and she had nothing nice to say only "how much is this costing you? why do you need this much room?" (She lived her entire adult life in a trailer except for the rent-control apartment she is in now)
She just doesn't understand a life different than the one she led and it makes things very difficult for me, as I grew up in a rather well off family in an entirely different environment than DH did. She has flat out refused to attend, or host, a baby shower!
She thinks poorly of me because I am "changing" DH...

 

[harleyquinn]

Yuck! Blending families is rarely ever easy...

So since we were talking about nurseries...What's everyones themes?

We'll probably do Disney--MY DH and FIL are artists and FIL already has an entire room covered in a Disney mural. I just don't want it to get too out of control/bright. I want the baby to be able to sleep!

 

[december]

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend.

I'm feeling pretty terrible again today. I leave for WDW on Sunday and I REALLY hope I'll magically feel better, because we have free dining and we're eating at my favorite places.

I do have 8 Zofram pills left that my dr told me I could take on the trip if I needed them, so hopefully they'll make me feel normal like they did last time.

Do any of you work full time? What do you plan to do once baby comes?

I teach, but hopefully soon I'll be a school counselor. I'm pretty burned out in the classroom after 12 yrs of teaching. I would love to stay home, since this is definitely our last baby (my other kids are 9 and 11, and I'm 36), but there is no way we can afford it. I'm due the last week of school, so I'll still draw a paycheck all summer. I'll have to go back to work around Aug. 1 (due May 19).

Harley, I'm sorry about your MIL. We lost my FIL August 30th and it's really hitting DH hard to think about how his dad will never get to see his grandkid or hear their little feet running around (his exact words) so hug your DH extra tight tonight!! Seems to help Tom Tom...

I was over 9lbs, I was a heffer!
DH was about 5, eek! My MIL is a peach. I'm truly jealous of you... I keep trying and I get nowhere with her. DH and I talked about it last night and she is just horrendously difficult to get along with (Even DH is unsure of her at times)
She threw a fit at our wedding reception because she didn't understand why she needed to be there. It really hurt DH. She practicly refused to take pictures.
My parents have money, she is pretty poor. She acts as though anything my parents pay for (like the wedding reception) is offensive to her as a person. It's really starting to irritate the crap out of me. We took her to the house we're buying and she had nothing nice to say only "how much is this costing you? why do you need this much room?" (She lived her entire adult life in a trailer except for the rent-control apartment she is in now)
She just doesn't understand a life different than the one she led and it makes things very difficult for me, as I grew up in a rather well off family in an entirely different environment than DH did. She has flat out refused to attend, or host, a baby shower!
She thinks poorly of me because I am "changing" DH...

Wow, sounds like your mil is a real winner. Dh has no real relationship with his mother-she left when he was 7 and his brother was 3. She loves the grandkids, and sees them often, but dh tries not to be around when she comes. He sees her 2 or 3 times a year. She didn't come to our high school graduation or our wedding-she became involved when she found out I was pregnant with ds11.

 

[Mr. & Mrs. Smith]

Do any of you work full time? What do you plan to do once baby comes?

I work full time but between the government and my employer, I get a pretty sweet maternity leave and parental leave if I wanted to take it. I'm just taking the maternity leave though which is 17 weeks at 95% of my salary. The parental leave is an additional 35 weeks at 65% of my salary. I have decided not to take it but DH is considering taking some of it instead. So, I'll have the baby in May and be back to work in September. Not bad at all.

Once DH goes back to work, we'll have to get a babysitter. The good thing is, though, that I work from home most of the time so I will be around and even when I'm out, my office is just 1 km away. I can also arrange my own scedule so the baby won't need a sitter for too long each week.

 

[harleyquinn]

I teach, but hopefully soon I'll be a school counselor. I'm pretty burned out in the classroom after 12 yrs of teaching. I would love to stay home, since this is definitely our last baby (my other kids are 9 and 11, and I'm 36), but there is no way we can afford it. I'm due the last week of school, so I'll still draw a paycheck all summer. I'll have to go back to work around Aug. 1 (due May 19).

DH is a teacher too. So at least he'll be home in the summer.

 

[Laura]

It's wacky that some MILs can be fantastic while others can be so horrible. People are people, I guess, but why be so nasty to your son's wife? I don't get it. My DH's brother married a total nutjob, so I guess my SIL helps make me look good by comparison. All I have to do is be normal.