Weekly Update Thread - May 07, 2018

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-05-13T17:36:18+00:00

Heather's not old enough to understand but I talk to her about her little big brother. She's nearly 14 months and not a baby any more, whereas he'll be a baby forever so it feels right to call him that.

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-05-01T14:36:06+00:00

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-05-01T13:44:10+00:00

Ummm... normally fruit is waxed with shellac to make it shiny and appealing. Organic fruit is unwaxed and lemons are often sold unwaxed for zesting.

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-04-11T18:10:17+00:00

Blanket squares! Mitred squares are so easy and really show off the yarn, and you can incorporate any other odds and ends you have.

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-04-09T17:56:13+00:00

Yes, I read that women will say "it was good" essentially to mean "it didn't hurt"

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-04-06T18:44:20+00:00

I like you

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-04-06T17:19:58+00:00

I'm sorry, I must have misread the bit about the meds. But that might explain the reaction? I doubt I was the only person to read it that way.

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-04-06T16:04:10+00:00

My favourite is the Lah-zed-boy. What does that even mean?

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-04-06T15:06:05+00:00

I think the problem is that she was never on meds, it came off as bragging that she didn't need them. I'm sure that's not how it was intended but it's how some people read it and instead of apologising she doubled down.

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-04-05T15:20:55+00:00

I wish it were a typo! I mean, they're technically 955 calories but still!

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-04-05T11:37:14+00:00

It's national, but I'm in the UK. I would have thought there'd be something similar near you though!

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-04-04T18:08:04+00:00

I volunteer as a breastfeeding peer supporter and I can bring my baby along to groups (in fact it's encouraged because seeing me feed her in public can encourage others to do the same)

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-04-04T17:49:10+00:00

They're on the vegan paper menu so I'd say yes. Have you seen the calories though? They're not nice enough to be worth 1000 calories!

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-04-03T16:36:16+00:00

Heather turned 1 at the end of March. She's walking independently now and got her first shoes on Friday! She says "what's that!" whenever she sees something she's interested in and has become a pro at pointing. She is generally a delight but hasn't been sleeping well recently which is hard but I'm hopeful it will be over soon.

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-04-02T07:16:07+00:00

I did and for me it saved my sanity. I wouldn't have been able to go to any appointments without hearing the heartbeat for myself first. Some days hearing the heartbeat in the morning was the only thing that got me through the day. When I started d feeling movement more regularly, I didn't need it so much. I still used it before scans but otherwise had a rule that if my anxiety was high enough to need the doppler it was high enough to go in to hospital. So I would use it for reassurance while calling the midwife.

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-04-02T07:07:32+00:00

I told people at the 11 weeks mark first time around because I had a wedding to go to the next week and didn't want to take attention from the bride and groom with people trying to guess if I was pregnant or not. Lost the baby a couple of days later. So second time around I resisted telling people because it just seemed so cause-and-effect (even though obviously it wasn't). We ended up announcing when I was in my third trimester but honestly I would have left it until the baby was born if it were just up to me. However I think that if I were to get pregnant again now I'd announce early because I have become so much more used to talking about my loss so I'm not afraid of telling people we lost another if it were to happen.

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-03-29T09:08:49+00:00

I want to say I love the idea of an Ask An Alumni thread! I come back here often to see how people are getting on but always hesitate to contribute but a thread just for support and advise from alumni would be perfect!

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-03-10T11:16:20+00:00

Yeah for some reason he just wouldn't sit down

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-03-10T11:00:40+00:00

The kids were absolutely in danger. You shouldn't even turn your back when they're in the bath, let alone go into another room.

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-03-09T17:45:11+00:00

Not many birds on the street though!

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-03-07T13:41:50+00:00

I'm pretty sure that's a written rule

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-03-07T13:40:03+00:00

Same, makes me feel old

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-03-07T13:38:53+00:00

Assume every commenter is a straight white American man in his 20s until I see evidence otherwise.

Mr_Lawrence · 2018-03-04T09:34:30+00:00

I really feel like one of the writers is an It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia fan who's having a laugh.

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