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Post by Pants on Dec 21, 2018 12:20:44 GMT -5
Happy Yule ya'll! The sun is coming back! Love you dirty hippie.
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Post by raeoflyte on Dec 21, 2018 12:54:15 GMT -5
Happy Yule ya'll! The sun is coming back! Love you dirty hippie. Awwww....love you too. It was great. The sage and patchouli just brought it all back.
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Post by Pants on Dec 21, 2018 13:21:14 GMT -5
Awwww....love you too. It was great. The sage and patchouli just brought it all back.
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Post by Works4me on Dec 21, 2018 13:58:36 GMT -5
Patchouli, man (Said with a Cheech and Chong accent!)
Early 2000's - I used to sit next to a network engineer during staff meetings that wore a patchouli based cologne and it was delicious. He was a bit too hippy for me at the time and I was management but boy did he smell good! He also had great longish dark hair and a nice Levi butt.
The things I would do now... excuse me ... cold shower time!!!
LOL - PATCHOULI!
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Dec 21, 2018 14:05:27 GMT -5
I'm reading James Comey's book. A few chapters in, he address the loss of their fourth child in 1995 due to Group B strep. His wife worked extensively with multiple organizations to require hospitals to test for it during pregnancy and monitor the babies when they're born.
I have Group B strep. It was found during my first pregnancy in 1997. I don't know if it was explained to me or if I just ignored it, but I had no idea that would cause a newborn's death. I just knew that I have it and that the hospital staff had to make sure my babies didn't develop whatever it caused. My babies and I stayed in the hospital for 48 hours after their births so they could be monitored. I feel so grateful for the cumulative work to require the testing and monitoring. I feel guilty that I had no idea what could have happened.
Do any of you have it?
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Dec 21, 2018 14:22:39 GMT -5
Titty sprinkles. The patch job my dad did on DHs car isn't holding. Which mean it's down till spring when my dad can replace the gasket.
No way am I paying $4k for a shop to do it on a $5k car.
DH will use my grandma's car in the meantime.
Mine is also acting up. Hopefully it's just the temp gauge.
We can't afford one payment let alone two. Not with DH having trashed our savings and the CC debt we still have. I told DH we need to be prepared to be a one car family for awhile. We work close enough hours we can pull it off.
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Post by andi9899 on Dec 21, 2018 14:24:57 GMT -5
Well, I did post on the "What are you doing now thread" that I made chocolate macarons that look like dog turds... pretty sure no-one wants those I would totally eat them. I was actually going to go to Sam's tonight and see if I could find a macaroon tray for Christmas.
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Post by Pants on Dec 21, 2018 14:27:17 GMT -5
I'm reading James Comey's book. A few chapters in, he address the loss of their fourth child in 1995 due to Group B strep. His wife worked extensively with multiple organizations to require hospitals to test for it during pregnancy and monitor the babies when they're born.
I have Group B strep. It was found during my first pregnancy in 1997. I don't know if it was explained to me or if I just ignored it, but I had no idea that would cause a newborn's death. I just knew that I have it and that the hospital staff had to make sure my babies didn't develop whatever it caused. My babies and I stayed in the hospital for 48 hours after their births so they could be monitored. I feel so grateful for the cumulative work to require the testing and monitoring. I feel guilty that I had no idea what could have happened.
Do any of you have it? Yes, I do. If you're Strep B positive, now they start IV antibiotics on mom when they hook you up for epidural. This prevents transmission, apparently.
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Post by cktc on Dec 21, 2018 14:29:22 GMT -5
I'm reading James Comey's book. A few chapters in, he address the loss of their fourth child in 1995 due to Group B strep. His wife worked extensively with multiple organizations to require hospitals to test for it during pregnancy and monitor the babies when they're born.
I have Group B strep. It was found during my first pregnancy in 1997. I don't know if it was explained to me or if I just ignored it, but I had no idea that would cause a newborn's death. I just knew that I have it and that the hospital staff had to make sure my babies didn't develop whatever it caused. My babies and I stayed in the hospital for 48 hours after their births so they could be monitored. I feel so grateful for the cumulative work to require the testing and monitoring. I feel guilty that I had no idea what could have happened.
Do any of you have it? I had it with both pregnancies too. That part of his book is so heartbreaking. His wife sounds like an incredible person working to turn her loss into something positive for others.
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Post by swamp on Dec 21, 2018 14:34:12 GMT -5
Well, I did post on the "What are you doing now thread" that I made chocolate macarons that look like dog turds... pretty sure no-one wants those I would totally eat them. I was actually going to go to Sam's tonight and see if I could find a macaroon tray for Christmas. I'd eat them too. It all comes out as poop in the end. It may as well look like poop going in.
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Post by chapeau on Dec 21, 2018 14:42:18 GMT -5
I would totally eat them. I was actually going to go to Sam's tonight and see if I could find a macaroon tray for Christmas. I'd eat them too. It all comes out as poop in the end. It may as well look like poop going in. LOL!!! So, I made the mistake of telling DD this joke: “It’s raining cats and dogs. I know, I just stepped in a poodle.” Every.stinking.time it rains she mangles it a new way. Today she stepped in a cat.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 14:48:22 GMT -5
I'd eat them too. It all comes out as poop in the end. It may as well look like poop going in. LOL!!! So, I made the mistake of telling DD this joke: “It’s raining cats and dogs. I know, I just stepped in a poodle.” Every.stinking.time it rains she mangles it a new way. Today she stepped in a cat. The humor gene has missed my 8 year old. He screws up riddles all the time. We just look at him like WTF are you talking about and he's laughing away because it was such a clever one in his mind.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Dec 21, 2018 18:21:33 GMT -5
I'm reading James Comey's book. A few chapters in, he address the loss of their fourth child in 1995 due to Group B strep. His wife worked extensively with multiple organizations to require hospitals to test for it during pregnancy and monitor the babies when they're born.
I have Group B strep. It was found during my first pregnancy in 1997. I don't know if it was explained to me or if I just ignored it, but I had no idea that would cause a newborn's death. I just knew that I have it and that the hospital staff had to make sure my babies didn't develop whatever it caused. My babies and I stayed in the hospital for 48 hours after their births so they could be monitored. I feel so grateful for the cumulative work to require the testing and monitoring. I feel guilty that I had no idea what could have happened.
Do any of you have it? Yes, I do. If you're Strep B positive, now they start IV antibiotics on mom when they hook you up for epidural. This prevents transmission, apparently. I have it, too. They only do the antibiotics only for vaginal births, I guess. Didn't need it for the c section.
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Post by Pants on Dec 21, 2018 18:28:10 GMT -5
Yes, I do. If you're Strep B positive, now they start IV antibiotics on mom when they hook you up for epidural. This prevents transmission, apparently. I have it, too. They only do the antibiotics only for vaginal births, I guess. Didn't need it for the c section. Yup, only if baby passes through birth canal. And if baby can also get antibiotics after birth prophylactically if for some reason they can't get mom on an IV. A lot of times this is an issue with home birth. If midwife doesn't do the test, baby can contract strep B and fatalities occur.
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Post by gs11rmb on Dec 21, 2018 18:33:46 GMT -5
I had it too. My first was born via c-section but the second showed up as an unmedicated VBAC. If I remember correctly they tested my daughter to make sure she hadn’t contracted it during birth.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 18:54:43 GMT -5
If I'm going through menopause I'm at the beginning of it, but my hormones are all out of whack. And unfortunately it's having the opposite effect on my periods. They started getting wonky in my late 30's, and now it's even worse. They are terribly heavy sometimes and irregular, sometimes they last forever, sometimes they go away and come right back, sometimes they are late. I never know what to expect. It's not fun at all. In general, I'm a mess and I feel like my life is a mess. Sometimes I wonder who is this person, because I often feel like I just can't get it together, and sometimes I just give up on trying to get it together. I could've have written some of the posts you've written about being a mess. My gynecologist prescribed Progesterone a couple years ago, mainly to help with my periods. After taking it for a year, nothing had improved, so I stopped taking it. I don't really have a point, just rambling, I guess to say "I understand what you're going through". So far that's the only menopause symptom I've had. I spoke to my gynecologist and she said to take Aleve (has to be Aleve) morning and night during the first three days of my period and that should help. Don't wait until it gets heavy but start as soon as you get your period. It really has made a difference. Somehow I missed this post. I just added Aleve to my list for when I go to the store so I can try that. If it helps me even a little, I'll be one happy woman. Thank you so much for sharing!
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Post by Pants on Dec 21, 2018 18:56:01 GMT -5
So far that's the only menopause symptom I've had. I spoke to my gynecologist and she said to take Aleve (has to be Aleve) morning and night during the first three days of my period and that should help. Don't wait until it gets heavy but start as soon as you get your period. It really has made a difference. Somehow I missed this post. I just added Aleve to my list for when I go to the store so I can try that. If it helps me even a little, I'll be one happy woman. Thank you so much for sharing! I have this too, but I've been on the progesterone for 7 months and it is helping me. Which is good because i'm allergic to aleve.
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Post by andi9899 on Dec 21, 2018 19:01:42 GMT -5
So far that's the only menopause symptom I've had. I spoke to my gynecologist and she said to take Aleve (has to be Aleve) morning and night during the first three days of my period and that should help. Don't wait until it gets heavy but start as soon as you get your period. It really has made a difference. Somehow I missed this post. I just added Aleve to my list for when I go to the store so I can try that. If it helps me even a little, I'll be one happy woman. Thank you so much for sharing! I'm trying this too. I have the same issue with my periods too.
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Post by andi9899 on Dec 21, 2018 19:06:20 GMT -5
So I just turned 40. It seems as if I've started wrinkling overnight! I'm developing crow's feet! It's not even remotely cute. And it's not even a little bit subtle. When I smile even my eyelids are starting to crease. FML. I'm getting an eye lift!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 20:39:34 GMT -5
Somehow I missed this post. I just added Aleve to my list for when I go to the store so I can try that. If it helps me even a little, I'll be one happy woman. Thank you so much for sharing! I have this too, but I've been on the progesterone for 7 months and it is helping me. Which is good because i'm allergic to aleve. I'm glad it's helping you, I've read that it works wonders for a lot of women. It did absolutely nothing for me, even after adjusting my schedule. It's funny how some things works great for some people and not at all for others.
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Post by Pants on Dec 21, 2018 20:44:05 GMT -5
I have this too, but I've been on the progesterone for 7 months and it is helping me. Which is good because i'm allergic to aleve. I'm glad it's helping you, I've read that it works wonders for a lot of women. It did absolutely nothing for me, even after adjusting my schedule. It's funny how some things works great for some people and not at all for others. Right? bodies are weird. I had to suffer through 5 months of bleeding almost constantly and was thisclose to quitting it but the last 2 months it's finally started working as intended.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 20:44:12 GMT -5
Somehow I missed this post. I just added Aleve to my list for when I go to the store so I can try that. If it helps me even a little, I'll be one happy woman. Thank you so much for sharing! I'm trying this too. I have the same issue with my periods too. At least I don't feel like such an oddball now. Most of the women IRL that talk about changes with their periods, they started getting lighter and shorter as they approached menopause age. I just HAD to do the opposite lol.
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Post by Works4me on Dec 21, 2018 20:52:36 GMT -5
Spent 3 hours on the phone with DMV and their computer. I paid the tags on the truck the end of October but never received them - they sent a letter saying they had no record of insurance - what? My car went through fine the end of September. Finally spoke with someone who reviewed everything and has no idea what happened. Tags will be mailed and should be here within 10 days - delayed due to holidays.
Ugh - I need a drink!
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Post by Pants on Dec 21, 2018 21:25:35 GMT -5
I'm trying this too. I have the same issue with my periods too. At least I don't feel like such an oddball now. Most of the women IRL that talk about changes with their periods, they started getting lighter and shorter as they approached menopause age. I just HAD to do the opposite lol. I didn't realize how bad it had gotten - it crept up on me. They just kept getting worse and worse until I realized I was spending 2 days every month in bed. I started using a diva cup and figured out how much blood I was actually losing and then got myself to the gyno ASAP. Being on the progesterone I also have more energy because losing all that blood I was anemic!
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Dec 21, 2018 21:25:37 GMT -5
Awwww....love you too. It was great. The sage and patchouli just brought it all back. Gah, I wish I could have come to join you!!!
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Dec 21, 2018 21:27:00 GMT -5
Well, I did post on the "What are you doing now thread" that I made chocolate macarons that look like dog turds... pretty sure no-one wants those I would totally eat them. I was actually going to go to Sam's tonight and see if I could find a macaroon tray for Christmas. I mean, come on over, but you know good and well that I cant cook
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Post by Pants on Dec 21, 2018 22:31:36 GMT -5
So I just turned 40. It seems as if I've started wrinkling overnight! I'm developing crow's feet! It's not even remotely cute. And it's not even a little bit subtle. When I smile even my eyelids are starting to crease. FML. I'm getting an eye lift! What do you use for skin care?
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Post by crazycat on Dec 22, 2018 1:26:47 GMT -5
At least I don't feel like such an oddball now. Most of the women IRL that talk about changes with their periods, they started getting lighter and shorter as they approached menopause age. I just HAD to do the opposite lol. I didn't realize how bad it had gotten - it crept up on me. They just kept getting worse and worse until I realized I was spending 2 days every month in bed. I started using a diva cup and figured out how much blood I was actually losing and then got myself to the gyno ASAP. Being on the progesterone I also have more energy because losing all that blood I was anemic! I had that problem also . I was losing so much , I had to have two blood transfusions . It was horrible . I ended up getting a hysterectomy since with those issues and others ( cysts ) , I just said fine , take everything out . But I was 49 (2 years ago ) and long done with having kiddos . Good of luck to all who are dealing with this . ❤️
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Post by andi9899 on Dec 22, 2018 6:25:35 GMT -5
I'm trying this too. I have the same issue with my periods too. At least I don't feel like such an oddball now. Most of the women IRL that talk about changes with their periods, they started getting lighter and shorter as they approached menopause age. I just HAD to do the opposite lol. Mine did get much lighter the older I got. The past year or too they've gotten heavier and more painful though. I'm the oddball.
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Post by andi9899 on Dec 22, 2018 6:27:30 GMT -5
I would totally eat them. I was actually going to go to Sam's tonight and see if I could find a macaroon tray for Christmas. I mean, come on over, but you know good and well that I cant cook We actually should do dinners and/or drinks when things do settle down for you. Until then, I know I couldn't keep my mouth shut if H was around.
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