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My Father loved Bagna Cauda (bon-yah caw-dah), an Italian dipping sauce that's mostly oil, but my Mother hated it because he would sweat garlic days later. It's scrumptious, oily, salty, fishy and the only healthy thing about it is the vegetables you can dip into it. Here we go.
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 vegetable oil
1/2 cup salted butter
10 cloves of garlic, minced
2 (2 ounce) tins anchovy fillets (you can drain, but don't)
Put it all in a large saucepan, heat and stir. Once the butter and anchovies dissolve, it's ready to go.
Leave in the saucepan for dipping raw vegetables like fennel, cauliflower, broccoli, raw cabbage or lettuce wedges and,my favorite, any tasty, fresh bread chunks.


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Robin! Hello! Yeah for going to to doc! Methydopa is the generic name for Aldomet! So what have gone to the docs yet? Sorry I was sleeping this am...till about 1pm..I have to work tonight! What did they say?
Hello! Welcome to APA! Hope this helps!
PPD- Post partum depression
DD- Due date
TTYL: Talk to you later
TTFN-Ta ta for now
BTDT- Been there, done that
AP: Attached parenting
NFL: Natural family living
NFP: Natural family planning
NPP: Not preventing pregnancy
BC: birth control
OP- original poster
OMG- Oh my gosh
LOL- Laughing out load
ROFL- Rolling on floor laughing
ROFLMAO- rolling on floor laughing my arse off
LMAO- Laughing my arse off
TMI- too much information
BM- breast milk
EBF- exclusively breastfed/ breast feeding
BCP- birth control pills
ITA- I totally agree or in total agreement
ETA- edited to add
EMM- expressed mother's milk
OALD (overactive letdown)
EP/EPing/EPer (exclusive pumping/pumper)
EBM (expressed breastmilk),
NAK (nursing at keyboard)
NIP (nursing in public)
WTDBOAFTB (whip the darn boob out and feed the baby)
CD- Cloth diapering
Fluff-also used to refer to cloth diapering (I know it isn't an acronym but I swear it took me a few minutes to decipher)
Sposies- disposable diapers (again, not an acronym, but commonly used).
LC- Lactation consultant
OT-off topic
SCDYD - Stop Causing Drama You Dinkalope
1ww- One-week wait
2WW: Two-week wait (until you can take a pregnancy test)
AF: Aunt Flo(w), your period (menses)
BBT: Basal Body Temperature
BD: Baby dance, sex
BFN: Big Fat Negative (test result)
BFP: Big Fat Positive (test result)
CB: Cycle Buddy (someone who shares the same menstrual cycle/ovulation dates)
CD: Cycle day
CF: Cervical fluid
CL: Corpus luteum
CLC: Corpus luteum cyst
CM: Cervical mucus
CP: Cervical position
CY: Cycle
DI: Donor Insemination
DH: spouse or significant other
DF: Sear Fiance
DBF-Dear Boyfriend
FOB: Father of baby
DPO: Days past ovulation
DTD: Doing the dance, sex
EW: Eggwhite (re: consistency of cervical mucus)
FMU: First morning urine
hCG: Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (pregnancy hormone)
HSG-hysterosalginogram; die test for tube defects
HPT: Home Pregnancy Test
IF: Infertility
IUI: Intra-uterine Insemination
IVF: In Vitro Fertilization
LH: luteinizing hormone
LMP: Last Menstrual Period
LP: Luteal phase
LPD: Luteal phase defect
O: Ovulation
OPK: Ovulation predictor kit
PCOS (POS): Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PG: Pregnancy, pregnant
S/A: Sperm/semen analysis
SHG-Sonohysterogram; saline U/S test for uterine/tube abnormalites
TCOYF: Taking Charge of Your Fertility (book)
TTC: Trying to conceive
M/C: miscarriage
BO: Blighted Ovum
MM (or M/A, but it disturbs me) : missed miscariage, missed abortion.
CP: chemical pregnancy
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BTDT - been there done that
KWIM - know what I mean?
YK - ya' know?
IMO - in my opinion
IMHO - in my honest opinion
TIA - Thanks in advance
WWYD - what would you do
DH - dear husband
DSO - dear significant other
DF - dear fiance
DBF - dear boyfriend
DD - dear daughter
DS - dear son
DSD - dear step-daughter
DSS - dear step-son
FF - formula feeding
BF - breastfeeding
i havnt left yet! I will in a couple min hehehe
well, I am back! She did the Methyldopa/Aldomet which sounded awesome to me. She wants me to be checking mhy BP at home (I have a cuff and I check it often) and to let her know if my bp stays high or goes higher and we will up my dose. I am to go back to see her in a month to talk with her about how it is going. So, YEA! One more step closer to a healthy pregnancy! (and, hey.... losing the weight will probably help with the BP too ;) )
awesome, i will do that b4 i take my BP tonight
i wanted to know if anyone here would be able to offer me some advice. i have always had irregular periods and when my husband and i ttc it took us a year and half ( i also took clomid during the time, but it didn't work.), we now have our son. we are ttc again but my cycles have been extremely irregular, about 70 days, 45 days, 34 days, etc. i just went to the doctor and he said that i have polycystic ovaries. however, he took blood work (previously when i came in after my 70 day cycle) and everything is normal. are there any suggestions on how to conceive with this difficulty?
Sometimes if you have a mild form of PCOS you can be "normal" for a couple of months and other months be off. I would either get a second opinion or go see a specialist. But you can have polycystic ovaries and not have PCOS and vice-versa. If infact you do have PCOS it is very important to get help since it is not only the leading cause of infertility, but if left untreated it can lead to cancer and heart disease. ...did you read the links on the very first post of this tread? You might find them more helpful!
If you do have PCOS you can take metformin to help regulate your hormones and cycles (you do not have to be insulin resistant to take this...there are lots of us who take this med and do not have insulin resitance...like me!
This is not meant to be medical advice...but to help you advocate for your health!
Good luck and keep us posted!
I am reading this very informative book about PCOS...more medical based rather than for lay people.
Also, I am mailing Paula a book called "Polycsystic Ovary Syndrome A woman's guide to identifying and managing PCOS". There is another person after her that might be interested in reading it....so let us know who wants it next and we will get it to you...we can call it the "cysterhood of the traveling PCOS book" ...LOL!
Last edited by Xevy; 06-06-2008 at 10:17 PM.
So I have not been to the dr to even be tested to see if anything is wrong but I figured I would ask you gals since you seem to know what you are talking about.
With PCOS, do you have any pain in the area of where your ovaries would be?? Also, with the whole hair thing, like how much hair and where would the hair be??
With the irregular periods, HOW irregular would they be? My periods are not REAL irregular but they tend to not always be the same. History of periods is :
Nov 12
Dec 10
Jan 8
Feb 28
Mar 24
Apr 19
May 19
I finally started to write them down because before that they were kind of crazy. I got married on July 28th (and started my period the same day) and then I didnt get my period again until Oct. So I was without it for 2 months.
My periods used to be SO normal before I started the DEPO shot! I have been off of it for almost 2 years now. I only had one cycle of it.
If someone could give me some info that would be great! THANKS!!!
Last edited by SaraJP0804; 06-09-2008 at 11:17 AM.
Well, it looks like you have cycles anywhere from 24-35+ days. Some say that cycles shorter 26 and longer than 32 days are considered irreguluar and indicate that you may not be ovulating. How long do you bleed for?
I would go to your OB and have them draw some CD3 labs (FSH and LH) and CD21 (progesterone). This labs will help with determining if you are ovulating and if your hormones are all coo-coo. Also make sure they do a pelvic U/S to look for cysts and at endometiral lining. Also have them check your thyroid, testesterone levels and fasting blood sugar and HA1C.
Tell them you suspect you have PCOS. If they blow you off....find a new doc!
Anyone can have pain (mittlesmertz) where your ovaries are. Typically this pain is caused during ovulation. How servere is the pain and how often do you get it during your cycle?
The hair thing can be on your face, breasts, belly, back...anywhere a women would not want it. Your hair on your head can thin out too.
Good luck and keep us posted
Okay so this is some info I got from a book I am reading about PCOS....this is in reference to follicle #'s...
Of course we all know that as we age our follicle #'s decline therefore leading to decreased fertility. However, during this time of aging (late 30's) a polycysitc ovay may actually start to normalize = may regulate cycles and may lead to increased fertility in those of us w/ PCOS.....
I found that to be verrrrrrry interesting
Last edited by Xevy; 06-09-2008 at 10:20 PM.
The pain is not severe. Its nothing something that would stop me dead in my tracks! I just feel it sometimes randomly!
I think if my DH and I are not prego by our anniversary, then I will go the doctor and have everything checked out!! Thanks so much for answering my questions!!!!
I have PCOS.
I have always been a skinny girl. Sick skinny. I was 110-115 pounds from the time I entered high school, until right before my sophomore year of college. That is when things went wrong.
I had always eaten what I wanted without regard for carbs or sugar or portion size - not that I ate a lot - quite the opposite, I ate like a bird - but I was never careful about food. Then, almost exactly on my 19th birthday, I started gaining weight, and fast. I met DH shortly after my weight gain started, and from Sept 2004 to Oct 2005 (we got married in that year), I gained 50 lbs. My periods had never really been "regular." Sometimes 4 weeks apart, sometimes 6 or 7 - there wasn't a real pattern.
After much discussion, DH and I agreed we didn't feel right, given our religious convictions, to be using birth control. I had been on the pill for 6 months and it made me horribly ill - nightly vomiting, insomnia, fatigue during the day, and I was getting 4 or 5 migraines a month. When I went off of it, I expected things to change.
They didn't.
I went off BCPs in November of 2005. It is now June of 2008. I am not and have never been pregnant, despite wanting it so badly (granted, DH was deployed for a year during this time, but that's still a long time to be without child).
In March 2006, I thought I might pregnant (I was not) and found APA. Someone on here saw my symptoms and asked if I thought I might have PCOS. I had to research it more. I saw that I had the frequent urination, rapid unexplained weight gain, irregular periods or not getting them at all, extreme fatigue, dark facial hair, and acne. I went to two doctors in Virginia, and neither was willing to help me. We moved shortly after, and I visited a doctor in NC, who was much more helpful. She ran some blood tests, determined I DO have PCOS, and put me on an introductory dose of Metformin, with instructions to see her colleague, as she was retiring in two weeks.
I saw him, and he said I did NOT have PCOS. I had not had a period in 72 days. He refused to give me more metformin, or anything to start my cycle.
I cried and cried and cried. I saw another doctor. She said I did have PCOS but refused me medicine or help. She said if I'd "just lose weight" the PCOS would get better. She didn't seem to know that without metformin, a PCOS brain believes it is starving, and will not allow weightloss to take place. I was devastated.
Finally, I got a referral to a REAL OB/GYN (frickin military!!!). I showed him some pictures and the blood tests the first diagnosising doctor had done. He said there was NO QUESTION that I had PCOS. He even explained it to my skeptical and bewildered husband. He prescribed me metformin. I was elated.
DH deployed not three weeks after that, and I started the metformin, and also the Nutrisystem diet. I was finally able to lose weight! I lost 22lbs, and noticed that while my cycles were not ideal, they did seem to be settling into a nice 7 week pattern. Predictability is better than nothing.
Then, I started taking Vitex in Oct 2007. My migraines FINALLY went away! I can now go MONTHS without them. Better than that, the vitex started shortening my cycles, bringing on ovulation by 2-4 days sooner each cycle. I was down to 32 day cycles when DH returned from Iraq in Jan 2008 - nearly normal.
When my Jan AND Feb cycles turned out to be a complete bust, I visited my OB/GYN again. He gave me clomid. Little did I know that clomid was the WORST thing for me. I'm already going blind, and it turns out that a side effect of clomid is temporary vision loss that sometimes becomes PERMANENT. Luckily for me, it was just temporary, but that is not a risk I can take again.
Before my first cycle on Clomid ended, we were to find out that DH is deploying AGAIN. He was supposed to be home over a year. Instead, he will only be home about 8 months, with one month of that being spent away on a training mission.
I gained back 11 of the pounds I lost while he was gone. I am determined that PCOS will not defeat me. I may not be able to take ovulation inducers, but I WILL become pregnant. I started Weight Watchers last week and have already lost 4.4 lbs. I am hoping the reduction in weight will correlate to an increase in fertility.
Either way, I will not PCOS dictate who I am, and I will not let it rule my life.
Hey, I had visual problems on Clomid so my RE has me on femara (not FDA approved for O induction-but it works)- less side effects! Also, do you have high blood pressure? I used to get migraines before I was put on BP meds!
I just miscarried and am afraid that I have PCOS. I had a hormone imbalance from my early teens. The hormone comes from my adrenal gland. My cycles are really long. I didn't ovulate till day 30 of my cycle this past time. My doctor isn't the best - I am currently shopping for a new one - and she isn't all about testing me. I need to ask for specific tests.
How did you get diagnosed?
I told 3 GYN's that I suspected I had PCOS and all 3 so no. I sought the help of an RE and my first visit with him he dx me with PCOS. They will drawn a panel of labs such and sometimes they will want them drawn on certain cycle days. They will also do a pelvic ultrasound to look at your ovaries.
Typical labs are FSH, LH, progesterone, testesterone, HA1C, fasting blood sugar to name a few.
How old are you and how long have you been TTC?
Hi ladies,
I was just recently diagnosed with PCOS. Does anyone know if there is any connection to long term pill use?
My story: As a teen I had horrible cycles, vomiting, migraines, etc. At 17 my doctor decided to put me on the pill to control/regulate them. After 12 years I was finally ready to start a family, so I quit 12/07. Each month the cycles got longer: 33, 37, 43, and 50 days. I initially attributed the length to stress; I internalize everything and often have difficulty relaxing. Then in June 2007 I got pregnant. I was elated, and strangely enough, felt great. To make a long story short during my first sonogram we learned that there was no heartbeat (11 weeks). To make it worse, I had no indication that the pregnancy had ended. Fetal development ended at approx. week nine. My new ob/gyn thinks the pregnancy was luck.
Since then, the cycles have been as follows: 54, 37, 37, 42, 56 days. Currently I am on cycle day 63 with no end in sight.
My weight has been a factor too, consistently creeping upward regardless of the healthy choices I have been making. I want to get the weight off and I am quite discouraged by my appearance. Other than the South Beach diet any tried and true methods?
My new ob/gyn is going to start me on 50mg of Clomid whenever this cycle ends. Based on my history, will the OPK's give me a good indication of the "O"? I can't chart because I am an inconsistent sleeper. Maybe if I had been able to chart I would have found out earlier I am not ovulating.
Any thoughts, suggestions, and information are greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much in advance,
Last edited by MChap; 06-11-2008 at 08:47 AM. Reason: typo
First of all to all the new ladies on this thread WELCOME
I am sorry for you loss
Okay, not 100% sure if long term BCP correlates with PCOS. PCOS is a dysfuntion of the endocrine system. Typically patients are treated with BCP to regulate your cycles (esp. of you are trying to prevent pg). PCOS is something that we are born with, but it may take years for you to present with symptoms if any. I am not sure that BCP exacerbates it or not, it is possible.
Have you read the previous posts about how it is treated esp for those that are TTC?
Exercise and eating a balanced diet are important to help lose wt. I am fortunate that I have not had the struggle of wt issues as some of the other ladies on here with PCOS have. I do hope that someone is able to help you with that. I can tell you that I would avoid your simple carbs like (candy, cakes, etc.), stay away from fast food places, try not to eat out, eat foods that are processed (frozen meals, canned foods, boxed foods as they are loaded with tons of salt and calories). Drink plenty of water, eat lot of fresh veggies and fruits. Try to eat fish at least once a week (if you do not like fish you can eat flax seed or other foods that have omega-3's in them or take a supplment). If you drink pop...stop...even the diet stuff is bad for you (I have heard that if it had Splenda in it is is supposed to be okay). I did gain some wt (10lbs) about 10 years ago after I had to have surgery and I lost it just by cutting out pop.
What are some things that you like to eat?
Some say that depending on the severity of the PCOS OPK's can give you false readings. The best way to know that you O'd is have a 21 day or 7dpo progesterone test done. You can still use the OPK's just be wary. I was getting false results before I started taking fertility meds, but now I know they are accurate b/c of the u/s I have a couple times throughout the month for follow-up. But I also have a milder form/aytpical PCOS.
When you say you are dicouraged by your appearance are you referring to the wt or other physical signs that PCOS can cause?
Okay, I think I have bombarded you with enough info now and hope that you're not wanting to do this to me!
Let us know if you have any other questions! This info is also not to take the place of medical advice! I hope what ramblin I said helped some! (Sorry I work nights and had little sleep and am still very :sleep
Good luck and keep us posted!
Last edited by Xevy; 06-11-2008 at 04:11 PM.
Thanks for the fast post!
Since BCP's can be used to regulate hormones, I wonder if I would have presented symptoms sooner had I not been on them for so many years? I also found out that as a young woman my mom had hormonal imbalance issues and could not get pregnant. They put her on the pill for two years and when she got off she got pregnant. PCOS was never mentioned, but with the often missed diagnosis, who is to say she didn't suffer from it too?
As far as my food intake, I do prefer the fresh items like salad, fruit, lean meats, and fish, but at times they are not convenient. I have to laugh because I gave up soda in February, began drinking tons of water, started eating salads for lunch and yet I gained 7-8 pounds, go figure? I even use the wishbone spray dressing so I can accurately monitor the amount. I do enjoy sweets as much as the next person, but my DH doesn't eat them, so we don't keep them in the house unless I bake a homemade cheese cake.
Pizza is a weakness too, but we don't order it too often because only one place delivers out here. Overall, I don't think I eat badly. I do need some help with portion control, but when I cut back I am hungry two hours later, just like now. Guess I'll drink another glass of water.
Thanks for the OPK info too. My earlier results were less than stellar too, and at least now I know why. I will be speaking with my doctor tomorrow to discuss DH's SA results. I imagine at this time she will tell me how often I will need monitored.
My appearance issues are predominantly weight related, but I am getting more dark hairs on my chin. I need to get sugared again. My hair seems more dry and brittle than usual too, making it a frizzy mess(you have to love naturally curly hair). Plus, I break out now and I never did as a teen. Some factors are probably related, some are not.
I guess I will just have to wait and see where this journey takes me.
I appreciate all your insight and I hope to be in touch frequently. Thanks so much for being such an active member of this thread!
STC MC #1 8/07 New PCOS diagnosis Clomid 50mg to follow.
Hello again! Yeah, I thought that saaaaame thing about the correlation of BCPs and PCOS symptoms being "dormant" while you're taking them! At least the hormone imbalances can be treated with meds other than BCPs. Esp if you are TTC. I take femara (I also did 3 cycles of Clomid) to help me O and I also take glucaphage (metformin). And yes...I am the poster-child for misdiagnosis of PCOS....that would be 3 GYNs....yes 3 told me I did not have it.
Anyway, sounds like you eat like me. I love sweets and Pizza. Not a big soda drinker...I crave them every once and a while. OMG that would figure that you would gain rather than loose. DOH! We do not usually keep a lot of sweets in the house either. Every so often I will have some junky things to eat just b/c they sound good! Ohh homemade cheesecake sounds wonderful right now!
You will have to keep me posted on what the doc says tomorrow ...or rather what they said today for your DH's S/A!
As far as the wieght ck with some of the other gals that have PCOS. Like Paula would be a good one! I would also ask your doc about putting you on glucaphage (this can help decrease chances of m/c [ despite what other's might say] and also help regulate your hormones). Crap...I wished I would have read this last night before your appt. Sorry Is the hair bad on your chin? There are treatments like electolysis you can do to get rid of it! Oh and the acne...I use tea-tree oil w/ vitamin E (it is an ointment) to help clear them lil *******s right up! I was the same way no zits till I turned 25...oddly enough it was not long after I stopped taking the pill...mmmm...
And you are most certainly welcome. Glad I could help!
Talk to you soon
Last edited by Xevy; 06-12-2008 at 06:48 PM.
Hello all, I am sorry that I have been away for so long. I have just started a new job and do not have any time for myself. Well from my last post I can honestly say that I am a little bit more at ease and that I feel more confident. My RE has put me on Femara, finally!!! I am so excited...I start my first doses tomorrow. I just hope that this frug does the trick. It would be nice to know just how long some of you have been on Femara (like how many cycles) because I don't want it to drag out again like with the Clomid.
Oh and thanks a bunch Xevy, you are always there to help and give advice to all of us TTC'ers. I really do appreciate all of you here and hope that one day we will all have out BFP!
Below I will enter my info for this month:
Prometrium 100mg CD31-36
AF 6/11-My guess is 6/13
Femara 2.5mg twice daily CD3-7
Also, I don't know if anyone cares but I have had a bad month so far...I have had both food poisening and a Urinary Tract Infection. For those of you who are religious, please pray for me. I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for all your support, goodnight!
Last edited by AndreaDay; 06-12-2008 at 10:43 PM.
Hurray for femara! I am on my 2nd round of it and it is way better than Clomid! I hope you get your BFP soon and sorry you have had a rough month! Get better and take good care of yourself...your lil baby will need it too!
Also you are very welcome! Glad I can help!


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Oh yes, I totally understand your decision not to put her in that preschool. I was just saying as a hypothetical, if you did put her in.
Go Kai! Josh won't touch most vegetables either.
You're completely right Myles, in fact, Abbey's super social so I don't think it would be that big of a deal, for her. But in truth, this women is definitely my best friend in TX. We hang out several times a week at playdates, and she's super smart, socially conscious, liberal-minded, and has sister issues. That's pretty much a recipe for a close friend for me, and it's very difficult to find people like that around here.
I TOTALLY get it, Molly. Like-minded folks are keepers, especially in a sea of other people who are downright offensive to you. On the bright side, you might meet someone new you really like if you branch out to another circle, be it a school or some other place where moms gather. Are there no secular schools nearby?
Changing topic, I have to ask WWYD in this sitch. I feel almost ashamed to relate this because I can't help feel like it reflects on our parenting somehow, but ... B said "I want you and daddy to die" tonight when he was mad at me for ending bath time. I said "You don't mean that." And - almost to prove he did - he elaborated, "I want you to go away forever. I want your skin to fall off and your skeleton to come outside."
Obviously, he didn't really mean it. He even had that look on his face he gets when he's trying something on for size, and watching for my reaction. But what awful, hurtful words! I got really quiet (being naked from bathing together didn't really help me seem authoritative) and explained to him that it's true, people can't come back after they die. It can't be undone (a concept I've been working on with him) and it is very sad for the people that love the person that dies. I told him I wasn't mad at him, but his words were big no-nos. Then I couldn't get him to tell me where he'd heard all those things. He insisted it came from him. DH came home and talked to him some more about his words. Apparently, he'd heard all those things from a younger girl who does have a big brother.
I tried as much as possible to make it a teachable moment, but I'm not sure I hit all the key things in an appropriate response.
I'm hitting Post now because I'm falling asleep right now. Talk tomorrow, I hope.
Last edited by demigraf; 02-07-2012 at 10:57 AM.
Myles, I think you handled that situation very well. I can remember when I was about 5 or 6 and telling my dad that I hated him because he wouldn't let me have a Reeses Peanut Buttercup from the store. His reply was in a very sad tone and he just simply said, "Join the club." That shocked the nasty words out of me. I never did tell anyone that I hated them after that.
I have to tell y'all 2 funny things that happened when we were at my nephew's birthday party this past weekend. The first one was when we got to SIL's house, there were lots of kids there and some of them hadn't seen us in a long while, so they'd never met Cash before. One little boy said to Travis, "Is that your brother?" Travis nodded and the little boy said, "Is he new?" LOL. And the second thing was when my SIL's FIL was leaving the party, he rubbed Travis' hair and said, "Goodbye, Reuben!" (Reuben is my nephew and it was his party and his Grandad that called Travis Reuben!) Anyone probably could make that mistake since they both have the same shaped head and same color hair (but Travis is quite a bit taller and slimmer) but I think what made it funny/awkward was that SIL's FIL is never around and only comes to parties to make it appear like he really cares about the family, so for him to say goodbye to the birthday boy who was not the birthday boy had everyone snickering when he left.
I have a doctor's appointment in an hour. I think I pulled a muscle on Saturday night when I was out. I had a violent coughing fit that lasted like 2 minutes (which seemed like 20 minutes at the time when I was grasping for breath) and the next morning, my side was killing me. It's gotten worse now, so I'm hoping the doctor can tell me what to do about it.
Speaking of going out with the mummy friends, I had a good time. The women are all very different to me (and a tad bit on the snobbish side) but it was nice chatting with people who have kids in the same school and just being out having wine and cocktails was fun. I did feel a little like the odd one out as they ALL drive black Land Rovers but one who drives one of those fancy Cadillac cars with the big grills on the front and I have a little black Ford Fusion. But they accepted me in to their little clique, so we'll see how it goes from here.
Myles, I think 3 is the age of starting the long process of testing social boundaries and authority. I think your explanation covered both of those elements, and it would have been hard for me not to be shocked and sad too. I really question whether they understand death in any significant way at 3. I know I didn't at all, until much later.
Abbey has said "I don't like you" to DH a few times, and his general reaction is to pretend to be sad until she relents, or tickle her until she changes her mind. I don't know if it's the 'right' thing to do, but on some level it's teaching her that her words can have effect on people's feelings and he'll always love her anyway. Maybe it's a bad reflection on our parenting that she's way more sheltered from concepts like 'hate' and 'death', but I figure she has her whole life to learn.
In a similar but less dark story, Abbey started to use the word "sucks" (that maybe came from me ). I told her it was a no-no word and that she could say "stinks" or "not good", but every once in a while she gets quiet, turns to me and says softly "Mommy, can I please say sucks?"
I think all kids do this sort of thing, though some are more shocking than others. FWIW, one of my nephews, the one I mentioned who has a 156 IQ was a very strange toddler and I remember watching him when he was around 3.5 years old and he just told me out of the blue that he wished his mother would die. He looked really upset, like he had been thinking about something she did and I told him how his mother loved him and that he would be sad if she were dead. But he was adamant that he wanted her to die. It was pretty freaky to me to be honest but I remembered later that at the time his mom had been having some financial problems and had left him and his older brother in the care of my mom until she could get a place and I thought, looking back, that he was just upset that he wasn't living with her anymore and that visiting her wasn't enough, but maybe I put too much into that thought. I do remember that his mom had dropped him off with me that day because she had to work and I was suppose to take him over to my mom's house. He was and still is VERY attached to his mom. She was the first person in our family who was an extended BFer and he BFd until he was 3 and was and still is just totally enamored by his mother so I think he was just upset that he didn't get to stay with her fulltime.
Elle has started to tell me that I'm not nice. I couldn't imagine her telling me she wanted me to die or that she hated me like Ky used to. She is extremely sensitive to me and hates to disappoint me (I worry about this with her more than other things as I really have to chose my words wisely in our conversations). If she told me that she hated me she would probably burst out in tears, like she does when she says I'm not nice.
Ash, I just saw on FB that your doc's visit didn't help you feel any better or get you answers. Sorry to hear that! Your new mummy friends sound a lot like the mom's group I mingled with in the last town I lived in, which was extremely tony and all the moms were blond, aerobicized, were all trying to get their kids into a pricey preschool called "Seedlings" and drove huge honkin' SUVs. DH used to call them "The Interchangeables". Mean, we know.
Speaking of FB, a high school friend with a son B's age posted this as her status (in almost mocking contrast to my Bodhi story from last night): "A's latest daily request, 'Mommy, don't go anywhere. Stay with me all of my life. I don't want you to die.' Gulp." Boy do I feel loved. ;) We both "gulped" for completely opposite reasons!
Erin, bless that little boy's mom. That's awesome she BF'd for so long. I also felt very freaked out when Bodhi was saying those things too. Like, for a split second, I heard twisted music in my head and started picturing scenes from The Bad Seed. When I replay the tape in my head, though, what I also remember is his voice sounding like he knew he was saying the exact opposite of what he meant. Very similar to times when I'm trying to distract him from a tantrum with a really enticing toy, and he really wants it, but he's not quite done having his big blow-out. So he makes a really big show of not wanting the toy, but I can tell he really doesn't mean it. He had that tone in his voice.
Going back to an earlier topic, the universe must have had IKEA on the brain, because it sent me to the one in Palo Alto on Saturday too. For those here who aren't familiar with the IKEA store experience, let me describe it to you. It's AWESOME. And it (say it with me, Abbey) SUCKS . Two to three stories of Swedish-designed, Chinese-made Euro-style. With a cafeteria and free childcare. The stores are all designed on purpose to be like a maze, so if you don't know secret passageways and shortcuts, and just follow their layout, you must walk through every single display and every section of the store. You enter from the most expensive furniture showrooms and wind your way along arrows and escalators to the warehouse piled 30 ft high with boxed furniture and indecipherable assembly instructions, ending finally at the giant line to check out. You can go in for a lightbulb and come out 3 hours later grateful you found your way out of there before starving to death. Then you suddenly notice you left with $300 worth of home goods you didn't really need but somehow were all exactly that color you'd been looking for. (For more information, I highly recommend the essay: "IKEA! Cry of a Lost Generation" by frequent NPR commentator Sandra Tsing Loh.)
So just imagine how many high fives I was slapping myself when we made it out in record time by walking in the "back way" from the registers. Bodhi & I cleared checkout in 30 minutes, and with $40 worth of storage bins I actually did need and only $28 worth of lampshades and unbelievably cheap light fixtures I didn't need. When your intended-to-buy to how-the-h3ll-did-this-get-in-my-cart-?!? ratio is at least 1:1, it's a good trip.
Then I got home and found out the storage bins were the wrong size for the shelf they were meant for. The universe wants me to go back to IKEA, I guess.
In the store's defense, though, I recently found some floating shelves from them at a garage sale, but they were missing some hardware. I called them to see if I could just buy the parts. The girl on the phone was super helpful, making sure I knew exactly the part number and quantity I was ordering and they ended up shipping them to me for free, no questions asked. Go, IKEA!
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Oh, and also again with FB and IKEA, my friend recently posted a picture of her baby with a really pissy expression on her face, sitting in a pile of MDF wood table and chair legs, and her caption was "Because you're never too young to be frustrated by IKEA".
BTW, I loved that pic, L. Maiya is so big now, at least from behind. I haven't seen her since she & baby S were practically newborns.
Last edited by demigraf; 02-07-2012 at 11:32 AM.
LOL That is Ikea! DH HATES that store. Course the one we would go two is next to the Mall of American in the Twin Cities and we only would do that on a Saturday afternoon since it's about a 90 minute drive in good traffic. And that is when everyone takes their crabby babies/toddlers/children with them and also goes there. And it's definitely a maze! That said we really like the bookshelf we got there, it's pretty good quality and we got a nightstand for the guest room pretty cheap. Thankfully for us, most of the stuff there isn't our style so we can go in knowing we want a basic bookshelf and come out with just that.
So did anyone else when little say I hate you or I don't like you to their parents? I know DH and I did and both our moms replied that they didn't like us much right now either. Can definitely see a change in parenting styles from back than to current lines of thought. I know grandma said told my MIL that if DH bites and doesn't stop, bite him back. Um wow.
I know same grandma told her kids (my MIL and her two brothers) that they were so naughty they were going to the orphange and even packed them suitcases and pretended to be on the phone with the orphange. MIL and her brother were just talking about that few weeks ago when visiting me. Sad how upsetting and devasted they were at the time (1950's) but found it funny now.
I said, NOBODY ever better say that to my child....especially being that he/she will be adopted and that alone will bring a different set of issues. They agreed though that grandma was wrong to do that.
I hate IKEA!
I know, it doesn't help that the only time we went was right before school started, so the place was taken over by college age kids. It's also that the layout is a nightmare for me.
Josh has said some scary things re: hating me and death before. I try to tell myself he doesn't understand the gravity of what he was saying. The hardest thing was when we had to put one of our cats to sleep a year ago and he kept saying he didn't miss George and he was glad he was dead. That must have been the denial phase because pretty soon he was saying he missed George (he still does, in fact when we draw pictures of the family and our 2 living cats he still wants to include George, so that makes me feel better but also sad for him)
This morning Josh asked me, "Can people change jobs? I mean, if you're like, a hair dresser man and you want to do something else, can you?" (I thought it was funny he picked a hair dresser as an example, not sure where he got that from)
I said yes, people often change jobs, why do you ask?
"Because I want daddy to go get a job where he gets home in the day time." DH often gets home after dark, and sometimes even after Josh is in bed.
I explained to him that daddy is a good worker for Comcast and he likes what he does and it makes good money for us and that it would take a lot of time for him to go back to school and learn something else. But it made me sad that Josh is noticing the lack of time DH can spend with him.
I'm not sure about when I was young but I'm pretty sure I said "I hate you" to my mom at least a couple times growing up. I'm pretty sure she just tried to pretend it didn't bother her (although being a mother now I can imagine it probably broke her heart)
There's some quote out there, something like "if you don't hate me at least once in your life I'm not doing my job right"
So did you all see that another at Komen resigned?
And this:
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that a lower court judge correctly interpreted the U.S. Constitution when he declared in 2010 that Proposition 8 was a violation of the civil rights of gays and lesbians.
"Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California, and to officially reclassify their relationships and families as inferior to those of opposite-sex couples," said Judge Stephen Reinhardt in the majority opinion. "The Constitution simply does not allow for 'laws of this sort'."
Yes, yay to both of those things, Jen. However, knowing the rabid Prop 8-ers I run into once in awhile, they will not be satisfied with the rulings of 4 separate judges and will dismiss what they say as liberal bias. It's a huge waste of everybody's time and money just for them to advance an agenda based on fear and hate.
I'm thinking maybe I'll start posting in here more often. That is, if you all don't mind.
Okay, so I love Ikea. In the general realm of MDF based, home assembly products, I find them to be the easiest to deal with. Also, Swedish Meatballs = YUM!!!
I think that we might cross the 'I hate you' threshold sooner rather than later. The kid has taken to saying 'Go away, Mama!' or 'Go away, Daddy' when we ask her to stop whatever shenanigans she's up to. And once, DH told her that he is not talking to her because she's mean to him. When he went to her the next time, she said 'I'm not talking to you, Daddy' and walked off to the bathroom and stood under the pedestal sink! That one is gonna have a mouth on her. I just know it.
For anyone in need of a laugh: http://smart*****estrashybooks.com/b...-guest-review/ (read the author's response as well). Romance is just not my thing, but I am sorely tempted to get this book. So APA is censoring the URL; just put the 5 letter word that rhymes with witch instead of the *****.
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Travis has never said he doesn't like me, but if he doesn't like that I'm scolding him because of his naughtiness, he tries to turn it around on me and says stuff like, "You are a naughty boy, mummy; you will go on that naughty step if you do that again..." and he'll say things like, "Don't say those things to me" when I say to him that I'll put him on the naughty step if he gets another warning for pushing Cash, etc.
I have never really enjoyed Ikea. We go every now and then and it's ok at first, but I'm usually hungry half way through and just want to go. I do like their designs, though. I like sitting in their little fake rooms and chilling. There were some commercials that aired here once of husbands and wives arguing in each of the fake rooms and saying something about how real they make the rooms feel, but I think they stopped showing them because people complained about seeing couples arguing on TV. LOL.
I'm not very good at Net's, but I'll try to keep up. It's either, it moves too fast and I have no idea what everyone is talking about, or the other way around it's so slow I end up just talking to myself.
You can always just SCUBJA, Inca! (Myles' came up with that; it's "still catching up but jumping in anyway).
Since I haven't posted in here before, I figure I'll introduce myself. I'm Lisa. I'm an atheist. I've got two kiddos, Macie will be 3 in May and Asher will be 1 in May. I'll do my best to keep up with this thread as well
AKA Lisa724
Welcome, Lisa! Your little ones are so cute! My older son is a May baby as well; he'll be 4 this year.
Scubja! That's good!
I'm sure most of you know me from around the boards but I'll introduce myself anyways.
I'm Liz! I've got two little ones, Remy who will be 4 in April and Seren who will be 4 months old soon. Although I hate labels, I probably identify most with Agnostic with a little bit of Buddhist thrown in for good measure.
Thank you
AKA Lisa724
It can be really hard to keep up with this NET, even with those who are very regular posters. Just jump in whenever you feel like it, post whatever you want, don't worry about trying to respond to everything because it will drive you crazy if you are worried about leaving something/someone out, and join in on whatever is interesting or talk about something new.
Mylah, I think you handled Bodhi's conversation very well, although I'm sure it must have been disturbing. That was pretty graphic. I know that children do not have a good concept of death until quite a bit later, and it is still pretty vague as a concept even when it is present in front of them. I had a pet bunny that died when I was about 5 and I dug it up a month after it was buried to make sure it was still dead and I remember seeing what it looked like, partially decomposed. That probably helped me realize that death was not reversible.
My twins talked about me/us dying recently, too, although it wasn't in anger. DD said she wanted to remind me that she liked going on airplane rides and would like to travel by plane soon again. This was at bedtime, after I finished reading the bedtime story (nothing to do with planes). DS added, "and I would like to visit Iceland, among other places."
I replied that I liked traveling very much, too, but it cost a lot of money and we needed to save up, both our vacation time and our money, so we could take another trip some time. DS thought for a minute, and then said, "Well, if you and Daddy both died, then we could have your money and we could do what we wanted with it. We could go on airplane rides and travel."
I have no idea where they got that from. We have never discussed inheritance, and haven't read any books that talked about it. I decided to nip that in the bud. I told them that we got our money from going to work, and if we died we wouldn't be working, so no more money would be coming in. Besides, they know the laws about not being left alone, so it's not like they would just be able to go traveling around the world on their own. I did tell them that if we died, Grandma would take care of them and would make sure that they had a place to stay and weren't alone.
DD pondered that for a minute, and then said, "Well, even if you don't have a lot of money to leave us when you die, can I at least have all of your clothes?"
I told her yes.
I told my mom about this story, and she remembered my sister and I arguing over who got one of her blouses when she died. So I guess what comes around, goes around. And I am pretty sure I remember telling my mom I hated her, too.
What is more disturbing for me is this other exchange between my twins.
DS to DD: "Why are you so mean to me?"
DD: "Because I'm getting older and that's what happens when you get older. You get mean."
DS: "But why do you have to be so mean to me all the time?"
DD: "I just told you. I'm growing up."
Ok, I had to laugh at the conversation between your twins. I wish Remy could have conversations with me like that.
I know I shouldn't, but I laughed a little at your post. When we were little, my mom would sometimes end up in bed, medicated, for excruciating back pain. My brother and I would sneak up on her quietly, to check see if she was breathing. Although she was groggy, mom could hear out conversations, and she said it invariably centered around how mom might in fact not be breathing, and who would take care of us after she's dead. According to her, we were sure dad would re-marry and the step mother would treat us shabbiliy, so we would discuss various aunts we liked as our options for where to live.
On the topic of getting mean when you grow up. I was listening to the computer guys on the local public radio station, and they were discussing whatever happened to Google and it's motto 'Don't be evil' (especially in light of the concerns raised by its recent privacy policy changes). The answer basically boiled down to 'They've grown up!'. Your kids' conversation reminded me of that.
And I'm embarrassed to admit that review sounds vaguely familiar. I don't think I've read the actual book being reviewed, but I think I might have read something else in that series.
Hee hee hee#7: Two chapters after unironically encouraging the heroine to buy the pink "baby on board" t-shirt, the heroine unironically wears it. With some snug fittin' maternity jeans. Mmmmm. Sex-AY. The hero unironically pitches a tent.


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2-3 large zucchini, cut into lengthwise or round slices about 5/8 inch thick (enough zucchini slices to make two layers, be careful not to cut too thin)
olive oil, for brushing lasagna slices
4 cups your favorite tomato-basil pasta sauce with sausage, simmered to reduce to 3 cups (I used my Sausage and Basil Marinara Sauce, but you can use sauce from a jar)
2 cups low-fat cottage cheese (or use 1 1/2 cups for smaller dish size)
4 eggs (or use 3 eggs for smaller dish size)
2 cups grated low-fat Mozzarella cheese
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Spray heavy ceramic or glass lasagna dish with non-stick spray or olive oil. Then make a layer of lasagna slices, a layer with half the sauce, a layer with half the cottage cheese-egg mixture, and a layer with half the cheese. Top with second layer of grilled lasagna slices, sauce, cottage cheese-egg mixture, and remaining cheese.
Bake about 45 minutes, or until cheese is melted and browned on top and mixture is slightly bubbling. (I hate to cover it with foil because the cheese always sticks to the foil, but you can cover it for part of the time if you don't want the top quite so brown.) Let sit at least 10-15 minutes before cutting, then cut into pieces and serve hot. (This will be a little juicier than regular lasagna, letting it sit for a few minutes will help with that.)
This keeps very well in the fridge for several days and it might even be better re-heated, because some of the juice absorbs into the zucchini when it's refrigerated! I would not recommend freezing.
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2. Now move the lever again to close. You should not be able to feel significant resistance until the lever is half closed and the lever should also move freely.
3. At half way you should be able to feel significant resistance on the lever. When the lever has almost reached the locking position, you should need to exert considerable pressure to move it. Use the ball of your thumb to push the lever into the lock position, holding on to the fork blade (not the brake disc!) with your other fingers for support. Picture 4
4. When the lever has reached the lock position, it should be parallel to the bike and should not be possible to release the lever by accident. Picture 5
5. Check the lever is completely locked by trying to move it.
6. If the quick release lever can be turned, then it is not correctly fitted. Open it again and increase the tension with the tensioning bolt on the other side of the skewer by turning it half a turn clockwise.
7. Repeat the locking procedure and check again for tight fitting. If the lever can no longer be moved, then the lever is fully tight.
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The first week of play offers several compelling matchups, including competition from the other major conferences and a pair of Top 25 clashes.
The Terrapins jump right into action when they meet the UConn Huskies in Brooklyn, NY, for one of college basketball's biggest opening night matchups. Maryland has a clear-cut offensive centerpiece in Dez Wells, and the senior will have the ball in his hands plenty with injuries forcing him to play the point guard role.
Shaquille Cleare and Charles Mitchell have the unenviable job of trying to replace NBA Lottery pick Alex Len, one of the better inside defenders and rebounders in the country last season. Expect Jake Layman to have a good night shooting from 3-point range if the Terps are to hang with the Huskies.
UConn, now of the American Athletic Conference, returned all five starters from its 20-10 team a year ago. Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright form one of the more dangerous backcourt duos, both on offense (32.5 points per game combined average) and defense (3.5 steals per game combined). Junior DeAndre Daniels could be a disruptive presence on the interior by blocking or altering shots.
Fans may get tired just watching this contest of two fast-paced, high-scoring squads. North Carolina comes in to the night short its full team, as P.J. Hairston and Leslie McDonald will miss because of off-court issues.
However, the team still has plenty of firepower, most notably James Michael McAdoo. The 6'9" junior overpowers defenders with size and speed driving to the basket and on the offensive glass. Point guard Marcus Paige will lead the aggressive attack on offense and use his length to defend the Golden Grizzlies' primary ball-handlers.
Oakland enters its first season in the Horizon League led by senior Travis Bader. The guard shoots an impressive percentage on an equally impressive number of 3-pointers (39 percent on 360 attempts in 2012-13) and is on his way to breaking J.J. Redick's NCAA record. The Grizzlies have plenty of experience in their projected starting five, with three seniors and two juniors.
It will be "Havoc" versus "Packline" in a battle of two extremely different yet equally effective defensive strategies. For the Cavaliers, Tony Bennett preaches falling back to just within the 3-point line, sliding help defenders back and forth with the ball, jumping the passing lanes to create turnovers and collapsing on the ball if it gets into the painted area.
Virginia held opponents to fewer than 56 points per game last season, and return nearly their full rotation of players. Joe Harris became one of the conference's best scorers, bolstered by a 42 percent average form behind the arc. Akil Mitchell is a dangerous two-way player, with the skills to defend the paint, score and run the fast break.
VCU is coming off its third straight run in the NCAA tournament, losing to eventual runner-up Michigan in the third round. The Rams have four of their five starters back, including lead scorer Treveon Graham. Their defense wears opponents down and forces turnovers by defending all 94 feet of the court for 40 minutes. Coach Shaka Smart uses a deep rotation off the bench to make sure his guys don't get tired first.
Two top five teams featuring two of the top freshmen in the country square off in Chicago. The Blue Devils lost three starters from last year's Elite Eight squad but reloaded with transfer Rodney Hood and first-year forward Jabari Parker.
The newcomers figure to be the focal point of the offense, as both have diverse talents for getting the ball in the hoop. Running the show for head coach Mike Krzyzewski is returning starter Quinn Cook. The junior has the tools to establish himself as one of the country's premier point guards. He and sophomore Rasheed Sulaimon will fire at will from 3-point range.
The Jayhawks went from a rebuilding effort to a title contender when Andrew Wiggins signed his commitment to play for them. The freshman phenom's elite athleticism and all-around ability on the court made him one of the most sought-after recruits in years. After losing all five of its starters from a year ago, Kansas relies on freshmen Wiggins, Joel Embiid and Wayne Selden Jr. to grow up fast.
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A regional forensic team searched for evidence such as hair, fingerprints, footprints, and DNA.
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Oh sweet! Helen's original kit was lots of fun and the add-ons look spectacular. And you can't go wrong with Andea's templates! This might just be the project to take my Grandma's recipes from copies and redistribute them to my sisters and cousins. Hmm, I might actually get Christmas presents done on time this year if I get started with this, lol!
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Academy Sports construction continues with demolition complete
Big changes have been noticed at the shopping center after demolition of the space was completed in mid-January, said Cameron Zurbruegg of Hendon Properties which operates the plaza.
Crews have started to work on site as they prepare to construct the new sporting goods store.
Academy Sports' opening date is tentatively scheduled for mid-July of this year.
The new retail facility will be approximately 62,000 square feet in size, Zurbruegg said.
The sporting goods store announced that it was coming to Aiken last summer. The space the retailer chose to locate at had been vacant for several years after Stein Mart closed its doors in 2009.
The closest Academy Sports and Outdoors is located in Evans, Ga. According to the website, South Carolina currently has four locations of the sporting goods store.
Academy offers athletic and casual clothes and footwear as well as a large selection of sporting equipment, according to its website.
Other current construction includes Sam's Club on the corner of Robert M. Bell Parkway and Highway 1 in the county.
Renovations of the South Park Shopping Center on Whiskey Road within the Aiken City limits, where the highly-anticipated Fresh Market will locate, is also ongoing.
Both retailers anticipate to open later this year.


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