Im sorry i havent upadated in a long time. life has gotten crazy. @OhioCatfish won the boogie wipes contest and i have contacted her on twitter for her info.
Im going to be starting a new blog talking about my kids growin up in an over sexulized world. Now im not sure if im going to stay with blogger or if im going to go to somewhere else.
Thank you all for following. But this will be my last entry.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Boogie Wipes to the rescue and GIVE AWAY!
This last weekend I went on a vacation without the kids. My Husband took me down to Seattle for the weekend for a late birthday gift. When I was packing our over night bag I made sure to toss in a package of boogie wipes. Even without the kids I thought it would be nice to toss in and I would find some use for it out there.
We got to the outlet store and started shopping. We picked up a quick bite to eat and got some sauce on my hands. I couldn't get it all off with the tissue that they gave us. So I pulled out the boogie wipes and gave my hands a good wipe and they were nice and clean. We then went on our way shopping.
Later that day we ended up stopping at the crab pot. OMG I have heard so many good things about it. It was even on Man VS Food. I looked at there website before we left and I was hungry just looking at it. We ended up there and had a almost hour long wait to get in. But the food was worth it. For some reason only my husband got the wipe for his hands, or maybe he took mine. So once again i pulled out a boogie wipe. I also wiped my face with it to make sure I wasn't sticky there for when my husband would lean in and give me a kiss!
We ended up going to our hotel room, and got in to a really nice suite. They upgraded us to a room with a Japanese soaking tub. It was fantastic. We had so much fun and slept fantastic on the king size bed. Though for some reason I ended up at the edge like at home. Looked like the husband was hogging the bet yet again!
Well that night I didn't take off my makeup and when I woke up I looked like a mess! So boogie wipes to the rescue again! I took out a wipe and gave my face a nice wash. I break out so bad when I use different soaps on my face. I cant even use some cleansers on my face. So after I was done with my boogie wipes my face was clean and fresh. After breakfast we went back to the hotel to get ready for the day and I was able to use boogie wipes again. This time for my nose!
We spent the rest of the day around town, we were running around and looking at all sorts of things. I was starting to feel kinds sweaty so I used a boogie wipe to freshen up. Wiping down the back of my neck and chest. It was great and I felt refreshed.
I love how I can use boogie wipes for things other then noses and boogies. They are fantastic for messy faces and hands, getting rid of sticky food that your kids have eaten, washing your face, a quick refresh, and they are lightly scented and wont dry you out like wipes for bums! Plus when I get a cold I personally like to use them myself.
Now here is where it gets fun!
We are doing our first ever GIVE AWAY!!!!!
we are going to give away 10 packages of boogie wipes! These are the travel ones that have one single boogie wipe and are fantastic for on the go. To slip in to a purse or pocket. To leave one or two in the glove box of the car.
This give away is running till 12 noon PST on March 25. It is open to people in Canada AND the USA!
Now you can earn your name in the draw for it in a few different ways!
1 entry for posting to this blog entry and tell me your fave scent of boogie wipe
1 entry for following me on twitter as Twins_plus_one and commenting on this blog posting
1 entry for following my blog and telling me that you are following me
1 entry for Tweeting the BoogieMom and telling them "@Twins_plus_one is doing a boogie wipe give away and can't wait to win BOOGIE WIPES!"
Have fun and Enjoy Boogie Wipes!
We got to the outlet store and started shopping. We picked up a quick bite to eat and got some sauce on my hands. I couldn't get it all off with the tissue that they gave us. So I pulled out the boogie wipes and gave my hands a good wipe and they were nice and clean. We then went on our way shopping.
Later that day we ended up stopping at the crab pot. OMG I have heard so many good things about it. It was even on Man VS Food. I looked at there website before we left and I was hungry just looking at it. We ended up there and had a almost hour long wait to get in. But the food was worth it. For some reason only my husband got the wipe for his hands, or maybe he took mine. So once again i pulled out a boogie wipe. I also wiped my face with it to make sure I wasn't sticky there for when my husband would lean in and give me a kiss!
We ended up going to our hotel room, and got in to a really nice suite. They upgraded us to a room with a Japanese soaking tub. It was fantastic. We had so much fun and slept fantastic on the king size bed. Though for some reason I ended up at the edge like at home. Looked like the husband was hogging the bet yet again!
Well that night I didn't take off my makeup and when I woke up I looked like a mess! So boogie wipes to the rescue again! I took out a wipe and gave my face a nice wash. I break out so bad when I use different soaps on my face. I cant even use some cleansers on my face. So after I was done with my boogie wipes my face was clean and fresh. After breakfast we went back to the hotel to get ready for the day and I was able to use boogie wipes again. This time for my nose!
We spent the rest of the day around town, we were running around and looking at all sorts of things. I was starting to feel kinds sweaty so I used a boogie wipe to freshen up. Wiping down the back of my neck and chest. It was great and I felt refreshed.
I love how I can use boogie wipes for things other then noses and boogies. They are fantastic for messy faces and hands, getting rid of sticky food that your kids have eaten, washing your face, a quick refresh, and they are lightly scented and wont dry you out like wipes for bums! Plus when I get a cold I personally like to use them myself.
Now here is where it gets fun!
We are doing our first ever GIVE AWAY!!!!!
we are going to give away 10 packages of boogie wipes! These are the travel ones that have one single boogie wipe and are fantastic for on the go. To slip in to a purse or pocket. To leave one or two in the glove box of the car.
This give away is running till 12 noon PST on March 25. It is open to people in Canada AND the USA!
Now you can earn your name in the draw for it in a few different ways!
1 entry for posting to this blog entry and tell me your fave scent of boogie wipe
1 entry for following me on twitter as Twins_plus_one and commenting on this blog posting
1 entry for following my blog and telling me that you are following me
1 entry for Tweeting the BoogieMom and telling them "@Twins_plus_one is doing a boogie wipe give away and can't wait to win BOOGIE WIPES!"
Have fun and Enjoy Boogie Wipes!
Friday, March 11, 2011
#PrayForJapan
Last night before i went to bed, like i do every night. I checked my twitter. I saw a few tweets and responded. Then i saw something about Japan. Then i saw the #Japan tag. Then i saw #PrayForJapan. so i started to view them. Then #Japan became a trending topic. I found out that there was a massive earth quake in Japan last night. I couldn't go to sleep with everything i was seeing. The pictures of the devastation was horrible.
I was very worried for people who had friends and family out that way.
Then i saw the tsunami coming through Japan. Then the whirl pools. It was quite sad to watch. I even woke my husband up to watch video of it on my iPhone.
I also found out that since we are on the west coast there is a chance of a tsunami out our way, That was a shocker. It also worried me as my husband works at an airport that is right on the water. The only thing between him and the pacific ocean is a dyke. I found out that it wouldn't hit us as we were protected by the Vancouver Island. But then what about the people on Vancouver Island? How would they fair? The watch for it was even going up the coast of Canada where I have an aunt and uncle.
Finally around 1am ish i went to bed. Not before declaring that March 11 have no #FF but be #PrayForJapan instead. It was RT by a few of my friends list.
Today I have prayed for Japan a few times. I'm thinking about them, and hugging my kids and family tighter as i pray.
There are a few things you can do for the people of Japan. You can donate to your local Red Cross. Even those extra pennies in your wallet, or your change jar, or even instead of getting your morning Starbucks (don't tell me that you don't get one!) or timmies you could donate to the Red cross. Right now they can help better then any other agency can.
this is where you can do a one time or monthly donation to the red cross in Canada.
and
this is the link for the American Red cross and you can even choose where you funds go.
If you want to donate to Red Cross quake relief, you can do so through your cell phone. Text redcross to 90999 to make a $10 donation. It will be on your next cell bill, for USA only.
if you are on twitter please think about posting a twibbon for Japan.
Please hug your family and call your parents and siblings tonight. Let them know that you love them. Because you never know when something like this is going to happen your part of town.
I was very worried for people who had friends and family out that way.
Then i saw the tsunami coming through Japan. Then the whirl pools. It was quite sad to watch. I even woke my husband up to watch video of it on my iPhone.
I also found out that since we are on the west coast there is a chance of a tsunami out our way, That was a shocker. It also worried me as my husband works at an airport that is right on the water. The only thing between him and the pacific ocean is a dyke. I found out that it wouldn't hit us as we were protected by the Vancouver Island. But then what about the people on Vancouver Island? How would they fair? The watch for it was even going up the coast of Canada where I have an aunt and uncle.
Finally around 1am ish i went to bed. Not before declaring that March 11 have no #FF but be #PrayForJapan instead. It was RT by a few of my friends list.
Today I have prayed for Japan a few times. I'm thinking about them, and hugging my kids and family tighter as i pray.
There are a few things you can do for the people of Japan. You can donate to your local Red Cross. Even those extra pennies in your wallet, or your change jar, or even instead of getting your morning Starbucks (don't tell me that you don't get one!) or timmies you could donate to the Red cross. Right now they can help better then any other agency can.
this is where you can do a one time or monthly donation to the red cross in Canada.
and
this is the link for the American Red cross and you can even choose where you funds go.
If you want to donate to Red Cross quake relief, you can do so through your cell phone. Text redcross to 90999 to make a $10 donation. It will be on your next cell bill, for USA only.
if you are on twitter please think about posting a twibbon for Japan.
Please hug your family and call your parents and siblings tonight. Let them know that you love them. Because you never know when something like this is going to happen your part of town.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Update from London Drugs
I recieved a call from Babi again. She wants this resolved and is offering a gift card plus the diapers price matched.
Im still not happy but im accepting it.
I want my local and non local mother friends to be able to price match diapers without hassle and to not get name called by managmenet.
What I would love to see is this offer of getting the diapers price matched for all my mother friends who have tried to go and got this denyed at the Langley London Drugs.
Im not sure we will get this, as I know that London Drugs is quite sick of me for now. But i am going to hold them now and later on to there price match guarentee on there website. You dont advertise something and then get away with not doing it.
Im still not happy but im accepting it.
I want my local and non local mother friends to be able to price match diapers without hassle and to not get name called by managmenet.
What I would love to see is this offer of getting the diapers price matched for all my mother friends who have tried to go and got this denyed at the Langley London Drugs.
Im not sure we will get this, as I know that London Drugs is quite sick of me for now. But i am going to hold them now and later on to there price match guarentee on there website. You dont advertise something and then get away with not doing it.
London Drugs Not Price Matching for Mothers.
Huggies Diapers from London drugs, Shoppers, and Zellers. They look all the same. They are all a Mega Pack.
I saw a great deal in the Zellers flyer last week. It was Huggies Mega Packs for $8.99. I was not able to make it out at the beginning of the flyer and knew they would fly off the shelves. So when I finally was able to (the last day of the flyer) I wet to London drugs to buy some and get them to price match it.
Everything about my trip was fine till I went to the cash and they called down a manager to price match. I was told that it was not the same diapers as in the flyer and was proceeded to be called stupid when i told him that a mega pack is a mega pack is a mega pack. And the ones that I was showing him were the same as in the picture but the next size up (picture showed a 4 i was wanting to buy a 5) i was told that i was stupid and that's not the case and to either take it or leave it.
I walked out of the store without the diapers. I went to shoppers where i had a Gift card and bought the mega pack of snug and dry. On the way home in the car with my kids i cried as i was tweeting the london drugs twitter account. My husband was upset that we went out of our way to get a good deal and they wouldn't do it.
Surprisingly i got a tweet back that night and was in contact with the london drugs twitter rep around 9pm. I was told that they would contact me in the morning and i would have someone call me.
I was contacted the next morning and spoke with Babi. She said she would have to check to see if they had the same UPC code. I got a call back shortly after that she talked to zellers and that there UPC code and the one they use are different. I was shocked and upset and there was no word if i would get an apology or not.
Later on I contacted Huggies using the 188 phone number on the back of a package. I spoke with a nice lady on the phone who told me that a Mega pack is the same as long as you are talking about snug and dry. If you talk about little movers there mega packs are the same but different upc codes if you compare mega pack of snug and dry to little snugglers. I completely understand that as its like trying to say that Apple's and oranges are both the exact same type of fruit and make the same juice.... She then put me through to a supervisor who told me the same thing. Then the supervisor got another supervisor on the phone who told me no matter what store you go to in Canada and the USA as long as you have the same size package, and the same brand they will be the same.
After being in contact with the twitter rep again from london drugs and getting quite upset they said they they wanted to resolve this. for resolving this i wanted an apology and to get my diapers price matched. I was given nothing but we will have a rep contact you. I told them sure to have a rep contact me on Friday. I had no rep or anyone from london drugs talk to me on Friday afternoon or evening.
This morning i tweeted again that i was upset that i hadn't bee contacted and that i would like this resolved with an apology and my diapers price matched. After speekign with a few mom friends, i had 1 in aldergrove, 2 in Langley, and 1 who im not sure where tell me that this london drugs in Langley does not price match diapers no matter how many flyers they have come in with and that this one is the on that they have had the most issues with.
Babi (not sure if i spelled it right) from the london drugs head office called me. they said they will not be able to price match as they are different UPC codes then the ones that they have. Even after speaking with her and telling her that i went to zellers, london drugs, and to shoppers and they all have the same UPC code. She did not believe me. She said she called and got a different UPC code from a person she spoke to at Zellers.
Now can you tell what one of these diapers is from zellers? What about Shoppers? Or London Drugs?
I received a phone call from Steve Freeman - Langley. as of 9am February 28th he told me on the phone that they are not the same diapers, that they have contacted zellers and they are not the same diapers. that they will contact there Huggies rep and find out. But as of 9am they are still adamant that it is not the same diapers. He says he never said what i am accusing him of saying. And that they are not the same diapers that they carry. He also told me that he want to end this right here and now and if 2 packages of diapers will fix it then he will give me 2 packs at $8.99 each and then went on about how they have diapers at 2 for some price that is way more then that. I had to let him go as my youngest was waking up from a nap and needed me.
He still admits that he said nothing wrong, and that there diapers are different.
I'm just upset about the way London Drugs has treated this. Finding out that other moms are having issues getting diapers and other items price matched when they are the same thing. This is NOT FAIR.
Babi who i spoke with on the phone also told me that they have to call to confirm that the item is the same at another store. But it doesn't say that in there price match guarantee on there website. http://www.londondrugs.com/Cultures/en-US/Content/CorporateInfo/OurGuarantee/
on there website they say
We offer what you need at a price that’s right. If you find the same merchandise advertised in print at a lower price, we’ll match that price. Even if you find that lower advertised price after you buy, we’ll step up and match that price for 30 days.* This does not apply to online pricing and this guarantee can not be extended to items purchased through our online store. Please see our STORE LOCATOR for a location nearest you.
*Excluding Prescriptions, 1-Hour Photofinishing and internet pricing.
I understand the excluding prescriptions and photo finishing and Internet pricing. But So far they ant stepping up and price matching at all. It Looks like the Langley Store is trying to get out of price matching for people.
Now i just got off the phone with a lovely lady from Zellers in coquitlam with a thick accent that gave me the barode number 036000523676 and that matches with all the diapers that I have. Im wondering who these people from London drugs have spoken to to find out that they somehow get "special" diapers that are different then other stores.
All in all im pretty upset them myself and 4 other moms that i PERSONA LY know have been denied price matching.
I would love to know how many other moms are having issues with diapers being price matched!
I saw a great deal in the Zellers flyer last week. It was Huggies Mega Packs for $8.99. I was not able to make it out at the beginning of the flyer and knew they would fly off the shelves. So when I finally was able to (the last day of the flyer) I wet to London drugs to buy some and get them to price match it.
Everything about my trip was fine till I went to the cash and they called down a manager to price match. I was told that it was not the same diapers as in the flyer and was proceeded to be called stupid when i told him that a mega pack is a mega pack is a mega pack. And the ones that I was showing him were the same as in the picture but the next size up (picture showed a 4 i was wanting to buy a 5) i was told that i was stupid and that's not the case and to either take it or leave it.
I walked out of the store without the diapers. I went to shoppers where i had a Gift card and bought the mega pack of snug and dry. On the way home in the car with my kids i cried as i was tweeting the london drugs twitter account. My husband was upset that we went out of our way to get a good deal and they wouldn't do it.
Surprisingly i got a tweet back that night and was in contact with the london drugs twitter rep around 9pm. I was told that they would contact me in the morning and i would have someone call me.
I was contacted the next morning and spoke with Babi. She said she would have to check to see if they had the same UPC code. I got a call back shortly after that she talked to zellers and that there UPC code and the one they use are different. I was shocked and upset and there was no word if i would get an apology or not.
Later on I contacted Huggies using the 188 phone number on the back of a package. I spoke with a nice lady on the phone who told me that a Mega pack is the same as long as you are talking about snug and dry. If you talk about little movers there mega packs are the same but different upc codes if you compare mega pack of snug and dry to little snugglers. I completely understand that as its like trying to say that Apple's and oranges are both the exact same type of fruit and make the same juice.... She then put me through to a supervisor who told me the same thing. Then the supervisor got another supervisor on the phone who told me no matter what store you go to in Canada and the USA as long as you have the same size package, and the same brand they will be the same.
After being in contact with the twitter rep again from london drugs and getting quite upset they said they they wanted to resolve this. for resolving this i wanted an apology and to get my diapers price matched. I was given nothing but we will have a rep contact you. I told them sure to have a rep contact me on Friday. I had no rep or anyone from london drugs talk to me on Friday afternoon or evening.
This morning i tweeted again that i was upset that i hadn't bee contacted and that i would like this resolved with an apology and my diapers price matched. After speekign with a few mom friends, i had 1 in aldergrove, 2 in Langley, and 1 who im not sure where tell me that this london drugs in Langley does not price match diapers no matter how many flyers they have come in with and that this one is the on that they have had the most issues with.
Babi (not sure if i spelled it right) from the london drugs head office called me. they said they will not be able to price match as they are different UPC codes then the ones that they have. Even after speaking with her and telling her that i went to zellers, london drugs, and to shoppers and they all have the same UPC code. She did not believe me. She said she called and got a different UPC code from a person she spoke to at Zellers.
Now can you tell what one of these diapers is from zellers? What about Shoppers? Or London Drugs?
I received a phone call from Steve Freeman - Langley. as of 9am February 28th he told me on the phone that they are not the same diapers, that they have contacted zellers and they are not the same diapers. that they will contact there Huggies rep and find out. But as of 9am they are still adamant that it is not the same diapers. He says he never said what i am accusing him of saying. And that they are not the same diapers that they carry. He also told me that he want to end this right here and now and if 2 packages of diapers will fix it then he will give me 2 packs at $8.99 each and then went on about how they have diapers at 2 for some price that is way more then that. I had to let him go as my youngest was waking up from a nap and needed me.
He still admits that he said nothing wrong, and that there diapers are different.
I'm just upset about the way London Drugs has treated this. Finding out that other moms are having issues getting diapers and other items price matched when they are the same thing. This is NOT FAIR.
Babi who i spoke with on the phone also told me that they have to call to confirm that the item is the same at another store. But it doesn't say that in there price match guarantee on there website. http://www.londondrugs.com/Cultures/en-US/Content/CorporateInfo/OurGuarantee/
on there website they say
We offer what you need at a price that’s right. If you find the same merchandise advertised in print at a lower price, we’ll match that price. Even if you find that lower advertised price after you buy, we’ll step up and match that price for 30 days.* This does not apply to online pricing and this guarantee can not be extended to items purchased through our online store. Please see our STORE LOCATOR for a location nearest you.
*Excluding Prescriptions, 1-Hour Photofinishing and internet pricing.
I understand the excluding prescriptions and photo finishing and Internet pricing. But So far they ant stepping up and price matching at all. It Looks like the Langley Store is trying to get out of price matching for people.
Now i just got off the phone with a lovely lady from Zellers in coquitlam with a thick accent that gave me the barode number 036000523676 and that matches with all the diapers that I have. Im wondering who these people from London drugs have spoken to to find out that they somehow get "special" diapers that are different then other stores.
All in all im pretty upset them myself and 4 other moms that i PERSONA LY know have been denied price matching.
I would love to know how many other moms are having issues with diapers being price matched!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Long time!
Its been a long time since I posted. A lot has gone on but im planning on getting back in to blogging again and doing some more reviews.
please follow me on twitter as Twins_plus_one
Mom to twins plus 1
please follow me on twitter as Twins_plus_one
Mom to twins plus 1
Monday, July 19, 2010
Build A Bear!
Build a bear is a great place to take kids to get there first teddy bear or other animal. I went there with my twins when they were little. They got there first teddy bear (well in there case bunny and monkey) when they were about 8 months or so. They didn't get the full experience of it. But they love there first animal. We went again on there second birthday and they got another stuffed animal. This time a Chick and a Frog. They love those just as much as the first! 
I love how they have the full experience. How they also have stuffed animals and the ones that are un stuffed. Though at age 2 the girls wanted the pre stuffed ones and didn't quite understand how the flat, not cushy ones would then become cushy. They were a little leery of the stuffing machine and hid behind daddy during that. But they loved to choose the heart for there new friend. They also loved squishing the animal and asking for more stuffing. The girls however were scared of the giant bath tub that shot air out of the shower heads to fluff up the bear so we skipped that part.
I loved how each animal comes with a bar code that goes in side so you can regestar it with them so if its lost and someone brings it in to build a bear they will send it back to you free of charge! I think this is great because if your child looses there favorite toy, its hard both on the child and you!
I was quite surprised at how reasonable the prices were for the clothes for the bears. We bought the girls this last winter both jackets for there animals that are 2010 Olympic and actual VANOC certified merchandise. I was very surprised at how reasonable they were. I believe i paid about $15 each for them. At the time jackets, shirts, and other items for kids were $35+.
The girls first stuffed animals have gotten a lot of wear, and every time we walk in the store to just even look when the girls have there animals the staff at the store are welcoming, and ask the girls if they want new bows for there animals. Its great! they are so friendly with the kids, and even us adults! Asking the pattens if its ok before offering to the kids. Giving the girls sticker sheets when we leave, and then offering one for the twin sister if she isn't there with us!
I have to say our trips in to build a bear have been nothing but a fantastic experience!
I have to say that build a bear is a great place to take your child for there birthday, or just for a fun treat! The only down side is that if you put them in the washer and dryer they can split open and then need to go in to get re stuffed and sewn up. BUT build a bear will do that for free and put in a new tag inside so that if lost your stuffed animal can make it home!
I was quite surprised at how reasonable the prices were for the clothes for the bears. We bought the girls this last winter both jackets for there animals that are 2010 Olympic and actual VANOC certified merchandise. I was very surprised at how reasonable they were. I believe i paid about $15 each for them. At the time jackets, shirts, and other items for kids were $35+.
The girls first stuffed animals have gotten a lot of wear, and every time we walk in the store to just even look when the girls have there animals the staff at the store are welcoming, and ask the girls if they want new bows for there animals. Its great! they are so friendly with the kids, and even us adults! Asking the pattens if its ok before offering to the kids. Giving the girls sticker sheets when we leave, and then offering one for the twin sister if she isn't there with us!
I have to say our trips in to build a bear have been nothing but a fantastic experience!
I have to say that build a bear is a great place to take your child for there birthday, or just for a fun treat! The only down side is that if you put them in the washer and dryer they can split open and then need to go in to get re stuffed and sewn up. BUT build a bear will do that for free and put in a new tag inside so that if lost your stuffed animal can make it home!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Reviews comming up!
I know I havent posted in awhile. But im working on some new reviews.
here is a look at what I will be reviewing.
Pampers Diapers
Fisher Price Diapers
Huggies little movers
Huggies Jeans diapers
Costco brand daipers
Superstore Teddys choice diapers
Pampers wipes
Huggies wipes
Costco brand wipes
Bum Genious Diapers
Happy Nappy cloth diaper service
Shelley's Bowtique Hair clips
My Pal Violet
Baby signing times DVD
Signing times DVD
Ergo
Bumbo
Build a Bear
If you own a company, or have a product you would like me to review please send me an email at mom2twins@live.ca
I am a mom of 3 kids ages 2 and under (twins plus one) and my girls love to try new products!
here is a look at what I will be reviewing.
Pampers Diapers
Fisher Price Diapers
Huggies little movers
Huggies Jeans diapers
Costco brand daipers
Superstore Teddys choice diapers
Pampers wipes
Huggies wipes
Costco brand wipes
Bum Genious Diapers
Happy Nappy cloth diaper service
Shelley's Bowtique Hair clips
My Pal Violet
Baby signing times DVD
Signing times DVD
Ergo
Bumbo
Build a Bear
If you own a company, or have a product you would like me to review please send me an email at mom2twins@live.ca
I am a mom of 3 kids ages 2 and under (twins plus one) and my girls love to try new products!
Friday, April 2, 2010
sippy cups or spilly cups? that is the question....
sippy cups or spilly cups that is the question.....
there are so many sippy cups and when your trying to get your kids off the bottle you will do just about ANYTHING to get them to take a cup.....
for the twins in our family it took us may different cups till we found one that worked for us, and worked for the girls. its like playing match up trying to find what goes with what. And the worst part is that its a prity pricey game! I have found that sippy cups can start at $5 and work your way up to a pretty penny depending on how green and how yuppie you want to go.
In our search of the perfect sippy it took us to a few different company's. We tried 2 different types from Playtex, one of them is a Straw Cup, and another one was a tumbler sippy style. The Avent magic cups, tupperwear sippy cups, and the take & toss.
The first type we tried were the Avent Magic cups. They are rated at 6 months and up. they are easy grip, dishwasher safe, can be sterilised, and say they are no spill. The thing was with this cup it was very hard for my kids to figure out how to get the liquid out. To this day my 2 year old twins still cant get any liquid out of the cup! Even trying it myself you have to really suck on it, and its a flat long peice that you have to suck out. If you have been using a bottle it is a little on the hard side to figure it out! This one was a no go in our house!
The second brand we tried was the tupperware. We had a consultant from our twins club who sold them and I thought i would give her a shout, do a show at home and try them out! So we bought the bell tumblers and then the sippy lids.I believe you have to buy them desperately. Don't quote me on that. These cups are great. I do find however that they drip. They are very easy for the kids to use as they don't have to have a large amount of suction for the kids to get liquid out of. The bad part about these cups is that if your kid leave it tilted over they do drip out liquid. And they can drip out quite a bit. BUT they work great for the bath as bath cups! my girls have 2 cups in the bath tub they play with.
The third type we tried out was the Take & Toss by the first years. They are great cups but arnt the type if you are looking for perfectly matched cups and lids. The fact is that the cups and lids for these don't mach. So if your anal about the cups and lids being the same this isn't the brand for you. These cups served us well though. The girls loved them, they were able to suck enough liquid out, but unlike the tupperware ones they didn't drip all over the place. The bad thing was when the twins got there teeth and started gnawing on the sippy cups. They learned if they bit really hard on the sippy part the lid would pop off the cup covering them in whatever liquid was in the cup. They were pretty cheep and work great in the dishwasher. No staining from any liquids we have put in there and we even put in some dark juices. They also work great in a pinch for carrying around dry snacks for the kids. The cups are BPA Free and microwave and dishwasher safe. We have never used them in the microwave though.
The last type of cups we have used is the Playtex brand. I have used diffrent products from the Playtex family over the years and found them to be good quality.
The first type I bought for the kids was the playtex Insulator Straw cup. I got them at a good price at Zellers for Christmas gifts for the girls. I was looking for a to go cup that wouldn't spill and was easy for the girls to transition to big kid cups. I thought this would be good for them to get used to a straw. They are BPA free, they have a twist and click lid so you know that its locked in place. The bad part about this is the straw. it comes apart in two pieces and is very hard to clean and put back together. When we put it back together after getting washed once it started to leak on us and it also started to squealed to let in air after the girls were sucking hard on the straw. The girls LOVED this cup but i couldn't handle the mess.
The second cup i got was on the recommendation of the Playtex person when i called about the leaking and squealing cups. She suggested trying the Coolster spoutless cups. It looks like a coffee mug you get at starbucks! They are great and they have a sippy cup seal inside that is easy to clean and it makes it NON DRIP!. this one just screw on and i found it was the best of all the cups. It goes in the washer easily and its PBA FREE!
Out of all these cups Rebekah uses the Toss and Take for her prescription formula Neoate Splash, and Heather uses the Tupperware cup for her Soy milk (though when she spills she gets demoted to water), and for out and about we LOVE our Coolster spout ess mugs! The girls love to take them with them on daddy daughter day when they go to Starbucks for fruit while Daddy gets a coffee!
Out of all these cups I have to say my fave is the Playtex Coolster Spoutless cup! Its the one that is going to be going with any gifts we get for birthday parties the kids are invited to! And the best part is that they look like little adults with the coffee mugs!
there are so many sippy cups and when your trying to get your kids off the bottle you will do just about ANYTHING to get them to take a cup.....
for the twins in our family it took us may different cups till we found one that worked for us, and worked for the girls. its like playing match up trying to find what goes with what. And the worst part is that its a prity pricey game! I have found that sippy cups can start at $5 and work your way up to a pretty penny depending on how green and how yuppie you want to go.
In our search of the perfect sippy it took us to a few different company's. We tried 2 different types from Playtex, one of them is a Straw Cup, and another one was a tumbler sippy style. The Avent magic cups, tupperwear sippy cups, and the take & toss.
The first type we tried were the Avent Magic cups. They are rated at 6 months and up. they are easy grip, dishwasher safe, can be sterilised, and say they are no spill. The thing was with this cup it was very hard for my kids to figure out how to get the liquid out. To this day my 2 year old twins still cant get any liquid out of the cup! Even trying it myself you have to really suck on it, and its a flat long peice that you have to suck out. If you have been using a bottle it is a little on the hard side to figure it out! This one was a no go in our house!
The second brand we tried was the tupperware. We had a consultant from our twins club who sold them and I thought i would give her a shout, do a show at home and try them out! So we bought the bell tumblers and then the sippy lids.I believe you have to buy them desperately. Don't quote me on that. These cups are great. I do find however that they drip. They are very easy for the kids to use as they don't have to have a large amount of suction for the kids to get liquid out of. The bad part about these cups is that if your kid leave it tilted over they do drip out liquid. And they can drip out quite a bit. BUT they work great for the bath as bath cups! my girls have 2 cups in the bath tub they play with.
The third type we tried out was the Take & Toss by the first years. They are great cups but arnt the type if you are looking for perfectly matched cups and lids. The fact is that the cups and lids for these don't mach. So if your anal about the cups and lids being the same this isn't the brand for you. These cups served us well though. The girls loved them, they were able to suck enough liquid out, but unlike the tupperware ones they didn't drip all over the place. The bad thing was when the twins got there teeth and started gnawing on the sippy cups. They learned if they bit really hard on the sippy part the lid would pop off the cup covering them in whatever liquid was in the cup. They were pretty cheep and work great in the dishwasher. No staining from any liquids we have put in there and we even put in some dark juices. They also work great in a pinch for carrying around dry snacks for the kids. The cups are BPA Free and microwave and dishwasher safe. We have never used them in the microwave though.
The last type of cups we have used is the Playtex brand. I have used diffrent products from the Playtex family over the years and found them to be good quality.
The first type I bought for the kids was the playtex Insulator Straw cup. I got them at a good price at Zellers for Christmas gifts for the girls. I was looking for a to go cup that wouldn't spill and was easy for the girls to transition to big kid cups. I thought this would be good for them to get used to a straw. They are BPA free, they have a twist and click lid so you know that its locked in place. The bad part about this is the straw. it comes apart in two pieces and is very hard to clean and put back together. When we put it back together after getting washed once it started to leak on us and it also started to squealed to let in air after the girls were sucking hard on the straw. The girls LOVED this cup but i couldn't handle the mess.
The second cup i got was on the recommendation of the Playtex person when i called about the leaking and squealing cups. She suggested trying the Coolster spoutless cups. It looks like a coffee mug you get at starbucks! They are great and they have a sippy cup seal inside that is easy to clean and it makes it NON DRIP!. this one just screw on and i found it was the best of all the cups. It goes in the washer easily and its PBA FREE!
Out of all these cups Rebekah uses the Toss and Take for her prescription formula Neoate Splash, and Heather uses the Tupperware cup for her Soy milk (though when she spills she gets demoted to water), and for out and about we LOVE our Coolster spout ess mugs! The girls love to take them with them on daddy daughter day when they go to Starbucks for fruit while Daddy gets a coffee!
Out of all these cups I have to say my fave is the Playtex Coolster Spoutless cup! Its the one that is going to be going with any gifts we get for birthday parties the kids are invited to! And the best part is that they look like little adults with the coffee mugs!
Friday, March 19, 2010
A What Teether?
With having 3 kids under 2 we have had our share of teething. And with 3 kids under 2 we have a few allergies so some of the over the counter and tried and true methods of teething remedies were out of the question..... So one day a mom at play group had this weird paci like thing. She told me it was a Raz-Berry Teether. It made me think if it might work.
Its quite interesting to look at. It looks like a raspberry on the end of a soother but its all soft, and the part that goes in your child's mouth is squishy but its made of silicon. It looked like it might work for our twins. So i went on the search for them.
At the time our twins were teething the local stores in our town didn't carry very many baby items like this. So I set out to one of my fave baby stores a few towns over called Its a baby's world. They are almost like a costco of baby stores. They have everything and anything you can be looking for. I called ahead as taking a trip with 2 infants was hard, but they had it, and so off we went.
When i brought it home and gave it to the twins, they both took to it differently. Rebekah liked to chew on the handle (its an all silicon so safe to chew on any part of it) and on the "leafs" on it. Where as Heather loved to suck and chew on only the tip of it. Heather has a smaller jaw and had a hard time putting the whole thing in her mouth.....
Now that Thea is here, and she is teething quite bad she is enjoying using it as well. She will chew on it during our bus rides to Grandmas and in the car and at baby group. It has been quite a life saver when other methods of calming teething pain don't work.
Both Rebekah and Heather have picked up the razberry teether off and on in the last few months. Heather more so because of her having 4 canines come in at the same time. It has helped her with her teething pain and not chewing on our bord books.
For this this teether by RazBaby has lasted us through 3 kids, and comes in 2 great basic colours, red and blue. They also came out with a crystal line as well that is pink and blue. I do however like the clasic colours as they looks like a razberry and a "blueberry" as my hubby would say.
I give these teether a rating of a necessity for any parent who has an infant who will be teething. If you are intersted in learning more about the RazBerry Teether please have a look at RazBaby
Its quite interesting to look at. It looks like a raspberry on the end of a soother but its all soft, and the part that goes in your child's mouth is squishy but its made of silicon. It looked like it might work for our twins. So i went on the search for them.
At the time our twins were teething the local stores in our town didn't carry very many baby items like this. So I set out to one of my fave baby stores a few towns over called Its a baby's world. They are almost like a costco of baby stores. They have everything and anything you can be looking for. I called ahead as taking a trip with 2 infants was hard, but they had it, and so off we went.
When i brought it home and gave it to the twins, they both took to it differently. Rebekah liked to chew on the handle (its an all silicon so safe to chew on any part of it) and on the "leafs" on it. Where as Heather loved to suck and chew on only the tip of it. Heather has a smaller jaw and had a hard time putting the whole thing in her mouth.....
Now that Thea is here, and she is teething quite bad she is enjoying using it as well. She will chew on it during our bus rides to Grandmas and in the car and at baby group. It has been quite a life saver when other methods of calming teething pain don't work.
Both Rebekah and Heather have picked up the razberry teether off and on in the last few months. Heather more so because of her having 4 canines come in at the same time. It has helped her with her teething pain and not chewing on our bord books.
For this this teether by RazBaby has lasted us through 3 kids, and comes in 2 great basic colours, red and blue. They also came out with a crystal line as well that is pink and blue. I do however like the clasic colours as they looks like a razberry and a "blueberry" as my hubby would say.
I give these teether a rating of a necessity for any parent who has an infant who will be teething. If you are intersted in learning more about the RazBerry Teether please have a look at RazBaby
3 under 2
So i know i have been absent for awhile.
Its been 7 months since Thea was born. She is a burst of freshness in our lives. Things are going well. Much better then i expected. Having 3 kids under 2 is a lot harder then i expected. But its going well. The girls play together nicely and the kids nap around the same time, but not as long. Thea wants to get in there with Rebekah and Heather and play with them, but she just isn't at there level yet.
I'm going to change this blog over to reviewing baby products and other products that mothers use. I hope you will all enjoy this new part of our life!
thank you!
Its been 7 months since Thea was born. She is a burst of freshness in our lives. Things are going well. Much better then i expected. Having 3 kids under 2 is a lot harder then i expected. But its going well. The girls play together nicely and the kids nap around the same time, but not as long. Thea wants to get in there with Rebekah and Heather and play with them, but she just isn't at there level yet.
I'm going to change this blog over to reviewing baby products and other products that mothers use. I hope you will all enjoy this new part of our life!
thank you!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
what is Hyperemisis?
I dont think i have ever really posted about what hyperemisis is.... so here is a little bit of info taken from a great website www.helpher.org the leading website about HG for familys who are dealing with this during pregnacy.
"Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a severe form of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. It is generally described as unrelenting, excessive pregnancy-related nausea and/or vomiting that prevents adequate intake of food and fluids. If severe and/or inadequately treated, it is typically associated with:
-loss of greater than 5% of pre-pregnancy body weight (usually over 10%)
-dehydration and production of ketones
-nutritional deficiencies
-metabolic imbalances
-difficulty with daily activities
HG usually extends beyond the first trimester and may resolve by 21 weeks; however, it can last the entire pregnancy in less than half of these women. Complications of vomiting (e.g. gastric ulcers, esophageal bleeding, malnutrition, etc.) may also contribute to and worsen ongoing nausea."
more info can be found here: http://www.helpher.org/hyperemesis-gravidarum/
"Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a severe form of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. It is generally described as unrelenting, excessive pregnancy-related nausea and/or vomiting that prevents adequate intake of food and fluids. If severe and/or inadequately treated, it is typically associated with:
-loss of greater than 5% of pre-pregnancy body weight (usually over 10%)
-dehydration and production of ketones
-nutritional deficiencies
-metabolic imbalances
-difficulty with daily activities
HG usually extends beyond the first trimester and may resolve by 21 weeks; however, it can last the entire pregnancy in less than half of these women. Complications of vomiting (e.g. gastric ulcers, esophageal bleeding, malnutrition, etc.) may also contribute to and worsen ongoing nausea."
more info can be found here: http://www.helpher.org/hyperemesis-gravidarum/
Home...
im home.
Im also sick with a head cold that one of my girls brought back from daycare.
Had to go in to IV therpy to get my zofran and a 2L shot of IV fluids. I was soo thursty during the infusion in my PICC.... i drank 3 cups of ice water, and sucked on the ice cubes. PLUS before I left i drank a big thing of chocolate soy milk.
Today i have an appt with the midwife. My father is taking off from work early and is going to help get me there, and take me grocery shopping afterwords and help with the groceries financaly. I hate having to ask him for help, but i have to. I havent been able to get to the food bank in the last 3 weeks becouse of being sick. And where the food bank is in town i cant get the food home unless i have a ride. And no one in town knows that im using the food bank so its that giant catch 22. Also i have no friends in town who have acess to a car.....
im just so exhausted. im congested so much, and i have a headach and i feel so yucky! DD#2 has it and is starting to get better. Looks like it has bypassed DD#1.....
I have to go to IV thepy tomorrow to get my PICC bandage changed. I hope it dosent take too long....
Well its 9 am, and the kids and DH are out of the house. Im going to crawl back in to bed. Im just so tired all the time.
Im now 32 weeks. Im so exhausted. I want this to all be over. Im so sick of being sick. Im done.
Im also sick with a head cold that one of my girls brought back from daycare.
Had to go in to IV therpy to get my zofran and a 2L shot of IV fluids. I was soo thursty during the infusion in my PICC.... i drank 3 cups of ice water, and sucked on the ice cubes. PLUS before I left i drank a big thing of chocolate soy milk.
Today i have an appt with the midwife. My father is taking off from work early and is going to help get me there, and take me grocery shopping afterwords and help with the groceries financaly. I hate having to ask him for help, but i have to. I havent been able to get to the food bank in the last 3 weeks becouse of being sick. And where the food bank is in town i cant get the food home unless i have a ride. And no one in town knows that im using the food bank so its that giant catch 22. Also i have no friends in town who have acess to a car.....
im just so exhausted. im congested so much, and i have a headach and i feel so yucky! DD#2 has it and is starting to get better. Looks like it has bypassed DD#1.....
I have to go to IV thepy tomorrow to get my PICC bandage changed. I hope it dosent take too long....
Well its 9 am, and the kids and DH are out of the house. Im going to crawl back in to bed. Im just so tired all the time.
Im now 32 weeks. Im so exhausted. I want this to all be over. Im so sick of being sick. Im done.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
i was admited to the hosptal on thursday night. i started to be able to hold down some food with the IV fluilds running through my PICC line. Today i feel like crap. I puked this morning and i just feel down.
The depression that has come with puking so much has got to me. I have seen shrink since i have been here and it helped a bit. But since he is just doing a consoult he cant prescribe me anything as he cant follow me once i leave. the greatg catch 22 thing.
other then that. im here, the baby is doing great. She is still nameless. Its another girl! Boy is DH is in for a treet when puberty hits. 3 young women in the house! I doubt we will ever see the bathroom again once they hit the age of 10!
emotionaly im quite down. Im sad, im depressed, and im just reddy to be done.
im just about 32 weeks now. a little over 5 more weeks till its safe to deliver.
please sugest names for this baby. DH and I cant agrree on anything.
The depression that has come with puking so much has got to me. I have seen shrink since i have been here and it helped a bit. But since he is just doing a consoult he cant prescribe me anything as he cant follow me once i leave. the greatg catch 22 thing.
other then that. im here, the baby is doing great. She is still nameless. Its another girl! Boy is DH is in for a treet when puberty hits. 3 young women in the house! I doubt we will ever see the bathroom again once they hit the age of 10!
emotionaly im quite down. Im sad, im depressed, and im just reddy to be done.
im just about 32 weeks now. a little over 5 more weeks till its safe to deliver.
please sugest names for this baby. DH and I cant agrree on anything.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
PICC
so the PICC was put in on tuesday. it wasent as bad as i thought but i bled quite a bit and it made me almost pass out....
they went and changed the bandage today on it, and after we were done with that DH and i went to the canada day celebrations near the airport.... We just paid amission in and then went to finde the bathroom (baby on the bladder!) and i pointed to DH were we were to go and he freeked out... turns out i was bleeding from the bandage site and was bleeding down my arm and i dident notice... SOOO i went to the bathroom, cleaned up, and then we had to go right back to the hosptal. NOT FUN.... i wanted to get my girls there first cotton candy and i noticed they had pony rides by donation!
We dident get to do any of that!
on the way back from the hosptal i wanted to get some fresh peas to eat, and i did, and 2 hours after i ate them i got sick and threw them up..... then today at dinner i had half a hotdog (no bun just the dog) and a few pices of watermellon, and guess what! About 2 hours later i threw those up!
It just sucks!
i also noticed we have nothing for this baby in newborn or 0-3..... i have no clue how we are going to get clothes for this kid..... im just so depressed.
I think a lot of the depression is comming from the fact that i cant do anything. i cant even lift my kids anymore becouse of the weight restriction (no lifting over 10lbs)......
I just want to be able to eat, i want to be able to do things, and i want to be able to have sex without getting sick!
It just sucks....
they went and changed the bandage today on it, and after we were done with that DH and i went to the canada day celebrations near the airport.... We just paid amission in and then went to finde the bathroom (baby on the bladder!) and i pointed to DH were we were to go and he freeked out... turns out i was bleeding from the bandage site and was bleeding down my arm and i dident notice... SOOO i went to the bathroom, cleaned up, and then we had to go right back to the hosptal. NOT FUN.... i wanted to get my girls there first cotton candy and i noticed they had pony rides by donation!
We dident get to do any of that!
on the way back from the hosptal i wanted to get some fresh peas to eat, and i did, and 2 hours after i ate them i got sick and threw them up..... then today at dinner i had half a hotdog (no bun just the dog) and a few pices of watermellon, and guess what! About 2 hours later i threw those up!
It just sucks!
i also noticed we have nothing for this baby in newborn or 0-3..... i have no clue how we are going to get clothes for this kid..... im just so depressed.
I think a lot of the depression is comming from the fact that i cant do anything. i cant even lift my kids anymore becouse of the weight restriction (no lifting over 10lbs)......
I just want to be able to eat, i want to be able to do things, and i want to be able to have sex without getting sick!
It just sucks....
Friday, June 26, 2009
the vomiting has started again.
Last night was rough becouse one of the twins dident want to sleep in the crib, so i brought her in to my bed. DH has been sleeping on the couch to give me space to toss and turn the last month and a bit... Boy i dont know how co sleeping mammas do it! my DD is a bed HOG!
so anyways i woke up when they had to go to daycare and i wasent feeling all that good when i ws packing there bag and stuff.... So i went back to bed once the kids and hubby were out the door.
I woke up shortly after 1pm and i got sick. What a way to start the day huh?
I have been drinking the sports drinks to keep up the fluids, but i keep throwing them up. It sucks. I feel so drained and I need to take a shower, but i cant get myself off the bed. Im just exhausted.
I took one of the Zofran OTD pills, and at the price im paying (over $25 for a pill) i hope it kicks in soon.... I really dont want to go back to L&D as im just sick of my veins getting blown.
I went in last tuesday and they blew 5 veins before they got an IV working. They had to use a pedatric IV needle to get me started. And to top it off, they used 3 before they got one actualy in.....
I called my OBGYN office on wed as they said they were going to call with an appt date to put in a PICC line (big long IV that goes in my upper arm and the cathater ends just near my heart!) as i hadent heard from them. I got a call on thursday from my OBGYN... was suprised that it was actualy her calling and not the nurse.... Well i got a call an hour later from the Day Surgery and they said they were sorry for not calling sooner. I guess my OBGYN bitched them out! LOL
SO i go for day surgery on Tuesday. They are going to put the PICC line in at 10:30 am.... Should be intersting. The nurse who explaned whats going to go on told me that the worst part is the frezing of the area becouse you dont have feelings in the vein but they dont want you to feel the needle going in.... Then after they are done i have to have a chest xray done to make sure its in the right spot..... Im actual looking forward to this as it means that i wont have to have anymore pokes to get IVs started and they can use this untill after the baby is born.....
well im going to try to take another nap now....
And on some good news! One of the twins started walking yesterday! She came home from daycare and was walking back and forth between me and my FIL who dropped her off at home! It was soo cool. I have some video of it as DH had to be at work till 10pm and I dident want him to miss it.
thanks you to everyone who is reading! Please leave me a comment, i really apprecate them.
Last night was rough becouse one of the twins dident want to sleep in the crib, so i brought her in to my bed. DH has been sleeping on the couch to give me space to toss and turn the last month and a bit... Boy i dont know how co sleeping mammas do it! my DD is a bed HOG!
so anyways i woke up when they had to go to daycare and i wasent feeling all that good when i ws packing there bag and stuff.... So i went back to bed once the kids and hubby were out the door.
I woke up shortly after 1pm and i got sick. What a way to start the day huh?
I have been drinking the sports drinks to keep up the fluids, but i keep throwing them up. It sucks. I feel so drained and I need to take a shower, but i cant get myself off the bed. Im just exhausted.
I took one of the Zofran OTD pills, and at the price im paying (over $25 for a pill) i hope it kicks in soon.... I really dont want to go back to L&D as im just sick of my veins getting blown.
I went in last tuesday and they blew 5 veins before they got an IV working. They had to use a pedatric IV needle to get me started. And to top it off, they used 3 before they got one actualy in.....
I called my OBGYN office on wed as they said they were going to call with an appt date to put in a PICC line (big long IV that goes in my upper arm and the cathater ends just near my heart!) as i hadent heard from them. I got a call on thursday from my OBGYN... was suprised that it was actualy her calling and not the nurse.... Well i got a call an hour later from the Day Surgery and they said they were sorry for not calling sooner. I guess my OBGYN bitched them out! LOL
SO i go for day surgery on Tuesday. They are going to put the PICC line in at 10:30 am.... Should be intersting. The nurse who explaned whats going to go on told me that the worst part is the frezing of the area becouse you dont have feelings in the vein but they dont want you to feel the needle going in.... Then after they are done i have to have a chest xray done to make sure its in the right spot..... Im actual looking forward to this as it means that i wont have to have anymore pokes to get IVs started and they can use this untill after the baby is born.....
well im going to try to take another nap now....
And on some good news! One of the twins started walking yesterday! She came home from daycare and was walking back and forth between me and my FIL who dropped her off at home! It was soo cool. I have some video of it as DH had to be at work till 10pm and I dident want him to miss it.
thanks you to everyone who is reading! Please leave me a comment, i really apprecate them.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
what i wold love for people to know is that i dont want to be sick. i never asked to be sick, and i dont want to be sick.
Im hungry. Im soooo hungry, and i want food, but food just wont stay down in me and it SUCKS....
and right now the words from people who are suposed to love me the most are the words who hurt me me the most.
I feel like im getting depressed, and i feel like im starting to get resentful of this pregnacy and it sucks.... becouse i dont want to be.
Im hungry. Im soooo hungry, and i want food, but food just wont stay down in me and it SUCKS....
and right now the words from people who are suposed to love me the most are the words who hurt me me the most.
I feel like im getting depressed, and i feel like im starting to get resentful of this pregnacy and it sucks.... becouse i dont want to be.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Update
So i should finde out tomorrow when im getting a PICC put in place.
Basicly its a big IV that runs up the vein in my arm and ends right before my HEART! OMG its scaring me thinking about getting it. But last week it took about 3 hours and 6 sticks before they could get an IV in me.
The good thing about the PICC is that it would stay in till after the baby is born and that i wouldent have to get more IV sticks.
The OBGYN is wanting me to go in 2x a week for zofran and IV fluids. 2L each time i go.... The Zofran pills just arnt happening....
Crazy thing going on, as of last weeks IV trip at L&D i got hungry. First time this preg. I have thrown up a few meals since i had my last zofran but im having to get up in the middle of the night to eat. Hopefully i can gain a few LBS this preg. im now -3...... last OBGYN appt i was +4 lbs, so i lost 7LBS in less then 2 weeks. not good!
We also found out at the 3d ultrasound that we are having a girl. I ok with it. I was thinking this was a boy, but i guess my feelings are off....
Another sad thing that happend this week, we ended up getting some disposable diapers back from the daycare that we had there for emerg if they ran out of the cloth fitted... well i used them on Heather when she was super peeing at night, and i found out that the smell of them dosent set me off as much as the pure smell of urine in the Cloth diapers.... i have been using up the last of the pack of disposables and i havent vomited. We are still using cloth at daycare cuz DH can deal with those with washing at night... It just makes me sad becouse i miss my girls fluffy bums and we just cant afford the disposables...
tomorrow i have counceling, and i need to get the FIL to take me to the food bank. with all the money we are spending on meds for this pregnacy its amounting to just under $1000 a month, and we are going broke and cant afford food. It sucks, and i hate using the food bank, but its only till this next baby is born and the cost of my meds is no more....
I posted my blog for all my #clothdiaper followers to read. I realy would love to have more people read this blog and understand what Hyperemisis is like. Its not that well known and it really sucks when you tell someone you have super sever morning sickeness and they think they understand.... when they dont.....
for me, if i catch a wiff of something that dosent smell right to me, i will vomit untill im vomiting bile, and i can sit there and vomit for hours on end. It sucks becouse i have 14 month old twin girls to take care of... I have to stash packages of ziplock bags around the house becouse sometimes i cant get over the baby gate fast enough and i need to puke and i cant have the kids getting in to it.... I try to tell people its like having food posining for your whole pregnacy....
well im going to go play with scrablog for a bit, and then try to sleep. DH has been great and has been sleeping on the couch for a few weeks to let me get better sleep.....
oh and for prying minds, the social worker through the hosptal has set up the daycare to give me a break so i can get some rest becouse my hyperemisis is so bad they want to admit me, but DH works weird hours so its just not possable....
Basicly its a big IV that runs up the vein in my arm and ends right before my HEART! OMG its scaring me thinking about getting it. But last week it took about 3 hours and 6 sticks before they could get an IV in me.
The good thing about the PICC is that it would stay in till after the baby is born and that i wouldent have to get more IV sticks.
The OBGYN is wanting me to go in 2x a week for zofran and IV fluids. 2L each time i go.... The Zofran pills just arnt happening....
Crazy thing going on, as of last weeks IV trip at L&D i got hungry. First time this preg. I have thrown up a few meals since i had my last zofran but im having to get up in the middle of the night to eat. Hopefully i can gain a few LBS this preg. im now -3...... last OBGYN appt i was +4 lbs, so i lost 7LBS in less then 2 weeks. not good!
We also found out at the 3d ultrasound that we are having a girl. I ok with it. I was thinking this was a boy, but i guess my feelings are off....
Another sad thing that happend this week, we ended up getting some disposable diapers back from the daycare that we had there for emerg if they ran out of the cloth fitted... well i used them on Heather when she was super peeing at night, and i found out that the smell of them dosent set me off as much as the pure smell of urine in the Cloth diapers.... i have been using up the last of the pack of disposables and i havent vomited. We are still using cloth at daycare cuz DH can deal with those with washing at night... It just makes me sad becouse i miss my girls fluffy bums and we just cant afford the disposables...
tomorrow i have counceling, and i need to get the FIL to take me to the food bank. with all the money we are spending on meds for this pregnacy its amounting to just under $1000 a month, and we are going broke and cant afford food. It sucks, and i hate using the food bank, but its only till this next baby is born and the cost of my meds is no more....
I posted my blog for all my #clothdiaper followers to read. I realy would love to have more people read this blog and understand what Hyperemisis is like. Its not that well known and it really sucks when you tell someone you have super sever morning sickeness and they think they understand.... when they dont.....
for me, if i catch a wiff of something that dosent smell right to me, i will vomit untill im vomiting bile, and i can sit there and vomit for hours on end. It sucks becouse i have 14 month old twin girls to take care of... I have to stash packages of ziplock bags around the house becouse sometimes i cant get over the baby gate fast enough and i need to puke and i cant have the kids getting in to it.... I try to tell people its like having food posining for your whole pregnacy....
well im going to go play with scrablog for a bit, and then try to sleep. DH has been great and has been sleeping on the couch for a few weeks to let me get better sleep.....
oh and for prying minds, the social worker through the hosptal has set up the daycare to give me a break so i can get some rest becouse my hyperemisis is so bad they want to admit me, but DH works weird hours so its just not possable....
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Ultrasound....
so we went this morning and had the 3D ultasound done.
I have been looking forward to this for a few months now. I wasent sure how we would afford this, and i still dont know how we are going to fit it in our bills. BUT it was worth it. I needed the emotional boost really bad..... It was great to see the baby and to find out the gender (another little girl! YAY!) now we need to find a name.
She has big pouty lips and she gave us a yawn... The best thing she is a mix of both of us as far as we can tell. I cant wait to see her outside, YET i know its best that she stays in for 11 more weeks.
Today i had a good day. very little nausia, and im doing good. It just makes me wonder when the next day of vomiting is going to hit? I hate playing this waiting game. it just sucks. it really does.
Tomorrow we are going to go in to town and go see my litle cousin at a play at her church. They were over today as we had a BBQ for my mom's birthday.
im going to check my email and then jet to bed. thx for reading!
Mom to Twins Plus One
I have been looking forward to this for a few months now. I wasent sure how we would afford this, and i still dont know how we are going to fit it in our bills. BUT it was worth it. I needed the emotional boost really bad..... It was great to see the baby and to find out the gender (another little girl! YAY!) now we need to find a name.
She has big pouty lips and she gave us a yawn... The best thing she is a mix of both of us as far as we can tell. I cant wait to see her outside, YET i know its best that she stays in for 11 more weeks.
Today i had a good day. very little nausia, and im doing good. It just makes me wonder when the next day of vomiting is going to hit? I hate playing this waiting game. it just sucks. it really does.
Tomorrow we are going to go in to town and go see my litle cousin at a play at her church. They were over today as we had a BBQ for my mom's birthday.
im going to check my email and then jet to bed. thx for reading!
Mom to Twins Plus One
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