tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095278209647200124.post1284146877240704282..comments2023-08-25T05:50:04.996-07:00Comments on 38 weeks and counting: Because The Universe Can Be A Bitch Like ThatRenelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490888250385942221noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095278209647200124.post-74519224489296671722011-11-21T15:46:46.542-08:002011-11-21T15:46:46.542-08:00Hi Renel, just saw your comment on Angie's pos...Hi Renel, just saw your comment on Angie's post and hoped you're doing okay. 4-5 months was hard for me too - I do think the reality was really still sinking in for me at that stage. Meanwhile, everyone has run out of things to say and is ready to talk about something else... Just know that it is all part of the process of parenting your daughter, even if that feels like a cruel joke at times. Sending love, xxxhHanenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490161992949497684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095278209647200124.post-7500636212123582762011-11-16T15:48:49.582-08:002011-11-16T15:48:49.582-08:00It's really hard for me to be around baby girl...It's really hard for me to be around baby girls too. They're still adorable, and I still want to smile at them, but it's also really painful. Talking to my sister on the phone is excruciating because I can hear my precious 2-yr-old niece in the background.<br /><br />I'm sure your coworkers were just trying to protect you. The problem is they can't, and when they tried it kind of just made things worse.<br /><br />Going back to work must be tough, but it may also be an important part of your healing process.<br /><br />Sending love and hugs your way and thinking of you often. xoxoAlysonhttp://www.the-lotus-flower.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095278209647200124.post-54451477241477458052011-11-15T04:18:40.159-08:002011-11-15T04:18:40.159-08:00I'm glad work is going well for you--it feels ...I'm glad work is going well for you--it feels good to be in a routine, if nothing else. People are so weird, aren't they? Like, come on. But I'll be thinking of that little baby and hoping right along with them.<br /><br />And, of course, thinking of you and sending you love as you navigate this new phase.<br />xo, friend.Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212750107782259674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095278209647200124.post-90499772273745846282011-11-14T05:54:52.060-08:002011-11-14T05:54:52.060-08:00Sometimes people really think they are helping by ...Sometimes people really think they are helping by failing to tell you about things to 'protect' you... To me, it seems so obvious, if you had known in advance of going back, then you could have mentally prepared yourself. <br />Well done on going back to work - that is such a brave thing to do. I hope that it gets easier as you go along.Aoifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002790029609631639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095278209647200124.post-64253940656164151482011-11-11T13:20:54.553-08:002011-11-11T13:20:54.553-08:00Work.... I hate it! I don't want do it! I wish...Work.... I hate it! I don't want do it! I wish so badly you could just have Camille with you! sending you loves!Younginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05496298210828892165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095278209647200124.post-40959467115192756902011-11-10T01:28:40.907-08:002011-11-10T01:28:40.907-08:00So brave going back. I can only imagine how tough ...So brave going back. I can only imagine how tough this must be, knowing it should all be so very, very different. Thinking of Camille.<br />xoHope's Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984543289642681339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095278209647200124.post-86978775149081290912011-11-09T21:03:16.208-08:002011-11-09T21:03:16.208-08:00Lovely to hear that going back to work was OK... b...Lovely to hear that going back to work was OK... but hearing news like that must have been so hard. I find news of newborn baby girls so hard even now... more than 18 months down the track. No-one could ever have explained to me how complicated and difficult grief can be. Thinking of you and hope each day gets easier and easier. Love always xoxoDandelionBreezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988561541523178095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095278209647200124.post-32394050901766317292011-11-09T18:17:21.109-08:002011-11-09T18:17:21.109-08:00Going back to work is hard no matter what, but pre...Going back to work is hard no matter what, but pregnant co-workers sting a lot! It sucks that we are the ones who always have to end up compromising, accommodating our grief, making other people feel more comfortable with our tragedy. <br /><br />Hopefully today was a little easier on youRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329481801694746402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095278209647200124.post-35549236810943934842011-11-09T10:04:32.476-08:002011-11-09T10:04:32.476-08:00So many complicated feelings about other babies. ...So many complicated feelings about other babies. Especially baby girls. I still feel that way sometimes, but it does get easier. Sorry you got that bomb on your first day back.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946311309467296976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095278209647200124.post-55183666697381271382011-11-09T05:55:15.515-08:002011-11-09T05:55:15.515-08:00Glad most of the first day back went well. It'...Glad most of the first day back went well. It's hard going back to your old routine when you're not the same person anymore.<br /><br />Before--and after--your coworker comes back, just take care of you. Take breaks if you need them, ask for help and leave early if you need to! Just ease back into it, because you'll have good days and bad days, so just let yourself have both :)<br /><br />Thinking of you and hoping today goes even better :)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06977142927193857469noreply@blogger.com