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Steph L. - Apr 27, 2015 11:09:37 am PDT #18879 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

On the plus side, I have found a fairly easy lunch that takes very little effort on my part. I found black bean burgers and chickpea burgers that both have the right amount of carbs for lunch when eaten on an English muffin with some cheese for extra protein.

Are they Morningstar Farms? Tim loves the black bean burgers, and he has discovered the chickpea burgers are good with TJs goddess dressing.


sj - Apr 27, 2015 11:13:58 am PDT #18880 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Are they Morningstar Farms? Tim loves the black bean burgers, and he has discovered the chickpea burgers are good with TJs goddess dressing.

Yes, those are the ones. I'm for anything that only takes 2 minutes in the microwave during the day. The black bean ones are good with a little of the TJ's salsa on top with cheese.


Zenkitty - Apr 27, 2015 11:18:06 am PDT #18881 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Fred Pete, as an asthma sufferer taking the same meds as you are now, I think call your doctor and let them know what's going on. Sometimes the inhalers themselves make me cough, but trouble breathing is never something you should shrug off, especially if it hasn't happened before.


Fred Pete - Apr 27, 2015 11:36:18 am PDT #18882 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.

Fred, is it a productive cough? If it is, than Hubs is probably right, but if it is worrying you, you should definitely call your doctor.

Somewhat, but it's a lot of cough for not a lot of production. My plan is, I'll call the doctor if I'm not better in the morning. If I get worse during the night, I'll go to urgent care.


sj - Apr 27, 2015 11:39:07 am PDT #18883 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

That sounds like a good plan. Maybe try some mucinex too?


Toddson - Apr 27, 2015 11:42:53 am PDT #18884 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

sj, in all honesty, I know virtually nothing about pregnancy ... just going on what I hear (mostly around here), so ... best wishes for you getting some sleep sometime soon


brenda m - Apr 27, 2015 11:50:55 am PDT #18885 of 30002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

The black bean ones are good with a little of the TJ's salsa on top with cheese.

I don't know what the carb impact would be, but those make awesome Lazy Tacos. Break it in half, drop it in a taco shell with salsa and cheese and voila.


Burrell - Apr 27, 2015 12:09:37 pm PDT #18886 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

huh ... I always thought the sleep deprivation came after the baby was born ....

I think it's common both before and after. Before thanks to being uncomfortable and needing to pee a lot, after thanks to teeny tiny human that needs tending.


Ginger - Apr 27, 2015 12:24:57 pm PDT #18887 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

My impression has been that, if all goes well, it's about 22 years of sleep deprivation.

Googling tells me some people have a paradoxical reaction to Symbicort, in that it makes them cough. I laugh, because I have a paradoxical reaction to almost any medication. I'm just on a steroid inhaler. My asthma makes me short of breath on exertion, but sometimes sneaks up on me by just making me tired.


Kate P. - Apr 27, 2015 12:29:12 pm PDT #18888 of 30002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

My impression has been that, if all goes well, it's about 22 years of sleep deprivation.

Not necessarily! A lot of it is the luck of the draw, but kids do learn to sleep eventually. (I realize you're also talking about worrying about them once they're big enough to do things like drive around by themselves at night with a carful of friends. We've still got a few more years before we reach that stage...)

Still, I will just say, if I had gone three years without a good night's sleep, I don't think I would have been so eager to have a second kid.