My husband actually walked in the bathroom and said to me "i swear you're bigger today then you were yesterday!" i'm pretty sure i was shooting laser beams out of my eyes at him. You'd think he'd learn since we've already been through this a couple times before, lol.
@chopchop25 Drop off was NOT what I was expecting. I know they wanted it to be quick, not overly fussing over it, etc... we got into the room and I asked what to do with his bag of stuff. One of the ladies asked me to hand him over during that and said "it's better if it's quick" and then whisked him away to play with the other kids. Didn't really get a chance to say goodbye to him. He was crying (expected) but then I held it together until at least we were outside the building. Sat in the parking lot for awhile and cried. I'm sure they've handled first days for kids a million times, and I trust them, but geez! One mom saw me outside after she dropped off her kid and said that we've all been there, and that she really loved the place and they were good with the kids, which made me feel better.
Sooo.... I went home, stood in my kitchen for about 5 minutes wondering what the heck to do with myself, then I pre-registered for the hospital, watched some TV, listened to Howard Stern, put away laundry, cleaned the freezer, and just woke up from a nap. It's so weird to not have him here and be wrapped up in him constantly all day! But this will be good for both of us.
Oh, and I got a call around lunchtime: he cried off and on, didn't cry at all during the hour on the playground, and ate only his fruit and veggie pouch for lunch (totally expected). I'm dying to hear how the rest of the day went.
Hang in there, they adjust to school very quickly. My son cried for the first 3 days then he got over it. He loves school now! He just had a week off from school and I cried after dropping him off today. I still have two weeks off before I start working again. I felt guilty not being with him but then I really enjoyed the relaxing and tv bingeing I did today. It's good to have some down time before the chaos of new baby!
I went to watch my moms self defense class today, since it was a million degrees I wore a dress and skipped the bra, well that was a mistake!! My left titty decided it was a running faucet and I had a nice size wet spot...
So in my birth class last night, someone brought up that her insurance only covers certain anesthesiologists, so she will have to pay out of network if none of her in network drs are on call when she wants an epidural. I didn't even know that was a possibility! That really sucks.
The one time I forget to carry to the laundromat I STILL have to use there’s only me and a freaky straight out of prison looking guy here who’s carrying a huge knife on his belt. I try not to judge people based on appearance but he’s making me very uncomfortable with all the staring. My ground game is decent on a normal day but it’s probably not so great while pregnant! Hope he goes away soon.
@jemmerjams So that actually happened to my sister. She didn't know that the anesthesiologist who did her epidural didn't take her insurance though. He was literally the only one who wouldn't take it. He just had a personal issue with that particular insurance company. She got this insane bill and spent like 2 years fighting back and forth on it. I think she finally ended up paying a couple hundred dollars and they waived the rest. From what I understand, anesthesiologists are their own practice (at least at that particular hospital, I won't pretend to know anything about other hospitals), so as head of his practice he got to decide what insurances to accept.
I'm not exactly sure of the whole story, or what exactly happened. But when my brother and SIL had their preemie twins, there was something about how the regular delivery was covered by insurance at that particular hospital, but the NICU wasn't covered in-network. So they got a huge bill. I don't remember the exact details. But it was ridiculous. There was talk about having to move them to another hospital, or something. I think they eventually fought it, but still had to pay a pretty big bill.
Yeah apparently she has a newer insurance that not a lot of people take. It totally makes sense since it is their own practice technically, just not something I would think of ahead of time!
@mamabearcj I might be totally off base, but it was something involved with the NICU at the hospital they were at, even though the delivery was fine and covered.
Just gave this kid a lecture that he needs to get out of me by 40 weeks so I can meet him. I asked if he agreed and he gave me a decent kick. I'm taking that as a yes. I will remind him of this when I'm 41 weeks and still pregnant.
@dellusion 2 days ago MH told me I looked smaller than I usually do. I looked at him funny and then remembered that I pooped earlier. Apparently he noticed.
@chyvie I needed to hear that! They wanted to give me mine yesterday and as we talked about what happened to me last time (really run down/hangover like symptoms) she told me to look at my calendar and make sure I didn’t have anything important in there. Of course I am speaking at a seminar tomorrow and completely forgot about it so she told me to hold off until my next appointment. Now I have 2 weeks to dread getting it, but your easy shot gives me hope that it won’t be as bad as last time.
@purplegoldfish2 yeah it was not bad at all. I did have a small muscle ache for two days after but nothing I couldn't handle. Right now all muscles ache these days
Me 33 DH 41 TTC since 2016 Due: October 12, 2018 Location: Ontario, Canada
This child was moving so much yesterday it’s almost ridiculous and he’s just as active this morning. My insides feel bruised! I wouldn’t be comfortable being that squished so I guess I can’t blame him!
Dear Bump- seriously, your programming sucks. Remember about five months ago when we were all bitching about the ads that popped up every time we tried to click on something?
Well, now you have ads that cover up the navigation links. They don’t even have “X” to close them!
I’ve been defending you to my BMB for the last six weeks against moving to Facebook too early. But with this, I’m done with that. Seriously! You intentionally make using the app to difficult. I’ll stick around for the ladies that are not planning to join us on Facebook, but I will no longer going to advocate on your behalf.
Get your shit together. Seriously.
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I've been trying to do deep squats as per my birth class but I can't stay balanced unless I'm holding onto my birth ball while doing it. I'm seriously hoping it doesn't invalidate the exercise. What a weird concern lol
Ladybug - April 2013 Dandelion - October 2018 Angel "Aurora" - July 2020 Angel "Sawyer" - May 2021 Angel "Maxine" - January 2022 Angel "Violet" - March 2022 Baby Dove due March 2023
Sorry if this has already been brought up...the search option is working for me (SHOCKER) I don’t remember like at all from when’s i was pregnant with Hannah, but how did those of you who got breast pumps through insurance do it? I know you get an RX from your doctor towards the end of pregnancy, but I don’t remember which pharmacy I went through or how I went about it?!
My insurance didn’t let me use Aeroflow, but on my insurance portal when I logged in I sent s message to ask where I could get it and they gave me information on how to find medics supply places near me that they work with. One allowed me to order online and it was super easy.
I called my insurance company and asked them where to get one. They gave me 3 places to contact (all medical distributors), and I called them, got their options, picked the one I liked and then gave the company my info/insurance info/doctors info, and they did the rest. Had a pump 2 weeks later
Thanks guys. I’ll be calling my insurance company on Monday. I got the Medela last time and then ended up buying a Spectra to have at home (left the Medela at work) so it’s not like I NEED one right away, but I def want to get a new one just in case...
@estellegetty - What the other ladies said- called my insurance company, they gave me three in-network distributors. I got on their website, ordered the pump and provided the distributor with my insurance and doctor information.
I used Edge Park and literally had my pump two days later (which was awesome because I ordered it after Max was delivered; I had the pump before I got discharged.)
Same but I just went to my insurance portal and found the in-network distributors on there. Went to website (I believe Edge Park), ordered with my insurance info, and I had it within a few days. Never had to talk to anyone.
I remember that they wouldn't let me order one until I was very close to my due date, like 36 weeks or something. Can you get a second free one for another pregnancy?
Mine covers one pump per pregnancy. I also couldn’t order more than a month in advance, but I think some of the vendors will let you order it and then just wait to bill.
@hannaht8516 - I tried to do that, but... the website told me to call customer service. When I talked to customer service, they told me I could have also found this information on the website. They had no clue...
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TTC since 2016
Due: October 12, 2018
Location: Ontario, Canada
@chyvie I needed to hear that! They wanted to give me mine yesterday and as we talked about what happened to me last time (really run down/hangover like symptoms) she told me to look at my calendar and make sure I didn’t have anything important in there. Of course I am speaking at a seminar tomorrow and completely forgot about it so she told me to hold off until my next appointment. Now I have 2 weeks to dread getting it, but your easy shot gives me hope that it won’t be as bad as last time.
TTC since 2016
Due: October 12, 2018
Location: Ontario, Canada
Well, now you have ads that cover up the navigation links. They don’t even have “X” to close them!
I’ve been defending you to my BMB for the last six weeks against moving to Facebook too early. But with this, I’m done with that. Seriously! You intentionally make using the app to difficult. I’ll stick around for the ladies that are not planning to join us on Facebook, but I will no longer going to advocate on your behalf.
Get your shit together. Seriously.
ETA some text at the bottom because it looked confusing....
Dandelion - October 2018
Angel "Aurora" - July 2020
Angel "Sawyer" - May 2021
Angel "Maxine" - January 2022
Angel "Violet" - March 2022
Baby Dove due March 2023
I used Edge Park and literally had my pump two days later (which was awesome because I ordered it after Max was delivered; I had the pump before I got discharged.)
Mine covers one pump per pregnancy. I also couldn’t order more than a month in advance, but I think some of the vendors will let you order it and then just wait to bill.
@hannaht8516 - I tried to do that, but... the website told me to call customer service. When I talked to customer service, they told me I could have also found this information on the website. They had no clue...