We had our anatomy scan today. Baby boy is measuring in the 90th percentile which a big change from his tiny sister. The tech found a choroid plexus cyst which will resolve, but has a correlation with Down syndrome. Given my family history, it is worrying me a little. I'd like to make it through 1 pregnancy without any "soft markers", jeez.
Wait, they still use height/weight as measures for BMI??? Shouldn't they get your actual BMI if they're concerned about it? I'm thin and I gonna go see what mine is because I bet I'm considered overweight!!
Are you confusing BMI with body fat? BMI is solely based on height and weight and is really only useful in large populations for statistical evaluation purposes. Body fat percentage will tell you more about your individual health/risk.
We don't go by bmi very often in the office I work at. Here's why:
Patient /athlete comes in weighs 180#. For height and weight they are obese.
Patient cuts carbs and eats healthier , gains muscle and drops body fat. He/she comes back a year later and still weighs 180# but clearly looks/is healthier. They are still obese per BMI.
We go by body fat% unless the pt is clearly morbidly obese.
*** also our computer system automatically generated bmi when the weight and height is entered at every visit and I'd say most people are overweight or obese per their chart***
My BMI has always been very accurate, but maybe it's because I'm around average height, a little taller (5'7"), and have an average amount of muscle? My doctor also gave me kind of a hard time about how much weight I've been gaining, and I feel like IO'm taking it especially hard because I was working out and VERY in shape before getting pregnant... and I think I've already gained in the 25+ pound range (scared to weigh myself since before Thanksgiving). I agree with what @thaisac was saying though, that sometimes people need a wake-up call. I am trying so hard to be better about what I eat, because gaining too much weight and having really unlheahty habits can be harmful to my baby in the long run.
It's tough being a girl! Hang in there ladies!
Amanda
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Wait, they still use height/weight as measures for BMI??? Shouldn't they get your actual BMI if they're concerned about it? I'm thin and I gonna go see what mine is because I bet I'm considered overweight!!
Yes, weight in Kg divided by height (in m) squared. Kg/m2. That's the only BMI I know of …?!?
What do u guys think about this new " real answers" thing. I get it... Then I don't really. I don't think it will last long.
Its confusing. I rather keep asking on here.
I'm consfused as to what this is. Did I miss something?
Did your app not update?? Usually where you click on community there's now a real answers button you click on. You ask questions on there now and people will answer...I like the old way better!
What do u guys think about this new " real answers" thing. I get it... Then I don't really. I don't think it will last long.
Its confusing. I rather keep asking on here.
I'm consfused as to what this is. Did I miss something?
I always use the app so maybe it's just on there but there's a new option called "real answers" and it looks like you can ask or answer questions but it crazy monitored and it doesn't allow repeat questions ? It's kinda hard to understand. It looks separate from the community option.
Now I have to figure out what this is, but I'm scared to update because I'm going home for the weekend and will probably be hanging out on TB most of the time...what if it's all glitchy?!?
Now I have to figure out what this is, but I'm scared to update because I'm going home for the weekend and will probably be hanging out on TB most of the time...what if it's all glitchy?!?
Mine hasn't been glitchy at all..but I do remember someone saying theirs was on their phone. Be careful!
I'm gonna be an AW. Just had an awesome Disney trip. Hiring a babysitter was the best idea ever. It made the visit 100% stress free. We taught DS to put his hands up in the air and say yay. He did it on "it's a small world" Hahahhaha.
I just went to Disney yesterday! I took a picture of my son too
@jonesl12 I didn't want to jack the NHIE thread but I found the photo I was thinking of and its just too good not to share. The terrible hair is covered but the tall socks (on the beach, WTF)+wife beater+jorts combo makes up for it, IMO. Also, sweet soul patch and I think they were trying to make the balls hairy. I'm blowing this photo up and framing it for my nightstand.
@AmadorRose Oh I most certainly did! Bonus points for coming home, and my fiancé admitting he was miserable without me home for a night because he couldn't sleep, got lonely by himself, and had peanutbutter and jelly sandwiches on king's Hawaiian rolls for dinner... First thing out of his mouth when I got here was "I've been shitty, please don't leave me for real." It was cute.
But anyway, Disney! We saw Neal Patrick Harris read the Christmas story during the Candlelight Processional, it was AWESOME! We (best friend, and her moms) had dinner at the Coral Reef restaurant, and I had a friseé and edive salad, with goat cheese, poached cranberries, and candied pecans, entrée I had mahi mahi with jasmine rice in a coconut milk and lime sauce, and salsa, desert was a Bailey's and Jack Daniel's white and dark chocolate mouse. Omg it was so good!
The only part that kinda sucked was the frequent pee breaks, and how tired I was by the end of the day. It is so much harder to Disney when pregnant...
I don't understand "skinny style pants" like yoga pants and skintight jeans. How are people wearing these? I have skinny legs and small feet and I can't get the things over my feet. I just hurt my thumb pretty badly trying to get a pair of free yoga pants off.
I don't understand "skinny style pants" like yoga pants and skintight jeans. How are people wearing these? I have skinny legs and small feet and I can't get the things over my feet. I just hurt my thumb pretty badly trying to get a pair of free yoga pants off.
I get mine stretchy because my hips and thighs are way bigger than my waist...was...so even my skinny jeans were more like leggings. I love the compression of running tights but they're not comfortable enough to wear right now. I'm going to invest in a few pairs of fleece-lined leggings tomorrow for my trip back to Wisconsin...they're very stretchy and comfy. I'd say start with leggings that are unstructured and very stretchy...they're the most comfortable anyway.
@AmadorRose Oh I most certainly did! Bonus points for coming home, and my fiancé admitting he was miserable without me home for a night because he couldn't sleep, got lonely by himself, and had peanutbutter and jelly sandwiches on king's Hawaiian rolls for dinner... First thing out of his mouth when I got here was "I've been shitty, please don't leave me for real." It was cute.
But anyway, Disney! We saw Neal Patrick Harris read the Christmas story during the Candlelight Processional, it was AWESOME! We (best friend, and her moms) had dinner at the Coral Reef restaurant, and I had a friseé and edive salad, with goat cheese, poached cranberries, and candied pecans, entrée I had mahi mahi with jasmine rice in a coconut milk and lime sauce, and salsa, desert was a Bailey's and Jack Daniel's white and dark chocolate mouse. Omg it was so good!
The only part that kinda sucked was the frequent pee breaks, and how tired I was by the end of the day. It is so much harder to Disney when pregnant...
That food sounds so incredible that my eyes glazed over haha! I really want to go to Disney some day - you're never too old, right? And it'll be fun with kids one of these days. And I'm glad your fiancé finally came around!
I don't understand "skinny style pants" like yoga pants and skintight jeans. How are people wearing these? I have skinny legs and small feet and I can't get the things over my feet. I just hurt my thumb pretty badly trying to get a pair of free yoga pants off.
I get mine stretchy because my hips and thighs are way bigger than my waist...was...so even my skinny jeans were more like leggings. I love the compression of running tights but they're not comfortable enough to wear right now. I'm going to invest in a few pairs of fleece-lined leggings tomorrow for my trip back to Wisconsin...they're very stretchy and comfy. I'd say start with leggings that are unstructured and very stretchy...they're the most comfortable anyway.
This is how much I know. I was not sure whether or not leggings and yoga pants were the same thing....
I don't understand "skinny style pants" like yoga pants and skintight jeans. How are people wearing these? I have skinny legs and small feet and I can't get the things over my feet. I just hurt my thumb pretty badly trying to get a pair of free yoga pants off.
I get mine stretchy because my hips and thighs are way bigger than my waist...was...so even my skinny jeans were more like leggings. I love the compression of running tights but they're not comfortable enough to wear right now. I'm going to invest in a few pairs of fleece-lined leggings tomorrow for my trip back to Wisconsin...they're very stretchy and comfy. I'd say start with leggings that are unstructured and very stretchy...they're the most comfortable anyway.
This is how much I know. I was not sure whether or not leggings and yoga pants were the same thing....
There are so many crossover like jeggings that it's impossible to draw a line. I just buy pants that aren't see-through and are stretchy enough that DH, who normally outweighs me by nearly 100 lbs, could probably fit in them.
Oh my... I'm sad for the world. Truly. There was a mass shooting today, leaving 14 dead and 17 wounded at a disabled clinic in the city I live in. Only two suspects have been killed, 1 in custody, and another still on the run. The violence terrifies me for our children.
Oh my... I'm sad for the world. Truly. There was a mass shooting today, leaving 14 dead and 17 wounded at a disabled clinic in the city I live in. Only two suspects have been killed, 1 in custody, and another still on the run. The violence terrifies me for our children.
@jonesl12 I didn't want to jack the NHIE thread but I found the photo I was thinking of and its just too good not to share. The terrible hair is covered but the tall socks (on the beach, WTF)+wife beater+jorts combo makes up for it, IMO. Also, sweet soul patch and I think they were trying to make the balls hairy. I'm blowing this photo up and framing it for my nightstand.
It's going to be a true family keepsake lol I love it !!!
@AmadorRose you're never too old for Disney! I would go every single day if I could afford it >.>
@kalanieileen I saw something about another shooting happening yesterday. Scary that it was so close to you...
@RoseShadow873 I love skinny jeans... Except now that I'm pregnant and am developing serious canckles so they hurt by the end of the day. I've never bought a pair that I couldn't get my feet into.
@kalanieileen, I thought about you yesterday and wondered if it was close! Glad you are ok and I hope we'll have some answers soon about what the heck happened. Initial reports seem very odd.
There is just so much horror in the world, it is truly depressing and I do feel guilty having a kid. But maybe the world has just always sucked. I try to stay optimistic but it's pretty impossible. Humans are just destroying everything. Did you guys read about how bananas are predicted to go extinct? I almost cried when i heard that. I don't like bananas that much, but I can't imagine living in a world with no bananas!
I attended a wake last night for a coworker who lost her son to a terrible asthma attack. He was only 30 and he has a 5 year old daughter who lived with him. He lived with my coworker because of his medical conditions and they were my neighbor for almost 10 years and he was a really nice guy. Couple times he came over and shoveled my driveway just to be nice. I'm so very sad for her and it hurt so much that she lost him. I have it in my mind that our kids should be burying us, not the other way around. When I approached her at the wake she just broke down and lost it. I lost it too and I kept telling her I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, he was such a nice guy. I couldn't offer anything else other than if she needed anything to let me know. She said it meant so much to her for me to be there and she put her hand on my belly and said with a smile, "Take care of that baby, I'm so happy for you." I said I will and thank you. I bawled and cried so hard after we left. The funeral is today and I'm stuck at work thinking about how she's doing. I didn't sleep well last night because I kept thinking about if she's sleeping or not knowing she is burying her son today.
I attended a wake last night for a coworker who lost her son to a terrible asthma attack. He was only 30 and he has a 5 year old daughter who lived with him. He lived with my coworker because of his medical conditions and they were my neighbor for almost 10 years and he was a really nice guy. Couple times he came over and shoveled my driveway just to be nice. I'm so very sad for her and it hurt so much that she lost him. I have it in my mind that our kids should be burying us, not the other way around. When I approached her at the wake she just broke down and lost it. I lost it too and I kept telling her I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, he was such a nice guy. I couldn't offer anything else other than if she needed anything to let me know. She said it meant so much to her for me to be there and she put her hand on my belly and said with a smile, "Take care of that baby, I'm so happy for you." I said I will and thank you. I bawled and cried so hard after we left. The funeral is today and I'm stuck at work thinking about how she's doing. I didn't sleep well last night because I kept thinking about if she's sleeping or not knowing she is burying her son today.
Thanks for letting me get this out.
Funerals and wakes where parents bury their children are the worst. I'm so sorry. And that poor little girl!
@RoseShadow873 how can we expect the world to change if we don't have an influence on the next generation? A few shitty people with lots of news coverage shouldn't dictate the way you live your life because there are still SO many good people in the world.
Why does everyone on here say GTKY when the glossary of terms says it's GTKYFB (get you know your fellow bumpie)? "Get to know your" sounds terribly incomplete.
Why does everyone on here say GTKY when the glossary of terms says it's GTKYFB (get you know your fellow bumpie)? "Get to know your" sounds terribly incomplete.
It's because GTKY actually means "Getting to Know You"
Why does everyone on here say GTKY when the glossary of terms says it's GTKYFB (get you know your fellow bumpie)? "Get to know your" sounds terribly incomplete.
It's because GTKY actually means "Getting to Know You"
Like just here? That should be on the list too since it seems like what people actually use.
@jonesl12 I didn't want to jack the NHIE thread but I found the photo I was thinking of and its just too good not to share. The terrible hair is covered but the tall socks (on the beach, WTF)+wife beater+jorts combo makes up for it, IMO. Also, sweet soul patch and I think they were trying to make the balls hairy. I'm blowing this photo up and framing it for my nightstand.
It's going to be a true family keepsake lol I love it !!!
Also @rebelone that is so so sad. Parents should never have to experience the loss of their child and he was such a young guy! Ugh that just sucks.
I'd like to share that there is a dead mouse in my house/basement/attic somewhere near my door that leads to the garage and I seriously can't find it. There's legit nowhere to hide or die there! The only place I have not checked is the attic... Too much work. My house smells like Christmas and death . It's really bad.
Why does everyone on here say GTKY when the glossary of terms says it's GTKYFB (get you know your fellow bumpie)? "Get to know your" sounds terribly incomplete.
It's because GTKY actually means "Getting to Know You"
Like just here? That should be on the list too since it seems like what people actually use.
The Bump covers most of its abbreviations and some general forum abbreviations, but it won't cover everything that's used.
I found the mouse... It was wedged between the stairs to enter the house and the drywall. It was in the garage not the house so I've got some traps to set in the garage for sure.
@kalanieileen, I thought about you yesterday and wondered if it was close! Glad you are ok and I hope we'll have some answers soon about what the heck happened. Initial reports seem very odd.
Awe thank you for your thoughts, yes I'm ok. I was scared though, the shooting happened a block from my cousins house with his two kids
Re: **The Everything Random Thread for April Mamas**
Patient /athlete comes in weighs 180#. For height and weight they are obese.
Patient cuts carbs and eats healthier , gains muscle and drops body fat. He/she comes back a year later and still weighs 180# but clearly looks/is healthier. They are still obese per BMI.
We go by body fat% unless the pt is clearly morbidly obese.
*** also our computer system automatically generated bmi when the weight and height is entered at every visit and I'd say most people are overweight or obese per their chart***
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Rhys - born 04.17.2013
Harry - born 04.18.2016
I get it... Then I don't really. I don't think it will last long.
It's kinda hard to understand. It looks separate from the community option.
@jonesl12 I didn't want to jack the NHIE thread but I found the photo I was thinking of and its just too good not to share. The terrible hair is covered but the tall socks (on the beach, WTF)+wife beater+jorts combo makes up for it, IMO. Also, sweet soul patch and I think they were trying to make the balls hairy. I'm blowing this photo up and framing it for my nightstand.
But anyway, Disney! We saw Neal Patrick Harris read the Christmas story during the Candlelight Processional, it was AWESOME! We (best friend, and her moms) had dinner at the Coral Reef restaurant, and I had a friseé and edive salad, with goat cheese, poached cranberries, and candied pecans, entrée I had mahi mahi with jasmine rice in a coconut milk and lime sauce, and salsa, desert was a Bailey's and Jack Daniel's white and dark chocolate mouse. Omg it was so good!
The only part that kinda sucked was the frequent pee breaks, and how tired I was by the end of the day. It is so much harder to Disney when pregnant...
There are so many crossover like jeggings that it's impossible to draw a line. I just buy pants that aren't see-through and are stretchy enough that DH, who normally outweighs me by nearly 100 lbs, could probably fit in them.
There was a mass shooting today, leaving 14 dead and 17 wounded at a disabled clinic in the city I live in. Only two suspects have been killed, 1 in custody, and another still on the run. The violence terrifies me for our children.
@kalanieileen I saw something about another shooting happening yesterday. Scary that it was so close to you...
@RoseShadow873 I love skinny jeans... Except now that I'm pregnant and am developing serious canckles so they hurt by the end of the day. I've never bought a pair that I couldn't get my feet into.
TRIGGER WARNING: Death mentioned
I attended a wake last night for a coworker who lost her son to a terrible asthma attack. He was only 30 and he has a 5 year old daughter who lived with him. He lived with my coworker because of his medical conditions and they were my neighbor for almost 10 years and he was a really nice guy. Couple times he came over and shoveled my driveway just to be nice. I'm so very sad for her and it hurt so much that she lost him. I have it in my mind that our kids should be burying us, not the other way around. When I approached her at the wake she just broke down and lost it. I lost it too and I kept telling her I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, he was such a nice guy. I couldn't offer anything else other than if she needed anything to let me know. She said it meant so much to her for me to be there and she put her hand on my belly and said with a smile, "Take care of that baby, I'm so happy for you." I said I will and thank you. I bawled and cried so hard after we left. The funeral is today and I'm stuck at work thinking about how she's doing. I didn't sleep well last night because I kept thinking about if she's sleeping or not knowing she is burying her son today.
Thanks for letting me get this out.
It's a boy! Grow baby, grow! EDD: 4/22/2016
@RoseShadow873 how can we expect the world to change if we don't have an influence on the next generation? A few shitty people with lots of news coverage shouldn't dictate the way you live your life because there are still SO many good people in the world.
It's a boy! Grow baby, grow! EDD: 4/22/2016
Also @rebelone that is so so sad. Parents should never have to experience the loss of their child and he was such a young guy! Ugh that just sucks.
I'd like to share that there is a dead mouse in my house/basement/attic somewhere near my door that leads to the garage and I seriously can't find it.
There's legit nowhere to hide or die there!
The only place I have not checked is the attic... Too much work.
My house smells like Christmas and death . It's really bad.
It's a boy! Grow baby, grow! EDD: 4/22/2016
It was in the garage not the house so I've got some traps to set in the garage for sure.