Thursday Ticker Change - 10/20

Re: Thursday Ticker Change - 10/20

• chrlyr member

  October 2016

  How far along are you? 18 weeks

  
  

  How big is baby? Artichoke, sugar glider. 

  
  

  Upcoming appointments this week? Not until my anatomy scan next Friday! 

  
  

  Any new symptoms or changes? I think my belly has popped out a bit more. M/s is finally gone, I think. 

  
  

  Rants/Raves/Questions? I scheduled my repeat c-section for 3/17! That is crazy to me. It doesn't feel 100% real to me yet. 

  
  

  GTKY: Have you made any baby-related purchases yet? What have you gotten? We've made one purchase. We found a really good deal on a Britax B-Safe 35 Elite, so we picked that up. DS's infant carrier expires in November, so we had to replace it anyway.  

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• allysondunn2 member

  October 2016

  How far along are you? 19 weeks
  
  How big is baby? A mango or hedgehog
  
  Upcoming appointments this week? Nothing until Nov. 1st
  
  Any new symptoms or changes? Just having a lot of stretching discomfort in my sides.
  
  Rants/ Raves/Questions  None this week
  
  GTKY? The only thing we have bought is clothes. We already have a tote full. 
  

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• triwellnessgirl member

  October 2016

  How far along are you? 

  20 weeks

  
  

  How big is baby?

  A Banana
  

  Upcoming appointments this week?

  None this week! Anatomy scan was last week. Next appointment is a checkup on 11/1

  
  

  Any new symptoms or changes?

  The heartburn is getting sooooooooo bad

  
  

  Rants/Raves/Questions? Nope

  
  

  GTKY: Have you made any baby-related purchases yet? What have you gotten? Not yet!!! I guess we should get on that soon!!

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• Happyhiker member

  October 2016

  How far along? 21 weeks
  
  How big is baby? A ballcap
  
  upcoming appointments? Anatomy scan tomorrow!!
  
  New symptoms?  Backaches and a bit of cramping like I have a side stitch or stomach ache. Yesterday DH hugged me tight and felt the baby kick him back. I didn't notice it then, but it was right where I had been feeling little kicks. 
  
  rants/raves? I think I double in size every night. Crazy how fast the bump is growing right now!
  
  Purchased baby stuff? Just two onesies we used to announce the pregnancy to our family. I'm terrified to buy anything before our anatomy scan. It's like we might jinx getting a healthy baby if I buy too much. Silly and paranoid, perhaps, but the wait is over tomorrow.
  
  

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• librarymom917 member

  October 2016

  How far along are you?19 weeks
  

  
  

  How big is baby?size of a hedgehog
  

  
  

  Upcoming appointments this week? nope, had one monday
  

  
  

  Any new symptoms or changes? leg cramps at night
  

  
  

  Rants/Raves/Questions?

  
  

  GTKY: Have you made any baby-related purchases yet? What have you gotten? some clothes, now that we know he's a boy we are gonna be getting a lot of hand me downs from cousins, I've gotten a few things for nursery, bought the crib, a few packs of wipes and diapers, nursing cover, next weekend I'm getting a lot of things from my husbands cousin who is selling me all her baby stuff really cheap so after that I will know what I still need to get. I'm buying a diaper bag from a friend for half what she paid, still has the tags and I'm getting the glider/rocker as my christmas present from my mom, the only big purchase we need to make is the carseat but I'm waiting til much closer to buy that.
  

  
  

  

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• catybug820 member

  October 2016

  How far along are you?

  18 weeks
  
  

  How big is baby?

  The size of a croissant  (...which makes me hungry!)

  Upcoming appointments this week?

  Nothing until next Thursday 

  Any new symptoms or changes?

  I just want to sleep for 8 hours without waking up because I am uncomfortable or have to pee

  Rants/Raves/Questions?

  Everyone at work is treating me like I have some major disability. I did our run to the store for supplies, and was they told me they didn't want me to lift the cases of paper. I have lived in a town with a paper mill my whole life, lugging cases of paper is not that big of a deal! Lol

  GTKY: Have you made any baby-related purchases yet? What have you gotten?
  Nothing yet. This being our second baby I really don't need much. We have to decide on the nursery theme (we have the furniture from DD, so we just need bedding that isn't pink), and I will have to replace a few items that my SIL bought in pink princess theme even after I registered for them in neutrals (the swing and walker mainly), but other than that I just need little things. Until we clean out the nursery we don't have much room for more stuff anyway. I'm holding out on breastfeeding supplies until after the first of the year since it's tax deductible, that way it all gets deducted together, instead of keeping track of it for 2 separate years of taxes. 
  

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• hisqueen78 member

  October 2016

  @catybug820 why are breastfeeding supplies tax deductible? Cause I Brut need to do the same thing

  
  

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• catybug820 member

  October 2016

  @hisqueen78 You can use flex spending accounts from your employer for most supplies, and pumps. Also, if the expenses (this includes all deductible health care, not just breastfeeding supplies) add up to a certain percentage of your gross income (I believe it is about 10%) it is deductible. Definitely talk to an accountant to make sure the code hasn't changed since I delivered in 2014. It does require going long form, but we do that anyway, so it really isn't any extra effort. We take everything to our accountant with lots of highlighter and notes, and pick it up when it's done, we have used the same accountant in our small town for so long, so he really knows us pretty well.

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