Ever since I figured out that the baby will now kick back if I poke it, I have been poking my belly a lot. I know it is too early to feel the baby moving, but I am just so excited at the prospect. This poor kid! 🤦♀️
I just had to announce my pregnancy to 2 of my most gossipy employees (I'll be 9 weeks tomorrow, planned to wait until 12). We're having issues with our x-ray machine & we had to callibrate it by taking multiple images. I had to ask them to handle it since obviously I can't....whatever, I'm sure they'll spread the news fast so it'll spare me from making the awkward announcement to everyone. Oh well.
Me: 39 DH: 36 Married: Sept 2018 DS: December 2016 #2 EDD Feb 2020
@Pgh_Kel are you in radiology? I don’t know if you know anything about fluoro, but the other day I had to transport to IR and when we were transferring to the table the lights went out like it does when they are doing the procedure. They even joked that we were getting zapped. I believe someone accidentally pushed the floor button, but don’t know enough to be sure. I told them to stop because I am pregnant and they acted like it was just the lights. I don’t know if they were just covering or if that’s the truth. Do you know if the lights can go out independently of the fluoro being used? Was I zapped for real with no lead? The lights going out in that instance looked exactly like how it does when the MD does the procedure.
@DDRRT1982 not a radiology expert but when I worked as a surgical vet tech our lights never randomly did that. I would talk with your ob about the possibility.
@sassypants ya, I was going to. I mentioned it to my boss, but was trying to figure out if I had enough info to justify further questioning. I think I am going to. There’s nothing I can do about it now, but I would like to know if I really was exposed unnecessarily.
@DDRRT1982 I am not in radiology so I don't have much input other than my instinct, which would be to mention it to my OB. I think it's more of a concern if you're directly in the beam of the x-ray and unprotected, but the scatter radiation is still not something you want to be exposed to on a regular basis. Not sure if they were actually activating the machine or not, but it's worth asking if it's something to worry about.
I'm a manager of a veterinary hospital, I know the guidelines of my staff using protective equipment for our specific machine and usage procedures, etc....but that's the extent of it. I'm not familiar with the fluoro you mentioned. Sorry!!
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Me: 39 DH: 36 Married: Sept 2018 DS: December 2016 #2 EDD Feb 2020
@brookert615 we are moving to one of those gulf countries like UAE,Kuwait, Qatar. I have lived there before for yrs. when I was preggo with #1 and life was good. Maids are dirt cheap.
@sunshinegarden that’s awesome! Years ago when DH was deployed, I wanted to fly out to Bahrain when they ported there. But we decided money would be better spent on our VA loan fee to buy our house. I still regret not going.
Went to my dr appt this morning and HB came up right away, 160 which midwife says is normal. So relieved that everything is going well! PGAL brain is real. 😅
Me: 38, DH: 36 Married Jan 2008 DD Baby Bells born Dec 2016 5 lbs, 12 oz, 18" so in love Due with #2 Baby Arya EDD February 2020
This morning around 5:30, I got up to use the bathroom for the 4th time. I come back to bed, and my husband says, didn’t you already go earlier? Yes, honey. Yes, I did. Welcome to pregnancy.
@TennisLove30 My husband made fun of me the other day for peeing so much and even after I said it's a real thing he still didn't believe me! Apparently I shouldn't have to pee because the baby isnt big enough to push my bladder.... 🤦♀️
32 minutes left of my 3 hour GTT!!! I always psyche myself out for these sorts of things. Your comments the other daft readily helpedIt hasnt been bad at all. Got a chilled lemon lime drink and it wasnt bad at all. I'm just getting hungry now and glad the MS has stayed away thus far today.
I had bloodwork yesterday to see if I could stop the meds from our FET. I can stop the estrogen pills but not yet the progesterone vaginal suppositories. I have 2 more weeks of those. Ugh!
@TennisLove30 My husband made fun of me the other day for peeing so much and even after I said it's a real thing he still didn't believe me! Apparently I shouldn't have to pee because the baby isnt big enough to push my bladder.... 🤦♀️
Oh first time dads... Tell him it's a combination of hormones and your kidneys starting to work overtime and if he doesn't believe you he can google it.
Speaking of peeing, I think I am finally starting to get that end of the first trimester break from having to pee all the time. Hoping that means I will start sleeping through the night again.
@leksiL, im so happy for you to hear the hb. I cried on Wednesday hearing mine, because they couldnt find it last week at 11+5. I had a mmc almost exactly 10 years ago, the u/s showed no hb. Wednesday my baby was at 160 also. Its so reassuring.
@robynlynn2000 happy for you too! I had a CP in January and had a straight out MC about 15 years ago so have been so paranoid. Especially after seeing so many posts on the www about MMC - that sounds so heart-wrenching. I feel so assured now that we have a 99% chance of a successful pregnancy even at our old age!
The other great thing about yesterday was the midwife said that they would treat me exactly as they would a FTM even though I'm 38 with a cesarean in the past, since the reason for a cesarean was only because she was breech. There are going to be a lot of spinning babies exercises going on around here!
Me: 38, DH: 36 Married Jan 2008 DD Baby Bells born Dec 2016 5 lbs, 12 oz, 18" so in love Due with #2 Baby Arya EDD February 2020
I am the only one in my office for the time being and after the chaotic week we have had with the office being remodeled, it is SO SO peaceful. I just wish this would last all day.... but my coworker will be back soon with trim and that will start being installed.
Just called my insurance to make sure they wouldn’t cover the NIPT and they won’t. I have to be older or have some sort of medical condition that would necessitate it. Oh well!
Me:33 DH: 34 Married: May 2011 TTC #1: May 2015 DS: 10/20/2016 TTC #2: June 2019 #2 EDD: 2/20/2020
Sometimes I wish that we had kids earlier but then I remember how little patience I had in my 20s and I'm glad we waited. It is also nice to be able to afford daycare, it would have been a struggle to find $2500/mo in our budget in our 20s, my MIL would probably watch the kids all day and they are have-tv-on-all-day-at-blaring-levels type people so that would have been difficult.
Me: 38, DH: 36 Married Jan 2008 DD Baby Bells born Dec 2016 5 lbs, 12 oz, 18" so in love Due with #2 Baby Arya EDD February 2020
@daffodil_shoe yes we live in CT but $2500 is the total for 2 luckily it will only be for fourteen months and then DD will start kindergarten and we will only have to pay for her before/after school program so we should dip below $2000.
We also have super high taxes. I do have dreams of leaving, but I would most likely take a serious paycut unless it was to NYC and then costs would go up I also don't want to retake the bar exam ever again and since i'm not actively practicing I can't get waived in.
Me: 38, DH: 36 Married Jan 2008 DD Baby Bells born Dec 2016 5 lbs, 12 oz, 18" so in love Due with #2 Baby Arya EDD February 2020
Pregnancy brain has kicked into high gear. Apparently I left my key in the door last night. We live in a apartment so people would definitely have noticed. Thank God it was still there this morning!
PSA if your insurance doesn't cover your breast pump. Target has a lot of baby clearance going on right now and I saw quite a few Medela Sonata for $199.98 instead of $399.99.
TTC#1 10/2018: MFI (2 SA under 9 million/ml) 11/2018: HSG shows right Fallopian tube slightly damaged 1/2019: Husband diagnosed with grade 3 varicocele 4/05/2019: varicocele repair surgery 6/13/2019: BFP!!! EDD: 2/22/2020 Baby girl born 2/27/2020 7/18/2019: Total Motile Count at 3 months post surgery = 51 millions!! (number must be >20 millions to conceive naturally).
Well, I just saw the results of my GTT yesterday. Unless there's something I'm missing, the result says normal! All the values fall nicely into the reference ranges shown.
@babyroma im happy for you, maybe you can relax a bit now lol. They just checked blood glucose with me and said it was normal. And said i would do the tolerance test around 26-28 weeks. But gd is something I have been concerned about as well.
Re: Weekly Randoms (7/22-7/28)
Diagnosed with PCOS & Hashimoto's
Me: 39 DH: 36
Married: Sept 2018
DS: December 2016
#2 EDD Feb 2020
I'm a manager of a veterinary hospital, I know the guidelines of my staff using protective equipment for our specific machine and usage procedures, etc....but that's the extent of it. I'm not familiar with the fluoro you mentioned. Sorry!!
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Me: 39 DH: 36
Married: Sept 2018
DS: December 2016
#2 EDD Feb 2020
Diagnosed with PCOS & Hashimoto's
Married Jan 2008
DD Baby Bells born Dec 2016 5 lbs, 12 oz, 18"
Due with #2 Baby Arya EDD February 2020
Diagnosed with PCOS & Hashimoto's
Happy Thursday!
DH: 34
Married: May 2011
TTC #1: May 2015
DS: 10/20/2016
TTC #2: June 2019
#2 EDD: 2/20/2020
Diagnosed with PCOS & Hashimoto's
@TennisLove30 4 times?! Ohhh man. I hope you are able to go back to sleep after!
DH: 34
Married: May 2011
TTC #1: May 2015
DS: 10/20/2016
TTC #2: June 2019
#2 EDD: 2/20/2020
My husband made fun of me the other day for peeing so much and even after I said it's a real thing he still didn't believe me! Apparently I shouldn't have to pee because the baby isnt big enough to push my bladder.... 🤦♀️
Diagnosed with PCOS & Hashimoto's
@babyroma my eyes are rolling at your husband. Ha ha! 🙄
Speaking of peeing, I think I am finally starting to get that end of the first trimester break from having to pee all the time. Hoping that means I will start sleeping through the night again.
DH: 34
Married: May 2011
TTC #1: May 2015
DS: 10/20/2016
TTC #2: June 2019
#2 EDD: 2/20/2020
Wednesday my baby was at 160 also. Its so reassuring.
The other great thing about yesterday was the midwife said that they would treat me exactly as they would a FTM even though I'm 38 with a cesarean in the past, since the reason for a cesarean was only because she was breech. There are going to be a lot of spinning babies exercises going on around here!
Married Jan 2008
DD Baby Bells born Dec 2016 5 lbs, 12 oz, 18"
Due with #2 Baby Arya EDD February 2020
DH: 34
Married: May 2011
TTC #1: May 2015
DS: 10/20/2016
TTC #2: June 2019
#2 EDD: 2/20/2020
Sometimes I wish that we had kids earlier but then I remember how little patience I had in my 20s and I'm glad we waited. It is also nice to be able to afford daycare, it would have been a struggle to find $2500/mo in our budget in our 20s, my MIL would probably watch the kids all day and they are have-tv-on-all-day-at-blaring-levels type people so that would have been difficult.
Married Jan 2008
DD Baby Bells born Dec 2016 5 lbs, 12 oz, 18"
Due with #2 Baby Arya EDD February 2020
We also have super high taxes. I do have dreams of leaving, but I would most likely take a serious paycut unless it was to NYC and then costs would go up
Married Jan 2008
DD Baby Bells born Dec 2016 5 lbs, 12 oz, 18"
Due with #2 Baby Arya EDD February 2020
10/2018: MFI (2 SA under 9 million/ml)
11/2018: HSG shows right Fallopian tube slightly damaged
1/2019: Husband diagnosed with grade 3 varicocele
4/05/2019: varicocele repair surgery
6/13/2019: BFP!!! EDD: 2/22/2020
7/18/2019: Total Motile Count at 3 months post surgery = 51 millions!! (number must be >20 millions to conceive naturally).
TTC #2
9/07/2021: BFP - CP: 9/10/2021
10/07/2021: BFP - CP: 10/23/2021
12/23/2021: BFP! EDD: 08/31/2022
companies have lower costs to pay out of pocket if insurance won’t cover it. I know Natera/Panorama does.