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Post by chipmunk on May 3, 2016 10:43:33 GMT -5
1.) How far along are you?
2.) Symptoms, Complaints, Concerns, "Awwww" moments?
3.) What will you eat/drink for Cinco De Mayo? Alternatively, what do you wish you could enjoy? |
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Post by chipmunk on May 3, 2016 10:48:42 GMT -5
1) 36 weeks, 3 days. I'm in full countdown mode.
2) I can still see the tips of my toes! But ankle/foot swelling is getting worse. I gave up on work loafers, have Crocs brand ballet flats that squeak, especially in our warm weather down here. Baby continues to push upwards, making breathing uncomfortable at times and my chest aches.
Had to have a come to Jesus moment with the tabby cat- after months of not giving a crap/ no interest, she decided the other night that the crib obviously should be her new nap spot. I caught her pretty quick and yelled, chasing her out of the room. She did slink back in a bit later when I was reading Dr. Seuss to Chipmunchkin, and refused to even LOOK at the crib, so I think the lesson that the crib is off limits is sticking.
3) I think I'll make verde chicken enchiladas (one of DH's favorites). He can have a margarita, I'll have milk to stave off heartburn from the seasonings. I'd love to be able to enjoy our fajitas, but DH likes waaay too much seasoning on them for me to survive the night. I will also be missing DH's margaritas this year (his margaritas are how I ended up pregnant, really, so I guess it all balances out in the end).
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Post by gingerlady on May 3, 2016 11:11:11 GMT -5
1.) How far along are you? 35 weeks
2.) Symptoms, Complaints, Concerns, "Awwww" moments? I feel lousy. Low grade headache, low grade nausea, heartburn, exhausted, irritable. But that's normal for 35 weeks, right? The fact that it's cold and gray and rainy every.single.day this week probably isn't helping. I think I'm just been spoiled because I've had such an easy pregnancy so far.
3.) What will you eat/drink for Cinco De Mayo? Alternatively, what do you wish you could enjoy?
I forgot about Cinco de Mayo. Now all I can think about is how I can't have a margarita and I'm depressed.
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Post by chipmunk on May 3, 2016 11:15:32 GMT -5
gingerlady, I occasionally have made a "mockarita" with Mr. T's margarita mix, some lime juice, and Simply Lemonade shaken over ice. With a bit of salt on the rim, it tastes pretty close to the real thing...
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Post by gingerlady on May 3, 2016 11:44:17 GMT -5
gingerlady , I occasionally have made a "mockarita" with Mr. T's margarita mix, some lime juice, and Simply Lemonade shaken over ice. With a bit of salt on the rim, it tastes pretty close to the real thing... Hmm, sounds yummy but more like lemon/lime juice than a margarita. Who am I kidding? I just want the tequila, no lime. A straight shot or two of nice añejo... |
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Post by gingerlady on May 3, 2016 11:45:43 GMT -5
entropicbeauty congrats on finding out you're having another little girl!!!
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Post by snippet17 on May 3, 2016 12:04:54 GMT -5
entropicbeauty - Congrats on finding out that you are having another girl
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Post by gingerlady on May 3, 2016 12:52:22 GMT -5
1.) How far along are you? 35 weeks 2.) Symptoms, Complaints, Concerns, "Awwww" moments? I feel lousy. Low grade headache, low grade nausea, heartburn, exhausted, irritable. But that's normal for 35 weeks, right? The fact that it's cold and gray and rainy every.single.day this week probably isn't helping. I think I'm just been spoiled because I've had such an easy pregnancy so far. 3.) What will you eat/drink for Cinco De Mayo? Alternatively, what do you wish you could enjoy? I forgot about Cinco de Mayo. Now all I can think about is how I can't have a margarita and I'm depressed. I'm sorry you feel crappy. But I was like you- toward the end, I just felt terrible all the time after a mostly decent pregnancy. No lie, the last couple weeks are the worst but you are almost there! You don't have the ability to work from home, do you? I started doing that one day a week for my last month and it made a HUGE difference for me to not have to commute that one day. I do have the flexibility to work from home some, which is nice. I really only NEED to be in the office on Mon/Tues/Thurs because of clinic time and important meetings. All of my OB appointments are on Wednesdays, and that's 5 min from my office so it also makes sense to be here Wednesdays. But Fridays I can usually WFH - I did last week  I've actually arranged it so that hopefully I can WFH most Wednesdays and Fridays after I come back from maternity leave. It's a major perk of my otherwise low-paying and low-prestige academic job |
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Post by mrsELF6713 on May 3, 2016 17:12:46 GMT -5
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Post by mrsELF6713 on May 3, 2016 17:38:41 GMT -5
1. 13 weeks. Almost to that 2nd tri--seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
2. This weekend we told my 4 year old nephew I had a baby in my tummy and that he is going to be a cousin. When he left he gave me a hug goodbye and then gave my belly a kiss for baby cousin. It was sweet.
3. We will eat Mexican food for sure on Cinco de Mayo. It's a weekly occurrence for us anyways, so its just another day! So far I haven't missed alcohol yet, but since "I can't" have it my lack of margarita's will be bitter sweet. Sometimes at home I'll have my ginger ale in a wine glass so it feels like I am drinking something more exciting, lol.
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Post by chipmunk on May 4, 2016 8:06:44 GMT -5
mrsELF6713, before my borderline GD diagnosis, when DH would have a glass of wine, he'd serve me a glass of light white grape juice in a wine glass It wasn't exactly the same, but it was nice to pretend.
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Post by chipmunk on May 4, 2016 8:07:18 GMT -5
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Post by chipmunk on May 4, 2016 9:52:13 GMT -5
I pre registered at my hospital some time ago, and provided insurance information so I could get pre verified and get my out of pocket estimated expenses figured out before I deliver.
Assuming a normal, uncomplicated vaginal delivery or C-section, I'm looking at a max of 2,500 out of pocket for my stay, including the baby, and all related expenses, save for the OB (which I've already paid for as part of my global maternity package) and the fees of the anesthesiologist/cost of epidural, which is billed separately.
Knowing my estimated max expenses for the hospital is a huge relief. Fingers crossed that everything is uncomplicated.
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Post by chipmunk on May 4, 2016 10:35:36 GMT -5
I pre registered at my hospital some time ago, and provided insurance information so I could get pre verified and get my out of pocket estimated expenses figured out before I deliver. Assuming a normal, uncomplicated vaginal delivery or C-section, I'm looking at a max of 2,500 out of pocket for my stay, including the baby, and all related expenses, save for the OB (which I've already paid for as part of my global maternity package) and the fees of the anesthesiologist/cost of epidural, which is billed separately. Knowing my estimated max expenses for the hospital is a huge relief. Fingers crossed that everything is uncomplicated. I don't know if all hospitals do pre registrations. It was mentioned on my birth center tour, and I got the information on where I needed to go online with my info (name, DOB, SSN, insurance information, etc) and filled it out. I guess this hospital group decided it was less stressful to give expectant couples the opportunity to fill this out in advance, rather than waving a bunch of forms and papers at a screaming woman in labor and/or her spouse/partner who may be freaking out as well. 
Part of our tour included getting a packet of info, which had a section on billing and financial planning, with numbers for the financial counseling line for each hospital within the area chain (there's about 6 of them).
I called asking to confirm receipt of my insurance info and stating I wanted to get more information on what my expected out of pocket costs would be. The kid on the line did confirm all my information was in, and said he'd put in the request for the info for me, would get back to me within 7 days. I ended up with a less than 24 hour turn around time from him, and he was also able to confirm that this was inclusive of me and Chipmunchkin- Chipmunchkin will not get a separate surprise bill from the hospital for her stay. DH and I were preparing to speak with their financial people and negotiate a "this is how much you're charging, this is how much we can actually manage to pay you" situation depending on how much our costs were going to be. I have an HSA through work that will cover most of this, so we are very relieved.
If your hospital offers a birth center/maternity ward tour, entropicbeauty, I'd highly recommend taking it, and amongst your list of questions, ask them about pre-registration and insurance verification, etc. If they offer it, go for it. It's definitely a load off our minds that we can anticipate how much the final charges will be and I won't give birth a second time upon them bringing a bill at discharge.
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Post by chipmunk on May 5, 2016 18:47:42 GMT -5
Ugh, I really don't need drama now.
I had a long day at work, during which Chipmunchkin decided to squish up towards my lungs as much as possible. Had to force myself to eat dinner, no appetite plus feeling yucky with aching ribs.
And then I get a text. From SMIL.
I haven't spoken/texted with her since around August 2014. We've been low/no contact with her and FIL since the big blow up in that same month between her and DH. This is the same woman who, when DH told his Dad a few weeks ago that we were unavailable a weekend they were in the area, texted DH asking him to reconsider meeting up (ie, implying that we were lying about being out of town, etc). Aside from that text, we hadn't heard from them in months. Yes, they know we are pregnant (I did send them one of our Christmas cards that announced the pregnancy), but they don't know the date (cards only said May 2016). I've detailed the lack of response from them and the other drama in support/family general posts, along with how SMIL has consistently made the loss of BIL all about her, how hard it is on her, and a lot of "look at me, look at me" detail.
Idk if it's hormones, instinct, the past issues, or just knowing SMIL and the passive aggressive bs she pulls, but I'm now in a bad mood. The text reads as follows:
Hey there. Just wanted you to know that FIL and I are thinking about you and we are excited for both of you. We don't know the date but know we are thinking of you. You are going to be a wonderful Mommy!!!
I don't think it's a coincidence that, 5 days into May, (and nearly a month after the texts with DH) she's reaching out to me. I don't think it's a coincidence that she's reaching out right before Mother's Day weekend, either. But I also know I'm going into Mama Bear protective mode, and DH and I don't want her PA craziness around our child.
I haven't told DH yet about this text- it came in right before he got home for dinner, and due to some mishaps involving him wanting to make salsa from scratch, a blender, and some general clumsiness, he had to bolt down his tacos and go back to work- I didn't want him in a bad mood for the rest of the evening.
Sorry for the vent. Would just rather post this here since it's definitely tying into my pregnancy than anywhere else.
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Post by mrsELF6713 on May 6, 2016 15:06:25 GMT -5
sorry you are dealing with that stress chipmunk. For the sake of your sanity and baby right now try to let it go--I know easier said than done! I'd just reply with a thank you and try to move past it. Or if you are not comfortable replying at all that is fine too. They know you are having a baby so I am sure this will not be the last time you hear from them. Hugs. |
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