Well I had to tell people at work much sooner than I wanted. Ugh. I was taking care of a patient yesterday who was getting a drug that is not safe for pregnancy. So that was awesome and then I had to tell more people today to make sure I wasn't assigned to that patient again this week. The joys of healthcare.
love tit for solidarity. This was me when I was pregnant with my DD. I haven't come across it yet this go around.
I wish I could boycott out of protest. But, I really need to actually participate and get a ton of questions answered for our conference in January.
I was looking for a commiseration type sighing gif, cause the Friday call sucks but yay for getting questions answered and instead I found this one that I need to keep in the reserves for a future, more appropriate date
I can't see the gif but I'm on the edge of my seat to find out what it will be
Am I the only one dreading Thanksgiving? My pregnant nose hates all the smells of thanksgiving. My MIL sent me an email with her menu and I almost hurled just reading it.
Am I the only one dreading Thanksgiving? My pregnant nose hates all the smells of thanksgiving. My MIL sent me an email with her menu and I almost hurled just reading it.
Am I the only one dreading Thanksgiving? My pregnant nose hates all the smells of thanksgiving. My MIL sent me an email with her menu and I almost hurled just reading it.
my pregnant nose (and belly) can't freakin wait for Thanksgiving! I want to eat all the things.
Am I the only one dreading Thanksgiving? My pregnant nose hates all the smells of thanksgiving. My MIL sent me an email with her menu and I almost hurled just reading it.
my pregnant nose (and belly) can't freakin wait for Thanksgiving! I want to eat all the things.
Me too! I planned the meal all around the things I want to eat. This is also my third Thanksgiving this year. #winning
All I want is mashed potatoes, so I'm looking forward to an entire plate of them at Thanksgiving. Hopefully I can handle other foods too, but right now I'm not banking on it.
Post by akraus2015 on Nov 17, 2016 11:51:49 GMT -5
So our open enrollment window for flex spending is this week. I'm having a hard time trying to decide what to pay in. Even the maximum amount probably won't cover L&D fees (our insurance is terrible), but I don't want to put in too much because it will mess up our monthly budget if my paycheck is significantly smaller.
Also I don't think I'm going to pay in anything for dependent care. My PgAL brain can't handle thinking that far ahead. Plus...if we do need childcare after my maternity leave it will only be for like the last 2-3 months of the year.
What do you all do for flex spending? Or what other ways are you planning ahead for your L&D, time off work, and childcare?
OMG I KNOW! I'm so impatient in class and I don't want to deal with anything like stupid meetings after school---I just want to go home and go to bed. I feel like I"m just impatient and moody and I wanna tell people if only so it explains that I'm not a complete bitch.
I totally get you! I'm not a teacher I'm a speech-pathologist but seeing kids back to back all day was exhausting as it is before pregnancy! I'm so thankful I don't have to manage an entire classroom!
akraus2015 I haven't thought that far ahead and I think it is PgAL brain. I would budget as much as you can for the birth. What is your max out of pocket? Most of the time the hospital will work with you after the birth on monthly payment plans.
I'm not even sure...I know it's high. We'll probably just pay the full amount to get it over with and not have monthly payments, but I have to decide on flex spending this week. They allow up to $2,400 per year to be paid in, but I don't want to cut my paycheck down that much each month. I ended up enrolling for $1,200. It's something, at least. Better than nothing!
akraus2015 I haven't thought that far ahead and I think it is PgAL brain. I would budget as much as you can for the birth. What is your max out of pocket? Most of the time the hospital will work with you after the birth on monthly payment plans.
I'm not even sure...I know it's high. We'll probably just pay the full amount to get it over with and not have monthly payments, but I have to decide on flex spending this week. They allow up to $2,400 per year to be paid in, but I don't want to cut my paycheck down that much each month. I ended up enrolling for $1,200. It's something, at least. Better than nothing!
Dw has flex dependent care and idk either but so much can change so we may as well just do what we gotta do and worry about the $ saving during tax time
Post by 2mrsks (mrs&mrsk) on Nov 17, 2016 16:41:47 GMT -5
Re wants me to go tomorrow for bloodwork which Is kinda annoying bc I went Tuesday and was doubling fine. My first was low but I think it was 12 hrs soon lol or a day. Since then ive been ok Then he wants me to go soooo far out of the way Monday for sono which is terrible timing at work I feel like I told this story already? But anyway I want to reschedule for tues/wed. Wwyd
Re wants me to go tomorrow for bloodwork which Is kinda annoying bc I went Tuesday and was doubling fine. My first was low but I think it was 12 hrs soon lol or a day. Since then ive been ok Then he wants me to go soooo far out of the way Monday for sono which is terrible timing at work I feel like I told this story already? But anyway I want to reschedule for tues/wed. Wwyd
I just got rear ended driving into work. Luckily there is no damage except a license plate indent. TFGIF!
Glad you are okay!!
Thanks!! I literally got a new (used) car 2 days ago that is safer and sturdier so if it had been my old little clown car it would have been a different story.
Poor DD got a stomach bug. So I got to "sleep" on her floor while she threw up all night. This mamma is exhausted. Pregnancy is not conducive to floor-sleeping.
I missed a huge amount of hair on my legs shaving last night and I have an ultrasound with my RE this afternoon. So guess I'll be leaving at lunch to work from home/shave.
Normally I'd be like "oh she won't care", but this is like man leg hair. I forgot how my body hair grows while pregnant. I'm basically Tim Allen in The Santa Clause when he shaves and then immediately has a full Santa beard.
Post by Crisco Salad on Nov 18, 2016 9:07:32 GMT -5
My office is right next to the one stall in the men's room. I can hear the toilet paper roll when someone pulls it. It makes me gag every time just to think about what is happening on the other side of the wall.
Post by akraus2015 on Nov 18, 2016 10:22:58 GMT -5
All the bathroom talk and leg hair is grossing me out so I'm changing the subject. Headed in for hopefully my last blood draw today! Then I'll just be impatiently waiting 5 more days until we can see baby!
I used to stay on top of it, but now I hold my DD while I shower so it's hard to balance on one leg and hold a slippery wet 18 month old. Honestly, I'm lucky to shower at all, when W was younger I used to have to take vacation time from work just to shower and clean my house because she was so needy I wasn't able to do it otherwise.
In the summer I made sure I was good, but I let time pass in the colder months. My H isn't really affectionate, so we only have sex when I'm ovulating when we want a baby, so he would have no clue what I had going on. When we're going to have sex I'm freshly shaved. I swear I'm not gross.
I'm way more emotional this time around. I keep crying over stupid stuff. Last night I was crying thinking about my mom's dog possibly being lonely. She's surrounded by people all day, she's not lonely...
I missed a huge amount of hair on my legs shaving last night and I have an ultrasound with my RE this afternoon. So guess I'll be leaving at lunch to work from home/shave.
Normally I'd be like "oh she won't care", but this is like man leg hair. I forgot how my body hair grows while pregnant. I'm basically Tim Allen in The Santa Clause when he shaves and then immediately has a full Santa beard.
haha this gave me a good laugh. Last pregnancy my leg hair growth drastically slowed down it was amazing. I'm still waiting for that to happen this time around though.
I'm way more emotional this time around. I keep crying over stupid stuff. Last night I was crying thinking about my mom's dog possibly being lonely. She's surrounded by people all day, she's not lonely...
me too!! I started crying the other day thinking about leaving N home and not being home with her for a couple days when it's time to go to the hospital to have this baby. Emoshuns are running high here.
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