athn64 I want to do the handprint snowman so bad!! But I just saw my SIL did it with my nieces yesterday and I'd feel like the biggest copycat. Last year I did "mistletoes" with DD using baking clay.
I'd do it anyway. But I don't care what my SIL would think.
Update! They Dopplered me thank god and she found the HB in like thirty seconds and it was 156. .
YAY!!
only listens for like 4 beats and was all "162! Happy baby!"
Seriously how do they do that!!?
Yesterday she listened told me 140 and then I asked if I could record the sound for DH so she did t again! And I have an awesome voice memo I sent him and made his day. . I never did it last time and regretted it.
Also I am down 1.2 pounds... So I think I'll get a super fatty bagel with cream cheese after this. Hashtag logic
I have yet to gain a single pound this pregnancy... now at 15+ weeks. I told DH yesterday I think I need to eat more, so I had two pre-dinner snacks. Then I was too full to eat dinner. Damn unpredictable appetite!
only listens for like 4 beats and was all "162! Happy baby!"
Seriously how do they do that!!?
Yesterday she listened told me 140 and then I asked if I could record the sound for DH so she did t again! And I have an awesome voice memo I sent him and made his day. . I never did it last time and regretted it.
This is a great idea! I'm totally going to do this for my DH at my next appointment. My OB only works Wednesdays and DH is out of town for work Mon-Wed every week.
Also I am down 1.2 pounds... So I think I'll get a super fatty bagel with cream cheese after this. Hashtag logic
I have yet to gain a single pound this pregnancy... now at 15+ weeks. I told DH yesterday I think I need to eat more, so I had two pre-dinner snacks. Then I was too full to eat dinner. Damn unpredictable appetite!
I hear ya on the appetite thing. I get so full so quickly! I will fill my plate up with deliciousness and then I can never finish.
I held a newborn today. It was amazing! I think my ovaries almost exploded.
I held a newborn last week and was too busy being petrified of dropping her or holding her wrong....I couldn't believe I was so nervous when I'd held my own tonnes of times!
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Post by ArgyleEnigma on Dec 18, 2015 11:56:50 GMT -5
Debbie downer here. Remember how I pseudo-graduated last week?
My next-step job, promised to me starting like three years ago, fell through. No funding. Now they can only offer half-time, the same work but a large demotion in the title/prestige, which in my line of work can matter a lot future wise. I guess I didn't expect to get this big fancy degree, which took five hard years, and then be cobbling together part-time work. Reality check.
Ooooh. And should funding come in in the future, there is no maternity leave, and no flex-time opportunity. Only people who get pregnant once they've started can have leave.
I don't think I'll accept, for a lot of reasons. Which makes me out of work starting January. Money wise we will be fine. I feel adrift, and so caught off guard.
Post by frecklesnbrains on Dec 18, 2015 11:59:01 GMT -5
I get to hold/examine/play with lots of newborns because of my job. It's been different since I've been pregnant, or even since TTC - I keep getting emotional about how adorable they are and have to remind myself to stay objective!
I did email my boss and tell him I'd either take the day off or depending on how I feel later, maybe come in for a meeting I'm suppose to go to at 1. Then I slept for a couple more hours this morning. It felt really nice.
Also I am down 1.2 pounds... So I think I'll get a super fatty bagel with cream cheese after this. Hashtag logic
I have yet to gain a single pound this pregnancy... now at 15+ weeks. I told DH yesterday I think I need to eat more, so I had two pre-dinner snacks. Then I was too full to eat dinner. Damn unpredictable appetite!
I've lost 7 from my first appointment so I told DH I get to eat all of the Christmas goodies.
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Post by manybellsdown on Dec 18, 2015 12:02:48 GMT -5
ArgyleEnigma, wow, what a shock. So sorry to hear this. Sounds like you would be making the right choice to decline, but that must be so strange after all your hard work!
Post by frecklesnbrains on Dec 18, 2015 12:03:14 GMT -5
ArgyleEnigma, I'm sorry What line of work are you in? I totally understand working in a field so dependent on funding that may- or (more likely) may-not come through. I could be out a job in a year if our funding falls through, and that's after spending a total of TWELVE YEARS of post-graduate education and training (that's AFTER my 4 year college degree). My DH thinks it's insane.
ArgyleEnigma I'm really sorry to hear that the funding for the job fell through. I can imagine how that has caught you off guard. I hope you're able to get something else.
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Post by ArgyleEnigma on Dec 18, 2015 12:16:47 GMT -5
frecklesnbrains Bioengineering, which could mean anything, I know. My research is mostly biomechanics, especially relating to childhood disability. I also do clinic work assessing gait, mostly in kids with cerebral palsy but we get all sorts.
I did a lot of graduate teaching and really enjoyed it, so I'm thinking next step may be a one-semester (or two quarter) teaching gig. That would end right before delivery, and then I could take as long as I line before coming back. But it's so late for finding that.
Post by frecklesnbrains on Dec 18, 2015 12:21:43 GMT -5
ArgyleEnigma, very cool! I suspected it was a scientific or medical field Teaching sounds like a great short-term option. I'm sure you will have plenty of other options later. Sorry for the stress though! It's so tough to not have a plan set-in-stone.
Post by sandandsea on Dec 18, 2015 12:30:25 GMT -5
ArgyleEnigma, that totally sucks. I'm a believer that when crappy stuff like this happens, it just wasn't meant to be and something better is in store for you. Best wishes!
Post by virginiaorjohn on Dec 18, 2015 12:36:13 GMT -5
ArgyleEnigma I'm so sorry about the job falling through. I think teaching sounds like an awesome opportunity if you can swing it. I know this was sudden and unexpected though, I can totally understand your worries. Bad timing for this news on a Friday, too.
Update! They Dopplered me thank god and she found the HB in like thirty seconds and it was 156. Now I'm waiting to see the OB, need to ask her WTF is up with this PAPP-A protein stuff.
YAY!!
Let us know about the weird pappa protein.
I was shocked and so happy how quickly my OB found the HB this week and only listens for like 4 beats and was all "162! Happy baby!"
So update on the PAPP-A protein: My OB was much more optimistic about it, and even said that the MFM doctor who told me about it "has no bedside manner or warmth at all." DAYUM, apply cold water to burn, as they say. My OB said PAPP-A is a chemical secreted by the placenta which indicates that the placenta may not work as efficiently at the end of pregnancy. She said because of the risks associated, I will get ultrasounds every 4 weeks after 20 weeks gestation, and every week from 36 weeks to birth. They are primarily checking for growth from week to week, and checking the fluid around the baby to make sure that the placenta is working correctly. She said the only thing it changes for me is that they will not let you go past your due date, so I will get induced if baby isn't making any progress by 40weeks. However, after all of this she said she has had a ton of low PAPP-A babies and not a single one has had a complication. She was sad that the MFM doctor scared us because she as she put it "it's only a problem if it's not monitored, but we're going to be all over it." So anyways, I am so thankful I have her as my OB, she definitely calmed me down. I am still a little sad because I feel like I was *thisclose* to having some confidence about this pregnancy and getting excited to share it with people, and now we will probably wait another month. But I am really glad I got the full story from my OB, now I can chill a little again.
GOmamab15, what a relief and great news for you guys!
virginiaorjohn, I'm glad you finally got some more information from your OB, sounds like they will be on top of everything and not to worry!
So I finally got a job offer from the company I have been waiting to back from!! The base salary was even a little higher than I expected and what they initially said their range was. If all goes as planned I will likely start the week of the 4th or 11th January.
The conversation around my pregnancy is going to be very awkward but I will cross that bridge when I come to it. Unfortunately I will just miss the cut off for 12 weeks paid maternity leave but I will qualify for Pregnancy Disability Leave which can be for up to 17 weeks. It's unpaid but I was mostly concerned about my job security so this is a huge relief.
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