Got Baby? Avez vous un bebe?

[Marilyn. 340]

my husband has told me I can't buy anything until we are closer to the due date

[Kimbear 53]

well i figure its an excuse to go walking around the mall for 4-5 hours My feet and back were so sore after doing that this weekend.

[lilacvioletiris 11]

My sister has a little girl who was born in April and she told me I get everything that her girl out grows since they are having one. I want to garage sale for neutral things but I know that sometimes you can get perfect clearance things at babysrus, kohls, etc as long as we shop a season ahead, then we just pray that our babies don't out grow the stuff before they wear it.

[JensJrny2Ray 367]

Well I told my mom (in Canada) and the in-laws (who live here) that we are expecting! They are pretty tickled! I'm going to go to PP tonight to get my official pg test and then research some women's clinics who do the sliding scale thing. It's all so nerve wracking and doesn't even seem real yet. Since I'm heavier and older, I do have some worries..but all my research says that if I take care of myself, eat healthy, exercise that everything should be fine..so here's praying it will!

[Marilyn. 340]

earlier today my little munchkin was very active. It felt like she was kicking me down below. ouch! then it felt like she was swimming laps or something..lol My husband started talking to her and she stopped.

[lilacvioletiris 11]

Jens, glad to hear that your family are excited. I too am older, I will be 37 this Sunday and I am overweight but I keep exercising and eating right.

[Marilyn. 340]

I get to go for my glucose tolerance test next week. Yay me!

[lilacvioletiris 11]

Hope all goes well with the glucose test. I am not looking forward to that.

[Marilyn. 340]

I guess they changed the test. It used to be you would go for a 1 hour glucose screening test and if you failed that you went for a 3 hour glucose tolerance test. Now they just do a 2 hour glucose tolerance test.

[Kimbear 53]

Interesting, my doc still does the one hour and then if need be the 3h one.

I am almost 20 weeks, but i have not felt a thing from the baby yet. at least i don't think i have. Kinda worried about that although i did read it could just be the position the baby is in. I guess i'll find out on Monday at our big appointment.

I guess they changed the test. It used to be you would go for a 1 hour glucose screening test and if you failed that you went for a 3 hour glucose tolerance test. Now they just do a 2 hour glucose tolerance test.

[VeeNDee 44]

Interesting, my doc still does the one hour and then if need be the 3h one.

I am almost 20 weeks, but i have not felt a thing from the baby yet. at least i don't think i have. Kinda worried about that although i did read it could just be the position the baby is in. I guess i'll find out on Monday at our big appointment.

I am 21 weeks now and only feel the baby move a little-some days I am not sure it moves. Then every few days it has a Kick Fest and I'm like "Oh hi baby!" I don't think at this point we are supposed to feel it regularly. I told the Ob/GYN at 19 weeks that my husband felt the baby kick (he only felt it once and hasn't since) and she seemed shocked and said our baby must be extra strong. But even for being strong it doesn't kick very often. Bet you are really looking forward to Monday!!!

[Marilyn. 340]

Interesting, my doc still does the one hour and then if need be the 3h one.

I am almost 20 weeks, but i have not felt a thing from the baby yet. at least i don't think i have. Kinda worried about that although i did read it could just be the position the baby is in. I guess i'll find out on Monday at our big appointment.

you might not feel anything yet if it is your first pregnancy.. This is my third pregnancy, I never felt anything with the first two. With this one at first it felt like little bubbles popping or some people say it feels kind of like butterflies.. also some babies just are not as active as others..

http://www.webmd.com/baby/fetal-movement-feeling-baby-kick?page=2

the new glucose test is fairly recent..

"In 2011, the American Diabetes Association adopted guidelines that recommend changes in the way women are tested for gestational diabetes. Instead of the GCT described above, a 2-hour OGTT, using a 75-gram glucose drink, is performed. If one or more of her glucose levels at fasting, 1 hour, or 2 hours are above a certain level, then she is diagnosed as having gestational diabetes."

http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/glucose/tab/test

Edited June 5, 2013 by Marilyn.

[Marilyn. 340]

my baby seems to move more in the evenings when I am lying in bed.. or early in the morning.. during the day I don't really feel her much.

[Autumnal 25]

Babies have their own movement routines, that's what I'm discovering. I've felt Niblet since about 14-15 weeks (first pregnancy), but then I was really paying attention for it. The little one likes to get me when I'm sitting very still, sometimes listening to certain songs, definitely when I'm about to fall asleep... and whenever Daddy leans over to offer a loving "Hello, Niblet!" as part of his morning/evening greetings. I'm up to almost 23 weeks now, and the baby absolutely seems to respond to the gentle pressure and conversation of its father.

Figures! He's got a thespian's voice, I put the blame there.

[Autumnal 25]

Is this through your Canadian or American insurance? If it's American, some of the mandates of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, "Obamacare") already cover breast pumps under the "Women's and Preventive Health" measures. It should already be covered for you, at least for most plans. I'd call your plan and ask to know whether the breastfeeding supplies are covered for your plan, if they offer discounted rates through specific vendors/providers, and what other benefits you have.

See: http://www.healthcare.gov/news/factsheets/2011/08/womensprevention08012011a.html

and

See: http://healthfinder.gov/HealthTopics/Category/pregnancy/getting-ready-for-your-baby/breastfeed-your-baby#take-action_1

Your state will probably also provide support if you're considered low income, though I don't want to make any assumptions there. If your baby is due after 1/1/14, you may also be eligible to enroll on a more affordable health plan on the Marketplace. And in that case, they do have to cover the breastfeeding equipment as part of the Essential Health Benefits package. Your mileage may vary depending on your income and your state, but pre-existing conditions don't apply.

AND i found out breast pumps are not covered. Only if there is a medical condition etc etc. no way i'm forking over money for those, as it is i started our registry and am going to have a nervous breakdown at how expensive stuff is here. we don't have alot of friends and i cannot expect my husbands family to pay for alot. and my family well..they are useless and broke to begin with, and i haven't really spoken to them since i moved.