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..and GD is a big deal. I was really worried about it (had a first tri test for it because I am heavier) and wish people took it seriously. It can have lasting issues for mom and baby, and a doctor should be your provider to ensure everything is going well with the GD.
I love Dr Metz - she is very supportive of natural birth and doesn't 'over doctor' everything. I have met all three docs at M st and really like all of them, but her especially.

I am sorry you are going through this...but with the right provider, you can definitely have the birth you want. Keep us looped with what's going on?
yaaaay
I can get there early and reserve an "October Moms" table, and you can ask there?

Does anyone have spare name tags to bring? I can try to get some if not, but I don't live near an office supply store (and the regular address labels at work don't stick to shirts!)
I'm in - anyplace works. I tried Le Diplomat, but they won't be open then on Monday.

LPQ might work just fine - I live nearby and can try to snag a spot a few minutes earlier if you all want?

any time works - I'll be avoiding my MIL
Anonymous wrote:Hi Critter! Plum here. We told our family from the very start (IVF), our core group of friends the end of Week 13 (close to 14 weeks), and I told work at 15 weeks. Not planning to make a FB post about it but I may send an email out to a more extended group of friends after my 20 week scan. We were also super, super nervous about telling -- both because "announcing" feels odd, and because we are superstitious. I don't think there is any rush if you don't want to tell -- you can always wait until 20 weeks when you have a pretty good sense that everything is totally fine.


This is exactly what we're doing - I only told my mom and best girlfriend about the IVF while it was going on, and we told extended family at week 13. We've told friends piecemeal (when we see them), but nothing on facebook. I've thought about an email after the 20 week scan.

Definitely hear you on the superstitious thing.
OP, I'm so, so sorry to hear that you are going through this.
Pumpkin - don't worry about being a newbie - I never did yoga before, just tell the teacher and you'll be fine. The moves aren't incredibly difficult at prenatal so you'll be totally able to handle it!
I've looked at the rock and play - does that have the same issue as the 'napper' for the safety issues?

I'm only just now researching - I use Lucie's List, which recommends the napper and rock and play.

Oh, LJ...I'm so sorry you are stressed about this - probably unnecessarily. It's awful that they messed up the results then gave you possibly wrong/awful news anyway!

I'm hopeful that things will be OK - statistics are weird, and still in favor of everything being completely fine!

If it were me, I'd want to know simply for planning purposes if it weren't going to change my decision on keeping the pregnancy. Planning for educational/childcare/financial issues are huge for me. And, the earlier I could find support (a group of people going through the same thing or whatnot) and the more I could learn, the more in control I could feel.

But I'm super anal retentive

Monday - Memorial Day? LPQ in Dupont? It's by the red line which could be helpful to people?
Is it ok for a newborn to sleep in the play yard part without a napper? I'm trying to figure which one we'll get before buying real furniture. We're going to use the changer so we can avoid buying a changing table / pad (our dresser is too high to use as a changing table). So even if it's usable for a couple of months, it's still helpful.

Does it need a mattress if we're going to use it as the crib for a few months? I notice those are sold as well...
FYI - don't do LWOP, use FMLA. LWOP status can have an effect on your comp start date, leave earnings, etc. If you can use FMLA unpaid, definitely invoke that vs just LWOP. This is what my HR advised me when I asked (though, to be fair, I think our HR has had to deal with maybe three pregnant female civilians since I've been here.....5 years long)
My mother lost her first at 8 months. I try to say to myself that it's not genetic, it's the fact that 40 years ago, medicine wasn't as advanced. That if this were today, the baby would be fine. This is why I try to tell myself.
It's hard to explain to people who don't know anyone who has had a late loss how nervous you are. All. The. Time. Like, if I exhale (emotionally) something will happen.

Odds are, the further along you are the less likely anything will happen. But it's a real fear (a fear that many people and care providers think we make up).

It's hard to accept, but bad things happen....I hope tht you can be ok, OP. Maybe a kick counter would help? I have an ap on my phone that includes one. If you fell and are worried, you should definitely call your OB. It can't hurt.
I'm at M Street - first appointment, went over the health issues on BOTH sides so my DH answered questions, weight, pee, blood, ultrasound for confirmation with the portable low-grade machine. They also wanted to do STD/pap tests (I think the STD is required by law?) but I had to wait because I was on progesterone so did it at my second appointment.

What Dr are you seeing?

If you're able to answer the ?s for your DH, or they're already in the system...I'd say yours doesn't have to go assuming he knows the doctor and doesn't mind missing a potential ultrasound. This was the one appointment my DH attended (well, that and the NT scan because he had to answer genetics questions too).
10:46 - first, congrats! Secondly, you are allowed to be cautious. I think so many of us are practicing self preservation when it comes to this issue.

You will get there.

I hope you have a happy and healthy 9 months.
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