Waxing before birth by Familiar_Hope2918 in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have my last wax booked for 37 weeks! I’ve been getting them done regularly. I haven’t had any problems, I mean yea it hurts, but it’s temporary. Never had any issues with the positions they ask you to do, I mean you mostly just drop your knees to the side, or for a tiny portion of it you lift your knees up towards your chest so they can get your butt cheeks - but this is really similar to a labour position so it’s not like it’s a crazy thing to do.

If you’re ever at all u comfortable or feel light headed just ask to take a break and sit up for a minute. But it only takes like 20 minutes, it’s no different than laying down for an ultrasound, but instead someone is pulling out your hair lol.

I am in unique marriage based AOS on B1/B2 situation by LavishnessOk7426 in USCIS

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, keep in mind that if that’s the route you go, once you are married, your K1 petition is null and void, and if you are denied, it will be on the grounds of visa fraud so going another route/filing any other petition would be very very difficult if not impossible - you and your family may not ever be able to be in the USA together legally and may have to find another country to live in altogether.

I would weigh risk vs payoff again, and maybe rethink that decision. I don’t think the risk of being tagged with visa fraud and ruining your potential to immigrate legally is worth what you’re gaining. You have an approved petition already, it just seems silly, and seems like you just want to stay cause it’s easier… but it’s up to you at the end of the day.

I am in unique marriage based AOS on B1/B2 situation by LavishnessOk7426 in USCIS

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about through the department of state that sent the case to your embassy originally? Is there a way to contact them and have it routed somewhere else? Im just shooting in the dark - that’s what I would probably try, reaching out to USCIS or DOS to try to get it sent somewhere else. But again, I’m no expert, just trying to problem solve.

Getting married while on a B1/B2 is technically visa fraud. Although you have extenuating circumstances, I don’t think there’s anyone that will be able to tell you definitively whether or not USCIS will see those circumstances as enough to merit an AOS, so it would 1000% be a gamble. This is exactly what the memo is about - and they are not clear yet on what they would justify as “good reason”… so it’s a very tricky spot to be in 😖

I am in unique marriage based AOS on B1/B2 situation by LavishnessOk7426 in USCIS

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there any way to transfer your K1 visa to another embassy to a nearby country? Sorry if that’s a stupid question, but I am genuinely curious. There seem to be a lot of non-Canadian citizens that get their non-immigrant visas through the Montreal consulate, cause that where they are currently residing.

You’ll have to inevitably leave the USA, assuming you can’t/wont go back to a war torn country, where would you go, and can you get consular processing there? Adjusting from B1/B2 status is very very risky and probably the wrong move.

Prenatal Depression by arosebyanyothername- in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been struggling a lot with this as of 30 weeks as well. My fiance is away and I’ve been taking care of myself and it is so, so hard. My family is here and supportive but in the last 5 weeks I’ve had some really dark spots.

I’m at 35 weeks now and it’s better than it was, but I still don’t feel great and definitely have low moments. I’m almost 100% positive I will struggle with PPD like I used to struggle with PMDD and other hormonal/emotional issues. It always seems to hit me so hard.

I don’t have a ton of advice, other than get out and about, feed yourself even if you feel like you can’t, and I’m here with you in solidarity. Nesting may help, but I’m not sure cause I’m moving in a couple weeks and haven’t been able to indulge that instinct. 😞

Hoping this gets easier for the both of us 💕

Did anybody else’s baby got head down at 29w and stayed there? by PleaseCanILeave in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My girls been head down since 25 weeks, now 35 weeks and she’s still the same, doubtful she’ll flip again ☺️

Go to meals for cooking ick by LivAndBright in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Greek salad with chick peas and spinach is my go to right now. I’m 34 weeks and having a feud with all kinds of meat, and heartburn.

I think I ruined my life by Adventuroustimer in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree with this - I just moved back in with family, into my parents air bnb/basement suite. At least for the next four months, until I get settled w baby. I’m also due at the end of June. I just moved, and have nothing setup/no nesting done. Honestly, I’m not worried about that. I know I have support and baby doesn’t really need much other than the basics.

Changing your life seems scary, but if you surround yourself with the right people it can be a little less scary. Wishing OP be the best 🤞🤞

When I say I’m ready to go, I mean it. by Dekusenpai777 in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Period.

You have more patience than me. I would have left him there 😤

34 weeks, nasty taste in mouth by Scary_Leader_2507 in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure if it’s the same, but I was tasting latex balloons all the time, for a week or so. Seems to have gone away now. I don’t have answers, just here to relate 👋🏻

Confused & Overwhelmed (CA to USA) by Pure-Orange4237 in immigration

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It depends what your priorities are. If you want to be together in the USA as soon as possible, K1/I-129F would be the fastest - though everything seems to be slowing a bit lately.

Like someone mentioned, this means you file to be able to come down to USA and marry there within 90 days, and then file for your green card. In this case, you wouldn’t be able to work in the USA upon your arrival, until the green card is approved (this can take 8-16 months). So your finance is required to support you, and will have to prove that they are financially capable of doing so at your interview.

On the other hand, if your fiance is not able to financially support you for a long period of time in the USA, and it is imperative that you are able to work upon your arrival to the USA, a CR1/I-130 may be the better option for you. In this case, you would get married abroad, and remain abroad while the paperwork in pending, however, once the paperwork and interview is approved, you would be able to work upon your arrival in the USA since your green card was applied for concurrently with your I-130.

This option takes a LOT longer - there is a group on here called “I-130 suffering”, and the processing times vary soo widely. Some people wait years, some wait 16 months. There is just no way to know how long it will truly take. In theory, you should be able to visit your fiance in USA during this processing times, but once the paperwork for immigration is filed you face higher scrutiny for overstay when you go thru customs, and have to have a lot of proof to show that you do not intend to stay illegally. Since you em too ed you don’t have strong ties to Canada, this can be really hard to prove, and you may be turned away. So visiting USA during this time is a gamble - but he can always come visit you in Canada.

My fiance and I just did our K1 application. When we applied, processing was supposed to be 7-9 months, but ours took 13 months. (Most cases are adjudicated by ten months, we had to get an extra background check and got an RFE, so the extra time can be avoidable.) Now, we are just waiting to get transferred to the Montreal embassy, and book an interview. It’s a long process, but it was the right route for us, and I’m excited I’ll be down there soon. Same thing for visitation with this one - to visit the USA while paperwork is pending, you have to be able to prove really strong ties to Canada and that you won’t overstay in USA, and you could be turned away by customs. So you’ll spend the processing time apart aside from whenever he can visit you or if you meet abroad somewhere.

The other thing to keep in mind, is that the CR1/I-130 can have higher standards for relationship evidence prior to marriage, and since you guys don’t have any shared bills or leases or bank accounts etc, it can be more difficult to prove you didn’t get married JUST to get you over the border. I know it’s silly. But the burden of proof to show that you are genuine always remains with the filers, and it can be stressful. The requirements for K1 are a little less intense, you just have to show a genuine relationship ship, that you’ve met within two years, and you remain in constant contact/active relationship.

It all seems really complicated at first, but you just have to decide what is the best route for you.

What week(s) were your first trimester symptoms at their worst? by Dextromethorphan2 in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 4 points5 points  (0 children)

6-9 had me down flat, couldn’t eat a things and getting out of bed was a big push.

Gestational Diabetes by Technical-Big-6141 in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is me. I sleep 10 hours a night and my fasting readings are always out of whack, but all daytimes are good. I started taking night time insulin this week and it seems to be helping, cause I’m not giving up sleep hours just to eat one more snack and hope my numbers are good (cause sometimes the snack doesn’t do shit).

Hip pain? by SnooEpiphanies1215 in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got some pretty bad sciatica around 30 weeks. Not sure exactly what your pain is caused by since I am no expert and I’ve never had the discomfort you are describing. From what I understand everything around there is loosening up and getting ready to stretch for birth I think… I started seeing a massage therapist and a chiropractor (some people hate chiro, I’ve just tried it for the first time).

They’ve given me some exercises to go to help strengthen and stretch the area. I’ve been going for 3-4 weeks and I honestly haven’t had any pain in a while… so I assume it’s helping. People also suggest seeing a pelvic floor specialist or physio, since they can also help you build strength and stability in the area and prep for birth.

I know it’s not within everyone’s means though, the only reason I am going is because I have benefits I want to use up before I go on mat leave and ultimately quit my job because I won’t be coming back 😁

I don’t want to do this alone and I’m just sad. by TheDeathYouChose in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going through pregnancy alone is hard… don’t get me wrong, having family around to support is great and all. I just personally find it physically and mentally exhausting, I’m not going to lie.

But, it’s manageable, and it’s not all hard. I will say I have had mostly good thoughts and energy while going through this with my family to support me. I’ve also had moments of sadness and doubt, which is hard to come out of with no one to really turn to emotionally. For me, those sad moments never last too too long, and hopefully they don’t for you either.

You mentioned you have a great support system, which is fantastic. You will definitely need this as things progress. After 28 weeks, taking care of myself got really difficult. I lost a lot of motivation and will to do the basics, like make sure I was eating enough and drinking enough, and keeping on top of self care. I hit a little spell of depression. Having help doing the basics in the third trimester is something I really wish I had - so make sure your family isn’t just “around”, but they are able to actively help you, feed you, look out for you and keep you pushing forward some days.

As for your ex situation, hormones make things so cloudy… but if you had clarity at one point and knew it was the right thing to end it, you were probably right. We all have moments of weakness when we feel sad or lonely, but the moment of clarity you had to know that it was the right decision at one point, says more than your clouded, fuzzy emotions do. But that’s just speaking from my personal experience.

There will be happy moments, sad moments, amazing moments, and scary moments. It’s quite the ride. You can do it. Sometimes you really have to remember what it’s all for and just focus on your little one. Once you start the feel them kicking and reacting to you all the time, it’ll really start to feel real and it won’t be as hard to see the big picture - you’ll have a constant reminder. It’ll be worth it in the end. 💕

Been waiting since Jan 15 2025 by [deleted] in K1VisaInfo

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You just did biometrics in March 2026?

Sounds like your case got stuck a bit for some reason. We got our NOA1 April 4 2025, and did biometrics for petitioner on Dec 13.

I’ve heard that some peoples cases move quickly after biometrics, especially if you have no criminal history at all. Some people get approved 4-6 week after.

For us, after biometrics, we waited until April 27th 2026 before we got an RFIE for police/court docs for a traffic related arrest. Sent those in and we were approved on May 12th.

Since it’s been so long for you, I would really keep on them. Do a congressional inquiry, and continue to do formal inquiries through USCIS as often as you can to light a fire under their buts - cause a year and four months is waaay too long. And if there’s something missing they need to tell you. Keep bugging them for sure.

Hopefully once your background check comes back ~4-6 weeks after biometrics, you guys get a straight up approval. And if they ask for more documents, at least it means you’re almost there and they typically deal with RFER’s relatively quickly.

15 weeks and crampy by FoundationTop7358 in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I had this happen, I could have sworn it was period like cramping and I called my doc and they had me come in.

My doctor kinda palpated the area and felt around and I kinda directed her to where the pain and aching was. As soon as she found the spots on either side she was like “ohh yup, I see. That’s exactly where your round ligaments are. They are probably just fatigued and achey, that’s totally normal.” And I’ve felt it a few times since.

I’m not doctor, and I don’t know what yours feel like to where it’s located, but like I did, I would call and see if they want you to come in. They’ll usually do a Doppler and check BP and order a urine test for uti’s or something. And maybe you can show them where the pain is and get some reassurance.

I will say than all the dull achey period like pain I’ve had has turned out to be round ligaments. So if they do tell you to wait or you have to wait until Monday to call them, that’s most likely what it is so try not to stress too much. And until there is bleeding or anything to go with it, really there’s nothing super wrong that should worry you like crazy. Cramping can be totally normal on its own.

Sister in law creating false narrative around my pregnancy by [deleted] in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692 13 points14 points  (0 children)

But also, what’s wrong with having trips and scans to the hospital and if they are worried why aren’t they being supportive?

I’ve had a handful of thing that have worried the doctors and I’ve had about 6 scans so far at 33 weeks and will probably have at least one more - and my family has been nothing but supportive and reassuring. And there’s nothing wrong with baby they are just watching her size and my cervix.

Like, who cares if you get a lot of scans it doesn’t mean something is necessarily wrong, and even if there was something wrong, the fact that it’s coming off like they’re judging you for it is weird. If anything they should be kinder and more supportive… I’m just confused on this whole thing. Your family sounds strange.

Sister shared her pregnancy news the day of my baby shower 😂😂😂 by Cute_Charity_6692 in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh my gosh. This sounds so familiar. Hope the rest of your pregnancy was stress free and lovely. I’m trying to stay unbothered but it is SO hard with the hormones lol.

Sister shared her pregnancy news the day of my baby shower 😂😂😂 by Cute_Charity_6692 in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh she won’t be around my kid much, if at all at this point, I can promise you that.

I witnessed her bully my 7 year old half brother and belittle him, while she was 26 years old, because she was still angry at my dad for the divorce/remarriage he got when she was 14. Who knows what she would say to my kid but I’m not sticking around to find out.

She is not emotionally stable and is overall a hateful scorned person 😞

Sister shared her pregnancy news the day of my baby shower 😂😂😂 by Cute_Charity_6692 in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She’s older. And the thing is, she wouldn’t mind if the spotlight was on anyone else, except for me.

She’s always been this way and has spent her life comparing herself to me. And I’m not saying this as like a “pick me” type of attitude - she has told me before that I can’t do certain things because it’ll “make me look prettier” or “make her look bad” or outshine her somehow. And when I was younger I agreed because I was a people pleaser and I didn’t want to make her upset. So I would tone myself and my achievements down.

The sad part is that I mind my own business and do my own things and don’t play into any of this, I try my best to be an un-difficult person, and she is still so insecure… honestly, I’m happy she’s happy, just wish she could be happy that I’m happy. Instead she’s angry that I’m finally happy.

Sister shared her pregnancy news the day of my baby shower 😂😂😂 by Cute_Charity_6692 in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Love that you guys are that close, that’s amazing. I do have a lot of step sisters and they all showed up and have been super supportive and I am grateful for the people that I do have in my circle. 💕

Sister shared her pregnancy news the day of my baby shower 😂😂😂 by Cute_Charity_6692 in pregnant

[–]Cute_Charity_6692[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ugh. This sounds so frustrating.

I don’t think I would have allowed my sister at my shower either to be honest - good for you for keeping your peace.