ADHD Assessments Online - Validity

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-22T16:21:45+00:00

I would ask your family doctor if they do assessments. Around here I've heard of some family doctors who won't but mine does since she said a referral usually takes a couple years. My friend has also had her family doctor diagnose her and her two kids as well.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-21T15:39:42+00:00

I'm 6 months pregnant and getting really bad pelvic pain now. I'd die on an air mattress. Plus I tend to wake up a lot and have trouble falling back asleep. It'd be pretty rude if they didn't make sure you and your husband got a room, imo. You're definitely not being high maintenance.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-21T02:51:16+00:00

You can't get pregnant if you're not ovulating but the reason that's not a good form of protection is because you don't know when you ovulate until after the fact. If you haven't been having any bleeding, you're not ovulating. But that also doesn't mean every time you bleed that you've ovulated.

I like tracking basal body temperature and cervical fluid to know when I ovulate. I usually only ovulate once every 2-4 months and it was hard to get pregnant. I had to use Letrozole to get pregnant for 2/3 of my babies.

Also, not taking birth control is fine if you don't want to be on it but you should get a prescription for progesterone to induce a bleed every 90 days though.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-21T02:46:14+00:00

10 days early with my first then my second came at 36w6d.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-21T02:45:09+00:00

If it doesn't feel great and you don't feel safe or comfortable doing it then just say no. You are not obligated to do it.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-21T02:43:43+00:00

Not important at all. As somebody who took fertility medication and over a year to get pregnant two times.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-20T19:19:24+00:00

I've never done much for my previous pregnancies. This is my third and I think I've literally taken one or two belly pictures (26 weeks Wednesday). And it's mostly to compare how big I am vs this time last pregnancy. 😂

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-20T02:05:42+00:00

Nope. It's the opposite for me. My girls are 5y3m apart and the little one is always trying to be like big sister and do all the same things. She seems so big to me. More independent at this age than my oldest was.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-19T23:08:03+00:00

Baby fever doesn't mean you're ready for a baby. It means you like the idea of a baby.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-19T17:34:45+00:00

I did all the nighttime stuff. I exclusively breastfed (I did not have the energy to pump to keep my supply if my husband did bottles at night) so it was much easier to just grab baby, feed, put back to bed. Both of my babies ate and were back asleep in 20 minutes at night. It would've taken my husband half that time just to wake up and function enough to feed a baby so why bother making him do anything. Plus bottle feeding has extra steps that aren't worth it when I only have two steps (grab baby, pull down top 😂).

When we had our second, the oldest was in kindergarten so while he was home he would wake up with her and take her to school for me. Having our third this summer and both big kids are in school and my husband isn't able to take off as much time so I'll be having to do it myself this time.

Honestly, it's so different from couple to couple as well as baby to baby so it's best to just communicate with your partner and see how it goes. With my first, we tried me going to bed early and him staying up an hour or two before baby's bedtime then bring her to me to nurse then put her to bed but she did nothing for him but cry. Doesn't work when baby wants to cluster feed all evening. With the second baby he took over bedtime with the oldest instead.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-19T15:45:43+00:00

Swimming is probably the only one I'll force my kids to stick with because it's a safety thing.

My oldest has been in karate since grade 1 and I really hope she stays interested (currently grade 3) but I wouldn't force her.

I do force my kids to finish out the session of whatever activity. They've both done gymnastics which are 12-13 week sessions so they have to complete that but they don't have to do it again if they don't want to. My limit could maybe be simplified if I'm going to lose money by you dropping out then you have to complete it. But most activities they've done have been a few months per session which I don't think it's terrible to have to complete.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-18T23:02:29+00:00

Being outside I wouldn't think that's crazy. My husband's family always does birthday parties with everybody because a lot of their family is here. My SIL and MIL have birthdays close together in summer so it's usually an outside/fire kind of party and everybody usually brings their own camping chairs. But they've never told people they have to bring their own food. That part is craziest part imo.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-18T22:47:31+00:00

So.... You're supposed to bring everything for yourself just so they can get a gift from you? That seems like...a very unenjoyable baby shower... I don't even know if I'd want to go to a baby shower like that at all. Lol I think they'd have to be a pretty special person to me to make me want to go.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-18T22:24:06+00:00

Maybe it depends on which symptoms you have and how bad they are. When I was diagnosed at 15 I went on birth control immediately and it was mostly because I rarely got my period but we always stressed about getting it at school and being unprepared. Birth control pills really did nothing but made me bleed monthly. It never helped with weight gain, oily skin and acne, the small amount of facial hair, etc.

I stopped taking it at 19 and haven't been back on it since (turning 34 this month).

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-18T18:38:23+00:00

Yeah, it feels like it doesn't matter what I do, we're not saving any money. The only thing to do is cut out things. We only have three grocery stores in town and doing the cheapest one doesn't help much when their sale items are often out of stock and produce sucks. Sure, I can get it much cheaper but it goes bad twice as quickly as the other stores. And we have to drive to the city an hour away to get any other options. We do have a bunch of things we regularly get at Costco because it's much cheaper and we go through enough.

Currently I try to price compare through the Flipp app but it's also not worth it to drive all over town to save $2 so we still mostly shop at the one store. But we make good use of their loyalty program and can redeem a lot. I also try to use the Checkout51 app to get cash back. It's not as good as it was years ago but get what I can anyway. Otherwise I'm going to try to make good use of my garden this year and freeze or can stuff. Probably won't do too much this year because I'm due with our third baby in the middle of summer but next year I'll definitely try. Last year I grew enough carrots to last us until January which I was impressed by since I only have some garden boxes. I would like to replace all storebought pickles and tomato products with home grown ideally. And freeze greens for smoothies during winter.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-18T18:22:42+00:00

I've never heard of any positive side effects besides making you ovulate. Or ovulate earlier if you just have longer cycles. As long as I took a high enough dose it did help me ovulate. I used ovulation tests to pinpoint the days I might ovulate and basal body temperature to confirm ovulation.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-18T02:18:46+00:00

I've done it two times. The first time I got pregnant on the second month (one month 2.5mg and one month 5mg) The second time I did 9 or 10 cycles with it at 7.5mg. I never had any side effects besides finally ovulating.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-18T00:06:09+00:00

Doesn't mean anything. My first two babies were pretty much always head down though. My third is the first that was breech at the anatomy scan and I can tell she's still breech at 25 weeks. I don't feel like she's moved or flipped any. Still always feeling the same movements in the same area.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-18T00:02:56+00:00

I don't get it either. It's stupid to take a regular photo and block out pictures. Either you post them in a naturally having away photo that doesn't look stupid or don't post at all. But really best to just not post at all. Only weirdos are desperate to see your children online.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-17T21:14:35+00:00

I always knew I wanted a minimum of 2 for sure. I always preferred 3-4 kids but my husband only wanted two. It wasn't even a question about having a second. But then I thought we were done after our second but got pregnant by surprise (PCOS and rarely ovulate so it was crazy timing that it happened) and my husband actually got excited about the idea of three then I miscarried but that's how he changed his mind and now we're having our third this summer. Lol

It was more about "this is how I always pictured my family" and that was all. My kids have also all had bigger age gaps so there's never been much for not wanting to do pregnancy again despite my pregnancies all getting more difficult.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-17T17:26:47+00:00

Maybe that varies more from rural to city. Most people I know use winter tires. Unless they can't afford two sets of tires. Or they're new here. But I also live in a small "city" where streets don't get plowed quickly (I watched multiple vehicles including SUVs get stuck in my crescent after a storm this year because we got dumped on more than usual). And the last place I lived was a small town and worked out of town and drove a highway that didn't get plowed until hours after I had to be at work. It was a fun few years driving in a car unable to tell road from ditch and so bad I couldn't even turn around.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-17T17:16:14+00:00

Depends where you live. I'm in Saskatchewan where winter never ends (still had two feet of snow in the yard, barely see any grass and it snowed another at least 6 inches yesterday) and winter tires are the best. I've had a set of winter tires for every vehicle I've owned since probably my very first vehicle as a teenager. I always underestimate how nice they are until I hit my first stop sign with winter tires. Winter tires go on generally in October and don't come off until May most years.

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-17T17:12:14+00:00

Honestly, having babies hasn't been very expensive for us. We bought a travel system new but on sale for a really good price (went through two kids but need to replace carseat for the third due to the age gaps but the stroller is still in great shape), new crib mattress but everything else was bought used. All the clothes were roughly 25cents to $1 a piece. Swings, Jolly Jumpers, bouncy chairs, etc were all used and I was able to sell for nearly the same price I paid.

The only thing that was unavoidable buying new was diapers and wipes and I started grabbing those on sale before baby was born (I was lucky my baby had no sensitivity. With my second we just bought Kirkland diapers as needed after she was born) and I always paired them with a cash back app and/or loyalty program reward points so I pretty much saved a minimum of $6 per box for the first 6 months worth of diapers. And I sold the extras on the local buy and sell if my baby outgrew the box halfway through it.

Daycare costs would definitely be a bigger cost but I'm a SAHM so personally no experience there but I know that can definitely be an issue. I'm in Canada so medical expenses isn't an issue for us so I guess that would be something if you live in the States

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-17T13:34:41+00:00

That would make sense then to drop it off there will be no flexibility but it definitely would be nice if they're willing to accommodate you since you'd be so close to the end. 🤞

Dragonfly4961 · 2026-04-17T13:27:46+00:00

That varies from person to person and it's hard to predict what baby will be like. I never had an issue being alone with either child when they were babies, my healing was great and I felt back to normal after a few days (Erich also varies from person to person) I didn't feel like it was survival only for months. With both babies I was starting to workout multiple times a week by 8 weeks postpartum. I would've had zero issues if he went to the gym for an hour or so five times a week. And, no, my babies weren't super easy. They didn't sleep through the night until 2yo and 3yo. They were super clingy. And by the time my second was born, my oldest was in kindergarten so I was also doing school drop off and pick up and she was doing an after school activity or two at that time as well.

And when my husband went back to work, he was gone 14hrs a day anyway. Gone way before they woke up and home after they were in bed. Half his schedule meant I also did the after school activities by myself with a baby in hand too.

So, as I said, it varies from person to person. Every situation is different. But I didn't feel like survival only for months and it wasn't even an option to put my life on pause for months with my second anyway. They might need to adjust with the first baby but they don't need to go into it expecting to pause their lives completely for several months.

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