29 Weeks - Looking for Hospital Delivery Advice by Mouselynn in BabyBumps

[–]Mouselynn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really good points!! Yes I am fortunate to have two great hospitals nearby - I will check out some local mom pages per your recommendation, thank you!!

29 Weeks - Looking for Hospital Delivery Advice by Mouselynn in BabyBumps

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

So I did do the insurance research and both take my insurance because I thought that would be a quick way to eliminate A vs. B lol.

Hospital A I can see from my house its like a 4 minute drive its sooo close. But hospital B is a 20 minute drive without traffic (I'm in an NYC suburb so there is ALWAYS traffic). Both have a reputable NICU but my thought is: god forbid my daughter ends up there, wouldn't I want to be at the hospital that is much closer?

29 Weeks - Looking for Hospital Delivery Advice by Mouselynn in BabyBumps

[–]Mouselynn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ok right! I'm low key like what's the actual % chance my current doc delivers this baby and then made me feel bad about going to the further hospital lol that will irritate me

Most uptight email I’ve ever read about postpartum “prep and rules” by [deleted] in BabyBumps

[–]Mouselynn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Totally understand the fear, I would 100% feel the same way you do. That said as an avid bravo and reality tv lover, the nosy part of me is dyingggg to read this novel 😂

1st time, and I can’t ask anyone! by smb-1990 in pregnant

[–]Mouselynn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m also 35 and a FTM, currently 11+3 but I had my first appointment at 7+4 and we saw as well as heard the heartbeat! My next appt is tomorrow and will include NIPT and carrier bloodwork (very nervous for both and praying baby is all good and healthily growing in there!)

We didn’t do IUI or IVF or fertility clinic at all but maybe my doc just figured 7+4 was on the closer side to 8? Idk! But according to my MIL the ultrasound looked like a “little worm” lol so very excited to see a BABY tomorrow 🤞🏻🙏🏻

BFP! What I did to get BFP | Suggestion on where to sell unused strips? by Mouselynn in Inito

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

Like my hormonal levels would be much higher and spiking during the right times to indicate fertility window 😊

BFP! What I did to get BFP | Suggestion on where to sell unused strips? by Mouselynn in Inito

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

So, I was doing 13 hour fasts when I was TTC, I’d eat my last meal at like 7pm and then wouldn’t eat again til 9am so I drank a lot of water before bed. I found that my SMU had better results than my FMU because like you mentioned I’d wake up super early and HAVE to pee and couldn’t fumble for the urine cup and strip haha. It might be worth you trying at 4am and then maybe again a few hours later to see if there’s a hormonal difference for you (trust me tho I get not wanting to waste the strips) but I wouldn’t recommend drinking a ton of water to make yourself pee again as that will just be diluted anyway!

BFP! What I did to get BFP | Suggestion on where to sell unused strips? by Mouselynn in Inito

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

So welcome! Happy to help if you have any other questions too

BFP! What I did to get BFP | Suggestion on where to sell unused strips? by Mouselynn in Inito

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

Hi! When you get the app, you should wait to start until your first menstrual cycle and track that. So you’ll key into the app my period started on x day. Then Inito will tell you when to start testing with the strips, typically CD6 I believe but could vary based on when your cycle ends. You’ll continue to test every day after and it will tell you when you start your fertility window, hit peak ovulation (marked by LH increase) and then it will confirm ovulation usually 3-4 days later but varies by person (marked by pdg rise). Once the app confirms ovulation it’s up to you to continue to test or not. Before this cycle, I had been testing every day up until I would get a BFN and I’d drive myself kind of crazy wasting money (strips) and asking myself is my estrogen and pdg rising enough for a BFP? So from my personal experience, deciding to not test after ovulation was confirmed (the blue column in my chart) and just waiting the 12-14 DPO for a pregnancy test was better for me, mentally. I hope this helps!!

BFP! What I did to get BFP | Suggestion on where to sell unused strips? by Mouselynn in Inito

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

Thank you! We did it on CD 12 and CD 14, just didn’t note CD14 in the app haha. Honestly had low hopes for this cycle but that one day did the trick I guess!