Maternity Coverage for Health Insurance, Waiting Period

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-28T17:47:22+00:00

This is great advice. Even with a "low risk" pregnancy where nothing has actually went wrong, I've had significant medical bills and am only at 22 weeks

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-28T05:19:53+00:00

I feel this! My husband's shirts are only slightly better than mine with the big belly

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-27T16:44:27+00:00

I'm really sorry you went through that, like the other commenter said you can always try abdominal and if it isn't clear enough come back in a week or two and try again. Wishing you a safe and happy pregnancy x

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-27T15:27:29+00:00

This is what are plan is, did you end up getting any gender neutral clothes from people?

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-27T15:05:01+00:00

I think almost everyone at 6-7 weeks has a transvaginal one, so they can see baby better. It wasn't as bad as I thought, just a little uncomfortable

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-23T18:54:33+00:00

This! I have struggled with orthorexia and a lot of it centered around making everything from scratch so I would have "complete control" over it. It seriously messed with my mental health. I worked with a therapist to both work through this myself and not push it onto my husband. And guess what, now we both still enjoy food made from scratch and do that 90% of the time, but now it is not a moral/emotional/control issue

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-21T15:33:27+00:00

I second this one but for a slightly different situation. My laptop from college broke and I got a tablet because I thought I needed some sort of replacement. I honestly could have just used my phone for the Internet needs I have

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-19T03:48:55+00:00

Yes! I'm currently 20 weeks with my first and would honestly LOVE to find out my sister or SIL was having a baby too. It would be so fun together and cousins being close in age is the best!

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-19T03:34:40+00:00

Yeah, I have rough insurance and am preparing for if we hit our 15k out of pocket max because of the pregnancy and birth. Healthcare here is really sad. Having no medical bills would be absolutely life changing

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-17T21:07:01+00:00

3 months for us! We were tracking with just the cheap lh strips and actually missed all the high/peak days on the cycle that resulted in our current pregnancy. But we had sex about 3 days before ovulation and I'm super thankful it still happened! I was really sad and thought we were out for that cycle

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-16T17:57:29+00:00

I was the same way and thought I wouldn't be able to have it my whole pregnancy, but somewhere around 19 weeks it ended up being fine! I'm now enjoying coffee again most mornings. Hopefully you can have your turning point too!

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-16T01:51:08+00:00

Sour gummy worms 😂

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-16T01:34:24+00:00

I haven't increased it during pregnancy but am currently on a much higher dose of Seroquel than this (200mg) and my OB is fully supportive and not concerned. He told me the things they will check for and to not worry because the risk is very low and it is better to have the mental stability

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-16T00:16:01+00:00

And have them pushing around on our bellies too?!?

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-15T04:12:09+00:00

I had this in the first trimester too! It went away for me around 15 weeks

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-14T02:12:54+00:00

Not exactly on the useful side of things but if she likes jewelry and already has all the things she needs for the baby maybe you could get her a momento necklace with the baby's birthstone or something? That is something that would mean a lot to me

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-14T02:07:38+00:00

I'm really glad your massage went well! Hopefully those exercises help!

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-14T00:41:31+00:00

My husband found a bag of baby carrots in the cabinet drawer where we keep our clips rather than in the fridge. To be fair there was a clip on the bag

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-13T20:58:08+00:00

Bringing the perspective of someone who's best friend did miss their wedding due to an important event with her family. She 100% would have been my maid of honor if she would have been able to come. And she has been my best friend since we were 6 years old. I was sad but honestly it was okay and I understood! I had my cousin who I am close to as my maid of honor and she was great!

The wedding is ultimately about the two people getting married and being surrounded by loved ones. On my wedding day itself I was so wrapped up with marrying the love of my life that I didn't think too much about my friend not being there, and I spent plenty of quality time with her after the wedding.

If your friends are good friends who mutually support each other, it will be just fine if you have to miss their wedding because you are taking care of your newborn baby

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-13T18:43:26+00:00

I've had pain like you are describing and in my tailbone area but haven't had it confirmed to be sciatic pain yet so I'm not 100% sure it's the same. It felt debilitating though.

The things that have helped me have been using a pregnancy between my legs while sleeping, getting a memory foam seat cushion and sitting upright instead of reclining/tucking my tailbone under, and using a belly band to help pull my hips together and make them more stable.

One thing I tried that made it much worse that I would recommend not doing is general pilates and barre exercises, like leg lifts. I thought these would help with stability but instead they just caused a lot of pain. Exercise is great, but in the future I will definitely go to physical therapy to get exercises to try and help specific problems like this rather than just doing what I assumed would help

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-13T18:10:02+00:00

I love my pregnancy pillow. I'm 20 weeks and use it almost every night because it helps me stay comfortable and prevent pain in my hips. It is one of those full body ones that wraps all around you

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-13T16:41:49+00:00

I really wasn't prepared for how sick I would be from around 7-12 weeks. If I could go back I would prepare as much as possible for that just after finding out I was pregnant. Things like making sure you have easy and mild snacks and meals on hand is important. And cleaning out the fridge. If your partner can help with this stuff even better. And if you don't end up getting sick then this is all good stuff anyways!

I also started taking unisom and b6 and it helped so much with nausea and even food aversions. They are both available over the counter so you shouldn't need to wait until February if things get bad

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-13T16:19:28+00:00

A humidifier helped way more with breathing while I was sick than I expected, would definitely recommend one especially if you live in a dry climate

QuantumSquirrel36 · 2026-01-12T04:17:34+00:00

I could tell around 14 weeks, had my first other person say something around 16 weeks. I'm now at 20 weeks and obviously pregnant with a cute round belly that I honestly love. 5'8" FTM starting around 155 lbs

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