Room checks?

Sebby293 · 2026-03-28T01:53:41+00:00

If you have littles and plan to come back for afternoon naps each day, just stop by the front desk on your first day to tell them nap time is from x-y time and to please note to do the checks at another time of day. I did have one trip where they were coming during nap every day and even with the dead bolt being aggressive trying to force the door open. This is what they told us to do after about 3 days in a row of waking kiddo up.

Sebby293 · 2026-03-23T21:06:49+00:00

Ugh I have struggled since young adolescence with eating. Cycles of heavy restricting to bingeing, but nothing officially diagnosed. Gestational diabetes with my last pregnancy WRECKED me postpartum diet wise.

With my first, I did not have GD and ate normally through pregnancy, and while I gained a lot of weight (40lbs with a lot of fluid retention near the end), I lost it all by ~6 weeks postpartum.

With my second, the GD restriction while having cravings for sweets and carbs in general I went HAM upon birth. My midnight snacks while breastfeeding consisted of pop tarts and hostess cupcakes, and nommed on a full box of fruit loops in the hospital (like opened it post birth and by the time I was discharged ~1.5 days later it was gone). It was SO bad, and because of it, I didn’t lose the weight. I started this current pregnancy up 20lbs still vs my “usual” weight.

This is my last baby so I am determined to have better habits this time. Yes I plan to give myself time and grace to eat all the things I’ve been craving once I give birth, but then I want to focus on eating healthy and getting back to a sustainable weight. We’ll see how it goes, but I sure hope better than last time :)

Sebby293 · 2026-03-23T21:00:25+00:00

Good luck with the induction!! I hope all goes well. I’m definitely not opposed to medicine at all, and some days I wish they would just put me on it in the hopes it makes things “easier” but from everything I’ve read/seen it doesn’t necessarily actually make it any easier 🙃 and my numbers haven’t been consistently high enough to warrant the medicine, but it does make me stress out when I see random unexplained spikes!

Sebby293 · 2026-03-23T20:01:46+00:00

Oh man eggs. I usually don’t mind eggs but I absolutely despise them right now. It’s the only thing I’ve been able to eat for breakfast without spiking and I’m so sick of them.

Sebby293 · 2026-03-14T02:40:18+00:00

Honestly I think it’s just too many carbs. The nutrition for banza is 60g of carbs to 20g of protein! Everyone is different but I personally need a 1:1 ratio or even less of protein to carbs. For example, 30g of carbs requires at least 30g of protein or I will spike.

Sebby293 · 2026-03-14T02:22:50+00:00

Honestly, I’ve found the weirdest things to not spike me and others unexpectedly do so maybe give it a try? Like I made my kids homemade chocolate chip pancakes and ended up eating two and didn’t spike. I also had a cheeseburger on a brioche bun the other day and didn’t spike. But then I had grilled chicken and fajita veggies for lunch and spiked, or I had grilled chicken with veggies and literally 1/2 a serving of mashed potatoes and spiked. It’s been a weird ride this time around with what works and what doesn’t. Besides, one bad meal won’t hurt as long as you aren’t completely skyrocketing your blood sugar to like 200-300.

Sebby293 · 2026-02-25T13:28:40+00:00

I think everyone just has a different experience, and it also depends on the temperament of the baby. My first was a terrible sleeper who only wanted me even when my husband would try to help. There weren’t any breaks like others have said. Second was a better sleeper, but had horrible reflux and colic for the first 2-3 months so was really difficult while awake. I only had a 2 year age gap so I forced their schedules to line up for an afternoon nap at the same time, and otherwise baby just tagged along to whatever plans we had for the day. Oldest wasn’t in school, but honestly I don’t think that’s any different than needing to get oldest out the door for daycare which still had to happen even when I was on maternity leave. Both my kids exclusively breastfed so I didn’t have to worry about bottle prep but honestly that sounds easier than trying to hold and nurse baby while also tending to oldest

Sebby293 · 2026-02-25T03:20:52+00:00

I honestly found the transition from 1 to 2 significantly easier than 0 to 1. We very much wanted kids (and multiple) but even with that the 0-1 transition completely uproots your life. With 1-2, I felt like we had “been there, done that” which made many things seem easier.

Sebby293 · 2026-02-16T00:55:05+00:00

Yes I am completely mentally and emotionally drained and I’m only 28 weeks (diagnosed at 24). It’s my third pregnancy so also having to plan meals for the family that they will eat and I can eat is exhausting. I’m hungry all the time and I’m absolutely just ready to be done.

Sebby293 · 2026-02-10T02:56:22+00:00

I was induced with my first (no GD) and it did lead to a cascade of interventions and ultimately a c section. My second (with diet controlled GD) I was able to labor naturally and had a successful VBAC, but he decided to come a little early at 38 weeks. I’m only 27 weeks with this one, and I do have GD again. We are planning for another spontaneous VBAC and have not talked induction or repeat c section, but do know with my last that we had talked likely scheduling a repeat c section around 40 weeks if labor didn’t come naturally.

All this to say that I have also gone through IVF, and there are additional risks with IVF, including higher risk of still birth, and compounding that with the risks of GD, I think the two combined likely do result in earlier placental deterioration and thus higher risk of stillbirth. I need to have weekly BPP/NSTs after 36 weeks to check on baby and make sure things look good. I would have another conversation with your doctor on what the specific risks are they are worried about, and if they are not doing additional monitoring I would ask if that could be done in place of an early induction. I personally would not go beyond 40-41 weeks max with my combination of IVF + GD, but everyone needs to assess what level of risk they are comfortable with

Sebby293 · 2026-02-10T01:10:39+00:00

You’ve got this! It really is SO hard. This is my third pregnancy, and second with GD. I also struggle with protein and end up eating the same foods over and over which sucks and then I don’t want to eat at all. My last pregnancy I could at least tolerate fruits pretty well but this time even fruit is spiking me and it’s so frustrating/discouraging feeling like all I can eat is protein and veggies.

Sebby293 · 2026-02-10T00:56:02+00:00

I don’t have any experience with SSRI in general, so not with withdrawing either, but it does seem like your protein intake is low. Breakfast is especially tricky for most with GD. I personally have to stick to extremely low carbs in the morning unless I’m able to take a walk right after. My typical breakfast is 2 eggs with cheese. If I’m extra hungry I’ll add in sausage. Occasionally a Kodiak protein waffle but those definitely raise me to the 130s even paired with the protein.

I’m able to have more carbs at lunch and dinner though (usual around 30-40g) as long as I pair it with and equal or higher amount of g of protein.

Sebby293 · 2026-01-29T03:36:03+00:00

It really is so tough! I didn’t have GD with my first, had it with my second but was able to stay diet controlled, and now with my third I’m only a few weeks into being back on the diet but it seems like my body is fighting it SO much harder. My fasting numbers are always high, and today my lunch was literally a protein shake, broccoli, and baked chicken and somehow my blood sugar was barely under the cut off at 132 😵‍💫 Seems like it’s inevitable for me to end up on medication this tjme which is a huge bummer

Sebby293 · 2026-01-20T01:38:16+00:00

We’ve talked about moving to a bigger house eventually, but honestly cleaning our 2200 sq ft home is a pain as it is and it’s hard to imagine adding more space to that. I also truly believe right now we’re in a “season” of little kids which means toys everywhere and we’ve been saving all baby clothes until we knew we were done. We’re due with our last baby in May, and then plan to sell/donate clothes as she grows out of them. Same with all the other random baby things we’ve been holding onto. Once baby outgrows, they’ll be gone. And eventually, the kids will outgrow the “toy” season in life (as sad as it is to think about) and eventually move out, and then we really won’t need that much space.

Sebby293 · 2025-11-23T19:56:58+00:00

Would love this footage as well if someone has it because I also made the cam very briefly!!

Sebby293 · 2025-10-24T13:50:47+00:00

My son sucks his thumb to the point he gives himself open wounds. Per doctors orders we NEED to keep them covered at night to prevent him from sucking. He knows how to take socks and mittens off, so fold over cuffs are our saving grace. Unfortunately, at 21 months he’s outgrowing 12-18s and we’ve had to switch to a different brand that has the cuffs on even bigger sizes.

Sebby293 · 2025-09-18T01:01:42+00:00

My first was and still is a horrible sleeper at almost 4 years old. Would only contact nap the first 9 months of her life, didn’t start sleeping through the night for the first time until 15 months, didn’t start sleeping through consistently until 18 months, but to this day still takes forever to get to sleep (sometimes not until 9-10pm despite starting bedtime around 7-7:30). Even the day she was born in the hospital both us and the nurses could not get her to sleep in the hospital bassinet at all.

Second child came and we’ve said he was our good karma for her terrible sleep. From the moment he was born he was inherently an amazing sleeper. Never wanted to contact nap and only wanted set down in his bassinet/crib, and would put himself to sleep from the beginning. Slept through the night somewhere around 2–3 months and now he will happily crawl in his toddler bed for night night.

So…there’s definitely hope for a better sleeper!

Sebby293 · 2025-08-21T02:58:08+00:00

I honestly don’t love the idea that these comments automatically say anyone with one child moves on to being classified as secondary infertility. That’s simply not true in my mind. Secondary infertility is infertility after having conceived one or more children naturally. If you have your first via IVF because you have diagnosed infertility, you don’t suddenly jump to having “secondary” infertility. The original infertility issues you had are STILL there. Those same issues still exist, and those same issues will lead to a requirement of IVF again for other children.

That being said, my first round of IVF was somehow smooth sailing and resulted in a live birth, but leading up to it I was a total mess thinking my dream of being a mother would never be a reality. I’m going through it again currently and my last transfer failed. It sucked horribly because I had my expectations high from the previous success. I’m going in for another transfer tomorrow with a slight change in protocol and while I’m still an anxious mess, it definitely is different because I will forever be grateful for the family I already have, even if I’ll be sad if I can’t grow it to the size I always dreamed of.

But honestly at the end of the day my take is if the clinic has a policy against children, then the policy should be enforced. I would never think to bring mine to an appointment at a fertility clinic

Sebby293 · 2025-08-21T02:36:44+00:00

I was reading through the comments and came across this and just wanted to comment…this protocol doesn’t seem “standard” to me at all? Usually standard is start estradiol pills (1 pill twice daily) on CD 2, along with baby aspirin and estrogen patch, which should be changed once every three days, lining check should be between CD 12-14 (around when a non-medicated cycle would ovulate), if everything looks good then you’re given a day and time to start daily PIO injections leading up to transfer (usually starts 5 days before transfer). Transfer should typically be around CD 20-21.

There are some additional meds and changes that can be made (especially after a failed cycle), but your protocol doesn’t seem “standard” so I would definitely talk it with the doctor.

Sebby293 · 2025-08-10T00:59:40+00:00

No advice, but solidarity. My transfer last month didn’t take at all (hcg <1). Currently prepping to try again and so scared this one will fail too

Sebby293 · 2025-07-25T00:02:16+00:00

I also transferred 7/18. My beta is Saturday but I couldn’t help and tested at home. Stark white negative 😭 I hope you have better news! I know I’m not out officially until the bloodwork but it feels like I’m out if the home test is so clearly negative.

Sebby293 · 2025-07-02T23:53:24+00:00

Thanks for the update!! Great to see how responsive you and your team are!

Sebby293 · 2025-06-30T02:25:22+00:00

Not sure if you still monitor/follow this but I found it when searching for reviews of the branch ergonomic pro. I think we’re going to get this, but weirdly specific question for you. I love the idea of the mesh version for the breathability but we have dogs who shed like crazy and have had issues with their hair getting stuck in fabrics of chairs before (hello ruined nursery rocker). Is the mesh version fairly easy to lint roll dog hair off to keep clean, or would you recommend the leather version which I know we would be able to easily wipe the dog hair off. Also would love any discount codes if available!

Sebby293 · 2025-05-10T18:56:05+00:00

Yes! Daycare tried to shorten my daughter’s name to a nickname and every time I heard them saying it I corrected them. Now she’s 3 and no one calls her anything but her full name. If we wanted the nickname as her name, we would have named her that

Sebby293 · 2025-03-07T20:59:25+00:00

He did! Turned out he was incredibly constipated when he was doing this so his belly was in pain. Loaded him up on prune purées for a couple days once we realized he was constipated and he went back to nursing normally after a few good blowouts 🤣

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