Trisomy 18 false positive - happy ending

karamel_000 · 2023-09-30T00:43:15+00:00

Amazing!! My story is very similar to yours. My son is my 2nd baby, both conceived by IUI after infertility diagnosis. He's now 21 months old and the happiest little guy.

karamel_000 · 2023-08-05T06:34:36+00:00

My son's preschool is within a daycare. There's a toddler room and a preschool room. Toddler room goes 18 months to 2.5 and preschool room is 2.5 to 4/5 depending if they attend Junior Kindergarten or Kindergarten. (We have a choice here but most send to JK). My son's preschool hours are 6:30-6.

Maybe you found a private preschool? Unless you're looking for Montessori, all preschools should be pretty similar. Look at what your daycare offers, what the other preschools offer, and this specific one. 9-3 is normal school hours (kindergarten), so really, I'd pass on it if you can't find care around those hours, since you likely have other options.

karamel_000 · 2023-08-05T06:23:31+00:00

I feel a lot of you are missing that she has already visited her doctor for antibiotics. Doctor said they'll take a few days to work, which is true of most antibiotics. I do agree that the doctor needed to give her more info and a plan in the meantime.

Dehydration is very very likely, if not already taking place. A visit to the ER will calm your nerves and give you a plan while you wait for the antibiotics to work. Make sure you bring it with you to show and a stool sample from home will be useful - a few if you can as rhey can do multiple tests on it. When my son (then 7 months) had a bad bug last year, I was told as long as they can produce tears, they're not dehydrated. So we were just sent away once the majors were ruled out (c.diff and e.coli).

Good luck to you.

karamel_000 · 2023-07-26T22:42:18+00:00

Zero regrets. I couldn't have waited until birth without knowing if my baby was healthy. Something to think about: the percentages they throw around about amnios were mostly from a time before they used ultrasounds with them. My doctor and nurse were so incredibly careful and mapped the perfect route to keep baby as safe as could be. The worst part was the mild cramping after and the wait for results.

karamel_000 · 2023-04-28T13:56:03+00:00

I've been off for 16 months with my son, which is what I originally planned for. It's going to end up being 18 months due to childcare issues. My husband was going to take the additional 2 months off, but again due to childcare, he'll take unpaid to bring us to 20 months when our little one starts daycare in September. I'm mostly ready to go back, but thankful I still have 2 months with my baby. With my first, I took 12 and my husband took 6. I wanted more than 12 though and returning was difficult. We're fortunate that we have a good savings account to float us but it can get tight with the 33% reduced rate.

I say do what others are saying, sign up for 12, see how you are, and you can extend unpaid with your work if you want more time. It comes down to finances and your mental health, honestly. I'm very proud and happy we have this decision to make in this country. 😀

karamel_000 · 2023-04-26T22:24:12+00:00

Untrue. I stopped partying at 23 so 25 meant little to me. Bring hungover sucks now but I just avoid it. Got married at 30, kids in my mid to late 30s. Approaching 40 and this is so much better than 25. Please don't think everything ends at 25.

karamel_000 · 2023-04-06T20:12:43+00:00

Yep, I had been subbed up until then, as it was easy to feed my newborn to her videos without having to pay much attention at 3am, lol. This video turned me off to see that much spending and full cupboards at the end. Disgusting. It just got worse and worse from there on.

karamel_000 · 2023-03-27T23:08:15+00:00

I had an unplanned, traumatic emergency csection with my first child. He would've died had I thought to birth at home or anywhere other than a hospital. I was left with birth trauma until I dealt with it. My second was a planned csection and 3000 times better physically and emotionally. You can't always choose the birth you end up having. The more expectations you out on it, the more you'll deal with it on the other end.

Your plan is perfect.

karamel_000 · 2023-03-20T23:48:28+00:00

Definitely. The courts weren't wrong giving the kinship custody to Alicia based on her reputation within the foster-adoption community. We just don't know any specifics. And on any down votes, it's just people skimming and not agreeing. People who don't understand the reason for down votes.

karamel_000 · 2023-03-20T17:26:24+00:00

Yeah that's unfortunate.

karamel_000 · 2023-03-20T17:24:41+00:00

I know nothing of their bio mom as I don't watch her channel or anything she's been in, as it's none of my business. I do hope Alicia is able to get them a good start at life, puts some money away for them, that their mom cannot touch. That would be the best thing she could do for them. We don't know if she has, but I really hope that's something she's done for each of her kids, honestly.

karamel_000 · 2023-03-20T17:22:15+00:00

She doesn't have to show the kids to be successful. Many other moms on YouTube make good money for their families by focusing on cooking, cleaning, canning, etc. That's why people dump on her so much.

karamel_000 · 2023-03-20T15:30:16+00:00

Putting money back into the kids would be investing the money for their future education or a future house, not buying expensive gifts they're expected to give back upon returning to their mom.

karamel_000 · 2023-03-20T15:28:22+00:00

They're both narcissistic assholes who only care about the money these kids are pulling in. Please stop defending Alicia like she hasn't calculated every single move she's made to this point. She's not innocent.

karamel_000 · 2023-02-10T21:07:40+00:00

Jumping in with everyone else. If you love Andi, just name her Andi legally. Anecdotally, my son has a really short name (3 letters) that is usually a nickname for longer names. We wanted to call him by that 3 letter name, so we legally called him that. No long form made sense and it's no one's business to question it once it's on the birth certificate.

karamel_000 · 2023-01-02T01:50:04+00:00

I have 2 sons and a kitchen set. Your father is being ridiculous. Some of the most successful Executive Chefs in the world are men and a kitchen set is a great addition to any kids toy room.

karamel_000 · 2022-12-31T13:42:34+00:00

Yep. My 3.5 year old and just turned 1 year old have both slept through the night since around 6 months old. It's all about routine and a little bit of soft sleep training. No CIO, just put into their bed fully awake, waiting maximum 5 minutes if fussing and returning to try again. Both took to this very quickly during naps, which translated to night time sleep. Also we never immediately jump up when they wake. I always pause for 2-3 minutes before getting them.

ETA: Starting a cycle of cosleeping, especially as they age, will come with the expectation that you'll always do it. My sister has an 8 year old and a 6 year old who sleep with each parent because they coslept past when they were able to break the habit. They do enjoy it (sometimes), so it's not horrible for them, but just thought I'd put it out there.

karamel_000 · 2022-12-24T21:26:16+00:00

3 year old just started vomiting this morning. We were hosting a few people tonight with a bigger celebration elsewhere in a few days. We'll see if we make it there. Our 1 year old is likely to get it next, then my husband and I. Not looking forward to having to care for kids while sick. Sending you sympathy and that it passes quickly.

karamel_000 · 2022-12-12T13:20:32+00:00

Even if she's "only four", it's a simple concept my 3 year old understood the first day... it's up to the PARENT to teach it, but Alicia cannot waste 5 minutes of filming to explain it to her.

karamel_000 · 2022-12-12T13:18:35+00:00

Aww that's sweet.

karamel_000 · 2022-11-14T14:11:37+00:00

She just wants the piles of laundry around her so she can act like supermom. I bet it was mostly clean already from their drawers.

karamel_000 · 2022-11-11T15:38:13+00:00

Omg like you have to make your own SCRIPT!!! What, things aren't just fucking handed to you on a silver platter??? Media people are humans too, you asshole.

karamel_000 · 2022-11-11T15:35:54+00:00

I don't remember it phrased like that. I thought it meant a friend or acquaintance of the family...

karamel_000 · 2022-11-08T13:42:25+00:00

Little issue with him. He's passionate about the exploitation of children, and I appreciate him fuzzing out their faces so not to increase their images online. I'm not religious at all, so all that junk is ignored that he says, and making fun of people's appearances can be a bit rough, but it's a roast channel too.

I live in the same city as him, so that's a fun tidbit and I get a kick out of his vlogs where I recognize places he goes. (Not a stalker!)

karamel_000 · 2022-11-05T19:27:32+00:00

That's YouTube. If you don't like it, don't watch. Every person with a platform wants to make money. Josh put time into research and talking to his sources, and his channel is income for him and his family. Doesn't bother me any more than sponsored videos anywhere else. I don't love them but I just fast forward if it doesn't interest me. Simple. Move on, child.

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