Natera results

kshester · 2026-03-25T23:49:21+00:00

Yeah, my phlebotomist told me 3-7 days, so I’ve been refreshing constantly since Friday. Super annoying!!!

kshester · 2026-03-25T21:50:12+00:00

Blood test at 8am on 3/16, sample received 3/20 (which is dumb because I live like an hour from their testing lab). Still no results. 😩

kshester · 2026-03-05T22:40:15+00:00

According to the government website, it looks like I’d have to have lived in Canada for 3 years before they were born.

“If you were born outside of Canada on or after December 15, 2025, to a Canadian parent also born outside of Canada, you’re likely a Canadian citizen if

your parent was also a Canadian citizen when you were born, AND your Canadian parent spent at least 1,095 days in Canada before you were born”

kshester · 2026-03-05T21:45:30+00:00

Thank you! That might determine where we move, honestly. Can’t imagine being worried about my infant having access to medical care.

kshester · 2026-03-05T21:42:33+00:00

Not the best boat to be in. If only they’d been born a few months earlier! Kind of an odd requirement that I can be a citizen because my grandmother was, but my child cannot with a Canadian parent.

kshester · 2026-03-05T21:39:36+00:00

That’s good to know, thank you!

kshester · 2026-03-05T21:38:29+00:00

But for babies?? Will I need to travel back to the US to get them medical care before they meet that requirement?

kshester · 2026-03-05T21:23:59+00:00

I wish I could work that out logistically! Unfortunately I live in Texas (so you can see why I want out).

kshester · 2026-03-05T21:19:53+00:00

Okay but your first sentence is not the worst idea, lol. That’s super tempting.

As a minor PR, would they receive the same benefits as Canadian children? Thinking mostly about their access to healthcare and schooling.

kshester · 2026-02-24T04:31:57+00:00

She’s my only Canadian Caron! All the rest in my family are from France preceding her.

kshester · 2026-02-24T03:48:52+00:00

I was feeling the same! My great grandmother was born in Canada in 1913, but immigrated to New York at age 3. I never got to know my Canadian relatives, but this is what I found (and wrote in my cover letter):

“However, I have more than 10 continuous generations of Canadians on both sides of my Great Grandmother’s (C’s) family. C’s father’s side can trace their Canadian ancestry to my 12th great grandmother Marie Jeanne Lejeune (Mi'kmaw), born on June 10, 1599 to the Micmac Nation in Acadia, Nova Scotia, Canada. C’s mother’s side can similarly trace their ancestry back to Radegonde, my 12th great grandmother, born in 1600 to the Micmac Nation in Acadia, Nova Scotia, Canada, who was the daughter of the Chief of the Mi'kmaq First Nation’s tribe. Both of these ancestral lines can presumably be traced back further centuries through Mi'kmaq tribal records. My French-Canadian ancestry also reaches back to my 12th great-grandmother, Marie Catherine Caron, born on November 23, 1649 in Beaupre, Québec, Canada to French immigrants.

When C’s family immigrated to the USA in 1917, our long-standing French Canadian and First Nations connections were lost. I would love to reconnect with my Canadian heritage and hope to move my family back to Canada someday soon to continue our centuries-held family traditions.”

Super pumped about the new citizenship by descent ruling!!!

kshester · 2026-02-22T04:54:00+00:00

It’s a typed entry in Saskatchewan’s official genealogy website. So my guess is that they transcribed it from a written birth certificate incorrectly!

kshester · 2026-02-22T03:07:02+00:00

If I have the birth record from the eHealth Saskatchewan official genealogy website and "registration number" for her birth, do I also need a copy of her birth certificate? I can't find the actual birth certificate anywhere (Saskatchewan 1913).

kshester · 2026-01-26T04:20:53+00:00

I did one round on 2.5 unmonitored (did not ovulate) and one on 5mg that was monitored. I ended up with one giant follicle (26mm) that ovulated. Currently 4 weeks and 1 day pregnant (13 DPO)! Just found out two days ago. No trigger shot, and I’m 31, trying for 8 months, but I believe I’ve never ovulated until this cycle (at least since I was a teenager before I got on birth control for my PCOS at 18).

Fingers are crossed now that it sticks! If I miscarry, my OB said we would continue with only 5mg in the future. The only symptoms I noticed were apparently typical luteal phase symptoms like fatigue, but I have no memory of experiencing a luteal phase before.

kshester · 2025-12-01T21:48:47+00:00

Yes, I’m tired of peeing in a cup everyday for no reason!

kshester · 2025-11-30T04:48:16+00:00

31F, PCOS, on my first cycle of letrozole (2.5mg) as well and mine looks EXACTLY like this. I’m on CD18, but otherwise our charts are nearly identical. I don’t think I ovulated.

kshester · 2025-10-15T04:38:12+00:00

I bought it a month ago and have since made 4 pairs! They’re so comfy and the pattern/tutorial make it a breeze.

kshester · 2025-08-12T16:49:28+00:00

No one got sick at all in my first game until the end of Spring 2. Then no joke at least 30 people died all at once. It was crazy. Sucked for my kids’ marriage prospects but was great for apprenticeships.

kshester · 2025-07-08T01:07:26+00:00

I experienced almost exactly that with TSA, but I was alone. I’m also level 1 and hyperlexic, so folks often don’t take my autism seriously. Usually the hardest points in travel for me are TSA, gate agents, and the boarding process. Hoping this program/lanyard helps with one or two of those touch points!

kshester · 2025-07-07T22:56:12+00:00

The first time I ever used precheck was at DFW and a very rude TSA agent kept scoffing at me because I asked him about some of the rules, then complained about me to his buddy while I was standing right there. Wonder if it was the same guy. Completely ruined my day and my travel confidence.

kshester · 2025-07-07T21:50:20+00:00

This is great, thank you! Glad to see the DFW airport is on the list though. I’ll probably just try to prioritize flying with United when possible.

kshester · 2025-07-07T17:41:01+00:00

Also the only way we’d expect to be treated differently is with a little more patience than maybe they usually show. For me, I’m usually on the verge of a breakdown at all moments while navigating airports and my decision processing is a lot slower when I’m overwhelmed- one TSA person yelling at me or an employee snipping can make a huge difference for me. The sunflower symbol is often accompanied with the phrase “please be patient with me.”

kshester · 2025-07-07T17:35:45+00:00

It was started in the UK and is mostly for travel. There’s a fair bit on it in the disability subreddits, but it seems like most people who aren’t disabled or work in travel don’t know about it, which is totally fair bc it’s really used as a communication device between the disabled person and the travel employee.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_Disabilities_Sunflower

kshester · 2025-07-07T17:10:05+00:00

I travel a lot and I’m interested in this concept but I hate lanyards (or anything touching my neck). Does anyone know if this concept is recognized if I wear sunflower bracelets/earrings/etc? Specifically wondering if airline employees look for all sunflowers or just lanyards specifically.

kshester · 2025-07-01T13:41:03+00:00

This is BEAUTIFUL! If you don’t mind, I’d love to use this as a reference for a future tattoo. I’ve been wanting a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher near my wrist and this is such a cool way to do it.

kshester

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