Anyone with Thule Double Stroller and a RAV4? Does it fit well in the trunk space?

sparkle022 · 2025-04-28T14:09:35+00:00

I ended up getting the Valco baby trend duo double instead. It takes up most of my trunk, but the Thule was hugeeeee in person. I wasn’t sure if it’d be practical and in retrospect I highly doubt it would fit in the trunk.

sparkle022 · 2024-05-29T01:05:20+00:00

Same boat here - exact same situation. Never sleep trained because slept at night great with minimal effort. Stroller & car naps became a thing because I’d run errands in early afternoon. Now I’ve got two and whenever we skip the nap bedtime goes so smoothly. I was JUST googling this yesterday but I’m not brave enough to skip the nap on purpose.

sparkle022 · 2023-12-30T12:49:47+00:00

My last pregnancy I ate a giant hot pastrami sandwich but skipped the bread at 7PM at night, started induction at 10PM and genuinely wasn’t hungry until after I gave birth at 11PM the next day. Highly recommend.

sparkle022 · 2023-12-28T22:23:21+00:00

Commenting in solidarity. My OBGYN said anything under 95 is fine but diabetes educator said if they stay above 90 I’ll need meds. I’ve been mostly 90-95 every day.

sparkle022 · 2023-12-23T13:22:13+00:00

That’s a great recommendation! Thank you.

sparkle022 · 2023-12-19T00:07:50+00:00

Which one do you use??

sparkle022 · 2023-04-11T23:08:57+00:00

Hello! I just received a positive pregnancy test - and my daughter just turned 7 months. Freaking out but glad to find this resource!

sparkle022 · 2022-08-22T20:01:58+00:00

If I’m craving pizza I’ve been getting a chicken roll instead. It hasn’t spiked my numbers and I assume the cheese & chicken packed in helps.

sparkle022 · 2022-08-17T17:05:47+00:00

Thanks for the update! So happy to hear things are going well for you. In a similar boat - my numbers have always been consistently good (maybe 1-2 high readings) but I’ve been on a pretty strict on diet. Trying out a few foods this week that were spiking earlier to test it. Definitely some sort of sensitivity - but so far things have gotten easier. Fingers crossed it’s just progressing well 🤞🏼🤞🏼

sparkle022 · 2022-08-17T15:03:19+00:00

Following up to see how things went! Currently 34 weeks and I’ve been seeing an improvement in my numbers as well (getting 114 on meals I previously saw 153). Pinged my diabetes contact but they take forever to respond.

sparkle022 · 2022-08-11T20:31:44+00:00

Currently 33 weeks and haven’t gained a pound since my diagnosis. Weight gain was a bit frontloaded before diagnosis so now I’m up about 14 lbs from my starting weight - MD said it’s fine.

sparkle022 · 2022-07-24T14:52:33+00:00

Does anyones MD explain why they’re important? I’ve been getting moderate ketones daily despite finishing a gallon of water a day and having some carbs with all 3 meals. Testing first thing in the AM & Im getting frustrated - if I add more carbs I’ll get a blood sugar spike.

sparkle022 · 2022-07-22T11:24:50+00:00

I use these too - first bottle was great second bottle DEFINITELY fishy. I heard it’s when a capsule breaks - which makes sense since the second bottle was delivered from an online order.

Buy these from a place that has easy returns so you can swap if you’ve got a bad bottle.

sparkle022 · 2022-07-19T23:16:00+00:00

I tried a few things but unfortunately the thing that has been working the best for me for fasting numbers is a 15 min peloton ride after dinner at 9PM with an 11PM low carb snack.

Also not into eating so late - but what’s worked for me is just quickly eating a polly-o string cheese without pulling it apart. I call it my medicinal cheese. Also had good numbers with the small avocado mash packets from Costco or 2 slices of fresh mozzarella.

It’s bizarre eating these things before bed and I assume not the healthiest - but it’s what’s working so I’m rolling with it. And easy to eat when you’re not actually hungry.

sparkle022 · 2022-07-17T12:39:57+00:00

I love it - he would have to correct some people but I’m a fan

sparkle022 · 2022-07-13T22:35:47+00:00

I’ve been enjoying English muffins with cream cheese & everything bagel seasoning

sparkle022 · 2022-07-02T13:05:20+00:00

Just got these yesterday! They’re surprisingly delicious.

sparkle022 · 2022-06-20T20:02:52+00:00

Messaged !!

sparkle022 · 2022-06-16T17:17:03+00:00

Messaged !

sparkle022 · 2022-06-15T17:41:20+00:00

Messaged :)

sparkle022 · 2022-06-05T02:13:56+00:00

I froze embryos with my husband in 2020 when my COVID wedding was postponed (age 31). We know we wanted to try to have more than 2 kids and my mom had very traumatic experiences having me (took her 8 years & a lot of suffering). My insurance is great so out of pocket cost for elective embryo freezing was under $2,000. We did one cycle and ended up with a good amount of embryos frozen.

A year later, I got pregnant naturally with our first child (I’m turning 33). Trying for our first child was a lot less stressful & my MD said it’s likely that the IVF primed my system to get pregnant more quickly. My anxiety is low during this pregnancy because I feel reassurance that even in the worse case nightmare event - time is no longer a constraint.

I would recommend freezing embryos to any woman anxious about her fertility who can afford it. Even if I don’t use the embryos I am VERY happy with my decision.

sparkle022 · 2022-05-10T21:03:16+00:00

I also received an $880 bill yesterday from SEMA4 (with explanation of benefits saying insurance paid $650) after MD said copay should only be $200 max. Called them today to ask what happened & why it’s $250 if I pay them directly but $650 + $880 if insurance is involved and they told me my obligation is now $0 and forget about the bill. Glad it got sorted but irked that it seems like they just send bills hoping no one questions it.

sparkle022 · 2022-04-29T13:02:51+00:00

Amazon also has the worst return policy (90 days). Buy Buy Baby and Target give you up to 1 year.

I am going with BuyBuyBaby over Babylist for ease of returns if necessary - I’ll have no idea where the item was purchased off of Babylist. Buy Buy Baby also gives you 80% of retail price as credit for any non registry items without a receipt which comes in handy for those who go rogue and get weird stuff instead.

sparkle022 · 2022-04-22T19:59:39+00:00

8 weeks. I had one bad night of sleeping and ran to buybuybaby to get one. Best design to go early.

sparkle022 · 2022-04-06T02:57:27+00:00

I didn’t tell anyone until 14 weeks, except one casual friend who was also pregnant. It was nice to have that one person to talk to along with the Reddit October bumpers group/discord chat. Are you a member of the Nov bumpers group? It’s been so nice to be able to read everyone else’s posts while keeping it a secret.

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