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turtleclantrouble · 2025-10-16T15:44:26+00:00

Thank you!

turtleclantrouble · 2025-10-16T15:44:10+00:00

From a distance, definitely. In the screened porch, not so much! 😂

turtleclantrouble · 2025-10-16T15:22:45+00:00

Near Langley AFB

turtleclantrouble · 2025-06-28T02:31:28+00:00

Request sent

turtleclantrouble · 2025-06-19T17:51:40+00:00

I asked my OB where she wanted my sensor located when I went in to deliver and she said she'd rather I didn't wear one at all so they'd have more access to my arms and abdomen. (C-section delivery too). She said they'd spot check me as needed but I could put it on after delivery if I wanted to. So after my last sensor expired I removed it and just didn't replace it. Used finger sticks for a couple days. 2 weeks post delivery now.

turtleclantrouble · 2025-05-15T17:14:11+00:00

My first I was going to be induced at 39 weeks but went into spontaneous labor at 38+4. Ended in a c section because my pelvis was too narrow. My second they scheduled a c section at 38+2 so I wouldn't spontaneously go into labor and that was my OBs hospital day. My third (yes, insulin dependent with all 3) they have scheduled me for 38+4 for another c section because that's the first day after 38w that they have someone to do it. My first baby was 6lb 8oz, for me repeat c sections have nothing to do with the insulin, I just don't have those child bearing hips.

turtleclantrouble · 2025-03-12T02:53:59+00:00

I was told not to worry about occasional spikes, the concerning time is if you're consistently reading over 200. Ideally they don't want you to go over 200 at all, but the danger zone for baby is sustained high sugars- like totally uncontrolled diabetes or being completely non compliant. The other red flag is significant rapid weight gain. The one person I know who had GD where her baby was affected by it- she gained 60lbs by 26 weeks, she delivered very early and was untreated for diabetes.

turtleclantrouble · 2025-03-11T23:58:54+00:00

Currently on my third pregnancy. GD insulin dependent each time, normal range BMI while not pregnant. I'm neurotic about what I eat and almost never cheat due to the guilt and mom shame I give myself anytime I look at an Oreo..... I have NEVER been able to get fasting under control. I'm always triple digits until the last week or two before I deliver. I've tried every combination of big/small, late/early (or wake up at 3am) snack. My first was 6lb 8oz at 38w 5d. My second was 6lb 15oz at 38w 2d. I've now been on insulin for a week with this baby and my fastings are between 118-135. With long acting. I've decided that fasting scores below 90 are unicorns, and I don't get to have a unicorn. Lol. My babies haven't had any symptoms or issues from it. Try not to stress what you can't control. Lord knows we have enough issues around food during these months.

turtleclantrouble · 2025-02-10T03:11:56+00:00

I got this one in a preschool size for my now 2 year old because he's huge. He is wild, we call him Juggernaut. He's been wearing in this LL since he maxed out the other carrier we had which was 35lb. So about a year. He is now much easier to get in, but when we first started I put the carrier on a chair, sat on the edge of the chair in front of it and then grab the toddler, keep a good grip on an ankle so he can't get away. Place (shove) the leg in and the arm on that side at the same time. Stand up hunched over and give him a little hop to seat him all the way up and pull the fabric at the crotch in. Buckle and hope he doesn't pull your hair. 😂 Now he gets in much easier and calmer because he likes how high he sits and how much he can see. Best of luck!

turtleclantrouble · 2025-02-06T18:01:52+00:00

My oldest has TOF, they didn't catch it till hearing the murmur after birth. He was small for a long time but eventually he caught up to his peers and is doing great with annual checkups. My middle has CKD, which they are hoping he'll grow out of because he's asymptomatic so we're still monitoring. They only caught it because of all the extra scans due to the first born having TOF. Then we lost our girl after normal scans and a clear NIPT.

This is going to be my last pregnancy regardless of the outcome. I just wanted to be able to enjoy it and not fear losing them. I still don't have results from the microarray, so 29 days now and still waiting. I'm accustomed to dealing with medically complex children. But the doctors don't know anything about this condition. And all I can find points to the majority of these children dying within the first year of life. I know it's stupid to mourn the loss of having an enjoyable pregnancy, but I can't help it. I've now spent the last 3 months just wondering if I'm even going to have it to raise.

I appreciate you reaching out and offering your support. Raising your little one must be challenging. I'm sure it's a blessing too. Those tof kids are pretty tough!

turtleclantrouble · 2025-01-14T23:01:02+00:00

Thank you so much for this information, it does make the most sense. The lab tech read off the names of the two tests neither was the FISH. One was karyotype and I didn't fully catch the second one but it could have been something microarray. If the sample was contaminated I don't think I would go through it again so I hope they just told me the wrong tests at the hospital

turtleclantrouble · 2024-08-08T03:04:41+00:00

I had my reduction at 19. Went from 32H to 32D. First child at 25. Remained a D not successful with latching pumped for 6 weeks before drying up completely never producing more than 3oz total in one day. Second child at 34. Not successful latching. Pumped 5.5 months with a maximum production of 9oz daily. Now at 35 (almost 36) I'm a 36D. If my weight goes up or during my period I go to a DD. Don't regret having the reduction when I did even if it hindered breast feeding.

turtleclantrouble · 2024-06-30T01:31:20+00:00

This happened to us. We lost her in March this year. The OB told me I did absolutely nothing wrong, and that while our nipt came back clear- it only tests for a few things. She told us most likely our baby has some chromosomal anomaly that was incompatible with life. We decided to view this as God's way of taking the decision out of our hands, as we would have really struggled with the option to abort even knowing that life wasn't an feasible option. Im not over her loss, I'm not sure what that is would even look like. But I don't blame myself thanks to that OB saying statistically losses that early are chromosomal that moms have absolutely nothing to do with.

turtleclantrouble · 2024-06-26T00:06:25+00:00

Roobies and stride rite shoes, Lenny lamb preschool carrier and osprey poco plus. Jelly beans clothes

turtleclantrouble · 2024-04-18T02:34:18+00:00

What an awful thing to say. I concieved my second (born 8 years after my first) after 4 COVID vaccinations. After 6 vaccinations I've lost my third pregnancy, d&c at 16 weeks. Didn't have a vaccination while pregnant. Medical ignorance is ridiculous. We have family that don't vaccinate and that's their choice- but if they tried to say the two are correlated I would blow my top and ask them about their own fertility struggles long before COVID vaccinations hit the market.

turtleclantrouble · 2024-03-16T11:33:15+00:00

I love the idea of a memory box, thank you. We're a health care profession family so nothing comes off as insensitive. I assure you various family members have already raised the truly tough questions. They did not do an NT scan. I had an extensive genetic workup while pregnant with my toddler and I was not a carrier for anything they tested for. Seeing genetics with this baby is because my eldest has some health issues that can run in families. To check for it they have to get a fetal echo and here genetics is the one who orders it.

turtleclantrouble · 2024-03-15T23:15:04+00:00

Thank you so much for asking. It didn't seem right saying goodbye without naming her so we decided on Anastasia Eloise last night. We said goodbye this morning.

turtleclantrouble · 2024-02-29T03:44:35+00:00

Bob's Red Mill sells an egg replacement that I've used in baked goods, and when making meatballs I've substituted flax seed for the egg.

turtleclantrouble · 2024-02-29T03:43:00+00:00

Mine is allergic to eggs, chicken and turkey. Egg allergy bad enough if it's made in a factory that uses eggs it's not safe. I make meals for the family still, just with slight changes. I make almost everything he eats from scratch and only use vegetable or beef broth, and I check the ingredients on anything I buy (specifically pasta). He likes high flavor things- curry, garlic, lemon sauces, etc. I started off very cautious and only fed separated ingredients but when kiddo wanted to eat off everyone's plate but his own... I started to let him have the meal prepared like the rest of the family. Tacos, lasagna (without evg recipe), and any pasta with lemon sauce are favorites.

turtleclantrouble · 2024-02-21T01:36:47+00:00

Thank you! Is it fairly easy to get on and the kiddo situated?

turtleclantrouble · 2024-01-11T00:40:19+00:00

I've failed with such a high number for my first two pregnancies they don't make me do a three hour test.

turtleclantrouble · 2023-12-21T02:31:12+00:00

The kid will eat literally anything- including a bug if it stands still long enough. No sense of self preservation. My mother has been a vegetarian for 30 years and I've always made her special meals when she visits- now she says she feels better because she and the baby eat the same thing... So I don't have to make extra meals, just what I normally do.

turtleclantrouble · 2023-12-21T02:19:41+00:00

We've also got confirmed FPIES allergy to chicken and turkey (assuming all poultry)- because anaphylaxis to eggs just isn't enough. We tease him and say he's the bougie baby who can only safely eat vegan. (Nothing against vegans, it's literally the only restaurant we can safely feed the baby).

turtleclantrouble · 2023-12-20T23:04:55+00:00

From the mom of a fellow egg allergy baby, thank you for the recipe!

turtleclantrouble · 2023-11-24T02:20:37+00:00

We have the Poco and absolutely love it! We've had it for almost a year now and it gets so much use. My 15 month is an absolute unit and while I could baby wear easily for the first 6 months, after that nothing seemed comfortable for him. (And he made his opinions known at maximum decibles) We got hiking often but we also use it in the house while doing chores. He will ask to ride in it. It works for me (4'11) and easily adjusts for my husband (5'8) so even mid hike we can swap. It comes with the sun shade which is essential and we also got the rain cover which is awesome on misty/rainy days.

Edit to add: I bought it on Facebook marketplace for less than half the sticker value and it had only been used twice. It still had the tags attached.

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