:baby_symbol: Parenting advice - you're gonna get hit
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I've seen scans of boys and girls (they showed us the opposite when we found out the sex of our baby to demonstrate the differences). A scrotum is very obvious.
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I bought a crib.
(he bought a crib)
I bought a crib
(he bought a crib)
TAKE A GOOD HARD LOOK AT THIS MOTHERFUCKING CRIB!
http://images.costco-static.ca/image/media/350-1033678-894__1.jpg
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That looks pretty serious.
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That looks pretty serious.
Serious like a fo--- whoa, whoops, sorry. Almost did that. Sorry. Sorry.
(fyi: that's just the model photo. I'll post the thing after it gets delivered in 3-5 weeks)
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Grats! Break a leg, in the theater sense.
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@Lorne_Kates said:
(fyi: that's just the model photo. I'll post the thing after it gets delivered in 3-5 weeks)
Hah. So that one, after you assemble it, will look like a Homer Simpson special, right?
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@Lorne_Kates said:
(fyi: that's just the model photo. I'll post the thing after it gets delivered in 3-5 weeks)
Hah. So that one, after you assemble it, will look like a Homer Simpson special, right?
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In the hospital, we think she's in the early stages of labour. Three weeks and a couple of days until the due date, so if the baby is coming now it'll be technically premature. Shit's getting real!
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In the hospital, we think she's in the early stages of labour. Three weeks and a couple of days until the due date, so if the baby is coming now it'll be technically premature. Shit's getting real!
Few weeks early ain't too bad.
Best of everything!
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@Lorne_Kates said:
Few weeks early ain't too bad
37 weeks is considered full term. Anything below that is premature. We're like three days short of it being officially fine so I'm not too worried if today/tomorrow turns out to be the birthday
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37 weeks is considered full term. Anything below that is premature.
That's where you get into an interesting period. My son was born at 36 weeks. Since my wife had gestational diabetes, he was normal-sized even though he was almost a month early. They let him out and kind of blew off the fact that he had more than a touch of jaundice because of his size. Then like two days later we had to take him back to the hospital and he spent a week under the bili lights or whatever they call them.
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My daughter was officially 36 w 5 d. It is considered late -preterm. I had both gestational diabetes and pregnancy induced hypertension (one causes bigger babies, the other smaller babies).
She was born a little under 6 lbs. Only problem was a little hypoglycemic and at first pediatrician appt was 5th percentile in weight. By 6 months she was 50th percentile.
Barring any unforeseen complications you should be good.
Congrats!
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gestational diabetes,
gestational diabetes
Same. It was a false alert though. They wanted to keep her overnight for observation but agreed to let her come home and sleep in her own bed.
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It was a false alert though
Well, that's test-driven development for you
:-/
. At least you know that everything else is working as it should now?Since you're about to enter the launch window: best of luck!
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Yes, good luck.
Our first was born at 29+4 due to pre-eclampsia and she's always been perfectly healthy, just bit smaller than her peers for the first couple of years. She's almost 3 now and you'd never know.
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Same. It was a false alert though. They wanted to keep her overnight for observation but agreed to let her come home and sleep in her own bed.
Excellent. Just keep an eye on the sprout's skin color for the first few days.
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gestational diabetes
At every clinic and OB appointment, they have my wife do a quick "pee on this strip of paper" slip to test of urine-sugar. Always comes back normal. Except for once. At the first OB appointment at 22-weeks, it came back super elevated.
Did you have anything sugary for breakfast?
No.
... oh wait. We stopped for a latte (decaf, of course) first. But since might have a cold, we each got out own instead of sharing. And I realize I didn't ask for half-syrup.
That might do it.So out of curiosity I looked up the coffee place's nutritional info when I got home.
When I make a latte at home, I sweeten it with MAYBE half a teaspoon of vanilla sugar. 2g of sugar.
A small latte at this place, with however many pumps of sugar-syrup they use (and again, a full coffee, not sharing as usual)--- 43g of sugar.
Yeah. Won't do that again.
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Okay, now EVERYONE is getting in on the jokes-- even trying to indoctrinate our young.
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@Lorne_Kates said:
TAKE A GOOD HARD LOOK AT THIS MOTHERFUCKING CRIB!
Why do you have hobbit-like circular windows?
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@Lorne_Kates said:
TAKE A GOOD HARD LOOK AT THIS MOTHERFUCKING CRIB!
Why do you have hobbit-like circular windows?
Do you know how hard it is to cut a square window in an igloo?
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@Lorne_Kates said:
Do you know how hard it is to cut a square window in an igloo?
Bah, I've watched Survivorman. You can just leave an ice block out. No cutting windows afterwards ncessary.
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But will AirBnb accept it?
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@Lorne_Kates said:
At every clinic and OB appointment, they have my wife do a quick "pee on this strip of paper" slip to test of urine-sugar. Always comes back normal. Except for once. At the first OB appointment at 22-weeks, it came back super elevated.
Did you have anything sugary for breakfast? No. ... oh wait. We stopped for a latte (decaf, of course) first. But since might have a cold, we each got out own instead of sharing. And I realize I didn't ask for half-syrup. That might do it.
So out of curiosity I looked up the coffee place's nutritional info when I got home.
When I make a latte at home, I sweeten it with MAYBE half a teaspoon of vanilla sugar. 2g of sugar.
A small latte at this place, with however many pumps of sugar-syrup they use (and again, a full coffee, not sharing as usual)--- 43g of sugar.
Hmmm, they checked my urine for protein (b/c of the hypertension checking for pre-ecclampsia).
The GD test for me was empty stomach, blood test, 100 g of sugar water and a repeated blood test every 1 hour (3 hours total).
If I ever get pregnant again...I will ask to just assume I have GD.
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Hmmm, they checked my urine for protein (b/c of the hypertension checking for pre-ecclampsia).
That, too, but they do a quick sugar test as well.
The GD test for me was empty stomach, blood test, 100 g of sugar water and a repeated blood test every 1 hour (3 hours total).
Yup, the Big Fucking Annoying GD test is in a couple weeks. On a Saturday, thankfully.
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The GD test for me was empty stomach, blood test, 100 g of sugar water and a repeated blood test every 1 hour (3 hours total).
Be glad you didn't get the 5-hour version.
But probably all you need to do is have a simple regular blood sugar test in the morning like diabetics do, before you eat.
Also, if you had GD the last time, you can probably safely assume you'll get it again.
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Also, if you had GD the last time, you can probably safely assume you'll get it again.
Yeah. And I was pretty sure I would get it the first time (between age and family history).
But probably all you need to do is have a simple regular blood sugar test in the morning like diabetics do, before you eat.
Actually, I passed those. I once diagnosed, I was supposed to test on wake up and 2 hours after every meal. I ate somewhat lower carb and generally had very good numbers. I also didn't have a huge appetite while pregnant and had a net 0 weight gain (so that helped).
When I did have cravings for carbs I ensured I ate a decent amount of fat and protein first.
My worst numbers when I was eating hospital food. I couldn't resist blueberry filled pancakes. The cruelty.
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They let him out and kind of blew off the fact that he had more than a touch of jaundice because of his size. Then like two days later we had to take him back to the hospital and he spent a week under the bili lights or whatever they call them.
My son had the jaundice thing (not premature or anything, though). One of the things we did was to let him lay in the sunlight. It was December, so the sun wasn't too strong. We put him on a blanket next to the sliding glass door. The fucker rolled over on his own when he was only a few days old.
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I couldn't resist blueberry filled pancakes.
Well duh. They're blueberry filled pancakes…
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@Karla said:
I couldn't resist blueberry filled pancakes.
Well duh. They're blueberry filled pancakes…
I want pancake filled blueberries.
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@Karla said:
I couldn't resist blueberry filled pancakes.
Well duh. They're blueberry filled pancakes…
Now I want blueberry pancakes, dammit!
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blueberry pancakes
Sorry only blue waffles ...
I am embarrassed I know what that means.
DO NOT GOOGLE!!!! NSFL
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Did you get Belched?
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Belch as in a resident of Belgium. Obvious!
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Belch as in a resident of ■■■■■■■. Obvious!
Of course. Duh!
Wait...so how does one get Belched? Is that to immigrate to Belgium?
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how does one get Belched?
In this case, I think it means the Belch got you to google That Which Must Not Be Seen.
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In this case, I think it means the Belch got you to google That Which Must Not Be Seen.
In that case. Yes, yes I did.
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That Which Must Not Be Seen is not a unique item.
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Well, Fox isn't exactly unique. He's part of The Hivemind™.
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Not quite sure what that means.Google was not much help.
In this case, I think it means the Belch got you to google That Which Must Not Be Seen
That.
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That sounds like a pure whoosh
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There must be something wrong with your hearing then.
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Must be windy up north