HDBD 5/1

[scm1011]

Happy hump day!
35+3, STM

[G22]

11w5d STM

[dreamcrisp1]

I’m starting to feel very pregnant (especially by the 3rd flight of stairs lol). 23+2

[bk1]

I haven't played for a couple weeks. 15+4 with kid #3. Third time around is no joke!

[oliviapope]

Taken Monday @36 weeks.

This was after finding out baby is breech so that explains the pained look on my face lol

[scm1011]

Oh no, oliviapope! What's the plan?

[farfalla2011]

Today at 19+4 in the last week something happened and there's no hiding this little guy 😂

[oliviapope]

May 1, 2019 14:34:21 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

Oh no, oliviapope! What's the plan?

Chiropractor 3 times this week (plus ANYTHING Google says might increase chances of her turning), Spinning Babies exercises and another U/S on Monday. If she's still not head down at that appointment, then we'll discuss an ECV (I'm still weighing if I want to do that) if at 38 weeks if she hasn't flipped (or I haven't done the ECV) then it's a C-section (though I'm not sure when it will be scheduled) Not the end of the world but I am hoping it doesn't come to that.

[osulori]

29w today, STM. This was one of the few times she's been quiet all day...girlfriend is a busy one!

[stellelinds25]

14w...my pup wanted in on the pic! And excuse the exhausted face, I’ve been awake since 330am (thanks pregnancy insomnia).

[Susie]

35+2 STM, tardy to the party!


This week, one of my partners at work asked if I was SURE that I'd really be out on maternity leave on 6/18, and therefore unable to make a meeting he was scheduling.  I would be 13 days overdue by then (which my practice would not let me do, especially as AMA, but that's besides the point), and 18 days past when I spontaneously went into labor with DD.  Anybody want to help me bury a body?

[aprilsails]

Omg Susie. What an idiot. I worked on my due date for DD but that was the last day. I’m planning on being out for sure a bit earlier this time and working part time the last couple of weeks due to DD’s school schedule. Work’s just got to deal.

[scm1011]

Ugh, Susie. With DS my boss incredulously asked me if I really wanted to take a the full 12 weeks of FMLA because "that's a really long time, you won't want to be out a full 12 weeks, right?!". Um, yes. I do.

[icedcoffee]

Ugh, Susie. People are so dumb. I had 2 different people at work have this same conversation with me this week:

Dumbass: Are you going to take any time off?
Me: You mean after the baby is born? Yes, I plan to take 12 weeks of FMLA.
Dumbass: Oh that's so nice! It's so great they let you do that.
Me: :::Tries to drill a hole in their head with my eyes:::

Are you effing kidding me? 12 weeks of FMLA is not some huge gift that's been given to me. And 50% or more of that will be unpaid leave after I deplete all my leave and come back with nothing. No it's not so great they let me do that. This is a shit maternity leave policy.

Do people really think I'd just pop out a baby and show up on Monday?

[woowoo]

scm1011, Susie, I would have lost it.

My boss is the exact opposite. We can take up to 16 weeks (not all paid, it's 8 weeks full paid, 5-6 weeks of STD plus the rest unpaid) but I'm taking 13 total....and he keeps trying to encourage me to take all 16. He used to be a real jackass to people taking time off in his younger career days (according to him) and I think he's trying to make up for it now.

I'm not taking the full 16 because I fully intend on taking a full week off in November and a week and a half in December. He just doesn't know that yet.

[lovelyshoes]

May 3, 2019 11:10:22 GMT -5 icedcoffee said:

Ugh, Susie. People are so dumb. I had 2 different people at work have this same conversation with me this week:

Dumbass: Are you going to take any time off?
Me: You mean after the baby is born? Yes, I plan to take 12 weeks of FMLA.
Dumbass: Oh that's so nice! It's so great they let you do that.
Me: :::Tries to drill a hole in their head with my eyes:::

Are you effing kidding me? 12 weeks of FMLA is not some huge gift that's been given to me. And 50% or more of that will be unpaid leave after I deplete all my leave and come back with nothing. No it's not so great they let me do that. This is a shit maternity leave policy.

Do people really think I'd just pop out a baby and show up on Monday?

You must work with me. I was asked if I planned to take any time off and then asked how much and if I was “allowed” to be out for the entire 12 weeks! Unreal.
Susie you have too much on your plate during third tri. I hope they don’t send you work during mat leave. My old form sent me a huge box of work stuff.

[robinsbff]

May 3, 2019 9:04:59 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

Ugh, Susie . With DS my boss incredulously asked me if I really wanted to take a the full 12 weeks of FMLA because "that's a really long time, you won't want to be out a full 12 weeks, right?!". Um, yes. I do.

i got a similar question - "are you going to take the whole 3 months?" first off, 12 weeks isn't exactly 3 months, and second, have you met a newborn?  they are hard work!

[dreamcrisp1]

The US is so terrible on their views of maternity leave.

I tried to work and leave 2 weeks before my due date here but they were like nope. It’s mandatory to take 4 weeks and highly encouraged because those last 4 weeks, you do not want to be working.

And then when talking about going back to work, my boss was like “I do not recommend working 5 days a week and switching to a 4 day week schedule instead.” This is what most parents do once they have kids here - they take Friday off and work Monday to Thursday and 1-2 days from home.

[Susie]

May 4, 2019 1:33:46 GMT -5 dreamcrisp1 said:

The US is so terrible on their views of maternity leave.

I tried to work and leave 2 weeks before my due date here but they were like nope. It’s mandatory to take 4 weeks and highly encouraged because those last 4 weeks, you do not want to be working.

And then when talking about going back to work, my boss was like “I do not recommend working 5 days a week and switching to a 4 day week schedule instead.” This is what most parents do once they have kids here - they take Friday off and work Monday to Thursday and 1-2 days from home.

and yet here I am, 3-4 weeks out from delivering, not only working full time but also evenings and weekends to try to get done what I need to get done before I go out.  My body is already so wrecked from sitting at a desk so much when proper ergonomics have gone so far out the window!

[dreamcrisp1]

Susie, it’s so bad. You deserve to be taking it easy and not working so much!

[knx9211]

Hi I’m super late. Here’s a bonus family pic with obligatory bump hold at 18+3 yesterday!