African or African-Americans TTC

[babifever]

@jcp yes we have a name for our boy. my husband actually came up with the name about 2 months before I was pregnant. Once we get the spelling situated, I will reveal it on my journal. I'm about 90% with using it and my husband is 110% so that's where we're at with it. I actually have another name I like But he doesn't. I think he's fronting though and just stuck on the name he picked out, lol.

@mrsbrown, I have type 2 diabetes. And I'm on insulin since the pregnancy. Are you on insulin? Right now I see both doctors once a month. There always a week apart. So next week I go to the maternal fetal specialist and they always do an ultrasound. So I literally have 7 ultrasound portraits of this little boy from a yolk sac, lol. I see you mentioned your insurance co pay is high. Have you enrolled in medicaid? I know its late in the game, but normally medicaid will pick up anything your primary/private insurance doesn't, unless you make a gross amount of money.....I would try.

When are you going on maternity leave?

My husband and I don't qualify for medicaid. We dont make a whole lot but we dont even qualify for earned income. We actually owe this year, first time. I cant even get on his insurance and its way better than mine. There is this rule that if I can get insurance at my own job, I cant get it at his. Very dumb. Yes I see a maternal fetal specialist and they do the same, ultrasounds each time. They only schedule me once a month because my deductible is so high. Its $140 everytime I step in the office.

I always pick the names of the kids and my husband usually agrees. I have Amariah, Malcolm and now Koreena. Malcolm has his initials, Malcolm Josiah Brown and hubby's Michael James Brown. Koreena is after my middle name Corrine. But since my first name starts with a K (Kimberly) I decided to name her with a K. Amariah Micaiah Fox is named after a person in the bible, which means who is like the Lord and she has her dad's last name. (Now that Ive given yall a history lesson, LOL!)


I go on leave May 1 and due May 2.

Have you checked the pregnancy medicaid income requirements. I've heard of alot of folks being able to use as secondary.

Wow I can't believe you can't use your husband's. Is that a state law? Or what! That's super crazy.

And you not playing about your leave, I feel you though= how much time are you taking off?

 

[babifever]

Far as our boy name, the name my husband picked is similar to his, the one I picked is similar to mine. More then likely I'll let him have his way, it's his first boy.

 

[mrskcbrown]

@jcp yes we have a name for our boy. my husband actually came up with the name about 2 months before I was pregnant. Once we get the spelling situated, I will reveal it on my journal. I'm about 90% with using it and my husband is 110% so that's where we're at with it. I actually have another name I like But he doesn't. I think he's fronting though and just stuck on the name he picked out, lol.

@mrsbrown, I have type 2 diabetes. And I'm on insulin since the pregnancy. Are you on insulin? Right now I see both doctors once a month. There always a week apart. So next week I go to the maternal fetal specialist and they always do an ultrasound. So I literally have 7 ultrasound portraits of this little boy from a yolk sac, lol. I see you mentioned your insurance co pay is high. Have you enrolled in medicaid? I know its late in the game, but normally medicaid will pick up anything your primary/private insurance doesn't, unless you make a gross amount of money.....I would try.

When are you going on maternity leave?

My husband and I don't qualify for medicaid. We dont make a whole lot but we dont even qualify for earned income. We actually owe this year, first time. I cant even get on his insurance and its way better than mine. There is this rule that if I can get insurance at my own job, I cant get it at his. Very dumb. Yes I see a maternal fetal specialist and they do the same, ultrasounds each time. They only schedule me once a month because my deductible is so high. Its $140 everytime I step in the office.

I always pick the names of the kids and my husband usually agrees. I have Amariah, Malcolm and now Koreena. Malcolm has his initials, Malcolm Josiah Brown and hubby's Michael James Brown. Koreena is after my middle name Corrine. But since my first name starts with a K (Kimberly) I decided to name her with a K. Amariah Micaiah Fox is named after a person in the bible, which means who is like the Lord and she has her dad's last name. (Now that Ive given yall a history lesson, LOL!)


I go on leave May 1 and due May 2.

Have you checked the pregnancy medicaid income requirements. I've heard of alot of folks being able to use as secondary.

Wow I can't believe you can't use your husband's. Is that a state law? Or what! That's super crazy.

And you not playing about your leave, I feel you though= how much time are you taking off?

Im a teacher so Im off summers anyway but Ill be off from May 2-Aug 10. I can take longer because they dont count summer days in my leave but I believe in being present on the first day of school to set the tone. I cant have any foolishness going on in my classroom. #ironfist LOL

Yeah they do it in Tennessee and in Mississippi and some companies. But what I found out is that they are still covering me for medicaid since last year. I thought they cancelled it, so I wasnt using it. They are going to back date my maternal fetal appts and see if they can get them paid

 

[babifever]

@jcp yes we have a name for our boy. my husband actually came up with the name about 2 months before I was pregnant. Once we get the spelling situated, I will reveal it on my journal. I'm about 90% with using it and my husband is 110% so that's where we're at with it. I actually have another name I like But he doesn't. I think he's fronting though and just stuck on the name he picked out, lol.

@mrsbrown, I have type 2 diabetes. And I'm on insulin since the pregnancy. Are you on insulin? Right now I see both doctors once a month. There always a week apart. So next week I go to the maternal fetal specialist and they always do an ultrasound. So I literally have 7 ultrasound portraits of this little boy from a yolk sac, lol. I see you mentioned your insurance co pay is high. Have you enrolled in medicaid? I know its late in the game, but normally medicaid will pick up anything your primary/private insurance doesn't, unless you make a gross amount of money.....I would try.

When are you going on maternity leave?

My husband and I don't qualify for medicaid. We dont make a whole lot but we dont even qualify for earned income. We actually owe this year, first time. I cant even get on his insurance and its way better than mine. There is this rule that if I can get insurance at my own job, I cant get it at his. Very dumb. Yes I see a maternal fetal specialist and they do the same, ultrasounds each time. They only schedule me once a month because my deductible is so high. Its $140 everytime I step in the office.

I always pick the names of the kids and my husband usually agrees. I have Amariah, Malcolm and now Koreena. Malcolm has his initials, Malcolm Josiah Brown and hubby's Michael James Brown. Koreena is after my middle name Corrine. But since my first name starts with a K (Kimberly) I decided to name her with a K. Amariah Micaiah Fox is named after a person in the bible, which means who is like the Lord and she has her dad's last name. (Now that Ive given yall a history lesson, LOL!)


I go on leave May 1 and due May 2.

Have you checked the pregnancy medicaid income requirements. I've heard of alot of folks being able to use as secondary.

Wow I can't believe you can't use your husband's. Is that a state law? Or what! That's super crazy.

And you not playing about your leave, I feel you though= how much time are you taking off?

Im a teacher so Im off summers anyway but Ill be off from May 2-Aug 10. I can take longer because they dont count summer days in my leave but I believe in being present on the first day of school to set the tone. I cant have any foolishness going on in my classroom. #ironfist LOL

Yeah they do it in Tennessee and in Mississippi and some companies. But what I found out is that they are still covering me for medicaid since last year. I thought they cancelled it, so I wasnt using it. They are going to back date my maternal fetal appts and see if they can get them paid

Yay this is great about the medicaid!! Healthcare is expensive.

 

[nmpjcp2015]

babifever - you do see your doctor a lot... i've only had one appointment so far and i'm about to be 13 weeks. my next one isn't for another 2.5 weeks. i think my dr is pretty conservative though. i can't wait to see my baby again. hopefully it'll look more like a baby than it did last time, lol then it was just a blob with a heartbeat.

 

[mrskcbrown]

babifever - you do see your doctor a lot... i've only had one appointment so far and i'm about to be 13 weeks. my next one isn't for another 2.5 weeks. i think my dr is pretty conservative though. i can't wait to see my baby again. hopefully it'll look more like a baby than it did last time, lol then it was just a blob with a heartbeat.

Yeah it will be more baby like by the time you go back. My baby weighed 5lbs 3oz yesterday. She is getting big. My son was 10lbs, 10oz, and my other daughter 6lbs 12oz, so she will be I think about 7lbs since Im so close to delivery.

 

[babifever]

babifever - you do see your doctor a lot... i've only had one appointment so far and i'm about to be 13 weeks. my next one isn't for another 2.5 weeks. i think my dr is pretty conservative though. i can't wait to see my baby again. hopefully it'll look more like a baby than it did last time, lol then it was just a blob with a heartbeat.

it's because I have type 2 diabetes and it was uncontrolled at the beginning. So it was a matter if getting it controlled and determining a viable pregnancy. For the first 2 Visit's they did not treat me for diabates because it wasn't viable yet. I know crazy, but I was in a limbo. Regular doc wouldn't treat me because I was pregnant, ob couldn't because it wasn't considered viable yet. Now my visits are just twice a month, but for the first 7 weeks I went 1-2 times a week between both doctors. I see a regular ob and a specialist.

 

[mrskcbrown]

My BFF and I are taking our 13/14 year old daughters to the casino tonight for the buffet. They will be in crab leg heaven. My daughter is so excited. She loves them. So its our date night.

Hubby is up for a new position with a new company so I pray that he gets it. He really wants it! As for me, just wishing this day with 8th graders would hurry up and end LOL!

 

[nmpjcp2015]

Today is the last day of spring break, so there is literally no one at work. It's so quiet and traffic was amazing. It reminds me that summer traffic is coming soon

Only 1 more week left in first tri! Wooohooo.

Have fun at the casino and I hope your day goes by quickly!

 

[mrskcbrown]

Thanks! I dont mind going to the casino but Id really rather lie in my bed LOL

 

[HisGrace]

Congratulations on all the pregnancies. I pray you all have healthy and happy pregnancies and smooth deliveries.

 

[nmpjcp2015]

Thanks His Grace! I finally announced it today!

 

[babifever]

Thanks His Grace! I finally announced it today!

Cool!

 

[mrskcbrown]

Thanks and awesome on the announcement!! Such a huge step!!

 

[nmpjcp2015]

have you guys used a pack and play before? i don't want to buy a bassinet so i figured it would be the best of both worlds. also we have some traveling to do.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1970559082&pf_rd_i=desktop

 

[babifever]

have you guys used a pack and play before? i don't want to buy a bassinet so i figured it would be the best of both worlds. also we have some traveling to do.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1970559082&pf_rd_i=desktop

I actually just brought a crib. I requested the same pack in play as the pic, on my registry, but I just remembered my mom is going to give me a mini crib she just brought for my niece who will have out grown it by the time my baby comes. It converts to a play pen as well. May or May not still ask for the pack and play.

 

[mrskcbrown]

I like the pack and play. I had one but we rarely used it so I hope I dont get one at the baby shower this saturday. Id rather have an ergo baby carrier: https://www.toysrus.com/product/ind...443.2255983.2256186.2256191&parentPage=family. My pack and play for my son became a home for his toys LOL

 

[babifever]

I like the pack and play. I had one but we rarely used it so I hope I dont get one at the baby shower this saturday. Id rather have an ergo baby carrier: https://www.toysrus.com/product/ind...443.2255983.2256186.2256191&parentPage=family. My pack and play for my son became a home for his toys LOL

What's the difference between the ones that are like $20.compared to this one?

 

[mrskcbrown]

I like the pack and play. I had one but we rarely used it so I hope I dont get one at the baby shower this saturday. Id rather have an ergo baby carrier: https://www.toysrus.com/product/ind...443.2255983.2256186.2256191&parentPage=family. My pack and play for my son became a home for his toys LOL

What's the difference between the ones that are like $20.compared to this one?

The support. The ones that tend to be cheaper don't hold the baby as well, and also wreak havoc on your back. I had a cheapee last time and it wasnt even worth the $29, I spent. I stopped using it because it hurt like heck!

So excited for my baby shower this weekend, even though I hate being the center of attention! My friend is coming from Detroit and Im so excited to be able to hang out with her. I also hope I get really nice things and not too many duplicates. I need a car seat stat! So if I dont get one at the shower, Ill be going to buy that on Sunday.

 

[christylove]

Hey ladies just dropping back in to check on you all. Didn't want to read and run lol.