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[allforthegirl]

Chrissy that is a hard part. Specially if you have to take half a day at a time. With my dr we do appointments and scans same day so it makes things a bit easier. I work nights now so it doesn't affect me. I did run out of time off buy the time I went on mat leave. I went 2.5 months early and had no more sick days left. Hopefully this is not the case for you.

 

[BellaRosa8302]

Chrissy, I'm a teacher too. I schedule my appointments WAY ahead of time to get later appointments. For example, at my last appointment (20 weeks), I was already scheduled for my 24 week appointment (which I had scheduled at 16 weeks) and I made my appointment for 28 weeks. Does that make sense? I usually have appointments for around 4:00, and my school gets out at 3:35, so I just rush over there as soon as I can leave.

For the random appointment that has to be earlier (like my scan next week at 3:30) I asked my principal for special permission to leave at 3:00 so that I don't have to use half a personal day for it.

Hope that helps!!!

 

[Destinyk]

Chrissy I'm hoping your baby is cooperative for your scan! As far as the time off I can totally see how that would be stressing you out. Luckily we moved after I hit three months and that's when my appointments really started so I didn't have to take time off except for one scan, I came in late for that one. Now I am not working but I know if I were at my old job still I would be really worried because they sucked with giving time off. However if I were working I would probably do what Bella has suggested, scheduling them ahead of time so I can easily pick later time slots. Hope you can work something out easily

 

[NikkiR143]

Ladies there are four names I like at the moment for our little boy I was wondering what you all think..?

Harry
Charlie
Jacob
Oscar

And Thomas is a maybe 5th name

I love Jacob! If I was having a boy, I was going to use Jacob as the middle name. But, my brother's name is Charlie...so I love that name too! Jacob or Charlie

 

[NikkiR143]

Hey Ladies! So, I had my follow-up anatomy scan today. Baby girl still wasn't moving much, and was still in a bit of an awkward position, but luckily they were able to get the spinal measurements they needed! And, everything looks good! I feel blessed and I'm so happy she's healthy. I was a little disappointed though because the tech won't tell you anything...she just said any questions should be addressed with the doctor. I was hoping they'd give me some info on babies measurements & weight, etc. My next apt isn't until the end of November, so I emailed my midwife after my exam with my questions. She didn't address any of my questions, just said "Everything looked good in your follow-up scan and your due date remains the same". I was hoping she'd answer my questions regarding measurement and weight. I guess they aren't that important, but it would've been nice to know. Oh well!

 

[Chrissy05]

Aww Nikki, that sucks that you weren't able to get more info. Hopefully when you see your doctor the next time, you'll be able to get more info.

Thanks for the tips regarding dealing with missing work. Up until now it hasn't been too bad because I've been followed by my family doctor, so she's a bit more flexible with appointments. I've been taking the first one of the day, at 8am, which means I can be at school for the first bell. But starting next week all my appointments are with my OB, and he only sees patients from 9 to 4, on Thursdays and Fridays. Since I have to be at school from 8:45 until 4... that doesn't work. As for the scans, the clinic only opens at 9, so even if I tried scheduling way ahead, I'm still limited by the times available. So I've now taken 2 half days and have another 2 scheduled for the next week and a half (ultrasound this week and OB next week), which only leaves me 2 more half days for the rest of the pregnancy. These are for appointments and such, so I think that eventually I will have to use sick days... but I don't think that I can use them a half day at a time then. Blah! Why is it so complicated!

 

[NikkiR143]

Aww Nikki, that sucks that you weren't able to get more info. Hopefully when you see your doctor the next time, you'll be able to get more info.

Thanks for the tips regarding dealing with missing work. Up until now it hasn't been too bad because I've been followed by my family doctor, so she's a bit more flexible with appointments. I've been taking the first one of the day, at 8am, which means I can be at school for the first bell. But starting next week all my appointments are with my OB, and he only sees patients from 9 to 4, on Thursdays and Fridays. Since I have to be at school from 8:45 until 4... that doesn't work. As for the scans, the clinic only opens at 9, so even if I tried scheduling way ahead, I'm still limited by the times available. So I've now taken 2 half days and have another 2 scheduled for the next week and a half (ultrasound this week and OB next week), which only leaves me 2 more half days for the rest of the pregnancy. These are for appointments and such, so I think that eventually I will have to use sick days... but I don't think that I can use them a half day at a time then. Blah! Why is it so complicated!

Chrissy, I'm sorry you're dealing with the stress of scheduling appointments and coordinating it to where it works with your work schedule. Fortunately, my work is very understanding. I try to get either early morning appointments or late afternoon appointments, and my co-workers will either open or close the office for me on those days. I commute 30 miles to work, so there's no going on my lunch break or anything like that. I had to see an infertility specialist for awhile before I became pregnant, and those Dr. visits were really far from my house (and far from work as well). That was extremely difficult to coordinate! I'm glad I'm past that part, and now I can at least see my doctor close to home. I suppose the Dr. visits will never end now...once we have a little one, we'll be tied up with doctor visits for them. Work just has to understand! I know it sucks taking the sick time, but we just gotta do what we gotta do. Good luck! It will all work out

 

[BellaRosa8302]

Chrissy, I'd sit down with your supervisor & discuss. You don't want to take all those personal or sick days & im sure they don't want you out half a day, often, for a short appointment.

Does the ob see people at 4:00? Or is the latest appointment 3:30? Either way I'd do what I said earlier to make sure you get the latest appointment possible & see if you can work something out with your supervisor (go in 30 mins early?) if you still have a lass of kids maybe you have colleagues willing to house your class till dismissal? I really think they'll work with you.

 

[Destinyk]

Nikki sorry to hear about your midwife but the ultrasound tech is not allowed to diagnose they can only take the pictures. :/

 

[SarahLou372]

Hi ladies

21 weeks pregnant today I have to go again for my repeat scan today to see if they can get spine measurements... third attempt

 

[Chrissy05]

Good luck at your scan today SarahLou!

Thanks for the comments about how to deal with missing more work ladies, I really appreciate it. I called the OB's office and asked what time the last appointment of the day is, and unfortunately it's at 3:30pm, which means I'm still in class at that time. On top of that, the OB's office is a good 25 minute drive from my school. Unfortunately my school board has very strict rules regarding leaving early. So unless I get really lucky and can schedule my appointment for a day where I have prep period at the end of the day (which happens once every 4 days), I can't just leave early. And since I'm not allowed to take just one period off otherwise, I am forced to take a half-day... it just complicates matters. I teach secondary school and have fairly large classes (25-35 kids in each), so just leaving my kids with another teacher for half an hour isn't really an option either. Hopefully I will get lucky at least a few times and will be able to schedule my appointment for a more convenient time work-wise, but after speaking to fellow teachers at my school, there isn't much I can do about it. Our admin, though they want to help and accommodate, have their hands tied by the higher ups.

 

[Destinyk]

Sarah well hopefully the third time really is the charm! good luck!

Chrissy do you usually know exactly which day you will have your prep period last? Like is it consistent? If so I would skip ahead in my calendar and mark all those days and when it comes to schedule future appointment tell my OB these are the only days I can make it, period. Even if it means scheduling everything way ahead so that you know you have your time slot saved for a day that is most convenient and least stressful to you. Having it marked in your calendar in your phone will make it way easier since you won't have to remember the days you can make it every time it comes to appointment scheduling or worse, have to calculate it in your mind every time . Hope that helps!

 

[SarahLou372]

Hi ladies

Yes I was third time lucky They got the spine measurements and checked on the gender again and he's definitely little boy

Just struggling so hard to give him a nice name

 

[allforthegirl]

Sara I'm glad they were able to finally get the measurement.

As for the name I'm sure it will come to you. My #2 was nameless for five days before finally agreed on one.

 

[BellaRosa8302]

Was it this group where we were talking about yelling the name?? Try that, Sarah? Yell a few names, like you're calling your little boy down for dinner. See if any of them feel right

Glad your scan went well this time around! FX that mine (next Tuesday) will show his spine also!!!

 

[DaisyDreamer]

Bellarosa that's what I do when contemplating a name. Like, do I like the way it sounds when I call it aloud? When we finally picked a name for baby yesterday, OH and I were saying to each other with OH's hand on my belly. Zodi would kick every time they heard their name in conversation, so I think it's safe to say they love it too

 

[Destinyk]

Sarah woohoo for spine measurements and gender confirmation! Like everyone else says the name will just hit you some day!

Daisy congrats on picking a name!

 

[Chrissy05]

Yesterday I had my anatomy scan and learned that we're expecting a baby boy! yay!

The scan itself went really well, especially once baby started cooperating more (at first he would just turn away whenever the technician tried taking measurements). Thankfully she managed to get all the measurements, so I won't have to go back again next week. That being said, evidently my placenta is low-lying, which means that I'll have to get another scan around 28-32 weeks to check that it has moved. The technician said that this wasn't overly uncommon and is nothing to worry about, so at least there's that.

So here's a pic of our baby boy!

 

[Destinyk]

Chrissy congrats on team blue, I added your stork! Glad to hear your scan went well and you got all measurements, I hope your placenta does relocate. I don't think low lying will necessarily mean blocking the cervix opening though.

 

[SarahLou372]

Congrats on team blue Chrissy

Well me an OH have narrowed our little boys first name down to three choices... He will either be Harry, Oscar or Charlie