October bumpkins 2019

Amen. Just like here in the states I can tax deduct my health expenses! Each system has its benefits and Canada is truly headed in the right direction by allowing you, the consumer, the option to pay out of pocket for things like 3d scans or extra scans. It's a merriment of the two systems which allows for competitive markets (which in turn benefits everyone).

Okay okay I'm done. :rofl:
 
It’s crazy hearing the differences between health care! I really don’t know a ton of how other places health care work but it’s always something that interests me I guess because I’m a healthcare worker. I’m sure they both have their pros and cons I suppose!

The sad part is, people in the states actually pay much more than I will be paying!
 
One other thing that gets under my skin here in the states is the maternity leave.. you get 6 weeks for vaginal birth 8 for c section.. if you’re lucky you get that paid, most places don’t pay. You have to use up your saved paid time off or a short term leave that you pay monthly for! With my first like I mentioned we had very little money but thankfully I worked part time for family to help bring in a little bit of extra money and was grateful I could bring her with me to work, but I went back after 2 weeks because we needed the money but it was HARD!!!!
Ds I was a stay at home mom, we had a little more money that time than with DD and I was so so grateful for that! This time I do work (several jobs actually) but also a stay at home mom/ bring my kids to work (I know it’s confusing) but I still won’t have a paycheck when I have this baby. Thankfully I can bring work home and get some hours in for a check.

And don’t even get me started on paternity leave cause it’s not a thing here! You take your personal vacation days when your child is born or your short term leave that you paid for!

Edit to mention DH took his 1 week vacation he saved up when we had DD and we were in the hospital 5 days! We went home on a Friday and he had to go back to work that Monday!
 
Wow reading about the cost of health care is making me really appreciate the NHS. We get all out health care in the UK free with the NHS. Ok so it's much slower and u have to wait for appointments and scans etc but it's free. I'm never taking the NHS for granted again. And they are fantastic when u have a baby they really look after you esp if like me ure pregnancy is very high risk. Also the NHS saved my life with the liver transplant. So I'm so greatful to them.
I have midwife in just over an hour eeeek
The sickness is back again today and my boobs are so sore still. It hurts when I roll over in bed but I'm not complaining.
Will let u all know how the MW appointment goes. Not sure what she will do but thinking it's just going to be a bunch of paper work and talking. Shud hopefully find out more about when I'll be seeing the high risk preganacy consultant and hopefully will be offered a scan b4 the 12 week dating scan.
Hope u have a great day ladies.
God bless
 
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Sugger my son was 166bpm at 7+3, I know they just want it over 120 by 7 (?) weeks. My son’s was really fast on the screen! This baby’s looked considerably slower, but I was happy with 130 as I believe they only look for over 100 at 6 weeks.
So your little one probably had a good strong heartbeat!

I cudnt even make a guess at how many beats per minute mine was going but it looked so fast I'm guessing about 150bpm. But will have to wait until I have another scan or if midwife has a go at listening for baby's HB at today's appointment then I will know the BPM. Have read tho that MW don't like listening b4 14 weeks so I dought she will even try but u never know.
I'm pretty sure if the HB wasn't right the sonographer wud of said something she seemed very pleased with the scan and said everything is looking great so far.
Just praying he or she continues to grow and thrive.
Thank you for the reassurance sweety
 
I felt some weird pulling down low yesterday, it came and went regularly for about 30 minutes then haven't felt it since.

Yep that's what I've been feeling. It only lasts an hour or two and it comes and goes. It sometimes can feel quite sharp like something is really pulling down there.
Sorry to hear you had a blighted ovem that's heart breaking. I remember when I was on here with my DD there was a lady I made friends with who was in the February lovebugs. She went for a scan and was told she had a blighted ovem. My heart ached for her but she got pregnant really quick again and went on to have a healthy baby girl in the may. She's since had another baby.
Ure be fine this time sweet. Them stretching pains are a really good sign
 
Sorry ladies have been so sick these last 2 days, haven't stopped vomiting it's horrible! 8 weeks tomorrow and praying it stops soon!

My scan went amazing yesterday! I will share a picture soon I need to go on my iPad to do it, it never works from my phone. Baby was measuring at 7 weeks 5 days like i thought and was so big considering I saw nothing but a gestational sac 2 weeks ago! Heartrate was 156 bpm! So excited now as I heard chance of miscarriage significantly drops after seeing a heartbeat!
 
Hello ladies.. just poping on as this thread has gotten so busy im sure I missed loads of new ladies..

If your due date is not on the front page can you reply back to this message and I will add you I did go back but there was over 300+ messages to get through.

Afm I'm 9 weeks today woohoo I have a scan on Saturday so looking forward to seeing how much the baby has grown.

Sickness is still pretty bad but I am down to 10 times or less. Lost more weight so nearly a stone gone.. went to my gp and expressed my concerns and I shit you not his answer was" it's morning sickness like it or lump it" so I have been dealing with as best as I can. On all my pregnancy I suffer with what my friends call pregnancy cough its like a dry tickle cough so that isn't helping with being able to hold anything down when I go into a coughing fit after eatting. Sorry for the rant but I'm just exhausted and so ready for second tri energry.. not to mention my mmc in Aug baby would have been here already or due any day so that has been playing on my mind aswell.

Hope you ladies are keeping well and I will try keep up with this thread..

How does everyone feel about setting up a secret Facebook group?
 
Hello ladies.. just poping on as this thread has gotten so busy im sure I missed loads of new ladies..

If your due date is not on the front page can you reply back to this message and I will add you I did go back but there was over 300+ messages to get through.

Afm I'm 9 weeks today woohoo I have a scan on Saturday so looking forward to seeing how much the baby has grown.

Sickness is still pretty bad but I am down to 10 times or less. Lost more weight so nearly a stone gone.. went to my gp and expressed my concerns and I shit you not his answer was" it's morning sickness like it or lump it" so I have been dealing with as best as I can. On all my pregnancy I suffer with what my friends call pregnancy cough its like a dry tickle cough so that isn't helping with being able to hold anything down when I go into a coughing fit after eatting. Sorry for the rant but I'm just exhausted and so ready for second tri energry.. not to mention my mmc in Aug baby would have been here already or due any day so that has been playing on my mind aswell.

Hope you ladies are keeping well and I will try keep up with this thread..

How does everyone feel about setting up a secret Facebook group?

Sorry to hear you're feeling rubbish. I've been really suffering too and have managed to get the doctor to prescribe me some anti-nausea tablets. I'm picking them up tonight. When I get them, I will let you know what they are called so you can see if they are available for you :)

I've been having this cough too... turns into a gag/wretch every time.

On a positive note, I met my midwife this morning and she booked my 12 week scan for the 4th April. Hope it comes round fast! x
 
I’d be interested in a Facebook page :)
 
Sorry about your MS shorty. It's hard to feel like crap all the time.

Can you add me to the 28th?

I'll pass on a FB group but u ladies have fun :)
 
I am also interested in joining a private facebook group with you ladies :) be nice to talk about things as our pregnancies progress! x
 
Hi ladies will catch up on the thread as soon as poss. just to let u all know my midwife appointment went so well I have a really lovely midwife called Tina and she is so nice.
She did a bunch of bloods and did all my paperwork which took about 2 hours.
She said I'm very special because I'm so high risk (bless her) and that I will have regular appointments. I am midwife and consultant lead. She has requested a scan b4 the 12 week dating scan but did say as 12 weeks is only 4 weeks away they may decide to wait till then but there's a high possibility I will get a scan in the next week or so and then I will have my 12 weeks one as well in about 4 weeks. She said it's up to the hospital and I need I to keep an eye out on the post because I shud get a letter soon.
She has my due date down for the 16th October but said I will get my propper date at the 12 week scan.
Didn't listen to HB because they don't do that b4 14 weeks. I told her about how that doctor upsett me regarding my age and she said that that Doctor shud not have been so negative. And that she was sorry i had that experience.
I've now got all my preganacy notes and folder.
Now just got my fingers crossed i get a letter with a scan date real soon.
 
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Here is the 8 week bump/bloat haha
Hope all u ladies have had a great day and will catch up on all the new posts when I get a second.
 
Sorry ladies have been so sick these last 2 days, haven't stopped vomiting it's horrible! 8 weeks tomorrow and praying it stops soon!

My scan went amazing yesterday! I will share a picture soon I need to go on my iPad to do it, it never works from my phone. Baby was measuring at 7 weeks 5 days like i thought and was so big considering I saw nothing but a gestational sac 2 weeks ago! Heartrate was 156 bpm! So excited now as I heard chance of miscarriage significantly drops after seeing a heartbeat!

New your baby wud be fine hun I'm so glad ure scan whent well but so sorry ure being so sick. I still haven't been stick but been feeling sick all day. It's gone now because I've just had a big dinner. Congrats on ure scan hon woohooo
 
Hello ladies.. just poping on as this thread has gotten so busy im sure I missed loads of new ladies..

If your due date is not on the front page can you reply back to this message and I will add you I did go back but there was over 300+ messages to get through.

Afm I'm 9 weeks today woohoo I have a scan on Saturday so looking forward to seeing how much the baby has grown.

Sickness is still pretty bad but I am down to 10 times or less. Lost more weight so nearly a stone gone.. went to my gp and expressed my concerns and I shit you not his answer was" it's morning sickness like it or lump it" so I have been dealing with as best as I can. On all my pregnancy I suffer with what my friends call pregnancy cough its like a dry tickle cough so that isn't helping with being able to hold anything down when I go into a coughing fit after eatting. Sorry for the rant but I'm just exhausted and so ready for second tri energry.. not to mention my mmc in Aug baby would have been here already or due any day so that has been playing on my mind aswell.

Hope you ladies are keeping well and I will try keep up with this thread..

How does everyone feel about setting up a secret Facebook group?

Bless you sweety I'm so sorry u have been sick and u have lost a stone in weight. As for your doctor how rude. Don't let him upsett u I think he shud of been way more sensitive with you.
Totaly understand where ure Mind set is regarding ure sad loss I always think of the baby I lost at 10×4 and around his or her due date on June 20th.
Sending you lots of hugs.
I will prob join that FB group when more people know about my pregnancy so give me a few weeks and I will come on over.
Can't wait to hear about ure scan. I'm hoping to get another one real soon as well.
Hope ure getting rest hon and thinking of you
 
Sorry to hear you're feeling rubbish. I've been really suffering too and have managed to get the doctor to prescribe me some anti-nausea tablets. I'm picking them up tonight. When I get them, I will let you know what they are called so you can see if they are available for you :)

I've been having this cough too... turns into a gag/wretch every time.

On a positive note, I met my midwife this morning and she booked my 12 week scan for the 4th April. Hope it comes round fast! x

I had my MW today to hon haha. We're the samesies
 
Income taxes is what you pay. It's not NOT costing you a dime. It's just not costing you a dime all at once. (Canadian living in the US) both systems have their positives and negatives but this is one of my biggest pet peeves about their differences. Canada's healthcare is NOT free.

On that note though I'm so glad you have the OPTION to pay for private scans! That's a blessing for sure.
Yes, I agree. I run my own business and have to pay taxes twice as both a business and personal taxes. Though it is nice to not have that to worry about when something happens like an unexpected pregnancy and I'd have the taxes to worry about whether I actually use the services or not. Personally I'm thinking of going to the US eventually, both systems have there benefits and the US is likely to have much quicker care instead of the horrible wait times here.
 
Brittany I’m also shocked by how much you have to pay for the pregnancy!!

Teanna where in Ontario are you? We’re in Ontario too - just moved in January from BC. We live in Brantford. My midwifery care/prenatal/postnatal care and delivery were all covered by BC’s MSP. I literally never saw a bill. The only thing I had to pay for was the 3D scan DH and I did for fun!

Ive always heard pregnancy/birth in the States was expensive but I didn’t know the extent of it :shock:

Nolimit - that’s true we do pay ridiculous tax. But DH and I have found that between the healthcare coverage/child benefit return and other tax breaks it ends up not being terrible.
I used to live in Brantford but I moved to Milton to be closer to my office in Burlington. I still go to Brantford frequently as my parents are still there. BC would be nice too, I've been meaning to visit, I'm a rock climber and there's a lot good rocks out that way I've been told.
 

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