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refresh »[-]How much does your husband help out each day? Mine helps for between 30 and 45 minutes before ds goes to sleep. Lately it's been 15 minutes. I'm newly pregnant and exhausted, working f/t.
7 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]We both work at home, so he is in and out of our business (in a good way) all day and generally takes the kids to the playground for an hour each evening, then does bath and bedtime. I'm preg. w/our third. I do most of the cooking and cleaning but he definitely does some cleaning and dishes. We don't really have it divided very definitively.
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[-]Clearblue ept (the one that says "pregnant"):does it show the word for a long time? Tested +ve this am and want to show dh when he come home tomorrow - will it still show? Anyone btdt? Tia
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[-]so ashamed of myself. 2yo ds bit me and as a reaction i smacked him (not hard) on his cheek. i just feel so rotten and think he hates me now.
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your kids aren't always going to like you. that's part of being a parent. that said, you both know hitting isn't the answer and i'm not condoning it, but if you think your kid should like you all the time you're not doing a very good job of parenting him.
[ Reply | Options ]just explain that you responded that way because it was a reaction and that he startled you and that it was not appropriate and you apologize and ask him what he can do next time when he wants to bite you. tell him what you will do when he does, after he says what he can do.
[ Reply | Options ]I did the same when my 2 yo smacked really hard in the face once. I felt awful and if someone else had been there I wouldn't have done it .. these are the moments of parenting that just suck and I still feel badly about it.
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[-]If you have BCBS insurance and did IVF, which Dr did you use in NYC?
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[-]Hi. I was recently told I don't ovulate and referred to a fertility specialist. I have an appointment next month with Dr. Choi at Columbia. I am thinking maybe we should try some natural option before Clomid/IVF or whatever Choi will give me. Has anyone ever tried accupuncture to stimulate ovulation? Successful? Any suggestions for an accupuncturist in NYC or Hoboken? Thanks so much!
4 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]Went to Meridian Medical on 34th and Park and yes I got pg, but my issue was age, not ovulatory. Check IVFconnections for recs too. this question come s up alot
[ Reply | Options ]Acupuncture has been known to work for restoring ovulation. I personally know two non-ovulating women who were helped by acupuncture and got pregnant. I would definitely start there or do it in tandem with seeing a fertility specialist. Try Sarah Gamble (917) 578-1306. She's on 23rd St.
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[-]Please tell me your favorite not run of the mill boy's names. Thanks
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[-]TTC a boy this month. Any helpful hints or just 50/50 chance?
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[-]Anyone use Dr. Peter Chang? What insurance do you have and was it covered 100%?
1 reply [ Reply | Watch | Options ]Which Peter Chang? Fertility Chang at Beth Israel? We used him for #1 and #2. Our insurance did pay squat. It was all out of pocket. Back then they had some hilarious "specials" going on, though. I don't recall the details but it was something like get 2 IVF and get the 3rd one free or some such.
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[-]i want to get photographs taking of my family, but i want more candids, black and whites rather than portraits. can anyone recommend a great photographer in NYC, LI that does this?
5 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]I love cara davis (www.cdcphotography.com) -- very reasonable. A friend of friend recently used maryjane photography, photos are fabulous, but she's a lot more expensive, so it depends on your budget.
[ Reply | Options ]Amandakphoto.com She's great and does great candids where you want. We chose central park and have some amazing family pics
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[-]I just completed my first IVF aspiration in which they retrieved 8 eggs. The next day, I was told that the eggs weren't fertilizing (ergo, no embryos), and upon further examination (called "stripping"), the doctors discovered that the eggs weren't mature enough to "bind" with the sperm. I will of course be trying again (upping my Menopur, etc.), but does anyone have thoughts about why my eggs were big enough to retrieve but weren't mature enough to get fertilized? Does this mean I have bad eggs? All my other markers, FH levels, have tested good, so I'm a bit confused....
2 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]I did 5 ivf cycles and during each one I had at least a couple of eggs retrieved that were not mature (for example, I would get 8 retrieved, 6 mature, 4 fertilized -- you can lose some at each step of the process). I imagine that during your next cycle they will increase the number of days that you take Menopur/Follistim so that at least some of your eggs will be mature. I am sorry this happened, but a good RE will learn from it and improve during the next cycle. GL to you -- ivf is very stressful.
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[-]Serious question-not looking to start a fight-but what is the process involved in adoption? I keep hearing people talk about it as in "she should just adopt" but is it really that easy? How long is the process?
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many who have chosen adoption have already gone down the road of fertility struggles
[ Reply | Options ]Yeah but few appreciate what a Herculean effort this is. You spend years and all your money on infertility treatments and you get so many "why don't you just adpots" along the way. That entails a whole new learning research curve and the rest of your life savings. People are so ignorant.
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[-]Anyone have IVF and have it 100% covered by their insurance (minus copays)?
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[-]I hereby hate every mode of transportation. Driving stinks with constant traffic, my subway commute during rush hour is crowded and painfully slow, and even my commuter train never gets into Grand Central on time. There's a transportation crisis, at least in NY. I'm here to tell you....
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