u/DateBoring7921 — reddlx

Did any of you catch a twin pregnancy before your doctor did?

Hi guys! I’m 16 weeks pregnant with a single girl. My eight week ultrasound confirmed a singleton pregnancy, normal NIPT. I had one brief ultrasound at 13 weeks with my midwife, as well as a brief one at 15 weeks with my OB when she couldn’t find the heartbeat on the Doppler. No one has ever raised the alarm about it being twins. I got a cute ultrasound picture and went on my merry way, sent it to a family member and got “wow! Twins!

I’m not going to post the ultrasound since I think that’s against this sub’s rules, but really it looks like a 15 week term baby, to the left of the baby. I emailed my OB and called my midwife. My midwife feels like it looks like a second baby, but is surprised because my previous ultrasounds showed no signs of a twin. I’ve read ultrasounds can sometimes present with “shadows” or mirroring, but when I look up examples like that I never see what looks like a whole second baby. It’s just so weird. Im in complete disbelief, in part because it hasn’t been caught by my OB or my Midwife before this. Has anyone recognized a twin pregnancy before a professional has?

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u/DateBoring7921 — 1 day ago

▲ 7 r/Mercari

How long does Mercari take on return requests?

I have always used Poshmark, but that has been a hot mess express lately. I have only ever purchased an item and actually received it once on Mercari. I have purchased items and had the seller cancel immediately after payment 3 times, so I’m not impressed so far.

I purchased an item from a seller with over 1500 ratings of a baby item that was listed as brand new, never used with no box. I received it today, delivered at 12:44 and I opened up a return request at 12:57. The item is 100% used, with what appears to be dried bodily fluids literally all over the plastic frame. I am actually appalled this seller had the nerve to sell this as new, never used. To make matters worse, I opened the return request and submitted pictures and the seller is now trying to make it sound like it was tampered with. There was no delay in shipping and the packaging was intact when I received it. From the time UPS marked it as delivered to the time I requested a return was not even 15 minutes. Has anyone ever experienced this? How long does Mercari take to review return requests? I am not trying to keep this item.

u/DateBoring7921 — 10 days ago

▲ 2 r/babywearing

Hello all! This is my first post on this sub! After months of research I think I have settled on the Sakura Bloom Scout as the carrier I want. This group has been so helpful in narrowing that down(thank you!), but I do have one concern. As soon as I saw the eyelet linen and leather scout I was ready to pull the trigger. I absolutely LOVE it. It’s hands down my top pick of any design they have. But I have seen some comments on here that the eyelet linen is not the ideal material as baby gets heavier. So I did some more digging and found a fabric care guide from Sakura Bloom, but they don’t explicitly explain the eyelet linen fabric (at least in the guide I read).

So here’s my question. I hated baby wearing with my first. My back hurt all the time. My shoulders hurt all the time. It didn’t feel natural or comfortable to wear baby in front doing dishes, baking, etc. I had the luxury at that time to just decide I hated baby wearing and wouldn’t do it. I put very little thought into it. But now I’m expecting my second and homeschooling my 4 year old and I am going to need to have options for wearing baby that don’t hurt. I don’t have particularly large babies, in fact my son was quite small. I am very concerned about making sure whatever carrier I get will provide the support I need though. I am open to the Venice silk scout, the Maren silk scout, or the eyelet linen scout. I also live in San Diego, and will be moving to Charlotte NC, so a carrier suitable for warm weather is a must too. With my needs, is the eyelet linen a bad buy? Is the fabric scratchy on baby’s legs? Is it too hot? I like the Venice silk scout with leather detail, but that comes in a full $100 more expensive and is also a heavier duty silk fabric. I like the idea of having more support from a more structured fabric since my previous carrier didn’t have enough support. Is the quality of that one that much better than the Maren silk? Am I overthinking this? I would like to just buy the carrier that I like the most aesthetically, but I want to make sure that I make the right choice for my situation to give myself the best chance at enjoying baby wearing this time around. I would appreciate any advice you guys have!

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u/DateBoring7921 — 14 days ago