MoonMuffin

I know I have another 9 weeks till I'm due, but for some reason I have this big fear of bubs coming early. I guess It's cause I'm not as prepared as I'd like to be, seeing as I haven't even moved in with my fiancé' yet. Since our LO was unplanned (though we are so thrilled about her!), we aren't financially where we want to be, plus the economy is so bad. So his parents offered to have us live with them until we can afford an apartment or something. They have this "in law apartment" type thing, a large L-shaped room with a bathroom and closet. So the new floors went in (bamboo, it's so pretty!) but painting guy is slow and still hasn't finished painting. He can only come like once a week, so I've been waiting for weeks to move in. So all the baby's stuff in still in bags in the guest room and all my stuff is in boxes at my parent's house. So we are defiantly not ready if she comes early. Also I'm afraid of her coming early, like now early. Why? because my fiance is having issues with his health insurance. He has to send something into the company but until he does, he is not covered, and neither is the baby (which will be when he fixes the problem). And since my insurance wont cover the baby, I'm worried that she'll come in the next however long it is until its fixed, or that something will happen to my OH. We can't afford either hospitalization right now. Plus my plan ends at the end of august and I'm due in Sept. and what if my fiancé's coverage isn't excepted at the hospital I'm registered at? I'll have to have some stranger doctor in a not so great hospital. The hospital I'm going to has some of the best doctors and a fabulous staff and maternity unit. Though I think it should work since it's a hospital, and all. I'm just so nervous, I wanted to be moved in and his health care taken care of, and I though it would happen 3 weeks ago. Ugh I wish the US had a better health care system! That and my OH is always late. Like I was picking him up from work last night and he kept me waiting in the parking lot for 50 min! then I just went in and starting crying very angrily in front of his manager, which I do feel a bit bad about. But I was pissed cause it was 12am when we got back to the parking lot. But he's very very often late in picking me up, or just meeting to hang out. So what if I call him to tell him to take me to the hospital and he doesn't come straight away?

Sorry for the long rant luckily I'm going out with my mom now to get stuff for my baby shower next sunday, so that should cheer me up.

Doodles

what a difficult situation to be in, in must be so hard not feeling settled at the moment. Cant give you any advice but can send you lots of these

mBLACK

It always seems like things just keep coming, nothing will ever get sorted out, well it will just give it a little bit more time. I just got the babys room done in a week, before that all the stuff was in bags too, trust me once everything's sorted out it will be worth the wait. As for the US's health care system, couldn't agree with you more. My grandmother would have had to pay 50,000.00 to come to the US for scans when she found out she had cancer (the wait was too long here in Canada). Thank God we have "Blue cross" in Canada and they paid her US hospital bill or we'd be living on the streets now!

nikky0907

Just take it easy.That will be the best way to prepare for the baby.It's a difficult thing when you feel like it's so little time,and things aren't sorted yet but you will soon move in wether it's with the baby or while you're still pregnant.

And yes,it's sad that in US you can't even have your child without excellent health insurance or a very deep pocket...

Heather.78

Try not to worry hun everything will fall into place.Im american but Ive lived in the uk for 15 years I never realised how much you would have to pay to have your baby over there until my nan told me thank god we have NHS over here we always moan about it,but it really is a good service.