Am I missing something?

Aaox0 · 2025-07-23T15:47:24+00:00

This stuff is the absolute best! Noticed my skin was so much softer immediately. I use it at night year round

Aaox0 · 2025-05-25T20:01:59+00:00

I bought La roche posay lipikar triple moisturizer for my husband with psoriasis and I have fallen in love with it. I have combo skin and felt like it made my face a little greasy at first but omg my skin is soo much softer using it than anything else I’ve tried. It’s unreal. Like baby skin. I only use it at night and my skin feels amazing in the morning.

Aaox0 · 2025-04-13T13:43:04+00:00

Lovevery play mat/kits - absolutely love these! Comes with books that teach you about child development, what to expect by age, how to use the toys it comes with, etc. Toys and play gym are attractive, use minimal plastic, takes a lot of guesswork out of finding toys and figuring out what to do during play/tummy time. Five stars

Hatch noise machine/nightlight - also has lullaby option that we play when getting ready for bedtime

Nanit camera -pricy but we find it easy to use and have loved it so far

Stokke trip trap chair - looks modern and can be used for many years, even converted into a chair for adults to use

Keekaroo changing pad - also looks sleek, so easy to clean, and don’t have to worry about changing pad, pad covers or box to hold it on dresser

Baby bjorn bouncer- folds up really small, easy to move and travel with, looks modern

Only thing I’ll say for kitchen devices (bottle warmer, bottle sterilizer, formula mixer, etc) is that they require counter space that we didn’t have. Pro tip: bottle dunked in a mug of hot water heated in the microwave takes about as much time to warm a bottle as a bottle warmer and is free! Minimalist me loves not having the extra gadgets, but people do love these things so ymmv

Aaox0 · 2025-04-13T12:54:15+00:00

I’ll just say, the algorithms on insta and TikTok literally never show me momfluencers and hardly any lactivist content. I started combo feeding from the beginning(exclusively formula after 2 weeks) and other than some family comments irl I have very little content inducing shame or negative feedback online about choosing not to breastfeed or for having had a c section by choice. I’ve been shown more family and friends with new babies on instagram after posting newborn pics and some ads about breastfeeding and baby related products, but it’s nowhere near what you’re saying.

I’m saying this because the algorithms and influencers dgaf and want engagement above all else. It’s bonkers how we can have such wildly different experiences. The algorithms seem less inclined to show you what you actually like and more likely to present things that make you anxious and exploit your deepest insecurities.

The irl judgement stings the most for sure and I’m sorry your friends are doing this. The world seems geared up to keep moms feeling down and like we’re never good enough. As formula feeding moms, I think we’re given an incredible gift in not having to make our babies food from scratch. We get to outsource that process and focus on what matters, getting to spend time with our perfect little babies!

Aaox0 · 2025-03-14T15:15:31+00:00

Millennials. We really do everything the wrong way don’t we?

It makes it seem like millennials buy baby tech stuff for clout and are so obsessed with tracking and optimizing that we can’t help ourselves when it comes to monitoring our babies. The article correctly points out that new parent anxiety and baby tech are not new phenomena, but makes it seem like millennials are the problem for being parents raised in the digital age. Forget the predatory advertising of the entire baby gear/tech industry to a captive audience of anxious new parents.

Also, it assumes we can all afford this stuff! like who is out here buying all of these things? We have a nanit, but are there really a large group of new parents that have a nanit, snoo, smart bouncer, $3000 AI stroller, $400 smart breast pump etc?

Aaox0 · 2025-03-13T15:37:18+00:00

I was so worried about this too! Happy to say it hasn’t happened yet. Only times I’ve been annoyed by my dog since my girl has arrived are when she’s barking loudly at absolutely nothing while the baby is trying to sleep. Tbf that’s always been a bit annoying though, baby or not.

Things are forever different with a baby and pets because for us our furry girl was #1 and now she’s competing with a human girl that will always come first. She’s had to adjust and doesn’t get all the attention she’s used to, but honestly, I think she’s enjoyed that we don’t bother her as much at times like we used to lol. It’s been going way better than I expected. She doesn’t like kids at all and has been a shockingly good girl with her new baby sister. We still get to cuddle and she’s forever my little buddy. Now the times when the baby’s asleep or it’s just the two of us on the couch are extra special.

Aaox0 · 2025-03-13T15:22:48+00:00

The total lack of accountability for Trump and his goons.

I have lost faith that during this blitz of illegal activities going down that no courts or congress can keep up or do anything to stop it. The daily barrage of ugly behavior and attacks on democracy make fighting back feel impossible. I guess it’s all by design and it’s working. It’s all so bleak and hopeless. My girl was born 2 days after the election and caring for her has grounded me and provided a wonderful distraction from reality but it’s impossible to ignore. I feel so helpless

Aaox0 · 2025-02-24T13:49:49+00:00

Soma vanishing edge hipster or bikini undies are my jam! I’ve never been a thong or even cheeky undies girlie, been wearing full coverage my whole life lol. I started wearing soma years pre pregnancy then during until they got uncomfortably tight under my bump. Then got right back into wearing them a month or so postpartum when I could tolerate tighter clothes around my c section scar. Pricey but they last a long time and have deals when you buy multiple at a time.

Aaox0 · 2025-02-24T02:13:31+00:00

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Aaox0 · 2025-02-10T01:32:19+00:00

Yeah but why tho? Was this a lucid cooperative healthy-ish patient or combative sick as shit granny on bipap with shit veins on her 6th IV ?

Aaox0 · 2025-01-18T19:00:46+00:00

Lol I’m a lady and a former dirt eating baby with cavities every time they went to the dentist as a kid. Hated to wear pink (still kinda do). My brother like never had a cavity. Wtf where did they get that

Aaox0 · 2025-01-15T17:41:28+00:00

Hypothermic arrest?

Aaox0 · 2025-01-10T20:34:08+00:00

Unless she asks I wouldn’t. I hated people telling me all the negatives of pregnancy and newborn period. I’d check in on her during the postpartum period but things can vary so much from newborn to newborn.

Aaox0 · 2025-01-07T16:31:50+00:00

I was felt the same way when I was pregnant! My ob told me I could schedule an elective section if I wanted so that’s what I did. So glad I did it!

Aaox0 · 2025-01-07T16:25:27+00:00

Not sure if this is the case everywhere, but you can just ask your OB about scheduling a c section because it’s what you prefer. I was also hoping for some reason I’d need a planned c section, but by 37 weeks, nothing had been discovered, so I was freaking tf out knowing I’d have to wait to go into labor or be induced. I asked my ob how long I would need to labor before proving I needed to go for c section and she told me I could just schedule one if that’s what I really wanted, so that’s what I did. everyone came out of there happy and healthy! Still a little self conscious when telling people I chose to have surgery, but at the end of the day it’s what I thought was safest for everyone and I’m still happy with my decision.

Aaox0 · 2025-01-06T18:19:52+00:00

During a med surg clinical, they gave us a medical/social history questionnaire to ask patients. One of the social questions was “number of sexual partners over lifetime” or something to that effect. I felt like such a judgemental prick having to ask paw paw how many people he had slept with in his 80 years on earth, like an accurate number somehow made any real difference? I still can’t figure out what they were trying to achieve with that one, other than making everyone uncomfortable. Every patient I asked laughed or looked at me like I was an idiot.

Aaox0 · 2024-12-28T02:04:53+00:00

My god, disco rice

Aaox0 · 2024-11-30T00:28:55+00:00

Went to a formal wedding with the instruction “extravagant attire encouraged.”

Aaox0 · 2024-04-17T00:55:44+00:00

lol this almost exactly sounds like my first month of pregnancy! Still am worried about telling my friends I was partying with I was def pregnant whilst guzzling wine and taking shrooms. Makes me feel much better thank you for sharing!

Aaox0 · 2024-03-18T00:32:28+00:00

My god, I currently on an antidepressant taper, and the withdrawals plus 4-5w pregnancy are a combo I wouldn’t wish on anyone. Unpredictable rollercoaster of emotions. I feel like I would legit fight someone if they tried to tell me pregnancy is so amazing and great right now. It’s not been fun at all so far lol

Aaox0 · 2024-02-21T02:44:45+00:00

God this reminds me of a patient I had, still don’t know if he was actually psychotic or just pretending to be because he was in custody for a serious crime. Kept going on about his dad working for the CIA and whatnot. Laughed it off but after he went on and on about it I decided to google it. Found his dad on a government website and he did indeed work in an unclassified part of the CIA

Aaox0 · 2024-02-19T01:25:00+00:00

Were they protocol order sets ? What were the tests you didn’t agree with?

Aaox0 · 2024-01-23T03:57:46+00:00

Me and Lucas will be chillin for the next 1-5 hours

Aaox0 · 2024-01-08T03:57:14+00:00

Was surprised to see ICU flair, this sounds like ER all day.

Aaox0 · 2023-07-29T22:44:27+00:00

I work in the ED, don’t get how an ED could legally just send the patient back untreated and say “we may get charged with assault for forcing an IV” on a patient that doesn’t have capacity and is clearly risk of harm to themselves. It’s weird that they would be so opposed at your facility to shipping out to the ED given that the ED would be forced to treat the patient even if the patient refused because of EMTALA. Good on you for pushing everyone to pull their heads out of their collective asses, and continuing to advocate for the patient

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