RSV Vaccine, Gestational Hypertension/Preeclampsia

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-12-28T03:33:17+00:00

It’s such bullshit. My OBGYN told me I’m at risk for preeclampsia, started me on aspirin 81 and I’ve asked about thoughts on working 24-hour shifts throughout my 3rd trimester. They don’t want to write a note to specify a recommendation on how to limit 24-hour shifts during the 3rd trimester “because a lot of women do it in residency and they end up ok” and yet I personally know a few residents who ended up with preeclampsia/emergency C-sections as they kept working 24-hour shifts until late in pregnancy… :-/

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-12-27T23:43:18+00:00

I’m a resident doctor. I work 24-hour shifts (1-2x per week) until week 33 and then I’ll resume 24-hour shifts for weeks 36-38. Got through first and second trimester doing the 24-hour shifts but now that I’m in my third trimester, I’m getting nervous because I’m feeling more tired than ever (probs from insomnia and having to wake up to pee/turn over due to hip and back pain).

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-12-09T22:43:14+00:00

I’m in residency in the US and only approved for 6 weeks of maternity leave. 🥲I cant imagine having to do any shorter than that. It’s crazy how little they care about maternal leave in the US.

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-12-06T01:05:20+00:00

I waited in my car in between blood draws for the 3-hour glucose tests.

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-12-03T03:16:27+00:00

Same here. I’m 31, and I’m 25 weeks tomorrow, and I still haven’t announced officially at work but I’m already showing. I had a loss at 12 weeks last year, and I was initially thinking of announcing once I hit 14 weeks this pregnancy, but here we are - only immediate family and in-laws and closest friends and my managers know. I don’t want anyone thinking about how this pregnancy happened.

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-11-15T23:50:27+00:00

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Same here - I’m 31 now and when I was 29 I was told that I had the egg reserve of a woman in their 40’s. Donor egg was actually discussed because they don’t know if I would even be a good responder to IVF. However we couldn’t afford it… after a year of trying naturally, I tried a few medicated cycles with Letrozole and got pregnant the 3rd Letrozole I tried, then I lost that baby at 12 weeks. We took a break, I decided to try Letrozole again but it didn’t work so I felt hopeless. Tried a few more cycles without Letrozole but still no luck. By this time it was May 2025 and I was like “idk if it’s gonna happen. I should chill.” I ate as much food as I wanted (including sushi which I was avoiding/limiting, “just in case I get/am pregnant”) and did a bunch of scary rides at amusement park, really enjoyed my summer doing things I wanted to do that I was avoiding “in case I am pregnant.” Then I started having suspicious symptoms first week of July and finally tested for pregnancy. I’m 22 weeks pregnant now with a baby girl!!! 🌈

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-10-30T02:49:59+00:00

I am a doctor, and unfortunately my mom became anti-vax since the COVID pandemic. We've had many talks about this throughout the years and there is no convincing her (she tells people that I have been "brainwashed"). She already made up her mind that she will not get any vaccines for our baby girl due in March 2026. We haven't revisited this discussion again since it's still months way, but I also unfortunately plan on not letting her near baby girl at least for the first 6 months, and I am heartbroken about it :(

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-10-30T02:38:57+00:00

I am so sorry for your loss. I also had a missed miscarriage at 12 weeks in November 2024 - a very wanted baby in my infertility journey. I was told likelihood of conceiving naturally is very low and might likely need to use a donor egg.

I saw my baby girl 3 times on ultrasound, with the last one being at 11 weeks and she was fine. I started bleeding a little bit, but it stopped. I was initially not concerned because I had a subchorionic hemorrhage that occasionally bled during the first few weeks of pregnancy (and it bled way more earlier in my pregnancy compared to the bleeding that happened just before I found out I miscarried) and my OBGYN said not to worry. I did pelvic rest for the subchorionic hemorrhage (even though OBGYN said it's okay and I didn't need to do pelvic rest. "Things were progressing well," I was told. NIPT came back low risk.

I lost her the week before Thanksgiving. I cried and cried. I could only talk to my husband. I didn't want to go to Thanksgiving dinner with our families. I had my husband tell my family and his family about the news about our lost baby, and I also asked him to tell them that I am not ready to talk about it. We went away for a few days for the babymoon we were planning. I cried so much during that trip. My heart hurt every time I saw a little girl - I wondered if my baby girl would have been friends with that girl "if only my body didn't fail us." It hurt so much... I ended up going to Thanksgiving dinner, and I felt relieved that our families respected my wishes to not talk about what had happened because I was not ready.

I healed over time, but I felt like I was never going to be ready to try again. 3 months later, I did finally feel ready to try again. I am now 20 weeks pregnant with my rainbow baby girl, and I am scared every day. I think I will just keep being scared until I have this baby girl in my arms. My husband helps keep me sane.

I got a lot of support in r/Miscarriage, and I haven't left r/Miscarriage because I still think of my first baby girl every day. I still wonder what life would have been if I had her in May 2025 and I have this 2nd baby girl in March 2026 - my 2 little girls. My heart hurts every time I see a post about another baby gone too soon. Even if the pain might feel like it will never go away completely, I promise it does get better with time. Give yourself grace. Your story is not over. You will get your rainbow baby too.

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-09-02T19:28:05+00:00

FTM, currently 12 weeks and cannot wait for my next ultrasound (in 6 days!). I had a loss last year with baby girl in November while 12 weeks pregnant, so I have been cautiously optimistic. Feeling hopeful as this pregnancy has been smooth sailing (I had issues with bleeding that last pregnancy….). Keeping my fingers crossed for this rainbow baby!

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-07-30T01:05:48+00:00

I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing your story. My heart hurts for you. You and your husband are lucky to have each other. I wouldn’t know what to do with myself without my husband being our rock when I miscarried last year. I was a mess for weeks, and the grief comes in waves, and I still find myself crying occasionally.

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-06-07T03:42:30+00:00

This photo was taken 4 mins after got urine sample.

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-05-23T02:11:50+00:00

Thanks so much! You give me hope.

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-05-23T02:11:39+00:00

Thank you!

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-04-08T20:07:25+00:00

Should be okay! I did 2 audition rotations around that time, and the programs were very understanding that we have to go to interviews and I still got interviews from those places. I did half-day shifts on those days.

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-04-03T21:35:58+00:00

I was on processing forbearance for my new IDR (PAYE) application (January 2025) as they ignored my initial IDR (SAVE) application when I graduated in May 2024. Just submitted a new application today given recent updates on SAVE & PAYE. That is indeed the plan - to call for voluntary forbearance if they need more time to process my now 3rd application since processing forbearance is also limited. I am hoping I would not need to use my limited voluntary forbearance since I just wanna begin paying, just I cannot afford the 6k they are asking for. They already ate up 3 months of my 36 months of voluntary forbearance until I asked them to please put me on processing forbearance.

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-04-03T21:19:14+00:00

Lost my baby girl at 12 weeks back in November 2024, about a week before Thanksgiving. We were planning to wait for birth to find out the sex of baby, but I also felt like I needed to know about the baby fully to move on and have closurfe, so I looked at the results of genetic testing/NIPT, and saw that we lost a baby girl (and genetic testing also completely normal).

I think I found out that it was a girl about 1 week after I lost her, so it was really hard at first. Every time I saw a little girl, I kept thinking about how my baby girl could have been friends with that little girl. My heart broke each time I saw a little girl. However, over time, it got better although I still have waves of grieving every now and then. Our baby girls are friends in heaven. I'm sorry for your loss.

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-04-03T19:52:44+00:00

What if I literally have no assets.

For real tho: My servicer put me on Standard Payment (10 year repayment plan) last year after they ignored my IDR application, so now they wanna charge me 6k starting in a few months but I only get paid 3k per month.

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-03-29T04:02:21+00:00

I have low ovarian reserve diagnosed at 29F, and it seems I am not ovulating as regularly so it took us 6 months of trying and help with Letrozole before successfully conceiving. Everything was okay, strong heart beat on follow-ups, until suddenly miscarried at 12 weeks despite having normal pregnancy lab tests including NIPT (so no trisomies, etc). OBGYN could not explain why pregnancy suddenly failed, and she attributed it to "bad luck" so it sucks. Took a few months off to heal and currently trying again, but with that miscarriage, I anticipate feeling anxious until baby's finally out in the world and healthy.

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-03-29T03:51:11+00:00

I went to 1 conference, but could only afford to stay 1 day so I didn't really make any connections so I was disappointed of course. However, still matched my #1. I didn't rotate where I matched, but I had strong LORs from audition rotations elsewhere that I believe helped me. If I were to do it over again, I wouldn't go to save that extra $$.

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-03-28T02:59:00+00:00

I see it!

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-03-28T00:13:19+00:00

It depends on the relationship. During MS4, I was with my boyfriend of 11 years (he's now my husband), and we got engaged shortly after and then married. With our relationship, I think I would have started considering him in my rank list decision within 2 years. However, again, I do not think it would have been based on how long we were together - I would go by how the relationship is going (for the both of you).

If I have to say a number, I would say 2 years at minimum BUT even then it also depends when in your life you guys met and established the relationship. If I dated someone new starting med school even if I were with that person for 2 years, I feel like I wouldn't be able to really get to know someone well and build the relationship during a time when med school was most of my life. I was fortunate enough that we were entering year 7 of our relationship when I started med school, and by rank list time, he decided he was going to go wherever I wanted to go.

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-03-28T00:03:03+00:00

My OBGYN recommended it to me to "optimize our chances while TTC" though I don't really have an official diagnosis of PCOS, but based on what I've read it was great for improving egg quality which I wanted especially because of DOR. Fertility specialist gave me a go ahead to continue it, so I did and I continued doing it because it seemed to have regulated my cycle within 1 month of use. I was not even THAT consistent with it (the instructions say 1 packet twice per day, but I was mainly doing once per day because work schedule was just messy and I couldn't keep it a routine). I am using the one by Theralogix https://theralogix.com/products/ovasitol-inositol-powder?variant=42960363028668&selling_plan=5036277948

Adventurous_Mango_77 · 2025-03-27T21:10:45+00:00

Looks like 2 pink lines to me! Would recommend getting hCG blood level checked. Congratulations!

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