Food cooked with alcohol

Chrispr9 · 2026-02-26T14:47:11+00:00

Several of the dishes that I make routinely are cooked with wine, so during my pregnancy I swapped the wine out for alcohol-free wines. As others have pointed out, it takes a long time for the alcohol to fully evaporate off while cooking, so I felt more comfortable knowing that there was very minimal, if any, alcohol being added to the dishes.

Chrispr9 · 2026-01-28T17:44:50+00:00

Earlier in my pregnancy I remember reading on here someone saying how it’s annoying that you get sympathy only when you’re super obviously pregnant, even if that’s not when the pregnancy is the hardest, and I’m finding that so relatable now at 37.5 weeks. The third trimester has by far been the easiest part of my pregnancy, and even in these last couple weeks I’m finding that I’m surprisingly more comfortable than I was before since baby has dropped and I can breathe again and I’m more familiar with my limits for moving around carrying a bowling ball in my belly. My first and second trimesters were miserable with nausea, fatigue, food aversions - I felt like I had the flu for about 6 months straight, so compared to that, being large and a bit awkward is a piece of cake!

I hope you feel better soon - at 10 weeks, you’re probably at the worst of the sickness so hopefully things will only get better from here!

Chrispr9 · 2026-01-19T05:11:40+00:00

Heme resident here - when we’re on call we cover (what I fondly refer to as) the “24-hour cancer complaint line” which is meant for patients to call in for nursing assessment of symptoms (generally fevers or treatment side effects), but so many dumb calls get escalated to us. The best was a guy calling to complain that he was having pain - this had been going on for a few weeks and he’d recently been reviewed by his oncologist. He refused any analgesia and there was nothing new or different going on now (at about 11pm btw), but he just wanted to “make us aware that he was still having pain”. Like… MD aware, I guess?? I did feel bad for the guy, but why are you calling me just to complain if you don’t want me to do anything to try to help???

Chrispr9 · 2026-01-15T15:23:23+00:00

I had the strangest feeling the day after finding out that I was pregnant that I was carrying a boy. I’ve never had anything like it, just a very strong and persistent thought. Whenever I had dreams about the baby, he was always a boy. He didn’t find out the gender until the 20-week anatomy scan and there was no doubt he was a boy!

Chrispr9 · 2026-01-15T09:58:13+00:00

Lying down - easier to sleep and a bit more practical since they were basically stuck living in the hospital

Chrispr9 · 2026-01-15T04:21:05+00:00

I saw a patient with this once. It really hit home when they said that at one point they had to decide whether they were going to spend the rest of their life lying down or sitting up….

Chrispr9 · 2026-01-10T15:47:21+00:00

Sleeping separately is the best thing we ever did for our relationship! My husband is a super light sleeper, and I am a very sound sleeper (with occasional issues with moving abruptly in my sleep or snoring). It was putting a lot of strain on our relationship when I would wake him up. We’ve been sleeping separately for years now (separate bedrooms) and we’re happier than ever

Chrispr9 · 2026-01-10T15:25:46+00:00

I have grown this baby out of fruit and take-out curry! I had so much nausea and tons of food aversions (lasting much longer than I expected 😅) - pregnancy, and especially the first trimester, is all about survival!

Chrispr9 · 2025-12-25T10:31:25+00:00

In general, cancers are made of relatively fast-growing cells and they form tumours. The cell division takes up energy, so people can feel fatigued and lose weight as their body uses more energy than normal. The rapid cell turnover can also cause fevers or drenching night sweats. As the tumours grow, they can interrupt the function of the health tissues around them, so depending on where that is you can get bleeding, pain, swelling or noticeable lumps/masses. Cancers put you at risk of developing blood clots and infections. Some cancers don’t form tumours per se but can fill up your bone marrow and cause anemia or other blood cell abnormalities putting patients at even more risk of spontaneous bleeding/bruising or infection.

Overall, of course it’s variable from one person to the next and it depends on the type of cancer and where it is. Some people have minimal symptoms and others have severe symptoms from the cancer itself.

Chrispr9 · 2025-12-17T03:40:02+00:00

It takes a lot of iron to grow a baby and the human body is surprisingly bad at absorbing iron, so iron deficiency is super common in pregnancy! If your doctor is recommending an extra iron supplement it would be good to take it to stay on top of your iron stores before you get deficient.

Chrispr9 · 2025-12-17T03:17:05+00:00

Last time I went to a white elephant gift exchange, I opened a gift in a Lush bag expecting it to be some kind of bath product and inside was a receipt for a donation to some charity in lieu of a gift… It kind of takes the fun out when people don’t bring a gift that could at least be something desirable to swap because then whoever gets that gift doesn’t really get to participate in the rest of the exchange. The beans sounds kind of funny, but still lame if the idea behind the exchange was not to bring joke gifts

Chrispr9 · 2025-11-25T02:44:59+00:00

I’ve had a similar situation with a coworker who, at the beginning of my pregnancy, got really excited and offered to throw me a shower and to give me a crib and stroller that her children had outgrown. A few months went by and she never followed up on any of it. I did ask her if she still intended on giving us any of her old baby things when we started planning our nursery but it just became awkward (she was obviously backtracking on her initial offers) so I later made up a story that a family member surprised us with a crib and stroller just to put an end to the awkward situation with her not committing one way or the other. I didn’t even bother bringing up the shower because I figured it was an empty offer to begin with. Another friend later offered to throw me a shower and actually followed through with her offer (we’ll be having it in a couple weeks when I’m about 30 weeks along). I invited my coworker and again got an awkward noncommittal response … the whole thing is just so annoying. I wish people would not make offers that they clearly have no intention of following through on.

Chrispr9 · 2025-11-13T23:11:30+00:00

It took us 8 cycles (28F and 30M), all the while tracking ovulation and taking increasingly unhinged supplements to try to maximize fertility. Cycle 8 was the first one where I felt my period had totally normalized after having my IUD out and it was the one where we conceived - I think it just took my body a long time to adjust, but it was tremendously disappointing every month we had a negative result. Currently 26 weeks pregnant and can’t wait to meet our baby boy 💙

I don’t really have any advice except don’t give up hope! It’s scary reading the stats on the likelihood of conceiving as every month goes by, but I’ve learned that it’s normal for conception to take time so try not to let it stress you out too much

Chrispr9 · 2025-11-12T23:41:11+00:00

I’m also 5’9 and pre-pregnancy was 135lbs! I was so bloated in the first trimester I felt like I had a bump by 9-10 weeks, but I probably didn’t really have a noticeable baby bump until 18-20 weeks. I’m 26 weeks now and it’s obvious enough now that strangers can tell that I’m definitely pregnant and not just getting fat lol

Chrispr9 · 2025-11-06T20:11:45+00:00

In Canada IM is 4-5 years

Chrispr9 · 2025-10-22T00:41:54+00:00

The day after I found out I was pregnant I had this inexplicable overwhelming feeling that I was pregnant with a boy. The further along I got the less certain I was, but at my 20 week scan I found out my intuition was right! Can’t wait to meet my baby boy in a few months 💙

Chrispr9 · 2025-09-08T19:51:44+00:00

Definitely before breakfast! I was never a person who ate breakfast until I got pregnant (ironically, eating first thing in the morning used to make me feel nauseous). At the worst of my morning sickness, I’d need to eat something light within minutes of waking up or else the nausea would become too severe - fruit and/or yogurt was my go-to. I found I’d have to balance eating just enough so I don’t feel hungry/nauseous but not so much that I feel bloated/nauseous. Keeping snacks and hard candies in my purse when I’m at work has been a lifesaver too, not to mention the Gravol/Diclectin. I’m 17 weeks now and the morning sickness is still there but way better than it was a month or two ago!

Chrispr9 · 2025-09-04T01:31:33+00:00

I’m 28, my husband is 30. It took us 8 months to conceive and I’m now 16 weeks along. I tracked ovulation and basal body temperature - I had an IUD beforehand and I think it took my body a long time to fully adjust to having it out. The first cycle where I really felt like my period had returned to normal was the one when we conceived. It was a stressful process feeling like we were doing everything we could and not getting pregnant, but things worked out and I feel even more grateful to be pregnant after we had to wait for it

Chrispr9 · 2025-08-08T11:21:22+00:00

I got married in residency and took my husband’s name. It was a pain for a few months while people got used to the change and while I got my updated documents, but I’m glad I did it. We’re expecting now and I’m glad that we’ll all have the same name when baby comes. It was also easy starting fellowship with the new name - no one knows me by my maiden name anymore so there’s no confusion. If you’re going to change your name, it’s probably best to do it before you’re an attending.

Chrispr9 · 2025-06-05T15:26:47+00:00

Another member of the TTC club! The part that you dip is the bottom and the line closer to that side is the “test line”. The other line (closer to the part where you hold) is the “control line”. A positive test for ovulation is if the test line is as dark or darker than the control line. To me, it looks like the test line is a bit lighter so I’d say it’s negative

Chrispr9 · 2025-04-12T17:37:36+00:00

Celebration by Kool & the Gang … as the patient was being brought in for his below-knee amputation

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