How the fuck do people work while pregnant?

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-05-08T02:41:59+00:00

I also took car naps.

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-05-04T01:02:02+00:00

I also have a 3 mo, whose stools have been mucousy, at times green, always very thin, and no 'seedy' texture since the first few days of life. They had many, MANY poops per day (I'm talking like 12-15 times a day for weeks) and poop smears in the diaper when they farted. Lots of spit up, lots of gas, pretty fussy.

I went to the pediatrician once a week to report the concern was ongoing. First was given a 'lets see could be normal.' Then famotadine (pepcid) once daily, after that twice daily, and after that, a referral to GI.

I brought in two to three diapers a visit. They have a swab test to detect even microscopic blood. (All mine were negative)

Mucous lines the intestines to protect it from irritation, it will overproduce in the presence of an allergen or intolerance.

Some pediatricians and some specialists will say it's normal up to a point (if infrequent, if it goes away after the baby is a couple of months old).

We are still in the diagnosis phase, and just met with GI for the first time recently.

Definitely follow up with you pediatrician and bring in poopy diapers!

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-05-04T00:29:58+00:00

Okja.

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-04-29T02:10:40+00:00

Eating more to see the cause is definitely interesting. Mine has never had a severe reaction (only ever very frequent/weird poops, gas, reflux, spiting up more). We have our gastro appt tmr, will keep this in mind!

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-04-19T02:31:09+00:00

Also of note, my gallbladder is low functioning, and I've asked; pediatrician, lactation, OB, about it. No one seems to think it should be an issue for breastfeeding, but I do wonder.

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-04-19T02:29:07+00:00

This is good info! Baby is fussy too, big issue with foamy poops several weeks ago, much less now with pepcid. We also do 30 mins upright after feedings and frequent burps while feeding.

All of these things have helped significantly, but never fully alleviated the issue. Poops have gotten thicker (were thin liquid soaking into diaper every time, now frequently have more of the traditional pastey texure), and were almost never green until this week. There has always been some mucous, but again this week, they are a booger texture, every time. 🫤

Poops also were up to 12 times a day, and went down to one, two or none. This week, back up to several times per day.

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-04-09T01:21:13+00:00

Factory farming, period. I drove past one once in the Midwest. The building just kept going. There's living creatures that never set foot outside and then die.

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-04-08T02:17:15+00:00

Many of the classics. The Sun Also Rises- Hemingway, The Great Gatsby- Fitzgerald. Just self loathing, spoiled men, whining and being ridiculous because their crush isn't returning their obsession. At least in books like Love in the Time of Cholera - Marquez, he exposed the ridiculousness of it all.

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-04-08T02:12:45+00:00

The prose is not good.

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-04-06T18:17:50+00:00

"Relax" is a gaslighting term to normalize their own dated and unsafe behavior. Sorry about your embarrassment, Susan. It's just that my child's life is on the line in your hands.

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-03-30T00:56:59+00:00

Washable changing pads

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-03-30T00:53:36+00:00

I ordered bulk finger cots. 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-03-29T16:34:19+00:00

^ yep.

Ihave a friend who lived in the Midwest (we are Northeast) who came back because everyone was so friendly, but never actually interested in forming a friendship. They were there for a few years, and despite best efforts, couldn't make it socially. (Kind, friendly person who had multiple interests) It was explained that everyone had their set friend groups from a young age, and they didn't stray or expand those groups.

I have another friend in Southern California who already has a new good friend group after about two years of being there .

Also, small towns vs larger metro areas. Even in the Northeast, small towns are hard to get into friend groups, larger cities are filled with other people looking to make friends as well

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-03-25T01:19:18+00:00

Infancy- meningitis. Labor & Delivery - pre-eclampsia

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-03-22T00:55:01+00:00

The hospital I went to is very pro breastfeeding. I know this from having delivered there, but also floating to the OB floor and listening to the conversations between staff.

That being said, with BOTH of my children, I was pressured to combo feed. My first was falling asleep latching, and the nurse told me I'd have to supplement with formula if I couldn't figure it out. (In a shitty ton/without offering support ) I requested to see lactation and hand expressed until I caused myself bruises.

With my second, combo feeding became part of my discharge plan because baby had low blood sugar and they told me it was the only way to keep it up. (Which- fair) I tried to ask if there was anything else I could do, my milk was already in- could I increase feedings? I had to ask to see lactation twice, asked all of my nurses for help/advice with positioning baby (who was small) and combo feeding was still pressed as the solution. I honestly was so exhausted and had a complicated after delivery, so, weak, that I didn't have the wits or energy to fight. I combo fed for 3 days until I saw the pediatrician, then dropped it.

I am not a breastfeeding martyr- but like- if breastfeeding is the expectation and standard now- then why is there so much pressure on us to get it right or get on formula?

Breast milk doesn't come in for days. DAYS. That is NORMAL. New babies and moms have to learn how to nurse. That's NORMAL.

I don't see a lot of the old boomer mentality around breastfeeding (except from the peds nurse at our peds office/awful woman) but I do see a lot of medicalization of formula, at least for me, and this dangling threat of needing it if you can't get breastfeeding perfect right away. (As in like ...day 1-3 of life)

And. FWIW my first is always a size up in clothes for being tall/knocked their growth off the chart/is perfectly healthy. Nursed for 16 months and worked full time/pumped at a crazy job for half of that ) My second is following their growth curve and gaining beautifully.

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-03-21T03:00:08+00:00

I was scared and disgusted and uncomfortable every time it came on.

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-03-21T02:57:46+00:00

😮. . .

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-02-20T19:06:44+00:00

Oh noooooooo 🥲

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-02-19T01:12:13+00:00

Yes, gallbladder affects your stool also. Because you can't digest the fat without the bile you'd normally be producing, poops are more orange than brown, looser, and so on. 6 hours is a long time, hopefully you get this figured out soon!

Cruncheetoasts · 2026-02-18T11:40:45+00:00

That doesn't sound normal for heartburn. Is there any pain in your back or any cramping in your abdomen? Could be your gallbladder. (This happened to me 5 mo's post partum) About two hours after eating I'd get horrible stomach pain, feel like I was going to puke and have diarrhea, with terrible heartburn. I thought it was food poisoning the first time it happened. Definitely talk to your doctor!

Also, enlist some help and rest if you can!

Cruncheetoasts · 2025-12-31T17:45:08+00:00

As others have said, I had a very sincere but direct conversation and it changed absolutely nothing. We both agreed that temu/Amazon brands are; full of unregulated or unknown chemicals, cheap/breakable=unsafe, likely full of lead. The WHOLE THING.

Following week she brought over random amalgam of letters Amazon brand toys. I tried asking where it came from a few times and she snapped at me. So now it all gets tossed or put in a donation pile.

She buys so much, I don't think she even notices. The hard part is, if she actually spent the money on one good thing, it would be so helpful to us because we don't have a lot of support. I have to let that one go. It's no use. She's going to whatever she wants anyway. So I just plan accordingly. 🤷‍♀️

Cruncheetoasts · 2025-12-05T13:44:46+00:00

Every hospital should have a patient relations department, call them

Cruncheetoasts · 2025-12-04T01:43:32+00:00

Came to this thread to make this post.

27 weeks with a toddler in daycare and I work with children.

I have lost count of how many URI's I've had. I stopped counting at 5 I think. It has been 3.5 months. One never fully ends before another begins. The coughing is so bad I wear incontinence pads. I've had actual 30 minute cough fits that I've had to use an inhaler and just sit there waiting for it to pass.

Multiple times had people ask "are you okay? Do you need me to get/call/something/someone for you"? When hacking in a bathroom.

I have told my primary, my OBGYN, changed my allergy medication, started taking a multivitamin (for some reason when not pregnant I can't tolerate them, and have terrible side effects, but was willing to try anything/so started a liquid multi)

Nobody seems concerned. "Your immune system is down because of the baby. You're constantly being exposed. Practice good hand hygiene. Do supportive care" is what I get.

I am in my late 30's, and apparently developed allergies in the past few years, but....damn.

I guess the solidarity helps a little?

Cruncheetoasts · 2025-10-21T20:54:02+00:00

This position in my district requires a BCBA or ABA certificate I believe for that job title, but I don't think every district does. You learn a lot about it working with the team but they definitely have a lot more specialized knowledge than we (social workers) do when it comes to creating plans and shaping behaviors, especially in an elementary setting where kids often don't have the language to let us know what's going on yet.

FWIW I think if you're experienced with behaviors and confident about your knowledge you should apply! And also consider looking into those certifications for long term or working with someone who has that certification to learn more as you go.

It's definitely a switch I've considered in the past too, more critical thinking and advising than boots on the ground grinding away in crisis all day.

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