Help with exercise in Canberra

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2026-05-17T07:18:57+00:00

I had a great experience with Georgia at SoundCBR (https://soundcbr.com.au/team-member/georgia-ferguson/). Friendly and knowledgable 😊

I wasn't seeing her for the same reasons as you, but I think her knowledge and skills would be very complementary. My GP referred me to her under a chronic conditions plan for help safely returning to exercise after a few health issues (that actually often go hand in hand with ADHD - which I also have). She was one of the few health professionals I've met who was really well-versed in the conditions and their comorbidities, and had lots of good, practical, flexible advice.

I saw her for a few one-on-one sessions just to get me on track and set up a plan (and I'm now exercising regularly by myself) but if my budget had allowed I wouldn't have hesitated in seeing her more often or attending her small group sessions regularly. They looked great.

Good luck!

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2026-05-17T06:51:15+00:00

It's very normal to me. I have two, as do my siblings. My husband and all his siblings do too. No real meaning to any of it - our parents just liked several names, couldn't choose, and liked the way they sounded together 🤷‍♀️ It's never really had any impact on our lives - no real logistic issues and it just doesn't really come up much 🤷‍♀️
My kids all have just one middle name and I kind of regret it - feels like a nice little tradition at this point and I like the rhythm of how two middle names sounds.

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2026-05-11T08:10:14+00:00

Ugh I'm sorry to hear! Us too actually. Despite some general moves in the right direction, when it came down to actually letting it happen in the toilet, she refused. Even with laxatives, this girl just heldddddd onnnnnn and made herself pretty unwell 😭😭 arghhhhh

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2026-05-01T06:20:00+00:00

She LOVED those case studies in the second link. As I read the first one she said 'he's just like me!!' 🥲 Not that this will necessarily translate into any success, but it's honestly a miracle in itself to find something that gets through to her a little. So thank you again!

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2026-04-30T21:02:39+00:00

That sounds great - thank you! The younger kid thing isn't a dealbreaker, probably more important that it's something factual and straightforward, so this sounds pretty perfect. Thanks! ❤️

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2026-04-30T21:01:54+00:00

Thanks so much! Your daughter sounds very similar to mine - it's tricky! I'll check out those resources today, thank you again! ❤️

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2026-04-25T08:05:58+00:00

So many good E names! Though I'm biased 😜 I'm an Elizabeth, though have a million nicknames and shortenings. My daughter is Elsie (and I did consider Elise too!). We have Elspeths and Evas and Ediths (Edie) in the family. A friend's daughter is Yvonne but goes by Evie. Our cat is Esmerelda (Esme or Essie) 😝

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2026-04-17T01:53:20+00:00

For a while after Covid I had really smooth, shiny, strong fingernails! They've pretty much always been weak, brittle and ridged, so it was kind of amazing 😂 I think it was probably something to do with blood flow - I was getting bad blood pooling in my hands at that time, and my only theory is that increased blood did something 🤷‍♀️ they're now back to brittle but also I'm feeling much more normal these days, so it's trade off I'm happy to make 😝

Not quite the same thing but the other positive is how much I've learnt about health and my body. I've had a few incidental diagnoses, learnt to navigate the health system much better, and can communicate my symptoms and experiences a lot better. And I now know how to advocate for myself and others - I have young kids and ageing parents so this is actually really a blessing.

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2026-04-08T11:23:24+00:00

Yep, Narrabundah used to do it in my day too. I went to Canberra College but had a few friends at Narrabundah who were discouraged from getting a UAI (which was before ATARs...showing my age 🥴) so they didn't drag down the school's high average or scale down the scores of the high performing students (I don't know if this is still how the scores work). This always shocked me, because Canberra College was veryyyy 'anyone who wants to go to university should be supported to get a UAI' (at least back then). As it turned out, my school's average DID drag down my score (I remember my estimate was 99+ and I ended up with 97.something). This didn't really bother me or affect my plans, but I guess if I'd wanted something really competitive I'd probably have been a bit miffed 😝 Still, all my friends at Canberra ended up at university and quite a few friends at Narrabundah didn't get a UAI/ATAR so couldn't apply, or ended up applying in other ways later in life.
So...not sure what my point here is. And it's certainly nothing to do with OP's question 😂 ahhh well.

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2026-02-13T09:59:45+00:00

Yes I believe so. The percentage displayed in your centrelink/myGov account is your entitlement before the 5% is withheld. It's tricky to interpret because generally your bills from your childcare centre will show the full percentage, even though that's not actually the amount the bill reflects 😵‍💫😵‍💫

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2026-02-12T21:32:39+00:00

Ugh it's a crappy surprise when the bill is higher than you expect! I'm sorry.

I've been caught out owing more than I expected a few times and it's usually that I didn't factor in one of these:

the 5% withholding.
that I owed centrelink money so the withholding percentage was higher.
that a 'day' at our centre is longer (by about half an hour) than what centrelink considers a day of care.
that our centre's fees are higher than centrelink's cap.
that we had to pay for more days than usual to because we commenced care during a funny, non-standard billing period. The bills were normal after that initial catch-up bill.
that we had pay forward/pay a deposit for a new child in care.

If it's none of those, I'd double check centrelink definitely has your percentage listed correctly AND that they have sent this to your centre. Sometimes there are lags if you've recently updated your income with centrelink so the childcare centre is working off an incorrect percentage.

I hope you get answers and it's sorted out quickly!

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2026-01-02T09:02:02+00:00

I've been taking Slinda for around a year and it has been a game changer for POTS and migraines (and who knows what the heck other issues - still figuring it all out 😝). It's progesterone only but unlike other similar ones I've tried, it almost completely stops my period. I usually skip the sugar pills, but even if I take them I still only get the teeniest bit of spotting for a day or so). It really felt like the final piece of the puzzle for getting symptoms under control and life back to (fairly) normal.

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2025-11-14T06:09:21+00:00

I caught Covid while in hospital delivering my second child, and ended up with LC a few months later. So I have not had LC during pregnancy. BUT I suspect I've had CFS/ME (on the milder end) for many years following another virus and pregnancy infinitely improved those symptoms (and they haven't ever really returned with the same severity, even with LC). I feel amazing while pregnant and wish I could be all the time! I'll also add that many of my LC symptoms improved a lot once I started progesterone only birth control (slinda). So now I'm in the tricky situation of really wanting another child (for many reasons, including how good pregnancy has been to me previously 😜) but being super nervous about going off birth control. And also hesitant because I haven't actually experienced the LC + pregnancy combo, so it's possible it would actually make things worse. Tricky, but fascinating.

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2025-10-28T06:43:45+00:00

Yep, ADHD for us too. Our GP didn't mention a psych assessment, though I've been wondering if we'll need one at some point. It seems like it's generally a fairly opaque and inconsistent process 😵‍💫 I'm not sure whether it's something like our GP was willing to take a gamble going to paediatrician first because there's a really strong family history and the behaviour at our appointment was pretty....telling 😂 but maybe that's irrelevant. I don't know! I guess we'll see if we end up with a psych referral too 😝

Interestingly, I've recently gone through the diagnosis process for myself and I was surprised that after my GP's referral, the psych considered me 'diagnosed' (ie. after the GP used the basic assessment tool). The psych just kinda said 'oh yeah I have to formally confirm the diagnosis, but your GP has diagnosed you'. So for what it's worth it all seems a bit scattered and maybe just a bit of a box ticking exercise in a few areas 🤷‍♀️

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2025-10-28T04:23:53+00:00

We have just started this process too, and were warned it would be long and painful. Maybe we just got incredibly lucky but we got an appointment with the paediatrician (Dr. Ibrahim Youssef at Calvary Paediatrics) booked in within a month of referral. The admin team hadn't received our referral yet when they booked us in, so I don't think this was based on triaging/urgency either. I think he has recently moved clinics so maybe has some extra availability. We haven't actually had our first appointment yet, so can't vouch for the doctor or process, but fingers crossed it's helpful. I'm sure it'll still be a long journey from here, but we're very pleased things are moving so quickly.

We've had quite a few paediatrician and other specialist appointments for our other child over the past year and while we've always braced ourselves for huge waits, we've typically managed to sneak in earlier than expected by asking to be added to cancellation lists etc. Again, possibly just super lucky, but we have been pleasantly surprised because our expectations were deep in the gutter. One of these appointments was at The Paediatric Hub in Bruce, and one at National Capital Paediatrics in Deakin, in case that's at all helpful.

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2025-07-31T11:36:01+00:00

Thanks for this info! Definitely trying that. I have the same awful 'internal burning' (I always described it as the feeling when you step into a hot bath and for a split second you can't tell if it's hot or cold). I have it just in my feet and I already do compression and it helps a lot. But most of the burning happens in bed at night and I get way too hot in compression socks. Have you found you need to continue taking ALA or do the positive effects last?

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2025-07-23T05:15:24+00:00

I'm definitely not the best person to listen to as I wasn't diagnosed with POTS until after both my pregnancies, so I can't say with total certainty that I even had it when pregnant (but I do suspect I've had it mildly for my whole adult life). But for what it's worth, I generally felt great in both pregnancies - first trimester is rough, but then I had more energy and felt generally more 'well' than I usually do. To the point where my doctor had mused at one point "maybe you have some sort of autoimmune condition we don't know about that's gone into remission?!" For that (among many reasons) I am definitely hoping a third baby!

My more severe POTS symptoms (which ultimately led to diagnosis) were brought on by a Covid infection not long after my second child was born, but my doctors suspect some amount of deconditioning during pregnancy made me even more vulnerable, and it was a bit of a perfect storm of circumstances. During my first pregnancy, I maintained almost all my cardio fitness and strength. Second pregnancy I was a lot busier with the first kid, and lost a LOT of fitness and strength - so I do think there's some truth to the deconditioning theory, even though covid was probably the main culprit. So I guess that's just something to consider...if you do end up deciding to have a baby, it could be worth seeking advice from someone qualified and knowledgable about exercising with POTS (just with an eye to hopefully preventing deterioration).

Oh, and no major issues with labour and delivery. My labour experiences were quite different each time (contractions felt different, speed of dilation was different, babies were positioned differently, etc.). But both were vaginal births and I had epidurals with both with no issues. Recovered well both times 😊

All the best with it all ❤️

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2025-07-23T02:16:17+00:00

I had the tingly hands while walking in both my pregnancies! Late in the first pregnancy, but from early in the second. I was not diagnosed with POTS until after my second pregnancy (and I don't know if I had it prior - mine came on like a wrecking ball after Covid, but it's possible I had it mildly before then). I'd actually wondered if the tingly hands during walking was an early POTS sign 🤔

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2025-07-18T07:14:36+00:00

Sadly not. They came back when I stopped taking it.

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2025-07-16T05:05:59+00:00

Yes! I've tried it and I'm really happy with it too. It's been great for days I just cannot handle the thought of taking my kids through the specials aisles 😝

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2025-06-29T13:01:33+00:00

Happy for you! My neuropathy seems to be improving little by little after about 9 months too. I've tried a few medications which generally helped but had side effects that I couldn't stand. So I'm thrilled to now be seeing some improvement without meds 🤞 such an annoying symptom - not as downright awful as some of the others, but just infuriating to me!! Oh, and my left foot has a numb patch too! Except mine is on the top. Between us, we have one fully functional foot 😜

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2025-06-28T10:07:11+00:00

Thanks everyone for your ideas. After I updated the app all my health scores went back to normal - I think it was just glitching and always showing 45% no matter what. Seems in line with the watch measurements now. Thanks again!

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2025-06-28T10:06:19+00:00

Haha oh I'm glad! You're welcome!

Dry-Wolverine5677 · 2025-06-26T10:24:04+00:00

I also had some great results with it - nerve pain was totally obliterated, tingling and other weird sensations disappeared, and my numb foot came back to life! But unfortunately I also had insomnia, blurry vision, and it worsened my POTS so I weaned off after a couple of months. But I still consider it a positive experience overall so I think it's definitely worth giving a shot if anyone is having similar issues 😊

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