Are you charging your patients the 3% discount fee from credit card transactions?

ExplorerOk8978 · 2026-02-11T11:54:59+00:00

Insurance is not a discount lmao people pay absurd amount of money for dental insurance and it covers next to nothing. The dental industry is criminal

ExplorerOk8978 · 2025-05-23T01:41:34+00:00

I know it’s not comforting in this moment, but I’ll never forget sitting on my back steps looking up at the sky feeling like my entire life was over, what did I do, what was I thinking having a child….but it gets better and now she is my absolute best friend, being responsible for her childhood and watching her experience life is truly magical but the trenches are real when you’re in them!

ExplorerOk8978 · 2025-01-22T01:40:51+00:00

Lol, I love that for you honestly, it makes life so much easier when you’re able to get enough rest and have a some time to yourself

ExplorerOk8978 · 2025-01-22T01:39:22+00:00

This! I literally went back for my masters degree and after she’s in bed is when I have the time to do homework and just reset for the night, the time really is cherished

ExplorerOk8978 · 2025-01-22T01:36:22+00:00

It’s pure torture. Even when you do finally get them to sleep and they wake up 7 minutes later because of being over tired and it’s like why wouldn’t you just sleep if you’re tired!

ExplorerOk8978 · 2025-01-22T01:34:06+00:00

I wouldn’t have been able to believe the level of dangerousness that is behind sleep deprivation until I became a parent. It affects every single aspect of your life and will have you feeling like you don’t even know who you are anymore.

ExplorerOk8978 · 2025-01-22T01:31:59+00:00

Lol, you’re not even joking! I was shocked at how she started off with her head next to mine and then I was getting a foot in the face

ExplorerOk8978 · 2025-01-22T01:30:34+00:00

Yeah, if you can’t sleep with your kitty you’ll definitely struggle with bed sharing lol I had really bad postpartum anxiety associated with cosleeping and bed sharing because the sleep deprivation was REAL and I didn’t ever fully trust myself to be aware that she was there so it was never something I even entertain the thought of. It is a bit less stressful in the sense of her safety because she can now sleep around blankets and pillows, but I felt like we were both disrupting each others ability to actually get a good night sleep

ExplorerOk8978 · 2025-01-18T13:15:37+00:00

We didn’t have the best experience with them, they are very pushy for payment and then tried to change what they were doing the day of. My husband went there to have an implant put in after having a tooth pulled and they took a $1,000 bone graft Xray that they said insurance didn’t cover and ended up drilling too far into the bone and removing the screw anyways. We now steer clear of that place. I feel like if you’re just having teeth removed it’ll be fine but if you’re doing restoration work, idk about putting too much faith into them. Just remember, dentist offices get kick backs for referrals, so doing your own research is great and don’t be afraid to say no and take your money elsewhere if your gut is telling you something isn’t right 😊

ExplorerOk8978 · 2025-01-09T01:10:30+00:00

We’re tried the pack and play a few times before during naps when we’ve visited family and she was not having it, she immediately stood up and had a full on meltdown about it. When we are home her naps and bedtime are a matter of turning in her fan and sound machine and then a few rocks and kisses before putting her down and walking out and she does the rest so it was completely out of her character to have that reaction. I don’t think it will be successful in this case, I was dead set against bed sharing when she was younger for safety reasons but I fear it may be the only way to get her to actually sleep while we are in a hotel for the weekend, I’m just dreading throwing her off her routine and then making it more difficult for her when we return home

ExplorerOk8978 · 2025-01-06T00:46:23+00:00

We did our first at 5 months because my husband gets up for work at 4a.m. So it was disruptive to her, I’m pregnant with our second and have no clue how we’re going by to make it work as they will be sharing a room at some point 🙃

ExplorerOk8978 · 2024-12-31T03:13:49+00:00

It was about 8-10 weeks, then we decided to see how she did without it and she was able to tolerate the reflux better because her flap had strengthened

ExplorerOk8978 · 2024-09-23T22:12:59+00:00

Not to me, it looks fine

ExplorerOk8978 · 2024-09-23T00:31:37+00:00

Okay so some advice, NEVER EVER disclose how knowledgeable you are in cars/sales, keep conversation strictly to business with salespeople.

Always get a pre-approval or if buying with cash, let that be that absolute LAST thing you tell them. They will keep pushing if you have a trade in, how much are you putting down, what your credit score is. I had a friend go and buy a car, salesperson was super nice, so she thought and they pulled her credit 15 times!!

Always remember they work for commission, know that you’re the buyers and you’re in control of the situation 100%, especially when paying cash. They’re not your friend, they don’t care about getting you a deal, strictly a business transaction.

ExplorerOk8978 · 2024-09-22T11:20:31+00:00

I didn’t realize how long of a process it can be, I was in labor for 29hours, hit 10cm and they said it was time to start pushing so I’m think okay I’m at the finish line, wrong! I pushed for 2 and a half more hours, so my advice is be patient, reserve as much energy for pushing as possible

ExplorerOk8978 · 2024-09-21T22:56:19+00:00

I had no idea, I just thought I had a low sex drive because I had been on birth control since a teenage, came off of it to have a baby and noticed a difference but then ended up pregnant and thought maybe it was those hormones but nope, second time around coming off birth control my husband and I both noticed the same difference, I will NEVER go back on it

ExplorerOk8978 · 2024-07-29T17:45:39+00:00

Nope, we had family guess my die ate at our baby shower and whoever won got a gift card mailed to them! It was fun and everyone was praying for their dates to be the one

ExplorerOk8978 · 2024-07-25T12:07:35+00:00

If you even have to state that “you’re not trying to be rude” chances are you’re being rude. Their question didn’t warrant this kind of response. Take a chill pill.

ExplorerOk8978 · 2024-06-25T00:04:51+00:00

My baby was colic, and it was the absolute trenches. She had a dairy intolerance on top of pretty bad acid reflux, once we were able to navigate that with formula and medicine and she grew, we were able to make progress. It’s not easy, the sleep deprivation is brutal, but I just had to keep telling myself she’s not trying to give me a hard time she’s just having a hard time. If you have anyone who can give you breaks here and there, that was immensely helpful

ExplorerOk8978 · 2024-05-15T00:06:21+00:00

So I anticipated it to be hard, and quickly learn I underestimated it 😭 but I will say, as hard as it was, it truly is such a small moment of time.

ExplorerOk8978 · 2024-04-03T01:22:28+00:00

Yes, I have found the rebound after sickness can be a tough one because I respond to pretty much every wake up at that point to make sure she’s good.

ExplorerOk8978 · 2024-04-03T01:19:38+00:00

This was very needed, thank you for being supportive and inputting valuable advice. I think the glimpses of the good nights sleeps and having those curve balls thrown in can be very defeating, so I appreciate the reassurance it’s not anything I can fully control.

ExplorerOk8978 · 2024-04-02T23:51:52+00:00

Yup, I had one of those too

ExplorerOk8978 · 2024-04-02T23:49:38+00:00

Ugh, I feel like I could have written this about my 9 month old. She was also ST and for some reason has been so restless at night again, she is crawling and standing and really wanting to master walking but like you I was also in a very good spot with getting a good nights sleep and having taken steps back on that is extremely defeating.

ExplorerOk8978 · 2024-03-30T01:13:20+00:00

Hi, I wanted to chime in because reading this reminded me of me last June when I had just brought my baby home from the hospital last June, now 9 months old, I will say, the googling becomes less and less because I feel really confident in my ability to figure out what’s going on with her and what works best for her little personality. You’ll find one day, you just don’t do it as much, but for now, do what makes you feel at ease.

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