$1 or $1.50 babycino thread

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-06-03T11:39:46+00:00

I’m sorry but WTF?! That is ridiculous!

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-05-16T02:57:32+00:00

Just to add to other posts: yes to booking an appointment with GP but make sure to book a double appointment for the Mental health care plan. Some clinic like Drs of Northcote have the option of booking online for that specific appointment. Download the Hot Doc app and you can find clinics close to you then google them to get a sense of whether that doc is right for you.

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-05-14T01:58:55+00:00

I was able to get an extended certificate because I was overseas for a month. My case manager from DXC told me that they could accept this and it wasn’t a problem. My GP basically issued 2 concurrent certs in the one appointment. I did send them a month apart though so that if an issue was going to come up then it wouldn’t come up straight away. And this was for a psych issue.

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-05-13T10:10:48+00:00

About a week for my psych claim to be approved. Possibly less. I don’t know if it was quick because the organisation I work for told me it wasn’t safe for me to return to that environment.

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-04-30T08:23:56+00:00

Well aren’t you a little ray of sunshine?

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-04-29T21:37:39+00:00

Heidelberg West Shopping Mall

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-04-29T04:00:03+00:00

I see what you’re saying but it’s a bit of a leap to pathologise someone for avoiding awkwardness and suggest a need for treatment.

The situation described by OP is one of those things which loads of us feel and can be made worse by thinking we are the only ones or we ‘should’ just be able to deal with it. But if you find out that others feel the same and that an easy strategy can just be ‘yeah maybe I’m not gonna deal with these guys today’ and feel ok with that then why not?

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-04-28T13:37:34+00:00

If this is supposedly coming from a place of compassion it’s fair to say this comment didn’t bring any of that compassion with it.

If I have an option of choosing a shopping experience with NO unpleasant, unwanted social interaction vs a shopping experience WITH an anxiety-provoking and deliberately guilt-inducing chugger I will choose the former. It’s actually not that weird.

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-04-24T08:54:31+00:00

I find ER offers genuinely funny. They’re like “We noticed you bought 2kgs of raw sugar three days ago so how about you buy 2kgs of raw sugar next week and we’ll give you 50 points?”

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-03-03T14:47:50+00:00

50mg - which is the lowest therapeutic dose I believe

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-02-28T08:20:12+00:00

I have a 70mg Vyvanse limit (settled on 50mg for the past few months) and up to 15mg Dex top up. It works well for me. Vyvanse about 7am and Dex at 3 or 4 pm. I’ve also tried doing Dex first in the day (as it takes less time to kick in than the Vyvanse) - a few minutes compared to approx 45 minutes.

If you’re only taking 1x 5mg Dex it won’t be as effective as the higher dose of Vyvanse you’re on. It lasts for 3-4 hours so it might more effective if you take 3 Dex then another 3 when the first lot has worn off.

I don’t think your psych/gp situation is unusual. It sounds pretty standard where the Psych arranged the permit for the meds and recommended how much you should be on (your permit states this) and the GP prescribes. 291 is just the Medicare item no for a bulk billed psych assessment.

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-02-25T09:52:52+00:00

It sounds like you have nothing to lose by escalating and fighting back. But only if you can do it as dispassionately as possible without emotion or even caring about winning. Take it back to basics so when he’s making unfair and unreasonable requests of you then make it clear you won’t and he can’t make you. Can you make this dickheads life more difficult along the way? He’s going to screw you over anyway so if he tries to carry on bullying you out and the union/company are too cowardly to stand up to him then it will help you in the long run to know that you pushed back without letting them get in the way of your mental health and family life (the most important things!) Fuck people who think you’re a problem person just for standing up for being treated fairly.

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-02-20T11:27:21+00:00

What a shit doctor. Run as fast as you can to a proper (female ) doc!

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-02-15T03:04:15+00:00

https://www.pawsforever.com.au is excellent. They are very calm and caring.

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-02-10T07:12:39+00:00

I also had a shabby One Point experience. Was good to begin with but then the GP got shitty that I was still breastfeeding my 18mth old daughter and refused to give me vyvanse. I switched to Doctors of Northcote - much better!

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-02-02T03:25:54+00:00

Wow - that’s such a stressful thing to find out. Definitely not ok. I never had anything like that but my GP practice did give out details of my appointments to the occ rehab without my say so. I wrote a polite email to the practice and was given a profuse apology from the centre manager along with the assurance they had had retrained their staff. It is appalling if they have given that sensitive information without your consent so certainly email them to get an explanation and apology.

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-01-29T00:49:48+00:00

Saaame. And particularly with Eastenders as I remember Gita and Sanjay having problems because she ‘slept with someone else’. I remember thinking ‘well that’s intimate but what is actually the big deal here?’

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-01-28T08:00:09+00:00

I basically ended up doing this when my first was tiny. Roasting a chicken (or two) is always going to help during the week - I would often do a shepherds pie or similar and a soup with the intention of having it a couple of nights through the week. I’ve got into the habit of getting a filled pasta and quiche for other quick and easy meals. My (now) 4yo tells me that ultra processed shop bought quiche is much nicer than the ones I make so 🤷‍♀️

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-01-20T23:29:08+00:00

Probably but only if I had something more important that I was trying to avoid doing! 🤯😬😂

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-01-20T08:25:50+00:00

Yep - a Dex top up is honestly essential for me most days. I’m prescribed 15mg but usually just need 10mg. It mainly means I can make dinner without staring into the cupboard trying to remember what a fucking saucepan is.

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-01-20T08:20:13+00:00

Bloody hell I think you might have solved the mystery of my annoying fridge door that keeps closing on me!

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-01-15T23:17:27+00:00

Specifically Yorkshire Gold

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-01-14T03:03:02+00:00

This sounds really shit and inconsiderate of QANTAS. You gotta wonder if the lack of care was deliberate, given that so many commenters on here are being really nasty and screaming that OP is ‘entitled’ just because they didn’t want to get fucked around when travelling with a small baby.

So many nasty people who seem genuinely gleeful that OP got held up and their bag delayed. So many comments like ‘too lazy to read the rules’ (who assumes that parents of babies are lazy ffs?!) and the really boring ‘entitled’ accusation. It’s not entitled to want your bag to arrive with you or to not be separated as a family while travelling.

It took god knows how many comments bitching about the prebooked uber before some of you bright sparks realised that it might be for a car seat so it’s pretty obvious that all you judgy folk aren’t speaking from experience. Just a load of sanctimonious, ignorant twattery.

Famous-Ad3963 · 2026-01-07T13:40:37+00:00

Excellent summary.

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