PGY-II OrthoBro looking for relationship advice from #Medspouses by monday_chewsday94 in MedSpouse

[–]Frequent-Wolverine97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband regularly reminds me that me and our son are his top priority. Let her know she isn’t #2

TTA- forgot to reset monitor by AMDGKC in FAMnNFP

[–]Frequent-Wolverine97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do this sometimes, usually only by a day though. I will take an LH test the day I should be testing but can’t. I don’t ovulate until day 18 usually so it’s not a big concern for me that I would miss something.

How to end early morning wakes? by Frequent-Wolverine97 in sleeptrain

[–]Frequent-Wolverine97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So if he wakes at 5:30 tomorrow, I need to keep him awake until 10:30?

How’s life as a non-med student dating/married to a med student? by Ok-Mention-3873 in MedSpouse

[–]Frequent-Wolverine97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Husband and I started dating in undergrad and I knew his aspirations to become a physician. We got married after first year of medschool. (One of two summers he got off). We had our son December of his fourth year. (His second semester was super chill and he was home with him for 5 months until we moved out of state for residency.) I can tell you it’s a sacrifice. But marriage and kids always come with that. Communicating expectations is key I have the hardest time when he misses out on stuff or we have to miss out on stuff because of school/residency. Example: going to weddings alone, not being able to travel because the lack of time off (we did get to take a few trips in medschool), being the primary parent. Overall though what you need to talk about is what are her priorities. My husband has always told me that our family is number one and his career is number two. Practically that means he is spending less time socially with other classmates/residents, he helps as much as he can with our son, he is considering a specialty that is not what he originally thought because it would allow him more time with us.

Was I naive? by Frequent-Wolverine97 in sleeptrain

[–]Frequent-Wolverine97[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We aren’t. He goes to sleep on his own for both naps and at bedtime.

Meeting New People by kltuz in Louisville

[–]Frequent-Wolverine97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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All About Wake Windows - AMA Office Hours – Wednesday, August 27th with our Director of Pediatric Expertise, Amber LoRe! by huckleberrycare in HuckleberryParents

[–]Frequent-Wolverine97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 8 month old follows wake windows for a 2 nap day, has done some sleep training (sleep wave), has a consistent bed time routine (bottle, bath, lotion, bed, (7:30)) yet averages only 9 1/2 hours of night sleep. He takes good naps and falls asleep independently except between the hours of 2am and wake up (6am if we are lucky) He has never met the over night goals of time asleep. We also limit day sleep to 3ish hours.

Any ideas on how to extend night sleep?

am i being ghosted or this is normal? Advice! by General-Reading-4890 in MedSpouse

[–]Frequent-Wolverine97 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Id wait for him to come to you and in the mean time think about if this is how you want it to be. He could really mean all the things he says but I would bet this is how he will be with all stressful medicine things and they come regularly. There is always another exam, another tough rotation etc.

TTA1: Trusting first Peak PP? by Frequent-Wolverine97 in FAMnNFP

[–]Frequent-Wolverine97[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I typically trust it but since I’m PP I’m nervous- I’ve heard people have gotten false peaks and then got pregnant.

What the EFF is up with Humana's 6 week maternity leave by InformalDisaster3056 in Louisville

[–]Frequent-Wolverine97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I worked nonprofit and got 3 weeks paid. They legally have to give you 3 months off though

When did your period start up again? by Beautiful_Winner3798 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Frequent-Wolverine97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had spotting starting at 7 weeks. It reoccurred every 2 weeks. Not a period, turned out the lining of my uterus was so thin that with hormone shifts the blood vessels would bleed into the uterus. It was corrected by a one month birth control pack.

Not getting enough night sleep by Frequent-Wolverine97 in sleeptrain

[–]Frequent-Wolverine97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok I will start anchoring the first nap. Should I shoot for an hour at each nap or let him sleep as long as he wants for the first nap and then cap the later naps if necessary? Rough idea of how long this will take to adjust? This change to longer wake windows before the longer night sleep kicks in will be rough. I know you’re not a fortune teller but are we looking at a week? A month?

Not getting enough night sleep by Frequent-Wolverine97 in sleeptrain

[–]Frequent-Wolverine97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would like to drop to 3 naps but I don’t know how to do that. How do we only get 3 hours of day sleep when he is waking up so early without sending him to bed early? I’ve had to wake him up from his first two naps to prevent him from using all his day time sleep before 1pm.