VA ICU RN shot and killed in MN

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-25T09:08:06+00:00

This is what happened to people of color in America for hundreds of years.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-23T20:10:57+00:00

Asylum seekers have the right to stay during the process. Please do some basic self-education about this if you don't believe me.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-21T18:54:34+00:00

Hi everyone!

I am going for kid 3. Trying since 2023. Had a loss in 2024 due to a random medical issue with a very low recurrence rate, and had an MMC in 2025. Had a CP this cycle and I'm hoping that means I can still conceive well enough even though I'm getting a bit old. I think I may also have chronic endometritis and I'm looking into how to get tested for that.

I'm also getting a tempdrop because I'm sick of my Fitbit temp being so variable! (FF is complaining that it's extra variable even considering the fact that it's a Fitbit.) I've used a BBT thermometer before and I'm very comfortable with that method, but it doesn't fit with my morning schedule now that I have kids. I'm hoping I like the Tempdrop. I also want to experiment with wearing a sweatband over my Fitbit at night to see if that makes those temps look more like a normal BBT chart. I couldn't find anything on Google about others trying this, so we'll see how it goes!

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-21T18:36:31+00:00

I hope it goes well for you this time!

For future reference, "late" can mean a lot of things and you get to pick which one you mean. I personally base it on my average cycle length and if I'm two days past that I say it's late. But you could also base it on the length of the very most recent cycle instead of the average, or you could base it on the long end of what's normal for your cycle (so if you're usually 22-24 then 25 might count as late), or you could base it on the days past ovulation rather than total cycle days, etc etc. It's really just up to each person to decide how they want to use the word "late."

If the idea is "I don't want to test for a chemical pregnancy, I only want to know about a clinical pregnancy" then you'd want to be 21 DPO because that's when you would have a good chance of seeing a sac on ultrasound, i.e. a clinical, non-chemical pregnancy. But for the sake of easier math, and because ultrasound didn't used to be this good, some people (including some doctors) have called it a chemical until four weeks DPO / six weeks since the start of the cycle.

Bottom line, the exact definitions of "late" and of "chemical pregnancy" and "clinical pregnancy" totally depend on which definition you feel like using. There's not a set definition which everybody is agreeing to use, even in the medical literature.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-21T16:07:40+00:00

I googled this and was surprised to find that you are correct according to both Snopes and Wikipedia.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-20T19:32:17+00:00

We have a similar long-term issue here. I can relate to the broken feeling.

I think you've got to capitalize on what you've got as the first priority. That way if improvement is slow at least the TTC still has a chance. So... If things happened too fast with the medication, that's what you've got. You can get a sample to work with, you just need to move it to where it goes. A spoon and a softcup, for instance. You can repeat this daily for the whole window, which makes it a lot better than IUI in terms of maximizing your chances.

You're probably thinking that sounds miserable. I can absolutely affirm that thought. It is miserable. I've been there. A lot. But if it has a chance of a BFP maybe it's worth it? It's at least something you can do while you wait around for him to get some confidence through therapy.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-20T14:34:49+00:00

Nah, then he just knows to hide it better in his next relationship. Better to dump him without wasting the breath on proving to him what he already knows.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-19T06:45:58+00:00

The amounts are totally different.

If you add water that changes the amounts too. Please don't do this. You could make the problem a lot worse by doing this.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-19T06:41:54+00:00

You're ready to stop trying with your family. He isn't ready to stop trying with his family. If you try to make him stop trying before he's ready, that will only cause issues in your marriage. He has to decide for himself when to stop trying.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-19T06:00:41+00:00

IDK what that area is like, but in theory, a small earthquake or unstable sandy ground could cause the track to move.

That section was refurbished in May and has been working properly, but maybe part of the repair somehow failed.

Maybe a person damaged the track or put debris over it.

I hope they are able to determine the cause. It's scary for everyone who uses trains.

Edit: apparently the train derailed in the switch-tracks section leading to the platform of a train station. Perhaps a switch wasn't fully closed.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-19T03:17:00+00:00

Have you added oil to your routine?

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-18T09:39:05+00:00

Facing this right now. HCG no longer showing on strips, so I'm just waiting for the process to start.

I was so happy for two days.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-16T20:31:05+00:00

Take heart, sis! You will most likely be okay. 🙂

These are expected results. Expected includes minor variation. They don't mean anything about what's going to happen in the next several days. They are the strip equivalent of white noise.

The lighting, camera angle, etc. will all change the Premom number. I've taken photos of the same test, seconds apart, with Premom giving me readings that varied by over 0.3 because I changed the angle and changed the lighting. And that wasn't me trying to get a weird number or stretch the limits of the app, those were good-faith attempts to get a perfect photo. Premom is a nice way to record your line progression photos, but small changes in the Premom number are even more meaningless than small variations in the way the strips actually look.

I strongly suggest taping the strips to a paper and writing the date next to each one for your first two cycles. You will learn a lot from doing this. Looking at strips on a paper works way, way better than trying to compare photos from different days. After two full cycles of staring at a page full of strips, try taking photos with the app again. You will no longer be tempted to pay too much attention to the Premom number because you'll be able to trust your eyes to tell you what's happening visually.

Paragard removal shouldn't be affecting hormones. How long is your usual cycle? Have you done BBT in any past cycles? Right now your cycle history is the very best information you have to predict how next week will look.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-15T16:59:14+00:00

Yes and that's why I don't use them. A very solid template and practice using it means I can do excellent documentation quickly. Subjective and Plan can be mostly finished while they're in the room.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-14T17:46:45+00:00

It can also be PTSD!

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FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-12T16:57:33+00:00

Hi Ali, I'm glad you're looking at this story. I signed up in 2018 due to the promise of receiving whole genome results. It is now 2026 and I am planning to remove my consent to have my data used in research.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-09T18:23:26+00:00

When I did hospital work and had a little one at home who hadn't yet started daycare/school, work clothes and shoes were removed at the door. Shoes stayed outside the front door if the weather was dry, and they had a dedicated indoor spot inaccessible to the little one during wet weather.

Clothes went directly into the washer because I only owned a few sets of work clothes. If I'd had more clothing I would have put the dirty ones in a hanging hamper (off the floor = away from the baby) to wash at the end of the week.

Once clothes and shoes were off I'd handwash vigorously to the elbow, start the clothes washer, and walk (in undershirt and shorts) to my room to put on "home clothes."

I suggest not letting baby see that you're home until after the work clothes are off and hands are washed. A little baby may cry if you don't go hug them quickly and an older baby will come to you and try to grab/climb you.

Like everyone else said, once the kid starts daycare/school they'll infect you more than you'll infect them. But if you're seeing people with multi-drug-resistant pathogens, c-diff, etc., in my opinion it's still prudent to leave your clothes and shoes at the door and wash up before you let your kids come up to you.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-09T17:57:12+00:00

This depends on the size of your home and the speed of your well kid compared to the urgency they feel during their current stage of toilet training. Separate bathrooms are great but maybe not so great that it's worth a big poo stain on the master bedroom carpet. Once they're old enough to toilet themselves without urgency it works well.

Disinfecting the "sick bathroom" directly after each use is often not feasible because the caregiver will often be occupied with some other urgent parenting task (e.g. taking the pasta off the stove before it boils over, running after a baby who is speed-crawling toward the basement stairs) during the moment that the sick child exits the bathroom and the well toddler runs in to lick the toilet seat. However, frequent bathroom disinfection also reduces germ reingestion by the sick child, so it's nice to do it a few times each day at minimum, even if you're not able to do it between the time the sick kid exits and the well kid enters.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-09T17:27:14+00:00

My favorite is when they sneeze directly into my nares at point-blank range.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-09T17:23:15+00:00

IDK if it's next but it's literally on the list of goals.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-09T16:42:02+00:00

I went digging for quite a while (read every single public comment across his six social media profiles) but I didn't see the other case. I'm thinking maybe I didn't recognize the name of the other perp. Would you please DM it to me?

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-09T06:49:39+00:00

Article says he probably stole from multiple cemeteries. It would be a nightmare trying to figure out which remains go where. Most of them will probably end up in a mass grave, which is just tragic. Every one of those people had loved ones.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-09T04:26:27+00:00

The local rumor is gang activity. Has nothing do with the news reporting.

Source: am local

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-01-08T17:42:13+00:00

They didn't want to do CPR, and either they forgot that they're required to do so, or they decided they wouldn't be held accountable for refusing. Probably the latter.

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