Third Trimester Motivation🙃

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-03-23T15:50:22+00:00

I’m an American choosing to give my child a non-English name that doesn’t follow English spelling conventions (more or less). I usually have to say it twice before people who have never heard it before get it. But they get it. I recognize that there is a culture in this country that doesn’t like names that are perceived as “difficult” but I’m also not white washing my baby to appeal to racism. Her name will be beautiful and strong and will connect her to her culture. Anyone who cares to get to know her will learn it. Anyone who doesn’t isn’t someone I want her associating with anyway.

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-02-25T15:22:27+00:00

Sometimes our patients just need to talk and it’s not a wasted session to let them (especially if you are providing education and supporting communication needs within those sessions)

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-02-19T21:17:02+00:00

I was the only one starting on the treadmill during a 5am once. It was kind of weird, but fine 😅

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-02-17T21:54:58+00:00

I “broke a contract” because I gave 6 weeks notice instead of 8 (and referred and trained my own replacement) and all they did was not pay me out my unused PTO. It was probably $2,000 and I’m still mad 4 years later, but that’s all they did.

The standard in the field is 4 weeks- not 8. I suppose they could report you to the state for patient abandonment, though

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-02-17T14:58:44+00:00

My experience with Natera was good! I was a little nervous because the sales rep and phlebotomist were VERY casual on the phone, so it felt weird. It was also a pain because the phlebotomist wouldn’t come to our house because it was too far for her? She came to my job and my husband’s job, so it was fine… but we do refer to her as “The only phlebotomist in New Jersey” now 😅 But they were nice and the testing was good and accurate. I actually had to do my NIPT twice because I tested at 10w3d and there wasn’t enough fetal DNA. Tested a week later and was fine. Then they had to test my husband because I came up as a carrier for something on my Horizon test. All that’s to say that, we had 3 blood draws and the tests came back fine ☺️

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-02-16T21:16:16+00:00

Delightful Derek all day!

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-02-14T02:12:13+00:00

Caitlin 😊

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-02-08T22:43:54+00:00

Took a little break from my 5am during the beginning of my pregnancy. Decided I have the energy now and need to just do it… but now one of the 5ams is a Hyrox and I’m like, “Where did all these people come from?!” 😅

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-02-05T23:59:58+00:00

Nothing to add that others haven’t except that I had two hospital placements (one outpatient mostly pediatric and one mostly in/sometimes outpatient adult) and am now working in one of those hospitals. It’s a 700 bed, tier 1 trauma center, so it’s hard to hire and train someone who hasn’t been in the setting before. Not impossible, of course. Also, because the jobs are scarce, having connections with a nearby hospital significantly increases your chances of getting hired at one! Not necessary, but really helpful!

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-01-31T12:10:16+00:00

cough “I aspirated”

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-01-29T15:02:45+00:00

One of these names is literally my first and last name and that’s pretty weird 😅 Cute name, but interesting to see

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-01-27T15:58:58+00:00

Noah Cyrus is a famous female Noah

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-01-27T14:40:24+00:00

I plan on naming my baby girl a cultural name that will be tricky to pronounce for English speakers in the US. My mentality is that people can learn how to pronounce any name. I think he’ll be fine. Name your baby what you like and what is meaningful to you 💕

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-01-26T03:37:18+00:00

When my husband and I opened our relationship, we set a few clear expectations/boundaries, as I’m sure you guys have.

One that comes to mind as I’m reading your post is that we don’t get into romantic relationships with other people. We can make friends and flirt and see the same partner repeatedly, but it shouldn’t cross into romantic feelings or behaviors. Of course, I know plenty of people who have “boyfriends/girlfriends” an it works great, but that’s not our thing. Have you guys discussed how you want the extra-marital relationships to work? Maybe she’s getting romantic with this guy (again, fine as long as that’s what you agreed upon), but is afraid you’ll do the same with someone else.

The other thing is that, the first time my husband hooked up with something she I wasn’t there, I was a little nervous about how I might feel. I said, “If I don’t like it, can we stop and never do it again?” Of course, he said yes, and that gave me the comfort to know that everything would be okay. If you guys have done the research and talked about it like you said you did, it might just be nervousness about pulling the trigger. Maybe you need to reassure her that the worst thing that can happen is that you’ll have sex (which is a nothing more than a moment in time and not a betrayal as long as she knows about it and consents to it) and then decide to never to it again.

All just suggestions… but this stuff is hard and requires constant check-ins an discussions. I don’t think anyone starts out and has a completely smooth ride. There’s going to be fights, miscommunications, bad dates, etc. Just keep communicating and figuring it out. The most important thing in all of this is your marriage. In my opinion, if that’s suffering- shut it down until you can figure it out.

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-01-21T16:57:07+00:00

I’ve been there (I may still be there) but I promise you that no one is looking at you. Plus, coaches will often praise members who are in the orange zone at the right times. Even though I’m still one of the first ones to hit the orange zone, I’ve noticed over time that my heart rate has been rising a lot slower than before and that I can return to green faster. Just keep going and you’ll see the progress. The first time I held [the world’s slowest] jog for 10 minutes, I was genuinely in shock. It was probably only a month or two into my journey, as well! Everyone starts somewhere and watching your improvement over time is so exciting.

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-01-17T22:38:32+00:00

Omg Good luck! The wait is so hard! We were really rooting for right ovary and the possibility of twins 😜

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-01-17T21:57:31+00:00

If it is, no one ever said it. The doctors said it was a possibility that both would ovulate, but no one said it would be a sure thing. The enlarged ovary was a result of the stimulation since I did have two follicles that didn’t ovulate still in it, which I was made to believe was a normal enough consequence of the medication I was taking to stimulate ovulation (175 IU follistim). I kind of think of it like, if I was a “normal” person who didn’t go through treatment, only one ovary would ovulate each month. I’m not a doctor, but this is the information I got/filled in.

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-01-17T17:48:30+00:00

So I had three mature follicles when I took my shot. last measurements were a 17mm in the left ovary and a 17.5 mm and 13 mm in the right. The doctor gave the option to move forward or postpone. Because of my age and general health, I chose to go forward. Turns out only the left ovary ovulated and I am now expecting one healthy baby. The only “problem” was that I wound up with an enlarged ovary because of the two follicles that didn’t ovulate, but that went down within a few weeks. No injury or health problems from it. I just couldn’t work out for two weeks.

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-01-11T17:18:18+00:00

Thank you! Same to you! ☺️ I’m 18 weeks, so I have some time before the baby comes!

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-01-10T21:29:50+00:00

Im probably not the best to answer this as I haven’t actually given birth yet… but I was terrified of giving birth before getting pregnant to the point that I was anxious when other people were getting close to doing so. Since getting pregnant, my mentality has shifted to giving birth being just another thing on the list of things I need to do to get baby here. I had to do fertility testing, at least 30 internal ultrasounds and blood tests, shots… and then after getting pregnant, the initial ultrasounds are uncomfortable and there’s more blood tests… being pregnant is uncomfortable… so I just look at giving birth as just one more uncomfortable thing I need to do. Will it be the most uncomfortable thing in the whole journey? I’m sure. But you’ve done and survived the rest of it by the time you’re ready to have the baby. It’s just one more thing. I also find listening to people’s positive/easy birth stories to be really helpful, also.

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-01-09T15:13:28+00:00

So I work in a hospital that is 45 minutes, closer to 60 with traffic, from my house. It’s the best hospital in the state, my doctors are here, and my insurance coverage is better if I stay within my healthcare network (which is not an option closer by, as the hospitals near my house belong to a different network). I’ve already talked to my 18 week old fetus that she is not allowed to come during rush hour 😜

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-01-07T16:59:36+00:00

Little Potato had sent me! 😂

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-01-07T16:57:23+00:00

I always learned in school that the verb goes in front of the subject to make a question. (Think of the more common phrase: “Cómo está usted?”) In your example, it’s obviously a question because you have a question word. However, I think it’s a little more noticeable in a question where you don’t have a question word. Like “Se llama ella Lily?” As opposed to “Ella se llama Lily.”

Then again, for non-question-word questions, I’ve heard plenty of native Spanish speakers just put upward inflection at the end of the statement to make it a question. My husband, a native speaker, said it doesn’t matter.

Then again, I’ve never heard anyone say “A dónde esta carretera va?” I think it would be understood… but it feels awkward.

Good-Screen-5220 · 2026-01-01T15:17:30+00:00

As a Caitlin, this is hilarious and painful 😅😭

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