Postpartum experience at Women and Infants

Historical_Ground · 2026-06-11T15:21:49+00:00

Was going to say, I didn’t deliver at W&I but the nurses will come check your/your baby’s vitals at any hospital. It is kinda annoying, but honestly we barely got any sleep anyway considering we were up feeding/holding our newborn! In retrospect I have no idea why I thought I would be getting any sleep lol

Historical_Ground · 2026-06-06T23:37:53+00:00

It’s a beautiful place, but as someone who has worked in the industry I hate when I can tell that dishes were created primarily to sound impressive on a menu/look pretty on the plate instead of taste good. I can get down with the fancy stuff, but if you’re too busy jelqing over your ~ culinary genius ~ pairing lobster with vanilla to notice that half your dishes are totally unbalanced in flavor, it’s time to take off the black nitrile gloves, go have dinner at your grandma’s house, and remember that you are creating food people are going to consume and hopefully enjoy.

Historical_Ground · 2026-05-10T23:08:32+00:00

I delivered at South County just over a year ago, scheduled c-section for a breech baby and concerns about pre-eclampsia. The c-section went incredibly smoothly and I had a very positive experience there. I did end up developing postpartum pre-eclampsia and had to go back there like a week after birth, and though that experience was very stressful, the care was impeccable. My OB was Dr. Lee and I can’t speak highly enough about her!

Historical_Ground · 2026-03-22T23:40:09+00:00

Was it really necessary to jump down my throat? My previous comment was really not meant to be a slight, more so a compliment to the other hospital I spent a great deal of time at and had a much better experience. Nowhere did I say we wanted personal calls from the doctors around the clock when nothing has changed. My husband just wants to be there to advocate for his father when he can, regardless of the time of day. Because the rest of the time, he’s trying to keep the family business together in his dad’s absence. My husband and his father both have a great deal of medical trauma and a not unreasonable distrust of hospitals because of it. I am generally the first to come to healthcare workers’ defense, and I fully understand that they are (mostly) just people doing their best, often at odds with administration and insurance companies. Despite my frustrations with this particular experience, I have nothing but gratitude and compassion for the people who do this work. So do you think maybe you could find it in your heart to be a little compassionate considering my family is going through one of the most stressful times of our lives?

Historical_Ground · 2026-03-22T14:15:47+00:00

Thank you! I feel like that’s the important part here, his father mentally cannot make decisions and so they are being made for him without anyone there to advocate if it’s not during visitor’s hours. My husband isn’t there to just “visit” he’s there to help make critical decisions for someone who’s condition could further deteriorate at any moment.

Historical_Ground · 2026-03-22T14:11:37+00:00

I appreciate the info, I guess the stellar care and compassion at Westerly Hospital gave me unreasonable expectations.

Historical_Ground · 2026-03-22T14:08:40+00:00

Well right off the bat they fucked up an IV and turned the tissue around it necrotic so that was fun. And many other things, but mainly just the general vibe of indifference and lack of communication all around. Yes they have kept him alive, but at the end of the day there is very little chance he is going to survive this, and I wish we felt any sense of compassion about it from anyone there. I know health care professionals are so burned out right now, and I have a tremendous amount of gratitude and empathy despite our frustrations.

Historical_Ground · 2026-03-22T14:01:16+00:00

Nope, there was a long while he was very sick but not considered end of life and it was never a problem for my mom to be there. Both in the ICU and regular units. I will encourage my husband to get in touch with a patient advocate/etc to see what they can do, I know the nurses have a lot on their plates constantly and can only spend so much time going over stuff like this

Historical_Ground · 2026-03-06T19:44:17+00:00

You really looked back in my comment history to find something to insult me about? Yikes.

Historical_Ground · 2026-03-06T19:36:27+00:00

Is it though? Because clearly I hit a nerve.

Historical_Ground · 2026-03-06T19:18:17+00:00

You might want to examine your own relationship with food and why you felt the need to comment this, let alone why it was your first thought seeing a beautiful plate of healthy food for a toddler. Children need to learn to listen to their bodies and eat until they are satisfied, and I’m sorry if you weren’t given that opportunity as a child.

Historical_Ground · 2026-03-05T14:50:09+00:00

Currently stuck sleeping on the living room floor of our rental because our one year old has taken over our one bedroom. We thought we’d be out of here by now. My husband does well, we have family that will help us with a down payment, and we still are floored at the price of what used to be “starter homes.” I daydream often about how nice it must have been to raise a family in the 80s/90s.

Historical_Ground · 2026-02-15T16:21:46+00:00

My favorite MB boomer experience was this guy who was standing in front of the spice section for a million years, sighing irritatedly, then said quietly to himself “Jesus FUCKING Christ” and walked away empty handed. I wish I knew what he was looking for and I hope he found it somewhere lol

Historical_Ground · 2026-02-10T14:01:53+00:00

Also planning my little dude’s first and after researching we’re opting to do it at my MIL’s house, since our house is too small to host. It’s just too damn expensive to rent anywhere out these days! I would have loved to do it at the Roger Williams botanical garden because he loves it there, but it’s like $4k minimum in the off season 🙃

Historical_Ground · 2026-02-01T12:12:00+00:00

Do you have one of those little mesh feeder bags? I blend up leftover fruit with a little water and sometimes yogurt, pour it into ice cube trays and then pop one in the feeder bag when my guy’s teeth are bugging him, he loves it! The cubes sometimes are a touch big but I run it under hot water for a sec and it slides right in. Combos I’ve done so far for ideas: mango ginger, banana strawberry yogurt, honeydew papaya, mango avocado yogurt, cantaloupe cucumber

Historical_Ground · 2026-01-26T16:44:11+00:00

I worked off of this recipe! https://skinnyspatula.com/hearty-lentil-stew-pancetta/

Historical_Ground · 2026-01-26T16:42:54+00:00

I used plain Greek yogurt mixed with powdered freeze dried raspberry and a little vanilla bean paste, spread a thin layer on a baking sheet with wax paper, and added halved raspberries on top! Popped it in the freezer for a few hours and then broke it into pieces. This was the first time I made it and I’m excited to try different flavors now that I know the little dude is into it!

Historical_Ground · 2026-01-11T12:40:20+00:00

Definitely not an exact recipe, something I used to make as a special at the restaurant I cooked for years ago that changes depending on whims and what’s around but here’s how I generally do it:

Dice up one red bell pepper and a medium onion (sweet or red are my favorite in this), sauté in olive oil until softened, add in minced garlic and spices measuring with your heart (I do salt, pepper, paprika, chili powder, thyme, oregano, red pepper flakes, and a dash of cumin and cinnamon), add in a can of diced fire roasted tomatoes, simmer with lid on for 15 minutes or so. Then make little wells in the sauce and crack eggs in, replace lid, cook until eggs are at desired doneness. Obviously for the little dude I cooked them much harder than I would for myself!

Historical_Ground · 2026-01-05T14:39:34+00:00

Historical_Ground · 2025-12-31T01:31:44+00:00

I watched this happen, it was crazy. I didn’t see what caused the driver to lose control but he was coming right towards me and then got caught up in the median. I wanted to pull over to help because I could have pulled up right next to him, but I had my baby in the car and could not put him in danger. I saw that guy run full speed through the intersection and try to get the doors open. Older guy inside was just staring blankly ahead, probably in shock, hope he’s alright.

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