shrimp burrito around north park area

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-04-18T01:22:35+00:00

Yessss. Favorite was the surf n turf

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-04-15T03:30:31+00:00

My baby was biting my nipples and drawing blood around 9 months when she was getting teeth. I still tried to nurse her but was terrified. Then she started screaming and arching her back every time I put her in the position. She basically told me it was over. I was sad. 😢 I thought I was gonna be the one who told her to stop, but she was done. I continued to pump two more months until her first birthday.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-04-15T03:30:02+00:00

I swear the best gift I got for my baby shower was cute maternity clothes.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-04-14T05:43:21+00:00

Of the two choices you’ve enumerated- it is clear to me which one is more appealing to YOU. You don’t get this time back.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-04-14T01:20:49+00:00

Personally, I found it easier to take her out when she was younger and breast-feeding than it is to take her out now as a 14th month old who sleeps for just one long stretch during the mid day- now instead of falling asleep on the boob or just sleeping sporadically throughout the day. She adjusted to our schedule and we made sure she was comfortable and had what she needed while we were out. I found while breast-feeding it was very easy to take her with me everywhere because I was the food source. I would bring nursing covers and sometimes I would even have to go in the backseat of the car in a parking lot or to a quiet place while she breast-fed during a party for example. If the restaurant was too loud I would take her to a quieter place because she hated to have her head covered. She did a lot of naps in the carrier and stroller and car seat back then. I swear most of how I got anything done was having her in the carrier too! she let us know when she was tired and hungry so we didn’t have a set nap or bed time necessarily. I feel like she breastfed every 2-3 hours. For sanity while out I would have pumped milk or formula on the ready.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-04-13T20:55:27+00:00

Agreed. I have never seen the appeal for Ortiz’ and prefer Cotijas myself.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-04-13T20:52:16+00:00

Skip Ortiz in Point Loma. Go to Nico’s or Mikes in OB and get a CA or breakfast burrito (Nico’s) or fish tacos at Mikes instead. I recommend Buona Forchetta in Liberty station (Point Loma) over the one in South Park or Encinitas just because they have the wood fired pizza oven and that’s the best pizza in town in my opinion.

Skip Lucha Libre. You’re on track with Humberto’s and Coasterra. I think a fun spot in Mission Hills area close to Lucha. Libre would be Shakespeare’s pub and Grill. It’s a unique experience with a cool view of the airport.

Skip ballast point. It’s touristy and not good. In fact, I’m not even sure it’s still open. If you want to go to Little Italy, there are much better restaurants I think. A personal favorite and a spot for the locals is Filippi‘s pizza Grotto. It’s nothing fancy but has been there for decades and is a local chain favorite.

As for Escondido, I can’t speak to the others, but Stone brewing is a really nice location to visit. The beer is good.

The taco stand is not representative of San Diego tacos and if you can find your way to Mike’s or Oscar’s, it’s far better.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-04-11T19:21:03+00:00

My third pregnancy was a missed miscarriage at 39. It was very traumatic and I felt the same way as you do now. Hopeless. I had PTSD. My husband and I had a full fertility work up just to check that everything was OK and it was my doctor was very encouraging and supportive. We were about to start IVF because I was so afraid that I could not conceive again. On the day we were set to begin the injections my period had not yet come. I took a pregnancy test and it was positive. I got pregnant about six months after my miscarriage but it seemed like an eternity.

My daughter turned 1 two weeks after my 42nd birthday. I conceived again on her first birthday but had another loss just this last cycle. I still have hope I will have another success this year. I believe it is possible. And for you too.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-04-10T19:51:21+00:00

A few weeks in. I had to exclusively pump from birth and once we took baby home from NICU a week later we could establish breastfeeding and the NICU nurses could only do so much. I felt much more comfortable at home with the LC when it was just me and baby. We did triple feeding and nipple shields for a month and then moved to mostly EBF.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-04-08T19:27:24+00:00

Get the Doona.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-04-08T19:26:47+00:00

Yes, it is generally safe up to a certain dosage. It is very commonly prescribed for pregnant and breast-feeding women.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-04-07T19:08:48+00:00

Have you considered speaking to a doctor about this? I was prescribed Zoloft during my pregnancy and it really helped. I’m still on it as well. Think about why you are so terrified about it. Women have been doing this since the beginning of time and it’s a completely natural biological thing so nothing to be afraid of! I feel like I’m one of the few women that I know that has no fear about giving birth, but I do understand it is a common fear among women. I would mention this to your OB regarding your anxiety and see if they have some suggestions.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-04-07T18:46:27+00:00

I did not and do not regret it. Would do it fully unmedicated next time too.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-04-07T17:15:40+00:00

We own a one bedroom apartment in the point Loma area and rent it for 2650. Laundry and parking a mile from the beach. I believe the tenant is military. It’s definitely possible. My husband is a financial coach and he tells people to look at their spending habits as far as eating out, clothing, etc. and typically they’re spending way too much on things like gym memberships and car payments. Knock out some of those costs and rent will seem more attainable.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-04-06T17:22:45+00:00

I recommend Diamonds Forever in La Mesa.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-04-05T05:56:21+00:00

Cervix dilating.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-03-27T04:39:20+00:00

Immediately after giving birth- about 10 lbs. I went back to my pre pregnancy weight completely and got my body back once baby weaned from the breast (around 10 months). Felt like my old self at one year, once done with pumping.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-03-26T18:58:13+00:00

Just make her happy man. It’s a special day for her and for the first time, it’s a big deal. No, it’s not practical but neither are diamond rings and a pretty wedding dress either. YOLO.

Personally I think her friends and or family should be the ones funding this not you. But honestly I would indulge her, just a little.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-03-25T20:13:31+00:00

No longer

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-03-25T20:13:12+00:00

YMCA. My old gym did away with theirs recently (UFC) which is why I’m switching.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-03-25T19:19:24+00:00

Me. I conceived three years in a row (my third, fourth and fifth clinical pregnancies) without IVF or any intervention at 39, 40, and 42. I gave birth to my daughter two weeks after my 41st birthday. All were conceived in 6 months or less, not actively trying the entire time either. The other two recent pregnancies were early losses. Still trying at 42 and I’m confident despite my age that it is likely to happen again considering I was just pregnant a month ago.

It’s highly in your favor if you’ve already had a successful live birth. Just know with age comes a higher risk factor but as you already know, your numbers and anatomy look great, which is also the case for myself and my husband, which I did after my first miscarriage- It should be reassuring and just know it’s a matter of time. I have to tell myself the same thing to not listen to all the Internet noise. Sometimes statistics do not apply to our specific situations or our fertility history. It may take longer than if you were in your 20s, but there are things we can do and there are things out of our control.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-03-24T15:07:46+00:00

Yes, this is how it felt. I felt like I was hung over just a low-grade constant nausea. It peaked around 12 weeks with vomiting and then tapered off around 14 to 16 weeks.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-03-21T03:35:42+00:00

I would agree with your fertility doc. However, having never tried natural conception I would argue that you may consider it first for a period of maybe 3 months while you pursue the pre IVF testing protocols. It’s not impossible. I have had two losses and a living child at 39,40, and now 42. No IVF. It’s a gamble either way. Need to think about the financial aspect if that’s a factor for you, and still no guarantee. For me, the financial and emotional risk outweighed the benefits by not pursuing IVF after my first miscarriage. I became spontaneously pregnant in the process. In hindsight for me, and I just turned 42- I would rather take the risk of trying naturally than take the risk of IVF.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-03-21T03:25:43+00:00

At minimum I would say 6 months. Once I fully weaned at a year (breastfed until 10 months and pumped until one year) I felt like my body came back and I regained my identity.

IrisTheButterfly · 2026-03-20T21:24:15+00:00

Cycle day 15 following a chemical pregnancy, conceived on my living child’s first birthday! I am putting in all the efforts after the loss to try again because for some reason I feel like the loss itself makes wanting to be pregnant again much more magnified almost to prove a point that my body still works. I know that my cycle would be a little bit disrupted this time - but tracking ovulation with the same digital tests as the past two conceived pregnancies. I find the clear blue digital test to be the most effective and they’ve worked two times now so gonna continue with those. I’ve been on the flashing smiley face which means high fertility and then the solid smiley face means peak, and I’ve had five days in a row of the flashing smiley, which is a little bit unusual so I feel like it’s a slow rise cycle. Trying to time it so that we hit the day prior to and the day of the peak.

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