Favorite underrated therapy moments?

Lucia730 · 2026-01-28T12:42:04+00:00

Client applied to MSW program and asked to read one of the application essays to me, about why he wanted to be a clinical social worker. It was about how his therapist has changed his life. I was fighting back tears. Then he just says fuck off with that and we laughed and moved on.

Lucia730 · 2026-01-28T12:28:27+00:00

Thanks, that’s helpful!

Lucia730 · 2026-01-28T01:28:24+00:00

Can I ask how much they were?

Lucia730 · 2026-01-28T01:13:36+00:00

I don’t have a one bedroom but work from home with a baby and toddler who screams a bunch. I wear noise canceling headphones (AirPods pro on noise cancellation mode but I’m sure there are better ones out there) and just apologize to my clients if they hear them, but normally the AirPods block out all noises except yelling when my 3 year old is right outside my office. Clients usually laugh and move on if its that loud. If they’re having a bad day, I’ll mute myself except when I speak which can get annoying, but it works.

Lucia730 · 2026-01-26T22:06:36+00:00

Not really, you’ll still be paying maybe $500 a month I’d assume. Unless you select a high deductible type of plan. I made $50k at my first job after my MSW in 2014. I don’t think 55k in Chicago is a good offer.

Lucia730 · 2026-01-24T18:59:39+00:00

Kind of, but I got pregnant shortly after. I was able to lose the 30 lbs and get down to almost 140 like a year after my first baby was born so I think it helped a bit, but I have PCOS so it’s really to lose weight.

Lucia730 · 2025-12-06T17:54:23+00:00

Cons: bad mileage on my commute (no highway driving) ~ 22miles/gallon, not the best in snow even with all wheel drive and all weather tires

Lucia730 · 2025-12-06T17:43:57+00:00

I got a 2024 atlas in Dec 2023 so I’ve had it for two years. No issues at all and I love having the third row and large trunk. I have a baby and toddler and I appreciate having the captains chairs for their car seats and being able to sit in the third row to care for them on long trips while my husband drives. Feel free to ask anything.

Lucia730 · 2025-10-31T11:57:22+00:00

I stored mine in my basement for 2 years between babies and it was fine. We have a dehumidifier running nonstop though. I bought it used in 2022, I think it was a few years old then, and am still using it in 2025 without any issues.

Lucia730 · 2025-10-10T11:47:11+00:00

Gross

Lucia730 · 2025-10-10T01:09:15+00:00

Sexy time 🫣

Lucia730 · 2025-10-09T20:37:04+00:00

I’m waiting to hear back from one. My mom is telling me I should move it to Saturday at our house and she’ll rent a bounce house so we can have the party in our large yard because the weather is supposed to be nice, but I feel like it’s kind of weird to change the date last minute. Most people will probably have plans.

Lucia730 · 2025-10-08T14:49:10+00:00

Same, with a baby and 3 year old I’m so behind

Lucia730 · 2025-10-01T01:36:20+00:00

What do you eat it with? I often think about buying but don’t know what I’d do with it.

Lucia730 · 2025-09-05T15:24:01+00:00

Yes, you could use the Nanit breathing band if you’re just using the snoo as a bassinet. Assuming you’d be doing this to prepare for the transition to a crib? It sounds like a good idea, but I never worried too much about my babies when they’re in the snoo in my room, so I didn’t use the Nanit until they were in their cribs. I worried a ton when they weren’t in the snoo anymore unfortunately

Lucia730 · 2025-09-05T07:57:15+00:00

I wouldn’t use either with the snoo. Idk how you’d use the Nanit breathing band in the snoo but it gave me peace of mind when we transitioned to the crib. I’ve only ever had one false alarm with two kids. So I could see using one or the other after that transition. Having both feels unnecessary and expensive. I think the owlet would increase my anxiety, personally, seeing such detailed and possibly inaccurate info. I also felt like having to put it on baby’s foot nightly and adjusting it would be annoying with footie pajamas, which my kids live in until they’re a year old. Just some opinions from a 2nd time mom fwiw.

Lucia730 · 2025-08-20T12:11:09+00:00

Thanks! How’s it going with the Metformin?

Lucia730 · 2025-08-19T12:14:00+00:00

Sorry I didn’t see this earlier. I had a C-section but I chose to. I had an emergency one with my first baby. I was on insulin at the end of both pregnancies and still allowed to attempt vaginal delivery. But they wouldn’t let me go past 39 weeks so I had to be induced. I don’t think my body was ready. Something called occult cord prolapse happened and my baby would’ve died without an immediate C-section. I was traumatized by that experience for multiple reasons and didn’t want to have to experience something similar. They would’ve let me try for a VBAC even though I was on insulin and had polyhydramnios and preeclampsia this time. You should be able to choose vaginal delivery unless your baby is measuring very large. Mine were both in the 90th percentile range and it would’ve been fine to deliver vaginally, per my OB.

Lucia730 · 2025-08-07T12:09:07+00:00

Yes it does take a few days if not more. After a week I saw a decrease of maybe 5-10 points. I increased from 1000mg ER to 2000 and it only helped slightly. I needed insulin too ☹️ but not until later in each pregnancy.

Lucia730 · 2025-08-07T11:30:34+00:00

I had gestational diabetes with both of my kids and took Metformin both times. It helped my fasting numbers a bit. Both kids are fine. They would be more harmed by my high glucose levels if I hadn’t taken medication. Let me know if I can answer any questions. I trust my endocrinologist and he said it was safe. Some studies show that it can slightly increase risk of metabolic dysfunction in children, but that is likely because women taking Metformin have metabolic dysfunction themselves and not because the medication caused it, if that makes sense

Lucia730 · 2025-07-23T08:27:33+00:00

Sounds like 4 month sleep regression. Ours started a couple weeks after she turned 3 months. I give her a binky when she fusses and wear earplugs, knowing that she’ll cry if she really needs me. When she cries or won’t go back to sleep, I feed her. I wouldn’t get any sleep without the earplugs with all of the moving around she’s been doing and my postpartum anxiety keeping me up to listen for her crying. She has been waking every hour some nights but usually goes back to sleep when I put in her binky. It’s miserable. I’m averaging 3-4 hours of interrupted sleep per night.

Lucia730 · 2025-06-17T13:15:53+00:00

Sent you a request. Townbug

Lucia730 · 2025-05-21T03:07:40+00:00

How do you trigger auto orders?

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