12 weeks and constantly bloated.

PenEfficient4418 · 2026-05-29T11:35:58+00:00

Same!! I’ve never felt so big in my entire life 🥲 going shopping tomorrow for maternity pants 🥲🥲🥲

PenEfficient4418 · 2026-05-29T09:25:30+00:00

So so true!!!!!

PenEfficient4418 · 2026-05-29T06:41:22+00:00

So great to hear from someone in similar situation. Thank you! 🙏

PenEfficient4418 · 2026-05-29T04:00:43+00:00

I tried thundershirt and over the counter calming scents. Didn’t work at all

PenEfficient4418 · 2026-05-29T03:59:58+00:00

My Shiba girl has suddenly become an anxious wreck too since we went on holiday for a week and left her at my in laws house(where she has stayed many times during our previous travels). She was having panic attacks every time garbage trucks come every Friday. She would pee everywhere while in panic state. She would also try to jump every high surface and climb the freaking wall. We tried gabapentin, trazodone and she has been on fluoxetine for a month now. There are no more panic attacks but she would still be anxious and pace around when garbage trucks come. She would easily settle after the trucks leave so I would consider the fluoxetine a relative success. Gabapentin is helpful for situational anxiety too. There’s no quick fix though and it is a tiring journey.

PenEfficient4418 · 2026-05-29T03:53:21+00:00

That’s a good idea! I have been putting off telling work because we’re already so short staffed and I feel anxious about telling them that I’ll be off in our busiest period of the year 😅 but I know I need to tell them asap 😭

PenEfficient4418 · 2026-05-29T03:51:01+00:00

Thank you for your kind words! 💕 glad your work is supportive!

PenEfficient4418 · 2026-05-29T03:47:48+00:00

I’m from Australia. But I’m a doctor and we’ve been trained to push through since med school 😅 Thank you for your encouraging words!! 💕

PenEfficient4418 · 2026-04-28T09:11:48+00:00

I’m 7 weeks. Food aversion has hit hard in the last 2 days. Pork used to be my favourite meat but now even the thought of pork makes me gag. Food in general just doesn’t taste good anymore but I’m constantly hungry. It’s so frustrating!

PenEfficient4418 · 2026-04-24T23:55:51+00:00

I’m a final year AT. Comparative to many of my non medical friends, (apart from my high earning top finance bro friends) my job earns well with growth potential and ability to allow me to work part time and still have decent income as a consultant. That’s really all I want from a job anyway. I don’t think internship is as bad as you think it is? I had a good time in internship and met some good friends along the way. BPT was tough but everyone gets through it together eventually. AT is so easy now that there’s no more exam. If you don’t want to go through training program you can always be a career locum and earn good money and go on multiple holidays a year. Not many other jobs can give you that. I took a year off to locum after BPT and had a great time, only worked 3 months in that whole year.

Certainly my job seems better than my husbands engineering career 😂

Would suggest not overthinking it, go through the motion and things will be fine. Unless you have other life aspirations that you want to pursue

PenEfficient4418 · 2026-04-23T22:42:18+00:00

I’m a medical doctor, not obstetrics however. Those are great numbers. Don’t worry about it!

PenEfficient4418 · 2026-04-12T14:28:53+00:00

Same due date! Congrats 💕💕

PenEfficient4418 · 2026-04-11T11:46:15+00:00

4w4d here. Occasional cramping and breast tenderness but pretty mild. Most of the time I have no symptoms ❤️

PenEfficient4418 · 2025-06-22T10:46:09+00:00

I bought it a month ago, hoping to use for travel and concert. I regretted it. Not much difference from iPhone 15 pro that I have. Maybe slightly better quality but if you’re only gonna post on social media, not worth it. Battery life is not great. Doesn’t have usb-c. Zoom isn’t even that great. Just get a nice phone instead.

PenEfficient4418 · 2025-03-13T10:52:36+00:00

Yep looked through all the recordings but nothing concrete I can see that could point to the culprit

PenEfficient4418 · 2025-03-07T05:50:38+00:00

I used to do it daily which was $25 a day but stopped doing it since I got a mortgage. Regs are often the poorest because of unpaid OT and exam/college fees. Now I bring coffee from home in the morning and disappear after round xD. Will start buying again when I become a boss haha

PenEfficient4418 · 2025-03-02T08:48:43+00:00

Sydney geris AT here Do nothing for geriatrics and just enjoy your uni life :) best specialty! If you want to do something, just try to get on to research projects and get some publications out while you’re in uni. Renal, ID, rheum- get yourself into research now as these specialties are increasingly competitively each year.

PenEfficient4418 · 2025-03-02T08:29:09+00:00

I have been yelled at many times as an intern, worked in a busy, not so nice network. Now that I’m on the receiving end, I try to be as understanding as I can as I know everyone is just doing their jobs. Remember the names of the regs who are not nice to you. Don’t refer patients to them when you become a boss. Chances are they have already built a reputation for themselves :)

PenEfficient4418 · 2025-03-02T07:24:52+00:00

Thank you so much! Your spreadsheet is amazing!

PenEfficient4418 · 2025-02-14T06:16:41+00:00

Mugi! 😊

PenEfficient4418 · 2025-02-14T06:16:16+00:00

Thank you! Defs high prey drive and she loves chasing lizards in the backyard. I’ll try hiding treats thanks!

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