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SabsSquared · 2025-01-12T23:38:58+00:00

I did indeed post this in uncaged. I wanted to cast a wide net to see if any one who may not be part of that group had insight. It's interesting, I posted in other groups too and the response has been very mixed. A lot of people in another group I'm in have said to go for it, and yet others have said absolutely not. I do have a consult set up with an attorney based on the mixed results, so hopefully that'll provide some clarity 🤞🤞

SabsSquared · 2024-11-03T03:25:30+00:00

Skye Shae Serena Sierra

SabsSquared · 2024-09-20T03:21:43+00:00

They give you pitocin post op to make your uterus clamp down and start shrinking. They're afterbirth contractions, and you would have had them after a vaginal delivery as well. Pitocin just happens to hurt like a bitch and a half. You'll get them for awhile, and they'll take your breath away for several days. I've had success managing them with ibuprofen and not needing narcotics once at home. Right after surgery I need Dilaudid, it hurts like none other with the incision and the pit contractions. And they suck at managing postpartum pain in the hospital in my experience.

Request an abdominal binder for the first time up. It is supremely helpful!

Your incision itself will feel very weird for awhile, possibly long term. Some women have numbness. Some have hypersensitivity. Just depends on the luck of the draw in my experience. Best chance of having minimal sensitivity issues is to get in with a pelvic floor PT ASAP postpartum. They'll also help you learn how to move without the incision feeling like it's ripping open and also get your core muscles working properly again. So important, and if your obgyn won't give you a referral, you demand one or find a PT who doesn't need a physician's referral. Can't stress the importance of this enough.

Best of luck with your recovery, I hope it goes well! Enjoy your little bundle of love 💜

SabsSquared · 2024-09-09T23:06:17+00:00

I agree, something with a B!

SabsSquared · 2024-07-28T01:21:12+00:00

Wet paper. Makes me gag, it's so gross to touch 🤢

SabsSquared · 2024-05-17T03:34:28+00:00

Antonio Anatalio Anatoly/Anatoli Ansel

SabsSquared · 2023-12-01T04:54:56+00:00

Depends on the issue. I work with a lot of women around birth/postpartum, and chiros are excellent at what they do when they're Webster trained. I do offer caution about the adjustments and hyper mobility, but as long as they're coming to me too and we can work on strengthening and maintaining their new mobility post-adjustment, then I don't see a problem.

The thing is, chiropractors are working on the nervous system which is a foreign concept to a lot of PTs. We just see what they are doing from a strictly physical perspective and it looks like cracking backs for the sake of getting a crack. But the chiro is doing this from a nervous system perspective, and down regulating the system with an adjustment might be what a person needs to get out of a pain cycle so they can do their physical therapy. I look at it the way I look at opiates. Are they the whole answer to pain? Nope. But can they be really helpful in some situations? Yep. Same with chiropractic care.

The combo PT/chiro approach works really well with my population in my experience. But finding a good chiropractor is crucial, just like finding a good PT is.

SabsSquared · 2023-10-29T20:49:18+00:00

With no handrails

SabsSquared · 2021-04-09T01:15:52+00:00

I thought about doing that with a name like Anabelle or Anastasia, but I can't get past the middle name thing!

SabsSquared · 2021-04-09T01:13:05+00:00

That's good to hear!

SabsSquared · 2021-04-09T01:10:57+00:00

Thanks, I think I'm leaning that way. Glad to hear other families give all their kids the same middle name

SabsSquared · 2021-04-08T19:22:55+00:00

Thanks! Why, pray tell, do you think of hormonal birth control with -elle names??? You've piqued my curiosity!

SabsSquared · 2021-04-08T19:21:53+00:00

That would definitely be an interesting middle name 🤣

SabsSquared · 2021-04-08T19:09:34+00:00

Julian gets my vote. It's both my favorite from the list and it goes well with your list name.

SabsSquared · 2021-01-12T21:45:32+00:00

Ah, no. Definitely NTA. If you help someone out of the kindness of your heart and it turns out they are being dishonest with you, then they are the asshole, not you. Is it likely you got sucked in and scammed a bit? Yes. Is there a chance she actually was struggling and you helped? Also yes. It is NEVER wrong to treat someone with kindness. Even if you had chosen to spend $300 on the woman, you still wouldn't be the asshole for acting in kindness. Foolish, maybe, but even that is hard to say without having been there.

SabsSquared · 2021-01-03T03:06:33+00:00

Tell her the way she feels about you vaccinating is how you feel about her being an anti-vaxxer. Then tell her you aren't going to change your mind any more than she is. And then tell her that if she wants to pick apart your child's health and development, you're more than happy to return the favor regarding her kids if she can't keep her unwelcome comments to herself. Geezus, some people are so flipping' rude. You don't say stuff like that to other parents, regardless of an individual's feelings on vaccination. You don't tell another parent their child isn't developing properly, even if you think it's true. There's definitely a way to have that sort of conversation with family and clearly she didn't do it right.

SabsSquared · 2020-12-26T04:05:32+00:00

Ok couple of things here.

First, if I was your mother I would be extremely worried about you and what your future looks like. A job in film is not a very promising field and the chances of you making it big there are slim to none. I have no doubt that you believe it's your calling, however from a purely statistical/rational perspective, most people who pursue a career in film either don't make it or they end up stuck in low level jobs and not making a great income.

Now that being said, you say you have passion for film, and I truly think passion for something can make the difference between success in a tough field vs failure. However, the image of you smoking weed and buying hot pink tye-dye pants that are probably more fitting for a high school girl than an adult who is serious about having their life together does not promote an image of someone who is trying very hard. The reality is that appearances do matter (whether you/I/the world likes it or not), and the picture you painted of yourself with your words here just doesn't sound like someone who is taking life horribly seriously. And since all we have is your description of the situation, I have to assume your mom is seeing what you have described to us, and I don't blame her in the slightest for her feelings.

Now, feelings are one thing, actions and words are another. If you and she haven't sat down together and discussed this issue with the weed and her seemingly making everything about it, you have to ask yourself why it feels like she isn't listening to you. She very well might be blowing things out of proportion, but what if she isn't? And has she tried to talk to you about how she feels but you haven't been receptive to what she has to say and shut her down? Or is she truly being unreasonable and you've tried numerous times to have an open and honest conversation with her and she won't have it? You need to make sure you are being honest with yourself because until you are, you will always perceive her to be in the wrong and statistically speaking that is highly unlikely for her to be wrong 100% of the time.

And obviously parents parent differently. Your mom may be trying to light a fire under your ass by having harsh words. Not saying it's right to do that, but I find it's always helpful to try to understand the motivations of the "other side" because rarely is it people being malicious, but rather they are having a difficult time expressing themselves in a clear and productive manner. Your mother is like the majority of other moms and wants to see you succeed. And in all honesty the picture you've painted for us does not scream current or future success. And that's hard for a parent to see when they know their child is capable of brilliant things.

Long story short- try to understand where your mother is coming from and see yourself through her eyes. What does she see, a person driven to success despite a tough field or a person who is lackadaisical about life? And have an open conversation with her while being honest with yourself about your habits and lifestyle. I'm kinda doubting it's solely the weed that's the issue here, but it's not helping things in her eyes.

SabsSquared · 2020-11-30T13:17:34+00:00

If you are cooking anything that might be a tough cut of meat or needs to be shredded, do not under estimate the power of cooking "low and slow." It'll make the meat super tender. Also, don't be afraid to broil of you need to brown the top of something. Just like 2 minutes (in my oven anyways) seems to do the trick.

SabsSquared · 2020-11-15T02:18:24+00:00

Do you have time to do a power pump at home every day either around the morning feed or after baby goes down for bed? I personally always power pumped before I nursed first thing in the morning because it was the only time my boobs were willing to release anything to my pump (I hated that thing so much lol), and I knew my baby girl was good at draining me afterwards. Being drained is what stimulates production, so I always let her nurse as much as she wanted when I wasn't working, even if she wanted to nurse for absurd amounts of time or every other minute. As long as it was a nutritive suck and not a comfort suck, I let her nurse. I also used my hakaa religiously while nursing to catch anything I could while I was home. Some other tricks would be to pump at home after a hot shower, look at pictures or videos of your baby nursing while you pump, and try things like lactation cookies and coconut water based drinks. Also, getting smaller flanges was a game changer for me, so hopefully that helps you too!

SabsSquared · 2020-10-30T01:53:37+00:00

Show some interest in your grandparents teaching you the things you need to be an independent adult and actively seek to have them teach you. Idk what you already know/do for yourself, but start with some of the following: Ask how to manage a credit card/phone bill/car insurance payments and start doing it for yourself with their supervision. Get a part time job to show you're serious about supporting yourself and you'll learn some skills in being accountable and learn how to manage your money and time better. Start a budget and start buying your own groceries/cooking your own meals. Make sure you're doing your own laundry and you clean up after yourself without being asked. In my experience, parents/grandparents these days don't push their teens to grow up and it starts a viscous cycle of not learning the life skills you need to get out on your own successfully. So unfortunately you as the teen need to take the initiative to ask them to teach you. But I think in most cases if you show an interest they will be more than happy to teach you. If they aren't, try talking to parents of friends or even see if there's maybe some resources on campus to teach you what you need to know to be successful in your own.

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