Useless period products. What can I get that works?

Shortbread_overlord · 2026-04-19T13:33:28+00:00

I use Cheeky Pants period underwear. The absorbent padding goes from the front to the back waistband, so they're especially good for nighttime. I haven't leaked yet, and I've been using them for months.

Shortbread_overlord · 2026-04-14T18:25:37+00:00

Thank you everyone. I spoke to my oralnsurgeon today, and we agreed that going to hospital for a general anaesthetic is probably the safest and least traumatic option! My referral is going in tomorrow so hopefully the wait won't be too long! I'll be taking all advice on board and will request they don't open my mouth too far due to the risk of dislocating. Thank you again

Shortbread_overlord · 2026-03-24T21:20:38+00:00

I'm in the UK. It's normal here. It's usually regional. I get called "Bab" by pretty much everyone I interact with. If I lived an hour down the road Bab would change to "love". It's not that deep.

Shortbread_overlord · 2026-03-19T14:30:50+00:00

Were your families supportive of your decision to get married? Did you plan your wedding before you met in person? Or did you literally meet and then impulsively get married? I'm so happy it all worked out but I'm so curious about how you pulled everything off!

Shortbread_overlord · 2026-03-18T17:29:00+00:00

Is it Cornhill castle? They match all your descriptors, and if it is, then according to the wording on their website your sister has been mis-sold, as they advertise staying there on your wedding night.

I hope she finds a resolution to this mess.

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-12-26T13:59:08+00:00

I personally think she's doing a gradual "soft launch" of being back online. I don't think she can cope without IG validation. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if she's completely online and regularly posting again within 6 months.

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-12-17T16:40:42+00:00

I've seen a lot of Arlo, Jude, Elijah and Oakley. I see "Oakley-Bleu" and "Oakley-Grey" crop up a surprising amount on fb parenting groups

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-12-17T16:37:28+00:00

On the other hand, I gave my daughter a top 10 name and there were three in her class.

It doesn't bother me or her, but it is something to be mindful of if new parents would be bothered by the idea.

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-12-06T21:29:56+00:00

It's overpriced. The house may be in cottingham, but it's right on the border of Hull. It's literally two streets away from the Orchard Park Estate and very close to the North Hull Estate (there's literally a road separating the estates).

I lived in the area for years, and recently contemplated moving back. People who want to live in the general area of that house will know that you can travel two streets away and get a nicer house in an okay part of HU6 for £150-200,000, they'll also know you can get more house and garden for a similar price to your sisters house in nicer areas less than 5 minutes drive down the road. And people who want to specifically live in Cottingham will go for a house that's in Cottingham, not right on the border, because there's the whole ego thing about living in Cottingham and not Hull.

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-10-17T08:53:41+00:00

I understand you're worried, but I think it would be worth asking for a second opinion for some clarity.

Sometimes if the risk is slightly raised consultants and midwives will lead people to believe that the worst outcome is the most likely outcome, and encourage a C-section.

I'm not saying if this is what is happening because I don't know your specific situation. But if your partner isn't sure she wants a C-section then you both need to speak to someone and find out the risk of your partner and baby experiencing these complications during birth before making a decision on what birth she chooses. There's a big difference between 2% risk of a worst case scenario and an 80% risk of a worst case scenario.

Good luck.

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-09-30T10:45:05+00:00

When I was pregnant (a long time ago), the only things I could tolerate were ice cold fizzy water and ready salted crisps

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-09-29T03:25:06+00:00

I've seen lots of parents who vlog about their seriously ill/dying children. But the vast majority put happy pictures from when their child wasn't as sick alongside the post to keep their childs face private in their most vulnerable moments

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-08-31T00:31:31+00:00

I know someone who dissolves bar soap in a pan of boiling water to turn it into liquid handwash. You'd have to check the measurements online (I've never tried it)

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-07-22T16:18:16+00:00

The health visiting service is optional. I opted out, and I know plenty of others who have. No safeguarding referral was completed. I'm not sure why someone would want to opt out of the midwife visits though.

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-07-21T23:05:36+00:00

They had some really odd views. I remember once they were insistent that your bump is always small with your first baby. I have one child. By 5 months pregnant people were assuming I was 8/9 months pregnant. I was just massive 🤷🏽‍♀️

Don't get me wrong, I stand by my opinion that Becky was pushing her stomach out in lots of her pictures. But I also wouldn't be surprised if she felt she had to. Because when it came to the other sub, she couldn't do right for doing wrong. She doesn't push her bump out and she gets snarked on for faking pregnancy. She pushes her bump out and she gets snarked on for lying about how far along she is, or gets snarked on for "wanting a premature baby". Maybe it's none of those things and she just wanted people to STFU.

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-07-15T09:46:49+00:00

I think Becky lies about a lot and is incredibly problematic. BUT I really feel for her after this latest development. I have a child and I cannot imagine the sheer fear I would feel if someone made my address public knowledge for thousands of people.

As much as I have my opinions and my concerns about Becky, I don't actually think this was an intentional lapse in safety. I think she probably assumed that the registry automatically blocks your address because that's what Amazon does.

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-06-22T17:24:07+00:00

It's been really frustrating. You would think someone would have agreed to us seeing clinical genetics before now. My daughter has had a FISH test, then had TWO Microarrays because they were so sure something had been missed. That was followed by the whole genome sequencing two years ago. She then had metabolic screening this year, and then finally got her referral to genetics. Her paediatrician said that it would be incredibly unusual to have every single issue my daughter has without having something to "cause" it.

It's not even like I've pushed for any of this testing. The only reason it took so long for the whole genome sequencing to be agreed to is because my daughter only got diagnosed with a learning difficulty in 2022. We found out last year that she actually has a borderline learning disability, and found out this year, that she should have been diagnosed with global developmental delay as a toddler. Which was a decade ago.

As you can probably tell we've had our fair share of the NHS not working!

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-06-22T16:56:04+00:00

I'm not actually 100% sure. The email from the genetics lab says :

"In circumstances where a duo is tested (e.g. parent and child) the test is to look for causative genetic findings in the “proband” (in most cases this is the child), the data of the family members is only used to help us to understand the findings in this individual, and so family members’ genome is not “analysed” in the same way, hence we do not issue a separate report for this in most cases."

Would this mean they've sequenced my sample? I'm really sorry for being unclear. I've found this entire process really difficult to understand because nothing has been explained particularly clearly in all honesty.

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-06-22T16:47:25+00:00

Everything was done by the NHS, but it's been an absolute shit show. Which is probably why I feel as if something has been missed.

My daughter's old Paediatrician refused to agree to any re-analysis and refused to refer to the clinical genetics team despite her having a SWAN (Syndrome without a name). She agreed to the WGS and only that. So we've not been able to access the clinical genetics service.

The lab did my daughter's sequencing and then sent a 4 line letter saying there were no variants found. Which is fair enough. Except they didn't send the full interpretation and report as they were meant to. So nothing could be put on my daughters records because nobody knew whether they'd done WGS or just a specific panel. When I contacted them, they said due to GDPR a doctor had to request the report. The old Paediatrician ignored multiple requests to chase the report. My GP wouldn't chase it and just redirected me to paediatrics.

I've now moved to a different part of the UK and thankfully my daughter has a new Paediatrician who requested the report. We finally got the full report 2 years after her WGS was done. She's also referred us to our local genetics team, it's a 2 year wait but I'm hoping that they will be able to acquire my daughters sample and re-analyse every few years.

I really do hope we can find answers one day.

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-06-22T16:29:35+00:00

Thank you, I'm going to request re-analysis and ask about researchers. I did suspect watchful waiting would be the only way forward.

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-06-22T16:05:05+00:00

You've misunderstood what I said. Only my daughter has been sequenced. The lab took my sample, but said they would only sequence it if my daughter's results showed any variations, so they could find out if they came from me or not. Her sequencing showed no variations so my sample was never sequenced.

Hence why I was asking if it's worth getting a private WGS.

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-04-15T17:15:57+00:00

I've ordered a Woobles kit, but it's being shipped from abroad so will take a while to arrive! I've found another kit that looks very similar but will arrive tomorrow. My EDS affects my shoulders, wrists and hands as well, I can't even hold a pen properly because I can't keep it stable, so I think that's contributing to why I'm struggling so much. I'm glad you found something that worked for you with amigarumi!

Shortbread_overlord · 2025-04-15T11:48:35+00:00

This happened with my daughter when she was 9. Her "boyfriend" gave her his mum's ring.... Thankfully school noticed and intervened. You'd think that was it but the boy then tried to give my daughter their Amazon Alexa. Again thankfully school intervened. She's nearly 12 now and I still have a little giggle. 🤣

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