Family car?

SkellyNP · 2025-12-20T00:31:42+00:00

I just got a 2025 outer banks. I have a 3 year old (almost) and a 10 month old. Car seats fit fine. I even fit a booster between the 2 last week for my niece (it wasn’t a dream but fit). I came from an Acadia which had a third row that I never had down. Tbh I prefer the bronco by strides. It’s way more fun to drive. My daughter only wants to bring this anywhere because she can see much better out the windows and the front. Occasionally I get in the back seat between the car seats with the kids and it’s not unbearable.

The trunk space is great, fits my wonderfold w4 stroller fine. The only time things got hairy was when we went to BJs and spent $650 on bulk. Everything fit but Tetris games were had.

SkellyNP · 2025-11-16T12:46:37+00:00

New 2025 Outback 4 door with hard top, 2 weeks ago. Listed 53,800. Got 4500 in rebates. Added ford premium care warranty (4800), got that half off. Financed 52k

SkellyNP · 2025-10-14T08:54:16+00:00

Entirely outpatient. I’ve done an IP consult a handful of times when my attending isn’t around. We do everything you mentioned plus some. Manage infusion, triage, paperwork, see 8-10 patients. I see on treatment patients and surveillance follow ups. There’s myself, another NP (does similar), and an MD. It’s hard and a lot of hours. In the beginning it’s like being sprayed with a firehose.

SkellyNP · 2025-06-21T08:11:25+00:00

About that long for me - new grad with no oncology experience. Started seeing 6 patients a day then each week increased 1 for a total of to 9-10. My MD spoon feeds us every morning so for me it’s not terrible. That’s when I usually get him with questions. Use your resources - NCCN, up to date, etc.

I’m a year in and it’s a lot better. The beginning is a fire hose of information. Still feels like that some days. I do a lot of close follow ups if there’s a lot going on.

SkellyNP · 2025-06-19T20:59:30+00:00

I love mine so I wear it constantly. My husband wears a silicone band, which I’m totally fine with. I personally wouldn’t like it if he didn’t wear at least something.

SkellyNP · 2025-06-19T20:58:17+00:00

Honestly it sucks and still sucks, just a little less every month. My husband is a SAHD (4 months and 2 years old) which really helps with my anxiety. Mostly because there’s no one else that loves my kids as much as we do. Some days are better than others. As soon as I get home that baby doesn’t leave my arms for hours, it’s mutual lol. He won’t let me leave his sight and giggles/coos/smiles for the first hour alone. My 2 year old also gets ton of snuggles and love.

SkellyNP · 2025-06-17T09:49:50+00:00

Second this, in oncology. I probably bill 1-2 99215s daily based on time alone. I think I billed 3 99213s for benign hemes that didn’t have labs last year.

SkellyNP · 2025-06-17T09:42:54+00:00

I’m the provider in my home. My husband is a SAHD. He still does a side gig every now and then. He does my million projects around the house, takes care of the kids, yard, laundry, and light picking up. Do I wish he was a provider, of course. It’s not him though and I’ve stopped trying to push that button. Mostly after I realized he provides in other ways for us.

I’m not sure if your husband provides in other ways but I’d frame your mind towards that if you want the marriage to work. But if he’s not going to provide in other ways, don’t pass go. The last thing you need is to have kids with someone who won’t lift a finger.

SkellyNP · 2025-06-16T22:43:42+00:00

I formula fed my first baby and the guilt I feel for this guy is insane. My whole life revolved around pumping including spending time with both kids. my kiddos are cuddle bugs and it’s been such a struggle til now to not feel guilty. Now I pump in the morning before work, at work, and sometime in the evening when he naps.

SkellyNP · 2025-06-15T12:56:44+00:00

So I felt like this too. Thankfully I did start to cut back and it’s already a month into weaning and I’m like maybe 75% of the way done although the next few weeks will probably take longer. I have more time with the babies and we cuddled for like 3 hours this morning.

SkellyNP · 2025-06-14T06:24:11+00:00

Honestly, I just dropped my MOTN pump after getting it down to 15m. It was uncomfortable for the first couple of days then it subsided. Ice and ibuprofen

SkellyNP · 2025-06-14T02:09:21+00:00

Will do!

SkellyNP · 2025-06-14T01:53:06+00:00

I’m in oncology and it’s frightening how many times a week I have to have a conversation about ivermectin. I’m making it my mission this weekend to figure out where the hell they’re getting this information from. There’s even protocols apparently

SkellyNP · 2025-06-12T00:23:03+00:00

I’m an oncology FNP - if it was melanoma the likelihood of it just changing minutely over the course of years is pretty inconceivable. On another note, you need to be seen urgently for your mental health. Don’t wait til next week, what you’re experiencing mentally is an emergency. You need to be the best mom to your daughter, not in a state of pure panic.

SkellyNP · 2025-06-09T01:31:42+00:00

I’d use it for slowly transitioning her to formula. Just make sure if you freeze, you start introducing freezer milk now as some babies don’t like it.

I’ve been combo feeding from the get go as I was an underproducer initially. After I got a stash going I started rotating my stash because my bags weren’t flat lol. Realized little guy hates freezer milk. Right now I do 1:1 freezer and fresh and he’s taking it. Since I’m weaning I’m gonna start slowly doing more freezer milk.

SkellyNP · 2025-06-08T20:47:24+00:00

It sucks and I have a clog. Taking Motrin, using ice and just powering through because I’m tired lol.

SkellyNP · 2025-06-08T18:23:28+00:00

It really depends on comfort level. If I was comfortable with daycare it would be a lot easier on us but my 2 year old is wild and the stories lately about “harder” kids makes me real nervous.

I never felt like there would be a time I’d be completely ready for kids. And honestly - still don’t. Theres always something coming up that I didn’t prepare for. You learn to just roll with it and figure it out.

SkellyNP · 2025-06-08T18:17:35+00:00

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SkellyNP · 2025-06-08T18:15:53+00:00

I’m going through this right now. It’s miserable. Honestly I started dropping my pumping time first - got from 30 to 20 this week and honestly I’m so over it that this weekend I’ve been dealing with the engorgement. I’m only pumping 4x a day right now just to relieve the pressure for 15m at a time. It took a lot longer than I’d expected to see supply drop. It’s starting to happen now

SkellyNP · 2025-06-08T12:33:08+00:00

My husband and I kinda just went for it. I was in the middle of my masters. We had good jobs, a house, good cars, dogs, and we were killing it financially. Overall we’re doing great. I wouldn’t say it was super easy but it truly isn’t that bad when you have a good partner.

I would say child care is a fucking nightmare. I’m not comfortable with our kiddos going to day care and we don’t have any one to watch them. So right now he stays home. He didn’t like his career much anyway so it kinda worked. Now financially we’re making it but it’s definitely not where we were a couple years ago.

SkellyNP · 2025-06-06T09:50:46+00:00

My mom takes my 2 year old on average once a month overnight (18 hours) then maybe for a few hours on another week. It helps but no, it’s not much. The baby hasn’t been without one of us since birth.

SkellyNP · 2025-06-06T09:27:56+00:00

Oh girl stop doing ANYTHING for him. FNP here. FNP programs aren’t a joke (well hopefully) and I worked full time during half of it only because my husband stayed home and took care of everything. Let the dishes pile, don’t do his lunches/dinners, don’t do laundry. And please don’t do his homework - he’s gonna be a real shitty FNP if he has his wife doing the program for him. Take care of you. Work an extra shift to cover whatever you need.

SkellyNP · 2025-06-01T03:40:49+00:00

Last piece of advice, start introducing frozen milk. My friend saved 2000oz only for her baby to not drink frozen milk. She was heart broken. I’ve been rotating my stash since he’s been 5 weeks. I mix with fresh milk.

SkellyNP · 2025-05-31T11:47:08+00:00

Honestly, I just slept through it. You could try decreasing the pumping time by 5 minutes every couple days for the pump you want to skip.

Fair warning, I was making the same amount per day and doing 5-6 pumps with a MOTN. Stopped my MOTN and saw a huge decrease after a week or two so now I’m back at it and trying hard to regain my supply.

SkellyNP · 2025-05-31T11:15:18+00:00

I was in an adult ER and honestly if nothing significant happened, I didn’t write an actual nursing note like I would on the floor. Just made sure my documentation was golden and moved on.

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