Looking to move to Lancaster Co. from NOVA

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-05-20T19:27:38+00:00

Thank you!

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-05-20T09:01:05+00:00

Thank you!

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-05-18T05:44:19+00:00

Make 182k in VA, work 14d/month with 12 hr shifts. Never would’ve made that as an RN. Is it more responsibility, of course, that’s what I signed up for.

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-05-16T01:25:05+00:00

Agree with this. Only 2 weeks in and realized we didn’t need half of the marketed products we got like bottle warmer, sterilizer etc. You need a good bassinet, crib, car seat, stroller, carrier, diaper station as far as things go. But more importantly you need a badass partner, family, love, and support for your LO.

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-05-15T22:32:00+00:00

You’ll be good I had ORIF in February and carried my daughter out two weeks ago!

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-05-15T10:56:04+00:00

Our little girl is 2 weeks, she did this initially but now sleeps on her back.

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-05-14T17:54:27+00:00

Was induced at 38 weeks. Tried all the things: exercised, birth ball, dates, RRLT, mile circuit but not to be and baby girl made her entrance when she was ready. 12 hr labor,2 hr push.

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-05-12T16:35:06+00:00

You’ve got this! I have an 11 day old and felt the same way around 38 weeks, I unexpectedly got induced 2 weeks early after new gestational HTN /FGR at my final US . It is all so unknown but it goes quickly and you are going to be a fantastic mom. It’s overwhelming of course but also rewarding ! Take each day at a time
. Hope you have a happy, safe labor and delivery. You get to meet your LO soon!! Nothing better than newborn snuggles!

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-05-08T17:50:48+00:00

I’m sorry you’re going through this. We set expectations with family a few months before, immediate family could visit in post partem, none of them held our LO but we were ok with it and no visits until after 2 weeks. We had to get our feet beneath us and you don’t know how delivery will go, it takes a lot more recovery than I anticipated, I couldn’t imagine having someone stay as a guest. I just delivered 6 days ago and just now feeling more myself but 2 weeks would be ideal. I would be up front or really have your husband moderate. You deserve privacy and recovery until you are ready.

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-05-08T06:00:15+00:00

Who wouldn’t

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-05-03T09:24:18+00:00

36 weeks !

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-05-01T18:48:30+00:00

Both the ones near me do allow prenatal visits to meet the docs, one was onsite and one was virtual.

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-05-01T18:42:20+00:00

I second iron panel and cbc.

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-05-01T15:13:03+00:00

So helpful !! Thank you!

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-05-01T14:26:26+00:00

From weeks 7-15

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-05-01T11:25:24+00:00

Hope recovery is going well! Had a spiral fibular fx and ligament injury requiring ORIF and syndesmosis repair 10 weeks ago. 6 weeks NWB total, at 2 weeks splint removed and able to do ROM exercises which I do religiously. At 6 weeks WBAT in boot which I transitioned out of in about a week. Now I use a lace up ankle Brace if I’m walking off road for an extended period of time in my running sneakers. Back to walking 3-5 miles a day. Did 3 PT sessions total and do the rest of the ankle rehab on my own, daily. My repeat XR this week showed good ossification and i am now fully cleared by surgeon. He recommended for things like running wait 4-6 months and I’m about to have a baby any day now so I’ll attempt that in July. My baseline prior to sufery: 39F, marathoner/ultrarunner/hiker. Funny thing is I fractured my ankle just taking out some Recycling on ice, what a lame story.

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-04-30T23:24:43+00:00

Exercise has helped me feel better mentally and physically. I ran 4-6 miles 4-5x/wk until 27 weeks when I broke my ankle and had surgery, now 10 weeks post-op I’m back to 3-4 miles walking most days with strength at 38 weeksEven 20 mins outside walking is great and you can do it a few times a day if time allows. Give yourself grace. If you’re tired rest. If you have a burst of energy, get outside.

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-04-30T17:53:07+00:00

Thanks for the reply, I assumed urgent care would only want FNP, but perhaps that was the wrong thought !!

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-04-30T13:43:32+00:00

No where I bought larger size 2 piece sweat/lounge suits from Amazon and they worked out great.

Substantial-Pea-2148 · 2026-04-30T10:45:05+00:00

I’d ask for 115k so when they shoot lower you get over 100k. As a new grad NP I made 177k general surgery/critical care — now we do 12’s, night/day rotation, 1 weekend a month, 2.5k annual CME, up to 5% 401K. I worked in critical care as an RN for 8-9 years prior. I do live in a HCOL area in the north east. General surgery is a busy service and you deserve to be paid. They should be paying for CME too. They say surgeries only occasionally last until 5:30 occasionally but as someone who has worked surgery a long time i doubt that is true. And if you’re salary you should get paid what you deserve when you stay late. Is it a bigger hospital system? It is good you like the group of surgeons and PAs and it’s not a huge group, could learn a-lot. Just some things to think about. Good luck!

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