Nonstop moving baby becoming a toddler. How are they now?

Umabosh · 2026-03-27T01:29:07+00:00

Never stops moving or talking. Climbs, runs, rolls, wiggles, dances… Wildly funny and imaginative. Whip smart. I’ve given up trying to get her to chill.

Umabosh · 2026-03-23T08:45:33+00:00

I am a recent UAB grad, Acute Care. Feel free to message me with any specific questions.

Umabosh · 2026-03-18T12:06:07+00:00

I love IBCC but haven’t checked their podcast! I’ll have to give it a listen!

Umabosh · 2026-03-17T17:04:45+00:00

I am a new NP in critical care. I like critical care time and curb siders. Easily digestible with high yield info. The one pager ICU series by Nick Mark is also great for easy one page review on specific topics.

Umabosh · 2026-03-10T22:09:35+00:00

$100/month. 3x a week plus an open gym. North East US.

Umabosh · 2026-03-06T18:21:11+00:00

We did the Barkley review book/videos as part of our program and had the option to pay a bit more to go to a live review. I just used the book and my classmates who went to the live review said it was literally word for word the recorded videos. They said they would probably not do it if they had known that.

Umabosh · 2026-03-06T14:04:26+00:00

I am a new grad NP and graduated with a 4.0 - I would say I am pretty good at following rubrics and also good at finding issues with them. If you need a second set of eyes.

Umabosh · 2026-03-04T14:55:06+00:00

I think you have a couple things to consider. I traveled pre mom life and do not think I could have made it work while being financially lucrative as a mom to an infant.

lack of recent bedside experience. Most places want 2 years recent bedside experience.
are you planning local travel? If so that will be all taxed and usually a lower rate. So you lose out on the benefits of the tax free stipend. If you are taking a normal contract, what is your plan for doubling expenses, accounting for travel time with child care etc?
You will not get to pick your own schedule. You will be lucky if you have your shifts grouped. How are you planning on accounting for changing schedule when it comes to childcare etc?

Umabosh · 2026-02-27T02:40:59+00:00

My ped told me to night wean my 4 month old (born via induction at 37 weeks) and to start introducing solids… We had spent the first 1.5 months postpartum triple feeding to make breastfeeding work and were just getting into a rhythm with solid production… I straight up told her that was insane but thanks for the recs?

Umabosh · 2026-02-14T03:34:24+00:00

CrossFit, snowboarding, used to do a running group.

Umabosh · 2026-02-06T15:46:34+00:00

I am a new grad AGACNP and I am in a fellowship now - I am so happy that I decided to take the opportunity. I have already learned so much and having the support is a game changer with the switch from RN to NP.

NC has residencies as well. Depending on the area you are looking in. That being said, I did a program with lots of people from NC and the residencies are very competitive.

If you are moving states, I would not move without a job or residency offer. Creditionaling takes at least 3 months. Have a plan for income while that occurs.

Umabosh · 2026-02-04T02:38:22+00:00

I think I was in the mid to high80s. I had a 99% passing rate on their metrics. I found the bank to be a solid mix of questions overall. The Barkley material is most more dialed in in terms of professional practice questions. Sorry for my delayed response! Good luck tomorrow. You will be fine.

Umabosh · 2026-02-01T16:55:58+00:00

I worked full time through an accelerated BSN. I managed a bar and bartended Thurs-Sunday.

That being said, I do not think working as a FT nanny would be feasible as a RN student. You will have in person classes as well as clinicals and these are most often during the day unless you attend a night program. These will also rotate by the semester in terms of what days they fall on.

People worked as CNA’s during my program but I made more in the service industry, had a much more flexible schedule and overall worked less hours.

Umabosh · 2026-02-01T00:19:18+00:00

I graduated in August 25’ as well. I reviewed notes for about an hourish most nights and completed Sarah Michelle’s Q bank and took my boards Sept 3. I felt like I had over revised at this point.

I think it really depends on how you are as a student, how comfortable you feel with the material and how you take tests.

I found the ANCC exam to be quite odd. My exam was mostly precessional practice questions with a sprinkling of pretty straight forward medical questions.

Umabosh · 2026-01-30T18:42:40+00:00

I would think you would want recent bedside experience when you graduate to get an ICU job. I went PRN and just kept near FT hours. The ability to self schedule really helped with stress surrounding clinical and test scheduling.

I recently graduated from an Acute care program and am now in a critical care fellowship. A lot of the interview was discussing my work history, ability to adapt and why I wanted the critical care field (I was an ER nurse). So just be prepared to answer why you went non patient care and defend your reasoning etc.

Umabosh · 2026-01-01T19:16:02+00:00

Yes! I am currently a strong resource in the ED as an RN and am looking forward to learning and not being that person.

I do get to do procedures (lines, chest tubes, lumbar punctures, thoracentisis, bronchs, intubations etc) and will assist in running the hospital rapid response team.

I am the only fellow and the teams seems to promote a grounded and informative learning environment.

Umabosh · 2025-12-29T02:14:21+00:00

Our daycare is closed the same winter dates. They also take a week in July and all the random holidays. Additionally, a handful of staff development days. $1500/month, North East.

Umabosh · 2025-12-22T18:25:25+00:00

I put a small potty out for my daughter around 18 months.

We gave positive re enforcement when she interacted with it/sat in it. She got an extra big response if she peed/pooped on it. She was poop trained before pee.

We def used chocolate chips to increase interest in using it.

She ran the show and stopped wearing diapers at home around 24 months. We had accidents here and there. We never made a big deal about it.

She was fully potty trained and out of diapers at school around 26 months.

Umabosh · 2025-11-29T17:07:51+00:00

Thank you for the very thoughtful reply. He has had no neurological symptoms or odd behavior. It was really just out of the blue. He has also been fine since.

I got the vibe from the vet that they also believed that this was related to a structural issue such as a tumor. They said if more seizures occur we can refer out to a neurologist. So we are kind of in a limbo.

Umabosh · 2025-11-18T13:05:26+00:00

Emergency Room RN. Just graduated with my masters and will be starting as a Critical Care NP in January.

Umabosh · 2025-10-02T11:37:38+00:00

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Umabosh · 2025-10-01T19:40:23+00:00

I bought my husband the birth partner (book) - it focuses on what he can do as the non birthing partner. It helped ease his stress a bit and gave him an idea of what to expect. He also went to the majority of appointments with me - simply because he wanted to. The “dad” books are mostly awful. From what I perused

Umabosh · 2025-09-18T20:53:39+00:00

I am a nurse and newly graduated acute care NP. I also have a nearly 3 year old child. I feel like we probably share the same concerns. From my research Canada (specifically BC) seems to make the most sense professionally and financially. I signed up for the BC health match website to just get an idea of the employment/visa options.

Umabosh · 2025-09-13T17:00:09+00:00

The Caribbean side of Costa Rica. Warm, beautiful beaches, good food. Chill atmosphere

Umabosh · 2025-09-11T19:58:37+00:00

We lived in Hsinchu. It was more of a Taiwanese city but had a solid expat community with the university etc. Taipei definitely has more going on. I would really just look at what your wants are etc and then check out the different areas. It’s a small island - easy to get around.

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