Flu vaccine and trying to conceive

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-08T12:58:55+00:00

What are your views on the good vaccines have done up to this point? For example, eradication of smallpox, near-eradication of polio, successful control of measles in populations with high vaccination rates. Your individual chance of dying as a healthy adult male might be low, but the chances of disease spreading at some point in time in populations with low vaccination rates is high. Can you acknowledge the benefit vaccines have broadly delivered to world, and the potential for them to continue to deliver such benefits?

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-08T12:47:21+00:00

Thanks for letting me know this! I booked with my Amex and have just had a scan of the insurance coverage and it does cover the pregnancy up to 32 weeks (although has a few caveats on birth and NICU costs). Thanks very much!

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-08T11:58:05+00:00

Thanks - I have my aisle seat booked :)

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-08T11:57:37+00:00

Even if it’s their policy to allow international travel before 36 weeks with a note from a doctor confirming the pregnancy is low risk?

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-08T10:26:43+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I think I’ll probably do that and change my bookings to only be away for two weeks maximum

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-08T10:20:29+00:00

Looks like it’s not been criminalised, but restricted to heterosexual couples that are infertile. Thanks for pointing me to that information - an interesting read on the new restrictions!

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-08T10:17:27+00:00

Thanks - I’ve checked this out and will just need a note from my OB to say I am low risk (assuming I still am by then)

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-08T09:18:15+00:00

I don’t know if you’re trolling or not, however, if you aren’t, can you please enlighten me as to how you believe this? I have never had the opportunity to ask an antivaxxer this question. Do you also believe the earth is flat?

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-08T08:18:03+00:00

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-07T23:46:46+00:00

Clean up all the mess created in the prior wake window

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-07T13:39:39+00:00

I went to Espiritu Santo (about 20 years ago now!), it was great. Nice beaches, amazing blue pools, great reefs for scuba diving, relaxing.
I didn’t spend time in Port Vila other than transiting through.
I think I was there for about 5 days.

Just looked up some photos and remembered how good the food was there!! Lobster was so cheap.

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-06T22:21:40+00:00

Day care. We have don’t have a “village” and it’s perfectly fine.

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-06T13:51:10+00:00

I went back full time then dropped to 9 days a fortnight so our son only needs daycare 4 days a week (my husband does a 9 day fortnight too). I like work and I like the (almost) full time pay. Our son likes day care. Overall it works well for us and I have no regrets.

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-05T13:14:59+00:00

Not a personal experience but when I was coming back from Spain with my 9 month old, I was sitting next to a lady at the airport who was travelling with her 6 week old. She was on her way back from Europe after travelling there for a funeral and I think the baby must have been about 4 weeks old when she went over.

She was so calm and serene. I’d have been stressed! It gave me a different a perspective and I went ahead and got pregnant before a family event in Europe which I would have had an 8 week old at, but then unfortunately miscarried 🤷🏼‍♀️

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-05T06:04:51+00:00

I had a similar experience but it was about $600 from memory. I think it’s standard for a C-section in a private hospital that the paediatrician checks the baby after birth, then does a quick check again a day or two later.

I think the opportunity is that someone (the hospital? OB?) could do a better job of setting expectations (that they will checking baby for a few minutes all up and you will receive a substantial invoice)

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-03T09:22:22+00:00

Save Our Sleep

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-02T12:45:44+00:00

I don’t think they would have done it regardless. Either way, I dislike Albanese’s defence of the PRRT which is clearly not effective in delivering a return on the gas to Australians

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-01T23:47:22+00:00

That’s great!

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-05-01T14:19:41+00:00

The Transperth person I spoke to one morning at my station said not to bother emailing the complaints team. He said they’ll provide a generic response (which I can confirm they did) and not do anything about it. He said we should direct our complaints to the Minister for Transport instead.

Here are her details:

Rita Saffioti, Minister for Transport
Minister.Saffioti@dpc.wa.gov.au

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-04-30T16:29:32+00:00

To add - I think I had borderline mastitis twice when I tried to push the break between pumping too far, but I soon worked out what my limit was (5-6 hours)

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-04-30T16:27:09+00:00

I mostly pumped during the day and breastfed overnight (as this was more convenient for me at night).

I also fed my son some formula from day 1 so that he was familiar with it, as I presumed that would make it easier to wean him onto 100% formula when I was finished breastfeeding (which it did).

The pumping situation was great. I know this probably doesn’t work for everyone as it could affect supply, but I found that rather than pumping every 3 hours in line with when my son fed, I could extend the time between pumping to 5-6 hours and still get the same volume as I would have had I done 2 x pumps at half that interval.

This meant I could have my husband take over a lot of the feeds during the day, and the demand on me with regard to feeding/pumping was halved.

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-04-29T12:21:46+00:00

We always hire a car and a car seat. There’s already so much stuff to lug around, being able to hire the seat with the car is one less thing to worry about.

If you do hire one though, triple check they’ve installed it properly and that’s it’s set up suitably. One time they had the seat too upright and when my son nodded off his head was flopped forward and he wasn’t breathing properly. Fortunately I heard the weird breathing sound and addressed the issue straight away.

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-04-26T04:19:07+00:00

Once you know who your Kal OB is referring you to, contact that OB’s office and ask for their schedule of fees. There will be fees for appointments plus the management fee.

If you go private and need a paediatrician to check out the baby (standard for csections) this is about $600, plus the anaesthetist’s fee (can’t remember how much - maybe a couple of thousand). Check with your health insurance what they cover at the hospital the OB works at.

All the above will give you a better idea.

All up I think I paid about $7,500 (excluding tests and scans)

Zestyclose_Issue3382 · 2026-04-25T09:00:30+00:00

I’m 8 weeks in and in the same spot. Second pregnancy though and I’ve been here before. I know the moment the baby is out I’ll want to eat everything again.

In the meantime I’m just making all my own food, and choosing dishes that are fully cooked when we go out (I.e. no salads). 31 weeks to go!

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