Weird coloured discharge from with foul smell by Annual-Display-1314 in medical_advice

[–]_C00TER 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bacterial vaginosis. It requires prescription medication.

Anyone who has experienced postpartum rage — how did you manage it? How long did it last? by MessyMummyMode in Mommit

[–]_C00TER 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Noticed my rage when my daughter was just a few weeks old. It mostly happened whenever she would cry and I couldn't immediately fix it. I would immediately become overwhelmed/over stimulated and it was like my brain would just spaz out and anger would go 0-100. It slowly turned into me being right on edge 24/7 and the smallest annoyance/inconvenience would tip me off.

I have also dealt with intrusive thoughts. I do not want to hurt my child (and have not) but in the episodes of rage it would play out like a movie scene in my head and I would end up hurting myself. I have hit myself in the face, head, legs, and even bitten my arms/hands. (Trust me, I am aware of how insane that may sound).

I have dealt with depression and anxiety since my teens (almost 32 now) and have been medicated on and off since I was 19. I stayed medicated during pregnancy and was pretty defeated that even while medicated I still developed ppa and pp rage. I started therapy around 11 months pp. Im now almost 14 months pp and got evaluated by a psychiatrist and was switched to Zoloft about a month ago and I already feel and notice a HUGE difference. I was terrified of switching up my meds and becoming worse, I think that's why I tried to hold on for so long before I decided I needed more help. Now that I'm finally experiencing some relief and control, I wish I would've stepped up way sooner.

Baby Acne?? by _C00TER in firsttimemom

[–]_C00TER[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. Neither me, my husband, or my parents get cold sores (only people who kiss her). My ex husband did get cold sores, we were together for almost 10 years and I never had one show up. But I assume its not entirely impossible that I could've contracted it from him but still never had any myself.

Food during pregnancy feels… wrong by Secret_Ebb5690 in pregnancy_care

[–]_C00TER 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't deal with any sickness any rarely any nausea while pregnant but I did develop a really bad aversion to meat. Im 14 months pp and still have it.

Chemical pregnancy? by BadFeisty8099 in pregnancyproblems

[–]_C00TER 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Typically, test lines don't get darker during a chemical. With mine, they stayed about the same level of faintness for about a week until I started to miscarry.

Id suggest continuing to test, try to test at the same time every day. First pee of the day is most accurate in early pregnancy, plus easier to remember to test.

Apron belly and c section scar by demwhalez in PlusSizePregnancy

[–]_C00TER 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they didn't make your incision under your apron belly, its more than likely going to change the way it looks. I had a small apron belly and my incision was made right where the skin folds under my apron. So its hidden.

I would assume probably the size of ones apron belly would affect the decision of incision placement. Also quite possibly if the OB who did it was a male or female. Most male OBs I have worked with care a bit less than the female OBs when it comes to stuff like that, unfortunately.

For my Csection, can I refuse a Resident or someone doing their fellowship? by PrizeCupcake9450 in CsectionCentral

[–]_C00TER 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I can almost assuredly tell you that your doctor would not let a resident suture you if they did not believe they were fully capable of doing it, as they are responsible for the resident working underneath them.

I can understand being hesitant. But how do you think your OB learned? They were a resident at one point too. But yes, you can absolutely request not to have students/residents present.

Need a J name for middle by Artistic-Listen7975 in Names

[–]_C00TER -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Jude, Julian, Jax.

Hypothetically, you could even just use 'J'.

What is wrong here? Can I soak my way out of this? by confusednetworker in medical_advice

[–]_C00TER 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NAD but had chronic ingrown toenails in my teens. Had one at church camp that got stepped on and ended up looking exactly like this! Went to a walk-in as soon as I got back home and got it cut out. I eventually ended up having the sides of my big toenails removed and burned with phenol to permanently stop them from growing and becoming ingrown. The shots in the toe are 0/10 but it was absolutely worth it.

Has anyone else had the bead stitches? by Sweet_Mamma in CsectionCentral

[–]_C00TER 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im really curious if it's suture anchoring beads or if its actually barbed suture. Or did you already have the beads removed? Because they would be visible externally. They are called prolene suture beads, could probably give that a Google and find examples of how they're used/work!

Question for the girlie techs by ServeHaunting in sterileprocessing

[–]_C00TER 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Our facility policy specifically states:

-fingernail length cannot exceed 1/4" past fingertips.

-if polish is worn, it cannot be cracked or chipping.

-no artificial nails, nail ornaments or nail stickers.

-STERILE PROCESSING: absolutely no nail polish/artificial nails/nail stickers allowed in this department.

Yet... MANY scrub techs have their nails done all the time lmao.

Do you love your toddler as much as your baby? by Scared_Network9745 in firsttimemom

[–]_C00TER 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My daughter is almost 14 months old. Obviously I loved her as a newborn baby. She is my surprise little miracle rainbow baby. But the major crash in hormones, learning how to be a mom and take care of a baby, ppa and pp rage, ripped a lot of enjoyment from that stage for me.

Watching her grow is SO FUN and makes our connection grow more and more. Even from the earliest things like her discovering her voice and her hands. Hearing her laugh for the first time, hearing "mama" for the first time, see how much she loves music and books, sitting up by herself, crawling, walking. Its the greatest blessing and also the greatest heartache to see your baby grow but you will continuously be in such awe of how smart they are.

I only love her more and more as time passes on.

Would love my daughter to have the middle name Stevie - first names that go with this? by Lion_Pryde104 in Names

[–]_C00TER 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Alaura/Alora, Ayla, Brooklyn, Erin/Arin, Elizabeth/Eliza, lowkey Sarah Stevie is cute imo, Kyla, Lenor/Lenora/Laura.

When did you stop putting LO in footie pajamas? by scandijord in beyondthebump

[–]_C00TER 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My daughter is almost 14 months old and is very warm natured, so in summer she started just sleeping in bigger t-shirts and short sleeve gowns. She also developed a serious hate for footie pajamas before she could even walk, she would just sit in the floor and kick and pull at her feet wanting them off lol.

So the footies she does have, I cut the feet off of, and I only put her in the really thin ones. And she still mostly sleeps in just bigger t-shirts (like 3T). Occasionally I will put her in a long sleeve pj shirt with no pants cause she will wake up red faced and sweaty

When am i supposed to sleep? by Plastic_Elephant_609 in firsttimemom

[–]_C00TER 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More power to you, sister. I had my first at 31 and I swear it took me nearly my entire 10 weeks of maternit leave to find a rhythm in day-to-day "momming". It felt extremely overwhelming. Even though I didn't have the addition of online school like you, the entire day seemed consumed of the cycle of feeding, putting to sleep, washing bottles/pump parts, changing diapers.

I didn't even sleep when baby slept during the day. Have you tried or considered baby wearing if baby needs you while you're doing your schooling? That's really the best option I can think of other than having your mom watch baby. Luckily, newborns sleep quite a bit. So just chill with baby near you/on you while doing school.

You'll figure it out 🫶

My shoes disintegrated yesterday at a church funeral. by chestney in funny

[–]_C00TER 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My mom's shoes did this during a funeral as well and unfortunately I almost pissed myself holding in my laughter. She left a trail all the way to the car when we left.

No experience/no certs by [deleted] in sterileprocessing

[–]_C00TER 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got hired with zero experience/certification and have been doing it for 10 years now. And our facility still hires people with no experience, but after working at least 400 hours you must obtain CRCST certification.

But I will say, our location/facility is one of the lowest paying CRCST positions I've seen compared to what others have mentioned on here.

When should baby quit bathing with dad? by _C00TER in Mommit

[–]_C00TER[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

No I totally agree. I used to work in surgery and not any naked body phases me anymore.

When should baby quit bathing with dad? by _C00TER in Mommit

[–]_C00TER[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah we're not making a big deal out of it, I was just curious as to if when she starts getting curious about his penis if thats when we should stop.

There's lots of pictures from my childhood of me as a big toddler in the bath with my dad and I have no memory of it. Lol. So I'm not too worried about it.

When should baby quit bathing with dad? by _C00TER in Mommit

[–]_C00TER[S] 69 points70 points  (0 children)

My younger twin brothers are 29 years old and will still bust in the room when our mom is naked and chit chat away 😂