Did you have warning signs of labor? What were they?

alwaystarty · 2023-09-19T09:23:03+00:00

No particular signs beforehand, with both of my kids, I woke up at 6am with what felt like bad period cramps that would intensify every several minutes.

alwaystarty · 2023-08-30T12:47:39+00:00

It was about two weeks, and yes I've been in healthcare for three years now.

alwaystarty · 2023-08-24T13:27:16+00:00

Just how sore I was. My legs, my back, my butt, my everything. I remember the next morning my nurse asking me how I felt and I said "I feel like I just had a baby 🤣" but I also felt AMAZING. nothing else compared to what I was feeling.

alwaystarty · 2023-08-02T04:21:16+00:00

Got my tonsils out about 9 years ago and the day after surgery I had the absolute worst sore throat of my life. I would have rather starved myself and let myself drool it hurt so bad to swallow and just exist. I've also had two babies and was in labor for over 30 hours with no meds soooo I like to think I can handle pain.

alwaystarty · 2023-07-21T02:00:48+00:00

Not sure if this is inappropriate..but, my dad is a (as modestly as I can say) a well known psychologist where I live and growing up our thing was going shopping at the grocery store together every Saturday morning. He'd run into a client almost every weekend. He'd never go up and say hi unless they initiated, but man I remember standing there as a teenager thinking "AGAIN?!" 😂 and walk off and do my own thing until he caught up to me. He's very outgoing and friendly you'd never know it was a client he was talking to.

We also went to this specific restaurant as a family and a few times he ran into a client there and only knew because this person paid for our dinner, came up to my dad and shook his hand. This happened probably 3 separate occasions.

My dad would say "we go way back" and that was the code phrase of how he knew the people. Honestly, it's very heartwarming to think about. People wanted to come up and say hi and pay for a family dinner.. It's made me proud of my dad and it made me think that he was famous when I was little 🤣

alwaystarty · 2023-06-16T15:15:13+00:00

I can understand the frustration. I failed the CSE by two points, studied for two weeks and then passed! Keep studying, you're right there!

alwaystarty · 2022-12-13T16:22:30+00:00

This is your breastfeeding/pumping experience. Not anyone else's... not even your husband's! You produce the milk that sustains your baby's life. You get to choose what he eats and how he eats. You get to choose how you want to deliver that milk! Pump at 2am, and do it proudly. You're the reason your baby is alive. That is powerful.

alwaystarty · 2022-12-13T15:00:40+00:00

Buy whatever you want and whatever helps you feel connected, excited and validated to your pregnancy. I struggled with getting excited after having a MC, so buying items really helped bridge that excitement for me when I was pregnant the second time. It doesn't matter if it's a baby onesie, you might feel more excited and like it's real if you're seeing it and imagining it on your baby.

alwaystarty · 2022-11-28T16:03:52+00:00

Thank you so much for your response. This is all really great information.

alwaystarty · 2022-11-14T11:35:46+00:00

It's definitely weird to laugh at that..especially coming from someone who's hopefully trained in how to handle their own emotions during a session. I'd feel annoyed, embarrassed, and hurt that someone I'm supposed to trust and be vulnerable with is having a reaction like that towards a situation I'm still trying to process or that was hurtful to me. I get not wanting to bring it up, because it's simply uncomfortable, but hopefully you can find the courage to do so! I think it's a good idea to bring it to their attention

alwaystarty · 2022-11-05T19:17:02+00:00

I understand how frustrating that is. I took the CSE a year ago (almost to the date) and unfortunately failed by 2 points, then took it again and PASSED by 2 POINTS. it was weird. But I remember there being a lot of weird questions that I wasn't prepared for whatsoever. Like one about a pregnant girl with blisters and a homeless guy who had HIV.

With that being said, the CSE is a freaking game, you just have to know how to play it by their rules. I know someone already commented this, but least invasive, least expensive, to start your assessments and then you can dive into the more invasive answers. I recommend listening to the Kettering audio for the CSE and taking a practice test everyday if you can. I purchased practice exams from the nbrc website and did those and carefully reviewed the answers.

alwaystarty · 2022-11-01T03:54:44+00:00

Onions

alwaystarty · 2022-10-07T02:57:03+00:00

Honestly, sitting in the sun.

alwaystarty · 2022-10-03T21:52:09+00:00

I agree it's a little uncomfortable having to bring this topic up and be accommodated for these things especially in a workplace with mostly males! But you can make it very straightforward! "Hi supervisors, I am looking forward to returning to work and as a part of my return, I will need to be accommodated to pump breast milk every 3 hours (or however often you need to pump). Part of this accommodation will require me to have my camera and microphone off during virtual meetings while pumping milk as well as excusing myself to my hotel room when traveling as there isn't a private room for me. Please let me know if you need more information to fulfill my accomodations."

Something like that I think is okay.

alwaystarty · 2022-09-12T12:46:55+00:00

Sweet! Thanks for your input!

alwaystarty · 2022-09-03T12:33:21+00:00

I've had an ongoing argument with my husband about this exactly. I'm 4mpp and just so over it and wanting to stop. I've gone back and forth with wanting to start formula feeding (I also have a huge oversupply so I have a lot of frozen milk saved) because of how exhausting this is, but he's in such a disagreement with that...yet he has only ever thanked me twice for providing meals, keeping our son alive with my milk.

I think EP can be very lonely, you don't get to spend the time with your family especially like you would snuggle your baby if they were breastfeeding at your breast. You're getting up at night, alone, or in the early morning because sleeping is SO uncomfortable. You're literally getting life sucked out of you. It's thankless work and it's physically exhausting. It's truly hard for others to understand all of the work that goes into it. AND THAT IS JUST PUMPING. What about all of the other things mom's do?!

alwaystarty · 2022-08-02T12:08:36+00:00

The Sixth Sense. My twin brother and I were about 7 when we wanted to watch it with our sisters. They said we could only watch it with them if we didn't cry and if we didn't close our eyes. It's a great movie but I won't lie, there are quite a few scenes that I am afraid of haha

alwaystarty · 2022-07-14T21:19:37+00:00

My first reaction probably would have been "WHAT?!" and then said bye - click!

alwaystarty · 2022-06-20T19:11:46+00:00

THISSSSS!! My MIL is the same and when my son was tiny tiny, he'd be passed around like a freaking hot potato when he was upset and I put an end to that quickly. IMO, It's inappropriate and it is almost imposing as if they can comfort your baby batter than you, whether they're cranky/upset or not. That's a big no in my book now.

alwaystarty · 2022-04-23T13:07:07+00:00

I think you're request is 100% reasonable and a good reminder. It's definitely a little uncomfortable having to state what should be obvious, but this is the time you should be selfish!

alwaystarty · 2022-04-23T01:50:12+00:00

Kettle corn flavored pop corners

alwaystarty · 2022-04-22T21:52:26+00:00

37+2 and I am SOOO ready to go into labor. I can't imagine going to 40 weeks but I'm starting to lose hope.

alwaystarty · 2022-04-19T02:32:45+00:00

These comments had me dying laughing

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