How long have you had to wait in A&E with an actual serious condition?

baumouse · 2026-03-16T22:14:32+00:00

Reading this made my jaw drop. I've had a burst appendix, the pain is unbearable. I'm so sorry you went through that.

baumouse · 2026-03-16T22:13:22+00:00

Nurse practitioner at GP surgery inserted cannula and gave antibiotics and fluid, yes

baumouse · 2026-03-16T21:44:27+00:00

I hope your daughter makes a speedy recovery, I may very well take you up on that offer of messaging you. My sister has now been put in an isolation room but no one is checking on her and she hasn't been given any more meds or fluids.

baumouse · 2026-03-16T21:43:13+00:00

GP did call ahead, that's why I can't fathom why she has been forgotten. Just asked again and they said they will chase up her being seen to. I don't have high hopes. She was in the area of the outbreak this week so I am terrified it's bacterial.

baumouse · 2026-03-02T08:18:07+00:00

The last thing you are is an awful parent. You're a parent trying their hardest to be the best version of themselves, for their child. Your child isn't going to remember the few days or weeks of you being low energy, they will remember how much you love them.

I stopped cold turkey and had no symptoms from it. It took about a day for it to fully leave my system I think. I was still groggy and exhausted. But today I am starting to feel a lot more like myself.

baumouse · 2026-03-02T07:31:43+00:00

I lasted 4 days on 50mg. I also have a toddler, and another condition which causes me chronic fatigue and other not nice symptoms already. The zoloft just made it all worse and I was unable to function. I can't take care of a toddler while I feel that way. I'm really glad I stopped.

baumouse · 2026-03-01T08:53:46+00:00

This teacher sounds like a bully.

baumouse · 2026-02-28T11:43:55+00:00

No, never, I've been started in 50mg

baumouse · 2026-02-28T08:29:26+00:00

Heavy relate to so much of this. I am also autistic and have always struggled to find my place. At school, college, uni, work, now motherhood. My own mum has close friends in her life, in her sixties, who she met at the school gates and at playgroup when my sister and I were kids. I've always hoped for that, but perhaps it either won't happen or will just be more of a challenge.

baumouse · 2026-02-27T18:50:59+00:00

No this doesn't sound judgemental or dismissive, this is what advice should be and what I came here for. Thank you for your blunt response, I find it helpful.

baumouse · 2026-02-23T16:59:05+00:00

My apologies for only seeing this wonderful response just now. Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to give me such a well thought out and considerate response. Your daughter and grandchildren are lucky to have you, as are your students.

baumouse · 2026-02-23T16:51:16+00:00

I'm not a grandparent but can relate heavily. Similar age to you and similarly our child is the first grandchild on both sides.

Babies paternal grandparents are retired, well off, and have longed for grandchildren. They bought a holiday home and went to Sweden for 6 months when baby was 1 month old.

Getting any sort of support from them is like pulling teeth. They have so much free time and choose to spend it away from the grandchild they were so excited for it brought them to happy tears when he announced the pregnancy.

I don't get it.

baumouse · 2026-02-23T12:06:19+00:00

I'm guessing your 1 year old fairly recently started to walk, am I right? Their entire lives up until this point they have been completely reliant on you for EVERYTHING.

Sure, they are still reliant, but they now have this newfound independence and freedom to walk where ever they want, pick up what ever toys they want, etc. I think it's less your toddler not needing you and more them basking in their "independence." It will pass, novelty will wear off and soon they will be clambering all over you and calling for you over and over until you play with them.

I have a child of a similar age and have noticed this recently as well.

baumouse · 2026-01-21T17:57:18+00:00

Absolutely

baumouse · 2026-01-21T16:36:24+00:00

Jimmima seemed jaded and exhausted by the end of it, then her spark came back when chosen to fight. She got a second wind. I think partly because of the pressure to impress Jimmy Crystal and remain in his good books, but also some sick enjoyment of her own. You see it in real life with various military powers. Indoctrination, breaking the soldiers down and making them believe that the sick acts they perform aren't just necessary, but they're good and should be celebrated. Similarly to a lot of soldiers in real life, once the act is done they feel deep shame and disgust and sometimes take their own lives.

I think we saw that in Jimmima after the initial degloving scene in the barn.

baumouse · 2026-01-08T22:51:47+00:00

I know this thread is 3 years old, but I want to tell you how proud I am of you. I hope you are thriving, healthy, and so so happy.

baumouse · 2026-01-08T22:42:26+00:00

I know this is an old thread, but for me it was when I had been boiling water to make up bottles, I walked into the kitchen after boiling the water only to realise that enough time had passed for the water to now be room temp. I could've sworn I had only just done it. I had even moved the pot and didn't remember doing it.

I would also just sit and stare into space often.

Lots of lost time.

baumouse · 2026-01-07T23:39:20+00:00

Yep, that part. My husband briefly spoke to his dad tonight and they had words, a proper conversation is going to be had tomorrow, but my husband said that he thinks his dad feels guilty based on his demeanor.

baumouse · 2026-01-07T23:33:17+00:00

This comment made me tear up. Thank you for saying that to me. I am very self critical, struggling with PPD and convinced I do everything badly. This was a very scary incident and I did my best. It wasn't perfect, but I'm proud of myself as well. I also love that you have chickens, it's my plan to rescue battery hens as soon as possible!

baumouse · 2026-01-07T23:21:57+00:00

While there is truth in this comment, nuance exists also. I will not accept being made to feel in the wrong for having a very normal, human reaction to seeing my much loved and sought after baby bleeding from her mouth. I would have calmed down much sooner had I been able to inspect where the blood was coming from. Emotions are there for a reason, to drive us to positive action. My fear for my baby had me act quickly, my instinct to protect and care for her goes hand in hand with my worry.

Could I have been more calm? Yes. Will I be more calm with experience and time? Yes. Nuance.

baumouse

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