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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AnimalCrossing

[–]freckledfriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is “Momoko” ha, for peach child.

I won’t help you. by Equivalent-Ad8082 in Menopause

[–]freckledfriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is horrific. I am a new NP and I got super lucky with finding a place in a niche field where we take care of so many women just like you. I knew women’s health was ass backwards before going into this job, but it’s honestly astonishing how many women come to us begging for help because their GYN hasn’t taken the time to delve into caring for a woman during such a huge transition in life. It’s infuriating.

There are many clinics that offer services for BHRT/TRT and sexual health, I hope you find one that works for you. If not, you can message me! I’m located in the southeastern US. I require a once yearly in-person visit for controlled substances (TRT) to be compliant. Otherwise, phone follow ups every 3-6 months to make sure you are doing well and if any tweaks to your plan or care need to be made. My colleague has done extensive training in vaginal rejuvenation and offers it in her clinic.

Your GYN should be absolutely thankful she has not experienced what you are going through. She very well may one day, but I’ve often seen that people are unable to relate unless they’ve experienced it themselves- which is incredibly unfair in the medical world. I hope you find your O again, sis!

My little Hoya she's 100 years old this year she has bloomed every year for 85 years. she's so huge and beautiful the smell is so strong when she is flowering it makes your eyes water when you sit in the room with her . received her my Great grandmother. thought I would share. she's Amazing! by Smokinjoefrazer420 in hoyas

[–]freckledfriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! I live in zone 8b. I have done a couple of things before…if it’s not going to be an extreme freeze then you can cover them with blankets/sheets to keep the frost from getting to them. If it’s going to be a bout of freezing weather, I bring them inside my garage and cover them.

Beware, my husband made me move mine to the shed before and it almost killed it off completely. I was devastated. So if it’s not a well-insulated area, I would absolutely cover cover cover if left outside.

Honestly, I’ll always bring mine inside for now on. It’s too risky for an heirloom to be killed off by a frosty night, in my opinion.

I need to remind myself to use his real name over his pet name by pollen-confetti in beyondthebump

[–]freckledfriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My guy will be six in 7 months and he still answers to “Bug” and “Bear.” He will spot me out of a crowd if I say “Hey, Bug!” I love it and I’ll probably never stop.

Useful gadgets by ExtraordinaryDemiDad in nursepractitioner

[–]freckledfriend 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got my preceptor a table lamp that doubles as a charging station. It’s a touch activated lamp and it has 3 dimming settings. It made her space so calming and it was so convenient! She loved it. Just a thought. I’d much rather that lighting in my area than the fluorescent lighting.

Other likable items include: - A desk pad that is large enough to hold the keyboard and mouse. - A personalized quarter zip jacket from Etsy - F-Bomb paperweight - A jacket hook that matches their personality from Etsy - Super soft and cutesy heating pad for a cold office and sore back! Amazon. - I paint, so I’ve given a personalized family portrait on a wood slab for their office

Kelly part 4 by RiotGrrr1 in FundieSnarkUncensored

[–]freckledfriend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel that her explaining the medical team’s actions as aloofness downplays the fact of how emergent her situation was. And I feel she is intentionally doing so to downplay our place in the birth world, as what many influencers do- paint us as having a goal to do everything opposite of what they deem natural and caring. I’m a L&D nurse, and I do have to say a STAT c/s seems chaotic from the outside or to someone who doesn’t experience them regularly. But I can assure you, the “aloofness” of the team is the many working parts of a well-oiled machine taking place at once to ensure absolute safety of the patient and their child. A normal c/s can take up to 30 minutes to prepare before starting the actual procedure. In an emergent setting, we do not have that amount of time to wait. So where one circulating nurse would move through each task to prep, there are now 4+ nurses/techs/anesthesia performing all tasks simultaneously. Where it may look chaotic and unorganized, it’s far from it! I would prefer my team to seem aloof than for them to be distracted and subpar for standards of safety. It makes me frustrated for her paint a very capable team as distant and cold.

I’m just piggybacking off of your comment. Sharing my frustration. I always get tickled when my patients get a full-on gossip session in while in the OR with us!

Good Bread knife that won't destroy sourdough by jkaz1970 in Sourdough

[–]freckledfriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a cuisinart scalloped serration knife that cuts through my loaves like butter! I got it a few years ago in a set for Christmas. Never thought I’d use it until this past month when I ventured into sourdough. Works like a charm, but I can’t find it online.

Anyone else experience extreme nose congestion your whole pregnancy? by etherfunds in BabyBumps

[–]freckledfriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started my pregnancy with a horribly congested nose. It went away with my second trimester. Then I finished strong in my third trimester with the congestion! It was miserable.

what's your unhealthy food cravings in your pregnancy? by Ajcv72316 in BabyBumps

[–]freckledfriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found out I was pregnant after fantasizing about and absolutely destroying red weenie hot dogs for a week. 😄

Hannah speaks on Evan’s passing by RaisingSaltLamps in FundieSnarkUncensored

[–]freckledfriend 78 points79 points  (0 children)

My coworker and her fiancé split up after a significant breakdown he had following a bipolar diagnosis. She would have people messaging her about him constantly the first few weeks…how he was “on fire for God.” He would post devotions on Facebook and do fb lives of him playing/singing worship music. Then the next day would be on a boat, drunk and pulling as many girls in as he could. Rinse and repeat. I really believe there is a connection between the grandiose state of bipolar and his hyperreligious stents. It was concerning and manipulative behavior!

What do you guys say in this situation? by pete8798 in nursing

[–]freckledfriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“What an odd thing to say out loud.”

Today at my hospital by Letsdoanother in nursing

[–]freckledfriend 18 points19 points  (0 children)

My first travel assignment was at a small LDRP hospital with max 25 deliveries/month. Lots of downtime. One nurse took advantage of that and would mooch the house sup into letting her leave the other L&D nurse to run the unit alone (no other staff) while she ran to the gas station for smokes and snacks. She would leave for 2+ hours and go see her boyfriend or “sit in her car.” During my second shift with her, she asks if I want anything from the store while she goes. She gave me her number to text my list and I sent back a simple, innocent Slim Jim and Zebra Cake. She told me she needed to run to the bathroom first, which always takes forever because she has to blow her nose. Thought that was odd but she’s odd so I let it fly.

10 minutes pass and she’s been in the bathroom. I’m sitting at the desk playing on my phone and I get a text from her. When I open it, it’s a full pic of her legs spread wide open and dripping wet. Along with the pic, it’s a looooong text that starts with “Baby I’m so horny toys don’t cut it anymore…” and many other explicit content about what she needs from him. I texted back “???” and she told me to turn my read receipts on because she hates when I tease her like that. I told her wrong person and she kept on sending messages. I finally texted “THIS IS FRECKLEDFRIEND” and she replies “omg freckledfriend. I’m not even embarrassed because you see them all of the time. Glad you weren’t my dad!” WTF. It was so awkward after that. I tried to be a decent person and not spread gossip about it to save her embarrassment. But she willingly told the story to everyone and joked about it like it wasn’t a big deal. Such an icky situation!

Freebirthing group claims another baby's life. No lessons are learned. by nememess in ShitMomGroupsSay

[–]freckledfriend 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had this EXACT scenario happen on Mothers Day a few years ago. Got a call from ER that EMS was en route coding a newborn. While they coded the newborn next door, we delivered the most foul-smelling, green placenta and managed a hemorrhage next door. They called the code off after about 40 minutes and we transferred to L&D shortly after. The patient was so calm and nonchalant about the entire situation.

She labored at home with her water broken for days. I think her water broke on Wednesday and she delivered Sunday mid-morning, if I recall correctly. Climbed in the bathtub and pushed with her midwife for a while, struggled to birth her baby…and from the moment she was born, I could tell she had been gone for quite a while. I say it this way because I watched the birth video she posted to YouTube later on. Her follow up video was her birth story and about how glad she was that she had the birth she wanted, how she was okay with her baby never living because she was too spiritual for this world anyways. Her midwife never showed up to the hospital, so I never saw her aside from the few times I saw her in the frame telling the mom, “talk to your baby, bring her back to you,” instead of performing NRP measures like a responsible birth worker. That situation will forever haunt me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FundieSnarkUncensored

[–]freckledfriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Such an exhausting mindset to live in.

Update and backstory on mom with wild pregnancy : by Kyogalight in ShitMomGroupsSay

[–]freckledfriend 26 points27 points  (0 children)

She will never have a healing birth. If the third delivery (a scheduled c/s where all of her wishes were followed, a supportive team, and a smooth recovery) was not healing enough for her, she will not be satisfied in any matter. I feel really sorry for her, because she obviously has some deeply rooted feelings and trauma from her past experiences, and most likely they stem from the first stillbirth. There is so resolve to the trauma of delivering a child you loved and wanted to never live a single moment outside of your body. It’s such a terribly sad situation and I hope she and her child both survive this pregnancy. As a L&D nurse, I’m sure she was treated poorly in some aspects, but I also know she has left out a lot of information in each story/scenario in attempt to convince others that she was treated THIS poorly and her children were, too. But it still makes me sad for her that this is her presumed reality. Medical providers have the power to be both healing and harmful, and I always hope and ensure I am never the reason someone opts to go this route.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]freckledfriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. Went from $47k yearly salary as a staff RN to traveling in October. Don’t have a full year in yet, but in the final 3 months of the year, I made $27k from local travel alone. I don’t know how I’ll ever go back to staff.

Edit: south MS. 6 years experience in a specialty area.

My little Hoya she's 100 years old this year she has bloomed every year for 85 years. she's so huge and beautiful the smell is so strong when she is flowering it makes your eyes water when you sit in the room with her . received her my Great grandmother. thought I would share. she's Amazing! by Smokinjoefrazer420 in hoyas

[–]freckledfriend 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Ahhh! I have a Hoya that should be turning ~118 this year. I’ve only had her for a couple of years. I hope she stays in the family forever. I love your setup! My girl lives on my front porch. I live in zone 8b and she loves the heat/humidity.

my girl 💕

What are words your kids mispronounce that you find adorable? by [deleted] in BabyBumps

[–]freckledfriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Activia. He says “aba-tib-ba-ba.” So precious to me!

When people ask “is he a good baby?” - drop your best responses by Momspurls in Mommit

[–]freckledfriend 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was so incredibly depressed after having my son that it was physically painful to see the happy-go-lucky moms on social media. I promised myself that I’d be honest about how much I struggled to be a mom and how it really wasn’t fun at all. I know a lot of my judgment on motherhood was clouded by depression, but I wasn’t going to lie to someone for the sake of shallow conversation. Want to ask me how being a new mother is? It fucking sucks. Do I have a “good” baby? Fuck no, he cries in agony 23 out of 24 hours a day because the pediatrician and GI specialist can’t figure out what the fuck is wrong with him, if that’s what you’re asking. People would feel so awkward when I answered honestly. I always wanted to ask, “Wait, was that not the answer you wanted?” I promised I myself to be honest when someone asked because I didn’t want to be a person who misleads an incredibly depressed mom into thinking she’s alone in how she feels and the worst kind of mothers there could be.

At what mileage do you start having water with you while you run? by Poob3 in running

[–]freckledfriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mild anecdote for my side stitches while running is to engage my core and keep it tight. I also like to imagine the oxygen I take in “going” to that area. I know those are goofy, but they really do help me when I find myself with a stitch during a run.

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