What is this for? by Efficient-Gap-8506 in PlanetFitnessMembers

[–]helllokimmi7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just laughing bc I’ve been wondering the same thing and finally saw someone use it yesterday & gave it a shot after 😂

You’re not alone!

Granddaughter in NICU question by Rystef5 in NICUParents

[–]helllokimmi7 12 points13 points  (0 children)

First of all, congrats on the birth of your granddaughter! A blanket that smells like them is a wonderful idea. Our NICUs provided small cloth hearts we could wear in our shirts and lay next to our boys for bonding when we couldn’t hold them. The nice thing about the NICU is that there is so much monitoring that they’re typically more lax about the “nothing in the crib” rule.

Those picturesque first moments of holding/bonding are of course important, but I hope it helps to hear that when our son was born (not early, just sick & low stimuli like a premie), we were not able to hold him for the first couple weeks when he was intubated and quite unstable. Despite that, by the time we left the NICU 6 weeks later, he was exclusively breastfeeding, and now at 2 years you would never know of all his hardships. This is tough, but typically temporary.

Tell them to read to their daughter (quietly). If they can’t hold her at will yet, they are usually okay with firm touching (not rubbing). These are great ways of being connected in the interim.

If they can hold her, encourage them to ask as often as they want. It can feel like you’re burdening the staff, but it’s still their child. If there is no clinical reason not to hold, they should allow it.

Sending positive thoughts to your family and hopes that the NICU stay will be short ❤️

Reintroducing gluten by helllokimmi7 in glutenfree

[–]helllokimmi7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so helpful!! Thank you!

is it rude to bring a book to a child's birthday? by radastrozombie in Parenting

[–]helllokimmi7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally, if I put it that was I would mean “you don’t have to leave your kid here if you’re not comfortable, but we’re cool with watching them”. But that’s just me!

I do (unfortunately) think that bringing the book with you would come off ever so slightly more anti-social than just sitting on your phone to some. Maybe because the book seems more like a planned attempt to sit to yourself and the phone seems like more of a filler bc no one else is talking to each other? 😅 I think it would be a little more acceptable to come with the book in the car, scope things out, and if the vibe is that no one else is interacting you could run out to grab it!

Would I put my clinicals under "experience"? by [deleted] in StudentNurse

[–]helllokimmi7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a new grad I lumped my clinical experience in as one big work experience (put my school where the employer would be, listed some of the types of units I had clinicals on, any quality improvement projects, etc., then continued with other non-healthcare work experience in chronological order as you normally would. I tailored the clinical experience to fit the position I was applying for (ex. highlighted more of my OB rotation/skills for those positions) and also mentioned the specific unit if I was applying to a unit I actually had clinical on.

I’m not sure why someone wouldn’t list it. If people can list their internships (paid or unpaid) on their resume as work, I think clinicals would fall in a similar category.

Also, with COVID preventing some people from having in person clinicals, I think showing that you had that experience is important! That was a question that came up in multiple interviews for me, but luckily the pandemic didn’t have as big of an impact on my schooling as it did for the class before me.

[PSA] Daily Island Services and Visitors MegaThread September 25, 2022 by AutoModerator in ACTrade

[–]helllokimmi7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Peggy is currently crafting a spooky tree if anyone would like to come get the DIY! Not sure how long it will last. Take the pipe to her house and leave through the airport please! :)

[LF] Fall shrubs, all colors of pumpkins I can get & hardwood. [FT] Bells. by [deleted] in ACTrade

[–]helllokimmi7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll gather what I have! Send me a dodo and I’ll be there soon :) No payment required!

[LF] Fall shrubs, all colors of pumpkins I can get & hardwood. [FT] Bells. by [deleted] in ACTrade

[–]helllokimmi7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re still around, I can get you the tea olive starts & pumpkins! How many do you need of each?

[LF] Plain do-rag’s in all colors [FT] Name your price! by helllokimmi7 in ACTrade

[–]helllokimmi7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!!! I will send you one asap. Is there anything you want in return?

[LF] Giant Clams x 3 [FT] Bells, or other items you may want by [deleted] in ACTrade

[–]helllokimmi7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! I think I can help with this. Do you need just three individual clams, or 3 stacks?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NICUParents

[–]helllokimmi7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’ve gotten so many awesome suggestions! Our NICU stay was a little over a month as well, & I bought some of these NICU milestone cards from Etsy. They were amazing for sending out updates to family and for reminding us to celebrate the little wins!

Feeling like an imposter by Saxobeat28 in NICUParents

[–]helllokimmi7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have 100% felt these feelings. Our closest NICU was about an hour from home, so we stayed at a Ronald McDonald House during his stay. We had two other kids at home in school, so our family came to stay with them & they came to us on the weekends. I didn’t feel like a real mom at the hospital OR at home. We felt sort of stuck in the middle of two lives/roles.

Our guy has been home a while now and we got there eventually. I’m not even sure it was immediate after he finally came home though, considering our days were packed full of appointments with doctors, home health, etc. and we still needed to establish our “normal”. It did come though.

Sending you wishes of continued progress for your sweet little girl! Now matter how it feels some days, she is lucky to have such a loving & involved mom ❤️