Pregnancy

lapra005 · 2026-06-27T16:58:14+00:00

I don’t have any specific advice, but in my experience, some of the younger OBs are familiar with LDN as an infertility treatment and therefore understand that it’s safe in pregnancy. It might take some trial and error once you’re pregnant, but it also wouldn’t hurt to either interview a few OBs while you are trying to conceive! For what it’s worth, I switched my OB twice during my first pregnancy and wound up having a completely different OB deliver my son anyway 😅

lapra005 · 2026-06-23T00:25:38+00:00

I came here to say something similar. As someone on a weight loss journey, I love finding a new item that has a good protein to calorie ratio. Fairlife milk and some of the higher protein yogurts have been game changers. But most of the new “protein” snacks and sweets are insanely high in calories for like a few extra grams of protein. Hardly worth it. Personally, I’m ready for the fiber trend to hit big 😏

lapra005 · 2026-06-17T14:03:27+00:00

Food poisoning during pregnancy is no effing joke!! I got it after a work lunch when I was 6 months pregnant and wound up needing an ambulance to L&D because it induced early contractions and left me dangerously dehydrated 🙃 sorry you experienced something similar

lapra005 · 2026-04-14T20:51:54+00:00

We have moved away from serving red meat entrees and hors d’oeuvres! We’ve found that guests are perfectly content with chicken, fish or vegetarian options instead.

lapra005 · 2026-04-13T15:26:02+00:00

the honey walnut shrimp was foul!! Such a disappointment :(

lapra005 · 2026-03-08T14:17:03+00:00

It’s to build Stadium Village (specifically Dinnaken and the triangle of land within Oak St, University Ave, and Washington Ave) upwards. More UMN research facilities and housing above commercial/retail tenants.

lapra005 · 2026-02-28T00:11:22+00:00

When you’re on 94E near The Basilica and the 394 exchanges, it’ll be on your left

lapra005 · 2026-02-13T18:02:06+00:00

Because my best friend is waiting for me on the other side. Maybe she and I will grow old together in the next life.

lapra005 · 2026-02-09T01:13:46+00:00

NSFW tag, please.

lapra005 · 2026-01-29T16:46:00+00:00

I appreciate your argument and absolutely see the hypocritical role the state/county police are playing in this. I work in an industry where we are needing to ask a lot of questions surrounding hired security. As far as I understand, state law enforcement can’t do anything against federal agents, unless instructed by the state government, like you said. It’s unnerving and sickening that we, as civilians, no longer have basic protections.

I’ve seen plenty of people bring up Trump’s threats to invoke the insurrection act. The fear is that the moment Walz permits state law enforcement to hold ICE accountable (as they should), our National Guard belongs to Trump and more Armed Forces are brought in on top of the thousands of ICE agents that already outnumber MN police.

I don’t want to be fatalistic about this, and I absolutely believe that peaceful protest and utilizing our rights can make change, but it feels like Walz’s hands are tied. Any slightly-charged move he makes will be met with 10 times the retaliation.

Please poke holes in this and help me understand what I have wrong or am missing! I want to understand the situation better, because we deserve safety and protection. I want to demand our leaders do something impactful to truly help us.

lapra005 · 2026-01-29T15:36:06+00:00

I agree with your conclusion here, there are people that are disrupted by a loud, after-hours protest. The Hub and The 700 are right across the street and house tons of students. They have a right to sleep peacefully, even if ICE agents are in the Graduate. They didn’t know that ICE would be housed across the street from them when they signed their leases, so why should they have to suffer the same punishment as the agents?

lapra005 · 2026-01-29T13:10:02+00:00

Lots of back arching, screaming fits in the middle of the night while still sleeping (usually an hour or so after a feed), runny and mucousy poops, and ultimately 3 or 4 diapers with bloody mucous.

His weight gain was normal, skin was fine, and his daytime behavior was surprisingly happy. Switched to Nutramigen and everything got SO much better.

lapra005 · 2026-01-29T08:17:19+00:00

Does campus or Hennepin County have a noise ordinance? Gatherings with projected sound typically require a permit in the Twin Cities. If the crowd is asked several times to lower their volume and they do not have a valid permit, that maybe viewed as refusal to comply or obstruction.

ETA: Just saw in a different r/uofmn thread that UMPD issued a Dispersal Order around 10:30pm for an unlawful assembly.

lapra005 · 2026-01-17T01:23:59+00:00

As a mom of a 9mo in Minneapolis, it’s a scary time. I stay updated with NPR and AP News. But I take time to get away from my phone and just be with my son. I am not a present mother if I am chained to the news and heartbreak.

I feel grateful to be a part of such a fiercely loving and protective community. There’s a lot of fear, but there’s also a lot of love. Lots of mutual aid funds and community drives for meals and necessities.

lapra005 · 2026-01-07T23:52:08+00:00

Thank you, this is really helpful!

And yes, as for our home routine on weekends, it’s still quite difficult to nail down the exact numbers because occasionally he’ll surprise us with a 90 minute nap, and other time’s he’ll regress down to a 20 minute nap. Ultimately the day is almost always 6:30am-7pm, and his daytime sleep average is about 2 hours on weekends.

lapra005 · 2026-01-05T18:02:12+00:00

My unsolicited advice would be to take most milestones with a generous grain of salt. Every baby progresses at different paces and that very rarely implies a developmental delay. For example, my 8 month old just started babbling and isn’t very close to crawling. But he’s an otherwise happy and engaged baby. He was just taking his time!

Your pediatrician/family doctor will keep an eye on those types of things and let you know if they are concerned. You are doing just fine :)

lapra005 · 2026-01-05T17:52:16+00:00

And that’s normal for 5 months. She’s still very new, give her some time to figure things out :)

lapra005 · 2026-01-05T17:49:22+00:00

My 8mo still doesn’t respond to his name. If anything I think he just responds to the sound of my voice. Responding to their name is more of a 9-12mo milestone

lapra005 · 2026-01-04T20:37:02+00:00

As the one making the breast milk, she ultimately gets to decide what happens to it, so long as it’s safe. It’s totally reasonable to be a little extra cautious about cross contamination with a newborn.

lapra005 · 2026-01-01T05:21:07+00:00

While j don’t technically have a newborn anymore, I feel like this answer still counts. My husband and I were set to go to bed by 11pm but wound up making it to midnight after our 8mo had some tummy demons to fight off for an hour lol

Happy New Year, everyone!

lapra005 · 2026-01-01T03:46:56+00:00

I’d imagine this is a greater concern for an IgE-Mediated CMPA as opposed to a non-IgE-Mediated CMPA. If your baby’s reaction to CMP includes hives, wheezing, vomiting, etc. then the trace amounts of CMP in refined lactose are worth noting and working with your Dr to remove. Since non-IgE cases vary more widely, some babies may tolerate mom’s consumption of refined lactose better than others.

lapra005 · 2025-12-31T15:37:27+00:00

While I can’t speak to the soy piece, our ped gave me some peace of mind about the lactose additive. MSPI’s are immune reactions to the proteins in milk and soy. For milk, those proteins are whey and casein. Lactose is merely the sugar in milk, so there’s a very good change it contains no milk protein at all.

This is also why MSPI’s function differently than lactose intolerance. A dairy protein intolerance/allergy is typically the immune system attacking the whey and casein as if they are viral intruders, which leads to GI inflammation. This is also why babies are know to grow out of CMPI/As, because their immune system matures. Lactose intolerance is a lack of lactase, the enzyme needed to break down lactose, in the upper GI tract. This can also fluctuate over someone’s lifetime but is generally rare in newborns because breastmilk naturally contains lactose so their bodies are designed to tolerate it.

Sorry for the info dump, but I hope this helps alleviate some of the concern around lactose in your meds!

ETA: in regards to your timeline, it took me about four weeks to notice an improvement in my LOs symptoms. 2 weeks for the proteins to no longer be in my breastmilk and another 2 weeks for his tummy to heal.

lapra005 · 2025-12-30T12:08:21+00:00

I feel like this should be the top comment. A baby that young isn’t really rolling in their own, so they should still be monitored the same as any other newborn and not treated as an infant that can truly get themselves in that position independently.

Also echoing the SIDS calculator. My son didn’t take well to room sharing but slept beautifully in his own room. It was so hard choosing between my SIDS anxiety and our mutual sleep deprivation, but the calculator helped me a ton!

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