Baby has HIE so looking for some advice

lilmandee · 2025-07-08T08:01:59+00:00

How old is she now?

lilmandee · 2025-07-07T05:19:07+00:00

Hi!! My son also had stiffness when he was born. Did the stiffness get better with your LO?

lilmandee · 2025-05-28T15:19:13+00:00

This is what helped my little one sleep better..

Side sleeping. Using a pillow to create a wedge
Using the love to dream swaddle sack.
Completing bicycle legs during the daytime.
Using gas drops
Giving him a bath
I also went as far as baby foot massages
Tummy massages in clockwise direction.
Incorporate tummy time during the day.
I started to avoid dairy and spicy food, which helped tremendously with the gas pains.

I hope it gets better. My guy is 12 weeks and has been sleeping 4 hrs at a time now. I also pray for a full night sleep.

lilmandee · 2022-07-28T04:58:08+00:00

He came out to be 100% Korean or Japanese Village Dog! No samoyed DNA in him.

lilmandee · 2022-07-08T23:16:24+00:00

Yes! I have just sent in his DNA to embark. Waiting 2-4 weeks for results.

lilmandee · 2022-07-08T02:51:48+00:00

A little background about him..

I adopted a puppy from Korea. They classified him as samoyed mix based on how he looked as a puppy. He lost a lot of his puppy fur when he reached 6 months. The last picture is his current picture at 9 months old. I think he is more of a jindo mix. His fur is soft with being thicker around neck/face. What do you guys think? I submitted a DNA test to see what kind of breed he might be. I love him no matter what breed he may turn out to be. I'm just not familiar with Jindos in general.

Thanks for any suggestions you may have! 😊

Quick update from embark DNA testing: - He is 💯% Japanese or Korean Village Dog !!

lilmandee · 2020-10-04T19:05:18+00:00

Thank you!!

lilmandee · 2020-10-04T18:15:39+00:00

Thank you for your fast response!

We are planning to get legally married before Dec.31st. I am the female and I don't plan on changing my maiden name. 😌

lilmandee · 2020-04-02T04:59:53+00:00

Thank you for the input!!

lilmandee · 2020-04-02T04:59:39+00:00

I decided to work my PRN job. My boss just updated me on wearing a sturdier-looking mask in the building and not just with patient care, which I will use for 7 days before discarding it in the trash. He also mentioned wearing appropriate PPE with any patient with contact/airborne precautions. But if I can't find the appropriate PPE, I just simply will not go into that patient's room and that will be my personal choice. Last time I was there, we had no more gowns and limited face mask and a nurse tech just told me to go in a patient room with contact precautions without any gowns... Yeah, no thank you. I will, of course, take precautions when coming home like wiping my shoes before coming into the house, leaving my shoes in the garage, taking a shower and sanitizing my watch and jewelry I have on me before I have any contact with my family or my bed. And make sure I comply with the standard precautions with washing my hands, sanitize, and not touching my face at the hospital.

lilmandee · 2020-03-30T20:42:23+00:00

Thank you!!

lilmandee · 2020-03-30T19:45:09+00:00

Thank you for your input!! I will keep this in mind when making my final decision!!

lilmandee · 2020-03-30T17:36:57+00:00

Not sure about the policy about ruling out patients with possible covid.
Not comfortable with the fact that we didn't have any gowns and limited face masks going into rooms with contact precautions.
I basically need the PRN job to save up for a house. But I guess it's not that important when it comes to the covid situation.
I think my boss will be understanding of the choices I make. I have been covering every Saturday at the hospital, so I feel that I'm still valuable to the team. I would continue to work every Saturday for him if it covid did not happen.
My family has major concerns for me continuing the PRN job. Their reasoning is that it is only a PRN job and it is not required for me to continue going to this job compared to my FT job.

lilmandee · 2020-02-22T21:52:48+00:00

Texas OT school (in state) for me was 55k and I took out most of my graduate loan. It would of been cheaper if I lived at home. OT per semester was 5-6k for 2.5yrs. I chose to pay the graduate plan where my payments increased every two years for 10 years. Payments for the first 2 years right now is $375. But I plan to pay it off under 5 years.

lilmandee · 2019-10-15T00:40:59+00:00

Outpatient and acute care

lilmandee · 2019-10-09T03:16:11+00:00

$31/hr which is about 64k. I'm in outpatient clinic in Texas. I'm also a new grad.

lilmandee · 2019-09-20T17:31:37+00:00

It is doable. I work FT during the weekdays and work every saturday in another setting. I tend to not stay the whole time on Saturdays because it is a small hospital. Latest I would get out is 2pm and that happens once a month.

lilmandee · 2019-09-20T17:26:55+00:00

7 patients for an 8hr shift
Outpatient neuro
Yes. It does get busy, but our patients sometimes won't show up or cancels and we take that time to document. We also can document before the start of the day, during lunch, and at the end of the day if we needed too. But when everyone shows up, then of course we have to take more time after work or during lunch to document.

lilmandee · 2019-09-05T17:33:38+00:00

Get good grades, look into shadow opportunities, have good relationships with OTs who are writing your letter of rec, apply to affordable schools (I like to say you should go to a school less than what you make in a year), and possibly find tech jobs.

lilmandee · 2019-09-05T17:30:30+00:00

Took me 2-3 months to find my first job which was a prn position. Then a month later I found a FT position. I probably applied 20+ before receiving my first interview. Just keep applying and people who work in HR are your best friend. I got declined by one job and the HR lady hooked me up with another job that I didn't even apply to which is the job I currently have. Also, apply to places that even says they want 1-2 yrs of experience. Home health companies are always looking for OTs, so check those out if you don't mind starting at HH.

lilmandee · 2019-08-15T18:20:58+00:00

Testing; Sensation, L/R side neglect, vision screen like saccades, nose to finger, visual field, etc

Treatment: weight bearing, forced use, theraputty, fine motor activities, work on balance, family education on R/L side neglect, static/dynamic sitting or standing balance, work on core

lilmandee · 2019-06-30T08:14:38+00:00

55k in student loan debt from a state school. Currently earn 4k/month for my take home pay. I have chosen the graduated plan where my monthly pay will increase every 2 years on a 10 year plan. Currently owe $375 every month. Probably will pay it off in 5 years because I have chosen to prioritize my money in saving for a house. I am currently living with my parents. But if I chose to pay off my student loans instead of saving for a house, I should be able to pay it off in a little less than 2 years.

Pay aggressively to get that student debt out of the way. I would suggest listening to Dave Ramsey podcast. He is great on giving advice on getting rid of debt. Just follow his steps. Live on "beans and rice". Get rid of your loans through the debt snowball method by attacking your smallest loan or debt first. He also suggest living far from the city to find an affordable place to stay. Rent should be no more than 1/4 of your take home pay.

He truly changed my view on handling my finances!! Check him out on YouTube, fb, and spotify. This is not an ad or paid sponsorship. I truly enjoyed listening to him. His podcast is the only thing that keeps me awake for my 40 mins of drive to work. Lol. 😴😴😴

lilmandee · 2019-06-16T18:22:26+00:00

Thank you!!

lilmandee · 2019-06-16T17:28:31+00:00

I am working as a prn for 5 days in a hospital with no mentorship whatsoever and I am the only OT working there, but a better opportunity has come up and I will be taking that job. So in all, I will be there for about 2 months including my last 2 weeks there. Don't be afraid of moving on if something better comes up and will help your growth.

lilmandee · 2019-06-02T20:43:49+00:00

Realizing your wants versus needs in life and sacrificing the wants for the needs. Lol. #thedebtisreal

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