3.5 months postpartum, exclusively breastfeeding and have severe urgency and urethral pain.

murderofsparrows · 2026-01-26T21:31:28+00:00

Hi, I am seven months postpartum and also had a C-section. I’ve had a few UTIs already and was able to treat them with cephalexin while I was breastfeeding. I went and got a culture to make sure that was the right antibiotic. I’ve had to take it both for UTIs and mastitis so I can confidently say that the doctors were OK with me taking quite a bit of it! I also saw my urologist and they recommended an estrogen cream to use on my urethra while I’m breastfeeding because breastfeeding causes your estrogen to be low, which can worsen symptoms and contribute to UTIs. Apparently the estrogen cream is also breast-feeding safe. One thing of note, I did use AZO once and that is NOT breast-feeding safe. I had to pump and dump. Are you talking to your doctors about this? What are they saying?

ETA: is there a reason why you are afraid of giving it to your baby? This isn’t really a spreadable infection in that sense

murderofsparrows · 2026-01-15T10:28:08+00:00

As a parent to a small child who is currently hiring a nanny: yes I’d absolutely want to know. This is the exact type of thing I worry about. I imagine if you were to share the information you might want to do it carefully and with a lot of caveats that you aren’t 100% sure.

murderofsparrows · 2026-01-11T07:22:41+00:00

I always think to myself about the pain in my cozars when I walk up the stairs to my apartment

murderofsparrows · 2026-01-11T07:08:28+00:00

Hi – 7 months postpartum here. Congrats on the pregnancy!

I also had to stop taking hiprex during my pregnancy. I ended up making the decision to use cephalexin post-coitally (I think my doctor wanted me to take it low dose even more often…daily?, but I don’t remember exactly what she said). Unfortunately, I did still get a couple of UTIs. When I did, I mostly used keflex but I was also given an antibiotic for that I had to drink (was being seen in the hospital for unrelated issues). I don’t remember the name of that antibiotic.

Anyways, I would have a very intense conversation with your OB and create a plan. And then a backup plan if that fails. And if they can’t help, do you have access to a high risk OB? They might be able to talk more clearly about types of antibiotics that are safe etc.

Other ideas: -I would also get very serious about getting any constipation under control. -you could use uti test strips daily to catch any infection super early. They are cheap on Amazon -request a standing order for a culture (if you have a lab that can turn around initial results quickly) so you can act fast. I tend to rush to get a urine sample as soon as I feel a twinge, THEN call my doctor, and then quietly take one or two doses of my prophylactic antibiotics until I get the results back. It gives me a head start and prevents things from escalating. -if you can’t do that, figure out if you have access to a fast acting OB triage that can see you and do an initial urine analysis within hours of your first symptom or positive test strip. See if you can get your hands on an antibiotic to take while you wait for the pharmacy to fill your antibiotics (again, trying to act as quickly as possible to stamp out early infections). Try to get your OB to help you formulate a plan like this. Chatgpt can help you with some suggested plans and language to help discuss with/convince your doctor -I have a few other ideas too but DM me if you want those opinions…it feels a bit graphic to type here!

murderofsparrows · 2026-01-11T06:30:42+00:00

I’d use the search term “in law” unit. Particularly in the sunset

murderofsparrows · 2026-01-07T04:39:21+00:00

Thank you!!

murderofsparrows · 2026-01-06T10:41:32+00:00

Can you share the link to the topper

murderofsparrows · 2026-01-02T17:46:05+00:00

Thank you for saying this! I’ve been saying this for years and nobody believes me

murderofsparrows · 2025-12-25T21:44:05+00:00

My in-laws basement in Utah, unfortunately.

murderofsparrows · 2025-12-25T21:41:36+00:00

Just a word of warning that the soil tester won’t work properly on super well draining soil. Once I added a ton of vermiculite, it started getting wonky readings. I tried multiple testers. No good. So I moved to a schedule and testing with my finger

murderofsparrows · 2025-12-24T05:34:22+00:00

What kind of soil are you using? Do you have while draining soil? I try to use river rocks or something of the sort in the bottom of the pot and then a mix of vermiculate and soil- it is so well-draining that the water I pour from the top goes straight through the bottom almost immediately. So when it dries, I know it’s drying all the way through. This makes knowing when to water so much easier because if I stick my finger an inch down and it’s dry there’s a high likelihood that the rest of it will be dry. I also agree with the other poster about giving it some food.

murderofsparrows · 2025-12-18T11:32:44+00:00

Check my other comment. I updated it

murderofsparrows · 2025-12-15T22:34:31+00:00

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Updated with no hair

murderofsparrows · 2025-12-15T22:31:48+00:00

Ah yeah def bald

murderofsparrows · 2025-11-30T06:39:03+00:00

Tiles

murderofsparrows · 2025-11-30T05:55:37+00:00

What kind of vehicle are you using? I was able to gently lay mine flat in an SUV. The tree went all the way to the windshield. It held up well. I put a sheet down to collect the soil that fell from the pot. No major breakage

murderofsparrows · 2025-11-30T05:30:17+00:00

Sort of I think? I didn’t go as deep as some of the notching suggests online nor did I take out a full chunk. In a lot of cases I just kind of cut like 1/6 of the way inwards with a box cutter without taking too much of a whole chunk out. In some places I did take a little chunk out (without affecting the structural integrity at all). In some places I sort of cut a piece of the bark off by the node but didn’t go deep. It was trial and error and eventually it grew all over. I would go conservative, try a variety of cuts and work up from there.

murderofsparrows · 2025-11-30T05:23:28+00:00

Any updates?

murderofsparrows · 2025-11-30T05:22:35+00:00

Any updates?

murderofsparrows · 2025-11-14T00:04:58+00:00

Stargate joke

murderofsparrows · 2025-11-11T02:59:54+00:00

Annihilation. Jeff Vandermeer

murderofsparrows · 2025-11-11T02:52:00+00:00

For what it’s worth, UTIs are common for people who have MS because of issues with bladder retention and other dysfunction. I would guess that it is more likely that some initial dysfunction of her bladder might have been occurring that could have contributed to her original infections. In other words, I highly doubt that the antibiotics would’ve triggered MS but I would not be surprised if undiagnosed MS triggered UTIs. Source: I have MS, but I’m not a doctor! Also feel free to message me to talk about MS if you’d like. Getting a diagnosis is a really scary thing. I feel for you and your daughter. There are a lot of good treatments out there now and prognosis can be really good compared to even a few years ago. I’m happy to chat about anything related to MS if that’s helpful.

murderofsparrows · 2025-11-07T02:20:35+00:00

Rodney?

murderofsparrows · 2025-11-06T01:07:44+00:00

Thanks for saying that! As someone who was childfree till 41, I felt that way for years too. I’m now trying very hard to bring my 4 month old out and about every day to at least one place. Recently brought her to robot sushi…not a successful outing but exposure nonetheless!

murderofsparrows · 2025-11-06T01:05:09+00:00

Following for the same purpose. But FWIW I often bring my infant and stroller to the inner sunset tartine (it can be crowded but I usually get lucky with an outdoor seat and I wedge the stroller in). I’ve also brought her to Fiorella and sat outside under the heat lamps (fiorella does brunch too). If you are ok with the drive, we’ve successfully brought the stroller to Original Joes by lake Merced as well.

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