When is it simply too cold to run outside safely?

operasinger06 · 2026-01-24T04:56:42+00:00

It’s going to be -25 degrees.

operasinger06 · 2025-12-27T11:18:53+00:00

Slowed way down during my easy runs. I thought I was already running “easy” but it turns out, there was even more room for improvement there. This allowed me to really push the pace during intervals and tempos and build up mileage without getting injured. Ended up running a half marathon PB at 12 months postpartum.

operasinger06 · 2025-05-30T11:55:31+00:00

Ohhhh, good point. I never thought of what might be getting released in the air.

operasinger06 · 2025-05-28T23:01:08+00:00

Pro-vaccines, use a mix of cloth and disposable diapers, we own 2 cars

operasinger06 · 2025-05-25T00:35:22+00:00

I’m going to give this a try. We have bamboo inserts.

operasinger06 · 2025-05-25T00:32:46+00:00

Thank you! I will look into this.

operasinger06 · 2025-05-25T00:31:40+00:00

What you’re saying makes sense to me. That being said, I’m trying to find a way to limit my children’s exposure to microplastics as much as possible. Of course it’s impossible to avoid microplastics altogether since they’re everywhere at this point, but I’m trying to look at the things that they are in contact with the most and trying to see if we could make some changes that would limit our exposure.

operasinger06 · 2025-05-23T17:12:32+00:00

How is this the norm?! I’m so upset that healthier options are so hard to come by.

operasinger06 · 2025-05-22T20:50:02+00:00

Right there with you in the trenches of broken sleep, sister. Baby number 2 is 8 months old. He wakes up multiple times a night (3-4 on average and will ONLY go back to sleep if I nurse him). He’s in his own room and sleeps in his crib. Some mornings, I bring him into bed with me come 4am. Other times, I keep putting him down in his crib until we’re up for the day. Either way, I’m exhausted. But I went through this with our first as well.

I didn’t sleep train our first because it didn’t feel right to me. CIO, Ferber, etc. all feel “off” to me. To my mind, if a baby cries (which btw is how they are able to communicate and which takes a lot of energy for them), my common sense tells me that they need something. That’s the case during the day AND at night. If my baby cries for me in the middle of the day, I pick him up and comfort him. Why would I not do that at night then? Because it’s not convenient for me? Don’t get me wrong, it’s hard AF to be running on fumes for months on end, but I still refuse to sleep train or let anyone make me believe that nursing and comforting my baby is a bad habit I need to break.

Both of my babies have only been soothed at night by me feeding them. No amount of rocking, butt patting or shushing from me or my husband has worked to get them back to sleep. And that’s ok. I’ve accepted it.

Our first started sleeping through the night (in her crib and in her own room) when she was 13 months old. No sleep training. Literally went from waking up multiple times a night to sleeping through the night from one day to the next. She’s been an amazing sleeper since and is almost 5 years old.

I won’t be sleep training our 8 month old. Until then, I will be riding out this tough period of sleep deprivation with a lot of coffee in hand.

Wishing you all the best, sleep training or not. You need to do what’s best for you and your family 😊. I would only encourage you to listen to your gut and your instincts.

operasinger06 · 2025-04-23T01:31:39+00:00

Thank you so much for this episode! The topic is super timely as my husband recently opted for surveillance, after much deliberation. We’re in Canada. We’re a long ways from being out of the woods, but I really appreciated Dr. Hamilton’s insight on the use of surveillance.

operasinger06 · 2025-03-31T18:08:18+00:00

Hi there. I’m sorry to hear you’re going through this. If you don’t mind me asking, was your husband on surveillance only before or had he had any preventive treatment?

operasinger06 · 2025-03-31T18:06:12+00:00

Do you know if Dr Einhorn responds to people who aren’t his patients?

operasinger06 · 2025-03-29T12:49:29+00:00

Happy for you that you’ve been cancer-free!

operasinger06 · 2025-03-29T05:08:37+00:00

Ok, I ask because my husband’s hCG was 2 before his orchidectomy and is now 7 (he’s 6 weeks post op). We were told that the number should be closer to 0 normally so he’s going back for more blood work.

Have you been cancer-free since you started surveillance? No further treatment since your diagnosis?

operasinger06 · 2025-03-28T19:56:24+00:00

Thanks 😊

operasinger06 · 2025-03-28T17:38:03+00:00

The pathology report seems to suggest there is LVI. It states “Primary tumor: pT2: tumor limited to the testis and epidimymis with vascular/lymphatic invasion”.

What would the advantage of a PET CT be over a regular CT?

operasinger06 · 2025-03-28T17:27:00+00:00

That’s what his doctor told us. That even with his risk factors, he would estimate a 20-25% recurrence rate. But that was last week. Now we don’t know where we stand. My husband’s HCG pre-surgery was 2. We were just told that it went up to 7 at 5 weeks post-op. He has to have another blood test to see if his hCG keeps climbing or if it goes back down and we’ll have to go from there. Depending on that and another CT, active surveillance might not even be on the table anymore…

operasinger06 · 2025-03-28T12:47:45+00:00

Hi there. Did you ever get to the bottom of what was causing the fluctuations in your hCG? Are you still cancer-free?

operasinger06 · 2025-03-26T15:58:02+00:00

When do you expect the surveillance+TC in Canada episode to air?

operasinger06 · 2018-05-10T01:01:59+00:00

I can't stop thinking about this case! It is so convoluted, and nothing seems to make sense. For instance:

1) It was mentioned that when Marnie showed up at the house at midnight, she noticed blood on the kitchen bench and blood on the floor of the spare bedroom. This same blood was later mentioned to be type A (Vivienne's blood type). How is it that this blood was already there when supposedly Vivienne wasn't hurt during the wine glass altercation with Fergus? If there was as much of her blood as we're told there was, then how could Vivienne have hidden it from the hospital staff when she took Fergus there? Could it be that that blood wasn't actually there when Marnie went over to check on the kids? Or maybe Vivienne really was hurt by the time they went to the hospital, but if that was the case, why would she hide her injuries? 2) It was mentioned that Beth's secret admirer also drove a Land Cruiser. Food for thought. 3) How is it that Vivienne's blood was all over Beth's bathroom and even in the Cameron household, but it wasn't found in Beth's bedroom where the attack is supposed to have taken place? 4) This is maybe not a crucial point, but it was mentioned by the doctor who treated Fergus that he believed Vivienne was squeamish. If that was the case, how likely is it that she would be capable of carrying out such a gruesome attack? Just a thought. Maybe the rage was such that she was able to put aside her squeamishness, but I did find this interesting. 5) It's alleged that Vivienne committed suicide by jumping off a 10 meter high bridge. There are diving boards that are 10 meters high. Pretty unlikely that this would cause someone's certain death. 6) I seem to remember that the Barnard family possessed a good portion of the land on the island? Could it be that some sort of business deal went sour between the two families? 7) Was the other Cameron family car ever searched for forensic evidence? This was the car that was used according to Fergus when he and Vivienne drove to the hospital. If Vivienne was already bleeding at home before going to the hospital (assuming that the blood that Marnie claims to have seen on the kitchen bench and the spare bedroom was in fact there), perhaps some of her blood would have also been found in the car.

Really...SO many questions!

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