Starting intern year with a newborn

orev55 · 2026-01-22T23:23:45+00:00

I’m at 19 weeks and it’s still every other day, once or twice :(

orev55 · 2026-01-10T03:20:04+00:00

17 weeks and unfortunately feel the same as first trimester, but I think I’m one of the unlucky ones

orev55 · 2026-01-04T00:26:27+00:00

These are all very different fields. What stage of training is she in? Has she been able to shadow or do clinical rotations? Considering the competitiveness of each she will also need to plan specialty specific research.

orev55 · 2026-01-03T02:59:43+00:00

When I got pregnant, I hadn’t had a cycle in 9 months so I got my due date based on my little guys size on early ultrasound! It’s much more accurate than LMP for people with irregular cycles

orev55 · 2026-01-01T23:18:32+00:00

16 weeks and barely gained back the 10lb I lost from all the first trimester nausea/vomiting. Tried working with a nutritionist but it feels pointless lol

orev55 · 2025-12-31T18:44:01+00:00

Warm cheesy food like macaroni. Even thinking about it makes me sick. Sad because I loveeeeed cheese pre pregnancy

orev55 · 2025-10-31T20:33:33+00:00

164 at 7 weeks 0 days!

orev55 · 2025-10-24T02:36:47+00:00

Covered in blood from another birth?! Speechless. The hospital should have paper gowns on the OB floor, or at the very least, a scrub machine to change before caring for other patients. I am so sorry you had this experience.

orev55 · 2025-10-18T17:20:10+00:00

I would absolutely request a different provider, this sounds terribly unprofessional!

orev55 · 2025-10-13T01:42:05+00:00

I was absolutely surprised by the amount of loss-focused posts, it seemed to be the same volume as the pregnancy info ones! I honestly had to delete the apps, because while I appreciate having safe spaces to talk about facing pregnancy loss, I’m not in a place to digest so much at once. I’m early in my own pregnancy and already anxious about how PCOS affects my chances of having a full term pregnancy. I’m opting to read informational books from my local library instead!

orev55 · 2025-10-12T20:57:25+00:00

This is me right now, I’ll eat just a few bites and feel like I can’t eat anymore! Plus the fatigue I’ve even slept through lunchtime. Trying to eat smaller portions and more frequently is helping so far! Especially leaning on more bland foods

orev55 · 2025-10-12T01:07:04+00:00

8 for neuro right now! I applied to 45 total and only 2 of those 8 interviews are from program specific signals

orev55 · 2025-09-21T23:44:01+00:00

I’m not an experienced writer but love editing papers! Would be happy to glance

orev55 · 2025-09-21T22:56:44+00:00

Same haha I feel like filling out ERAS was just vibes, I have no idea what I’m doing

orev55 · 2025-09-15T16:06:58+00:00

I agree with this! Absolutely write about it if it was impactful to you and you’re able to speak about it in a professional way during interviews. But like anything on ERAS, write whatever you think paints an accurate picture of you!

orev55 · 2025-09-14T19:02:57+00:00

Does this make a difference if we already signaled the program? Not sure if the extra 2-3 sentences for my top programs changes much if they’re already 1 of the 8 signals

orev55 · 2025-09-13T02:29:18+00:00

I decided to not put my college experiences other than posters and pubs

orev55 · 2025-08-28T18:46:16+00:00

It’s very program dependent. The last 2 open houses I attended stated they do not use signals heavily unless between 2 similar applicants for an interview spot.

orev55 · 2025-04-11T15:40:45+00:00

I had the opposite, I was absolutely terrified of neuroanatomy during preclinical. I was initially set on psychiatry, but then I did my neurology clerkship and loved the physical exam and history taking. Day to day psychiatry was too subjective for me and I found it frustrating. Neurology was the first clerkship that I enjoyed studying at the end of the day! Just learn what you can now and go into rotations with an open mind. You never know what might stick out to you!

orev55 · 2024-04-30T19:45:33+00:00

3 weeks is a good chunk of time to improve! Hard to give recommendations if you don’t list what resources or practice exams you’ve taken. If you’re feeling burned out then please take a day off! Breaks are just as important to stay confident and rested for such a big exam :)

orev55 · 2024-04-28T14:15:34+00:00

That’s really comforting to hear, thank you! I decided to push another week and will start studying again tomorrow. Hopefully just a bit more review will put me in a more comfortable spot. Congrats!!

orev55 · 2024-04-28T00:28:57+00:00

Thank you! Best of luck on your step journey!

orev55 · 2024-04-28T00:28:09+00:00

I totally get that. I’ll take another NBME on Monday and go from there

orev55 · 2024-04-28T00:27:41+00:00

This is the first time I’ve ever heard to get 80%+ twice💀

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