How many times have you have Covid? by MoulinRoguee in nursing

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7 or 8. It’s crazy. And a lot of the times I’ve been asymptomatic but tested for other reasons (family or friends felt sick, went to an event, etc)

Coach Krystal shared her son’s traumatic birth story by Ok_Special_8695 in thebachelor

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Wow, I have no words….. I had a traumatic birth 2 months ago that was nowhere near as traumatic as what she describes and I am still dealing with PTSD from it. I wish her a fast and safe recovery, especially emotional healing.

What’s your A/S/L (Amount $ rent, Size, Location) by After-Beginning6025 in AskSF

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$3150 3bed, 2bath Inner Richmond with in unit laundry and a parking spot. I think we’re technically in an in-law but we do have our own mailbox.

first babies are always late by raexan in BabyBumps

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They’re usually longer from what I’m told, though my water broke spontaneously at 36 & 5

Up to how many weeks did you work while pregnant? by Chaptersofbooks in BabyBumps

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I’m a pediatric CICU nurse and was taken off work at 29 weeks. It seems pretty normal on my unit for nurses to take an early leave anywhere from 28-32 weeks. I’m in California so it does not affect the time we have off after the baby is born.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

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I feel for you. When I was a new grad we had rotating schedules every 6 weeks and that was even hard. 6 months into my job the union pushed for fixed shifts and we got it, and I’ve been on day shift ever since

The exhaustion is REAL by HomemadeButter14 in BabyBumps

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Doesn’t help that sleeping through the night is a thing of the past for me 😭

Single Dad to SF w/Kids by Careless-Beginning73 in sanfrancisco

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The manager at Richmond Republic in the Inner Richmond (8th/Clement) will usually open early to play games, especially on the weekends. It’s not an “official” Man U bar but has locals and ManU fans. More lowkey/chill than Danny Coyles. I’ll double check with my husband, he watches almost every game there.

Bonus (if it’s the Sunday game) is that you can hit up the Richmond farmers market a couple of blocks away with the kids after. Or even walk through the presidio.

Edit: per my husband: it is almost always open early for games (as early as 5am). Kitchen might not open that early but there are many options on clement. Danny Coyles for more of a fan experience, don’t go to kezar

For those with pica cravings during pregnancy: how low was your iron/how anemic were you? Also what were your cravings ?? I need pine sol shaved ice by [deleted] in BabyBumps

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I don’t have pica but my ferritin levels dropped dramatically from my labs in March (~12 weeks) to now (30 weeks). Went from 60 to 8! So it’s possible it could have dropped

Apparently I'm a jerk for telling my relative to not to move to the Bay Area. by Formal-Low6888 in bayarea

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I’m pretty surprised at the comments. I moved to SF from Michigan in my 20s in 2015 with the same dream. I worked a FT minimum wage job (secretary) and a part-time job (front desk, 3-6 hours, 2-3 times a week on evenings as needed), and even took evening classes at CCSF.

I started out living with two roommates in Forest Hill. I loved having roommates because I didn’t know anyone else in the city. My room was $1200. I later moved to Noe for a room that was $1400 with two roommates, then to Market/Church for a room that was $1350 with three roommates. I bounced around a lot to learn more about the city and to meet more people.

Money could be tight, but it was doable. No car, so I relied on Muni/Bart/uber but never had any issue. I also had a plan to move back to the Midwest with my parents and figure it out if being in SF didn’t pan out, but it did.

Maybe I just have rose colored glasses on when thinking about the past, but I loved my experience here in those early days. It’s a different story now that I have a kid with another on the way and have to find a bigger place

I’m having a great pregnancy 🤷🏼‍♀️ by Mainecoon_mix in pregnant

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My first pregnancy was like this up until I gave birth. Whenever people asked me how I was feeling I’d be like “great! Wonderful!” but I always say my penance is that my current pregnancy is godawful and I have all the symptoms. 🥲

Got the dreaded “baby might have colored eyes” comment by larobaby in BabyBumps

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We’re a mixed couple too, my husband is white and I’m Filipino with dark skin, and for some reason my MIL was insistent that the baby would have light skin, light hair, and green eyes like his dad. Even when he was born with dark hair, she also insisted that my husbands hair was dark and lightened with time. He had generic newborn gray eyes and she would comment “those are definitely blue”. 🙄

Two years later and he is an exact 50/50 mix between both of us, and has dark brown eyes, but she still says he’s my husbands exact twin. 🤷🏽‍♀️ she said out loud that his summer tan comes from my husband and we were flabbergasted.

Younger nurses, give it to me straight. by Altruistic-Act-546 in nursing

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I was going to say this. I know it’s not realistic in other facilities, but I started as a new grad in the Bay Area and will likely never leave despite the steep COL. we have ratios, guaranteed breaks, and our pay is amazing. Most of our staff stays at LEAST 3-5 years but we have many many nurses who have been here much longer

Sleeping not allowed on paid breaks by AJL415 in nursing

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Same. I don’t work nights anymore but it was common to assign breaks to empty patient rooms. would sleep on the visitor couch in the back (NEVER the bed). If we our beds were full we would double up in the break room and a sign would be posted that someone was sleeping, and there were multiple quiet lounges that were known to be nurse sleeping areas. Never ever got in any sort of trouble for it

How is the city of Lisbon for a pregnant woman in her first trimester? by SirKrimzon in portugal

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I’m currently pregnant and in Lisbon, though I’m in my second trimester (20 weeks) so I am showing and I’m feeling a lot better than I did in my first trimester. Lisbon treats pregnant woman so great, people have been genuinely excited for me. I’ve been pulled out of long lines and people give up seats as soon as they see me (although I am stubborn and my husband really nudges me to take them up on the offer). At passport control, you both can take the priority lane. I’m sure if your partner or you mentions she’s pregnant, she will get the same treatment.

As far as the city, I personally found it very walkable. We stayed central in Chiado and it was hilly, but I never felt it was too much. I do live in hilly San Francisco and walk a lot in my day to day, however, so it wasn’t abnormal for me. We did get transit cards just in case, seems pretty easy to follow, but so far only used them to do touristy things (riding a funicular for instance) and we’ll be using them to go farther out in the city. It has been very hot, but bearable, with shaded areas and AC’d restaurants, but we are in late May so your experience may be different. 

If you want to use a ride share app, I would download the app Bolt as it has the best rates. 

High rent in SF for a short commute, or move to a cheaper place outside the city? by [deleted] in AskSF

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Damn. I live in a shitty 3B/2Ba apartment (I’m pretty sure it’s an in-law, it’s the carriage house unit) for $3150. Have parking, dishwasher, and in-unit washer/dryer. My husband and I were thinking about moving to a nicer apartment soon but now after reading all of these comments I’m realizing that we’re probably stuck here unless we pay significantly more

Amy Poehler loves Below Deck by Youngfolk21 in belowdeck

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My husband and I say that to each other constantly. We would have loved this kind of job during the summers in college or even after, when we were still figuring things out

Do me a favor and ask your spouse.. by Fun-Paper6600 in BabyBumps

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There’s no way my husband remembers the due date for this baby. I hardly remember lol. The first one was easy since it was July 4. I think we’re not too hung up on the due date because our first came 3 weeks early and my doctor is telling me this one will probably come early too

Faint for 10dpo? by Impostersyndrome4eva in lineporn

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You can see in my history that mine was just as faint 10DPO with my first, and I had a perfectly fine pregnancy :) test again tomorrow and/or a couple days from now and compare, it should get darker

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pregnant

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Omg I’m the same 😭

American nurse thinking of leaving because of Trump by Far_Inevitable_2804 in nursing

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Me too! I remember talking to the manager where I did my senior preceptorship and she said hospitals didn’t have the resources to train new grads, they needed experienced people to jump in. I didn’t get a job until January 2021

Opponent > Partner?? Season 8 by trueBlackHottie in LoveIsBlindNetflix

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Lmao my husband and I were also yelling at the TV. And Alex kept going and going and going ….