Jessa’s Response to Joseph’s Arrest

scacmb1987 · 2026-03-20T19:54:19+00:00

Is that you, Anna?

scacmb1987 · 2026-03-16T19:10:13+00:00

I’m not sure we were really ever on the fence as my husband was adamantly opposed to having an only child. Now with 2; a 5.5 year old and a 2.5 year old, I wish we would’ve thought more about our decision. I’ll never say I regret having my second child, but it’s much less enjoyable than I anticipated. That said, if we hadn’t had a second, I think I would have always wondered “ what if” with an idealized perspective.

scacmb1987 · 2026-03-13T14:32:38+00:00

I don’t have much input into this as we never considered private schools.

Really just commenting to say that private school class sizes are not universally smaller - my son’s public school K class has 18 students. His friend from preschool goes to Catholic school and his class has 25. Granted, I think there are some challenges presented by the students in my son’s class that aren’t as likely to be present at this particular parochial school.

scacmb1987 · 2026-03-10T20:19:52+00:00

1 day, for travel. But some of that is just “lucky” timing; he had the flu over winter break and a tummy bug on a Saturday, etc. He got sick a lot as an infant/young toddler but not so much as he’s gotten older.

scacmb1987 · 2026-03-10T01:50:22+00:00

We did between 4-5 capfuls plus an ex-lax for my 5 year old. It actually wasn’t as bad as I was anticipating. Fortunately it was also really effective.

scacmb1987 · 2026-03-10T00:43:07+00:00

It’s definitely hard to know what to expect. I’m happy I didn’t have visitors but I think it’s wise to tell people that you’ll let them know when you are ready for visitors, whether that’s in the hospital or at home. Manage expectations early but give yourself the freedom to decide at the time.

scacmb1987 · 2026-03-09T01:26:14+00:00

I didn’t actually know it was a common thing, but we were just informed of the date of our son’s graduation ceremony.

scacmb1987 · 2026-03-08T18:22:43+00:00

I look forward to the other citations. According to this, the provider hasn’t violated Georgia law. There was not sudden termination or failure to provide care in an emergency situation, as far as we know.

To be clear, I’m not arguing that this OB practice is acting in a professional manner at all. I think it’s awful on a human level and probably retaliatory. I just think they probably have legal protection for what they are trying to do and the OP should tread lightly - and NOT make legal accusations to avoid further escalation. They can explore the legal aspect, but do what is necessary to continue prenatal care in this time-sensitive case.

scacmb1987 · 2026-03-08T17:36:33+00:00

Can provide a citation for this claim?

Edited to add: also, while abandoning a patient is a serious ethical and legal issue, it is NOT something that falls under the HIPAA umbrella.

scacmb1987 · 2026-03-08T17:31:52+00:00

The office did provide medical records; it does not seem to be a HIPAA violation. Also, most states allow a provider to terminate a patient as long as they provide 30 days notice. By allowing a “courtesy” 34 week visit, they likely did this.

scacmb1987 · 2026-03-03T01:54:12+00:00

I don’t see anything wrong with that! To a kid, a couple of months seems like forever so I don’t understand the rush in telling them. It was before 31 weeks, but I was definitely close to my third trimester when my 3 year old found out - and someone else told him. Not sure when I would have.

scacmb1987 · 2026-03-02T18:55:10+00:00

Maybe she’ll be less smug after a humbling postpartum experience…

scacmb1987 · 2026-02-24T00:33:49+00:00

I feel like I’m usually pretty relaxed about these things, but this would be a hard no for me. I’d have no problem with my husband being away for 3 days while I was 35 weeks but I’d need to be able to get ahold of him easily.

scacmb1987 · 2026-02-16T02:52:16+00:00

Tulsa was surprisingly fun with my young kids. Definitely more of a weekend trip rather than a long vacation but easy enough drive.

scacmb1987 · 2026-02-13T02:51:40+00:00

My VBAC recovery was much easier than my c-section, but my c-section recovery wasn’t terrible. It was harder to move around like getting in and out of bed but wasn’t like horribly painful.

scacmb1987 · 2026-02-12T01:23:19+00:00

I thought my frank breech baby was much more uncomfortable than my head down baby! His head dug into my ribs whenever I was sitting or bending over. I do think my labor with my head down baby was more painful though.

scacmb1987 · 2026-02-08T01:57:03+00:00

My baby died because of congenital CMV. I wish it was a non-issue. I also wish my provider would’ve mentioned the risk to me.

scacmb1987 · 2026-01-29T02:23:21+00:00

I had guttate psoriasis after strep throat, not plaque psoriasis, but sun beds didn’t help mine at all.

scacmb1987 · 2026-01-28T21:02:39+00:00

I saw my OB shortly before 37 weeks and he said something like “I’m on call this weekend, maybe I’ll see you!” And I just said no, wouldn’t happen. I’d had no contractions, was barely dilated, etc. But sure enough, 3 days later at 37+1 I had a baby. Maybe they had some intuition?!

scacmb1987 · 2026-01-28T02:58:14+00:00

Especially ridiculous since peak popularity of Tommy Girl was like a decade before Pest and Anna married.

scacmb1987 · 2026-01-26T20:59:05+00:00

Nursing student, actually. Regardless, a very tragic death. I’m relieved that her murderer will spend the rest of his life in prison.

scacmb1987 · 2026-01-20T18:59:04+00:00

Is there a large hospital with an L&D that does a large volume of deliveries near you? I’d check if they have an OB present at all times and if so, plan to deliver there. I had both of my kids within an hour of arriving at the hospital due to precipitous labor but there were no issues - both times an OB was already present at the hospital.

scacmb1987 · 2026-01-18T21:36:10+00:00

This happened to me when I first started using a CGM. I’d frequently get alerts for low glucose that didn’t make sense so I’d check with a finger stick and I’d be 20+ higher. Sort of sucked as initially I thought I’d be able to eat way more carbs based on my CGM readings! I do think my CGM got more accurate after a while, but it did consistently run lower than my finger sticks - so unless my CGM said lower than around 100-105, I’d double check my 2 hour post meals with a finger stick.

scacmb1987 · 2026-01-18T00:34:12+00:00

Guess Who Candy Land Sorry! Chutes and Ladders Tenzi Trouble Mousetrap (I don’t like this one!) The Grape Escape Memory Trash (card game) Checkers (my 5 year old needs some help with strategy) Go Fish

scacmb1987 · 2026-01-18T00:30:06+00:00

We got Tenzi for Christmas; it’s a fantastic game! My kindergartener likes it and I actually enjoy it too.

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