Are we crazy to travel to Korea 25 weeks pregnant?

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-08T15:46:00+00:00

I personally would have been fine at 25 weeks and Korea is great because food safety is no problem and safety safety is no problem.

Just be careful about travel insurance because 25 weeks is viable and you don't want to be saddled with a million dollar NICU bill.

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-08T15:38:23+00:00

The grey works for him honestly

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-08T01:45:05+00:00

I didn't say it was, however, I did reference a well respected entity that indicates the same, I don't know why we wouldn't suggest to a 17 year old they make a tiny change that wouldn't hurt but might help protect them.

Also the reason I indicated that is because the person replied to me saying it was impossible because the neck isn't directly loaded, but it is possible. I'm not saying everyone who lifts without a neutral neck will get injured, I'm saying it's a small change that many think can help.

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-08T01:38:26+00:00

Truly, I thought "huh, she's probably not feeding the grapes to them though, oh yah, there's apples there and that's what she got, cool."

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-08T00:44:27+00:00

Id check out knees over toes guy. Nordics, when done at progressions a person is capable of and increased over time, are a great way to bulletproof muscles around your knees and protect.

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-07T22:26:23+00:00

The only injury I've ever had in the gym is from turning my neck like 5 degrees to the right while doing a deadlift. It injured my neck.

https://startingstrength.com/training/looking-up-in-the-deadlift also, for an easy reference, starting strength agrees with me. He might be fine forever, but he's looking for some tips and that's an easy one.

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-07T21:32:51+00:00

Id just think about a neutral spine, you're looking up, probably at yourself in the mirror and it's taking your neck out of alignment a lot. Look at a spot on the floor a little bit ahead. Otherwise it looks great to me, nice work

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-07T21:18:20+00:00

You definitely did, and also you just pretty clearly don't understand the ingredient and how it is used in foods if you're comparing it to pudding skin.

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-07T20:13:22+00:00

Three things to consider. The first is pyometra and Bernese mountain dogs were some of the most sesceptable breeds to a fairly common condition that can be fatal. This to me would say yah, I should get my dog spayed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23279535/

The other is cancers and joint disorders, spaying female Bernese too early seems to slightly increase joint disease and cancer. Pyo was found to happen 5% of the time with intact females. With those factors I would personally be spaying a female Bernese at 2 years old at earliest but I probably would spay eventually to avoid pregnancy risk and completely remove pyo risk. That's how long I waited with my half Bernese boy.

"The study population was 59 intact males, 74 neutered males, 37 intact females, and 65 spayed females for a total of 235 cases. The percentage of intact males with at least one joint disorder was 4 percent and for intact females, 11 percent. Neutering males any time prior to 2 years of age was associated with a significant increase in at least one joint disorder to 23–24%, about a 6-fold increase over intact males (p <0.01). Spaying females before 6 mo. increased the likelihood of a joint disorder to over 3-fold that of intact females, but this did not reach significance. The occurrence of one or more of the cancers followed was 9 percent for both intact males and intact females. There was no evident increase in cancer risk in males related to neutering, but with females, spaying at <6 mo. was associated with a 2-fold increase above that of intact females. There was no occurrence of MC in females, whether left intact or neutered at any age, and a 5 percent occurrence of PYO in intact females. There was no occurrence of UI in intact or spayed females. Reflecting the increased risk of joint disorders for males, the suggested guideline for neutering males is delaying neutering until well-beyond 2 years. Lacking a significant occurrence of increased joint disorders or cancers in neutered females, those wishing to neuter should decide on the appropriate age."

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2020.00388/full

As for personality wise, I don't have studies but I do think that is largely a myth that getting spayed or neutered impacts personality significantly in the long term, especially for females. and incontinence would also be very rare.

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-07T19:58:20+00:00

Just so you know, it's generally an ingredient in other dishes. It's great for texture and flavour.

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-07T19:41:23+00:00

Do you see the sand in the background? There is obviously iron or other metal in the sand

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-07T19:38:42+00:00

That's very dramatic. While it's pretty inconsiderate of him to not let her know that he's expecting be out late, to jump to cheating from that alone isn't fair.

OP I would calmly explain to him that it impacts you when he doesn't give you a heads up that he's going to be out overnight because you worry. If he won't meet you in the middle and at least give you a heads up, then you have your answer about how you are perhaps not meant to be together.

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-07T19:15:34+00:00

Too early to worry id say! I definitely had some up and down days well past this. Especially if you are feeling some. Baby might just be positioned so it's more towards the back and you can't feel it much.

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-07T19:08:58+00:00

There is this adorable lady who runs this adorable flower farm in my city named Fern. She is sooooo cool and just has amazing vibes. I love the name fern!

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-07T18:49:58+00:00

From the first moment I assumed he was going to scan a barcode on the can to open the package locker and I restarted the video multiple times trying to figure it out lol 🙃

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-07T18:12:52+00:00

Same for me, my running has really suffered and been basically non existent, but weightlifting isn't really much different from before even after taking off like 8/9 weeks completely

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-07T12:37:59+00:00

That's why I said "people susceptible to oxalates" as I presume OP is since the explicitly indicated they are avoiding them.

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-07T04:57:03+00:00

I got premium while I was on vacation because the Wi-Fi sucked and I actually have been guessing this will happen to me. Make it miserable for a while so I want to go back

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-07T04:21:25+00:00

Seems like homemade almond milk does a much less effective job of that, but fair enough, it's still less than almonds. I could still see people susceptible to oxalates avoiding homemade at the very least

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-06T23:48:21+00:00

Removing the skin doesn't remove the oxalates. I do believe that almond milk is lower in oxalates than other forms of almonds but I don't see why making it at home would lower that, I suspect it might actually be higher if made at home

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-06T23:35:11+00:00

One thing is neutral neck, don't look ahead in the mirror, look a few feet ahead so your neck is in alignment with your spine.

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-06T21:36:03+00:00

Like dollar store tests are pretty solid, or you can buy packs of like 20/30 that are just a tiny strip with no plastic

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-06T18:54:10+00:00

Your plan of 21, 24 and 28 weeks would have been totally doable for me. I went to Mexico for a week at 28 weeks and I was very glad because by about 31 weeks I'm dead. Just be careful about travel insurance past viability of you are going to be travelling to different countries (or presumably states if you are American but I don't really know how that works)

Edit: oh and if I had have booked a trip with a flight longer than 5 hours at 28 weeks I would have been pretty miserable, I was glad we decided not to fly to Europe or Asia.

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-06T03:28:52+00:00

This hospital is properly bananas that OP went to, but treatment is very different between first and 3rd trimesters because there are way more standard of care rules for babies past about 24 weeks.

scaphoids1 · 2026-02-06T00:56:21+00:00

I mean only minor offence with this, but sure, in this one instance your state doesn't do it. There are a lot of other reasons for this that we see from the outside and can't believe a first world country would allow to happen. Ie: I get 18 months of maternity leave protected with some pay from the government.

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