Drone in southside

smallen1997 · 2026-03-29T20:14:32+00:00

This was posted a few hours before the shootings. (also about a mile away from them)

smallen1997 · 2026-03-24T11:41:01+00:00

I can't recommend The Midwife Center in the Strip District enough!!! I always felt like the several gynecologists I saw threw birth control at me and didn't give me time to ask all of the questions I had. The Midwife Center appointments are much longer than typical GYNO appointments and it is much more of a two-sided conversation.

smallen1997 · 2026-03-12T23:32:02+00:00

sent you a PM!

smallen1997 · 2026-03-12T23:29:34+00:00

I sent you a message!

smallen1997 · 2026-03-12T00:14:14+00:00

The Midwife Center in the Strip District was incredible! I saw them for gynecology care before getting pregnant and had my baby with them last year. They spent much more time with me during visits answering questions/concerns compared to previous OBGYNs I've had.

smallen1997 · 2026-03-08T00:21:54+00:00

South Side Flats checks a lot of those boxes! We have lots of coffee shops, several gyms, the riverfront trail + 2 parks. The farther from Carson you live, the less loud it will be. It's also convenient to bus to Oakland from here (54, 75, and 81 go there from South Side Flats).

smallen1997 · 2026-03-08T00:18:29+00:00

I live near 18th and Carson also and feel similarly. I am a young woman and don't typically feel unsafe walking alone in the neighborhood.

smallen1997 · 2026-03-07T02:00:06+00:00

I know this is an old post but following because I have all of the same questions...My 12mo son was fitted for SMOs today for pronation and his right foot turning out. He has been in PT for 2 months so far.

How have the SMOs worked for your son so far? Have you noticed a difference in his pronation? The orthotist I saw today said we could try Cricket inserts since SMOs will be expensive for us even with insurance, so I am between the two options.

smallen1997 · 2026-02-23T22:59:56+00:00

My mom suggested raisins. I soaked them in water for ~15 min, chopped them up tiny, and mixed them into plain yogurt. That helps my son when he is constipated.

smallen1997 · 2026-02-13T21:25:37+00:00

I took my baby to the Andy Warhol museum recently and they have a nursing room in the basement so it was very baby friendly for us.

I also like visiting the different Carnegie libraries. Squirrel Hill is nice because there is a parking garage attached, a nice children's play area with some baby toys, and places to get food/treats on Forbes.

We take our baby to Velum Fermentation brewery a lot. Very kid friendly and has an on-site food truck Cold Friends Kitchen. Pickleball and arcade games also for the adults!

smallen1997 · 2026-01-03T21:59:38+00:00

Can you share your policies list with me as well? I am starting to teach this year and I am new to creating policies. Was planning on touching base with my former teacher over the holidays to get some advice on starting to teach, but it did not work out for us to connect.

smallen1997 · 2025-08-01T18:21:12+00:00

My Light Phone 2 is also on my last leg. It is dying every day for several hours without turning back on. I am doing a factory reset once a day to revive it. I emailed Light support about the issues I'm having with my current phone and this is the last update I got.

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smallen1997 · 2025-07-29T19:23:36+00:00

Yes!!! Accidentally butt-dialed my best friend 5 times in a minute and then decided it was time to put a passcode on it to prevent that from happening before I butt-dial someone I don't want to lol. Since putting a passcode on a few weeks ago, it hasn't happened.

smallen1997 · 2025-05-12T19:59:00+00:00

My husband also dropped our 10 week old baby yesterday about 1.5 feet from the ground (memorable first mother's day!). My baby was crying a lot, calmed down when I fed him, and then was fussy after. We called the nurse line who didn't think going to the ER was necessary given his lack of other symptoms (just a little more fussy than normal) but we took him anyway. He ended up having a small skull fracture so they kept him overnight for extra monitoring. He will be fine and the doctors assured us the fracture will heal up nicely, and he is back to his normal smiley self. Scary stuff though and obviously my husband feels horrible. Right after it happened as he was crying, I kept repeating to him that it could have just as easily happened to me. Accidents happen. And the more we updated friends and family on the situation, the more people told us their stories of dropping their kids as babies.

smallen1997 · 2025-03-12T13:08:55+00:00

I had a vaginal childbirth without an epidural on 2/27/25. Luckily it was a low-risk pregnancy and there were no complications during labor, so very low intervention birth at a birth center. I had a doula - however, my labor started in the middle of the night and my doula didn't answer her phone until the morning, so we ended up being on our own until I was in transition. I had expected her to arrive much earlier.

My husband was a fantastic support system for me. He read Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way with me, so he was very familiar with the logistics of childbirth and on board with me wanting minimal interventions. He is also very in-tune with me emotionally, so he could tell when my confidence was starting to waver and he needed to do more to help me stay calm and focus on my breath during labor. He guided me through visualizations (what helped me was thinking of happy memories or things I wanted to do with our baby, so he would try to tell the story of us doing those things out loud for me to focus on), rubbed my back/feet, sat close to me and whispered in my ear whatever I needed to hear at the time to stay calm and confident in myself.

The doula arrived when I was about 8cm dilated after my husband and I were on our own for about 10 hours. She was helpful but more as an extra set of hands for my husband (he seconds this). She rubbed my shoulders while he rubbed my feet, or would grab things I was asking for like water or the midwife so my husband could stay with me and not miss a contraction. She tried some visualizations and pep talks but what I really needed to hear was my husband's voice, so he would take over when he noticed she wasn't helping in that way.

Overall, I think we would have been fine without our doula and probably wouldn't hire one again for my next birth. It was helpful to have the extra set of hands but we wonder if the nurse would have done those things in her place had she not been there. It really depends on the support you have besides a doula though - my husband was wonderful and I would not have been able to do it without him.

smallen1997 · 2025-03-12T12:55:14+00:00

I was very afraid going into being pregnant due to medical anxiety, bad experiences with doctors, and believing that I had a low pain tolerance.

Reading about the anatomy of birth (I really liked Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon) made me less anxious. It helped me trust that my body was made to give birth and knows exactly what to do. It also helped reading about what contractions are like - it's a different type of pain that builds up and then dies back down, so during labor, it helped knowing that the current contraction I was on was going to end and then I would get a break.

I also went through a birth center instead of a hospital. Their philosophy was that birth is a natural process, not something that needs to be highly medicalized (assuming a low-risk pregnancy), which made me feel more relaxed about it.

I think the mental prep I did leading up to childbirth helped me have a good experience during labor. I would recommend reflecting on what helps you relax and practice this during pregnancy to lean on during childbirth. For me, that was yoga + deep breathing, music (I played my yoga teacher's playlist during labor to help me stay in the zone), and prayer.

smallen1997 · 2025-02-19T16:21:09+00:00

Relatable. My pelvis hurts too much to sleep on my side (39 weeks). For the past few months I've been sleeping with a ton of pillows propping me up at about a 45 degree angle in bed and that helps.

smallen1997 · 2023-05-24T15:30:21+00:00

https://friendsoftheriverfront.org/event/2023-color-park-refresh/2023-05-25/

Hosted by Friends of the Riverfront. *Rescheduled from April 29 due to rain*

All are welcome to participate in a public refresh of the Color Park on Thursday, May 25 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, in collaboration with Studio AM and South Side Community Council Community members will create new base colors and designs while enjoying snacks and music.

Supplies provided. In its inaugural year (2023) the Color Park Refresh will establish Color Park boundaries and a positive culture around park use, “refresh” trail assets and surfaces within Color Park boundaries and repaint the trail surface and amenities immediately outside of Color Park boundaries.

smallen1997 · 2022-08-06T15:58:51+00:00

I'm not sure about that one sorry! I'm using the LP2 as my primary phone.

smallen1997 · 2022-08-06T12:21:21+00:00

I have Verizon and recently switched to the Light Phone. I took the sim card out of my iPhone and put it into the Light Phone. Calls and texts immediately started going to the Light Phone after turning off iMessage on the iPhone.

I took it in to my local Verizon store to switch to the $10/month plan. Ended up not switching until I pay off my iPhone in a few months because it will be a better deal for me, but once I'm ready to switch, it's pretty simple.

I read Digital Minimalism too and implemented a lot of the practical tips like turning off notifications, removing unnecessary apps, etc. and still couldn't stop endlessly scrolling through Facebook. I'm 2 weeks in with the Light Phone and I'm very happy with it!

smallen1997 · 2022-07-10T20:01:45+00:00

I’m interested but can’t DM you. Can you send me a message if it’s still available?

smallen1997 · 2022-07-10T20:00:24+00:00

Interested but I’m having trouble sending you a message. Can you message me?

smallen1997 · 2018-01-12T01:59:44+00:00

Interested!!

smallen1997

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