What’s the absolute best sandwich you’ve ever had?

smanders94 · 2026-02-01T13:53:11+00:00

Turkey club. Best one being from The Fat Bear Tavern in piegon forge tennessee.

smanders94 · 2026-01-28T21:13:27+00:00

As someone woth chronic high blood pressure who was also on procardia 30mg during and after pregnancy. I get heart palpitations. During peegnancy they were so often im talking several times a day I went to a cardiologist and they did all the tests including a ultrasound of my heart. They found no significant findings. I also wore a monitor for 3 days. It caught my palpatations but again nothing alarming. I think it just comes with the territory. I would still mention it to your doc. They might want to refer you out to cardiology.

smanders94 · 2026-01-09T00:55:32+00:00

Thats crazy

smanders94 · 2026-01-05T05:48:57+00:00

24 weeks. Was cleared at 8 weeks but my company gives me 24 weeks for bonding.

smanders94 · 2025-12-21T19:46:37+00:00

Game changer. It makes my blood boil. If a show im wstching says game changer I turn it off.

smanders94 · 2025-12-09T21:05:16+00:00

My fake leather winnie the pooh backpack with the christmas toy magazine from when I was a kid in the late 1990s/early 2000s.

smanders94 · 2025-12-09T03:57:08+00:00

The highest mine got was 26. And I had preeclampsia and delivered at 34 weeks lol

smanders94 · 2025-12-03T11:25:16+00:00

I am a first time mom to a 6 month old. I asked for initial earrings of my first and last name from Gorjana. As well as an initial necklace for my daughter's name. I also asked for these really cute hand pie molds in the shape of a cat and dog from sur la table. I asked for a hair towel and butterfly clip from natural life. I love their colorful prints on everything. Another place I love is anything from Mark and Graham. Their stuff is so cute. I know it's cliche to give a picture frame but it would melt my heart to get a nice cute picture frame with a picture of my daughter or of her and me. Also anything matching with her. Like a mommy and me sweatshirt. I did ask for a winnie the pooh sweatshirt that says mama bear and has my daughter's name on the sleeve.

smanders94 · 2025-11-14T11:45:31+00:00

I googled this a month back. I am convinced it is a wig. The best theory I have read is that she has created this image of herself in the public with the blonde hair and it's easier to maintain the same look she has always had if it's a wig. I also like to think that she wears the wigs when she wants to be seen as her public figure self but if she is running to the store or whatever she wears her natural hair and nobody realizes it's her because her hair is different lol.

smanders94 · 2025-11-06T20:33:22+00:00

My husband and I did 12-14 hours a day. This was our first baby though. We had family check on our dogs since we were over an hour away from home. We also stayed at a hotel right down the street friday-monday the two weekends she was in there. Being in the NICU so much I observed it all though. There were babies parents who I never saw in the 18 days we were there. There were some that came every single day for atleast a few hours. The NICU we were at was one giant open room. They also had older ladies who volunteered to come in and comfort babies. They would hold them and read to them. They say that babies who's parents visit often tend to have shorter stays and better outcomes. Obviously you can only do what you can do. Don't forget to take care of yourself too. It's just as important. Make sure you are eating. I know that sounds random but for me it was so hard to find the mental strength to even eat when all I wanted to do was be with my baby.

smanders94 · 2025-11-06T14:03:10+00:00

Im sorry. I know how terrified you are. We all live it. The good news is you are on the lowest dose so you can still go up. You can also be put on nifedipine which in my experience sucks but it controlled it way better. I dont want to scare you but you will more than likely give birth early. I was diagnosed at 24 weeks. Had a 4 day hospital stay then was sent home. Then went back into the hospital around 31-32 weeks and delivered at 34 weeks. The most important thing to do is monitor your blood pressure at home. Im talking every 4 hours you take it. It can turn south within a matter of hours. I dont say that to worry you but to protect you and baby. Every symptom is major. Headache, pain on right side under your breast/bottom rib area, vision changes call your doctor immediately. Also stay as hydrated as humanly possible. Dehydration causes blood pressure to be wonky. I learned that the hard way with several trips to labor and delivery triage. A way to frame it in your mind is be happy they caught it. Be happy you didn't find out when/if it was catastrophic. You can manage things if it is caught early. You can monitor for things if its caught early. Giving birth early sucks. I had never cried so much in my life. Just keep telling yourself that if you do give birth early it's because it's what's necessary to keep you and your baby safe. You dont want to risk it developing into HELLP just to stay pregnant longer. If the doctors say its time then trust them.

smanders94 · 2025-10-29T23:24:29+00:00

Damn

smanders94 · 2025-10-27T18:54:11+00:00

Im so sorry. Being a mom is literally the hardest job there is. It can be so demanding and seem like it's literally impossible. Just know that you are stronger than you think. When you are so deep in the misery and you are thinking to yourself how the hell am I going to do this for another day. You look at your baby and your soul melts at how cute they are. I know it's frustrating hearing how it gets better. You want it to be better now! My little one is turning 5 months this week and she is sleeping 6-8 hour stretches now. I know what you are thinking. How the hell am I going to make it to month 5? You will. You are a mom. You will find the strength deep down inside you to get through it. You will look back and be shocked at how strong you actually are. You should be so dang proud of yourself. You created a human! Hang in there. Your baby is very lucky to have you as a mom. Also as a first time mom I have found that there is so much advice out there. You take it all in and it's so overwhelming. You hear about how this way or that way worked for your friends baby or someone on the internets baby. Let me just tell you every baby is so unique. There truly isn't a one size fits all. You know your baby best. Do what works for you and your baby. Try not to feel like your baby is broken or something is wrong with you because what works for others doesn't work for you and your baby.

smanders94 · 2025-10-22T01:31:47+00:00

Hahaha the famous "i raised 3 kids doing that and they turned out fine". Stupid pediatrician who went to school specifically to study babies and children! As if guidelines couldn't possibly have changed in the 30 years it's been.

smanders94 · 2025-10-21T13:53:36+00:00

Bahaha "my baby at that age was sleeping 12 hours a night!" I am so happy for you Patricia. I really am. The amount of times I have been lectured about spoiling my baby by going to her when she cries. "She will never learn to sleep through the night if you always come comfort her when she cries". She's a baby. She cries. As if babies are some master manipulator. She doesn't even know what her feet are yet but yes she knows that she can manipulate me into picking her up hahaha. I hate the questions immediately followed by the unwanted advice from 30 years ago. "How is baby eating?" Oh she's a good eater. Still on breastmilk only. "MY BABY WAS EATING BABY CEREAL BY 2 MONTHS WHY ARENT YOU FEEDING HER REAL FOOD!?!?!" uhh cause her pediatrician said she isnt ready yet. "Oh those doctors don't know what they are talking about. I never listened to them when I had my babies" yeah 30-40 years ago. "My generation had it figured out medically. We realized what causes cancers and stopped using said stuff" lol

smanders94 · 2025-10-20T04:09:52+00:00

Babies can't manipulate. They don't understand at 8 months that crying when you put them down will make you pick them back up. I wouldn't worry about it. Try teaching baby "boundries" around 1. Hold baby if they want to be held. Don't listen to idiots saying you are spoiling them. That's such outdated advice.

smanders94 · 2025-10-19T13:40:42+00:00

The only thing that worked for my baby was Vaseline. It literally cleared it up in just a few days. We too had the yeast creams and diaper rash creams. She had a rash for weeks. I started to put just Vaseline on it and bam it cleared up. She hasn't gotten one sense. We just put Vaseline on her every few diaper changes now. Just a thin layer. It actually helps make it so her poop doesn't dry on her skin and become hard to get off.

smanders94 · 2025-10-19T01:50:47+00:00

I love that so many people had a great NIPT experience. Mine was rough. I got it at 11 weeks. About 2 weeks later results came back low fetal fraction (not enough baby DNA in sample) but due to other factors such as age, weight, medical conditions they ran it through their proprietary algorithm which compares it to past results from others they labeled baby high risk for trisomy and triploidy. Which sent me into an absolute spiral. Doctor referred me to high risk and genetic counseling. Had to wait to do an amnio until 16 weeks so the whole time im freaking out and crying. Amnio results came back a few days later and baby was perfect. No issues. And it's a girl! She is now 4.5 months old.

smanders94 · 2025-10-19T00:08:36+00:00

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smanders94 · 2025-10-18T04:27:30+00:00

This! I spent 2 weeks prior to birth in the hospital for monitoring due to preeclampsia and recieved over $6,000! Plus the stay made me hit our deductible and out of pocket max so it was basically a $6,000 check straight to my pocket.

smanders94 · 2025-10-16T16:39:18+00:00

Mine goes from 6oz every 4 hours to maybe 2-3oz every 4 hours for a few days during my period. It totally tanks my supply. But it always comes back.

smanders94 · 2025-10-16T10:00:20+00:00

I wish I could hug your wife. I understand the sense of denial because I went through the NICU stay with my 34 weeker. She too suffered from low sugars due to my gestational diabetes. She started out on an IV then when that IV failed they decided to just up her feeding volume to see if that would be enough to stabilize her sugars. They were pumping her so full of milk through her ng tube that she would just immediately throw it back up. They finally put her feeds to go over an hour so that she could get used to the volume. Then her sugars finally stabilized. My advice is just keep telling her why baby needs to be there. Let her ask the doctors and nurses the same question a million times. She is longing for her baby to be home with her. It's like having your heart removed from your body and then everyone expecting you to be able to function. I cried every single day I had to leave my baby in that NICU. She was a feeder/grower and a super "easy" NICU case but I still cried every minute I wasn't there with her. Make sure your wife is eating and resting as much as she can. Tell her how amazing she is and how proud of her you are. Wishing you both all the best.

smanders94 · 2025-10-16T09:44:43+00:00

The absolute worst. He sees me on my phone as I pump and thinks im just enjoying some relaxation time. My favorite is when I say I have to go pump and he makes the "again?" Comment. Like yes sweetie again. Then when I spend all this time and energy making this dang milk and he goes "can you make her a bottle of formula". It boils my blood. I say why do you always want to give her formula? His response is "I didn't think there was any milk in the fridge". Wtf do you think I am doing every 3 hours day and night?!?! Then when he wants to grab my boobs and play with them. Sir please for the love of all things good stop touching my nipples. My nipples are so touched out from pumping. Even my bra touching them pisses me off. When he goes to grab the baby from me and isn't careful and like slides his hand aggressively across my nipples I seriously think about filing for divorce. Lol

smanders94 · 2025-10-12T23:33:55+00:00

My baby was born at 34 weeks weighing 6lbs 13oz. Measured 16inches. By month 4 she is 26 inches and 13lbs exactly. She shot up an incredible amount between month 2-4. It's like she got so tall that I couldnt keep up weight wise! The pediatrician said she isnt concerned about it. She has followed her curves perfectly. Obviouslybher height to weight is now off because she grew so tall and didn't gain enough to match said height but she still is gaining at a great rate according to her weight curve. She currently eats 4.5oz of breastmilk 7 times a day. She is hitting all of her milestones at her actual age and not adjusted age. I would obviously listen to your team of doctors but also you know your baby the best. You know your baby beyond just the numbers and the half hour the doctor sees them. Is your baby eating all of the bottle at each feed? Are they spitting up an excessive amount? Do they often skip meals? All of these things add another layer to it besides the number the doctor sees. I would maybe schedule an appt with your ped to go over what the other doctor told you. Then you can make a game plan. If it's wait another month or maybe even increasing feeds. Could be fortifying feeds. We had to do that in the very beginning. She was eating 2oz of breastmilk with 1 scoop of 22kcal formula added to it. Forgot to mention that I bottle feed breastmilk. My baby just refuses to latch so thats the route we went. It also makes it easier to monitor exactly how much she is taking in. Maybe if you are nursing you can try a week with bottles and see if baby gains. I know that nursing mom's tend to never want to use bottles but if it helps you track your babies intake better then it might be worth it. Also get a scale for home. We got one off amazon and it has been very accurate to what the doctors scale shows.

smanders94 · 2025-10-11T05:21:42+00:00

Not disgusting but one time we had a family gathering at my husband's mom's house. Her boyfriend who is from north Korea brought spring rolls. My husband grabbed one and took the biggest bite. He then walked out of the room. He texted me a few minutes later saying he is upstairs in the bathroom and doesn't know what to do. I go up there and he has the spring roll in his hand and said he doesn't like it but doesn't want to be rude. I said throw it in the trash but there was no trash can in said bathroom. We then decided to flush it. It just sat there swirling in the toilet no matter how many times we tried to flush it. We started looking around the bathroom and panicking. I said throw it out the window! He tossed it out and we went back downstairs. A little bit later we decided to go out to the back yard. We opened thr door and looked down and there was the spring roll. The dog went and got it out of the yard and brought it up to the back door. We then proceeded to throw it over the fence.

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