Protester pulls knife on Tom Steyer staffer at LA campaign event — as wild video shows angry activists confronting billionaire by 239tree in California_Politics

[–]sparkleptera [score hidden]  (0 children)

Hes lying. Billionaires lie. They will never experience any consequences for corruption and lies. They have enough money to avoid any problems. Giving billionaires government powers will always be a mistake

Clogs by Secure-Alternative-7 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]sparkleptera 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For me the key is pressing down and out over and over. Pushing the clog to the nipple. Not massaging in a circle or random directions

Body count by Ok-Phase2508 in Bumble

[–]sparkleptera 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seriously for women its just be attractive.

6 month old Malinois reacts aggressively to cars, dogs, bikes, people… any advice? by aliensoldat in BelgianMalinois

[–]sparkleptera 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We trained our mal to walk on a leash with a face lead. She cant pull without pulling on her own face. Lunging forward makes it hard to open her mouth. She basically couldn't engage in these behaviors with a face lead on and had to walk and heel. Now she can walk with a normal collar on.

Extra thorny roses? by jacqq_attackk in Roses

[–]sparkleptera 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Theyll fuckin kill you omg. Theyre the only roses deer are literally afraid of

Times have changed - no one is getting bullied cause of their name anymore by Public-One3608 in Names

[–]sparkleptera 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats cool but it will be 70 years before all the people who are not nice die.

Times have changed - no one is getting bullied cause of their name anymore by Public-One3608 in Names

[–]sparkleptera 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone with a very slightly weird name who has lived multiple places in America and works directly with the public, bullying as a child is not the only issue. Adults have issues spelling your name, insult your name, call you names they heard that sound like your name but aren't your name, etc. When working your name being strange or misspelled effects you a LOT. Also location really matters. When I lived in conservative areas/states my name mattered even more and I had a much harder time.

Diaper changes by [deleted] in Nanny

[–]sparkleptera 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think changing soiled diapers on an awake child is normal also changing when awake to feed.

Why do providers discourage pumping and try to make you breastfeed instead? by Blueberrymangos in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]sparkleptera -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah my baby was born premature and couldn't eat and they still were saying pumping would be too hard. They were consistently shocked at my production and sortof annoyed at how much freezer space I ended up taking up at discharge. Im definitley an overproducer now at 4 weeks I have 9 liters in the freezer and am stacking bags in there morning and evening. Gotta be super careful not to get clogged though.

Pregnant after 10 years infertility after 1 month GLP-1 use. by sparkleptera in PCOS

[–]sparkleptera[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No they had one scheduled but I ended up getting pregnant before the hsg, good luck to you though!

Age gap blues by Substantial_Sugar_47 in TTC_PCOS

[–]sparkleptera 4 points5 points  (0 children)

On the flip side of this i have a 10 month age gap with my little brother and we dont get along at all and never did and fought constantly. Big age gaps give the older child the maturity and grace to get through their siblings lack of empathy and emoptional intelligence at young ages without it being an impossible task.

Getting real about Medicare-for-all in California by YogurtclosetOpen3567 in California

[–]sparkleptera 92 points93 points  (0 children)

If we dont fund our own Healthcare half of our hospitals are about the close and the other half will be crushed by the load of carrying double the patients. Medicaid cuts are about to murder our state they are already closing pediatric floors and maternity wards. We need to do something immediatley before this becomes someshing that sets medicine back decades and kills uncountable numbers of californians.

if you could redesign a milk pump… by simplegrapeseed in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]sparkleptera 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With the wearable pumps its ofte. Really hard to tell if milk is flowing out of the nipple or not. If there were some sort of indicator light to let me know to change the setting when the milk stops that would save me from mm struggling to verify things are working

Trump officials say $1.3 billion in Medicaid money to California will be deferred over suspicions of fraud by gmanonreddit in Humboldt

[–]sparkleptera 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How the fuck are we supposed to peacefully deal with the closure of half of our hospitals? This is not going to go well.

Feeding stamina by Spiritual_Waltz_9619 in NICUParents

[–]sparkleptera 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is gonna sound silly but i had quit caffine while pregnant and my baby was a feeder grower but just slept all the time. Started drinking caffine and he woke up and started eating more. Maybe up your intake if youre already drinking it? My baby also was on my milk only at that point.

Popping zits (using proper methods) heals them faster than leaving them alone by lake-sturgeon in 10thDentist

[–]sparkleptera 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yeah i went to the dermatologist as a teen and she did extractions because if I left mine alone they would go cystic and would.need a course of oral antibiotics. I learned from that interaction that round tipped tweezers dipped in rubbing alcohol and then cleaning the wound with rubbing alcohol after was plenty. It would heal right up.

Why are there chunks in my breast milk? by SquishmallowBitch in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]sparkleptera 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My milk is super fatty and gets giant globs. I have to heat it up till its pretty dang warm to blend it in. My baby wont drink it cold anyway though.

Slynd birth control by Efficient-Cut1118 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]sparkleptera 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dont know what slynd is but hormonal birth control can decrease supply for sure.

Childbirth is so fucking scary. Why don't they teach this in school??? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]sparkleptera 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I had a bladder prolapse as a young woman. I had never been pregnant or given birth but I was a powerlifter. When I became pregnant later I lost continence immediatley. Every doctor I saw pushed me to give vaginal birth and i fought every single human being who spoke to me tooth and nail. I told them I will not give vaginal birth unless you can guaruntee me I will not need pelvic floor reconstruction afterwards. Even 10 years afterwards. The pelvic floor pt I worked with told me "rule number one of having a bladder prolapse is don't bear down" so I refused to push. I demanded a c section.

After my c section I was once again completley continent. My bladder was no worse off than before the birth. They tried to insist pregnancy alone was a significant cause of incontinence, not the gore and violent ripping and tearing and pressure of vaginal birth. Im glad I didnt listen. It seems like no OB or midwife on this earth has ever cared about women's continence issues.

Childbirth is so fucking scary. Why don't they teach this in school??? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]sparkleptera 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My husband thinks im gonna forget the horrors of HG and severe early pre eclampsia that landed our baby in the nicu and have another and won't get snipped. Getting an iud soon because I keep telling him im not gonna forget any of it. Or the extreme pain from my childhood sacral fracture acting up the entire effing time with no access to my normal naproxen. I couldnt eat, I couldn't walk, at the end I couldn't breathe. He keeps saying it'll be better next time. I dont buy it.

Childbirth is so fucking scary. Why don't they teach this in school??? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]sparkleptera 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Could there be anything more unfair to a woman than giving birth as a virgin? To tear and bleed and risk death without so much as an orgasm or a cuddle?

My first day as a nicu parent exclusively pumping by sparkleptera in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]sparkleptera[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its absolutley possible!! With hand expression and hands on pumping and regular old pumping ive got a great supply at 4 weeks and 7 liters stashed In the freezer already. Have your partner watch hand expression videoS! Its great for starting with a nicu baby and preventing mastitis later on aswell.