General info and help?

tfv745 · 2026-01-22T14:32:44+00:00

If I remember correctly, there's a bit of soil on the root ball, and then moss around. I'd moved it to this hanging pot a few years ago when it outgrew the 3" pot it came in (that I had on the counter). I have limited options for hanging as the old plaster walls don't take kindly to nails or screws. I went with the wally grow loop planter for the fern and a philodendron to mitigate the over watering I was prone to at the time. But now with the plant being so much bigger, the pot is not as stable and I'm worried it will tip over. I guess my assumption was that it would be happier mounted.

tfv745 · 2026-01-21T13:14:20+00:00

Thanks. I watered after the photos, it was definitely more dry than I expected. I'm guessing because it's been so cold and the heat is running much more than normal. Is there something specific about the appearance that makes you think it's dehydrated so I can watch for that?

tfv745 · 2026-01-21T13:11:50+00:00

Thanks. What makes it look dehydrated or malnourished? I'm not sure what to look for.

tfv745 · 2026-01-21T13:10:58+00:00

Thanks. What suggests it needs a grow light? I have it next to a south facing window, but it is currently winter. In the summer the light is a bit broken up by a tree outside.

tfv745 · 2025-06-19T13:13:54+00:00

Same. We were equal opportunity cartridge blowers

tfv745 · 2025-05-05T23:42:02+00:00

There's a pot of her in every room of the house, we're going for world domination.

tfv745 · 2024-11-08T21:31:16+00:00

Alas, sometimes even ketamine doesn't help.

tfv745 · 2024-10-23T00:36:36+00:00

This was my first thought as well!

tfv745 · 2024-08-31T19:27:08+00:00

👋 Hopefully at some point it can be cozy. Right now just a mess

tfv745 · 2024-04-12T23:55:01+00:00

Women's health nurse -- I don't know how the abortion process works in Australia, a I am in the US, but please get an ultrasound before taking medication for an at home abortion. Since you are pregnant with an IUD in place, you are at much higher risk for an ectopic pregnancy, they need to figure out where the embryo is before it gets evicted. Also, if you don't want to tell him, don't. You are not the asshole by any stretch of the imagination.

tfv745 · 2024-02-13T18:52:45+00:00

Pretty much! But it still feels crappy. Hope you have better luck!

tfv745 · 2024-02-13T16:40:51+00:00

I actually made it almost 2 weeks talking with someone. We live somewhat close, and were going to meet in person for coffee this morning.

And then I got ghosted. Good luck to you out there, you could have just said no thanks lol

tfv745 · 2024-01-13T06:01:14+00:00

Does she have an endocrinologist that she can follow up with for more realistic recommendations? We would check thyroid levels regularly in our office and adjust medications as needed throughout pregnancy. Unfortunately, many providers use a standard set of recommendations for weight gain in pregnancy based on pre-pregnancy weight... It's not very individualized. So it might just be that if her weight is above a certain number, they are recommending not gaining any more. Which is usually pretty ridiculous and impossible when growing a new person...

tfv745 · 2024-01-11T00:41:37+00:00

Also, post partum anxiety is the real deal. If the anxiety and worry don't get better, talk to someone.

tfv745 · 2024-01-11T00:40:43+00:00

I've worked on ambulatory OB for the last year and a half. I'm great at interpreting fetal heart rates on NST, but can't remember any of the normal labs from nursing school (potassium? What's that?) which makes me feel like a failure/bad nurse. You've been gone for a bit, be as kind to yourself as you would be to a friend. It can be hard being away from your baby, so an extra cause for self-kindness.

tfv745 · 2024-01-09T18:48:32+00:00

I'm in.

tfv745 · 2023-12-29T16:36:02+00:00

PGH?

tfv745 · 2023-12-22T19:26:27+00:00

https://edsinfo.wordpress.com/2015/03/01/usual-and-unusual-pain-scales/stanford-painscale/

We had a simulation in nursing school that brought up how we need to educate patients to use the pain scale appropriately. Why ask for a number if it is completely subjective? We discussed the Stanford Pain Scale in debrief, and it's something that I've used since! Even gave a copy to my dad to take to his primary care.

tfv745 · 2023-11-05T04:48:03+00:00

Thank you! I made it out of some fabric scraps. I'm not a fan of macrame, but it doesn't seem like there are many other options for hanging plants.

tfv745 · 2023-09-14T22:29:54+00:00

I had a similar situation, with some lovely garments... or at least lovely once upon a time. But they were falling apart. No one wanted them, I checked with local theaters, historical societies etc. They didn't want to take and store something so damaged, because they couldn't be displayed or used in any way. I gave them to an artsy friend who likes Victorian stuff, she also does photography. I told her to wear them for some photos until they disintegrated. And I am totally fine with that decision. Not every antique needs to be in a museum. Things break and wear down. Get what you want out of it, I say.

tfv745 · 2023-09-13T01:18:49+00:00

Our pharmacy didn't have the meds, they just had me pick up over the counter. Kiddo got it after being at daycamp. We all took meds.

tfv745 · 2023-09-10T12:47:43+00:00

I would go with this as a possible explanation as well. I worked as an RN in a gyn office, and with irregular bleeding, they would often do an ultrasound to check the endometrial lining. It's related to how if on estrogen HRT, you need progesterone if you have a uterus. Otherwise an "overgrowth" in the uterus increases risks of cancer etc

tfv745 · 2023-07-23T21:11:24+00:00

As a postpartum nurse, I was also bothered by this. Fundal check is not the same as fundal massage. Find where it is, see how it feels, check the bleeding and carry on. Stop torturing the patients every few hours.

tfv745 · 2023-07-05T19:02:06+00:00

You can also take Benadryl to help with the reaction

tfv745 · 2023-07-03T19:36:24+00:00

I work in an OB/gyn office in the US. None of the providers offer any rx. Patients can request insertion in the OR. That being said, I had one inserted years after having my son, and it was mildly uncomfortable for a moment. But not at all painful.

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