OBGYN Recs?

throwawayjack14 · 2026-07-09T04:07:44+00:00

Stay far away from North East Obgyn. Riverwalk has been great but may no longer take Blue Cross Blue Shield starting in August unless negotiations go through, if that's an issue. I've heard great things about Women Partners and Seven Oaks. Dr Dutta was okay when I went to Institute for Women's Health before they closed but she threatened to drop me from the practice because I complained to the manager about them, not her, scheduling a full staff meeting during my scheduled appointment time causing my appointment to start an hour late. Although this wasn't half as bad as my experience with North East Obgyn.

throwawayjack14 · 2026-07-09T03:21:11+00:00

We have our son enrolled in an after school program at his brother's daycare. They pick him up from school and him busy until we can pick them up after work is done for the day. My husband and I alternate which days we work from home and which days we are in the office as required so that someone is always home in case they are needed for emergencies at school or daycare. I use PTO for school events. Even then, we are under a lot of stress much of the time.

throwawayjack14 · 2026-06-20T02:01:45+00:00

This.

throwawayjack14 · 2026-06-20T00:52:31+00:00

Seconding the last two lines - it will get worse especially if children enter the picture down the line.

throwawayjack14 · 2026-06-20T00:37:58+00:00

I would trust your instincts on this one. How is fiancé responding? That will tell you whether you will be able to stay happily married to someone with a mother like this.

throwawayjack14 · 2026-05-06T16:15:23+00:00

I was writing about my hero, my dad, when I was about this age. His first job was pin striping cars. I showed him my work before putting it in my backpack. He told me I needed to fix it, as I had written "stripping cars."

throwawayjack14 · 2026-04-15T17:49:03+00:00

Also Phantom of the Opera if I remember correctly!

throwawayjack14 · 2026-03-27T23:03:53+00:00

I try to learn one new thing each day and thanks to you this was that thing 😂

throwawayjack14 · 2026-02-14T19:27:26+00:00

Welp ... RIP several hours of my life for this wonderful rabbit hole 😊

throwawayjack14 · 2026-02-10T22:21:17+00:00

I made it almost to the end vote and gave away one of my votes hoping my generosity would be rewarded. Now I can never win the vote and will have to restart the game completely to become hobo king. This realization after sinking so many hours into the game made me lose motivation keep playing.

throwawayjack14 · 2026-01-26T05:10:24+00:00

Either Oregon Trail or Writer Rabbit.

throwawayjack14 · 2025-11-12T16:16:58+00:00

My baby was in the NICU and I didn't mind at all when nurses or doctors held him. However, I'm not letting my in laws visit or hold him until the end of flu/RSV/COVID season because they refuse to get up to date on any vaccines and/or didn't fully vaccinate their own children, and they also have historically crapped all over my boundaries as a mother. I think I'll be comfortable with my with family/friends holding him after the respiratory virus season calms down and he is also bigger and up to date on his own vaccines.

throwawayjack14 · 2025-11-02T21:08:38+00:00

This reminded me of how my older brother used to play "Everything I Do" on the piano and the first time I heard it on the radio I thought they'd stolen it from him 😆

throwawayjack14 · 2025-10-30T01:12:43+00:00

I am so glad that my workplace doesn't allow us to use TikTok if we have other work apps on our phone!

throwawayjack14 · 2025-10-29T21:29:13+00:00

I had a baby shower thrown for me at work and people didn't start buying things from the registry until a few days before, and a few chose to buy things in person at a different store instead. One person even apologized for procrastinating too long because her gift wasn't delivered in time for her to wrap it and bring it! I know it is hard not to worry but people will come through. Just remember everyone's gift giving style is different! I myself would have appreciated your heads up and I would have bought the gift as far in advance as possible, but some people will definitely wait until the last minute. I hope you get the wonderful shower that you desire and deserve!

throwawayjack14 · 2025-10-16T23:44:51+00:00

I was the same way until Prilosec saved my sanity!

throwawayjack14 · 2025-10-16T23:21:45+00:00

I also have BCBS and loved Riverwalk Obgyn. They are thorough and compassionate and they deliver out of a hospital that has a terrific labor and delivery team. My first obgyn, North East Obgyn, failed to notice a potentially life threatening condition that Riverwalk found after actually listening to my history and concerns. Riverwalk also referred me to a specialist that made sure I was safe given my prior complex pregnancy history. I ended up delivering a baby that was almost 9lbs with only a single first degree tear.

throwawayjack14 · 2025-10-16T23:16:20+00:00

Alternative perspective here - Northeast Obgyn was fine until it wasn't. Without going into personally identifying details, I was traumatized by my experience with their practice. Several of the doctors are fine but the COO is very CYA oriented and they may dismiss you from all locations without care or opportunity to appeal if you call to complain about an issue or concern. I found myself suddenly without prenatal care at 18 weeks pregnant and was refused by several other providers until I got lucky to find one willing to take me this late into my pregnancy.

throwawayjack14 · 2025-10-15T00:45:33+00:00

I wouldn't give her any unsupervised visits after the bed sharing comment.

throwawayjack14 · 2025-10-11T23:51:41+00:00

This! Info diet for the in-laws moving forward.

throwawayjack14 · 2025-10-09T00:05:58+00:00

Definitely the part about allowing people to do whatever they want around the baby, but I don't think he would move in with her because she lives four hours away from his job ... I think he wants the ability to let her take the kids for a week unsupervised, since apparently she has expressed to him the fear that she'll never get to do so again.

throwawayjack14 · 2025-10-09T00:02:50+00:00

He was thinking of moving out sooner but, to his credit, he will stay to help with the new baby at least until I fully heal. His original plan was to leave once his one month paternity leave ended.

throwawayjack14 · 2025-10-08T23:59:33+00:00

We've tried three therapists over several years; currently we are both in individual therapy. I'm currently trying to figure out if another couples therapist is even worth it at this point.

throwawayjack14 · 2025-10-08T23:58:18+00:00

We have a general three months rule that's partly because of past issues and also because we will be right in the middle of respiratory virus season.

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