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@catholic2001 Have you reflected on what was and wasn’t working for you before your epidural? I know first hand that those memories get really hazy surprisingly quickly, but you’ve got experience that can point you towards the right answers for you. My favorite quick read that gave me many...

@renton90 Oh man I wish someone would have handed me a beer and a banana after giving birth 😅

@madscribbler Your baby is a fully actualized perfect human with valid opinions and preferences and needs from the moment they are born. They deserve the same respect you expect from any other human. The baby can’t roll off the floor 🤣 Butt spatula. It’s not about avoiding the butt, it’s...

@river1221 I am/was an ultra runner and tailwind was my plan for labor, too. I’m glad to hear it served you well!!

@simondarok My first birth was a c-section horror story. This isn’t the thread for it, but a doctor who didn’t see me as human just as an incubator was at the center of it.

@llama0079 One of the possible side effects of the anesthesia is violent shaking. They need to keep your body still and prevent you from hurting yourself or others. The way I was restrained was arms stretched straight out with my wrists bound, but I’ve heard other people had their partner or a...

@pringles24 Definitely have an anesthesia consult ahead of time! Anesthesia isn’t one drug, and it’s not one-combo-fits-all. If you understand the different drugs they use and their potential side effects ahead of time, you’ll be able to recognize anything unpleasant early and the...

@drita Oh yeah, for sure. I was mostly trying to point out that a man wouldn’t “make” more X or Y.

@bsniloy The way sperm (and eggs) are made is that a cell with the full set of chromosome splits in half as part of normal cell replication but doesn’t end up completing the normal replication process. From a purely how-it’s-done perspective, men would end up with the same number of X and Y...

@anilo I feel like “just listen to your doctor” is a pretty disempowering recommendation. Everyone should have fully informed consent before agreeing to a recommended plan of action, and doctors with a preference definitely don’t always do that. BRAIN is a great acronym for structuring consent...

@aussiewife Drugs are dosed by weight because the drug itself has the therapeutic benefit. Vaccines are just a trigger to get your immune system to create its own therapeutic benefits, and your immune system (and your daughter’s) is the right size for your/her body. You don’t need a bigger...

@titus My baby is also about to turn one, but I also have a nearly-4yo. We always combo fed, but nursed on demand. I stopped pumping around 9 months—covid closed daycare so I didn’t need to anymore, and I just didn’t start again when it reopened later. By the time she was one, she nursed on...

@hasanali147 I feel you. I have a few more months, but I’ll similarly be past six months ttc but not yet a year when I turn 35. I feel good about my age in pretty much every way other than with respect to ttc. I’m sorry you’re feeling down about it too.