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    Baby flipped to transverse at 39 weeks and now OB wants to schedule c-section without trying ECV

    @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...
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    Looking for reassurance. Can anyone explain why a 40 pound 4-year-old can get the same covid vaccine as a 15 pound 6-month-old?

    @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...
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    Reducing pumping but also still nursing on-demand? / Switch to floor bed?

    @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...
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    The Big 3 5

    @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.
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