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by silencio 9y ago
Yes. We had fertility issues too (so hard to find apps that support that!) and as a mostly-SAHP here I feel out of place in SF and struggle to find resources beyond facebook groups. Resources like Winnie ( https://winnie.com/
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by silencio 9y ago
Thank you! I got a bit tired of seeing mostly (presumably) male voices talking about their partner or their indirect experiences (including my own partner, a bit!) and I just wanted to throw in my direct 2c. Especially as someone that pumps
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by silencio 9y ago
I'm an exclusively pumping parent right now. Naya isn't the first company to try to do something like this. Willow and Anabella are two other companies/devices trying to sell people on a better pump. Anabella's indiegogo
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by silencio 9y ago
I have Kaiser and I am an exclusively pumping parent - the rental is through Apria and Kaiser covers it in full on an indefinite basis. The $1-2k+ Symphony as a free-to-$40-monthly rental, with a free (with ACA plans) basic-level pump, make
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by silencio 9y ago
parents in some of my local fb parenting groups are frantically sharing locations of any stores in the city still selling fans. looks like most of the places you'd hit up (costco, target, bbb, hardware stores) are all sold out. so is p
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by silencio 9y ago
Parents that bottle feed (bm or formula) can still bond with their babies. I exclusively pump, and it made me really happy to see that my male partner was able to feed the baby and do a lot of skin-to-skin/holding time in the early day
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by silencio 9y ago
I am an exclusive pumper due to multiple difficulties, and it is an exquisite form of torture. At this point I am continuing due to some combination of sunk cost fallacy (but I spent $500 on pumps and supplies! formula would cost extra mone
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by silencio 9y ago
the stats in the US are a bit twisted, in small part due to our terrible family leave offerings, but largely due to WIC providing formula to low income families that end up formula feeding to go back to work (lol if these types of jobs prov
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by silencio 9y ago
I have Kaiser too and I stayed an extra day (vs average) after my unplanned C-section because of pain management issues, and nobody bothered me about it despite the floor being full. Only $500 and that included a salmon and steak and apple
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by silencio 9y ago
I didn't even realize that these were supposed to be secret. I vaguely recall getting emails about Happy Belly and Wickedly Prime (I guess the author left out Wickedly Prime...). I'm pretty sure I've also gotten emails and ph
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by silencio 9y ago
I adore NK Jemisin so much, the awards are all so deserved! It was particularly nice that she won the Hugo in the midst of all the drama, too. Another author I want to throw out there, is Liu Cixin - his novel The Three-Body Problem won the
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by silencio 9y ago
Currently having this problem buying baby shoes on Amazon. The four sizes are duplicated and it's hard to tell which colors are just outright sold out for the size I want. Plus I need to weed out the third parties that are either selli
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by silencio 9y ago
If you combine your story with the stories of counterfeit items sold by third parties on Amazon, you'll pretty much just never buy certain items from Amazon ever again. I even found reviews for _counterfeit diapers_ on top of this prob
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by silencio 9y ago
Try etsy, there are a lot of small shops on there that make weighted blankets with all kinds of fabrics and sizes.
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by silencio 10y ago
I really badly wanted to watch my unplanned but non-emergency C-section. I had a long, rough labor and being aware of everything going on was helping me process everything. Besides, it is standard for non-emergency C-sections to only requir
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by silencio 10y ago
Assuming you can clean it up, or put it up in the first place, and deal with future maintenance - assuming that whatever you put up ends up being enough for github-as-resume purposes in the first place... There's a fair amount of stuff
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by silencio 10y ago
taviso called out 1Password in the initial tweet, although that still leaves room for other password managers too: https://twitter.com/taviso/status/834900838837411840
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by silencio 10y ago
Yep, this is the rarely-discussed side of finding an "independent"/"ambitious" partner. It seems great on paper to be "equal" but it's not so simple. I've broken off relationships over partners r
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by silencio 10y ago
Alas it's not always enough. I think the (slightly) higher threshold for creating even a throwaway account elsewhere makes for a better experience in the long run. I needed to get rid of a lot of stuff in the past couple months and fb&
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by silencio 10y ago
As a small-time restaurant owner, I can appreciate the impact the less-tangible services have on my business. My eyes only glaze over because regardless of what's being offered, it's typically from a startup that eventually ends u
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by silencio 10y ago
I think once you're near something like 34-36 weeks, it's only a thing if you have problems staying warm or eating or breathing. I was late preterm too like your parent comment and I did not have a nicu stay.
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by silencio 10y ago
It does, even for a quick serve restaurant. I share the load with my mom. She plays a day-to-day managerial role so she isn't bored while "retired" and more than covers her needs with what she takes home. I do stuff from afar
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by silencio 10y ago
Bought a restaurant with family in hopes of staving off then-impending tech burnout - nothing fancy, so it's been a fun and mildly profitable side project. Was just about to hop on the med school path but I got pregnant at the worst ti
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by silencio 10y ago
Speaking as a restaurant owner, the constraint with setting up and running a restaurant is rarely with equipment. I can pretty much just order exactly what I want from Costco/Sysco/US Foods/local restaurant suppliers complete
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by silencio 10y ago
That's my body right now though, which sucks, and I can't share the burden with anyone yet - down to using up all the sample nursing pads due to leakage. Plus having to roll around in my office chair to go to the bathroom when I&#
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by silencio 10y ago
I don't know either, although wearing the simulator mentioned at the end of the article 24/7 for a few days might approach part of it. Maybe you can simulate the exhaustion by having an alarm on the vest wake you up every couple h
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by silencio 10y ago
I'm sure the most effective thing to do is to teach them how to have safer sex and to make reproductive healthcare access easier, but I wonder if it will be at all useful to simulate pregnancy. I am not sure I would go through with hav
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by silencio 10y ago
Apple accessories (cables, chargers) immediately come to mind for me. If I don't buy Anker or similar, I go straight to the Apple Store instead.
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by silencio 10y ago
Fine, fine, I just ordered the Petnet feeder :) Not my first pick, but it supports the 1/16 cup portions I would need to maintain my cat's weight on the dry food that she likes most. I shall see on Christmas Day if she'll tol
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by silencio 10y ago
It's possible 20lbs is closer to your cat's ideal weight, since some breeds tend to run large. Mine only hit 18+lbs while we freefed her. Now she's around 12lbs, in good body condition (just a little more abdominal fat she co

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