I made a birth plan. I wanted an unmedicated vaginal birth with few interventions. The nurses followed it, even when I was begging for an epidural...and I was definitely begging. However, the OB on call didn’t give a damn about it and when he came in at the last half hour of pushing, he told me I needed an episiotomy…

I blame my parents for always keeping the tastiest treats (Gushers and fruit snacks) on the highest shelf in the pantry. It felt like such an accomplishment when I managed to climb up to retrieve them and my reward was eating the entire box.

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I can say for sure that the extra weight I gained during pregnancy certainly increased my leg muscles (I was still doing about 4 mile hikes everyday, but not running). I’m looking forward to testing out my new strength once I finish recovering from birth. 

I agree that Keanu was over-acting in his youth, but like a fine wine mellowed with age.

Sure, she is very brave, but let’s remember that her Rapist Brock Turner can’t even enjoy a steak anymore since he became a rapist. He worked so hard at swimming to lose it all for just 20 minutes of raping action. 

Black Cherry and Orange Vanilla Polar are my go to beverages of choice. And every other week they’re on sale, so I stock up when they’re BOGO. 

I get Universal Yums now because someone on this site recommended it. It must’ve been you. I was thinking about that delicious pop rocks chocolate bar while reading this article. Just polished off the Pepero sticks for lunch. 

Looks like an ill-fitted lab coat.

My advice to you (and you’ll get a lot of advice these next 9 months) is to trust your gut and find an OB you trust. Or if you’re low risk consider a certified midwife. If you get a red flag from them at any point in your pregnancy, find another practitioner! I had so many red flags that I ignored out of convenience…

Thank you for asking! All in all, it wasn’t a traumatic birth. The doctor sucked but I knew that going in since I live in a rural area, and the big city hospitals are more than a 3 hour drive away. I will never have another baby as long as I continue to live here. But I got a wonderful healthy baby girl out of it and…

Yep. My mistake was going into labor on a Sunday when the attending OB had other plans. The first thing he said to me was that he was going to break my water. I told him no.  He didn’t like that. I was 9.5 cm dilated when I walked into the hospital, by the way. It’s not like it was gonna be very long. 

My asshole Dr said something similar while I was pushing. My husband, bless him, responded, “I’m not really concerned about that right now.”

I didn’t have an epidural for my labor, but the Dr wouldnt let me labor out of bed. The nurse said, “we can’t have our Drs running around the room after you trying to catch a baby.” Of course, laboring horizontal is a terrible position so when baby began to crown, Dr said I needed episiotomy. I said “No”, Doula said…

I got $1000 American Express gift card and a night in a nice hotel in Atlanta for getting bumped on my Delta flight. Totally worth it. 

Yeah, I live in a tropical beach town with an economy driven by tourism and within the past 10 years Locals have noticed that there is no longer a typical “tourist season” anymore. It’s pretty busy 12 months of the year. Which is crazy because it’s hot and humid and in my opinion pretty friggin awful to be here in…

Always in the car. I have difficulty crying anywhere else, really. 

But it is an arbitrary number. I also have higher than average testosterone levels for a woman and thus I was a superior in speed and strength compared to my peers in our college athletic program. However, I’m very much a biological woman (just had a baby, so that should be proof enough). Hormone levels can be a…

I totally understand what you’re going through. I took in two elderly cats 2 years ago from a friend whose housing situation became dire and couldn’t keep them anymore. They’re incredibly messy, both have elderly cat incontinent issues, and their mess gets everywhere. I also just had a baby, so these cats are the last…

I got salmonella from a fresh fig when I was 10 years old and still remember the aubergine-colored vomit that covered my bed quilt as I threw up all night. Refuse to even look at figs to this day.