Every nulliparous woman I have seen get an IUD was very obviously in pain during the process, though I agree that it is likely from the tenaculum or allis. Because of that I requested a cervical softener when I got mine which did seem to help the process - mainly that no clamp was needed since my cervix was dilated…

Ohhhh. Thanks for explaining that. This is exciting!

This is what I am worried about. Drive the cost of OCPs back up now that we just got them lowered.

haha. I mean, someone might be up for that challenge.

I will admit that I secretly have always thought Blake Shelton was hot (bang-him-in-the-back-of-his-truck-after-you-going-mudding kinda hot; not so much the marry-him type) but I cannot wrap my mind around this pairing. Is he really good in bed? Halp

Agree. Moved from North Florida (kinda Southern) to Memphis (THE SOUTH) and have gained 20+ lbs in 3 years because the food is just so good.

BUT HAVE YOU TRIED CHEESE GRITS?!?! they are the gateway grits.

All the best lies have a bit of truth in them, yes? The lie-ish part was that where I grew up isn’t typically a region they inhabit. But where I live now there are tons! My friend found one hiding in her shoe last year. *shudder*

same!

My mom told me that if I didn’t make my bed, brown recluse spiders would burrow into my warm sheets and bite my toes. Then I’d need my foot amputated.

Woah. What was your toilet monster? I don’t know if I invented it or got it from a movie, but I thought there was a skeleton that lived in the walls and plumbing of my house. He could climb out of the toilets and watch me sleep through the slits in the base of the ceiling fan. I could keep myself safe by keeping the…

hahahahahahahahahhha just spit out my food laughing haha

When I was in KINDERGARTEN I saw a video of sperm meeting egg all the way to a vaginal delivery when I asked where babies came from. My mom was also a nurse. But now I’m going into Ob/Gyn so maybe it scarred me in a semi-useful way?

WHY.

lol @ “fox rabies” hahaha

Now I see what you are saying; not resuscitating the child is the conclusion of the mother’s choice - which she has made clear. I understand the logic. (Ah, how sleep helps the brain!) However, I keep returning to the fact that there are now two patients and now two interests, not just the mother’s. As an (almost)…

I suspect that due to the circumstances, the mother lost the right to parental decision making.

Generally, because elderly and very ill patients will never be able to recover from the resuscitative efforts (multiple rib fractures, being intubated with a ventilator breathing for them), so there isn’t a point. It won’t prolong their life. For a neonate at 24 weeks, which is considered viable, there is a…

No worries - didn’t feel like you were hostile. I guess I didn’t get your point since I’m basically a zombie and need to go to bed. I think it’s a conversation that is important to have. Though I don’t agree with you, I do agree that if our (I live in TN) system was set up the way we both think it should be this…

Maybe I am misunderstanding your point, but because the mother was unstable when she presented, one of the things done to stabilize the mother is to deliver. I’m obv making assumptions from the info given, but if she was hemorrhaging, getting the baby out so that the placenta is also out would be priority. This would…