I’m getting low key Fyre Festival vibes from this whole thing

I think in your first article about Tia, it was mentioned they had a “trained psychic” on board. Not an untrained psychic, mind you, but a trained one.

This is such a Debbie Downer post to throw out there, but here goes. My half-brother molested me. The relative who molested him also molested my dad. My dad and I are close, and we do 5Ks together, or partner up to do relay marathons. I am in my 40s, and my son and I visit my folks for a sleepover every now and then,…

I went to the doctor the other day, he said “tummy” twice, so I’m looking for a new doctor.

You guys know my horror story: I was barely 25 weeks pregnant (3.5 months to go) when my blood pressure rose up into the sky and then my baby’s placenta tried to kill us both, shutting my organs down one by one. We survived - 10-day hospital stay for me, 180 for baby, but we made it. Pregnancy is scary as all fuck and…

So if you’re poor, hang in there. You might be able to benefit from this treatment when the patent runs out in 30 years. If you’re wealthy, there’s finally help which might allow you to give better attention to your nannies and roots.

This is okay... I hope it is just a gateway/ springboard to a better and more realistic treatment. I was incredibly lucky that I was diagnosed and medicated with Zoloft super fast after my child was born and that it kicked in almost immediately and shudder to think of what it would have been like without that good…

I’m so sorry to hear about your struggle.  I didn’t have full-blown PPD, but I either had a mild case, or what some might call the “baby blues.”  I noticed that healthcare providers would ask questions along the lines of, “and how are you feeling, good?” which makes it really hard to open up when you’re feeling down…

While I applaud attention and solutions being given, a 60-hour IV treatment is HIGHLY IMPRACTICAL for a new mother. Those without nearby family, a partner who can take that amount of time off, and/or other childcare will be quickly deterred from considering it. I hope that in time there may be some kind of medical…

It’s about time there were more options, but there is so far to go. This new treatment is a tough regimen, and I have my doubts about insurance companies covering it. Additional screening would also be huge.

Amazing that a treatment is available. but Ooooof. $34,000.

I had very intense post-partum depression after each of my children were born; it is an incredibly distressing feeling to be in the throes of depression and have someone dependent on you and your body for everything, and require that attention sometimes every 45 minutes throughout the day and night. The exhaustion…

Can they improve the screening for postpartum issues too? I was asked once at my 6-week check if I feel “hopeless and/or cry excessively.” Um, no, but I did have crippling anxiety. 

Y’know what? Say what you will about Goop being an insufferable, entitled whatever, but words have power and I can totally get how rebranding divorce can help both parties (and their kids, depending on age) remember and embrace their goal to be as civil and kind to each other as possible. Yes, it sounds like some…

I still think about this shirt.  God, what a butthole!  And like, if you’re going to be a gross butthole and wear that shit in public to poke at the woman who’s man you’re sleeping with, at least try a little harder on the execution.  Jesus. 

It’s both the exposure to both vaginal as well as fecal microbes that’s currently considered important.

I wanted natural birth but my low birth weight kid simply wasn’t handling labor well. After they stopped me twice because of her heart rate and my temperature started to go up it was decided that a c section was safest for us both. I have no regrets. 

I had a weird birth experience 3 months ago where I gave birth to one breech baby vaginally at home (not on purpose, my water broke and her feet were hanging out a few minutes later) It was twins. When I got to the hospital, they said I needed a C-section for the 2nd breech baby. The babies were pretty premature and…

Breech baby with low amniotic fluid earned me a c-section. We knew she was breech for weeks, the low amniotic fluid that got us sent to the front of the line for delivery was the surprise. 

Oh, man. This a super sensitive topic for me. I continued to go to my regular OBGYN practice throughout my pregnancy, but the way they work is that if you have a textbook, risk-free pregnancy, you only see the midwives for your OB appointments, and a midwife will deliver your baby. This was me all the way up to 39…