She had no other symptoms. Both doctors we saw just said ‘viral’. My brother in the UK, also a doctor, suggested I ask for a urine test. I can’t advocate for myself but I can advocate for my kids, and I found the courage to speak up and ask for a urine test. The clinic staff kind of shrugged, but then rang me 2 hrs later and said they’d called in antibiotics and it was indeed a UTI. Anyway, Anya’s already a ton better and is feeling nice and cool tonight.
Parenting "hack": the best way I've found to cover a faucet in a bath is to just buy a pool noodle and cut to slightly longer that the faucet. Cheaper and more secure than either of the two covers i bought specificslly for this purpose.
Speaking of bath faucets, Mini-Muzz has somehow pulled off the shower plunger. Still can't find all the pieces. Not sure how she did it, but its baths for us until I can get it repaired or replaced.
Parenting "hack": the best way I've found to cover a faucet in a bath is to just buy a pool noodle and cut to slightly longer that the faucet. Cheaper and more secure than either of the two covers i bought specificslly for this purpose.
Our elephant cover that is supposed to spray water is a piece of shit. It does the job of covering the thing so she can't hurt herself. But the spray part? The mouth opens and closes to allow spray or no spray. But if you close the mouth it just pops open due to water pressure. To make it spray you have to wrangle it like it's a real elephant. Wow I didn't realize how much that thing annoys me until I started typing it out.
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Pool noodles are almost too useful to waste on a pool IMO
Also candyland always had cards :P
And it seems like all is dying, and would leave the world to mourn
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Just spent three days in the hospital with my son. He had put tubes in his ears and tonsils scraped down and adenoids removed. Operation was good and took like half an hour, then they kept us for observation over the weekend.
My son is a serious tough guy though, they always brought pain medication and he refused it because he said he felt fine. He also started eating everything they allowed and the stuff I pushed for they were wary off (like broccoli).
I also paid for the hospital WiFi and we probably watched more videos this weekend than in all the 4 years of his life so far. Amazon prime only has one series of fireman Sam and I can't even count how often we rewatched that.
We also had the change to summer time this weekend which was extra terrible because hospital staff don't care and will wake your ass up at 6:50. (I get that they are on a tight schedule)
Ponty Pandy would be much safer if they just exiled Norman
I think the only real repercussion he got for his antics in the whole series was that once he didn't get cake, he only got muffins. That's it. Tbf, there were also like 2 episodes where it wasn't his fault.
Netflix Canada has the old 2000ish run of Pokemon (now titled Pokemon: Indigo League), as well as the more recent 2015/2016 Pokemon XY and XYZ. My 3.5 year old daughter is 100% into and on board with it. She also calls them 'pookepons' and so far resists all correction. This morning she handed me a stuffed Walrus while she held a stuffed wooly mammoth and told me that "Walrusy" was going to battle.
Day 3 of vasectomy recovery. Pain has been close to non existent really. Minor bruising, super minimal swelling. Super glue instead of stitches might be playing a large part of that.
I’ve been able to help out with my 1 year old, picking him up and what not with no issues. Good stuff
Glad it's going well. I didn't have any pain after mine...
... until a month later when whoops! now my epididymis is inflamed.
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Day 3 of vasectomy recovery. Pain has been close to non existent really. Minor bruising, super minimal swelling. Super glue instead of stitches might be playing a large part of that.
I’ve been able to help out with my 1 year old, picking him up and what not with no issues. Good stuff
Glad it's going well. I didn't have any pain after mine...
... until a month later when whoops! now my epididymis is inflamed.
Eh, there may have been a small flareup two weeks out from the procedure, but that was mostly just some extra discomfort and handled with rest and ibuprofen. Then, two weeks after that, it hit again but hit hard and had lots of swelling and whatnot. It should not have been the size of a lemon.
More rest and a course of drugs eventually sorted it out.
Yeah definitely take it easy on lifting and such pretty sure that's where I got fucked up and gave myself an infection.
Didn't help when the dude gave me the Anti Biotics and noted they are used to clear up MRSA which was a terrifying thought considering what was infected.
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
Meanwhile, my husband is vaguely terrified of getting a vasectomy.
I just got my third copper IUD put in today. First was a while ago when it was determined hormonal birth control was bad for me. Took it out when we decided to have our kiddos.
Second one was after the birth of my youngest when we decided we didn't want any more. Took it out when I started a clinical trial for a new sterilization method.
It didn't work for me.
Giving it a try for a while. Not the biggest fan, but now many other options out there.
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
To agree with Preacher's general statement, I find guys who won't get vasectomies but expect their wives to remain on birth control indefinitely unacceptable. I don't know about anyone's specific situation and there may be extenuating circumstances, but if there aren't then just do the thing.
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I wanted a vasectomy but my wife, while agreeing that we don't want more kids, also didn't want to make that decision final. Maybe in the future, I bring it up now and then.
I wanted a vasectomy but my wife, while agreeing that we don't want more kids, also didn't want to make that decision final. Maybe in the future, I bring it up now and then.
If you ever want to do it yourself, you've apparently got the pliers already.
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To agree with Preacher's general statement, I find guys who won't get vasectomies but expect their wives to remain on birth control indefinitely unacceptable. I don't know about anyone's specific situation and there may be extenuating circumstances, but if there aren't then just do the thing.
Yep. I had some stuff I had to think about in terms of taking myself out of the pool, but the op itself is simple, quick and largely painless. Well worth it compared to the trials women deal with on birth control.
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Eh, he offered if the IUD ended up being as uncomfortable as the last time. But I'm not going to push it unless it comes to that. He's normally the most giving and selfless person, so I give him a pass for now.
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Eh, there may have been a small flareup two weeks out from the procedure, but that was mostly just some extra discomfort and handled with rest and ibuprofen. Then, two weeks after that, it hit again but hit hard and had lots of swelling and whatnot. It should not have been the size of a lemon.
More rest and a course of drugs eventually sorted it out.
Seriously, thank you for sharing this. As I was reading this, I was starting to get ready to go to the gym. I felt pretty good all weekend and thought, “fuck it”. I started lifting again a month ago and wanted to get back at it.
Yes, I’m really dumb for wanting to lift in the first place, but reading your experience brought my dumb ass back to reality.
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My wife's on an IUD, but access to decent modern IUDs is so much easier outside of the US and the ridiculous FDA standards there (as I understand it).
Neither of us are ever likely to want more children, barring some sort of dramatic upheaval in our lives, but it's not a big deal to defer closing off our options for a few more years.
My wife is on an IUD but since putting one in after our second child it has been messing with her hormones and mood, and may be contributing to her depression. I'm researching vasectomy.
This thread has not dissuaded me but.... hoo boy. Things can happen, huh
Having already had inflammation/infection in the epididymis on two occasions, once so bad I basically couldn't move or do anything, I'm not super keen to invite anyone to go snipping about in the area.
On the other hand "hang on, I'll get the thingy. Oh shit they've fallen down the back of the bed. Again." gets a bit old.
Eh, there may have been a small flareup two weeks out from the procedure, but that was mostly just some extra discomfort and handled with rest and ibuprofen. Then, two weeks after that, it hit again but hit hard and had lots of swelling and whatnot. It should not have been the size of a lemon.
More rest and a course of drugs eventually sorted it out.
Seriously, thank you for sharing this. As I was reading this, I was starting to get ready to go to the gym. I felt pretty good all weekend and thought, “fuck it”. I started lifting again a month ago and wanted to get back at it.
Yes, I’m really dumb for wanting to lift in the first place, but reading your experience brought my dumb ass back to reality.
Haha, glad to help.
I'd give it a week or two from the procedure just to be safe. I don't recall actually doing anything that I wasn't supposed to (took the two weeks off soccer, etc.), but who knows. If you do start to get discomfort and feeling like you've been kicked in the nuts out of nowhere (and the discomfort grows into pain), and especially if you notice swelling, go get checked out right away and hopefully you can head it off at the pass.
I had offered to get a vasectomy and even went for the consult, but The wife opted for tubal ligation after much consulting with the doctor. She had a history of cysts and had a mass during her pregnancy.
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My husband has offered and I'm like "hell yes let's do that" because hormonal bc is more or less not really an option for me but I think another pregnancy would literally kill me. And then we just don't get around to it. Plus I think we'd have to tape it to the ceiling or there would be no space for it here.
And it seems like all is dying, and would leave the world to mourn
My wife and I knew that if we didn't make it permanent we'd be pregnant again by now. Near the end of the pregnancy we arranged that if she needed another C-section, they'd tie her tubes during the same operation, but otherwise I'd go get snipped a couple months later. During both labors, her blood pressure crashed and she ended up in a C-section, so that ended up happening, but personally I couldn't ask her to go through a surgery right after going through childbirth. And that's only 50% because I think she'd hit me if I did.
My husband has offered and I'm like "hell yes let's do that" because hormonal bc is more or less not really an option for me but I think another pregnancy would literally kill me. And then we just don't get around to it. Plus I think we'd have to tape it to the ceiling or there would be no space for it here.
I... uh... I thought you were talking about a vasectomy?
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Wow... that was really incoherent.
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When Mori gets his vasectomy I promise to give him as much rest, recovery & help with the kids as he gave me after the kids’ births.
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I know you're probably being genuine but that just screams that it's about to be followed by a grave irony.
And it seems like all is dying, and would leave the world to mourn
While this thread is about kids and parenting, I just need to brag that I have the whole house to myself until Sunday!!!!! I came home last from work, sat in my recliner, and guess what I heard? Not a damn thing! Silence. Sweet sounds of nothing. It was glorious. No fighting over who didn't want to eat what for dinner was a nice change of pace too. And I got to play Breath of the Wild with my surround sound as loud as I wanted without anyone complaining.
When I went to sleep I didn't get woken up at 0200 by a tiny toddler kneeing me in the face as he climbs into bed with us. Then, then when I woke up to get ready for work, I played The Offspring as loud as I wanted to get me pumped up for the day.
The novelty will no doubt wear off by Friday, but for now I shall treasure. These. Moments. As if they were my last.
While this thread is about kids and parenting, I just need to brag that I have the whole house to myself until Sunday!!!!! I came home last from work, sat in my recliner, and guess what I heard? Not a damn thing! Silence. Sweet sounds of nothing. It was glorious. No fighting over who didn't want to eat what for dinner was a nice change of pace too. And I got to play Breath of the Wild with my surround sound as loud as I wanted without anyone complaining.
When I went to sleep I didn't get woken up at 0200 by a tiny toddler kneeing me in the face as he climbs into bed with us. Then, then when I woke up to get ready for work, I played The Offspring as loud as I wanted to get me pumped up for the day.
The novelty will no doubt wear off by Friday, but for now I shall treasure. These. Moments. As if they were my last.
Your description of your normal night reminds me how ticked off I get by non-parents complaining to me how tired they are.
"You poor dear! You only got 7 hours of uninterrupted sleep last night! You must be absolutely exhausted!"
It's a delicate balance to let only the proper amount of sarcasm show, without going over the line into outright mocking, which would be unprofessional but FEEL SO GOOD.
Speaking as someone who wants a vasectomy and plans on getting one as soon as we are back on insurance and can afford to plunk down the cash, (small gap since my wife got a job at another hospital), it's still somewhat terrifying voluntarily damaging a perfectly functioning part of my body, even though we are both certain we no longer will be needing its services. I can sympathize with anyone who would be uncomfortable with it.
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She had no other symptoms. Both doctors we saw just said ‘viral’. My brother in the UK, also a doctor, suggested I ask for a urine test. I can’t advocate for myself but I can advocate for my kids, and I found the courage to speak up and ask for a urine test. The clinic staff kind of shrugged, but then rang me 2 hrs later and said they’d called in antibiotics and it was indeed a UTI. Anyway, Anya’s already a ton better and is feeling nice and cool tonight.
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Our elephant cover that is supposed to spray water is a piece of shit. It does the job of covering the thing so she can't hurt herself. But the spray part? The mouth opens and closes to allow spray or no spray. But if you close the mouth it just pops open due to water pressure. To make it spray you have to wrangle it like it's a real elephant. Wow I didn't realize how much that thing annoys me until I started typing it out.
Also candyland always had cards :P
My son is a serious tough guy though, they always brought pain medication and he refused it because he said he felt fine. He also started eating everything they allowed and the stuff I pushed for they were wary off (like broccoli).
I also paid for the hospital WiFi and we probably watched more videos this weekend than in all the 4 years of his life so far. Amazon prime only has one series of fireman Sam and I can't even count how often we rewatched that.
We also had the change to summer time this weekend which was extra terrible because hospital staff don't care and will wake your ass up at 6:50. (I get that they are on a tight schedule)
I think the only real repercussion he got for his antics in the whole series was that once he didn't get cake, he only got muffins. That's it. Tbf, there were also like 2 episodes where it wasn't his fault.
That show should have been titled "Seriously italians you're terrible." I mean the ladies name is Bella Lasanga!
Later on they add crocadile dundee the pilot.
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Glad it's going well. I didn't have any pain after mine...
... until a month later when whoops! now my epididymis is inflamed.
Nothing until a month later? Yeesh!
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More rest and a course of drugs eventually sorted it out.
Didn't help when the dude gave me the Anti Biotics and noted they are used to clear up MRSA which was a terrifying thought considering what was infected.
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I just got my third copper IUD put in today. First was a while ago when it was determined hormonal birth control was bad for me. Took it out when we decided to have our kiddos.
Second one was after the birth of my youngest when we decided we didn't want any more. Took it out when I started a clinical trial for a new sterilization method.
It didn't work for me.
Giving it a try for a while. Not the biggest fan, but now many other options out there.
I mean even as someone who had worst case scenario. I did that for my wife because the pregnancy was no picnic.
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Either way you’re probably gonna be sterile afterward
Yep. I had some stuff I had to think about in terms of taking myself out of the pool, but the op itself is simple, quick and largely painless. Well worth it compared to the trials women deal with on birth control.
Or just get an emasculatome from Fleet Farm.
Seriously, thank you for sharing this. As I was reading this, I was starting to get ready to go to the gym. I felt pretty good all weekend and thought, “fuck it”. I started lifting again a month ago and wanted to get back at it.
Yes, I’m really dumb for wanting to lift in the first place, but reading your experience brought my dumb ass back to reality.
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Neither of us are ever likely to want more children, barring some sort of dramatic upheaval in our lives, but it's not a big deal to defer closing off our options for a few more years.
This thread has not dissuaded me but.... hoo boy. Things can happen, huh
On the other hand "hang on, I'll get the thingy. Oh shit they've fallen down the back of the bed. Again." gets a bit old.
Haha, glad to help.
I'd give it a week or two from the procedure just to be safe. I don't recall actually doing anything that I wasn't supposed to (took the two weeks off soccer, etc.), but who knows. If you do start to get discomfort and feeling like you've been kicked in the nuts out of nowhere (and the discomfort grows into pain), and especially if you notice swelling, go get checked out right away and hopefully you can head it off at the pass.
I... uh... I thought you were talking about a vasectomy?
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When I went to sleep I didn't get woken up at 0200 by a tiny toddler kneeing me in the face as he climbs into bed with us. Then, then when I woke up to get ready for work, I played The Offspring as loud as I wanted to get me pumped up for the day.
The novelty will no doubt wear off by Friday, but for now I shall treasure. These. Moments. As if they were my last.
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Your description of your normal night reminds me how ticked off I get by non-parents complaining to me how tired they are.
"You poor dear! You only got 7 hours of uninterrupted sleep last night! You must be absolutely exhausted!"
It's a delicate balance to let only the proper amount of sarcasm show, without going over the line into outright mocking, which would be unprofessional but FEEL SO GOOD.