elspeth's Friends

Another reason to not have kids.
I love my friend to death, but her parenting skills.. sometimes makes me wonder.

I went over there Friday to help her move out the crib and get her kid a "big girl bed" it was just a small plastic bed, which I thought was amazing for a 2.5 year old. Anyway we had to go to the store for parts and my friend is so ready to get her kid out of diapers. She buys her some big girl panties to begin the transition.

We go home and as soon as were home the kid wants to big girl underwear on. So mom puts the panties on her and tells her "You tell mommy when you need to go potty, ok"? I immediately tell her that that's not going to work. But she lets her wear the panties anyway. Not 5 minutes later, kid pees panties. Mom goes on about "You were supposed to tell me!" She puts on another pair of panties. 10 minutes later mom asks kid if she needs to pee and of course kid says no. 2 minutes later, another pair of wet panties and a "You were supposed to tell me"! 3rd pair of panties goes on. These last about 15 minutes before the kid wets them. And yet another round of "You were supposed to tell me"! I kept telling my friend that you can't expect a 2.5 year old to know when they have to pee and you're basically going to have to do the whole "sit on the potty till you pee" routine. And since the kid is going through the terrible 2s right now, that's not going to work. Mom had to put pull ups back on her and it took 2 of us to get the pull ups back on because the kid was screaming bloody murder because she didn't want to wear them.

Yet another thing I won't have to worry about by being child free. No pee to clean up and no trying to potty train a kid.

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Frustrated with this UTI
Hi all,
I'm having a problem. A week ago Sunday I started having some pelvic pain and when it was persistent, I went to the doctor. I was diagnosed with a UTI and put on Cipro. Over a week later, I am still feeling uncomfortable. I have to pee 15-20 times a day, and I am not exaggerating. I take the antibiotics faithfully and drink a ton of water, but I am still having problems and some discomfort in my lower abdomen and pelvic region. At the end of last week, I went back to the doctor because I was concerned. She brushed me off for the most part, but did another urinalysis and said that while I still had blood and protein in my urine, it was less than before. She also said she wanted to do ultrasounds on my kidneys and pelvic region this Wednesday. She told me I needed to drink more water than before.

I'm drinking so much water it's ridiculous. There's no color to my urine, so I figure I must be doing something right. But still I can't get rid of this thing. I don't know what to do. I'm constantly uncomfortable, and this woman won't listen to me. Am I just not giving it enough time? I feel like I should be on a different antibiotic but I don't know what to do.

Discharge causing irritation?
I had a yeast infection a few weeks ago and treated it with Monistat 7. Since then, I've had occasional mild irritation (general itching and uncomfortable-ness).

So I checked down there the other day and I had some whitish substance (discharge) up in the folds of my labia. It was difficult to wipe off... it was almost stuck on there basically, I had to use one of those feminine wipes to get it off. I think it's been there since my YI.

Now? My irritation is totally gone. For the first time since before my YI, I feel normal. It's amazing. My question is... what was the white substance? Was it just dried discharge, and if so, would it cause irritation like that?

the blood won't stop :(
I was on my pill-free week..then I began taking the pills again the day before yesterday. I'm still bleeding pretty heavily. I'm just a little worried. Usually the blood stops within a day or so of taking the active pill. Should I be worried?

Some charity advertising
Through the charity rating site GiveWell I foud a charity called Population Services International (PSI).
One of their main foci is the promotion of reproductive health, family planning and STD prevention. Since this is an issue I deeply care about, I'd like to spread the word.
They rank #4 in GiveWell's latest review. Of course they have their shortcomings, but at least they provide the information necessary to evaluate their effectiveness, which many better-known organizations don't.
If you have something to give, this might be a good cause to give it to. I just reallocated my monthly charity budget to them.

Brown period?
Hi everyone I'm hoping you could shed some light for me.

My period was due any day now. So there was no surprse he I woke up tis morning and had some pinkish red on the toilet paper. I put on a pad and used my cup. My first three days of my period is usually so bad that I need the extra protection. That was at 7 am.

It's now almost 3 pm and I've barely bled at all. Just a little more than what I would consider spotting. I've gone to the bathroom as much as I usually would when I have my period to empty and clean the cup. All day the color went from red to dark brown.

My period is usually a light brown at the END of it and red at the beginning. Light brown. Usually on the fifth day till the end (I get my period sometimes for as much as 2 weeks. Seen the doctor and he has no clue why my periods are so long).

The fact that it's extremely light and such a dark brown worries me. But I don't know if I should see the doctor or if it's nothing worry about. There's no odor and I'm not cramping. I don't know what to think.

EDIT: it won't let me add tags.

A different kind of UTI?
In the early hours of the morning I woke up to pee, and then 5 minutes later peed again, and again, etc. In between each time I went I had that yucky feeling of discomfort and having "to go". When I did pee though, it was pretty clear (I've been drinking lots of fluids just cuz it's so darn hot now) and it didn't burn or have that sharp pain you get upon finishing peeing. Just the extreme urge to go often and the very uncomfortable feeling.
I've had UTI's before so I'm very familiar with the symptoms and feeling but I thought it odd that this time I don't have the burning or blood in urine. Could this be a different kind of UTI or did I just catch it really early?
I'm drinking lots of water and cranberry juice and taking Azo Standard pills 3x a day to try and flush it out of my system. Any other advice to get over this asap??

Current Mood: blah

Porn Magazines for Women- Recommendations?
Hi all! Happy Monday! I hope this is fairly on topic.

Basically I'm looking for a new print magazine to replace the void that was left when Playgirl stopped printing. I'm still fairly new to the world of porn magazines and everything, but all I've really found so far seems geared towards homosexual men. While I actually don't mind that too much I'm still hoping there might be something at least making the pretense of appealing to women as well. If not that's cool too, and I still don't know where to start looking.

So, anyone have any good recommendations? Ones they like? Due to my living situation and general preference I'm looking for physically printed magazines. I just want pretty guys. :)

Thanks and I hope you all have a good day!

(Also, for the heck of it, if anyone has recommendations for art photography books send them along too! :) I'm pretty fishing for the name of a gorgeous nude male photography book that I found out about in college, but I love art books. Any and all genders.)

Spotting after years on Yaz
Slight variation on a spotting question, my apologies, but couldn't find anything satisfying in FAQs or tags or topics.

What kinds of things should I be paying attention to if I'm suddenly spotting on an HBC that I've been on for years with no problem?

Not sure where to turn my attention to -- diet change, late pill weeks ago, other lifestyle or health issues? ( More info )

Any ideas? I know spotting isn't something to freak over, but not having had an issue with it, ever, + the length of this in spite of active pills is, uh, perplexing. Wondering if it's time for another switch (WOE - I LOVE THIS PILL) or if it might be something more srs.

Thanks!

nom nom nom
Hi everyone! I'm new here and thought I should share this Summer recipe to say hello!

Some of you might recognize it from the latest issue of the LCBO Food & Drink magazine.

CHUNKY CUCUMBER, WATERMELON & FETA SALAD

1/2 English cucumber
1 seedless watermelon wedge, 10 to 12 cm (4 to 5 inches) wide
1 TBSP (15ml) red wine vinegar
1 small clove of garlic
3 TBSP (45ml) olive oil
1/4 tsp (1ml) each salt and pepper
1/4 cup (50ml) shredded mint leaves
1/3 cup (75ml) crumbled feta cheese (optional)

STEP 1

There is no need to seed or peel the cucumber. Slice cucumber lenghwise then again lengthwise. Finally cut crosswise into chunks, about 2.5cm (1 inch) in size. Cut watermelon into the same size chunks as cucumber. Place both in a large bowl and toss.

STEP 2

Whisk vinegar with garlic, oil, salt and pepper. Drizzle over watermelon mixture and stir. Add mint and feta and gently toss. Tumble onto a platter and serve at room temperature.

Enjoy!

Instead cups after having two children...
So i've had 2 children (vaginally) in the last two years. N is almost 23 months and E is almost 5 months. (Word of advice: JUST because you struggle with fertility with the first does not mean you will with the second. PROTECT yourself if you're not ready for another one! LOL) ANYWAYS, I just recently tried the instead cup after using pads and tampons my whole life. I do like them for the convience factor but I have a question for those who haved used it after having kids. Do you leak a lot? I didn't leak a ton yesterday, but I did leak after going to the bathroom and coughing/laughing, which means I have to wear a pad anyways. Tips? Do the mooncups/divacups do this too? I was trying this in hopes to work up the courage to try one of those. Do they still have a year guarantee on them?

Thanks!

Storage Length of NuvaRing
Hey everyone,

So I know most people say you can only store NuvaRing for 3-4 months, but the rings I have now don't expire until October 2011. How does that work?

If I keep them in the fridge can I wait to use them? (I'm not looking to wait till 2011, but want to sometime within the next year).

Please let me me know what you know.

Thank you!

vulva skin
do me a favor...

take a look at your vulva. do the skin cells that compose your vulva look different than the skin cells surrounding it on the rest of your body? it looks like skin on parts of my vulva is composed of hundreds of little lumps of skin instead of just one smooth surface. is this weird?

Patch panic/pregnancy question...
Ok, yes this is another could I be pregnant question, but I've got myself worked up into a mess.

I've just started using the patch. Tomorrow will be my first change day. I had unprotected sex over the weekend and today, but completely forgot to check whether for the first week using it I need to use non hbc protection..

Do I?
Should I take use emergency contraception?

I am completely panicking now! Help! :/
Thanks

Nuvaring - 3 week/4 week changes
I'm on my fourth month of Nuvaring and everything is going well so far. I'm on a 3 weeks IN/1 week OUT cycle.

In the coming fall, there are two weekends (one in September, my birthday, one in December, Christmas) where I do not want to have my ring out. If I continue my 3 week routine, I will have my ring out on my birthday. I've done the math, and the best way to remedy this is to wear my current ring (my "July ring"), as well as my "August ring" and "September ring" for an extra week each so that I'm covered for the September and December weekends. In other words, I'd change my routine to 4 weeks IN/1 week OUT for 3 cycles, and then start again in October with my current program, 3 weeks IN/1 week OUT.

So, questions:

1. Is this wise, considering I've just started the ring? I don't want to tempt fate and cause problems, particularly when things are going so well. I've had little side effects, and my period is much lighter and quicker. I don't want to change this.

2. Do you think it's likely I will get breakthrough bleeding in my fourth weeks?

3. I'm assuming this doesn't affect protection, but figured I'd ask. Yes?

Thank you!

Soy Protein...?
I started taking Soy Protein.

I've been doing some research and of course everything has negative/positives. So far the positives have out weighted the negatives. But I have come across some interesting articles regarding giving Soy products to babies; they refer to it as giving your child a birth control pill. Apparently soy contains estrogen like chemicals (correct me if I'm wrong... this is just what I have read).

So - does soy have a negative effect on the hbc I currently take? or does it just raise the amount of estrogen that I already have?

Thanks!

Tomato, Mozzerlla Salad
Hi-
I am going to an outdoor concert this weekend and we are bringing dinner to eat there. I volunteered to make a tomato, mozzerella, basil salad.
I was wondering if anyone had good recipies? Also, I would like one that can travel easily. I will have a cooler in the car, but it will be made about 12 hours before it is eaten, so it has to be able to sit in the fridge/cooler for a while with out getting bad.

Thanks!

break through bleeding
I missed one pill on ortho tri-lo on the 26th of June and I've been bleeding moderately heavily pretty much since then. Right now I'm on the placebo pills for the pack I missed a day on - do you guys think there's any chance I should hope that this'll stop once I start the new pack?

also, I was thinking of quitting the bcp entirely because I'm becoming concerned about the impact of my girly pee on the fishies and the froggies. But I'm worried that once I stop taking them I'll either never bleed again or never STOP bleeding.

other than the bleeding there's no pain, and I don't really get cramps. But this is damn annoying.

Implanon + pill
I have just switched from the pill to Implanon, but I'm a little bit confused. My doctor wrote out a prescription for both the pill and Implanon, and I thought she had done this in case I couldn't get an appointment before my period finished and would have to wait until the following month. When I went back a couple of days later to have Implanon inserted, she seemed to be saying something about taking the pill for the first few months and then going off it... I didn't really get it because her accent was a little bit strong, and I was too distracted by the giant needle to ask for clarification. =P

So is there any reason I should be taking the pill while I have Implanon? I know I don't need it for contraception, and it seems ridiculous to be taking oral hormones when I have a stick in my arm already giving off plenty of hormones. Anyone have any idea what my doctor was talking about?

(sorry if this is unclear!)

Question about defrosting.
Hello, sorry if this a silly question, but what is the best way for me to defrost a small piece of beef which i want to use in a stew tomorrow.
Should I leave it on a plate in the fridge overnight?
Defrost it in the microwave?
Help? I know it might be a very basic question, but I'm a novice cook & want to get it right.

Thank you. :)

a bunch of FOs: hats! And a pair of socks.
Even though I feel like I often finish something, I always have so many works in progress! But I guess it's nice to have something to choose from. These are all small - after I finished my latest sweater I've had to recover with small patterns that only take 50-100 grams of yarn. :) ( my latest under the cut! )

beeeeeeans
How long do beans and chickpeas take to cook in a simmering/casserole/soup sort of dish. its simmering now and I was wondering how long until they are actually done. I have half an hour set on the timer so far.

cheers for any help

I has Blue Hair

*wants to show off her blue hair and make-up*

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Current Mood: Blu

Ok guys - I need to book dinner for 5 people on Thurs night and I have a real hankering for Italian. Except to date I haven't found GOOD Italian food in Brisbane. Any suggestions?? It has to be around/in the City, New Farm, Toowong, St Lucia, Indro, Milton etc... the usual suburbs I ask about!

Thanks!

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