What are the best ways to motivate yourself to stop doing something and do another instead?

Pestilenci

I'm asking for your opinions, and please make them as looooooooong as you wish! :)
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Why am I asking this, you wonder? I am a computer addict. Besides, I'm a really active person with lots of interests and aims (I'm a Sagittarius btw, so it's no surprise at all :D). I want to do and achieve many, many, many and many things in my life. For example - I want to learn Norwegian and Finnish, have a band, learn to play some songs on the guitar, write a book + continue writing poetry, also I want to start drawing again, etc.etc. However, there's that little obstacle - whenever I get some free time, like now, during the holidays, and I get LAZY AS HELL and only stare at the monitor ALL DAY!!! ;X In the end of the day, when I go to bed I just feel mad at myself, because my many goals are overwhelming then - but I'm too sleepy and then the next morning - all over again. IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR YEARS NOW! Don't know what to do anymore, I just wish I could throw the PC from my window and get a life! :D Unfortunately, I can't because it's my mom's computer.............. With 2012 on my doorstep I feel I need to make a HUGE change in my life and this is it: no more World of Warcraft and other useless stuff wasting my time! But... how???
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So, I really need YOUR opinion, your advice. What actually worked for you? What's your personal experience?
Yeah, I know, all my stuff are waiting... all those books to read and guitar and stuff... and so muuch more! But whenever I have free time I just feel like: "Ohh, I don't feel like doing this or that right now, I'd rather browse deviantart.... or play WoW....". Just can't get in the right mood or something like that...

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just depends on how bad you want it baby. btw a pic would help if u a gurl

my dates keep changing?

Mommy

Hello my fellow moms to be and those TTC.

I just wanted a few opinions on a situation that has recently arisen.
I am currently, by my dates 37 weeks and 6 days pregnant. I was also this far along with my OBGYN up until recently as well. My LMP was March 30th 2011 and lasts 7 days from the first day it starts. my fertile window would have been 2 weeks after the first day. I got a FAINT positive on April 30th after waiting for my period to arrive throughout the day. By my dates, and by the dates I had intercourse with my husband, it would have put me at Jan 4th 2012. NOW my OBGYN is dating me by an ultrasound done at 7 weeks and 1 day which put me at Jan 11th 2012. This makes NO sense to be because JUST last week I was being considered full term, I started contracting on Wednesday night when I was exactly 37 weeks and went into L&D and I was contracting for 4 hrs at 4 minutes minutes apart. I finally got fed up and decided to go home, the contractions eventually have died down. I dilated to 2cm according to my OBGYN at my follow up appointment after that. Sunday, I went in again at about 12 in the afternoon with contractions that were again 4 minutes apart for 2 hrs only to hear the news that I was being considered "preterm" I was on the monitor for for another 4 hours to be checked to find out I made no progress so I opted to leave, contracted all night and all morning the next morning, I went to a follow up and found out I dilated to 3cm. I know my body and I really feel like i'm already full term, I had my belly palpitated yesterday and my OBGYN told me that by next week the baby will be 8 lbs. I really don't know what to do, but I am tired of being labeled "early" or "pre term" there is nothing pre term about this baby or my belly.....it's huge and the baby is huge.
I have already lost my mucous plug as well and the baby is at -1 station.

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Honey this happens all the time. My friend was told that hers is off by a whole month. She had her baby 2wks ago and the dr that delivered her baby said that there was not way she was only 34wks and someone messed up on her dates. i wouldn't worried about it too much as long as your baby is healthy.

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Can my baby be retarted because of kabuki syndrome?

tyenobia l

My baby was born on june 21, 2012. I had her at 36wks n 7days. She was preemie. She was 4lbs 12oz. She stayed in NICU for 6wks due to her developmental issue. She was on oxygen for only one day after birth. She was very weak. She wasnt eatting well so she was eating from a feeding tube. Then like a week of being in NICU they then dicover that she had cleft palate; n which thats why it was hard for to take all bottle but she took 4 bottles a day. Then they discovered 2wks after that. That she had a hip click in her hip. But all other tests that was given was all normal from her brain to her heart everything was normal. When she came home on july 29, 2012. She came home on the tube nd a apena monitor, and 10 different doctors appointments. 3 wks after being home the hospital called and said her Genetic test reslts came back that she has KABUKI SYMDROME. By looking up the syndrome. I learn that my baby only have some variations of it like. The cleft palate, hip dislocation, low set ears, n some temporary developmentant abnormalties. Like her breathing, small heart problems but not serious, one kidney smaller then the other, small intestinal problem, but no sign the she id retarted. But Im scared bcause my son was born normal nd wasnt preemie, nd he's 1yrs old. Nd noone have no syndrome or retardation in me or my husband family. I need some clairity to feel better. Someone please help if u know anything about KABUKI SYNDROME . THANKS!!!

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36 weeks + 7 days = 37 weeks....full term in 38-42 weeks...

1 week premature is really inconsequential almost all of the time.

She was A LITTLE small for 37 weeks.

The issues were not caused by the early birth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabuki_syndrome

most children with this syndrome do have intellectual disability

YOU CAN"T TELL IF A NEWBORN HAS AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.....there is no way to test the skills---as a newborn hardly has any skills besides eating, pooping, and sleeping


if you are in the US, contact the state early intervention service when she is about 6 months (unless the doctor recommends sooner) a speech therapist might get involved sooner due to the cleft...there will be some indications around 6 months if there is any cognitive delay, but nothing that will say one way or the other for sure....some delays can be overcome...your child may be school age before you will be able to tell the extent of the intellectual issues.

IN REGARDS TO YOUR PREVIOUS QUESTION ABOUT CUSTODY BY A STEP PARENT. ...changing the 1st child's name to the last name of the step parent will have NO EFFECT on custody.

The bio dad would need to give up his rights, have those rights taken away, or just allow the older child to continue to live with step dad....

if the bio dad wants custody and is fit, his rights will be favored over step dads.

you should have a will/custody documents indicating who you would like to raise your children should something happen to you...you can name step dad...but also need back up....in case something happens to both of you at the same time....

if bio dad has no interest and gives up his rights---step dad should adopt

you describe serious abuse toward you in another question, it is doubtful stepdad would be allowed to adopt..and if the abuse is geared toward them, you can expect to lose both the kids.

what are the essentials for a newborn?

Raina

my son is due march 16th 2012 and i still haven't bought anything! i'm really worried about rushing and forgetting things. i know that march is still pretty cold (ohio) so i think i will get winter items from 0-3 and spring items later. but what does a baby NEED in their first 3 months? i am not planing on getting everything at once like the teethers and what not that a newborn won't need. what do babies REALLY need. we are also on a pretty tight budget so if you have any inexpensive stores in mind i would like to know them! thank you
also what it better : a bassinet, a crib, or a play-pen that has the diaper changing table and can convert to different floor levels? i will not be setting up a baby nursery anytime soon (personal preference) so what is more appropriate when on a budget?

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-Car seat
-stroller
-crib or bassinet
-baby monitors
-bottles and nipples [ even if yer breastfeeding]
-breast pump
-breastfeeding accessories if breastfeeding
-bibs
-onezies
-clothes
-diapers, wipes, diaper creme
-baby laundry detergent [DONT use your own, get one for babies]
-southers [optional]
-blankets
-reciving blankets
-shampoo, soap , baby lotion,
-towals and clothes
-a baby bath tub
-nail and first aid kit [made for babys]
-baby snow suit and winter clothes b/c you said it will still be cold out
-id say hand covers so they don't scratch themselves
-for diapers, get one box newborn then size 1's .. b/c they grow FAST
-formula if not breastfeeding
-baby bag
-bumper pads for crib
-furniture like: crib, dresser, chair[optional,] changing table[optinal] etc.
What i thought of off the top of my head

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Me and my partner are trying to have baby but its nt coming along so easy !?

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kelsie

I would like to hear from the woman who have PCOS and have had children im very interested in knowing how it happened. my partner and i are having difficulties and dont know what to do. PCOS (Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome)

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ok, firstly I am aware I am not a woman :) but my wife has PCOS.

She started taking clomid 50mg (cycle days 3-8) last year, we got pregnant twice and unfortunately lost both (2012 was a rough year).

This year the 50mg wasn't working, upped to 100mg still not working consistently. So they put her on metformin too (500mg twice daily). We went for an ultrasound to look for follicles on cycle day, no mature follicles but some tiny ones. I asked if she could ovulate late and the drs told me it should make her ovulate on day 14. Great, now what do we do? About a week later she gets the egg white mucous (I know tmi) and I said "hey why not, what we got to lose"... we did a pregnancy test negative. So she takes progesterone to restart cycle and gets 'flu' and throwing up a few days later . The regular dr kept asking "are you sure you're not pregnant?" so we did a test POSITIVE ! I guess they were wrong, you can ovulate late.

Today we saw our 19 week baby girl wiggling around on ultrasound.

Sorry for the long story, first they'll try either metformin or clomid, or both but it may take awhile to find the correct dose, find a reproductive endocrinologist not just a OB/GYN and if you do get pregnant do what I did insist on taking progesterone through first trimester, or as worst monitor your levels closely. I beleive that, and we kept taking metformin too, saved our baby this time :) There is a high risk of miscarriage with PCOS, like 40% but progesterone brings it down to the same rate as everyone else, I think 16%.

what do you have to do to become a paramedic?

cody

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In an emergency, Paramedics are typically dispatched to the scene by a 911 operator and often work with police and fire department personnel. Once they arrive, they determine the nature and extent of a patient’s condition while trying to ascertain whether the patient has preexisting medical problems. Following strict rules and guidelines, they give appropriate emergency care and, when necessary, transport the patients.

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Me and my partner are trying to have baby but its nt coming along so easy !?

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kelsie

I would like to hear from the woman who have PCOS and have had children im very interested in knowing how it happened. my partner and i are having difficulties and dont know what to do. PCOS (Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome)

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ok, firstly I am aware I am not a woman :) but my wife has PCOS.

She started taking clomid 50mg (cycle days 3-8) last year, we got pregnant twice and unfortunately lost both (2012 was a rough year).

This year the 50mg wasn't working, upped to 100mg still not working consistently. So they put her on metformin too (500mg twice daily). We went for an ultrasound to look for follicles on cycle day, no mature follicles but some tiny ones. I asked if she could ovulate late and the drs told me it should make her ovulate on day 14. Great, now what do we do? About a week later she gets the egg white mucous (I know tmi) and I said "hey why not, what we got to lose"... we did a pregnancy test negative. So she takes progesterone to restart cycle and gets 'flu' and throwing up a few days later . The regular dr kept asking "are you sure you're not pregnant?" so we did a test POSITIVE ! I guess they were wrong, you can ovulate late.

Today we saw our 19 week baby girl wiggling around on ultrasound.

Sorry for the long story, first they'll try either metformin or clomid, or both but it may take awhile to find the correct dose, find a reproductive endocrinologist not just a OB/GYN and if you do get pregnant do what I did insist on taking progesterone through first trimester, or as worst monitor your levels closely. I beleive that, and we kept taking metformin too, saved our baby this time :) There is a high risk of miscarriage with PCOS, like 40% but progesterone brings it down to the same rate as everyone else, I think 16%.

CPS troubles? Please Read!?

Knives

Okay, back in September of 2012, my husband and I were thrown into a whirlwind. It was around 6:00 or 7:00 a.m. and we left our toddler (he was 2 years, 8 months at the time) in our apartment asleep in his bedroom while we took the dog out to potty. Well our nosy, alcoholic, dope-using neighbor (who had just had her son taken away by CPS for the 2nd or 3rd time) decided to call the cops and told them we had been gone for hours, when in reality we weren't gone for more than 5 - 10 minutes. Police men were swarming around and they even did a search of our apartment for any "incriminating evidence" (I'm guessing she said we did drugs, too.)

Of course, nothing was found, no evidence to support drug use or child abuse but we still had to go to court for the incident. We were charged with the lowest class of misdemeanor child neglect and received fines of $300 each ($600 for the both of us). We paid the fines off.

Now, I'm pregnant with our 2nd (and last) child, and my C-section is scheduled in 3 weeks. I haven't had a lot of doctor visits, due to the fact that my insurance doesn't cover prenatal care, and I've had to pay full price for everything (I've made 5 official doctor visits so far, will be 7 or 8 by the due date, plus 1 visit to a crisis pregnancy center, and a few ER visits for pregnancy-related scares. Before I found my current doctor, I called around and was actually denied service because I couldn't pay the outrageous fees upfront/was already too far along in my pregnancy).

I was told by a nurse that because I've had so few visits, that it's considered child neglect and they would have to report me to CPS? I'm afraid that if I'm reported, I may lose my children or have to go through another battle with the courts.

I'm 21 years old, I don't abuse drugs, I don't smoke cigarettes, rarely have alcohol, my husband has a
stable job, we have a stable apartment life, we always have food available, running water, electricity, etc.
Our son has his own room (he actually has the master-sized bedroom, we took the smaller room), toys, plenty of clothes, his own bed, everything! We have a new crib and changing table for our daughter, a bassinet, stroller/car seat combo, a baby bather, a swing, diapers (both cloth and disposable), wipes, clothes, blankets, a safety kit with baby monitors, just about everything you could think of!
What are the chances that CPS will actually take my children?
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A Red Scar - No, that's seriously what happened. In the court room, when they read the police report, we actually heard people snickering over the stupidity of the charge, and even the judge had a smirk. CPS didn't charge us, the state of Arizona did. CPS did a home visit, and they "determined that it is in the child's best interests to remain with the parents, but the case of child neglect was substantiated (we told them the truth, we left him asleep in the apartment while to took the dog out to pee, which could have potentially resulted in the unplanned harm of the child, which is in turn considered child neglect to a certain extent)
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Also, CPS didn't get involved until after the trial was over. They asked us all kinds of questions about how much money was being made, electricity, food, if we received government help or not, if we had a supportive family, etc. They inspected our son's bedroom and looked in our kitchen cabinets, too.
They gave us a bunch of papers with resources on them, gave us a card, and a month or so later sent us a letter in the mail saying our case was closed.
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Also, CPS didn't get involved until after the trial was over. They asked us all kinds of questions about how much money was being made, electricity, food, if we received government help or not, if we had a supportive family, etc. They inspected our son's bedroom and looked in our kitchen cabinets, too.
They gave us a bunch of papers with resources on them, gave us a card, and a month or so later sent us a letter in the mail saying our case was closed.

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Have you applied for WIC or state medicaid? good chance you might be eligible. That will help. As for doc visits. I doubt that would be considered neglect. Many moms delver at home and never see CPS at their door.

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What is your most memorable/unforgettable moment of the year 2012..?

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Vinay Kuma

share ur most valuable moment moment that u spent in 2012..
thnx in advance..

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On February 1st, 2012, I was home for work not feeling well. My fiance left for work at 7am. At 10am, I got a call from his sister. He had been in a head on car crash and was air lifted to a hospital an hour and a half away from where I lived. The hospital had gone through his phone to find someone to call, and had first tried "mom" and "dad", but they were on a cruise in the Bahamas and didn't answer. Next they called "grandma" who gave them his sister's number, and she finally he called me. The accident had occurred just 5 miles from our home, and I was only just hearing about it now. I called my mom to give me a ride, as I was crying so much I knew there was no way I could drive. On the way I called the hospital to see if they could give me information. They said they couldn't say anything about his condition, but that I'd better get there fast, and then asked me what religion he was. I was absolutely convinced that he was going to die before I got there. When I finally did get there, he was in a coma with a fractured skull, broken neck, broken pelvis, and lacerated liver. His brain was swelling and they had to put a halo on him and a pressure monitor in his brain. We called our pastor and he came immediately to pray with us. I had never been so scared in my life. They planned a surgery to fuse the broken vertebrae in his neck, but they couldn't do it until his brain stopped swelling, so for now it was just sit and wait. I ended up getting a room at the place across the street from the hospital, and spent a week and a half just waiting, not knowing if he would have brain damage or be paralyzed. When the swelling finally went down and he started to wake up they did surgery which was successful. After surgery they finally removed his breathing tube and I got to talk to him. He couldn't move his right arm, but he could move everything else and he had no brain damage. After months of physical therapy, he regained movement in his right arm and got his halo off just in time for our wedding.

June 9th, 2012 we got married. Our pastor married us, the one who was there the night of his accident. It was very emotional, and I had never been so happy.

On September 19, 2012, I found out that I was pregnant with our first child. Since then we have just been going to doctor appointments, slowly putting the nursery together, and anticipating the birth of our baby in May 2013.

I'd say it was one hell of a year.

why cant i focus at work?

Laura

on july 11 2012 i gave birth to my stillborn son. since then mt boyfriend and i have had lots of problems and its affecting my work. i cant focus, i cant remember anything and i cant concentrate. i feel paranoid, depressed and anxious.. it really sucks i work as a fulltime pharmacy tech so its very important to focus, and i keep making silly mistakes which are leading me into getting fired. what should i do? i seriously need adice

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I had a stillborn in April of 2012. I'm so sorry for your loss. My baby died of a cord accident (so they think) at 41 weeks with no warning in a low-risk pregnancy. First came numbness, feeling a little better and functional, then two months later every joint in my body began hurting, which brought depression and severe anxiety. I know how paralyzing it can be.

First, see a doctor and a therapist. If you're having depression that arises from a situation, there are drugs you can take in the short term to calm you down, though your doctor will monitor your levels to make sure you're not taking more than is wise. Ativan is a drug that was recommended to me, and it calmed me within 10 minutes when a panic attack would arise. It made me sleepier, but it didn't inhibit my ability to function.

The hazy thinking can be from depression. I'm not pushing anti-depressants, and I don't recommend them to just anyone, but if you're not functioning due to what's happened to you, then you're the person for whom these drugs were invented. It helped me a lot. It got me out of crying hysterically all day and feeling like life was pointless-- to realizing that there is still hope, and though it hurts, life moves on. Your doctor might put you on something like Celexa or Zoloft.

But I'm preaching to the choir if you're a pharmacy tech, I guess. All I know is that the drugs have helped. It's been five and a half months since my daughter died, and I'm now slowly tapering off my anti-depressants, and I very rarely need an Ativan anymore. The mental clarity since beginning the anti-depressant was pretty noticeable. It was like a fog lifted after a few weeks. Maybe that will help you on the job?

Best wishes to you. I'm so very sorry.

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What is it like for your labor to be induced?

Q. This is my first child and their going to induce me and i wanna know what there gunna do

A. First off, congratulations :]! I was in the same boat you are...I gave birth to my daughter (my first child) a little over a week ago on 07/09/2012.

I was at 41+3 weeks, and was planning on just waiting out the rest of my pregnancy. I had an appointment that day and my doctor advised me that waiting any longer wasn't really going to help anything. I ended up agreeing to be induced and, surprisingly enough, he gave me a script to get induced the same day.

We got to the hospital and after a change of clothes and about 30 minutes of questions, the nurse inserted the IV into my arm and drew some blood. She then hooked up the Pitocin and the bag of saline. I asked her if I could walk around and use the restroom, and she said I could until the doctor broke my water. She started the machine at 12:00pm and left my partner and I alone for a while.

I was dilated to 3cm and 100% effaced before we got to the hospital (favorable for an induction, my doctor told me), so it only took about 30 minutes for me to start feeling contractions.
I'd never really experienced any significant pain before, including menstrual cramps which I've heard are comparable, but a lot worse, so I was really scared and nervous. For the first hour of labor I sat and stared at the clock waiting for the "excruciating pain" of an induced labor's contractions, even though my mindset to get through it with no drugs and whatnot was fear = pain. I eventually got over the fear, thankfully, when I realized it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.

My doctor broke my water in the middle of the next 3 hours. It didn't hurt, but was strange...like not being able to stop peeing. The nurse put a huge towel in-between my legs, and left my partner and I alone again. She'd come in randomly through the whole process to check the monitors and change the level of the Pitocin if the contractions were right after the other, or if they weren't coming close enough. Also, to move the fetal monitors around when the baby moved...which happened frequently.
The first time they checked my dilation was 5 hours into my labor. I had went from 3 to 7cm. Dilating from 9 to 10cm was the only significantly painful part.
It felt like I had to make a bowel movement every time I had a contraction, so the nurse checked me and I was dilated to 10. Pushing only lasted about 30 minutes and didn't hurt at all--it actually felt good to be able to push against the pressure. It only stung a bit when her head crowned, which lasted like a minute. One more push and Shaelin was born at 7:52pm--7lbs 4oz, 21in long. :]
Both she and I were totally healthy, no complications. The nurses rubbed on my uterus a few minutes later, and the doctor asked me to push once, letting the EMT student that was watching my labor guide the placenta out. It didn't hurt, it just felt weird. If my partner hadn't commented that it looked interesting, and the nurses hadn't been rubbing my abdomen, I probably wouldn't have noticed...I was too busy gawking at my baby.

I only had the requisite hemorrhoids which weren't even that bad (take the stool softeners they give you afterwards though), and 2 grazes on either side of the inner labia--one was 2cm and the other was 1.5. Both grazes required a few stitches, which didn't hurt because my doctor used Lidocane. The doctor was massaging and pulling downward on the outside of my vagina during the pushing stage and I think that's what helped me to not tear on the outside. The nurse unhooked me after the 2 hour recovery period after checking if my bleeding was okay. I then went to a recovery room and took a shower (the nurse told my partner to sit in the bathroom while I showered in case I got dizzy from all the previous blood loss)...one of the best of my life. And that's it: my induction story.

The moral, so to speak, of my intensely long story is DON'T let everyone's horror stories about labor and induction get to you. Everybody's labor is different, so go in there expecting nothing and anticipating everything. Keep your mind open. Inductions don't always last 1-2 days, are excruciating without the epidural, almost always end in an emergency c-section, and are even more horrible for your first child. Mine was a 7hrs and 52 minutes from start to finish, and I used no pain medication whatsoever...I didn't even go to birthing classes. I didn't scream, vomit, damn my partner to hell or crush his hand, curse, or cry. You don't forget the pain, unlike everyone says. You don't remember it, though, either. It's more like a vague memory. But it definitely is worth it.

I wish you the best of luck with your labor and delivery, and a happy and healthy mother and baby. :]

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