Ladies I'm panicking. 41, 13 days late but not pregnant. Confirmed at dr office today but they only took a urine test. I'm freaking out that its menopause. Mom had it at 45. Is it possible???

I have a business background and a year ago, after I enrolled in a major European business school blockchain specialization, I decided to start focusing my career on this technology

I would like to continue going up on my learning curve while helping businesses adopt blockchain

Any career advice based on your experience? Best companies in the industry?

Sometimes I forgot the words that am trying to include in a conversation and have to think a min or so to recall. Is this normal or is it because English is not my first language, or some medical problem I should be worried about?

I had someone from school flame and unfriend me on Facebook because I said jobs are the best way to help someone go from low income to self-sufficient. And this was after I had her child in school and was told I was a great teacher.

I unexpectedly found myself pregnant with twins a couple of days back. My husband and I have a toddler already. Since I have always wanted a second kid, just not so soon, I embraced the pregnancy. But now I have doubts whether this is the right decision for me to continue with the pregnancy ( I am scared whether I can handle twins and I am in the middle of a career change - timing was not planned). Would love to hear of any of your similar stories. Thank you!

Are you keeping your kids home from school/daycare at any sniffle or cough? Our preschool policy this year is "any sign of illness". If my kid gets the sniffles, it's inevitably 7-10 days. With three kids this can drag on for weeks, and i am struggling.

Yesterday I was working with a "Becky" recruiter to prepare myself for a final interview. She told me that the way I speak is "corporate"and that could be a problem. WHAT!!!!! Baby, I speak with authority because I am confident in my skills! I secured the position and she will be one of the agency's I will work with. Ladies, should I read her for filth? It was definitely example of unconscious bias and some insecurity on her part.

US traveling through UK covid restrictions

I am traveling to Greece next week and have a 17hr layover in London. My partner is not vaccinated for a genetic health reasons. Can we leave the airport during our layover if we have negative covid tests? The info online is mixed. Thank you!

Looking for advice. I’ve been back from maternity leave for a few weeks but my performance at work is just not the same. I used to be a high performer, but now feel like a knuckle head. I’m incredibly forgetful, have a foggy brain at all times. Anyone experience this? What did you do?

For folks in the NYC area, do you have advice on finding mental health therapists that “get it” on what BigLaw life is?

I have an ethical dilemma about pre-registration for the vaccine. I had severe health issues and blood work results that indicate a potential autoimmune disorder, but my exact disease hasn’t been diagnosed yet. So I may be immunocompromised, but I don’t have proof or a clear diagnosis at this point. In this situation, would you check the box for autoimmune issues?

Sincere question from a non-parent:

I see so many issues constantly posted on this bowl…
Difficult to procure and EXTREMELY expensive child care; Relationship strain ; Career setbacks; Extreme worry about every developmental milestone; Issues related to postpartum recovery and body image issues

I have a partner, but no family and a razor thin social safety net. I just don’t know if it’s worth it. Someone recently told me not to have children because it would ruin my life. Cont…

Question for moms past the young toddler phase - at what age did you find your child could safely & independently play/entertain themselves for 30-60 minutes? My just-turned 2 y.o. can play fairly well independently for 5-10 minutes and of course needs to be very closely supervised for safety (he loves to climb).

Just trying to put in perspective when we may get to the next step of having a chance to do something while we know he is safe/playing on his own. Thanks!

Silver lining of COVID: WFH has cured my HONG KONG feet.

Folks that took medical leave for alcohol use treatment: What was your experience? Did you do inpatient detox? anyone skipped detox and go straight into an outpatient IOP? How was that? How long were you out on leave? How much notice did you give ur boss before the leave? Anyone quit/not go back?
I’m ready to get real treatment for my alcohol usage. Would love to benchmark my path against others in the group as I don’t trust my decision making ability right now.

Looking to hire nanny for one year old. But when she is 18 months a new baby will arrive. How to position this to prospective nannies? Specifically, what expectations for the first months when...

I’m going to start doing read alouds on Zoom for the students. Any recommendations for upper elemetary? Maybe something uplifting to help battle the anxiety they might be feeling?

Any managers/senior managers in here with kids? How do you do it? I’ve been working 24/7 for the last year straight and have a small child and have barely made it. Can’t imagine how people do this for

Hi ladies, I'm in my mid 40s and I think I'm entering peri. I currently have a Mirena but I should replace it again soon, but one more will put me into my 50s(!!) and I was wondering if anyone here knows that they're in peri or menopause without having periods. Is there blood work or something to check? I definitely do not want to have another child accidentally. I've got 5 more years until my youngest is in college and don't want to start over again.

Looking for baby moon recommendations for early March. Obviously Covid is an issue, but hoping it’ll be better by then (at least this omicron wave may be over) somewhere warm, and not too far of a flight from DC area, tho if it’s affordable we are willing to fly. Trying to stay in the states since pregnant. Any reccs? I’ll be about 20 weeks pregnant. I know it’s early but it’s the only time we’ll be able to take before the baby comes.

I get extremely annoyed when I hear men (I hear this most from BM) talking about women's submission and assuming that they should operate as the authority in a relationship simply because they're men. Sounds very 50s to me. I want a partner, not an entitled insecure father figure.

Although summer vacation is about over for some of us, what do you do as summer jobs (to get by when school is out)?

Is there a difference between content and junk mail ads? I’m asking sincerely.

How long is it taking from GC process initiation to getting I-140 date? Thinking H4 for SO so will it be GC 1-140 +~3 more months of switch to H4 +EAD?

How much UBS offers for 8+ years of exp. With counter offer of 23lpa. Kindly help.

I feel like a terrible person for this but I think I may need to rehome my dogs. My life is getting so busy with work and I just don’t think I can give them the life they deserve living in the city. What do I do?

Hi guys
Can you suggest some good product based companies for overall 2 year of experience in .net and want to switch in java

Thanks in advance

Hello all, i have been working at an insurance firm from 3 years as roi technician thats release of information . Looking to explore more career options. I am not intrested in customer facing roles and roles which need to be on phone all day . Does anyone have info on those type of roles , or more career options please . Thanks in advance .

Do you like your job?

Can someone from KPMG India let me know what are the roles and responsibilities of a FRM consultant.

What sort of projects comes in for a FRM consultant.

When is the best time to apply to MBBs as an experienced/lateral move to avoid most competition from MBAs or as such, and how does it differ by region?

Hello Everybody.
I really need leave for two weeks. My project does not have long leave policy but it has strict target policy. The last best leave I took was for 4 days only. I really need a long leave so I can have a vacation atleast once. it's been 3 years I worked in my current project. Never taken a long leave. Plz suggest me good ideas. I'm not sick but getting depressed day by day.

Any advice for US lit/white collar associates looking to move abroad and continue to practice in that area in big law? What is the best way to find such positions?

Any good groups/pages to find roommates in Boston? Looking to move to an apartment in Boston. Flexible on location.

Hello
Anyone hiring for Jr. Product designers?
I'm really motivated and excited to put my design skills + UX skills I honed from OCAD university Toronto.
I have 7 years of exp. In design and 1.5 years in UX. Currently Freelancing for a bank.

Thank you in advance for reading this.

Disappointed

EY GDS Assurance mid year hike (peanuts) letters are out.

I have a technical interview for business intelligence analyst position. This will be the first time interviewing with the company hiring managers and also my first data analyst job. I’m going to google common DA interview questions to prepare, however, how do you answer a technical question you do not know the answer to without it counting against you?

Hi all Please refer me for technical support manager roles in your organization. Looking for urgent change. Please help (yoe : 12 years)

I am dealing with depression and anxiety due to upcoming criminal charges against my father and his partner (im the one pressing charges), a DOR diagnosis (I am single, 33 and AMH of 0.23 with no contributing lifestyle factors), a failed first egg freezing cycle, and fear of losing my job due to being on the bench for nearly 3mos. I don’t know what to do and am feeling increasingly desperate. (cont’)

Just went through a 3rd round of unsuccessful IVF. I’m feeling shuttered. It’s so emotionally draining,the entire process, from the meet and greet with a doctor, through hormonal injections (cont)

Hi everyone - I’m new and younger (25) but wanting to plan ahead knowing how fertility drops with age. I have a question about egg freezing - if you still have high ovarian reserve, do you necessarily still need to take injections to increase the number of eggs that can be extracted per cycle? TIA!

I found out today that our partially stimulated FET failed. We did Letrozole, Ovidrel trigger shot, Endometrin suppositories & Estrogen.

My one tube is blocked & other ovary had surgery & so doesn't respond well.

My RE now wants to do a Hormonal ERA to prep for the next FET. She wants to PIO now if I'm okay with it. I'm kinda scared about PIO but ready if it's gonna help.

1. Is there anything else we should be doing before the next FET?
2. My lining this cycle was 12mm. Is that too thick?

Thinking of doing IUI rather than trying the normal way. Is it safe and is it covered ?

Hi! For those who had done FET, how long had you waited after the last fresh transfer? I’ve heard different opinions. Some say any time, and some say to wait for a few normal cycles... thank you!

Decided to seek a second opinion. Does anyone have any recommendations for a fertility doc in the Los Angeles?

Contemplating seeing an RE. What’s the fastest you think you could go from a first consultation to actually having an IVf cycle completed? I seriously have no idea of that would be 1-2 months or like... 6-12 months. Expectation setting?

Friend: Instead of IVF, you should try freezing them.
Me: Freezing them?
F: The eggs. It works.
M: That’s part of the IVF process. Optional, but still IVF.
F: No, my other friend did the freezing instead. It worked really well. She’s already pregnant. Just sayin.
M: ...
F: It’s an option for you to think about.

Anybody know where I can purchase ovidrel OOP for the cheapest rate in NYC today? Preferably UWS, and if you can list the price

Has anyone used WINFertility? According to Accenture health insurance literature we are required to go through them for all fertility related matters. What was your experience? Helpful?