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i just wanted to say thank you to you all who have been unknowingly supportive to me throughout the last few years. I haven't had the opportunity to post, but have browsed the site for the past few years. My husband is a second year peds resident at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. We moved here from St. Louis 3 weeks after the birth of our 1st child. In three weeks time, Mark graduated, the same day became my last day of work since our son was born 2 days later, we closed on our house 9 days after that (a house that I had never seen b/c I was 9 months preg and unable to travel when my husband went to pick it out), packed up our apartment, and moved (husband started working 80 hours a week 2 days after the move leaving me with an infant and a bunch of boxes). Luckily we only moved across the state instead of across the country, but it was still a challenge.
i suffered from a serious case of postpartum depression last year (attributable partly I'm sure to all the changes in such a short amount of time), but thankfully now am healthy and loving being a mom to a very active 18 1/2 mo.
you all were very supportive to me last year, and I hope to be able to provide the same support/empathy for others going through this process. I am very grateful to you all and also to the 80 hour work week that has made such a difference in our lives. we are able to spend so much more time together as a family in residency versus med school when dh was working 120+ hrs/wk.
i just wanted to say thank you to you all who have been unknowingly supportive to me throughout the last few years. I haven't had the opportunity to post, but have browsed the site for the past few years. My husband is a second year peds resident at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. We moved here from St. Louis 3 weeks after the birth of our 1st child. In three weeks time, Mark graduated, the same day became my last day of work since our son was born 2 days later, we closed on our house 9 days after that (a house that I had never seen b/c I was 9 months preg and unable to travel when my husband went to pick it out), packed up our apartment, and moved (husband started working 80 hours a week 2 days after the move leaving me with an infant and a bunch of boxes). Luckily we only moved across the state instead of across the country, but it was still a challenge.
i suffered from a serious case of postpartum depression last year (attributable partly I'm sure to all the changes in such a short amount of time), but thankfully now am healthy and loving being a mom to a very active 18 1/2 mo.
you all were very supportive to me last year, and I hope to be able to provide the same support/empathy for others going through this process. I am very grateful to you all and also to the 80 hour work week that has made such a difference in our lives. we are able to spend so much more time together as a family in residency versus med school when dh was working 120+ hrs/wk.
). It was a frightening experience and I agree that the stress of training can be a contributing factor!!
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