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I’m finishing residency right now and getting ready for maternity leave soon so I’ve been trying to bring in a little extra money where I can just wanted to share my sources here cuz Reddit helped me find a lot of these when in need. Have made a little over $2000 in the last few months but I don’t do every single survey that comes in

Definitely not life changing income, but honestly enough to help with baby stuff, registry extras, our babymoon, preparing for COBRA insurance BS etc.
I know there are a million sketchy survey sites out there, but these are the ones I’ve actually used and gotten paid from as someone in healthcare. Steer clear from others imo
A lot of them are market research/pharma surveys aimed at healthcare workers some surveys online some phone calls some mail in forms

I’ll share both referral and nonreferral links if interested but feel free to just google and sign up organically too

ZoomRx
This is probably the one I’ve used the most lately. Mostly healthcare/pharma surveys and sometimes interviews. I usually just do them while eating lunch, between patients, or when on the couch after clinic lol
The pay is better than most normal survey apps I’ve tried and the surveys are usually actually relevant to healthcare
Referral link:
ZoomRx referral Sign Up Link

ZoomRx Sign Up (nonreferral)

InCrowd / OpinionSite
These are nice because a lot of the surveys are short and phone friendly. Some take only a few minutes.
Not every month is amazing, but they’ve been good for random extra spending money. I’ve used money from these for registry items, eating out on our babymoon, and honestly just offsetting pregnancy expenses in general because everything adds up fast. Definitely the most active site but can get screened out easily
Working on some simple mail in forms for them for a couple hundred which is cool
InCrowd Sign Up Link (non referral)

M3 Global Research
This one tends to have some higher paying surveys/interviews for physicians and residents.
Sometimes you don’t qualify, but when you do the payouts can actually be decent. I don’t get too many from them to be honest but when they come rarely get screened out

Referral link:
M3 Global Research referral Sign Up Link

M3 sign up (nonreferral link)

All Global Circle
Sister company to M3. Smaller amount of surveys for me personally, but still worth signing up for since it’s another source of opportunities. High paying when they do come

Referral link:
All Global Circle referral Sign Up Link

All Global Circle Sign up (nonreferral)

Enos / SightX
Another healthcare market research one. I’ve gotten some decent studies through them too. Support is very competent and surveys go quick

Referral link:
Enos referral Sign Up Link

Enos Sign up (non referral link)

Sermo
This one’s a mix of physician discussions/news plus paid surveys. I honestly signed up more for the survey side, but sometimes the discussions are entertaining too
The surveys can pay pretty well depending on specialty/topic, and it’s nice having another source because some weeks one site is dead while another suddenly has multiple studies but they do fill INCREDIBLY quickly like sometimes within minutes so make sure you’re fast. Also keeping $100 in your account without withdrawing gives you premium status which gives you more survey

opps that I definitely recommend
Referral link (I earn $40 and you earn $20):
Sermo Referral Sign Up Link

Sermo Sign up Link (nonreferral)

Also experimenting with Amazon Seller App scanning books at local thrift stores will update how that goes

Anyway, figured I’d share because residency already pays very little for the amount of work we do, and adding pregnancy + preparing for leave on top of that has me looking for every extra dollar I can find lol
If anyone else has found good side income stuff for healthcare workers that doesn’t completely suck let me know feel free to add here

I’m a FTM and currently 27 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby boy. Most of the time I’m genuinely excited and happy and already love him a ton. I feel grateful he’s healthy and active.
But every once in a while I get these random dissociative-ish moments where I suddenly think: “wtf did I do to myself?” or “how did I get here?” Like my body doesn’t fully feel like mine anymore.
I think part of it is the loss of control? Like logically I know baby kicks are a good thing and reassure me, but sometimes the sensation of something moving inside me without me controlling it feels weirdly unsettling. Almost like body snatcher vibes lol. I think it got worse after finding out I failed my 1 hour GTT despite feeling like I was doing decently well with diet and exercise (ofc I know genetics and placental hormones play a huge role); and starting PT for back pain which I never had before

Then I immediately feel guilty because this was a wanted pregnancy and I am happy overall and in a great position to welcome him into the world. It’s just such a bizarre physical and psychological experience sometimes.

Does anyone else get this occasionally? Even if you’re otherwise excited/happy about the pregnancy? This is the kind of stuff no one tells you about