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▲ 3 r/Crunchymom

BRCA gene mutation treatment

I have the BRCA2 gene mutation, which means my chance of developing breast and ovarian cancer are extremely high. The BRCA gene is responsible for suppressing/fixing tumor mutations in the body. Since mine is mutated, it doesn’t function correctly thus a higher chance of cancer. I could be wrong, but I also think if I do develop cancer it will be tougher to treat. Because of this, my doctors recommended I try to have all my babies before age 30 (I’m a 26 year old mom of two, wanting to have one more), and then have a double mastectomy and either have my ovaries removed or just do a total hysterectomy. I have lots of feelings/emotions about losing my uterus, ovaries, eggs, and breasts but there’s really not much else to do. I need to do this to minimize the chance of my children watching their mother die of cancer. My question/discussion for this page is more about getting my boobs redone. I do so much to reduce the plastic in my house/life. We don’t store/eat food in plastic, I use beeswax wrap, we don’t do plastic water bottles, I have solid shampoo/conditioner/soap, I make our laundry detergent and store it in glass, we of course try to wear 100% natural fiber clothing but that’s definitely taking more time to implement than other things. Anyway, you get the idea—I hate plastic. I’m having such a hard time reconciling the fact that, if I want boobs for the rest of my life, I have to have plastic/silicone implants put in under the muscle. Idk what I’m looking for by posting this. Maybe just to rant? Maybe to hear from other moms in this position? Maybe they’re some other option I haven’t heard of yet? I just hate that I’ve got to get anything removed. I love my body, including my saggy breastfeeding boobs! I hate that I’ll have to change my body if I want the best odds at meeting my grandkids someday. But I also do want to have boobs. I like feeling feminine and boobs are definitely a big part of that. I know there will be people here who probably say it’s stupid to care about having boobs and to just go without them but I rly don’t want to so just save your breath!

Thx for listening!!

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u/mossycardigan — 1 day ago
▲ 12 r/clothdiaps

Reusable wipes?

I’m thinking about getting reusable wipes and wanted to know people’s opinion on them. How do people store them? Do you keep them wet or do you get them wet right before you use them? How many would I realistically need? TIA

Edit: I do my best to minimize plastic. I think I’ll probably store them wet because that would work best for us and our changing stations around the house. Does anyone have any ideas or recommendations for storing them in anything but plastic? I’m thinking like a big mason jar or maybe a metal lunch box type of thing but wanted to hear what others are doing too!

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u/mossycardigan — 2 days ago
▲ 54 r/orchids

Water culture pt. 2! I’m back! With receipts!

Okay y’all! I posted yesterday and got a lot of criticism for wanted to keep my orchids in water culture. To be fair, I DID have too much water in my culture, but my intention was for them to soak for a day and then take most of the water out and I did not clarify that in my OP. I honestly was considering just keeping them in full water, so I’m glad I got some criticism on that. But many people on here seem very against water culture as a whole and were flabbergasted that I’d even consider it! I urge you to reconsider!

  1. A couple people have recommended Miss Orchid Girl on YouTube. I looked up her water culture video and she got a lot of criticism for doing it wrong. She used opaque glass that didn’t allow for full root photosynthesis. One of the biggest advantages to water culture is that the roots have the opportunity to photosynthesize as they do in the wild. Clear glass is exclusively recommended for this. There were other issues that users/orchid growers pointed out in the comments of her video. There were tons of users who said their orchids have ONLY thrived in water culture. Here is the video: https://youtu.be/QrH8DhJ3Jiw?is=r5zast07U3CbwmSM

  2. Orchid Whisperer on YouTube is a woman from East Tennessee who has been growing and posting videos about orchids for over a decade. She prefers water culture and has a playlist dedicated to water culture ( https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa27IDqybK0ERRm6sQBo-Pb4pRsUeMYOk&si=20cEHlrIQAmiWgL8 ). Her interest in water culture started when she did some traveling and noticed that the only orchids she really saw thriving in the wild were growing out of water, not bark.

I am making this post because I’m sure I am not the only one on here who is a beginner and wanting to try water culture for their orchids. I think it’s good to have different opinions and methods on here available for beginners to read about and consider. I also think it’s good for people who are set in their ways to be open minded about what might work for others without thinking they’re utterly moronic. Tbf, I would not have educated myself on orchids as thoroughly if I hadn’t received so much criticism so thank you all for that. I need to get better at accepting criticism and this was a great exercise for that lol!

Lastly, I was not clear about this in my OP yesterday. Both of my orchids (even the one with lots of blooms) had lots of root rot. I spent a lot of time meticulously trimming and cleaning their roots before putting them in water culture. This was not a “don’t fix what ain’t broke” situation. This was a “ok these plants need rehab, their roots need to soak and then have time and space to breathe, I want to be able to see and inspect their roots daily, and for their roots to have the opportunity to photosynthesize and strengthen” kinda thing. I am not an idiot who just decided to throw perfectly good, thriving orchids into water for the heck of it.

Happy growing, guys! 🌱

u/mossycardigan — 4 days ago
▲ 995 r/pothos

My husband just brought home this beauty!

We are stationed overseas and my husband’s coworker is PCSing and needed to rehome his (wife’s) plants. We got several from them, but this is the real show stopper! Can’t wait to propagate 🌱

u/mossycardigan — 4 days ago