tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733275816481882855.post468171897375610092..comments2023-10-28T09:31:38.684-04:00Comments on Lives of Doctor Wives: Work, Baby, WorkMelisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06853815094926344439noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733275816481882855.post-50432377617099584582015-08-29T09:36:22.776-04:002015-08-29T09:36:22.776-04:00Hi Catherine,
I am reading your blog all the way ...Hi Catherine,<br /><br />I am reading your blog all the way from Queensland, Australia, and I just wanted to thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences. <br />Although not my husband (yet!) my boyfriend of 2 years is an Emergency registrar and is currently living in another state thousands of km away... I have been feeling like no one understand what I am going through at times, hence why I have gone online to connect with others. <br />I loved reading in this post that your parents were medical professionals in Montana... I actually studied abroad for a year at Montana State University, Bozeman. I absolutely LOVE Montana! I swear a piece of my heart is still there and I hope to get back there in the near future.<br />I really appreciate you passing on your knowledge and experiences as I am wanting to be supportive of my partner with his career. <br />So many women comment on how privileged and how easy my life must be, and they are correct in some ways, but they also don't see the hard work and the massive support role that I play, let alone his sheer hard work. <br />As an ED registrar, the random shifts and long hours and the continual study and limited down time can be difficult to live with, but I am learning how to be the most supportive person I can to him. <br />Thank you again for your words and I look forward to reading more in the future!<br /><br />Kaitlyn xxThe little blue house on the green by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15034103905617143101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733275816481882855.post-9729758415929193572015-08-16T21:10:45.774-04:002015-08-16T21:10:45.774-04:00I just wanted to reach out, as my husband is Anest...I just wanted to reach out, as my husband is Anesthesia PGY2 and we have a son born in March, we are very much in the same boat- which while many doctor's wives have similar experiences through residency, I find that different specialties have their own unique challenges and even year by year it can be hard to commiserate in the moment when one has already "made it through" that point. We certainly had similar experiences through med school and even intern year. I'd love to be in touch, I hope you would too. :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13760066609032119376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733275816481882855.post-71800909129741338092015-08-01T13:21:16.054-04:002015-08-01T13:21:16.054-04:00I feel you! We just had our first baby three mont...I feel you! We just had our first baby three months ago at the end of second year in an internal medicine residency. The month-long nights rotation and critical care rotations with Q4 call weren't fun, pre-baby, but he had a month in the CCU and a month of nights right after our son was born. I thought I was going to lose my mind by the end of his nights rotation! I am so very fortunate that our son sleeps well at night, but during the day I wouldn't get a break and I was pushed into a survival mode that made it difficult to enjoy the baby! Thankfully he had an easy month last rotation and things are much better now, but those two months, especially the nights, were the most difficult of my life. I am still doing most of the parenting and DrH gets to play with him some, but honestly I'm such a control freak I think I prefer it that way ;)Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16458196521349829096noreply@blogger.com