Rebecca Gardner

phd student | reproductive and perinatal epidemiology | mom x3 | codes in comic sans in free time

[Rebecca Gardner @veggieconomist]

@IterIntellectus I ate high protein meals and still got nauseous with all three pregnancies (it definitely still helped, but I still felt crappy). 20% of pregnant women don't have nausea and/or vomiting, so your wife could have just lucked out.

[NZ ☄️ @CodeByNZ]

unemployed devs with a nice setup at 3am.

[jennifer @pinkmanesque]

bruh this is the olympic gold medalist

[Aziz Sunderji @AzizSunderji]

As a new parent, I spend a lot of time changing diapers and feeding the baby. 15 months ago I wasn't doing any of this. I felt busy then too, so where did all this childcare time come from? I analyzed the Census Bureau's American Time Use Survey to find out how most parents do it. The answer: less sleep and less screen time. The funny thing is, parents report being pretty happy about this tradeoff.

[Anthony Brian Logan (ABL) 🇺🇸 @ANTHONYBLOGAN]

MUST WATCH: Louisville police officers were desperately searching for a missing 3-year-old boy when a dog came out of nowhere, jumping and barking, eventually leading them directly to the location where he was rescued safe and sound.

[internet hall of fame @InternetH0F]

Kid's got a doctorate in gaslighting 🤣

[Skyler Higley @skyler_higley]

When things are feeling really bad I watch this video. I believe it is the most important video on the internet.

[CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews]

Grandparents who help care for their grandkids may be keeping their minds sharper. A new study finds they score higher on memory and language tests and decline more slowly than those who do not. @TonyDokoupil, who has four children, called his mom for her reaction.

[Prem Soni @ValueWithPrem]

15 things to do with your mother while she is still alive. One day, you’ll wish you had.

1. Ask her about her life before you were born. She had dreams, fears, and a whole world that existed before she became mom.

2. Record her voice while she’s doing something ordinary like Cooking, Scolding, Laughing. One day, that voice will feel priceless.

3. Ask her what the hardest phase of her life was. She’ll probably talk about sacrifice without calling it sacrifice.

4. Learn one recipe she makes without measuring anything. Food is how many mothers express love. Appreciate the food she makes, you don’t know deep inside she will feel very happy.

5. Take photos of her doing everyday things.
Not posed or dressed up. Only Candid. These will mean more than any perfect picture.

6. Tell her thank you for things she never got credit for. She remembers everything, even if she never mentions it.

7. Tell her you’re proud of her.
Most mothers hear complaints far more than appreciation.

8. Ask her what she worries about the most.
Chances are, it’s still you.

9. Sit with her without checking your phone.
Just be present. That’s rare now.

10.Ask her what she wanted to be when she was young and listen without interrupting.

11. Hug her for no reason. Don’t rush it.

https://t.co/wuxftUs97U her even when you have nothing to say. One day, you’ll miss the sound of her answering.

13.Take a photo of just the two of you together. Frame it.

14.Ask her about her parents. Her stories keep generations alive.

15.Tell her something you’re struggling with.
No matter how old you are, it still matters to her that she can protect you.

If your mother is still alive, please do at least one thing from this list today. You’ll never regret it & take care of her health.

RT this for someone who still has time.

[Rebecca Gardner @veggieconomist]

@cremieuxrecueil What's the data on taking zinc as a prophylactic? I have been taking zinc for over six months now and have only been sick maybe once since, despite having three kids at home.

[Crémieux @cremieuxrecueil]

School shootings took 40 lives in 2022, 21 in 2023, 18 in 2024, and 7 in 2025.

Pit bulls have killed more people each year than school shootings have since 2022, and the dog bite fatality numbers are increasing.

[Ryan Saavedra @RyanSaavedra]

Venezuelan journalist Germania Rodriguez Poleo's message to those who are mad that President Trump captured dictator Nicolas Maduro:

"Do not for a moment let your hatred and disdain for Donald Trump have you defending the dictator of my country, which was destroyed by [Maduro] and [Hugo] Chavez and their system 20 years ago. We Venezuelans are very, VERY happy that our dictator has been arrested, removed, and will be put through a trial. It's the first time we're seeing justice in 26 years! Now let's hope they get all of those criminals out of Venezuela and then we can return home."

[Jerry Thornton @jerrythornton]

This is going to stick with me forever

[Rebecca Gardner @veggieconomist]

@txsalth2o Voted!

[Rebecca Gardner @veggieconomist]

so fun watching this game with my son! I watch more BYU football now than when I was a student 😆

[Brandon Walker College Football Show @BFWshow]

And his name is…

BEAR. BACHMEIER.

[Gena Gorlin @Gena_I_Gorlin]

Can we please stop the casual pathologizing of ambition?

Immersing yourself in a project isn’t “obsessive” or “autistic”

Loving books or fitness doesn’t make you a “book addict” or “fitness junkie”

It’s hard enough to keep love alive without conflating it with its counterfeits!

[Aviva Klompas @AvivaKlompas]

❤️‍🩹 Omri Miran has been reunited with his two little girls who were just 6 months and 2 years old when he was taken hostage 🥺

[Aviva Klompas @AvivaKlompas]

Grab your tissues. Segev Kalfon’s family didn’t know he had survived the October 7 attack until February, when they heard from a released hostage that he was alive.

Today, after 738 days in captivity, Segev is finally, finally reunited with his family. 💛