A second vote for the precautions at Revela! They’re over between Central and Kendall.

I love Pepita (coffee shop in Lamplighter brewery), although it does get loud later in the day.

It also depends on what you’re looking for — number of bedrooms, whether you’re okay with roommates, if you want a big building or smaller multi family (If you wanted a stand-alone house you wouldn’t be worried about reasonable prices 😂)

My PCP is good for annual checkups and the like, but I had an absolutely horrendous experience with OB/GYN and a miscarriage. I actually switched OBs to a practice with admitting privileges at the Brigham mid-miscarriage because it was so bad.

Except rice wine vinegar!

Thankfully, you’re just in time! Lottery for JK/K placement ends at the end of the month, and after that you just get placed where there is space. Info is on the sites provided here.

Also, welcome to Cambridge! Feel free to DM me if you want to meet up at a playground with the kids! (I also have a 4.5 year old)

I worked briefly at G&P and would be delighted to send my son there if it was closer to our apartment!

Trigger warning: pregnancy loss

Went to CHA for the beginning of my pregnancy. Didn’t once see a doctor in person (spring 2022). At my first ultrasound, there was a student who did a terrible job (I’ve never had a painful ultrasound before, but apparently that’s possible) and it turns out I was having a missed miscarriage. I found this out by googling and talking to friends because there wasn’t a single doctor in the building during my ultrasound, so they called me several hours later for a random secretary to read me the doctor’s report. Also they never bothered turning on the monitor for me to see what was happening. Went in for blood tests a couple days later and the receptionist greeted me with “you’re not pregnant, right?” Great thing to say to a woman mid-miscarriage. They never checked HCG levels, and apparently that draw was just for blood typing.

My husband was able to get me transferred to a doctor at Brookline OB/GYN (admitting privileges/surgeries at the Brigham) during that same week. At the new practice, I had a painless ultrasound and a doctor came into the room to confirm the diagnosis and show me everything on the scan. Then I was immediately seen by my new OB, where we discussed my options. Had surgery at the Brigham and my care was exceptional.

Avoid CHA at all costs.

Yeah it seems like the kind of thing that would actually produce more bad than good, which is why I’ve never followed through.

The Harvard athletes tend to e-scooter the wrong way in the bike lanes. I’ve considered emailing their respective coaches on some of my grumpier days (they all wear backpacks with their specific team).