Okay I have more; Mos Def, Nas, J. Cole, Lauryn Hill > Post Malone, Kendrick Subpar, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Lil Baby, and whatever other shit rapper you kids are listening to.
People who can't sing shouldn't sing. And your baby is not 24 months old. He is 2 years old. Get used to it.
@hey_clever_girl“By far the worst thing we do to males — by making them feel they have to be hard, is that we leave them with very fragile egos.” ~Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
People think we become mothers when we give birth but the truth is we become mothers the moment we start calling our babies to us in our thoughts, dreams and prayers. Some paths are short and some are so long that you can easily forget where you were headed.
How I feel all of the time. My 7 Year Journey ***Tw in spoiler***
IVF IVF #1 - September 2018; Follistim, Menopur, Cetrotide & Lupron/HCG combo trigger; PGS; ICSI Back on Levothyroxine FET #1 - October 2018; cancelled, all PGS aneuploid FET #1 - November 30th, transferred anyway Wondfo BFP 5dp5dt, CB Digi 6dpt, 1st Beta on 7dpt 93 2nd Beta on 10dpt 510!
TTC #1 since 2011. Tried for 5 years before we knew there was a one year rule. Diag w/MS 2016; w/PCOS & IF 2017 New RE 2018; PCOS diagnosis taken away, IF due to ovary adhesions, but prev. RE insists PCOS IF
IUI IUI #1 July 2017 w/100mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts IUI #2 October 2017 w/50mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts IUI #3 February 2018 w/5mg Femara+trigger; low P BFP February; mc March; Subclinical hypothyroid started Levothyroxine IUI #4 March 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN Medicated cycle & TI April 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN Tried several cycles on our own; all BFN
@agpandme@suzycupcake I had to Google What SSDGM meant 😂😂😂 I tried to get into My Favorite Murder and just couldn’t. I did get into Sword & Scale for a while but DAMN that one covers some horrifying stuff
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While for many things I do prefer expensive make up brands, I have not find a good mascara that I like more than my Cover Girl one.
I could not care less if people circumcise or not. Same goes for anything else that has no effect on my family, cosleeping, breast vs. Formula, cloth vs. Disposables, etc...
It drives me crazy when people are gluten free by choice and make a HUGE deal about it.
@Allycat11 YES to the bolded. I have three coworkers who are GF by choice, which is totally fine. IDGAF what kind of diet you choose. But I probably hear about it like, weekly. YOU HAVE WORKED HERE FOR FOUR YEARS. I GET IT.
I used to be a vegetarian and I never made a big deal about it. I never asked for special meals, just simply planned ahead for meals out. I'm not sure why it's so hard for others to do the same!
Omg to the gluten thing! One of our managers in the creative department is gluten free and every time we have a lunch meeting, she sits there all huffy until someone says, "There's a meal with your name on it over there." And every time--EV.ERY. TIME.--she says, "Oh I didn't think there would be anything for me to eat because I'm gluten free.
@mamak225 I think the GF trend is a double edge sword... On one hand it has made the number of GF products out there soar, so it can make life so much easier to find things like pasta, cookies, cereals etc. On the other hand because it is a bit of a "fad" people don't always take it seriously for those folks who do have celiacs and don't understand how even a little cross contamination can make a person sick for weeks. As a parent of celiacs kid it is all consuming. We spend way more of our time trying to make sure she is food secure and safe and not left out. It took forever to convince my dad that this was a real, LIFELONG issue for her and not something she would grow out of. If it had been 10 years ago the transition to a GF household and our attempts to provide her a "normal" kid experience would have been so much harder...
*TW*
TTC 1/2012 Diagnosed : unexplained infertility 6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015 TTC #3 5/2016 Restarted Fertility tx IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
@lilmamabebe3 I worked for a woman who was gluten-free by choice and she would pitch the biggest shit fits if she suspected there was gluten in her food. She was such a pain in the ass
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@suzycupcake - LOVE her, and absolutely all the Yes'es to that comment. And yes to the "months" ages.
After 18 months, DD was "almost 2" until she was 2.5. It drives me nuts. You can use weeks for like the first 2 months. Then half months until 4 months ... then it's just months, then half years. NO ONE WANTS TO DO MATH, LISA.
Same with pregnancy. For the layman, I say a months estimate. Drives me INSANE when people say they're 9 months when they're 35 or 36 weeks. Not according to the Julian calendar, lady. 39-40 weeks is 9 months. Take a peek: you're 9 months within a week of being full term, not earlier. Quarters are broken up in 13 week intervals (give or take a day or two), hence 13x4=52 weeks. #accountingnerd
**History in Spoiler**
Me-35, DH-36 - TTC since 08/10 Me - anovulatory, non-Insulin PCOS, DH - low end of "normal" sperm count IUI#1 - 02/15 - Cancelled due to scrubbed sperm count <1MM IVF#1 - 08/15 - 13x5-day blastocysts (ranging from AA-BB, most are 5 or 6), not PGS, on ice FET#1 - 10/15 - 1 emb - BFP (DD 07/16) (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium) FET#2 - 07/17 - 1 emb - BFN (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium) FET#3 - 08/17 - 1 emb - BFN (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium) FET#4 - 10/17 - 2 emb - BFN (changed to estrace + prometrium because of allergic reaction to PIO sesame oil) ERA Testing - 12/17 - window moved (-1 day) FET#5 - 03/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used) Karyotype Testing - 04/18 - Negative (we're ok) FET#6 - 06/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used) FET#7 - 10/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used) FET#8 - 11/18 - 2 emb - BFP; looks like one baby is going to make it, DD is due 8/16 (though likely to be 8/9)
One of my cousins is gluten free by choice and will not let anyone forget it. At Thanksgiving every year there are 40 some people and if it is at her parents house she insists that there is an entire separate serving TABLE with the GF foods. If you want anything from that table you can not visit the other table first and if you want seconds you are required to get a clean plate first. She is also the only person I know who insists she is allergic to turkey....but not chicken or any other meat. When Thanksgiving is at anyone elses house she just does not eat anything and very loudly talks about how everything is cross contaminated and she cant eat a single thing.
11/2010 Diagnosed with PCOS
10/31/11 M/C at 9 weeks 1/12/13 DD was born 4/9/16 DS was born 9/17 CP 6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
An UO for me is that I have done my research and gladl still eat cold lunch meat and moderate amounts of caffeine while pregnant. Aside from giving up alcohol during pregnancy there is nothing else I give up food and beverage wise. With DD I craved the Vito from Jimmy Johns non stop. We joked that she was going to come out an immediately ask for a sandwich. When my water broke at home with her my contractions actually stopped so I took a shower, and then we drove to JJs, where we sat and ate my last Vito before she was born.
11/2010 Diagnosed with PCOS
10/31/11 M/C at 9 weeks 1/12/13 DD was born 4/9/16 DS was born 9/17 CP 6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
@Allycat11 My sister’s OB told her she was more likely to get struck by lightening then get listeria from lunch meat. She had sandwiches throughout pregnancy, and my niece is fabulous.
@heml my house was hit by lightning a few months after we moved in. I was washing toys in the kitchen sink and there was a huge arc from a ventilation duct to the power plug a few feet from me and my dd. Scary as crap. I've also been in a car hit by lightning and camping under a tree hit by lightning. 3 close calls.
@Allycat11 WTF to your cousin... if your GF by choice then whatevs to some contamination. Now if you have celiacs, thats a whole other ball of wax. andplusalso just bring your own damn food in your own damn containers and you don't have to worry about it...
*TW*
TTC 1/2012 Diagnosed : unexplained infertility 6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015 TTC #3 5/2016 Restarted Fertility tx IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
@wabash15 (and @Allycat11) - PREACH, my exact thoughts!! If your dietary restrictions are self-imposed (v. actual allergy or intolerance), fix your own shit.
Same about pregnancy foods/drinks. Aside from alcohol (though I will indulge in a 4 oz glass of champagne or a few ounces of beer every now and then) abstinence, I don't change what I eat. I do try to stick to California rolls or Tempura rolls with sushi, but won't hesitate to eat some outwardly seared Ahi tuna that is mid-rare. I trust JJ's and some of the "fresher" delis' meats more than others: I think the daily slicing of the meat and cleaning of the meat slicer reduces the chance of listeria than say pre-packed sandwich meats or places like Subway, where I've seen it come out of a package. Though, I do tend to prefer JJ's tuna salad ... Vito is my second fave. It was my first meal after delivering DD. Yum!!!!
**History in Spoiler**
Me-35, DH-36 - TTC since 08/10 Me - anovulatory, non-Insulin PCOS, DH - low end of "normal" sperm count IUI#1 - 02/15 - Cancelled due to scrubbed sperm count <1MM IVF#1 - 08/15 - 13x5-day blastocysts (ranging from AA-BB, most are 5 or 6), not PGS, on ice FET#1 - 10/15 - 1 emb - BFP (DD 07/16) (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium) FET#2 - 07/17 - 1 emb - BFN (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium) FET#3 - 08/17 - 1 emb - BFN (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium) FET#4 - 10/17 - 2 emb - BFN (changed to estrace + prometrium because of allergic reaction to PIO sesame oil) ERA Testing - 12/17 - window moved (-1 day) FET#5 - 03/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used) Karyotype Testing - 04/18 - Negative (we're ok) FET#6 - 06/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used) FET#7 - 10/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used) FET#8 - 11/18 - 2 emb - BFP; looks like one baby is going to make it, DD is due 8/16 (though likely to be 8/9)
I’m the opposite of a lot of you, and I don’t eat anything that is on the list of not recommended foods. My OB even recently told me that she ate Subway throughout her pregnancy, and while technically she had to tell me not to eat because there is a chance I could get listeria, the likelihood is so small it’s probably fine. I just can’t bring myself to do it, even when all I want is a turkey sub. I’m too anxious in general, and already worry, so I would drive myself crazy with the “what ifs”. I think if I had a mirror into my belly I could do it, but I’m just too paranoid. So jealous of you ladies and your sandwiches though!! Last pregnancy I had my sister get me a turkey sub and ate it while they were measuring DD right after I delivered. It was heaven.
@database6 I’m also really strict with the do not eat list, which is pretty easy because I don’t really like hot dogs, deli sandwiches, or sushi. But last night DH stopped on the way home for a turkey sub (the kids and I had dinner out earlier) and it looked SO GOOD.
Re: UO Thursday!
Okay I have more; Mos Def, Nas, J. Cole, Lauryn Hill > Post Malone, Kendrick Subpar, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Lil Baby, and whatever other shit rapper you kids are listening to.
People who can't sing shouldn't sing. And your baby is not 24 months old. He is 2 years old. Get used to it.
@hey_clever_girl“By far the worst thing we do to males — by making them feel they have to be hard, is that we leave them with very fragile egos.” ~Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
My 7 Year Journey ***Tw in spoiler***
IVF #1 - September 2018; Follistim, Menopur, Cetrotide & Lupron/HCG combo trigger; PGS; ICSI
Back on Levothyroxine
FET #1 - October 2018; cancelled, all PGS aneuploid
FET #1 - November 30th, transferred anyway
Wondfo BFP 5dp5dt, CB Digi 6dpt,
1st Beta on 7dpt 93
2nd Beta on 10dpt 510!
TTC #1 since 2011. Tried for 5 years before we knew there was a one year rule.
Diag w/MS 2016; w/PCOS & IF 2017
New RE 2018; PCOS diagnosis taken away, IF due to ovary adhesions, but prev. RE insists PCOS IF
IUI
IUI #1 July 2017 w/100mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
IUI #2 October 2017 w/50mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
IUI #3 February 2018 w/5mg Femara+trigger; low P
BFP February; mc March; Subclinical hypothyroid started Levothyroxine
IUI #4 March 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
Medicated cycle & TI April 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
Tried several cycles on our own; all BFN
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I used to be a vegetarian and I never made a big deal about it. I never asked for special meals, just simply planned ahead for meals out. I'm not sure why it's so hard for others to do the same!
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
FORMER USERNAME: @runningisrad
After 18 months, DD was "almost 2" until she was 2.5. It drives me nuts. You can use weeks for like the first 2 months. Then half months until 4 months ... then it's just months, then half years. NO ONE WANTS TO DO MATH, LISA.
Same with pregnancy. For the layman, I say a months estimate. Drives me INSANE when people say they're 9 months when they're 35 or 36 weeks. Not according to the Julian calendar, lady. 39-40 weeks is 9 months. Take a peek: you're 9 months within a week of being full term, not earlier. Quarters are broken up in 13 week intervals (give or take a day or two), hence 13x4=52 weeks. #accountingnerd
Me - anovulatory, non-Insulin PCOS, DH - low end of "normal" sperm count
IUI#1 - 02/15 - Cancelled due to scrubbed sperm count <1MM
IVF#1 - 08/15 - 13x5-day blastocysts (ranging from AA-BB, most are 5 or 6), not PGS, on ice
FET#1 - 10/15 - 1 emb - BFP (DD 07/16) (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium)
FET#2 - 07/17 - 1 emb - BFN (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium)
FET#3 - 08/17 - 1 emb - BFN (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium)
FET#4 - 10/17 - 2 emb - BFN (changed to estrace + prometrium because of allergic reaction to PIO sesame oil)
ERA Testing - 12/17 - window moved (-1 day)
FET#5 - 03/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used)
Karyotype Testing - 04/18 - Negative (we're ok)
FET#6 - 06/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used)
FET#7 - 10/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used)
FET#8 - 11/18 - 2 emb - BFP; looks like one baby is going to make it, DD is due 8/16 (though likely to be 8/9)
1/12/13 DD was born
4/9/16 DS was born
9/17 CP
6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
1/12/13 DD was born
4/9/16 DS was born
9/17 CP
6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
I still eat lunch meat during pregnancy lol.
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
Same about pregnancy foods/drinks. Aside from alcohol (though I will indulge in a 4 oz glass of champagne or a few ounces of beer every now and then) abstinence, I don't change what I eat. I do try to stick to California rolls or Tempura rolls with sushi, but won't hesitate to eat some outwardly seared Ahi tuna that is mid-rare. I trust JJ's and some of the "fresher" delis' meats more than others: I think the daily slicing of the meat and cleaning of the meat slicer reduces the chance of listeria than say pre-packed sandwich meats or places like Subway, where I've seen it come out of a package. Though, I do tend to prefer JJ's tuna salad ... Vito is my second fave. It was my first meal after delivering DD. Yum!!!!
Me - anovulatory, non-Insulin PCOS, DH - low end of "normal" sperm count
IUI#1 - 02/15 - Cancelled due to scrubbed sperm count <1MM
IVF#1 - 08/15 - 13x5-day blastocysts (ranging from AA-BB, most are 5 or 6), not PGS, on ice
FET#1 - 10/15 - 1 emb - BFP (DD 07/16) (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium)
FET#2 - 07/17 - 1 emb - BFN (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium)
FET#3 - 08/17 - 1 emb - BFN (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium)
FET#4 - 10/17 - 2 emb - BFN (changed to estrace + prometrium because of allergic reaction to PIO sesame oil)
ERA Testing - 12/17 - window moved (-1 day)
FET#5 - 03/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used)
Karyotype Testing - 04/18 - Negative (we're ok)
FET#6 - 06/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used)
FET#7 - 10/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used)
FET#8 - 11/18 - 2 emb - BFP; looks like one baby is going to make it, DD is due 8/16 (though likely to be 8/9)
I guess I only want it because I can’t have it.