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    How do y’all handle explaining absences at work?

    @sarajul I asked this in another group recently, since I'm also starting IUI next month. My clinic does monitoring and procedures in the morning, so I blocked out mornings on my calendar around the days that I expect the next 2 cycles to land, and told my team that I have a number of medical...
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    How do people afford kids????

    @mercifulwoman Yeah, that can all make a huge difference! It's important to factor it all together. Working vs SAH is an incredibly individual decision -- I have friends that do both, and for each of them, it has been the best decision for them and for their respective families. For me, I have...
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    How do people afford kids????

    @rightway2truth Yep! They work like an FSA/HSA account.
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    How do people afford kids????

    @rightway2truth The working moms sub had a good conversation about this recently. Essentially, even if your take home is net-zero while paying for daycare, you still get things like 401k payments and preventing resume gaps or loss of professional development opportunities that can make it harder...
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    What milestones were hardest for you on your TTC journey?

    @hotinco My struggle has been more about the non-TTC milestones, although the 6, 12, and 18 month marks sucked, too. My first birthday when TTC was exciting, we were just starting, I was ovulating on my birthday, wHaT iF??? My second? Ughhh, it's been over a year, I'm doing all this testing, it...
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    I need success stories, pls! (40 F)

    @silverfang I just want to say thank you for asking this. I'm plus sized and currently ttc and working to improve my activity levels now (even if it is a roller coaster journey sometimes). I don't have a success story (yet 🤞🏻), but remember that each small change you make will make a difference...
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