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Update 6/2 - it was a chemical :( I did ivf. my day 9 is day ‘14 past ovulation’. Was devastated - beta today ‘32’ 💔. I had a pregnancy Nov 2023 where my starting beta was over 200. It was a MC at 11 weeks bc hematoma. But was a strong pregnancy itself. Any successful pregnancies with such a...

This is a rant on my feelings and a bit of sad and mixed emotions. I need some words of support and encouragement. Maybe even hearing some Only child experiences. Oh man y’all. Where do I start? I was here about a year and a half ago with some really horrible perinatal depression. I was scared...

I’ve always wanted two or three children, but decided to be OAD, because my spouse is a pathological narcissist and I need to guard and prepare myself, my kid, my career, and my financial independence for the worst and another child will significantly reduce my chance of being independent. I...

Hi everyone, I’m feeling a little hurt over something my partner said. He unapologetically eats a lot, or so it seems. And farts more than anyone I’ve ever known, seriously. He’s not fat, just a little belly. I’m 4’11 and was right at 100lbs before getting pregnant. I’ve gained 10 lbs and am in...

Update: 13w1d official NT scan showed 4.5mm of fluid behind baby’s neck, nasal bone was not seen. OB has referred me to a specialist for diagnosing… Currently 12w5d with my rainbow baby after an unknown location ectopic pregnancy. I just had my NT scan and the fluid behind baby’s neck measured...

Sometimes I feel Guilty or not worthy of feeling the hurt ,pain ,confusion,anger,lonely ness that my miscarriage has made me feel ..It’s been seven months since it happen ,seven months how crazy times just flies .......this month would have been my due date .And it’s just so heavy .its hard to...

I created this thread earlier this week about my first low beta that only showed 65 at 15 DPO. My Dr didn’t seem to be concerned and my progesterone was around 32. Well I went back 48 hours later (17 DPO) and I just got the call that second beta has come back at 94 and progesterone at 26. The...

We’re one and done because we didn’t get the easiest kid situation. Our son is almost 6 and struggles with so much anxiety such that his parents dread weekends. He’s too nervous to do sports like swimming or t-ball which is what other kids do on weekends, he’s too afraid to hurt himself on the...

I hope this is ok to post here. Delete if not. My baby is 12 months and my husband just told me he’s firm on OAD. I’m not, I want 2. I was an only child growing up and I yearned for a sibling. (Sure there were definitely pros but I so badly wanted a sibling as a child, now it’s fine but back...

I’ve come off birth control 4 months ago and I literally haven’t stopped bleeding since. Doctor doesn’t seem too concerned and said it was either my body coming off of birth control or a miscarriage. Sometimes I have a day where I stop bleeding but then I start again. It’s honestly getting me...

I’m done. Today it finally happened. The straw that broke the camel’s back. We were in the living room, baby was on the floor on the mat, husband was sitting next to them. Baby did a big stretch and husband didn’t say “ooo big stretch.” So now I have to leave him. Thoughts and prayers at this...

We found out our babies heart stopped beating this Friday. The previous Friday I had an ultrasound that showed him about a week behind(about 6.5 weeks instead of almost 8), and with a slow heart rate of 96. Everyone assured me his heart had just started beating and that this was a great sign...

I’m 5w today. I’ve had normal betas and my progress lines on hpt’s look fine. Due to recurrent losses, I’m also on 200mg of progesterone daily. I am beyond nervous and anxious about this pregnancy because of my lack of symptoms, and my continuing rise of hcg. I’ve googled “blighted ovum” and...

Apologies for using a throwaway account. My husband (33M) got back his SA results yesterday. We have tried to Google every number on the report and read through the stickied thread on r/maleinfertility from @glenn62 and we're slightly more confused about how bad these numbers are. We are...

Hi Community! We just gave away all of the best of our gear from about 0 to 2 years. It couldn’t have gone to a better home; we gave it to the person who saved our sanity by being an amazing nanny and friend in the beginning of Covid lockdown. But I’m feeling an overwhelming grief at settling...

Husband and I (both 36 y.o.) have been TTC for 5 months, but only used the ovulation strips last month. They showed I ovulated 4 days after my app. So we were thinking it would definitely be our month. But no. This is after about 6 months of trying a few years back, when we then decided to...

I try to curate who I follow on social media so it doesn’t trigger my guilt as OAD by choice mother. I was following @oursignedworld who was proudly OAD. Now they are second guessing (one of the reasons is because their child is asking for a sibling). Which is fine, whatever. What is...

I know that even if son had a sibling it’s not a promise they would have played together but parenting an only child who is spirited is tiring. My son also has ADHD and high-functioning autism. Child will be 7 in June and still won’t do anything alone. He would rather follow me around while I...

I had a missed miscarriage a few weeks ago and had a D&C yesterday. I expected to have minimal pain and a lot of bleeding, but the reverse has been true. My pain management is incredibly thorough and I have a narcotic option if I need it, but the emotional drop is also just a lot. Like, I am...

Michelle Wolf is hosting The Daily Show this week, and she did a really good piece about the medicalization of childbirth. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GzV0SGzTb8 When she started by saying she'd recently had a home birth, I worried it was about to be a lecture about how I am somehow...