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Baby girl

I know this is silly but I have 4 boys and I just really want one girl!! I know I’m so thankful for healthy children of course butttt I just want one daughter to spoil!! Please if anyone has tips!! I know IVF is really the only way (and sometimes not even that’s possible) to be accurate but I just really wanna...

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Worries

Hi all, I’m sure I’m not the only one but I am so anxious and nervous now I’m TTC after a mc. Of course I’d like another baby as I’m blessed to have a 2yo daughter, but the worry and nerves I feel during the 2 week wait is awful. Does anyone have any advice or tips on how they get through it? I’m really trying to...

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0% Morphology/Strict

Last year, my husband and I completed one round of IVF, which yielded two transfers that were chemicals. In our treatment with that clinic, the doctor never made any mention of any malefactor issues. He said the sperm looked good. Now we just had our results transferred to our new clinic and in our new doctors repor...

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0% Morphology/Strict

Does anyone have any information or insight on 0% morphology? Sperm count and motility are high but 0% on morphology. I'm very puzzled because our first doctor from our last clinic said that everything with the sperm looked good. Now we are going to another clinic, and in that doctors report, she mentioned low morph...

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Boy

I really want a son! How can I get this lol

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Chemo Experiences? Please share!

Newly diagnosed cancer warrior here- will be starting chemo after mutation and genetic testing results come back… I have absolutely no idea what to expect and would rather hear it from someone who has been through it rather than from Google.. what can you tell me.. any advice/recommendations? Tips to prepare? Also...

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Deflated

Aunt flow due on Friday, and I just got a negative ultra early clear blue test so I definitely feel like I’m out this cycle. I can’t help but get upset about it. I just want to cry. I’m sorry this is more of a rant to let it out more then anything else 😢

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Another baby?

For those that have one baby, Do you plan on having anymore or are y’all one and done?

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Do we have a second baby?

My husband and I are really struggling with the decision to have a second baby or not. We have one almost 2 year old and it hasn’t been easy. He was a really tough baby and has a sensitive personality and demands a lot of attention. We both work full time and can’t imagine how we could fit an infant into our schedul...

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PCOS/pregnancy

I recently found out I am pregnant and have been so nervous. Has anyone else had a successful pregnancy with having PCOS?

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Help me understand peaks and DTD

Hi everyone 👋 I’m fairly new to TTC and it’s a lot to process! I got my peak Saturday evening which was same darkness as the C line. We DTD yesterday morning and also this morning. I think we also did Friday. Is that enough? We have been DTD every other day before this weekend since period stopped. Are we supposed…

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How long

How long did it take to conceive your little ones? I gave birth in feb and came off contraception in March. So was wondering how long it would take for me to have my little bub?

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Lining 8mm fet

Any success stories with uterine lining 8mm! Av had my scan (day 12 of estrogen) today to check my lining- it’s 8-8.5mm, they happy to proceed with transfer on 20th. But feel like i need couple more days and extend transfer to thick lining to 10mm?

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PCOS girlies ✨

Hey mamas x just wondering if there are any pcos girlies out there and would like to drop some kai inspo or tips & tricks in managing symptoms 🥴 or even some pointers in general. I was diagnosed about 2 years ago but tbh I’ve just been winging it with everything up until now. I’ve noticed my skin is breaking out a…

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Sexual frustration

I haven’t seen baby dad in a while because we don’t get a long but I’m so sexually frustrated. What does anyone else do just call baby dad for a quickie or try to let it go?I’ve tried and it’s so hard

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Spicy time before 6 week?

Did anyone have spicy time with their significant other before 6 weeks? I am 4 weeks 4 days pp and I haven't bled since I was 2 weeks if that. I feel back to myself and my husband just got back from deployment today sooooo alot of raging feelings..

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