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From the community

Recent discussions

Evap lines or positives?

Both showed up around the 5-6 minute mark. First was fmu, the next next was taken 30mins-1hr later. Did a third which also showed a vvfl, but not as strong as the fmu one.

Ttc baby #3

We are just starting the journey for baby #3 but it took me a year just to get pregnant with my second and that was with a lot of complications. So mainly how long did it take you to get pregnant.

Normal?

I am pregnant with my second - had a late loss in April 2023. I am 4+1 and my test yesterday was still showing 1-2? Is this normal?

My hudband is VERY skeptical from everything and everyone. I'm usually the exception, but lately he thinks I don't want to have sex (I do, not desperately but I really do). Because I know he won't believe me, when I reassure him I look/sound like I'm lying, but only bc I'm nervous it might seem like it. I don't know if I'm being clear... but it's not just with the sex, whenever I feel like he won't believe me I can't NOT look like I am lying 😓😓😓(I'm a BAD liar tho)

Is this positive?

I had a miscarriage last month and decided to try again right after. I got a positive ovulation test on March 31. I took a hcg test today and this is how it looks. Does it seem positive?

Should I test?

For past two days I have been having hip cramping, lower abdominal cramping, and been thirsty and hungry. Would I get a positive today at 11 DPO?

Pregnancy test

Hi all! I had a miscarriage early March and we decided to try again the next cycle. I ovulated around March 31 again. Today I took an hcg test and this is my result. Does this look positive?

Second baby

How old was your LO when you began trying for baby #2?

Do you think you'll have more children?

Baby rent pending.
Currently in the ER with my 6 year old and was talking to the registrar lady. Shes telling me how I need to give my daughter a sibling since she's my only child. This woman lost her son when he was 21, so I'm sure it came from a good place.
It was always the plan to have more children, but I also accepted that it may not be in the cards for me. My partner is 6 years older than me with children already. I'll be 31 this summer, and I'm genuinely not sure if more children will be in the future. In a perfect world, I'd get my 3, but I think I have also come to terms that I may not have more.
But there's the fear of my next pregnancy having the same complications that my last one did because you don't just forget your loss and it creates a level of anxiety you didn't have before. Let's normalize not telling people to have more kids though lol.

Clear blue pink dye

Got this today but I’m too scared it’s not real to be excited. I took a digital with the same sample and it came back not pregnant. It’s VERY pink in person. Does anyone have experience with these specific tests? Are they usually pink indent lines?

TTC baby No2

I know some people might judge me for this but I am currently 9 months pp. Me and my partner want another baby now. The reason being I have adenomyosis and endometriosis. I have been offered surgery to help improve my symptoms as currently they are getting worse every month. However they have said they would not recommend I have it now as I have expressed we want more children and the surgery they have offered they said will significantly affect fertility and cannot guarantee IVF will work after it as well. Obviously this is a really difficult decision for me because I desperately want more kids than anything but living in this constant cycle of heavy bleeding, pain when weeing, pain in my legs it hurts to walk, severe cramps to were I want to rip my insides out. So because of this it is such a difficult decision on whether to do it or not. I would desperately like to try now to at least have one more baby before I consider it but I am not ovulating regularly every month. I suppose my question is will I get help with this being 9 months pp? I have a doctor’s appointment to discuss my condition next week and wondering whether it is worth asking or whether id just be told no or judged or whatever. I don’t want to make my chances worse than they already are but I also do not want to live like this for long. They are prescribing me medications for my symptoms however this is only a short term solution.

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