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I got a shadow on my easy at home but my frer was negative.. 10 dpo

Faint positive? Evap? How can I tell?

Do you ever feel fully ready?

My son is 18 months old and I feel like I'm finally fully back to myself again.
I'd also like to have another child though, not too far apart in age, and I'm 35...

I was anxious for a lot of my pregnancy due to a previous miscarriage, and the birth of my son was pretty traumatic so the idea of diving back into all of that again is quite daunting.

Do you think I should just bite the bullet and did you ever feel 'fully' ready to try for your next child?

What are thoughts on “Free-Range Parenting”

Free-range parenting is a style that fosters independence, self-reliance, and resilience by allowing children age-appropriate freedom to explore, make decisions, and play without constant supervision. It prioritizes self-sufficient skill-building over high-risk fears, often allowing activities like walking to school alone, playing in parks unsupervised, or running errands.

Where does your parenting style fall on the spectrum?

https://www.healthline.com/health/parenting/free-range-parenting

9 weeks pregnancy but test line has become fainter than control?

Should I be worried, I had a dye stealer at 7 wks but now my test looks fainter

Positive!

So we ttc for a couple of months after I was given the all ok from an operation of cyst and ovary removal, it wasn’t happening despite everything. We decided to give up and wouldn’t bother, we have 3 children. Then something in me just told me to test yesterday, so I did! I have never seen it so early, go so dark and show up so quickly! Roughly 4 weeks & 4 days. 3 days late for my period. Is it normal for it to be so dark this early???

Positive or negative

Do I just have line eyes is this positive or negative? I have had my boobs leaking out milk too Thanks

Is 3 in my 40's crazy?

I have a 4 year old and a 2 year old- both full of beans boys. Im 44. We are considering a 3rd as this was our original plan and we love being parents but I just dont know if Ive got the energy! We did IVF and still have 2 embryos, so it would mean planning another embryo transfer. I am young for my age but we have no support. Its just me and my husband and he has adhd so is quite a handful himself. I really want another baby but my head says its not logical. But sometimes I wonder if we're overthinking it and are worrying about what it looks like to others. Im really torn.

Is anyone else in the same boat? Am I being selfish?

Confused!

My cycles are regularly 28 days. I had sex on CD12. I had a positive ovulation test on CD23. Negative pregnancy test on CD24 (possibly 11dpo). Negative ovulation test on CD24. Did I just ovulate late this month?

Could I have missed my peak?

Could I have missed my peak? Today I’ve had stretchy discharge so I’ve taken a LH Test and it’s come back 0.08. I’m cycle day 15. This is my first cycle since miscarriage mid Feb. I haven’t used any lh strips this cycle but thought I would do one today as having stretchy discharge. Could I have possibly missed it?

Driving

When did everyone start driving again?
Did you wait the full 6 weeks after your doctors review or start sooner when you felt well to?

Thinking about baby number 2, but worried about potential PPD again

Hi everyone. I think I'm just looking for some reassurance here. I suffered with PPD after giving birth to my firstborn son, and I don't think I realised what I was going through until about 6 months. I'm thinking of starting TTC for a second child, but I worry so much about falling back into that awful headspace again. I do feel like I'm more aware of what to expect and how to better take care of myself, but there's no certainty that it won't happen again and I worry about that, especially with having a child already and how it could potentially impact them.

Has anyone been through this that can offer some reassurance please?

A weird question but anybody know if by smoking causes bad sperm??

Weird question sorry it’s just my husband smokes a lot. And we are trying for a baby and I read it can lead to problems in the babies dna? Or is that not true. Or make it harder to conceive also. I don’t smoke and never have

8dpo?

These were both taken this morning at 8dpo.. is that too early for positives!? Been trying for over 18 months so I am freaking out 🥹

Positive at 8dpo?

I’m only 8dpo but I am sure I can see a line that showed instantly? 🤞🏽

Is this normal?

Is it normal for my husband to feel like all touching is sexual? Recently I was asking for more nonsexual touching, like cuddling and hugging etc, especially when I’m feeling touched out and exhausted and just want normal affection. He’s a very loving and doting husband and ofc wants to oblige, but he was like, “It’s difficult because you’re gorgeous and every kind of touch feels like it could lead there.“ Basically he was explaining that he gets turned on by me with any kind of touch, and it’s hard for him not to want more.

I acknowledge that after 7 years of marriage maybe this is the opposite of a problem 😂 But I feel like humans should be able to touch and cuddle without it always being a turn on??
Is it normal for a guy to be turned on by any touching??

GBs positive at 36 weeks

Can anyone please share what they did when they tested positive? I’m devastated, I was planning a physiological birth and they told me if I’m positive I have to get antibiotics and be induced. This is my last birth I really wanted it to be natural I wanted to avoid antibiotics altogether, I’m beyond myself can’t stop crying