What am I meant to do 😢

I have low progesterone (it was 18.57nmol at 5DPO and 3.52nmol at 8DPO) so I am ovulating but my progesterone drops too quickly and I also have a short luteal phase of 9 days which all would add up however my fertility clinic won’t prescribe me progesterone support alongside letrozole because the NHS guidance says it’s not a direct cause of infertility. All my research points towards that helping but they literally won’t budge on not giving it despite me using all the above as my argument. I really feel like it would massively help but it requires a prescription. Any advice? UK based

in our community

False positive?

I did a pregnancy test on my lunch today and got the result in the photos, I wasn’t 100% sure it was genuine, I drove home telling myself not to get excited, got home and did another and it was stark negative. The line in the photo is pretty faint which made sense for how many DPO I am. I don’t understand how I got the test in the photos?! My wee this evening was super diluted and I’m only about 9DPO possibly 8 so I’m not out yet but I just felt like everything added up. I’ve had such a headache today, boobs hurt, I’ve felt a bit like off, a bit sicky just not 100%. I’m so cross with myself for getting my hopes up and so p*ssed off that I could get what seems like a positive result and then a negative a few hours later 😭😭😭😭

7mo still spitting up?

I thought he’d outgrew it by now! It’s just as much or maybe more. Anyone on the same boat? Not sure if it’s concerning, I’ll see his ped on Friday

Colourism

So I am Canadian-Jamaican and it’s such a spicy topic regarding skin colour. I have always considered myself black as both parents are from Jamaica. Externally, my dad would be considered “mixed” which stems from slavery. His family goes 2 generations back of mixed heritage. My mom is the descendant of Maroons that escaped to the mountains of Jamaica. When people ask what are you mixed with? I give them the spunky response with, “my mom and my dad.” Or when I tell them both parents are Jamaican they insist I give them more of a response.

Now that I have my daughter I already knew I had no control what DNA did in terms of skin colour. My fiancé is a dark skinned man from Antigua. When our daughter was born, she came out lighter than me. She is now 6months and basically is my twin except for when she frowns, that is all her father.

Now my mom has her “light skinned preference “ and has made comments on me dating a dark skinned man and she has also made comments about my daughter and her “good hair” and “nice skin.” Even my own dad has also chimed in on the skin colour of my daughter.

As a kid I struggled with identity and my blackness in schools that were predominantly East Asian. The very few black students in my school never wanted to be my friend because of how “light” I was.

I know times are different for some kids, but I wonder if any other moms out there struggle with colourism within your family or in the public?

Positive or negative

Negative or positive? Can anyone see anything have a blood test booked in now so hopefully get better answers then x

Did you worry about finances when having a second child?

Like you might not be able to afford them, or what if your financial situation changed?
Child poverty is so high at the moment, higher than ever and I fear many people don’t take into consideration how expensive children are.
Not just when newborns but throughout their whole life! Especially from starting school to teen years!

Infant Adoption in Colorado

Hi there! My name is Natasha and I wanted to see if anyone has any recommendations, thoughts, or information for infant adoption in the state of Colorado.
A little about me 🌻
My situation is a little different and some what complicated but to not make this post super long, I am completely infertile and the only part that works in my internal reproductive system is my uterus 🥺 the path of IVF is out of the question for now as it is very expensive and with my history my chances are technically 0 (per many reproductive endocrinologist)
We have tried embryo adoption but unfortunately they didn’t attach.
At this time my expectations and hope are slowly disappearing and although it hurts to admit, my husband has started to give up on having kids. I would love to adopt but I think I need guidance and and support ❤️ thank you all for being part of this app ❤️❤️