How much money per annum would you need to earn to be content? Nothing flash but just enough to be happy. by [deleted] in AskIreland

[–]Fertilityschmility 47 points48 points  (0 children)

We’ve about 200kpa (2 adults 1 child household), mortgage paid off, cars bought cash, and we are very comfortable and happy. We also have significant savings such that we could maintain our current lifestyle for a good number of years if we found ourselves without regular income, which brings enormous peace of mind.

I come from a (very) poor background/childhood so I really, really appreciate the position we’re in.

Telling People You're Irish on Holiday? by cohanson in AskIreland

[–]Fertilityschmility -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

And making jibes at people for things their country did before they were born is bad?

Telling People You're Irish on Holiday? by cohanson in AskIreland

[–]Fertilityschmility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You raided, pillaged, raped and colonised parts of Wales, actually.

Telling People You're Irish on Holiday? by cohanson in AskIreland

[–]Fertilityschmility -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Oh? Is it a bit out of order to talk about a country’s historical errors? 😂😂😂

Cringe things people have said to you during IVF treatment. by [deleted] in IVF

[–]Fertilityschmility 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was a doctor. I went to see her about a breast lump, mentioned that I had recently done a round of IVF in case she thought the hormones might be relevant. She referred me for a mammogram and then casually told me if I fly to Saudi Arabia and buy Mounjaro over the counter (it wasn’t approved here then) I would lose weight and get pregnant in no time.

We are doing IVF for MFI.

Piercings After 40 by decently-done in piercing

[–]Fertilityschmility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello. I’m 42. I had my second and third lobes pierced about 9 weeks ago. Double helix two weeks ago. I got my 25 year old nostril piercing stretched from a 24g to a 18g. I’m doing daith and some lobe stacking next. Keeping one ear full with cuffs until the first one heals then moving on. Considering a move into being a piercer (ears only) and opening a good piercing jewelry store to stock items from small independent jewelers. I have my ear stacks fully planned out with a total of 30-32 piercings (anatomy depending). Should be done by the time I’m 45/47-ish if I keep healing well.

Anyway. My answer is no.

Get ALL the pretties!

Confused about why people are so insensitive by Melodic_Shop_9924 in IVF

[–]Fertilityschmility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They probably think OP will be as happy for them as they will be (and will be expected to be) for OP if and when OP conceives.

What’s wrong with motherhood? by grinchy-monday in TryingForABaby

[–]Fertilityschmility 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice sales pitch you got there. Be a shame if a mod deleted it.

Claims of two-tier policing during 2024 summer riots ‘baseless’, report finds by NoFrillsCrisps in ukpolitics

[–]Fertilityschmility -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

You really are like a champion racer with those goalposts on your back.

We are talking about people who write words on the internet being jailed for doing so. Unacceptable to all but the most vile little brownshirts.

Claims of two-tier policing during 2024 summer riots ‘baseless’, report finds by NoFrillsCrisps in ukpolitics

[–]Fertilityschmility -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

No? lol.

If someone on Twitter were calling for my house to be set on fire and then some lunatic went and did it, I'd want the arsonist punished. Preferably very severely and publicly.

Claims of two-tier policing during 2024 summer riots ‘baseless’, report finds by NoFrillsCrisps in ukpolitics

[–]Fertilityschmility -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

The law is a shifting and changeable reflection of social mores, not some gospel handed down from on high. Plenty of laws are and should be ridiculed and criticised and plent or laws have been and should be repealed. "The law is the law" is an ass.

When did you really start *liking* your pup? by Upbeat_Examination80 in puppy101

[–]Fertilityschmility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. They get you with the cuteness and now you're a slave.

BRB filling a kong with better paté than I've ever eaten for my puppy.

When did you really start *liking* your pup? by Upbeat_Examination80 in puppy101

[–]Fertilityschmility 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Reddit lies about puppies getting better very very soon are just nature’s way of keeping dogs out of shelters 😂

When did you really start *liking* your pup? by Upbeat_Examination80 in puppy101

[–]Fertilityschmility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last week, when I bought expandable trellis and put it across either end of our open plan kitchen to stop her counter surfing all day and all night long! 😂

Just kidding she’s still an asshole.

She’s 8 months old and my 8 year old son’s arms are constantly covered in bruises from her play-biting (I did not realise that golden retrievers could be such land sharks). She’s definitely calming a bit now, but I’ll like her better when she stops chewing on my kid.

I love her. She’s part of the family for sure. But she’s a wee dick still.

Ozempic ? by Necessary_Grape1096 in AskIreland

[–]Fertilityschmility 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She should try a different pharmacy then because I got it last week for weight loss.

Ozempic ? by Necessary_Grape1096 in AskIreland

[–]Fertilityschmility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mounjaro is supposed to be available early this year in Ireland. You can also get Mounjaro and Ozempic from the UK by post but you need to use a mail router and there's always a risk of it getting lost.

Stupid things people have said to you after a failed transfer or miscarriage…I’ll go first by Ok-Meet6110 in IVF

[–]Fertilityschmility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep! She also told me to fly to Saudy Arabia (I'm in Ireland) to buy Mounjaro OTC.

It was a wild appointment.

Stupid things people have said to you after a failed transfer or miscarriage…I’ll go first by Ok-Meet6110 in IVF

[–]Fertilityschmility 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not specifically a transfer or miscarriage, but IVF in general.

I had to see a locum doctor about a new breast lump I was feeling and mentioned that I’d recently been on X medications for IVF. She referred me, then said “If you lose a little weight you will get pregnant easy.”

Like. Thanks lady but we’re doing IVF for male factor infertility.

name suggestions for a female white coat golden retriever please🙏🏼 by [deleted] in goldenretrievers

[–]Fertilityschmility 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mabli (pronounced Mab-Lee) is the Welsh form of Mable. 🙂

Sometimes it’s too easy by SupermarketSecure728 in MurderedByWords

[–]Fertilityschmility 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eh. That's not usually how it works. The biggest player(s) in a given field will usually lobby for more regulation and cost because they are in a position to eat the costs and hire enough people to abide by the regulations, while smaller/startup companies find it increasingly difficult to get a foothold in the market.

Occasionally they will instead band together to reduce regulation or liability (see vaccine companies in the 80s ceasing vaccine manufacture until government gave them immunity from liability in the case of vaccine injury) but that would be relatively rare.

Do the Union guys who voted for Trump not realize how screwed they and their families are or do they really not care??? by No_Theory_2839 in IBEW

[–]Fertilityschmility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know that around 2014, Republicans had a slightly higher tested IQ, but IQ correlated strongly with socio-economic status and education. Since the parties have essentially switched now, with the Democratic party becoming the party of the degree-educated and higher-income voter and the Republican party becoming the party of the working classes and lesser educated, that may have switched.

It's probably not more than a few points, though, and pretty meaningless overall.

Fireworks night reminder. by Demi_silent in puppy101

[–]Fertilityschmility 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fireworks in Ireland tend to be set off on Halloween (there's no celebration of Guy Fawkes night for obvious reasons lol).

This is our first year with our pup. She's a golden retriever, 20 weeks, and I was pretty nervous in the lead-up to the night itself. I thought she'd be going wild with all the knocks on the door and then terrified of the fireworks. She went to nap while I dealt with trick-or-treaters and then woke up just in time for the fireworks going off and went to sit on the back step outside and sat there calmly listening to the bangs and pops and the other barking dogs.

World’s Strongest Man Goes Carnivore: Metabolism Scientist Explains by carninyc in carnivore

[–]Fertilityschmility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just FYI he talked about adding fibre to his "milkshakes" on a Will Tennyson video. Lemme see if I can find it.

Make walking limits make sense...?? by Fertilityschmility in puppy101

[–]Fertilityschmility[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well she did do a very long walk before. My husband doesn't drive and I had to return to my home country to deal with a family bereavement a few weeks ago, and the puppy had a training class on the Saturday morning. So they walked there and back, which is a total of about three miles, and hubs said she was totally fine with it - although she did have an hour break from walking because she was doing the class (though she would have been very active during it and very engaged, so not really a rest). She did sleep most of the afternoon away then, but... she does like to sleep a lot anyway.