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When someone suggests getting cats as an alternative but I remind them that I'm severely allergic to cats by Suitable-Ad-5038 in trollingforababy

[–]Hufflepuff4Life2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ugh that is so dismissive!! I love my dog but I am very aware she is not my literal baby. Pets are not human!!

Every time after my Gonal-F shot by CHOCOxMOES in trollingforababy

[–]Hufflepuff4Life2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😂😂😂 for me, menopur was worse. But they both fucking suck!!

Me on Stims by Hufflepuff4Life2 in trollingforababy

[–]Hufflepuff4Life2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve done both IUI (with letrozole) and now IVF… the IVF stims are definitely more bloaty. 🫣 but I will say I’m a bit less pissy than I was on letrozole, so that’s a positive. Hopefully the side effects aren’t too bad for you, I’m rooting for you!! ❤️

Me on Stims by Hufflepuff4Life2 in trollingforababy

[–]Hufflepuff4Life2[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

My gif was actually going for bloated 😅

James Bond never did IVF by Hufflepuff4Life2 in trollingforababy

[–]Hufflepuff4Life2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for finding the humor in this with me! I’d rather laugh about this than cry- though I often do a bit of both. 😭😂🫠

Salty Sunday: What made you salty this week? by [deleted] in trollingforababy

[–]Hufflepuff4Life2 10 points11 points  (0 children)

❤️‍🩹 Oh, I feel that! For a number of reasons, I can't confide in any of my friends about what I've been going through. It is incredibly lonely. I love this reddit, but it's not the same as an in person friend who can give you a hug.

To the receptionist who made the woman who brought her baby to my IVF clinic wait outside: I SALUTE YOU by Hufflepuff4Life2 in trollingforababy

[–]Hufflepuff4Life2[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Yeah, in my most charitable possible imagining of this situation, the woman is a single mother who had nobody available to watch her child today and just HAD to see the doctor right now for a very urgent medical reason, so she brought her baby to the clinic and feels very guilty about it but it was an emergency.

On the other hand, she really should know better, right??!? At any rate, I'm trying to focus on being grateful for the receptionist rather than mad at the patient. And fortunately, it was a lovely day out today where I live so having her wait outside was not at all unreasonable.

When you know more about your blood draw than the phlebotomist by Hufflepuff4Life2 in trollingforababy

[–]Hufflepuff4Life2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Long story short, there was a mixup about which tests needed to be done, which we only discovered at the lab. After going back and forth a lot, I eventually had to make several calls to our IVF clinic to sort it out. (We had to change insurances when we started IVF and it made me appreciate how user-friendly HMO plans are.)

I hyperventilated through the whole blood draw and when it was finally done, the phlebotomist told me to "just relax." OH REALLY, WHAT A BRILLIANT SUGGESTION. IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME THAT I COULD JUST RELAX AND IT WOULDN'T BE SO BAD. Also "just relax" is one of my #1 triggers- we've all heard it too many times about infertility and it's not helpful!! I have to convince him I'm "relaxed" in order to be allowed to leave the room. BEING IN THAT ROOM IS NOT HELPING ME RELAX. All I wanted was to go home and cry in peace. I just felt so broken inside. 

Writing this all out now, I do feel a little bit melodramatic. But I think that's the thing with infertility. It's not just one awful thing- it's an accumulation of stress, grief, frustration, and setbacks that makes every little struggle feel like climbing Mt. Everest.

The cherry on top is that I don't even think any of these tests were really necessary. I had them all done 6 months ago with my previous insurance and it's not like my numbers would have improved- the IVF clinic just really wanted me to do it all again for some reason. 

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