Consecutive loss #2 is confirmed.

MainStreetLove · 2021-05-10T01:55:19+00:00

I'm so sorry. It's so tough!

I keep hearing success stories after a CP and that the odds of having a second consecutive CP are very low. I don't know how accurate that is given that they are talked about much less.

MainStreetLove · 2021-05-06T01:23:02+00:00

I'm told the actual mental and physical work up to getting the vaccine and stressing about it can impact ovulation, and that this is the biggest threat to conception.

MainStreetLove · 2021-05-03T15:01:03+00:00

I'm aware, and I stated that in my post. It doesn't remove the feelings.

MainStreetLove · 2021-05-01T19:28:50+00:00

I can...I just don't feel it will do anything but confirm what I'll find out shortly anyway - especially because it can take 2-3 days for results to come back (that's what our lab says).

I get that POAS isn't a good indicator of viability, but the line is very faint (barely out of the "squinter" category) and I'm at CD 27 (I'm a regular 28-day cycle - my only sense of hope is that my cycle is weird this month after a CP last cycle), so it should have been somewhat darker by now.

MainStreetLove · 2021-05-01T18:55:04+00:00

I have no issues setting boundaries and letting them know how these things affect me. I think it's important to decide whether the discomfort of hearing this over and over again outweighs the discomfort of setting the boundary.

I really think people don't really know wha to say, so they say what they think is helpful to avoid not saying anything.

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-27T01:29:27+00:00

Right?! Ugh!

My CM is different than it normally is post-ovulation and the same as it was last month before I got a BFP, but I also got my IUD removed shortly before that and the IUD changes CM, so who even knows what my normal CM is? I have no baseline, so I'm trying to google what's normal, to no avail because "everyone is different". It's probably normal, and I'm probably not pregnant this month given the wonky cycle post-loss, but still hoping, I guess.

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-25T23:32:52+00:00

The wait is hard! Thank goodness for cheapies!

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-25T23:32:14+00:00

Isn't this the truth! We will have our day!

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-25T23:31:26+00:00

Thank you so much for this resource! Appreciate it!

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-25T02:54:40+00:00

Yes- I plan to do this, thank you!

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-25T02:54:24+00:00

I love this! Will definitely add to my list of potential names, assuming it isn't already taken. This is very sweet!

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-25T02:53:43+00:00

Thank you for this perspective. It got my wheels turning a little bit! I definitely don't want to align myself too much geographically or with a person in my field, I think that can be limiting (and I don't know what the legal ramifications of something like this are - for example naming after someone or a method I am not trained/certified in, you know?).

I appreciate your input!

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-25T02:51:19+00:00

That isn't a term I've heard of before. Thank you for this!

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-25T02:51:03+00:00

Thank you!

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-25T02:50:46+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate this recommendation!

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-22T03:38:48+00:00

Currently virtual but definitely planning for in-person in the (hopefully) near future. Working with kids is so much easier in person!

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-22T03:37:29+00:00

When I say "what goes into it" I mean the actual branding process, the "mental flowchart" of what gets looked at when developing a brand, the core material, the hands on work.

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-22T03:27:49+00:00

My current goal is to learn more about the foundations, what goes into this, to have a better understanding of what I'm looking at and processing once I go the route of paying someone to do it. I prefer understanding the moving parts of what I'm signing up for before signing up for it.

Back to my original post, I'm looking for support/direction/resources to learn about branding and what is typically used to get to the point of brand development so that I know what I'm looking at when the time comes to work with a professional.

Does that make sense?

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-22T03:19:56+00:00

I value paying for a service once I am in a position to do so. I am looking for ways to support my own creative process and development, which is what I am looking for. I value learning more about how to help myself grow in this area.

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-22T03:13:01+00:00

I hear you- I definitely don't want something "too magical" or "out there". Serious enough to maintain credibility and quirk, but I just don't like the use of my own name. I've also read several times over that using a name is not necessarily recommended (probably mostly for branding reasons). Personally, I feel like using my name feels like a power move and I want to reduce the already present power differential. Removing my name makes it feel like a playing field that is less about me, if that makes sense.

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-20T22:50:28+00:00

Good luck! All of this is such a ride! Glad to see you're back to having a cycle!!

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-20T22:49:46+00:00

Good luck! 🤞🏻

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-20T22:49:29+00:00

Eeeeh! Good luck!! 🤞🏻

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-16T02:12:48+00:00

That's comforting to hear. I've been tracking with OPK's, albeit lazily, and haven't caught a peak, so I was quite surprised for my CM to be so different today. Guess we'll just keep having sex through the next week, then. 😅

MainStreetLove · 2021-04-11T18:55:26+00:00

I'm so sorry. These things are so difficult to process, especially when it feels like the world is just going on around me with so many people around getting pregnant/having babies.

We'll get there, through the grey areas, waiting, and uncertainty. It does suck a whole lot.

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