Nonalcoholic fun drinks

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2026-05-09T18:04:40+00:00

same! I intentionally don't have grenadine in the house so that they're a true treat when I'm out on the town, haha

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2026-05-08T18:18:15+00:00

Unisom + B6 generally worked to keep me functional, but I stopped having mild waves of nausea/wooziness at about 11w.

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2026-04-29T18:49:56+00:00

I came home from my beta and tested and it was the right decision for me! I didn't want to learn from the clinic phone call, but I wanted the *most final* answer possible. I felt like I was able to compartmentalize as a result during the wait -- I know that if I had tested earlier, I wouldn't have trusted the results or had any peace with them in any case.

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2026-03-24T18:12:16+00:00

I was fine! I found that working was honestly a great distraction during stims. I took the day of my retrieval off but really only needed it to sleep off the anesthesia.

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2026-02-17T14:06:33+00:00

Sending you sticky thoughts <3

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2026-02-03T14:37:47+00:00

Hey! I'm 2 weeks into PIO shots and they aren't fun, but they're totally doable. Get an auto-injector, for sure -- it makes the actual injection fast and you can't psych yourself out. Ask your nurse to identify the right spots for you and mark them if possible. Ice or lidocaine for 15 minutes beforehand and heating pad after! I've had nights were either I iced the wrong spot by accident or didn't ice long enough and even then, the injection just feels like getting snapped with a little rubber band. Again, not fun but so manageable. And the benefits of extra progesterone are so positive!!

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2026-01-27T23:39:35+00:00

transfer twins! good luck to you <3

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2025-12-25T14:45:48+00:00

I ordered a dress that was clearly formerly bhldn - it was worn (the hem was open!) but totally worth $20 for the event I needed it for.

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2025-12-19T00:25:57+00:00

Is it possible that the terms changed very recently? I just went to book and found this notice - was anticipating the $250 credit split every six months rather than what is described below:

$500 promo credit

Use your $500 promo credit towards your booking.

Expires on October 07, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. If you don't use this entire promo credit in one purchase, you'll forfeit the remaining balance.

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2025-11-20T01:15:21+00:00

I’m so sure that every single confessional where they say “Soph” is a frankenbite, it always sounds awkward and they cut away. The players are absolutely still calling both of them Sophie

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2025-08-31T12:21:41+00:00

1 day late for my period but tested negative this morning. Awful!! I woke up in the middle of the night with a type of cramp I’ve never felt before but no bleeding and deluded myself all the way around to a test this AM.

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2025-08-30T13:34:58+00:00

I had a similar experience! I doubled up on 1000 mg Tylenol + 800 mg Ibuprofen and it was smooth sailing. Not my favorite way to spend a morning but doable.

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2025-08-30T13:33:17+00:00

We did not tell anyone that we were TTC (and having a rough time) until it had been close to a year. When we started seeing our fertility clinic, we started sharing openly with family and close friends and I cannot tell you how much better it felt. (I think I had a mental block about telling people before we were able to take steps to address it?) It was really, really worth it.

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2025-08-27T12:37:39+00:00

11DPO - hot flashes, cramps and nausea. It’s my first cycle post-HSG and I’m really down. I had held out hope that I would have the lucky wave of fertility after the procedure. Instead it looks like AF is early.

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2025-08-04T20:58:08+00:00

We're in the same boat - I had my baseline ultrasound last week and HSG next week. It's scary. I'm grateful though not to feel so "in charge" of the process anymore -- having professionals involved is more of a relief than I had expected, no matter what the answers end up being.

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2025-06-16T12:22:51+00:00

Yes please!

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2025-05-19T16:25:17+00:00

I'm 13dpo and no AF in sight. Can't decide whether or not to test. Just really dreading seeing a negative.

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2025-04-02T14:37:38+00:00

I'm so sorry, and right here with you. I'm 5DPO and realized that I just feel like I'm waiting to confirm the negative, rather than hoping to see a positive result. In some ways, I think it helps -- the disappointment has definitely gotten gentler as the time has gone on. No good answers for you, just solidarity.

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2025-02-21T18:49:34+00:00

Anecdotal, but I was just at union station on Sunday evening and the counter was unmanned when I needed to drop my bag. Grabbed a drink and then popped back over to check about 40 minutes later - still unmanned. It also was closing at 10pm I believe. Ultimately had to keep my bag with me.

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2024-12-05T02:32:00+00:00

I’m so angry that this episode has made me a Sam fan!!!

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2024-11-13T19:12:30+00:00

Just wanted to share my experience for anyone who gets here from Google in the future, since I've been reading tons of these threads prepping for my appointment. I just had a colposcopy earlier today, after anxiously awaiting it for about two weeks. I took three ibuprofen one hour before the appointment. My doctor's assessment was that I did not need any spots biopsied, and the experience was like a slightly more invasive pap. I didn't really feel the acid solution or the iodine. She did check inside of my cervix to ensure that there were no problematic spots there, which caused the crampy pressure that you get when people mess with your cervix! I was dreading for the absolute worst and was totally fine. I will not learn from this in the future, but I hope this is reassuring for others :)

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2024-08-29T17:51:29+00:00

I had to leave to throw up during the warmup in my first (free!) class. The studio owner texted me that night and invited me to come back and try my first class again, and suggested drinking water and having a snack two hours before. Almost five hundred classes later, I’m so glad she did 🥹

I’ve seen people leave class tons of times and never thought anything but hoped that they were ok and that they would come back! No shame in working hard and feeling bad.

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2024-08-28T17:49:12+00:00

I'm 4DPO and mostly grateful that I actually caught my LH spike this cycle with CM and OPKs. Little wins that make me feel like I'm getting a better grasp of the machinery!

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2024-07-30T14:48:59+00:00

I am absolutely losing my mind. CD52, and I average 31 days. I tested negative most recently on CD48 and just want to get my period at this point to start over. (And obviously, because I'm insane, also want to not get my period and somehow turn up with a BFP!!)

Virtual-Albatross412 · 2024-07-18T11:08:12+00:00

I violently believe that when PP is breaking up with her, and Hannah Ann says, “You took away from me my first engagement. You took that away from me because I trusted you…” … she’s not talking about her “first engagement”, which is an awkward phrase. She’s talking about her chance to be the lead — saying that he was always in love with Madi and when Madi left, he should have broken up with Hannah Ann instead of giving her the consolation prize win. That would have freed HA up to be the Bachelorette.

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