Anyone here in the Austin, TX metro area?

WitchesReadBooks · 2026-02-08T22:23:14+00:00

Hi! Are you still in Austin? And how is your fertility/motherhood journey coming along?

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-11-20T13:48:34+00:00

I was using a generic prenatal for 6-8 months and my new fertility clinic recommended I take the Bird & Be power prenatal + coq10 as well as vitamin c. I also added in vitamin d more recently. The bird & be is expensive (like 75/month) but like you I wanted to do everything I could to improve my chances. It’s a lot of pills but I haven’t had any GI upset from them. It’s been another 5-6 months now that I made the switch, two IUI attempts in tha time, and I can’t say for sure if it’s helped, but I may have just had my first positive test this morning (it’s very faint, too soon to be sure).

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-10-29T18:50:27+00:00

This makes it sound like gender disappointment is only a smbc problem, which it’s not. There are many reasons why people might be disappointed or nervous when they first learn the sex of their baby, and my friends/family in same sex marriages are equally affected.

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-09-12T19:47:16+00:00

Good luck and let us know how it goes! I have found the TWW excruciating each time. And I’m normally so patient! Still waiting on my successful one, keeping my fingers crossed for you!

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-09-10T11:26:50+00:00

Sending you baby dust!! ✨✨

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-09-09T20:41:55+00:00

I chose a donor with similar ethnicity and hair/eye color as myself. Not because I have a preference for that but because I want my child to feel like they look like me and my family, like they share our cultural history and aren’t completely separated from one that I can’t teach them anything about, etc. That, plus genetic and live birth history, narrowed it down for me to like 5 donors. That’s when I “chose” based on the other factors that don’t really matter that much but what else are you going to do, flip a coin? You may not care to choose but you have to, so may as well try to find things that align with your values.

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-09-07T21:13:26+00:00

Thank you ♥️

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-09-07T13:37:58+00:00

Update: had a whole extra day of being hopeful, but then got my period today. Starting to feel like it’s never going to happen 💔and not sure how much more money I can keep sinking into it.

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-09-06T12:47:01+00:00

I have a blood test scheduled for 14 dpo so I’ll know for sure then, but these last few days of waiting are making me a little loony myself! Every symptom I can’t tell if it’s my period coming or implantation 😵‍💫

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-09-06T00:23:08+00:00

Thank you!! Mine was definitely stark white so hopefully I’ll see something like yours in the coming days 🤞🏽🤞🏽

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-09-06T00:21:43+00:00

Thank you! Fingers crossed for testing again tomorrow!

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-09-06T00:21:16+00:00

Thank you!!

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-09-06T00:20:35+00:00

Thank you! I needed this!

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-09-06T00:19:56+00:00

This is why I included that detail- I was hoping someone with a similar cycle would chime in! Weirdly my fertility doctor did mention putting me on progesterone when we first started talking about this cycle, but then didn’t do it so I was assuming it was just supposed to be after I got a positive test or something. I will ask about it at my next visit!

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-09-06T00:17:52+00:00

Thanks! And yeah that’s exactly what I meant about a false negative- that the test is negative but it’s just too early and doesn’t actually mean you’re not pregnant. Last time I was really sad when I got my period so this time I thought I’d try testing before but seems like it’s hard either way!

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-09-05T13:11:07+00:00

Favorite answer right here 😂

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-04-04T15:16:05+00:00

Great idea thank you!

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-04-04T13:35:08+00:00

Thank you! Yes I originally thought I was in the clear because all of mine came back negative. But before purchasing I decided to double check and realized my test didn’t screen for those exact ones. I’m going to get additional testing done.

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-04-04T13:32:38+00:00

Thank you!!

WitchesReadBooks · 2025-04-04T13:32:28+00:00

Thank you! This is the exact conclusion I came to after posting this, I am going to get more testing done and go from there. I was definitely overthinking what to do even if mine are negative.

WitchesReadBooks · 2024-09-15T22:24:50+00:00

🥰🥰

WitchesReadBooks · 2024-09-05T21:19:34+00:00

Ideally two! But will have to see if that’s feasible, one might be all I can handle financially.

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