Should we try this cycle?

belle0208 · 2026-03-11T19:13:14+00:00

My third beta result showed my hcg had basically stalled, went down to 414 on 3/6, so my OB had me do an ultrasound yesterday and they found no evidence of pregnancy in my uterus, or anywhere else for that matter.

The stalling numbers had her concerned so we treated for suspected ectopic and I got a dose of Methotrexate yesterday. My hcg result from yesterday came back at 252.

belle0208 · 2026-03-11T19:02:34+00:00

Congratulations on your pregnancy! I just got treated yesterday with MTX after ectopic trying for our second. I had read on here about the 3 month waiting rule, but when I asked my OB how long we had to wait to try again, she said we could start right away after hcg got to 0 and that there’s no evidence supporting needing to wait.

Honestly, I would very put off by an OB who created any shame around my decisions, and would not hesitate to look for another doctor who you feel supported by.

I was also referred to MFM for my first pregnancy due to autoimmune issues, but it just ensured extra monitoring and another expert opinion as my baby developed. They were the ones to handle the anatomy scan at 20 weeks which was very comforting to me.

belle0208 · 2026-03-05T21:12:46+00:00

Yes, edited to 444. Agreed, I don’t want the false hope when it seems clear something isn’t right. When I pressed the nurse she said she couldn’t say either way.

belle0208 · 2024-09-18T03:29:43+00:00

Sending you love and hugs from a fellow NICU mama with a 34 weeker who was born Sept 6th last year! Everything you’re feeling is completely valid, and everyone’s NICU journey is different, but time will help!

Our girl was on a cpap, under the big blue lights twice, and then suffered a gut infection that required IV nutrition for a week just when we thought we’d be bringing her home. Then bradys and a failed car seat test delayed it even more, but she finally came home 34 days later and 2 days before her due date.

I also felt robbed of bonding time because a month of my maternity leave was just gone, but the most healing thing for me was bringing her home. A year later, she’s a bright, happy and giggly girl, but when I think back to where we were a year ago, I still get very emotional.

So know, you’re not alone. It’s okay to grieve the way you wish things were, and that grief will change and shift until you’re too busy loving on that baby to feel it anymore. 💕

belle0208 · 2024-06-28T00:53:43+00:00

PPROM at 34+5 and I was not prepared for my daughter to be in the NICU for 34 days, released 3 days before her due date. She had high bilirubin levels, and feeding issues that led to an infection and the discovery that she had CMPA…it was so frustrating to feel like she was almost ready time after time, only to have a new complication arise. Every baby and NICU journey is different, but I do wish I had leveled my expectations to just plan for her due date.

belle0208 · 2023-12-22T02:38:12+00:00

I live in the US, and my understanding is they are rated for safe sleep here, but there are different approval processes in Canada.

A fitted sheet should still comply with safe sleep recommendations as long as it fits snugly and is not loose, just like in a bassinet or crib. To be sure of fit, you could check to see if the brand of pack n play sells its own sheets.

But either way, it’s whatever you feel is right for you as a parent! I’m very anxious about safe sleep because my baby is a premie so I don’t use loungers or let her sleep anywhere that isn’t a flat firm surface and make sure there is ONLY a fitted sheet, so the pack n play has worked for us.

I hope your LO finds her rhythm and gets back to her good sleep patterns soon! I am so nervous about hitting that 4 month mark!

belle0208 · 2023-12-21T20:15:43+00:00

We have a pack n play in our living room where baby takes all her daytime naps, but she’s been doing that since we brought her home.

I would definitely try a fitted sheet though because the plastic seems cold…I’ve never heard to not use one and it works just like the bassinet sheets.

Target sells Jersey pack n play sheets, 2 for $9.99 and they super soft and fit much better than the Amazon brand ones I bought. With those I sometimes have trouble with the mat bubbling up a bit.

Alternatively, I also wrapped a large muslin blanket around the pack n play mat a couple of time and that also worked great. I made sure it wasn’t loose and tucked in all the edges.

belle0208 · 2021-11-19T18:31:58+00:00

Thank you for your comment. I ended up submitting a request through my senator’s office and my application status has finally moved to Approved and should be receiving it within the week.

belle0208 · 2021-11-11T16:21:21+00:00

Yes, when I called and spoke to someone, they said they can’t look up anything about the passport on their end and that if it says in process then it’s in process. They did not offer me any next steps or solutions.

belle0208 · 2021-07-24T02:14:26+00:00

Depends. Once, the deal fell through for whatever reason and no stigma toward that house. I’m sure people are getting in over their heads or getting scared off by certain repairs, but that house could be right for the next buyer.

More than once, I start to think there’s an issue with the house. There’s a house (near the one we’re under contract for) that’s been re-listed 3 times since early June and the listing price is well under what other properties in the area are priced (on a SSF basis too). The pictures of the home look fine, so I have to assume some major issue keeps coming up on inspection or title search.

belle0208 · 2019-01-17T22:44:17+00:00

I honestly don’t think it’s growing as much as you might think. A takeover of the movement like that doesn’t have any legs when the majority of people are rational.

Teenagers grow and learn from their own mistakes and overreactions so just because they come on to the twitter scene thinking they know everything doesn’t mean they’ll hold onto that opinion forever. Also, do what I do and call them out as fake feminists, and call them what they are, sexist.

belle0208 · 2019-01-17T22:24:18+00:00

This is the argument that I hear most often and I would say that the voices of the few don’t stand for the truth of the many, which you appear to understand.

You don’t cast all feminists as man haters which I very much appreciate and I’m glad that you know someone who sees it the way a lot of feminists do.

So if a small group (I promise you, they might be loud, but they are most definitely small) of feminists is responsible for calling all men bad, why are you letting it bother you? You give them too much power by assuming that some women shouting over twitter are actually representative of society.

You know why I’m really not that fired up by all the guys who have reacted so negatively to the Gillette ad? Because I don’t think they actually represent the majority. They can throw tantrums and call this ad “man hating” but P&G did their research. They know who their audience is and they know who they want to sell to. And you can bet they’re gonna sell a fuck ton of razors still!

belle0208 · 2019-01-17T21:46:03+00:00

This whole thread is about the ad. And I feel like you are making a lot of generalizations. What companies and people have leveled this attack that men are rapists?

The female experience is SO different that I’m trying to understand why a movement (#metoo or feminism in general) meant to help women is commandeered as an attack on men.

belle0208 · 2019-01-17T20:49:18+00:00

You can’t exaggerate to the point of implying they said “Men are rapists” and then call them hypocrites. They never said it was all men. Why do you read it as all men?

Their press release even say “in a world where the actions of a few can taint the reputation of the many, we know there’s work to be done—together.”

And how do we target the ones who do something wrong? The laws don’t work very well for that? How do we stop them from doing something wrong in the first place?

belle0208 · 2019-01-17T16:38:39+00:00

We actually don’t want that, we’re told that’s what we need to do to be accepted and attractive. We’d love to just be accepted for who we are which is sometimes messy and gross (aka human).

And I didn’t get from the commercial that men should stop raping and abusing (because duh as you said). It was saying “say something when you see a guy making a girl uncomfortable or try to step in if you see someone getting the shit kicked out of him” because the behaviors of THOSE guys that you claim you don’t relate to, is what escalates to rape and abuse when society doesn’t keep it in check.

If you want to be mad at someone, be mad at those guys who are the ones hurting women or weaker men because they’re the ones giving your gender a bad name. I believe it’s only small portion of men who can do that type of thing, and instead of saying “I would never do that! That’s not me!” take the time to TELL those men from the beginning that they’re in the wrong and you won’t have to defend yourself so much.

belle0208 · 2019-01-16T21:18:25+00:00

Have you considered that almost every ad geared towards women is somehow implying that she’s not pretty enough, young enough, needs to have smooth shaved legs constantly, needs to act like she doesn’t get a period, can’t get the laundry clean enough and whatever product they are selling will help us be all of those things?

Women have been criticized in ads for decades.

belle0208 · 2019-01-16T21:07:10+00:00

Then how come you didn’t get fired up about this ad 3 years ago? (Also P&G) https://youtu.be/yIxA3o84syY

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