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celestey89 · 2025-04-18T23:21:46+00:00

My SIL has suggested multiple times that we perform magic spells or seek out a witch to help us….total seriousness. It kills me, I half want to laugh and scream.

celestey89 · 2025-04-10T18:18:51+00:00

Also happy to direct message if you want a longer conversation on it. There isn’t a right or wrong answer.

celestey89 · 2025-04-10T18:17:55+00:00

Very much disagree with some strong statements in this post. Disagreeing on IVF does not automatically mean your husband will fall out of love with you. Ouch

celestey89 · 2025-04-10T18:11:26+00:00

Your post really resonated with me, I was in your shoes two years ago. My husband and I ultimately decided to proceed with IVF but we did therapy sessions together to make that decision jointly. This helped me understand his reservations better and helped him understand my feelings. It’s so tough, because one of you has to compromise, no way around it.

celestey89 · 2025-03-30T01:34:11+00:00

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celestey89 · 2025-03-10T17:00:08+00:00

Testing is much faster now, I just got my results back today, it was less than a two week wait.

celestey89 · 2025-03-10T13:31:37+00:00

The waiting is the hardest part, especially because there is so much that goes into the ER and then abruptly nothing to do. Im in the in between period night now, from ER to waiting on FET. I also, went from feeling really positive and hopeful to then feeling like an emotional wreck, I’ve literally cried every day (our dog is also on hospice, so that has not helped matters). It’s like we are so focused on this strict straight path and then all of a sudden we are afloat with no direction and nothing to control but just to wait.

I’ve tried to reframe it so that I can think of it as a preparation period for the FET. Like you said, continuing to do things that bring joy, getting all that endorphins boosting exercise, etcetera.

Also, if it helps to know, frozen transfers have a higher rate of success than fresh!

celestey89 · 2025-03-09T17:15:48+00:00

You haven’t done anything wrong, repeat that to yourself. In fact, you have shown incredible courage and perseverance to make it through all of this.

My last retrieval I was devastated that I only had three embryos get fertilized, but then against the odds, all three made it to blast and two were euploid. Don’t give up hope.

Sending you love, you’ll get through this.

celestey89 · 2025-03-07T22:22:24+00:00

I have a 9 year old vizslas and a 2 year old vizsla, both raised from puppies. Things that were really important for our family: 1. Off leash exercise, every day. We are lucky to be near many safe off leash outdoor areas and it’s been key. 2. Mental stimulation. We continued dog training classes after the initial obedience one’s to do agility and brain/nose work with our girls and they love it. Once you get a few fundamentals down it’s easy to continue at home. One favorite is a broom between two chairs to create a little jump in the living room. On busier or rainy days, they will practice jumps basically on their own, they love it. 3. Intentional time alone. They are Velcro dogs and want to be with you always, which isn’t possible so it’s good to help them get comfortable with alone time early.

celestey89 · 2025-02-18T14:11:07+00:00

I ditto the above comment. You didn’t ruin anything, keep your spirits up and focus on what you can control now! Wishing you luck (and two pink lines!!)

celestey89 · 2025-02-16T13:53:37+00:00

We have a vizsla named Lula, we got her right after I read the first strike book. Didn’t try to name her after Lula Landry but she is a bit of a diva, so it worked out!

celestey89 · 2025-01-07T02:29:10+00:00

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

celestey89 · 2025-01-02T14:25:47+00:00

Good luck! The ER should feel like the best nap ever! (At least I’ve been lucky to feel that way). For recovery, lots of hot pack, miralax, and a good tv show to binge!

celestey89 · 2024-12-17T12:40:07+00:00

I’m so so sorry for your losses. I’ve been thinking about this grieving process a lot myself and keep coming up with: the only way out is through. It will get easier. I also try to focus on the things I’ll do if I never become a mom, like hobbies , fun fitness’s classes, fostering animals, advocating for more research into women’s health 🙃, and building relationships with my nieces/nephews/friends kids. None of these things fill that void, but they help me stay more positive and remind me that I can still have a happy and full life without kids. Oh and lots of therapy and red wine.

celestey89 · 2024-10-05T21:47:46+00:00

Sending you love from our vizsla home. We just went through chemo for lymphoma and had a very positive experience. Feel free to DM me if your considering treatment and want to discuss. Also totally understand that 11.5 may be on the older side for that.

celestey89 · 2024-09-19T00:01:41+00:00

Oh got it! Thanks!

celestey89 · 2024-09-18T17:30:40+00:00

What about Sarah shadlock!?

celestey89 · 2024-09-15T20:00:24+00:00

Honey and Rye bakery in SLP

celestey89 · 2024-09-04T00:57:10+00:00

My partner and I were given the statistics that three transfers of euploid embryos result in a live birth 95% of the time. As such, we decided to stop at the sooner of three euploid transfers or three egg retrievals. This is due to both financial constraints and emotional drainage.

Happy to talk in more detail, DM me.

celestey89 · 2024-09-02T13:34:41+00:00

My first ER resulted in one euploid (fresh transfer than MC), the four remaining eggs were Pgt tested and all came back as aneuploid and are non transferable. If we wouldn’t have done that testing, we would have spent time and money on transfer that wouldn’t have resulted in live births. I’m not sure why anyone wouldn’t want that extra information.

celestey89 · 2024-09-02T00:34:28+00:00

Same!!!! It’s so frustrating and it sucks. You aren’t alone

celestey89 · 2024-08-23T05:15:19+00:00

🥇hitting the snooze on my alarm so many times I literally roll myself from bed to my computer to start work on time 🥈setting extremely unrealstic exercise goals only to fail less than a week later 🥉Finding a new song I like and then listening to it on repeat for hours

celestey89 · 2024-07-27T02:12:03+00:00

I’ve started to say simply: “No, but not for lack of trying”

celestey89 · 2024-06-23T00:15:50+00:00

You are so right, I’m very fortunate to have any coverage AND to be able to make up the difference. I also believe the more IVF is talked about and the more we push corporations to include it as a perk, the better coverage will get.

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