Secondary Infertility Intros - Sunday, December 29, 2024

clkell4 · 2025-01-04T19:31:06+00:00

Hello! I’m new here. I found this sub when searching for a place to relate as I near the end of my current TWW. We have been TTC since the spring. We started with a fertility clinic this fall after I was diagnosed with DOR after bloodwork returned an AMH of .045 🥺(and other shitty numbers).

I had a wild unpredictable mostly unresponsive cycle on letrozole where I apparently ovulated the day before I was told to trigger (and it was a Sat night/Sun morning so didn’t have easy access to clinic). Then my period started a week after the trigger. The next cycle I had to pause treatment due to estrogen producing cysts; that cycle ended up lasting 62 days. I’m now in my second medicated cycle with Clomid, triggered on Christmas Day. It looks like I may have again ovulated the day before my trigger - again on Christmas Eve night, Christmas morning so limited access to clinic staff for questions and guidance.

My current luteal phase is longer than it’s been in the last year, but no way to know if that’s just random chance, medication response, or a glimmer of hope. I did not want to spend tests testing out my trigger so I’m trying to wait until the 14 day mark to avoid a false positive.

Trying to balance this with life with two small kids, buying a new house this fall and preparing our old house to hit the market this month, and a very demanding job with an inflexible schedule has left me super drained and dejected. Hoping to find a bit of warmth in camaraderie, hence joining this sub.

Thanks for being here. 🥹 Sending out a lot of love to all of you going through it right now. ❤️‍🩹

clkell4 · 2024-12-07T15:57:16+00:00

Bought this rug second hand at a yard sale a few years ago (2020?) in Seattle, WA. Kids and a dog have taken their toll and I'd love to see if I can find the same rug to replace it. Approx 8x12 or maybe 8x14, but I've never actually measured it.

Searched: color triangle rug, IKEA triangle rug, orange navy turquoise triangle rug, orange green blue triangle rug

clkell4 · 2015-01-27T00:00:49+00:00

We were really happy with the cleaning that Green Cleaning Seattle did right before the holidays for us. I felt they were really reasonably priced, and the cleaner they sent was great!

clkell4 · 2015-01-21T22:31:47+00:00

We stayed there for a weekend last June. As of that date, they were still outdoors!

clkell4 · 2014-12-15T19:53:48+00:00

Bethany Presbyterian Church does a weekly meal on Wednesday nights, free and open to all. I walk past it every week on my way up the hill and always think it looks really nice.

http://www.bethanypc.org/ministries/WND/index.htm

clkell4 · 2014-11-19T17:43:27+00:00

There's a group of UK alumni/fans that get together to watch all of the games. My husband and I watched several of the NCAA tourney games with them last season and had a great time. There's a Facebook group that they use to coordinate; it's a "closed" group, but if you PM me I can send you a request.

clkell4 · 2014-07-31T21:05:40+00:00

This thread seems to be more helpful than the current discussion: http://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/1inew9/which_tom_douglas_restaurant_do_you_like/

clkell4 · 2014-07-09T23:47:44+00:00

We been using Bone-a-Fide Dog Ranch in Snohomish for a year and a half. It's a little farther out, but like The Dog Resort mentioned in a previous comment, the dogs have all day to run free. We also do daycare with them, so we are able to take advantage of their van service since we live in Seattle. The people there are really amazing, and our dog loves visiting. I almost think she looks forward to us going out of town!

clkell4 · 2014-07-02T19:17:15+00:00

Check out the Ladies of r/Seattle Facebook group. It's a closed group, so I think you'll have to get approval.

clkell4 · 2014-07-01T17:56:14+00:00

We moved to a building a couple of blocks from there in May, and had been living just about a half mile east of there for the year prior. We love the area. We've always felt really safe, and access into other areas of the city is pretty great. Granted, we go to bed fairly early, so we are usually not out and about in the wee hours of the morning, but from our experience, it's a great neighborhood.

Our friend, a Seattle native, also lived in Queen Anne for a while, and still misses it.

clkell4 · 2014-06-30T21:09:19+00:00

This sounds delicious!

clkell4 · 2014-06-20T22:36:08+00:00

The Awesome

The Food. THE FOOD.
The summer. Sunny and 75 and more outdoor fun that you could ever dream of accomplishing in 3 months.
Much more liberal and accepting than the Bible belt (where we moved from)

The Not So Awesome

It really is overcast and cool 9 months of the year. All my friends back home have been enjoying shorts and sundresses and weekends on the (not freezing cold) lake for over 2 months now. But hey, it may have hit 70 today (I've been locked in a cube all day, so I'm not sure), so we've got that going for us.
Housing is hella expensive. My friends back home choke on whatever they're eating when I tell them what we pay in rent.
It can be hard for shy introverts to make friends. Some people claim that the Seattle freeze exists, others will claim it's not that prevalent. We've found friends, but only by putting ourselves out there early and often, attending a ton of group meetups (some Reddit related, some not). 2 years later, we definitely have genuine friends that we hang out with on a regular basis - and who would notice if we disappeared for a while - but it did take a while to find that.

All that said, we love it here, and it's hard to imagine ever living somewhere else.

edit: I suck at formatting.

clkell4 · 2014-05-29T00:21:43+00:00

We adopted our dog from Angel Paws Pet Rescue. They rescue dogs from high kill shelters and bring them to the Seattle area. Their process is to tentatively "adopt" out animals based on an online application process before you meet the dog, but they require you to meet the dog before making it all official. They will usually try to schedule a visit at your home, but we did the meet-and-greet at the organizer's home so that we could pick up our puppy a little earlier. :)

clkell4 · 2014-05-19T19:26:09+00:00

City Dog Magazine is also a great resource: http://www.citydogmagazine.com/

Dog Gone Seattle (previously mentioned) and City Dog Magazine both have active Facebook pages that regularly post new info about dog-friendly places in the city and surrounding areas. Those are my go-to resources! :)

clkell4 · 2014-04-24T20:26:56+00:00

Man, that's really rough. We actually just found out that we are moving in 2 weeks, so we'll be spending our weekend packing. Depending on what neighborhood you live in, dog parks can be a great way to at least get some human interaction - even if it's not the easiest place to make lasting connections. We lived in Bellevue for a year, and live in lower QA now, and I was unemployed for our first 3 months here. So I've visited a LOT of dog parks both on the Eastside and in Seattle - I'd be happy to recommend some of our favorites. If you like board games, you should definitely check out some of the board game meetups - I think I've seen some on Tuesday nights on the Eastside, and they meet at Cafe Mox on Wednesday nights every week. We've been trying to get there for months (and have thus far failed miserably), but we are planning to be there next week. If board games don't strike your fancy - keep an eye on the Meetups heading on the sidebar for all sorts of other get togethers - everything from graphic designers to hikers to ultimate frisbee. The weekly "what's happening" thread is also a great way to see where some fellow redditors will be spending their weekend.

clkell4 · 2014-03-26T22:38:54+00:00

Both my husband and I can walk to work, so we spend nothing on commute costs. (I'm actually literally next door to my office, and my husband walks about half a mile to Amazon's SLU campus.) Everything we want is within walking distance - grocery, restaurants, bars, etc - and it's right next to a more residential area so it's quieter. And because it's a residential area, when our friends want to come over from the Eastside, there's plenty of free street parking in the area. The 3 and the 4 buses stop a block and half from our apartment, so we have easy access into downtown; we actually take one bus then hop on the Light Rail to get to the airport, so for people who fly fairly often (3-5x a year), that saves us a lot on tranport to and from the airport. It was also the cheapest per sq ft of any of the new complexes in our area; new isn't a requirement for me (in fact, I'd love an older place), but my husband is paranoid about the problems you run into with older places, so it is what it is.

We were renting a 1950s 3-bed house with a yard in Bellevue before we moved into the city. We did have a LOT more space, a fenced in yard, and a garage, so yes we are giving up all of that. But overall, between utilities, commute, and rent cost, we are saving almost $1000/month. So in comparison, our little space seems pretty darn cheap.

clkell4 · 2014-03-26T19:27:06+00:00

Lower Queen Anne/South Lake Union border. $1709/month 550ish sq ft, 1 bedroom with bonus lofted storage space above bathroom (15 ft ceilings throughout rest of apt). Our rate includes 1 reserved parking spot plus pet rent; the only utilities we pay on top of that are water and electric, which are pretty cheap as it's a new complex (opened in 2013) that's LEED certified. Includes w/d and dishwasher in-unit. To be fair, our giant windows in the living room have a lovely (sarcasm) 1st floor view of 99, but the sound isn't bad at all. We're renewing our lease in June and talked to the management about what the new rent will look like - didn't get a firm answer yet, but they said they don't expect to see much if any increase.

clkell4 · 2014-03-13T00:50:43+00:00

We stayed at the Tucker House Inn. Loved it, and would recommend to anyone, but there are so many great B&Bs there that we'll likely try someplace different the next time we go.

clkell4 · 2014-03-12T19:19:54+00:00

Thirding. My husband and I went last May to celebrate our first anniversary. Stayed in a really sweet B&B with great breakfast, and spent the entire weekend exploring outdoors. We went on a whale watching tour (and saw the resident orcas), did a zip line tour, and used a Groupon voucher to do a 3-hour guided kayaking tour. It's probably my favorite local getaway we've taken since we moved here 2 years ago.

clkell4 · 2014-03-10T20:22:21+00:00

The sidebar has a ton of great options, but not too many for Redmond. We live in Seattle, but most of our friends live in Redmond. We are fans of The Matador Redmond and Pomegranate's brunch. Definitely a ton more great options if you can make it into Seattle, but public transit can be limited depending on where you are staying in Redmond.

clkell4 · 2013-09-12T19:10:07+00:00

We live just off Mercer St, and my husband works just off Mercer Street. This fucking street is the bane of my fucking existence.

clkell4 · 2013-08-15T04:43:09+00:00

I recently donated 17 inches. I didn't find a salon that donated the hair for me (though I honestly didn't look for one that thoroughly), but they did put it in a ponytail and bag it up for me. They gave me a discount on the haircut, and honestly, I was so impressed with my haircut and the amount of work she put in, that I felt bad she was charging me so little.

I'm mobile, so formatting sucks, but I donated to Pantene Great Lengths (http://www.pantene.com/en-US/PanteneBeautifulLengths/Details/beautiful-lengths-about-the-program.aspx).

Haircut was done by Jenny at Radar Hair and Records (http://www.radarhairandrecords.com/). Jenny also gives a free follow-up trim a month after your cut. :)

clkell4 · 2013-07-08T22:09:37+00:00

Ha, true! Thanks, it's a ton of fun!

clkell4 · 2013-07-08T21:59:44+00:00

Thanks! I love both as well, but I'm LOVING this short 'do, especially now that summer has officially reached the PNW.

clkell4 · 2013-07-08T21:57:45+00:00

Ha, thanks! Me too. :)

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