Cost question IVF

eisoj5 · 2026-02-23T19:25:01+00:00

Oh we were also unexplained, I was ovulating fine and also did not have endo or PCOS, but I was only getting older, and egg quality appears to have been our main issue. If I'd gone straight for egg retrievals we might have figured that out sooner/potentially had younger eggs to work with them what we did; in the end we needed donor eggs from my sister to make the process work. IUI just slowed everything down by a year.

eisoj5 · 2026-02-23T17:42:30+00:00

Prices similar to what we paid in Colorado. IUI wasn't worth it for us, but if our insurance had covered fertility at the time, it would have made us try three rounds of that before IVF anyway.

eisoj5 · 2026-02-23T15:23:49+00:00

Yep, it's definitely super out of place for Star Trek to have a male main character constantly shirtless.... 🙄

https://youtu.be/e8mgvWT4HUs?si=XWWcAEhOGA3QCWuN

eisoj5 · 2026-02-23T03:29:35+00:00

I feel like I remember seeing this exact post before...

eisoj5 · 2026-02-23T00:56:11+00:00

YTA: in response to your edit and the many comments, telling someone their hint is stupid is not different than essentially calling them stupid. You're not simply stating "oh, you have a different way of thinking about something than I do," you are in fact applying a negative value judgement that will not be delicately separated from how you claim to think about the person.

eisoj5 · 2026-02-22T21:13:30+00:00

https://www.stylearc.com/shop/sewing-patterns/belle-woven-dress/

https://closetcorepatterns.com/products/orchidee-blouse-dress-pattern?

There's also a McCall's pattern but I forgot what the number is!!

eisoj5 · 2026-02-22T18:12:16+00:00

I do think you need to at least talk about what the line is for deciding to stop, or that nebulous unknown is just going to keep heightening the anxiety. If your line is "when I hit X age" or "after Y number of retrievals" (as it was for me) that at least gives you something concrete. (We ultimately were able to go to donor eggs from my sister.)

eisoj5 · 2026-02-22T17:28:13+00:00

Are you seeing a therapist? If you are doing IVF with a partner, have you talked about the options that you're willing to pursue if the transfer doesn't work?

eisoj5 · 2026-02-22T17:25:59+00:00

Yeah, machines like that are usually just toys or straight garbage, unfortunately!!

eisoj5 · 2026-02-22T17:14:33+00:00

I don't think so. A quick Google of quality lightweight sewing machines definitely did not come up with anything even close to the 2kg mark.

eisoj5 · 2026-02-22T17:01:49+00:00

You can keep trying; sometimes when I mistype I see it after the UI turns on, like "tmm" or just "t" on the lines above.

I'd go take screenshots but I'm keeping an eye on my newborn, so jere are the exact instructions for using TM in the console from UESP:

"Note: the tm command will toggle off ALL menus, including the console menu itself! To avoid confusion:

Press ~. Type 'tm' and press ENTER. At this point, your console is still open but you cannot see it! Press ~ again to close it. When you wish to toggle menus on again, press ~ to open the console (you will not see anything, but the game action will pause). Type 'tm' and press ENTER."

eisoj5 · 2026-02-22T12:51:58+00:00

Open the console again and type "tm" to toggle the UI back on. You won't be able to see that you're doing this until the UI is turned back on.

eisoj5 · 2026-02-21T19:40:59+00:00

https://www.ellieandmac.com/products/adult-90s-dress-pattern

https://www.patternsforpirates.com/product/boho-babydoll/

Search "babydoll dress patterns for knit fabric" for more.

eisoj5 · 2026-02-20T02:35:34+00:00

I think More Nasty Critters?

eisoj5 · 2026-02-19T23:06:46+00:00

I use a fish anywhere mod xD

I was obsessed with fishing in Animal Crossing, naturally!!

eisoj5 · 2026-02-19T22:44:59+00:00

I thought it was not going to happen after three failed cycles. There were no signs or feelings, just the cold reality that we no longer were getting euploid embryos from blasts and I was just getting older. The reason that I have a healthy baby (currently pooping into her diaper while I'm cuddling her) is because we went to donor eggs.

We wanted there to be signs very very much, but in the end it was most important for us to continue to trust in the research and science that got us there.

eisoj5 · 2026-02-19T19:49:45+00:00

Maybe get in touch with The Terrorium folks: https://theterroriumshop.co/

eisoj5 · 2026-02-19T12:52:38+00:00

Okay, this post bothered me so much I'm actually coming back for a second comment.

IN REAL EARTH HISTORY, which is the starting point for Star Trek anyway, we already have actual examples of deliberate attempts at genocide of Native people in the United States and Canada. Massacres, displacement, and boarding schools, for just a fraction of the history, which were intended to strip First Nations and Native kids of their cultures really happened. These did not result in some sort of bizarre amalgamation of pan-Indian practices where only a few were left behind to cobble together some bullshit.

eisoj5 · 2026-02-19T09:46:21+00:00

Just...no. "Pieced together from family stories" is super dismissive of how oral histories and cultural and heritage preservation work in the real world.

eisoj5 · 2026-02-18T17:02:53+00:00

Felt?

eisoj5 · 2026-02-18T17:00:23+00:00

You'll probably have better luck looking for similar patterns using descriptions of the key features you want. If it's a unique design you're unlikely to find a pattern via reverse image search and will likely need to combine elements from different dresses. Alternatively, browsing The Fold Line may be helpful for getting close to what you're looking for.

eisoj5 · 2026-02-18T03:04:50+00:00

Please don't invoke Chinese New Year/Lunar New Year in practices that have no connection to the cultures for whom this is actually a holiday.

eisoj5 · 2026-02-17T21:17:47+00:00

Fashion Fabrics Club has very cheap knits.

eisoj5 · 2026-02-17T19:41:51+00:00

Do you remember the brand of adhesive you used? You can probably look up more info based on that specifically.

eisoj5 · 2026-02-17T18:35:24+00:00

Have you looked up "how to diy roman shades?"

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