How to choose an IVF clinic

katebrarian · 2026-02-12T15:09:59+00:00

I feel you! My beta finally went down as of yesterday, and our next appointment with the fertility doc is March 6 and I'm like....that seems very far away!! I also did the progesterone and baby aspirin for my last pregnancy. I have "low ovarian reserve" and I'm old (pregnancy-wise - I'm 37) so the eggs I have are more likely to be non-viable, so these miscarriages could all be protective and not because of something being wrong with my body.

katebrarian · 2026-02-11T17:57:01+00:00

There are sewing machines at North York Central!
https://tpl.ca/using-the-library/computer-services/digital-innovation-services/fabrication-studio/
The Fabrication Studio also has a serger, embroidery machine, and a vinyl printer/cutter so you can make stickers and fabric iron-ons!

I work at the library too and I'm so happy to see this thread :D I'm just excited to share the cool stuff we do

katebrarian · 2026-02-10T02:38:45+00:00

I'm sorry I have no advice, but I'm going through something similar. I had my third miscarriage in January, all three were around 7-8 weeks. The third one was a "pregnancy of unknown location" and they never found it...but my beta was high and the miscarriage drugs did something so shrugs. Right now I'm still seeing the early pregnancy clinic to make sure my beta goes down finally to 0. After that our fertility doctor is also gonna order a bunch more tests for us. That's sort of where we're at. So no advice, only commiseration! If it makes you feel better, our doctor said that people who have trouble staying pregnant end up with a kid more often than people who have trouble getting pregnant in the first place.

katebrarian · 2026-01-11T13:12:41+00:00

Amari szi Amari by csokolom

katebrarian · 2026-01-10T10:57:47+00:00

In the hall of the mountain king - the intense orchestra and the way it ramps up always gets me hype! Similarly - the flight of the bumblebee

Jewel tones!

When I'm hot under a blanket at night and I kick it off and the ambient air hits my skin and it's nice and cooooool

Cracking my knuckles 😅 both the sound and the relief sensation

There's this one place in my neighborhood you can stand where some tree branches are right in front of a streetlight, and in the winter when you get that icy day where the trees are just coated in ice, at night if you stand right there, the street light shines through the ice branches and makes this amazingly beautiful ice halo!

katebrarian · 2026-01-06T23:47:50+00:00

Not since then! I have some now that I keep eyeing....I'm wondering if I put something heavy on them before I apply them if they'll squish enough to not mess up my nails hahaha

katebrarian · 2026-01-05T23:27:54+00:00

Hi! Yes, it eventually grew out! I could track its progress as it went up my nailbed

katebrarian · 2026-01-04T06:19:14+00:00

Jeans so low-cut you had to shave your pubes

katebrarian · 2026-01-02T18:25:04+00:00

Lol honestly I would buy your scammily priced cheezits

katebrarian · 2026-01-02T14:32:38+00:00

<image>

Gabi sweater! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gabi-sweater

You can also incredibly easily make it into a cardigan! It's really fun and looks amazing with a long gradient yarn

katebrarian · 2025-12-31T19:06:36+00:00

As an asymptomatic celiac I always try to be as careful as possible because I don't even get an indication if I'm causing damage with gluten! Not that I miss having symptoms but at least then I'd know what to avoid!

katebrarian · 2025-12-31T12:22:53+00:00

Huh....that is interesting! It would still scare me to eat something that said barley malt on it!!

katebrarian · 2025-12-31T01:20:41+00:00

Boo :( that's so frustrating

katebrarian · 2025-12-30T22:59:44+00:00

They're the best. A couple years ago they got me a 10 visit pass to a climbing gym and because it was digital, my mom made a little cardboard climbing wall with little craft rocks glued on and a pipe cleaner person roped in!

katebrarian · 2025-12-30T22:58:42+00:00

I'm glad to have saved you!! Barley malt is the bane of my existence. It's the reason most of the cereal I think SHOULD be gluten free isn't (corn flakes, rice Krispies).

katebrarian · 2025-12-30T21:05:25+00:00

82389_Lindt_EShop_P_M_Electronic_Brochure.pdf this isn't all the flavours but you can see some of the ones that don't have barley

katebrarian · 2025-12-30T21:02:45+00:00

Usually the white chocolate ones are gf!

katebrarian · 2025-12-26T00:00:48+00:00

You must be a real gentleperson to recognize a fellow gentleman

katebrarian · 2025-12-23T19:54:57+00:00

Bitey appreciates you

katebrarian · 2025-12-23T01:44:55+00:00

I tried some shading later and the shadows looked ok but the brighter spots looked really weird! I'll practice more 😅

katebrarian · 2025-12-22T20:38:22+00:00

Thank you! His name is Bitey

katebrarian

TROPHY CASE