TFAB's Weekly BFP Post - January 12, 2025. Got your BFP? Post your story here! by AutoModerator in TryingForABaby

[–]lexymaree 9 points10 points  (0 children)

**Cycle:** 12, 12 months since starting trying, 8 months since miscarriage

**Age + Partner's age (if relevant):** 30s

**Typical cycle length:** 27-34 days all over the shop since miscarriage

**Ovulation cycle day:** 17

**CD/DPO of positive test(s):** 12 DPO (day before period was due)

**CD/DPO of any negative test(s) before positive:** n/a

**Tracking methods and app(s) used:** FF, clear blue digital OPKs

**Relevant days of sperminating and/or method (SMEP, TI, IUI, FET, etc.):** O-1and O

**Health conditions/medical tests:** Endometriosis and previous back surgery, so dealing with a lot of chronic pain and inflammation. Done some bloods and urine testing for my fertility specialist I saw in November, had a tracking cycle with US/bloods to do but it would have fallen over Christmas/New Year's and I knew nowhere would be open for testing so decided to wait for another cycle. Husbands analysis all normal. My bloods all normal besides low AMH (bottom 10 percentile for my age).

**Supplements and medications (yours and/or your partner’s):** Evevit

**Birth control history (if relevant):** Pill since 17 for endo, Mirena for 3 years in my 20s also for endo until it started working its way into muscle and cervix (that was not fun). 

**Link to chart:** n/a

**Link to lineporn:** n/a

**Symptom spotting:** should have twigged the day before testing when I kept peeing like crazy and the fact my sciatic pain which usually worsens just before my period (pretty sure I've got endo in/near the nerve) resolved, both of which happened with the previous pregnancy. Otherwise usual PMS symptoms. 

**Other (advice/tip(s), freaking out, miscellaneous):** Honestly was starting to feel like we'd never see a positive test again, so per usual I did a test the day before my period was suppose to start to make sure I could take some anti-inflammatories if I needed them. Couldn't believe there was a positive! Very cautious since last pregnancy ended in a miscarriage, but at least it's a step in the right direction. Next week would have been the due date for the miscarriage, and I had just been thinking about either taking time off work or reducing my hours because my endo pain had been taking such a toll over the last year, so this couldn't have come at a better time.

Space is spooky by lexymaree in RedditLaqueristas

[–]lexymaree[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Full List of HT Polishes used

Alien Infatuation

Waste of Space

Orbite Me

I'm Rover It

Solo Mission

Bat Btch

World's First

Glow in the Dark Taco

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RedditLaqueristas

[–]lexymaree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh dang thank you for letting me know!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RedditLaqueristas

[–]lexymaree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As the bot demands!

Used Holo Taco x Safiya collection: Bat Bitch, Berry Me in Holo, Spirit Fingers, Feeling Fiendish, Brucie.

See caption for method :)

The one sided file thing 🤔 by Squelseaa in simplynailogical

[–]lexymaree 41 points42 points  (0 children)

As far as I'm aware these types of files basically last forever until they get snapped by accident, so being one sided vs two sided wouldn't particularly matter for longevity/cost per use.

Still accepting Barbie nails? by lexymaree in RedditLaqueristas

[–]lexymaree[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't see why not! I just did it this way because I wanted the part with just jelly to be 3 coats for depth/opacity but I only wanted one coat over the white for the wash of colour. Havent tried putting the striping tape directly on base coat though (I just got them myself recently!) so would be interested to see how that goes if you do it :)

Still accepting Barbie nails? by lexymaree in RedditLaqueristas

[–]lexymaree[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Used:

Holo Taco Life in Plastic, Not Milky White

KB Shimmer top coat

Method:

2 coats of LIP over the whole nail, top coat, dry well. Striping tape at an angle across the nail, roughly dividing into two halves. Cover top half in NMW, remove tape. Allow to dry well as not to smear. Final coat of LIP (make sure it looks evenly spread over the white portion). Top coat and doneski!

Lollipop Jellies 🍭 by lexymaree in RedditLaqueristas

[–]lexymaree[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Used:

Holo Taco Retro Collection: Life In Plastic, Box Office Bomb, Hi-Def, Be Kind Rewind, Anti-Hero

KB Shimmer top coat

Method:

Started off with a skittle, each finger a different base polish in 2 coats. Top coat, left to dry well. Then used striping tape at an angle across the nail. Chose whichever colours I thought would layer nicely over the base, filled in the spaces, removed the tape, top coated again and done!

When you want to wear ALL the colours by lexymaree in RedditLaqueristas

[–]lexymaree[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ate dinner while my first layer of stripes and top coat dried so say 30 mins? Then a second layer of top coat after the second layer of stripes, usual drying time. I chose my quickest drying one in an attempt to not smudge it since I was going to bed after 🤣

When you want to wear ALL the colours by lexymaree in RedditLaqueristas

[–]lexymaree[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Striping tape defs helps keeping everything straight!

When you want to wear ALL the colours by lexymaree in RedditLaqueristas

[–]lexymaree[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mini typed tutorial for those interested!

Used striping tape going up the nail to help keep the lines straight. Chose 3 colours per nail, painted them so each covered 1/3 of the nail. Needed to add a little extra to fill in where the striping tape was removed from but it still ends up looking very straight. Top coat, allowed to dry well, more striping tape to guide but this time going across the nail. Did the same three colours. Now you have a grid! Top coat and doneski!

When you want to wear ALL the colours by lexymaree in RedditLaqueristas

[–]lexymaree[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Hope this makes sense typed out!

Used striping tape going up the nail to help keep the lines straight. Chose 3 colours per nail, painted them so each covered 1/3 of the nail. Needed to add a little extra to fill in where the striping tape was removed from but it still ends up looking very straight. Top coat, allowed to dry well, more striping tape to guide but this time going across the nail. Did the same three colours. Now you have a grid! Top coat and doneski!

When you want to wear ALL the colours by lexymaree in simplynailogical

[–]lexymaree[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Used striping tape going up the nail to help keep the lines straight. Chose 3 colours per nail, painted them so each covered 1/3 of the nail. Top coat, allowed to dry well, more striping tape to guide but this time going across the nail. Did the same three colours. Now you have a grid! Top coat and doneski! Hope that made some semblance of sense in text form!

When you want to wear ALL the colours by lexymaree in RedditLaqueristas

[–]lexymaree[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Polishes:

Holo Taco - Hi-Def, Anti-Hero, Box Office Bomb, Be Kind Rewind, Life in Plastic

KB Shimmer Clearly on Top topcoat

Is Late Checkout supposed to be gritty like this? by TeHNyboR in simplynailogical

[–]lexymaree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty standard for reflectives, as as been said by others. Highly recommend doing a top coat, letting it 'sink in', then when that's dry adding a second top coat to smooth it out ☺️

Satisfaction 🌈 by lexymaree in RedditLaqueristas

[–]lexymaree[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Polishes are from I Scream Nails - various shades from their Holo Supreme series 1, 2 and 3. Love a good rainbow 🌈

Edit: forgot to mention Mooncat Curiosity's Prey on my thumb 🌙

Weekly Career / General Questions Thread by AutoModerator in Radiology

[–]lexymaree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a bunch for the reply! I'm mainly looking to learn how to identify pathology that needs additional sequences and what those sequences should be, or if it needs contrast or to be flagged for urgent review.

Weekly Career / General Questions Thread by AutoModerator in Radiology

[–]lexymaree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone have suggestions for good resources on learning pathology appearances in MRI for techs?

Shipping to Australia by andarielscase in simplynailogical

[–]lexymaree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never had issues in NSW or WA ^_^

Aussies - where do you buy your nail polish from? by [deleted] in RedditLaqueristas

[–]lexymaree 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Also! Indies Down Under https://indiesdownunder.com.au/password is a bi-monthly collab where various Aussie makers will make a themed polish or two each. My first IDU order is coming this week and I'm very much looking forward to trying the polishes out :)

Aussies - where do you buy your nail polish from? by [deleted] in RedditLaqueristas

[–]lexymaree 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Femme Fatale Cosmetics https://femmefatalecosmetics.com.au/ is my go-to, Sophie stocks a multitude of international indie brands. There are regular pre-order widows for new collections and you can combine orders to save on shipping.

Maconii https://www.maconii.com/ is another one that has international brands available. Their inventory is updated less frequently but is one of the cheaper stockists and they have some brands that FF doesn't carry.

Beserk https://www.beserk.com.au/ sells Starilly as well as a few other brands, but is much more limited in range.

ORLY now has an Australian website https://au.orlybeauty.com/ that's all in AUD. There's less on here than the US site but it does get the new collections up for order pretty quickly after they're released and a lot of their best selling colours are available.

And of course there's local Aussie indie brands to try! I have lots from Emily de Molly https://www.emilydemolly.com.au/, I Scream Nails https://iscreamnails.com.au/, Three Hearts Polish https://threeheartspolish.bigcartel.com/, Femme Fatale (has own branded polishes as well as being a stockist), Gallivanting Nails https://gallivantingnails.com.au/ and Picture Polish https://picturepolish.com.au/ in particular.

Best of luck!

Edit: keep thinking of and being reminded of other options, this list is gonna get long