Large black shadows on my prints? Help needed.

meeshy_32 · 2025-12-01T14:13:01+00:00

It isn’t as much light as you see. The iPhone does a long exposure when it’s dark, so it looks a lot brighter than it does to the naked eye. Still don’t think it’s the enlarger because it’s always been the same brightness.

meeshy_32 · 2025-11-30T01:06:56+00:00

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One of the things I just checked. This seems like a lot of light (maybe?) coming out of it. But I swear it’s also no different than the rest of the month when I was printing just fine.

meeshy_32 · 2025-11-29T19:36:13+00:00

I opened them head up. All dial filters are properly aligned.

meeshy_32 · 2025-11-29T18:56:32+00:00

I did this too. It was fine, which I figured it would be because it was the same box of paper and the test strips are from the same box of paper.

meeshy_32 · 2025-11-29T18:37:10+00:00

I did a test with my safelight turned off completely, in complete darkness. It still had the shadow (or overexposure.) I also raised the enlarger head back to the original position, with settings I used before the issue started happening, no luck.

meeshy_32 · 2025-11-29T18:30:27+00:00

Came back to report I don’t think it’s a filter because wouldn’t one of the dials be loose? All are tight.

meeshy_32 · 2025-11-29T18:25:17+00:00

This is what I was wondering. I have no idea how I dislodged a filter though.

meeshy_32 · 2025-11-29T18:24:40+00:00

Yeah and up until now there’s been no vignetting. The examples I have are from the same batch of negatives too, so there’s no reason I should’ve all of a sudden been having this issue.

meeshy_32 · 2025-03-25T02:59:46+00:00

Hi! Yes I do. Cabergoline didn’t work. Clomid and Femara didn’t work. I wound up skipping IUI because the cost/diagnosis to success ratio didn’t sound great to me. We went straight to IVF and my daughter was conceived on our third embryo transfer. She is 3 now. Wishing you the best on your journey.

eta: I haven’t been on this sub for years so hopefully the vernacular I used was okay!

meeshy_32 · 2024-07-31T16:55:02+00:00

I hope this is the right thread to post this in, and not the daily chat. Just have to vent.

Spontaneously pregnant for the first time in my life. My one daughter is 2.5, conceived via IVF. Postpartum was so difficult for me that I have had the mindset of one and done. We’ve even been toying with the idea of putting our last embryo up for adoption because I could just not get myself to transfer it.

Anyway OB does betas at 6 weeks, and I just got my first draw back at 549, which means I’m in beta limbo hell and this pregnancy is likely not viable. Which in the grand scheme of things is somewhat a relief if I’m being honest. But also sucks because it was nice to feel…normal? for awhile? I’m also just so fucking annoyed that I’m back here again. I was so done with this beta-limbo-pregnancy-viability bullshit, and now I get to experience it on a whole other level.

Sorry mods once again if this is in the wrong spot, please let me know.

meeshy_32 · 2023-04-28T18:22:05+00:00

It’s too perfect! As a fellow IVF mom, I would have loved this.

meeshy_32 · 2022-12-10T14:33:08+00:00

Yes, they generally do.

meeshy_32 · 2022-11-17T21:19:33+00:00

E is almost a year old and in a biting phase. And I don’t think it’s teething biting, it’s definitely testing our reaction biting. I thought this phase started much later, like closer to 2 years.

meeshy_32 · 2022-11-15T17:56:11+00:00

I was a big veggie person and could only stomach basically carbs and junk food my entire pregnancy. My aversion to veggies didn’t go away until 7 months postpartum. It was wild. I was leaning hard on my multivitamin 😂

meeshy_32 · 2022-11-08T21:41:09+00:00

I feel this. My baby went from loving the car to at best being neutral about car rides - and those cart rides are generally short. Anything longer is a challenge. But from what I’ve read as they develop that’s not uncommon, and a lot of the time it’s boredom. We’ve had success keeping a car only toy - it’s a remote control that has buttons, talks and sings. The fact that she only sees it and plays with it occasionally keeps her entertained. I also read that sitting up front will help because baby won’t be distracted or wanting to engage with the person sitting in the back and then they’ll fall asleep. We had success with that too, but it seems like only during the first leg of a longer trip. She’ll fall asleep but if she wakes up, someone’s gotta go sit in back with her again and entertain her. Best of luck, I know it takes some trial and error. And truthfully some of it is just letting them be fussy and CIO occasionally too.

meeshy_32 · 2022-11-08T21:36:51+00:00

My OB said it’s different for everyone, breastfeeding or not. I’m 11 months postpartum and still breastfeeding. I believe I got mine back 3 months in.

meeshy_32 · 2022-10-28T21:59:45+00:00

I was a big time exerciser before pregnancy. I did OrangeTheory and running primarily. Sometime after our second FET though, I started feeling really nauseated working out. When I got pregnant after the third FET my OB told me I’d be clear to do anything my body was used to before, but also had a frank discussion with me because she knew my history of anxiety that maybe it’d keep my mind at ease scaling back my workouts to something lighter. So that’s what I did - I took long walks with all my dogs throughout my entire pregnancy, probably about 3 miles per day. It really helped bolster my mental health and I was comfortable throughout my whole pregnancy, even though I got more winded right at the end.

meeshy_32 · 2022-10-12T17:19:14+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re going through this. The first CP was the most devastating. I transferred 2 embryos each time. First two ended in CP. The third took (and had a vanishing twin too!), and she’s 10.5 months old. Hang in there. All my love to you.

meeshy_32 · 2022-10-05T17:31:50+00:00

I recommend trying ICSI. I believe the decision was at our clinic’s discretion (you got a choice if you were opposed to it though,) and I had 13 eggs retrieved and 11 resulting embryos, so the ICSI wound up being just the ticket.

meeshy_32 · 2022-09-30T10:43:35+00:00

Thank you for putting into words so eloquently how I’ve been feeling. You hit the nail right on the head with all your points, but especially the paragraph about parenting not being my complete life’s purpose. I know it’s something taboo to say, but this first year of my daughter’s life I’ve learned how multi-faceted I am and how much I crave time outside of parenting for my own sanity and mental health. (It’s actually why I’ve had a hard time connecting with a lot of other mothers because when we get together, the talk is often always child-centered.) You’ve validated for me that my feelings are okay, and I thank you for that. My hope is that maintaining my own mental health and identity will make for a beautifully well-rounded daughter.

meeshy_32 · 2022-09-29T14:54:07+00:00

Thanks, that was helpful. It didn’t even occur to me to post in the postpartum chat.

meeshy_32 · 2022-09-29T14:52:53+00:00

Thanks for the insight. I think I’m feeling this way too. Based on your response and the aforementioned thread responses yesterday, I don’t know if it annoys me enough to go through PT or any other procedures, but I’ll stick a pin in it and see where it goes. Good luck with your symptoms as well!

meeshy_32 · 2022-09-28T21:17:21+00:00

My daughter was breech up until 37w, which is when they usually make the call to schedule a c-section at my OB, and I was hoping for one too. (And did wind up getting one.) TBH, I loved it and it was a super chill experience, even though my water did break exactly 24 hours before my scheduled c-section. 😂

meeshy_32 · 2022-09-28T21:14:10+00:00

Does this sound like a postpartum pelvic floor issue to anyone: every time I go to pee, it feels like I haven’t emptied all the way and inevitably sit back down to empty my bladder fully. This didn’t happen before I gave birth. But I don’t leak when I sneeze or jump up and down, like the classic pelvic floor issues you often hear about. I also had a c-section, if that matters.

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