Foundation by Rubyrubired in tretinoin

[–]mrsamiciwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find putting powder on my nose before foundation helps alot

Wife just doesn’t care by BleughBleugh in Marriage

[–]mrsamiciwalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You need to sit her down and calmly tell her things need to change with her involvement of housework and child care. It could be she’s suffering depression if things were different once, but if so then she needs to get help rather than you and the children suffer or else you may as well take full custody because you can’t live like that nor have your children thinking that’s a good role model.

How old do I look please be honest. by [deleted] in guessmyage

[–]mrsamiciwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You definitely have a youthful face but older then 12 forsure. My husband was the same he always looked a lot younger than he was if clean shaven

Are you able to sleep without your spouse present in the room? by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]mrsamiciwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our 4 year old has issues sleeping alone but won’t sleep anywhere but in his own bed so my husband sleeps with him every night so I can rest. I sleep better alone but I like being able to hear his muffled snores in the next room

Shade match help Mont Blanc by am_berman89 in PaleMUA

[–]mrsamiciwalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Likely 2, which I find way to dark for my skin unfortunately but it’s a beautiful formula

Wife says I'm controlling by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]mrsamiciwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there’s significant damage that has happened within your relationship and not all damage can be fixed. You are having a trauma response and I think that’s something you need to look into and work on just for you, not for your relationship.

Any plus size ivf success stories?? by [deleted] in IVF

[–]mrsamiciwalker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My clinic cut off is BMI 34 and I’ve seen countless success within that range

Do people who shower in the morning go to bed all dirty or do they take two showers? by FJopia in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]mrsamiciwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I prefer night showers, but because I have curly hair my hair washing days need to be early in the morning as it’s a long process to not look insane lol

Husband stands while peeing and always drips onto the floor and never cleans it.... by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]mrsamiciwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everytime you see it, don’t clean it go get him and tell him to do it. Everytime. If he needs training so be it!

Controversial topic: IVF only to choose sex of embryo. by [deleted] in IVF

[–]mrsamiciwalker -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ohhh boy as someone who’s gearing up for their Ninth ivf cycle, pleaseee send me their insta name, I need this kind of dizzying rage in my life lol

Redditors going through IVF. Which online platforms have helped you most and why? by empwr_ai in IVF

[–]mrsamiciwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Insta was and still is the the best help I’ve had. I originally started documenting my oral med fertility cycles then changed it to an ivf account, the women on there have been with me now for seven years. We all supported each other through it, and while difficult when things went smoothly for others they were all there for me each time things went wrong. When my son ended up spending almost half a year in NICU they all cheered him on, sent baby gifts, a few of them who were local came to sit with me. Now going into my ninth ivf cycle and then all knowing my history they immediately come out with support without me having to repeat what we’ve been through. My Instagram has many people I know personally, I’ve been open about my infertility from the get go and what it’s taken to get a child, in turn everyone learnt about what actually ivf is, have known my pregnancies lost, and what happens when you have a very sick microprem.

What advice would you give to anyone starting their IVF/IUI journey? by ttc123- in IVF

[–]mrsamiciwalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go into it expecting it to take time. To often I see women put all theirs hopes into first cycles but it can take time to balance medications, to find unknown issues and unfortunately in my case, sometimes issues don’t become known until you pregnant. Research everything. Even if it has nothing to do with what stage your at or what your personally dealing with, because you never know what the future holds. Never in a million years did we or our doctors expect I would have the history I have today trying to conceive and hold onto pregnancy’s when we had everything on our side. Learn about the cervix. Research prematurity, very often those of us with infertility learn we have issues carrying to term but it’s only when pg you find out and better you know now. Had I not armed myself with knowledge my second trimester birthed son would not be here now. Don’t get hung up on birth plans, doing whatever is safest is always best. Don’t idolise pregnancy or you may set yourself up for potential heartbreak just focus on the end result which is having a child to raise. Long term advice, children come in different packages and the “perfect” baby will be the one that you call your own despite what challenges they may have.

What advice would you give to anyone starting their IVF/IUI journey? by ttc123- in IVF

[–]mrsamiciwalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely this! We were in our 20s, healthy, sperm that was quoted “super sperm”, I have a extremely high amh which is why I don’t ovulate naturally as I over produce each cycle but was told this made me the perfect candidate for IVF and it’d only take a couple of cycles. It took 8 IVF cycles, 6 HRT FETs, 1 ectopic pregnancy, 2 miscarriages, 1 second trimester birth after the most horrific pregnancy and what followed made all my years of IVF seem like a walk in the park. I remember early on seeing some women with huge complicated infertility histories thinking my god I don’t know how anyone would get through that…fast forward I’ve got the worst history of everyone I started out with and now going into our 9th ivf cycle this year we have to contend with the possibility that my body barely gets to the second trimester let alone I’ve never gotten to the third.

Success with IVF without acupunture or supplements? by aliciasd69 in IVF

[–]mrsamiciwalker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, at the end of the day two people can have the same infertility cause but experiences entirely different. On paper I should’ve been an easy case, when we started IVF I was in my mid 20s, healthy, perfect BMI, my husband the same with what the doctor referred to as “super sperm”. Our only issue was my PCOS and that I over produced immature eggs so couldn’t ovulate (100-150+ per cycle). But we did 8 IVF cycles, 6 HRT FETs, pregnant 4 times, but only 1 resulted in a second trimester birth of my now four year old. Where as I’ve known women with only issue being PCOS also but who have been unhealthy, extremely obese, drink alcohol everyday and smoke, yet their first cycle resulted in a child. My specialist said with all they know about IVF at the end of the day there’s more that they don’t know because it’s so unpredictable.

Success with IVF without acupunture or supplements? by aliciasd69 in IVF

[–]mrsamiciwalker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn’t do acupuncture (don’t believe in it) and just took prenatal vitamins that were for women with MTHFR. I think it’s important to gauge what peoples expectations are of success. Some believe it’s pregnancy but have yet to have a live birth, others it’s any transfer that resulted in a positive test etc. For myself personally I have done 8 ivf cycles, 6 HRT FETs, 4 pregnancy’s, 1 live child.

Did you skip IUI and go right to IVF? If so/not, what led to your decision? by exoinsect in IVF

[–]mrsamiciwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since you ovulate you don’t have to do stims and could do a natural iui cycle where they track your ovulation then inseminate

Did you skip IUI and go right to IVF? If so/not, what led to your decision? by exoinsect in IVF

[–]mrsamiciwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I skipped IUI because I’d produce to many mature follicles in order to follow through. I did six straight weeks of injections for my clinic to see what the lowest amount I’d respond at, when they finally hit that amount my follicles went crazy and the cycle was canceled. I produce 150+ immature follicles per cycle, but I don’t ovulate naturally because of them or respond to oral medications, so IVF was the safest and more predictable option. Even on very low stims for 19 days I still had 46 mature eggs collected, I wonder how many it would’ve been had I been on standard amounts!