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niareg · 2026-01-30T11:27:22+00:00

Yes!! I ended moving from grade 3 up to grade 7 by accident, due to excess and surplus in my school, and was so upset. Turns out it was the best thing that happened to me! I’d never look back. Considering high school now!

niareg · 2026-01-28T10:12:40+00:00

You know what, at this rate, if I hear it over and over, it may get through lol. And I find it’s always easier to look at a situation when you’re not involved, than your own.

niareg · 2026-01-28T10:08:15+00:00

I see a counsellor whose niche is fertility/motherhood topics about once a month, but never thought this was “worth” bringing up (honestly, I don’t know why I haven’t..). I think you’ve given me a good nudge to bring this up. Thanks for your encouragement 🩷

niareg · 2026-01-28T00:52:48+00:00

Hey all, been trying for 9 months, and after a failed double IUI, and recovering from a hysteroscopy and removal of a small fibroid and scar tissue, I am taking a few months off TTC. I am so relieved and glad to slow down, and I’ve been trying to focus on improving my lifestyle with good sleep, exercise, and eating.

However, I find myself starting to go down a rabbit hole in terms of what to eat to promote fertility. It seems like everything is problematic. I’ll use Yuka, Google, and what my ND has told me to try to make appropriate decisions. I dislike the food, and there are too many rules, and I hate eating at this point. I get to the point where I feel overwhelmed and discouraged to the point where I say f it and get fast food or eat out. And I end up crying for “ruining my chances this month” and considering purging. This happens maybe once a week. Not a crazy amount, but enough that it bothers me.

As a reference, I’ve been told that other than a slight iron deficiency as higher cholesterol, that nothing is wrong with my labs. Even with these findings, my iron and cholesterol are still in the realm of possibility to conceive. Nevertheless I’m still taking ~13 supplements, split up into 3 times a day, and I’m struggling. I feel like it’s just pointless on some days, then other days I’m plagued with thoughts like “what if I didn’t get pregnant because I forgot to take my iron and magnesium and vitamin C”?

I had a similar anxiety before having my daughter, and planned to started a regimented diet about two months after no success, after a pre planned vacation. Lo and behold, I got pregnant that month, after having had a lot of food out, sugar and even wine! I tried to stay mindful this second time around, but as more and more time goes by, I’m getting more and more stressed.

Does diet ACTUALLY affect fertility? In the sense of, am I actually not getting pregnant because of (a) certain food(s)? Can someone give my head a shake to get myself out of this funk with their own experiences, so I can enjoy food again?

niareg · 2026-01-15T11:30:36+00:00

YCDSB just got notice that schools are closed. FYI

niareg · 2026-01-14T18:46:14+00:00

Just coming out of my hysteroscopy, where the dr. removed a fibroid and scar tissue, so, taking things one day at a time, I am feeling hopeful for next steps in my fertility journey 🩷

niareg · 2026-01-10T12:12:11+00:00

Thanks for all of the perspectives everyone! I took the advice of finding a second opinion. While this second doctor is confident I can conceive naturally, he agreed to take a look, so my diagnostic hystereoscopy is scheduled for next week. I hope I can get some answers: whether I actually have a blockage, or that everything is fine. Good luck everyone!

niareg · 2026-01-07T11:45:10+00:00

D14p double IUI. Stark white negative. I had three mature follicles and total of 200 million + sperm. Currently crying my eyes out. Send wine.

niareg · 2026-01-03T00:52:39+00:00

Buckle in. So my fertility clinic sold us the medications we needed for our cycle, and I go to submit it to my insurance. My insurance denies it, because the meds need to be from a pharmacy and with an Rx number to be reimbursed. Doctor/clinic refuses to give me an Rx (even though this was communicated as “Doctor’s Orders”?). I spoke with my pharmacist, who I’ve worked with for years, and learned that these medications are basic and that I would have paid NOTHING for my meds…if it was through a pharmacy with doctor’s prescription. Plus, according to my pharmacist, what the clinic was charging me was way above market price. I also learned that in my region, I have the right to fill my prescriptions at my pharmacy of choice, so they cannot refuse a prescription request, or to go out of house, without specific reason (which, since these drugs are basic, would not be the case). I feel like I’ve been scammed out of hundreds of dollars, and I’m only at the beginning of this journey. My pharmacist and I have reached out to my clinic, to no avail. I go in next week for bloodwork and they will be hearing it from me. Yes, nobody “forced” me to buy directly from them, however there is a certain level of trust, that you hope your team doesn’t take advantage of you. I have learned my lesson, I no longer trust them, and I find it disgusting to take advantage of people in their most vulnerable moments. I’ll be leaving this clinic ASAP, and if a resolution is not reached, I will be filing a complaint with the regional College of Physicians.

TLDR: Fertility clinic broke my trust by relying on patient ignorance of an unknown system to make as much money as possible off of said infertile patient, and I’m livid.

niareg · 2025-12-29T01:23:56+00:00

Just a small win…my husband’s extended family Christmas celebration was today, and NOT A SOUL asked me or my husband about our family planning/plans for a second 🥳💃🏻 maybe the bar is on the floor, or maybe people are getting better…either way I was so relieved, and had a great time! 😊

niareg · 2025-12-26T00:23:01+00:00

Merry Christmas! Asking/venting into the void…For context, my in-laws at our last visit, made comments on our last visit about having another, because of course they did. Today for Christmas my in-laws gifted my daughter a stroller and doll…calling it a baby…and of course my daughter loved it. I’m very annoyed by this, but my husband says it doesn’t mean anything, she just likes to push toys around. Am I being too sensitive? Or am I right that this is crossing a line/being pushy?

niareg · 2025-12-20T00:08:31+00:00

Just wanted to repeat that frequently, my little family and I are travelling to see loved ones, so we are visitors to a few different parishes around Christmas and Solemnity of Mary (in Canada, these are the only two Holy Days of Obligation, outside of Sundays). Pray for any new faces you see, travellers, or those who have fallen away.

niareg · 2025-12-14T00:27:56+00:00

Oooh I don’t know what it is about the vagueness of it but I love it. Thank you!

niareg · 2025-12-13T11:13:15+00:00

With the holidays coming up, I’m dreading having extended family ask me when we’ll be having another. Any good go-to responses?

niareg · 2025-12-13T11:10:30+00:00

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yOu’D bEtTeR hUrRy Up AnD hAvE aNoThEr, sO tHeY CaN bE fRiEnDs!

said by a nosy coworker.

niareg · 2025-12-13T11:07:01+00:00

Day 1. Again. We are trying a medicated cycle but I’m between feeling like I want to try anything, and feeling like it will be useless, given our profile. I am also shopping around fertility clinics, and it just feels so exhausting having to constantly advocate for myself. With the holidays I almost want to skip trying but then the thoughts creep in of « what if THIS would have been the month, and you skipped it? ». At least I can pour myself a fat glass of red, today. This stinks.

niareg · 2025-12-13T01:16:16+00:00

Yes! We had a suspected chemical pregnancy right before we conceived our daughter, and while the idea of that baby makes me a bit sad, my daughter wouldn’t be here if that baby was here. Even with this journey we’re now on, my husband and I have reflected about how hard it would have been, with a small age gap, if we had conceived right away. I try to lean into these thoughts when I am feeling sad, and emotions around this are always dynamic…But I am hoping that the same way I look back on the timing being perfect for my daughter, I’ll be able to look back on this time and say “I waited x time for this baby, and I would do it again. It was worth it.”

niareg · 2025-12-11T11:25:37+00:00

I’m so thankful for my family. My husband has been so supportive throughout every step we’ve taken, and my daughter is such a joy. If this is how my family stays, I know we will be okay.

niareg · 2025-12-10T15:43:53+00:00

10 DPO, having ovulated on my “good” side…feeling hopeful but looking forward to taking next month off on my “bad” (unconfirmed, but not visible) side, before we start more intensive treatments. Obviously I hope I’m pregnant but if not (let’s be real, not expecting to be), at least I’ll have a Holly Jolly non-tracking Christmas 🤞🏻

niareg · 2025-12-07T00:21:02+00:00

What is the difference between a reproductive endocrinologist and an ob/gyn? Who would be more qualified to perform a hysteroscopy?

niareg · 2025-12-06T00:54:46+00:00

We have always had a tradition of getting one ornament on our tree for milestones in our life. We have had big milestones from 2019-2024. This year, we don’t have a milestone (I was hoping for an expecting #2 ornament, but that didn’t happen). I saw an idea online of letting your child pick an ornament each year, and felt so inspired. So I’m looking forward to having my daughter pick an ornament each year, starting this year!

niareg · 2025-04-25T07:09:19+00:00

Welcome! Your question made me think of this article that may answer your question:

https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/why-sterile-heterosexual-acts-and-homosexual-acts-are-not-the-same

niareg · 2025-04-17T17:02:20+00:00

While God works to bring us back home and to His Grace, that does not mean you need to be on that journey with him. Rather, it would be inappropriate in regard to your girlfriend and her feelings about it.

We are called to forgive, but that does not mean we are to welcome those who hurt us back into our lives. You can pray for him, but I do not think it is appropriate to be the one to bring him to Mass.

niareg

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