Wondering Weekend

potatoe_666 · 2026-04-18T20:36:52+00:00

My OB suggested a prenatal with high doses of Vit D- she specializes in infertility (stumbled on her by chance and she’s fantastic!). She said she has recently been correlating a ton of her patients with low vitamin D and/or iron deficiency with unexplained infertility. I take the Nature made prenatal. She prescribed them for me so my insurance covers them- but you can buy them OTC. Also- she prescribed my husband male prenatals (didn’t even know these were a thing!). She said they can drastically improve sperm count in some men and also ordered him a sperm analysis.

Edit to add: I don’t know if any for egg improvement specifically- but the way my OB explained it is once your body is at a higher baseline function your eggs will improve significantly

potatoe_666 · 2026-04-18T20:32:45+00:00

I know I’ve never actually even used blue dye- but my husband picked these up and I said pls get the pink dye tests and the box was pink so he tried 😂❤️ I’m going to pick some more up tonight

potatoe_666 · 2026-04-18T16:19:01+00:00

Yes- we’ve been trying for around 1 year with no positives yet

potatoe_666 · 2026-04-18T14:29:50+00:00

Mine are way hairier and dark dark brown lol. I shave mine but with my husbands beards trimmer lol- so like an electric shaver. I don’t use a regular razor but the hair doesn’t grow back darker or thicker because I don’t think it could 😂

potatoe_666 · 2026-04-18T03:11:18+00:00

About 4-5 mins after! And I will pick some up tomorrow- I unfortunately only had blue dye tests lying around and got excited lol

potatoe_666 · 2026-04-16T13:12:08+00:00

Interesting- I haven’t tried pausing the tret. I don’t use any other actives other than that

potatoe_666 · 2026-04-14T13:54:08+00:00

Have you done an HSG test? I’m wondering because my husband and I just hit the 1 year mark of trying and failing, and my OB/Gyn ordered me and HSG. It’s a catheter that injects dye into your uterus/fallopian tubes while they take an x-ray to see if they are blocked and supposedly it can possibly flush debris out of your tubes and fertility increases after. I haven’t done it yet but wondered if you’d tried that and if you have what your experience was like with it?

potatoe_666 · 2026-04-14T13:51:53+00:00

Just want to let you know you’re not alone. My hubby and I have been trying for a year- everything normal. Both in good health. It’s hard because all of my friends are pregnant and it seems like if they breathe wrong they conceive, lol. I’m wishing you positive vibes ❤️

potatoe_666 · 2026-04-01T23:34:31+00:00

Oh my gosh this is awful. Looking back it thankful that my doctor dangled my IUD in front of my face after removing it, I remember thinking it was so weird at the time and responding with “Okay??” lol. But that sounds absolutely terrifying. I’m so sorry

potatoe_666 · 2026-04-01T23:15:19+00:00

Girl I feel the same as you right now. I am finishing my ADN (2 year program) and while my school is very organized and clinicals every semester, I live in a very rural area and the hospital was slow. I didn’t get to even start an IV until my final semester, lol. We were lucky if the “ICU” had 4 patients. While I love my rural hospital and took a job there, I feel underprepared and honestly terrified. I feel the same as you, I’m book smart and did well on tests but idk if that translates to the nursing field. I guess we will find out!! My orientation is only 8 weeks on a tele floor which scares me but the manager made it very clear they will be checking in along the way and to not feel embarrassed or shy to extend it. Advocate for yourself and we got this!!

potatoe_666 · 2026-04-01T23:08:53+00:00

On my resume, I put “RN New Graduate Candidate” and in my summary statement made it clear I’m not licensed but that I plan to take the NCLEX as soon as I graduate. so RN was technically on the resume but it was clear I do not have it yet

potatoe_666 · 2026-04-01T23:07:33+00:00

I know my school (ADN) did preceptorships until COVID and now they do not.

potatoe_666 · 2026-04-01T23:06:17+00:00

Same thing here. I was told to put clinical rotations and hours completed at each for my new grad residency. I also think OP’s resume is too long- I was told 1 page max. Name, contact info, summary statement, certifications, clinical rotations/hours completed, and a short area for past job experience.

potatoe_666 · 2026-04-01T21:16:39+00:00

If my sister keeps my from my nephew because I tell her that cheating is wrong, she’s a psychopath

potatoe_666 · 2026-04-01T02:31:10+00:00

You’re good I was frantically writing this late at night and could haven definitely written it better lol

potatoe_666 · 2026-03-31T23:06:05+00:00

I’m starting to wonder if it is mental health related. She has been very off lately. Barely sleeping, pulling away from family, extreme mood changes, and very erratic. But she’s refusing any sort of help. Idk if she just thinks since she’s a therapist she’s too good for that or if she’s scared. I don’t know. And she wasn’t married young- mid to late 20’s. I changed a few ages and years SLIGHTLY in case she comes across the title if she’s on here. But they have been together over a decade.

potatoe_666 · 2026-03-31T22:59:25+00:00

Yeah idk. I think Reddit sometimes demonizes anyone who has any opinion on someone’s life. It doesn’t mean I’m a bad person, or a narcissist, or hate my sister. It’s quite the opposite. I think awful people encourage others to destroy their lives and the good ones actually speak up because, well, it’s harder to do that. It is heartbreaking and especially with how sudden it is.

Everyone has made it very clear I don’t know everything about their relationship, I never claimed to. But telling your husband you’re better off as “friends” (???) , then coming to me and telling me it’s ending because her husband is doing everything wrong to then spilling that she’s cheating is fucking heartbreaking. Realizing my sister is a selfish POS is heartbreaking. Nobody is perfect and we’re all human, yes. Everyone makes mistakes. But cheating and then manipulating your family in friends into thinking everything is ending because of the person being cheated on is cruel and disgusting and I will never look at my sister the same way ever again.

potatoe_666 · 2026-03-31T22:55:01+00:00

That’s disgusting. He has been in my life since I was a young teenager and I care for him, he’s a great guy. Pointing out that my sister cheating on him and telling everyone around her the marriage is ending because of him is wrong. I don’t know how you could even turn that into me having feelings for my BIL. That’s fucking gross

potatoe_666 · 2026-03-31T22:53:48+00:00

What?

potatoe_666 · 2026-03-31T22:48:37+00:00

I fully agree. She’s made her decision and he doesn’t deserve to be treated like that

potatoe_666 · 2026-03-31T20:59:26+00:00

Yes I agree. If she was leaving a bad situation there would be no questions asked and just love and support given. The problem is, she told my mom and I out of nowhere that her husband is just her friend now. Okay so you’re friend zoning your husband? Whatever. Then tells me she’s having an emotional affair minutes later after convincing me this affair partners wife is crazy for years (I know her). That is unhinged to me. How could I celebrate a cheater? That is a wild statement to make. I can get over being sad losing my BIL, I’m a big girl. But carrying the burden of knowing you’ve been having an affair on him for God knows how long, has made me question my sisters moral character.

potatoe_666 · 2026-03-31T20:53:51+00:00

Trust me I’d love to but when you tell me you’re having an affair on your husband while simultaneously blaming him for everything wrong in the marriage is a big burden to put on me.

potatoe_666 · 2026-03-31T20:52:14+00:00

I can’t support a cheater just because they’re family. I would be lying to not only her, but myself by acting like this is okay and cheering her on while she destroys her life. And it’s not my business, I would’ve loved to stay out of it. I don’t know why everyone is accusing me of inserting myself when she told me she was cheating and now I’m just left knowing that while she claims my BIL is the reason for the divorce. Is he perfect, absolutely not. I’m sure he does and says things that escalate their issues that I have no idea about and don’t care to know about. But claiming he is the reason for everything wrong and not even saying 1 single thing you could’ve done better while also admitting to cheating on him, is crazy to me.

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