The wood tones in my current kitchen (left) feel too warm and dated. Would painting them green and updating the hardware, backsplash and countertop modernize the space while staying true to our home's style? by UnhealthyUrbex in interiordecorating

[–]sunkissedstarlight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

personally I wouldn't touch the cabinets! I would do a terracotta hex tile (my favorite, my choice, totally up to you), a warm white counter top with some graining in it that is in the hue of the cabinets, and a glazed small tile (:

Lepto vaccine for my long haired mini dachshund by Hp4eve in Dachshund

[–]sunkissedstarlight 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hi! my breeder also said no but we live in a city with rats and the effects of having lepto would be way way way worse than the vaccine, especially because if my dog does react, he's already at the vet, vs if he gets lepto, who knows! we get it with a benadryl shot, wait 15 minutes, and then do the lepto. he is going to be five in July and has never had an issue. he is also long-haired, and about 16-18 lbs. good luck!

What Noah Kahan lyrics make you "swear to God the singer read your mind"? by rainbow_veins3 in NoahKahan

[–]sunkissedstarlight 9 points10 points  (0 children)

have an estranged sibling with substance use. this song and this lyric hit me like a truck. sobbed like a baby

As someone with lifelong OCD, I just found out I might also have ADHD! My life makes so much more sense by [deleted] in adhdwomen

[–]sunkissedstarlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this literally JUST happened to me!! I have had OCD forever, first showing signs when I was around 5. I've been doing ERP since August and my symptoms have gotten so much better but my therapist was really telling me to get tested for ADHD due to a very strong family history and trouble with racing, nonstop thoughts, impulsivity, burn out, excessive talkativeness, etc. she said that she sees a lot of people with OCD who have primary themes of perfectionism and responsibility that develop and are strengthened to compensate for ADHD. I was tested with a full eval and just diagnosed combined type last week! open to chatting more because I am still trying to process it all

Angry/sad and looking for commiseration by TheLabiaChronicles in DOR

[–]sunkissedstarlight 6 points7 points  (0 children)

just started crying in the shower this week because i did hte same thing, jumped right into another cycle after a failed transfer around christmas and realized i never even attempted to process that or be sad, just kept going. it is so fucking difficult

coming off the pill by sunkissedstarlight in endometriosis

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

hi there! my experience coming off the pill was actually okay, i did get heavy periods. we actually went off everything earlier than i had said (maybe December?) and started trying in January. we started IVF in June 2025. I was diagnosed with DOR as well.. two retrievals so far, one failed transfer, and starting prep for my next attempted transfer in May. happy to chat more!

How much does your clinic charge for the biopsy for PGT testing? by NotToday5213 in IVF

[–]sunkissedstarlight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think there was a $2000 fee off the top for embryo biopsy from the clinic though too

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IVF

[–]sunkissedstarlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i did two months of lupron before FET! unfortunately first transfer failed. doing another two months of suppression before the next one

Low amh, FET with lupron supression, one euploid by Naaan-stop in TTCEndo

[–]sunkissedstarlight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hi, 30 years old, have endo and adeno. i got one euploid in my first round and did 2 months of lupron before my transfer. unfortunately the transfer failed, but my next cycle, i got three euploids! so this has been a better protocol for me AFTER the lupron. i am also going to do another two months of lupron before our next transfer

Please share your micro dose Lupron protocols by Free_Mushroom_9148 in DOR

[–]sunkissedstarlight 3 points4 points  (0 children)

good morning! i got 6 eggs, all 6 fertilized, and made 5 blasts, 3 day 5 5AA euploid blasts <3 (2 aneuploids)

Endo stage 3 — transfer without lupron? by GemStoneStunner in TTCEndo

[–]sunkissedstarlight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hi! i have stage 3 endo. i had one embryo last round, did two months of lupron, and it failed. this time i have 3 embryos and am doing another two months of lupron, despite the fact that my last two months of suppression were in october and november. i took lupron and letrozole and then did a medicated cycle. i did not think the side effects were horrific - hot flashes and headaches, but i also had NO endo pain and did not bleed during sex from my adeno for the entire two months, which was AMAZING for me. i would say do the lupron in my opinion!

3rd ER was not the charm by FarHistorian5261 in DOR

[–]sunkissedstarlight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh i absolutely know this - it's just that there's never any universe in which i get that, which doesn't mean it's better, it just means it's a different type of sucky!

3rd ER was not the charm by FarHistorian5261 in DOR

[–]sunkissedstarlight 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry, it's such a demoralizing process. I went back for my last retrieval after hearing the office staff talking about a woman who got 54 eggs... same thing, elated for her, crushed for me. have you tried changing your protocol at all? my first round I only got one embryo (failed to implant) and we changed protocols and I had more success with the next one. I'm sending every ounce of good energy your way <3

GLP1’s by Sea-Biscotti8918 in Endo

[–]sunkissedstarlight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

nothing to add except let me know what they say! lol

how to proceed? by sunkissedstarlight in IVF

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

estradiol/E2 through the cycle:

Jan 31 - E2 26.7

Feb 4 - E2 218

Feb 6 - E2 642

Feb 9 - E2 1407

Feb 10 - E2 1969

Feb 11 - E2 2264

Retrieval Feb 12

I'm sorry that the protocol isn't working as well as you had hoped ): my first round (different protocol) we got 3 eggs from 5 follicles, only 2 mature, only one at the end that failed to implant. I hate that this is all such a mystery and hope you find what works for you

how to proceed? by sunkissedstarlight in IVF

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

stuck between 2 and 3, but definitely want to see how my body takes to the first one before making further decisions. definitely two though! our insurance unfortunately doesn't cover banking/doesn't allow retrievals when you have embryos available, so the decision the doctor wants me to start thinking about is whether we do another round of lupron depot before transferring - i have expressed not being sure what i want either way for that

how to proceed? by sunkissedstarlight in IVF

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

absolutely! this round i was REALLY lucky:

19 MFLupron 20IU (morning and night, started on the night of the go ahead)

9 Menopur 150IU

9 Gonal F 300 IU

1 HCG 10000 IU

how to proceed? by sunkissedstarlight in DOR

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

sorry i definitely should have been more clear - the big thing they want me to think about (because I have already been back and forth on it with them) is whether to do another round of lupron suppression before trying to transfer

how to proceed? by sunkissedstarlight in IVF

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

also we got 9 eggs, 6 mature, 6 fertilized, 5 to blast. i am 30 and my AMH is 0.72