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Having babes later in life and family is way less interested in our journey, an unexpected consequence of waiting.

Me and my husband are in our mid-30s and just starting our family with a babe due in April. I have two siblings, one of which has three babes ranging from 8 years old to 4 years. Both of my husband’s siblings have 2 kids, ranging from 4 years to 1 year old. We’ve both been super involved in our nieces and nephews li...

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Do you use gentle parenting?

Do you last all day with it? Do you ever raise your voice after gentle parenting doesn’t work? Curious..asking for a friend

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Digital test

Going by my last period I’m 5+4 today, I took a digital just because and I’m in absolute shock!! I didn’t get a 3+ with my daughter until I was around 8/9 weeks!!! Guessing this is a good sign? 🤞

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Positive?

I think I got just got my first positive 9dpo!!!!

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Def a negative?

I have miscarriage the end of Nov and several negative but still feel like I did with my first, so I don't know?

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False positive?

Has anyone had a positive like this and not been pregnant? All tests now coming up negative

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Evap or positive?

This was after about 5 mins…. Anyone have a guess at whether this is an evaporation line??

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Clinics in London

Hi all. Any recommendations for ivf clinics in London? Very new to this so any insights are appreciated x

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Just a vent I guess

I wasn’t prepared to see my pregnancy test still showing very positive after my MMC. Baby heartbeat stopped 5+ weeks ago but miscarriage completed not even a week ago. I know it can take a long time for the test to turn negative but seeing the very dark second line hit me and has broken my heart all over again💔 I’m…

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Thoughts?

Within 5 mins is seemed quite blank but then had this and stayed the same since (now it’s been a few hours)

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SOS what do I do?!? (Maybe TMI)

Haha idk if I’m delirious right now or what but I am currently in my period and I swear up and down that I put in a tampon before bed last night and this morning while I was looking for it to pull it out, I panicked because I couldn’t find it. Thought I might of shoved it deep up there so I go searching and I ended ...

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I’m not ready for 2 under 2

is this a positive pregnancy result cause I am only 1 month postpartum with my first x 😭

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Just got our positive test with our first after a good while trying! At what week did you first start noticing symptoms? :)

Trying to reassure myself that it’s normal not to feel symptoms yet and that it’s actually real lol

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Help!!

Does anyone see the second line? Is that a positive? I took a test around 2am. I thought I seen a shadow of some sort on that one but I wasn’t sure. I took this one around 4:30am cause my nerves were playing games. Could I possibly be pregnant?

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Ovulation test

Is this positive ovulation test? CD 24 and I have a lot of discharge + it’s stretchy and clear. I had spotting CD 14 so I thought that’s when I ovulated. First cycle postpartum

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Positive 💗

Here we go again. So excited and very nervous about how to manage two. Any tips gratefully received xxx

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Anyone else experience this??

I have taken 2 home tests that have come up positive after a condom break. Both times I got blood work that says negative... is it too soon for the blood, but why is my pee picking it up and not my blood?? Condom broke 2 weeks ago🫣🫣

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Early intervention

Is your LO talking much yet? I’m concerned about my guys progress

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How to announce boundaries

34 weeks pregnant and feeling like baby may come early.. I would really like to put some boundaries in place for when baby is born such as i only want my partner in the hospital and i would like atleast a week untill visitors come to see baby.. maybe even longer depending on how i feel. my partner has no issue wit...

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IVF third beta

Looking for others who have experienced similar experience or just insight. This is my second time going through IVF. I have a 20 month old son from our first time but my beta results this time round seem to be nothing like my first. We had an our transfer December 5 transferring a 6AA embryo and our first beta draw...

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