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Do you find that people who live in the West believe they are more “civilised” and therefore better than others?

I come from the UK. I’m British. But having travelled and experienced so many beautiful cultures from around the world, I realise that not only does white privilege exist, but so does an elitist mindset from the West! I’m so fed up of people in the West of the world criticising other mothers parenting methods, talk...

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Pregnant or not?

I took a strip test this morning and it had a faint second line. Wasn’t as dark as the control but could definitely be seen. This afternoon I’ve taken digital clear blue. Held my wee for a few hours prior. This came back not pregnant? Which one do I believe? Is it too early for the digital as I’m ‘2 days’ before ...

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Hii my TTC girlies, advice please 🙏🏻

This is what this cycle is looking like. Let me know if the amount of baby dancing is enough or if we should try again tomorrow. What do you think? Pictures in comments. Picture of ovulation tests and our calendar this month

K
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Evap or can you see a little pink?

Please help

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What does this mean? Opinions please.

Done with the same urine I did the cheaper one first and after seeing a positive I used the digital only to get Not Pregnant.

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Ivf because of health issues- uk

This is a long one sorry. So I've been diagnosed with brain tumor and my Drs want to put me on this drug which is supposed to slow down any growth . Its technically not chemo/radio but I can't be pregnant while I'm on it. I want to have a second child (already have 1) and my Dr said he can give me a year to get preg...

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Ovulation Day?

My app (with a year and a half of data) states my ovulation day was Saturday the 22nd. But I felt mild cramping/twinges (ovulation cramps?) the 19th, and 23rd… How would I determine exactly when I ovulated to calculate DPOs?

B
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Pregnant again 😩

My baby boy just turned 7 months and I was a few days late on my period so took a test to rule it out.. and it came back positive.. I already have a 4 year old. I just don’t know how to make the decision of what to do 😩

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IVF abroad?

Hello, We are considering ivf abroad but it’s such a minefield and I don’t know where to go or who. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. We’d need to have icis ivf due to male fertility problems.

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Possible postpartum period disregulation

Hi all! I’m a first time mom. I’ve got a 5 month old. He was born 10/9. I have been exclusively formula feeding only since February. My breast milk supply has been low since the start and went down even lower in January. Anyways, I got my 1st period after baby on January 20th. It was the same as always. I didn’t get...

K
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Positive or negative?

My period not due for 8 days but I feel off so took a test and unsure

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Positive or not?

Its very faint, tried early weeks indicator and said not pregnant but deffo see something on here what do you all think?

J
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Using a doll to prepare your eldest?

Has anyone used a baby doll/ toy baby to prepare their first born for the new arrival? Does it help and did you think it was worth while? My little one will be 18 months when his brother arrives and I want to do anything possible to help him acclimatise. But I also don’t want to make things worse by introducing a...

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Tracking Ovulation

Just wondering if anyone else’s partners are against tracking ovulation when trying to conceive?

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Evap line or positive?

I would like some help..please from yall. I started a little bleedin 2 days early, I'm supposed to start the 25th. Ive had some crazy cramps which I dont normally get on my period

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EWCM but low ovulation tests?

I’ve had Ewcm for a couple of days now but my tests aren’t reading higher than 0.30 on the Premom app?

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Experiment

So I did a pregnancy test with saliva and it’s positive. My husband did one too just because we are bored and his is negative. Could I be pregnant lol? 😂

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Help

So I’m currently on day 34 of my cycle and no period but all pregnancy tests are coming back negative? Any clue as to what could be happening?

L
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?!

Is anyone trying to get back into it and get pregnant again so the kids are really close in age? Or am I the only lunatic? 😅

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4 months of negatives now

Period is 3 days late and I’m usually like clockwork but absolutely nothing! Fed up!

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