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sequinsmile-x · 2 months

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Achene

It felt almost cruel that the world carried on, as if hers hadn’t shifted with the loss of a baby she never got to meet.

Emily and Aaron try to move forward together.

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Hi friends,

My insomnia is back in full swing, which means the hurt/comfort is also back in full swing.

Couldn't say where the idea for this one came from, but it wouldn't leave me alone and writing it kept me from accidentally napping on the couch after work and making my sleep pattern even worse.

As always, please let me know what you think <3

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Warning: Miscarriage

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When he wakes up alone, he knows where he’ll find her.

It was a pattern they’d fallen into over the last couple of weeks. Usually, he’d be the one who woke up first, Emily’s face still pressed into his chest, a tiny patch of drool on his shirt underneath her open mouth. He’d always wake her gently, running his hand up and down her back in a way he had done on their first night together, a habit that had carried them through from boyfriend and girlfriend, to fiances to now husband and wife. He liked it, enjoyed the predictability of how much she hated the mornings and waking up, the way she’d grumble as she slowly opened her eyes, never quite able to fight a smile as their eyes met.

The last two weeks had been different. She’d woken up before him every morning, the sheets on her side already cool to the touch. It made him worry she was barely sleeping, if she was sleeping at all, and it only added to the concern already pooling deep in his gut, seeds that had been planted days ago blooming and taking up all the space in his chest. He blows out a steady breath and stands up, rolling his neck as he steps towards the ensuite, the light streaming out from under the door confirming what he already knew.

He doesn’t say anything as he steps into the room. He leans against the doorframe and crosses his arms over his chest, giving his wife the lead in how they move forward. It was a grim pattern they’d fallen into, one he didn’t know how to get out of, and it broke his heart.

“It’s already fading,” she says, the only indication she’d noticed him walking into the room. She turns to look at him, a positive pregnancy test in her hand, a tight forced smile on her face, “I have to tilt it in a certain way to see the result now,” she clenches her teeth and sighs, shaking her head at herself as she places the test back in the draw she had taken to keeping it in, “Soon there won’t be anything…”

She trails off, but he already knows what she’s going to say, and he steps forward, his hands on her hips as he tugs her into a hug. She wraps her arms around him tightly, her hands in fists in the back of his shirt as she buries her face in his neck, anchoring herself to him as if he was the only thing keeping her upright.

They’d been trying. Meticulously planning to have a baby that they’d both wanted for a long time. There was a box of ovulation tests in the cabinet that Emily started her days with to keep track, and a thermometer in her nightstand that she used to track her basal body temperature. It was something they’d wanted desperately, and when after a few months they got a positive result from a pregnancy test Emily had taken because she felt a little off they were overjoyed. Aaron had run into the bathroom the moment he heard her crying through the door, ready to comfort her but she’d beamed at him, the very same test he’d just found her holding clutched in her hand.

Their joy was short-lived.

The scan Emily had excitedly scheduled that morning, the only one they ended up having for that pregnancy revealed two things. Emily had been a week further along than she’d calculated, closer to 9 weeks than the 8 she’d estimated, and there was no heartbeat. The air had been sucked out of the room when the doctor told them, Emily’s hand slack in his as she nodded along when she was given instructions on what came next. It was a conversation she’d had once before in wildly different circumstances when she was a child herself.

When they made it home from the hospital she’d finally broken down, cried the tears she refused to shed in front of anyone other than him. She’d deleted the app on her phone that was tracking her cycles, the one she’d only just switched to ‘pregnant’ mode, and tearfully told him the fruit for 9 weeks, a gimmick they’d both unexpectedly loved, would have been a strawberry.

The pregnancy test was the only evidence they had that the baby had existed, and watching it slowly fade was devastating, another type of loss he hadn’t anticipated.

“We should get ready for work,” she mutters against him, not loosening her grip, and he sighs, taking a moment to press a kiss to the top of her head before he pulls back, his hands on her lower back as he smiles encouragingly at her.

She hadn’t been back to work since the miscarriage, but today was supposed to be her first day back. None of the team knew what had happened, something Emily had been insistent on, and they thought she’d been sick with the flu. The lie had worked, and it also gave them a good reason why Aaron wasn’t currently going away on cases. Whilst the reason their friends had for her absence wasn’t true, his desire not to leave her alone was.

“You don’t have to go back today if you don’t feel ready for it,” he says, reaching up to tuck some of her hair behind her ear, “The boss has a bit of a thing for you so I think you’d get away with more time off.”

She chuckles sadly and turns her head to kiss his palm, pressing her grateful love into his skin, “I do have to go back,” she says softly, reaching for his hand and linking their fingers together, “I can’t just keep sitting here thinking about everything that could have been,” she shrugs half-heartedly, “Plus, I’m not sure how much longer the others will buy the flu excuse.”

He nods and runs his hand up and down her back, “If you want to come home at any time-”

“I just have to tell you,” she says, leaning forward to stamp her lips against his, “Thank you. For being…well you I guess.”

He pulls her into a hug and kisses the side of her head, “You never have to thank me for loving you, sweetheart.”

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She feels tired in just about every possible way.

She’d been back at work for a couple of weeks and it felt like she’d never been away at all. The team didn’t ask many questions beyond asking if she was okay on her first day back. Life carried on much like it always had for her and Aaron. They went away on cases, they spent their weekends with Jack, they loved each other. But there were moments when she felt stuck, when the grief would be overwhelming and make her breath catch in her chest.

It felt almost cruel that the world carried on, as if hers hadn’t shifted with the loss of a baby she never got to meet. She knew they’d try again, the doctor's soft assurances that they could at her recent appointment ringing around her head, but it didn’t help. Especially since she knew if she was still pregnant they’d be getting ready to share the news with their friends, their chosen family, and the thought of it made her ache.

She sighs as she settles into the couch, relieved to be home after a long couple of days away. She hears Aaron’s familiar footsteps on the hardwood floor and she smiles as she looks at him, gratefully accepting the glass of red wine that he hands to her.

“Thanks, honey,” she says softly, shifting so she’s facing him when he joins her on the couch, “It’s nice to be home.”

He hums as he sips his wine, “You’re telling me. That mattress in that motel did a real number on my neck,” he complains. She places her wine down and puts her hand on the back of his neck, pressing her thumb and forefinger into his skin, massaging the area she knew he carried the most tension, “God that feels good.”

She chuckles and leans in to kiss his cheek, “When we’re in bed I’ll massage your back if you want.”

“I’d love that,” he says as he turns his head to capture her lips in a kiss and smiles into it. He’s glad to see her more like herself, the sadness that had permeated everything in recent weeks still there, but not as overwhelming as it had been. He’d missed her smile, missed the sound of her laugh, and more than anything he wanted to protect her from being hurt anymore. It’s why he suddenly feels nervous, worried that what he’d been planning for a few weeks might set her back. He decides to go ahead anyway and he blows out a slow breath before he reaches into the pocket of his suit jacket, “I got you something.”

She smiles curiously at him and tilts her head as he pulls a square box out of his pocket. Her curiosity suddenly turns to panic as she furrows her brows and tries to think of what the date is, if she’d somehow forgotten something important as she waded through her grief.

“It’s not our anniversary is it?”

He chuckles and shakes his head, reaching out and pressing the box into her hand, “No, Em. It’s not. This is just…” he doesn’t know how to say it, how to put it into words, so he clears his throat, “I think you’ll understand when you open it.”

She hums, “Oh, that’s mysterious…”

She drifts off as she opens the box, her words caught in her chest along with her breath, making her feel like she could burst with emotions she can’t name. In the box is a necklace, a delicate silver chain with a tiny pendant on it, the detail of which, the seeds and the ridges, were only visible up close

It was a strawberry.

She huffs out a noise somewhere between a laugh and a sob and she covers her mouth with the hand not clasping the jewellery box. She can’t do anything other than stare at the necklace, at the pendant she knows Aaron would have painstakingly chosen because of a comment she’d made the day they found out about the miscarriage.

“I ordered it a few weeks ago,” he says, clearing his throat again, hating that he can’t read her expression, that he can’t tell what she’s thinking, “It took a little while because it was custom made. Dave gave me the name of a guy.” He adds, his smile fading as his wife still doesn’t react. Dave had made a joke, one Aaron knows he wouldn’t have made if he knew the circumstances, about Aaron enjoying the finer things in life now he had married into money. “I thought it would be good for you to have something-”

“To remember the baby by,” she says, finally finding her voice and looking up at him, tearing her gaze away from the necklace. Her chest feels hollowed out, like all the love she has for him is forcing its way up her throat, “Aaron…”

He only feels more worried when she trails off again, her eyes shining as she trails her finger over the small pendant, and he swallows thickly, “I’m sorry if this was a bad idea, I just wanted to do something to help-”

This time she cuts him off by kissing him, her lips stamped against his as she grabs his chin, holding him in place as she rests her forehead against his, the jewellery box pressed between them.

“No, it’s perfect,” she pulls back and looks at him, chuckling wryly as tears fall onto her cheeks, “You’re perfect.”

He smiles and wipes her tears away, his touch soft against her skin, “You want me to help you put it on?”

She nods and passes him the box, watching intently as he carefully picks the necklace up and undoes the clasp. She turns and pulls her hair to the side and she breathes shakily as he puts the necklace around her neck, his touch gentle as he does the clasp up and adjusts the chain. She touches the strawberry pendant, holding it between her thumb and forefinger and she sighs, closing her eyes as Aaron tugs her back into his embrace until her back meets his chest. He wraps his arms tightly around her and kisses her cheek, and she rests her hands over his.

“I love you,” she says, grateful when he ignores the shake of her voice, “So fucking much.”

He kisses her temple and pulls her impossibly closer, “I love you too.”

___

One Year Later

Emily hums contentedly as she rocks back and forth in the armchair, the nameless melody turning into a yawn as she looks at the time.

3.20 am

She tilts her head down to look at the three-week-old lying on her chest, his eyes wide open as he refused to fall asleep. She chuckles to herself and kisses the top of her son’s head, taking a moment to breathe him in.

“You really do get your hate of sleep from your Daddy, sweet boy,” she says softly, kissing his head again.

“I don’t hate sleep,” Aaron says, smiling when she turns to see him standing in the nursery doorway, “I just get up early.”

She rolls her eyes at him, “Sounds like the same thing to me,” she says as he walks across the room and joins them, perching on the arm of the armchair, “Did we wake you up?”

“No,” he assures her, wrapping his arm around her shoulders and smiling at the sight of his youngest fighting sleep in her embrace, “I woke up and you weren’t there so I came to see how you were doing.”

“We’re okay,” she says, turning her attention back to the baby, “We’re okay, huh? We’re just trying to get back to sleep after a diaper change and a 3 am snack.”

Aaron watches contentedly as Emily runs her hand up and down the infant's back, lulling him to sleep against her. He wishes he could go back and tell his wife that they’d make it to this, that the clouds had parted and they’d found happiness after the storm.

“He gets the need for a 3 am snack from you,” he says and she playfully narrows her eyes at him before she looks back down at her son.

She strokes her fingers over his cheek, smiling as he twitches, the corner of his mouth turning up into something that resembles a smile. His eyes finally drift shut, his fight against sleep a battle he had lost, and he relaxes against her. The only thing that hadn’t relaxed was his fist, tight even in his sleep around the chain of her necklace, his little fingers next to the strawberry pendant that symbolised the loss they’d had before him. It was a complicated kind of grief, one she thinks she’ll never get used to. The acknowledgement that if she hadn’t lost that baby she wouldn’t have her son was hard to accept, a bittersweet taste left on her tongue whenever she thought about it.

“You want me to take him?” Aaron asks quietly, drawing her from her thoughts, and she smiles and nods, taking a second to kiss her son’s forehead.

“Mommy loves you, sweet boy,” she says, kissing him again, “I’ll see you in a little while.”

She watches as Aaron carefully lifts the baby and carries him back towards their bedroom. She follows them, her fingers automatically reaching for her necklace, something she now wore at all times. She rubs the pendant back and forth between her finger and thumb, a movement she had found comfort in ever since Aaron had first put the necklace around her neck, and she smiles as Aaron gently lowers the baby into the bassinet, simultaneously treating the newborn like he was something precious and a bomb that could go off at any moment. He turns to smile at her once he’s done, his smile curious as he catches her staring at him.

“What?”

“Nothing,” she says, letting go of the pendant and letting it fall back into place against her skin. She walks across the room and climbs into bed, her exhaustion returning in full force as soon as she’s under the comforter, “I just love you, thats all.”

He smiles and gets into bed with her, tugging her against him as they settle down, both facing the direction of the bassinet where their son was sleeping, “I love you too.”

They fall asleep in tandem, and when they are woken up just an hour later by the baby crying, they are still tangled up around each other, not sure where the other ended and where they began.

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ohtobeleah · 11 months

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Day #23 of Leah’s journey to becoming a mum

-> I did my first ovulation test today. Those are weird little tests aren’t they. 😶

-> On my little flo app, it’s the first time I’m seeing a different side to things. Since we decided to start our journey usually it tells me I have a low chance of getting pregnant due to the phase of my cycle I’m in. But not today.

-> Today we start my most fertile window! I understand that this is a rough estimate! It’s not set in stone or 100% accurate! But it’s nice to see a visual!

-> I feel like I have a lot of energy, I’m super motivated and ready to get my deposit.

#leahs journey to becoming a mum

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researchgate · 10 months

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Gregory Pincus was a jewish American biologist who co-invented the first combined oral contraceptive, His groundbreaking invention revolutionized family planning and had a significant impact on women's reproductive rights. Pincus's achievement remains a lasting legacy.

In the early 1930s, Pincus began studying the effect of hormones on the reproductive process in mammals.

Having never lost interest in mammals' fertility, Pincus began to research infertility, having learned that overdoses of estrogen led to infertility.

In 1951, Margaret Sanger, Margaret Sanger, founder of the American Birth Control League, met Pincus at a dinner hosted by Abraham Stone, director of the Margaret Sanger Research Bureau and medical director and vice president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), and a small grant from PPFA for Pincus to begin hormonal contraceptive research. Pincus, along with Min Chueh Chang, confirmed earlier research that progesterone would act as an inhibitor to ovulation.

In 1952, Sanger told her friend Katharine McCormick about Pincus and Chang's research. Frustrated by PPFA's meager interest and support, McCormick and Sanger met with Pincus in 1953 to dramatically expand the scope of the research with 50-fold increase in funding from McCormick. Pincus was fascinated by Sanger because she revealed what life was like for women who were living in poverty who endured many pregnancies. Sanger indirectly influenced him to create a successful contraceptive to prevent unwanted pregnancies.

Within seven years, it was estimated that 20 percent of American women of childbearing age were using “the Pill.”

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While it is true the pill has had, and still does have side effects, it was still a major step in family planning.

#gregory goodwin pincus #birth control #long post #xx #mine

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chubbycaucasianchristiancloseted · 1 year

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Conceiving a baby in a body pumped with testosterone for more than two year, I’m sure that is 100% healthy!

Conceiving a baby in a body pumped with testosterone for more than two year, I’m sure that is 100% healthy! This article even argues that there is a lack of “research around transgender health care”. Shouldn’t we follow the science with this? I’m always amazed that transgender individuals still want to partake in a major function of the sex that they rejected.

One of the saddest parts of this article is the desire that Trans men still want to have families. It’s common for biological females to have a desire to procreate. The fact that there is a lack of “research” and the massive amount of body altering that takes place with some transgenders that could prohibit this capability is heartbreaking.

The article goes on to diminish and deny science. Instead of going to doctors for fear that they might be misgendered; Trans and nonbinary people turn to the internet including Facebook, Reddit & Instagram for medical advice. I wonder if any of that information get’s flagged as misinformation? During Covid I was told that this was a big no, no that they I should only listen to licensed physicians that agreed with Dr. Fauci.

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When Jay Thomas, 33, decided he wanted to get pregnant in 2016, he spoke to his physician.

Thomas, a cook who lives in Louisville, Kentucky, explained to his doctor that he and his wife, Jamie Brewster, 33, a bank employee, are both transgender, and that he had been on testosterone for more than two years. The physician said Thomas had likely gone through early menopause, and that if they were able to conceive at all, he would have to go oﬀ the hormone for at least 18 months.

One of the most persistent myths transgender men and nonbinary people hear from doctors is that testosterone has sterilized them, experts say. While testosterone generally blocks ovulation, trans men can get pregnant while taking it, particularly if they are not taking it regularly.

It’s just one example of the misinformation and discouragement transgender men say they face from the medical establishment when they decide to get pregnant

Williams Institute found that 1.4 million adults in the U.S identify as transgender, which was double the estimate based on data from a decade earlier.

according to statistics from the country’s universal health care system. And a Dutch study published in the journal Human Reproduction in 2011 found that a majority of trans men reported wanting families.

Transgender and nonbinary people describe gaps in medical professionals’ understanding ranging from an ultrasound technician calling them by the wrong name to doctors who tell them hormone therapy probably ruined their fertility. The consequences can be dire. A recently published case study described a transgender man who went to an emergency room with severe abdominal pain — but doctors were slow to realize that he was pregnant and in danger. The man delivered a stillborn baby several hours later.

According to a small 2014 study published by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 22 percent of trans and nonbinary people said they chose to give birth at home with the assistance of a midwife or doula. Overall, just 1.36 percent of births in the U.S. were outside of hospitals in 2012, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A private Facebook group for trans men, which contains more than 200 members, serves as a network for those looking for advice on how to plan families.

Many trans and nonbinary people also look online for information about getting pregnant and giving birth. Clift said he and his wife use Reddit and Instagram to ﬁnd and share information with other trans and nonbinary people who are going through transition or pregnancy. On Instagram, Clift said there aren’t many trans men who are pregnant, but he can ﬁnd them through hashtags and ask them questions in the comments.

For example, some trans men think they need to undergo hysterectomies because they have read that testosterone will cause uterine cancer, but there is no rigorous research supporting that, said Obedin-Maliver, who co-authored the Pride Study, the ﬁrst nationwide report on the physical, mental and social health of LGBTQ people.

Yu’s center in Carrboro, North Carolina, made several changes starting in 2014, including developing gender-inclusive patient intake forms and documenting patients’ gender identity and sex assigned at birth in both physical and electronic records. Staﬀ were trained on how to ask and consistently use a patient’s preferred name and gender from “the front door until they exit,” she added.

“I have more experience now simply being comfortable with talking to and taking care of non-cisgender people, getting comfortable with the idea that a man can have a vagina or a woman can have a penis, that “There’s very little knowledge, and there’s often an opening for misinformation." the identity was in the brain, and not our biological parts.”

Keuroghlian, of the National LGBT Health Education Center, suggested that hospitals change the name of their maternity wards to “labor and delivery,” so everyone feels welcome.

Thomas said pregnancy reignited his dysphoria, the sense of disconnect transgender people experience between their bodies and their gender identity. The surgeon who had done his mastectomy neglected to remove all of the glands in his chest, he said, which caused some of the tissue to return as the pregnancy progressed.

“All we have is anecdotal evidence,” Reese said, “and anecdotally, it does seem as though transgender and nonbinary people are more susceptible to things like postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression.”

#USA #TheChubbyCaucasianChristianClosetedConservative #LGBTQ #Transgender #nonbinary

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geenalovesthelittlethings · 5 months

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Would Harry and the missus or y/n ever end up counting backwards to figure out when they made their baby? Not sure if every doctor tells you the estimated date at the first visit. But it’s funny to think about them mentally thinking about what was going on in their lives that day or general time, especially if they weren’t officially trying in a very calculated sense! Sorry Gee, baby/husband/marriage/cuteness fever is back here, again of course!

PLEASE 😂 Yeah, they definitely think back to try and remember what they were doing around the time they probably conceived every time. It's pretty much impossible to 100% confirm the exact ~encounter~ that did it but you can roughly figure it out since ovulation is about 2 weeks before your next period starts.

#asks #hlwily ponderings #hpaboutmisterandmissus

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clearest-blve · 9 months

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Quickest Way to Get Pregnant - An Effective and Natural Way You Should Know

If you have time to surf some websites about getting pregnancy, the question which has the highest rate of being asked is: "What is the quickest way to get pregnant?" Nowadays, with the aid of modern techniques, there are many new methods which can help you have a baby, but many women prefer an effective and click here natural way. Through this article, you will understand more about this most favorite way to get pregnant.

The first factor leading to the success of this method is to know the best time for pregnancy. If you have sex without noticing the most fertile day, you can not get the best result. So why don't you explore the secret of your own period immediately. A normal menstrual period lasts 28 day and the beginning of ovulation drops in day 14. But this period is different for each woman. It can take longer or shorter. If you see this calculation is not accurate, you can base on some typical signs of ovulation to estimate the time having the highest rate of getting pregnant. You can chart the change of your body temperature with a basal body temperature which can be bought easily in any grocery stores. The rise in temperature and the appearance of clear stretchy fluid are the first symptoms of ovulation.

Knowing the most fertile days is not enough for your preparation of getting pregnant. Keeping the good health is the next step you must not forget. First, you should have a suitable diet with necessary nutrients which can raise your rate of conception. You should choose a lot of fruits and vegetables and avoid the foods which have many calories for each meal. You must also give up the habit of using the caffeine products or artificial items, such as lubricants, sprays, etc. You can improve your health by keeping doing regular exercise or choosing the most suitable activity: Yoga, Pilates, tennis or swimming. These sports also help you reduce stress while trying to get pregnant and feel more energetic for other activities.

All above advices are the preparation for the most important step of this quick natural method: having sex at the right time and with the good health. You and your partner should have sex at least three times a week to increase the chance of having baby. And you must notice that you should not get up immediately after sex to ensure that the sperm has enough time to complete its duty before the egg dries up and escapes from the woman's body.

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synthetic-blanket-hairs · 2 years

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new apple watch ad boasts that the thing can detect fluctuations in your body temperature in order to estimate when you’ve ovulated. I’m living to see man made horrors beyond my comprehension etc etc

#You were so right mister nikola pigeonkin Tesla #josie hollers #gonna vomit lol

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draugenrarities · 11 months

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with some basic scripting and advanced datamining I’ve set up this blog to estimate the menstrual cycles of all my female mutuals and drop queued poasts at a higher frequency when the majority of you are ovulating

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sxtaep · 1 year

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You use an app to track when you're ovulating 🙆‍♀️? I don't use apps, I feel like they're too invasive of private information 😭😭😭.

I just use estimations, and my body also alerts me when I'm ovulating, I often get sensitive tits.

You should definitely let me know how reading smut during ovulation worked out for you 👀.

And remember feeling good starts in the mind, just like orgasms, tell yourself that it is gonna work and you're gonna get turned on by just read. Positivity first 🥰!!!

i use an app to track my periods because mine are so messy to remember in my head 🫠

the signs of ovulation are so foreign to me because i don’t feel any different 😨 idk if that’s something to be concerned about but yes!! i will keep you updated 🙋🏻‍♀️

#anon

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prashantgupta346 · 2 years

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Natural Ways to boost your fartility

Not everyone needs or wants medical intervention to get pregnant. There are natural things you can do to increase your chances of getting pregnant each month.

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Timed intercourse during your fertile window. If you’re tracking your cycle each month, you’ll know approximately when you’re ovulating. Have sex every 1–2 days during your fertile window, which is about 5–6 days before you ovulate. (For example, if you have a 28 day cycle, with day 1 being the first day of your period, you can estimate your fertile window to be days 9–14 of your cycle.)

Avoid using lubrication. Most over-the-counter lubricants inhibit sperm. If you need lubrication during intercourse, use a lubricant specifically made for couples who are trying to conceive, like Pre-Seed. You can also use canola oil or mineral oil.

Healthy weight. If you are underweight or overweight, you may not ovulate or have a regular menstrual cycle. If you are overweight with frequently missed periods, decreasing your weight by as little as 5% can increase your chances of having regular periods and conceiving.

Limit alcohol to 2 drinks per day. Cut alcohol completely out when you are actively trying to get pregnant.

Reduce caffeine. At typical levels of caffeine intake, there does not appear to be an association between caffeine consumption and inability to conceive. Some studies suggest that going overboard may not be helpful, however, so try to limit to no more than two 8oz cups of coffee per day

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#How to boost your fartility naturally #5 tip for get pregnency #How to get pregnent easily #How to prepare for getting pregnant after30

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winemom-culture · 2 years

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Tonight in my haul I got ovulation tests too honestly just because I’ve been meaning to try it one cycle to see if it lines up with my app out of sheer curiosity. My app estimates it happening tomorrow and my test looked pretty negative so

#there’s 10 so I guess I’m going to keep trying each day to see if it gets darker?#these tests are weird tho it’s hard to tell if it’s like an almost or a straight up no

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vayas-witchcraft-and-spiritual · 1 year

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Ovulation Calculator: A Simple Tool To Help Couples Conceive

Ever wonder how long it takes for your ovaries to release an egg? Or how many days until your body will actually release a said egg?

Maybe you've been trying to get pregnant, but one of you had to take a medical leave or go on vacation...it would be helpful if you knew how long ago the last period started, right?

What is Ovulation?

Ovulation is the release of an egg from the ovary. Ovulation can be predicted by taking your basal body temperature (BBT) every morning for a few weeks before your expected menstrual period and then using that data to create an ovulation calendar.

The average woman's ovulation occurs around day 14 on her ovulation calendar.

The Calendar Method

The Calendar Method is a fertility calculation method that uses the natural cycles of the body to predict when you are most likely to conceive.

The method is based on the reproductive hormones LH and FSH, which fluctuate throughout the month. These fluctuations can be used to calculate your ovulation date.

There are several ways to use the Calendar Method. You can use it to determine when you are most likely to ovulate each month, or you can use it as a tool for predicting your chances of becoming pregnant overall over a period of time.

Either way, it's an essential tool for couples hoping to conceive.

The Body Temperature Method

The body temperature method is a simple and effective way to determine when ovulation occurs. You will need to know your basal body temperature (BBT) and the time of day you took your temperature.

To use the body temperature method, take your BBT at the same time each day for at least four consecutive days. On the fifth day, take your temperature in the morning after waking up and before getting out of bed.

Note down this number and compare it to your average BBT taken over the past four days. If the two numbers are close, then ovulation likely occurred on that particular day.

How Often Does Ovulation Happen?

The average woman ovulates once every 24 to 36 hours. This means that there is a good chance of conception during the time when ovulation is occurring.

However, not all women ovulate each month, so it’s important to track your cycle and see if you are typically ovulating on the first day of your period or the second day.

If you are not usually ovulating during the middle of your cycle, you may want to speak with your doctor about trying a fertility-boosting supplement.

Introducing the Ovulation Calculator

If you're trying to conceive and are wondering when you're most likely to ovulate, there's an easy way to find out. The Ovulation Calculator can help couples predict their chances of conceiving based on their menstrual cycle cycles.

Simply enter your information and the calculator will provide you with a prediction for your next ovulation. If you want to increase your chances of conceiving, keep track of your basal body temperature (BBT) as well.

This simple measure can help point you in the right direction if fertility issues arise.

How to use the Ovulation Calculator

If you're looking to conceive, or are just curious about when you're most likely to Ovulate, the Ovulation Calculator is a great resource.

The calculator can help you calculate your chances of conceiving based on your menstrual cycle and fertility preferences.

Just enter the dates of your last period and the time of day it occurred, and the calculator will provide an estimate of your next ovulation.

While this tool isn't 100% accurate, it's helpful to get a general idea of where you stand.

If you're TTC (trying to conceive), using the Ovulation Calculator can help keep track of your progress and better understand when to start taking fertility supplements or changing your diet.

And if you've already conceived, using the calculator can give you some insight into why things didn't work out - learning more about your body can help make future pregnancies easier!

Benefits of Ovulation Calculator

When trying to conceive, many couples turn to ovulation calculators to help them pinpoint the most fertile time of the month.

Ovulation calculators can be very helpful in predicting when a woman is likely to ovulate, which can help couples plan sex around that time.

Additionally, ovulation calculators can also be useful in determining whether or not contraception is necessary during those times. One of the primary benefits of using an ovulation calculator is that it can help couples avoid frustrating problems with fertility.

By knowing when a woman is likely to ovulate, they can avoid intercourse during that time if they do not want to conceive.

Additionally, using contraception during those times will greatly increase the chances of conception occurring.

Another great benefit of using an ovulation calculator is that it can provide valuable information about a couple's fertility history.

By knowing when a woman has previously been able to conceive, they can better prepare for potential infertility issues down the road. This information can also be helpful in choosing the right type of contraception for each individual couple.

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Sorry men, nature just made women more creative. Not sorry

Women tend to generate more novel ideas during ovulation compared to non-fertile phases of their ovulatory cycle, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Psychology. The findings add to a growing body of research that indicates creativity plays a role in sexual selection.

“I am generally interested in evolutionary psychology, as it can explain the functionality of many of our traits,” said study author Katarzyna Galasinska, PhD candidate at the SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw. “As humans, we had to develop qualities helping us to deal with survival and reproduction. It applies to both physical and psychological traits. We can easily infer that traits pointing to health and strength correspond to survival, but beauty is not required for survival. Instead, it can really upgrade our reproductive value, and due to that, all aspects associated with our mate value.”

“Creativity seems to be an ontologically old trait. It is defined as a capacity to make something new and useful, so it probably helped our ancestors to deal with survival. However, it is only the lower half of creativity that is associated with problem-solving and intellectual qualities. All the rest of creativity has strong connectivity with beauty. And that means, it could be linked to reproduction, helping to attract mates.”

“As we can see, love can be really inspiring for artists,” Galasinska explained. “Of course, it is hard to prove that creativity evolved through sexual selection, as a sort of signal attracting mates’ attention. It surely found a lot of different applications across time. But if we assume such an explanation, we can look for evidence hypothesizing ‘what if’. And if studies confirm all these hypothetical situations, we can trust our assumptions more.”

“So, if creativity has developed as a signal for mates, it should be enhanced for example during the fertile phase of the ovulatory cycle in women. And this is what I tried to solve in my studies. I have already showed this effect in my previous study using self-reporting ovulatory cycle data. In this latest study, I used more reliable measures of the cycle phase to be sure of its relevance. However, there are many more situations to explore, also associated with intrasexual competition.”

In her previous work, Galasinska found that the originality of women’s ideas increased as the probability of conception increased during the ovulation cycle. However, in that study, the participants reported the first day of their last period and the researchers used that information to estimate the current cycle phase.

In their new study, the researchers used more reliable measures (saliva- and urine-based test kits) to determine menstrual cycle phases in 72 women between the ages of 18 and 35. The participants were not pregnant, breast feeding, or using hormonal contraceptives.

The participants completed validated measures of creativity during the follicular, ovulatory, and late luteal phases of their menstrual cycle. One creativity assessment was the Alternative Uses Test, in which the women were asked to list as many alternative uses as possible for an everyday object. Their ideas were then scored by four trained, independent raters. The other assessment was the Remote Associates Test, in which the participants were shown three words and asked to come up with a fourth word related to all of them.

In line with the previous study, the researchers found that ideas generated during the Alternative Uses Test tended to be the most original during the ovulatory phase. The results provide additional evidence that “women’s fertility may be associated with mental abilities such as creativity,” Galasinska told PsyPost.

“So, maybe monitoring the ovulatory cycle can help women understand their mentality and to resonate with it. In this view, all fertility-altering agents should be treated with caution. In one of my previous studies, I tested creativity in women taking contraception and I found no changes across the cycle. Furthermore, the originality of ideas among these women was lower compared to naturally cycling women.”

On a broader level, the findings also indicate that “creativity may be associated with mating, helping women to attract potential mates,” Galasinska said. “Other studies showed that both sexes value creativity in a potential partner and I showed that it can be a sort of a tactic. Specifically, being original may be functional in this context.”

But fertility was not associated with scores on the Remote Associates Test — which measures a type of creativity known as convergent thinking.

“We need many more studies to indicate that creativity may be an adaptation to mating,” Galasinska said. “It should be tested in many contexts associated with increased mating motivation, such as attraction to a partner or rivalry for a partner, both in women and men.”

“We also still don’t know the mechanism of enhanced creativity during ovulation. I tried to look for arousal or mood as mediating variables, but found no effects. Hormonal studies would also be enriching. Evolutionary psychology provides explanations as to why the phenomenon probably occurred in our past, but it does not prevent us from looking for factors that can promote it here and now.”

The study, “Enhanced Originality of Ideas in Women During Ovulation: A Within-Subject Design Study“, was authored by Katarzyna Galasinska and Aleksandra Szymkow.

Ladies, let’s encourage each other to keep track of the ideas we come up with during our cycles.

And is menopause just nature giving us the time to work on all the ideas that we came up with in the decades between the onset of puberty and the end of menstruation?

#Enhanced originality of ideas in women during ovulation: a within-subject design study #Katarzyna Galasinska #Aleksandra szymkow

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