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janey

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  1. This is exactly what I did and why (except navy dresses). Unfortunately no one ever did this when I was a bridesmaid. Many misshapen messes went on to collect dust until I found a place to donate them.
  2. My parents were 19 & 20 when I was born. My grandparents were between 40-43 when I was born. With how fit and active they were if cancer hadn’t taken them out they probably all would have lived to see their great, great grandkids.
  3. Could be an area thing. It's a common game around here in Chicago. I've been to many a bar, block party and BBQ where we've played for hours.
  4. As someone who has been there done that for years with multiple doctors hubby had to get tested each time. I'd be shocked if they found a place that would put her through all of the invasive testing without checking to see if he was firing blanks.
  5. Some things I've wondered about Jana and JD as the ones who aren't married yet are: 1) was the intention to marry them off as a set for the show and it hasn't panned out? 2) did them being twins have something to do with them being "chosen" as unmarried caretakers? 3) is there a stigma about boy-girl twins having shared the womb and so they are "tainted" somehow? (I doubt this one but I don't put anything past this lot.)
  6. Agreed. I don't think 17.5 hours is unreasonable for a hour 12 hour trip. I always add 30 minutes per 2.5 hours for bathroom and/or gas and/or food. So that would be another 2-3 hours for this trip. One or two touristy stop could easily tack on another 3 or so hours. That doesn't account for any motion sickness or anything. I'm not the type to rush a road trip though.
  7. Oh my heart goes out to you too! It is such a trying, uphill battle. My journey did end happily - after a 5 year process (and the use of blood thinners) we had our first. Over the next 7 we were able to have two more. I always thought it cruel that part of the diagnostic process did not include blood testing for known complications and that insurance companies would rather follow strict guidelines when for so many this process could be streamlined by doing this bloodwork earlier in the game. I send you positive energy and prayers of hope for you and your husband on your journey. On those days when things seem hopeless know that someone is hopeful for you. To bring it back around topic, I hope that due too family history Michaela can skip some of the heartache of the process and get answers.
  8. As long as they have been trying for a year they can walk into any doctor and ask for testing. I don't know what kind of insurance they have, but in Illinois it is required that HMOs cover fertility services (I think there is an employee minimum). It is very possible she has the same or similar to Erin. I do and I never got pregnant without fertility treatments. It is also NOT a part of traditional screening. (At least it didn't used to be. I had to go trough two rounds of IVF, two miscarriages of three babies and a fabricated suspected diagnosis of something else in order to get the bloodwork done because insurance denied the request for recurrent miscarriage test - all after 4 failed rounds of clomid and 3 failed IUIs. It is not a fun process).
  9. I had trouble getting pregnant. I had a hard time staying pregnant. What I learned from that experience: insurance companies suck (they dictate a lot of protocol) and as such nobody checks the obvious. it is a simple matter of bloodwork to determine if there is an underlying issue (I was on same/similar meds to Erin). Had they done that bloodwork as a part of the let's get to bottom of this routine we could have skipped years of the routine protocol. .
  10. Regarding ring size - we opted for a smaller diamond with better clarity and a simpler setting because the larger ones/settings looked ridiculous on my hand. It is smart to buy what you can afford and what is appropriate to the wearer. I think rings too big for the hand look ridiculous. And for her being so petite this ring suits her.
  11. I have a similar condition to Erin's and was on the same medication. There were no getting pregnant restrictions, just that if I became pregnant to get in immediately in order to get the blood thinner Rx.
  12. I hopped on TWOP this AM out of habit (and in hopes they forgot to get rid of it). I came right here to maintain my morning coffee routine. As sad as I am it was so nice to see everyone here I might have sung a little, hey hey the gang's all here
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