https://www.cadbury.co.uk/home/Pages/home.aspxI also got a good laugh at Dwrgi's Spira cider
My favourite is Twirl, and I like the Ripples as well.
This week I'm going to get a special edition Cadbury "Screme Egg" quite excited about that, I have a love hate relationship with creme eggs, they are both awesome and disgusting, haven't had one in months as it's the "off season" for creme eggs.
OMG Cadbury creme eggs are one of my favorite things on earth! No, the caramel eggs are. No, Crunchies are. No, the mini-eggs are. No, Flakes are. AARGH! I love Cadbury!!!! I haven't seen the Screme eggs over here - I'm so jealous!
Dwrgi, yes, there are some risks. But those risks are CRAZY low. Here are two good, relatively easy to understand
wacko
articles about anti-d use during pregnancy:
This one is from the Mayo Clinic and includes a chart of the most common anti-d's and their relative risks.
This one is a good summary of the most comprehensive study to date.
When making the decision for myself, the key points for me were these:
- untreated depression during pregnancy poses known risks to the baby, including increased risk of premature birth, low birth weight, developmental delays and a much higher risk of post-partum depression.
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some anti-d's are linked to a higher risk of
some birth defects, but the absolute risk for the defects in question is still
ridiculously low. That study summarized in the second link above was a study of over 15,000 babies born to mothers who used SSRIs during pregnancy, and the rate of the defects in question in that group was still less than 0.05%. So even taking the drugs, fewer than 5 in 10,000 babies had the birth defects in question. The only reason it makes the news is because that is double the risk of the defects in babies whose mothers were not taking SSRIs during pregnancy, but clearly, even on SSRIs the odds are exceedingly small.
- knowing that treating the depression has risks and not treating the depression has risks, I'm going to treat the depression. Plus, it helps me that my sister took sertraline (Zoloft) during her 2nd pregnancy 5 years ago, and my nephew is 100% normal - there is absolutely nothing wrong with him.
If you're truly uncomfortable with it, talk to your dr again and discuss the risks and ask her your questions. Or, since she is a cold-hearted unfeeling woman
haha
, talk to some other dr about it, preferably an OB or RE or psychiatrist, since they are the ones with true expertise in the field.
Missy, AMH can be a squirrely test. One thing to remember for sure when comparing your results to others on here is that different labs use different scales. It seems to me that the norm in the US is a 1-5 scale and in the UK is a 1-15 scale. My RE uses a 1-5, and he said anything over 2 is great, 1-2 is still good but the clock is ticking, and under 1 is definite cause for concern. (He also said that FSH is a more short-term indicator of how well your ovaries should respond to stims and AMH is more of a long-term indicator.) That said, though, everything I've read about AMH says that the test is so relatively new that there really aren't any well-defined standard in the industry as for what is good and what is low - those cutoffs vary from one lab to the next and from one dr to the next.
And I'm sorry to say it because I know it's hard to hear, but I agree with your nurse - don't panic over the result. At this point, knowing that number will be a good thing no matter what the result is - that number will help your dr create the best possible protocol for you to make sure he gives you the best treatment tailored to your body. 41% is awesome!! And you have already paid for 6 rounds! You are well on your way to meeting your baby.
OMM, I can't believe she's going to have a say in your review now!
If the Whatever Wagon Whoopass Women got our own website, we could be www. wwww. com!
(I had to space our new url funny so BnB would stop automatically making it a live link!)
Thank you all for having my back on the rant over the rude woman yesterday. I feel better knowing I wasn't being completely irrational. And Butterfly, thank you for the steaming ears smiley!!
Love you ladies. Have a great day.
