I grew up with a different name than my mom and it was not an issue at all. My cousin has kids with three different fathers/names. I generally don’t need to know her kids’ full names but when I do I ask. NBD.

I never heard of UIC being any kind of rival in my four years there. Honestly all I ever heard about UIC was people from local high schools saying people misheard/misunderstood where they were going.

Yeah without a compromised immune system or neglect there is a fairly big jump from gnarly pussy skin infection to sepsis. Like, yes if she ignored the extremely painful gross bump she could have eventually become septic but most people are going to get treated before that happens.

Not copper. Copper (and therefore brass, bronze, and other copper alloys) have strong anti microbial properties. There is actually a movement towards using copper in hospitals to reduce infections.

Does SMU no longer stand for anything like ESPN, or did you just write a whole article about it without once using its full name?

Yeah I love her. I don't get it.

Oh, dadsplaining!

Yes my thought was she probably was in early labor when she asked that. Even if she could will labor to start, (which is a trick many women over 40 weeks would love to know!) that she would do it on a plane without access to a hospital instead of after landing in LA makes no sense. It’s the allegation that her plan…

I think she had an elevated temp reading on one of those forehead thermometers which can give elevated temps for all sorts of reasons like exertion, nervousness, etc. So they followed up minutes later with a more-reliable oral thermometer which showed a normal temp. That was the first time they should have let her go…

I’m so sorry for your loss. As someone who can’t get pregnant, let me say, people who say “at least you can get pregnant” are assholes who are full of shit. Getting pregnant isn’t the goal. A baby is the goal. I hope that when you are ready, you get your full term pregnancy with a take-home baby on your next shot.

Yep. Reading this made me really happy but with people I know it's more complicated. And then I feel like a terrible person for not just being happy.

Eh, I have trouble believing anyone in LA, with the largest concentration of Koreans outside Seoul, wouldn't know Park as a Korean name. But maybe that's optimistic if me.

Not really. It’s similar to assuming someone named Nguyen is Vietnamese. It’s a reasonable assumption.

Thanks! Femara plus injectable. It's my first injectable cycle (aside from ovidrel)

Wow that first doctor sounds horrible. I would be infuriated! Glad you found a good doctor who does what is necessary to give you the best chance. What a fitting article for me to read as sit at home, afraid to take a shower, waiting for my IUI meds to be delivered.

Thank you! I've only actually ovulated twice in the last 10 months, so I'm still very hopeful that once we get me ovulating, I'll have a good result.

Thank you!

That is not true.

There are some studies but not often articles. Hmmmm wonder why that is. /s

That is not true that genetic viability of sperm is not an issue. Studies that isolate the effects of paternal age show a higher risk of miscarriage because of genetic issues with the sperm, as well as higher risk of some other issues.