u/Acceptable-Sky-3985

I bought most of my living room furniture in 2016, and at the time it was possible to find furniture made with no chemical flame retardants but still somewhat challenging. I remember West Elm and Pottery Barn were two brands that had gone flame-retardant-free to comply with the new California laws.

But it's now ten years later! I'm looking around and it feels like websites no longer really even mention if they do or don't contain chemical flame retardants, perhaps because everyone has moved away from them?

It looks like the California laws put pressure on all retailers because it was such a big market, so maybe this isn't an issue anymore.

I'd love more info if anyone has it. A friend offered me a hand-me-down glider/recliner, which is so generous, but I found myself worrying about flame retardants. I'm sure she purchased it within the last 5-7 years, so maybe it's new enough I don't have to worry?

Just wanted to share my success story because I was obsessed with looking for them while TTC! My husband and I started trying in April 2025 (tracking BBT and using ovulation strips, the whole deal), and after six months I checked in with my OBGYN. Because I was over 35 she got me in for the usual battery of tests, AMH, TSH, LH, etc etc. Everything looked good except low AMH. Had an HSG that showed my tubes were clear. Decent SA results from my husband. At some point I had a baseline ultrasound that showed low AFC. So at that point it seemed like our only issue was diminished ovarian reserve. (Well, and some performance issues that meant we were mostly doing at-home insemination.)

Started doing IUI with my normal OBGYN and did two back-to-back cycles. The first one was unmedicated, the second I used clomid and a trigger shot. Neither were successful, but I felt that timing was a little off. At that point, I switched to an actual fertility clinic. The fertility doc told me she'd like to try two more IUIs (making a total of four) before talking about IVF. My next IUIs were also back-to-back, again with clomid and ovidrel.

The cycle I was successful, my AFC was actually decently high at my baseline (I forget the specific number, maybe 20 across both ovaries?) and much higher than before I had been doing medicated cycles. I'm convinced the medication kind of jump-started my ovaries, and doing the cycles back-to-back helped. I also think the fertility clinic had better timing, because they aim for 36 hours post-trigger and are open on weekends so you can get it right.

At my day 10 ultrasound on my successful cycle, I had one 15 mm follicle and two 18 mm follicles. I triggered on day 11, IUI on day 13. Tested out my trigger shot, then true positive 10 DPO. Good betas at 14 and 16 DPO, and just did my 8-week ultrasound! Baby is measuring on time with a good heartbeat.

Just want to give some hope for IUI. I was ready to face the challenge of IVF but am glad we did a decent number of IUIs first. I hadn't realized IVF pregnancies were considered higher risk and required induction, and it's nice that this pregnancy doesn't carry those attributes.

I've looked around on reddit so I can see a variation of this question has been asked many times before, but I haven't seen my particular question. I make coffee at home with a drip coffeemaker. Is there any way to estimate how much caffeine is in 8 oz of the coffee that comes out? I obviously know the brand of beans I use, and how much grounds I put to how much water, but all the caffeine charts I see are about bottled beverages or things like Starbucks. Does light roast vs dark roast make a difference?