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My husband was recently diagnosed with secondary MFI due to severe oligospermia, with 3 mil concentration, 30% motility, and 3% morphology. We conceived our first child about 5 years ago and his numbers were better then—closer to 23 mil concentration. He has already implemented all the recommended lifestyle changes for more than a year and now we are looking into vitamins and supplements to hopefully boost his numbers a bit which from what I understand can take 3 months to have an effect.

We have been referred to specialists in hopes of getting prescribed HCG but would like to keep trying on our own in the meantime. For anyone whose partner has MFI what you did you do to conceive?

I've been in the process of updating my kid's room and am getting spammed with this one specific magnetic play wall decal thing on Facebook. They are rounded at the top like an arch and come in "sad beige" colors. I'd really like to get one for my kiddo's room but the name brand one is like $65 (that's the sale price) and I see a lot of cheaper no-name brand options on other sites. Wondering if anyone has tried one of these and whether the branded one is worth the cost, whether because of better materials, durability, magnet strength, etc.? Or is this one of those products where the cheaper brand is just as good? Specific recs absolutely welcomed. Thanks!

I recently became the president of a very small nonprofit (3 members). The former president (now on the board as secretary) wants me to be paid $500 per month since I am now in the position of managing email communications, website, social media, etc., which takes me about 10-12 hours per week and would work out to be about minimum wage. Our nonprofit has never had an employee before. What is the best way to classify a fixed payment like this? As wage, stipend, or something else? How do we set up a payroll system, how does withholding work, and what info would we need to report to IRS in addition to the 990 postcard (if any?). Thank you in advance for any advice!

I feel like every time I start to get a sense of my natural rhythm of what is normal for me something unexpected happens during my next cycle. Like how yesterday I started randomly bleeding out of nowhere at 11 DPO. My period *always* comes 13/14 DPO and I never spot during my cycles. I tracked ovulation this month so I know my math is right! There is no way I could have ovulated sooner/later than I thought. But this is super confusing to me because I was under the impression that though ovulation day can vary each cycle the luteal phase between ovulation and menstruation isn't supposed to fluctuate much or at all. Has this happened to anyone else? Is it something to be concerned about?

I've heard that bodies can change in a lot of ways through the pregnancy/birth process and sometimes those changes stick afterwards. Ever since I gave birth about 4 years ago I've noticed that I get sunburns a lot more often and with less exposure time than before. I used to tan and would rarely burn but now I turn pink after a relatively short time in the sunlight, even with sunscreen sometimes. Doesn't seem to happen to my other family members even when we are all outside together. Is this a change that could have been caused by pregnancy/birth?

My 11:27pm flight was cancelled without warning or explanation last night about an hour before departure, PDX to BOS. No agent at the gate, rescheduled to the same flight two days later. I don't live in PDX. No help booking a hotel. No callback from the 1-800 number so far in 11 hours. Seems like I'm not the only one. No indication on the website that there are weather delays and flights on other airlines seem to be moving. In the end I have to refund and rebook on another airline for tonight. Anyone know what's going on? I'm supposed to fly home on JetBlue next weekend and hoping whatever it is will be cleared up by then.

Hi friends, I could use some advice as I am super confused. I used OPKs to track ovulation this cycle and got my first positive on CD 12. The test was still positive the next day, CD 13. Did BD both of those days and hopefully got O-1 plus O day. This was a little early for me, as usually I get the first positive OPK around CD 13 or 14 and then my period will begin about 13-14 days later (27/28 day cycles). This time around a period would have been expected at CD 25 or 26... But now it's CD 27 and still nothing. I tested this morning (FMU was an invalid result so tested again next time I went to the bathroom) and got a BFN. I know ovulation day can vary a lot but I thought the luteal phase between ovulation and menstruation was supposed to be more consistent? Is it possible the OPKs were incorrect or my math is off somehow?

Getting conflicting information on the site. One general page says lockers are available at stores but I can't find specific info on the PDX store page. Can't get through to a person on the phones. Google also gives conflicting info. It's near the airport. I have a late flight but am getting dropped off in the area early. I would like to put my carry on suitcase in a locker and grab some dinner/do some light shopping if possible. Anyone here familiar with the store who could say for sure? Thanks!

Getting conflicting information on the site. One general page says lockers are available at stores but I can't find specific info on the PDX store page. Can't get through to a person on the phones. Google also gives conflicting info. It's near the airport. I have a late flight but am getting dropped off in the area early. I would like to put my carry on suitcase in a locker and grab some dinner/do some light shopping if possible. Anyone here familiar with the store who could say for sure? Thanks!

I work for a nonprofit. Our founder (who has recently retired) purchased the organization's domain and created its website under his GoDaddy account, which also houses his personal websites. Now we are trying to move the organization's domain and website to a new godaddy account so that everyone can access the content they need to without bugging anyone else for a verification code. I am unfortunately not very tech savvy. Can someone explain like I'm 5 the steps I would need to take to move the organization's domain and website to a new godaddy account? We are fine to pay transfer fees, work with a web dev, etc. if needed but our hosting services were recently renewed for 3 years, so ideally we don't want to have to pay godaddy a second time. Thanks!

We have been running a delicate cycle with no soap and then wiping the surface and hang or lay flat to dry. But over time the dirt gets pretty caked on this way which can also degrade the material. How do you wash your rain proof clothing without destroying the barrier? How often do you wash and do you use a special detergent? Thanks!

I recently switched to utf8mb4 so my site can display non-English characters. For the most part this works great except for one special character, a Vietnamese diacritic (ệ). For some reason it displays in the correct font when I draft the post, but when I preview the post on the site it's in another font and sticks out because all of the other letters and characters are in the correct font. None of the other diacritics I have used so far have this issue. What can I do to fix it? Thank you

My in-laws have a 2017 C-Max. It's a great car that has never caused them any issues. But today they went on long drive and it lost power on the highway about an hour into the trip and would not start again for about 20 minutes. No error codes or system warning lights or any other indications of what might be wrong, just "stop safely now." Any ideas what might be causing this? Maybe the battery? They do all scheduled maintenance on time and the vehicle has had no major repairs lately that would have tripped up the sensors. Full charge and tank of gas before heading out, too.

My niece loves cosmetics, especially skin care but also light makeup. I don't know anything about things like this but would like to bring back a few Japanese products as a surprise. What are some of the popular ones that she might like? Best places to find them would be helpful too thank you!