u/Only-Moose2301

Tagging NSFW just in case. I’m 6 weeks pregnant with my first pregnancy. I learned I had a BU a few years ago after an ultrasound.

Last night my husband and I had sex for the first time since we found out I’m pregnant. We had to stop after 5 minutes because I was feeling so much cramping in my lower abdomen. Then I got super nauseous and almost felt like I was going to pass out for a few minutes. (I’m not experiencing any morning sickness yet so this was out of the blue.) We were actually being slower and more gentle than usual because of the pregnancy, so it wasn’t rough sex whatsoever. I didn’t have any bleeding and the cramping and nausea gradually subsided.

I know that cramping during and after sex can be common with pregnancy but this seemed pretty intense. My OB basically said they can’t see me until 10 weeks and that the ER is my only option in the meantime 🙄 so I scheduled an appointment at Planned Parenthood later this week to hopefully get some advice. Just wondering if anyone else experienced this?

I have a bicornuate uterus, diagnosed years ago, and just found out that I'm pregnant (I'm 33 and about 4 weeks along). I've heard that pregnancies with a bicornuate uterus are usually more highly monitored, and I'm curious what that entails -- extra appointments/ultrasounds? Any special restrictions on your activities (other than the usual)? Obviously I will get in touch with my OBGYN asap, but just curious to hear from others.

I guess soft spoken RPs is kind of a broad request but I’m looking for some new creators to add to my rotation! I specifically prefer soft-spoken over whispering, and I like medical roleplays but am open to roleplays in general. Not a big fan of mouth sounds or excessive tapping on things.

Some examples of creators I already like: Bluewhisper, Sensory by Sophie, ATMOSPHERE

To make a long story short, my husband and I originally had two cats (Cat 1 and Cat 2). We took in a third, a stray, who does not get along with our resident boy cat, Cat 1. (Cat 2, resident girl cat, is fine with everyone and doesn't really factor into this situation.) We've kept Cat 1 and Cat 3 mostly separated for the past few years after they had a big, traumatic fight one time. (Cat 3 lives happily in the basement; 1 and 2 live upstairs.)

We've now acquired a FOURTH cat (against our wishes, the cat distribution system struck again). Thus far we've kept him quarantined in a bedroom. I think he could get along well with our two original resident cats because he's very sweet/friendly/affectionate, and I saw him get along with other cats when he lived on the streets. (Unlike Cat 3, who has always been territorial and a little spicy, which caused the problems with Cat 1).

However, I'm nervous about integrating Cat 4 with 1 and 2 after Cat 3's integration went so poorly. But like I mentioned, Cat 3 and Cat 4 have extremely different temperaments, and I'm hoping things could be different this time, but I'm not sure.

Has anyone had success with getting two cats to get along well after previous attempts with another cat failed? If we can't successfully integrate, we may have to look into rehoming Cat 4, which I want to avoid at all costs because I love that little guy so much. But I also want my resident cats to feel safe and comfortable in their home.

(Btw, we do follow Jackson Galaxy's introduction method and we have increased our number of cat perches/litterboxes and used Feliway in preparation for this process.)

Don’t really want to share my last name on the internet, but in recent years, I’ve met/heard of multiple children having it as a first name. This was never the case before in my entire life (in my early 30s). I’m half amazed and half protective of my surname becoming popular. It’s been a strange experience.

EDIT: the way this immediately became a guessing game 😆 I guess it shows that this is a common name trend because it’s happening with a lot of names. If someone gets it right, I’ll confirm.

Like the title says. Just looking for some fics where Bruce is a good dad. Could be something where he's a good dad all along, or something where he realizes he failed one of the batkids in the past and works to make it up to them.

Please help me understand what is happening with my body. I (33f) am currently on CD 26. I usually have longer cycles, anywhere from about 31-32 days, and I tend to get a high fertility result (blinking smiley face on ovulation kit) starting around day 18. At that point, I used to just stop testing and assume I was about to ovulate since I didn't want to use up the test strips ($$$).

Now that we're trying to conceive, however, I've been continuing to test past the first smiley, and I've been getting multiple days in a row of blinking smileys (which I know is normal). Today is day 26. I literally got my period (a week early) this morning and yet I'm still getting a blinking smiley indicating that my fertility is high.

Obviously I need to go speak to my doctor about all of this, but what would cause me to be getting a high fertility result and then not ovulating but getting my period? Hormonal imbalance? I do have a bicornuate uterus but otherwise no notable medical history (no PCOS/PMOS, endometriosis, etc.).

This has been going on for at least a year, where my stories show zero views but I'm getting reviews/follows/favorites, so I know people are reading my work. When I click on the traffic graph, I get an error notification.

Maybe I shouldn't even post this in the romantasy sub because what I'm looking for isn't quite romantasy but moreso romantasy-adjacent. But I think you all may be able to help me with my request.

I really love romance that takes place in fantasy settings. However, I've found that I tend to not actually enjoy many romantasy books because the romance comes first and the plot comes second. I typically enjoy stories where the romance is a side benefit of the main story. I still like for the romance to feature prominently, though, with rich and well-developed characters.

Maybe this is way too specific and picky of me, but I figure it can't hurt to ask. So can anyone share recommendations for books that are about 30% romance and 70% plot? It's been months of struggling to find something new to read.

Tried and didn't like it:

• ACOTAR
• Fourth Wing
• Quicksilver

Thought it was okay:

• Mistborn
• Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries
• Shadow & Bone
• Atonement of the Spine Cleaver
• Red Winter trilogy by Annette Marie

Liked:

• Sevenwaters Series by Juliet Marillier
• The Captive Prince series
• Graceling series by Kristin Cashore (read many years ago)
• Winternight trilogy
• Uprooted and Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
• Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
• Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede (one of my all-time favorites from childhood)

I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting, but that's a quick list off the top of my head. TIA!

EDIT: thank you for all the great recs! I got way more than I was expecting and am looking forward to going through everyone’s comments!