#TW Fertility Issues

[anniecrestawhitestrips]

sorry gamers i’m not done talking about severance

gemma’s miscarriage and fertility issues are the reason she was chosen as a test subject. if it wasn’t her, it was gonna be someone else in that waiting room

what’s the most emotionally fraught thing you can experience? maybe death of a loved one, right? and what better way to test that the severance barrier holds than to find someone who’s experienced that very ugly and visceral thing? lumon did all that to gemma, with creating all those innies to use in other people, then as a final test wanted to see if putting her in gemma’s clothes and showing her a physical reminder of her loss would knock loose some feelings.

“but why did it have to be fertility issues? it just seems sexist or pro-life propaganda to have yet another woman sad about not getting pregnant” well, there are probably a lot of otherwise healthy people in and around kier dealing with that sort of thing. sure, they coulda gone a different route, but it also shows how absolutely evil and vile lumon is as an organization, that they have no qualms scouting folks dealing with that for their nasty science experiments

i #cantrelate (in that i’m not interested in having kids) but i also have empathy and have seen the very real earth-shattering pain this situation can put people in, so yes, it does make thematic sense for lumon to be very very interested in whether a severed woman would remember that pain as a final test before pushing this new phase of severance out into the world

have a great day ✌🏻

[dreamyyesenia]

The Postcard Legacy - Time flies by (Nooboo Nr. 2 in the Making)

The first week of Fall was busy for the Flores Household. Daphne studied hard for her finals, Alejandro took care of the farm, whoever was free looked after Liam and helped him learning new skills. In between everything, they tried for Nooboo Nr. 2 but Daphne‘s fertility was at a low at this point- which came as no surprise. Still, the family was looking forward to enjoying the weekend at the Fall Festival grounds in Copperdale.

Daphne finished her third term with passable results. She was quite disappointed because she’d been an A+ student the first two terms but at this point, she simply didn’t know when to squeeze in another studying session. To be honest with herself, she was questioning whether getting a degree was what she really wanted. When she had applied for Britechester, she had been living in Brindleton Bay in a small Townhouse at the docks. Back then, she’d imagined becoming a scientist or a veterinarian, which had led to her application to Britechester University. But then, everything had changed with a letter announcing her the new owner of this farm. And she was glad for it! She loved the farm life and she loved the position in her current job. But at this moment, she didn’t have enough time to focus 100% on either of them and that made her feel like she didn’t do a good job at all. She was unsure how to proceed. 💭

[scaarletwiitch]

Snowed In

Agatha / Rio E rated TW: baby loss, fertility issues Summary: Agatha gets snowed in at her estranged wife/co-parent's house.

Agatha had paused before sending the text, but with a roll of her eyes she had done it anyway. Reading it back over only made the decision seem all the more reasonable and she tossed her phone onto the kitchen counter.

It immediately began to ring.

Agatha let out a frustrated growl before retrieving it. She cursed when she saw, as expected, her estranged wife’s caller ID.

“Hello,” she shook back her hair and adjusted her sweater.

“Agatha,” Rio’s even tone replied.

Agatha swallowed in the pause that Rio had created. “You got my text.”

“It’s barely snowing.”

“The Weather Channel is talking about a snowstorm of the decade,” Agatha reported with the same wonderstruck intonation as the newscaster.

“And if you leave now, you’ll have time to make the round trip.” Rio reasoned.

“And what if-”

“I know what you’re doing.” Rio’s even tone was gone and it caught Agatha off guard. “This is not what we agreed to.”

Agatha swallowed. There was nothing Rio could prove. There was a pending travel advisory and if that just so happened to mean Nicky had to stay another night or two with her, it wasn’t her fault now, was it? “I’m not doing any-”

“Yes. You. Are.”

Agatha inhaled deeply before answering.

“Fine. I’ll get him ready to go.”

“Thank you,” came Rio’s clipped response. “I’ll see you both soon.”

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[33max]

what do you mean by saying trying hard for a baby?

It is speculation as they have not spoken openly about it, nor would I ever expect them to, but it does seem like they may have struggled with fertility/potential loss. I’ll put the rest under a read more so people can avoid if they want to.

Max gave this interview back in the summer and we did think they were trying. He says things like “this is not something you can decide” so essentially, they can try but there isn’t any guarantee.

Kelly posted this message on the announcement.

Kelly also posted this on her Instagram stories earlier in the year (27/04/2024) and when we looked up the flower types, they were sympathy flowers so we did have suspicions (again: speculation obviously) there might have been something going on.

[weaverpop]

I’m just imagining that Erlang, Macaque, Wukong, and Syntax will end up having double the amount of kids that Jing and Azure have, with two thirds of those kids being Shadowpeach babies 🤣

Also between Shadowhound, Shadowpeach, and Monkietech, who’s the one getting pregnant?

Is it a “I carried this one you’ll carry the next one” kinda situation or is it one specific partner (in each relationship) that carries the babies?

Only because they have more partners! 🤣🤣🤣 Their Monkies! They can’t help it!

Ok, a bit more serious note. Tw for fertility issues mentioned, and mentions of past injuries and death.

Erlang and Syntax end up being the ones to carry. I see so many aus about Wukong or macaque being the ones to carry a baby, @quitealotofsodapop having some of the best and most explored. But in Lionsword… well, it’s a struggle.

They’ve gotten hurt a lot. Both as Immortal and as just… monkies. Wukong with the furnace, and mountain, and then the trauma of the circlet (twice), macaque with the FFM burning, both with the constant punches and fights that end up hurting their stomachs and torso area…

Wukong couldn’t carry at all. One of the biggest factors was the molten copper that Guanyin fed him. It didn’t kill him bc 7x immortal, but it wasn’t just a punishment like they thought it was. Turns out, that’s bad for your internal organs! In fact, Wukong struggles to conceive at all, even getting syntax preggo.

Macaques similar, but is still technically able to conceive via pregnancy. When he came back, lbd put him back together better then when he’d died, so that’s the one reason he’s even able to carry at all. Kinda bittersweet.

So while shadowpeach WOULD love to have a bunch of kids with eachother, it’s syntax and Erlang that get preggo most of the time.

OK THAT WAS ALOT OF ANGST BACK TO HAPPY FUN PREGGO-

Erlang and Syntax do take turns! Sometimes they even sync up to suffer together! One time they got pregnant alongside Jing again! To the outside perspective they were like damn rabbits!

It’s discussed more theoretically about cross babies between the poly, ie Wukong/Erlang or Syntax/Macaque. They are are unsure, since those pairs don’t really see eachother as “lovers.” Though surrogacy may be in play? They haven’t decided. (Probably not. Just tossing ideas)

[jen-with-a-pen]

pre-op appointment for laparoscopy is this afternoon. anxious but not afraid anymore. just hoping we can do it somewhat soon so I can stop feeling like wolverine is using my abdomen and pelvis as a goddamn punching bag (and not in the good way)

[menodoramoon]

talk to me about moon and shang's friendship! Also about Moon in general. Love that lady!

CW Mentions of Fertility Struggles and Motherhood Complications in "Moon Ramble" (2nd File)

[medicinelarrie]

Been at my parents for a few hours, already they are being judgemental as fuck. I'm super anxious about it, and I can't even doom scroll on social media without seeing pictures of the boys. I'm verging on a fucking panic attack because I'm gonna be here for 8 days and I hate it. I don't feel safe here, this is the house I was abused in, in my old room the bookcase that was pulled down on top of me still stands. I don't want to cry in front of my parents but I also have the added stress of starting my IVF meds tomorrow, I'm not sure I'm going to cope.

[theflagscene]

You have 6 siblings!?

Five, I’m part of the six kids that my parents have. They always wanted a huge family, would’ve probably had a lot more children but mom had serious fertility issues. And since she and dad started trying to have a family in the 1970’s, dealing with fertility issues wasn’t as common then as it is now.

I have one bio sibling, one adopted sibling and three foster siblings. Three are older, two are younger. Five are alive, one is deceased.

I spoke about my youngest sibling’s murder here in a reply back when Dead Friend Forever was airing.

[scaarletwiitch]

Chapter 5: Snowed In

Agatha/ Rio E rated (eventually) TW: baby loss, fertility issues, stillbirth (depicted in this chapter) Summary: Agatha gets snowed in at her estranged wife/co parent's house. In chapter 5 Rio tries to make amends for what is past, as Agatha's tow truck arrives.

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9 months ago

Rio was there. Rio was stroking her face. Rio had cradled her head into her shoulder, shielding Agatha from the room their world was falling apart inside.

Every euphemism under the sun had been said and still Agatha wouldn’t believe them. Asleep. With god. Stillborn. Passed on.

Rio had been the only one who listened to her. Rio had barked at the medical team who all thought they knew what was best for the small family.

They let Rio dress Cassandra in the ‘going home outfit’ they had packed in Agatha’s hospital bag and then they took all the time they needed.

Dr Kale hovered, but Rio blocked Agatha’s view of her and practically hissed anytime she tried to speak. She knew what was best and she knew they needed time.

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[kronoose]

Info dumping about the residents of Luc's tower only one of which actually participates in the hunt regularly

Two of which had actual names I didn't write them down tho so they're still their nickname

Doc is getting his own post because he needs an bundle of extra tw and Milton is unimportant

Firstly we've got cooky friendly lesbian granny who can and will kick your ass for messing with her domain(the kitchen) she is a mom figure to Luc and the only one who can full name him they met shortly after he'd joined the Duke gang. She has a goth cottage core (look it up it's so pretty) girlfriend who's a florists she doesn't know cooky works for a serial killer but she does know the adults of the tower they car pool to the gay bar and kink club

Cooky was married to a gay man in her youth they couldn't conceive together due to fertility issues on both sides and very limited sex they split after he came out to her they're still friends in one au said husband is my teacher OC in that au they're besties like they're both incharge of a bunch of queer dumbass's and vent to eachother about their kids

She grows weed and makes adult treats on Fridays this has lead to many goofy lil bits in my fic she doesn't often join in the hunt but occasionally she will just to de stress

Next is Seth aroace sloth Boi they're non-binary

They wear lens less glasses like Connie in Steven universe

They killed their own father because he was a piece of shit this was very much hyped up by all the other named charecters.

They are the towers unofficial welcoming committee

They do not participate in the hunt they will participate in the pre and post hunt hype fest tho then he takes a nap

Seth can and will fall asleep in the most jump scare positions and places

Next the only OC I've never been able to pic crew

Ben the mom of the tower and everyones hype man. Ben is part bear and I believe he was once a bear in the 2sLGBTQ way but I couldn't find an answer conclusively enough if other people under the queer umbrella could use the term or if it was just gays so he's just the mama bear in the Physical sense

Ben is the second successful transformation Luc did they're child hood friends they briefly dated but realized they were just doing everything the same except with more kisses and we're like nah bro friends only

Ben is demibi ace

Ben is the only one I still use a face claim for

He was the one to bring Dani and Luc to the Duke gang

His dad 'vanished' the day after Ben came out to him it didn't go well Luc doesn't take well to his family being hurt his dad was doc's first live test for his skin

Ben is the only one who knows what happened to Luc's eye other than Dani

Next Jules the only named child in the tower

My brain was like what if the bigots got confronted with their child self as I was listening to Nightcore and I was like yes that anime person shall be them

Jules has a different name for each set of pronouns they use (he Julian/she Julia/they Jules)

They were born in the tower and home schooled there father was a werewolf mother was a shape Shifter

They were sent to normal school and promptly expelled for figthing and arson

The figthing was self defense the arson was for funsies

They can turn into child versions of people

They have not killed yet

Both of their parents fucking bounced so Jules was communally raised

Damian is Luc's demon who he summoned by accident the summoning was intentional he just got the wrong demon

Damian is kinda bassed off the black Butler demons

Damian is Demiace realizing both labels while listening to people gossip about their love lives and being like that's not me

[endlessfebrvary]

@theknifeinyou sent: jennifer tilly

full name: audra aerie austen nicknames: tbd birthday: july 16th age: 50+ gender/pronouns: cis-female, she/her  hometown: manhattan, new york sign: cancer religion: agnostic orientation: bisexual occupation: retired; former CPS worker family: murphy austen (father, deceased), alice austen (mother, deceased), aiden austen, arlo austen, alyx austen (sons, adopted) +: empathetic, supportive, nurturing, goofy -: opinionated, overbearing, extravagant, materialistic blurb: audra was the sole child born to a very average family. they weren't rich, nor were they poor. they loved each other but weren't particularly close either. she felt the desire to become a mother herself at a young age and never wavered on it, though it didn't come to fruition in the way she imagined. audra married her high school sweetheart shortly after graduating. the pair hoped to start a family but after a decade of trying audra accepted it wouldn't happen naturally for her. their marriage eventually fizzled out though they remained close friends until he passed away from illness. he left everything to audra, hoping she would be able to build the life she yearned for with his assets. through her job an opportunity arose: 3 brothers all under the age of 10 found all by themselves, presumed abandoned. she worked closely with the children and felt an instant connection to them. it took some convincing to her superiors but eventually audra got to take the boys home as hers. they were difficult to manage at first, with behavioural issues she attributed to their traumas, the true depth of which she would never understand. she's beyond proud of the young men they've grown into, and she still does all she can for them. she's recently retired and has opened herself up to the notion of dating again now that she no longer has little children to focus on.

[unfruitful]

trying to get pregnant while suffering from pcos is so exhausting

[outerspacedunce]

fertility talk under cut

i am losing my mind because my body is actually attempting to ovulate for the first time since i have started this journey and i know i shouldn't get my hopes up, but i can't help it!!

maybe resetting my cycle actually did something. maybe these fertility appointments scared my uterus into behaving. whatever the reason i am BEGGING for it do this correctly now.

anyway will update on this in.... two weeks give or take.

[bwaybaby]

I figured I would touch on this subject while I'm doing replies/drafts, but— Baby has fertility issues, just like her parents ( or rather, her mother ). She suffers from endometriosis and has been told by doctors that she would have trouble conceiving in the future which is why she considered her pregnancy with Caleb a Christmas Miracle until it ended with a loss. In most of my threads, at least in her main verse, I'm going to be writing her as going through her own fertility treatments with IVF. If you see her mention taking hormones, injections, having bruises, etc that is the reason why. Just figured I'd post this for those who are interested in why these things occasionally get mentioned in certain threads!

[scaarletwiitch]

Chapter 4: Snowed In

Agatha / Rio E rated (eventually) TW: baby loss, fertility issues Summary: Agatha gets snowed in at her estranged wife/co parent's house. In chapter 4 they have a cosy night in and Rio longs for what she has lost.

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“But did you see him eat?” Agatha was insisting on the phone. “Sometimes he just pulls the hay out.”

Rio rolled her eyes. She had to pity Alice. Caring for Señor Scratchy under Agatha’s micromanagement was a nightmare. When they first started dating Rio had fed him a treat whole without breaking it up and she did not hear from Agatha again for two days.

“Yes, well, can you actually watch him eat the pellets?” Agatha continued, giving no sign she had noticed Rio enter the room. “I should be back tomorrow morning,” Agatha continued. “You won’t need to worry about the morning herbs.”

“Alice following orders?” Rio asked as Agatha hung up.

Agatha shook her head. “I swear to god if Señor Scratchy goes into GI stasis-”

“He won’t,” Rio cut her off. “The real danger is your house plants.”

Agatha’s anxiety dropped immediately as she fixed Rio with a glare. “Very funny. You know I wouldn’t keep-”

“I know, I know,” Rio knew fine well that Agatha would not keep toxic houseplants. They had learned their lesson once at 1am on a Friday night. Rio had left the bedroom in search of a post-coital snack and left the kitchen door open behind her. When Agatha had returned to fetch a glass of water she had found Señor Scratchy munching on the monstera. Señor Scratchy had frozen, clearly aware that this delicious treat was out of bounds and had scarpered across the wooden flooring. It had been an emergency trip to the vet, who was not a fan of stubborn rabbits, and then they had spent the night trying to feed Señor Scratchy activated charcoal every 2 hours. Rio had silently thought what she suspected the vet was also thinking: the tiny amount of leaf that had been nibbled was probably not enough to do any harm, but she wasn’t about to say that to Agatha who loved this little bunny with her whole heart. And so, she sat up with Agatha, forcing the syringe of activated charcoal into his mouth while Agatha held him still. Agatha had exiled the monstera to the greenhouse the very next day.

Rio was next to her now, their elbows brushing as they looked out the window. Another gentle flurry of snow was falling. There had been no question of Señor Scratchy staying when Agatha left. He was Agatha’s bunny, though Rio would be lying if she said she did not miss him. He like dawn, like her. They had often spent the mornings together, Rio brewing coffee while Señor Scratchy ran zoomies around the living room before flopping in his favourite spot under the couch.

“How is he doing?” Rio asked, fixing her eyes out on the snow.

“He’s good.” Agatha answered. “He’s on some anti-arthritics, more preventative than anything.” Rio nodded. She never liked to say, but Señor Scratchy was really getting on in years. In fact he had been for the last few years, but Agatha refused to see him that way.

“Nicky’s asking for hot chocolate, would you like some?”

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