Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: I just had a dumb moment and googled a symptom for 8dpo. I know. I know, I know. What I found was an old TB thread from before my time where the OP asked the same thing I was thinking and got her ass handed to her by some regs I recognize! So - thank you for your truthful responses. They can be resurrected to set a crazy train mos back on the tracks.
GTKY: WFB? A toasted english muffin with PB&J and 2 shots of espresso. I think I'll have a 2nd Hobbit breakfast a la @Hobbesgal with a Naked juice smoothie later.
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TTC since 5/2014
Aug 15 January Siggy Challenge: Favorite "mean girl" from tv/movies
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: My temps are a little wonky this cycle. I will definitely be switching to vaginal temping next cycle.
Question: FF hasn't give me a coverline but it has a vertical line indicating ovulation. Has this happened to anyone else? I know the coverline is pretty much meaningless but I was just curious why it wouldn't be there.
GTKY: WFB? Left over Mac & Cheese (homemade) from last night. Breakfast of champions.
Month/cycle: 9/4AL CD/DPO: 24/8 Timing: -3,-1,O,O+1 Testing plans: Monday if I can stop the crazy from creeping up. Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: I'm starting to symptom spot even though I know it's only going to enhance the crazy. I really need a distraction! GTKY: Green smoothie. Same old thing everyday. I'm not a breakfast eater.
DH &
I are both 28 Together:
12 years Married: 09/24/2011
BFP#1: January '12 - DD1 09/16/2012
Preterm labor 31 weeks. Monitored for Hellp and diagnosed with oligohydramnios July '12
Good morning lovely ladies. Good luck to everyone testing today!!
Month/cycle: 8/8
CD/DPO: 24/10
Timing: -4, -2, O, O+1
Testing plans: I told myself not until missed AF but I got my highest temperature ever today so I'm still debating whether to test when I get up. Must. Control. Myself.
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: just a few twinges and this mornings high temperature which I'm sure means nothing and I'll get a drop tomorrow. Holding onto hope it's the start of a triphasic but who am I kidding?!
GTKY: WFB? Just the usual - decaf coffee and cereal
Thanks @mosdub for starting! @gypsymermaid I definitely recommend switching to vaginal temping if your temps are rocky. @uromys I'm trying to keep the crazy from creeping up too. It's hard!!
Month/cycle: 7
CD/DPO: 27/11
Timing: -2 and O
Testing plans: I keep saying none unless AF doesn't show. Well.... She's not here yet AND my temp jumped this morning. I still think I'm going to hold off though. I really don't want to see a bfn.
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: temp jump this morning...
GTKY: WFB? Toasted cinnamon bagel with butter.
TTC #1 since April 2014 Me (29) DH (29) Married 5+ years
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: Last night I went to bed at 11:30, but didn't fall asleep until 2:30. What's wrong with my body???
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?) I would l love to have eggs, bacon, and hash browns with OJ.
CD/DPO: 25/15 (pretty sure my O date is off from being sick and then going on vacation and not temping)
Timing: thought it was OK, but I started spotting a few days ago so I know AF will be here soon.
Testing plans: None
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: I am planning to call an RE today to schedule a consultation because this cycle was a bust
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?) I had some Cinnamon Chex with Almond milk. A friend posted a picture of waffles with peanut butter on Facebook yesterday so I would have loved one of those instead.
Testing plans: Tired of seeing BFN's so if AF still hasn't shown up on Saturday morning I might test again.
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: Feeling really down about being 14 DPO and still no signs of approaching AF and no BFP. I'm definitely not as hopeful this cycle and almost wish AF would just show so I can get a better idea of what my cycle is like.
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?) Just Cheerios and coffee for me this morning. But I'd love a big slice of Amish Bake from a local coffee shop...it's heaven.
Can I get a chart stalk? My temps have been all over the place. But I think I may have O'ed on CD12. If I did our timing sucks balls. FF hasn't given me crosshairs gets but my CM is now virtually non existent and I'm starting to get my usual post O boob tenderness. Thoughts?
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?) I had donuts. For the third day in a row. Ain't even ashamed.
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: Nothing really, getting excited for a girls weekend away...hoping it makes this TWW go by quicker than it has been!
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?) Yogurt and an apple but wishing I had a cinnamon sugar bagel with honey almond cream cheese from Einstein's. So good.
Diagnosed PCOS 2013
7th Round of Fertility treatment (Femara + Ovidrel + IUI) 12/14 = BFP. DS born Sept.15 Natural BFP Feb 2017. DD born Oct. 2017 Natural BFP Aug. 2019, EDD April 2020
@southernpeach89 our cycles are almost identical (I'm CD 29 14 DPO) and I've yet to see a BFP or have AF show up either. Trying to have the strength to wait and test again until Saturday too! Looks like our TWW is going longer than 2 weeks, which sucks. GL to you!
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: None. I did remove my positive OPK from FF because I think my O date was wrong. This in an effort to help talk me out of testing too early...
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?) Nothing, mostly because we really need to go grocery shopping. I wish I was eating a potato egg & cheese burrito, yum!
September '15 Siggy Challenge: Favorite Movie Couple
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: Confirmed O beyond a doubt, short of an ultrasound. Had some spotting last night (2DPO) and this morning (3DPO). WTF are you doing ute? Get your shit together! Does anyone else have spotting this early? Last night it was so light I thought it might be O' spotting that just took a while to work its way out, but this morning it was pretty bright red. Ugh. Now I don't know what to think.
GTKY: WFB? Oatmeal with pecans and brown sugar. Some coffee. Debating on whether or not I'm going to pop up to starbucks and get a bagel.
@schup156 -Oh wow they are almost the same lol! Its been so frustrating because I haven't had a whole lot of symptoms this cycle either...not even for AF and I can usually pin point when she is about to arrive but today I'm not too sure. Having a TWW longer than two weeks is not fun.
@ gypsymermaid +1 for vaginal temping. I have a much nicer
chart this month.
@joi922I think first
CH are pretty awesome , and your breakfast sounds yummy!
@trickyjedi French toast casserole sounds really good too. You
have chickens?!? I would love to. DH says I wouldn’t like the taste of fresh
eggs, but I’d still like to try them.
Month/cycle: 3
CD/DPO: 23/5
Timing: meh to ok
Testing plans: Let’s
be honest, sometime next week (depending on temps)
Rants/Raves/Chart
stalks: I had the most amazing brownie at Panera last night. I had been
craving one for DAYS and it exceeded all of my expectations. Also had a nice
convo about senses over dinner, and got to school DH on cycle timing (he’s
usually the know-it-all, but thought if we really wanted to try we should HIO
this weekend. He’s so cute.).
Just lurking, since I'm benched for the time being and I miss these threads!
@mustloveerica, I agree with others, doesn't look like you've O'd yet. Might be gearing up, though.
@bracingourselves, I get spotting pretty regularly starting around 4-6DPO. My gyn was never concerned about it. I did mention it to my RE and expressed concern that it could mean low progesterone, so I have a feeling next cycle we'll be looking into that. My ovaries also love to form cysts, though, and that seems to cause a lot of my spotting. I hope yours clears up and your ute gets its act together soon!
FX for those of you trying not to board the crazy train and holding out for testing.
Also, GTKY: I had a bowl of Special K for breakfast. What I really wanted? A stack of fluffy, warm pancakes drowned in syrup.
Married to the love of my life since September 2013. TTC #1 since January 2014 Met with RE Nov 2014: Cyst on left ovary. Laparoscopy/Hysteroscopy 12/3 to remove cyst, endo, polyp, and fibroid 12/14: Natural cycle = BFN 1/15: Starting Femara for IUI #1
@joi922 - Congrats on the CH, I love getting them! It's such confirmation of like, "Okay, I'm doing something right."
Sorry on the BFNs, hope they turn into BFPs soon.
Mainly just updating that my faint BFP from Tuesday was confirmed with a digital yesterday morning. I would love to see all of you in July / August 2015, as I hope to spend a long while there. Thanks again for all your help & advice!
And thanks @Dbarar. I've had spotting issues on and off for a good long while and was also told I had cysts. At the initial dx the obgyn i had at the time offered an ablation, but I told him hell-to-the-N-O. For the record, I also thought he was full of crap since it's been so inconsistent over the years. I was seriously hoping I'd gotten a handle on it again since I didn't have any post-coital spotting at all this month. Dangnabit.
CD/DPO: 34/FF is drunk and I don't know my DPO anymore
Timing: FF is pissing me off so I don't know.
Testing plans: only if AF doesn't show
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: Fucking FF. Originally it gave me CHs on CD 26, but the last two days temps for some reason made it give me dotted CHs on CD 12. Can someone stalk me, please? There's a screenshot below, or link in siggy.
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?) I'm having a cranberry bagel with strawberry clean cheese. I really wish I was have some eggs, bacon, and sausage.
@thewickedfairy - what was going on with your temp on CD15? Personally I would vote for CD26.
That temp was after a night of an over drunken party, being up and down throughout the night, barely sleeping, and getting out of bed way late. If I put that temp back in FF leaves the dotted CHs. Yesterday's temp is missing because I had a fever because of this nasty cold I have. Thanks for the stalk, @bracingourselves!
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: Between our truck having to go to the shop (I'm hoping it's just the coolant leaking) and the scanner refusing to scan properly at work, I've completely forgotten about anything relating to TTC and TWW. It's been a nice reprieve for a couple of hours.
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?) I had a sausage mcmuffin, hash brown and orange juice thanks to the truck.
@Trickyjedi Thats awesome that you have your own chickens! I want some too
Sorry for all the other BFNs and CD1s today
Month/cycle: 2/2
CD/DPO: 27/10
Timing: -3, -2, -1, O, +1
Testing plans: BFN yesterday 9DPO, will test again 12DPO (Nov 22nd) if AF doesn't come first
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: Temps have been dropping, Im probably out. AF is expected today or tomorrow
GTKY: WFB? Because I've been on a cereal kick lately and haven't had much time, LuckyCharms. But I actually really love breakfast and eat all the breakfasty things regularly (eggs/toast/bacon/hashbrowns/oatmeal/pancakes/waffles/juice/yogurt/fruit/bagels/cheese/etc)
Testing plans: This might be the first time I've ever been in DPO double digits and not tested. I would say Bravo to my self control, but really my heart just can't take seeing a stark BFN this morning.
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: My temp dropped a tiny bit this morning. I think that seeing the follicles on U/S makes the TWW and subsequent BFN's worse. I feel like I'm out, and I think I might need a break after this cycle.
GTKY: My breakfast this morning was coffee. I'm regretting that right now.
TTC since Sept. 2013
09/14: New anterior 3cm Fibroid on U/S, no change in size 11/14
As for me, spotting started today so I'm pretty sure either today or tomorrow will end up being CD 1 for me. On the bright side, this was a great cycle. Reducing my running over the last two cycles seems to have shortened my follicular phase to 15 days from 27 or so and lengthened my LP.
Re: = ^ . ^ = TWW - Thursday = ^ . ^ =
Month/cycle: 7
CD/DPO: 23/8
Timing: Good
Testing plans: Monday if no temp drop
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: I just had a dumb moment and googled a symptom for 8dpo. I know. I know, I know. What I found was an old TB thread from before my time where the OP asked the same thing I was thinking and got her ass handed to her by some regs I recognize! So - thank you for your truthful responses. They can be resurrected to set a crazy train mos back on the tracks.
GTKY: WFB? A toasted english muffin with PB&J and 2 shots of espresso. I think I'll have a 2nd Hobbit breakfast a la @Hobbesgal with a Naked juice smoothie later.
Thanks for starting @mosdub
Month/cycle: 5
CD/DPO: 24/8
Timing: Meh...
Testing plans: None at the moment.
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: My temps are a little wonky this cycle. I will definitely be switching to vaginal temping next cycle.
Question: FF hasn't give me a coverline but it has a vertical line indicating ovulation. Has this happened to anyone else? I know the coverline is pretty much meaningless but I was just curious why it wouldn't be there.
GTKY: WFB? Left over Mac & Cheese (homemade) from last night. Breakfast of champions.
CD/DPO: 24/8
Timing: -3,-1,O,O+1
Testing plans: Monday if I can stop the crazy from creeping up.
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: I'm starting to symptom spot even though I know it's only going to enhance the crazy. I really need a distraction!
GTKY: Green smoothie. Same old thing everyday. I'm not a breakfast eater.
DH & I are both 28 Together: 12 years Married: 09/24/2011
BFP#1: January '12 - DD1 09/16/2012
Preterm labor 31 weeks. Monitored for Hellp and diagnosed with oligohydramnios July '12
BFP #2: 06/25 - EDD 03/05/15 MMC confirmed 8/1 - D&E 8/4 retained tissue discovered 8/20
BFP #3 11/24 - 12/15 Heartbeat detected - DD2 07/29/15
CD/DPO: 24/6
Timing: -3, -1
Testing plans: none
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: none
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?) oatmeal, hard boiled eggs and coffee
Month/cycle: 8/8
CD/DPO: 24/10
Timing: -4, -2, O, O+1
Testing plans: I told myself not until missed AF but I got my highest temperature ever today so I'm still debating whether to test when I get up. Must. Control. Myself.
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: just a few twinges and this mornings high temperature which I'm sure means nothing and I'll get a drop tomorrow. Holding onto hope it's the start of a triphasic but who am I kidding?!
GTKY: WFB? Just the usual - decaf coffee and cereal
@gypsymermaid I definitely recommend switching to vaginal temping if your temps are rocky.
@uromys I'm trying to keep the crazy from creeping up too. It's hard!!
Month/cycle: 7
CD/DPO: 27/11
Timing: -2 and O
Testing plans: I keep saying none unless AF doesn't show. Well.... She's not here yet AND my temp jumped this morning. I still think I'm going to hold off though. I really don't want to see a bfn.
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: temp jump this morning...
GTKY: WFB? Toasted cinnamon bagel with butter.
Me (29) DH (29)
Married 5+ years
CD/DPO: 23/7
Timing: -4, -2
Testing plans: probably before Thanksgiving
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: Last night I went to bed at 11:30, but didn't fall asleep until 2:30. What's wrong with my body???
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?) I would l love to have eggs, bacon, and hash browns with OJ.
Month/cycle: 11/12
CD/DPO: 25/15 (pretty sure my O date is off from being sick and then going on vacation and not temping)
Timing: thought it was OK, but I started spotting a few days ago so I know AF will be here soon.
Testing plans: None
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: I am planning to call an RE today to schedule a consultation because this cycle was a bust
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?) I had some Cinnamon Chex with Almond milk. A friend posted a picture of waffles with peanut butter on Facebook yesterday so I would have loved one of those instead.
Month/cycle: 1
CD/DPO: 29/14
Timing: 0
Testing plans: Tired of seeing BFN's so if AF still hasn't shown up on Saturday morning I might test again.
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: Feeling really down about being 14 DPO and still no signs of approaching AF and no BFP. I'm definitely not as hopeful this cycle and almost wish AF would just show so I can get a better idea of what my cycle is like.
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?) Just Cheerios and coffee for me this morning. But I'd love a big slice of Amish Bake from a local coffee shop...it's heaven.
https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/516ead
Month/cycle: 2/2
CD/DPO: 30/14
Timing: -4,-2,-1,+1
Testing plans: BFN this morning, will test again on Saturday if no AF
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: Well my boobs are still sore and I'm waiting for AF to make her appearance today or tomorrow. This sucks...
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?)
I had yogurt and I dropped it on the floor so puppy had some yogurt too. I wish I had a chick-fil-a minis 4 count! NOMS with hashbrowns!
CD/DPO: 24/8
Timing: -1, O, +1
Testing plans: Will test if AF is a no show
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: Cramps. Ugh.
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?) I had donuts. For the third day in a row. Ain't even ashamed.
TTC #1: Oct. 2014
Month/cycle: 6
CD/DPO: CD23/ 6 DPO
Timing: -3,-2, -1 & O
Testing plans: 12 or 13 dpo
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: Nothing really, getting excited for a girls weekend away...hoping it makes this TWW go by quicker than it has been!
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?) Yogurt and an apple but wishing I had a cinnamon sugar bagel with honey almond cream cheese from Einstein's. So good.
Natural BFP Feb 2017. DD born Oct. 2017
Natural BFP Aug. 2019, EDD April 2020
Month/cycle: 4/3
CD/DPO: CD34, 8 DPO
Timing:-5, -4, -3, -2, -1, O
Testing plans: Saturday?
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: None. I did remove my positive OPK from FF because I think my O date was wrong. This in an effort to help talk me out of testing too early...
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?) Nothing, mostly because we really need to go grocery shopping. I wish I was eating a potato egg & cheese burrito, yum!
Month/cycle: 1/1
CD/DPO: 20/3
Timing: -2, -1
Testing plans: Thanksgiving weekend
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: Confirmed O beyond a doubt, short of an ultrasound. Had some spotting last night (2DPO) and this morning (3DPO). WTF are you doing ute? Get your shit together! Does anyone else have spotting this early? Last night it was so light I thought it might be O' spotting that just took a while to work its way out, but this morning it was pretty bright red. Ugh. Now I don't know what to think.
GTKY: WFB? Oatmeal with pecans and brown sugar. Some coffee. Debating on whether or not I'm going to pop up to starbucks and get a bagel.
CD/DPO: 24/10
Timing: -2 and O
Testing plans: On Monday if AF doesn't arrive
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: none at the moment!
GTKY: WFB? Croissant with bacon & cheese
Wow, busy in here this morning!
@ gypsymermaid +1 for vaginal temping. I have a much nicer chart this month.
@joi922 I think first CH are pretty awesome , and your breakfast sounds yummy!
@trickyjedi French toast casserole sounds really good too. You have chickens?!? I would love to. DH says I wouldn’t like the taste of fresh eggs, but I’d still like to try them.
Month/cycle: 3
CD/DPO: 23/5
Timing: meh to ok
Testing plans: Let’s be honest, sometime next week (depending on temps)
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: I had the most amazing brownie at Panera last night. I had been craving one for DAYS and it exceeded all of my expectations. Also had a nice convo about senses over dinner, and got to school DH on cycle timing (he’s usually the know-it-all, but thought if we really wanted to try we should HIO this weekend. He’s so cute.).
GTKY: WFB? Breakfast casserole!
Married 8-9-14
Me 34 DH 33
TTC #1
Hypothyroid
@mustloveerica, I agree with others, doesn't look like you've O'd yet. Might be gearing up, though.
@bracingourselves, I get spotting pretty regularly starting around 4-6DPO. My gyn was never concerned about it. I did mention it to my RE and expressed concern that it could mean low progesterone, so I have a feeling next cycle we'll be looking into that. My ovaries also love to form cysts, though, and that seems to cause a lot of my spotting. I hope yours clears up and your ute gets its act together soon!
FX for those of you trying not to board the crazy train and holding out for testing.
Also, GTKY: I had a bowl of Special K for breakfast. What I really wanted? A stack of fluffy, warm pancakes drowned in syrup.
TTC #1 since January 2014
Met with RE Nov 2014: Cyst on left ovary. Laparoscopy/Hysteroscopy 12/3 to remove cyst, endo, polyp, and fibroid
12/14: Natural cycle = BFN
1/15: Starting Femara for IUI #1
Chart Stalk Me
TTGP January Siggy Challenge: Workout Fails
And thanks @Dbarar. I've had spotting issues on and off for a good long while and was also told I had cysts. At the initial dx the obgyn i had at the time offered an ablation, but I told him hell-to-the-N-O. For the record, I also thought he was full of crap since it's been so inconsistent over the years. I was seriously hoping I'd gotten a handle on it again since I didn't have any post-coital spotting at all this month. Dangnabit.
CD/DPO: 34/FF is drunk and I don't know my DPO anymore
Timing: FF is pissing me off so I don't know.
Testing plans: only if AF doesn't show
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: Fucking FF. Originally it gave me CHs on CD 26, but the last two days temps for some reason made it give me dotted CHs on CD 12. Can someone stalk me, please? There's a screenshot below, or link in siggy.
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?) I'm having a cranberry bagel with strawberry clean cheese. I really wish I was have some eggs, bacon, and sausage.
Hope you start to feel better @wowcheezits I had a temp drop yesterday but it was back up today. FX yours does the same tomorrow!
Married 8-9-14
Me 34 DH 33
TTC #1
Hypothyroid
Month/cycle: 3
CD/DPO: 24/9
Timing: -5, -3 & O
Testing plans: Trying to hold out for Sunday
Rants/Raves/Chart stalks: Between our truck having to go to the shop (I'm hoping it's just the coolant leaking) and the scanner refusing to scan properly at work, I've completely forgotten about anything relating to TTC and TWW. It's been a nice reprieve for a couple of hours.
GTKY: WFB? (What's for breakfast this morning? Or, what do you wish was for breakfast this morning?) I had a sausage mcmuffin, hash brown and orange juice thanks to the truck.
The little guys, Shadow and Bobby (aka Shabby)
"I'm a lady with the vocabulary of a well-educated sailor."
Congrats @ajtraveler!
DH & I are both 28 Together: 12 years Married: 09/24/2011
BFP#1: January '12 - DD1 09/16/2012
Preterm labor 31 weeks. Monitored for Hellp and diagnosed with oligohydramnios July '12
BFP #2: 06/25 - EDD 03/05/15 MMC confirmed 8/1 - D&E 8/4 retained tissue discovered 8/20
BFP #3 11/24 - 12/15 Heartbeat detected - DD2 07/29/15
As for me, spotting started today so I'm pretty sure either today or tomorrow will end up being CD 1 for me. On the bright side, this was a great cycle. Reducing my running over the last two cycles seems to have shortened my follicular phase to 15 days from 27 or so and lengthened my LP.
FX for BFPs for everyone here!