WTO Tuesday

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CS/Questions?

GTKY:  Do you dress yourself according to your mood, or is it just me?  What is your favourite go-to outfit you put on when you want to cheer/psych yourself up?

Neikoda

Cycle/Month: 5/5 TTCAL

CD: 7

WAYDTGKU: PNV, Temping, CM, CP, OPKs, HIO EOD, Baby Aspirin

R/R: Dreading going back to work after the 3 day weekend. At least it's already Tuesday. I cant even look forward to the weekend though. Wedding shower Saturday and baby shower Sunday, but out of town so I'm staying with the inlaws Saturday night without DH. 

CS/Questions? N/A

GTKY:  Do you dress yourself according to your mood, or is it just me?  What is your favourite go-to outfit you put on when you want to cheer/psych yourself up? I usually don't. But if I'm having a bad day, body image wise, I'll dress nicer and wear makeup which I dont normally do. It's a nice confidence boost for the day. 

Marley629

Cycle/Month: 10/10

CD: 13

WAYDTGKU: HIO, opks, vitamins, temping, fertileCM, Greentea, preseed

R/R: so pretty sure I O'd overnight. CBAD peak yesterday am/wondfo negative.  Wondfo blazing positive at 9pm last night and then negative again this morning. My temp is off though because I slept poorly (dog/toddler & fireworks do not go well together) and then was up an hour prior to my normal temp time so I'll have to see how temps play out to confirm O the next few days. 

CS/Questions? None today 

GTKY:  Do you dress yourself according to your mood, or is it just me?  What is your favourite go-to outfit you put on when you want to cheer/psych yourself up?

im all about comfy these days. I really hate dressing up lol. I have noticed that I enjoy wearing comfy dressed to work - my current fave thing to throw on for work is the Nicole dress from LLR. (I swear I don't work for them). It's really flattering and super comfy. But I'm happiest bra-less, in sweats and a t-shirt at home haha 

MelissaM090

Cycle/Month: 8/8

CD: 9

WAYDTGKU: The usual. 

R/R: Not much going on. I have a follicle scan on Thursday morning to make sure the letrozole is still working. DH is cute, he said out of nowhere yesterday 'so when do I need to start inseminating you?'. I told him Wednesday or Thursday would be good .

CS/Questions? Nope, I'm in the boring part of my cycle.

GTKY:  Do you dress yourself according to your mood, or is it just me?  What is your favourite go-to outfit you put on when you want to cheer/psych yourself up? It sounds horribly narcissistic but I generally dress myself based on who will see me that day, especially weekdays. I don't have a dress code and the people I interact with don't give a rats ass what I wear, but I dress a lot more casually on the days when I have no meetings and don't think I'll see anyone, versus the days (like today!) that I have tons of meetings and will see lots of people. My go-to outfit changes constantly.

NYTino24

CD: 1

WAYDTGKU: charting temp and CM, PNV

R/R: Spent the weekend with my sister and her kids. FI went to dinner with us including the almost 5 year old and very cranky, teething and sleepy 1.5 year old. Let's just say that he is now set on wanting max 2 kids instead of 3. Rewarded him with just one day of NTNP since I knew AF was on her way any hour and he's gonna have to wait a long time until we can do that again. 

CS/Questions? Today is the first day of summer school, so of course AF wanted to come along for the ride. FF was predicting she'd come in 4 days, minimizing the time I'd have it for our honeymoon. Now it looks like  ***I may have it for a full 4 days at the end of our trip***. Since the doc said wait the full 6 months after returning to TTC, I'm wondering if I should just go back on BCP for one more month. I feel like I am finally getting to know my body off BCP and my natural cycles are about 6-8 days longer than on BCP, so I don't wanna take a step backward. What would you do? Feel free to CS using the link in my signature. 

GTKY:  Do you dress yourself according to your mood, or is it just me?  What is your favourite go-to outfit you put on when you want to cheer/psych yourself up?

I am so with you on that. I even have different shampoos and perfumes to match my moods too. Nothing is really set, like "this is my sad perfume" or anything like that, but I like having options. I don't have anything particular as a go-to, but I can tell I did a good job if FI can't keep his hands off me and that cheers me up! (He's so good about liking me in sweatpants and a ponytail and telling me about it too!)

@nwegman7878 Hopefully you'll have some fun at the showers. Spending a weekend without DH can stink, but at least it's only one night!

*edited to clarify that it's not for birth control purposes (we have to use condoms due to Zika), but to prevent AF from showing up until after we are done with our vacation*

leekat14

Cycle/Month: 7/6

CD: 20

WAYDTGKU: teas, pnv, cm, temp, OPK, acupuncture, hio

R/R: another high temp...pretty sure Sunday was O day, couldn't bring myself to have sexy time last night.  I was so tired. 

CS/Questions? Can I stop the teas now?? What should I start doing as I move to TWW?

GTKY:  Do you dress yourself according to your mood, or is it just me?  What is your favourite go-to outfit you put on when you want to cheer/psych yourself up?

I never waste a good outfit on Monday.  I also really depends on where I might go after work or at lunch...

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@NYTino24  If it were me, I would definitely NOT be going back on BCP, especially not for just a month?  When we were doing our marriage prep, we actually did a thing where we stopped having intercourse at all until the wedding.  What we thought might be 4-6 months turned into like.... a year and a half.  But the truth is our sex life has changed a lot and we went through a lot together as a couple and as a family with his mom etc. during our engagement.  So for us now, if there were some reason we just couldn't have sex for a complete cycle, it really wouldn't be a big deal anymore.  Plus if you are charting, you can always find those days where you are fairly safe, i.e. well-enough after your temps have confirmed ovulation, before AF arrives, you should be fairly clear.  Once you get to know your body off BCP you can also use that information TTA and then it becomes a method of natural family planning.  Which personally, I think is pretty cool.  Now I'm not sure why your doctor told you TTA exactly, so of course if it were some kind of life-threatening health situation, I might consider also backing up with condoms if I were you, or like I said, we just would not have sex till the coast were clear.

<b>9th Cycle / 8th Month TTC</b>

<b>CD:</b> 12

<b>WAYDTGKU</b>:  All the things, plus Mucinex still till about CD16 or 17, once O is confirmed, same with the Fertilitea (16 come in a box, so that works out pretty well most cycles), Temping, charting, and HIO!!!!  :D 100mg Progesterone (2nd cycle) starting at 3DPO.

<b>R/R: Rant -</b> This stupid smiley-face bug in TB is really annoying.... Can they please fix this already!?  lol

<b>Rave -</b> Fourth day of blinkie-smiley and lots of EWCM means I can still get in today for my pre-peak bloodwork!  Gotta get dressed and get outta here for that ASAP.

<b>CS/Questions?</b>   Nope.

<b>GTKY:</b>  I definitely have a favourite top that is my go-to, navy/white stripe cap-sleeve cowl-neck tee that is soo super-soft and flattering, I just love how I feel and look in it.  I used to have a pair of, "lucky pants," and that was a sad day some time after college when I had to retire those, so I don't have a favourite pant right now - although I did just freshen up the wardrobe so I'm hoping one of those will be a new winner power-pant! lol  And if I do have to work, throwing on a blazer helps me feel official, like yes, it is ON!  I generally feel the same way as @MelissaM090 about who is going to see me, and @nwegman7878 with the makeup, but unfortunately, mostly no one would see me ever if I'm at the home office.  I definitely dress properly to go out and see our consultants like lawyer, accountant etc, but I have to try and dig deep and tell myself that anyone could walk into my office at any time!  lol  (I'm planning to start our regular Friday AM safety training for our guy this week though, because I really want to get on a thing where I'm up and dressed and out in the office when the employees show up.  Right now it's just me and DH and one kid, so it's too easy to be lazy!)  I love wearing colour though, so actually maybe my favourite pants right now are my royal blue capri slacks, and honestly, I love wearing yellow to cheer me up, so that would be striped top, blue pants and my favourite yellow cardigan, (with the broken button) FTW.  lol

Otherwise I am really a romantic and I love dresses too @Marley629   have a new one from modcloth I am itching to wear, but I'm sort of saving it for DH's surprise 40th birthday party coming up at his mom's place.  But the print is just so pretty, if I could wear it every day and just feel beautiful like that, I would.  Typically, the first-thing daily uniform is yoga pants, beater tank, and bright coloured tee... with slippers. lol  Does not improve my mood much tho! 

Squiddly

Cycle/Month: 3/3

CD: 4

WAYDTGKU: AF should be over, so getting ready to ramp up temping, CM and cervix checking, green and RLL tea

R/R: Today I'm wearing a dress a sewed myself. It's not perfect but it looks good and I'm super pleased with myself. 

CS/Questions? None today. 

GTKY:  Do you dress yourself according to your mood, or is it just me?  What is your favourite go-to outfit you put on when you want to cheer/psych yourself up? Not exactly, but when I'm feeling down I make sure to put on a cute outfit and do my hair and make up. I work from home 2 days a week and on those days it's easy to stay in sweats all day if I'm not careful. 

NYTino24

@BusinessWife Thanks for the input! Our honeymoon is to the Caribbean for two weeks. Since Zika can stay in sperm for 6 months, doc told us to use condoms for the entire time and not TTC until that time frame is up...so this is to just delay AF from coming. I want to get an AMH / FSH test done to see if that gives us more info before making delaying 6 months no matter what that our official plan since I'm 33.

*edited to clarify

GrabberBlue2010

Happy Tuesday ladies! I am quite awake already.


Cycle/Month: 23 / 29

CD: 40

WAYDTGKU: Just chillin. HIO when we feel like it.


R/R: Yesterday turned out to be a pretty good day. We FINALLY went for a walk and it felt SO great. Maybe that is why I am so awake this morning. ANDDDD I got in all my Fitbit steps yesterday too! WIN!
DH bought a sh!t ton of fireworks for last night. I had told him from the get go, I am afraid of at-home fireworks. He did not believe me. I enjoyed him having so much fun. But for me, personally, I about had a melt down.

CS/Questions? So a "tidbit" came across FF last night and I was interested in seeing yalls thoughts. How to you record sex? The 24 hour method? Or the one that is more "natural" (If sex occurs once you are in bed for the night, record it for the next day?

GTKY: 
I totally dress according to mood and how I am feeling. Sometimes it is jeans and a cute top. Sometimes it is sweat pants and a big tshirt. I have this pair of hot pink yoga type pants with some neon green and yellow splotched all over it and a hot pink tank that says "I don't sweat, I sparkle" that always puts me in a better mood. I am not sure why, but it always gives me a good pep and puts an extra skip in my step. I also have another tank that makes me feel sassy. It is purple and says "Hakunna Masquatta. It means nice booty".
Work out clothes are the only thing that cheer me up here lately. I feel I look best in them, especially since I have put on some weight.
Also, like @nwegman7878 said, if it is a bad day, I will go in and put on some make up and play around with looks and that usually makes me feel better.

Squiddly

@GrabberBlue2010 I count it by 24 hours, midnight to midnight. FF lets you choose AM or PM, so I do that. But now I'm curious about what others do. 

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@GrabberBlue2010  @Squiddly  I do a more or less midnight to midnight thing, but if we happen to stay up late talking or whatever and it doesn't happen till 1AM, I would still call that PM from the day before and only call it AM if we sleep, wake up, and DTD before noon.  Early afternoon is a tough call, like on a weekend if that were to happen, but that might be about the only time I just say, "Yes," and leave it at that, or then if it happened again in the evening/bedtime, then, "Both," pretty well sums it up!

Neikoda

leekat14 That would depend on what tea you're drinking. Red Raspberry Leaf Tea is the most common I see women using during TTC. It is very conversational as studies on both sides have shown different data. RRL is believed to cause contractions (which some ladies try and use to induce labor). Due to this concept, theoretically drinking this is early pregnancy can cause MC, so I would suggest discontinuing it during the TWW. 

@GrabberBlue2010 I record AM or PM on the day it occurred. but I'm a bit meticulous with my tracking. Some of my past charts are ridiculous to look at.

ETA: For more clarification on a question answer.

hartmich

I must be an old lady because I'm pretty sure I'd never be awake late enough to have to determine whether or not the sex was AM or PM! 

Cycle/Month: 2/2

CD: 14

WAYDTGKU: nothing out of the ordinary

R/R:

CS/Questions? This is my first month doing BBT and my chart is a damn mess! I apparently very rarely sleep for 3 hours at a time. I wake up constantly. I'm just hoping I will still see enough of a shift to confirm O. Sigh.

GTKY:  Do you dress yourself according to your mood, or is it just me?  What is your favourite go-to outfit you put on when you want to cheer/psych yourself up?

I don't dress according to my mood BUT a good outfit does make me feel good, that's for sure. 

GrabberBlue2010

@Squiddly @BusinessWife @nwegman7878 thank you for the input! I am currently doing the 24 hours midnight to midnight method. I mean it works just fine. It just kind of peaked my interest and made me go... "hhhmmmmmmmmmm"

PepperAT

Cycle/Month: 12/12

CD: 8

WAYDTGKU: Trying to live a healthier lifestyle, doing yoga, started temping this AM and all the other good stuff.

R/R: We took next week off for a little stay-cation and I can't wait. It also happens to land during my FW!


CS/Questions? @nwegman7878 Can I ask, what the baby aspirin is used for? I have been noticing that coming up more often and now I am just curious.

GTKY:  Do you dress yourself according to your mood, or is it just me?  What is your favourite go-to outfit you put on when you want to cheer/psych yourself up? Oh, I absolutely dress according to my mood. I am generally more a casual/ relaxed kinda person, but if I need a pick-me-up I will try to dress a little nicer. I definitely can't go without wearing make-up though, it's just a thing that I need to feel good.

Neikoda

PepperAT I was diagnosed with APS after my second loss, which is a blood clotting disorder. It may cause early term loss because it prevents proper implantation in the lining and makes you susceptible to later MC/SB due to blood clots in the placenta. I'm taking it as a precautionary to aid with implantation (as my doctor prescribed) and once I'm KU, I will start daily heparin injections. Unfortunately, I feel like a lot of women take it just because others do. I'm personally very against that. Even though its OTC and fairly safe to do so, taking additional medication when not needed bothers me.

KirstinH88

Month/Cycle: 9/8 (4/4 TTCAL)

CD: 13

WAYDTGKU: Temping. CM. Plan to HIO at least EOD

R/R: I had a great holiday weekend. DS (4 this Friday) learned to swim (with a life jacket)! Such a big accomplishment for him since just a few weeks ago he cried when I was holding him in the water. Now he's doing it on his own!

It's Tuesday (aka Monday) but I only have a 3 day week and then another 3 day weekend!

FW is here!!!

CS/Q: It seems like my chart is going in reverse. My temps had been typical post-O high. Now they have dropped to typical pre-O low. I'm really hoping I'll see a super obvious shift in temps. Last cycle O was on CD17. And the cover line (which I know doesn't mean much and is just put there to show the temp shift) was at 97.3 last cycle. Anyone else have something similar to this before?

GTKY: Do you dress yourself according to your mood, or is it just me?  What is your favourite go-to outfit you put on when you want to cheer/psych yourself up?

I totally do! If I'm in need of a good day (cute day) at work, then I'll typically wear a dress. I feel less "fat" in a dress. But also, part of me having a cute day is largely dependent on whether I straighten my hair. I definitely don't do it often enough, but when I do, I think "Wow, I'm so cute." 

krisnicole23

*Possible TW under R/R Section*

Cycle/Month: 5/5

CD: 14

WAYDTGKU: *wink wink*


R/R: So I thought I O'd really early (maybe like anywhere from cd 9-10) since I had watery and some ewcm at that time.  But I was really sick and couldn't temp so I can't be sure.  Just in case, I will hang out here in WTO for another day since cd 14-15 is my usual time anyways.  
After last month's confirmed CP, DH said he wanted to keep trying right away.  He says he really thinks this is our month (he says that almost every month haha) but I love his optimism.  I really scared of what happened last month could happen again so his positive attitude is calming me down a bit.  I know I can't control what happens and just need to relax and let nature do its thing.

CS/Questions? None today! (P.S. I like that this part was added to the daily thread)

GTKY:  Do you dress yourself according to your mood, or is it just me?  What is your favourite go-to outfit you put on when you want to cheer/psych yourself up?
I definitely dress according to my mood but it normally consists of the same ''go to'' pieces.  

bornmommy

Cycle/Month: 7/10  ---- 4/4 TTCAL

CD: 7

WAYDTGKU: temping first time since TTC #3, EOD, preseed this time, OPKs

R/R: When oh when will the blood stop. Two days of spotting (or light flow but I decided to just say spotting to make myself feel better) before the flood gates opened and now its -----  
 on day 7...

CS/Questions? not yet.  First time temping this go round and first time bag temping ever so I bet I'll have something.  Just can't bag temp yet because... well see above. 

GTKY:  Do you dress yourself according to your mood, or is it just me?  What is your favourite go-to outfit you put on when you want to cheer/psych yourself up?

I wear a rotation of four shirts typically.  I stay at home and have a physically demanding job where I can be gone for days sometimes, sleeping in chairs, so I wear leggings and T shirt on the regular.  I don't even really have a go to outfit, feel good outfit.  I did wear a dress I've had for years in an awards ceremony the other day and I was smokin, if I say so myself! 

bornmommy

@Squiddly wicked envious of your sewing skills.  My FIL wanted to get me a sewing machine for Christmas a few years back and his gf at the time talked him out of it.  Booooo.  

catem07

Cycle/Month: 1/1

CD: 13

WAYDTGKU: HIO ED or EOD, PNV, preseed, temping, OPK 

R/R: on my way home from vacation...both a rant and a rave, because I don't think I O'd yet and it will be easier to HIO at home

CS/Questions? Two. Is premium FF worth it? And if you usually temp at 530 but wake up randomly at 330 and temp then and again at 530, which temp should you use?

edited to make question more relevant for others and less BSC (because I clearly just need to relax and see if my temps climb)

GTKY:  Do you dress yourself according to your mood, or is it just me?  What is your favourite go-to outfit you put on when you want to cheer/psych yourself up?

I don't really dress according to my mood. I have this white wide knit sweater from loft that I love. It works in all seasons and looks good with jeans. 

Neikoda

yaeger07 Premium is awesome but it absolutely allows the BSC to flow. I had it previously and opted not to get it currently because I drove myself crazy with chart overlays and what not. Also, include the temp but make sure FF has the time it was taken at. It will make it an open circle and if your other temps don't line up, FF will discard it if necessary. 

whiska

Cycle/Month: 15/15

CD: 21

WAYDTGKU: bbt, pnvs

R/R: Nice relaxing weekend with DH.  But we're tired...

CS/Questions?
Do I need to keep HIO?  After my Friday freakout about missing my fw, the opk popped late Saturday night and blazed Sunday morning so we've proceeded to HIO every night... now we're humped out. On bbt I'm usually a slow riser, and I believe today's temp was the beginning of that.  I think if we stop now we'll have -3, -2, -1, 0 timing.  Anyone else think I o'd yesterday?  Chart here: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/54e655

GTKY:  Do you dress yourself according to your mood, or is it just me?  What is your favourite go-to outfit you put on when you want to cheer/psych yourself up?

The only time I will really try to look nice is when we go out to dinner for a special occasion or wedding, which happens maybe twice per year (wow, that sounds sad ), and if I've been eating well I feel like a supermodel. Otherwise my favorite summertime go-to outfit are these olive green big-buttoned sailor shorts I pair with a slightly distressed navy schlub tee.  I love fashion so much but have never had the $$$ for it, so most of my styling is "whatever's clean".

Neikoda

whiska I would say O was most likely yesterday. If you want to HIO for +1 go ahead, but if you guys are exhausted, you're probably fine. No need to overdo it.

whiska

@nwegman7878 Thank yoooooou!  I think I just needed to hear it from someone!!

ETA We almost didn't last night, on my rational that if o was in the morning then the egg was probably done by then. But then I read that it's viable for 12-24 hours (not just 12 like I thought) so I was like, well s**t let's cover our bases... 

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@whiska I agree, but also when did your cm change?  If it was fertile-type yesterday but changed to creamy or dry today, that's another good indicator.

@yaeger07 I have premium and I like it,and I like being able to keep track of all my own supplements, exercise etc with the custom "symptom" thing.  Also, I can't CS you from mobile if your chartlink is only in your siggy. ;)

@bornmommy You may want to think about adjusting your AF start date.  I get pre-menstrual spotting too, for 3 days sometimes, but if all you need is a liner (or not even), it's just that: Pre-AF spotting.  AF/CD1 starts on your first day of full flow.  Could be light, medium or heavy, but the first day you actually need a tampon is really CD1.  Sorry if that screws up your chart so far, but if it's your first cycle, better to start off on the right foot.  :/

eggplantface

Cycle/Month: 9/14, first post-myomectomy

CD: 4

WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPKs, prenatals.

R/R: Rave: Super short period! I want to go rub it in my gynecologist's face! Not "it," but the fact that my heavy, painful periods actually DID have a cause! Rant: Fertile window will likely happen while my BIL and FIL are visiting.

CS/Questions? Nope.

GTKY:  Do you dress yourself according to your mood, or is it just me?  What is your favourite go-to outfit you put on when you want to cheer/psych yourself up? I wear a rotation of dresses to work, but I have one dress that is my "boss bitch" dress for when I want to show I'm a professional and must be taken very, very seriously.

whiska

@BusinessWife Thanks for the cs!  I think the really nice ewcm had changed to thicker ewcm by the time I popped the opk Saturday midnight, and tapered to dry/nothing by Sunday afternoon.  

ETA I never understand my ewcm - it always seems like it comes too early before o to do any good getting the sperm into the uterus!  

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@yaeger07 Did you skip taking your OPKs on CD11?  I think I remember you saying you forgot to bring them somewhere!?  Unfortunately, that COULD have been the day you may have seen your surge, in which case we would have a better idea if maybe you are getting a pre-o dip/post-O temp spike, or if it's just wonky temps due to temp timing etc.  Pretty much don't know for sure until you get a few more temps in and see where it goes...

Did you just wake up at 330 or actually get up and out of bed?  If it were me, I would still probably use the temp taken at the regular time, putting both temps in my notes, and maybe mark it "sleep-deprived" to clue FF in that it may be less-reliable, because for me, especially if I haven't gotten up or maybe just peed quick and laid back down, taking it 2 hours early would throw it off more than being awake for a few minutes in the middle of the night.  The more you chart though, you will get to know what affects your temps more or less FOR YOU and how to call it when these kind of things happen...

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@whiska I think actually that early stuff is key!  That's allowing your body to let the sperm past your cervix and INTO the ute/tubes so they are there ready and waiting for the egg when it is released!  Here's what EWCM looks like close-up side by side with creamy (or "gestational" G-type) CM:
<img title="Image: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zgqyhU01Yx4/Ua38t2Y68xI/AAAAAAAAAGw/laB8n1p_vm8/s640/blogger-image-560657094.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zgqyhU01Yx4/Ua38t2Y68xI/AAAAAAAAAGw/laB8n1p_vm8/s640/blogger-image-560657094.jpg" alt="">

The other type literally creates like a block wall that stops sperm from getting past, where the EWCM forms channels to help them get up there!  If that only came right when O was about to happen, then there'd be none waiting for the egg yet; that EWCM starting up well <i>before </i>ovulation is what lengthens the FW beyond like the 12-24 hours the egg is viable, because not only are the sperm able to get up in there, but they are also now cool to hang out and survive a few days while they wait, not like the hostile creamy cm that does not help sperm survive any longer than they would in the open air, I believe.  Pretty neat.

delujm0

Cycle/Month: 7 (NTNP)
 
CD: 9
 
WAYDTGKU: PNVs, checking CM, nothing major
 
R/R: Sorry I've been MIA for a few days...DH was sick last week and now DD has been running a low grade fever for several days, and was really cranky Sunday and Monday, so DH has her at the doctor right now.  Today is my busiest day of the quarter at work, so I couldn't go with them and it is driving me crazy.  Hopefully it's something as simple as an ear infection or UTI and she'll feel better once the drugs are in her system.  Getting her to go to sleep at night has been a nightmare.  Also, I wake up at 5am to get to work on time, and last night my asshat neighbors were setting off major fireworks until after midnight, so today is not going well.
 
CS/Questions? Nah.  I generally don't ovulate until at least day 19, so I'm just hanging out right now.  I've been successful with temping so far this cycle, which is a plus.
 
GTKY:  Do you dress yourself according to your mood, or is it just me?  What is your favourite go-to outfit you put on when you want to cheer/psych yourself up?  No, I set out clothes for myself over the weekend for the work week ahead and don't really deviate unless I like forget to shave my legs and had planned on wearing a dress or something.  On weekends I generally wear sweats.

MandyBeeSLP

@GrabberBlue2010 I count it like I count my day, if it is after I wake up, it is morning. All other time is PM. It is really rare that we are having sex after 1 am at the latest/earliest(?) so I just count that as PM on the day that just ended. 

@Whiska I don't use OPKs, so I won't be much help there. But, you really didn't have a temp spike so if I were you I would continue HIO until you see one for sure. 

Cycle/Month: 15/14

CD:10

WAYDTGKU: Temping, CM, Sex, Losing Weight, Vitex

R/R: I had a really nice weekend and my best friend is coming over to hang out tonight. She lives in Texas now so we only get to see each other once or twice a year but it's awesome because it's like no time has passed at all when we get together. Our husbands also get along really well so it's always fun to get together. 

Double rave! I also got a robotic vacuum this weekend (off-brand roomba) and it is so awesome! My cats are still pretty wary of it, one hides and the other stalks it from afar, but I think they will get used to it eventually. We set the timer to go off this morning at 6:45 and it proceeded to clean my entire first floor (Living room, kitchen, dining room, foyer, hall, bathroom and two bedrooms) before docking itself just now. All while I slept/bumped. I'm so happy about it! 

CS/Questions? Not really. Since I am on summer break and my sleeping patterns are wonky my chart is full of open circles, but in the past it only mattered that I got 3 hours of sleep and took my temp the first time I woke up, regardless of time, so hopefully that holds true. 

GTKY:  Do you dress yourself according to your mood, or is it just me?  What is your favourite go-to outfit you put on when you want to cheer/psych yourself up?

I don't know, sometimes? Maybe subconsciously I do it more. I have a couple outfits that I really like, for work it's a pair of khaki's, a pink and brown floral top with a pink cardigan over it. Casually, most of my favorite clothes are fall. Skinny jeans with a pair of slouchy tan leather boots and boat neck white and tan striped 3/4 length sleeve shirt, or a plain  colored shirt with a scarf are my favorites. 

delujm0

@yaeger07 I got premium when I was TTC#1, and I think the month after I paid for a full year of it, I got knocked up.  I tempted fate I think!  But it was kind of cool to have it while pregnant too, it told you what was going on in your body every week, which was neat (and I found it a lot more useful than TB's weekly info).  I was kind of bummed when it ran out.  I may get it again when I move past NTNP.

 

Also I do that "multiple wakings" thing a lot, and when I do, I just use whichever temp was lower.  For me, the first time around, it didn't matter what time my temp was from, it mattered that I was really asleep for a few hours before taking it.  That can be different depending on the person though.

catem07

@BusinessWife first, I want to say thank you! You are super helpful and generous with your advice and information.

I've been taking OPKs every day for the past 5 days, and have started 2/day since Sunday. You might be thinking of someone else. 

I didn't get get out of bed at 330, just woke up, temped (I keep my BBT within arms reach), and tried to go back to sleep. I'll just keep tracking and see where it goes. 

whiska

BusinessWife said:

...because not only are the sperm able to get up in there, but they are also now cool to hang out and survive a few days while they wait...

I don't know what this says about me or DH, but I have no confidence DH's sperm can survive that long!   It's so hard for me to believe that they can just hang out there for a couple of days.  Even though I *know* that lots of people get pregnant with -2 or -3 or even -4 timing.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  I guess we'll see how it all shakes out!

Thanks for the slides!

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@yaeger07  No prob!  Oh, when I looked at your chart, I thought I saw like a [-][-][-][  ][-] in the opk line?  Maybe you just forgot to enter it?  Maybe I'm mis-remembering it?  I went to look again but it looks like you pulled your chart link again!  lol

PurpleRains

@melissam090 Good luck with your scan!

@NYTino24 I’m sorry y’all are having to wait because of travel.  In my opinion, I would keep getting to know your body off BCP and be guarded in your BDing.  Regardless, happy honeymoon!

@leekat14 Girl, same.  Monday doesn’t deserve my best outfit unless I have an important meeting.

@hartmich I charted temps for the first time last month knowing full well that I don’t sleep for three hours at a time unless I’m deathly ill.  My chart ended up a mess and I could not get a read on anything.  I’m sure I’m the exception not the rule, but just wanted you to know it’s not only you!

I missed y'all this weekend but it was nice to kind of relax and send AF on her merry way.

Cycle/Month: 7/7 TTCAL

CD: 7

WAYDTGKU: Clomid 150 CDs 3 - 7 (this is the last month I can take it), PNV, green tea, HIO like we're teenagers

R/R: This final round of Clomid is hitting me like a damn brick wall.  So BSC that I'm on the verge of a panic attack.  I don't know if it's because my doctor told me this is the last cycle on Clomid and if I don't get KU this cycle I have to see a specialist or what.  I feel like the conductor of the crazy train.  All aboard.

CS/Questions? Not at the moment but I love the addition to the post.

GTKY:  I wear makeup every day and typically wear dresses with heels. But I do dress for my mood so there's no planning my outfit the night before.  I have a couple of cute tunics that I put on with leggings and stack wedges and it makes my feel like I'm wearing PJs to work.  Love love love.

ETA this cat

catem07

@BusinessWife It was entered in FF but not showing up, which is odd. Now it's there https://fertilityfriend.com/home/65d0e4

krisnicole23

Hahaha @whiska I said the exact same thing to DH like I can't imagine them living in there just waiting that long and he was like...

KirstinH88

@NYTino24 I would not go back on BCP, especially for only 1 cycle. BCP messes up your cycle too much. Like @BusinessWife said, temping and CM is a great way to TTA as well.

@GrabberBlue2010 I follow the 24 hour midnight to midnight rule, but was also wondering about this the other day. We were up late due to 4th of July celebrations this weekend and HIO at about 1am. I was wondering if I should include that as PM the day before or AM the actual day off. I ended up charting it as AM, but then we had an afternoon rendezvous as well, so now I'm just showing XX. 

@PepperAT Staycation during FW. I need to plan that out sometime!!

@bornmommy What is bag temping? Not sure that I've heard of this before...

@yaeger07 I don't have premium FF. It would be wonderful to have all that extra analysis and chart overlays, but at the same time, I don't want to spend money on something that I may not need that far in the future...Obviously, I'm still banking on being KU in the very near future. Also, DH wakes me up every morning around 4-4:15 to kiss me goodbye on his way out the door. I don't really wake up, more like stirring in bed. But I fall right back to sleep, so I don't even temp then. I wait until 5am to temp when my alarm goes off and I haven't (I don't think) had any issues with my temps. I would enter the temp of your normal time, but then make a note with the earlier temp as well.

@whiska since EWCM seems to have ended and OPKs went positive to negative, I would assume CD 20 was O day. Fx that your temps in the next coming days will confirm that. You can always try for +1 today, but your timing looks great!

@BusinessWife You are so full of wonderful, educational information! I love reading your posts and responses, even if they aren't directly responding to me. Your EWCM vs Creamy CM post was sooooo informative!