WTO Wednesday

vintageandrea90

NurseMarie9 said:

pshaortao said:

Month/Cycle: 6/3 (post IUD)

CD: 11

WAYDTGKU: CM/CP, BD, just bought preseed!

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QUESTION:
I saw in the reviews regarding preseed that you don't need to use as much as what the instruction says and some said they don't use the applicators. I haven't tried it yet but plan to soon. How much do y'all use and how do you "apply" it?
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R/R/CS:  Nothing really, just wondering about preseed at the moment!

GTKY: What is your go-to "fun fact" about yourself if you have to share one in a real life getting-to-know-you activity? I can wiggle my ears!

I just started using pre-seed this cycle, about 3 times so far. The first time I used 3g and that felt like too much. So I now use between 1-2g and that seems plenty for me. I use the plastic applicator, not the best applicator but it works.

I'm interested in this! I'm new to this and I pretty much have no CM ever. I'm not sure I've ever even seen myself have EWCM.

writeress

mrsdaddario said:

@mokay19 That's a fantastic suggestion, thank you! He may not be soaking in how I am explaining it.  Which is not something I thought of before. I'm definitely going to send him some links! 


@writeress I think you're on the right track! I think it's easier to believe there is nothing wrong than to face the facts you know? He is SUPER protective of me. So I think it's easier for him to act as if there isn't an issue. I'm assuming he doesn't know how to "fix it" and that bothers him. On top of the fact that for all I know he may feel anxious about an SA if in fact there is an issue because it might "bruise his ego"!  *Mental note to be a good wife and ask that question tonight*

Yeah, I think many men take SA to mean admitting "failure" on their parts, even though that's not the case. He may be being willfully oblivious to avoid dealing with the topic altogether. Still, this doesn't make his behavior right and I hope you guys are able to sit down and talk it all through! Good luck!

Sugargirl1019

Ladies y'all are awesome for responding to each post! Make us all feel loved and important Idk how you do it. I wish I had the time and finger dexterity to scroll and type, scroll and type.

H4aPartyof5

@BecauseLove, if this cycle isn't it for us, I'm supposed to start Femara next month.  FX this is your cycle and for good follies this month for you.
@RatParade, I have a few shows I refuse to watch with DH for similar reasons.  I love them, but can feel him silently making fun of it the entire time.
@aliciabhen, fx that your temps cooperate, and you get confirmation of O.
@MelissaM090, Cozumel is so pretty...we stopped there on our last cruise.
@sldp123, thanks for letting me know.  It was bugging me...I thought it might be that, but it's been ages since I saw that movie.
@JessCL, I've heard British Columbia is beautiful.  I've always wanted to visit.  My FIL is Australian, so whenever I hear Aboriginal, I always think Australia since that is the context in which I have heard the term the most often.
@mrsdee15, glad that the timing of O seems to be working in your favor.
@canavara, no problem...I figured that it might not just be me that had temps that were somewhat different based on the brand of thermometer
@pshaotao, your GTKY kind of reminded me of the nursery song that goes "do your ears hang low, do they wobble to and fro...", LOL. 
@lcsrva, you lucky girl you - I haven't had a cavity in ages, but when I was younger, yikes.
@dogmomwantinghuman, sorry that you're having such bad cramps.  Hope that they go away soon.
@thefarmerswife0411, I have small dogs myself, but I love the larger breeds equally well.  If my husband wasn't allergic and actually really liked dogs, I'd probably have a menagerie of breeds.
@houseofsetters, agility is a lot of fun.  A couple of my dogs love it, but only if they take private lessons and no "big" dogs are around.  Sadly, they are too nervous to do the trials, and the one that I did go to trials with is a slow poke and licks the jumps, LOL.
@kiwielopingbride, that's pretty neat to have swam in 4 out of the 5 oceans.  I can only claim one two.  Maybe one day I'll make it over the west coast so I can claim a third.
@mythril, FX for you this cycle.

ETA: pretty much all my comments, btw my phone and the bump, my post posted before I meant it to.

Lecool

Busy day! I'm back to read/comment!

@Marley629 Wow, what a huge family!
@LoulieFace Sorry about CD1!
@l9i Sorry about your confusing O! Hopefully you get a clear temp shift soon!
@sldp123 FX for O soon! Glad you were able to HIO. I sometimes have to use oral action too, but I figure sex with oral is still better than no sex at all, TTC wise.
@sarah0985 That's a cool story! It's cute how humble you were about it, since you didn't tell anyone! haha
@houseofsetters Yay for O!
@DiFazette FX for your O soon!
@nwegman7878 We were trying sex ED this week as well. We had to take today off because of our opposite work schedules (didn't even see H today at all - he works graveyards) and while I would have really liked to get in another BD, I think we needed a break. Four days in a row was exhausting.
@mrsdaddario I'm sorry about your H. I hope he gets it together and supports you soon.
@Winnie81 Bee keeping has always seemed really interesting to me! Very cool that you do that!
@canavara Sorry about your confusing cycle. FX for your O & a temp rise soon!
@furbabymom2007 I hope you get some helpful answers from the test results! FX for you.
@MelissaM090 I also have to manipulate/seduce DH sometimes. Whatever it takes! And it's not like they complain anyway!
@mokay19 haha that's hilarious. My H doesn't use TTC as a line, but he always makes jokes when I'm getting ready for work or to go out and he thinks I'm taking too long. He'll say "what are you peeing on this time?!"
@DumbledoresArmy Yay glad your H is home! Hopefully you catch your FW!
@tamalahoops Good luck with your test results!
@vintageandrea90 Welcome!
@MamaMunn FX for your O soon!
@PennStateCait FX for a + OPK and O soon!
@whiska Sorry about CD1.
@BusinessWife Sorry about your H. Way to be motivational!
@beary67 I'm glad your acupuncture is going well!
@JessCL FX for high temps and O soon! That's awesome about knowing a pretty different second language! 
@TheJerilu Sorry you're so stressed!
@becbec28 Sorry you've been having a hard time!
@NurseMarie9 If it were me, I'd use the first temp.
@linzrunz FX for high temps and O soon!
@felix08 It is beyond awesome that you're a Hanson fan. I'd love to see them live!
@H4aPartyof5 Sorry that you and your H got in a fight. That's the worst.
@BecauseLove I also find myself looking into things I would have never considered when I first started TTC. Every month that goes by, I'm wondering what else can I try. I figure it can't hurt to try it.
@aliciabhen FX for more high temps! 
@mrsdee15 FX for good timing for you! Glad your FW cooperated with your H's trip!
@lcsrva So jealous of your Pad Thai right now.
@dogmomwantinghuman Sorry about your cramps Feel better.


@PennStateCait & @sldp123 I've been taking EPO for two months, and I haven't had any issues. I was also nervous about O delay at first. I don't take the full dose it recommends on the bottle (mine is the generic brand from Target, it wants me to take two pills 2x a day *I think*) and I take 1 pill 1x a day/1 pill 2x a day on alternate days. Seems to do the trick. Increased CM and makes it easier to "analyze". 

whiska

@canavara  It totally didn't phase me growing up but people would come over and be like, "What was THAT???".  I recently stayed with my mom for a week (they don't blast on the weekends when I'm usually home) and was genuinely freaked out for a millisecond.  @houseofsetters haha, totally not an old-lady thing to think!  It's a low-income neighborhood.  The houses are small and just aren't worth very much.  

@BusinessWife Awwww, thank you!!! So sweet.


@felix08, @H4aPartyof5, @LecoolThanks so much for the words of support. I really appreciate it!!

@pshaortao I just bought it to use as a lube. I've never used the applicators - just apply with fingers and keep a towel close cause it is messy.

PennStateCait

@LeCool good to know! I only take one as well. It's 1000mg.

I'm starting to get a little panicky after googling and finding anecdotes of O being delayed a week but everyone reacts differently so I'm hoping O is just delayed a bit for me. I have a flight on Saturday and won't see my H for two weeks and then we're benched in April. I feel like a dummy for not knowing epo has a chance of delaying O. 

loveinak

Month/Cycle: 2/2 (TTCAL)

CD: 5

WAYDTGKU: metformin, PNV, OPK, BD. Trying Wondfo's or Preseed this cycle.

R/R/CS: You ladies amaze me. I just don't have the talent to daily round up but I've got some mad love titting skills. I love the support for each other in this board.

GTKY: What is your go-to "fun fact" about yourself if you have to share one in a real life getting-to-know-you activity? I have a freckle in the same place on each leg. I would often remind my parents so they could identify me if I was kidnapped. I was totally that kid...

EgnaroBean

@thefarmerswife0411 The benefit of getting pickling and canning recipes from a book is that you can be sure the ratios are safe--otherwise the publisher would be liable and you know they won't let that happen. If you don't have enough acid for example, dangerous and odorless bacteria can develop. I can recommend some books for you!

BecauseLove

EgnaroBean and thefarmerswife0411 so cool that you are both canning. I canned a bunch for a few years (and have a stockpile of jars that I can't let go of...just in case I decided to start up again) ago...it was fun but a lot of work. What are your favorite things to make? I personally loved plum jam that I made one year...it felt very special because a friend gave me plums from her tree. The fan favorites that I made were my pasta sauce and my pickles (and my version of Bloody Pickles-add beat slices to dye everything red). I still make my pasta sauce, I just freeze it now instead..the lazy persons version of preserving. What are your favorite things to can? EgnaroBean I adore homemade ice cream! So impressed by all that your making! 
loveinak I love that you would remind your parents on the off chance you were kidnapped. My mom would often tell me and a friend I hung out with a lot that no one would kidnap us because we were such a loud kids...if they did get away with it they would want to give us back pretty quickly hahah
PennStateCait I hope you o ASAP! The wait sucks! 
whiska I am so glad you have been able to stay postive during TTC. I am at roughly 10 cycles but 17 months of ttc... Oy Vey! We are troopers. Hoping this cycle is the one for you! 
* Lecool It is funny the longer TTC things just seem worth trying...
H4aPartyof5 I hope this cycle is the one for you but if not I hope Femera makes it all happen for you. I haven't minded the Femera until they upped the dosage (then I got headaches) but the nice thing is it works to only make 1 or 2 mature follies so less worries about multiples and more likelihood of triggering (or not having to take a cycle off because of too many follies). Random story but....Just the other day I asked my nurse if they had thought about putting me on the letrezole or femera step system (day 1 pill, day 2 2 pills, all the way to day 5 of taking 5 pills)...they said they use to do this but in the long run to many of their patients had triplets and then a lady had quads...uffda. So they don't do the practice any more. 
pshaortao At first we used preseed with the applicator every time and then I just used it with my fingers (as much or little as I wanted) just when I thought I might need it. Now we are back to not using it much. It seemed to work ok...and as mentioned is messy. Wishing you FX.
Mythril I hope the increased dose works for you.  
kiwielopingbride What was your favorite Country you ever visited? My husband and I are off to Europe this spring...I haven't been since I was 18 and he has never been. It should be super fun. I am most looking forward to a little town in Switzerland we are going to visit. 
houseofsetters I was driving the other day for a work trip when I thought about extreme joy. I know I am at my best when I am so blissed out happy and able to see all the blessings my life has. I had found myself recently doing a lot of x sucks but my life is great despite. As cheesy as it is I am looking for more reasons to be just stupid happy. I hope I find them and I hope it works.
mrsdee15 Do you like seeing the nutcracker ballet now or are you tired of it? Are you guys peeing on OPK sticks? FX to you. 
lcsrva mmm pad thai!  
writeress That is actually pretty impressive to have all the cartoon songs memorized. 
RatParade Gosh just the thought of being able to announce a BFP holds a hella lot of excitement..I hear ya! Wishing you FX. 
H4aPartyof5 Hoping you and your hubby had a good talk and your feeling better today. 
felix08 Nashville sounds great and as you said a wonderful distraction! 
linzrunz Dreams about work or stress dreams are no good...hopefully your day was good enough to help shake it.
NurseMarie9 I bet your little sister really looks up to you. Fun to be able to share your wise life words with her...or just around to enjoy the fun kid things...sometimes a kids look at the world really can help to ground us on a bad day. 
becbec28  What is your favorite thing about the new house you are moving into? 
TheJerilu I use to have a coworker that turned almost into a work husband that was def in one ear. I always forgot which one...but he was so very kind about reminding me which side of the booth to sit on if we were talking etc.
JessCL Totally love how you said all the sexing cracked me up! 
BusinessWife Today is the perfect day to be singing some Gaelic Very cool about traveling to Ireland...its on my bucket list! 
sammajane19 To each their own but I stopped temping a long time ago now. It just felt like one more reminder every single day that made TTC a ton of work and wasn't really bringing me any more success than anything else I was doing. 
Sugargirl1019 Your husband sounds pretty amusing! Also super cool about carrying the Olympic torch! 
cjt121413 I think everyone should agree that we should have to do anything before like 9:30 in the mornings...mornings suck! 
PennStateCait Hoping you got your O last night. 
MamaMunn Very impressive about 10 years of ballet! I am such a klutz that just walking can be  hard sometimes  
vintageandrea90 Wowza's I know how hard Nursing school is. I sure hope you have someone that is rubbing your feet and spoiling you while you do so much! 
tamalahoops I hope you get good results from your dr about all your testing. 
mokay19 Your husband sounds great! I totally hear ya about dear diary way of life with TTC. 
PepperAT Gosh I hate those dreams where you wake up upset and can't shake it. I hope you had better dreams last night! 
Lecool I hear ya...my husband and I have different schedules and finding time to BD can be hard....I often suggest he should wake me up early to getter done but when he tries to wake me up in the morning about half the time I just go right back to sleep and ignore him.  
MelissaM090 Has your dr suggested trigger shots yet? I was finding that even on clomid and letrzole I wasn't Oing or if I was it was super late in the cycle...but trigger shots fixed all of that...made me pretty darn normal for 2 months. 
furbabymom2007 I hope the doc had some good info for you...or will have good info for you. It is so hard to not have all the information as you are trying..it can be so frustrating. 
canavara I totally stopped charting around Cycle 3 or 4. It felt like such a waste of energy and always kept my brain in the game which was stressful. I hope you figure out whatever works best for you. 
Winnie81 I never thought I would be one of those ladies that sleep on the couch because there husband is snoring too loud for them to sleep but I have done my fair share of couch sleeping once I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep otherwise. 
mrsdaddario DH can be such a pain in the rear at times. Wishing you better days. 
nwegman7878 How old is your puppy? Our 9 year old dog also freaks out whenever there is a storm. Makes for a long night.
DiFazette Where is your favorite place you have traveled?
houseofsetters Wishing you some FX! 
sarah0985 You are a hero! That is an awesome story!!
sldp123 That Gif is awesome!! 
l9i Are you peeing on O sticks? When I was temping I tried to do both so I could back up anything that came up on one or the other. 
LoulieFace Are you a hike and camp person or a car and camp person? I am for sure a car and camp person.  

BecauseLove

mokay19 I remember talking to my DH a few months ago about how many months (17) we had been trying and he was like...what has it been 6 months...and then said gosh everything has been going so fast its like we are going to run out of options soon? LOL He has even gone to Dr appointments with me. I just think so much of the TTC process falls on women that is hard for them to realize what it takes out of us or what is involved. Last week he hugged me and said that if we end up having to try more cycles that he wanted to be responsible to like give me my medication and write down my dr appointments...it was sweet but silly because I don't really need someone to give me my medications or write stuff down...but I could see he was trying to really be part of things instead of watching me go through things more from the outside.I hope your DH starts to realize what a big burden it is for you to be going through all of this with out him being more supportive. Hugs!