TWW Monday

GrabberBlue2010

Month/Cycle:

CD/DPO:

Testing:

R/R:

CS/Q:

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?

ETA- Testing

marybpoppins

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD/DPO: 21/4

Testing: possibly 12 DPO

R/R:  It's Monday.  I skipped crossfit today and I'll regret that later I'm sure, but it felt so good to get an extra 1.5 hours of sleep!

CS/Q:  Ever since I've been TTC, I have been extra tired.  It could be all my early morning workouts catching up with me, but it's just strange timing.

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?  DH loves doing yardwork and we love to cook together.  So it would definitely be with cleaning!

GrabberBlue2010

Why not get the ball rolling. Who knows what kind of day this will be and when I can get back. I hope you fab ladies enjoyed your weekend.


Month/Cycle: 29 / 23

CD/DPO: 60 / 11

Testing: I broke down and tested yesterday. I know it is early, but thought why not? BFN of course. I do not know if I will test again.

R/R: I am super tired. This working without a day off crap sucks. And there is no end to it in sight. 
I was also feeling quite in the mood last night at bed time and DH was too wrapped up in the TV. So when I rolled over to go to sleep he said "oh dont worry I will wake you up."... Guess who still didn't get laid?


CS/Q: Nah. I had a bit of a temp drop this morning. Not like a DRAMATIC drop. But it was decent enough. So I am now really starting to feel out.

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?
I would totally hire someone to cook. Whose expertise would be healthy clean whole foods. So I would have zero excuse to eat like a sugar addicted glutton. Andplusalso I would love Chef Ramsay to be my chef. I would love to add tears of fat sadness to my plate for a bump of motivation.

furbabymom2007

Month/Cycle: 12

CD/DPO: 18/5 (trigger Cd 12)

timing: -1,O,+1

Testing: per the RE, testing a week from Wednesday (cd 27) but I may test next Monday.  Trigger was pretty well out of my system by 7dpo last cycle 

R/R: I hate progesterone 

CS/Q: none 

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?

Already Have someone for cleaning lol so I guess that answers that. 

Taylor72

@GrabberBlue2010 my H always seems to be too focused on the internet on Sunday nights.  He always has to check the news and weather and of course craigslist so I know exactly how you feel.  It's super annoying! 

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD/DPO: 23/7

Testing: came really close this morning but talked myself out of it

R/R: Monday again? Really? 

CS/Q: 

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work? DH had an american bulldog before we met, he is a really well behaved dog but the slobber is out of control.  After moving to a house we bought together and spending 3 hours cleaning up his drool one day....I hired a cleaning lady. It has been amazing and I highly recommend it!

berg

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD/DPO: 26/14 or 26/10 depending on how FF wants to play it

Timing: -1 or O again depending on how FF wants to play it

Testing: if I still don't have AF by Friday, then Friday.  

R/R: My temps are all over the place and I'm wondering if it's due to the stress of the last two weeks with losing MIL and getting the news about my new job (ie: relocating).  

CS/Q:

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work? Cooking for sure.  And I second @GrabberBlue2010 's request in expertise.  Hubs cooks, but works nights.  So last night I had chex mix and Ben & Jerry's for dinner.  It was great.  

jackiemarie1989-2

Month/Cycle:1/1

CD/DPO: 23/8

Timing/testing: nah. 

R/R: Nothing today

CS/Q: So I have a FF question since I am new to the app. My cross hairs are dotted which I know shows some doubt over the O date, does have to do with the fact that I have a lot of open circles in the beginning due to my temps being at different times? Or is it more likely because my other fertility signs (CM) don't line up with it? Or both maybe?
I am trying to figure out how best to have a better looking chart next month

GTKY: Definitely cleaning! I enjoy cooking, DH does yard work and since we live in a townhouse it's not an overwhelming amount for him. I feel like I never can catch up on cleaning

Edited because one of my sentences made zero sense grammatically. It's early.

slaven

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD/DPO: 20/ 3 DPO

Testing: Debating on 10 or 12 DPO or just after AF is expected 

R/R: My inlaws have a lot of superstitions including the dreams of people with blue eyes being premonitions or something like that. Crazy, I know. But I talk to my SIL about TTC a lot and she tells me all about these dreams she has of a baby which gets me excited about my dreams. I had to hand express breast milk in one dream even though I've never been pregnant or have otherwise lactated lol. I worry that talking about it is just getting my hopes up.  

Right now 10 DPO is about 3 days before expected AF but at that point I think I might as well wait till AF should come and potentially save me the test but I have no patience. 

CS/Q:

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?
This is tricky. We live in a tiny apartment so no yard work and cleaning is easy. I also enjoy cooking. I would hire a personal trainer I guess or a weekly dog groomer instead of grooming her myself. 

clover28

Month/Cycle: 10/10

CD/DPO: 17/2ish

Testing:  Not until AF is late

R/R:  Just found out that I get to drop down to working 3 days a week in December without a pay cut.  Its technically three 12 hour shifts at that point but I get to leave as soon as I give checkout to the resident docs so it may be less than 12 on most days.  I'm stoked to be able to have four days off a week!

CS/Q:  Nothing right now.  I quit temping at the beginning of this month because we thought we were TTA, but then we decided to continue to TTC.

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?  Cleaning for sure.  DH cooks and does yard work so the cleaning is up to me.

Westy99

Month/Cycle:10

CD/DPO:25/10ish (See below)

Testing: 12-14 DPO if no AF (willpower is lacking today- but I have nothing to pee on at home.  We will see how long I can hold out.  I hate that 2 minute wait almost as much as this TWW)

R/R: Monday....

CS/Q: Question: My OB gave us our estimated FW this month & it lined up with FF’s estimated O date. I would like to start temping, charting, & OPKs next cycle if I’m out this cycle, rather than relying only on the bloodwork the OB is doing.  Can someone please tell me when the ideal time to start temping?  Do you temp during AF or starting the day it stops?

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work? I’d say cleaning! DH loves cooking & got a new mower last year (so it is still fun for him to go out & drive it in circles). 

jackiemarie1989-2

@Westy99, I'm  certainly no expert as this is my first month temping, but I started on the first day of my period. I feel like if you temp through your period you have a better idea what your baseline temps are. Also some women ovulate really early, like soon after AF is over, so I feel like starting earlier is a good idea just in case you O early.

thegreenbee

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD/DPO:17/2

Testing/Timing: yea, no. / -4, -3, 0

R/R: Rant: It was a great birthday weekend. Lots of great family time, I feel very blessed.

Rant: 'F'-you Monday.

CS/Q: Nope

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work? Cooking, I hate it. I think I will also throw in grocery shopping that goes along with cooking. Hate every minute of it.

AngelaPlus3

 
Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD/DPO: 18/5

Timing/Testing: -4,-2, probably not testing

R/R: I feel really out this cycle. No real reason or logic, just don't feel it. 

CS/Q: Nope

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?
100% cooking 

jackiemarie1989-2

@slavenski, yeah if personal trainer was an option I think I would definitely pick that over cleaning. I am really bad about exercising without someone encouraging me.

laurad75

Morning gang.  I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend.  Happy belated birthday @thegreenbee.  

Month/Cycle: 4

CD/DPO: 10/3

Testing:not yet

R/R: I was supposed to have the HSG today but I had blood drawn yesterday and my progesterone level indicates that I have already ovulated.  I thought my temp increase on Saturday was because I woke up late but nope.  I'm waiting for a call back from the nurse so we can figure out what to do now.  I'm very sad that we have hit another set back in treatment.  

CS/Q: Does anyone have experience with a super short follicular phase?  

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?  H likes to cook and we don't have a yard so cleaning for sure.  Or maybe someone to babysit my dog all day and groom her.  

eggplantface

Month/Cycle: 1/1 post-surgery

CD/DPO: 24/4

Timing: -4, -2

Testing: Only if temp drops at 12 DPO, or spotting starts 11 DPO, as it usually does

R/R: I'm starting to worry that things like caffeine or forgetting a PNV will cause a problem, or working out too hard. I'm BSC. Plus, it's Monday and I have to work five days in a row.

You and me both, polar bear.

CS/Q: Nope. Got the same exact temp today as yesterday, though. That's odd.


GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?
Cleaning, which we do hire someone to do. I hate cleaning. It's so futile. It's just going to get dirty again so I feel like I accomplished nothing.

felix08

@grabberblue2010 sorry about the BFN
@mpie72 I married into two English bulldogs and I feel ya. Slobber and fur EVERYWHERE.
@westy99 Some people temp starting CD1, but I've found that AF temps can be pretty erratic (usually higher than my pre-O norm). I usually start temping around CD5.

Month/Cycle: 11/11

CD/DPO: 28/10 (estimated)

Testing: no need

R/R: Can tell my period is coming so just trying to mentally prepare myself. This is really getting old.

CS/Q:

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?
Definitely cleaning. Although, now that we have a bigger yard, maybe I should have said yard work? No, still cleaning I think.

Westy99

@eggplantface that polar bear is my spirit animal today!

PepperAT

Month/ Cycle: 12/12

CD/DPO: 28/13

Timing: Good.

Testing: not necessary.

R/R: Started spotting this morning, so there's that. I have totally lost all excitement for this process. DH is already making plans for next cycle, but I am completely over it. 
On the bright side (literally), the sun is shining and it is going to be another hot one here, so I am looking forward to the day ahead. 

GTKY: I really enjoy cleaning and we enjoy cooking different dishes together. We don't have a yard, so that's out. I guess I would have to say cooking, cause it would be nice to just have all our delicious meals prepared for us!

PepperAT

 @Westy99 If this is going to be your first cycle temping, I would start on CD1 or ASAP, to get into the habit. Personally, I don't temp during AF anymore, but I did at the beginning to get the full picture. GL!

 @felix08 Hey girl! Nice to see you back here! I said the exact same thing this morning " This is getting so old." Hang in there! *hugs*

juliebeannn

Month/Cycle: 6/7

CD/DPO: 16/5

Testing: I just received a new 25-pack of wondfos, might put them to use and test early this cycle. 

R/R: It's Monday....


CS/Q: No more temping during TWW.  I'm kind of liking this.  

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?
Hubby loves yardwork.  
We already have a cleaner.
Even if the other two weren't true, I'd still want a cook.  I always end up losing motivation to cook on weeknights, so we end up eating out which results in spending money and getting fat.  So, we essentially eat our money.

swanbrooner

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD/DPO: 18/1

Testing: No plans yet.

R/R: I'm excited and nervous to be back in the TWW. Let's see how long it takes before the BSC sets in.



CS/Q:

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?
DH won't let me help with a lot of yard work other than landscaping. It's not that he doesn't trust me; he thinks the neighbors will think he's a douche if his wife is out there pushing the lawn mower instead of him. I've told him this is all very silly, but he won't budge. He already works 6 days a week most weeks, so I'd really like to hire someone to give him a break.

mrsdee15

Month/Cycle: 12/10

CD/DPO: 22/3 - maybe

Testing: Definitely not yet. 

R/R: Comic-Con is over, back to the regular world.  I'm sad it's all done. It's always such a blur. 

CS/Q: I disagree with FF on O date, but because of the insanity of Comic-Con I don't know how reliable my temps are (from stress and sleep).  I think it may only be 2 DPO. 

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work? Cleaning!  

linzrunz

Month/Cycle: 5/5

CD/DPO: 26/10

Testing: BFN this morning. 

R/R: I'm running so late this morning. Boys are still asleep. I'm not even close to ready. And I have to leave in 5 min. But first, let me check TB. 

CS/Q: nope

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?

all of it! But if I had to pick, cleaning. 

PurpleRains

Month/Cycle: 7/7 TTCAL

CD/DPO: 27/9

Timing: -5, -4, -3, -1, +1, +2

Testing: I’m trying my damnedest to stick with not until if/when AF comes but hello SS…

R/R: My day started with an email from campus security stating there was a vicious dog in the mail room so please avoid.  Not that I visit the mail room but that was…something.
Hello Monday...


CS/Q: Not really a question but I am typically a 28 day cycle on the dot.  Last cycle, for some reason, was 34 days so FF is giving me CD1 on day 33.  This is fuel to the BSC fire…I don’t think I can waitttttttt…

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work? Oh, cleaning, no doubt!

@GrabberBlue2010 I am so sorry about work and the BFN.  I think you need to call in sick!
@berg I’m so sorry for your loss and having to relocate.
@clover28 Great news for you!
@Westy99 Your Monday gif is everything.  I don’t temp during AF – just when she leaves.
@eggplantface What’s with this five days in a row bullshit?!  Who do they think we are?!

@PepperAT GO AWAY spotting, we will have none of your shit!

ETA TB ate one of my gifs

eggplantface

@ahrains In the year I've used FF I had a 44-day cycle because stress pushed my ovulation back, and since then FF has predicted I'll have 40 day cycles when I'm typically 33/34. They need to redo the algorithm to take into account one wonky, outlier cycle so as not to have completely useless O predictions.

PurpleRains

@eggplantface I tell myself over and over that it's just a damn algorithm app so I'm measuring as though this is a 28 day cycle.  But *gulp* CD28 is tomorrow...FXFXFXFXFXFXFXFXFXFXFXFXFX

felix08

@ahrains how long is your LP? That matters more than total cycle length--I think FF usually estimates CD1 based off DPO and your typical LP.

TheJerilu

Month/Cycle:
6/6
CD/DPO:
20/6
Testing:

R/R:
HORRIBLE sleep schedule this weekend.  Graghghgh.
CS/Q:
So whenever I do get around to testing, I'm gonna be that lady that uses OPKs instead of HPTs.  I've got a dozen OPKs left and no cheap HPTs, only FRERs.
GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?
Cleaning, 100%.  We enjoy cooking and yard work, but cleaning suuuuuuuuuuuuucks.

PurpleRains

felix08 said:

@ahrains how long is your LP? That matters more than total cycle length--I think FF usually estimates CD1 based off DPO and your typical LP.

That's a fabulous question I wish I had the answer to.  This was my first month using OPKs instead of just waiting for my CD21 blood work.  So this cycle, I know I O'd on CD18 and my CD21 blood work confirmed O.  Last cycle, I temped but was annovulatory.  Previously, I didn't temp/chart/anything other than CD21 blood work.

LadyMillil

GrabberBlue2010 said:

Month/Cycle:  17/19

CD/DPO: 25/8

Testing: if I'm late

R/R: still spotting/bleeding

CS/Q:

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work? Cleaning. I live in an apartment so no yard and I like cooking

ETA- Testing

felix08

ahrains said:

felix08 said:

@ahrains how long is your LP? That matters more than total cycle length--I think FF usually estimates CD1 based off DPO and your typical LP.

That's a fabulous question I wish I had the answer to.  This was my first month using OPKs instead of just waiting for my CD21 blood work.  So this cycle, I know I O'd on CD18 and my CD21 blood work confirmed O.  Last cycle, I temped but was annovulatory.  Previously, I didn't temp/chart/anything other than CD21 blood work.

Ah, gotcha. Well--keep in mind that if you O'd on CD18, you'll only be 10DPO on CD28. Your LP is likely longer than 10 days, so you may go past CD28. So don't be let down if you test tomorrow and get BFN! It's still relatively early.

brady0517

Haven't posted in a long time, glad to be back with you ladies!

Month/Cycle: 22/22

CD/DPO: 26/7

Testing: trying to hold out until 12 DPO, but knowing me will probably start testing at 10

R/R: *TW pregnancy mentioned* 
One good thing is that last month we finally figured out a medication combination that will make me O!! Hopefully this month it work the same or better, about to hit the 2 year mark and it's getting so hard to see BFN month after month. To make my emotions spiral out of control my SIL announced this past weekend that she is 5 weeks pregnant and they have only been trying for a few months. I did the adult thing and hugged and jumped for joy with them and then stepped outside and cried my eyes out.

CS/Q:

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?
Well DH does the yard work and I am very particular when it comes to cleaning. I have a culinary degree and have 2 jobs working with food so I would have someone cook on days I really don't feel like coming home and cooking after doing it all day

PurpleRains

@brady0517 Sometimes adulting can be the worst.  I'm so sorry!

mrsstuessy

Month/Cycle: 4/3 (1/1 ttcal) 

CD/DPO: 23/either 1 or 2 (I was out of town on Sunday morning, sleeping in the same room as DD, my sister and my cousin. I decided I didn't want to risk waking up at 4am and waking them and then possibly needing to explain why I was taking my temperature at 4:00 in the morning. It was the worst possible timing because I didn't get to see if I had ovulated on Saturday. This morning my temp was majorly sky high. So I either ovulated on Saturday or Sunday.)

Testing: not until AF is late. So, probably August 8th. 

R/R: I am all set to get AF on the day I am planning on competing in a sprint triathlon. So, that is super fun. 

CS/Q: anyone run a triathlon on your period? How does that even work? 


GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?
We don't have a house, so not yard work. I enjoy cooking, just not the cleaning up after cooking. So, definitely cleaning. 

RatParade

@mrsdee15  I'm so jealous you went to comic-con!  Did you cosplay?

Month/Cycle: 7/7

CD/DPO: 23/8

Timing: -5, -4, -2, -1, 0, +1

Testing: 12 dpo (Friday).  But I'm already thinking maybe Thursday. 

R/R: I took a nap on Saturday AND Sunday so I'm pretty sure I'm knocked up.


CS/Q: 

GTKY: If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?  100% cleaning.  I don't mind cooking (it's cleaning afterwards I hate), and our yard is small and DH likes working in it.

ETA timing because I'm proud of it 

linzrunz

@mrsstuessy Yuck. I've been lucky in that all my races have fallen when AF is not here. I've never done a triathlon though. Do they have porta potties during transitions? You could always leave supplies with your stuff at each transition. Are they super strict about cut off times? They should have porta potties along the way - at least during the cycling and running parts. Races are stressful enough without having to worry about AF too!

Oh, and some women on here have used the diva cup. I can't remember who, but that would be a good option so you wouldn't have to deal with it at all. But it may not be the best to have your first time with it be during a race, just in case. It may be something to look into either way. 

mokay19

Month/Cycle:  11/5

CD 24  DPT 8  DPO 6

Testing:  My trigger only showed a shadow of a line this morning so now I'm going to try to hold off until this weekend but honestly, I won't wait longer than a couple days #wondfos

R/R:  I had my blood drawn this morning to check my progesterone levels so I'll get the call with those results this evening... I hope they're okay!

CS/Q:  If my progesterone is low, will they give me something right away?  Or would they wait until next cycle?  Does anyone have experience with this?

GTKY:  Cooking!  I love cooking but when I get home from work after a long day, sometimes I just don't want to.  Plus, I would love a chef at all times to prep healthy meals for lunches, too, and make sure that everything I'm eating is healthy.  I probably wouldn't cheat if someone was providing me deliciously cooked meals every day.

Westy99

@RatParade love the gif!

@jackiemarie623 @felix08 @PepperAT @ahrains thank you for the answers!  I ordered a thermometer today on Amazon - should be here Wednesday. I also ordered some Wondfos so I'll be testing Thursday it looks like.  (unless of course I let the BSC win & stop at the store before then. )

TheJerilu

linzrunz said:

@mrsstuessy Yuck. I've been lucky in that all my races have fallen when AF is not here. I've never done a triathlon though. Do they have porta potties during transitions? You could always leave supplies with your stuff at each transition. Are they super strict about cut off times? They should have porta potties along the way - at least during the cycling and running parts. Races are stressful enough without having to worry about AF too!

Oh, and some women on here have used the diva cup. I can't remember who, but that would be a good option so you wouldn't have to deal with it at all. But it may not be the best to have your first time with it be during a race, just in case. It may be something to look into either way. 

@linzrunz @mrsstuessy
 DID SOMEBODY SAY DIVA CUP?


I recommend the Diva Cup (or other cups, I use the Diva myself, though) wholeheartedly.  Thought they were going to be super gross, but they're fantastic.  And don't give that.... cotton feeling.

You can actually wear them even when you're not on your period, so if you want to give it a shot going on a practice run beforehand and seeing how it feels, it won't cause TSS or anything crazy.

juliebeannn

I've heard so many awesome things about menstrual cups!! I just ordered a diva cup to try my next cycle...I hope AF comes and I don't have a chance to use it!!