TWW Monday

lulu1180

Month/Cycle: 

CD/DPO: 

Timing:

Testing:

R/R: 

CS/Q: 

GTKY: What is your favorite candy?

lulu1180

Month/Cycle: 3/3

CD/DPO: 26/14

Timing: -5, -3, -1, O

Testing: BFN on 12 DPO, wasn't planning on testing again unless AF doesn't show up

R/R: I'll apologize now if this is a little bit long.  After I tested on Saturday morning, I was in a funk pretty much the rest of the day and threw myself a little pity party.  That afternoon (while reading my newly purchased copy of TCOYF) I started getting cramps and figured AF would be here soon.  No sign of her by the time I went to bed and the cramps continued throughout the whole day yesterday.  Every time I went to the bathroom, I expected to see red but still nothing for the entire day.  Typically I might have a little bit of cramping the day before AF shows up but not an entire day of "normal" type menstrual cramps.  I'm just starting to get frustrated and wondering what's taking AF so long to show up.  My last 2 cycles were 25 and 24 days (I just went off BCP in May) so I was expecting this cycle to be about 24 days.  And my temp still hasn't dropped below the coverline.  I haven't really been doing anything different at night and we have central a/c so outside temps wouldn't be a factor here.  Mostly I just want AF to show up so I can move back over to WTO and then start over.  Sorry, rant over.

CS/Q: I'm not really sure if there is a question masked in that novella above....

GTKY: What is your favorite candy?  Either Swedish Fish or Sour Patch Kids.  Both of which were invited to the party on Saturday.

marybpoppins

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD/DPO: 21/4

Timing: -4,-2,0,2,3

Testing: 

R/R: I pulled my hamstring over a month ago and yesterday I started to feel the pain again.  Really came back when I got to the gym this morning.
Can we just fast forward to Labor Day weekend?

CS/Q: 

GTKY: What is your favorite candy?  Reese's cups, Take5, anything chocolate.

linzrunz

Month/Cycle: 6/6

CD/DPO: 23/6

Timing: -4, -2, -1, 0

Testing: maybe 10 dpo

R/R: insomnia sucks. Also, Monday. Ugh. 

CS/Q: nope

GTKY: What is your favorite candy? Sour patch kids

bumpybump

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD/DPO: 21/6

Timing: -2, 0

Testing: Wait for AF

R/R: I forgot how "hard" it is to learn how to do everything on The Bump and it's frustrating after I was so active 2-3 years ago. I know I'll get it down again but ugh!

CS/Q: 

GTKY: What is your favorite candy? Depends on my mood but I love Gummy things, especially Sour Patch Kids, and anything with chocolate and caramel, like Caramellos!

AngelaPlus3

Month/Cycle: 3/3

CD/DPO: 15/1 ish (took a temping/tracking break this month for sanity and because I thought we were taking a month of completely so I'm just basing this off other signs, super scientific and exact, I know) 

Timing: -3,-1, possible +1

Testing: hoping to hold off until at least 12dpo

R/R: I didn't do any tracking or temping this month because we had talked about taking a cycle off for sanity and because of a really hard last cycle. Then DH springs on me during my typical FW that we aren't really taking a break (which is fine by me) so now I am just guessing that I've having a typical month and going off that, CM and O pain. Slightly stressful and I'm having anxiety of guessing but nothing I can do now. 

CS/Q: no chart to stalk this time 

GTKY: What is your favorite candy?
White Chocolate Kit Kats, frozen Junior Mints, and Sour Patch Strawberries!

JennyV56

@lulu1180 I feel your pain!

Month/Cycle: 3/3

CD/DPO: 30/14

Timing: -5, -3, +1

Testing: bfn on 9, 11, 13 dpo.  I'll continue to test every couple days until AF arrives.

R/R: At a loss for now. Never been this late before but there is NO hint of a faint line on those tests. Just got off BC a couple months ago so maybe this is just a weird jump in my cycle.  I feel like I should be in WTO - just don't want to waste time is AF is coming! I'm not getting any younger : )

I googled 'Negative tests and late period' and some people said they didn't get a BFP until week 6!!  If that's the case it'll all be worth the wait, but I better start spreading my tests out to every 4/5 days! 

CS/Q: none right now

GTKY: What is your favorite candy? Probably laffy taffy 

ETA: typo, had the wrong dpo day compared to what I've been posting

lulu1180

@JennyV56 It's good to know that we still have a very slim chance of a BFP......or AF wants to be really stubborn this month and just tease us mercilessly. *sigh* 

krisnicole23

Month/Cycle: 6/6

CD/DPO: 28/14

Timing: 0

Testing: Another bfn again this morning and af is now due at any time.  Thinking I'm definitely out this month.

R/R: Waiting on af like....

I'm ready to start the next cycle with charting, temping, and better timing.

CS/Q: None today.

GTKY: What is your favorite candy? White chocolate Reeses.  

saralee797-2

Month/Cycle: 8/7

CD/DPO: 33/13

Timing: -3,-2,-1,0

Testing: No, just waiting on AF at this point. Most likely tomorrow. 

R/R: I am just really looking forward to my RE appt which is one week from today. I am just hoping that whatever it is that's been keeping us from getting pregnant is super fixable and trying not to think about what if it isn't. 

CS/Q: 

GTKY: What is your favorite candy? I love chocolate/pb combo anything so I'll have to say Reese's cups. 

mrsdee15

Month/Cycle: 13/11

CD/DPO: 17/2 or 3

Timing: Great

Testing:  Beta set for 9/5, hoping to even make it that long.  

R/R:  After this experience of our first IUI, I'm definitely sitting down and writing out what I want to do differently next time around.  

CS/Q: Nope

GTKY: What is your favorite candy?  I don't eat candy much, but gummies or good chocolate.  

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Month/Cycle: 5/5

CD/DPO: 21/5

Timing: 0,-1,-2,-3,-5

Testing: 12 or 13 DPO 

R/R: Ughhhhhhhh damn UTI.  Drinking all the cranberry juice right now.  Hopefully I caught it early enough that I don't have to book a Drs appt.

CS/Q: 

GTKY: What is your favorite candy?
I don't think I can actually answer this.  I LOVE candy and I don't even think I could even pick a category that is my favorite.  Candy is my favorite candy  Although I can say that the kind of candy I HATE is that super fake waxy chocolate, or white chocolate.

krisnicole23

@antoto You could try D-Mannose powder or pills for the uti.  It has helped me before in the past.  Hope it goes away for you soon!

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Thanks @krisnicole23! I'll look into it.

@marybpoppins I noticed you were listing +2 and +3 in your timing category.  Ignore this if you already know, but just a heads up that the only proven days to conceive are -5 through 0.  Some ladies list +1 just as "insurance" in case they are wrong about exact day of 0.  There have been studies done on this and the scientists never had a single case where anyone conceived outside the -5 through 0 timing.

felix08

@lulu1180 It's possible that your body is just now getting back to normal ovulatory cycles after BCP--a 24 day cycle would be pretty short. Did you confirm O the last couple cycles? How long is your normal LP? 

@jennyv56 Same question I asked @lulu1180--Do you know how long your typical LP is? That is much more important than total number of CD when predicting when AF will arrive. 

@mrsdee15 If you don't mind sharing, what are some of the things you would do differently? 

@antoto Ughhhh so sorry you have a UTI! Seriously the most uncomfortable feeling ever. 

Month/Cycle: 12/12

CD/DPO: 23/6

Timing: -3, -2, -1, 0

Testing: probably not

R/R: I had my final u/s and bloodwork appointment to finish up my testing for this cycle so now we can schedule our appointment with the RE to go over the results and talk about treatment. I'm super anxious to find out what's wrong with me. Hopefully something easily fixable. 

CS/Q: 

GTKY: What is your favorite candy?
I love dark chocolate with sea salt and also sour straws. 

saralee797-2

@mrsdee15 Want to share your experience/what you learned from it? Just curious over here.

marybpoppins

@antoto I'm still unsure of my cycle so I'm hitting all the points I can around what I'm assuming O is.

saralee797-2

@felix08 I feel like we are living parallel lives here!

littlebug2010

Month/Cycle: 5/3 ttcal 

CD/DPO: 15/2

Timing: -4, -3, -1, 0, +1

Testing: nothing yet, but will most likely wait for a missed AF

R/R: Trying to get through the two weeks without going crazy. **loss mentioned** My first month(April), I analyzed everything, and it was a bfn.  Then in May I was renovating my brand new house with my DH and kinda forgot about it (we took a whole week off to renovate), and it was a bfp.  But after my loss in July, I'm super anxious and I know I'm going to symptom pick the whole time.  Just need to find something to keep my mind off of it! 

CS/Q: none today :-) 

GTKY: What is your favorite candy? I love anything mint-chocolate, Jr. Mints and peppermint patties are my go to! @AngelaPlus3 I have never tried to freeze Jr. Mints, but that sounds amazing, and I will be trying it this week! 

lulu1180

@felix08 This is the first cycle that I temped or even charted anything more than when AF came around.  I remember before I went on the pill (many years ago) that my cycle wasn't the "standard" 28 days, it seemed like it was more around 3ish weeks or so.  Which is one reason I wasn't surprised to see shorter cycles.  For now I'm just going to wait and see how long until she shows and then next cycle chart CM and CP to try to better pinpoint O.

Redpuma119

@angelplus3 Sour patch strawberries?! I've never even heard of those but they sound delicious!

JennyV56

@felix08 I just started charting and temp tracking this cycle too and never confirmed an O date. Is luteal phase just the time between O and CD1?

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marybpoppins said:

@antoto I'm still unsure of my cycle so I'm hitting all the points I can around what I'm assuming O is.

Ahhhh I see!  Just ignore me then, haha

hartmich

Sorry for so many BFNs today/this week ladies.   

@felix08 and @saralee797 good luck with your results. I'll keep my fingers crossed for "fixable" diagnosis' (I admit I have no idea what the plural for diagnosis is and I'm on my phone so Google ain't happening!)

@krisnicole23 that is the most perfect gif. I may start using "fucktopia" in real life!

Month: 3/3

CD/DPO: 31/7

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

R/R: I mentioned last week the gut-punch of my cousins pregnancy announcement. I'll be seeing them this week and am doing my best to mentally prepare for the non-stop baby talk. I can do this, I can do this, I can do this. 

Also, thanks again for all the fake drinking tips! It was a LOT harder than I thought but mostly because it was an all day drinking event as opposed to a casual night out at the bar. At one point I was handed a shot and spit it into my "chaser". That was tough holding the vodka in my mouth. I also chugged plain orange juice that they thought was a mimosa. Bleh. 

CS/Q: 

GTKY: @antoto great answer!

I am a snickers girl. Reese's cups are a close second. 

lulu1180

@JennyV56 Yes, luteal phase (LP) is just the number of days from O until the next CD 1.  

felix08

@saralee797 Is your RE appointment your initial consultation or review of test results?? 

@lulu1180 Gotcha. Well, if you are temping this cycle you will at least know how long LP is for next time (hopefully there is no next time, though). 

@jennyv56 Yep! LP is basically how many DPO you are before AF arrives. Average is 14 days, and you want it to be at least 10 days (I think that's right...correct me if I'm wrong). The follicular phase (CD1 until whenever you O) can vary in length, but the LP is usually the same give or take 1-2 days (too much variance of LP can be indicative of a problem). That's why most of us pay more attention to LP length rather than cycle length in determining when to expect AF. 

@hartmich Thanks! Also...the thought of holding a shot of vodka in my mouth makes me feel queasy. Is there a specific reason you weren't drinking or just because TWW? 

AngelaPlus3

@Redpuma119 Yes! You need them in your life. There are bags of ones shaped liked strawberries, and also bags of watermelon. I seriously can't get enough of either. 

@littlebug2010 I never thought to freeze them until I was at a movie with my best friend and she ordered frozen ones. Apparently that's a thing at our movie theater?! I didn't have a clue. But ever since I keep a box in my freezer so I can have a few when I'm in the mood. It's an addiction. Chocolate and mint is definitely my thing. 

sevenn

@lulu1180  @JennyV56 we are in the exact same boat!!

Month/Cycle: 5/4

CD/DPO: 32/15

Timing: -1, O

Testing: BFN 9, 10, 11, and 15 DPO

R/R: see CS

CS/Q: YOU GUYS.  I have never made it to my "test date," which is what FF said today.  I have zero symptoms of AF... no cramps, no watery CM, no spotting (except for one time on 11 DPO), high temps but I had a very negative 20 miu test this morning.  There is a possibility that I am only 14 DPO given that my first high temp was an open circle, but I have had pre-AF spotting and symptoms by 13 DPO on my prior charts.  I'm especially sad because I told DH around 11 dpo that I was sure I was out, then we were messing around yesterday and he said "wait a minute I thought you'd gotten your period..." then I had to explain to him that I hadn't and maybe I was KTFU and he was so excited.

GTKY: What is your favorite candy? Totally depends on the day.  Peppermint Patty vs. Reeses

saralee797-2

@felix08 Just the initial consult next Monday. I am hoping to get in for testing ASAP because that should only be CD7 and I don't normally O until the 20s so that if we get the testing done maybe next cycle won't be a wash? I am probably being too optimistic though. I have written out the basic information from my cycles since we started TTGP (because I managed to go through two other apps before FF) but if you have any other suggestions on info to have handy let me know. I considered printing out my charts too but I guess she could always look at my phone if she was interested.

@hartmich thanks so much lol no idea what the correct plural is either. You are a real trooper for even faking that shot haha! 

@antoto Hope you feel better soon! I also will drink baking soda mixed with water when I have a mild one... it helps balance out the Ph. 

jackiemarie1989-2

@lulu1180, I am in the same boat. At a certain point you just want AF to show up and get it over with, already. Sorry for the BFN. 

@Saralee797 and @felix08, good luck with your RE/ results! I hope you get news of an easily fixable problem. 

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD/DPO: 25/15. Or maybe 25/11. 

Timing: -4, -1, +1. Or maybe -3 and 0. 

Testing: Already had a couple BFNS last week. I really shouldn't have been testing so early. Now I am down to one remaining test and using all my willpower not to use it, and to stop symptom-spotting. 

R/R: DS is climbing out of the crib so I have to scramble to transition to a toddler bed now. Super stressful and not what I was expecting to do today.
Also more on topic, I don't know what the hell my cycle is doing. I'm unsure of my ovulation dates, my CM still doesn't make any sense, and my last 2 LPs were different lengths. I'm going to blame regulating after breastfeeding and hope next cycle is better. 

CS/Q: nah

GTKY: Jelly bellies. I am a jelly belly fanatic. I know all the flavors. 
ETA: We gave out jelly bellies as our wedding favors
Also chocolate. 

hartmich

@felix08 just because TWW. I'm fine with a drink or two, and I did have a real mimosa, but I wasn't comfortable getting drunk, taking shots, or chugging drinks! 

tlunceford123116

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD/DPO: DPO 2 

Timing: -4, -2, -1 O 

Testing: nope

R/R: I could rant for daaaays- but I need to be the leader of my own Good Vibe Tribe lol

CS/Q: n/a

GTKY: What is your favorite candy?
reeses! Not the pieces though. Big difference apparently to DH

mrsdee15

@felix08  @saralee797 Don't mind at all!  The big thing is that they had me watch for O rather than do another scan/trigger shot, and now I'm worried we missed O because of that.  So, that's definitely something I'm going to insist on.  There was this nurse that kept telling me things that didn't sound quite right, but I assumed they knew best because she was a nurse at the office.  I'm going to listen to my gut next time, because I really believe she was telling me incorrect info.  For example, she was saying on CD 12 that because I naturally O on day 21ish, I had a while before O, even though my follicles were at 18 and I was on medications.  I Oed a week earlier than she said, which I knew would happen but I was kind of put off that she would repeatedly say these things that didn't seem right.  An MD finally corrected her on that one, at least.  Also, my lining was thin so I'm going to ask about starting Estrace sooner to help it build up, again something that I wish I'd seen in another scan.  Basically it was stuff I knew in the back of my mind I should have been asking about, and didn't, so now I'm totally kicking myself.  We still had sex EOD so hopefully we're not out, but I wish I'd been more vocal.  

RatParade

@furbabymom2007  You mentioned in another thread (I didn't want to resurrect it) that you played Game of War and I just want to say that I obsessively played that for like 6 months (and spent money) and it took over my life and very nearly ruined my marriage and I had to quit cold turkey.  I don't have the self control for that sort of game.

Month/Cycle: 8/8

CD/DPO: 22/9

Timing: -3, -2

Testing: Thursday morning (12dpo)

R/R: I'm at that stage in my cycle where I fantasize about not being able to drink when our friends come over for dinner next week because I'll get a BFP before then.  We didn't even have that great of timing this month because we were going to avoid but I ended up Oing a couple days early (according to my OPK only), but my brain doesn't care about things like bad timing and is already thinking about maternity clothes.

Brain, you crazy.

GTKY: What is your favorite candy?  Mike n Ike's.  Original flavors.  Don't give me any of that tropical crap.

furbabymom2007

Lol @ratparade

yeah... I get super obsessed for a while and then when things get hard or tasks take too long I quit.  My husband is more patient and less obsessive. I eventually tossed my iPad at him and told him my account was his.  So now he plays three accounts, but only here and there and he has never spent money.  I have recently become "Unobsessed" with the sim city build it game. 

mrsdee15

@RatParade @furbabymom2007 DH gets really into those games - he's super into the Sim City Build It one right now, and it's serious.  He was really into Clash of Clans for a while.  The only one I've really gotten into is Sims Freeplay.  

RatParade

@furbabymom2007 @mrsdee15  I play Clash of Clans and Boom Beach, but it's less obsessive because I can ignore my account for a week and nothing really happens and it doesn't effect my clan.  In games like Game of War you'd be wiped out and your alliance will have booted you, so I feel so much more obligated to play ALL DAY LONG.  I'm ignoring your Sim references because I don't need another game right now lol

Edit - That's a lie, I'm looking it up in the app store.

lulu1180

@sevenn @JackieMarie1989 I don't think I've ever been so impatient for AF to just start already!  The worst part of it for me is that I had what felt like CD 1 cramps yesterday with no sign of AF.....not even spotting!  And still no sign of her as of now.  I just want to move on to the next cycle and really try to pinpoint O using all of the information I've gathered from the ladies here as well as the information I'm getting from reading TCOYF.

furbabymom2007

mrsdee15 said:

@RatParade @furbabymom2007 DH gets really into those games - he's super into the Sim City Build It one right now, and it's serious.  He was really into Clash of Clans for a while.  The only one I've really gotten into is Sims Freeplay.  

Lol I think DH plays the clan one and like 3 others... But he just manages to not get crazy about it better than me lol 

mrsdee15

@RatParade  Uh oh, I'm sorry for another game suggestion!  @furbabymom2007  DH gets so into games, for a while I was referring to Skyrim as our roommate because it was on so much

RatParade

OMG I love Skyrim