Weekday Randoms- 5/22

grnmtnmama

antoto said:

Has anyone else tried out the GoT wine yet? I was thinking about getting some.

What is this wine you speak of?! I feel like I need to get it for DH!

grnmtnmama

@pebbledam What do you do for work? Do you work nights? I just came off night shift 6 months ago. I worked 12 hour nights for 16 months and it damn near killed me. I hope you're able to find something different if you're looking! 

doxiemoxie212

@antoto no, but I've tried the beer I think... it was before I liked beer, tho, so, I did not like it.

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grnmtnmama said:

antoto said:

Has anyone else tried out the GoT wine yet? I was thinking about getting some.

What is this wine you speak of?! I feel like I need to get it for DH!

It's a real thing!  I swear!

Avrilmai

@antoto like @doxiemoxie212 I've tried the beer. I did see the wine at a GoT party we went to for Halloween, but the host didn't open it. I really want to try it! 

pebbledam

@vflux33, @grnmtnmama - I have been working nights for 4 years straight now. The company I work for doesn't pay into SS because they have their own retirement plan. The catch is that you have to be vested in the company to ever see any of that back, which happens at 5 years. The pay and health insurance is great. I really want to be able to take advantage of the health insurance before even considering leaving. I'm just so tired. 

ETA words

doxiemoxie212

@pebbledam what hours? 

pebbledam

@doxiemoxie212 - Currently working 2230-0630 Sun-Thu.

ETA because apparently I don't know what time my shift starts. 

doxiemoxie212

@pebbledam ugh that's rough. Do you try to switch to being awake during the day on your days off? Or do you just stick with the same schedule?

pebbledam

@doxiemoxie212 - Depends... If we have DSS, I stay up until he takes a nap and then crash pretty early on Friday night. If we don't have DSS, I will come home and take a 3-ish hour nap. Either way, Saturday I'm up because that's the only full day I get to spend with MH. Sunday I lay down for a nap/sleep in the afternoon and do it all over again. 

Eta sleep deprivation. 

doxiemoxie212

@pebbledam ugh, right. I'd struggle so much switching my sleep schedule like that. My friend who is in her neurology residency will do like one month of 8pm-10am shifts, and then she'll have to like immediately switch to a 9-5pm shift. I don't know how any of y'all do it! I'd just be so grumpy. 

pebbledam

@doxiemoxie212 - Trust me, I AM grumpy.

shortstack930

@pebbledam night shift sucks! I only do two nights a week but it's still rough. My mom did the same schedule as you for a few years and she was always really irritable and falling asleep everywhere. Now she does four 10 hour night shifts and she seems to be able to sleep better. Can you switch your schedule to four 10s or three 12s so that you have more days off to recover?

grnmtnmama

@pebbledam Nights are so rough but I understand wanting to take advantage of the health insurance and other benefits but feeling sleep deprived and grumpy is the worst. And doing 5 nights is even harder. I luckily was able to work 12s so I only had to work 3 days a week. 

pebbledam

@shortstack930, @grnmtnmama - I would love it if I could do 4 10s, but my union dictates the hours. I have zero say on the matter and my company runs 24/7/365.

kiki75

Was supposed to have Buffalo Wild Wings date night with H. Planned specifically for it. Early lunch, clothes that I don't care a lot about, dgaf about putting on makeup... oh, nope. Now we're going to H's friends house where I can make sober small talk and hang out with their two oopsie babies. I'm trying not to be a giant baby over it but I really want to be. For one thing, I would have dressed nicer if I'd been planning on this. Now I get to go full scrub-style. 

Avrilmai

Ugh. @kiki75 that sucks. "Sober small talk" made me laugh. Can you remind them it is national wine day and at least get to drink? 

grnmtnmama

@kiki75 Lame! Sorry he changed the plans on you  

vflux33

@pebbledam Oooohhhh. Yeah vesting is good, I get it. That sucks. And a year left feels like so long! Ugh. Well, I guess if you've done most of it already that is something to keep you going. Super shitty though.  

garnetandgoldgrace

@vflux33 - I feel the same way about the ocean now. I almost drowned in Costa Rica in 2009 and I haven't been the same ever since

pebbledam

@kiki75 - While it totally sucks that YH changed the plans on you, why would you dress nicer to see friends?! All my friends know that putting on a bra and pants to come see them took considerable effort and motivation.

madspunk

@antoto I'm shocked I haven't seen this GoT wine yet... I know what I'm drinking on July 16th!

lulu1180

For those looking for the GoT wine, they have a store locator on here so you can see where you can purchase it near you....I have a feeling there will be a slight spike in sales on it this weekend lol

KariAnn323

Lurking while all the girls are still sleeping. Trip is going well so far. We fit more shit than I thought humanly possible into the car (we had to use 3 luggage carts to get it all up to our room). Got the "yes I'm drinking yes that means I'm not KU" talk done and over with fairly quickly. One of the girls wanted to know how it was going and I explained that we were still trying but at the same time basically just waiting for an RE referral for 3 months. She did the whole "well that's soon, you only will have trying a year at that point, just watch you guys will decide to take a break and 2 months later you'll be KU" response. 

*TW* I'm really regretting that I didn't explain to her that relaxing isn't an option for me. That I have to start progesterone after O or it will end in a miscarriage *End of TW*

Hugs to everyone. I know it sounds weird AF since I don't know any of you IRL, but I miss you guys a lot. 

BertieMeetsGertie

@KariAnn323 hugs, girl!! You are missed here, but try and enjoy your trip! 

holly321

Kind of dumb question... I just don't want to post where I don't belong.   I have only been trying since January, but have only had 1 period during that time, and it was Provera induced.  I have had ultrasounds and blood work, obviously I am not ovulating, and my female hormones are really high.... I also am starting a clomid cycle.  

Can I post on infertility threads?  I feel odd about it since we haven't been trying long.

jenotontx

Does anyone know why FF is only giving me one perdicted ovulation day now? Did they make a change to the app or is it because I upgraded to the VIP? I'm used to seeing three yellow predictions vs just one?

kiki75

Thanks you guys. It turned out okay. I'm trying to go basically alcohol-less but I went ahead and had a glass of wine because a) alcohol and b) I didn't want to have the whole people see I'm not drinking and they get hopeful eyes and either I let it continue or correct it and I was in no mood for all of it. I'm glad we went. It turns out that it was H's friend's birthday (dude, you don't know your friend's birthday? They've only been friends for 15+ years) and their original plans fell through so it ended up being a very small party for him. 

@KariAnn323 If there's an opportunity, I would follow up with the rest of the info. The more people learn gently from friends that saying that stuff is kinda stupid and potentially painful, the better. 

@holly321 I think that anyone who is in testing or treatment is welcome. Can you define "female hormones" though? I'm confused because there are a number of hormones that are associated with women. Estrogen? Progesterone? Prolactin? 

Fun fact: dudes on steroids can end up with high prolactin so they'll take drugs like Cabergoline to reduce it. 

lulu1180

@holly321 I want to first say that I am not comfortable being a sole representative of the IF thread, however, my advice would be to maybe dip your toe in the water so to speak and try posting there next week; if you're not feeling very comfortable after that then you can go back to the daily threads.  It is not necessarily about the amount of time that you have been trying but your journey up until this point and your general attitude about it.

The one thing I will caution you about is the use of clomid and that it really should be closely monitored under the care of an RE.  Many OBs will hand it out but they do not monitor and because there is a relatively short life on it (no more than 6 cycles) many do not recommend "wasting" any of those opportunities.  

What testing have you done so far?

lulu1180

@JJMNO1616 Since you've been tracking, has your O been pretty consistent as far as the CD it happens?  It could be that FF was waiting for enough information to pinpoint it more accurately.  If I remember correctly, I think this is your 5th cycle tracking...?

jenotontx

@lulu1180 I just started my 6th cycle tracking. The weird thing is FF is predicting O will be on CD15 when it has been CD14 the past two cycles. I have actually never Oed on CD15 since I've been tracking! My O day for my first three cycles were either CD16 or 17 though... so I assume it's taking somewhat of an average? 

lulu1180

That's exactly what it's doing @JJMNO1616.  You'll notice that the longer you track, the better it will get at predicting both O and CD1.  I have had O anywhere from CD9-CD12 but FF has O predicted at CD10 next cycle, which happens to be my most common O day

vflux33

@garnetandgoldgrace That's horrible! Yeah, I almost drowned a couple times when I was younger too. I think that's part of why I get those dreams... Be careful at the ocean, friends!

pebbledam

I found out last night at work that I didn't get Memorial Day off. Normal 5-day week for me plus having my DSS. Yay for being critical personnel. 

jsnakehole

I got the date for my second interview! June 9th! Now to spend two weeks prepping my butt off. I want to be the very top of their applicant pool. 

lulu1180

@jsnakehole Is it weird to say I can't wait for June 9th on your behalf? lol.  I'm super excited for you and will be sending you all the good vibes!

vflux33

@pebbledam BOOOOOOO. That sucks.

@jsnakehole YAY!!! GL!

You guys, I got carded yesterday at a winery. I just turned 34 last week and never thought I'd be carded again. But since there is 1 person on the planet who wasn't sure if I might be possibly maybe a tad under 21, I feel more confident as a human. I gloated for about 2 hours to MH last night who probably hasn't been carded for at least 10 years. 

I'm going to try really hard to pretend this had nothing to do with the fact that I'm, like, 2 feet tall. 

jsnakehole

@vflux33 I still get carded for R rated movies. I'm pleasantly surprised when I don't get carded. 

vflux33

@jsnakehole I used to be like that (probably also due to height), but now that I'm officially mid-30s getting carded is the best. I will gladly take the 4 seconds of flipping through my wallet as a sacrifice for the confidence boost. 

BertieMeetsGertie

@vflux33 yah girl! Oh, and I don't think that tiny, jumping red panda gif could get any cuter!