TWW Monday 11/5

b_1029

**This is a thread that welcomes all regardless of where they are at in their TTC journeys. Please be mindful of topics that are discussed that could be hurtful to those going through tough times. Mention of children or pregnancies of others should have a TW and be in a spoiler if possible, and only be mentioned if it is extremely pertinent to the conversation. Thanks for keeping this a safe place for us all to engage!** 

Month/Cycle: 

CD/DPO: 

Timing: 

Typical LP length:

Testing: 

R/R: 

CS/Q:

jennifer_louise

Month/Cycle: 5

CD/DPO: 23/8

Timing: not great, in the best case scenario we HIO on -2, 0 

Typical LP length: 9-12

Testing: nope. Out of town for two days, so hopefully that will tamp down my urge to POAS.

R/R: Raked 5 bags of leaves yesterday and I'm so sore today!! We still have the whole back yard left to do too...other than that I managed to have a fairly nice and relaxing weekend. I have a report to write at work before Thanksgiving so I hope I can get my butt in gear this week!!

Edited because whoops 

CS/Q: Just cuz. I had a temp bump today, trying to get my hopes up, because of DST everything could be off.

b_1029

@jennifer_louise great job on the yard work and GL with your report! Crazy how close thanksgiving is!

I think I go here now? Not really sure.

Month/Cycle: 12/13

CD/DPO: 13/?

Timing: could’ve been better but we did what we could!  

Typical LP length: 13-15

Testing: not for a while

R/R: Monday and it will probably be a long week at work but otherwise nothing- the usual! Rave- for once I was so productive yesterday! Got some yard work done, made some food for the week, and cleaned a little around the house. I felt so much less stressed when I went to sleep last night. 

CS/Q: no idea if I O’d or when I did. I had a temp jump so I assume I did? I usually have O pains though and haven’t besides a little crampiness (typically pretty bad cramps). FX I actually did/do O (and if I haven’t yet, sorry for posting here 😆)

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lillywonderland

Month/Cycle: 6/6

CD/DPO: 16/3ish

Timing: 😢

Typical LP length: 14ish

Testing: Nope. Nope. Nope.

R/R: I’m gonna put the whole thing in a spoiler because **TW LC mentioned**

We benched myself at the 11th hour because I realized that the reason I had a fever earlier in the week was because I had come down with Hand, Foot & Mouth disease from DS. I started getting little blisters Thursday evening but I had no clue what they were. It didn’t click until mid-day on Friday that I had the HFM. Urrrrrggggh. I was a sad little potato all weekend (1/2 because I was super itchy and 1/2 because I was sad about not even getting a chance this cycle. I complained to DH about how it feels like TTC is taking so long and he had the opposite reaction - that we hadn’t been trying that long at all. The next 2 cycles he should have absolutely NO work travel so I’m hoping we can really put a lot of effort into it. Ugh. Pity party for 1 is over! 

lillywonderland

@jennifer_louise Great job on the leaves! Did you jump into the pile before you bagged them?? I still did that as an adult...because FUN! 

@b_1029 Yay for productive Sunday’s! Hopefully your week will be a little easier because of all that work you did yesterday!

PugMum

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD/DPO: 19/4

Timing: -O1

Typical LP length: who knows right now

Testing: CD11

R/R: HIO'd well before actual ovulation, then hubby got ill, totally missed a good window of opportunity. I'm sick again with another sore throat. Since September, no exaggerating, I've had some type of illness (even if lasting a day) each week. I'm over it. I have to travel to Toronto this weekend for my classes, hoping to have a productive week with homework in the evenings. Praying to have the energy through this sickness. 

CS/Q: none 

@lillywonderland Frustrating when you have to bench yourself, for matters beyond your control. I'm sorry. Hope you are getting over the HFM now? 
@b_1029  I love meal prepping and successful Sundays! Sets a good tone for the week. 

rikiteacup

@jennifer_louise I don't think your timing is bad at all.
@b_1029 I also believe you O'ed. Tomorrow should confirm it. 
@lillywonderland OMG feel better soon!!

Month/Cycle: 7/7

CD/DPO: 25 / 8 

Timing: Good

Typical LP length: 13-15 days

Testing: I will start tomorrow

R/R: Had my appointment with the fertility doctor at my regular OBGYN office. She looked at all my FF charts and was pretty confident everything looked normal. If no BFP this cycle, they are going to do an egg reserve test at CD3 and then the HSG at CD7-10.

CS/Q: chart in spoiler

inthewoods23

Everyone is getting sick! I have a bit of a scratch in my throat and might be getting a little congested as well. Maybe because I got the flu shot on Thursday?

Month/Cycle: 16/15

CD/DPO: 34/9

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

Typical LP length: 13

Testing: maybe Friday

R/R: the raptor show was amazing! We had such great weather for it which was good considering yesterday was rain all day with the occasional downpour. Say hello to Baron von Screech who lost his eye from an accident with a car and Valkyrie the bald eagle (her trainer said she likes to play on the grasses) in the spoilers!

CS/Q: temps have been a little up and down after O, but looking fine.

b_1029

Hope everyone feels better! @lillywonderland so sorry to hear about HFM. 
@inthewoods23 those pictures are awesome! Glad you had a great time! 
@rikiteacup that’s good news that everything looks normal! FX for your testing! 

rikiteacup

@inthewoods23 love these birds! Thanks for the pics. Also, your temps look good. As long as they stay elevated like they are right now, a little bit of fluctuation is normal.

kiki047

*lurking* 
@lillywonderland maybe this is one of those days when we can be thankful for virtual internet hugs because HFM is no joke. Yuck, sorry friend, I hope that clears up quickly.  

inthewoods23

@rikiteacup yep! As long as it's above 98 I'm happy. I believe my post-O temps are always above that so anything in the 97 range tells me AF is on her way.

nomangos23

@lillywonderland I had that a few years back and it was awful. I don't have any kids so the doctors thought it was a last case of the chicken pox b/c my little blisters were so bad. Boo for being benched but at least you won't have to stress over it if you got KU. And YAY no work travel for the next two months. My DH and I are in the same boat. MAKE AUGUST GREAT!! TEAM AUGUST! Who doesn't want to birth a baby in the dead of summer?? 

@jennifer_louise I know it's probably a lot of work but I secretly wish we had a ton of leaves to rake up each fall. All of my neighbors have them except for us and I feel like we're missing out. This sounds ridiculous as I'm typing it. 

@b_1029 What did you make for the week? Meal prep? I've been trying to find healthful meal prep ideas that aren't chicken and vegetables. 

@PugMum Oh no! It's flu season too so you better get that flu shot! 

@rikiteacup You do have a very nice looking chart! Hopefully testing next month brings some answers that you can do something with. Although that's such a double edge sword. We certainly don't hope for anything to be wrong, but want answers to the hardships we deal with. Good luck to you either way. 

@inthewoods23 Girl get at that Vit C!! I am not playing around with sickness this year. Plus it's good for your LP. And those babies are soooo pretty. 


Month/Cycle: 12

CD/DPO: 20/2

Timing: n/a because.. benched this cycle

Typical LP length: 10-13 days

Testing: No need

R/R: Welp! After a short little TB break I'm back! MRI results were normal so I have a follow up with my RE on 11/13 to discuss all of the testing we've done to date, which makes me feel much better. 

Y'all. Our 40 year old house got brand spankin' new windows yesterday and I am in looooove I will post before and after pics once we get the brick painted. It looks like a brand new house. 

I spent the last two weeks having meltdowns about our TTC journey but I'm in a much better place now. I have no idea why I go there sometimes. As I'm sure you all know, it's not a fun place to be. And poor DH. Bless him. 

CS/Q: Temps are a little rockier than I'd like but what can I do? I'll bring it up to my RE when we go next week. 

jennifer_louise

@nomangos23 glad to see you back! Feel free to vent your emotions here girl, you know we've all had em too! I likewise had a bit of a break and now that I'm back, I'm like how could I possibly live without yall! (and btw I saw on here that other ladies raked like 20 bags, so maybe that makes you more thankful you don't!) 

b_1029

@nomangos23 we made a huge batch of chili so not the world's healthiest thing but not bad), roasted vegetables, and chicken in the crockpot with a bunch of salsa in there with it. Soooo basically still chicken and veggies...haha! We've also been making this really good crockpot brisket recipe that's the easiest prep ever, if you're interested I can send you a PM! 
You can have some of our leaves, we have 2 gigantic oak trees and I just keep staring at them waiting for all the leaves to fall.
I'm so happy your test results came back normal!! YAY! And I'm sorry you've been struggling with the whole journey lately, but you definitely aren't alone. I feel so bad for my husband too, for the past several weekends I have hardly left the bed  (other than yesterday) but he has been very sweet about it. Take care of yourself!

Edited because I cannot mobile Bump and don't know why I keep trying to lol 

kiki047

@nomangos23 Welcome back! Glad the MRI results were clear and you can start figuring things out with your RE to move forward. After everything you've been through, I hope you find the answers you need and can just focus on all the exciting things ahead!! Also, YAY for new windows! We're going to need new windows in the next 2-4 years as well so I'm creeping all my friends that have had to do it recently. I know nothing about windows. 

inthewoods23

@nomangos23 hurray for a normal MRI! funny story, MH said he wanted kids with summer birthdays like he does because it's halfway between Christmas. As much as I would like to get a BFP this month, I kinda don't want to be 9 months preggo in July and August. Has uncomfortable written all over it lol. I also had the same excitement when we got new windows on our 50 year old house earlier this year! I was so excited over the fact that they slide so easily up and down and we can finally get some air flow in our basement. The basement windows were the originals and either were changed or always had it without a screen so even opening the window inside was just to another window.

@b_1029 I'd love to meal prep, but I typically have very little motivation on Sundays to cook and portion things out. I guess I at least plan ideas for the week and don't make it ahead of time. That's still meal prepping right? And I must say, The Bump app does not do well with text corrections. But I pretty much exclusively mobile bump since I'm not on my laptop much.

foodislove

Be back later for tags, maybe I'll tag during my pointless afternoon meeting.

Month/Cycle: 4/3

CD/DPO: 20CD/ 6DPO

Timing: -4, -2, O

Typical LP length: 14 days

Testing: Friday or Saturday. Nauseated just thinking about it.

R/R: I'm really really not dealing with TTC well. Been off the birth control since July, and DH has noted that my mood has taken a large down swing in the last few months. Not helping that we're heading into winter - the cold and dark are not my friends. I have to start considering whether I need to go back onto Zoloft and back to therapy, and I really really won't want to because doc visits = taking time off to do things that aren't fun or contributing to the running of my household. But I'm weepy AF.

CS/Q: Taking thermometer rec's. If we aren't preg this cycle, I'm gonna start temping, I think. We only have a forehead one and I don't think that'll cut it.

lcking82

@b1029 : it looks promising that you o’Ed!

@jennifer_louise:  I’m always amazed how SORE I can get from yard work!

Cycle: 5

CD/DPO:  25/4

timing:  meh

Typical LP:  11-12

Testing:  wait for AF

R/R:  interviewing a bunch of people
today - hectic but fun. 

Cs/q:  none. No temps 

PugMum

@foodislove Were you on the pill BC? I had a hard time with my emotions coming off that one too. I am a sufferer from seasonal depression. I did get a "Happy Light" last year for my desk at work, it helped the slightest. 

lcking82

@lillywonderland:  UGH!  HFM is awful, and can be horrendous in adults.  Hope all is getting better now!

b_1029

@foodislove I'm sorry you're struggling right now. I can totally relate and you aren't alone, we're all here for you! Feel free to shoot me a PM if you want to talk.

emeraldduchess

I hate that I have to post and run, I will try to come back with tags later tonight!

Month/Cycle: 4/4

CD/DPO: 30/10

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

Typical LP length: 11-14 days

Testing: Honestly, I want to know...but I don't.  I know if I test tomorrow it's still early so maybe Wednesday or Thursday.

R/R: Just have to get through this week, then we have a long weekend! Plus Thanksgiving break is so close I can smell the turkey!

CS/Q: Temp dropped a lot this morning but it's still not close to the coverline.  I might put it in the chart stalk thread later just to get another set of much more experienced eyes on it. 

lillywonderland

@pugmum Yes, feeling much better now. Sore throat is almost all gone, and none of my little blisters itch now. Just waiting for all those tiny red spots to go away. 

@rikiteacup Good luck tomorrow if you test! 

@inthewoods23 Glad you had a great time at the Raptor show! That wittle owl is soooooo cute!!! It looks like he’s winking at us all. 

@nomangoes23 Creeping on your convo with @jennifer_louise but, I kinda wish we had leaves, too (and not just palm fronds, lol) so I can jump in the pile like the lunatic I am. But, I totally don’t want to do any of the work raking them. And yes, HFM sucks. I feel like patient zero with all my blisters that feel so much bigger than they look. I think my sister got it in College because her doctors had no clue wtf was going on and it’s not common unless you are exposed to kids. I am SO GLAD that your MRI was okay!! Please know that I am always here for you to vent/complain/cry/yell at via PM. I ❤️ you and want to give you the biggest hug IRL right now (but won’t because HFM, lol). I am with you on birthing babies in the middle of the super hot summer! Sounds like a delight to me! I’ll take it!! 😅 MAKE AUGUST GREAT! (But to everyone else in the TWW, please make July even better than it already is!)

@foodislove I’m sorry you’re having a hard time right now. We are all here for you and you are not alone! I *think* some antidepressants are safe for TTC and during pregnancy. It might be worth a visit to talk to your Dr. about it. Hugs! ❤️

@icking82 I’m on the mend! HFM hits hard and fast, but it seems to go away fairly quickly.

@emeraldduchess I am sending you all the good vibes I can muster today!! 

emeraldduchess

@jennifer_louise 5 bags of leaves?  That's impressive! We haven't done a yard cleanup yet, it's been so rainy.

@lillywonderland ugh, I am SO sorry about the HFM.  I've never had it, but I can imagine how much it blows.  I hope you recover quickly!  All the virtual hugs to you. 

@PugMum good luck with the homework and feel better soon!

@rikiteacup it sounds like your fertility doc has a plan in place. Good luck with the testing (but FX this cycle is it and you won't need the tests).

@inthewoods23 great pictures!

@nomangos23 I am so glad that your MRI came back clear!  You must be so relieved!  

@b_1029 the chicken and salsa in the crockpot sounds yummy.  I'm drooling just thinking about it.

@foodislove I am so sorry that you're struggling. To echo what @lillywonderland said, there are probably some meds that women have been able to take without any problem while TTC and during pregnancy.  I recently had a similar conversation with my doctor about it.  Your mental health is so important, make sure that you take care of yourself.  My inbox is always open.

Edit: phrasing

babyhoping84

Hi all- dh (dear husband) and I have been TTC for about 4 years now. We did another round of IUI a week ago Sunday. I've been on progesterone and im not sure if that's the source of my symptoms or if they are good signs: tired, so bloated, stretchy discharge (sorry tmi), and light cramps off and on. I don't test with the doc for another week because we had planned a while ago to be out of town next weekend (when they would have tested me). Tying not to be overly optimistic and symptom spot but this would be our first. I hate the tww!