WTO Friday 4/19

emeraldduchess

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Month/Cycle:

CD:

WAYDTGKU:

R/R: 

CS/Q:

chichiphin

Month/Cycle: 10 / 2AL

CD: 10 

WAYDTGKU: letrozole + progesterone 

R/R: WOOO it's the weekend (ish). Working from home, but heading to the RE soon to confirm if I O'd or not! I got another +OPK this morning, so hit or miss since it is the second day in a row, and I usually O on the second day. I hope I did... bc I'm not sure if MH has another one in him... 

CS/Q: not today

flowntheloop

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD: 7

WAYDTGKU:
-Keeping an eye on ovulation window, no contraception, sperm-friendly lubricant (Pre-Seed), staying healthy in general (working out, hiking, eating healthier), pre-natal vitamins, avoiding unnecessary chemicals/nasties in environment/food/pharms.
-In terms of eating healthier, I've been adding in lots of extra fruits, vegetables (particularly greens and cruciferous ones), hemp hearts, sesame seeds, cacao powder, and olive/avocado oils.
-I also have a very low caffeine intake (and I already don't drink alcohol or smoke).
-I started a TTC journal (handwritten), so that has been helping me cope with some of the stress!

R/R: I didn't get much sleep last night as I was worried about the heavy storms passing through. Luckily the storm front calmed down by the time it reached us. It is going to be a rainy, yucky day--but I'm glad that we didn't get any storm damage.

CS/Q: nupe

chellisam

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD: 10

WAYDTGKU: PNV, BBT, OPKs, lots of BD, exercising and dieting, DH just picked up Pre-Seed

R/R: Yay, it's Friday! They allow us to work from home in the afternoon on Fridays, but usually all of the "creatives" (copywriters and designers) stay at the office. It makes for a nice and peaceful afternoon.

CS/Q: Nada

kbrown2385

@chichiphin good luck today! 

@flowntheloop glad the storms weren’t too bad for you! We are expected to get them today. 

@chellisam enjoy your day at work today!


Month/Cycle: 29/3 AL

CD: 3

WAYDTGKU: metformin, pnv, ubiquinol, vit c,d,e, methylfolate, baby aspirin, ww, low carb, tempdrop, opk, clomid w/ monitoring, TI, progesterone

R/R: doing some last minute packing and then heading to NC for the weekend! Probably won’t be on a lot but I’ll be lurking as much as i can. Hope everyone whose going to be affected by the storms today stays safe! 


CS/Q: nothing exciting going on 

 

emeraldduchess

*lurking*
@chichiphin good luck at the RE! 

keikilove

@chichiphin Hope it’s all great at the appointment! I’ve been chuckling all week at “Lucy Lucy Apple Juicy”🤞🏽

@flowntheloop So glad to hear the storms passed through overnight without damage! Enjoy your quiet wet Friday. 

@chellisam Enjoy your quiet afternoon & @kbrown2385 Have a great long weekend in NC! 

Month/Cycle: 11/8/1 AL

CD: 10 I think. MH is getting excited for Fertile Week 😆

WAYDTGKU: Adding more by the day...

R/R: Got a great email back from the specialist doctors at Locus Medicus. Gonna update & share the info this afternoon when I have time. 

CS/Q: Bo-ring 

bluebirdbluebird

Hi, I'm new! (Intro'd on on the Newbie thread on Wednesday and then came over here too late in the day yesterday and got intimidated  )

@chichiphin good luck at the RE today.
@flowntheloop glad you weren't hit too hard by the storms, but sorry for the lack of sleep and gloomy, rainy day.
@chellisam I love a quiet office day... enjoy!
@kbrown2385 safe travels!

Month/Cycle: 6/6

CD: 5

WAYDTGKU: pnv, opk, tracking bbt and cm

R/R: Off today! Unfortunately spending the day doing cleanup at DH's family's cabin which was seriously damaged by a falling tree over the winter. Then traveling to my parents' for the rest of the weekend, which should be nice.

CS/Q: I'll start temping tomorrow when af has fully left the building.

shamrocandroll

Haha, you can tell this is a holiday for some people.  Way less busy this morning!  Or everyone moved over to TWW.  

Month/Cycle: 10/1 AL

CD: 5

WAYDTGKU: So, MH and I talked yesterday and decided to take a more casual approach this cycle rather than jumping back up off the bench guns blazing.  We'll see how that goes because I don't really do very well with casual, haha.  Still doing PNV, FF, OPKs... just apparently less scheduled HIO, so not as much SMEP as I planned originally.

R/R: Nah, my R/R is covered above, pretty much.  ONE WEEK TIL PUPPY!!!

CS/Q:  Still pretty boring.

shamrocandroll

@chichiphin I'm also working from home today.  I hope you can confirm you O'd!!!

@flowntheloop Yay!  So glad the storm turned out to be a dud!

@chellisam Enjoy the peace!

@kbrown2385 Have so much fun in NC!!!

@keikilove So glad yougot good news!  Looking forward to hearing it!

flowntheloop

@chichiphin Crossing fingers for you!
@kbrown2385 Stay safe!
@keikilove Thanks! And yay for FW! I can't wait for mine! I don't tell my husband when mine is as I don't want to pressure him. He is the type that doesn't like being treated like "a piece of meat" LOL! However, it does seem there is something pheromonal going on because we almost always become a lot more active during that week anyway (even before we were TTC it was our pattern)!
@bluebirdbluebird Welcome! Don't be intimidated! We are all here to help one another! And oh my gosh! Did you get the cabin fully repaired?
@shamrocandroll Yay for a puppy!

bluebirdbluebird

@flowntheloop Thanks!  No, sadly the damage was really bad and it will have to be torn down and rebuilt. We have to clean up and inventory everything for insurance. 

@shamrocandroll Puppy!! How exciting! I will also be walking that line this cycle of trying to be “casual” with MH about HIO while of course still being totally on top of it all in my head (sigh). 

madcouplewithabox

@flowntheloop what are Hemp Hearts?!

@kbrown2385 safe travels!

@bluebirdbluebird welcome to WTO! Sorry to hear about the cottage though:( I totally understand about getting a late start to the posts. Sometimes I feel so behind that I’ll just read, respond where I can and try again the next day lol

@shamrocandroll good luck with keeping things low key like you want to:) it get sooo hard not to plan things out so I understand where you are coming from there! And yay puppy soon!!!!


Month/Cycle: 6 

CD: 1

WAYDTGKU: PNV, FertiliTEA, OvuSense Temping, supplements and sperm friendly food for DH, less alcohol, Trying to loose some weight and exercise more, Maca. 

R/R: For my mental sanity I’ve been listening to some awesome podcasts. One is BFN and the other is Infertile Mafia. They both have some seriously funny ladies and make me laugh when no one else can at tough situations. 

CS/Q: natta yet. 

shamrocandroll

@bluebirdbluebird I'm so sorry about the cabin!  That's so sad!  Yeah, I'm with you on that.  I'm not sure I'm capable of being casual.. Sometimes I wish I had a shifter for my brain and could control what gear I'm in. 

inthewoods23

@chichiphin hope YH can be a trooper! GL!

@flowntheloop those nasty storms can be so hard to sleep through when all you're thinking is "please don't let any tree branches fall on the house". Glad it ended up not being much!

@kbrown2385 have fun in NC! Much needed after all these Peggy's!

@bluebirdbluebird every so often the dailies get a little lopsided haha! Sometimes it's best to post and then just lurk so you at least get to feel involved with everyone

@madcouplewithabox I need to hit up these podcasts!

Month/Cycle: 22/21

CD: 10

WAYDTGKU: benched/BCP, PNV, Vitamin D, IVF process starts next month

R/R: I'm off while DH is not so I'm meeting him for lunch! Otherwise I will be cleaning up the house today and hopefully being really productive with that.

CS/Q: none

rikiteacup

Month/Cycle: 13/13

CD: 2

WAYDTGKU: Prenatals, BBT, OPK, Ubiquinol

R/R: H had his post-surgery appointment yesterday and the urologist was super impressed. He said it usually takes a few months before you can visually see the success of a varicocele repair but with my H it is already clearly visible. This also shows how bad his case was. He told H caffeine and alcohol in moderation was totally OK but to still wear loose boxers. Wearing tight boxers could alter the SA results.

CS/Q:

chichiphin

@flowntheloop glad that the storms aren't too bad
@chellisam enjoy the quiet day
@keikilove she's still lucy juicy! can't wait for a good keiki knowledge drop! 
@shamrocandroll yay almost puppy time!!! 
@bluebirdbluebird welcome!!
@inthewoods23 enjoy lunch with YH  
@madcouplewithabox I've heard good things about fertility pod casts - may have to listen
@rikiteacup I'm so glad YH is healing so well! that's awesome!

chichiphin

lucy lucy apple juicy is still hanging around at 29mm. u/s looks good and I'll get the call later with my E2 & LH levels from this morning's draw, but it looks like HIO at least one more time tonight, if not again tomorrow 

kagesstarshroom

Month/Cycle: 7/3AL

CD: 5

WAYDTGKU: bbt, ff, pnv, green tea, coq10, healthy eats & living (I had one alcoholic beverage last night though--fail!) soon: opk, cm, hio, etc.

R/R: Urgh I haven't even opened that peggy's post but I'm already mad. / Had a good time out to dinner last night for a friend's bday, and today I'm off to the poetry festival for the weekend! DH is sad I'll be gone, but he'll be working all weekend & when I get back--my FW begins next week! woo!

CS/Q: It is not a very exciting chart.

kagesstarshroom

@rikiteacup So glad YH is healing well!

@inthewoods23 Enjoy lunch!

@madcouplewithabox Sorry about CD1, but thanks for the head's (heads?) up on the podcasts! I need to start making a list of the ones recommended to me. 

@kbrown2385 Have fun in NC! Sames re: might not post as much but will lurk, though who knows.

@shamrocandroll I understand wanting to be casual but at the same time not really being able to. Even if you don't temp, you still can have a good when you're fertile--sooo.

@bluebirdbluebird Sorry about the tree =/ but have fun with your parents!

@chellisamI am imagining your life like an updated Mad Men scene, lol, and you're all hanging out in Peggy's office, being the creatives. (Have you ever seen Mad Men?)

@flowntheloop Yeah, those nasty storms dumped themselves out a bit over where I am & petered out by the time they got to you. OR it was another system completely.

@chichiphin Have fun hio!

ETA: I kept hitting post before I am done! WTF, self. ::chugs green tea::

kbrown2385

@madcouplewithabox I keep meaning to look for infertility podcasts. Maybe I’ll make dh listen to them on our drive today 🤣

shamrocandroll

@kagesstarshroom I'm still going to temp, I think.  I didn't while I was benced, and it was nice, but I hated not knowing when to expect AF for those 2 cycles.  Especially that first AL cycle that seemed like it would never end.

rikiteacup

@chichiphin Hopefully your RE can confirm O!

@flowntheloop yay for no tornado! 

@chellisam everybody should go home today.

@kbrown2385 enjoy your weekend in NC.

@keikilove I really enjoyed your posts. I am looking forward to your next one.

@bluebirdbluebird enjoy your long weekend!

@shamrocandroll whatever works for you will be the solution.

@madcouplewithabox sorry about CD1. tThank you for the podcast suggestions.

@inthewoods23 enjoy your day off and your lunch date!

chellisam

@rikiteacup We ended up getting to leave early, so that was a bonus!

keikilove

Thank you @shamrocandroll @rikiteacup @chichiphin for the positive feedback!  I'm always somewhat concerned that I'm posting way too much--really long stuff and articles-- and some of it is out of the mainstream so I sometimes wonder if you guys are like, "Oooooookay, crazy lady...." 

I posted the updates in TTCAL and the IF thread.  Hope you find some helpful info!

kagesstarshroom

@shamrocandroll yeah, i temped when i was benched most recently too... I was "collecting data." ^_~* 

flowntheloop

@madcouplewithabox Hemp hearts are a nutritious addition to meals. They are high in protein, omega-6s, and omega-3s. You can add them to just about anything. I like them on salads, homemade pizzas, in oatmeal, etc.
[spoiler] https://manitobaharvest.com/products/hemp-hearts/ [/spoiler]