WTO Wednesday 4/24

emeraldduchess

**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 (trigger warning) 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:

WAYDTGKU:

R/R: 

CS/Q:

brookert615

Gooooood morning!

Month/Cycle: 9/9

CD: 13

WAYDTGKU: Metformin (for PCOS), Armour Thyroid (for Hashimoto's), PNVs, Vitamins B Complex, C, D, Kelp, Calcium, OPKs, Temping, FighterDiet, FD Fight or Flight, CBD Oil

R/R: It's a beautiful day! I slept like a rock so I'm happy about that. I have a busy day at work ahead of me but thankfully I have caffeine . 

CS/Q: Finally got a high on my advanced OPK! I've been using my cheapies too as an experiment to see how they align. Last month I had the same high and peak days. I can't keep up with the expensive OPKs once these run out! 

Edit: Removed some things from my WAYDTGKU because I'm second guessing some things and didn't include them in my arsenal this cycle!

kbrown2385

Fingers crossed tb is up and working again


Month/Cycle: 29/3 AL

CD: 8

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

R/R: ended up not doing any laundry yesterday. Instead we checked out the new ikea that opened up near us and spent way too much money. We got a new comforter and duvet that I love. The comforter is a nice heavy weight that I slept like a rock. So worth it lol. 

CS/Q:

inthewoods23

Where is everybody??

Month/Cycle: 22/21

CD: 15

WAYDTGKU: benched/BCP

R/R: why am I bringing so much stuff on this trip?? It's only 4 days. Eh whatever. I'll be waking up well before sunrise the next 3 days yay.... As nice as it is to be away from work, this is no vacation lol.

CS/Q: idk if anyone can answer this, but does the BCP cause acne/breakouts? Seems to be worse on my shoulders and upper back lately. Boo

brookert615

@kbrown2385 Ikea is so addicting! That comforter sounds so dreamy! 

@inthewoods23 TB was down for like what felt like forever lol. Hope you can enjoy the competition! I think any time there's a shift in hormones is when your skin reacts. So I'm assuming yes. How was your birthday!

ETA: Tags!

marebear15

Good morning! I'm going  to try to keep up a little better today. Where is everyone??

Month/Cycle: 12/12

CD: 12

WAYDTGKU: Haven't been doing so good on these, but this is what I strive for: BBT, CM, PNV, baby aspirin, B6, B-complex, no caffeine or alcohol, HIO

R/R: Finally got a good night's sleep last night, even though DH had to work late. He's home tonight, so hopefully we'll be able to have a family night! 

CS/Q: Forgot again this morning to take my temp. At this rate, FF's not going to be able to give me CHs.

brookert615

@marebear15 Great news you were able to get some restful sleep! Hope you have fun tonight .

marebear15

@brookert615 - Get in that BDing! Don't you feel great when you sleep well!

@kbrown2385 - Glad you slept well too. I've never been in an IKEA, but I hear so much about them. Happy shopping!

@inthewoods23 - I must have missed it, but where are you traveling and is it for work?

inthewoods23

@brookert615 ah! I got to sleep in a bit this morning so I had no idea!

@kbrown2385 Ikea is the bomb! Love that place! I think the least amount we've spent out of the few times we've shopping there was like $500 😱. It was just supposed to be me getting a desk and chair but then DH wanted it too since his desk is old and his chair is horribly uncomfortable.

At least everything we've bought has been great in our house. Although the Besta TV stand that we wall mounted nearly fell off.... Still need to patch up the wall before we try something else to make sure it's secured to the studs.

kagesstarshroom

@kbrown2385 Oooo I must have been sleeping while it was down. I suppose this is why we are so light over in the TWW today?

@marebear15 Enjoy your family night!

@inthewoods23 Any change in hormones can mess w/ your skin for sure, I think. Moving messed with mine! It took me forever when we moved down here to get in the right skin routine--like, which facewash, toner, and moisturizer to use. do you have one and it's just not working bc of the hormone shift probably?  Also, I always overpack.

@brookert615 I've never seen CBD on someone's WAYD... list--what are the benefits there? MH uses it sometimes, so we've got some around.

Month/Cycle: 7/3AL

CD: 10!

WAYDTGKU: pnv, bbt, cm, hio (fw officially begins!), coq10, vitd, green tea, all the good stuff

R/R: no rants except DH hasn't been sleeping well & I feel bad. But a rave: He texted me this morning to "watch out for the spider web!" as this spider has decided once again to make a huge web on our front porch. We get so many bad bugs, & he says it's not a poison spider, so we're gonna let it do its thing. I totally forgot yesterday was my dept's awards ceremony until like halfway thru the day, but we went & I received my teaching award. The guy that announced me is a total goofball & talked the longest of any presenter and by the end I was thoroughly embarrassed, but in a good way because he raved a lot about my teaching.

CS/Q: Thrilling stuff:

bows22

@brookert615 @kbrown2385 jealous that you both got such great sleeps! I never sleep well during AF so I was struggling this morning.

@inthewoods23 BCP always helped acne for me but I could totally see it having the opposite effect for others

bows22

Month/Cycle: 5/6

CD: 2 

WAYDTGKU: Sex EOD and tracking CM

R/R: AF arrived yesterday and I had a pity party for myself. Trying to snap out of it today 

brookert615

@kagesstarshroom I read somewhere on accident that it helps. Although I initially started taking it because I have a handful of autoimmune diseases and got it for inflammation. This is from a quick search I just did "By relieving stress, CBD may have a positive impact on fertility.” ... Even so, she offers that CBD could support fertility by reducing oxidation or inflammation, enhancing hormone balance or egg quality, and acting as an adjunct to diet and lifestyle changes." Anywho... That's a bummer YH isn't sleeping well . That spider needs to go away! Congrats on the teaching award, great job!!! 

@bows22 Awe, sorry you didn't sleep well. Sorry about AF! 

bows22

@marebear15 another person with good sleep last night - you guys are killing me haha

@kagesstarshroom congrats on the award! that’s so fun! 

marebear15

@bows22 - So sorry that you were on the good sleep train. I don't sleep well during AF either. I always let myself have a day or two to feel down before making myself climb out of that dark hole.

@kagesstarshroom - Congratulations on your teaching award! That's awesome!

madcouplewithabox

@kagesstarshroom congrats on the award! It’s always nice to feel appreciated:)

@bows22 the beginning of a cycle is always the worst. It’s ok to feel down. 

@brookert615 that’s so interesting. I was wondering what it was so I’m glad someone asked! Every time I see you post it though I’m thrown off cause they are my initials lol

@kagesstarshroom such a love/hate relationship with spiders. I mean, I love them keeping the insect population in check, but they are still creepy. We have brown recluses here so I’m over here all “kill all the spiders!” I don’t want to take the 30 seconds to figure out what kind it is and risk it escaping lol

Month/Cycle: 6

CD: 6

WAYDTGKU: PNV, Macca, OvuSense Temping, fertiliTEA, eating better, exercising more, DH on supplements and sperm friendly food (We deal with MFI). 

R/R: DH has another interview today so FX. I finally got all my clothes on the bed so I HAVE to start going through them or it’s another day in the guest bedroom. 

CS/Q: just two little dots. Not much going on yet. 

kagesstarshroom

@brookert615 Thanks! Inflammation and oxidation both seem to be consistent walls in the way of fertility, or at least that's what I learned from reading IT STARTS WITH THE EGG-- so that makes sense.

brookert615

@madcouplewithabox Oh that's too funny! Hope YH's interview goes well! Good luck with going through all of your clothes!

@kagesstarshroom It is kind of crazy. I'm finding out a lot of things I was taking for this or that ended up being beneficial for TTC! 

kbrown2385

@inthewoods23 we spent over $300 yesterday 😬. Along with the bedding we got new dishes, some lights and then a few miscellaneous things. Good luck at the competition! Hope you are able to enjoy it a little.

@brookert615 I could spend so much money there! I told dh it’s good we don’t own a house or I’d be redoing every room.

@kagesstarshroom yeah it wasn’t down too long but long enough to annoy me lol. Congratulations on the award!

@bows22 sorry for af’s arrival.

@marebear15 glad you got some good sleep too! I wouldn’t recommend going to ikea unless you want to buy things you probably don’t need haha.

bluebirdbluebird

So late today! Tried to post earlier and the site was down.

Month/Cycle: 6/6

CD: 10

WAYDTGKU: PNV, OPKs, tracking BBT and CM in FF, lots of healthier lifestyle things for me and H.

R/R: Another beautiful day! Going to try to take as many breaks as I can to get outside in the sunshine. Yesterday I had an iced latte waaaay too late in the day and had a hard time sleeping last night. When will I learn? Also, somehow forgot to temp this morning. 

CS/Q: nope

brookert615

@bluebirdbluebird Enjoy all of your breaks today! Sorry you had trouble sleeping last night! 

shamrocandroll

Gah, I'm so far behind.  Just going to lurk and love-tit for today, I think.  I have no real exciting updates anyway.  

sevenn

@brookert615 - i used the expensive ones a while back!  they are fancy but hard to justify the price if you can back them up with cheapies
@kbrown2385 - so jealous of your ikea
@marebear15 - those stupid crosshairs are my biggest motivation for temping. damn FF!
@kagesstarshroom - love your spider understanding!
@bows22 - sorry for AF

Month/Cycle: 6/6

CD: 12

WAYDTGKU: OPK, CP, BBT, RLT, HIO

R/R: so grateful that my OPK isn't positive yet as I've been away from DH.  CP and CM optimal though so hopefully will be tomorrow.  DH and I are driving ALL NIGHT tonight (10 hrs) for my grandmother's 95 birthday and semi-family reunion.  It will be nice, but super exhausting.  Another "vacation" that is not a vacation!  Biggest victory so far is that I dug an EZPass which probably hasn't been used for 5 years, updated it, and apparently it still has money on it 

CS/Q: missed a temp yesterday and will again tomorrow bc of the drive, oh well.

brookert615

@sevenn Yay on O holding off a bit so you can be with YH! Good luck during your trip! That's awesome about the EZ pass!

nolemama24

Month/Cycle: 4/4

CD: 5

WAYDTGKU: all the things...... this is my second cycle using the Ava I bought off FB marketplace. Pretty neat little thing. Checking CM/CP, using OPKs, recently added a vitamin B complex in addition the the prenatal I take.

R/R: *I have Hashimoto's, moved from Florida to the UK six months ago* A week ago it clicked that my luteal phase is too short. Like 8 days long too short. I went down the google rabbit hole and panicked. We already had planned a trip back to Florida (got back on Saturday) for a wedding and my brother's graduation, so I called the OB who saw me with my first pregnancy. They were able to get me in on Monday. Surprise! She was stuck in surgery so I saw another OB who I never met. I was a ball of nerves. The OB looked at me like I had 19 heads when I explained to her that based on my OPKs & temps, I am ovulating on CD 21 and my LP is 8-9 days long. I happened to be on CD 3 so she did some blood work. I am at a loss at what to do and I am upset at the outcome of the meeting with the doctor. I feel like I identified the problem (either ovulating too late or LP needs to be longer).... why couldn't the doctor give me a solution to that? I know that this is probably me being hasty so I feel a little crazy/all over the place. Blah.

CS/Q: None... only a couple of little dots so far

brookert615

@nolemama24 I would suggest looking into a endocrinologist for your Hashimoto's. My endocrinologist and OBGYN work together on my medications and everything. Are you on medication, if so what are you on? Sometimes the type of thyroid meds don't agree with the patient. I was on Synthroid for a while and they kept upping it because my levels just weren't right. They put me on Armour Thyroid and the difference is night and day.

nolemama24

@brookert615 oh, that is interesting. I was seeing an endocrinologist when I lived in Tampa, but then stopped because I felt like my GP could handle the treatment. I was originally put on Synthroid. Since moving to the UK, my GP switched me to the generic of Synthroid but I never thought of actually changing medications all together. Maybe I should call up an endocrinologist while I am back in Tampa to get another opinion. 

brookert615

@nolemama24 There's a lot of doctors that are not up to speed with the latest studies in regards to thyroid panels or even versed in autoimmune diseases such as Hashi's. I highly suggest the book "Root Cause" by Izabella Wentz. I learned so much! 

keikilove

I'm super late to join today but oh well, I may be offline the next few days so gonna get in where I fit in!

Month/Cycle: 11/8?/1 After Loss

CD: 15

WAYDTGKU: PNV w/Folate, extra Iron, extra Vit D3, Vit C, Fish Oil/DHA, Vitex, Ubiquinol, DHEA, Baby Aspirin, Lovenox after O, Progesterone after O, Moderate Exercise, 7-8 hours sleep, lots of sunshine. 

R/R: Rave is that I'm heading out on a trip for a big job interview.  I really want this so trying to be as prepared as possible! Also rave that MH and I didn't miss the FW while I'm traveling, which I was slightly worried about.

CS/Q: Chart is super weird & ugly this cycle. Thought I would have ovulated yesterday but no high temps today.  Hoping I can accurately track it the next few days with several changes in time zones.

brookert615

@keikilove YAY on being able to take advantage of your FW! Good luck during your big job interview!!! 

keikilove

THANK YOU @brookert615!  I'm coming back for tags once I'm settled at the airport in a couple hours.

kbrown2385

@keikilove good luck with your interview! I’ve got everything crossed for you!