WTO Friday 7.19

emeraldduchess

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emeraldduchess

Good morning, ladies! Happy Friday!

Month/Cycle: 12/11/1st cycle AL#2

CD: 16

WAYDTGKU: Prenatal vitamins, Fertility Friend, temping, OPKs, observing CM, progesterone post-O

R/R: Back to the RE for a blood draw this AM. Starting to feel like I live there. DH is insisting on driving me, which is kind of adorable. I think he feels really bad that my testing has involved so much blood work, uncomfortable ultrasounds, etc.

CS/Q: Nah. 

Kathryn0903

Month/Cycle: 2nd

CD: 11

WAYDTGKU: sex EOD, OPKs, vitamins, exercise

R/R: I'm excited for this weekend. Since I worked late on our anniversary, DH said we could go to one of my favorite hibachi restaurants this weekend!

CS/Q: nope

ejoseph16

@emeraldduchess you ever feel like a pin cushion?! Ugh... glad DH is sympathetic! 

@Kathryn0903 happy anniversary! Enjoy your hibachi! Yum! 

Month/Cycle: 7/5/3 AL

CD: 15

WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPK, CM, FF, PNV, folic acid, HIO EOD

R/R: I got so much work done yesterday with MH at work... I feel so accomplished! I took a bubble bath last night to relax (my new WAYDTGKU) pre-O! It was so nice! But now I need more bath bombs, I’m out! Looks like I need to go shopping! 

CS/Q: nope... just waiting for my next EWCM. That will tell me it’s go time! 

shamrocandroll

Month/Cycle: 12/4 AL

CD: 2 

WAYDTGKU:  PNV, FF, BBT, OPKs, Pre-Seed, Softcups, SMEP/EOD, calling OB for RE referral

R/R:  Doing better than yesterday, which isn't necessarily saying much, but it's a start.  Need to focus on trying to stay as positive as possible.  I asked MH if he'd be willing to have some testing done, and he was very willing, thankfully.  I think he's finally coming out of the "making babies is easy" mindset.

CS/Q:  Nah

shamrocandroll

@emeraldduchess That's adorable of YH.  It makes all of this so much easier when you know your partner is there for you in the process.

@Kathryn0903 Happy Anniversary

@ejoseph16 That sounds so nice!  I wish I had a tub big enough to take baths in.  Mine is just a standard sized tub and I am too tall to take baths in it without half of me sticking out of the water.   

ejoseph16

@shamrocandroll glad YH is willing to do some testing! Sorry you’re still struggling 😔 I wasn’t able to take baths in our tub before I lost my weight, so now I’m enjoying it! We have a standard sized tub, as well, but I’m short. Lol I’m our next house, we will have a big bath tub! I look forward to that! 

bows22

@emeraldduchess that’s so sweet that your H wants to drive you! 

@Kathryn0903 yum! enjoy the hibachi!

@ejoseph16 I’m jealous of your productive day/relaxing night! Although (possible UO?) I’m not a big bath person!

@shamrocandroll I’m glad you are feeling better even if it’s only marginal. That’s great that your H is open to testing now. I have an RE referral because I’m old but my H wasn’t ready yet. I am fine with that for now but hopefully he comes around like yours did! He will do it if I ask him to but I’d rather him be on board  

Month/Cycle: 8/9

CD: 8

WAYDTGKU: BBT, sex EOD, tracking CM

R/R: Happy Friday! It sounds like a lot of us are going to have a heat wave this weekend, stay safe! We have plans tonight for a “bar climb” (there’s a cider house, brewery, and distillery near each other so like a bar crawl but more vertical) and I’m concerned about the heat but hopefully by this evening it will be bearable. Or we may be driving instead of walking! 

CS/Q: Not much to see but realized I had the wrong CD1 yesterday

inthewoods23

@emeraldduchess my clinic is also basically a 2nd home. I almost always don't need to give my name when I walk in. My clinic actually took our picture after our consultation so that they can get a better handle on who's who. And helps with knowing who the couples are. It's really nice!

@Kathryn0903 mmm hibachi! Enjoy!

@ejoseph16 are bath bombs really that great? I've never used one. My brother bought me one years ago and it's still sitting in the bathroom closet because our tub leaks and we've never spent the time to fix it. *Sigh*

@shamrocandroll I have found that listening to more upbeat music really boosts my mood. Might take a while to find the right song to get me there, but it's such a benefit to keep me from feeling stuck in a rut 🙂

@bows22 good luck during your bar climb. Hopefully the heat doesn't exaggerate the effects of alcohol!

Month/Cycle: 25/22

CD: 29 (might be changing this later since AF should be arriving today)

WAYDTGKU: FET in September

R/R: today I decided I need to create a playlist of really upbeat songs to psych me up for the next 2 months with this FET. Gotta be in a happy mood! No more of this woe is me! DH's birthday is at the end of the month and I don't want to be a grump.

CS/Q: nope

ejoseph16

@bows22 I used to hate baths when I was younger... never saw the point in them. However, between teaching and having a super chatty family (including MH), I enjoy the quiet time. Between my bath and running, it’s my time to relax and not think about anyone else. Have fun on your bar climb! Sounds like a blast! 

@inthewoods23 I love bath bombs, just because I like the aromatherapy of them. They help me relax. I actually turn on spa music, have my aromatherapy bath bomb, and read a book. MH thinks I’m nuts, but like I said to @bows22 it’s my only quiet time outside of running. I’m glad you’re finding your happy place! Music always helps me set my mood! 

shamrocandroll

@bows22 Hopefully it cools off enough for you tonight!  That sounds exhausting, haha!

@inthewoods23 I love that idea.  I am overdue for a new playlist!

mercury94

Month/Cycle: 7/5

CD: 22

WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPKs, CM, Clomid, Metformin, etc.

R/R: Temp rise this morning, but I’m going to hang out here until I get CHs. Pretty sure O was yesterday morning based on obvious change in CM in the afternoon and just a general feeling that it had happened, so I’m trying not to feel bad that we were too tired to BD last night. Timing’s still really good, so I’m staying on the positivity train. 

CS/Q: nope

mercury94

@emeraldduchess Sorry about all the BW, but it’s great that your H is supportive and wants to go with you. I hope you get all the answers you need so you can stop being a pin cushion soon. 

@Kathryn0903 Hope your hibachi date is awesome. 

@ejoseph16 Way to be productive. That’s super impressive. 

@shamrocandroll Glad you are feeling a bit better. It’s good that your H is coming around and willing to consider testing. I hope you don’t need it, though. Really want all of us to go to April BMB together. 

@bows22 Stay cool, but enjoy your bar climb.  

@inthewoods23 Hope you are able to put a good get psyched mix together. I should work on a new playlist. Don’t think I’ve done one since my wedding. 

bows22

@inthewoods23 your playlist idea sounds great! I definitely get in a better mood listening to certain songs 

@ejoseph16 it does sound really relaxing how you describe it! I just feel like it would be cold? Do you just keep adding hot water? 

@shamrocandroll ugh I know, it does sound exhausting right? I’ve only been to 1 of the places so I can’t picture how far away they are from each other but I think they are just calling it a “climb” for the novelty of it. If I’m wrong we will drive to each. I don’t usually have more than 1 drink these days so I don’t mind being the DD. 

@mercury94 I’m glad you got in good timing! You got some morning HIO in right? I want to try that this cycle too. Just feel like we need to do something different. 

shamrocandroll

@mercury94 @bows22 +1 for wanting to try out morning HIO, but I get up at 5am for my walks and I just don't see howwww that could possibly work during the week.  Maybe I'll give it a go on our FW weekend.  But man, I love my weekends sleeping in and MH gets up early. 

mercury94

@bows22We had morning and late night/basically midnight BD on Wednesday, but not additional morning yesterday as we were pretty much passed out from the night before.

bows22

@shamrocandroll the 5 AM wake up is our problem too. I don’t think I’m willing to set an alarm for any earlier but we may just have to run a little late those days 

emeraldduchess

@Kathryn0903 enjoy your anniversary dinner!  Hibachi sounds yummy.

@mercury94 glad you're still on the positivity train! Hope O is confirmed soon. 

@inthewoods23 have fun making your playlist! I love how easy it is to do things like that now.  Much faster than the mixtapes I used to make in high school.  Mine were pretty angsty back then, lots of Tori Amos. I love that your clinic really gets to know the couples.  I feel like next time I go in I should bring them cookies or something. 

@bows22 that bar climb sounds fun! Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! We expect a full review tomorrow, btw.

@shamrocandroll I'm so glad your DH is on board with testing. I know this has been a very eye-opening experience for mine. He hates that I'm the one getting all the blood draws and invasive scans (I think he's still shook from watching my hycosy), so even though he dragged his feet on his SA, he's now 100% up for almost anything we need to do. I'm glad you're starting to feel better.  Still sending all the hugs.  (After your post yesterday I am craving Cheez-it Grooves and it's entirely your fault. )

@ejoseph16 I definitely feel like a pincushion but I keep telling myself this is nothing compared to what others go through. Have fun picking out some new bath bombs! And I think in your new house you should get a jacuzzi bathtub with the jets and everything. If I every get to remodel our bathroom, that's at the top of my wish list!

whitealbum29

@emeraldduchess - that's very sweet re: DH!

@Kathryn0903 - have fun at hibachi!

@shamrocandroll - glad you are feeling a bit better and that you H is so positive about testing!

@bows22 - have fun tonight! Our heat wave is kicking in tomorrow mostly so hopefully yours won't be too bad yet tonight either!

@inthewoods23 - I would recommend lots of Lizzo for upbeat music if you don't have her already!

Month/Cycle: 11/11

CD: 21

WAYDTGKU: OPK, CM, prenatals, shatavari, evening primrose oil, preseed, Ovia app, acupuncture

R/R: Still no OPK surge but EWCM showed up yesterday and this morning so that's something. I am kicking myself tho....we of course should have HIO last night but I had a bad headache and just needed to go to sleep -- sooo dumb, when SO can't manage it I'm always like "seriously?? It's 20mins of your life." I figured it was okay b/c I had a couple of days of EWCM last month before O but just seems dumb now to not get as much timing in as possible. Now we have a houseguest tonight and possibly tomorrow. At this point I just want the surge to happen so would be good to get it today but tomorrow would be better!

CS/Q: nope

ejoseph16

@bows22 somehow mine doesn’t really get cold. I don’t stay in too terribly long, just about 30-45 minutes. And I don’t keep the water super hot either (got out of that habit with first PG). I do add more water if it starts to get cold, though. 

@emeraldduchess it will totally be worth it when you have a LO in your arms! I can hear MH’s eyes rolling if he could see that jacuzzi comment. Hahaha! He would never see me, ever again! 

@whitealbum29 house guests? Ninja style HIO like @kagesstarshroom did! Lol. 

mercury94

@ejoseph16 @whitealbum29 Or the super awkward HIO while you have guests and don’t even hide it well that worked for @stassischroeder. Seriously, why don’t we all have houseguests at all times? Seems like that’s the trick we’re missing. 

whitealbum29

@mercury94 we should create a flowchart, we can all take turns being each other's houseguests to help get each other KU. Orrrr maybe it only works when it's super awkward and you have to hide it....seems like the kind of rule the How To Get Pregnant Gods would come up with

emeraldduchess

@whitealbum29 I read your response before I read @mercury94 's and I was confused about what you meant by helping each other get KU! 

ejoseph16

@mercury94 @whitealbum29 I’m not sure at the turn this just took. Lol. I don’t hate the idea! 😂🤣 

mercury94

@whitealbum29 I like it. We all drive or fly to each other’s house, knock on the door, and say, “Hi, I’m just here to sleep in your couch so that it’s awkward when you BD. Don’t mind me.”