WTO Wednesday 8/28

bows22

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Month/Cycle:

CD:

WAYDTGKU:

R/R: 

CS/Q: 

bows22

Month/Cycle: 9/10

CD: 20

WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPKs, tracking CM

R/R: A few months ago I posted that we decided to take a trip for our 5 year anniversary in December. We finally pulled the trigger and booked one to the Bahamas! I wasn’t sure if that would be okay because of Zika but I messaged my OB office and they said all looks good! That’s the only R/R I can think of because I’m so excited!

CS/Q: FF hates my chart. I think O was Monday/early yesterday but no amount of future temps seem to make it agree. Going to HIO tonight just in case but hopefully after I have a real temp tomorrow I can play around with it to see what the issue is. 

Edit because yesterday wasn’t Monday

gingermama29

@bows22 that anniversary trip sounds like so much fun!! I'm glad your OB gave the go ahead!

Month/Cycle: 3/2

CD: 29

WAYDTGKU: BBT, CF, FF, prenatals

R/R: I'm proud of myself because I got my first workout in yesterday. I was pretty sure I was going to die 1/3 of the way through the video but I pushed myself and made it all the way through. My goal is to do the same video every day this week.

CS/Q:  I'm having the same issue as you @bows22. FF is also hating my chart. I had to discard a temp again because it put my CHs back exactly where they were 2 days ago and it doesn't match my fertile CF. I'm pretty sure I should be in TWW with O happening on CD 24 but until I can get FF to agree, I'm still here. I'm only including the chart with the discarded temp. Otherwise FF puts O on CD 19.

emeraldduchess

Good morning, ladies! 

Month/Cycle: 13/12/2nd cycle AL#2

CD: 18

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

R/R: My classroom is starting to look decent, so I am happy about that. I should be able to finish up tomorrow so I can relax over the weekend and enjoy the last few days of summer. I think I am ready to get back into my school routine, with the exception of the 5:00 am alarm. 

CS/Q: I forgot to set my alarm and didn't temp. Oops. I had a positive/near positive OPK and EWCM yesterday, too. 🤦‍♀️ 

emeraldduchess

@bows22 I am so glad you booked your anniversary trip! That's so exciting. I wish DH and I had done a trip for our 10th this past year. Gotta live your life while ttc!

@gingermama29 great job with your workout! 

bluetickgal

Month/Cycle: 16/11/1 AL#2

CD: 24

WAYDTGKU: Benched...SHG next cycle and will restart Letrozole the next cycle & add in progesterone.

R/R: It’s Hump Day!! Weather is looking like a walk can happen tonight, so I’m excited about that! We have an employee appreciate event at work today too, so that should be fun!! 

CS/Q: None. I started taking Prometrium yesterday to bring on my period (RE told me at my appt. that we could do that if I was anxious to get going again, so I called yesterday to get the prescription)...but now I’m second guessing myself that I was just being impatient. It is what it is at this point though.

@bows22 Yay for booking your anniversary trip! That sounds wonderful! Sorry FF won’t cooperate...hope you get clarity tomorrow! 

@gingermama29 good job on getting the workout in!! Sorry FF still isn’t cooperating with you either, hope it gives you solid CH’s tomorrow! 

@emeraldduchess that’s exciting your classroom is coming together and you are ready to get back into your school routine! 5 am alarms are never fun!! That stinks you missed your temp this morning! 😕 Hope you get a spike tomorrow though! 

bows22

@gingermama29 I bet if you only keep the fertile CM for 2 days after O you would have better luck with FF. But maybe you ovulated later. I def agree with discarding that temp though because CD 19 is obviously wrong. Great job with the workout!!

@emeraldduchess oh I’m so glad you will be able to relax this weekend! You have been working so hard! (And Pinterest time counts too!) I agree with you on living life while TTC, even though that’s hard to remember sometimes!

bows22

@bluetickgal Oh good. I was thinking yesterday that I wanted to look back and see when they were going to give it you. Glad it’s happening! I don’t think you are being impatient at all, it’s time to get the show on the road!

emeraldduchess

@bluetickgal I hope you get to go for your walk this evening!
@bows22 yeah, DH and I had planned to go somewhere this summer but DH didn't want to be traveling too far if I was KU, so we scrapped our plans. 

gingermama29

@bows22 I experimented, and if I discard yesterday's temp (which I could justify given my crappy sleep), as long as my temp goes up tomorrow, it'll put O at CD 25 and that's without discarding my temp at CD 19. So here's hoping for a temp increase tomorrow

@emeraldduchess glad you're almost done in your classroom. That's definitely a good feeling to have, especially going into the long weekend.

@bluetickgal yay for better weather! I hope you can get your walk in tonight. Enjoy your employee appreciation event today!

bows22

@emeraldduchess DH wanted to stay in the US for that reason but I managed to talk him out of it. 

@gingermama29 that makes sense to me! I hope you get the high temp tomorrow! Good luck in the TWW if you do!

bluetickgal

@bows22 thanks for the reassurance, I needed that! ☺️

@emeraldduchess @gingermama29 thanks ladies!! 

mvt2003

Morning ladies!!! Will be back for tags!

Month/Cycle: 12/12

CD:14

WAYDTGKU: OPKs, BBT, PNVs, SMEP, Pre-Seed 

R/R: I'm pretty sure today is O - I saw a temp drop this morning, but dang I had the shortest peak of my life - literally got one peak reading on my Wondfos, then it dropped like a stone. Luckily I caught it though! Three cheers for POAS obsessively! 

Work is going to be insane today, might pop in and out, my busy season is starting to ramp up! I'm planning on picking running back up Friday (I'm being a crazy person and trying not to raise my body temp during O) which should help with my stress level. I also had a long text conversation with my bestie last night about whether or not The Bird Incident from yesterday (posted it in the weekly randoms) should be considered A Sign. She says no, it's just a sign that birds are dumb. Thoughts?  

CS/Q: Nope, just chilling.

mvt2003

@bows22 I love your trip!!! It's so good to have something fun to look forward to!!! FX you'll have an extra passenger on board!! #itsgonnabemay

@gingermama29 get it girl on your workouts!!! Great job!!!! 

@emeraldduchess Cheers to heading for TWW!!! Glad your classroom is shaping up nicely! I also agree you've got to live your life, even though sometimes I feel like I'm in a constant state of waiting.  

@bluetickgal Hope your walk happens! Also, I don't blame you for wanting to get things moving, go for it!!

tyrion_

@bows22 Ahhhh that vacation sounds amazing. Glad you finally pulled the trigger! 

@gingermama29 nice job getting a workout in! 

@emeraldduchess I always seem to mess up one temp each cycle and of course it’s usually a critical one like O day. Hope you have a nice relaxing weekend before school starts! 

@bluetickgal Glad you’re getting a jump start on your next cycle. No matter what we do our brains will always question it. Hopefully you can feel a little better about it after a day or so. 

Month/Cycle: 4/4 AL 

CD: 11 

WAYDTGKU: BBT, CM, EPO, OPKs, preseed, HIO, PNV 

R/R: I started testing with OPKs this morning to discover my peak. I’m hesitant to get excited but this will be 3 kind of similar cycles in a row. Now I’ve probably jinxed myself, oh well. 

CS/Q: 

kpearse99

Month/Cycle: 11/9 (AL)

CD: 24

WAYDTGKU: preseed, PNV, CM, EOD-ish, letrozole, OPKs -- next cycle we are adding in the trigger and IUI and upping my letrozole dose

R/R: I guess I'll be hanging out here in limbo for the rest of this cycle since it doesn't appear I am Oing. SIGH I've decided to not continue with the OPKs, as it's stressing me out to keep getting these surges and then nothing actually happens.  I don't understand why my body is giving these LH surges if I'm not actually going to O.  We are going to continue HIO about EOD or so, because who knows!?

In other news, I'm working from home today - so YAY!!

CS/Q: 

Mandarose0718

Hi Ladies! I intro'd last month and have just been lurking until AF arrived.

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD: 1

WAYDTGKU: PNVs, OPKs

R/R: Excited to finally join in! 

CS/Q: Nope

kpearse99

@bows22 that's so amazing! I'm so excited for you (but also jealous because that trip sounds like it would be amazing!!)

@gingermama29 Yes, get it, girl!! Even though you felt like you were going to die during it, and you're body is probably sore today, didn't you feel so great after?  I'm looking forward to getting a workout in today too! 

@emeraldduchess did you get your laminating done though?!?!

@bluetickgal

  

Enjoy your walk tonight! I'm hoping we can get out for one too!

@mvt2003 .... hold that thought while I got checkout your birds post in the randoms...

kpearse99

@mvt2003 I have nothing to say except all I keep singing now is... "IT'S THE CIIIIIRCLE OF LIIIIIIFE!!"

tyrion_

@kpearse99 I’m so sorry your body is being all sorts of crazy. I‘ve had fake surges before and it’s so frustrating. I hope O comes soon! 

@Mandarose0718 Welcome! Hope your stay is short! 

mvt2003

Omg @kpearse99 I almost spit out my water at the gif!!!! 

kpearse99

@tyrion_ Did you end up Oing when you had fake surges?

@mvt2003 you're welcome!! hahaha Titus Andromedon from Kimmy Schmidt is a hilarious character!

gingermama29

@mvt2003 haha I think your friend is right and it was just a dumb bird.

@tyrion_ yay for peak OPK! Hope you can get excited about it!

@kpearse99 sorry for the frustrating cycle. I don't blame you for deciding to stop with the OPKs.

@Mandarose0718 welcome! Hope your stay here is short!

b_1029

@bows22 I’m so glad you booked that trip in December! The Bahamas sound amazing and hey, Zika free! How long will you guys be there for?

@gingermama29 good job on the workout! What type was it? It’s so hard for me to work out at home, so props to you! Sorry FF is being dumb. 

@emeraldduchess I’m glad your classroom is coming together! Enjoy your last days of freedom!

@bluetickgal have fun at the event and on your walk today! I’m glad they were able to get you started on Prometrium (did I spell that right? Lol). Hopefully AF comes soon so you can get the show on the road. 

@mvt2003 what do you do that it’s now your busy season? Hope your day flies by and you’re able to get a lot done! Lol to the bird incident, I was dying yesterday. Hope it was a sign for you! My little cousin apparently had visions of my future and se sees a boy and girl on a Christmas card but can’t tell who’s older. My mom says that obviously means I’m having boy / girl twins. Checks out. Happy O day!!!

@tyrion_ yay for peak!

@kpearse99 big ol sign to your body. I’m glad they’ll be increasing your dosage next month and hope that does the trick for you. Actually, I just hope you end up Oing this month and never have to worry about the letrozole because you got a BFP  

@Mandarose0718 welcome!

b_1029

Month/Cycle: 22/25

CD: 12

WAYDTGKU: letrozole + TI + trigger

R/R: I did the trigger shot myself last night so I’m proud of myself! DH held the phone while I face timed with my bff (who’s a nurse and did it for me last time) and I’m so glad she was there because when I tried to get the air bubble out, the liquid started to come out! Never a dull moment haha. We have dinner over at our neighbor’s house tonight to celebrate a couple’s engagement so that should be fun, but work has been so busy that I kinda just wish I could go home and chill.  

CS/Q: nothing to see here 

mvt2003

@b_1029 I work for a petroleum company, colder weather means I'm at work a lot more! I was more afraid of a bird dying right next to me would be a bad sign! Maybe it's good, means this year of TTC is coming to an end?! Great job doing your trigger shot!!!! It cannot be easy to inject yourself!

kpearse99

@b_1029 I think a little bit of the liquid is supposed to come out when you get the air out - like a drop or something. I love that you were able to FT your friend to help walk you through it and be there for support! Friends are simply amazing!!  AFM - I'm not giving up hope for a BFP but I'm also not getting my hopes up at all... seeing as how I didn't O yet - i'm just feeling like I'm not going to O at all then. 

@Mandarose0718 Hi! happy to have you join us

b_1029

@mvt2003 ah ok, that makes sense! I hope it signals the end of TTC for you!

@kpearse99 ahhhhh I didn’t know that! I saw it coming out and was like WAIIIIIT! Haha. 

tyrion_

@mvt2003 that bird story is awful. Hopefully it’s a good sign by a universe with a twisted sense humor. 

@kpearse99 I did end up O’ing. I’ve even had cycles double shift for O, too. I really hope you still O! 

@b_1029 how are you feeling about your trigger this time? I know last cycle you felt you O’d before your trigger. I‘m hoping this is it for you! 

Also, @b_1029 and @mvt2003, looks like we’re all moving in a tiny pack over to TWW. Can we move to May together, too? 

mvt2003

@tyrion_ YES PLEASE!!!!!! 

bows22

@mvt2003 going to have to go read about the bird incident...also tell me more about not raising your body temperature during O??

@tyrion_ yay for a peak reading! It’s go time!!

@kpearse99 thank you!! I hope our trip is amazing. We got a really good deal and I’m hoping it wasn’t too good to be true but how bad could it really be?? (Knock on wood!) enjoy your work from home day, it’s always nice to get a day like that!

@Mandarose0718 welcome!

@b_1029 boo to weeknight plans! Haha kidding, I’m sure it will be fun once you are there! Our trip is going to be 4 nights. It was hard to decide on the length but in the end a shorter trip made the most sense. 

bluetickgal

@mvt2003 thanks! Yay for O day!! 🎉 Haha I agree with your friend...birds are just dumb! I like the thought that it’s a sign your TTC journey is coming to a close this cycle! 

@tyrion_ thanks! That is so true...our minds can be our worst enemies at times! Haha, no jinxes...that’s just your mind playing tricks on you now! ☺️

@kpearse99 I’m hanging out in here indefinitely too, so we can keep each other company! I’m still holding out hope for you though! Yay for WFH day! Haha, love that gif!! Whoop whoop! 

@Mandarose0718 welcome! I hope your stay here is short & sweet! 

@b_1029 thanks, the event was good...now I have to be productive this afternoon! Haha, you spelled it right! I take it for 10 days and then AF should show within 10 days of the last pill, so not super soon...but that’s still sooner than on my own I think! So glad you did your trigger shot, and your friend was able to help via FaceTime! Have fun tonight!

@bows22 bahaha, I have the same thought on weeknight plans! Although we are pretty low-key people who stick to ourselves even on the weekends! 

*Edited to add more words & a tag.

mvt2003

@bows22 I read something (looking for it now, can't find it of course) about avoiding long runs during O, and I'm taking it to the extreme by just not running during FW bc I'm BSC. I figure I don't want to have regrets when I have a BFN, you know? 

kpearse99

@tyrion_ what do you mean by a "double shift for O" ?

tyrion_

@kpearse99 Where I had what looked like a temp shift, have been given cross hairs, only to discover that I O’d 10 days later and got true cross hairs. It’s happened to me twice in the last year. 

kpearse99

@tyrion_ ahhhh gotcha - thank you for clearing that up! Maybe I still have a shot at this cycle!

emeraldduchess

@kpearse99 your cycle is stressing me out reading about it, I can't even imagine how it's making you feel. So many hugs, friend. And no...no laminating for me. There are no replacement rolls and I don't know if/when we're getting more. Off to Staples I go with my desk name tags. 

@b_1029 woohoo for getting that injection done! 

@mvt2003 poor birdie.   Yay for O, though!

@Mandarose0718 welcome! I hope your stay here is short.

@tyrion_ I got a peak OPK today too. Woohoo! Looks like I'm heading over to TWW with you!