TWW Weekend 8/31-9/1

bows22

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Month/Cycle: 

CD/DPO: 

Timing: 

Typical LP length: 

Testing: 

R/R:

CS/Q:

bows22

Month/Cycle: 9/10

CD/DPO: 23/5

Timing: -3,-1,O,+1

Typical LP length: 12

Testing: aiming for 11 DPO

R/R: Happy that we have a pretty nice weekend planned. We are going to the football game tonight, tomorrow I have an event for a board I’m on during the day and then at night we are celebrating my dads birthday. Monday we may go to DH’s uncle’s house for a party they have every year on Labor Day. Their party is in the morning (their town has a parade and they live on the route) so then we will have the rest of the day to relax and get ready for the week. It will be a nice TTC distraction during this TWW

CS/Q: lol, I temped 1.5 hours late since it’s Saturday plus I felt really warm when I woke up. I’ll probably end up discarding it

gingermama29

@bows22 sounds like a really fun weekend planned! Enjoy the game tonight!

Month/Cycle: 3/2

CD/DPO: 31/6

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

Typical LP length: don't know

Testing: next weekend

R/R: we're heading to our friend's lake house later this morning! It's supposed to be a gorgeous day too! Tonight they're having flare night at the lake. All of the houses around the lake light flares and it creates a "ring of fire" outlining the whole lake. We'll end up staying there tonight. The rest of the weekend will be quiet at home, relaxing mostly.

Edited for autocorrect

CS/Q: 

bows22

@gingermama29 have so much fun at the lake house! I’ve heard of the ring of fire at the Finger Lakes, is that where you are going? I’m sure they do it other places though 

jrouge12

@bows22 Enjoy the distraction weekend! The morning party sounds fun! 

@gingermama29 Oooh! That sounds so nice on the lake. My dream is to have a lake house someday! Have fun!

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD/DPO: 21/5

Timing: -3, -1, 0

Typical LP length: 11-12??

Testing: Probably 9/6 or 11 DPO but we'll see. 

R/R: Well I tried hard to avoid the cold I was exposed to but went to bed with a raging sore throat and woke up with it too. This is how all colds start for me. My only consolation/hope is that I've caught the beginning of the school year bug early and won't get sick mid-September like usual. Which is nice because I can actually rest instead of tough it out and work through it. I think I'll mope around today and drink all of the liquids. 

CS/Q: Had so many dreams that my temp was going to be outrageously high this morning because of the sore throat when in fact it dipped a tenth of a degree. 

saladflambe

@ttcbabyodo if you don't test this morning, I might die.

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD/DPO: CD 21 or 22 (unsure). 

Timing: 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 (or all those +1 if I'm off by a day)

Typical LP length: idk but my period is very regular; every 28-30 d

Testing: Dying right now, but trying to wait til Monday.

R/R: Have all of my normal "week before my period" symptoms (ravenous, crampy, weird nipple stuff lol sorry tmi), so I'm not hopeful. Obviously, some part of me is like "but those could also be pregnancy symptoms..." but the more rational part of me knows symptoms really don't start that early. 

CS/Q: None.

emeraldduchess

Good morning, ladies! Happy weekend! ☀️

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

CD/DPO: 21/3(FF says O was CD17 but I say CD18 because my OPK was blazing positive that day.)

Timing: Very good

Typical LP length: 12-14 days but I am on progesterone so it doesn't really matter. 

Testing: Betas at 16DPO

R/R: Nothing planned today except going to the gym, then takeout and Netflix tonight. I am just psyched I don't have to cook! I'll also be enjoying the heck out of my last glass of wine for a while. 

CS/Q: I think my crosshairs are messed up because I forgot to temp on Wednesday. I'm basing O on my OPKs and CM and not what FF says. Pretty sure I am 3DPO not 4. 

emeraldduchess

@saladflambe oh, the TWW symptom spotting train. We all ride it! Good luck testing on Monday!

@jrouge12 sorry you're not feeling well. I usually get a cold mid-September too and it's the worst! Hope you feel better soon!

@gingermama29 that ring of fire sounds beautiful! And now the Johnny Cash song is stuck in my head. 🤣

@bows22 it sounds like you have a great weekend planned! Happy birthday to your dad.  

tyrion_

Month/Cycle: 4/4 

CD/DPO: 14/2 

Timing: -3, -2, -1, +1

Typical LP length: 12-13 lately 

Testing: Not sure. 

R/R: The hurricane looks like it’s going to miss Florida entirely now! And I’m so thankful. 

CS/Q:

gingermama29

@bows22 actually we are going to the Finger Lakes! Have you ever been? There are some amazing wineries around there!

@jrouge12 ugh getting sick is the worst! I hope you feel better soon!

@emeraldduchess sounds like a nice relaxing night!! Enjoy! And now that song is stuck in my head too. 🤣

emeraldduchess

@gingermama29

tyrion_

@bows22 Your weekend sounds really fun! Enjoy the game today. 

@gingermama29 That sounds so cool! Have fun! 

@jrouge12 Hope you get some rest and feel better soon. 

@emeraldduchess I admire your restraint on waiting for betas. Hope it’s short wait for you! 

@saladflambe the TWW makes me crazier and crazier with each passing month. Good luck holding out until Monday!

babyodo

saladflambe said:

@ttcbabyodo if you don't test this morning, I might die.

LOL I did. 

Go here: https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12746319/ttgp-grad-announcements-w-o-8-26#latest

gingermama29

@tyrion_ so glad it looks like the hurricane will miss Florida! What a relief for you!!

bows22

@jrouge12 I’m sorry about the cold! But you’re right, it will be much easier to recover now. Hope you have a restful weekend!

@emeraldduchess I agree with you on O day, I’m sure FF is just confused because of your missed temp. What kind of takeout are you getting? 

@tyrion_ thats great news about the hurricane!

@gingermama29 we went to canandaigua about 4 years ago I think? It was around this time, at the end of the summer. We loved it but it hasn’t worked out to go back since 

jrouge12

@saladflambe SS is so rough! I did too much of it last cycle before I started temping. Having the clearer O date helps but I'm still antsy for any sign!!   Hopefully you can distract yourself this weekend! FX for a Monday test. 

@emeraldduchess Thanks! Enjoy the wine!! And the Netflix! I'll be watching a lot of Netflix too. 

@tyrion_ I'm glad the hurricane outlook is better for you!

@gingermama29 I love the Finger Lakes! They are a couple hour drive for us but we've definitely sampled the wines a few times! Enjoy!

@bows22 Thank you!

emeraldduchess

@bows22 we're getting pizza and salad from our favorite place. Most of the time I make pizza at home, so takeout is a treat. We both love and miss Chinese food, but the last time we got it our tummies were upset for days.  

@jrouge12 I am going to try to convince DH to watch a few comedy stand up specials on Netflix. We have different tastes in movies and TV, but comedy we can usually agree on. 

@tyrion_ I am so relieved for you that Dorian isn't going to hit as hard as they thought. I am able to restrain myself for betas because it's my RE's recommendation to wait and I feel like even if I don't admit to testing with a FRER, she'll know and I'll feel guilty.  I swear it's the Catholic upbringing.

bows22

@emeraldduchess DH will sometimes make DASH diet friendly pizza at home and its good but it does make takeout pizza taste even better haha! We are also on a Chinese food hiatus for the same reason, but found a Thai place recently that we love. 

tyrion_

@emeraldduchess That catholic guilt is so real! I totally understand. 

emeraldduchess

@bows22 I think our tummy issues were from the specific foods we order: crab Rangoon, chicken fingers, and garlic noodles. It's just too much grease. DH can't even eat 5 Guys burgers and fries anymore because of that, too. We normally eat pretty healthy, so I think when we eat that stuff our bodies get angry. Sometimes I miss the college days when we could basically eat whatever. 

millpe

@bows22 Holy temp jump! Sounds like a fun distracting weekend!

@gingermama29 flare night and ring of fire sounds awesome. Have fun at the lake!

@jrouge12 I hope the cold doesnt ruin your weekend, but glad you get time to rest. 

@emeraldduchess Enjoy that takeout and wine!

@tyrion_ I'm glad it looks like you are hurricane safe now!

Month/Cycle: 8/5/3 AL

CD/DPO: 26/11

Timing: -3, -1

Typical LP length: 10-12ish

Testing: idk, I think AF is coming 

R/R: Didnt temp the last two days and was feeling hopeful yesterday. But today I am super moody, like typical pre-AF hormonal moody. Headed home now from camping and H works tonight and tomorrow night and Monday afternoon so I should probably get things done around the house. 

CS/Q: 

saladflambe

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD/DPO: CD 22 or 23 (unsure). 

Timing: 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 (or all those +1 if I'm off by a day)

Typical LP length: idk but my period is very regular; every 28-30 days

Testing: I am a speshul snowflayke and tested this morning. BFN of course. Telling myself I should now wait til Tuesday or Wednesday. And also that of course I'm not going to be pregnant this cycle - snowflake.

R/R: I'm grumpy.

CS/Q: None.

jrouge12

@saladflambe Sorry about the BFN. It could still be early tho. I'm over here at 6DPO not taking anything to relieve my cold symptoms because just maybe...

millpe

@saladflambe sorry for the BFN. I would definitely say it's too early based on average cycle length. If this isnt your cycle (which I hope it is), I highly recommend tracking O. You will learn a lot about your body. Also, checkout countdowntopregancy for stats on pregnancy tests based on dpo. Assuming you have a 14 day lp you could potentially only be about 8 dpo based on cycle length, which has an 82% false negative.

saladflambe

@jrouge12 @millpe oh yes, it's super early. I intentionally didn't temp this cycle, because I'm trying to not be obsessive. Not temping did not make me less obsessive though lol.

I actually think I may have ovulated closer to the 17th or 18th day in my cycle, which would make this way too early to test (5-6dpo) - silly me. But still good timing. I'm glad we chose to try again on the 18th day! 

Like I said. Snowflake of speshulness lol

saladflambe

And @jrouge12 I have all the things crossed for you This waiting game is so hard. 

jrouge12

@saladflambe Thank you! Although the site @millpe shared has me convinced to wait until October to test. 

litigatorgal

@jrouge12 You're probably joking, but that's exactly what I am trying to do.  My fiance and I talked it out and decided to just ... not test.  At least, not until AF is way late, like maybe until late September.  Who knows if I'll have the willpower to follow through with this plan, but I'm hoping it's better than the manic twice-a-day pee stick routine I did last time.  Also, sorry about the cold.  That sucks.

@saladflambe I feel you on how not temping doesn't make you less obsessive, it just gives you less data to obsess about!  I think that'll probably be what happens with me not testing this cycle; instead of obsessing about evap lines I'll obsess about phantom symptoms.  

saladflambe

right...like if I'd temped, I'd know how many DPO I was, so I wouldn't test at ~5dpo like a loon

saladflambe

Wait @jrouge12 you're 6dpo but waiting til october to test?! 

gingermama29

@jrouge12 YGPM

bows22

@millpe I’m sorry I didn’t see your update until now! I hope camping was fun. “I should probably get things done around the house” is what I keep saying to myself also but it doesn’t seem to happen

jrouge12

@saladflambe Haha! No no, I was totally joking, but I'd certainly be sure if AF was late by then! 

saladflambe

So, question - is anyone allowed to start the WTO/TWW threads, or do we wait for @bows22 to start them?

bows22

@saladflambe anyone can definitely start them. I just wake up at 5 during the week and usually start them to procrastinate getting out of bed 😂