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CS/Q:
Re: WTO Weekend 9/14-9/15
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 2
WAYDTGKU: Temping, OPKs, I'm going to get some preseed for this cycle too
R/R: I'm honestly just happy that AF finally showed up. I'm curious to see what this cycle looks like now that I'm temping. Attending a wedding tonight. Headed to the gym here in a second. Need to take DH to go buy a new suit too.
CS/Q: well it'd be a pretty boring chart right now lol.
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
I hope most of you are sleeping in! The darn crows decided it was an early morning for me!
Month/Cycle: 17/1 after bench
CD: 14
WAYDTGKU: prenatals, opk, bbt, cm, smep-ish
R/R: we’ve got a block party tonight on our neighboring street (we’re kind of a corner house) and mh’s company bbq tomorrow that’s at his coworker’s house. (Side note: I’d be so upset at my h if he ever suggested to have all his coworkers and bosses over for a picnic at our house. I think it’s all catered with company money, but I would be so anxious about all those people. Plus, I’m interested to see how big/nice their place is. Our place wouldn’t be big enough.) I’m glad to have so much to keep us busy, but I’ll need to pump myself up for all that socializing with people I don’t see too often.
CS/Q: nah
@begging4abump I hear you on needing to pump yourself up for socializing. I have become such a homebody lately.
Month/Cycle: 8/6
CD: 11
WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPK, CM, HIO EOD, D3, PNV, CoQ10, drinking water, trying to be healthier
R/R: I got to sleep in until 8am this morning! Nothing planned which means I probably wont even leave the house. Thought we would be working on the garage and doors (I say this every weekend) but H is spending the entire day golfing. This project will never get done. I'm frustrated with him over it and its stressing me out. I told him yesterday I was selling our house and buying a new one, because that's the only way I will ever get a garage back.
CS/Q: temp was way up today, but it was 4 hours later than my normal time... and I also got a solid smiley (peak). It seems early. But I guess we will see.
TTC December 2016
BFP 2/28/17 // CP 3/1/17
MFI Diagnosis: Aug 2017
BFP 11/1/17 // DS born 6/18
TTC January 2019
BFP 3/21/19 // D&C (MMC) 5/8/19
I'm soo happy AF finally showed up @saladflambe !! I saw your name on this thread and had to come check in to see & was really excited to see the CD 2! Who knows what happened, but at least you’ll be back on track now. My next cycle will also be the first to temp - yay!
@saladflambe It sounds like you are happy about your period showing up so yay for that! I know sometimes after a long cycle it's such a relief to finally have it come to an end so you can try again. Have fun at the wedding tonight!
@begging4abump that sounds like a hectic weekend. I am totally with you on the whole idea of having that many people over at my house. That would be a hard pass for me. Even if it is catered I am assuming there will be a big mess to clean up. Plus all the cleaning before hand to make everything look nice for guests and get everything set up for that many people. Nope. I hope you have fun. Or, ya know, as much fun as is realistically possible for work events like that.
@millpe yay for your peak already. That's interesting about the temp spike. I would assume it's because you woke up so much later. As for the garage project and your husband I annoyed for you just reading that. I hate it when my husband and I have plans to get something done and then he flakes out to do something completely useless for fun.
Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD: 6
WAYDTGKU: charting, checking CM, OPKs, PNVs, CoQ10, baby aspirin
R/R: I have been getting crazy hot flashes the past 3 days. Not sure what that's all about but I'm ready for that to stop.
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
@millpe I haaaateeee it when husbands leaves projects for fecking ever and they never get done. I'm sorry
@singing_koala haha thank you! I was happy too! It started yesterday evening, and FF counted that as CD1, so I'm taking it Hopefully you won't even need to temp! Good luck!
@NamelessAria yes - happy to be able to move on to the next cycle. It sucked sitting in this limbo of "I know I'm not pregnant, but I also can't try, sooo that sucks." Sorry you're dealing with hot flashes hormones? Who knows. Bodies are weird.
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
@begging4abump no sleeping in here either. Sounds like a fun and busy weekend! Enjoy the block party and BBQ!
@millpe ugh that's so frustrating that he's golfing instead. Glad you got to sleep in though.
@NamelessAria sorry for hot flashes. That sounds miserable.
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD: 7
WAYDTGKU: BBT, tracking CF, using FF, OPKs, prenatals
R/R: Nothing terribly exciting here this weekend which I'm okay with. It's been a pretty quiet day so far and I've definitely needed it.
CS/Q: nope
TTC December 2016
BFP 2/28/17 // CP 3/1/17
MFI Diagnosis: Aug 2017
BFP 11/1/17 // DS born 6/18
TTC January 2019
BFP 3/21/19 // D&C (MMC) 5/8/19
Month/Cycle: 12/9 (AL)
CD: 42 - I am to call the RE tomorrow if AF doesn’t arrive.
WAYDTGKU: preseed, PNV, CM, EOD, OPK and letrozole. Next cycle we up my dose of letrozole and do the trigger and IUI
R/R: yesterday was so nonstop... i am so looking forward to a lazy Sunday of no plans!
Friday evening I had some weird sharp twinges in my left ovary that only lasted for a few minutes. It was weird and came out of no where while I was food shopping. But it stopped me in my tracks. And last night I kept having the same vivid dream about getting blazing BFPs. (I can still feel the excitement from my dream) I tested this morning and it was negative, duh 😂, but while I’m not getting my hopes up at all, there is still something in my gut telling me not to rule myself out this cycle. 🤷🏻♀️
CS/Q:
@saladflambe how was the wedding last night?!
@begging4abump how was the block party? I wish we did stuff like that around here. The work BBQ sounds like it will be fun but I would feel the same way as you if it were at my house. So much work and planning and cleaning goes into that!
@millpe MH was golfing all day too yesterday. Did you end up getting any work done? If not, I hope you get some progress made on it today.
@namelessaria hot flashes suck! I hope they stop soon!
@gingermama29 you did need a relaxing weekend! I’m glad you’re getting just that! We have no plans for today and I am so excited for that!
BFP: 10/27/2011 | EDD: 6/30/12
DS born 6/28/12 via C/S
TTC #2: September 2018
Me: 36 | DH: 39
Mirena removed 9/13/2018 after 6 years
BFP 11/11/2018 | MC @ 5.5 weeks on Thanksgiving
July 2019 - Diagnosed with Secondary Unexplained IF
August 2019 - 2.5 mg of Letrozole = Never Ovulated so Trigger and IUI were cancelled
9/30/2019 - IUI #1 (5 mg of Letrozole + Trigger) = BFP but Betas showed CP @ 4 weeks
10/28/2019 - IUI #2 (7.5mg of Letrozole + Trigger) = BFN
11/25/2019 - IUI #3 (7.5mg of Letrozole, Trigger + Crinone after IUI) = BFN
12/24/2019 - IUI #4 (7.5mg of Letrozole + Crinone after IUI) = BFN
1/24/2020 - IUI #5 (50mg of Clomid + Trigger + Crinone after IUI) = BFN and an Ovarian Cyst
3/2/2020 - Taking a break to reset/NTNP
11/1/2020 - At peace with where things are in life and are no long actively TTC. Whatever happens will happen and it will all be okay.
Afm, the block party went pretty well, though I was so amped up about a couple things that happened that I didn’t fall asleep until 3am.
Tw:lc
@begging4abump glad the block party was fun and you had some nice conversations with your neighbors. TW:lc
Wedding was OK - only appetizers, and we aren't really party people - we left by 8pm bc we had a 2-hour drive home. Pretty tired today.
Also, was asked if I was pregnant literally within the first 15 minutes of being there, so, that was fun.
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: OPK, temping, will probably get some preseed.
R/R: I just ate all the pancakes. I know you're jealous.
CS/Q: still on AF so my chart is meaningless
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
Im sorry that happened to your LO. I’m glad you said something. I’m the same way and would have NO problem talking to another kid to help teach right from wrong. And good for you for socializing!! I can’t imagine what your neighbor is feeling after suddenly losing her husband. I’m glad you got to bind with her a bit and get her out of the house.
BFP: 10/27/2011 | EDD: 6/30/12
DS born 6/28/12 via C/S
TTC #2: September 2018
Me: 36 | DH: 39
Mirena removed 9/13/2018 after 6 years
BFP 11/11/2018 | MC @ 5.5 weeks on Thanksgiving
July 2019 - Diagnosed with Secondary Unexplained IF
August 2019 - 2.5 mg of Letrozole = Never Ovulated so Trigger and IUI were cancelled
9/30/2019 - IUI #1 (5 mg of Letrozole + Trigger) = BFP but Betas showed CP @ 4 weeks
10/28/2019 - IUI #2 (7.5mg of Letrozole + Trigger) = BFN
11/25/2019 - IUI #3 (7.5mg of Letrozole, Trigger + Crinone after IUI) = BFN
12/24/2019 - IUI #4 (7.5mg of Letrozole + Crinone after IUI) = BFN
1/24/2020 - IUI #5 (50mg of Clomid + Trigger + Crinone after IUI) = BFN and an Ovarian Cyst
3/2/2020 - Taking a break to reset/NTNP
11/1/2020 - At peace with where things are in life and are no long actively TTC. Whatever happens will happen and it will all be okay.
Hi!!
Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD: 14
WAYDTGKU: EOD, PNV, bbt?, charting, CM, i'm also on day three of no soda! This is crazy because i'm a cola addict but I decided it's gotta stop. also wanna maybe lose some poundage that i've gained over the past year and soda is definitely the main culprit. So we don't have any in the house and i've been trying to drink mostly water with the occasional lemonade or sweet tea, just a bit. and of course sometimes coffee because, well yeah.
R/R: Rave: my bbt comes today finally! Definitely probably too late, but I can temp anyway and if I missed O then I should be around my usual post-O temps, I can look back to my old charts to see, unless it's changed which is possible. From the past I have ovulated usually around CD 15-18. I got the Femometer and H ordered it for me which I thought was sweet He also made the best salmon dinner that night and I told him I need that weekly now.
Rant: I worked another 17 hour shift yesterday but at least I have today off! Really hoping I don't get scheduled for more doubles because I won't do it!! Also rant, haven't really noticed any EWCM yet, just W. wtf.
CS/Q: We bd/hio two days ago and I got what felt like my usually O pain on my right side almost right afterwards which I thought was odd because why then?? It lasted the rest of the day. It was also CD 12 which is earlier than usual for me. Question is: for those of you who do experience mittelschmerz, when have you experienced it in relation to the O you pinpoint via temping, OPKs, etc? When I was temping I was experiencing the pain almost 2 days before FF said I O'd. So wondering if that is common or maybe my temp rises late or something else? Just curious to hear what others experience.
@saladflambe sorry that AF showed but sounds like you were ready to move on to the next cycle so hoping you get some insight on it this month! I was going to ask how the wedding was but saw it was apps only and was like uhhh for a dinner-time wedding? NAH. Hopefully they at least tasted good! Also sorry someone asked you the question, I would hate that, so rude! and I AM jealous of the pancakes! what kind did you have?
@begging4abump i'm glad it was decent even with what happened, it's good that you were right there and said something. maybe he will think twice next time before doing something like that!, (hopefully) That's nice that you had some bonding time with your neighbor, i'm sure that meant a lot to her
@millpe yay for sleeping in! Hope you had a decent day even though you were frustrated about the garage. I feel you on the "this project needs to get done NOW" and then H is like "eh maybe later" and then it never gets done. COOL. lol I hope your get your garage back soon!
@NamelessAria ooooh sorry about the hot flashes, those don't sound fun at all
@gingermama29 good for you to have a nice day to relax! Hoping it was recharging
@kpearse99 oh man sorry that AF still hasn't showed!! interesting about those twinges! how was your timing during that week? isn't it crazy how those dreams make you feel? Ugh.
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
@konoha welcome! just plain pancakes IHOP date with DH. I also experience what i think is ovulation pain, but this past cycle, I was not temping or doing OPKs, thought I "felt O" ...but then thought I felt it again days later... and again... and basically my body just decided it liked cramps this cycle. I don't really know if what I feel is true o pain or not; will share later this cycle
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
CD: 42
WAYDTGTKU: Benched...SHG next cycle and will restart Letrozole & add in progesterone.
R/R: We’ve had a great weekend! Got a ton accomplished outside yesterday since it was a bit cooler, and then had a wonderful date night!! Dinner was great and the Terry Fator show was awesome!! We laughed so much and just had an all-around good time! He is amazingly talented with his ventriloquism, and funny to boot! Still no signs of AF for me...I’m starting to think I might be ovulating now (which could mean Prometrium just delayed the ovulation, but I’m not sure if that’s possible). I stopped temping after I started the meds, so no way to know for sure, but CM is EW and my heart rate has increased (which it normally does around O like temp and then stays high until AF).
CS/Q: None.
@saladflambe glad AF showed so you could move on to the next cycle. Hopefully temping will help to give you some more clarity this cycle! Yay for pancakes, we had those yesterday!
@begging4abump glad the block party went well! Sorry about the issue in your spoiler, but sounds like you handled it well! That’s nice the neighbor you invited came and you were able to chat some!! Have fun at the company BBQ today!
@millpe hope you had a good day yesterday, even though you didn't work on your garage like you thought! That would be frustrating...but hopefully your joking comment was enough to make him realize it needs to happen so you can have your garage back!
@NamelessAria sorry for the hot flashes...hope they have gone away!!
@gingermama29 hope you have enjoyed your plan-free weekend!! Were your kids crazy on Friday the 13th like expected?
@kpearse99 sorry for no AF, but I’ve still got hope for you that it’s a good thing! ☺️ Sounds like it could be with the cramping (possible implantation?!)...but I understand not wanting to get your hopes up too much! Hopefully BW will give you some clarity one way or another!
@konoha good job on giving up cola...and yay for getting your thermometer! Whoa...a 17 hour shift sounds rough!! Hope you have a relaxing day off today!! I usually have O cramping for several days leading up to O...only one time did I have such intense pain that I felt like I could pinpoint O (I also felt like that could have been a cyst, because it hurt instead of just being uncomfortable cramping)...mostly the cramping just fades and then my temp goes up the next day.
@saladflambe ugh sorry you got that question. One of my kindergartens touched my stomach on her way out of my classroom on Thursday and asked if I had a baby in there. I told her "no, just tacos." I guess it's one thing to get the question from kids who don't have filters yet but adults really should know better. Who the eff does that and really thinks it's okay?
@bluetickgal yay i'm glad you had a productive day and date night!! that's awesome that the show was entertaining! & oh wow that would be interesting if you were ovulating now! hopefully whatever it is you won't have to wait much longer to be off the bench.
Thank you for sharing your experience! I feel like with mine its pretty uncomfortable, definitely different than period cramping, but mainly a lot of pressure especially when I bend over. And sometimes I need to take medicine if its really bad, Most of the time I just lay down and relax and it's manageable.
I am definitely enjoying my day off! maybe a little too much I gotta get something done at least!
@gingermama29 thanks!! It was rough especially since I was short people so ended up stretching myself very thin! but today has been very nice so far