WTO Thursday 9/26

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Month/Cycle:

CD:

WAYDTGKU:

R/R: 

CS/Q: 

NYTino24

Month/Cycle: 10/10

CD: 1

WAYDTGKU: relaxing, thinking about it, having unprotected sex a time or two... Just kidding! Wish I could sneeze and get KU like a Peggy does.

HIO, RE visits for US/BW, OPKs, checking CM and CP, BBT, Magnesium, B6, B complex, D3, Iron, Selenium, Prenatal with DHA, Vitex, CoQ10, progesterone, Macca... and now IUI, not sure what that protocol will be.

R/R: it’s like a massacre... at least it confirms I had a good lining

CS/Q: womp womp

gingermama29

@NYTino24 sorry for CD 1 and a rough one at that.

Month/Cycle: 4/3

CD: 19

WAYDTGKU: BBT, tracking CF, using FF, OPKs, prenatals

R/R: DH has caught the man cold and of course I'm in FW right now. We're thankfully not letting that get in the way of HIO though. Only frustration is that my OPKs are still reading low. Hopefully my surge is imminent. I am happy though that FW is starting earlier and earlier in my cycles. It looks like I'm starting to get much closer to getting more regular cycles, at least for me. FF wasn't predicting FW to start until a week from tomorrow on CD 26 but it was assuming I'd have a 43 day cycle. Last cycle was 39 days which is my shortest so far.

CS/Q: So I realized yesterday (after having used these OPKs for about a week now) the instructions that came in the bag of my 50 wondfos say to read results at 3 minutes but not beyond 5 minutes. But the actual individual package with the test strip inside says to read results at 5 minutes. Wtf? Which one am I supposed to follow?
Anyway, here's my chart

NYTino24

@gingermama29 I’d say between 3-5 
minutes. Once they dry, it can be hard to tell... but I’ve definitely let mine sit overnight and it was easy to tell a positive in the morning. I also get strong surges that spread out over 3 days sometimes and occasionally two surges without ovulation during the first.

saladflambe

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD: 14

WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPK, Pre-seed EOD HIO

R/R: OPK line getting darker - not positive yet, but doing 2x a day OPKs now. Expect it'll be positive either tonight or tomorrow morning. Anxious because we're not HIO til tomorrow night per our schedule, and there's not much flexibility there since we already have to be up at 5am for work tomorrow & DH can't really do 2 nights in a row HIO. Trying to just relax. Not good at that.

CS/Q: 

saladflambe

I'm sorry for cd1 @NYTino24 I hope the IUI works for you 

I don't use wondofos @gingermama29 but I'd just peek at 3, 4, and 5 minutes and see if you really see a difference between those times. If it's positive at 5 min, I"d say it's positive.

beckylookatherbump

Month/Cycle: 4/2

CD:24

WAYDTGKU: pnv, preseed, fish oil, OPK

R/R: nothing today  I’m just gonna stay in my good mood and not let anything get me down... at least till I get out of bed lol

CS/Q: none yet

@NYtino24: sorry for cycle day 1 but yay for a healthy lining. 

@gingermama29 glad your cycle is getting more normal. 

@saladflambe tomorrow is still good timing 

bluetickgal

Month/Cycle: 16/11/1 AL#2 

CD: 53

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

R/R: We leave for vacation in a week from today!! We aren’t doing much this weekend other than getting ready for our trip, and I’m good with that! I just can’t wait to relax on the beach soon!! Hoping AF arrives before we leave so the worst of it will be over by beach time...that’s not too much to ask, is it?! 😂

CS/Q: None.

@nytino24 sorry for CD1, hoping the IUI does the trick for you this cycle! Haha, yes...don’t we all wish we could get KU like a Peggy?! 

@gingermama29 sorry about YH’s man cold, but good job on pushing through with HIO! That’s good FW is starting earlier and your cycles are getting shorter! That’s super annoying about the conflicting instructions on the OPK’s...but yeah, I’d say just look between 3-5 minutes. 

@saladflambe yay for your OPK’s getting darker! If you haven’t gotten your peak surge, I’d think waiting till tomorrow to HIO again would be a-ok! You have some good timing beforehand too! 

@beckylookatherbump hope you have a great day, even after you get out of bed! ☺️

blackgirlmagic

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD: 1

WAYDTGKU: pnv and temping

R/R: I have never been so excited for my period to come! I'm excited to get start actually trying to get pregnant now. I had a bunch of old blood yesterday so I put my diva cup in last night, just in case. I'm happy that I did. I found out that I can still get a good temperature read with it in, so that's a win. 

CS/Q: Not at the moment. 

whitealbum29

@NYTino24 - I'm so sorry about CD1!

@gingermama29 - I hope your surge comes soon! For easy @ home I set a timer and look at 5 minutes.

@saladflambe - that's good that they're getting a bit darker!

@bluetickgal I hope AF doesn't get in the way of your trip!

@blackgirlmagic - yay for officially starting!!

Month/Cycle: 13/13

CD: 16

WAYDTGKU: cm, opk, evening primrose oil, shatavari, prenatals, SA soon

R/R: Thanks for the support yesterday re: SO annoyance! We HIO and it was fine. Rant - I'm going to have to get used to mobile bumping! Our new office space we just moved to is a very open layout.

CS/Q: nope!

kpearse99

Month/Cycle: 12/10 (AL)

CD: 13

WAYDTGKU: 5mg of Letrozole, Trigger and then IUI!  Also - PNV, Tracking CM, EOD/HIO, and Preseed  (Taking a break from OPK while I do the IUI cycles)

R/R: Just anxiously awaiting my RE appointment tomorrow to see if my follies have kept growing and then when the IUI will be scheduled!

I really want to take a mental day tomorrow. I feel so burnt out and with the possible IUI this Sunday I need to get myself into the right frame of mind.  We'll see how today goes and how I feel when I wake up.  I did take off Monday and I'll be working from home on Tuesday so at least I have that!

CS/Q: 

@NYTino2 I'm just here to send you hugs

@gingermama29 I'm happy your cycles seem to be getting shorter! I hope that trend continues for you!

@saladflambe I suck at relaxing too, girl! Ugh! This process is so taxing on the mind, body and soul!

@beckylookatherbump I really need to jump on that mental thinking training today!!

@bluetickgal how many days do you have left of the Provera?

@blackgirlmagicyay for being able to officially start trying!! I hope it's a quick journey for you!!

@whitealbum29 I'm glad you still HIO last night!  I hate mobile bumping - the app sucks so much!

mindyb2019

Morning 🙋‍♂️

Month/Cycle: 3/3

CD: 7

WAYDTGKU: FF, Conceive Plus +, PNV, OPK, Tracking CM

R/R: Feeling tired and sluggish.Hard to get out of bed today. 😫 Just don’t feel like doing anything lol. I start using my first OPK tomorrow so I’m excited to use those and see how it lines up with FF.

CS/Q: None 

@kpearse99 I hope your appt tomorrow goes well and that everything looks good with your follies. 🤞 

@bluetickgal where are you heading for your vacation? 

bluetickgal

@blackgirlmagic yay for getting to officially start!! Hope it’s a short & sweet journey for you! 

@whitealbum29 glad you were able to work it out last night! I exclusively mobile bump...and while it is a headache at times, I’ve been lucky to not have the app issues like other people have been talking about lately! Hopefully it isn’t too bad for you! 

@kpearse99 fingers crossed you get good news at your appt tomorrow! I say make it an extra long weekend too!! ☺️ I have tonight and tomorrow night left of Provera...so earliest AF would start (since it doesn’t look like it’ll be while I’m taking it) would most likely be Sunday, but I’m hoping for Monday or Tuesday to schedule SHG when we get back from vacation.

@mindyb2019 hope you get some more energy as the day goes on! Good luck with the OPK’s! We are going to Hilton Head...we’ve never been, but are very excited as we’ve heard great things about it! 

mindyb2019

@bluetickgal thank you. Ya I hope I get more energy too. Just one of those days and the weather here doesn’t help lol. Hilton Head. Cool. Never heard of it nor have ever been but I really hope you have a fabulous time and relax 😁 enjoy that beach. I’m jealous. I need a vacation too lol. 

kpearse99

@mindyb2019 ugh I feel the same way today!! I'm so unmotivated!

@bluetickgal I'll keep my FX for Monday or Tuesday then

beckylookatherbump

@kpearse99: join me. I just feel like negative thinking won’t get me anywhere. Take a rest day. Be nice to your self lol

@blackgirlmagic when I was waiting for my period the first time I actively said please be blood every time I peed for months. 

saladflambe

OPK line is getting daaaarkerrrr ...but is still a technical negative this evening. So, I'm feeling good about HIO schedule landing on tomorrow. Hoping it'll be + in the AM

gingermama29

Ooof I P&G'd again today. Time to catch up!

@saladflambe yay for the OPKs getting darker. I think I'm in the same boat with them getting darker but still negative at the moment. Hopefully we'll be cycle buddies on this one

@beckylookatherbump I hope you were able to keep with the positive thinking today! 

@bluetickgal I hope the time flies between now and when it's time for your vacation! And I'm rooting for AF to get herself here now so you can fully enjoy your vacation!

@blackgirlmagic glad you're able to officially get started on TTC!

@whitealbum29 I almost exclusively mobile bump (minus the stupid app still being a piece of sh*t right now so I mobile bump in my browser). It does take some getting used to but I kinda like it better than being on my laptop. Stupid open layouts at work though. Cutting into bump time!

@kpearse99 I hope you do take a mental day for yourself tomorrow! Girl you deserve it after the crazy cycle you just had. Go treat yourself to something nice so you can relax and de-stress before your IUI!

@mindyb2019 I hope you got more energy as the day went on today!

mindyb2019

@gingermama29 thanks but I didn’t really get more energy today. This day felt long and dragged. I’m still tired and came home from work and laid on the couch for a few mins and started to fall asleep 😴 lol I’m sure tomorrow will be better.