WTO Tuesday 3/30

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**This is a thread that welcomes all regardless of where they are at in their TTC journeys. Please be mindful of topics that are discussed that could be hurtful to those going through tough times. Mention of children or pregnancies of others should have a TW (trigger warning) and be in a spoiler if possible, and only be mentioned if it is extremely pertinent to the conversation. Thanks for keeping this a safe place for us all to engage!** 

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ReadyForaB

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD: 11

WAYDTGKU: BBT, PNV.

R/R: I gave up coffee a week tomorrow.  It was a struggle the first few days but now it isn't so bad.  I am actually falling asleep easier and feel more energized in the morning. 

CS/Q: nope. 

[Deleted User]

@ReadyForaB Good job!  I have been meaning to cut it out, and so far I've cut back a bit, but it's just such a habit in our house.  I'm working on making the switch to tea...

Month/Cycle: Testing<div>
</div><div>CD: 16</div><div>
</div><div>WAYDTGKU: FET Prep</div><div>
</div><div>R/R: My chart is being super annoying.  I know my temp times were all over the place in the beginning, but they had started to settle down these past several days.  I was actually getting an early temp around 420 and a later temp around 6 so I could use either or, depending on how things were looking.  But anyway LSS FF *finally* gives me crossshairs... If I input fake temps for the next three days. 🙈🙈🙈 Hopefully things start to look a little more normal as we go along here, otherwise I give up! Lol</div><div>
</div><div class="Spoiler">CS/Q: 
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Swapping some of the alternative time temps just make it look even more busted. 😂. ETA I *don't* even have a second temp for today bc DH slept in, so when my second alarm went off at 6 (he was supposed to be gone) I just jumped right up to help him leave. 🤦 If I discard today, it only takes two fake temps to get CH. Lol at least I'm pretty confident when it was, regardless!</div>

fantasyflyte

@ReadyForaB nice, glad it's working for you!

@BusinessWife hope your chart starts behaving!

Month/Cycle: 5/5

CD: 20

WAYDTGKU: bbt, opks, cm, cinnamon supplements 

R/R: currently sitting in absolute standstill traffic on my way to school, going to be an hour late to my lab, fun! Luckily? My lecture prof is in the same traffic so told me to stop by his office and we'll see if its worth it for me to join in lab or make it up.

Rave is that we finished deep cleaning our bedroom last night and now it's so nice, I'm very happy.

CS/Q: more temp dropping but nothing exciting 

[Deleted User]

@fantasyflyte lol @slowlyturningintoayeti 😂 Glad at least your prof is understanding!  That is such a relief.  I need to deep clean our bedroom, too.  You may be helping to motivate me... ;)

gingermama29

@ReadyForaB kudos to you for giving up coffee. I don’t drink a lot of it but I don’t know if I could give it up. It’s great that you’re feeling more energized without it though!

@BusinessWife I hope your chart cooperates! I’ve definitely entered in data days ahead to see when it’ll add CHs.

@fantasyflyte yay for a clean bedroom! Boo for standstill traffic.

Month/Cycle: 22/2 AL

CD: 26

WAYDTGKU: NTNP, temping

R/R: enjoying a nice warm day today before cold and snow come back tomorrow. We’re also planning our first in person get together with family since October. I’m so grateful we’re all vaccinated and we can actually see each other now. My sister is going to spend the weekend here and we’re going to do Easter with my brother and his family.

CS/Q:  

inthewoods23

Probably going to be posting and ghosting....

Month/Cycle: 5 AL

CD: 8

WAYDTGKU: minimal OPKs, temping, CM, GF/DF diet

R/R: I have an "emergency" dentist appointment this afternoon. The permanent retainer on my bottom teeth is loose so my dentist is going to take a look at it. One side broke off during a cleaning and they were nice enough to fix it. I might have to go to an orthodontist though which I haven't been to in 20 years... and in a completely different state so yeah... can't exactly do that. And my current insurance doesn't cover any orthodontia! Lame.

CS/Q: 

anniemarie887

hi ya'll! i've got catch up to do after going MIA this weekend!

@readyforab will you give up permanently? i've done it to detox, but always gone back

@businesswife dumb question, are you temping and such for your own personal reasons? or do they want you to bc of the FET?

@fantasyflyte always nice to be on the same page with the person you're telling there's a hiccup in the day!

@gingermama29 eeeeeeeeek snow!

@inthewoods29 good luck! 

Month/Cycle: 5/5

CD: 7

WAYDTGKU: digital opk, tracking, trying to remember vitamins

R/R: rave: has a lovely weekend, beautiful weather, got to do an outdoor yoga class. rant: my main employee is still sick. please know i'm not a jerk, she's obvs home and needs to get better and i don't want her in the office and risking getting any of us sick... but holy shit we are going on day 9... my other 2 employees can't fill in her role due to licensing requirements and such. she did get to the dr last week and got dx with the flu, negative for covid (thankfully!!)

CS/Q: 

ReadyForaB

@BusinessWife I do love a good tea!  I am trying to stay away from caffeine in general though.   I guess I could do decaf. 

@gingermama29 I didn't drink a lot either.  Usually 1 cup a day, occasionally 2. I think it was maybe more of the routine for me.  I think it would have been harder in the dead of winter when it was so cold, I might have craved the warmness more. But now with spring on the doorstep it isn't too terrible forgoing it. 

@anniemarie887 I guess I haven't really thought about it.  I am giving it up for the foreseeable future. (At least while TTC and when/if I become pregnant).   Also, an outdoor yoga class sounds so nice!  A farm around me offers one with goats in the summer, I might check it out this year. 

chgilmore

@ReadyForaB congrats on cutting the coffee - you are stronger than I! I tried cutting out caffeine (yes...all caffeine, including chocolate) for a month and managed to do it, but man oh man I hated it. I missed the routine and the taste and I couldn't find any substitutes that worked for me.

@inthewoods23 yikes! good luck and hope it all gets sorted out

@gingermama29 those plans sound so exciting! even though it's so far out, you all have something you can look forward to at the (hopefully) end of all this.

@fantasyflyte your poor yeti temps! glad you get to come home to a nice, clean, organized bedroom though

@businesswife fx your chart gets in line soon!

Month/Cycle: 3/3

CD: 3

WAYDTGKU: pnv, opk, bbt, cm/cp

R/R: I ordered my graduation regalia yesterday! even though I won't get to walk to receive my diploma, that doesn't mean I can't dress up and parade myself around. 6 more weeks.

CS/Q: not much yet

[Deleted User]

@ReadyForaB oh, I guess I should have specified - my current tea of choice is RRL tea, so that's totally caffeine free.

@anniemarie887 lol yeah, no I'm just doing it for me.  It's partially tho to calm any nerves going into my natural transfer cycle.  I have been known to ovulate on the early side, so I just like the idea of monitoring more closely from home, knowing what to expect, but my clinic doesn't require it.  I'm sure my doctor would just laugh if she knew I was planning on temping lol<div>
@chgilmore. Congrats on ordering the regalia!!! 🎉🎉🎉. You Absolutely gotta rock that!

@[email protected] your weekend sounds great!  What piano pieces are you working on?

@inthewoods23. Ugh, immsorry about the dental stress.  Hopefully it's not too expensive to replace. :/</div>

ReadyForaB

@BusinessWife I had to google RRL tea.  I assume you are talking raspberry leaf tea?  If so, I see there are some pregnancy benefits.  Are you drinking it specifically because you are ttc?  I might check that out. 

[Deleted User]

Yes, there could be.  @ReadyForaB. It's supposed to improve uterine muscle tone, but you don't want to drink it after ovulation / after a positive pregnancy test in case it disrupts implantation.  My understanding is it's safe to start again in 3rd trimester tho to get ready for labor.  I have also read you need to drink six cups a day though to reap much benefit lol so it may not be worth it depending on your situation. 🤷

I have enough, plus bought enough more to get me 3 cups a day for ten days, and then six cups a day to get me up to approximate transfer, at which point I'll stop.

gingermama29

@inthewoods23 ugh so sorry about emergency dental sentiment. Hopefully everything went smoothly and won’t end up being too expensive.

@anniemarie887 ooof that has to be hard. I’m glad she doesn’t have Covid though!

@chgilmore oh that’s so exciting!! Happy parading!