WTO Tuesday 4/20

bows22

**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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gingermama29

Month/Cycle: 22/2 AL

CD: 47

WAYDTGKU: NTNP, temping

R/R: Mom let us know that Grandpa passed last night. It was very peaceful and he was surrounded by his children who were all praying for him. It’s crazy because it’s exactly two years to the date of when my grandma (other side of the family) passed. I’m curious how the extended family will plan his funeral given COVID. I suspect they aren’t going to limit attendees and if my grandma’s (his wife) funeral last year in January is any indication, there will be hundreds of people. 

CS/Q:  

bows22

Lurking from TWW

@gingermama29 I’m sorry for your loss ❤️  I’m glad your mom was able to spend some time with him and be there when he passed. And I hope they decide to do something for the funeral that you are comfortable with!

daisy0322

Month/Cycle: 3/2 1 AL

CD: 3

WAYDTGKU: PNV, tracking

R/R: hubby got to come visit for a few days (he’s away for a few months with work) he just left this morning and I miss him. 

CS/Q: not today 

@gingermama29 Im sorry for your loss ❤️ It’s never easy I’m glad they all got to say goodbye. I hope y’all get to celebrate his life in a way you want. 

inthewoods23

*lurking from tww*
@gingermama29 I'm so sorry for your loss sending lots of love to you and your family

fameonmain2

@gingermama29 I'm so sorry for your loss That's a lot of people even in non-COVID times. Take it easy today if you can.

@daisy0322 Hope you both had a nice few days together! When's his next visit?

Month/Cycle: 11ish?

CD: 8

WAYDTGKU: charting

R/R: Taking the last month off of TTC was refreshing but I need to get back into charting. Have discussed with MH & we've decided that if we are not successful by June then we'll go in to talk about testing. My insurance covers the testing after 1 yr of trying under age 35 so June seems like the right time to start if that's what's in the cards for us. Today concentrating on getting back into some healthy eating and exercise habits and also getting some writing done. Hoping to get outside for a bit - it's absolutely gorgeous here today!

CS/Q: 

daisy0322

@fameonmain2 he gets to visit every Friday. I’m hopeful that he’ll be home for good in about a month. We will see! Hope you get outside today - it’s still cold here like 65 F out

fameonmain2

@daisy0322 that's the temp here haha. But it's sunny so it feels so warm!

edited so I was tagging daisy and NOT myself hahahha

anniemarie887

lurking from TWW @gingermama29 I'm so sorry for your loss 

pajamstagrams

*Lurking from TWW* 
@gingermama29 I'm sorry for your loss ❤️

anniemarie887

welp, i started my post in TWW like three hours ago, got distracted at work and (TMI) went to go pee and was like OH i don't go there any longer.

Month/Cycle: 6/6

CD: 1

WAYDTGKU: tracking w/Flo, forgetting vitamins... TBD on OPKs

R/R: it's beautiful here, but i am trapped inside! 3pm on the east coast and just eating lunch... day is flying by which is always a perk

CS/Q: natm

acleverusername

@gingermama29 Sending many thoughts and prayers to your family in this difficult time. 

@fameonmain2 I think getting tested in June is an excellent idea and focusing on eating/being healthy in the meanwhile is too. 

@daisy0322 65 degrees is cold?! LOL. Btw, also liked your intro "I don't know what MH does; he works for the gov't and can't talk about it." That's a real Mr and Mrs Smith scenario.

Month/Cycle: 16/16

CD: 14

WAYDTGKU: looooots of vitamins and supplements; eating/being healthy in prep for IVF starting in May; and the usual in the meanwhile: HIO EOD, temping, CBAD and traditional opks (cause why not?), progesterone supplementation and hcg micro-dosing in LP

R/R: went for a drive this morning in my new car and it was lovely! No regrets with the purchase. Sadly we wanted to get breakfast at a favorite place of ours, that we haven't been to in >1 year (b/c of Covid) and totally forgot that it's normally closed on Tuesdays. Even though Google says its open! Argh. 

In other news, my Oura ring tells me that I slept really well (my HRV was 111!) but I didn't feel particularly rested. So, don't know what that's about. 

CS/Q: CBAD is still stubbornly low as are the traditional opks. So, at this point, no danger of O'ing early. Haha. But any day in the next 3-4 would be great! Also temp dropped below 97 degrees for the first time in a loooooong while. That's only happened a couple of times in the 16 months we've been trying. 

anniemarie887

ok back for comments...
@daisy0322 always fun with mysterious gov't employees - i'm in maryland, so used to lots of those
@fameonmain2 welcome back!
@acleverusername i googled your oura ring, that's interesting! i'm assuming you're still temping with a bbt? and not using that as your temps?

gingermama29

Thank you so much everyone for your kind words. I appreciate all the love and support you’ve all given over the last week or so. ❤️

@daisy0322 that’s gotta be so hard to be apart for awhile. Glad he gets to visit on Fridays though; I imagine that makes it just a tiny bit easier.

@fameonmain2 sounds like you have a good plan going forward. Hopefully it won’t be necessary!

@anniemarie887 I hope you were able to get outside and enjoy the weather. Also sorry for AF!

@acleverusername glad you’re loving your new car! Boo to the restaurant being closed though.

daisy0322

@acleverusername haha well I do know it’s something with international security but hopefully he’s not trying to kill me 😂

@gingermama29 this has been particularly hard because I am not working right now. I get lonely without adult conversation. 

@anniemarie887 I bet in Maryland you are use to it! It’s weird for me to get used to lol for awhile I just made up a job to say but I got too many questions. I just feel like the secret squirrel stuff is so pretentious lol

fameonmain2

@anniemarie887 love when the work day flies by - the weather was absolutely gorgeous today!

@acleverusername woohoo new car! I hate when Google doesn't have the right hours of operation - that's happened to MH and I one too many times, and then it's like "well nothing will satisfy my craving now"

ReadyForaB

@gingermama29 I’m sorry for your loss. 

Month/Cycle: 2/2 (I think) 

CD: 1

WAYDTGKU: PNV, BBT

R/R: Today was our Disney dining day. My first one. It was intense and I’m not 100% happy. I got up at 5:30 am for it and I’m exhausted. Work was awful. Crappy day lol.😴 

CS/Q: I am so confused by my body right now. See spoiler. TW- loss

I had a MMC last month and this is my first cycle. Cd 1 on this chart was the day I took misoprostol. I o’ed super late. I have been spotting after sex. I usually don’t. After sex last night I bled a lot and it has continued on and off today. I don’t feel period cramps like normal but at this point it looks like a period. My temp did drop this morning but I took it way earlier bc I had to wake up early. Honestly don’t know if this is my period and if it is, kinda concerned about the short luteal phase. I marked it as cycle day 1. I guess I’ll see how my temp is tomorrow.  Ugh. 

bows22

@ReadyForaB you mean like dining reservations? Don’t stress about it. Just keep checking because people cancel stuff all the time. I’m also going to send you a PM with a site to help, I don’t know if it’s against the rules to post here 

ReadyForaB

@bows22 yes dining reservations. I did sign up for a service that will notify me if something opens. Send me what you know though please! Haha. Thank you! 

bows22

@ReadyForaB i sent it - it might be the same thing you signed up for but it works! I also thought of something else and sent you another PM. I’ll stop now haha. 

ReadyForaB

@bows22 thank you so much! Keep any tips coming my way I’ll take all I can get haha! 

acleverusername

Sorry for the late tags but I didn’t get a chance to get back on here!

@anniemarie887 during a natural cycle I used my Tempdrop for temps but Oura is a good way to confirm ovulation. During medicated cycles I don’t bother with the Tempdrop because everything is so controlled and I get what I need from Oura (temp bump after O).

@daisy0322 lolz I hope he’s not either! 

@fameonmain2 it’s true... our cravings weren’t satisfied. Except for the drive craving. 🙂

@ReadyForaB I’ve never been to Disney so I have no idea what any of that means. Why do you have to get up at 5:30? Why aren’t you 100% happy? So many questions...

ReadyForaB

@acleverusername You can make dining reservations for your trip 60 days before your first day if staying at a Disney resort. It is intense and the good places go in seconds. I got most of what I wanted but not everything. *first world problem*.

anniemarie887

@ReadyForaB my parents are DVC members, we love Disney, but haven't gone since they reopened. do you think it's worse with covid?

ReadyForaB

@anniemarie887 I am not sure honestly.  I have only been once when I was 20.  This is my first time planning it myself.  Our trip has been rescheduled 4 times over COVID haha.  We are going this time!

anniemarie887

@ReadyForaB oh i hope you have the best time ever! we were supposed to go last april, and obviously cancelled. and have yet to pull the trigger on a reschedule. i think disney is so fun, even for adults!  

chgilmore

*lurking from TWW*
@anniemarie887 @ReadyForaB I'm going to DisneyWorld in a few weeks and unless you're going to Hollywood Studios or going during peak holidays/weekends, the crowding isn't so bad. I've watched a lot of vlogs of being in the parks since reopening and honestly, Disney is one of the safest places from COVID you could be (in FL, at least) - they take it really seriously.

ReadyForaB

@chgilmore Awesome!  Have Fun! We are going in June.  Which was not our initial plan but it just ended up that way.  I hope the crowds are still down.  We have two days in HS. 

bows22

I agree with @chgilmore we are pretty covid cautious and I felt safe the whole time we were there in October! We honestly had an amazing time even with the restrictions, I’m so glad we went.