TWW Tuesday

wintersong · April 2016

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GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard?

sldp123 · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 10

Cd/DPO: 16/2

Timing: -4, -1

Testing: Testing out my trigger, so every day.

R/R/CS: So I posted yesterday that we had two people viewing our house yesterday, and our agent called last night and we got two offers! And they're good! Now I feel like the house was priced too low.

But we priced it to sell since we've already purchased our new house, so this is great news. I feel really relieved to know that we shouldn't have to carry two mortgages for very long.

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard? I usually say I have a migraine, since it's something that can come on suddenly and be gone by the next day with no lingering symptoms, haha. I have a 7yo so sometimes I'm tempted to use him being sick as an excuse, but I never have because I'm afraid it will jinx him.

ETA: @longliveregina enjoy your "sick" day!

MooFish2364 · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 6/6 now 1/1 after loss

Cd/DPO: 28/ either 12 or 15 dpo. I thought 15 but my app thinks I'm 12dpo. Now that AF is late I'm thinking the app is right.

Timing: -5, -2, 0

Testing: I tested Saturday and bfn. Since my OB date is somewhat up in the air I'm just going to wait.

R/R/CS: *TW - loss briefly mentioned*

In gearing up for my second AF after my loss in February. I've had a slight temp dip the last two days and cramping for about 5 days. I know AF is coming...I'm just getting sick of waiting. I'm usually really regular so I just want to get back on track.

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard?

Im lucky, since I don't need anyone to cover me or anything like that at work I can get out of work pretty easily. All I have to do is email my boss and tell her I'm taking PTO.

l9i · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 6/3 *TTCAL*

Cd/DPO: 19/3

Timing: -2, 0, +1

Testing: No plans unless AF is late

R/R/CS: My BFF and her BF broke up (again) over the weekend and now they are back together. I feel so conflicted. As my BFF I'm happy she can work things out and isn't in pain emotionally, but at the same time I was hoping it would be for good this time. The two aren't good together, many people see it. I support her, but I also wish she could see what everyone else does. Is that terrible of me? I know it's not my place, it's just frustrating because I know she could have someone better and be 100% happy, not just happy most of the time. Sighhh...

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard? I am the same as @sldp123 I use a migraine or just that I'm not feeling well. Have fun on your day off @longliveregina!

babymish · April 2016

I was going to post in WTO until my CH are confirmed but then I saw @sldp123 and wanted to be with one if my NYD baby cycle buddies

Month/Cycle: 7/7

Cd/DPO: 16/2

Timing: -4,-2,-1, 0

Testing: I'll try to hold out as long as I can

R/R/CS: I felt unwell yesterday with a cold and hoped it was just somehow an aftermath of the sheer amount of chilli I used in our dinner on Sunday. But no. It's worse today and I feel like poop.

On another note I had the scariest dream last night! I dreamt a strange man got into the bedroom and I was alone. The next minute he got into the bed. I freaked out. I literally jumped out of bed shouting WHO ARE YOU! GET OUT!!! and scared the bejesus out of SO. He coaxed me back into bed but my heart was pounding! It seemed so real!

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard?

Hmm I don't really do this, I've done it in the past a long time ago and felt so guilty I stayed glue to the sofa incase someone somehow went past my window and saw me.

krisnicole23 · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 1/1

Cd/DPO: 24/ I believe 10

Timing: -1

Testing: So I had a faint (but no need to squint to see) bfp on a equate test yesterday, but it was a blue dye and I have read that it gives a lot of false positives. Which I think is the case for me because I got a bfn on a couple of first responses this morning using fmu. I know it's still super early and I'm not out yet but I'm ready to just throw in the towel because it's so frustrating to be getting mixed answers and not knowing. Current mood:

Image: https://alwayslovetowrite.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/b5e8d-mary2bpoppins-2bso2bdone-2bumbrella-2bflying2baway2b2.gif?w=413&h=310

R/R/CS: I will consider my above answer as my ''rant'' haha! But I will rave by saying a little thank you to you ladies in this community. Being new to this journey, I have learned so much from you guys by lurking around and reading your posts. It really has helped me so much. So thank you ladies *hugs! Hope you all are having a beautiful week ahead.

GTKY: I'm such a bad liar that I would get caught with a white lie or bending the truth to get out of work haha! So I'm usually upfront about why I'm taking off work whether it's family related or needing a personal day.

sldp123 · April 2016

@babymish glad you came over! Fx so hard for our NYD babies! Hope you feel better!

@krisnicole23 sorry for the BFNs this morning, but you're right, it's still super early. Fx for you!

beff12 · April 2016

ETA: I just realized what the TTGP weekly grad check-in is. It had gotten pushed down. I'm headed over there!

GTKY: I used to be a teacher so this question resonates with me! It wasn't a bad excuse, but I think of this instance often - I had a student bring in a note that said they'd be going to Disney world for a week so please send her work with her. I sent what I could, telling them that plans change and she may have more work when she gets back. I had to give her a few more assignments upon her return and I got the meanest note from her mom. Uh, duh. You took a vacation in the middle of the quarter.

Sparty18 · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 8/9

Cd/DPO: 20/6

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

Testing: 12 DPO

R/R/CS: I'm really, really going to try to not go BSC this cycle. For real this time. I am forcing myself to only go into FF to enter data and not to just stare at my chart or look at the stupid pregnancy points or charts like mine. Data entry only. We'll see how it goes, but I really just can't handle all the emotions the BSC brings right now.

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard?
I have such a guilty conscience, so I can never play hooky. I want to many times, but I just can't. Not sure I can think of a bad excuse someone had before, but I have certainly had coworkers that I know were lying about being sick, and it would often fall on what was supposed to be their first day back from a vacation.

SongbirdintheCity · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 8/8

CD/DPO: 25/11

Timing: -2

Testing: daily now - BFNs so far

R/R/CS: I'm trying not to think too much of it, but I'm at 11DPO and my temps are still high. They're slightly lower than my highest day (8DPO), but today went back up after yesterday. I took a look at a bunch of my old charts and out of something like 20 cycles, there were only 2 other times where my temp went back up at 11 DPO and only one other time that I wasn't spotting by 11DPO. I know none of this really means anything, but....well.....I had to overthink it obviously!! LOL. This is a critical few days for me - basically, if AF comes this week, I'll be heading to the RE for my blood test and then two weeks from now will head to my already scheduled RE appointment for a full work up. I'm really hoping Murphy's Law comes into play here!

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard? I don't call in sick often, so usually I can get away with just saying that I'm not feeling well.

hanshotfirst77 · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 6/5

Cd/DPO: 24/8

Timing: -4,-3,-2,-1,0,+1

Testing: Still holding out for 12dpo...Is it Saturday yet!?!?

R/R/CS: I've been comparing my past charts and this cycle it is a very slow yet distinct rise. As compared to previous ones where it was a bit erratic but many more highs and lows. Of course my BSC is in full force now cause this has to mean im totally KU right lol

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard?

I usually use that im sick or my DS is sick. My boss is fairly laid back and doesnt really scrutinize the reasons, unless it becomes excessive. Hes a family guy too so he totally gets the sick kid excuse. Which more often than not is actually the reason I am not going to work.

kellybean1988 · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 4

Cd/DPO: 24/7

Timing: --1, +1

Testing: I am challenging myself (ha) to wait until at least 12dpo, which will be this upcoming Sunday. We'll see what the BSC thinks about that!

R/R/CS: I have had AF type headaches on and off all day yesterday. Last night it was pretty bad, and today it's on and off again. I have NEVER had AF type headaches (they are different than normal headaches for me, I swear!) during the TWW, so I am SS like a mofo. My temp stayed EXACTLY the same today, so now I'm concerned my Mabis is temp favoring. The BSC has officially started, but I managed not to pee on anything today. I keep thinking "well, my temps are basically at the exact same place they were last cycle, so I'm def not KU." Then I think, "I haven't had that temp dip in the beginning of the TWW yet that I've ALWAYS had, so I must be KU." omgee make it stop!

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard?

Honestly, I hate to say this, but I don't play hooky from work. We don't have a maternity leave program, so I hoard all my sick/vacation days because I am required to use those if/when I get KU. (well, unless I elect to take FMLA unpaid--uhh no, as I am our only income.) It is the stupidest most terrible thing ever. *rant* However, I have a coworker who has got some of the best excuses I've ever heard (not). He always comes in at least 20 minutes late every day WITHOUT an excuse (case in point, he just arrived 24 minutes late)...but there are many days that he calls in after work has already started with the lamest ass excuse I have ever heard. Yesterday, it was that he had leg cramps in the night. LEG CRAMPS! We have heard that his washer isn't working, his dryer, his dishwasher, his furnace, his AC....we call that the "appliance rotation" list of excuses, lol. Several times he has called in and said his "CPAP machine wasn't working very well so he was going to be late." WTF. It drives me insane, because he has a better title than me and gets paid more. Can you tell that this makes me stabby?! lol, whatever!

mrsdaddario · April 2016

**Lurking**

Congrats @beff12 H&H9!!!

kellybean1988 · April 2016

Ahhhh I didn't see your post when I posted, @beff12 !!! Congrats, and H&H 9!!!!!

thj101 · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 2/2

Cd/DPO: 15/3

Timing: +1 sucky.....

Testing: not planning on it this month...

R/R/CS: I really need to be at home preparing and packing for my show this weekend. But here I sit at work... I'm pretty much discounting this month as far as a month where we could be pregnant because of the horrible timing. I wish the month would fly by, AF would come, and I could start next month over again... Where we will have more time to commit to it all.. AND ALSO....Our 1 year anniversary is the 30th, so looking forward to that!

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard? I have never called out just to call out.. I'm too nervous to do that.. I also don't call out very much, so when I do have to, they know it's legit.

Zoey1019 · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 4/3

Cd/DPO: 27/12

Timing: Great...but not good enough!

Testing: Still BFN

R/R/CS: Well poop.....Guess I am calling this one lol....My temp took a nose dive this morning, a little early for me, the past two cycle my LP has been 15 days, but we will see. I feel a bit crampy, but that could be from my workout last night. Would like AF to show at this point so I can just feel hopeful again...this part of TWW SUCKS. Also, another "we're expecting" announcement from girls that are 3 younger than me. It was my choice to wait this long, just didn't have the need yet, but look, it's not as easy as the make it out to be!

Just want to move on from this. Good news, I can drink at the Billy Currington concert I am going to this weekend! Also, can drink for my birthday and don't have to hide it from people, that would be hard. On the negative side...no 2016 baby now

On to 2017 birth months!

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard?

I love my staff, but my favorite is the monday or friday "sickness," OH please!

Zoey1019 · April 2016

@SongbirdintheCity I hope you get a surprise as well! Keeping my fingers crossed!

@Sparty18 I hate pregnancy points!

@krisnicole23 squinters suck

My rule of thumb now is look at it once, if you don't see it, throw it away. Other than that you are asking for trouble!

@babymish FX for new years eve baby!

@l9i Oh man do I understand that. It is hard when you really want to tell the truth, but you know it would hurt your relationship....

@MooFish2364 I hope AF comes soon for you, or you chart becomes clearer, or something else...

@sldp123 Congrats on the offers! I have a friend who made an, almost, full price offer on a house and it was accepted immediately. Her response was, "we bid too high!" haha

Sounds like you got what you wanted, congrats!

britters314 · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 8/8

Cd/DPO: 26/11

Timing: -4, -3, 0

Testing: BFN again today. I think I'll wait until my period is late now

R/R/CS: Nothing really today.

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard?

I teach college so 1) I get plenty of days off and don't feel the need to play hooky and 2) at most schools I can just cancel class if I need to - no excuse necessary. I don't usually do this though because I don't like to get behind.

krisnicole23 · April 2016

Zoey1019 said:

@krisnicole23 squinters suck My rule of thumb now is look at it once, if you don't see it, throw it away. Other than that you are asking for trouble!

@Zoey1019 The equate blue dye one wasn't a squinter. It was faint but you could definitely see the + line there. I just don't trust it from all the false positive reviews I read about online. And then getting a BFN on first response test this morning. Guess the waiting game continues!

LadyBrettAshley23 · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 3/3

CD/DPO: 17/7

Timing: -3, 0, +1

Testing: Trying to wait until AF is late (this never works)

R/R/CS: Doing ok so far waiting to test, but this is when my BSC usually gears up. A few days from now I'll probably start wanting to test, but I'm going to try my best to resist.

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard? I never play hooky and am jealous of people who can without feeling guilty! I never wanted to miss a day of school even when I was sick and I think that carried over to work and adulthood. I wish I wasn't such a goody two-shoes!

SnobunnieMel · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 5/3 (1/1 TTCAL)

Cd/DPO: 42/10

Timing: -4,-1,+1

Testing: BFN x2 today

R/R/CS: the SS is going to drive me insane. Enough with the continued burning crampy sensations I keep getting that when I am in bed get way worse if my legs are pulled up into any comfortable position.

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard?

I can't really play hooky with my job. I'm a PA and I have either clinic or surgeries everyday. Plenty of days I wish I could though

kfair001 · April 2016

Back later (maybe later tonight) for comments!

Month/Cycle: 6/5

CD/DPO: 23/5

Timing: -5, -4, -3, -2, 0 Testing: I’m still sticking to my plan of waiting until AF is late. We’ll see.

R/R/CS: Thanks everyone for the chartstalk everyone. Everyone seems to think that O on CD 18 makes the most sense so I’ll stick with that! My birthday was nice. DH made me dinner which was nice. Just relaxed all night which was exactly what I wanted to do!

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard? Sometimes in the winter I’ll use the “the snow is too bad for me to commute in” but in my line of work we are still expected to work from home. We have sick days but no one takes them unless they’re on death’s door. If you’re sick, you’re still expected to work from home. Which is fine because if we don’t use our sick days, we get them as vacation days the following year.

LadyBrettAshley23 · April 2016

@sldp123 Congrats on the offers!

@MooFish2364 Fingers crossed your cycles regulate soon.

@l9i The situation you described with your BFF and her on-again-off-again BF sucks. I'd say wait it out and hopefully your friend will come to her senses eventually on her own!

@babymish That's a horrible dream!

@krisnicole23 I'm sorry about the BFN! I hope you get your BFP soon, it's still early!

@Sparty18 I feel the same way about this part of my cycle! This is when the TWW gets really tough. I think testing at 12 DPO is a good, realistic goal.

@Songbirdinthecity Fingers crossed for you and Murphy's Law!!

@kellybean1988 DPO buddy

12 DPO testing is a good goal! I'm actually trying to wait until AF is due so Wednesday of next week! I probably won't make it...

@Zoey1019 I feel you on the "no 2016 baby" thing. I'm having a hard time with this month being my last possible chance for that.

@britters314 sorry for the BFN

@SnobunnieMel I hope your cramping goes away, that sounds awful :-(

@kfair001 Happy belated birthday!

picklesplease · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 8/7

Cd/DPO: 23/6

Timing: -3, -2

Testing: Waiting until 10DPO, which is Saturday. I have a busy weekend ahead, where I'll be seeing a lot of people. If I get yet another BFN, I may not go anywhere and wallow in self-pity.

R/R/CS: I had a massive temp spike this morning of almost .5 degrees! I will not SS. I will not SS. I will not SS. I will not SS. I will not SS. I've had some major stomach cramps and I'm praying that it's not any kind of an infection or anything. My appointment with the RE is a week from today, so I'm hoping they will be able to give me a game plan for the next cycle. I'm not counting myself out, but it seems impossible that I would be PG. NBR, but TWO of my ESL students found out they were awarded MAJOR college scholarships. One asked me to attend the ceremony where she would receive the award. I am so proud, I am on the verge of tears! They both absolutely, without a doubt deserve these scholarships! Love my kids!

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard?
We don't have a very good maternity policy, which is crazy considering how many teachers are women. But I have to save up as many sick days as possible, or risk taking 12 weeks for FMLA and not getting paid the entire time. I'm using a few days here and there for RE appointments, but my supervisor has gone through IF treatments and is amazing. She is willing to let me leave during the day and ask other teachers to cover for me so that I don't have to use up sick time. I've covered for so many teachers this year, they all owe me in some way, shape, or form, so I don't feel bad asking them to cover for one block while I go to the RE. I also have a chronic illness, so if I call in sick, they cannot ask questions because it is personal. They just have to give me the day off. HOWEVER, as a teacher, it's WAY more work to be gone than it is simply to go to work and suffer through the day.
The worst excuse I ever heard for missing school happened during my first two years of teaching. I was at a private school. The families were all really wealthy and entitled. The kids were great, but their families were spoiled rotten. During March my first year, a large number of boys were not in school. They claimed it was because a friend of a friend of a friend, etc. had passed away and they all needed to be there. Nope. Their dads pulled them out of school to watch the start of March Madness. One of the girls told me they do it every year, but the school doesn't say anything because their dads are all wealthy business owners. So I gave up my lesson plans for the days they would be gone and we live-streamed a few of the games. I brought popcorn, cupcakes (homemade), and pop. One of the other teachers was a basketball coach, so we arranged it so that we had two games going at the same time. The kids could pick which room they wanted to be in, but they had to stay there the whole time. They couldn't bounce from room-to-room. I just put "community building exercise" in my lesson plans and no questions were asked. Those boys were so pissed they missed it.

sLass42 · April 2016

sorry for all the waiting! Hoping cd1 comes for those who are impatiently waiting, me included!
@sldp123 congrats on the offers!
@krisnicole23 Fx that something pops up later, and not on a blue dye
@sparty18 I'm in the same boat, but just got premium on FF sooo let the chart staring begin...

Month/Cycle: 8/6

Cd/DPO: 47/3?

Timing: -1, 0, +1

Testing: used up my ic, so now I have to wait till Sat for delivery. That works since recommended test day is next sat...

R/R/CS: So temps are finally starting to make sense to FF. It's moved O day to cd44 so my tww just became 3. I'll get my opks and ic around saturday so I'll start poas obsessively again. I'm hoping this was actual O and not just my body gearing up again. I'm definitely moving into the "come on cd1" phase. If I do gear up to O again I'm definitely going to feel like

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard?
I have to jump on the migraine bandwagon. I do get them when the weather pressure is bad or anytime I have an estrogen hike. I usually can't drive when I get them so it's perfect. However I think I've only used that one an excuse twice, I feel horribly guilty when I skip work.

kfair001 · April 2016

@sldp123 Yay! Congrats on the two offers. FX that everything goes smoothly from here on out!

@MooFish2364 Really sorry for your loss.

@I9i If she is your best friend, it is absolutely your place! It’s your job to be honest with her even if what you have to say isn’t what she wants to hear. GL!

@babymish I had a strange dream last night too. Had a dream that a man broke into my parents’ house and I was there for whatever reason alone. I confronted him and scared him off. It was the weirdest thing and felt super real as well!

@krisnicole23 Sorry about the BFN but you’re right, you’re not out until AF shows!

@Sparty18 FX that you’re able to keep the BSC at bay! Good timing by the way!

@SongbirdintheCity FX that it means something! GL!

@JediAlly85 Hahah totally KU! Lol My chart is a little weird this cycle too. It really makes your mind go places!!!

@kellybean1988 FX that you’re able to keep that BSC at bay for a couple more days!

@thj101 Yay for your 1 year anniversary! Congrats!

@Zoey1019 & @britters314 Sorry about the BFN *hugs*

@LadyBrettAshley23 FX that you’re able to wait until AF is late. That’s my plan this month too!

@DoctorDonna Yay for the temp spike! But yes! No SS! FX for you.

@sLass42 That just reminded me. I’m out of wondfos! Over to amazon I go!

whiska · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 12/12

CD/DPO: 28/13

Timing: -2, -1

Testing: bfn Sunday. I'm out of tests and not buying more unless af fails to show!

R/R/CS: Rant: A few weeks ago I ranted about my boss getting a key to my office; this morning I came in and she had broken off one of the drawer handles and left a bunch of random papers and notebooks all over my desk. I just don't understand in what world this is professional??

Rave: Our initial consult with the RE yesterday went really well. I really really like her. Basically it looks like we're going to do the standard workup - blood tests for me, SA for DH (that's tomorrow), followed by HSG if all that's normal. Then if the tubes are clear we'll pursue the clomid + iui route. I don't know why this has to be so hard for some and so easy for others, but on the bright side I feel like we're inching closer to welcoming our own LO

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work?
I love this! Hope you have a great day off!!!!
I used to call in to work once a month because I really need mental health days (the feeling of a random day off gives me a greater recharge than any planned vacation. I make sure it's not when we have important meeting or deadlines though) and told them I wasn't feeling well. I used to try and sound pitiful on the phone but now that I'm older I don't even bother.

Side rant - I don't like having separate vacation time and sick time. My dad's work had "personal time" and you could use it for whatever, and it was none of your employer's business. Wish we had that.

MonaLisaRalphio · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 6/4

Cd/DPO: 34/13

Timing: All of the days

Testing: Not bothering anymore

R/R/CS: I expected AF yesterday evening and, sure enough, I got a little pink spotting right before bed. Usually that means that the bitch shows her face within the hour. I'm stupid enough to hold out hope, since I haven't seen anything except the tiniest brown spot first thing this morning, but my temp dropped to just above CL this morning, so I'm probably out. I'm not cramping, though I am having an aggressive sense of fullness in the pelvic area. I am still SS like a mofo, so it's probably better for me if AF just shows up already.

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard? Meh. I can't really ever skip work because of being a teacher, and my kids have too many real excuses (like, my dad got shot or my baby was sick) to give me fake excuses. Occasionally, I'll get a ridiculous excuse for why they're late to class, but I just send those kids to the tardy table and that's the end of it.

hunnybunny17 · April 2016

@sldp123 How exciting! Congrats on such speedy offers. I hope your trigger shot went well.
@LadyBrettAshley23 Your Chris Pratt gif always cracks me up

Month/Cycle: 13/9

Cd/DPO: 26/12

Timing: -4, -1

Testing: Tomorrow

R/R/CS:

It's that time again where I start to get nervous. I expect a BFN.

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard?
Currently SAH. Whenever I really, really didn't want to go to school I would say I had a migraine. I got them semi-regularly so mom never second guessed it.

sldp123 · April 2016

@hunnybunny17 thanks! The nurse actually gave me the shot when I was in for my scan, so I didn't have to do it myself. Fx for your testing tomorrow!

LadyMillil · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 13/15

Cd/DPO: 22/8

Timing: -5, -2, iui 0, +1

Testing: beta April 18

R/R/CS: Still no bleeding! It looks like this combination of 50mg clomid + 400mg prometrium (progesterone) is working!

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard? I work in a research lab and most of my experiments require specialized skills and last for a few days, so it is a lot of coordination for someone to cover for me, so I have to be pretty sick to miss a full day of work.

kellybean1988 · April 2016

Responses round 1!

BTW...when your "charts like mine" percentages on FF go from "20ish% pregnancy--80ish % ovulatory" to "37ish% pregnancy--58ish% ovluatory" thanks to recent secondary signs you entered + today's temp:

I really gotta stop looking at that ish!

@longliveregina Have fun on your day off!

@sldp123 So glad to hear about the offers on your house, that’s wonderful!

@MooFish2364 *tw loss mentioned* So sorry to hear about your loss. Thinking of you, and glad to have you join.

@l9i That sounds rough about your BFF and her BF. It’s not terrible of you to wish that she could see it—it sounds like she really deserves better!

@babymish Yay, so glad you are over here in the TWW! I’m so sorry about your dream, that sounds awful! Glad it was just a dream.

@krisnicole23 First of all, I don’t think I got a chance to say this yesterday—I ADORE your wedding dress. You look beautiful and it is such a classy, elegant look. Love it! Sorry about the BFNs today—hoping you can turn a test in the next few days! We love having you here but I hope you can move on to a grad board soon!

@Sparty18 I think it’s great that you’re going to do data entry only on FF. I should really try that myself…GL!

@SongbirdintheCity I’m hoping your high temps are good news! I hope Murphy’s Law comes into play for you as well.

@JediAlly85 Ahhh hoping Saturday gets here for you soon!! FX!

@thj101 Hoping this cycle goes quickly so you can move on to the next one! Congrats on your 1 year anniversary, and good luck at your show this weekend!

@Zoey1019 I am sorry about the “we’re expecting” announcements, that is really hard. But YAY you can drink this weekend (if AF does indeed show...)! Enjoy!

@britters314 So sorry for the BFN. Hoping this changes in the next few days!

@LadyBrettAshley23 Yay, dpo buddy! OK, maybe we should make a pinky promise to each other? Looks like you are planning to hold out until AF is late…I’ll hold out ‘till 12dpo if you hold out till AF is late!! (Although you know how this goes, no penalties if either of us cave, lol )

@SnobunnieMel I’m also SS like crazy. Hoping you get answers soon!

@kfair001 I’m so glad you enjoyed your birthday! It sounds like it was really nice. Thanks—hoping to keep the BSC at bay as well!

@DoctorDonna SO EXCITED FOR YOUR STUDENTS! As a college admissions person, I am so happy to hear that they got scholarships. Yippee!! Sounds like we are in the same boat as far as a major lack of maternity leave is concerned. So. Lame.

@sLass42 Glad your temps are starting to make sense!!

@whiska Um that is SO not professional about your boss! We all have the keys to each others offices as it opens our main door, but we definitely don’t do that to each other…that is messed up!

@MonaLisaRalphio I’m sorry that you think AF is impending! I hope not!

@hunnybunny17 Ohhh I hate the nervous feelings I get around that many DPO as well. FX you get good results!!

@LadyMillil Glad that there is still not any bleeding, that is great!

ChaoticWolf · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 3/2

CD/DPO: 23/5

Timing: -6, -5, +1, +2

Testing: Not yet.

R/R/CS: Temps are being a little weird. Is it normal for them to be back so close to the coverline during the LP?

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard?
If I skip work it's normally because I didn't get enough sleep the night before, and I just tell my boss that I'd be useless because I got no sleep, so I'll use PTO.

aurelie00 · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 2/2

Cd/DPO: 22/6 (i think)

Timing: -1 (i think?)

Testing: Holding off until at least 12dpo.

R/R/CS: Feeling kind of meh about this cycle. I have been on both extremes of "this isn't our month" and "maybe I really AM KU" Our timing wasn't great and I'm still figuring out my cycle. On the other hand, I've been crampy and my BB's have been sore. Naturally I have 'period amnesia' and can't remember the last 20 years of cycles to determine if this is normal for me.

Going to go one more cycle without charting, but then I'm on the bandwagon.

GTKY: I try not to play hooky, because when I do get sick, it's a doozy and I usually need a couple of days. If I need a personal day...I call it that. But almost every day I lay in bed and talk myself off of the "hooky" ledge, since I don't love my job.

wintersong · April 2016

I hard idea how long it would be before I could make it back to this thread!!!

@krisnicole23 FX for a real bfp tomorrow morning!

@beff12 Yay!!!! Christmas baby for you!

@Zooey1019 Sorry about impending af. I think Im about to join you judging from my level of irrational irritation the last two days.

Month: 7

CD: 31/13 or 11

Timing: good

Testing: so many bfns

RRCS: see below. AF approacheth.

GTKY: So, today the rain I am phasing hooky is because my mom, who normally watches C, had a doctors appointment and I am way to lazy to have multiple backup babysitters. Since my sister, my journal backup, had to work today, I am taking the day. Even though I get time off, I always feel like I need to make an excuse for my boss. Teachers don't get to take personal data like the rest if the weird, lol. People act like you can't prepare your kids for the state tests if you are absent once. It's been pretty great! We went to Target and ate waffles and snuggled watching SuperWhy. My heart is so full.

As for maternity leave, yeah, today pretty much sucks. I ate up all my accrued days Larry year when my son was born, and between legit sick days and days like today I have exactly 1.25 hours accrued, lol. My whole leave is going to be unpaid, sigh. We're just putting away money every month to carry us through a semester and the summer.

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Edited for word clarity.

wintersong · April 2016

DoctorDonna said:
We don't have a very good maternity policy, which is crazy considering how many teachers are women. But I have to save up as many sick days as possible, or risk taking 12 weeks for FMLA and not getting paid the entire time. I'm using a few days here and there for RE appointments, but my supervisor has gone through IF treatments and is amazing. She is willing to let me leave during the day and ask other teachers to cover for me so that I don't have to use up sick time. I've covered for so many teachers this year, they all owe me in some way, shape, or form, so I don't feel bad asking them to cover for one block while I go to the RE. I also have a chronic illness, so if I call in sick, they cannot ask questions because it is personal. They just have to give me the day off. HOWEVER, as a teacher, it's WAY more work to be gone than it is simply to go to work and suffer through the day..

Yes!! So annoying. Even if I am legitimately sick I have to drag my butt out of bed and quickly plan a lesson so the kids can stay on track while Im gone.

And, yay for your students!!

meilay · April 2016

Month/Cycle: 2/2

Cd/DPO: 26/10

Timing: -5, -4, -2, -1, 0, +1

Testing: Today. BFN. Ordered Wondfo tests that are arriving today so it'll be everyday until AF or BFP

R/R/CS: I have had the sads. Still do, really. Took a Bump break for a few days and now I feel like a newb all over again. *sigh* I would really like for my brain to be normal and to have normal reactions to things. The sadness makes me feel like AF is starting as it's typically part of my PMS. But on the other hand I know it's still a bit early to turn a test so...you're not out until AF says you're out I guess.

In positive news DH and I had a huge fight over the weekend which led to an amazingly productive conversation and some great resolutions. One really important takeaway was that I need to stop feeling like TTC is a burden to him or like he's doing me a favor by agreeing to TTC. The story is a bit deeper than that but suffice it to say it's been smoother between us since then, which is what counts. On the other hand, I told him this morning that I was bummed because I feel like we're out this month and he thinks it's still too early to invest so much emotion in it, especially if maybe my birth control is still working it's way out of my system. *shrug*

GTKY: It's very difficult to play hooky as a teacher but I do it whenever I feel like I need a mental health day. If more attention were paid to mental health, especially for people in service professions, then playing hooky wouldn't even be required. I either say I don't feel well and leave it at that or I say I have a migraine if I feel the need to make it more serious.

kiki75 · April 2016

Hi everyone, long time lurker, first time poster. I'm trying not to eff it up but I might.

Month/Cycle: 2/2

Cd/DPO: 27/9

Timing: -4, -3, -2, -1, O, +1

Testing: Not yet. Probably tomorrow since AF is due to wake me up in the night. I figure it will be less miserable to deal with a BFN, then her rather than waking up feeling like death, wondering why and realizing it's because I'm not KU.

R/R/CS: I don't sleep very well and it sucks extra now that I mix in temping. If I kind of wake up, I don't want to temp and ruin all chance of getting back to sleep (if the dog catches me, he's certain it's BREAKFAST TIME!!! aaahhhhh!) but at the same time I don't want to flop around awake and screw up the temps. Then I get to overthinking it all and I wake the rest of the way up.

GTKY: I am playing hooky today! What is your go to excuse when you want/need to skip work? Conversely, if you are a boss or teacher, what is the worst excuse you ever heard?
Um, I actually haven't ever played hooky from work. Even though it's not the kind of job where you need to get coverage. One time I was marginal sick and maybe could have gone but I didn't and did end up going to happy hour, though. I did used to have a coworker who would play hooky and his voicemail theatrics were legendary.

l9i · April 2016

@Kiki75 I am the same with sleeping. I generally wake up at least once throughout the night. Depending on the time I'll take my temperature. My alarm goes off at 5:10am so if I wake up at 4:30 like I did last night I take my temperature then. I took it again when I woke up and they were that different (.02) so I used the average. Other times I'll wake up around midnight or 1am and I'll go back to sleep and not take my temperature. I'm not sure this is a fool proof method, but I can't be sure I'll have the three hours of sleep before my alarm goes off. I try my best!

sldp123 · April 2016

l9i said:

@Kiki75 I am the same with sleeping. I generally wake up at least once throughout the night. Depending on the time I'll take my temperature. My alarm goes off at 5:10am so if I wake up at 4:30 like I did last night I take my temperature then. I took it again when I woke up and they were that different (.02) so I used the average. Other times I'll wake up around midnight or 1am and I'll go back to sleep and not take my temperature. I'm not sure this is a fool proof method, but I can't be sure I'll have the three hours of sleep before my alarm goes off. I try my best!

@Kiki75 I second all of this. In the beginning with temping, I found I was actually losing sleep because I was worried/thinking about what my temp was going to do. Now I don't think about it much at all, so hopefully the "overthinking" part will go away for you eventually. I do still tend to wake up or partially wake up at least once most nights, and I follow the same guidelines as @l9i when that happens. Oh, and welcome!

kellybean1988 · April 2016

Gonna try and fit in my last round of responses for the day—boss just came in and put a stack of applicant files on my desk to review before we go to a meeting in 20 minutes, then I’m here late tonight. I’m exhausted!

@PaukMeKiande I’ve had temps very close to the coverline during TWW, and I don’t think it’s cause for concern. As long as you don’t have multiple temps dipping under there, I think you’re good!

@aurelie00 I am totally with you about feeling on both extremes. Today I have shifted between those extremes MULTIPLE times and it is driving me crazy. FX this is your cycle!

@longliveregina I had to laugh at your “AF approacheth.” That is such a good way to say that! Sounds like you and @DoctorDonna and I have the same issue w/ lack of maternity leave. So dumb!

@meilay I’m so sorry you’re having a rough day. I myself am not feeling great today either. And you’re right—you’re NOT out until AF says so, so hopefully you will turn a test soon!

@Kiki75 So happy to have you jump in and participate! You didn’t eff up anything Also, is that magnificent animal in your profile picture yours? It is amazing.

I hope you all have a wonderful evening!!!

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