WTO Saturday 10/29

SaphireSweetie88 · October 2016

Month/Cycle:

CD:

WAYDTGKU:

R/R:

CS/Q:

GTKY: What would you most like to learn and why?

shstephenson · October 2016

I guess I'll get this party started and bite first

Month/Cycle: 7/7

CD: 4

WAYDTGKU: I think AF is out of here so about to start all the things: temping, PNV, CoQ10, green tea, HIO with preseed, OPKs

R/R:
Rant: only got 4 hours of sleep last night due to working until 1am and having a new puppy in the house who was ready to wake up at 5am. So I had to take my temp an hour earlier than usual. Ugh.
Rave: we have a new puppy in the house!!!! She is so stinking cute and it's hilarious to watch our Shorkie interact with her. New puppy is a Catahoula/dauschund mix so she has the cutest, stubbiest legs. As requested I'll give y'all a pic (sorry in advance if it's huge-- mobile bumping)

CS/Q: nope

GTKY: What would you most like to learn and why? I would love to learn to speak German because it's my grandmothers native language. Or how to ride a bike... because, ya know, life skills and all.

KhRun17 · October 2016

@shstephenson - cute puppy! I taught a friend how to ride a bike in an afternoon when we were in middle school because I wanted to be able to go places with her.

Month/Cycle: 8/ 6

CD: 14

WAYDTGKU: all the usual...

R/R: I'm just getting annoyed by the IL now.. like, when they're talking all I can think is " I already told you this.. don't you listen?" or " ugh I don't care. just stop talking." I think it's time for them to head home. I work today 9- 5 and DH works most of the day too. sour they're on their own until dinner, thank goodness. And then they leave tomorrow after breakfast! 2 more meals and I'm free!!!

CS/Q: do wondfos go negative again after your LH surge?

GTKY: What would you most like to learn and why? hmm... tought one. imy always trying to learn new instruments. I've dabbled in piano, guitar and clarinet. I guess I would like to learn one of those better! probably guitar.

LadyMoo · October 2016

@shstephenson your new puppy is gorgeous!

Month/Cycle: 16/18

CD: 4

WAYDTGKU: Sex EOD as of now (or at least try!) OPK's and vitamins. Also going to improve my diet by like a 100%!

R/R: AF has departed, so that's a good thing! Bad thing is working this weekend, major bummer!

CS/Q: Nope.

GTKY: What would you most like to learn and why? I wish I could play the piano, like classically trained level. I would love to be in a swanky hotel/bar that has piano, and just be able to walk over to it and start playing to everyone!

Redpuma119 · October 2016

@shstephenson That puppy!

Month/cycle: 11 total (ttcal #2)

CD: 10

KTU: Temping, PNV, OPK, CM&P,HIO

R/R: I am considering benching myself this cycle. After 2 losses since June my body is a wreck. So is my head. Part of me wants to wait until January but I keep thinking that if I have another loss it will be time to meet with an RE and I could've started it sooner? If that makes sense..I've been less active on TB lately but continue to catch up on threads and check in on you wonderful ladies.

CS/Q:

Want to learn: This is such s good question! I'm stumped on anything meaningful. I guess right now learn to play chess. My H and his family play it but I was never around it growing up.

dmt929 · October 2016

Month/Cycle: 8/6

CD: 10

WAYDTGKU: EOD with preseed, PNV, temps, just started OPKs today

R/R: A hospital regulatory committee was at my hospital this week so it made for a really stressful work week. A lot of bad attitudes and bitching about things that really aren't important. Rave: The next two weekends I have absolutely no plans

CS/Q: This is my first month temping so I did have a question for you ladies. Which is more important, taking your temp at the same time every morning or getting three hours of uninterrupted sleep before taking your temp? I get up at least once a night to go to the bathroom so I don't know if I should keep the temp time consistent or base it off of the last time I went to the bathroom.

GTKY: I would love to know American Sign Language. I still think I will learn it some day...

BigBadWolf12 · October 2016

@shstephenson no need to apologise for huge puppy pics....your puppy is adorable!

@saphiresweetie88 I saw you posted both the WTO and the TWW today. Which one are you actually in right now? I'm confused.

Month/Cycle: 4 ttcal, 13 total

CD: 15

WAYDTGKU: hio! temping

R/R: I'm on holidays now! last time we had holiday sex, we got KU, so here's hoping for success this cycle!

CS/Q: FF gave me dotted CH this morning for CD12, which is ridiculous, so I put in a lower temp for tomorrow, which took away the CH and then FF left off the CH when I took out the fake temp...I just hate when my chart has CH that I know are wrong, so I put in temps to confuse it so it takes them away, and then it usually doesn't put them back when I take out the wrong temps

Clearly I have not yet O'd, FF:

GTKY: What would you most like to learn and why? The language of the country in which I live...that would be super helpful. haha.

wabash15 · October 2016

Month/Cycle: 5/6

CD: 15

WAYDTGKU: still all things

R/R: it's the weekend... but DS was up at 5. Ended up taking him for a walk with the dog so the others could sleep

CS/Q: nope temp spike this morning so 2 more high temps and I'll have ch

GTKY: What would you most like to learn and why? I try to learn something new every day, but I'd love to learn to play the piano or speak Spanish

@shstephenson that face is so cute it's worth getting up for!!!does she have a name yet?

@KhRun17 you can do it!! Thank goodness you have to work today. Yes the wondfos will go back to neg when your surge is over
@Redpuma119 I'm so sorry your back here. It's ok to take more time if you need it, and you could always investigate an RE even though your not to 3. Creepy Internet hugs
@dmt929 for me I have found that time consistency is more important that ensuring 3hours of sleep before temping. Don't be surprised if your first chart or two are rocky as you get the hang of it

shstephenson · October 2016

@Redpuma119 hugs for you. Make sure you are taking good care of yourself! I can't imagine how you must be feeling now
@Buthayna fx for a holidays baby!

NYTino24 · October 2016

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD: 18

WAYDTGKU: BBT, CM, CP, OPK, PNV, CoQ10, B complex, magnesium, PreSeed, DTD

R/R: DH seems to think Preseed is affecting his ability to keep it up. It has never been an issue before unless he was drinking. Any thoughts? Still wondering if part of it may be psychological. He doesn't seem to mind baby making or forced sex... yet. His coworker gave him some baby books and a cosleeper, so I know he talks about TTC with others and that makes me feel like he's comfortable. Either way, age isn't on our side to be afraid.

CS/Q: Yup, stalk away. I have no idea what is happening. I finally got positive OPKs last night and today, which of course is DH's 24 hour shift. What would have been amazing timing with what we thought may have been O on CD14 will be okay timing if it's today.

GTKY: What would you most like to learn and why?

I want to learn Italian because I would like to visit my grandfather's living family members in Italy. I bought Rosetta Stone when it was super cheap around Christmas. I just have to get using it again, but it's for a computer only. I have a cheap Spanish one that works in my car, so I should probably also get back into that.

@dmt929 I taught myself a little bit of sign language from a book. I used to teach my students some whenever they had to wait in line. I also taught my summer camp kids on the bus. Well on Thursday, I saw a boy with a hearing aid on our camping trip and used a little. His jaw dropped and he blushed when he saw I could communicate with him!
@khrun17 Some people see a gradual darkening and others see a major stoppage. Mine are the first type.
@Redpuma119 I can't remember how old you are. If age isn't a factor and you / your body need a break, then I'd say take it. Sending hugs your way!
@shstephenson I just wanna huggle your puppy! (That's what I say to DH - hug + snuggle)

BigBadWolf12 · October 2016

@Redpuma119 I'm so sorry for your losses

I can understand why you are thinking of benching yourself for some time (1 cycle, until the new year, etc)...but I can also understand what you mean about if you end up having another loss later, wondering if you could have gone to the next step towards making progress sooner if you hadn't benched yourself. I don't really have advice, but I hope you can come to a decision that you're ok with for now.

@dmt929 I second @wabash15. Do you get up at consistent times in the night? I wake up at 4:30 to temp and then go back to sleep until it's time to actually wake up (different for weekdays and weekends). I picked that time because *if* I get up to go pee, it's usually before 2am, so it'd have enough time to get a chunk of sleep in before the alarm, but it would also give me enough time to fall back to a good, solid sleep before waking up at 6 on weekdays. Is there any part of the night that is rare for you to get up? or is it sort of all over the map?

bumpybump · October 2016

@shstephenson OMG! Your puppy is adorable! Post as many huge pictures as you want!

@KhRun17 Hang in there. Your weekend sounds like last weekend for me. I'm right there with you for IL misery. OPKs will go back to negative.

@Redpuma119 sorry for your losses. Hugs!

@Buthayna I agree with you that you haven't O'd yet.

@NYTino24 I think you'll O today based on temps, CM, and OPKs

Month/Cycle: 3/4

CD: 3

WAYDTGKU: Just PNVs for right now

R/R: DH has an all day conference today (it's local). He was nice enough to sleep in the basement so he wouldn't wake me up super early but then he came into the room making so many loud noises and apologizing. If you're aware you're making loud noises, be quieter! It's totally possible. Of course DD slept in today and yet, I didn't get to. Guess who's calling dibs on going to the bar tomorrow with my Fantasy Football league...me!

CS/Q: None

GTKY: What would you most like to learn and why?
I couldn't think of anything at first but then reading @dmt929 I knew instantly. One of the families that lives to watch DD for us has a son that's deaf. I always wish I could communicate with him. So ASL would be great to learn. I only know what we've taught DD so it's a start.

saralee797-2 · October 2016

@shstephenson OMG the cuteness!! Congrats!!

jess0211 · October 2016

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD: So here's the thing, I thought CD1 was a couple of days ago (on the 27th) because I swore my period started (although it would have been a few days early), but then nothing. And then some spotting. I have no idea now what is going on with my cycle. I know CD1 is counted as the day you have a full flow so I am confused. Maybe I'm not even on the right board. haha. But I did test this morning even though I was spotting and it was still negative. This is completely throwing off my charting.

WAYDTGKU: PNV, OPKs, started temping

R/R: WTH is going on with my cycle!?

CS/Q: I have been spotting since Monday, I thought I had CD1 a couple of days ago, but then nothing except spotting. What do I count as CD1 now? Or do I just wait? Should I start doing OPKs so I don't miss my window in case all I get is spotting this month?

GTKY: What would you most like to learn and why? I would really like to learn about IT security. it would be super helpful in my job.

jess0211 · October 2016

@shstephenson your puppy is SOOOOOO cute!!!!!!

jess0211 · October 2016

@Redpuma119 sending you virtual hugs!!!

RunRestRepeat · October 2016

@shstephenson Awe, your puppy is adorable!!
@Redpuma119 Creepy internet hugs to you!
@KhRun17 Only one more day - you can do it!!
@dmt929 I agree that the time is more important. I haven't been temping long, but even when I toss and turn in the early morning hours (say between 2 and 4 a.m.) my temps have been relatively consistent when I temp at my usual time (between 6:30 and 7).

Month/Cycle: 2/3 + 1 NTNP

CD: 10

WAYDTGKU: All the things - finally back to sex last night, too (after DH had a rough week of back pain).

R/R: Finally started hio again last night (I NEEDED that). On a comical note, our newly adopted dog has been sleeping on her own bed in our room - she totally jumped up on the bed mid-action wagging her tail. I swear her face said "hey humans, whatcha doing? Can I play?" We both almost died laughing.

CS/Q: This is definitely TMI if you're squeamish, but for the non-squeamish ladies here - is it normal to have some AF like CM around CD8-10? Since stopping BC, my AF's have been basically bordering on brown (I read that can be old blood, but I have had AF every cycle so I'm not sure what is up). Yesterday while checking CM/CP, I noticed some brown-tinged CM... has anyone else experienced this? I can't find much in searches.

GTKY: What would you most like to learn and why? So many things - I'd be a perpetual student if we could afford it. Of everything, a foreign language would be my top choice. Probably Spanish, since it would be the most useful in daily life!

beachbunnyxo123 · October 2016

*lurking from TWW*

@shstephenson omg!!! In love with your puppy she is so precious!!!

@Buthayna I can't believe FF gave you CHs even if they were dotted. so strange!!

lund · October 2016

Mobile bumping and then cleaning the house before my ILs visit - please forgive if I P&G!

@shstephenson OMG cute cute cute!!!

Month/Cycle: 3/4

CD: 15

WAYDTGKU: all the stuff, all the sex, watching all the "does this baby make me look fat" episodes multiple times...

R/R: FINALLY got a blaring positive OPK this morning! *insert celebration gif here*

and I just realized that we've HIO pretty much EOD or more this entire cycle, so that's gotta be good. I'm usually more of a 1-2x per week kinda gal (without the TTC factor), so thumbs up to my increased sex drive.

CS/Q: nadda

GTKY: What would you most like to learn and why? How to handle being a first time mom, for obvious reasons

NYTino24 · October 2016

@runrestrepeat Sometimes you can spot if you're DTD when your cervix is hard (often close to when AF stopped). It can also happen if you scratch yourself or if you aren't lubed up enough when you HIO. That's usually more light pink than brown, but anything goes close to the start of the cycle.

kiki75 · October 2016

Month/Cycle: 9 months, 2/2 TTCAL

CD: 10

WAYDTGKU: PNV, vitamin D, fish oil, CoQ10, BBT, CM, RRL tea, OPKs (Wondfo & CBAD), green tea, EPO, and thing like that

R/R: H and I had a nice night in eating Thai food and catching up on AHS last night. Followed by finishing last week's SNL as a palate-cleanser before bed.

CS/Q: nope

GTKY: I'd like to learn a lot more medical stuff so I know better when to worry and when not to and why. MH tends to worry about lots of things. Dr. Google whips him into a frenzy. Right now he's convinced that he has cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. If I had a nickel for everytime I told that guy, "I don't know! I am not a doctor! Ask a doctor!!!!!!!" I'd have a lot of nickels.

purplg8r · October 2016

@shstephenson oh she's so cute!!!! What did you name her!

@KhRun17 yup. My wondfos do.

Month/Cycle: 3/3

CD: 16

WAYDTGKU: PNVs, temping, OPKs, completely cut out all caffeine, starting CoQ10 & making hubby take it too

R/R: the dinner went well last night thank goodness. Driving back home now then headed to the bar to watch the Gator game. Then possibly going to Epcot for Party of the Senses with H's twin and wife (who I love). His parents decided they don't want to go so I guess they'll stay home.

CS/Q: none

GTKY: What would you most like to learn and why? How to learn to like being more domestic. I hate cooking, cleaning, etc. our old place was always a disaster but I'm determined to try to keep this place clean. My bff is a clean freak & I want to be like her.

pepper16-2 · October 2016

*lurking from TWW*

@NYTino24 For us, preseed has the opposite effect because instead of using the applicator (can't remember who on the board advised against it?) we sort of apply it ourselves as part of foreplay, the process of which is a major, um, firming agent if you catch my drift.

@RunRestRepeat We've had that experience with our dog too!! So funny. Glad to hear she's settling in

And my AF usually only lasts 3 days (2 days flow, 1 day light), but for a day or two after it ends I'll have brown tinged CM (CD4-5). So depending on when your period ended, I would say brown-tinged CM at CD8 is fine (granted, I haven't gotten KU yet, so not sure what's "normal"?)

Redpuma119 · October 2016

@nytino24 I'm early 30's but my dr isn't worried. She didn't have her first until 35!

SaphireSweetie88 · October 2016

*lurking from TWW*

@shstephenson - Your puppy is so adorable! Definitely worth taking the temp 1 hour early.

wabash15 · October 2016

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OK chart stalk squad... I guess I could use a stalk afterall (sorry it dropped in a weird place)

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I tested with an OPK this morning assuming it would be neg since I have had 3 days of positive which has become my MO, but I had a fourth positive today.... I was sure yesterday was O day but maybe not. (good lesson for all the new ladies, your regular till your not!)

@jes0211 I would say your still in the TWW if your just experiencing spotting. hang in there and Jump into WTO and all that entails once you have full flow

LadyMillil · October 2016

SaphireSweetie88 said:

Month/Cycle: 19/23

CD: 12

waiting for IVF, temping, cm, opks, pnv + Dha + vit C + B complex + coq10, hio,

R/R: My temp didn't save this morning and I can't remember what it was, just that it was pre-o levels

CS/Q:

GTKY: What would you most like to learn and why? How to make bread.

NYTino24 · October 2016

@wabash15 I would say O was yesterday, but FF has always marked my second positive as O assuming all other signs are the same, in my experience. Temp rise points to CD 14. You have good timing either way! That's why we keep temping after we think we ovulate / get CH.

darkrose88 · October 2016

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD: 14

WAYDTGKU: BBT, CM, PNV, sex

R/R: Had a really good evening with MH. We drank wine and caught up on some of our TV shows! And tonight we have a game night planned with our friends, so all in all a good weekend so far.

CS/Q: nope...

GTKY: What would you most like to learn and why? I'd like to learn basic self defense. Mostly bc it would be such a useful skill to have if I ever got stuck in a situation where I needed to defend myself. I've been looking into a class, but there aren't a lot of one's focused on women's self defense in my area.

@wabash15 Is there anything stressful going on in your life? It could have delayed O.

@purplg8r Oh I'm totally with you there! I am the opposite of domestic. Both DH and I talk about how we really need to get into a better cleaning routine before we have a LO because our house is constantly a disaster.

hartmich · October 2016

@khrun17 Mine do go negative after my surge. But my surge is never more than a few hours, let alone days...

@redpuma119 I'm sorry to see you're having a tough time. We're here for you!

@wabash15 that's a nice temp spike! I'd say that looks like yesterday was O.

5/5

14

Trying preseed this month

I'm having a great weekend so far!

How to cook. I really have no interest in it at all.

virginiaham · October 2016

Month/Cycle: 11/8 active & off the bench (15/11 total), 3/2 off the bench AL (7/5 total AL)

CD: 22

WAYDTGKU: all things now, going in to see my OB/GYN end of Nov for meds/monitoring and RE in February/March

R/R: All of the tiny bit of fertile cm I had dried up. I bought another 50-pack of OPKs hoping that act alone will alter the cosmic trajectory of this cycle.

CS/Q:

GTKY: What would you most like to learn and why? I always thought that mountain biking looked fun.

laurad75 · October 2016

@shstephenson Holy Moly that puppy is too much.

@KhRun17 I would be losing my mind if I had to spend all that concentrated time with my IL. Bless you.

Month/Cycle: 6/7

CD: 11

WAYDTGKU: temping, pnv, epo, HIO - I'm taking my trigger tonight and IUI is scheduled for Monday (Ah!)

R/R: Its so good to finally be home and sleep in own bed! My 'temping alarm' went off at 5:30 so I temped and fell right back to sleep for another 2 hours. I had bw and us this morning and everything looks good. I am triggering tonight and IUI on Monday. I'm excited. Probably too excited. I'm also freaking out about the trigger.

Not TTC related - I voted today

CS/Q: Trigger advice?

GTKY: What would you most like to learn and why? I would love to learn how to tap dance. I love watching it. I would also love to learn how to cook which is a significantly more useful skill than tap dancing.

NYTino24 · October 2016

@laurad75 Hooray! So excited for you and FX it works.

wabash15 · October 2016

@nytino24 @hartmich thanks for the stalk ladies! That's what I thought but today's pos OPK threw me off.
@darkrose88 actually this would be the earliest I've ovulated, I usually O on CD16 (15-18)
@laurad75 hooray for trigger!!!! I was nervous the first time too. It really isn't so bad, a little pinch then it's done. I did have some irritation at the injection site a day or two later but that can be normal. GL, you got this!

KhRun17 · October 2016

@Wabash15 - nice of you to take DS and the dog out of the house for everyone else. Bummer for your sleep though. And, I am inclined to think yesterday was O, like the others.
@RunRestRepeat - your dog during BD! HAHA! Love it.
@LuND - Yay for EOD timing unintentionally! And good luck with your IL's, I'm about to get rid of mine, hopefully for a year (we go visit once, they come here once). Hopefully yours are easier than mine. If not I'm here to sympathize!
@Kiki75 -oh my gosh! DH is a hypochondriac! He had the TINIEST rash imaginable earlier this year, and I looked at it, said "hmm...probably just a little eczema, put some cortisone cream on it for a few days and see how it does." He was panicked and convinced himself it was a flesh-eating-virus (he once had a neighbor that had it that started as a rash) and we had to go to urgent care. Where they told him it was eczema and gave him a prescription strength cortisone cream. *face palm*
@laurad75 - yeah, I'm so over it. hence the hiding out to bump right now.

Belated Rave: relating to my question - my afternoon OPK was negative today! So surge started on Thursday afternoon, and ended this afternoon sometime (or is on it's way down)... I got DH to BD on Thursday AND yesterday even though we were only aiming for EOD! WIN! Especially since he's kinda grumpy with me because dog got on the couch which we don't allow, and it's my fault. So he might not have been so inclined today if I tried.

In-law update: I got off work early, and I'm currently hiding out at home. They don't think I'm off until 5, so a little after that I'll text and say I'm home.

shh.

purplg8r · October 2016

@RunRestRepeat I hear you about your dog during BD. Bella is better now but used to do that all of the time. She come up to our faces like she was joining in on the kissing. We gave her the nickname of MK for Mood Killer

sheknows6 · October 2016

@shstephenson your puppy is adorable!!! I have a catahoula leopard/american staffordshire mix, so it's really neat to see another catahoula mix

Although now that you mention stubby legs, I'm starting to wonder if I was taken for a ride, Judy is super short with little legs too!

here's my judy back in July when we brought her home; her toys were bigger than she was:

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Month/Cycle: 1/1 & 1 NTNP

CD: 1

WAYDTGKU: temping and OPK's

R/R: the first day of AF is always the worst for me- cramp central

CS/Q: does anyone here temp during their menses? I didn't temp this morning since AF is in town and now I'm wondering if I should be?

GTKY: What would you most like to learn and why? I would love to learn French, the language has always fascinated me

bumpybump · October 2016

@sheknows6 some people do temp during AF and some don't. Totally up to you.

kiki75 · October 2016

@shstephenson That puppy!!!! So cute!
@RedPuma119 I'm sorry you're feeling so out of sorts. I hope that you're able to figure out what's going to be the best course of action for you.

@LuND I loved "Does this Baby..?" It was a good one for H too to help him understand my perspective a little better.
@LadyMillil A scientist like you can definitely learn to bake bread. Start with Serious Eats here https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/10/breadmaking-101-the-science-of-baking-bread-and-how-to-do-it-righ.html
@KhRun17 Ha! I love when the expert backs me up.

TinyTurtle · October 2016

@RunRestRepeat Only anecdotal, but I have tinged CM for a couple of days after AF - sometimes as many as 3/4 days later (usually I only see it when checking CM or when wiping, not in knickers or anything). I've not heard that it's anything to worry about, but I've never checked really.

Loving all the doggy pics! And thanks for all the support and laughs over the past 18 days ladies, I finally O'd so am heading over to TWW

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