R/R: I got my temp spike today so I'm 99.9% sure that O has occured but I figured I'd hang here until CH. Making progress with our house and getting the inspection set up which is exciting.
CS/Q: I still question how to read my chart sometimes. I think I'm going to post in the chart stalk thread.
GTKY: Yes, I think for the most part I do because I have experienced some unusual things. There were numerous times when we would hear really loud unexplainable sounds in the middle of the night in the house I grew up in. There was also this one night in particular that my dog was going completely insane for no reason and when I walked into the kitchen where he was, the cabnit doors were all open. I had just been in the kitchen prior to that so I know they weren't open. Also- lights being turned off out of nowhere. Weird stuff.
R/R: not really either, just sharing. So I have to do an interview today and we were notified that the person coming in is legally deaf. I'm kind of nervous for myself! They said she great at reading lips but now I'm all paranoid, like what if she can't read MY lips though??
CS/Q:
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story) One night my husband told me that earlier in the day, he saw an old man with like yellowish glasses (you know when you see that yellow tint to glasses on older people from years ago) in a white button up shirt. He peeked out from behind a wall by our front door and was just checking things out but ducked back once he saw that my husband noticed him At the time, my husband had no clue who it was as it wasn't anyone he recognized.
Fast forward probably 6 months or more and I'm at my aunt and uncles for Christmas Eve dinner (he was working) and I see a picture of my great grandparents (who both passed away well before my husband came around so he had never seen either of them) and it just clicked. I took a picture and send it to him and just wrote "have you seen this man" and he just writes back "THAT WAS HIM!!" So my great grandfather that I haven't seen since second grade or so was just hanging around my house apparently.
I have ghost stories for days. I hope some of you have good ones!! I'm totally interested in this.
WAYDTGKU: PNV, maca, charting/temping (I've got, like, three apps going)
R/R: Got a positive OPK today! I'm meeting my husband at a fancy hotel in the city this afternoon (which I got last-minute for $130!), so we'll probably have all the sex, go out for Sri Lankan food, and then have some more sex. We're going away for the weekend tomorrow with some friends.
Have to clean the kitchen and bathroom before I leave, tho, which is a buzzkill
CS/Q: I was having EWCM yesterday (at work, natch, with my husband in a different state). Negative OPK last night, positive this morning. Today I've got copious, thin, milky CM. Kinda like halfway between "lotiony" and "watery." I only started OPKS last month and noted the same pattern. Is this "hostile"?
My chart is insane this month, so hard to make sense of, but I've been trying a little harder this past week for consistency and I haven't spiked my temp yet.
Soooooo.... what I'm wondering is: anything I can do to make my CM "friendlier" at 4 o'clock? And if no, has anyone dealt with this? Dr. Google tells me I can take evening primrose, hydrate, and cut out dairy.
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story)
We live next to an abandoned house that has the look of being left abruptly during a cocktail party in 1979. So weird. It sounds worse than it is, haha. We like looking at it all covered in plants! Our adoptive ghost is "Barbara," the last known resident who supposedly lived her last years there in the throws of dementia. My husband once took a rocks glass from the bar, then sh*t starting going down in our kitchen – food burning, glasses breaking, etc. I made him return it on Christmas Eve, and while he was walking back, some last-minute presents we'd given up on arrived via UPS. So we don't take anything from Barbara anymore.
Questions for the green tea drinkers. Do you replace your coffee with the green tea? Or do you wash the leaves first? I don't want the added caffeine. I've cut down my caffeine intake A LOT over the last 7 months. the struggle is real.
Month/Cycle: 5/6
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: one, bbt, adding opks this cycle
R/R: DH and I went to a college baseball game last night. It was fun and a cheap date ($8 total for the tickets) but the game went into extra innings and we finally just had to leave, it was after my bed time lol. So I'm pretty tired today.
CS/Q:
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story) my mom has several ghost stories. There's one she tells about a house we lived in 30 years ago. *TW a woman had completed suicide in the house years earlier end TW* our dog would sit outside of the master bedroom and just growl at the room and mom said she saw the sheets fly up off of the bed once. My mother is also a bit histrionic, so the story may have been embellished a bit.
TTC#1 10/2016 TTC/IF:included medicated cycles, IUIs and 2 rounds of IVF with 1 embryo each. BFP finally in 12/2018
TTC#2 06/2021 planning FET
"Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks, some doors are open, some roads are blocked"
late start this morning for the threads I though it was gonna take me all morning to catch up. Where is everyone?
Month/Cycle: 15/15 4 AL
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: testing, waiting for af to go
R/R: has my cd 3 bloodwork this morning, the nurse told me she would call me this afternoon with the results since they're done in house. This REs office has been on the ball with things!
CS/Q: none
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story) nope no stories here!
@JJMNO1616 Your ghost story gave me goosebumps! @50Wife That's a great ghost story, and pretty sweet that your great-grandfather wanted to check out your DH! I think the deaf person may be more nervous than you. I think you should just act normal. He/she probably doesn't want special treatment. @orbmaker Sounds like a lovely night! LOL Have a great weekend with friends! I've never had that kind of CM. I hope you catch O! I think hydrating is a good idea. Start now! I would totally mess with Barbara. @Avrilmai I'm curious about the green tea as well. I just started drinking it a couple of days ago. I'm drinking decaff. @beachbunnyxo123 FX for good bloodwork results!
Month/Cycle: 7/5 (1/1 AL)
CD: 8! (I'm exciting the days are going by)
WAYDTGKU: Waiting
R/R: Rave: I have my follow-up with the OBGYN at the end of the day today. OMG I'm so pumped to go and talk to her and hear some good news. I hope she says we can TTC as soon as I O. Rant: ***TW*** My OPKs are still positive after my M/C. I'm assuming that it's from the HCG, but I have been getting a lot of the same symptoms as I usually do before I O. I'm not sure what to make of it.. it could just be hormones regulating. I hope this cycle isn't super long. Chart in siggy. ***END TW***
CS/Q: Chart in siggy
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story) I reluctantly say yes.. but only because I think I've seen two ghosts and a demon.
Me: 34 | DH: 33 Married Aug. 2013 TTC #1 Sep. 2016 ***TW***
BFP Jan. 15, 2017; MMC Mar. 4, 2017 at 10w6d BFP Jun. 5, 2017; MMC Aug. 2, 2017 at 11w6d BFP Nov. 20, 2017; ended in CP All the tests. Everything normal except treated for ureaplasma and DH potentially has high DNAF. BFP Dec. 25, 2017; EDD Sep. 5, 2018; DD arrived Aug. 26th My chart: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/63f71d
@beachbunnyxo123 I don't think there will be, at least that's the impression I got from the email we received. They said she was completely comfortable with an in person interview. I think it's pretty cool, I'm just so self conscious about how I talk right now. I don't want to make anything difficult!
WAYDTGKU: Right now, waiting for AF to leave the building...but PNV, Vitamin D, Coq10, cutting back booze
R/R: I really don't feel great. I can't pin point it on any single thing - it's not like I have a sore throat, or a headache. I just feel run down/not great.
CS/Q:
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story) I don't really have any good ones or any that happened to me. But like @Redpuma119, I'm liking reading them!
@orbmaker - how weird! Definitely, don't piss off Barbara! @beachbunnyxo123 - Glad your RE is on the ball!
** December BMB Siggy Challenge - Animals in Pools **
Me: 31+ H: 32 TTC Since 11/2015 #1 - MMC 6.5 weeks (2/16); #2 - MC due to cystic hygroma at 20 weeks (10/16); #3 CP (2/17); #4 - Due 12.16.17
@50Wife I totally hear you! I always think of people talking slow and loud when people speak another language even though they can hear fine so I feel like for me I would be almost too conscientious of talking slow!
@Starla good luck today friend!!! I hope they give you the green light to keep trying! Let us know how it goes!!
Will do! I'm pretty sure everything is fine, but she may say to wait until next cycle. Thanks.
Me: 34 | DH: 33 Married Aug. 2013 TTC #1 Sep. 2016 ***TW***
BFP Jan. 15, 2017; MMC Mar. 4, 2017 at 10w6d BFP Jun. 5, 2017; MMC Aug. 2, 2017 at 11w6d BFP Nov. 20, 2017; ended in CP All the tests. Everything normal except treated for ureaplasma and DH potentially has high DNAF. BFP Dec. 25, 2017; EDD Sep. 5, 2018; DD arrived Aug. 26th My chart: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/63f71d
@JJMNO1616 I hate those limbo days where you are pretty sure you O'd but don't want to jump the gun without getting CH - I saw your post in the CS thread, but don't really have any advice
@50Wife Oh I'd be nervous too! I'm sure you'll be fine though - I think like most things just try not to make a big deal about it where it'd be awkward (which I don't think you would), and then fake it till you make it!
@orbmaker Yay for a BD rendezvous! My CM did something similar last cycle too, and I asked that question. One of the others (I forget who though) pointed out that it's also how it feels - does it feel lubricating? Mine almost felt oily when I rubbed it between my fingers, for lack of a better term. Apparently that would still be considered watery/fertile quality. If you are concerned though, pop into a pharmacy or I think even a Walmart and pick up some PreSeed
@Avrilmai I replace some of my coffee with green tea, but still have my morning one. I think green tea only has a third of the caffeine that coffee does, so I try not to worry to much. I figure if I can replace even one coffee with my two cups of green tea, I'm doing better. Plus I add in raspberry leaf tea as well, so between the two, I always have tea on the go, which helps me not drink coffee at work
@beachbunnyxo123 FX you get good results! That's awesome that they have such a quick turnaround!
Month/Cycle: 5/5
CD: 5
WAYDTGKU: AF should be done today/tomorrow, PNV, herbs, inositol, CoQ10, green and raspberry leaf teas, BBT/CM charting, OPKs
R/R: This was the first morning this week that it wasn't a challenge to wake up! I think I'm finally adjusting to the time change
CS/Q: nope
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? I'm on the fence about ghosts - but am enjoying reading all the stories!
CS/Q: Nope, I'm hoping to start temping tomorrow. Does anyone else spot for like, 3 days after AF is done?
GTKY: I don't personally have any good ghost stories, but I have heard enough from people I find very reasonable and level-headed to believe in them! I'm also on team ghost story thread!
Me: 29 | DH: 29
Married 12/2016 DSS born 01/2016 TTC since 01/2017 Letrozole + TI = BFP 01/30/2018 | EDD 10/11/2018
@Tennis11785 Yes, it's hard to explain. I was just passing by this guy on the street in broad daylight. He had a bit of a nasty look on his face, but as I walked by him, I swear it turned into this evil-looking face that was not even human. It took the breath out of me and I was shaking for a few minutes after. It gave me such a bad feeling and I knew that he was not a good person.
Me: 34 | DH: 33 Married Aug. 2013 TTC #1 Sep. 2016 ***TW***
BFP Jan. 15, 2017; MMC Mar. 4, 2017 at 10w6d BFP Jun. 5, 2017; MMC Aug. 2, 2017 at 11w6d BFP Nov. 20, 2017; ended in CP All the tests. Everything normal except treated for ureaplasma and DH potentially has high DNAF. BFP Dec. 25, 2017; EDD Sep. 5, 2018; DD arrived Aug. 26th My chart: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/63f71d
WAYDTGKU: apparently not the one thing that matters
R/R: Rant: I got a solid smiley and positive OPK today, so that is awesome (sarcasm) since we haven't HIO since Monday and DH is across the country until Sunday. Rave: Even though I'm bummed about the bad timing, I'm excited to see when/how my temp rises and learn more about my body! If my cycle stays consistent I should be in HI for FW next month! That has to be good luck right?
CS/Q: No questions but it's in my siggy if anyone wants to stalk
GTKY: I'm with @Sailing_Mama on the fence. The stories are giving me the creeps though and I am home alone tonight!
Me: 31 DH: 34 Married: April 2016 TTC December 2016 BFP 2/28/17 // CP 3/1/17 MFI Diagnosis: Aug 2017 BFP 11/1/17 // DS born 6/18 TTC January 2019 BFP 3/21/19 // D&C (MMC) 5/8/19
@50Wife Love your ghost story! I always told myself it was my grandma or grandpa ghosting around my house bc I grew up in the house they lived in before passing.
@orbmaker Yay for hotel sex lol sounds like a great start to the weekend!
@Starla GL with your appt!! FX for all good news!!
@Tennis11785 Sorry to hear your not feeling well today.
@Sailing_Mama Yeh, its confusing with having a slow rise pattern. Even though it doesn't matter much at the moment bc we are TTA. I just want to make sure I am reading things correcrly for when the time does come!
@orbmaker I've had CM like that. I agree with @Sailing_Mama and from what I've heard is color is less important that feel. We had an abandoned house next to us when I was in high school. It was super weird. We lived in a nice new-ish neighborhood and she just up and left one day and didn't come back. We would go in the back door all the time but never took anything. My parents eventually bought and flipped the house and when we were cleaning it out it was like she left everything, food in the fridge, clothes in the closets, everything. It was the strangest thing to me. @Starla Hoping you get the go ahead to TTC!
Me: 31 DH: 34 Married: April 2016 TTC December 2016 BFP 2/28/17 // CP 3/1/17 MFI Diagnosis: Aug 2017 BFP 11/1/17 // DS born 6/18 TTC January 2019 BFP 3/21/19 // D&C (MMC) 5/8/19
@MrsMiller8588 - So weird! That kinda reminds me of this story I read of HuffPo....except obviously yours is just one house and this is a whole area. But it's weird and creepy!
WAYDTGKU: All the things + Metformin and Vitamin D
R/R: Going for my CD21 bloodwork today. The requisition says anywhere from CD21-24 but I'm going to get it done today.
CS/Q: I've had a big ol' spike for the last two days wth a large dip on Tuesday so I think that was o day.
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story)
I love this question!! I absolutely believe in ghosts! I have tons of ghost stories but I'll pick my favourite. When my brother was three or four we were hanging out in moms room and he looks at me and was like "sissy, why is there a little girl crying on moms dresser?" Blew my mind.
@Starla omg that is creepy!! it was a real guy walking down the street though? Did he see you react?
I think he was real! It was the weirdest thing and I swear I wasn't drunk or high. LOL I was trying not to stare at him, but he was staring at me the whole time, which is what made me notice him in the first place.
Me: 34 | DH: 33 Married Aug. 2013 TTC #1 Sep. 2016 ***TW***
BFP Jan. 15, 2017; MMC Mar. 4, 2017 at 10w6d BFP Jun. 5, 2017; MMC Aug. 2, 2017 at 11w6d BFP Nov. 20, 2017; ended in CP All the tests. Everything normal except treated for ureaplasma and DH potentially has high DNAF. BFP Dec. 25, 2017; EDD Sep. 5, 2018; DD arrived Aug. 26th My chart: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/63f71d
CD: 1 (kind of getting ahead of myself, but I know it's coming today)
WAYDTGKU: all the things, when it's time.
R/R: Rant: Cramps. Rave: Getting my period without a pill means I actually ovulated. Also holy crap temping really does work. Even the day when I got a positive OPK but didn't ovulate (PCOS problems) I had an outlier high temp. My mind is blown.
CS/Q: Nope.
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story) Nothing has ever happened to me but I love ghost stories and kind of do believe in them. I can't wait to go back and read through people's answers!
WAYDTGKU: OPKs, temping, pretending to have a huge sex drive for DH
R/R: RANT/RAVE--So CBDA Opks are going to be the death of me. I had a flashy smiley face (high estrogen) starting on Tuesday (forced DH into BDing that night). This morning, I had a solid smiley face, despite the fact that I wasn't expecting to O until Tuesday... so I guess I am Oing now or in 24 hours? The cheapies, however, are dark but not as dark as they should be/will be... I really think CBDA turns positive 48 hours before O... BUT I convinced DH to have sex this AM and am hoping I can do the same on Friday night... so will be decent timing... I hope
CS/Q: Had a below coverline but significant spike yesterday, more normal low today... hoping to see a post-O spike Friday or Saturday to confirm O!
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you
have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story)
I don't believe in ghosts objectively... however, I watch a lot of murder stories and I definitely believe there are a lot of real life creeps and murderers!
orbmaker I had a positive today too! That is
so awesome you are going to the fancy hotel… I am so jealous. Your night sounds
amazing. When you say the city do you mean NYC? No insight into the CM. I’m
awful at monitoring mine. There is something called preseed or something I’ve
heard mentioned on here that is a type of sperm friendly lube that is supposed
to help…
Avrilmai I work with the college
baseball team at my university. Great you went to a game J Those guys have
INTENSE schedules!
Starla Hope you get good news! Love your
optimism. Curious about that demon…
Tennis11785 Feel better. I hate general just “blahness.”
morado23
“Sex and things,” lol, god did I love that.
MrsMiller8588 Ugh frustrating timing this month but
sounds like it is great next month. I also got that solid smiley today… but as
a head’s up: last month I got it but did not ovulate until 48 hours after I had
it… so, I mean… you could O on Saturday and still be fertile on Sunday!
@JJMNO1616 So creepy! @50Wife That is so cool! I want to hear all of your stories! So into this. @orbmaker That is crazy! @Avrilmai Either way, it's a good story! @Starla Wait...a demon?! (And I just read the story...so creepy!) @Tennis11785 Sorry you aren't feeling well. Hope you feel better soon! @morado23 Yes! I seem to spot/have brown/pink CM before and after AF. So annoying. @MrsMiller8588 Sorry about the bad timing this cycle. Hopefully Hawaii is lucky for you! @Dilynne Ahh that is so creepy! Kids being able to see ghosts is always even creepier than adults. Haha!
Note: I'm annoyed at how many times I used the word "creepy." I need a thesaurus. (Also, thank you spell check for helping me spell thesaurus.)
@orbmaker, haha, don't piss off Barbara! (@tennis11785, I swear I wrote this before reading your comment)
@Avrilmai , green tea has just a small fraction of the caffeine in a coffee, so just keep that in mind. Maybe try to just stick to one cup of coffee plus the green tea?
@morado23 I think spotting for 3 days is probably normal. I spot anywhere from 1-3 days.
Month/Cycle: 5/5 (theoretically benched, but after talking with DH last night, we're thinking more like NTNP.)
CD: 14
WAYDTGKU: none of the active things like temping
R/R: I had the longest day yesterday, but I got my poster submitted about 2 hours before the midnight deadline!
CS/Q: nope
GTKY: not any cool stories here, but definitely enjoying reading everyone else's!
Me: 30 | DH: 31 Met: August 2006 Married: July 2012 TTC #1 since June 2016
@50wife I think it's rather sweet that your grandfather's spirit may have checked up on you and your kin.
@orbmaker That sounds like a lovely way to spend your Thursday! As for the CM, I don't know for certain, but I'm under the impression that's it's still fertile. I get it on my last day of being fertile - either the same day of an OPK or soon after. Hope no one else has tried messing with Barbra!
@Avrilmai All I know about green tea is the longer you steep it, the more caffeine you'll get. On the off occasion that I drink green tea I'll mix it with an herbal blend. Probably a 1:2 ratio of loose leaf teas.
Apparently I read my thermometer wrong yesterday morning, which would've been my temp spike, so FF gave me the dotted cross hairs when I adjusted the data. I'm going to head over to TWW.
**TW in Spoiler**
https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/683816 BFP 6/30/16, MC 8/21/16 BFP 05/04/17, 5/10/17 Emergency LAP due to ectopic. Right tube removed. BFP 07/12/17, ECDD 03/25/18 - Silver Orion Born 3/23/18 BFP 09/30/19, EDD 06/11/20
@morado23 Yup, as far as I'm aware it's normal. I'll usually spot after AF, this cycle I spotted for three days as well.
@Starla Oh my! I hope you never have to witness that again, I would've been quite shaken.
**TW in Spoiler**
https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/683816 BFP 6/30/16, MC 8/21/16 BFP 05/04/17, 5/10/17 Emergency LAP due to ectopic. Right tube removed. BFP 07/12/17, ECDD 03/25/18 - Silver Orion Born 3/23/18 BFP 09/30/19, EDD 06/11/20
Hey ladies! Just poking my head in to say I'm still playing the waiting game. I'm going to stay off of WTO until AF. I'm seeing a new OBGYN on 3/31, so I guess that won't be until April. I'm still hovering around for love titting and participating on other threads, but 3 months in WTO is too much for me. Love you all and cheering you on!
@EmilyLove25 Haha I love the comment about the huge sex drive. I may or may not be doing the same with MH @MJDsquared Yay for O! @MrsMiller8588 Sorry on the lousy timing, but it is totally GL to have FWIW in HI @morado23 At the end of AF I typically spot for 2-3 days.
Month/Cycle: 4/2, 1/1 AL
CD: 31
WAYDTGKU: HIO, BBT, CM, CP, Evening primrose
R/R: My mom texted me and my siblings today. Our great aunt's pacemaker is failing so she is the hospital. She needs to have to get an operation to replace it, but she is old and frail, so the operation is very risky. We are all very worried for her right now.
CS/Q: I may have finally ovulated! I've had two temps higher than the last 6 days so just waiting on CH before moving over to the TWW board!
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story) I am on the fence about ghosts. However, I've heard some weird stories - specifically from my husband who is an avid believer and has told me a couple stories. Right after his grandfather passed away, an old radio turned on in the basement, when no one was in the basement. Apparently, his grandfather used to go down in the basement and listen to it all the time... My husband also claims that he once saw a ghost at the edge of the bed as a child.
@Tennis11785 That's a crazy story! I'm glad it was nothing like that for my neighbor! It turned out she left the house to get back at her ex or something? We never found out why she left everything! @darkrose88 Sorry to hear about your great aunt.
Me: 31 DH: 34 Married: April 2016 TTC December 2016 BFP 2/28/17 // CP 3/1/17 MFI Diagnosis: Aug 2017 BFP 11/1/17 // DS born 6/18 TTC January 2019 BFP 3/21/19 // D&C (MMC) 5/8/19
@LoveInDC I don't blame you.. that is a long time! I hope your like your new OB. Is he/she going to jump start your cycle?
@darkrose88 I'm sorry to hear about your great aunt. I hope the surgery goes well and she's feeling better soon. Yay for O!
Me: 34 | DH: 33 Married Aug. 2013 TTC #1 Sep. 2016 ***TW***
BFP Jan. 15, 2017; MMC Mar. 4, 2017 at 10w6d BFP Jun. 5, 2017; MMC Aug. 2, 2017 at 11w6d BFP Nov. 20, 2017; ended in CP All the tests. Everything normal except treated for ureaplasma and DH potentially has high DNAF. BFP Dec. 25, 2017; EDD Sep. 5, 2018; DD arrived Aug. 26th My chart: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/63f71d
@Starla that's the plan! It's my first time seeing her, so it's just a hope at this point. But I know she specializes in PCOS and other anovulatory causes, so I imagine she'll have a plan forward when I fill her in.
@starla good luck! I hope you get good news and the all clear to TTC @JJMNO1616 that's exciting about your house. We've been looking for almost a year but hoping to find something by the end of this summer so we can finally be homeowners! @beachbunnyxo123 Hope you get good news from your blood work!
Month/Cycle: 16/17
CD: 7
WAYDTGKU: Too many things
R/R: Man there are so many usernames in the daily threads I don't recognize. I've been on this board too long. It's my own fault for not reading the intro threads, but damn body, can you get your shit together so we can move on to our BMB before another wave of people graduate and I'm still here. This is me today
I have my follow up blood work tomorrow to see how I'm reacting to the Letrozole and hopefully will schedule another ultrasound after that.
CS/Q: Not much to see
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story) I do believe in supernatural beings and believe I saw an angel when I was a kid. My friends and I used to tell ghost stories when we were kids and get each other all freaked out that we'd THINK we'd hear and see things, but it was probably our imagination. These stories are fun to read though!
Re: WTO Thur 3/16
CD: 17
WAYDTGKU: PNV BBT CM RRL
R/R: I got my temp spike today so I'm 99.9% sure that O has occured but I figured I'd hang here until CH. Making progress with our house and getting the inspection set up which is exciting.
CS/Q: I still question how to read my chart sometimes. I think I'm going to post in the chart stalk thread.
GTKY: Yes, I think for the most part I do because I have experienced some unusual things. There were numerous times when we would hear really loud unexplainable sounds in the middle of the night in the house I grew up in. There was also this one night in particular that my dog was going completely insane for no reason and when I walked into the kitchen where he was, the cabnit doors were all open. I had just been in the kitchen prior to that so I know they weren't open. Also- lights being turned off out of nowhere. Weird stuff.
Month/Cycle: 9/10
CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: temping, OPKs, all the google
things...
R/R: not really either, just sharing. So I have to do an interview today and we were notified that the person coming in is legally deaf. I'm kind of nervous for myself! They said she great at reading lips but now I'm all paranoid, like what if she can't read MY lips though??
CS/Q:
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story)
One night my husband told me that earlier in the day, he saw an old man with like yellowish glasses (you know when you see that yellow tint to glasses on older people from years ago) in a white button up shirt. He peeked out from behind a wall by our front door and was just checking things out but ducked back once he saw that my husband noticed him At the time, my husband had no clue who it was as it wasn't anyone he recognized.
Fast forward probably 6 months or more and I'm at my aunt and uncles for Christmas Eve dinner (he was working) and I see a picture of my great grandparents (who both passed away well before my husband came around so he had never seen either of them) and it just clicked. I took a picture and send it to him and just wrote "have you seen this man" and he just writes back "THAT WAS HIM!!"
So my great grandfather that I haven't seen since second grade or so was just hanging around my house apparently.
I have ghost stories for days. I hope some of you have good ones!! I'm totally interested in this.
CD: 19
WAYDTGKU: PNV, maca, charting/temping (I've got, like, three apps going)
R/R: Got a positive OPK today! I'm meeting my husband at a fancy hotel in the city this afternoon (which I got last-minute for $130!), so we'll probably have all the sex, go out for Sri Lankan food, and then have some more sex. We're going away for the weekend tomorrow with some friends.
Have to clean the kitchen and bathroom before I leave, tho, which is a buzzkill
CS/Q: I was having EWCM yesterday (at work, natch, with my husband in a different state). Negative OPK last night, positive this morning. Today I've got copious, thin, milky CM. Kinda like halfway between "lotiony" and "watery." I only started OPKS last month and noted the same pattern. Is this "hostile"?
My chart is insane this month, so hard to make sense of, but I've been trying a little harder this past week for consistency and I haven't spiked my temp yet.
Soooooo.... what I'm wondering is: anything I can do to make my CM "friendlier" at 4 o'clock? And if no, has anyone dealt with this? Dr. Google tells me I can take evening primrose, hydrate, and cut out dairy.
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story)
We live next to an abandoned house that has the look of being left abruptly during a cocktail party in 1979. So weird. It sounds worse than it is, haha. We like looking at it all covered in plants! Our adoptive ghost is "Barbara," the last known resident who supposedly lived her last years there in the throws of dementia. My husband once took a rocks glass from the bar, then sh*t starting going down in our kitchen – food burning, glasses breaking, etc. I made him return it on Christmas Eve, and while he was walking back, some last-minute presents we'd given up on arrived via UPS. So we don't take anything from Barbara anymore.
Month/Cycle: 5/6
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: one, bbt, adding opks this cycle
R/R: DH and I went to a college baseball game last night. It was fun and a cheap date ($8 total for the tickets) but the game went into extra innings and we finally just had to leave, it was after my bed time lol. So I'm pretty tired today.
CS/Q:
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story)
my mom has several ghost stories. There's one she tells about a house we lived in 30 years ago. *TW a woman had completed suicide in the house years earlier end TW* our dog would sit outside of the master bedroom and just growl at the room and mom said she saw the sheets fly up off of the bed once. My mother is also a bit histrionic, so the story may have been embellished a bit.
TTC#1 10/2016
TTC/IF:included medicated cycles, IUIs and 2 rounds of IVF with 1 embryo each.
BFP finally in 12/2018
TTC#2 06/2021
planning FET
"Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks,
some doors are open, some roads are blocked"
Month/Cycle: 15/15 4 AL
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: testing, waiting for af to go
R/R: has my cd 3 bloodwork this morning, the nurse told me she would call me this afternoon with the results since they're done in house. This REs office has been on the ball with things!
CS/Q: none
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story)
nope no stories here!
@JJMNO1616 99.9 sounds pretty high for a temp rise for O. Is your post O temps usually that high?
@50wife good luck today! I think it is so awesome how adaptable people! Will there be an ASL interpreter present too?
@orbmaker yay for a positive OPK and girl you fancy! Sounds like a fun day enjoy!
TTC #2 - August 2016
MFI
IUI #1-3 BFN
BFP 4/21/18 MMC 6/11/18
@Redpuma119 @RVAmom315 If we want to scrap the GTKY question in the daily threads today and create a main ghost thread that's fine with me!
@50Wife That's a great ghost story, and pretty sweet that your great-grandfather wanted to check out your DH! I think the deaf person may be more nervous than you. I think you should just act normal. He/she probably doesn't want special treatment.
@orbmaker Sounds like a lovely night! LOL Have a great weekend with friends! I've never had that kind of CM. I hope you catch O! I think hydrating is a good idea. Start now! I would totally mess with Barbara.
@Avrilmai I'm curious about the green tea as well. I just started drinking it a couple of days ago. I'm drinking decaff.
@beachbunnyxo123 FX for good bloodwork results!
Month/Cycle: 7/5 (1/1 AL)
CD: 8! (I'm exciting the days are going by)
WAYDTGKU: Waiting
R/R: Rave: I have my follow-up with the OBGYN at the end of the day today. OMG I'm so pumped to go and talk to her and hear some good news. I hope she says we can TTC as soon as I O.
Rant: ***TW*** My OPKs are still positive after my M/C. I'm assuming that it's from the HCG, but I have been getting a lot of the same symptoms as I usually do before I O. I'm not sure what to make of it.. it could just be hormones regulating. I hope this cycle isn't super long. Chart in siggy. ***END TW***
CS/Q: Chart in siggy
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story)
I reluctantly say yes.. but only because I think I've seen two ghosts and a demon.
Married Aug. 2013
TTC #1 Sep. 2016
***TW***
BFP Jun. 5, 2017; MMC Aug. 2, 2017 at 11w6d
BFP Nov. 20, 2017; ended in CP
All the tests. Everything normal except treated for ureaplasma and DH potentially has high DNAF.
BFP Dec. 25, 2017; EDD Sep. 5, 2018; DD arrived Aug. 26th
My chart: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/63f71d
I think it's pretty cool, I'm just so self conscious about how I talk right now. I don't want to make anything difficult!
CD: 6
WAYDTGKU: Right now, waiting for AF to leave the building...but PNV, Vitamin D, Coq10, cutting back booze
R/R: I really don't feel great. I can't pin point it on any single thing - it's not like I have a sore throat, or a headache. I just feel run down/not great.
CS/Q:
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story) I don't really have any good ones or any that happened to me. But like @Redpuma119, I'm liking reading them!
@beachbunnyxo123 - Glad your RE is on the ball!
** December BMB Siggy Challenge - Animals in Pools **
Me: 31+ H: 32
TTC Since 11/2015
#1 - MMC 6.5 weeks (2/16); #2 - MC due to cystic hygroma at 20 weeks (10/16); #3 CP (2/17); #4 - Due 12.16.17
Married Aug. 2013
TTC #1 Sep. 2016
***TW***
BFP Jun. 5, 2017; MMC Aug. 2, 2017 at 11w6d
BFP Nov. 20, 2017; ended in CP
All the tests. Everything normal except treated for ureaplasma and DH potentially has high DNAF.
BFP Dec. 25, 2017; EDD Sep. 5, 2018; DD arrived Aug. 26th
My chart: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/63f71d
@50Wife Oh I'd be nervous too! I'm sure you'll be fine though - I think like most things just try not to make a big deal about it where it'd be awkward (which I don't think you would), and then fake it till you make it!
@orbmaker Yay for a BD rendezvous! My CM did something similar last cycle too, and I asked that question. One of the others (I forget who though) pointed out that it's also how it feels - does it feel lubricating? Mine almost felt oily when I rubbed it between my fingers, for lack of a better term. Apparently that would still be considered watery/fertile quality. If you are concerned though, pop into a pharmacy or I think even a Walmart and pick up some PreSeed
@Avrilmai I replace some of my coffee with green tea, but still have my morning one. I think green tea only has a third of the caffeine that coffee does, so I try not to worry to much. I figure if I can replace even one coffee with my two cups of green tea, I'm doing better. Plus I add in raspberry leaf tea as well, so between the two, I always have tea on the go, which helps me not drink coffee at work
@beachbunnyxo123 FX you get good results! That's awesome that they have such a quick turnaround!
Month/Cycle: 5/5
CD: 5
WAYDTGKU: AF should be done today/tomorrow, PNV, herbs, inositol, CoQ10, green and raspberry leaf teas, BBT/CM charting, OPKs
R/R: This was the first morning this week that it wasn't a challenge to wake up! I think I'm finally adjusting to the time change
CS/Q: nope
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? I'm on the fence about ghosts - but am enjoying reading all the stories!
** December BMB Siggy Challenge - Animals in Pools **
Me: 31+ H: 32
TTC Since 11/2015
#1 - MMC 6.5 weeks (2/16); #2 - MC due to cystic hygroma at 20 weeks (10/16); #3 CP (2/17); #4 - Due 12.16.17
CD: 6
WAYDTGKU: sex and things
R/R: I've been really headache-y this week.
CS/Q: Nope, I'm hoping to start temping tomorrow. Does anyone else spot for like, 3 days after AF is done?
GTKY: I don't personally have any good ghost stories, but I have heard enough from people I find very reasonable and level-headed to believe in them! I'm also on team ghost story thread!
DSS born 01/2016
TTC since 01/2017
Letrozole + TI = BFP 01/30/2018 | EDD 10/11/2018
@Tennis11785 Ugh, sorry you're feeling under the weather. Hopefully you can have a relaxing weekend and bounce back
Married Aug. 2013
TTC #1 Sep. 2016
***TW***
BFP Jun. 5, 2017; MMC Aug. 2, 2017 at 11w6d
BFP Nov. 20, 2017; ended in CP
All the tests. Everything normal except treated for ureaplasma and DH potentially has high DNAF.
BFP Dec. 25, 2017; EDD Sep. 5, 2018; DD arrived Aug. 26th
My chart: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/63f71d
CD: 16
WAYDTGKU: apparently not the one thing that matters
R/R: Rant: I got a solid smiley and positive OPK today, so that is awesome (sarcasm) since we haven't HIO since Monday and DH is across the country until Sunday.
Rave: Even though I'm bummed about the bad timing, I'm excited to see when/how my temp rises and learn more about my body! If my cycle stays consistent I should be in HI for FW next month! That has to be good luck right?
CS/Q: No questions but it's in my siggy if anyone wants to stalk
GTKY: I'm with @Sailing_Mama on the fence. The stories are giving me the creeps though and I am home alone tonight!
TTC December 2016
BFP 2/28/17 // CP 3/1/17
MFI Diagnosis: Aug 2017
BFP 11/1/17 // DS born 6/18
TTC January 2019
BFP 3/21/19 // D&C (MMC) 5/8/19
@orbmaker Yay for hotel sex lol sounds like a great start to the weekend!
@Starla GL with your appt!! FX for all good news!!
@Tennis11785 Sorry to hear your not feeling well today.
@Sailing_Mama Yeh, its confusing with having a slow rise pattern. Even though it doesn't matter much at the moment bc we are TTA. I just want to make sure I am reading things correcrly for when the time does come!
@MrsMiller8588 Sorry to hear your H isn't home!
@Starla Hoping you get the go ahead to TTC!
TTC December 2016
BFP 2/28/17 // CP 3/1/17
MFI Diagnosis: Aug 2017
BFP 11/1/17 // DS born 6/18
TTC January 2019
BFP 3/21/19 // D&C (MMC) 5/8/19
it was a real guy walking down the street though? Did he see you react?
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/this-abandoned-pennsylvania-town-has-been-on-fire-for-53-years_us_55df6490e4b08dc09486d4a0
** December BMB Siggy Challenge - Animals in Pools **
Me: 31+ H: 32
TTC Since 11/2015
#1 - MMC 6.5 weeks (2/16); #2 - MC due to cystic hygroma at 20 weeks (10/16); #3 CP (2/17); #4 - Due 12.16.17
CD: 21
WAYDTGKU: All the things + Metformin and Vitamin D
R/R: Going for my CD21 bloodwork today. The requisition says anywhere from CD21-24 but I'm going to get it done today.
CS/Q: I've had a big ol' spike for the last two days wth a large dip on Tuesday so I think that was o day.
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story)
I love this question!! I absolutely believe in ghosts! I have tons of ghost stories but I'll pick my favourite. When my brother was three or four we were hanging out in moms room and he looks at me and was like "sissy, why is there a little girl crying on moms dresser?" Blew my mind.
Married: 04/05/15
TTC since: 02/16/16
Married Aug. 2013
TTC #1 Sep. 2016
***TW***
BFP Jun. 5, 2017; MMC Aug. 2, 2017 at 11w6d
BFP Nov. 20, 2017; ended in CP
All the tests. Everything normal except treated for ureaplasma and DH potentially has high DNAF.
BFP Dec. 25, 2017; EDD Sep. 5, 2018; DD arrived Aug. 26th
My chart: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/63f71d
CD: 1 (kind of getting ahead of myself, but I know it's coming today)
WAYDTGKU: all the things, when it's time.
R/R: Rant: Cramps. Rave: Getting my period without a pill means I actually ovulated. Also holy crap temping really does work. Even the day when I got a positive OPK but didn't ovulate (PCOS problems) I had an outlier high temp. My mind is blown.
CS/Q: Nope.
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story)
Nothing has ever happened to me but I love ghost stories and kind of do believe in them. I can't wait to go back and read through people's answers!
DD - 12/28/17
TTC #2 3/2019
BFP 5/2019 || MC - D&C 5/2019
BFP 2/2020 || EDD 10/10/2020
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: OPKs, temping, pretending to have a huge sex drive for DH
R/R: RANT/RAVE--So CBDA Opks are going to be the death of me. I had a flashy smiley face (high estrogen) starting on Tuesday (forced DH into BDing that night). This morning, I had a solid smiley face, despite the fact that I wasn't expecting to O until Tuesday... so I guess I am Oing now or in 24 hours? The cheapies, however, are dark but not as dark as they should be/will be... I really think CBDA turns positive 48 hours before O... BUT I convinced DH to have sex this AM and am hoping I can do the same on Friday night... so will be decent timing... I hope
CS/Q: Had a below coverline but significant spike yesterday, more normal low today... hoping to see a post-O spike Friday or Saturday to confirm O!
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story)
I don't believe in ghosts objectively... however, I watch a lot of murder stories and I definitely believe there are a lot of real life creeps and murderers!
orbmaker I had a positive today too! That is so awesome you are going to the fancy hotel… I am so jealous. Your night sounds amazing. When you say the city do you mean NYC? No insight into the CM. I’m awful at monitoring mine. There is something called preseed or something I’ve heard mentioned on here that is a type of sperm friendly lube that is supposed to help…
Avrilmai I work with the college baseball team at my university. Great you went to a game J Those guys have INTENSE schedules!
Starla Hope you get good news! Love your optimism. Curious about that demon…
Tennis11785 Feel better. I hate general just “blahness.”
morado23 “Sex and things,” lol, god did I love that.
MrsMiller8588 Ugh frustrating timing this month but sounds like it is great next month. I also got that solid smiley today… but as a head’s up: last month I got it but did not ovulate until 48 hours after I had it… so, I mean… you could O on Saturday and still be fertile on Sunday!
DD1 EDD 9/29/2015, Born 9/24/2015
DS1 EDD 1/3/2018, Born 12/26/2017
BFP #3 3/21/2019, EDD 11/29/2019, MMC/D&C 5/7/2019
BFP #4 6/28/2019, EDD 3/12/2020
@50Wife That is so cool! I want to hear all of your stories! So into this.
@orbmaker That is crazy!
@Avrilmai Either way, it's a good story!
@Starla Wait...a demon?! (And I just read the story...so creepy!)
@Tennis11785 Sorry you aren't feeling well. Hope you feel better soon!
@morado23 Yes! I seem to spot/have brown/pink CM before and after AF. So annoying.
@MrsMiller8588 Sorry about the bad timing this cycle. Hopefully Hawaii is lucky for you!
@Dilynne Ahh that is so creepy! Kids being able to see ghosts is always even creepier than adults. Haha!
Note: I'm annoyed at how many times I used the word "creepy." I need a thesaurus. (Also, thank you spell check for helping me spell thesaurus.)
DD - 12/28/17
TTC #2 3/2019
BFP 5/2019 || MC - D&C 5/2019
BFP 2/2020 || EDD 10/10/2020
@orbmaker, haha, don't piss off Barbara! (@tennis11785, I swear I wrote this before reading your comment)
@Avrilmai , green tea has just a small fraction of the caffeine in a coffee, so just keep that in mind. Maybe try to just stick to one cup of coffee plus the green tea?
@morado23 I think spotting for 3 days is probably normal. I spot anywhere from 1-3 days.
Month/Cycle: 5/5 (theoretically benched, but after talking with DH last night, we're thinking more like NTNP.)
CD: 14
WAYDTGKU: none of the active things like temping
R/R: I had the longest day yesterday, but I got my poster submitted about 2 hours before the midnight deadline!
CS/Q: nope
GTKY: not any cool stories here, but definitely enjoying reading everyone else's!
Me: 30 | DH: 31
Met: August 2006
Married: July 2012
TTC #1 since June 2016
***TW***
BFP: 7/12/16 | MC: 9/12/16
BFP: 1/18/17 | MMC: 2/13/17
BFP: 10/7/17 | EDD: 6/21/17
MTHFR: homozygous A1298C
@orbmaker That sounds like a lovely way to spend your Thursday! As for the CM, I don't know for certain, but I'm under the impression that's it's still fertile. I get it on my last day of being fertile - either the same day of an OPK or soon after. Hope no one else has tried messing with Barbra!
@beachbunnyxo123 FX for good results!
@Avrilmai All I know about green tea is the longer you steep it, the more caffeine you'll get. On the off occasion that I drink green tea I'll mix it with an herbal blend. Probably a 1:2 ratio of loose leaf teas.
Apparently I read my thermometer wrong yesterday morning, which would've been my temp spike, so FF gave me the dotted cross hairs when I adjusted the data. I'm going to head over to TWW.
**TW in Spoiler**
BFP 6/30/16, MC 8/21/16
BFP 05/04/17, 5/10/17 Emergency LAP due to ectopic. Right tube removed.
BFP 07/12/17, ECDD 03/25/18 - Silver Orion Born 3/23/18
BFP 09/30/19, EDD 06/11/20
@Starla Oh my! I hope you never have to witness that again, I would've been quite shaken.
**TW in Spoiler**
BFP 6/30/16, MC 8/21/16
BFP 05/04/17, 5/10/17 Emergency LAP due to ectopic. Right tube removed.
BFP 07/12/17, ECDD 03/25/18 - Silver Orion Born 3/23/18
BFP 09/30/19, EDD 06/11/20
@MJDsquared Yay for O!
@MrsMiller8588 Sorry on the lousy timing, but it is totally GL to have FWIW in HI
@morado23 At the end of AF I typically spot for 2-3 days.
Month/Cycle: 4/2, 1/1 AL
CD: 31
WAYDTGKU: HIO, BBT, CM, CP, Evening primrose
R/R: My mom texted me and my siblings today. Our great aunt's pacemaker is failing so she is the hospital. She needs to have to get an operation to replace it, but she is old and frail, so the operation is very risky. We are all very worried for her right now.
CS/Q: I may have finally ovulated! I've had two temps higher than the last 6 days so just waiting on CH before moving over to the TWW board!
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story)
I am on the fence about ghosts. However, I've heard some weird stories - specifically from my husband who is an avid believer and has told me a couple stories. Right after his grandfather passed away, an old radio turned on in the basement, when no one was in the basement. Apparently, his grandfather used to go down in the basement and listen to it all the time... My husband also claims that he once saw a ghost at the edge of the bed as a child.
@darkrose88 Sorry to hear about your great aunt.
TTC December 2016
BFP 2/28/17 // CP 3/1/17
MFI Diagnosis: Aug 2017
BFP 11/1/17 // DS born 6/18
TTC January 2019
BFP 3/21/19 // D&C (MMC) 5/8/19
@darkrose88 I'm sorry to hear about your great aunt. I hope the surgery goes well and she's feeling better soon. Yay for O!
Married Aug. 2013
TTC #1 Sep. 2016
***TW***
BFP Jun. 5, 2017; MMC Aug. 2, 2017 at 11w6d
BFP Nov. 20, 2017; ended in CP
All the tests. Everything normal except treated for ureaplasma and DH potentially has high DNAF.
BFP Dec. 25, 2017; EDD Sep. 5, 2018; DD arrived Aug. 26th
My chart: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/63f71d
@JJMNO1616 that's exciting about your house. We've been looking for almost a year but hoping to find something by the end of this summer so we can finally be homeowners!
@beachbunnyxo123 Hope you get good news from your blood work!
Month/Cycle: 16/17
CD: 7
WAYDTGKU: Too many things
R/R: Man there are so many usernames in the daily threads I don't recognize. I've been on this board too long. It's my own fault for not reading the intro threads, but damn body, can you get your shit together so we can move on to our BMB before another wave of people graduate and I'm still here. This is me today
I have my follow up blood work tomorrow to see how I'm reacting to the Letrozole and hopefully will schedule another ultrasound after that.
CS/Q: Not much to see
GTKY: Do you believe in ghosts and if so do you have any good stories? (I'm a nerd for a good ghost story)
I do believe in supernatural beings and believe I saw an angel when I was a kid. My friends and I used to tell ghost stories when we were kids and get each other all freaked out that we'd THINK we'd hear and see things, but it was probably our imagination. These stories are fun to read though!