WTO Fri-YAY! 4/21

LoveInDC · April 2017

Month/Cycle:

CD:

WAYDTGKU:

R/R:

CS/Q:

GTKY: Do you have a favorite (or least favorite?) family member or IL? Tell me about them.

LoveInDC · April 2017

Month/Cycle: 6/4

CD: 9

WAYDTGKU: HIO EOD, PNV, BBT, CM, eating better/exercising

R/R: So I've been up since 3 AM coughing my throat to pieces. It was so bad, DH wasn't even angry at me for keeping him up. Nothing is making my throat feel better. Anyone got tips/tricks?

CS/Q: I was wide awake hacking away for an hour and a half before I temped. I even went to the bathroom for a drink of water at one point. But when I temped, it was completely in line with my pre-O temps. Is that normal/possible?

GTKY: I adore my grandparents (my mother's parents). They were the true parental figures in my life. I spent so much time at their house, I actually cried when they sold it. I don't know a bad thing anyone can say about them. I'm lucky I have them.

Least favorite? Probably DH's great-grandmother. The relationship she has with her daughter (DH's very sweet grandmother) is toxic. She even admits she should have never been a mother. It's sad and awful to watch how selfish and manipulating she is. And DH's grandmother doesn't have the gumption to say no or turn her mother away. It's crazy how long those kinds of relationships can go on for.

50Wife · April 2017

Ladies I'm moving onto the TWW. Please pray or hope or cross your fingers or whatever you do

Hope to see you guys over there soon!!

Cricket648 · April 2017

@LoveInDC I'm sorry you're sick! That sucks! I have a coworker that swears by chopping an entire head of garlic, mixing it with warm water, and drinking it. It sounds awful to me, so I won't be trying it any time soon, but he's never taken a sick day since I've know him!

Month/Cycle: 3/1

CD: 61

WAYDTGKU: Waiting for an appointment with an RE

R/R: Called the RE yesterday, and my appointment is set for May 4th. I know that's really not that long to wait, but now I'm really annoyed that my doctor didn't just give me Provera. I'm thinking about calling back and asking for a prescription.

Also, the ceiling in my classroom is leaking really badly, and the guys who usually deals with these things is on vacation. But, it's Friday, so I'm in a good mood anyway!

CS/Q: Nope

GTKY: Do you have a favorite (or least favorite?) family member or IL? Tell me about them.
My IL's practically raised me. DH and I are high school sweethearts, and I actually had to move in to their house when I was 19 to finish college. It's a long story, but for that reason, we've always been close. My MIL is great. We're both pretty introverted, so if we're hanging out we're both perfectly happy drinking wine, knitting, and barely talking unless one of us needs to vent or something.

starla · April 2017

I'm also off in TWW! Yeeeeehawwww!

justkeepswimming8 · April 2017

Month/Cycle: 3/3

CD: 9

WAYDTGKU: HIO as much as possible, OPKs, PNV, CM, CP, BBT

R/R: My dad is driving up to bring us a dining room table and a few other pieces of furniture. I’m excited to have him in town but FW is soon and DH will be so weird about DTD while he’s here. Also, I started The White Princess (on Starz) yesterday and it’s really good. I like stuff about King Henry VIII so it’ll be cool to get the history of his parents too!

CS/Q: Started temping this morning so I’m sure I’ll have some soon.

GTKY: Do you have a favorite (or least favorite?) family member or IL? Tell me about them. I have a lot of favorites but I definitely have a least favorite. She is one of my cousins and we use to be close and she used to be super fun but then she had kids and became very pretentious. One thing that really got my goat was when another family member on FB had a cake that said “birthday sex” on it and his 2-year kid was in the picture and she completely chewed him out. She said he was a bad parent and disgusting for making such an inappropriate cake. This coming from someone who made a penis cake for my bachelorette party. She also judges people about what they do and don’t do (I don’t have kids and I hate cleaning my house. She told me once that I should clean my house more because she has two kids and a job and still keeps her house clean).

@LoveInDC – so sorry you’re not feeling good. I hope you feel better soon!

@50wife and @starla – all the things crossed for y’all!

@Cricket648 – yay for getting an RE appointment. It doesn’t hurt to call your OB and ask for some Provera. FX you get some!

LoveInDC · April 2017

@Cricket648 Ooof, I love garlic, but I don't know if I could do that lol Sorry about the ceiling leak and waiting on doctors

That's so awesome that you have such a great relationship with your ILs

@justkeepswimming8 Ugh I have pretentious Facebook warriors. That would drive me up a wall too. Thanks for the tip on White Princess! DH is super into that period (we watched Tudors and other KHVIII shows). I'll have to let him know this one is good

ChristmasCookie · April 2017

Hi everyone! I was active on the TWW thread last cycle (NTNP) and kind of lurked for the past two weeks, but as I sit with rotting pineapple on my counter, I decided to come pass some time here and participate!

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD: 17

WAYDTGKU: BBT, CM, minimize sugar/caffeine/alcohol, HIO EOD, PNV, OPK

R/R: O was expected between days 14-16 and here I am driving myself nuts on day 17. My temps have been high and CM watery (in the late afternoon, after I've had 72 + oz of water...) I've had 3 "perfect" cycles after BCP, and now in the first cycle that we are officially trying, things are irregular. I haven't been able to make the advanced OPK peak and that is adding to the frustration. Honestly those stupid sticks have made things worse I think! Debating getting some evening primrose oil or vitex. Sorry guys, I know this is BSC. I'm just barely off and I'm regular until I'm not. Just crappy timing.

CS/Q: Ha. Where do I start?

GTKY: Do you have a favorite (or least favorite?) family member or IL? Tell me about them. Hmmmm. As I get older, I definitely see family members differently. I think I understand my parents more now and why they act they way they do. I realize my dad and I are really similar creatures, so I "get" him and I can really appreciate that.

@Cricket648 May the fourth be with you!

@starla @50Wife GL ladies! FX!

@LoveInDC I think it's totally possible. I had a horrible sleep and woke up with what I thought was a high temp early in my cycle so I discarded it, but it turned out to be lower than the next day's temp!

Stargazer1lily · April 2017

Month/Cycle: 9/7

CD:45

WAYDTGKU: bbt,cm,hio

R/R:Happy Friday Ladies !!

CS/Q:nope

GTKY: Do you have a favorite (or least favorite?) family member or IL? Tell me about them.
H`s grandparents on his dad`s side were always trying to cause problems when we got together.
While visiting they would always pull him a side and tell him they wished he would leave me and do something
with his life that only made H mad and not want to be around them. After his grandfather past away is grandmother started to be some what nicer but I still keep my guard up around her.

flashley-2 · April 2017

Month/Cycle: 8/8

CD: 2

WAYDTGKU: Hide the pickle and pray.

R/R: Thank god it's Friday. I have one client tomorrow but he takes 45 mins so I can live with that.

CS/Q:

GTKY: Do you have a favorite (or least favorite?) family member or IL? Tell me about them. Probably my uncle. He is the funniest man alive. He can always make you smile and I see great at inappropriate comments. There is rarely a serious moment. He is the kind of man thar can find the positive in the darkest times. Least favourite is my fathers mother. She isn't a nice woman and hasn't never been. I would not consider her a grandmother.

Cricket648 · April 2017

@justkeepswimming8 New furniture is exciting!

@ChristmasCookie Bodies suck. Sorry you're frustrated!

@Stargazer1lily I'm glad his grandmother is nicer now. It's rough when you IL's are like that.

AliW220 · April 2017

@LoveInDC - tea with honey is my go-to. otherwise, the cepocol spray that tastes like hell but numbs it all. feel better!
@starla @50Wife Wahoo, FX!
@Cricket648 - so lovely to have ILs you get along with. Wine, knitting, and mutual silence sounds amazeballs.

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD: 12

WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPK,

R/R: So ready for the weekend, but have so much to do. Never enough time to get all my ideas through to finished projects.

CS/Q:

GTKY: Do you have a favorite (or least favorite?) family member or IL? Tell me about them.
Least favorite: my aunt's husband. He turns EVERYTHING into a debate, and he must be right. Of course all the information he's received is from facebook news articles. He swears he knows everything there is to know about every single subject, but when you get him talking, is so clear he's full of BS. Top it all off with the constant "advice" he's giving, which sneaking in the one-ups he has on you. I try to be kind, because I honestly think he's getting some dimentia, and I'm assuming his constant boasting is a sign of feeling insecure... but hot dang! gets super annoying.

AliW220 · April 2017

@Christmascookies - seeing the adults in your life differently is seriously the freakiest part of getting older. But also pretty cool. I can totally relate to you with connecting with your dad. I really feel that strong connection lately, and I wish I would have taken more interest in the things he tried to get me to help with when I was a kid - like gardening, baking, cooking, etc. Now I'm constantly asking him questions as I'm learning these things now

flashley-2 · April 2017

@Starla @50wife Good luck in the TWW ladies !

@LoveInDC That sounds brutal. I hope you find something to relieve your throat. Feel better soon.

@Stargazer1lily My ex husbands grandmother was that way. Such a bitch. I couldn't stand her and actually flipped my shit one day on her. It didn't phase her though. So righteous.

kiki75 · April 2017

Month/Cycle: 14 months, 7/8 TTCAL

CD: 10

WAYDTGKU: Clomid, Gonal-f, Ovidrel, IUI, acupuncture, list of vitamins as long as my arm, BBT (only by acupuncturist request for this cycle), Chinese herbal tea (I'm done with the tincture for now!), pineapple core after O, way limited alcohol, zero coffee, Pom juice, pressed, bone broth, all the tea

R/R: I gave myself my first injection last night! I had to mix the medication and everything but I did it and no one died! Of course I burst into tears for no real reason right afterward but whatever. Then I stuffed a frozen Reese cup in my face. Now I'm just hoping for a great ultrasound on Monday.

CS/Q: nope

GTKY: Favorite - Probably my mom. We have a very similar sense of humor and just for one more thing, she sends amazing care packages. She's awesome. Least favorite - damn. There's so much competition! Right now, I'll go with my cousin who has custody of her two kids because her ex knocked her out in front of them but has recently gone completely off the rails. The kids were living with her parents (and her dad is currently in treatment for prostate cancer), the older one has been struggling with major anxiety, and I found out that she recently got arrested for theft ($750-5,000 range) and possession of a controlled substance. Naturally that means that she just moved further from her parents and yanked her kids out of that house and the schools they were at (at this point in the school year!). So, she's at the top of my list right now.

@LoveInDC Ugh, sounds like quite the cold. I have no ideas outside of the norm.

@Cricket648 Initially I thought that you should call and just ask for the Provera but this might actually work better. Depending on what the RE wants to do for testing, this might help you hit the right timing. Things like the CD 3 blood work, HSG, etc. you know?

@justkeepswimming8 You learn to work around the weird. I think we're at a count of three FWs in the same house as my parents. I recommend mornings. Just try to wake up a bit early. That way you haven't heard him moving around or been recently reminded that he's there.

@ChristmasCookie I recommend against jumping to vitex just yet. (EPO is fine, mostly just helps with CM.) Can you share your chart with us? How were you confirming O last cycles? Also, get some Wondfos off of Amazon and try doing OPKs a couple times a day. I never get a full +, especially with FMU and it's extra tough with how much you're hydrating and when. My full + OPKs come in the afternoon and the RE's office even recommends testing between 12-3:00. I know where you're coming from. I was pretty much the same as you starting out. Just keep HIO.

LoveInDC · April 2017

@ChristmasCookie Welcome! It’s nice to “meet” you Sorry about your wonky cycle, but you’re always regular until you aren’t. FX it works itself out soon.

@flashley-2 Thanks! Hugs for CD2 You uncle sounds like a hoot! I love being around people like that

@AliW220 I tried tea and honey and it did zip Sorry there aren’t enough hours in the day! Sending you all the motivation and extra hours I have

@kiki75 Congrats on your first injection! FX for you Monday u/s. Everyone should have a stash of chocolate in their freezer (hence, my 5 boxes of Thin Mints just waiting to be eaten).

doula-mama · April 2017

@LoveInDC Sorry you aren't feeling any better - have you tried homemade ginger tea (boil sliced ginger for ~10 minutes) with lemon and honey?

@50Wife and @starla GL in TWW!!! Don't come back!

@Cricket648 Sorry you have to wait so long - FX you can get the Rx early

@justkeepswimming8 Can you make it exciting, like go for a drive and have car sex or something out of the ordinary, to get your H on board?

@ChristmasCookie It's frustrating when your cycle doesn't go as planned - but lots of women don't O until CD20 or later. Sounds like your body is still gearing up for it, so don't give up hope!

@Stargazer1lily Happy Friday!

@flashley-2 Sorry to see you back here - glad that tomorrow sounds like it can be a mostly indulgent Saturday!

@AliW220 Hopefully it will still be a productive weekend! What sort of projects do you have on the go?

@kiki75 Wow, way to go! I don't think I could give myself an injection, so kudos to you that you did! You definitely deserved the chocolate after that!

@SoldiersMom Sorry, was P&G yesterday and didn't get to respond... For acupuncture, she ended up doing points all along my spine, from the base of my skull to about low-mid back. Before the appointment, the muscles were so tight that if I pulled my shoulder blades together and down, it hurt. Afterwards, I had no tension left at all - no pain for the first time in a while. It was the first time I'd done acupuncture for something so tangible (as opposed to migraines/fertility, which are hard to say if it works or not), and it was very impressive.

Month/Cycle: 6/6

CD: 12

WAYDTGKU: PNV, herbal tincture, myo-inositol, teas (green and raspberry leaf), EPO, CoQ10, essential oils, acupuncture, BBT/CM/CP charting, OPKs

R/R: It's Friday and it's sunny out! Trying to stay positive this week, so no rants for me

CS/Q: Ugh, kinda seems like my early fertile signs might have been a fake out... OPKs were a bit lighter yesterday, and CP was a touch lower. I feel like it's going to go back and forth for a week, but don't want to assume that, so am still treating it as the start of my FW (which makes DH happy haha!)

GTKY: Do you have a favorite (or least favorite?) family member or IL? Tell me about them. Hmm... I want to give this one a thought, but will come back and update later!

Cricket648 · April 2017

@AliW220 Weekends are never long enough! I can't stand people that want to debate everything.

@kiki75 That's a really good point that I hadn't considered! I'll just hold off I think, because you're right. Frozen reese's cups are the bomb! I'm glad your injection went well and that you didn't die. Your cousin sounds a lot like my BIL. He's dumb.

lund · April 2017

Month/Cycle: 9/11

CD: 10

WAYDTGKU: PNVs, abbreviated BBT, CM, gonna start POAS soon.

R/R:
Rave:

Also, I'm getting my brows touched up today (had them microbladed 10 weeks ago), so I'm looking forward to them being even more fabulous!

Rant: *TW animal cruelty* I've been part of a online group of women since I was about 16. We're all horse people, and our group started on Myspace, then moved to a few different forums before forming a private FB group with only a select handful of the closest members. I mean, I'm now 33 and the group is still active, I've met a few ladies IRL, one even attended my wedding. Anywho, last night someone inquired about a member who hadn't been active in a while, and then we found this. This is our missing member:

https://fourleggedfriendsandenemies.blogspot.com/2017/02/kentucky-giant-animal-graveyard-of-more.html?m=1

https://www.whas11.com/mb/news/crime/trimble-co-woman-in-court-on-animal-abuse-charges/408357145

I remember when her daughter was born. She even faked cancer and got really angry with us when we sent her a care package during her fake cancer treatment. Obviously we didn't figure out that she was faking it until later.

So, if this isn't a lesson in internet stranger-danger, I don't know what is. I've been so sick to my stomach since last night *end TW*

CS/Q: nope

GTKY: Do you have a favorite (or least favorite?) family member or IL? Tell me about them.
Oh man. Well, my mom is pretty crazy. Like, very she's a very kind person, but has the emotional intelligence of a 12 year old. She's also an alcoholic who totaled her car last October driving home to CO from visiting me in ND because she was wasted (I didn't know she was drinking again).
My step-mom is also a piece of work. She randomly got really mad at me for not acknowledging her as my mom even though her and my dad got married when I was 17. Also, she and my dad gifted us our wedding pictures, and she bitched me out because I used one of the wedding pictures that "she paid for" to acknowledge my mom and MIL on mother's day. I realize that my bio mom isn't a real winner, but this lady certainly hadn't had any role in raising me nor have we ever been close.

Good times with crazy family members.

My favorite would be my dad or sister. My dad and I weren't close when I was young (partially because my mom tried to turn me against him), but he's a great guy and our relationship has changed so much for the better in the last 10-15 years. And my sister has always been a great big sister to me. She's the only one in my family that knows we're TTC and has been incredibly supportive.

flashley-2 · April 2017

@lund ... Brows that story makes me sick. As I'm sure many of us have had close friends and family members fight cancer I'm not sure who could live with themselves after faking such a tragic illness. How disgusting.

I knew I shouldn't have clicked on that link to see a beautiful Appaloosa looking at me. I'm not sure how people can look at those animals and not see wrong written all over it. There are SO many options out there for those animals but instead they are subjected to a tragic and painful death. Why does this happen all too often ? Heartbreaking.

icecubeinthedesert · April 2017

Month/Cycle: 5/5 (1 TTCAL)

CD: 4

WAYDTGKU: PNV, CM tracking, BBT, green tea (and maybe throwing in RRL tea and pomegranate juice), RPL testing, progesterone after O

R/R: TGIF! I got some yoga in last night. Felt good, but definitely feeling the weight I've gained. I was having trouble finding time to do it, since I usually did it in the bedroom and watched YogaGlo videos on the TV. But DH has to get up early for work, so he'd kick me out. Well, I decided to use what will (hopefully) be the nursery as my yoga room for now. I haven't liked going in there much lately, but I'm trying to use it as my intention for my yoga practice. It's all a little crunchy for my standards, but I'm trying to cut down on stress if the unknown.

CS/Q: not yet

GTKY: I think my favorite is my aunt (dad's brother's wife). I don't see her often, but she's always so positive and a great conversationalist, but not too nosey. Least favorite on my side of the family is another aunt who is the opposite. Constantly telling me I need to gain weight my whole life (I'm very petite, but she thinks I'm anorexic; she's morbidly obese). One Christmas she gifted me nothing but food. From her pantry. One of the boxes of crackers was already opened. There's also an uncle on DH's side who my husband refuses to talk to now after he didn't come to our wedding (that's a whole story). ***TW story in spoiler, loss mentioned**

I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt, but last time I saw him we had just announced we were expecting, then I started bleeding on the last day of our trip (MC a few days later). He saw me packing up, looking like crap, with tears in my eyes, and he laughed. What a dick.

lund · April 2017

@LoveInDC oh wow, so sorry about your cough and sore throat! Have you tried raw honey? I've seen a ton of homeopathic remedies on pinterest and they're usually some combination of raw honey and a few other things. I'm also jealous of your relationship with your grandparents!

@50Wife @starla GL in the TWW!!!

@justkeepswimming8 ooooh that show looks really good! And, GL getting DH to HIO while your dad is visiting

@flashley-2 hey girl! Sorry for cycle 8. Your WAYDTGKU made me giggle, though.

@kiki75 Aw congrats on the first injection! FX so hard for Monday!

@Sailing_Mama I'm so glad you had a good acupuncture experience!

magnolia131 · April 2017

Month/Cycle: 28/17

CD: 15

WAYDTGKU: Femara, trigger, Metformin, Vit D, PNV, Vitex, Myoinositol, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Folate, Ubiquinol, B Complex in TWW

R/R: That moment when you earn the 2 year anniversary badge on TB and you're still not KU...

Image: https://media0.giphy.com/media/xT8qB8YvduMuybqHSw/giphy.gif#2-grid1

That's all.

CS/Q:

GTKY: Do you have a favorite (or least favorite?) family member or IL? Tell me about them. My dad and his entire side of the family are honestly the best. My late grandparents on that side set an example of what I want for my own life and I think of them now when I make decisions on a daily basis. My aunt on that side is pretty much me in 30 years. My mom's side of the family, however, is a piece of work. I'd rather not air some of that dirty laundry here but will say addiction, money, and greed are heavily involved.

@LoveInDC Have you tried Mucinex DM? It's pricey for a drugstore medicine but it does work pretty well to suppress coughing. Make sure it's the DM, though. The regular Mucinex is designed to do the opposite! I hope you feel better. If it's any consolation, the cough is usually the last phase of being sick for me.

@50Wife and @starla GL ladies!

@Cricket648 Echoing PPs here. I would never encourage you to stay in AO hell (especially if you're experiencing AO symptoms because they can be terrible), but Provera can take up to 10 days to do it's thing. Since your appointment is 13 days away, I would just say that your RE might want to do some preliminary testing and some of that might need to be done early on in your cycle (like day 3 BW or an HSG for instance). So starting a new cycle/Provera under your RE might not be such a worst case scenario, as you'd be able to hit the ground running in terms of not having to wait yet another cycle to begin your testing phase.

@kiki75 Congrats on doing your injection successfully! I'll be thinking of you and hoping your US goes well on Monday.

@Sailing_Mama I'm sorry your body is faking you out, but I hope this is really the start of FW for you. GL!

@lund That's both crazy and disgusting. I can see how it could really mess with your head. I'm glad you didn't get any closer to that woman than you had to.

@icecubeinthedesert I've fallen off the yoga wagon since I moved. But I miss it. I'm so glad it's helping you...turning a nursery-to-be into a temporary yoga room is a great idea!

icecubeinthedesert · April 2017

@loveindc, have you tried throat coat? It's a tea (I think from traditional medicinals) that works wonders. Lots of licorice flavor, so be warned

@Cricket648, I would be torn too between waiting that long to see a specialist who probably had more answers and just calling the doc. Either route you take, at least if you keep your RE appointment, you'll establish care in case this is an ongoing issue (FX for you it's not).

@justkeepswimming8, definitely sounds like your cousin needs to keep her mouth shut.

@ChristmasCookie, I know we don't like to hear "just relax" around here, but take a deep breath. I've noticed my longer cycles are when I'm stressed out worried, and my first cycle trying was my longest one ever (even though I had been of BCP for 6 months). There's really no pressure for it to happen your first cycle.

@Stargazer1lily, sorry about YH's grandparents. No one should have to put up with that.

@flashley-2, hide the pickle and pray, lol I love it!

@aliw220, I totally hear you on trying to complete projects. I found that making to-do lists helps motivate me and force me to complete projects.

@kiki75, this is the first I'm hearing about bone broth. Tell me more.

@sailing_mama, sorry for the fake out!

@lund, that story turns my stomach. That stuff always makes you feel icky if you had some connection with them, even if only in the past.

JennyColada · April 2017

I think I can post on this? This is my first time so please someone tell me if I'm doing it wrong!

Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD: 4
WAYDTGKU: Stopped BC, haha. Hopefully all the sexy-times!
R/R: It took me 2 hours to get to work today (usually a 30 minute drive). I completely missed our staff meeting. -_-
CS/Q: n/a
GTKY: Do you have a favorite (or least favorite?) family member or IL? Tell me about them.
I guess my SIL? She's nice and means well, but she's quite selfish. Also I'm still bitter (and likely will always be) that she opted to not come to our wedding because it was "too hard" (despite us paying for the hotel, my FIL offering to rent an RV and drive her and her baby, and us obviously paying for food).

icecubeinthedesert · April 2017

@JennyColada, welcome! You are in the right place! Coming from your SIL's point of view, try not to hold a grudge. You don't know the struggles she's gone through, and she might have had a legitimate reason it would have been a struggle. I know you both would have lived to have her there. After 2 losses myself, I am not considering TTA for my own sister's wedding next spring, and although she doesn't know the whole story at this time, I would hope she would understand.

SoldiersMom · April 2017

@LoveInDC Thank you again for your advice yesterday. I'm so sorry about your awful coughing. I wish I could offer some sort of remedy

Hugs! Hope you get some rest/relief this weekend.
@50Wife and @starla FX for you in TWW! Hope to join you there next week!
@Cricket648 Your relationship with you MIL sounds wonderful. Reading your answer, I picture you two on a porch, in rocking chairs, knitting together.
@justkeepswimming8 Geez sorry your cousin grew up to be such a buzzkill lol! I guess it's part of growing up but it always really sucks when someone you used to enjoy spending time with becomes someone you can barely tolerate.
@ChristmasCookie Sorry you are dealing with an irregular cycle. It sounds like you are doing everything you can to catch the O when it happens. Good luck to you!
@FLAshley-2 LOL Hide the pickle. That reminds me of A League of Their Own when Mr. Capadino drops off Dottie and Kit at Wrigley then says he's going home to "Give the wife a little pickle tickle"

@kiki75 Way to go one giving yourself your injection! I would probably cry too. I apologize to the dog when I give him his allergy shot.
@Sailing_Mama Yay for sunny Friday and positivity!
@lund That is AWFUL!!! Those poor animals and that poor little girl. So sad all around.
@icecubeinthedesert So sorry for your cruel extended family members. Hopefully you don't have to see them often.
@magnolia131 Ugh! So sorry for such an unjoyful anniversary. All the creepy internet hugs for you

@JennyColada Welcome! Hope your stay is short! I also had an awful commute today. Bad accident. It made me late and since I was already late, I decided to stop at Starbucks haha!

Month/Cycle: 6/6

CD: 12

WAYDTGKU: EPO/PNV, Temping/CM Charting, OPK's, hopefully getting in some concentrated boning this weekend

Pineapple after O

R/R: TGIF!! I may have only worked 3 days this week but my god has it been stressful. Come on 5 pm!!

CS/Q: Nope

GTKY: Do you have a favorite (or least favorite?) family member or IL? Tell me about them.
I'm developing a soft spot for my FIL. He is just a genuinely kind, caring person. He also has an underlying gentle nature about him, despite being a former Marine. He is also always happy, almost jolly.

LoveInDC · April 2017

@Sailing_Mama I haven’t tried ginger yet, but I did do hot water with lemon and honey. No luck or relief yet FX your cycle figures itself out soon!

@lund Your rant mad me so sad and sick to my stomach. I can’t imagine what you must’ve been feeling when you found out. Some people are just twisted individuals. I tried raw honey, but it did nothing! Maybe I’ll try it again? Everything just feels dry and phlem-y at the same time (sorry, gross, I know)

@icecubeinthedesert Another sorta-yogi! Haha I just started home yoga last month. You should join us on the healthy habits check-in next week. I just finished one 30-day yoga challenge and I started another by the same YouTuber (Yoga with Adriene). She’s a lot less crunchy and free form than I’ve seen. If YogaGlo doesn’t hit you, try her out! Either way, I think using a future nursery is a great idea for a yoga room. It’ll be good to have that space filled rather than conspicuously empty. Plus, you’ll get to associate the space with accomplishments and positivity before you give it to your take-home baby I haven’t tried throat coat specifically, but I love tea and licorice, so I would love to try it! Do you just find it at a pharmacy?

@magnolia131 Ugh, how dare TB celebrate such rude anniversary! I took a few DM products, but because the cough is in the back of my throat and not my chest, it does absolutely nothing Thanks for the positive vibes though!

@SoldiersMom As soon as I read your story, I knew I had to tell you what DH and I went through I hope it helps and you and YH figure out what works best for you! Thanks for the kind words! Hugs back at you

JennyColada · April 2017

icecubeinthedesert said:

@JennyColada, welcome! You are in the right place! Coming from your SIL's point of view, try not to hold a grudge. You don't know the struggles she's gone through, and she might have had a legitimate reason it would have been a struggle. I know you both would have lived to have her there. After 2 losses myself, I am not considering TTA for my own sister's wedding next spring, and although she doesn't know the whole story at this time, I would hope she would understand.

I know.

I try not to judge her for it, but she does stuff like this all the time, so it's just frustrating. "I'm definitely coming! No I'm not. Yes I am. Nevermind I can't go. Sounds great! It's not going to work out." I wouldn't mind so much if she didn't always require us to change reservations at the last minute. But *shrugs* It is what it is. But all things considered my in laws are fantastic and super sweet.

AliW220 · April 2017

@lund just wow. faking cancer, that treatment of animal (or lack there of), and sounds like issues caring for her daughter. it's so heartbreaking. That certainly is a good reminder that you never REALLY know someone. I'm sure even those who knew her IRL but not very well didn't know the full extent of everything.

@icecubeinthedesert , first, i'm so sorry for your loss. and that uncles reaction was completely uncalled for. no reason to talk to him for sure! I think turning the to-be nursery into a happy zen place is a fabulous idea.
... and i do have a list... it's a never ending google doc that i can access from any computer or my phone. it works pretty well, but not being able to rip up a finished list is a bummer

icecubeinthedesert · April 2017

@loveindc It's not so much the yoga that feels crunchy. It's just the "positive energy" stuff. But if it gets my mind off the negative things that stress me out, I guess it's real. I think you also hit the nail on the head about actually using this otherwise empty room (which otherwise it's a metaphor for my enjoy uterus). This was actually inspired by @BusinessWife and her continued love of CD. I realized that I've blocked all child related objects from my life, and maybe that's not healthy.

As for throat coat, I think it's sold at most major groceries, and can be found either in the tea aisle or the health food section. My mom introduced me to it back in high school when I had a cold but was really involved in a bunch of choirs, and she really isn't the type to go to whole foods or anything.

ETA I just checked the ingredient list and didn't see any of the things to obviously avoid while TTC.

Cricket648 · April 2017

@Sailing_Mama Fake outs are the worst! I hope it's not, and that you get a temp spike soon, but I'm really sorry if it is!

@lund OMG, that story is so scary! People that abuse animals make me absolutely sick. Internet stranger danger for sure...

@icecubeinthedesert That story about your H's uncle is one of the worst things I've ever hear. How cruel! I'm sorry you had to go through that.

@magnolia131 Thanks for the advice! I think you guys are right, I'm just going to wait. An-O symptoms suck, but I think I'll be glad I waited in the end.

@JennyColada Welcome!

@SoldiersMom That's actually pretty accurate! Your FIL sounds like he's fun to be around!

icecubeinthedesert · April 2017

@jennycolada, I totally understand. That consistent flakiness is very frustrating. Just trying to give my own perspective in case it might shed some light on the situation.

@aliw220, I use Google Keep because it allows check boxes and you can check them off. The best part is the checked off items stay there with a line through them until you delete them. Sometimes I find it motivating to see how much progress I've made. I also shared with DH so we can both contribute and drag priorities to the top of the list

AliW220 · April 2017

@icecubeinthedesert GIRL, you just blew my mind. Holy crap.

supercoolstephy · April 2017

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD: 17

WAYDTGKU: PVN, OPKs, BBT, CM, CP, Essential Oils, RRL tea while WTO, and trying to eat better.

R/R: TGIF!!!! Seriously!!!! But honestly. I’m driving myself insane now. It’s my first cycle since getting my IUD out so I don’t have much to compare it to, but my ovulation was supposed to be today, my digital OPK says high, not peak and it’s been at high for 3 days, and since updating my app to the OPK and temp stats for today my ovulation dates have been completely removed from my calendar. I’ve also been getting pains in my right ovary and my temp spiked yesterday and is higher today. So in general I’m just waiting for FF to tell me I’ve ovulated I guess.

CS/Q:

GTKY: Do you have a favorite (or least favorite?) family member or IL? Tell me about them.

My family has some awesome people and some weirdos. But no one that is particularly my favorite or least favorite. I live across the country for them so I rarely see anyone these days, which is super hard.

edited because I can't seem to remember how to read my cd dates. ugh... TGIF!!!

supercoolstephy · April 2017

@ChristmasCookie it's like you were reading my mind with the digital OPKs today. Ugh.

@Sailing_Mama what essential oils are you using? Always curious to see what others are trying.

*Edited to correct formatting.

doula-mama · April 2017

@supercoolstephy I use two blends, one for my FP (clary sage, fennel, geranium, frankincense, coriander, ylang ylang, cedarwood) and one for LP (marjoram, thyme,geranium, frankincense, ylang ylang, lemon).

flashley-2 · April 2017

@icecubeinthedesert Your gtky makes me cringe. Your Aunt sounds like a jealous nightmare your Hs uncle sounds like a total ass.

@magnolia131 Girl, I'm sorry you're still here. I hope that changes very soon.

mmccorm2014 · April 2017

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD: 3

WAYDTGKU: prenatals, OPKs

R/R: So glad it is Friday! The DH and I are attending a formal fundraiser tomorrow and it is always fun to get dressed up.

CS/Q: Na

GTKY: My mom is my hero. I don't have enough time to even begin to explain my loe and adoration for her. My SIL - likes to stir the pot.

purplg8r · April 2017

@LoveInDC ugh! I hope you feel better!

@50Wife @starla FX for you!!

@Cricket648 ugh! I'm sorry about your classroom!!

@kiki75 I would burst into tears too! It would be so hard to do it to yourself.

@lund what is microbladed? And what a horribly sad story!

@magnolia131 ugh! I'm sorry you had to earn that badge!!

Month/Cycle: 9/6 (2/1 AL)

CD: 29

WAYDTGKU: benched

R/R: my body hates me **TW** I finally stopped bleeding/spotting last week after 80 days. The last time I started having medium flow was exactly 4 weeks after the Methotexate shot & when my hcg levels were cleared so I'm pretty sure that was AF so I counted it as cd1. I started temping again then. Last week, during one of the last days of spotting, I also swore I had EWCM so I started using OPKs again. It was darkish but not positive like I've had in the past & my temps never rose. The opks seem to be getting lighter & when I checked my CP yesterday & the day before, it wasn't high. Cd28 is the latest I've ever O'd & we're past that now. I know it doesn't truly matter because we can't TTC til May 24th but now I'm questioning if the shot/ectopic messed up my cycles and made the O date even longer or not at all. I'm so annoyed. **end TW**

CS/Q:

GTKY: Do you have a favorite (or least favorite?) family member or IL? Tell me about them. Thankfully all of my family is pretty great!!

lund · April 2017

@purplg8r microblading is a form of permanent makeup - a tattoo

Want a personalized experience?

WTO Fri-YAY! 4/21

Re: WTO Fri-YAY! 4/21

Choose Another Board

Search Boards