WTO Sunday 6/4

petethecat · June 2017

Month/Cycle:

CD:

WAYDTGKU:

R/R:

CS/Q:

GTKY: Stolen from TWW- If you can't get to sleep at night, what do you do to help yourself fall asleep?

petethecat · June 2017

Month/Cycle: 3/3 (2AL)

CD: 6

WAYDTGKU: BBT, CM, PNV, B6, green tea, HIO

R/R: AF is in her way out! Last cycle I was heavy for like a week and I was not about it. Yay! Also, it was supposed to storm today but I think it's going to end up being pretty nice. Yesterday afternoon was our first time in the lake this summer (we live on one) and it felt amazing! I'm hoping to get to go down and float some more this afternoon. I can't think of any rants today.

CS/Q: No.

GTKY: Stolen from TWW- If you can't get to sleep at night, what do you do to help yourself fall asleep?
Take a Benadryl or Unisom Sleep Tab and PTFO!

millpe · June 2017

Month/Cycle: 6/7 (I decided to start including my 2 months of NTNP into my count)

CD: 14

WAYDTGKU: PNV, B6, CM, BBT, HIO

R/R: Finished more landscaping yesterday! I still have 6 bushes to plant (plus more I still need to buy)! Still waiting for a peak on my CBAD and a positive OPK. I had a crazy high temp yesterday that must have been a fluke because today is crazy low. Oh and my sister is coming to clean my house today!

CS/Q:

GTKY: Stolen from TWW- If you can't get to sleep at night, what do you do to help yourself fall asleep? I am a really good sleeper. I almost never have a problem falling asleep, but if do I either just get up for awhile or lay there until I fall asleep.

pebbledam · June 2017

Month/Cycle: 5/4

CD: 44

WAYDTGKU: Waiting for new cycle

R/R: Yesterday was the perfect end of my weekend. Back to work today, but I'm going to hit the gym before my afternoon nap.

CS/Q: nah

GTKY: I generally don't have trouble falling asleep if I'm sleeping at night. If we're talking sleeping during the day and I really can't fall asleep I have to get up for a little bit and try again later. I usually eat something, which is terrible for my metabolism. I almost always take melatonin and some other sleep aid during the day because I struggle staying asleep.

pebbledam · June 2017

@kbamomma33 - Yay for rant-less days!
@MrsMiller8588 - I need to do some landscaping in the front yard. What sort of bushes are you planting?

doxiemoxie212 · June 2017

Month/Cycle: 2/2 AL

CD: 2

WAYDTGKU:bleeding

R/R: omg guys. Can I tell a TMI story? So I went to bed last night with a tampon and Thinx undies on because I knew Day 2 of my period was coming and things were gonna get bloody. Woke up 7 hours later to that sort of "gush" feeling so I run to the bathroom. But here's the thing, the Thinx undies I was wearing run big. I don't know what happened, but next thing I know there's blood eevveerryywwhheerree. Like, the floor, the toilet, the bathroom rug, up the walls, all over the scale, down my calves (but not my thighs??) and my feet. And our bathroom tile is so terrible and stains so easily I think it now permanently looks like I murdered someone in there. DH heard me basically panic screaming and comes in to see what's going on and was just like omg omg omg are you dying? I sprayed the whole bathroom down with bleach for a good soak, but let me tell you: what a fun experience to have with vertigo. In other news, if you'd like to purchase a pair of Thinx undies, order down a size.

CS/Q: no

GTKY: Stolen from TWW- If you can't get to sleep at night, what do you do to help yourself fall asleep? I can't take meds (even Benadryl) because for whatever reason they last about 4 days on me. For a while listening to Harry Potter books on tape worked. Now DH is addicted to that but I can't fall asleep with it, so I have to wait for DH to fall asleep to turn it off. Then I sing songs in my head that can't get stuck in them (row row row your boat, silent night, etc) while picturing clouds gliding past me overhead. It's a process. One of DHs favorite stories of me is that I told him early in our relationship that I tried counting sheep to go to sleep, but eventually the sheep would just go too quickly and start stampeding the fence.

Stargazer1lily · June 2017

Month/Cycle: 10/8

CD:23

WAYDTGKU:bbt,cm,opk,pnv,hio

R/R: Last fall a friend gave H a chicken because all his other chickens were killed by a fox, now H`s friend wants the chicken back after we took care of it all winter. It`s not that we don`t want to give her back its just we`re worried she`ll get kill being an only chicken at his place.

CS/Q:nope

GTKY: Stolen from TWW- If you can't get to sleep at night, what do you do to help yourself fall asleep? Reading makes me sleepy unless it`s a really good book.

holly321 · June 2017

Month/Cycle: 5/3

CD: 3

WAYDTGKU: I start clomid in 2 days, u am temping and going to HIO

R/R: DH got home really late and won't get his butt out of bed, so I am annoyed because I don't know what to get into today.

CS/Q: none

GTKY: Stolen from TWW- If you can't get to sleep at night, what do you do to help yourself fall asleep? I use lavender oil

holly321 · June 2017

@doxiemoxie212, that sounds awful! Good luck getting the stains out!

garnetandgoldgrace · June 2017

Mobile bumping so I'll just make this quick with a question. I'm super confused. My Wondfo OPKs are blazing positive but I keep getting negative on the clear blue digital...
so what should I trust??

vflux33 · June 2017

**lurking from TWW**

@garnetandgoldgrace Trust the wondfo. I once did both wondfos and CBAD in a cycle and the CBAD never went to "peak". If I hadn't been using both, I would have missed my surge. After that I stopped buying CBADs.

hedgepig · June 2017

@kbamomma33 Wow, the lake sounds wonderful! I swam in our pond for the first time yesterday, but lakes are even better. Do you live RIGHT on the lake?

@pebbledam Yay for perfect weekends!

@doxiemoxie212 What a period disaster! Especially to have that happen first thing in the morning

Actually, I bled through my Thinx for the first time ever yesterday.... BUT, this is the heaviest period I've ever had and all of my Thinx are for light or medium flow days, so I guess it's to be expected.

@Stargazer1lily How can they give you a chicken and then ask for her back, especially because she probably just started laying again?! Psh.

Month/Cycle: 6 total, 2 AL

CD: 3

WAYDTGKU: Just started temping this morning! Will be doing lots more when I'm done bleeding...

R/R:
Rave: This is the first weekend that has been completely free/reserved for fun stuff in forever. I got to sleep in both days and we're going to play more D&D today!
Rant: The first day of finals week is tomorrow and I don't know what I'm going give as my final...

CS/Q:

GTKY: Stolen from TWW- If you can't get to sleep at night, what do you do to help yourself fall asleep?
I do a counted breathing meditation or a full body relaxation meditation.

Augusta108 · June 2017

@kbamomma33, an afternoon spent floating on a lake sounds so good right now! I'm still adjusting to the summer heat and got pretty miserable yesterday after being outside for a few hours.
@MrsMiller8588, I'm jealous you hardly ever have trouble falling asleep. It always takes me a while to wind down from the day, regardless of what I do immediately before bed.
@pebbledam, I'm glad you had a perfect weekend before getting back to work today!
@doxiemoxie212, sorry you started your day with such an awful mess! I will keep that in mind about the Thinx if I ever try them.
@stargazer1lily, I'd be pretty upset if I had to give up an animal I'd been taking care of that long, especially if I didn't think it was going back to a safe home!
@hedgepig, yay for free weekends that let you just have fun! I hope inspiration for your final comes soon so you don't have to worry about it too much.

Month/Cycle: 6/7

CD: 12

WAYDTGKU: OPKs, PNVs, green tea, CM, BBT, Preseed

R/R: We had a fun time yesterday at the Soda Festival! My favorite "quirky" flavor is still Americana Huckleberry, but my favorite new one I tried yesterday was actually a black cherry one from Natural Apothecary. I also give creativity points to the zombie-themed company "Asylum" that had people wandering around in undead makeup to promote their brand. Unfortunately it was insanely hot so I didn't feel great for the rest of the day after being out in the sun consuming all that sugar, even though we took frequent shade/water breaks. But it was still worth it.

CS/Q: Nope, getting close to FW! I'm hoping things will go better this month than last time since DH hasn't had to work as much and is considerably less tired. *fingers crossed*

GTKY: I either count backwards or listen to a non-fiction history audiobook I've listened to before. Some of them have really soothing narrators so I can listen for a bit and be distracted from my "OMG, I can't sleep" feelings (ever since I was little I've gotten panicked about not being able to sleep really easily for some reason), then be lulled into sweet slumber...

holli0801 · June 2017

Month/Cycle: 5/5

CD: 5

WAYDTGKU: PNV, OPK, healthy diet and exercise

R/R just crabby, honestly... so over AF

CS/Q:

GTKY: Stolen from TWW- If you can't get to sleep at night, what do you do to help yourself fall asleep?
Wine helps!.... I don't usually have much trouble sleeping. I'll just read or watch bad TV until tired...

millpe · June 2017

@pebbledam I don't even know the names! I am super bad with plants but I just picked some I liked that are full sun. We've been rock landscaping the last 2 weeks and now we are finally starting to get some plants in. Hopefully I can keep them alive. And I could use some gym motivation if you have any to spare.

@kbamomma33 Yay for AF on her way out and NO rants!! Have an awesome day!

@doxiemoxie212 Sorry about the murder scene this morning and that you are still dealing with vertigo! I hope the rest of your day gets better!

@Augusta108 That soda festival sounds fun! It's been really hot where I am too! I love the heat though so I will take it whenever I can in North Dakota!

millpe · June 2017

@garnetandgoldgrace Are you also temping? I would definitely trust it and put the positive in FF but keep temping and peeing on things until you get your crosshairs.

garnetandgoldgrace · June 2017

@vflux33 -- I don't use the digital advanced that does the blinky smiley and then non-blinky smiley. I just do the one that's either a smiley or not. So far... never have seen a single smiley face on this thing.

But if you saw my Wondfos compared next to it you would be scratching your head. Temps are still down though. so... wtf.

@MrsMiller8588 -- Yes, i am temping. I will post chart below... they aren't jumping up yet and I am just wondering what's going on. So confusing.

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD: 17

WAYDTGKU: I am literally having so much sex I think my vagina might be made of steel at this point.

R/R: WTF is up with these stupid OPKs?! I should just stop taking OPKs. Positive Wondfo and negative Clearblue digital. Temps are staying down but my CM is egg white. I forgot how annoying this whole process is.

CS/Q: Here's my chart. I dunno... thoughts?

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/f7/b0j6mp51z94i.jpg

GTKY: Stolen from TWW- If you can't get to sleep at night, what do you do to help yourself fall asleep?

*TW*
I have a toddler. At this point in life I don't have a problem falling asleep but I tend to use netflix, youtube and facebook to help otherwise.

@hollieileen- what is your diet like? anything you are avoiding?

doxiemoxie212 · June 2017

@garnetandgoldgrace maybe your LH surges happen longer before O?

vflux33 · June 2017

@garnetandgoldgrace No harm HIO just in case later temps make it clear the wondfos are right. What @doxiemoxie212 said could also be true--I think that's the case for me judging by timing of temp rises (unless my/your body takes longer than average to react to the heat of the progesterone).

millpe · June 2017

@garnetandgoldgrace I would just keep doing what you are doing for now. Holy crap you've been getting busy! Just remember you don't O until 12-36 hrs (I think) after positive OPK and the temp doesn't rise until the day after.

purplg8r · June 2017

@kbamomma33 I hope it stays nice

@MrsMiller8588 yay for more landscaping!

@pebbledam I've tried melatonin but it didn't do anything!

@doxiemoxie212 I'm so sorry about your rough morning!

@Stargazer1lily uh. No. You don't give someone something and then later ask for it back!

@holly321 hopefully your H is up now!

@garnetandgoldgrace how many days have you gotten a + Wondfo but not the other? I always get one day of just + Wondfo first, sometimes 2.

@hedgepig yay for sleeping in!

@Augusta108 those sound delicious!

@hollieileen I'm sorry you're crabby!

Month/Cycle: 10/7 (4/2 AL)

CD: 23

WAYDTGKU: temping, opks, PNVs, CoQ10

R/R: had a good 4 mile run, went shopping, then going to a soccer game later. Fun except it's supposed to rain again so it's gonna be wet and gross.

CS/Q: anxiously awaiting a +OPK. I keep thinking its close and I get so annoyed. But then I keep reminding myself that if the longer it holds off, the less days I'll have AF during our beach week with H's whole family (unless I'm a SS and get KU)

GTKY: Stolen from TWW- If you can't get to sleep at night, what do you do to help yourself fall asleep? Nothing. I lay there and stress about the time ticking by. I haven't found anything that helps me fall asleep (even meds only help keep me asleep, not fall asleep)

babycakesday · June 2017

Hi! I hope you can some patience while I catch up and gtky all!

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD: 3

WAYDTGKU: Exercise and healthy eating and lots of sex.

R/R: DH let me sleep in and woke up with ds this morning. I didn't even need my usual cup of coffee today.

CS/Q: none

GTKY: Stolen from TWW- If you can't get to sleep at night, what do you do to help yourself fall asleep? I've been working in this lately. 10 months of MOTN feedings have me programmed. This past week white noise has helped me get back to sleep.

holli0801 · June 2017

@garnetandgoldgrace I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables... raspberries, blueberries, pomegranate juice and spinach several servings each day plus whatever else... fair amount of healthy fats, like avocado and olive oil daily. I don't eat much red meat and I eat fish at least once a week... I never eat fast food, eat organic with no artificial flavors or colors... don't eat much processed food... I drink as much water as I can stand and rarely have caffeine other than green tea. I do still drink my wine but avoid over doing it... I was taking macaharmony (maca root supplement) along with my PNV but stopped after my last cycle was 5 days longer than usual... so this month I've kind of decided to keep it simple... stick with healthy diet, exercise and lots of sex.

JNCPro3130 · June 2017

Hey, everyone! I intro'd last week so I'm jumping in here.

@kbamomma33, hanging out at the lake sounds fantastic! I love being in and around water anytime I can!

@mrsmiller8588, I've been trying to do landscaping too. I still need to trim our bushes and get a few more bags of mulch, but I finished weeding and pulling vines. It's so nice to come home to a nice looking home. Also, I wish someone would come clean my house! Nice!!

@pebbledam, good for you getting to the gym. I'm so unmotivated!

@doxiemoxie212, good gracious, girl! That's horror film kind of period! Good luck getting everything clean!

@Stargazer1lily, what's up with your friend wanting the chicken back? That seems so strange. I think you should keep it!

@garnetandgoldgrace, I loled at "I think my vagina might be made of steel". Based on your chart... dang! You must be tired!!

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD: 2

WAYDTGKU: Not much at the moment. AF is in full force. PNV and tracking temps and CM for a few months

R/R: it's been quite a rainy week. It poured today, so it's been a nice lazy day. I'm a teacher who's recently out for the summer so I'm enjoying it!

CS/Q: I've been charting my cycles (temps & CM) Since January. *TW I did to help get pregnant with DS also. *end TW This past month FF wasn't able to pinpoint my O date and I originally worried I was having a crazy long cycle but AF came on schedule. I've woken up super hot this month and was really stressed around FW (had trouble sleeping). Has anyone else had trouble with tracking before? Do you think it was just a weird month? Any tips?

GTKY: Stolen from TWW- If you can't get to sleep at night, what do you do to help yourself fall asleep? I typically don't have trouble sleeping. The times I do, I'll turn on Netflix and watch a movie I've seen a thousand times. I'm not missing anything so I'm not trying to stay up to watch it but it's nice background noise.

doxiemoxie212 · June 2017

@JNCPro3130 are you doing OPKs? Could you post your chart to see how off it is?

JNCPro3130 · June 2017

@doxiemoxie212, I'm on my phone so im sorry if this is huge. I'm not using OPKs since temping and tracking CM has been working for me.

onlywantone · June 2017

Month/Cycle: month 3/cycle 5

CD: 8, anyone else?

WAYDTGKU: having sex during fw. going to try eod this time. i don't think i need opks anymore; my cycle has been consistent.

R/R: i just booked a flight to portland to search for houses to buy!

CS/Q: naw

GTKY: Stolen from TWW- If you can't get to sleep at night, what do you do to help yourself fall asleep? practice mindfulness. do a body scan. yeah, i'm a hippie dippy psychologist. that's what i do.

doxiemoxie212 · June 2017

@JNCPro3130 that looks like an anovulatory cycle to me - the pros of using OPKs is that in this situation you're given another data point to look at. In this case, I think either your body produced fertile CM but you didn't ovulate (your temps indicate you did not), OR you did ovulate, but there's user error with the temperatures (time changes? or room temperature issues and mouth breathing?). OPKs could help indicate which is true. This might be a good question for the chart stalk thread, though - I certainly do not have the most experience with charting of the ladies on these boards.

holli0801 · June 2017

@onlywantone I love Portland!! Congrats and best of luck on the house search!

pebbledam · June 2017

@Stargazer1lily - Why does this friend think the chicken will be safe now?
@garnetandgoldgrace - I would trust the wondfos based on my previous experience. Maybe the sensitivity on the CB is lower (aka higher threshold to be positive). Just like you mark the most fertile CM for the day, I would mark the OPK as positive on FF. My vagina cringed when I saw your chart.
@hedgepig - I'm glad you got to *play* D&D! I always take forever developing characters! Just as an FYI, temps can fluctuate a lot during AF. I don't usually start temping until CD8-ish.
@purplg8r - I take A LOT of melatonin. Sorry you have so much trouble sleeping; I don't know how you have the energy to run!
@babycakesday - I'm impressed that YH got up with your DS.
@JNCPro3130 - I would override to mark CD14 as O. All the other evidence points to it. The reason you aren't getting CHs is because you missed temping on the 3rd day after O. FF wants those 3 consecutive days to confirm O. I'm so jealous of your perfect 27 day cycle. Is cycle envy a thing?
@onlywantone - Are you and/or YH starting a new job in Portland soon? Month 3 with 5 cycles? How short are your cycles?

JNCPro3130 · June 2017

@doxiemoxie212, thank you so much for your reply. I may jump over to the chart stalk thread. Thank you again!

garnetandgoldgrace · June 2017

@doxiemoxie212 -- perhaps. I didn't know that was a thing but I am constantly learning more and more about my body.
@vflux33 -- every morning I wake up thinking "ok surely the temp went up today????"
@MrsMiller8588 -- we have to just HIO constantly because I can't trust these OPKs or anything really. I have pretty inconsistent timing.
@purplg8r-- I feel like 3-4 days of positive Wondfo but no smiley on the digital. obviously something is up here.
@hollieileen-- sounds legit. I really need to get my ass in gear with diet. I admire your hard work on that front.
@pebbledam -- okie dokie I will put them in and just see what happens. Looking for a temp rise tomorrow.... come on, body. Do the thing. Also, yes. I can't believe my vag is handling this so well. hahah

hedgepig · June 2017

@pebbledam Haha, yep, we definitely spent half the time making characters, but that's my favorite part anyways. I rolled one of the worst characters ever, but the DM ruled it to be too underpowered and I did better the next time

Thanks for the tip about temping and AF! I'm going to keep doing it so I can get in the habit, but I won't worry if they're all whacky.

Edit: wrong tag

mangoandguava · June 2017

**newbie warning**

@kbamomma33 the lake sounds amazing! I hope the weather's good again for you!

@doxiemoxie212 OMG. O.O I'm so sorry you had to deal with cleaning that up first thing this morning! Also, EW I'm sorry you had to deal with that at any time ever! I will always remember Thinx run big now though, so thank you!

@Stargazer1lily he wants his chicken back?! After you've kept it safe all winter? I would tell him you named it and are attached and it's now part of your family, because no he's not getting it back to be a lonely chicken that might be dessert for the fox. (ahem... I am also the kind of person who would have named it and gotten attached.)

@onlywantone Yay, house hunting! I love doing that - although I'm usually looking for rentals, haha - and from what I hear Portland is amazing! My brother and his GF moved out there this past winter (they wound up driving through that massive snowstorm that hit ... basically everywhere between Alabama and Oregon) and they love it!

Month/Cycle: I'm calling this the Null Cycle because I know nothing.

CD: 1

WAYDTGKU: Not a whole very much right now.

R/R: I hurt, I just had my first 10-hour shift at work, I'm irritable, and there's no chocolate in this whole stinking house. But the cat is loving on me, and DH just got home. So it balances out.

CS/Q: I apologize for being a noob, but I do have a couple of questions. I don't have TCOYF handy right this second, but I saw where pebbledam doesn't usually temp once AF arrives until day 8. Is that standard? Do some of you temp during AF? Is there a benefit to doing so or not doing so? Also, how does a fluctuating schedule affect it? I've got 7-12 weeks of working 4 10s (11AM - 10PM), but after that (and possibly even a little bit before that), my schedule could start anywhere from 7AM to 1PM. Obviously moving later wouldn't be a problem, because I could just keep my alarm set where it is now, but moving earlier would be a significant change.

GTKY: Stolen from TWW- If you can't get to sleep at night, what do you do to help yourself fall asleep? I'm currently taking notes on everyone else's, because I don't have anything reliable. I do try to use a Bath and Body Works chamomile concoction and guided relaxation-type meditation, but I am bad about... forgetting about them when I can't sleep... usually because I'm irritated...

pebbledam · June 2017

@poandhendrix - From my understanding, the people who temp during AF is just to stay in the routine of it. Also, those that temp vaginally don't temp during AF for obvious reasons. But, speaking of temping vaginally it is supposed to be more accurate, which could be helful while you're working different shifts. As someone who works nights, I will say that temping is challenging. Everyone is different regarding what affects their temps and by how much. The most important factor for me is that I actually temp after my longest sleep. If I only sleep for 2 hours and temp it's going to super unpredictable. It will get easier with experience. I rely heavily on CM and OPKs to help clue me in on FW since my temps can be hard to track.

ETA- Most people would recommend temping at the same time if at all possible. Maybe try setting your BBT alarm at 0600 (or whatever time you would have to wake up to be at work by 0700) for everyday and going back to sleep after temping if you work later that day?

Stargazer1lily · June 2017

@poandhendrix We did name the chicken "hoppy" because she had a broken leg when the friend gave her to us
the lone survivor of the fox massacre. Now she has a hop when she runs.

pebbledam · June 2017

@Stargazer1lily - KEEP HOPPY. You can't get rid of an animal you've named! Tell YH's friend to buy a new chicken.

Stargazer1lily · June 2017

@pebbledam H didn`t end up taking Hoppy with him when he left to work at the friends place so maybe they`ll work something out this week cuz I`m not giving the hoppy back she fits in really well with the other girls.

mangoandguava · June 2017

pebbledam said:

@Stargazer1lily - KEEP HOPPY. You can't get rid of an animal you've named! Tell YH's friend to buy a new chicken.

This exactly! Hoppy is definitely your chicken now, not his.

Also, @pebbledam, thank you for answering my questions! I figured the answer to a variable schedule would be "earliest possible alarm" and then go back to sleep... I guess I'm setting a 5:30 alarm then.

millpe · June 2017

@poandhendrix Hi! I'm just jumping in to say it's my understanding that the consistent time is more important for each cycle. It does not necessarily have to be the same always. So if you have 7-12 weeks of your current schedule I wouldn't worry about the 530am alarm this month

petethecat · June 2017

Sorry for posting and ghosting yesterday guys. We had guests and I got really busy with cooking and everything, but I'm reading everyone's posts and passing out the love tits today.

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