WTO Sunday 7/16

MrsFL2015 · July 2017

Month/Cycle:

CD:

WAYDTGKU:

R/R:

CS/Q:

GTKY: What is your dream job? OR If you had to change careers/jobs, what would you do instead? Why?

MrsFL2015 · July 2017

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD: 12

WAYDTGKU: OPKs, diet/exercise, vitamins

R/R: Nothing

CS/Q: Is anyone switching their beauty/home products to avoid chemicals and other harmful substances while TTC? If so, what are some of your favorite products?

I was doing this last year, but got overwhelmed by all the debate about which products are the best. It was also getting a bit expensive. I have a lot of friends that only use the natural products on their kids and I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong by not using them too.

GTKY: What is your dream job? OR If you had to change careers/jobs, what would you do instead? Why?

I work in education, but I honestly think I would have made a great labor/delivery nurse.

fishsticks-n-custard · July 2017

Month/Cycle: 5/3

CD: 3

WAYDTGKU: PNV, Folate, Ubiquinol, DHA, RRL, Pom Juice, tracking CM and attempting CP this cycle, temping (badly due to shift work, waiting for Ava to get here), Preseed, HIO

R/R: Work was so busy yesterday but actually got out on time!

CS/Q: Not at the moment.

GTKY: What is your dream job? OR If you had to change careers/jobs, what would you do instead? Why?
@MrsFL2015 I think I'd probably be a L&D nurse too, or a midwife.
I love my current job, but I don't think I'd do all the school over again given the choice. It was a decade and I feel like I never really had my 20s because I was constantly studying.

justkeepswimming8 · July 2017

Month/Cycle: 6/6

CD: 15

WAYDTGKU: Now just PNV and BBT. Hoping to move over to TWW tomorrow.

R/R: My in laws are driving me crazy at the moment and they make me so anxious to have a child in their family. Unfortunately, DH and I have differing views on the situation…

CS/Q: Link in siggy.

GTKY: Professional T.V. watcher? It’d be awesome if I could get paid for all the T.V. I watch lol

Cricket648 · July 2017

@MrsFL2015 Yes, I have switched a lot of my products, but I'm out right now and bad at remembering exact names of things, so hopefully I'll remember to come back later and share. I hardcore failed at finding a natural deodorant that actually worked, and after months of smelling bad, I had to switch back to a normal one. So, if you find a natural deodorant that works, let me know!

@fishsticks-n-custard I'm glad you got out on time! I have a close friend who's a pediatrician, and she has the exact same feelings about all the school.

Month/Cycle: 4/2

CD: 3

WAYDTGKU: Waiting for AF to leave

R/R: I think AF is winding down, so that's good. I'm going to a wedding flea with a friend who is getting married, and I'm looking forward to it. I never went to any bridal shows or fleas or anything while planning my own wedding, so I've been having fun with hers.

CS/Q: Nope

GTKY: What is your dream job? OR If you had to change careers/jobs, what would you do instead? Why?
I love teaching, and wouldn't mind doing it forever, but I've always wanted to do Speech Therapy. It's a long story, but going right back for my masters in speech and hearing didn't make sense right when I graduated with my undergrad, but I still plan on going back at some point.

Cricket648 · July 2017

@justkeepswimming8 Sorry about your in laws! Hopefully they calm waaay down by then!

charlestonchew · July 2017

Month/Cycle: 6

CD: 12

WAYDTGKU: bbt, opk, preseed, EOD sex

R/R: Thought I was going to ovulate early based on OPK getting a little darker but it hasn't changed since so I'm going to scale back on the sex.

CS/Q:

GTKY: What is your dream job? OR If you had to change careers/jobs, what would you do instead? Why?
A famous singer

Augusta108 · July 2017

Month/Cycle: 8/8

CD: 21

WAYDTGKU: PNVs, BBT, CM, OPKs

R/R: We had a great time at the Shakespeare Festival last night but we're both exhausted this morning. And we have tickets for another play this afternoon, and I have a writing deadline for a book review, and I need to do laundry...All I really want to do is sleep!

CS/Q: Nope.

GTKY: I'm happy working at a library, but I also would have really liked to be a historian. I love research and learning about forgotten stories from the past!

Augusta108 · July 2017

@MrsFl2015, I haven't changed anything out yet, but I've been wondering if I should. I'll be interested to see the answers you get!

@justkeepswimming8, sorry the in-laws are giving you grief. I worry about mine with a grandchild sometimes too, but at least they live out of state and we don't see them very often.

@Cricket648, have fun at the wedding flea! I went to one bridal expo as a bride but it was totally overwhelming, I think these things are a lot more enjoyable as a friend of the bride than as the bride! (But I'm a shy introvert, so wedding planning in general was not really my thing.)

_darth · July 2017

@MrsFL2015 I use The Ordinary, because they are ethical and upfront about their formulations, free of harmful substances, and they make my skin look better than it has ever looked. Oh. Also, they are ridiculously affordable. My regimen dropped from ~130$ to about 16$ a month. Their website can be a bit overwhelming because they are really upfront about what goes into their products, but they have a regimen guide to help you pick and choose.

https://theordinary.com

I'm not plugging them for any self-serving reason, BTW. Just thrilled about finally having good skin at the tender age of 30. And do not feel bad about not jumping on the natural fad. Natural does not always mean safer or better.

@Justkeepswimn You need r/JUSTNOMIL in your life. It's... cathartic. And they have all the good in-law advice. And it passes the time until they go away.

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Month/Cycle: 1/1 TTCAL

CD: 9

WAYDTGKU: Looking for PVNs that are smaller than my thumb, at least.

R/R: My sleep is all messed up so I am brute forcing it and skipping one night (last night). I'm tired-hyper, but it will be worth it because my thermometer arrives today.

GTKY: I was a programmer. I may be one again. But if I had to do it all over, I would be a carpenter and/or a clinical psychologist. My dream job was always ninja, but that's way too much effort.

Stargazer1lily · July 2017

Month/Cycle:12/10

CD:17

WAYDTGKU:bbt,cm,opk,pnv,hio

R/R: Had a great visit yesterday with the in-laws went to looks at the house their interested in buying. It`s a nice house and property but boy were the mosquitoes bad there .

CS/Q:nope

GTKY: What is your dream job? OR If you had to change careers/jobs, what would you do instead? Why? Dream job would be to work with animals not like a vet because I couldn`t do surgery on an animal more like the caring,feeding,trending, type stuff.

doxiemoxie212 · July 2017

Month/Cycle: 3/3 AL

CD: 19

WAYDTGKU: all the sex and things.

R/R: I think I O'd yesterday or the day before but different future temps affect which day ff thinks it is. Good timing either way so I don't really care, but I'm hoping for yesterday because my birthday is July 28, and we're going to napa with my family, and I don't want to worry about testing at all that day if I can

CS/Q:

GTKY: What is your dream job? OR If you had to change careers/jobs, what would you do instead? Why?

Well, I'm in the process of switching careers to graphic design. School ends in august, not that ive learned that much tbh. It turns out I knew a lot already because I was functioning as an art director for so long without realizing. I also think I'd love being a makeup artist but I don't really know how to get into it so meh. Keep it as a hobby.

pebbledam · July 2017

@MrsFL2015 - There have been some really good threads in the past few month about beauty products. I'll come back to paste the links.
@Cricket648 - I have NO idea what a wedding flea is, but it doesn't sound good.......

Month/Cycle: 7/5

CD: 14

WAYDTGKU: pnv bbt opk hio

R/R: 4 mile hike done. Way too hot for hiking. So dead right now.

CS/Q: stupid temp spike this morning from drinking and sleeping for only 3 hours before my hike. I might swap it out for my temp this evening depending on if I sleep better. I always try to use the temp after my longest sleep and I certainly hope I get more than 3 hours before work tonight!

GTKY: I want to be a therapist when I grow up.

Cricket648 · July 2017

@Augusta108 I'm glad your festival was fun! I'm definitely an introvert, too, which is probably why my friend seems so much more "into" wedding planning than I ever was.

@Stargazer1lily I could totally see myself working with animals, too. Maybe as a dog trainer, or boarding animals or something.

@pebbledam Haha! It's just a flea market for wedding things. Did you see any interesting wildlife on your hike?

pebbledam · July 2017

@MrsFL2015 - Back with links for you: The Crunchy Thread and Mid-May Makeup Madness and GTKY Makeup/Beauty Talk
@Stargazer1lily - I'm with you on wanting to work with animals, but NOT being a vet. I could see myself getting really involved in rescue work in the future.

pebbledam · July 2017

@Cricket648 - YES, ACTUALLY! We came across a deer and it stood there for a solid minute before snorting really loudly and running off. I've seen hundreds of deer in my life, but I have never heard one make sounds, so that was really weird and cool! There were a lot of bugs, too and I found a tick crawling on me when we got back to the car.

stemgirl11 · July 2017

Month/Cycle: 5/5

CD: 11

WAYDTGKU: Had sex yesterday and on Friday, going to start taking progesterone or maca soon.

R/R: Started spotting again yesterday after sex

And I've been having lower back/lower belly pains all weekend.

CS/Q: Anyone tried maca root while TTC? My doctor believes that I have post-birth control hormone imbalance and gave me progesterone pills to use from CD 15 through 24 "if I want to". I also read about maca root online, and now I'm not sure which one I should go for because apparently you shouldn't take them at the same time.

GTKY: What is your dream job? OR If you had to change careers/jobs, what would you do instead? Why?
If I wasn't an engineer, I'd love to be a doctor (pediatric oncologist). Medicine is so fascinating and I want to do something that matters.

Cricket648 · July 2017

@pebbledam That's so weird! I've never seen a deer do anything like that! The tick thing is a little scary, but it doesn't sound like it bit you, so hopefully it didn't. Did you save it?
This is a little off topic, but your weird deer story made me think of it...One time I took my students on a field trip to a nature reserve, and we were hiking through the woods. A couple of my boys ran ahead a bit, but they had a chaperone with them that I knew pretty well, so it was alright. Well, all of the sudden the students near the front start screaming bloody murder what I thought was , "Ahmiere!! Ahmiere!!" (a students' name). So as I approached I'm thinking that this student must have fallen off the path down an embankment is now injured (cue panick attack). Turns out it was a deer. They had never seen one before. Haha

justkeepswimming8 · July 2017

@cricket648 - what is a wedding flea?

pebbledam · July 2017

@Cricket648 - That's really cute that they hadn't seen a deer before. We took my friend's dog with us on the hike and he stopped and stared at the deer. He had no clue what it was. I just couldn't believe how loud this deer was and after she bounded off, we heard her snort a few more times (probably warning the other deer to run away). I grew up in the country and wildlife was just a part of life! The tick didn't bite me, thankfully. I didn't think to save it, but I did a very thorough check for more tick friends when I got home.

doxiemoxie212 · July 2017

@stemgirl11 uhhh you might want to ask that in chart stalk. I'd be suuuuper wary of starting progesterone before ovulation. Are you temping? Using opks? Anything to know when ovulation is? I think it's pretty clear that very few women ovulate on cd14. As for maca, I tried it but it made me feel BAD. I can't tolerate caffeine at all and it was like caffeine times 100 for me. I think a few of the IF ladies have tried it too, and they seemed to like it? Or at least not hate it like I did.

stemgirl11 · July 2017

@doxiemoxie212 That's exactly the problem. I haven't managed to get a positive results at all while using OPKs, and my doctor did an ultrasound last month on CD #9 and said it didn't look as if I was going to ovulate in that cycle either. She also told me to stop using the OPKs because chances are I'm just not ovulating and knowing that makes me upset. I've been spotting a lot because apparently my endometrium isn't thickening as it should be, and the doc gave me the progesterone to help with the spotting (also did a pap smear which came back normal). I've been hesitant to take it because I don't want to stop my body ovulating if it eventually figures out it's what it's supposed to do... She scheduled CD21 labs for (late) September at the earliest. I'll check in the chart talk thread though, thanks for the tip

glitzandglitter · July 2017

@Augusta108 - That Shakespeare Festival sounds fun! What are you going to see today?
@doxiemoxie212 - Makeup artist would be cool. I have zero makeup skills and I am always in awe of people who are skilled in that area.
@Stargazer1lily - I'm with you. I admire the people who are able to be vets but I think it would be hard when you had ones you couldn't save come in. I would love to volunteer with animal rescue but DH says no way - I'd bring home all the animals. He knows me too well.

Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: PNV and BBT
R/R: Rant: I slept like crap last night and I have so much to do but all I want to do is nap

CS/Q: nothing to see yet
GTKY: What is your dream job? OR If you had to change careers/jobs, what would you do instead? Why? I wish I could stay home but that doesn't work for us so I am a teacher. This will be my 14th year and I still love it

fishsticks-n-custard · July 2017

@pebbledam My sister is a vet tech and did a lot of work with animal rescue from natural disasters in the past (worked in NO after Katrina). She loved it but it was hard on her emotionally too.

@Cricket648 That's so cute that they'd never seen a deer. Makes me smile.

@stemgirl11 *possible TW* I thought about going back to do a pediatric fellowship, but really sick, hurt kids just destroy me. I can handle them infrequently but if it was all I was doing, I think I'd lose it. *end TW*

Augusta108 · July 2017

@glitzandglitter, we're seeing I Heart Juliet, a "hip-hop" retelling of Romeo and Juliet. We've heard it's really good!

stlgirl62331 · July 2017

Month/Cycle: 4/3
CD: 40!
WAYDTGKU: Praying to the good Lord
R/R: Rant: I've never had over a 32 day cycle until now. Had a positive digital opk cd13. I swear I had another positive cheapie opk today? Yet I thought I may have ovulated last week... I started temping on Wednesday in case this happens again. Should have known better.
CS/Q:
GTKY: What is your dream job? OR If you had to change careers/jobs, what would you do instead? Why? I am currently trying to get an at home job with a heath care company. Good benefits and more flexibility to be home with the little ones, if I can ever ovulate to produce them!

doxiemoxie212 · July 2017

@stlgirl62331 what makes you think you haven't ovulated yet? positive opks can also be a sign of pregnancy. Maybe pee on a preg test?

pebbledam · July 2017

@stlgirl62331- It's possible to have false LH surges (which is what OPKs check for) without ovulating. Are you temping? Temping and ultrasound are the only ways to confirm ovulation. How long have you been off BC? I didn't ovulate until CD60 last cycle, which I confirmed by temping. I had three LH surges that cycle.

stlgirl62331 · July 2017

@doxiemoxie212 it's really just been a guessing came since I didn't ovulate with the first surge. And that's what I thought with the last surge on July 4th, But the hpt was negative. At this point I'm just tired of the Bfns!
@pebbledam I assume what I've been seeing are false lh surges. I don't temp. I use opks and track cm&cp. Though I have learned my lesson and I started temping on Wednesday to get the hang of it. I've been off of BC for 3 years now. So sorry you're having such long cycles and late ovulation. It's enough to drive you crazy sometimes!

catlady1215 · July 2017

Out and about today. I'll try to come back later for some commenting.

Month/Cycle: 3/3 after a couple losses

CD: 14

WAYDTGKU: temping, OPKs, pom juice

R/R: I can't possibly have a rant cause we're off for the next week. We spent the day today at this local lake/beach

CS/Q: no questions. Just for stalking

GTKY: What is your dream job? OR If you had to change careers/jobs, what would you do instead? Why?
Im in a medical profession now... which can be depressing obviously. So if I ever changed, I'd want something super fun and uplifting. Maybe something with planning/throwing events

ChloandCoco · July 2017

P&G today but I'll be back on a computer tomorrow.

Month/Cycle: 3/3 (1/1 AL)

CD: 4

WAYDTGKU: PNV, tracking cm, OPKs, preseed, and HIO.

R/R: No more headache!

CS/Q: not at the moment

GTKY: What is your dream job? OR If you had to change careers/jobs, what would you do instead? Why? I love the job that I have now (I'm an Analyst), but I would love to work 6 hours a day instead of 8 when the kids are in school.

Cricket648 · July 2017

@justkeepswimming8 It was just a flea market specifically for wedding things. We didn't find anything useful, but it was still fun.

@stemgirl11 I agree with @doxiemoxie212 about the progesterone. I'm sorry if I missed it, but are you temping? If not I would seriously recommend it. I've had tons of long cycles in the past, and temping has been soooo helpful.

@stlgirl62331 I'm sorry about your cycle troubles, but I'm glad to see that you started temping. I haven't ovulated since November(?), but have had many false surges on OPKs and 90+ day cycles, so I know how frustrating those long cycles can be. Honestly, temping kept me sane through it all (so I didn't constantly think I was KU), and gave me some data to bring with me when I finally went to the doctor. Good luck!

cm716 · July 2017

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD:11

WAYDTGKU: TW** I am pretty sure we're officially done weaning. I only nursed three times this last week and am not engorged. I let my son nurse last night and could tell he wasn't getting much. I ended just unlatching him to prevent letdown. So, hoping my body will return to full fertility soon. Other than that sex and WTO in the most literal sense of the word. I'm hoping to ovulate this cycle but so far haven't seen the signs. I may be out for this month... we'll see.

R/R I had the most amazing birthday dinner. We ate a Brazilian Churrarisco (sp?).It's where they bring all the meat around on skewers. I'm pretty sure I ate my weight in meat. Yum. Also, I turned 30 and instead of feeling old like I thought I would, I feel really young still.

CS/Q none as of right now.

GTKY: What's your dream job? I've been watching lots of million dollar listing LA lately and selling houses on the beach looks like amazing fun.

fishsticks-n-custard · July 2017

@cm716

*TW*

How are you doing with weaning hormones? A bunch of my friends got very weepy and depressed. I'm worried about that when I get to that point.

lurvleybunchococonuts · July 2017

*lurking from tww*
@stlgirl6233 thank the sweet baby jebus I haven't been subjected to a CRAZY long cycle like @pebbledam & @Cricket648 (those girls are SAINTS imo) but I hear ya girl! Had a 43 day cycle a few months back before I started tracking anything. It was maddening, I was peeing on so many sticks, convinced I was KU. Made an appt with my pcp because I *NEVER* had irregular cycles after getting my uid out. Yeah, got my period the day of my appt, my doc essentially rolled her eyes at me, and I felt like an idiot LMAO. Tldr our bodies suck sometimes and I hope you either get AF or a BFP sooner rather than later.
ETA: words

cm716 · July 2017

@fishsticks-n-custard
**TW not too bad. My son never taking a cup meant not being able to leave for more than about three hours in 11 months and if I did, he had a REALLY hard time. I was super done nursing on an emotional level if that makes sense? Also, we are almost postive this pregnancy will be our last so I was also motivated because of that.meaning the faster I wean, the faster I can get pregnant, faster I'll bevdone

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