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WTO Monday 10/30
jrm_14
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Month/Cycle:
CD:
WAYDTGKU:
R/R:
CS/Q:
GTKY: What’s the right way to eat a sandwich-type cookie? (Ex: Oreo, JoJo, Pb sandwich cookies, Whoopie pies, etc).
Re: WTO Monday 10/30
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD: 18
WAYDTGKU: All the things
R/R: Rant - It's monday....it's cold....it's raining. The trifecta of a ranty day.
CS/Q: Still waiting for some O to happen but my other signs are starting to look pretty good. So hopefully I'll turn a positive in the next couple of days. Also, this morning was the first time I actually saw a visible second line on the CBAD when I ejected it. Here's hoping it gets darker. FX.
GTKY: What’s the right way to eat a sandwich-type cookie? (Ex: Oreo, JoJo, Pb sandwich cookies, Whoopie pies, etc).
OMG totally dig this GTKY. My answer really only applies to Oreos and Vienna Fingers, But I eat the frosting out of the middle first and then I dunk the cookies in milk and eat individually. And if anyone says you can eat oreos without Milk they are just crazy.
Month/Cycle: 14/18
CD: 4
WAYDTGKU: letrozole and TI
R/R: ugh, I don't have the emotional energy to type it out again (its in the IF thread), but fuck insurance
CS/Q:
GTKY: What’s the right way to eat a sandwich-type cookie? (Ex: Oreo, JoJo, Pb sandwich cookies, Whoopie pies, etc). I don't eat those
Month/Cycle: 5/6+1ntnp
CD: 4
WAYDTGKU:
R/R: My cycle has been so much more tolerable this month. Hopefully it stays this ways. Lighter, less cramps. I’m super sleep deprived today, though still functioning, so yay!
CS/Q: Nada
GTKY:
Clearly, the first step to eating Oreos is to get double stuff. Then, eat the sides without the filling and smooth the two sides with the filling together. Eat, or dip in almond milk and eat.
Nutty bars are best consumed when slightly chilled, yet still able to pull apart and eat in individual layers.
@nimmle Sometimes if I get really crazy I eat the frosting first, like you.
@nimmle Sorry for a cold, rainy Monday. Hoping you stay warm inside! And yes, totally agree with your gtky answer.
@kiwi2628 I just read your update in the IF thread. No!!! That is such a bummer that insurance might delay it a few more months because of timing and clinic policies.
I will be praying that O comes on time for you (or early) this month so that you can possibly make the cut off!
@jrm_14 Yay for a better cycle. Why are you so sleep deprived today? Hope you sneak in a nap!
Month/Cycle: 6/7 (1 benched)
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: bbt, cm, pnvs, green tea, opks
R/R: Went for a great morning run! I found a recipe to try with my cauliflower rice tonight, so I'll let you all know how it turns out.
(Sort of a rant/rave): There is a chance we may go out of town with some friends this weekend, so I am really hoping O comes this week since I'm not sure what the sleeping arrangements might be for the weekend. And that might make hanging out more challenging. 
CS/Q:
GTKY: What’s the right way to eat a sandwich-type cookie? (Ex: Oreo, JoJo, Pb sandwich cookies, Whoopie pies, etc).
@jrm_14 Great question! I agree with @nimmle on this one.
@jrm_14 to answer your question from a few days ago (lol sorry) the battle of the roof rack was that DH was going to strap our brand new couch on the top of his Honda Civic instead of springing for the delivery.... thankfully I won and our couch is safely in the house!
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD:19
WAYDTGKU: HIO
R/R: had such a weird thing happen last night - we were cleaning our old apartment all day and around 3:00 I just couldn't even stand up anymore, pure exhaustion just waved over me, and then when we got home I got the whole chills and fever and couldn't get out of bed...so I thought oh great it's the flu! Fell asleep around 10, fever broke in the night, and now I'm totally fine this morning. So strange!! I got a flu shot on Wednesday, wondering if that was an immune response to the flu shot + all the exhaustion of moving?
CS/Q: None
GTKY: What’s the right way to eat a sandwich-type cookie? (Ex: Oreo, JoJo, Pb sandwich cookies, Whoopie pies, etc).
The last few times I've eating oreos, I've literally just shoved the whole thing in my mouth....so yah
@nimmle yes! must have milk with the oreos. Do you like the CBAD? I was thinking about trying it this cycle since i'm out of wandfos and I don't need 50 opks after this cycle since we'll be moving to medicated cycle in December.
@kiwi2628 ugh, insurance hoops are the worst.
@jrm_14 glad this cycle is more tolerable. like that you're finding a silver lining in this.
@dukestar5 Morning runners, I'm so impressed by people that get up early to exercise. I just struggle to get out of bed with enough time to make coffee and brush my hair.
@canucklehead123 may have been a response to the shot. I know my temp jumped way up the day after my shot, but came back down the next day.
Month/Cycle: about to start cycle 14
CD: WFAF
WAYDTGKU: right now just the temping later on I will have the alphabet soup
R/R:
CS/Q:
GTKY: What’s the right way to eat a sandwich-type cookie? (Ex: Oreo, JoJo, Pb sandwich cookies, Whoopie pies, etc)
What I love about this question it that I don't know what some of those examples are.(I like learning about regional/cultural differences) What is a JoJo?
Also, you eat an oreo by twisting it apart, if the filling is only on one side you eat the plain cookie side first (be sure to dip in milk) and then eat the other side also dipped in milk.
edit-to remove a random word
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"
@Avrilmai a JoJo is Trader Joe’s version of an Oreo! They’re rather delicious.
I can't get my tags to work! I will be back later to try and fix that!
Month/Cycle: 8/13
CD: 19
WAYDTGKU: All the things
R/R: Rave: One more day until Halloween! I am looking forward to the day and the day being over - I am a crazy Christmas freak so November 1 my house starts it's Christmas transformation. Rant: Monday.
CS/Q: Pretty sure I O'd on CD17 so should be getting crosshairs and switching over to TWW tomorrow.
GTKY: What’s the right way to eat a sandwich-type cookie? (Ex: Oreo, JoJo, Pb sandwich cookies, Whoopie pies, etc). Depends on my mood but definitely always with milk!
@nimmle FX for a positive O soon!
@dukestar5 Congrats on the run! I haven't run in awhile and I miss that feeling. FX for you to O this week.
@canucklehead123 Hope you're feeling better!
Month/Cycle: 4/4
CD:5
WAYDTGKU: charting, pnvs. starting temping and opks this cycle, so i'll have questions!
Rant: monday.
*tw , kids - DS woke up at 3:30 last night and wouldn't sleep without one of us in his room. so I've basically been awake since 3:30, so i need alllll the coffee today. End TW*
Rave - I made veggie lasagna last night for tonight's dinner, so no cooking tonight! woot!
GTKY: What’s the right way to eat a sandwich-type cookie? (Ex: Oreo, JoJo, Pb sandwich cookies, Whoopie pies, etc).
Twist it apart, eat the icing, eat the cookie. simple pleasures. no milk, no fuss. Although, I much prefer a peanut butter or chocolate chip cookie to a sandwich type.
@canucklehead123 I am glad your new couch is safe and sound. I'm sorry about that fever/chills episode. Glad to hear you are feeling better!
@Avrilmai Do you already have pre-AF/PMS symptoms? Mine come about a week before AF and it is so frustrating!
@elolin I love Halloween, but Christmas is also my favorite, so I am excited to break out the decorations too!
@westphilly Good luck starting the temping/charting! A lot of us on here have been doing it for awhile, so feel free to ask all the questions or you can PM me too. (The chartstalk/questions thread is also a good place if it is really specific question). Also, I hope you are able to stay awake today (and hopefully take a nap later)!
Month/Cycle: 3/3 ntnp
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: bleeding again...
R/R: my body is Fing with me.
GTKY: What’s the right way to eat a sandwich-type cookie? (Ex: Oreo, JoJo, Pb sandwich cookies, Whoopie pies, etc).
Um. Usually milk is preferred, but do until almost falling apart. Then eat. Otherwise, shove in your mouth.
@nimmle are you getting a blank circle or a blinking smiley with your CB and the two lines? I still have just a circle (not weird since I am only on CD 11) so just curious.
@kiwi2628hugs for your insurance issues. Insurance stuff sucks.
@jrm_14 are you sleep deprived for the same reason as the rest of the world (world series)? I know so many people in pain today from staying up to watch.
Month/Cycle:5/5
CD: 11
WAYDTGKU:PNV, BBT, CM CP, OPK
R/R: Rave: we have power! Rant:we lost it like, 5 times yesterday. I think a lot of the people in my state still don't have power!
CS/Q: Using Clear Blue this month instead of Wondfo just for giggles with the OPK. Are they less sensitive than wondfo? My wondfo OPK always have two lines, one is just not as dark. But until someone else mentioned it I didn't know that there would BE a second line when the smiley face came because I haven't has one when I ejected yet, even though my wondfos show a second line.
GTKY: What’s the right way to eat a sandwich-type cookie? (Ex: Oreo, JoJo, Pb sandwich cookies, Whoopie pies, etc). I second @canucklehead123 and @Mylitta ..I put that whole thing in my mouthhole. Also...does anyone eat a whoopie pie by taking it apart first? The ONLY way to eat a whoopie pie is together, IMO.
@Avrilmai It's not too bad. Pretty idiot proof in my opinion, but I'm still waiting for the elusive solid smiley at this point. Last cycle was AO so it never happened.
@kiwi2628 Your insurance issue is so awful....I hope it works out sooner rather than later!
@jrm_14 Hooray for a nicer cycle!
@dukestar5 Can't wait to hear what you are making with the cauliflower rice!
@canucklehead123 That is super weird....it definitely could be linked to the flu shot though. I find there's a huge range of reactions to it!
@Avrilmai I don't know what a lot of those cookies are either...I feel so left out up here in Canada!
@westphilly **TW Kids - I feel you on the kid thing - I am still up in the middle of the night to give DD antibiotics at 2:30am and can't get back to sleep after being that awake! - End TW**
@Mylitta I hope your body figures it out and regulates itself soon! It would make life so much easier if our bodies would just cooperate and do what they are supposed to do!
@SmashJam Are you having storms causing the power outages? It's so beautiful right now in the PNW (which is unusual for this time of year) but we had some pretty good winds yesterday...storms are coming!
@nimmle thanks. I may pick one up for this cycle.
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: 2/3
CD: 6
WAYDTGKU: Waiting to get my bbt, PNV, Charting, HIO EOD starting at cd 10. Trying to cut down on Caffeine.
R/R:
Rant: I had some Ink Therapy Saturday, and my thigh HURTS. I had to lay in a most awkward position so he could get most of it done, that my thigh has a huge knot under the new ink. The knot hurts worse than the actual ink.
Rave: Since I had my Ink Therapy, I am felling much better about life and my basketball team. We are still going to be slaughtered tomorrow, but I am no longer extremely put out by the idea. It will be the best we can do.
CS/Q: Nope.
GTKY: What’s the right way to eat a sandwich-type cookie? (Ex: Oreo, JoJo, Pb sandwich cookies, Whoopie pies, etc). I love to stick a fork into the cream and dunk the entire thing at once. If they are stale, then I crumble them up and eat it like cereal.
@nimmle FX for a darker line!
@kiwi2628 Insurance is awful. I'm sorry its not being helpful.
@jrm_14 Hopefully you get nap or to sleep in soon.
@dukestar5 More power to you. Morning runs will be the death of me if I ever have to do them.
@canucklehear123 You and my H. He always does 1 cookie = 1 bite.
Formerly known as Kate08young
August '18 Siggy April Showers:
Married: 7/22/14
Baby L: 8/4/2015 August 2015 Moms
Baby E: 11/18/2016 December 2016 Moms
TTC #3 08/2017 BFP 11/27/2017.
Twin B lost 11/22/2017, Twin A doing well.
@kiwi2628 I'm so so sorry to hear about your insurance trouble. Thinking about you and hoping there's a way things can work out.
@jrm_14 that's great that your cycle has been treating you better! Do you think it's from anything specific (supplements or something)? Also I've got to pick some double stuf to eat them the way you recommended. Yum!!
@canucklehead123 So glad you're feeling better and didn't get really sick!
@dukestar5 Hope you catch O before your weekend away! Where will you be going?
@elolin I'm a huge fan of Christmas too but don't have enough decorations! I need to fix that this year but we'll be out of town for Christmas so I might be too lazy.
Month/Cycle: 5/6
CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: benched
R/R: Half day of work tomorrow then I have the rest of the week off to go to NYC! DH will be working but I'll be hanging out at the hotel and eating yummy food.
CS/Q: It's okay for me to hang out here while benched, right? I like the conversation but don't see anyone else benched posting here.
GTKY: I just eat them, usually without milk. *Gasp* DH thinks I'm crazy, he has to have them with milk always!
DD1: 8/2014
TTC #2: 6/2017
BFP 8/3/2017 | CP 8/4
BFP 10/16/2017 | CP 10/21
BFP 12/18/2017 | CP 12/28
BFP 2/15/2018 | EDD: November 2nd | It's a girl!
DD2: 10/2018
Pic:
Mid right thigh.
Edit: Adding Tag, and putting pic into 2nd spoiler as pic is huge.
Formerly known as Kate08young
August '18 Siggy April Showers:
Married: 7/22/14
Baby L: 8/4/2015 August 2015 Moms
Baby E: 11/18/2016 December 2016 Moms
TTC #3 08/2017 BFP 11/27/2017.
Twin B lost 11/22/2017, Twin A doing well.
Question: how do you know you An-o? Is it just from temps/OPKs? What if you just miss the OPK window and temps are non-conclusive? Is your cycle longer or shorter?
@nimmle fx for O!!
@princesslockness the tattoo looks great - is there a story behind the design?
@offtoneverland ooh jealous of your trip to NYC - what are your plans when there (other than yummy food of course)!?
@westphilly the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility has some examples of anovulatory charts and 'symptoms' of anovulatory cycles that might be helpful to you. I agree with @lalala2004, if you O'd your chart would most likely show the bi-phasic pattern, even if it's slight.
@kiwi2628 oh i'm so sorry. seriously insurance is so messed it. I hope your insurance/nurses can help find a solution.
@jrm_14 i'm behind at catching up, but how are you feeling?
@dukestar5 first off you asked a question last week and i haven't posted in the dailies since then so...MH was on a trip for work in China. He doesn't have to travel there too often, and it was only 10 days, but it really throws off both our schedules. fx O comes soon!
@canucklehead123 that is so odd regarding yesterday but i'm so glad you are better today!
@Avrilmai i didn't know what a jojo is either! (except for a potato jojo)
@elolin fx you get CH tomorrow!
@westphilly love leftover nights.
@SmashJam FX your power stays on now and you've made it through the worst.
@princesslockness love your cookie cereal idea
@offtoneverland I'm happy to have you here! I'd just have to pop into benched to check in on you if you didn't. Have so much fun in NYC! i love relaxing in hotels--it's so great not to see things around the house that should be getting done.
Cycle:16
CD:10
WAYDTGKU: BBT, PNV...that's about all today.
R/R: angry at myself, i went down the rabbit whole of if i get pregnant this cycle...so bad!! then i planned how much time i would take off and how we would road trip to our home state (my parents') for 3-4 weeks....it's bad. I need to stop. rave: i wore a cute dress and booties today with tights and have received multiple compliments and feel very pretty.
CS/Q: posting this before i discard the SUPER low temp from last week. I just think it's funny. My body/I am still trying to figure out how to get consistent temps with the heat on in the house and thicker blankets.
GTKY: What’s the right way to eat a sandwich-type cookie: as they are prepared! don't go messing up the ratio. same with reese's peanut butter cups--different shapes (i.e. pumpkin) do not have the correct peanut butter to chocolate ratio.
@avrilmai @offtoneverland About 20 minutes after I typed that, I started having cramps. Uggggh.
@smashjam @dukestar5 Not sleep deprived due to the World Series! I’m still not feeling well so haven’t been sleeping well. Lots of things on my mind, too, lately.
@elolin it's been raining for like two days straight and windy. I think I saw at one point 100k people were out! That's a lot for my state!
Not super helpful input I guess, haha!
@canucklehead123 We're going to go see Wicked! Those are our only plans set in stone so far. I asked DH to look at restaurants but he has yet to do it.
@blackhottamales I know what you mean. It's so hard to relax around the house sometimes because I can always find something to do. Looking forward to just lounging around watching TV! Also your chart makes me laugh with that big dip! Hope you can work out how to get consistent temps now that it's getting colder. I'd like to put my heated blanket on the bed soon and I'm curious what my temps will do.
@jrm_14 Ugh about your cramps! Hope they go away soon. Are you putting the corn bag thing from your coworker to good use to ease your cramps?
DD1: 8/2014
TTC #2: 6/2017
BFP 8/3/2017 | CP 8/4
BFP 10/16/2017 | CP 10/21
BFP 12/18/2017 | CP 12/28
BFP 2/15/2018 | EDD: November 2nd | It's a girl!
DD2: 10/2018
@elolin. I made cauliflower fried rice! It turned out pretty good, but not as yummy as regular fried rice.
@blackhottamales. Glad to see you back, lady! Glad YH made it home safely from China.
@princesslockness. I feel so silly! I read your post and could not figure out what ink therapy was until I saw @offtoneverland ask to see your tattoo. I was imagine it was some form of art therapy or counseling! Lol Doh!
@offtoneverland. Of course we do not mind! Love having you here, buddy!
@jrm_14 and @SmashJam jumping in here, I've been having very consistent success with the easy@home brand - in case you were looking for another's cheapie option to try.
edit: dang autocorrect
****Tw kids and losses mentioned********* Then dragon fly is for my 2 year old, and the butterfly for my 1 year old. The flower is my marriage. On my other one, it’s just black lined, each flower is for a loss we had before our rainbows.
**************TW ended********
I just found the pictures on google and tweaked them to fit what I liked and wanted.
@offtoneverland Thank you!!My guy does excellent work. I will never go to anyone else.
@dukestar5 My friend, who got me interested in ink calls it that. Now that I’ve seen it done, and have 2 of my own, I 100% feel that it’s a therapy session. Something about all the dopamine being released just resets my mind and gives me a fresher outlook.
Formerly known as Kate08young
August '18 Siggy April Showers:
Married: 7/22/14
Baby L: 8/4/2015 August 2015 Moms
Baby E: 11/18/2016 December 2016 Moms
TTC #3 08/2017 BFP 11/27/2017.
Twin B lost 11/22/2017, Twin A doing well.