TWW Tuesday 6/19

lulu1180 · June 2018

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Month/Cycle:

CD/DPO:

Timing:

Typical LP length:

Testing:

R/R:

CS/Q:

lulu1180 · June 2018

Month/Cycle: 25/?

CD/DPO: 16/6

Timing: -1, -2, -4

Typical LP length: ~15 days

Testing: hahahahhah yeah right, not unless AF is late

R/R: Hoping that the week flies by so vacation comes soon! And hoping the weather cooperates so the porch swing DH made me can get finished and hung up before I leave.

CS/Q: nope

catlady2015 · June 2018

@lulu1180 - oh, yay! DH made you a porch swing? That sounds amazing! I love men who are handy and can build stuff ... where are you guys going on vacation?

lulu1180 · June 2018

@catlady2015 Me too! It saves us so much money! A few weeks ago, he also made me a pot & pan rack out of pipe!

We're splitting the week between DC and Philly. I've never been to either so I'm excited about all of the cool things to see!

catlady2015 · June 2018

Month/Cycle: 8/9

CD/DPO: 22/8

Timing: -2

Typical LP length: 12

Testing: probably Thursday at 10dpo.

R/R: feeling sick this morning, but have to suck it up and go to work anyway. Hoping I can make it an easier day or use my lunch time to take a nap.

CS/Q: temp dip this morning. Need to keep reminding myself it's likely an secondary estrogen surge (which I usually get around 9dpo) and nothing out of the ordinary! Chart in spoiler if anyone cares to stalk!

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projectalice · June 2018

@lulu1180 lucky lucky, where are you going for vacation???

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD/DPO: 27/11

Timing: -3, -2, 0, +1, +2

Typical LP length: not sure. Going with 14 days for now

Testing: since 9dpo and just bfn.

R/R: i'll be out of wondfos soon. I have lots of opks, but didn't get many pregnancy tests.

CS/Q: my chart is so effed.

lulu1180 · June 2018

@catlady2015 Sorry you're not feeling well. I hope you feel better soon or that you can at least take a partial day and go home to nap.

@projectalice We're splitting a week between DC and Philly. As for your chart, are you temping at the same time every day and getting at least 4 hours sleep prior? Also, just an FYI, +2 timing would not be included in your FW; it only goes from -5 to +1 and +1 is included because the egg survives 12-24 hours after being released and if you O late on O day then the sperm could still possibly catch the egg.

catlady2015 · June 2018

@lulu1180 - thankfully, I work from home. So I can just sign off if need be and nap. I hope i won't need to, but at least I can!

sparklingdiamond · June 2018

CD/DPO: 46/ either 9 or 10 dpo

Timing: Good either way

Typical LP length: I think 13 days

Testing: I did yesterday and today. Possible TW

I swear there was a faint line on my test yesterday morning. But the ones today were negative. It was a wondfo, so I didn't think those were prone to evap lines?

R/R: Another open circle for me because of a restless night. Also I so wish we could know we were pregnant based on symptoms. Like my boobs continuing to hurt and my nauseousness.

CS/Q:

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meri-mac · June 2018

**Lurking from WTO**
@sparklingdiamond Fx for you, hun. I wish symptoms were more helpful too.

grangerhp37 · June 2018

@lulu1180 That sounds like an awesome trip!! I live near DC so I go fairly often, but I’ve only been to Philly once and would love to go back. Enjoy!

@catlady2015 One of many reasons why I would love to work from home!

@sparklingdiamond Crossing all the things for you!

Month/Cycle: 2/1

CD/DPO: 55/11

Timing: -5 lol

Typical LP length: 12 days?

Testing: Friday morning if no AF

R/R: Rant: Still just wishing we had better timing this month, especially with how long my cycles have been. Feels like it could take 2-3 times as long at this rate! Rave: My H and I booked a bunch of plans for our trip to Europe next month!

CS/Q: none today

meggyme · June 2018

**Lurking** @dogmomma271 that's so exciting! Where in Europe are you going?

grangerhp37 · June 2018

@meggyme London and Paris! We just booked a day trip to see Stonehenge and a food tour in Paris! Excited to have a few plans, but still have a few days in each city open to explore.

kiki047 · June 2018

@lulu1180 jealous of your porch swing! I've always wanted a porch swing, except I hate spiders so realistically I'd never use it in case something crawled out at me LOL. Yay for your upcoming vacation too!

@catlady2015 sorry you're not feeling well.

@projectalice I laughed when my kit came with 100 OPKs and only 20 HPTs. Granted because I had a 50+ day an-O cycle in March/April I used about 40 that month alone.

@sparklingdiamond FX these are legit symptoms!! Doing a little dance for you in my chair!

@dogmomma271 Europe is amazing. Where are you headed?

Month/Cycle: 6/5

CD/DPO: 26/supposedly 8 DPO according to OPKs, see chart for reference

Timing: -3 at best

Typical LP length: TBD

Testing: Going to attempt to WFAF

R/R: Been in such a funk the last week or so, finally feeling more like myself today. Also feel "skinny" after a week of insane bloating. Yay!

CS/Q: I don't even know. I had a blazing positive on my OPK on CD17, which dropped off on CD18. After inputting yesterday's temp I finally got my crosshairs on FF, but today's temp threw that off again so they disappeared. I can't go by my CM this month because of the antibiotics for my UTI but the rest of it just puzzles me.

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Question for you ladies - my doc is sending me for a transvaginal ultrasound this afternoon. I've had pelvic ultrasounds before but this is new. Any words of advice? I'm currently chugging my water. Slightly concerned I might pee my pants, lol.

nomangos23 · June 2018

Month/Cycle: 8/4

CD/DPO: 17/0

Timing: -2,-1

Typical LP length: 11 Days

Testing: July 3rd - recommended by RE but who am I kidding, I'll probably test 10 DPO.

R/R: Excited about this cycle! Thought I was going to be benched so RE could get through all the testing she wanted to do but she gave us the go-ahead to try.

CS/Q: Anyone tried prometrium? This will be my first month trying it and I'm curious about side effects. Google said BLEEDING CERVIX? Good lord. I guess whatever I have to do for a healthy baby is worth it..

On another note - what is your stance on drinking during TWW? I have a work trip planned next week and we're taking a 1/2 day to wine taste in Napa. Not really something I can opt out of and I'll be 9 DPO then... The risk doesn't seem worth it, but also don't want everyone to think I'm pregnant... Anyone have any good faux drinking tips/tricks?

kiki047 · June 2018

@dogmomma271 I went on my lunch break before I posted that so I missed your earlier response. I took the train from London to Paris 4 years ago to the day (popped up in my FB memories haha). Two of my favourite places in the world. Have you been before?

lulu1180 · June 2018

@dogmomma271 I'm so jealous of your trip! I want to go back to Paris so bad! Have fun!

@kiki047 Is there anything that could have affected your temps either last week or this week?? It looks like you O'd but then after the fact your body was just like "nope, sorry not happening." I hope your body figures out what it's doing soon!

@nomangos23 I'm completely team drink till it's pink. But I've also been at this for some time and if I tried to stop drinking every TWW, I would spend a lot more time not drinking than I would drinking. I can't give up my gin that easily!

professional_ruminator · June 2018

@lulu1180 DC and Philly sound fun. I haven't been to either..Have a great time!

@catlady2015 The pros from working at home. Hope you feel better soon

@projectalice Are you thinking of buying more? I've heard it's hard to stop once you get going. I'm trying not to give in yet. FX for you!

@sparklingdiamond Sorry for the frustrating test results. FX for you!

@dogmomma271 That trip sounds lovely! I want to go to Europe. I mean food tour in Paris...I can't think of anything better! H thinks we should travel more exotic places while we're still young, though I have to admire his sense of adventure

Month/Cycle: 3/3

CD/DPO: 21/9

Timing: -2, -1, 0

Typical LP length: 14-15 days

Testing: Next Tuesday or Wednesday. Sharing on here is definitely making it easier to wait. Those BFN hurt and I don't believe them anyways. The thread about CTFD is just what I needed to find last night.

R/R: Rave: I bought sleeping eye masks and have been loving using them! I swear I'm asleep faster and sounder. Would definitely recommend them if your not sleeping in pitch-black darkeness.

CS/Q: So I mentioned last week about CM after ovulation, but after a little more research, I don't think it's CM anymore. However, it could be related to cervical health. I'm gonna keep monitoring and talk to my doctor about it if it continues. I had a pap in March that was negative so hoping it's nothing. *TW pregnancy mentioned*

Also, I'm KTFU anyways right, so I'm hoping I don't have to deal with it later That thread may have worn off on me...

catlady2015 · June 2018

@nomangos23 - also team drink till it's pink here. I try not to get smashed, but I don't worry about a glass of wine.

Also, I haven't specifically been on prometrium but compounded progesterone. Are you taking it orally or vaginally? Also, step away from Google for side effects research! Things may not always be what they seem. Check out this drug information from NIH DailyMed (direct from the National Library of Medicine) and look at their table of Adverse Events. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=0224b5a6-25a3-44c9-b94f-90e2e064c164. I recommend you talk to your health care provider or pharmacist, or use reliable resources like NIH DailyMed, MedlinePlus, instead of random websites.

kiki047 · June 2018

lulu1180 said:

@kiki047 Is there anything that could have affected your temps either last week or this week?? It looks like you O'd but then after the fact your body was just like "nope, sorry not happening." I hope your body figures out what it's doing soon!

Stress? That's all I can think of. Hoping my ultrasound today will shed some light on what's going on cuz my body just does not want to cooperate.

suzycupcake · June 2018

@lulu1180 and @catlady2015 I'm also team drink til it's pink. I mean seriously, as long as we aren't rage drinking the entire time, it shouldn't be an issue.

CD/DPO: 21/3?

Timing: High

Testing: Wfaf

R/R: No other than father's day sucking big time because I lost mine in december. It was really really tough seeing all of the posts and seeing daughters with their fathers in public, going out to eat, etc.

CS/Q: Idk wtf with my chart. It seems erratic compared to last cycle. And I'm not sure ff is getting my o date right since I woke up so many times that night. I've decided to just take my temp and stop obsessing.

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JLaVO888 · June 2018

*lurking* chart question @suzycupcake I’ve seen quite a few charts like yours where he OPKs are positive a few days before the cross hairs. Which do you tend to lean towards being more accurate? Does FF take the Pos OPKs into account at all when placing he crosshairs?

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suzycupcake · June 2018

@JLaVO888 I thought ff does, but I'm not so sure. I think my O date was Friday evening because my ovaries were throbbing. Here is my last chart. I seem to keep missing a pretty important temp. I think the fu (fertility universe) wants me to be bsc

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nomangos23 · June 2018

@suzycupcake

My cycle is exactly the same. I get two days of positive OPKs, then a day with a negative and no temp shift, then a temp shift the next day.

My positive OPKs are usually on days 16,17 then a temp shift on day 19. I'm pretty sure actual ovulation is late on day 17, and it just take a day or so for temp to spike.

@JLaVO888 Unless you switch the FF settings, it will predict O based on temp. Everything I've read says temp is more accurate as it guarantees O happened, and you can get an LH surge without O'ing. Because every cycle of mine is just like Suzy's, I had to narrow my O date down to the one tiny window in which I have EWM. Otherwise, I would have no idea when O happened.

Current chart in spoiler. I expect a temp shift on Thursday.

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suzycupcake · June 2018

Btw, @meri-mac Your dress is gorgeous! I had an a line too at my wedding. All the dresses were so beautiful but for some reason, when I put mine on, everything else seemed meh.

general_organa · June 2018

*lurking from wto* @sparklingdiamond I had a bad time with evaps on wondfos and blue dye tests last month. A few other gals I know have had a bad batch of wondfos with evaps in the last few months, too. But I still have everything crossed for you!

JLaVO888 · June 2018

@suzycupcake My guess when looking at your chart would be that you Oed on Friday as well. I know opks say the surge is detected 24 hours before ovulation so that would line up. The more I look at charts the most I feel overwhelmed by them. There really is no certainty and I hate that.

suzycupcake · June 2018

@JLaVO888 Thanks for chart stalking. It's hard to say because some ladies can ovulate 12 hours later or even 48 hours. I know there isn't 100% certainty but it really does help a whole lot to keep things mostly predictable. I may try vaginal temping next cycle. I said that before and forgot. I have a slight suspicion that I've been mouth breathing lately.

grangerhp37 · June 2018

@kiki047 We’ve never been to London or Paris but did go to Rome and Tuscany last year! Very excited to get back to Europe!

Also this is probably too late to be of any help, but I had my TV ultrasound a few months ago. I drank all my water so my bladder was crazy full, which they only needed for the regular ultrasound part that they do, on the outside. Then they let me pee before doing the interior part. They offered for me to insert the probe myself or for them to do it, but I had no idea how far they needed it in so I let them do it. It was all done in maybe 15 minutes, a little uncomfortable but nothing traumatic at least for me. Hopefully yours was a similar experience!

I’m glad to hear how many of you are pro drink til it’s pink! If eventually we can’t drink for 9 months straight, I’d hate to give it up early - especially when the odds are low each month.

luckywife10 · June 2018

Not gonna lie, I'm super jealous of everyone's travel plans! I've been to DC and Europe, both amazing places.

@sparklingdiamond fingers crossed for you!

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD/DPO: 24/7

Timing: Meh

Typical LP length: 12-14 days

Testing: I will wait to test until Friday. I will wait to test until Friday. I will wait to test until Friday. Maybe if I keep repeating that over in my head I'll actually wait until Friday, ha! Friday will be 10 DPO, and I'm not that confident in this cycle, but I'm going to test anyway. I wasn't going to go to the store to get more HPT until Friday as to not tempt myself to test early. However, I need groceries so I'm going to pick up some HPT tomorrow.

R/R: I had some unexpected free time today at work so I organized my desk and surrounding area. It felt so good to get rid of stuff that had been piling up for the past 5 years.

CS/Q: I updated my alarm app on my phone last night and somehow my alarm to temp got turned off! Ugh. I temped 2 hours later than normal and that temp was higher than the last few days. It gave me false hope.

suzycupcake · June 2018

@luckywife10 Just be honest with yourself. You know you're going to poas. No shame in that

I thought my mind was stuck on repeat and then realized you meant to post that three times.

kiki047 · June 2018

@dogmomma271 thank you! It wasn't too bad. I drank the required liquids but I think it took longer to get to my bladder because it wasn't full when I got there, but ohhh boy did I have to pee in the hour that followed lol. Just meant the tech spent a lot of time digging around in my abdomen trying to get a clear picture, then seemed to spend a really long time on the TV. Trying not to read into that.

nomangos23 · June 2018

@kiki047 Were they able to tell if you ovulated on the US? I had one last month and they could see a large corpus luteum cyst on mu left ovary, which indicated that I had recently ovulated (FF was confusing me, so I was unsure)

kiki047 · June 2018

@nomangos23 I have to wait for results still, hoping my doc will be able to tell me. That was the main reason for going. As if the TWW wasn't torture enough, now I have to wait for these results too!

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