TWW Wed 6/27

JLaVO888 · June 2018

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crookshanks10 · June 2018

Month/Cycle: 9/10

CD/DPO: 24/7

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

Typical LP length: Last cycle was 10 days

Testing: Trying really hard not to

R/R: Rant: Trying to stay stress free is not easy. I also would really love a coffee but I'm trying to watch my caffeine intake during the TWW... even though it may be for nothing. The TWW is BRUTAL. Rave: My DH and I are having chicken fajitas tonight.. which I'm really looking forward to!

CS/Q: Too early to know anything but keeping my fx!

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JLaVO888 · June 2018

Month/Cycle: 6/6

CD/DPO: 17/FF moves my crosshairs so 3 again

Timing: -3,0 with the shift which I’m less pleased with

Typical LP length: 14?

Testing: holding out as long as I can but I was dreaming about peeing on a digital last night

R/R: we HIO so much fertile week that I was so stinking sore and yet I have nothing much to show for it due to non finishers. Trying not to be bummed but when you put in the work without the benefit of good timing it stinks.

CS/Q:

crookshanks10 · June 2018

@JLaVO888 It's soo hard to wait to test!! It drives me crazy.

JLaVO888 · June 2018

Yes right where you are at 7dpo is the hardest too!

kindbytealikat · June 2018

@JLaVO888 I hear you on the non finisher frustration. It’s ond of the two reasons we do EOD during FW. Everyday just isn’t possible for him, but it’s so frustrating.

Month/Cycle: 2/1, we’ve been at it for a year all together.

CD/DPO: 25/6

Timing: -4, -2

Typical LP length: 12-14 it’s been fluctuating

Testing: Probably the 4 if no AF

R/R: Lots of painting the past couple days, was going to take a break today but I think I may work on the trim so I don’t end up having to do all of it Friday. I hate painting trim and didn’t want to do it, but it really needs to be done.

CS/Q: Nothing to see here I don’t temp in the TWW as not to drive myself crazy watching temps, plus with the progesterone it’s pointless.

prpl11butterfly · June 2018

@crookshanks10 I try to watch everything after 7dpo. Have a decaf coffee. I do that when I feel like I need more but don't want it (like if it's 7pm and I'm craving it...)

@jlavo888 I have no idea what to make of that.... Was your second OPK more + then first?

Month/Cycle: 11/8

CD/DPO: 25/7

Timing: -2, -1

Typical LP length: 13

Testing: undecided still. Seeing how my temps progress

R/R: rave- pretty new dress

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Rant- Headache that's not responding to Tylenol (obviously..) or caffeine. Being 7dpo, I am so undecided on what to do. It feels like it will go full blown migraine if I don't make a call on meds soon...

CS/Q: Temp till up but seems like a very slow decrease. FF still says uptrend though. Yesterdays cramping was the whole front of my ute and is gone. Today replaced by a gas type pain on the left. RHR (for those "researching") has increased from 75 to 77 overnight.

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crookshanks10 · June 2018

@kindbytealikat Painting is the worst!! But it's definitely worth it once it's all done.
@prpl11butterfly I may have to get a decaf! Pretty dress.. I'm a fan of all things floral

JLaVO888 · June 2018

@prpl11butterfly No less positive. I’m guessing it moved it becuase of the open circles. O pain was on the day it moved it to but that’s doesnt really mean anything since that can happen anytime around O. I wonder if I take out that second pos OPK it it will shift it again???
Love that dress! And still keeping FX that your temp stays up!

@kindbytealikat Yes. EOD is the spread we usually need to but the closer to O we get the more pressure he feels and he harder it is to get the finish. It took three tries that day of O to get a successful one. Thankfully I’m off for the summer so we can do that.

kindbytealikat · June 2018

@prpl11butterfly I love the dress!!!! I hope your head feels better soon.
@crookshanks10 I enjoy painting actually. It’s such quiet and relaxing time where I am by myself, jamming my music and doing something productive with my hands. Trim is just annoying to me for some reason. I guess because the results are smaller for so much work.

lindanp · June 2018

Month/Cycle: 3/2

CD/DPO: 33/16

Timing: -4, 0

Typical LP length: apparently longer than 16 since no AF yet.. ?

Testing: BFN last Friday, will test again tomorrow morning if no AF (I usually wake up with it)

R/R: Rave: I had a really good conversation with my boss yesterday where I was very honest about my frustrations with pay. I did some bls.gov research and found that I'm being paid about 20% below market, which I first mentioned to my boss and his boss in March. It felt good to stand up for myself but I'm still not sure that I'll get a good raise during the next fiscal year.

CS/Q: I've been Googling "how long is too long of an LP length?" for the last couple of days. With my negative test last week at 11 DPO, and my certainty in my O day with OPKs I'm feeling a little unsure about what's going on. I feel crampy but I pretty much always have low stomach cramps with my IBS, which makes it really hard to tell the difference. I accepted my BFN over the weekend when I thought I took the up-to-6-days-early test 3 days before AF. This turned into more of a rant than a question...I guess I'm just confused. Anyone else have longer than normal LP lengths?

lindanp · June 2018

@kindbytealikat I'm sure the finished product will be worth all the work you've put into painting it.

@prpl11butterfly Love the dress!

prpl11butterfly · June 2018

@kindbytealikat I tried not temping in the TWW last month and it didn't help me. I was too anxious about AF showing early and being caught offguard. Yes, I over analyze everything but this seems better to me.

@JLaVO888 I don't think taking that out will change it but cant hurt to try and see.

@Lindadp do you temp? OPKs predict possible O, BBT confirms it happened.

lindanp · June 2018

@prpl11butterfly No I don't temp. Maybe I should start temping next month so I have more information to work with!

prpl11butterfly · June 2018

@Lindap that would be a good idea. Your body can gear up to O (hence the +opk) but not actually accomplish it. Your temps would reflect that and you would know to keep using the OPKs to be ready for the next attempt. The Fertility Frient app has a lot of information that can help. You can also read Taking Charge of Your Fertility which many of the ladies here recommend.

kindbytealikat · June 2018

@lindanp I agree ^^^. I don’t use OPKs but based on CM and other signs I gear up to O for a couple days but don’t and then about 4 days later I gets signs again and then O

lindanp · June 2018

@prpl11butterfly kindbytealikat Thanks for the information ladies!

JLaVO888 · June 2018

Just echoing what others have said. OPKs detect the hormones that rise right before the egg is released so pos OPK could still be a bit before actual O. Temping might help you see the pattern of when your OPKs turn in relation to when your temp rises.

TJtheGoat · June 2018

Month/Cycle: 4/3

CD/DPO: 27/11

Timing: -4, -2, O, +1

Typical LP length: 12ish

Testing: Friday if AF doesn’t show. I have the pre-AF cramps today though so I’m not optimistic.

R/R: There was a fatal accident on the freeway today. I feel very bad for the people that died, but also for myself and everyone else that was stuck in that traffic. Not a great way to start my day.

CS/Q: meh...temps are still up...for now.

JLaVO888 · June 2018

@TJtheGoat Ugh I hate mornings like that. I feel unsettled all day after seeing a bad accident plus on edge after being in traffic and running late. Sorry you aren’t feeling optimistic about this cycle. FX it proves you wrong.

kiki047 · June 2018

@lindanp I'm finding my cycles are similar. I had a few days of + OPKs with an associated temp rise, but then all signs after that don't confirm successful O. @prpl11butterfly helped me understand what the association was between temps and OPKs - the OPKs might help you pin down a surge but your body can have a surge in LH without actually ovulating. I added temping this month and that's been pretty enlightening.

@crookshanks10 yup, the TWW is awful. I've been off caffeine for over a year but do need to indulge in a decaf every once in a while.

@JLaVO888 my chart would look insane if we counted every non finisher when we're trying to HIO. At the beginning I realized I was including those days in FF when I shouldn't have. Rookie mistake.

@kindbytealikat GL with the painting! Been there, will have to do it again in the new house in a few weeks. Dreading it. I actually don't mind doing trim but I found it even more exhausting because it's so tedious.

@prpl11butterfly love the dress! Hope your headache goes away soon.

@TJtheGoat I always feel guilty when I'm annoyed being stuck in traffic, only to find out later that it was a fatal accident... either way, traffic is a sure way to ruin a perfectly good day.

I'm just lurking today. FF gave me tentative CH again but my temp dropped today so that's not a good sign. Initially I thought I O'd around CD18 but temps say otherwise. If that's the case, then I might still be WTO on CD34. I'm lurking for a few days since I can't keep flipping back and forth from WTO to TWW.

JLaVO888 · June 2018

@kiki047 Well when you put the work into HIO you really want the satisfaction of charting it even if it wasn’t a finisher!! I’m so bad about opening my app minutes after a succeful one and punching in my BD. It’s like crossing off something on your to do list... totally satisfying. Come to think of it, that may be adding stress to DH becuase he knows exactly what I’m doing when I reach for my phone.

kiki047 · June 2018

@JLaVO888 exactly! It helps having the visual representation of the schedule. I think what I'll try to do is just put a "yes" on days when we have a non finisher and either AM or PM for any successful BD. But you're right, that will definitely stress MH out seeing how many times he didn't finish (it's probably 50/50 these days). Maybe I need to wait until he falls asleep or leaves for work before I put it in my phone tho, lol.

JLaVO888 · June 2018

@kiki047 I’m so glad we are not the only ones struggling with that. We are probably around the 50% range or maybe a tad under. And it’s hard enough getting my libido up in the first place that as soon as FW is over I just need a break and he’s all revved up for more.

ETA: also I used to keep track of all BD l, successful or not, on the Flo app becuase it has a protected and unprotected sex option.

lelkcot · June 2018

@crookshanks10 the TWW is definitely brutal – I second the other ladies on a decaf coffee!

@JLaVO888 timing was still good either way! Maybe FF is wrong?

@kindbytealikat trim is my least favorite part of painting as well, so tedious. Good luck, the end results will be totally worth it!

@prpl11butterfly LOVE the dress! I love florals. And hope that headache has left.

@lindanp hope those discussions with your boss get you that raise!

@TJtheGoat FX for you – hopefully temps stay up and af is a no-show.

Month/Cycle: 6/6

CD/DPO: 23/5

Timing: -5, -3, -1

Typical LP length: 10-12ish

Testing: planning to wfaf (we’ll see if I make it)

R/R: Rave: MH is out of town (not excited about MH being gone for the week) and he usually makes our coffee pretty strong. Since he’s gone, I actually made coffee for once and made it 25% caffeinated and 75% decaf – so I actually got to enjoy 2 generous cups of coffee this morning! Rant: I’m SS like mad and it's only day 5… With work being such a mess/so slow I don’t have a good distraction and am going BSC and googling everything. <need an eyeroll emoji>

CS/Q: nope

suzycupcake · June 2018

I’m gonna wake up a bit and come back to tag.

CD/DPO: 29/11 or 12

Timing: High

Typical LP length: lp seems to have changed after treatment cycles last cycle was 15

Testing: wfaf

R/R: meh

CS/Q: I have to distract myself so I don’t stress and focus on my shit chart. I’m also preparing myself for a bust. After 6 years, I have to. The past two days I’ve been obsessing on the level of my very first cycle ttgp and I have to stop.

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littleredm · June 2018

@crookshanks10 ooh chicken fajitas sound so good!

@prpl11butterfly I'm in the same boat with the headache. It's awful. Hope you feel better soon.

Month/Cycle: not sure.

CD/DPO: 31 / 13 dpo i think.

Timing: -1ish

Typical LP length: 12-14

Testing: tested yesterday and bfn. just waiting for af to arrive.

R/R: I've got a really bad headache/migraine. I've only been taking tylenol but it isn't working at all and I'm super nauseous. I've spent the day in bed and I've had Top Chef playing really low in the background to try and pass the time.

CS/Q: Didn't chart this month

prpl11butterfly · June 2018

@LElkCot work is slow here to which keeps leading me down the Google rabbit hole. Why don't they understand we need to be busy!!

@littleredm I caved and took my meds. I have a nurse friend who is constantly telling me "if it's too early to test, it's too early to stop meds" she also says the risk of my meds is minimal. Sorry about the BFN.

JLaVO888 · June 2018

@suzycupcake I have really nothing insightful or helpful to say but I just wanted to send you a friendly hug. FX for you always.

lelkcot · June 2018

@prpl11butterfly it makes the wait that much harder! And google just gets me in trouble and/or afraid to do anything...

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