WTO Weekend 8/18-8/19

suzycupcake · August 2018

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Month/Cycle:

CD:

WAYDTGKU:

R/R:

CS/Q:

grangerhp37 · August 2018

Month/Cycle: 4/3

CD: 15

WAYDTGKU: Ava, OPKs, PCOS supplements + pnv

R/R: H and I are going to a concert tonight with some friends! I’m really hopeful that I will O in the next week or so - I don’t know that we can keep up HIO EOD once I’m back to work too. H was able to rally last night thankfully.

CS/Q: Temps are from Ava so lower than regular temps - I even added 1 degree to all of them so that the Glow app would register the temps! Yesterday’s temp is unreliable - I was drinking Thursday with friends and didn’t get much sleep that night. OPKs are getting slightly darker and Ava thinks FW starts today, but I just started using it so can’t get my hopes up too high.

amc772 · August 2018

Month/Cycle: 5/4

CD: 11

WAYDTGKU: OPKs, BBT, prenatals, vitamin C

R/R: Woke up this morning feeling very refreshed. Was surprised to see my temp spike this morning as it is pretty early for my cycle but I think it may be b/c I got up about an hour later than usual. I have a lot of errands to do but this rainy weather makes me want to stay in. Looking forward to my first escape room challenge tonight.

CS/Q:none

emeraldduchess · August 2018

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD: 9

WAYDTGKU: Prenatal vitamins, OPKs, Fertility Friend, red raspberry leaf tea, HIO

R/R: Nothing to rant or rave about today. I hope everyone enjoys the weekend!

CS/Q: Nothing to see since I am not temping.

Swiftlet · August 2018

@dogmomma271 EOD does get tiring! Interested to see how the Ava lines up with everything else. How long do you have to wear it overnight?

@amc772 Glad you got a good night's sleep

Hope the escape room is fun - I've heard of them but never been!

@emeraldduchess Enjoy your weekend too!

Month/Cycle: 4/3

CD: 25

WAYDTGKU: PNVs, sex, tracking cycles on Ovia and Glow apps, started OPKs this month.

Another negative OPK this morning and as impatient as I am, I'm feeling confident I haven't O'd yet. Apps think last week was FW but I'm treating now until ~CD30 as FW.

R/R: I have today off! I feel like I work so many Saturdays now. We slept in (and had morning sex - I know we all debated this somewhat recently but it's my favorite, haha) and are going to hike and relax the rest of today.

prpl11butterfly · August 2018

@dogmomma271 have a great time at the concert! Who are you seeing?

@amc772 raining here again too. Super jealous of your waking refreshed. I slept in today and still feel beat.

@swiftletaside from morning sex, sounds like you have a great day planned! Enjoy!

Month/Cycle: 13/10

CD: 18

WAYDTGKU: BBT/charting, opk, coq10, prenatals (actually better go take those...), green tea, hio eod, softcups

R/R: Condo work. Exhausting. I wanted to make meatballs and sauce today but no energy right now.

CS/Q: I turned my alarm off and then apparently fell back to sleep and drempt temping. I have no idea if O will be pinned or if I will have to force it. Blazing + opk a short time ago. Current timing will be -5, -3, -2 because we DTD (for fun!) unexpectedly last night. I'm pretty sure O will be late tonight/tomorrow so I'm thinking we should try to rally tonight.

Anyone having issues with Fitbit HR monitor? I've had a RHR of 66 for the last 4 days and I'm suspicious....

thegirlwhowaited_ · August 2018

Month/Cycle: 14/15

CD: 6

WAYDTGKU: IUI w/ Clomid, trigger shot, and progesterone

R/R: DH bought me a cricut yesterday. A big surprise. I was thinking he’d get me one at Christmas, but here we are in July! He said I needed it more now than I will in December. I think he just trying to butter me up before the clomid side effects set in and I’m okay with that. I also started crocheting a new throw blanket this morning so that’s fun. No rants right now.

CS/Q: nope

thegirlwhowaited_ · August 2018

@dogmomma271 I hope your experience with Ava is a good one. I also put my skin temps in FF because I like their chart better.

@Swiftlet sounds like you’re off to a good Saturday!

@prpl11butterfly I’m glad you got a very positive OPK. Yesterday morning I turned my alarm off and dreamt I was getting ready for work! I certainly was not haha! Was almost late because of it.

Edited for spelling

suzycupcake · August 2018

@thegirlwhowaited_ He's a smart man! Your husband be like:

meatballs37 · August 2018

@dogmomma271 really curious to see how Ava lines up with OPKs.
@amc772 Jelly about your extra hour of sleep!
@Swiftlet ugh! How annoying that you still haven’t had a positive OPK. Morning sex is my fave too, because I can shower after.

@prpl11butterfly hmmm 66 for 4 days. That does sound suspicious, either that or you are really relaxed consistently!

Month/cycle: 4/3 (6 months of benching not counted)

CD: 3

WAYDTGKU: PNV, PS, Coq10, BBT, OPKs

R/R: I work every weekend and it sucks because I don’t ever get a family day with DH. Praying for a slow day here at work so I can get our meal planning done for the week.

CS/Q: nothing to stalk since I’m only on day 3 of this cycle. Although I do have a question. I did an OPK this morning. I’ve never tested with one during my period, but this one was almost as dark as the control line. And last week they were getting darker, so I thought I was approaching O. But then AF arrived, and yeah there is no mistaking that it is actually AF. Anyone else get really dark lines during AF on an OPK? I know you can get surges anywhere in your cycle, but I found it odd during this time.

asupernovablizzardstorm · August 2018

Month/Cycle: 8 /9

CD: 8

WAYDTGKU: HIO, temping OPKs, fertility tea

R/R: wanted to go to festival early today but dh had us make three stops. Finally got there and goes the wrong way to find a parking spot. Took about 20 minutes. Started finally to walk around and then they were ready to go after 20 minutes

CS/Q:

sparklingdiamond · August 2018

Month/Cycle:  4/3

CD: 17

WAYDTGKU: Acupuncture, BBT, Supplements

R/R:  I got a peak reading on my digital OPK and either a positive or supppper close to positive cheapie OPK yesterday morning. Today I took a cheapie this morning and it looked less positive than yesterday, but I know I haven't ovulated yet. I have had like hardly any fertile CM, which I usually have at least some. My other ovulation sign is usually sore nipples, which I have had a little of, but not as much as usual. So now I'm worried that my body geared up but won't do it in time before DH leaves. I went to acupuncture again this morning to try and give it an extra boost.

On a happy note, my boss told me to go home early on Friday because I was working hard and deserved to go. I thought that was nice of him!

CS/Q: My temps are overall a bit higher in general than last cycle, which I think is a good sign. Usually with acupuncture that is one of the first things I see is a slight rise in pre-O temps.

sparklingdiamond · August 2018

@dogmomma271 Wow those are a lot lower. I guess as long as you see a shift, it shouldn't matter right?

@prpl11butterfly Yes my Fitbit has been weird with the HR monitor. I don't think it's properly reading when I work out because it'll say like 70 and I can definitely feel it beating faster than that.

harrierwife · August 2018

I'm back, ladies!

Month/Cycle: 4/5

CD: 1

WAYDTGKU: CM, CP, BBT, OPKs, Sososo many supplements:
ON Nutrition Women's multi (it has ALL THE THINGS including Vitex!)
Folic Acid (800 mcg)
Vitamin D3 (5,000 IUs)
Biotin (because, vanity)
Probiotic
Evening Primrose oil
Fermented Cod Liver Oil (yummmm, not)
Red Raspberry Leaf tea
Nettle Tea
Bone broth

R/R: Rant: It's CD 1 and I feel awful.
Rave: But my last cycle was the most promising one yet so I'm optimistic for this month! Yay! MH and I spent the day in Jackson getting our cars serviced (we live in a very small town) and loaded up on good veggies and fruit at Whole Paycheck Foods. I love having a fridge full of healthy possibilities....

CS/Q: Nah.

Swiftlet · August 2018

@prpl11butterfly do you have a good home made sauce recipe you’d be willing to share or even PM?!

@meatballs37 the joys of long and irregular cycles

sorry I’m no help with your OPK question, I’ve only just started them this cycle and it was nowhere near during AF

@asupernovablizzardstorm aw man, that sounds like such a bummer! All that effort and time to just have a little while at the festival? Ugh.

@sparklingdiamond how great that your boss is recognizing your hard work

also cool that you’re recognizing consistent acupuncture changes!

@harrierwife sorry for CD1, but what an amazing attitude to have about it. I hope you’re feeling better soon.

nmbrcrnchr1 · August 2018

@meatballs37 in spoiler bc TW loss/pregnancy

I know you just recently had a loss, did they ever check to make sure your hcg levels went down to 0? After my loss it took close to 4 weeks. I mention this bc I got a positive OPK when I was pregnant. I’ve never used an OPK during AF so it could just be a surge but figured I’d mention my experience in case it helps

prpl11butterfly · August 2018

@meatballs37 to add to what nmbrcrnchr has said re + OPK

I used them to monitor my HCG levels weekly after my loss. Because I had a D&E, my doc didn't do it. I was also about 4 weeks of getting positives.

meatballs37 · August 2018

@prpl11butterfly @nmbrcrnchr1

They didn’t have me in for a follow up HcG. A week after the tissue came back from pathology, they called and told me to take a pregnancy test. And if it was still positive to come in for a draw. It was negative, so I never had a post-op HcG drawn.

Of course I plopped out TCOYF yesterday trying to see if there is a reason for a surge during AF. I didn’t really see anything that pertained to me.

I did find a decent explanation online that most OPKs have a sensitivity of around 25. And if I’m hovering around 20 as my normal baseline, it would look pretty close to a positive throughout my cycle. And maybe my peak is higher during ovulation like say in the 70-80’s. Curious to see if that is what it is. I tested again this morning and it looks so dang close to being positive. Hopefully when/if I surge this cycle it will be darker than the control or be very apparent.

I kind of wish I never tested during AF because now it has me worried something else is wrong with my cycles. Sigh.

thegirlwhowaited_ · August 2018

@harrierwife I’m sorry to see you back over in WTO.

@suzycupcake He is a smart man. He’s actually been very considerate of the clomid. He keeps asking how I’m doing. I started to have some side effects today. Hot flashes almost constantly and headaches. I also can’t seem to eat much. But he’s been bringing me fans to the rooms I’m in and Tylenol when I need it. Too bad this isn’t how attentative he is all the time!

@sparklingdiamond I hope you did manage to ovulate and hio in time before YH leaves again. FX! And what an awesome complement from your boss to let you leave early!

edited for spelling

grangerhp37 · August 2018

@Swiftlet I wear it all night overnight, only when I'm sleeping. It needs to be on for at least 4 hours to get an accurate reading, but it also tracks your sleep so it's best to wear all night.
@prpl11butterfly We saw Luke Bryan!

He's always fun to see in concert.
@thegirlwhowaited_ I've been adding my temps from Ava to FF and Glow also, but Glow has a minimum "realistic" temp of 95 and your surface temps can be as low as 90, so I added 1 degree to all of my temps from Ava so I can still track them

@sparklingdiamond Ugh FX that your ovaries get their act together before your DH leaves! And yes, I read that while surface temps from Ava are lower than regular BBT temps, they show the same biphasic shift. I really don't want to also have to temp with my BBT so FX it's a clear shift.
@harrierwife Ugh sorry for CD1 and that you don't feel well. Glad to hear that your last cycle was much more hopeful!

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