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TWW Tuesday 9/25
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Re: TWW Tuesday 9/25
CD/DPO: 24/8
Timing: great
Typical LP length: 15 days
Testing: trying to conceive myself testing is dumb
R/R: I fell Sunday night in our steps, they are wood and were wet. And naturally, I used my hand I had surgery on to catch my fall. It is so swollen, I can barely write. The doctor said it’s fine at least, and I got my stitches out, so at least no bandages that i am allergic too! We are getting a patio and new steps put in were I fell, it was supposed to be this week, but it has been too rainy.
CS/Q:
<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/eo/audjelyl8no3.png" alt="">CD/DPO: 30/14
Timing: good
Typical LP length: 14
Testing: well tomorrow is the AF due date...so we'll see I guess...
R/R: Rave- I stay at home and have a little Etsy shop- I'm finally all caught up today or tomorrow which is nice. If I get some disappointing news tomorrow then at least I can take a minute for myself before having to focus on orders!
Rant- My etsy shop didn't do as well this month as last which sucks. I realise this also completely contradicts my rave but what can I say!
@ThompsonHM2 it must be incredibly disappointing when you have a slower month.
Month/Cycle: 14/11
CD/DPO: 4
Timing: -4, -2, -1
Typical LP length: 13 days
Testing: maybe after next wed.
R/R: My promotion at work seems to be getting closer. I'm being introduced by the new title regularly now so FX for that! Thank you all for the kind words yesterday. I was able to quicky rid myself if the migraine AND hid the offending FB posts. Work got super bust so I couldn't pop back in to comment but I was l lurking. ETA My rant- I slept aweful last night. I was awake in bed for like 2 hrs and couldn't go back to sleep. Because my foot was itchy and I just couldn't make it go away.
CS/Q: No more charting until 12dpo. I do have questions for those of you using B vitamins to lengthen LP. I'm not trying to lengthen but I'm using them to combat the edgy feeling I got from taking folate prenatals. In one of the articles I read it said that if B was low then, with my suspected issue, the folate will make you feel worse and you need more B to support the processes. I started taking it and within a few days that edge was gone. Now I'm worried that LP will be longer and I'll get false hope and BFN. So my question is did the B lengthen LP and by how much?
@ThompsonHM2 what do you craft?
@prpl11butterfly I've taken B6 for 60+ days now (with vitex) to lengthen my LP. Now that I'm temping, I'm not sure of my O in the past few cycles, so I could be totally off. If it has lengthen (and my O isn't too far off) it is only by one day. 9 to 10.
Month/Cycle: 5
CD/DPO: 19/4
Timing: Good per FF
Typical LP length: 9 ish
Testing: If I make it to 10 with no spotting? My answer keeps changing lol
R/R: rave - the crockpot chick & noods I made is DIVINE and the perfect fall lunch
rant - my nips have never been this much on fire in my life. normally its like I have zero nerve endings in my breasts but holy cow. my nips are hard, painful & emanating heat. I'm hoping this is a good sign for hormones working the way they should.
CS/Q: see below. temps are a-rising!
married 11.1.14
ttc #1 since 5.18
bfp 12.22.18 letrozole + progesterone
d&e due to trisomy 13/hydrops at 15wks
bfp 7.21.19 letrozole + IUI
little girl A born 3.26.20
CD/DPO: 16/2ish
Timing: -2, -1
Typical LP length: 10-12
Testing: on 12 DPO unless AF shows up (I had DH hide the tests).
R/R: We made a super yummy dinner last night (pork tenderloin with fig glaze, sweet potato mash with maple syrup, and bean sprouts with bacon and melted Gorgonzola). It was the perfect fall meal. And there are leftovers!
CS/Q: nada, took a break from charting this time. Just used OPKs.
CD/DPO: 28/9
Timing: Every other day during fertile week
Typical LP length: 11
Testing: Yesterday and Saturday
R/R: So I did the bad thing and tested yesterday which I know I shouldn't have, but I felt like if I saw a bfn now I wouldn't be as let down if i saw one on Saturday. I feel like I am losing my mind during this process. I know it is only our fourth month trying but this process is driving me crazy.
CS/Q: How does everyone help themselves from going crazy through the tww?
@ThompsonHM2 the same, well it has been getting worse and worse each month.
@prpl11butterfly Yay for promotions! When do they make it official?
@chichiphin each cycle has been different in the amount of heat I feel in my nipples.
@meatballs37 all of that sounds delicious and I want it for breakfast.
Month/Cycle: 9/10
@meatballs37 that sounds delicious too. Care to share the tenderloin recipe?
@hayleysullivan63 we don't
@asupernovablizzardstorm I have no idea
@ThompsonHM2 You might have said before, but what kind of stuff do you sell?
@prpl11butterfly Yay for the upcoming promotion!
@chichiphin "chicks & noods" made me lol
@meatballs37 Good job having DH hide the tests, now if only the stores would do the same...
@hayleysullivan63 Like @prpl11butterfly said, we don't - we all be cray. For real though, I would say cycles 4-7 are the worst (eta: worst for the early crazies, not worst overall) because it's starting to feel long but you're still far off from needing testing, etc. Eventually, you start to handle the crazy better and become a bit numb to it all, but hopefully you don't get to that point. Embrace the crazy and do what you can to tone it down and do your best to avoid the googles.
Month/Cycle: 11/12
CD/DPO: 22/7
Timing: -5,-4,-2, IUI on -1, IUI on O
Typical LP length: 14
Testing: noooooooooope
R/R: Raverant: It's my birthday today and I feel old and can feel the gray hairs growing on my eggs.
CS/Q: Nah.
We grilled the pork.
-pat pork dry with towel
-2 tsp of olive oil and 1 tbsp spice of your choice (we use mrs. dash).
-rub all over pork, season lightly with salt and pepper
-grill for 10-12 minutes turning occasionally. Put on cutting board to rest
Fig Glaze
-medium heat in small sauce pan add maybe a tbsp or two of chopped shallots, 1/4 oz of chopped rosemary, and a few drizzles of olive oil
-cook/stir until softened
-add 5-10 tsp of balsamic vinegar and 1-2oz of fig jam (we probably added more than this)
-tbsp of chicken stock concentrate
-1/4 cup of water
-let reduce until thick and saucy
(if it is too stiff, add a splash more of water)
-remove pan from heat and add one tbsp of butter.
-season with salt and pepper
for those interested in the sweet potatoes
-cube and boil 2-3 potatoes
-use a food processor or paddle mixer on kitchen aid to mix in 2tbsp of butter and a drizzle or two of maple syrup. Add a dash of brown sugar if you are feeling naughty
@ThompsonHM2 it would be hard varying month to month, hopefully next month is better!
@prpl11butterfly glad your migraine is gone, those are the worst. And yay for the promotion becoming reality!
@chichiphin + @meatballs37 both of those sound amazing, especially now that it's finally colder! Is there a recipe you followed? [Edit: @meatballs37 I see you posted above, not sure how I missed a huge chunk of posts]
@hayleysullivan63 HAHA...as much as I try, I don't think there's a way to not be crazy during the TWW. Some months I care less than others. If you figure out the secret, let us know!
@asupernovablizzardstorm glad you're feeling better!
Edit to add @Sparty18 not sure how I missed this earlier, but the visual of eggs with hair made me LOL. Happy birthday!
CD/DPO: 24/13 or 14
Timing: good
Typical LP length: 14-16
Testing: WFAF
R/R: rave: going to a surprise 50th birthday party for my DH's uncle tonight, so that should be fun. Always good to see family!
Rant: *TW*
CS/Q: none
@b_1029 here it is - https://belleofthekitchen.com/2017/03/09/crockpot-chicken-noodles/
married 11.1.14
ttc #1 since 5.18
bfp 12.22.18 letrozole + progesterone
d&e due to trisomy 13/hydrops at 15wks
bfp 7.21.19 letrozole + IUI
little girl A born 3.26.20
@b_1029: *TW*
Also, you're totally allowed to feel "selfish" about this stuff ----acknowledge the feeling and allow it.
And yep, she has been one of the few people that has been with me (aka receiving my TMI about the process) the entire time, other than my mom and DH. Yesterday she told me she still wants to be that person for me, but understands if I don't want her to be. Now I'm worried our friendship will change because I'm worried about talking about what I'm going through since it feels like she can't possibly understand...and at the same time, she isn't going to want to share her stuff with me because she knows it'll hurt me. So I'm mourning that loss as well.
I probably should've prepared myself for the possibility of this happening but I guess I didn't consider it happening so soon.
@meatballs37 that sounds yummy! I
@hayleysullivan63. Like others said, we are all totally crazy. I give in to it and take lots of tests. Yes I over analyze them and look at them many times past their time limit, but it helps more than wondering.
@b_1029. I have been on both sides of your scenario, it is hard. You just have to make a conscious effort to make things not awkward.
@ThompsonHM2 FX for tomorrow
@prpl11butterfly Congrats! Hope the transition goes well
@chichiphin Your chart looks awesome - FX!
@meatballs37 That sounds like a great fall meal
@hayleysullivan63 Sorry about your bfn. I think this is what we do to keep ourselves from going crazy
@asupernovablizzardstorm Sometimes boring is good - glad today is better
@Sparty18 Happy Birthday! Also, you're not old...
@b_1029 FX for you!
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD/DPO: 16/1 (fairly positive yesterday was O)
Timing: -5, -3, -2, -1, 0
Typical LP length: 12-14
Testing: 2 weeks
R/R: I'm glad our timing was good, but I'm ready to take a little break
CS/Q: I’m pretty sure I O’ed yesterday and not Saturday given my OPK, but we’ll see where I end up
You're not old, she's old.
My 7 Year Journey ***Tw in spoiler***
IVF #1 - September 2018; Follistim, Menopur, Cetrotide & Lupron/HCG combo trigger; PGS; ICSI
Back on Levothyroxine
FET #1 - October 2018; cancelled, all PGS aneuploid
FET #1 - November 30th, transferred anyway
Wondfo BFP 5dp5dt, CB Digi 6dpt,
1st Beta on 7dpt 93
2nd Beta on 10dpt 510!
TTC #1 since 2011. Tried for 5 years before we knew there was a one year rule.
Diag w/MS 2016; w/PCOS & IF 2017
New RE 2018; PCOS diagnosis taken away, IF due to ovary adhesions, but prev. RE insists PCOS IF
IUI
IUI #1 July 2017 w/100mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
IUI #2 October 2017 w/50mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
IUI #3 February 2018 w/5mg Femara+trigger; low P
BFP February; mc March; Subclinical hypothyroid started Levothyroxine
IUI #4 March 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
Medicated cycle & TI April 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
Tried several cycles on our own; all BFN
@asupernovablizzardstorm ah man
@b_1029 *TW*