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Re: WTO weekend 1/5-1/6
CD: 11
WAYDTGKU: sex, pnv, opks, temping
R/R: I need to pay better attention to reviews when I buy stuff on amazon. My opks are crap. I just wanted a small pack with no HPTs (plan is to only test if I am symptomatic, haha) and apparently these tests don’t ever turn positive. I couldn’t bring myself to buy a 10 pack at the store for $20’s yesterday, since I have mixed feelings on opks, and I would HiO anyway.
CS/Q:
Month/cycle: 8
CD: 9
WAYDTGKU: having unprotected sex. Am I doing this right?
R/R: I was looking at my menstrual cycle spreadsheet yesterday (which is a totally normal thing to have) and I have two shots at October!! That makes me excited, and October is my favorite month. So my resolution for positive thinking continues!! Happy weekend yall
CS/Q: nope
@jennifer_louise yay!! And spreadsheets are totally a thing for me too.
Month/Cycle: 4/4
CD: 1 😭😤🤬
WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPKs, CM, FF, PNV, EPO, RLT, preseed
R/R: Well AF finally came last night super late so I’m counting today as CD 1. On a side note, my In-N-Out last night was delicious. I got a Double cheeseburger, animal fries and a strawberry milkshake.
CS/Q: nope
TTC #2: October 2018, BFP 02/02/19, EDD 10/14/19
@jennifer_louise lol at your WAYDTGKU - I remember earlier on in my TTC days (when I was a spring chicken of like 3 months) I looked up some BC thing like “what did you do differently the month you got a BFP?” And one person said “uhhhh have unprotected sex?”....stfu Karen, no one asked you.
@stephanie123456 sorry for AF sounds like a very solid feast!
@stephanie123456 Sorry to see you back here , but what an awesome way to ring in a new cycle. I'm dying to know, what are animal fries? (I don't think I've ever had In n Out)
@stephanie123456 Boo to AF! And sorry for CD 1. 😢 I have a FFC for you though - I despise the thousand island sauce they put on the burgers so the thought of your “animal style fries” made me gag a little! 😐
@jennifer_louise Just to clear up any possible confusion... 🤣😂😉
@holly321 I'm sorry your opks are sucky!
@stephanie123456, sorry for CD1.
@jennifer_louise, I am so excited for you to have two chances at your favorite month! I am feeling overly hopeful for a chance at October (now that I missed September). I realized that if I get knocked up this cycle, and assuming no complications, my due date would be such that ML would go til the end of 2019 and I wouldn't have to go back to work til 2020. #wishfulthinking
Month/Cycle: 4/4
CD: 7
WAYDTGKU: opks, cm, pnvs, trying (failing) to cut caffeine
R/R: I had a super productive morning! I reorganized some cabinets and drawers, and created a mail station with stamps, envelopes, address stickers, etc. The weather is GORGEOUS, so I am about to take my pup for a long walk. Perfect Saturday!
CS/Q: nah
@jennifer_louise your right, the result is the same, I usually Hio for several days after I O, just in case I didn’t. It isn’t like an opk will change that. Fx for you for October
@stephanie123456 - sorry about CD 1
@galentine - we've got a beautiful day here too. hoping I can rally for a walk as well, and hope yours was wonderful!
Month/Cycle: 3/2
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: PNV, BBT, CP, CM
R/R: essentially missed the whole FW for all sorts of aggravating reasons. Pretty sure I O'd yesterday or today based on CP and CM. Maybe will get an HIO tonight but certain the time has passed. Early O for me regardless. Maybe -4 will be enough? at least it was a ++EWCM day then. BLAH.
CS/Q: it looks like a temp spike but I have two open circles, and for good reason. how can I put my chart in a spoiler, instead of just having the FF link in my sig?
Married May 2013
BFP #1: 10/14/16 - DD born 6/2017
TTC #2 November 2018 (Mirena removed October 2018 after 1 year)
BFP #2 9/11/19 - EDD 5/24/20 - DD born 5/2020
TTC #3 May 2022 (Mirena removed after almost 2 years)
BFP #3 11/24/23 - EDD 7/30/24
@galentine it's lovely out here too and I just saw somebody out for a walk with my dog, are you my neighbor? (I have a secret desire to meet all you ladies IRL because of how hard it is to make friends as an adult).
@sevenn sorry about your FW. Hope HIO tonight will give you a fighting chance!!
@holly321 fx for September for you to and here's hoping for all our fall babes!!
@jennifer_louise lol, yes you’re doing it right
@stephanie123456 Sorry about CD1. Right there with you sister.
@galentine That sounds like an amazing day, enjoy!!
@sevenn Sorry for the shitty timing, I hope it’s your month regardless!
Month/Cycle: 2
CD: 1 bleh
WAYDTGKU: temp, OPK, maybe SMEP this month?
R/R: Had spotting yesterday on CD 11 and of course got my hopes up that it could be implantation spotting. Nope, just AF showing up early (aka on time for me). Also, I hosted a dozen women this afternoon for a Pampered Chef party so now my introverted self is having wine at 3 in the afternoon to wind down from talking to all the people, and because it’s CD1.
Also just started watching the The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, it’s so good!
CS/Q: none
CD: 10 - tapping toes here, I always have a later O date....
WAYDTGKU: trying wondfo OPKs for the first time this month, mostly just to better pinpoint O for progesterone, Ava, PNV, Vit C
R/R: Could be rant or rave - still getting settled in the new house. Doing super exciting things like putting up towel holders, mirrors and organizing drawers. Rave - made calendars for all the parents/inlaws using Nations Lab. They turned out great!!
CS/Q: nope same as last month....temps are slowing dropping to baseline and then I suspect they will slowly rise because of low progesterone. Makes pinpointing O a little tricky sometimes
@krassa0315 sorry about CD1 but high five to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, I hear it's a great series!
@galentine I love having organized cabinets/drawers/closets - feels so darn gratifying. My linen closet is labeled with with sheets are which size so I don't have to unfold them all to figure it out lol
@holly321 @jennifer_louise Sorry about crappy OPK stuff. I think I used Wondfo wannabes first along w CVS store brand to compare (CVS kind were horrible) then switched to Pregmate off Amazon. They’re super cheap and SUPER sensitive in my experience.
I snap a pic each time w the Femometer app & the Premom app because they both give instant numeric readings of the hormone level/pink line result. This way I can see the numbers climbing during FW & only get 2 or 3 days of distinct highs and a clear peak. It’s so much better than not using the apps, gives much clearer info. Hope this helps!
*@krassa0315 Two hands up for wine at 3 pm and for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, it is so good!
Married May 2013
BFP #1: 10/14/16 - DD born 6/2017
TTC #2 November 2018 (Mirena removed October 2018 after 1 year)
BFP #2 9/11/19 - EDD 5/24/20 - DD born 5/2020
TTC #3 May 2022 (Mirena removed after almost 2 years)
BFP #3 11/24/23 - EDD 7/30/24
For my FF charts I take a screenshot on my phone first (I like to crop info out from the “share chart” options). Next, I create my draft post on laptop or phone, then I always go back to my draft post from within my phone so I can paste my chart pic in. Tap your chart pic once so it’s highlighted, select “spoiler” from the backwards P drop down menu (Paragraph/Pilcrow symbol) & voilá, it should be hidden in a spoiler.
Sorry if you already know all this, I just do it this way because I don’t ever access FF from my laptop so it’s easiest to add a chart pic from my phone. I bet others can chime in & give you a shorter answer/fewer steps.
@galentine I find that both the apps are great for the OPK info (you can use any brand) but otherwise are a bit awkward/not user-intuitive, and yield little info compared to FF. I prefer Femometer for the interface, I think, but can tell that Premom’s readings are a bit more sensitive/require even stronger lines to give me a “Peak” reading.
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: this month I’m temping, going to use OPKs and I’m also taking pnvs
R/R: my periods have been super weird these last few cycles. I’m interested to temp and see what’s happening. Maybe I’m not actually ovulating. 🤷🏼♀️
We are at my parents house watching the Bears game today. And to eat of course. Relaxing way to end the weekend!
CS/Q: Just starting using FF. Does the open circle just mean that particular temp was at a much different time than the others? The open circle one was at 715am and my other 2 were taken just before 8am.