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R/R: temp did not go up, so I guess I was wrong and did not O. Glad dh talked me in to hio. I have no plans until 7:30 tonight, which I am not looking forward to, and can’t convince myself to get out of bed. The cat isn’t helping, he’s too cuddly.
R/R: I had a positive OPK this morning! Excited at the very least that my cycle may be on the regular side this month, albeit longer than average. I've been having cramps, especially on my left side, so I'm also happy this probably means an imminent O. I was going to head to the doctor if I was going to experience these pains all cycle.
@holly321 Sounds like a perfect morning! Cat cuddles are the best.
@sorarose Yay on the positive OPK! You can have temp rises and dips before O. I know I usually do. My temps always follow the same pattern: increase on -1, slight dip on O and significant rise on +1.
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: PNV, Temping, OPKs
R/R: Currently waiting for AF to get out of town. The past few days sucked, but it was the reality check I needed. TW - Prior TTC mentioned
It took 16 months last time, so why on earth would I think that this time would be any easier?
CS/Q: Nothing.
Me: 36 DH: 40 Together since 2007 |Married June 2013
TTC #1: June 2015
BFP: 11/9/16 | EDD: 7/22/17
DD born 7/16/17
TTC #2: December 2018 BFP: 2/26/19 | EDD: 11/7/19 DS born 11/3/19
@holly321 enjoy all the kitty snuggles. @sorarose I usually have a significant dip before O, but not all the time. Last cycle I just had a slow rise. @klstone25 sorry the last few days were lousy. I hope things are getting better!
R/R: I am looking forward to a low-key weekend. DH and I are taking my mom out for dinner tonight, then tomorrow I have some papers to grade before the Super Bowl. I am making homemade chips and salsa and buffalo chicken calzone which I am really excited about! If you haven't tried Pioneer Woman's restaurant style salsa, I highly recommend it!
CS/Q: This is the most stable I have ever seen my temps. I guess that's good?
@holly321 cats are the best @sorarose sounds like your O is gearing up! i had the worst cramps this cycle too @emeraldduchess it just occured to me this AM that i need to gather up some Superbowl snacks! your menu sounds delish
Month/Cycle: 4/3
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: HIO, BBP, CP, CM
R/R: pretty sure O was yesterday. i had pretty horrific bloating and cramps, my waistband was bothering me! OPK positive 2 days in a row (with blazer CD 13) but no temp rise yet. waitin for the crosshairs...! super excited for this weekend as we are huge Pats fans and cheering them on never gets old. and beautiful weather this week. hoping the good vibes stick!
CS/Q: nothing to see. just inconsistent temps but hopefully it will be sufficient for FF to interpret
Me: 36 DH: 37 Married May 2013
TTC #1: April 2016 (Mirena removed March 2016 after 2.5 years)a 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
@emeraldduchess Oh your super bowl food sounds delicious!! Sounds like a fun weekend.
Month/Cycle: 6/6
CD: 2.. boo!
WAYDTGKU: Ava, OPKs, SMEP, RLT, CM, fertility yoga, cutting back on caffeine
R/R: We have plans tonight to celebrate with SIL and her fiance.. they just got engaged last week! Looks like a big snowstorm headed our way for Sunday/Monday so probably won’t do too much else. Also, I made an appointment with an acupuncturist who is also an MD, so he can order some tests if he feels they’re necessary. I won’t see him until April, as there is a bit of a wait list. Looking forward to trying something new!
CS/Q: AF started yesterday evening around 10 pm.. so I counted yesterday as CD1. But I wasn’t sure if today should be CD 1 since it was so late yesterday? It probably won’t make a difference either way.
Me: 35 DH: 35 TTC since 9/2018
Dx: MFI 10/19- First RE visit 2/20- DH had surgery for bilateral varicoceles 7/20- IUI with 5 mg letrozole- BFN 9/20- IVF. 9 eggs retrieved, 9 mature, 8 fertilized with ICSI, 7 blasts, 4 PGT-A normal 11/20- Mock transfer/ERA 12/20- FET #1- transferred one 4AB- BFN 3/21- FET #2- transferred one 3AB- BFP! Due Dec 2021 12/21- Baby girl born!
@holly321 I hope you enjoyed snuggling your cats. That's always the best.
@sorarose Woohoo for the positive OPK! I am on my 2nd day of one too so we'll probably be moving over to TWW around the same time!
@klstone25 Sorry the past few days have been rough. Sending you hugs.
@emeraldduchess all that food sounds good. I love a good salsa recipe so I'll have to check that one out. Hope you have a great time with YH and your mom tonight at dinner.
@misshelen86 That's so cool about the acupuncturist. I've been thinking about trying acupuncture for awhile but haven't taken the step just yet. It sucks there's such a long wait list though.
Month/Cycle: 14/14
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: bbt, cm, pnv, opk, vitamin d, coq10, etc
R/R: I made this for DH for the month of February/Valentines day. I hope he didn't think it was too cheesy. I'm going to write something for every day of February. Today's was that he is creative.
@misshelen86 congrats to your SIL and her fiancé! Have fun celebrating with them. I go to bed before 10pm so I would’ve counted CD as the next morning when I discovered it, but your right it probably doesn’t matter all that much
WAYDTGKU: BBT, FF, CM, red raspberry leaf tea, essential oil diffusing
R/R: not much going on this weekend and after traveling most weekends last month I could not be happier about that. Tonight our plans are to watch a movie at home and maybe go out to dinner first (leaning more towards take out though!)
CS/Q: temps are looking stable for the 4th day in a row now
@litteredm- I love your Valentine's day idea! @sorarose - Hooray for O! @holly321 - cuddling on a Saturday morning sounds lovely!
Month/Cycle: 2
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: Temping, OPK's, FF, pnv
R/R: Rant- this visit from AF has been rough and it's only day 3. I've been waking up at 4:30- 5:30 in the morning the past 3 days with intense cramps. It's been throwing my temps off. I've been super moody and tired. I'm glad the only thing I have to do today is take dinner to a neighbor whose family is all sick (and it's already cooking in the crockpot). Rave- I've been able to keep my house clean for the past two weeks and that's a big deal for me!
@spacemountaineer, that’s sweet of you to make your neighbor dinner! And good job on keeping the mess clean, mine is either spotless or trashed, there is no in between.
@kopp5988 I hope you enjoyed your night! @littleredm, that is too cute! @misshelen86, I hope you enjoy celebrating your SIL. I would probably count next day as AF. And it was a bowling birthday party, for a child, so why so late?
@holly321 Sorry you didn’t get your rise. I know things can be wonky AL. Hopefully it happens soon!
@sorarose Usually temp rise is after O, and I believe current research is showing some women actually don’t see a rise until 24-36 hours after O. That’s why OPKs, CM, and CP are all helpful in predicting and confirming O. It makes me feel all
It's funny how it's the little things in life that mean the most...not where you live, or what you drive, or the price tag on your clothes... There's no dollar sign on a piece of mind, this I've come to know! *ZBB*
So MH and I are at a winery right now and he was looking at the random stuff they have for sale (like the wine coasters and such). And they had this coaster and it made me think of all of you on this thread (sorry it’s sideways) it was called mistaken lyrics but we can’t figure out what song it’s supposed to be
So MH and I are at a winery right now and he was looking at the random stuff they have for sale (like the wine coasters and such). And they had this coaster and it made me think of all of you on this thread (sorry it’s sideways) it was called mistaken lyrics but we can’t figure out what song it’s supposed to be
Re: WTO weekend 2/2-2/3
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: hio, temping, opks
R/R: temp did not go up, so I guess I was wrong and did not O. Glad dh talked me in to hio. I have no plans until 7:30 tonight, which I am not looking forward to, and can’t convince myself to get out of bed. The cat isn’t helping, he’s too cuddly.
CS/Q:
Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD: 20
WAYDTGKU: PNVs, temping, CM, HIO
R/R: I had a positive OPK this morning! Excited at the very least that my cycle may be on the regular side this month, albeit longer than average. I've been having cramps, especially on my left side, so I'm also happy this probably means an imminent O. I was going to head to the doctor if I was going to experience these pains all cycle.
CS/Q: Does temp tend to spike before an O?
@sorarose Yay on the positive OPK! You can have temp rises and dips before O. I know I usually do. My temps always follow the same pattern: increase on -1, slight dip on O and significant rise on +1.
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: PNV, Temping, OPKs
R/R: Currently waiting for AF to get out of town. The past few days sucked, but it was the reality check I needed.
TW - Prior TTC mentioned
CS/Q: Nothing.
Together since 2007 | Married June 2013
TTC #1: June 2015
TTC #2: December 2018
BFP: 2/26/19 | EDD: 11/7/19
DS born 11/3/19
TTC #3: January 2024
Mirena out 1/23/24
@sorarose I usually have a significant dip before O, but not all the time. Last cycle I just had a slow rise.
@klstone25 sorry the last few days were lousy. I hope things are getting better!
Month/Cycle: 7/6 (benched for 1 cycle, first AL)
CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: Prenatal vitamins, Fertility Friend, temping, OPKs, HIO, SMEP(kind of), red raspberry leaf tea.
R/R: I am looking forward to a low-key weekend. DH and I are taking my mom out for dinner tonight, then tomorrow I have some papers to grade before the Super Bowl. I am making homemade chips and salsa and buffalo chicken calzone which I am really excited about! If you haven't tried Pioneer Woman's restaurant style salsa, I highly recommend it!
CS/Q: This is the most stable I have ever seen my temps. I guess that's good?
@sorarose sounds like your O is gearing up! i had the worst cramps this cycle too
@emeraldduchess it just occured to me this AM that i need to gather up some Superbowl snacks! your menu sounds delish
Month/Cycle: 4/3
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: HIO, BBP, CP, CM
R/R: pretty sure O was yesterday. i had pretty horrific bloating and cramps, my waistband was bothering me! OPK positive 2 days in a row (with blazer CD 13) but no temp rise yet. waitin for the crosshairs...! super excited for this weekend as we are huge Pats fans and cheering them on never gets old. and beautiful weather this week. hoping the good vibes stick!
CS/Q: nothing to see. just inconsistent temps but hopefully it will be sufficient for FF to interpret
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
@sorarose Yay for positive OPK. I guess everyone is difference, but temp spike generally happens after O.
@klstone25 Hope AF leaves soon!
@emeraldduchess Oh your super bowl food sounds delicious!! Sounds like a fun weekend.
Month/Cycle: 6/6
CD: 2.. boo!
WAYDTGKU: Ava, OPKs, SMEP, RLT, CM, fertility yoga, cutting back on caffeine
R/R: We have plans tonight to celebrate with SIL and her fiance.. they just got engaged last week! Looks like a big snowstorm headed our way for Sunday/Monday so probably won’t do too much else. Also, I made an appointment with an acupuncturist who is also an MD, so he can order some tests if he feels they’re necessary. I won’t see him until April, as there is a bit of a wait list. Looking forward to trying something new!
CS/Q: AF started yesterday evening around 10 pm.. so I counted yesterday as CD1. But I wasn’t sure if today should be CD 1 since it was so late yesterday? It probably won’t make a difference either way.
TTC since 9/2018
10/19- First RE visit
2/20- DH had surgery for bilateral varicoceles
7/20- IUI with 5 mg letrozole- BFN
9/20- IVF. 9 eggs retrieved, 9 mature, 8 fertilized with ICSI, 7 blasts, 4 PGT-A normal
11/20- Mock transfer/ERA
12/20- FET #1- transferred one 4AB- BFN
3/21- FET #2- transferred one 3AB- BFP! Due Dec 2021
12/21- Baby girl born!
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: bbt, cm, pnv, opk, vitamin d, coq10, etc
CS/Q: not today
@sorarose hope you get a confirmed ovulation soon!
@emeraldduchess your low key weekend sounds great, and I’m glad your temps are looking stable
@sevenn hope you get your crosshairs soon
@misshelen86 congrats to your SIL and her fiancé! Have fun celebrating with them. I go to bed before 10pm so I would’ve counted CD as the next morning when I discovered it, but your right it probably doesn’t matter all that much
@littleredm that is so cute! Love it!
Month/Cycle: 4/3
CD: 6
WAYDTGKU: BBT, FF, CM, red raspberry leaf tea, essential oil diffusing
R/R: not much going on this weekend and after traveling most weekends last month I could not be happier about that. Tonight our plans are to watch a movie at home and maybe go out to dinner first (leaning more towards take out though!)
CS/Q: temps are looking stable for the 4th day in a row now
@sorarose - Hooray for O!
@holly321 - cuddling on a Saturday morning sounds lovely!
Month/Cycle: 2
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: Temping, OPK's, FF, pnv
R/R: Rant- this visit from AF has been rough and it's only day 3. I've been waking up at 4:30- 5:30 in the morning the past 3 days with intense cramps. It's been throwing my temps off. I've been super moody and tired. I'm glad the only thing I have to do today is take dinner to a neighbor whose family is all sick (and it's already cooking in the crockpot). Rave- I've been able to keep my house clean for the past two weeks and that's a big deal for me!
CS/Q: Nothing today
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@kopp5988 I hope you enjoyed your night!
@littleredm, that is too cute!
@misshelen86, I hope you enjoy celebrating your SIL. I would probably count next day as AF. And it was a bowling birthday party, for a child, so why so late?
@sorarose Usually temp rise is after O, and I believe current research is showing some women actually don’t see a rise until 24-36 hours after O. That’s why OPKs, CM, and CP are all helpful in predicting and confirming O. It makes me feel all
TTC 9/2016 BFP 12/9/16 EDD 8/21/17 NMC 1/8/16 at 7w6d
TTC 2/2017 BFP 3/6/17 EDD 11/17/17 DS born 11/25/17 via ECS
TTC 12/2018 BFP 6/2/19 EDD 2/12/20 NMC / BO at 7 weeks, low progesterone
TTC 7/2019 BFP 8/21/19 EDD 4/22/20 CP at 5 weeks
TTC 8/19 IUI #1 w/ Clomid + Ovidrel + progesterone BFN, IUI 2 and 3 w/ Letrozole + Ovidrel + progesterone,
IUI 4 Follistim + Ovidrel + progesterone BFP 1/9/20 EDD 9/18/20
AMA, ITP in pregnancy, vWD type II - low Factor VIII, unexplained RPL and secondary infertility
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