WTO Monday 4/22

emeraldduchess · April 2019

**This is a thread that welcomes all regardless of where they are at in their TTC journeys. Please be mindful of topics that are discussed that could be hurtful to those going through tough times. Mention of children or pregnancies of others should have a TW (trigger warning) and be in a spoiler if possible, and only be mentioned if it is extremely pertinent to the conversation. Thanks for keeping this a safe place for us all to engage!**

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inthewoods23 · April 2019

Month/Cycle: 22/21

CD: 13

WAYDTGKU: benched/BCP this month

R/R: Easter at my sister's was fine. Probably harder for DH though but most of the time we were separated from baby stuff. The worst part was when I went to throw our load of laundry in the dryer before leaving and finding out it's not rotating AGAIN. This is at least the 2nd time this has happened. We know how to fix it but it still kept slipping off. Not sure if it's something with the tension spring or the belt itself that gets the drum rotating that is the problem. My sister graciously let us use her dryer while we were over.

CS/Q: nope, but today is pill 9 out of 18 so I'll be in the TWW until AF starting tomorrow.

sevenn · April 2019

@inthewoods23 at least the holiday is done now. hope your dryer gets fixed soon ughhh.

Month/Cycle: 6/6

CD: 10

WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPK, HIO, CP, RLT

R/R: i started with EWCM a bit early this cycle and am hoping that doesn't mean an early O. I'm out of town for a few days so if it happens "on schedule" then should be good, otherwise may have to have a booty call scramble

BTW, can anyone recommend a good podcast that's about 10 hours? i'm doing a LONG overnight drive later this week and need a good story. i love true crime. something like dirty john? or dr death?

CS/Q: just boring pre-O stuff

lcking82 · April 2019

@Sevenn: I tend to listen to "episode" type podcasts (but loved both Dirty John and Dr. Death). While it won't keep your attention for a solid 10 hours, My Favorite Murder is entertaining and has a true crime element.

@inthewoods23: Ticking right on through the BCP, yea!

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I'm back from my "funk" and ready to post again! I've been lurking, but still feel a little out of the loop.

Month/Cycle: 11/9

CD: 11

WAYDTGKU: actually backed off this month from my original "plans" - Letrozole and OPKs. That's it. I decided not to temp (just needed a break). Casual loving...just trying to get in a few times this week to cover the likely FW.

R/R: Raves: GORGEOUS weekend weather here so I was outside a ton this weekend. Got some yard work/clean up done, and was able to open windows to air out the house. There's just something SO nice about getting "stale" air out of the house!

CS/Q: None - my chart is bare this cycle!

shamrocandroll · April 2019

Looks like the move over to TWW is happening!

@inthewoods23 UGH, appliance issues suck! Do you have a drying rack you can use while it's out of commission?

@sevenn Cm has never been the best indicator for me, but maybe throw in a booty scramble just to be safe?

Month/Cycle: 10/1 AL

CD:8

WAYDTGKU: We decided to take our first cycle off the bench casually, so still doing PNV, FF, trying to temp (with limited success), and casual HIO (lol).

R/R: My MIL started putting the pressure on for a baby this weekend. I just sat there quietly fuming while she continued on and on about how we need to have a girl (MH's side of the family is heavy on the boys). I didn't say anything, and then got secretly angry at MH for not jumping in and telling her to STFU. I still haven't talked to him about it because he'll probably tell me I'm being too sensitive and to just ignore her. Also, **TW: PG mentioned

One of my best friends texted me that she's pregnant. She knows about my first loss, but not my second, but I don't think she understands at all how I really don't feel like being texted in excruciating details about her pregnancy. She's also announcing way earlier than I personally would have. I am happy for her, but also not thrilled about how she went about telling me.

Otherwise, we had a nice Easter weekend and got to see a lot of family we don't usually see.

CS/Q: I forgot to bring my BBT while staying at my parents' this weekend, so I am failing at temping this cycle so far. I temped this morning, but forgot to look at what it was and record it in FF before I left for work.

rikiteacup · April 2019

Month/Cycle: 13/13

CD: 5

WAYDTGKU: Prenatals, OPK, BBT, Ubuiquinol

R/R: this was a pretty low-key weekend. H and I went for a walk on Saturday since the temps were close to 80. Then we prepped for Easter vigil mass since we both had roles. Sunday was spent with H's family.

CS/Q:

rikiteacup · April 2019

@inthewoods23 how annoying about your dryer. This shouldn't happen!

@sevenn I can recommend a lot of podcasts. I also love true crime stuff: Over my dead body, Unsolved Murders, Broken Harts (about the Hart couple), Serial and S-Town.

@lcking82 sounds like you had a great weekend! I also like to open my windows as much as I can, even when it's -10 outside. Fresh air feels energizing.

@shamrocandroll I am sorry. I would be honest with your best friend.

shamrocandroll · April 2019

@lcking82 Welcome back! I like your term "casual loving" and may steal it since we've decided to take things easy this first cycle back at it.

@rikiteacup I tried already back in November after my loss when she cornered me at our annual wine and cheese party and said all of the wrong things. She didn't really get it. I think it's just one of those things people don't get until they've been through it themselves. She can be a little bit socially oblivious sometimes. I hope she never "gets it". I didn't want to shoot her down from her excitement yesterday, but I will let her know again if she continues to try to talk to me about it.

bobbyflies2020 · April 2019

Month/Cycle: 3/3

CD: 10

WAYDTGKU: HIO, tracking period

R/R: HIO last night was better, despite being exhausted from Easter festivities.

My sister's husband is vegan and mine keeps Passover so they made a potato/veggie hash and we made a vegan kugel. The vegan kugel was actually really good!

Hoping for a quieter day today and going to attack an errand later that I have been putting off.

CS/Q: nope

kagesstarshroom · April 2019

@bobbyflies2020 Oooh yum to all that good sounding food!

@shamrocandroll Ughh noo re: yr friend/mil. The counselor I saw encouraged me to tell ppl when they were saying things that were unintentionally hurtful, but I know that's so hard in these situations as they are happening. I hope you can find a way to talk to YH at least about how it's normal that you are triggered by these things, and maybe at the very least he can be a subject-changer if you are ever in a situation like that again. As for your friend-- I stand by my counselor's advice, but at the same time know how hard it is to address these things w/ people who, like, REALLY SHOUL just ALREADY understand? Hugs to you!

@lcking82 Welcome back & more importantly, out of the funk! I wish I'd been able to spend more time outside this weekend, but the poetry fest was mostly inside.

@sevenn The Hamilton soundtrack is 2 hours 22 minutes long, so you can/should do that for part of the drive! Especially if you've never listened to it or only have once or twice! Then... if you haven't done Serial, first season, that one is good. Also, friends of mine run a podcast called Think Hard which is about getting into issues deeply with nuance, rather than just the surface-level attention headlines and tweets give them these days.

Month/Cycle: 7/3AL

CD: 8

WAYDTGKU: rlt, pnv, coq10, ditD, green tea, tryinnnnngg to eat healthy but that was hard this weekend, bbt, ff, cm, hio

R/R: I had fun at the poetry fest, but now that I'm back home I feel a little behind on... everything. I didn't feel like that when I left, but my list of things to do just keeps growing. I am groggy, too, so maybe once that clears, I'll feel better? I'm just glad to be home & back in my routine &... later this week, my FW begins! woo! I think being away for it last month has made it oh so much more exciting this month.

CS/Q:

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shamrocandroll · April 2019

@kagesstarshroom Yeah, I'll continue to talk to my friend about it, but I don't ever plan to tell my MIL. We have a strained relationship. I just generally think she is not good about handling emotional situations, and she would not take it well and would make it more about her, and I would just end up being more upset than feeling better. But, I am going to talk to MH about being better about diffusing those situations. He is very good at tuning her out after a lifetime of practice, but I am not very good at it.

kbrown2385 · April 2019

I’m so late! I’ll be back for tags.

Month/Cycle: 29/3 AL

CD: 6

WAYDTGKU: metformin, clomid with monitoring, TI, ubiquinol, vit c,d,e, methylfolate, inositol, ww, low carb, dh is on supplements, progesterone after o.

R/R: started clomid last night. I also posted something for NIAW and so far have gotten good responses back.

CS/Q: nope

inthewoods23 · April 2019

@shamrocandroll *TW for the story in the spoiler*

what is with people being so early with their announcements? My cousin was due with her 2nd 2 days before my sister was due and they (my cousin) told their parents around the 4th of July week which is when my sister took her HPT and found out. Did they pee on a stick that morning and call minutes after the 5 minute window was up like WTF??

Maybe part of it is that I'm more private and would like to enjoy my personal milestones with DH before we clue anyone else in. I got pestered about waiting so damn long to cally parents and even over not putting it on FB right away. AND they pestered me about changing my name on FB too! I waited until I at least had my SS card and driver's license changed to change it. Like damn people, there's nothing wrong with taking your time!

shamrocandroll · April 2019

@inthewoods23 *TW in response

My biggest reason for getting nervous about early announcements is my first MMC happened at 10 weeks. So I would just never announce before 12-13 weeks. I think telling close family sooner is fine, but she went all out and had an Easter photo announcement, with the picture of the ultrasound, which doesn't even look like a baby yet. I just know too many people who have had losses between weeks 8-13 so I get nervous for people who announce early. I also know people who have announced publicly and then had to... well, un-announce so people would stop asking about the pregnancy, and that makes an already awful situation that much more awful.

kbrown2385 · April 2019

@inthewoods23 glad the holiday went ok. So frustrating about the dryer!

@lcking82 welcome back! There’s something about getting out in the fresh air and being able to air out the house. Glad it was such a nice weekend for you!

@shamrocandroll I’m sorry you had to deal with all of that this weekend. I would have been made at mh if he didn’t speak up either.

@rikiteacup glad you had such a nice relaxing weekend!

@kagesstarshroom glad you had a good time at the poetry festival! Getting back into the swing of things is hard!

littleredm · April 2019

@inthewoods23 Glad that everything went ok at your sisters. That's super frustrating about the dryer.

@sevenn Fx that O doesn't come early. There are a ton of episodes of Radio Lab. It's not true crime but it's still really interesting a lot of the time.

@lcking82 So glad that you had a great weekend and got so much done! I'm always so happy when the weather is nice.

@shamrocandroll I'm so sorry about having to deal with your MIL and then the news from your friend. I would have been upset too.

@rikiteacup glad that you had a low key weekend and got to spend time with YH and family.

@bob@bobbyflies2020 That vegan kugel sounds good! Hope you have a low key day and get that errand over with.

@kagesstarshroom I hope you are able to catch up with everything that needs to be done.

@kbrown2385 Fx for you this cycle.

Month/Cycle: 16/16

CD: 10

WAYDTGKU: all the things

R/R: Easter was a success with the in-laws, although my FIL didn't try a single thing I cooked and only ate food that my MIL brought so that kind of hurt my feelings, but DH was like "that's just how he is, please don't be offended." I set up our consultation for May 7th with the new RE to discuss IVF. Now I just need to get my records send from the old RE and my OBGYN so they can be updated on all the tests/IUI's, etc.

CS/Q: nope.

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