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Re: TWW Monday 7/22
CD/DPO: 25/4
Timing: pretty good
Typical LP length: 14 days last month, so I’ll stick with that.
Testing: WFAF unless someone wants to put together a pee party next week.
R/R: I officially go here now and I’m bringing my positive attitude with me. This cycle I have embraced the power of positive thinking. But, of course, that has me SSing like a crazy person at 4 dpo. Also, it’s Monday, so boo for having to go back to work.
CS/Q: Nope.
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Me 34 DH 34
PCOS
Baby number 2 due 4/11/20
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD/DPO: 19/7
Timing: -1
Typical LP length: ~15 days
Testing: Maybe Thursday
R/R: We got so much done over the weekend that I feel like we need another weekend. But, in other news, as I was about halfway through my run this morning I spotted a kitten on the side of the path. At first I thought it was a skunk because I was out in the woods and it's black & white. I was worried it would either a) die of heat stroke (it's supposed to get up to 104-109*F with the heat index today), b) get picked up by a hawk, or c) get hit by a car. So, I picked it up and walked the last 1.5 miles back to my office where I have it hanging out in a box with a blanket and some water. My coworker's girlfriend is on her way to come pick it up and either take it home or to our local no-kill shelter. I'd love to keep it, but I'm allergic, and we have four huge dogs that would probably destroy it as soon as I brought it home.
CS/Q: Nada
Due with baby #2: Feb 2022
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD/DPO: 19/4
Timing: good
Typical LP length: 14 days
Testing: WFAF (maybe)
R/R: feeling refreshed over a relaxing weekend.
CS/Q:
Month/Cycle: 14/9/4 AL
CD/DPO: 24/7
Timing: Good
Typical LP length: 14-16
Testing: WFAF
R/R: It’s Monday...but the weather is cooler here at last, so DH and I can walk a couple nights this week hopefully! Plus, we got some new towels & rugs yesterday from BB&B, which makes me oddly happy...our house is finally coming together the way we want it!
CS/Q: Nope.
@mercury94 welcome to the TWW...and yay for bringing the positivity!! I’m trying not to SS either, but it’s so hard! My HR took a nose dive this morning, so not sure what that was about...but it kind of made me lose a little confidence! Hopefully this Monday goes by super fast for us!!
@ttcbabyodo glad you had a productive weekend...but yes, those never feel like you got a true weekend!! Ah, it made me so happy reading that you saved the kitten!!! ☺️
Month/Cycle: 2/2 AL
CD/DPO: No freaking clue
Timing: Maybe -2, Maybe O, Maybe -; your guess is as good as mine
Typical LP length: 10 (maybe?!)
Testing: Never again (only slightly kidding)
R/R: My body is a wonderland. And by wonderland I mean it’s a freaking mystery funhouse.
CS/Q:
@ttcbabyodo You’re so kind to stop
and help the kitten.
@newmomtx06 It’s so nice to come out of a weekend feeling refreshed. Hope that leads in to a good week!
@bluetickgal I’d sell an organ for cooler weather. Enjoy it!
@tyrion_ your chart looks pretty! FX for you!
@tyrion_ that chart looks great!! FX!!!!
@ttcbabyodo Omg poor kitten!!!!! So lucky you found it! I wonder what happened to it's litter???
@bluetickgal so happy it's cooling back off! Your chart looks great too!
@mercury94 thank you for your positive attitude, I'm going to make this my mantra today and for the next 4 weeks!
IVF Cycle #1 February 2020 4 embryos frozen, 1 fresh transfer = CP
FET #1 Natural Cycle March 2020 CXL'd due to Covid-19
FET #1 Natural Cycle June 2020 - CP #2
FET #2 Natural Cycle July 2020 - BFP!!!!!! Beta #1 = 273
June Signature Challenge - Favorite TV Quotes
@newmomtx06 Yes. Positivity for the win. See you in the April BMB.
@bluetickgal I love getting new towels. I’d be excited too. Hope you have a quick and painless Monday.
@tyrion_ I’m sorry that your body’s so confusing. Your chart definitely looks like CD16 O and the second shift just looks pretty and would give me hope.
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Me 34 DH 34
PCOS
Baby number 2 due 4/11/20
Due with baby #2: Feb 2022
How small/young is the kitten? I'm wondering if the mama cat rejected her because she's the runt of the litter. In which case, the rest of the litter should be safe, but still worth keeping an eye out.
IVF Cycle #1 February 2020 4 embryos frozen, 1 fresh transfer = CP
FET #1 Natural Cycle March 2020 CXL'd due to Covid-19
FET #1 Natural Cycle June 2020 - CP #2
FET #2 Natural Cycle July 2020 - BFP!!!!!! Beta #1 = 273
June Signature Challenge - Favorite TV Quotes
@ttcbabyodo - let us know what happens with the kitten! so glad you spotted him
@bluetickgal - what a pretty chart!
@tyrion_ - dude. that was me last cycle and i'm waiting to see if i'm on the same boat this one. so frustrating. i'm planning on Fertilaid next cycle to see if I can get some regularity, which has NEVER been a problem previously Fx you get some clarity soon.
CD/DPO: 21/12
Timing: -3, -1
Typical LP length: 14d
Testing: BFN today
R/R: idk why I keep testing. i spent an embarrassing amount of time tweaking my test today too. i am just really really thinking that our problem is male factor and it sucks to be on this hamster wheel til 12 months. i'm almost certain DH won't submit to ANY testing/REI discussion until after our addition is finished and we are moved in, which will be like 14 months of TTC. sorry for my pity party !
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
Due with baby #2: Feb 2022
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Me 34 DH 34
PCOS
Baby number 2 due 4/11/20
@ttcbabyodo So nice that you saved that kitten!
@newmomtx06 Glad you had a relaxing weekend.
@bluetickgal Glad to hear your house is coming together!
@tyrion_ Hard to say what’s going on with your chart.. but it really does look like O on CD 16.
@sevenn Have you brought up the subject with YH yet? I thought for sure MH would be against any testing and he surprised me by saying he’d rather know if there’s a problem.
Month/Cycle: 11/11
CD/DPO: 25/3-5?
Timing: not great
Typical LP length: 12-14 days
Testing: nope
R/R: Had a wonderful time on vacation! We did so much and I’m exhausted but it was so worth it. We went to beaches, museums and did some shopping. But I think my favorite thing was the broadway show! I ended up taking a break from using OPK’s while on vacation so I don’t really know when I O’d. My counselor had recommended I take a month off trying but I decided to continue to temp because I like to know what’s going on with my cycle.
CS/Q:
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!
Month/Cycle: 5/5
CD/DPO: 19/5
Timing: very good, EOD to ED. So far: -5, -3, -1, 0, 2
Not exactly sure of ovulation time, but cervical position and mucus consistency point to ovulation being Wed.
Typical LP length: ~15 days
Testing: Will likely wait until I miss a period.
R/R:
CS/Q: n/aRant: Yesterday's hike ended up much less relaxing than I would have liked. We ventured out on a hike on the second highest peak in Georgia. I didn't really think everything through...and, well, I have a frustrating phobia of mountain passes with scenic views. My brain recoils when I see wide open sky and mountains/cliffs below, so as soon as we started ascending my brain went pretty haywire. To make matters worse, the fog was really bad after the previous night's rains, so it became denser and denser as we climbed. Being really unfamiliar with narrow mountain roads didn't help my anxiety. We DID eventually make it to the trail location, but it began pouring (it was more like temperate rainforest up there), so we had to leave so my camera didn't get damaged. We couldn't see any of the mountaintop views as the visibility was really low. Unfortunately, leaving the trails meant that we had to descend back down the mountain through both fog and rain.
Rave: Our move is coming to a final close. We have been living in our new place for nearly two months, but we have had to drive back (45 minutes each way) to do repairs and clean out our stuff. We plan on being DONE by the middle of next week! Yay!
Dating Anniversary: 1999. Marriage Anniversary: 2001.
TTC #1 since 3/2019
@tyrion_ so sorry about all the confusion this cycle! I say cooler...it’s still 80, but that’s much better than it has been! Hopefully your heat wave will be over soon!
@mvt2003 & @sevenn thanks!! With chart overlay in FF, it looks just like my most recent 2 charted cycles, so I don’t know if that gives me much hope! Haha.
@sevenn hopefully that positive is still coming this cycle! If not, hopefully your DH will agree to testing sooner!
@misshelen86 glad you had a good vacation...I would love to see a Broadway show!! I have a question for you...does your HR usually coincide pretty closely with your BBT trend through your cycle? I feel like mine does for the most part, but it has been super wonky this cycle, and a 2bpm drop at 7DPO today is really throwing me for a loop! I know RHR isn’t as indicative/proven as BBT, but this just seems totally weird for me. RHR graph in spoiler:
TW loss: with my BFP, I had a perfect stair-stepper HR (until it came plummeting down after my MC), so I always compare to that...even though I clearly don’t want it to be exactly like that cycle!!
@kissofkira hope you can keep the crazy away...it’s so hard at that point in your cycle!
@flowntheloop sorry your hike wasn't relaxing like you were hoping...that does sound very stressful with the fog & rain! Yay for being almost done with the moving (and cleaning/repair) process, that has to be a huge relief!
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!
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!