WTO Thursday 7.16

inthewoods23 · July 2020

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bows22 · July 2020

Month/Cycle: 20/22 including 2 benched.

CD: 11

WAYDTGKU: OPKs, Tracking CM

R/R: My other big audit wrapped up yesterday! It’s huge weight lifted, but now I need to circle back to everything I’ve been ignoring to get these done. I saw on our town’s Facebook page that the community pool has had very low attendance in the afternoons (like less than 10 people) so I think I may take tomorrow afternoon off and check it out as a reward to myself. Looking forward to doing something “normal” because the summer is just slipping away!

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chindimples04 · July 2020

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD: 10

WAYDTGKU: OPKs, HIO EOD or ED, PNVs, CM, CP, temping, charting

R/R: our district released plans for back to school this fall and I am far from impressed. Parents can opt for their child to participate in virtual learning but otherwise, I will have a full class 5 days a week. No masks required, no additional spacing between kids, no safety precautions put into place for our staff, nothing. I have never prayed so hard to get KU so I could be considered high risk and not have to work in person. I miss my kids and my job but going back at full capacity full time is NOT keeping the safety of students and staff in mind and I am livid.

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gingermama29 · July 2020

@bows22 yay for finishing your audits!! Enjoy the pool time! Or community pool isn't opening this year which makes sense but it's still a bummer.

@chindimples04 omg I would be freaking out. What state are you in, if you don't mind my asking? I can't believe they're not putting in ANY precautions or requiring masks at the very least!

Month/Cycle: 13/8

CD: 14

WAYDTGKU: benched until August

R/R: new fridge day!! It's supposed to be pretty stormy and rainy this afternoon which should make unloading the fridge super fun for DH and BIL. Plus they're putting the old one in the basement. My job is just to clear out the fridge and freezer and put everything into coolers. I definitely have the better job 😂.

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DoubleUp8 · July 2020

@chindimples04 Ugh that is so hard! They aren't even requiring the staff to wear masks? Or putting in hand sanitizer stations. Those seem like pretty basic inexpensive things to do. Do you mind me asking what state you are in?

Month/Cycle: 3/3

CD: 8

WAYDTGKU: HIO, CM/CP

R/R: DH has to travel this weekend. I am praying that I don't O until he gets back on Sunday, but going to get down and dirty before he goes just to be safe.

CS/Q: Got another higher temp 98.11. I think our room must just be hot. Our AC thermostat is down stairs and we close our door to keep the cat out a night. I think our room is just warm at night. I'm just proud I remembered 2 days in a row. We will see what tomorrow brings! Yay data!

_orchid_ · July 2020

@bows22 yay for wrapping up your big audit! Do you have any other big jobs on the horizon or are you able to catch up on the small stuff? Wow only 10 people in the afternoon? That's like having the pool to yourself! Definitely a good way to start the weekend!

@chindimples04 😮 really? That's their plan? I would be livid too. Did they release info to parents yet? Where are you located? Are you planning on taking safety procedures for yourself besides a mask?

Month/Cycle: 15/13

CD: 14 (I think O was yesterday but waiting for tomorrow's temp before I move over)

WAYDTGKU: BBT, opks, pnvs, hio EOD, every acronym

R/R: I rolled over on my cat in the middle of the night and startled her, so she clawed me up a bit. Not a nice way to wake up! Took me awhile to fall back to sleep so I'll probably be dragging today. The weather is only supposed to be high 70s today (and then high 90s this weekend) so I'm hoping to get outside to enjoy it today!

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_orchid_ · July 2020

@gingermama29 you definitely have the better job! Yay new fridge!

@DoubleUp8 boo that he has to travel! Do you know when you usually O? Hopefully this weekend is too early to miss it!

DoubleUp8 · July 2020

@bows22 enjoy your trip to the pool!

@gingermama29 yay new fridge day! I hope it all goes smoothly.

@_orchid_ I'm sorry you had such a rude awakening. I booted the cat out of the bedroom about 6 years ago because she was such a pill to sleep with.

DoubleUp8 · July 2020

@_orchid_ I haven't temped before this cycle, but based on CM I usually O day 12-14, but last cycle I O'd day 16. I'm temping this cycle so hopefully I will have a good idea if we miss O.

chindimples04 · July 2020

@gingermama29 @DoubleUp8 @_orchid_ I’m in Wisconsin (the state whose Supreme Court said it was unconstitutional to shut down business to prevent the spread of the virus). The information I have is the information that was sent out to parents. Staff has not been sent an email about their reopening plan nor has our feedback, questions, or concerns been addressed. Nothing has been said about hand sanitizer stations or what will be required of staff. I have my face masks, but I’m banking on getting KU at this point since that seems like then only situation with which my health and safety will be priority. I don’t make enough to provide hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes for my classroom all year round and have had to beg for donations from parents. There is the option for kids to go virtually but with how red my town is, I don’t foresee many taking that option. And the plan for if there is a positive case is pathetic at best. I just can’t even comprehend this plan.

optimisticoctopus · July 2020

@bows22 yay for finishing your audits!! You earned that pool time...enjoy!

@chindimples04 UGH! I’m so sorry that your district has such a weak plan in place. That is so frustrating.

@gingermama29 yay for a new fridge!

@DoubleUp8 hopefully you don’t O before YH gets home, but at least if you get today in you’re still in FW!

@_orchid_ ouch!! DH is always worried he’s going to crush the cat in the middle of the night when she sleeps with us lol

Month/Cycle: 8/8

CD: 13

WAYDTGKU: temping, tracking CM, OPKs, PNV, baby aspirin, progesterone after O

R/R: Sorry I didn’t get a chance to check in yesterday! I had a back to back schedule of testing kids to see if they qualify for speech services, and ended up being at my school from 7:30 until 3:30. Let me tell you I was SO tired when I got home! I know that is a normal length work day, but I haven’t had that much in person kid interaction in months!

CS/Q: still spotting a little from my hysteroscopy, and OPKs are staying super light. I’m thinking this may be another long cycle ugh.

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_orchid_ · July 2020

@runningoncookies I hope you had a good day yesterday! I almost have more anxiety about how tired I'm going to be in the fall than I do about anything else- my school year schedule is so exhausting and I've been enjoying using my typical commute time for other things. My cat was in a bad mood before bed (I give her a pill at night and last night she was especially fiesty about taking it) so I think that contributed!

_orchid_ · July 2020

@chindimples04 😳 when do you start up again? I just really cannot imagine going back under those circumstances. I'm in northern NJ and our country had the highest counts of cases in early March and every day before they closed the schools was so stressful. We had kids come to school and tell us their parents/siblings were home quarantined bc they were exposed to covid, but the kids were still sent in to school. I
had hand sanitizer strapped to my badge and washed my hands every chance I got. People just don't get how poorly schools are set up for this.

bows22 · July 2020

@chindimples04 oh my gosh! I would be livid too. I am more cautious when it comes to covid than most people I know, however I still firmly believe that there are no “right” answers right now especially when it comes to school. There are so many factors and I’m glad I don’t have to make the decision. However your schools decision definitely seems to be the wrong answer. WTF?

@gingermama29 at the risk of sounding sexist, sometimes it’s nice to be a girl haha

@DoubleUp8 yay data is right! I hope ovulation holds off!

@_orchid_ oh enjoy the break from the heat! And don’t you wish there was a way to tell your cat that if she doesn’t want to get rolled on, she can find her own bed?? I do have about a million other audits to do, but no urgent deadline except that I worry people are going to be annoyed that things are dragging out. So I’m giving myself today and tomorrow morning to catch up on small stuff and then back at it next week.

@runningoncookies yes I was so tired my first day back in the office! I still only go in when I have to but it’s gotten better.

kvh22 · July 2020

@bows22 I hope you get to take some time tomorrow and relax!

@chindimples04 I have no words. My California self cannot comprehend. My county and most around me are virtual in the fall but Bay Area is worlds apart from Wisconsin. Even where I grew up in NH, that seems extreme but I haven't checked in. My sister is actually applying to be an OT at a school district there and little ole me just assumed that would mean she'd be virtual but maybe that's not the case.

@gingermama29 you definitely have the best job today! So exciting.

@DoubleUp8 good luck on timing!

@_orchid_ omg that would be a terrifying way to wake up!

@runningoncookies ugh sorry about the potentially long cycle. My last one was 38 days but I've had longer while TTC. I'm prepared to O on the later side but also have O'ed on CD14 after a long cycle before, too, so I'm just going to have to act like I'm in my FW forever.

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD: 4

WAYDTGKU: planning to do all the things - HIO EOD/ED, BBT, OPKs, Proov strips, CM, RRL tea during FP, Pineapple core after O.

R/R: I didn't buy clippers b/c they were so expensive when I cut DH's hair back in April but just got some for $30 on Amazon and DH's hair looks pretty great. I used teeny tiny scissors last time and the sides were too long and the top was too short (intentionally to make it last longer) but this time it looks pretty close to how he usually gets it cut. I could have used scissors for the top and it would have looked better but the longest clippers (16mm) were pretty good - almost as long as I like it - and SO quick. We're basically not planning to get haircuts until after there's a vaccine which is fine by me (i got it cut in October and frequently go 1-2 years without getting it cut again)

CS/Q: No real chart yet but I'm pretty excited for the OPKs and Proov strips this month since I'm not sure if last month was an-O or just off (19 day LP shouldn't happen). DH has no sperm issues and I'd previously read that means every 24 hours is fine to HIO. Anyone advised or seen research otherwise? O was earlier than I expected last month coming off of BCP so I was lax and doing every 2-3 days since I didn't think I was close and if it wasn't an-O and I O'ed when FF says, we had really bad timing. Since I'm expecting O to be even earlier (closer to my normal), I'm planning to do every 24-36 hours but wasn't sure if aiming for 24 was okay.

bows22 · July 2020

@kvh22 someone else may know better but my understanding is the same as yours, every day is OK if no sperm issues (do you know for sure that he doesn’t?) honestly I feel like that’s how everyone I know got pregnant - just have sex every day! If only it were that easy for everyone!

kvh22 · July 2020

@bows22 He has not been tested. He takes a multivitamin + a brazil nut every day

*TW LC* in spoiler

We have conceived twice in the past 4 years with every day timing. I was planning to work my way up to every day timing last cycle b/c I O'ed on CD37 last time off of BCP but O seemed to come early so we weren't there yet.

gingermama29 · July 2020

I'll respond to everyone soon. I had wavy, spotty vision this morning and got hit with a horrendous migraine. I'm so miserable right now and trying not to throw up. I get these so infrequently which means I don't have a go to remedy for dealing with it. Any suggestions?

bows22 · July 2020

@gingermama29 do you have any excedrin migraine? That will usually head it off for me if I feel one coming. If I’m already having one, it will still work but I need to stay in bed until it kicks in.

_orchid_ · July 2020

@gingermama29 oh no!! A cold ice pack or can on the back of my neck helps me. Also a cold coke to drink. Advil migraine is my go to but not every store carries it

_orchid_ · July 2020

@bows22 I move the cat to the bottom of the bed all the time but she loves being curled up by our heads. I usually love it bc she's so warm, soft, and hearing her breathe helps me sleep - just hate the nights she wakes up like this!

@DoubleUp8 the cat can open the doors in our house if she's desperate and also has no problem yowling outside our door for hours if we lock it 😆

@kvh22 good job with the haircut! I'm still learning lol. I gave DH haircut #2 a few weeks ago and actually started crying halfway through 😂 he was like WTF why are you crying. It's been a few weeks and has grown in fine (he actually liked it better) but I'm scarred! I have a haircut schedule for next week and I'm so excited.

optimisticoctopus · July 2020

@kvh22 yes I’m with you! Last cycle DH and I did EOD from CD9-23!! Then ED for a couple for good measure! It was exhausting. But the cycle before that I O’d on CD15 so I felt like we had to start early! This cycle we will probably start EOD by Monday but hopefully O comes promptly lol.

kvh22 · July 2020

@_orchid_ I'm lucky that his hair is literally stick straight. It was basically 4mm at the bottom, 9mm in the middle, 16mm on top with a little bit of 12mm to fade it together between the top and sides. I hated doing the scissors last time. Especially on the sides, obviously, but even on top I just felt like I couldn't really get it perfect which bothered me. I'm so glad the longest clippers worked well enough. And I LOVED cleaning up the edges on the bottom and around his ears. It looked so nice. I'm definitely going to be doing that long term to extend his hair cuts once this is all over.

@runningoncookies Yes, totally exhausting when O moves and you end up having to cover weeks!!! I missed O with OPKs one cycle and started them the day after O and took them for 2 weeks while we were trying to mostly do every day.

DoubleUp8 · July 2020

@runningoncookies the energy needed to be with kids all day is next level. My mom is a preschool teacher. I can understand why you were exhausted.

@kvh22 I've been cutting DH's hair since this started. It's nerve-wracking, but so far so good.

@_orchid_ I'm lucky in that my car has no meow. She moves her mouth like she is meowing but no sound comes out. She makes a strange quiet "mrrrrp". She's weird. 💓🐱

chindimples04 · July 2020

Sorry, I needed the morning just salt in my pissed off Ness. Nobody had the guts to bring up the opening plan during our meeting today. Kind of wish they had, I would’ve had a lot to say about the conversation.

@bows22 yes girl, take the afternoon. Especially if crowds are going to be that small.
@gingermama29 girl sit back and relax. Enjoy the new fridge without the labor.
@DoubleUp8 Nice job remembering the temp. You may just have higher temps, that’s totally possible.
@_orchid_ are you in the Midwest, sounds like the weather we’re getting here in Wisconsin. It was beautiful today. Also we go back September 1. We were told a plan wouldn’t be put out until August 1 but that was clearly a lie. We were also told that masks were going to be required and that was also a lie.
@runningoncookies oh Em Gee, I hear you on the in person kid interaction. I’m not sure I’ll be ready to see kids eight hours a day when we go back this fall.
@kvh22 I’m trying to decide if I want to keep every other day or try every day. O it is anticipated for Sunday so if we do every other day and I O on Sunday I’m going to miss -2 timing, which I’m not thrilled about. Timing HIO is hard.

_orchid_ · July 2020

@DoubleUp8 that sounds so cute!! Ours is a straight up yeller, I can sometimes hear her outside when I'm walking up to the house (she gets excited when we get home and starts yapping away - she's a dog-like breed and meets us at the door almost every time)

@chindimples04 no, I'm in NJ but glad you're getting a beautiful day there too! I'm hoping we find out our plan soon, there have been a lot of rumors and I'm just ready to start mentally preparing.

@gingermama29 feeling any better?

gingermama29 · July 2020

Coming back to respond since I ghosted yesterday.

@DoubleUp8 I hope timing works out with YH traveling.

@_orchid_ ooof that's a rough wake up. Hope you were able to enjoy the nice weather yesterday! And yes, I was definitely feeling better in the evening. Thanks for asking 😊

@chindimples8 that's so frustrating. I hope you get KU and can teach virtually. I can't believe they don't have safety measures going into place!

@runningoncookies I get it was so great to see your kids again! I definitely miss my students.

@kvh22 you're so brave to cut YH's hair. I told mine I wasn't comfortable doing that. He needed one badly! Thankfully my mom cuts hair and did his when we saw her a month ago.

@bows22 I'll definitely be getting some excedrin for the next time one hits.

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