***Thursday Crazy Train***

[blackbird]

W e l c o m e t o t h e C r a z y T r a i n ! ! ! !


Feel free to chime in, offer hugs, give your interpretation of a chart stalk and share your knowledge!


This is a thread posted daily for any of us who need to get out our frustrations about waiting to O, the 2WW, or vent about our cycles.

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Don't forget to punch your ticket and complete the questions below!


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Crazy level from 1-10:

CD/DPO:

Can I just ______ already?!:

Signs/Symptoms:

Explain your Crazy here:

[flyoffeve]

Crazy level from 1-10: 7

CD/DPO: 23/7

Can I just ______ already?!: Calm Down!

Signs/Symptoms: Nausea, crying, lower back pain

Explain your Crazy here: I know it is way too early to test and it is common to have that feeling of "I just want to know already!" It is crazy. I have been feeling nauseous yesterday and today. I had pains yesterday in my ute area and lower back. I have about 10 stresses at work that I usually do not have. When someone added #11 to me about 15 minutes ago, I just broke down. It usually takes a lot for me to cry and not usually about stress. This could just be a breaking point of too many stressers or it could be crying for the other reason. My PMS symptoms do include crying but not until 2 days before AF would show. Thanks for allowing me to ride the train today!

Edit: chart for anyone mobile wanting to stalk

My Ovulation Chart

[megrae12]

I FREAKING O'd early again!!! I am not sure what to think about my body being "normal"? I am afraid to get to excited lest something crazy happens!

[blackbird]

Jan 22, 2015 10:10:49 GMT -5 megrae12 said:

I FREAKING O'd early again!!! I am not sure what to think about my body being "normal"? I am afraid to get to excited lest something crazy happens!

Woohoo!!! Just enjoy it for now....hopefully it lasts but who knows.

Did you guys have good/decent timing?? It's not showing BD on your chart.

[blackbird]

Jan 22, 2015 10:07:27 GMT -5 flyoffeve said:

Crazy level from 1-10: 7

CD/DPO: 23/7

Can I just ______ already?!: Calm Down!

Signs/Symptoms: Nausea, crying, lower back pain

Explain your Crazy here: I know it is way too early to test and it is common to have that feeling of "I just want to know already!" It is crazy. I have been feeling nauseous yesterday and today. I had pains yesterday in my ute area and lower back. I have about 10 stresses at work that I usually do not have. When someone added #11 to me about 15 minutes ago, I just broke down. It usually takes a lot for me to cry and not usually about stress. This could just be a breaking point of too many stressers or it could be crying for the other reason. My PMS symptoms do include crying but not until 2 days before AF would show. Thanks for allowing me to ride the train today!

Edit: chart for anyone mobile wanting to stalk

My Ovulation Chart

(((hugs))) for all your stress hun. I hope time passes quickly for you. I definitely have more crazy around 6-8dpo bc I know I can't test and usually relax as time goes by.

Do you have any plans on when you will test?

[megrae12]

Jan 22, 2015 10:27:26 GMT -5 blackbird said:

Jan 22, 2015 10:10:49 GMT -5 megrae12 said:

I FREAKING O'd early again!!! I am not sure what to think about my body being "normal"? I am afraid to get to excited lest something crazy happens!

Woohoo!!! Just enjoy it for now....hopefully it lasts but who knows.

Did you guys have good/decent timing?? It's not showing BD on your chart.

We did, I can't believe it's not showing up. We had O-3 and O, so better than any other we have had since we stopped treatments. Maybe it will be Hail Mary time, lol. 

[T2Dsugar20]

flyoffeve ((hugs)) I'm sorry work is getting you down, try and relax a bit it's still too early to test.
megrae12 ::happy:: O dance! I hope your body is being normal, but I'll happy dance for you!

Crazy level from 1-10: 5

CD/DPO: CD 24

Can I just ______ already?!: FF 3 days

Signs/Symptoms: yesterday very sleeeeeeeeepy, mildly crampy, and my boobs hurt.

Explain your Crazy here: I'm hoping yesterday was O day and that EOD worked. I stopped using OPKs (oops) but I got a temp rise this morning and so I used the 2 temps from my other 2 thermometers for the next 2 days and FF gave me CH's so woo-hoo FX my temp stays up and I'll happy dance myself (I have zero reason for using 3; I guess to make sure mine is working lol...psycho much?).

[blackbird]

Jan 22, 2015 10:29:51 GMT -5 T2Dsugar20 said:

flyoffeve ((hugs)) I'm sorry work is getting you down, try and relax a bit it's still too early to test.
megrae12 ::happy:: O dance! I hope your body is being normal, but I'll happy dance for you!

Crazy level from 1-10: 5

CD/DPO: CD 24

Can I just ______ already?!: FF 3 days

Signs/Symptoms: yesterday very sleeeeeeeeepy, mildly crampy, and my boobs hurt.

Explain your Crazy here: I'm hoping yesterday was O day and that EOD worked. I stopped using OPKs (oops) but I got a temp rise this morning and so I used the 2 temps from my other 2 thermometers for the next 2 days and FF gave me CH's so woo-hoo FX my temp stays up and I'll happy dance myself (I have zero reason for using 3; I guess to make sure mine is working lol...psycho much?).

FX your temp stays up and you did O yesterday!!

You use 3 thermometers?? Yea that is slightly crazy

[T2Dsugar20]

Jan 22, 2015 10:35:17 GMT -5 blackbird said:

Jan 22, 2015 10:29:51 GMT -5 T2Dsugar20 said:

flyoffeve ((hugs)) I'm sorry work is getting you down, try and relax a bit it's still too early to test.
megrae12 ::happy:: O dance! I hope your body is being normal, but I'll happy dance for you!

Crazy level from 1-10: 5

CD/DPO: CD 24

Can I just ______ already?!: FF 3 days

Signs/Symptoms: yesterday very sleeeeeeeeepy, mildly crampy, and my boobs hurt.

Explain your Crazy here: I'm hoping yesterday was O day and that EOD worked. I stopped using OPKs (oops) but I got a temp rise this morning and so I used the 2 temps from my other 2 thermometers for the next 2 days and FF gave me CH's so woo-hoo FX my temp stays up and I'll happy dance myself (I have zero reason for using 3; I guess to make sure mine is working lol...psycho much?).

FX your temp stays up and you did O yesterday!!

You use 3 thermometers?? Yea that is slightly crazy

I hope so blackbird! How are you?? I am 100% okay with being slightly crazy lol, but I feel the need to explain my first thermometer gave me the same temp 5 days in a a row and I thought it was broken so I was complaining to my H and we both went out and bought one and of course opened them so I kept them. I lost mine, but I liked having 2 so I bought another one. I found the lost one and now I have 3 and I use all 3; it's oddly comforting and I can't stop. 

[blackbird]

T2Dsugar20 So you use temps from a different thermometer each day? How do you "decide" which temp to use? Do you see how that could subjectively affect your chart?

I mean I totally get having a backup thermometer. I'm actually ordering one to have on-hand bc my current one is almost 2yrs old. But using temps from different thermometers frequently could skew your chart.

[T2Dsugar20]

blackbird I have them marked and I use the same thermometer for my chart everyday and I just use the other 2 to "confirm" my therm is right for example if my therm said 97.02 and my other 2 said 98.00 and 98.01 I would side-eye my therm, but use it anyway.

[blackbird]

Jan 22, 2015 11:06:58 GMT -5 T2Dsugar20 said:

blackbird I have them marked and I use the same thermometer for my chart everyday and I just use the other 2 to "confirm" my therm is right for example if my therm said 97.02 and my other 2 said 98.00 and 98.01 I would side-eye my therm, but use it anyway.

Then what's the point? How does that ease stress or comfort you?

[ldubhawksfan]

Crazy level from 1-10: only a 2

CD/DPO: 32/16

Can I just ______ already?!: start my damn period already!!

Signs/Symptoms: nada

Explain your Crazy here: it's not unusual for me to have 15 day LP, but usually the day before and morning of CD1, I get all sorts of watery CM. Nothing yet. I'm ready to just move forward and I'm going to be pissed if I just have a randomly long LP for not!! I tested on 14DPO, so I really don't think there is a shot in hell that I'm KU. I suppose if I end up with killer cramps tomorrow, maybe my first acupuncture appt can help with that since there won't be lining to try to build up!!

[blackbird]

Jan 22, 2015 11:14:05 GMT -5 ldubhawksfan said:

Crazy level from 1-10: only a 2

CD/DPO: 32/16

Can I just ______ already?!: start my damn period already!!

Signs/Symptoms: nada

Explain your Crazy here: it's not unusual for me to have 15 day LP, but usually the day before and morning of CD1, I get all sorts of watery CM. Nothing yet. I'm ready to just move forward and I'm going to be pissed if I just have a randomly long LP for not!! I tested on 14DPO, so I really don't think there is a shot in hell that I'm KU. I suppose if I end up with killer cramps tomorrow, maybe my first acupuncture appt can help with that since there won't be lining to try to build up!!

(((hugs))) lady. Did you stop P after the -HPT Tues? FX your body gets it act together and doesn't drag things out!




eta oh and I sent you a FF friend request

[ldubhawksfan]

Jan 22, 2015 11:33:32 GMT -5 blackbird said:

Jan 22, 2015 11:14:05 GMT -5 ldubhawksfan said:

Crazy level from 1-10: only a 2

CD/DPO: 32/16

Can I just ______ already?!: start my damn period already!!

Signs/Symptoms: nada

Explain your Crazy here: it's not unusual for me to have 15 day LP, but usually the day before and morning of CD1, I get all sorts of watery CM. Nothing yet. I'm ready to just move forward and I'm going to be pissed if I just have a randomly long LP for not!! I tested on 14DPO, so I really don't think there is a shot in hell that I'm KU. I suppose if I end up with killer cramps tomorrow, maybe my first acupuncture appt can help with that since there won't be lining to try to build up!!

(((hugs))) lady. Did you stop P after the -HPT Tues? FX your body gets it act together and doesn't drag things out!

Yep. I'm hoping that is why my "pms", if you will, is different. Last cycle it didn't drag this out, but cycles always change.

Eta: I knew that all I needed to do was bitch on here. Cramps have started a little. Here we go!! Also I accept you as a FF friend BB!!

[T2Dsugar20]

Jan 22, 2015 11:12:07 GMT -5 blackbird said:

Jan 22, 2015 11:06:58 GMT -5 T2Dsugar20 said:

blackbird I have them marked and I use the same thermometer for my chart everyday and I just use the other 2 to "confirm" my therm is right for example if my therm said 97.02 and my other 2 said 98.00 and 98.01 I would side-eye my therm, but use it anyway.

Then what's the point? How does that ease stress or comfort you?



It just does. If I ever get multiple repeat readings in a row again I'll know something is wrong with my thermometer sooner I guess. It doesn't stress me out anymore than TTC and temping alone do littlecabbage1019. My cycles seem to still be off anyway so those are the only things that are "consistent" in this whole thing, so it helps me. I would have been more freaked out this cycle having not O'd by now based on past cycles by using 1 thermometer than multiple thinking it was broken again and that I missed O. 

[kingscross145]

Crazy level from 1-10:
8    


CD/DPO:
CD 20 / who fucking knows


Can I just ______ already?!:
get good OPK's!


Signs/Symptoms:
I was gaggy this morning and been super emotional.....and I have a HUGE under the skin maybe will maybe wont come to ahead zit on my chin.


Explain your Crazy here: I think I'm 6 ish DPO (think I O'ed on CD 13 or 14) but I possibly haven't O'ed yet too. These OPK's I got (Wondfo green tip) have all been negative but I had all other signs of O. so everything is up in the air. I had a total breakdown over the weekend, the whole "my body is fucked, I'll never get pregnant again" 

[grneyes]

T2Dsugar20 I would put the other two thermometers down. Maybe, I'm confused how you are using them (if they are different brands) - but you cannot choose which temps to use for your chart if you are getting different readings and inconsistently charting that way. That is much more likely to make you miss your O date. When I got a Mabis/Relion thermometer, I tested it against my Nexcare at first and the new thermometer consistently read .5 degrees lower than the Nexcare. You cannot compare temps from different brands of thermometers to chart. TTC is stressful enough, I wouldn't add anything extra to it.

[flyoffeve]

blackbird I was thinking about testing next Thursday, which would be 14 dpo. I remember seeing a chart before on ... about dpo and accuracy. Is 14 dpo ok?

T2Dsugar20 Thanks for the support. Try to relax on the thermometers!

littlecabbage1019 Thanks for the (hugs). FX for you, too.

[T2Dsugar20]

Jan 22, 2015 11:44:45 GMT -5 grneyes said:

T2Dsugar20 I would put the other two thermometers down. Maybe, I'm confused how you are using them (if they are different brands) - but you cannot choose which temps to use for your chart if you are getting different readings and inconsistently charting that way. That is much more likely to make you miss your O date. When I got a Mabis/Relion thermometer, I tested it against my Nexcare at first and the new thermometer consistently read .5 degrees lower than the Nexcare. You cannot compare temps from different brands of thermometers to chart. TTC is stressful enough, I wouldn't add anything extra to it.

They are the same brand. I don't use the temps from different thermometers on my chart. I only use one and I have it marked. I like using more than one in case I ever get into a situation again where I was getting 5 of the same temp in a row I feel like I'll know sooner if something is wrong with it and I felt better this cycle having the other 2 because I was getting low readings than usual for my chart and had I gone 23 days without a temp spike I would have been a nervous wreck but having the other 2 thermometers confirm for me that my temp was just low and hadn't spiked yet did make me feel better. It doesn't work for everyone, but for me it doesn't make me anymore crazy than I already am. Hopefully I made this clear and that I'm not coming off like an idiot just picking and choosing whatever temp looks good that day. I know that's not how it works. 

[yummybunny]

Jan 22, 2015 10:10:49 GMT -5 megrae12 said:

I FREAKING O'd early again!!! I am not sure what to think about my body being "normal"? I am afraid to get to excited lest something crazy happens!

megrae12 ME TOO! My usual long cycles aren't usually as long as yours but I'm pretty excited also. Woohoo!

[blackbird]

Jan 22, 2015 11:38:33 GMT -5 T2Dsugar20 said:

Jan 22, 2015 11:12:07 GMT -5 blackbird said:

Then what's the point? How does that ease stress or comfort you?



It just does. If I ever get multiple repeat readings in a row again I'll know something is wrong with my thermometer sooner I guess. It doesn't stress me out anymore than TTC and temping alone do littlecabbage1019. My cycles seem to still be off anyway so those are the only things that are "consistent" in this whole thing, so it helps me. I would have been more freaked out this cycle having not O'd by now based on past cycles by using 1 thermometer than multiple thinking it was broken again and that I missed O. 

Ok. Your body, your lyfe....do what you want.

[blackbird]

Jan 22, 2015 11:58:25 GMT -5 flyoffeve said:

blackbird I was thinking about testing next Thursday, which would be 14 dpo. I remember seeing a chart before on ... about dpo and accuracy. Is 14 dpo ok?

Yes 14dpo is good. Looks like last cycle your LP was 13days so testing on 14 should give you an accurate result if AF hasn't arrived.

[kingscross145]

heartbot they were extreamly light on CD 10-12 a bit darker on CD 13, darkest CD 14 then a bit lighter on CD 15, and lighter on CD 16-17, darker on CD 17 and now extremely light. Basically no CM now and no other O signs.

Id like to also add that I had a complete rage out for the past 2 hours, two things set me off and WHOA, WATCH OUT. lol I think I scared myself. I'm better now tho.

[T2Dsugar20]

lol yup I'm crazy! Thanks heartbot! I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Great it lets me tag now.