TWW 1/18-1/24

[sleepymonkey]

Let's go ladies. This is the place you can talk about all the craziness that comes with the dreaded two week wait. Phantom symptoms, implantation dips and possible spotting, what you are doing to make the time fly by, and much much more. Post as often or as little as you want. We are here for you. Chart stalks available upon request or if there is a link, we may look just to pass the time or out of curiosity. Gifs are also welcome!

GTKY: What is your favorite snack? Do you prefer sweet or salty?

[sleepymonkey]

Currently 8DPO and just waiting until this weekend to either test or start my next cycle. At least I feel like we might have a plan going in to next cycle. MH's SA is tomorrow morning, which should be interesting. He's doing it at home and then I have to take it to the RE on my way to work. They told me to have it there within 1/2 hour but they don't open until 8 and MH has to leave for work by 7:25. I thought normally it's within an hour and the sheet they gave me said an hour so I'm hoping the sample being more like 40 min old won't make a big deal. My follow-up appt is Friday morning as long as all of my bloodwork results come back by then. I'm nervous because while I want them to find an issue, I am kind of scared of them finding an issue, if that makes any sense.

GTKY: My all-time favorite snack is nacho cheese Doritos. I very rarely have them in the house because I have no control. I used to be more of a salty snack person but as I've gotten older, I like sweet snacks more as well. I'm an equal-opportunity snacker!

[jwinct]

Best of luck to both you and your DH, sleepymonkey . I hope you don't end up needing the RE, though. Fx!

I'm pretty sure I Oed, but I have a lot of missing/unusable temps, so I'm not 100% positive. My CM is usually very reliable and based on that and the timing of O my past few cycles, I think I'm either 3 or 4DPO. If I didn't have to discard my temp from Friday morning (huge alcohol related temp spike), I'd know for sure (I think).

GTKY: I don't discriminate. I love both sweet and salty - it depends on my mood. I also am a total sucker for regular Doritos. I can't have them in my house, either, because I will eat the entire bag in one sitting.

[sleepymonkey]

Sorry about the missing/unusable temps, jwinct. I hate when those happen so close to O. I'm not temping now because the RE told me since I know I O, it's not that useful. I may check my temp at 12DPO and if it hasn't dropped down below 98, I'll go ahead and test. But in subsequent cycles, I'm not going to give up temping completely like he recommended. I plan on temping from probably CD11 through 3DPO. I want to know when I O and nothing else is going to tell me that.

[sleepymonkey]

I'm really trying to stay off the crazy train but I just realized that my pre-AF symptoms are a little different than usual. Only my left breast is sore (and it is really sore), the right one feels fine. Usually both hurt about the same and not that bad. I haven't really had any CM since O and I usually get EWCM on and off throughout my LP. And I have had intermittent cramps today and I'm so bloated, which is weird. Now I just have to keep telling myself that my pre-AF symptoms have been very inconsistent for the past 8 months so they mean nothing.

[beachdreamer]

sleepymonkey, I never knew that they would allow the SA sample to come from home. Interesting! Good luck….fx crossed you won't need any of it!


I'm still technically here, but I'm just waiting on CD1. I tested this morning (CD 26, 14 DPO)…BFN. If my pattern stays true, then this should be a "long" cycle, meaning AF should show up Thursday. Ho hum.. (My cycles have been alternating 26 days, then either 28 or 29 days, then 26 days…weird!) I'm frustrated because nothing has really changed since we conceived DS, aside from being 2 years older. I just really feel like there's something wrong. Our timing has been the same or better and still nothing. I knew we got lucky but now I just want to know were we REALLY lucky or is there an underlying issue this time. At least I didn't cry about it this month, I guess.

GTKY: I prefer sweet snacks, mostly anything with chocolate. Occasionally I mix it up with something salty, but that's not often.

[jwinct]

I'm sorry, beachdreamer. Is it possible you got your O date wrong?

[beachdreamer]

Just curious, how much do your temps usually go up in LP, compared to pre O? Or maybe better yet, how high are your LP temps? I think I've hit 98 once. My CL temp is usually in the 97.2-97.4 range and then after O I'm around 97.9. Just curious if my temps not going higher means an issue. (Or even if this is the appropriate place to ask that question)

[beachdreamer]

Jan 18, 2016 15:46:25 GMT -5 jwinct said:

I'm sorry, beachdreamer . Is it possible you got your O date wrong?

I guess it is possible it's a little off.  I consistently get +OPK on CD 10 or 11.  This month was 11.  FF has me O on CD 12.  Now that I look at it, my temps stayed right at/slightly above CL on CD 13 and 14, and then they actually went up CD 15.  I was dizzy and nauseated on CD 14, which I used to get around O time??  If I did O CD 14, then we hit O-1.  I may be pleasantly surprised but I really have no hope for this cycle.      

I wish I could figure out sharing my chart and that would make it easier than the garble I posted there.  haha  

[jwinct]

Jan 18, 2016 15:55:20 GMT -5 beachdreamer said:

Jan 18, 2016 15:46:25 GMT -5 jwinct said:

I'm sorry, beachdreamer . Is it possible you got your O date wrong?

I guess it is possible it's a little off.  I consistently get +OPK on CD 10 or 11.  This month was 11.  FF has me O on CD 12.  Now that I look at it, my temps stayed right at/slightly above CL on CD 13 and 14, and then they actually went up CD 15.  I was dizzy and nauseated on CD 14, which I used to get around O time??  If I did O CD 14, then we hit O-1.  I may be pleasantly surprised but I really have no hope for this cycle.      

I wish I could figure out sharing my chart and that would make it easier than the garble I posted there.  haha  

Well, my fingers are crossed for you.  Are you mobile or on a PC? If you're on a PC, go to the top where it says "Sharing" and then click "view" from the menu. You can then copy that website URL from your browser and paste it here. That will bring people to your sharing page. There are other ways to do it, too, but that's an easy one.

[sleepymonkey]

beachdreamer, sorry about the BFN. I completely understand the frustration. Nothing has changed much for us since we conceived DD except for it being almost 3 years later (closer to 2 years when we started TFAS). I knew we were incredibly lucky to conceive DD in cycle 2 but I think it still caused me to have unrealistic expectations going in to it this time. I never expected to be having to see an RE this time around. As for my temps, my pre-O temps usually range from 97.4-97.8 and my LP temps are usually 98-98.4. According to FF, the rise is usually @ 0.4 degrees F so your temps seem to be about average.

[beachdreamer]

Thanks, sleepymonkey .

jwinct , thanks for the easy instructions. Some days I'm good at technology and other days it's like my brain doesn't work at all. haha Let's see if this works. My pre-O temps are off this month because I kept forgetting and I had a few days where I had to jump and run because of my dog.

www.fertilityfriend.com/home/47de63

[bazinga]

Good luck ladies!

[wannabmama]

Thanks for starting sleepymonkey the holiday messed up my schedule!
beachdreamer my pre-o temps are usually 96.7-97.4ish and after are 97.4-97.9 but month to month they shift a bit. I'm also never at 98 or higher unless I've been drinking or have horrible night's sleep. My doc says those are totally normal. She did check my thyroid bc some of my temps are very low, and that can be sign of thyroid problem. But it all checked out.

[jwinct]

How's everyone doing? It's pretty quiet around here.

I have nothing to report. I feel normal, and am getting my usual post-O breakout zits. It kind of sucks not knowing exactly what day I Oed, but that's my own fault for having so many missing temps. I even forgot to temp this morning, which isn't a big deal, but what the hell is wrong with me this cycle? LOL

[sleepymonkey]

I took my temp this morning and it was still above cover, which is rare for 11DPO for me. That paired with the fact that my boobs are still sore, my face only just started breaking out, and I still haven't had any CM like I usually do right before AF (all things that are not normal for me for the day or 2 before I'm supposed to start AF) made me decide to test. BFN, of course. I keep telling myself that it could be too early since I only got a squinter with DD at 13DPO, but I'm not too hopeful. At this point, BFNs don't surprise me at all and they're not nearly as upsetting as they were a few months ago. I'll test again on Sunday at 14DPO if no AF by then.

[beachdreamer]

jwinct, I kept forgetting to temp pre O last cycle. So frustrating. I haven't decided if I'm going to temp at all this cycle.

sleepymonkey, sorry for the BFN. Fx it was just too early.

I'm sitting here at CD2. I expected last cycle to be a longer one with CD1 being tomorrow. Oh well, if there's going to be a new cycle, I'd rather get it going. Kind of feeling pressure for this cycle because if it doesn't work, DH will be out of town the next FW.

Good luck to both of you ladies!!

[dawnfire]

Sorry I haven't poked in here much recently, work has kept me very distracted!

I'm 9dpo, and everything looked good as far as timing, so we shall see.

I've been too busy and stressed to pay attention to any possible symptoms. On Sunday I fell off the slide with LO at the park and gashed my face pretty good. Then yesterday DH left on a 2 1/2 week business trip.

sleepymonkey , it still could just be too early! Good luck!

beachdreamer , my pre-O temps range from 97.3-97.9ish (don't have my app to look at right now.) My post-O temp always climbs to 98+. The day after O this cycle my temp went up to 98.6 but now is around 98.3 most days.

Snacks: Now I'm hungry for Nacho Cheese Doritos.  Most anything dark chocolate is yummy.  I really wanted chilli cheese fritos last weekend.  I'm all over the place.

ETA snacks

[wannabmama]

Popping in to send good thoughts to you ladies! I want some BFPs to celebrate! I don't go here yet, so just lurking to see how y'all are doing!

[caer]

I go here too.

I'm sorry for CD 2 beachdreamer.
Sorry for the confusing temp info jwinct. Keeping FX for you!

AFM, I'm 5 DPO. We had good timing but we've had good timing most of our 11 cycles so it doesn't mean much. The only thing I'm holding onto is this is the first time we've had good timing since my HSG. We'll see!

GTKY: I love tortilla chips, especially with salsa or guacamole. I'm definitely a salty girl!

[hooligans4]

sleepymonkey, I'm thinking of you today. Sending you hugs