TWW 10/3/16 - 10/9/16

[ironbaby]

Cycle/Month:

CD/DPO:

Timing:

Testing Plans:

Rants/Raves/Chart Stalks:

GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume?

[teachermomtobe]

Cycle/Month: 12

CD/DPO: 6dp5dt

Timing: IVF perfect

Testing Plans: betas are 10/11. I'm hoping to make it until Saturday to test.

Rants/Raves/Chart Stalks: Trying to stay off the crazy train. Right now I could totally convince myself either way.

GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? I was Cinderella in college using my old prom dress plus my mom added some things to it. That was good. I was also a very cute Pippi Longstocking in 1st grade.

[ironbaby]

teachermomtobe, wow, you are patient.

Cycle/Month: 16/19

CD/DPO: 24/10

Timing: IUI

Testing Plans: Tested out trigger yesterday, now just waiting til I get the itch

Rants/Raves/Chart Stalks: I am feeling rather apathetic right now.

GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? My mom sewed me a unicorn costume when I was little. I still have the hood with the ears, horn, and mane. It's beautiful.

[teachermomtobe]

ironbaby, a friend also said I was patient which made me think about why I don't test. It's more a self-preservation thing than being patient. After so many negative tests I just can't handle another one so it's about avoiding a negative for as long as possible. Not a very optimistic mindset but one that is necessary for my mental health I guess.

[diamondsndaisies]

The mystery is over ladies, CD1 arrived. I am just thankful for an answer at this point and now I can start over.

[ironbaby]

Sorry for all the confusion, diamondsndaisies, and for CD1.

teachermomtobe, I totally get that. Huge hugs, and FX SO hard for you.

[daisy818]

diamondsndaisies , sorry about CD1

ironbaby and teachermomtobe , FX so hard for both of you!

Cycle/month: 23

CD/DPO: 22/10

Timing: Okay

Testing Plans: Eh

Rants/Raves/Chart Stalks: I feel like I'm starting to get PMS symptoms, so I feel like this cycle was a bust. On the plus side, since I O'ed several days earlier than usual, I don't have to waste as much time on this cycle!

GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? As a kid, I went as Little Bo Peep one year and my dad made this really cool shepherd's crook for me out of PVC pipe. I also went as a Vulcan lady one year and my Nana made me this really awesome Star Trek uniform dress (that woman could sew anything).

[rosey06]

Cycle/Month: 4/6 1st cycle after loss

CD/DPO: 30/7

Timing: -1

Testing Plans: none right now. We'll see come the weekend.

Rants/Raves/Chart Stalks: a small part of me is holding onto alittle hope that I could be one of those lucky ones that get that bfp the first cycle after a loss. But my complete lack of sore boobs tells me it most likely is not happening.

GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? I don't remember a lot of them. But the California raisin one stands out the most lol

[rosey06]

Sorry diamondsndaisies

[rosey06]

ironbaby & teachermomtobe fingers crossed!

[cheezee]

Cycle/Month: 16/17

CD/DPO: 10dpo

Timing: -3, IUI on O

Testing Plans: Wednesday - 12dpo

Rants/Raves/Chart Stalks: Oh just pretty much losing my mind. I'll test in a couple days to hopefully squeeze in some betas before we leave on vacay or try to arrange a baseline sono while we're out of town so we can start our next round of clomid.

GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? I remember when I was a teenager I thought I was so cool and put a P on a white shirt with a magic marker and painted my eye black. Black eyed pea!

[diamondsndaisies]

Thanks for all of your help guys! Over to WTO I go

[teachermomtobe]

We have so many of us at 10/11dpo! FX for you ironbaby, daisy818, and cheezee!

[akraus2015]

Keeping my fingers crossed for everyone!!

teachermomtobe, I don't know much about IVF yet...what does it mean that your betas are 10/11? Doesn't anything over 5 mean pregnant? Or did I make that up? Really hoping this is it for you!!

cheezee, black eyed P had me laughing out loud!!

Cycle/Month: 23/24...womp, womp.

CD/DPO: 7DPO

Timing: IUI. No sex. :/

Testing Plans: I will try to hold out until Monday (14DPO) but who are we kidding...I never make it that far. I'll be traveling for work most of the week, though, so hopefully that will distract me.

Rants/Raves/Chart Stalks: The crazy hasn't really set in yet this cycle. Probably because I don't have high hopes for this one...we didn't even actually have sex during my FW this month. Just the IUI, and I only had one mature follicle, vs. 4 last round.

GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? My sister and I were baby skunks one year when we were really little. I don't remember it, but the pictures are adorable.

[teachermomtobe]

akraus2015, Betas are October 11th (10/11) FX for you. An IUI is better than a night of FW sex and all it takes is one!

[akraus2015]

Oct 3, 2016 9:16:24 GMT -5 teachermomtobe said:

akraus2015 , Betas are October 11th (10/11) FX for you. An IUI is better than a night of FW sex and all it takes is one!

Well don't I feel dumb...

[mill23]

Cycle/Month: 14ish

CD/DPO: 28/12

Timing: -3, -1, +1

Testing Plans: Two negatives already

Rants/Raves/Chart Stalks: It looks like this cycle is a bust as well. We plan to move on to IUI next cycle but I'm having a hard time feeling excited or optimistic about that.

GTKY: My mom used to make our costumes and she made this awesome mouse one for me when I was little and I loved it. Wore it about three years in a row until I outgrew it.

[agm04]

Crossing my fingers so hard for all of you guys waiting to test! ironbaby teachermomtobe daisy818 cheezee akraus2015

Cycle/Month: 6
CD/DPO: 19/5
Timing: -3, -1 it's such a struggle to get the sex in during FW and then i'm mad at myself during TWW for not getting more in.
Testing Plans: not until next thursday (which would be 15 DPO) if i make it that far. i've been needlessly torturing myself with testing early and just want to see if CD1 comes on time this cycle.
Rants/Raves/Chart Stalks: this has nothing to do with TWW, but i am barely alive today. spent most of the night at urgent care with our au pair - turns out she has a kidney stone. poor girl. i felt so bad for her. and of course a little pity party for myself since i'm at work on 2 hours of broken sleep.
GTKY: i LOVE halloween/dressing up, and in my 20s especially. i should probably be ashamed, but i'm gonna go with my christina aguilera dirrty costume. favorite childhood costume probably Bedtime Bear care bear.

[agm04]

anyone feel like a chart stalk? i'm just curious since this is only my 2nd cycle with OPKs and i've never gotten a true positive. The darkest I got was with FMU on 9/27 (CD13), but it was lighter that afternoon. I suspect I just caught the surge on the way out, but my OPK the evening of CD12 wasn't especially dark so who knows. You guys think the dotted CH are right?  (ETA I logged 2 positive OPKs last cycle but those were just the darkest days.  They weren't true positives.)



My Ovulation Chart

[akraus2015]

Oct 3, 2016 10:47:19 GMT -5 agm04 said:

anyone feel like a chart stalk? i'm just curious since this is only my 2nd cycle with OPKs and i've never gotten a true positive. The darkest I got was with FMU on 9/27 (CD13), but it was lighter that afternoon. I suspect I just caught the surge on the way out, but my OPK the evening of CD12 wasn't especially dark so who knows. You guys think the dotted CH are right?  (ETA I logged 2 positive OPKs last cycle but those were just the darkest days.  They weren't true positives.)



My Ovulation Chart

I'm not the greatest at chart stalks, but it looks right to me.  

[agm04]

ugaqueencity thank you for the input! just tried that, and yes they do turn solid.

[teachermomtobe]

Oct 3, 2016 9:24:57 GMT -5 akraus2015 said:

Oct 3, 2016 9:16:24 GMT -5 teachermomtobe said:

akraus2015 , Betas are October 11th (10/11) FX for you. An IUI is better than a night of FW sex and all it takes is one!

Well don't I feel dumb...

I knew as soon as I explained it you'd feel that way LOL. I tried not make it sound not so bad!

[bradysalon]

Cycle/Month: 4

CD/DPO: 26/11

Timing: -3,-2,0,+1

Testing Plans: today bfn

Rants/Raves/Chart Stalks: I'm really going to try to wait until Wednesday to test again. I expect AF on Wednesday so instead of wasting an frer, I need to wait a day. Plus if I get AF on weds, I can move on. I'm totally going to test again tomorrow. Ugh.

GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? Dead Alice in wonderland.

[teachermomtobe]

agm04, sorry you and your au pair had a rough night! Hope she is feeling better soon!
bradysalon and mill23, FX it's just too soon.

[akraus2015]

ironbaby, when do you start testing out your trigger? I'll be 8DPO tomorrow...should I start then? Then how long after a - do you usually start testing for actual pregnancy?

[ironbaby]

Oct 3, 2016 15:50:21 GMT -5 akraus2015 said:

ironbaby, when do you start testing out your trigger? I'll be 8DPO tomorrow...should I start then? Then how long after a - do you usually start testing for actual pregnancy?

I tested mine yesterday at 9, bc last cycle mine lasted longer. 8dpo is a safe bet.

Since mine was totally negative yesterday, I'm game anytime now. I'd test tomorrow for the trigger then take it from there.

[cheezee]

Oct 3, 2016 15:55:31 GMT -5 ironbaby said:

Oct 3, 2016 15:50:21 GMT -5 akraus2015 said:

ironbaby, when do you start testing out your trigger? I'll be 8DPO tomorrow...should I start then? Then how long after a - do you usually start testing for actual pregnancy?

I tested mine yesterday at 9, bc last cycle mine lasted longer. 8dpo is a safe bet.

Since mine was totally negative yesterday, I'm game anytime now. I'd test tomorrow for the trigger then take it from there.

I'm kinda kicking myself for not testing out my trigger. I should get an accurate test at 12dpo right? It's been 2 weeks since the shot. I'm paranoid I'll get a false positive.

[ironbaby]

Oct 4, 2016 10:14:14 GMT -5 cheezee said:

Oct 3, 2016 15:55:31 GMT -5 ironbaby said:

I tested mine yesterday at 9, bc last cycle mine lasted longer. 8dpo is a safe bet.

Since mine was totally negative yesterday, I'm game anytime now. I'd test tomorrow for the trigger then take it from there.

I'm kinda kicking myself for not testing out my trigger. I should get an accurate test at 12dpo right? It's been 2 weeks since the shot. I'm paranoid I'll get a false positive.

You should be fine by 12dpo.

Twice my triggers were gone by 9dpo. Last cycle, I had some super super squinters that I think were just line eyes at 10 or 11 dpo.

[savigirl]

Lurking, but can one of you ladies explain a trigger with IUI? I've never understood it. Thank!

[teachermomtobe]

cheezee, My betas were always at 12dpo and the trigger was out by then.
savigirl, A "trigger" is a shot that forces ovulation to happen. It's given when the follicle(s) is at the right size. It helps the follicle finish it's growth and maturity and then ovulation occurs typically around 36 hours later. It's not always perfect but it's a way to time IUI so that the sperm are waiting there right as the egg is released.