WTO 1/10-1/15

[daisy818]

We kind of fell off these threads during the holidays, but I thought I'd start this (only one day late).

Cycle/Month:

CD:

What are you doing to GKU:

R/R/CS:

QOTW: So far January has been cold and snowy in my neck of the woods - do you love or hate snow and cold weather?

[daisy818]

Cycle/Month: 27/26

CD: 2

What are you doing to GKU: Appointment with the RE on Thursday - maybe another medicated cycle? We shall see.

R/R/CS: I am really anxious about my IVF consult.

QOTW: So far January has been cold and snowy in my neck of the woods - do you love or hate snow and cold weather? I like watching the snow falling and it looks really pretty for the first day or so. Then I would like it to go away

[scoutradley]

Cycle/Month: 4/3

CD: 3

What are you doing to GKU: Just estimating my O by going off of my period. Honestly I have no idea when I actually O. I put my period in the Life app and it estimates my O for me. I make sure to DTD around that time but temping has failed me in the past and I haven't mustered up the commitment to use OPK's all the time.

R/R/CS: my rant is that I hate temping/cycle watching. I hate trying to figure out when I O. I tried temping before our son was born and just couldn't get into it. I guess I need to get it together and try again.

QOTW: So far January has been cold and snowy in my neck of the woods - do you love or hate snow and cold weather?
I love snow. I hate windy/rainy/icy. Snow is great.

[scoutradley]

Jan 10, 2017 11:02:45 GMT -5 daisy818 said:

Cycle/Month: 27/26

CD: 2

What are you doing to GKU: Appointment with the RE on Thursday - maybe another medicated cycle? We shall see.

R/R/CS: I am really anxious about my IVF consult.

QOTW: So far January has been cold and snowy in my neck of the woods - do you love or hate snow and cold weather? I like watching the snow falling and it looks really pretty for the first day or so. Then I would like it to go away

I don't know how y'all do it with medication and IVF! It's remarkable.

[obscurereference]

Cycle/Month: 7/7

CD: 7. Lots of 7s apparently.

What are you doing to GKU: Nothing right now. Will start OPKs this Friday. I do OPKs for the same reason you avoid them, scoutradley. Ain't nobody got time to have lots of sex all the time. I'd much rather pee on some sticks than fit sex in on days I'm not sure about.

R/R/CS: Nada. Enjoying the cool weather here.

QOTW: So far January has been cold and snowy in my neck of the woods - do you love or hate snow and cold weather? I hate snow with a passion. I'm happy to look at it from the warmth of my home but do not want to go out in it. Ever. Cold weather is ok. You mean like 40s, right?

[scoutradley]

Jan 10, 2017 12:46:46 GMT -5 obscurereference said:

Cycle/Month: 7/7

CD: 7. Lots of 7s apparently.

What are you doing to GKU: Nothing right now. Will start OPKs this Friday. I do OPKs for the same reason you avoid them, scoutradley. Ain't nobody got time to have lots of sex all the time. I'd much rather pee on some sticks than fit sex in on days I'm not sure about.

That is a very good point. Now I'm seriously considering buying OPKs. Except I need to decide which ones work well and don't cost too much. Can you buy multiple ones at once? I've only ever seen 1 and 2pks.

[MsG]

Jan 10, 2017 21:18:39 GMT -5 scoutradley said:

Jan 10, 2017 12:46:46 GMT -5 obscurereference said:

Cycle/Month: 7/7

CD: 7. Lots of 7s apparently.

What are you doing to GKU: Nothing right now. Will start OPKs this Friday. I do OPKs for the same reason you avoid them, scoutradley . Ain't nobody got time to have lots of sex all the time. I'd much rather pee on some sticks than fit sex in on days I'm not sure about.

That is a very good point. Now I'm seriously considering buying OPKs. Except I need to decide which ones work well and don't cost too much. Can you buy multiple ones at once? I've only ever seen 1 and 2pks.

I use Wondfos from Amazon, and they work great. Cheap, easy to use and eligible for Amazon Prime. I also get the ones that come with 20 pregnancy tests so I can be insane to my heart's content with those.

[scoutradley]

MsG thanks for the recommendation! I really like that it could come with tests because I go full on crazy with those.

[MsG]

scoutradley, I used to be worse. I finally chilled out a bit with the PTs because I couldn't handle the yo yo of hope, BFN, hope that it was too early, BFN, etc. I still can't wait for a missed period, but I only give in and test a day or two before.

I know I've heard some reports of people selling fake wondfos on Amazon, but I haven't come across that at all and I've re-ordered a few times now. The ones I ordered were here: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026995KO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[scoutradley]

MsG with both of my kids I didn't get a BFP until after my missed period. I know it's probably useless for me to test sooner but I usually do 1-2 days earlier. I'm definitely going to order those. Sorry to be a total noob but is there a specific cd you need to start for O testing on? Or a specific time of day. Feel free to tell me to buzz off and search threads lol.

[MsG]

scoutradley, OMG no need to apologize. I myself am still a noob, and have in fact said almost the same words in recent memory (but about all the acronyms! I cannot keep track of them). The first few months I started using the OPKs, I tested almost the whole month because my cycles tend to be irregular and I wanted to get a real handle on them. Lately, I've started testing around CD 10, which is still probably too early (I O'd I believe on day 14 the last two months, but usually I'm later than that), but I want to be sure I don't miss it.

If you're pretty regular, you might want to just start testing early one month until you get the positive, and then if you continue for future months, you could start closer to your O date. Just keep in mind that your fertile window actually starts several days before you get a positive O test (the O test will be positive 12-36 hours before you ovulate), so once you know your average O date, you'd want to make sure you're not waiting for that to do the deed.

[scoutradley]

MsG oh good! Glad not to be the only noob here. The acronyms are getting to me too lol. I'm sure by the time I'm 80 I'll have the all down.

I don't have the most regular cycles and I really have no clue when I O, so I'll probably have to do something similar to what you outlined. I just estimate based off of "normal" O timing in comparison to when I had my first cd. Definitely not an accurate science.
Thanks for all the info! Despite having been pregnant twice, I've never had to actually try before, so after PID screwed everything up, I'm in a whole world of new stuff. It's overwhelming.

[MsG]

scoutradley, Seems like ttc should be so easy and natural, but it is overwhelming for me too! I have PCOS so I always suspected I might have some difficulty, but I underestimated how frustrating the process would feel at times.

[scoutradley]

MsG I'm so sorry about the PCOS! That can not be easy. I hope you get a BFP soon. Most of my family gets pregnant very easily so asking them about TTC isn't very helpful. I feel weirdly out of sync with my body and very very frustrated. Mostly because I don't know why I keep getting PID. It definitely feels like it should just be natural, without all the stress.

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Can I jump in and intro over here? I lurked this whole site when I first started and initially introed on parenting because of the hustle and bustle over there but we are going to TTC next month and wanted to start playing a bit over here. I just bought and started using opks and that may take a bit of getting used to.

Cycle/Month:0

CD:12

What are you doing to GKU:currently TTA. I temp, check CM and just started using OPKs to get more knowledge for when we do TTC next month.

R/R/CS:just trying to interpret my OPKS. This is the third day I've used it and it is getting darker. I might use one again this evening so I don't miss the positive.

QOTW: So far January has been cold and snowy in my neck of the woods - do you love or hate snow and cold weather?
Hate 90% of the time but if I'm off work and we get a good snow I do still love to play in the snow!

[MsG]

scoutradley, Can definitely relate to feeling out of sink with my body. And the PCOS has been much better the last few months, in that my cycles seem to have become strangely regular. Which is great, but so out of the norm for me that I'm kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for a BFP for you sooner rather than later! And sorting out the PIDS. That sounds incredibly stressful and frustrating.

[MsG]

@cacophony, Good luck and welcome!

[obscurereference]

scoutradley Usually the OPKs will recommend you start testing on a certain day based on how long your normal cycle is. If you have an average length cycle they usually say start on day 10. Like someone said, the first month you might want to go overboard just to get an idea of what your body does. Also, OPKs don't always work for everyone so just keep that in mind. As you continue to use them, you can really get a good idea of when you O, at least I can. They have worked very well for me!

[scoutradley]

obscurereference thank you! I'm definitely new and I control freak with anxiety so I'll probably go over board. I wasn't aware that OPK's don't work for everyone so that is very good to know (could it be more obvious that I am super new to TTC?).

****** I did temp between DS1 and DS1 and I don't think I did it right or something because DH was gone during the time my temping indicated that I should have been ovulating and he didn't come back for several days. Still not 100% sure what happened there. Now I don't temp because I don't know how accurate it will be considering I wake up several times in the night/early morning?
Btw: yep it made sense. At least I think it did...