WTDS - 2/13 (a day late)

[teraiin]

This is the Waiting to do Something thread posted once a week (usually on Mondays - sometimes not) for those of us that experience long, extended cycles. Whether it's medicated cycles, long (45ish + days) cycles, postpartum/breastfeeding, TTA, on the bench, or something else, this is the place we gather throughout the week to discuss and vent about our slightly unique situation.


Numbers:


Circumstances:


Rants:


Raves:


No Flame No Shame Questions :


QOTW: what's your favorite guilty pleasure food? (Ex. Ice cream, McDonald's breakfast, etc)

[Deleted]

Numbers: TTC 9 months/10 cycyles, TTA 3 cycles

Circumstances: TTA til March to avoid a fall semester due date

Rants: my arm is so sore from all the blood work I had yesterday!

Raves: I've been putting my estimated O dates into a due date calculator, and it looks like this is the last cycle we need to avoid. I'm so excited that we'll be ready to jump back into the game once we have answers from our RE!

QOTW: guilty pleasure food...hmmm...maybe frozen custard. So unhealthy, so freaking delicious!

[TheEleventhHour]

Numbers: CD6

Circumstances: NTNP (because let's be honest, we're not working hard at TTA)

Rants: I cannot find my thermometer and have been lazy about getting another one so unless I get my act together soon I won't be temping this cycle. Whoops.

Raves: I joined the gym and I feel so much better working out! At first I felt dumb because we had a treadmill and sold it and now I am paying to go to the gym BUT I have realized I need to get out of the house to exercise. I have no motivation to do it at home.

No Flame No Shame Questions: None this week!

QOTW: what's your favorite guilty pleasure food? Hmm, probably Ben & Jerry's ice cream. I can eat a pint in one sitting lol.

[robotpcr]

Numbers: CD27/8dpo


Circumstances: TTA until early May


Rants: DH is on another business trip now this week.


Raves: I just booked a ticket to go see my pregnant BFF next month.  So excited!


QOTW: what's your favorite guilty pleasure food? (Ex. Ice cream, McDonald's breakfast, etc)
Those puffy frosted cookies from the grocery store. They're terrible and taste like chemicals but I love them so much.

[teraiin]

This is the Waiting to do Something thread posted once a week (usually on Mondays - sometimes not) for those of us that experience long, extended cycles. Whether it's medicated cycles, long (45ish + days) cycles, postpartum/breastfeeding, TTA, on the bench, or something else, this is the place we gather throughout the week to discuss and vent about our slightly unique situation.


Numbers: 3/2


Circumstances: ttc, figuring out these pp cycles


Rants: I was excited because I kind of had a mini temp spike s couple days ago... then my temp dropped again. I put in a dummy temp for tomorrow and it looks like if my temp is 97 or higher FF will give me CH. But I'd bet anything they won't be accurate.

I fell into a black hole of researching because my temps seem crazy low even for me. It could be cold winter months. Google tells me that even though my cycles have returned I might not be ovulating yet.
Of course my cycles have always been irregular so nothing is super shocking or upsetting. I just like knowing what's going on 😂


Raves: I'm actually remembering to temp lately so yay!!


No Flame No Shame Questions : not really


QOTW: what's your favorite guilty pleasure food? (Ex. Ice cream, McDonald's breakfast, etc) McDonald's... or Ben and jerrys ice cream... or popcorn. I have a lot of guilty pleasure foods guise!

[robotpcr]

teraiin, I used to have that problem with my old thermometer. It was like it would start out cold and not get high enough in the quick temp taking time. Once I replaced it, no more problem.

[teraiin]

Feb 14, 2017 20:11:13 GMT -5 robotpcr said:

teraiin, I used to have that problem with my old thermometer. It was like it would start out cold and not get high enough in the quick temp taking time. Once I replaced it, no more problem.

Hmm I could always try a different thermometer. Maybe next cycle just for kicks. I suppose I could try changing the battery too...

My temps have also ran cold, just not this cold lol

[robotpcr]

Feb 14, 2017 20:28:18 GMT -5 teraiin said:

Feb 14, 2017 20:11:13 GMT -5 robotpcr said:

teraiin , I used to have that problem with my old thermometer. It was like it would start out cold and not get high enough in the quick temp taking time. Once I replaced it, no more problem.

Hmm I could always try a different thermometer. Maybe next cycle just for kicks. I suppose I could try changing the battery too...

My temps have also ran cold, just not this cold lol

Yeah, just something to consider if you're having problems.  But as you say who knows how much of it is crazy PP stuff.  My first PP cycle was 55 days long and FF said I had a 6 day LP. So yeaaah.

[teraiin]

Feb 14, 2017 20:33:29 GMT -5 robotpcr said:

Feb 14, 2017 20:28:18 GMT -5 teraiin said:

Hmm I could always try a different thermometer. Maybe next cycle just for kicks. I suppose I could try changing the battery too...

My temps have also ran cold, just not this cold lol

Yeah, just something to consider if you're having problems.  But as you say who knows how much of it is crazy PP stuff.  My first PP cycle was 55 days long and FF said I had a 6 day LP. So yeaaah.

Yeah my last cycle was 45 days which really isn't out of the norm for me even pre-pregnancy. 😩 It just seemed worse because I didn't temp consistently so I had no idea if/when I ovulated.

Sure enough FF gave me CH this morning and as much as I'd like to think I'm halfway through my LP already, I sincerely doubt it lol.

[rosey06]

TheEleventhHour see my QOTW 😉 lol I could easily eat the whole thing also. I have to force myself to leave atleast a quarter of the pint just so I don't feel AS guilty.

Numbers: TTC 8 months with 2 losses. Now TTA.

Circumstances: back to back losses. Benched till August.

Rants: so many fb announcements of babies due right around my last loss lately. Some of those people have had recents loss(es) in the past year also so as I'm completely happy for them. But it still stings more than I thought.

Raves: I've been doing some workouts at home. Just short ones. And been watching my snacking. I haven't weighed myself and don't plan on it for along time. But I can feel some tiny changes. I'd just love to atleast be back to my weight before the 2 losses. I haven't put my jeans on since oct cause I'm scared 🙈

QOTW: +1 for Ben and jerry icecream. Half baked! It's so damn good. And really any chocolate is a guilty pleasure.

[robotpcr]

Feb 15, 2017 7:17:20 GMT -5 teraiin said:

Feb 14, 2017 20:33:29 GMT -5 robotpcr said:

Yeah, just something to consider if you're having problems.  But as you say who knows how much of it is crazy PP stuff.  My first PP cycle was 55 days long and FF said I had a 6 day LP. So yeaaah.

Yeah my last cycle was 45 days which really isn't out of the norm for me even pre-pregnancy. 😩 It just seemed worse because I didn't temp consistently so I had no idea if/when I ovulated.

Sure enough FF gave me CH this morning and as much as I'd like to think I'm halfway through my LP already, I sincerely doubt it lol.

Welllll, I will say, after that 55 day cycle my cycles PP got much shorter and much more regular and I had had crazy long cycles pre-baby.  So fingers crossed it's real!  I was lurking your chart and it looks like maybe it could be?

[robotpcr]

I'm so sorry rosey06. Seeing that after a loss is hard not matter what I think.

[teraiin]

Feb 15, 2017 9:56:19 GMT -5 robotpcr said:

Feb 15, 2017 7:17:20 GMT -5 teraiin said:

Yeah my last cycle was 45 days which really isn't out of the norm for me even pre-pregnancy. 😩 It just seemed worse because I didn't temp consistently so I had no idea if/when I ovulated.

Sure enough FF gave me CH this morning and as much as I'd like to think I'm halfway through my LP already, I sincerely doubt it lol.

Welllll, I will say, after that 55 day cycle my cycles PP got much shorter and much more regular and I had had crazy long cycles pre-baby.  So fingers crossed it's real!  I was lurking your chart and it looks like maybe it could be?

Yeah I hadn't entered in my cm and that straightened it out. Before it said I was 8dpo lol

[robotpcr]

Feb 15, 2017 10:02:45 GMT -5 teraiin said:

Feb 15, 2017 9:56:19 GMT -5 robotpcr said:

Welllll, I will say, after that 55 day cycle my cycles PP got much shorter and much more regular and I had had crazy long cycles pre-baby.  So fingers crossed it's real!  I was lurking your chart and it looks like maybe it could be?

Yeah I hadn't entered in my cm and that straightened it out. Before it said I was 8dpo lol

Oh gotcha!  Yeah, it looks good.

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Hugs, rosey06, that must be hard. It can be exhausting to be happy for someone but sad for yourself at the same time.

[gabride2010]

You're so close to being done with TTA @bonzo2012! So exciting.

I'm glad you feel better working out TheEleventhHour!

Have fun on your trip robotpcr!

I hope you O soon teraiin!

Sorry that you are benched rosey06. Big hugs for all the feels.

Hi everyone! I don't really belong here anymore, but I didn't want to just leave without telling y'all. We are starting treatment cycles with the RE, so I should be ovulating regularly now. WTDS will always be home for me, and I will be lurking and passing out LTs. I'm rooting for all of you!

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gabride2010, I'm happy that you're starting a treatment plan! I'm hoping we'll have a plan in place by the time we're ready to start actively TTC again.

[gabride2010]

Feb 16, 2017 13:07:29 GMT -5 @bonzo2012 said:

gabride2010, I'm happy that you're starting a treatment plan! I'm hoping we'll have a plan in place by the time we're ready to start actively TTC again.

Thanks! I hope you have a treatment plan soon!

[rosey06]

Thanks gabride2010 lots of luck to you!!

[gabride2010]

Feb 16, 2017 14:13:54 GMT -5 rosey06 said:

Thanks gabride2010 lots of luck to you!!

Thank you!

[TheEleventhHour]

gabride2010 Good luck lady! I will miss you in here!

[gabride2010]

Feb 16, 2017 20:13:46 GMT -5 TheEleventhHour said:

gabride2010 Good luck lady! I will miss you in here!

Thanks! I will miss you too. Don't worry...I'll always be lurking in your bushes 😜

[teraiin]

Good luck gabride2010! I lurk everywhere so I'll be keeping an eye on you

I'll miss your support and kind words! Don't be afraid to pop in every now and then!

[gabride2010]

Feb 16, 2017 21:14:38 GMT -5 teraiin said:

Good luck gabride2010! I lurk everywhere so I'll be keeping an eye on you

I'll miss your support and kind words! Don't be afraid to pop in every now and then!

Thank you! I will definitely come back from time to time.