TWW 4/23-4/29

[charliefox]

Was there no TWW posted last week? Anyway, bored on a Saturday night so I'm here to post this early...



Cycle/month:


CD/DPO:


Timing:


Testing Plans:


Rants, Raves, Chart Stalks:


QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time?

[charliefox]

Cycle/month: 8/8 TFAS


CD/DPO: 19/3


Timing: -3,-1, O, +1


Testing Plans: None, ATM.


Rants, Raves, Chart Stalks: Everything seemed to line up really well this cycle and we had great timing, although it's early days I'm crossing everything.


QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time? I'm going to cheat. I love, love, LOVE, the Navajo Mysteries series by Tony Hillerman. I think there are 17 and I've read them all, some multiple times. They make for a great, quick, escape.

[esgrunner]

Hi charliefox! I'll join you! Looks like you and I are pretty close on our cycles too.

Cycle/month: 1 after early loss, we decided to go for it and try


CD/DPO: ? not sure how to count CD but 99% sure 4dpo


Timing: awesome! -4, -2, -1 (that is good for us); I'm pretty sure I felt O this month too and it was pretty early on O day (like around 6-7am) so doing it that night would not have likely done much good! DH prefers EOD anyway, but I'm glad I got him to do -2 AND -1.


Testing Plans: I'll try to hold out until 10dpo, no point in trying earlier


Rants, Raves, Chart Stalks: I'm already over-analyzing and looking for possible "symptoms" even though it is too early. I did drink pom juice before O this cycle (decided to try some hocus pocus) and I have also started a baby aspirin, as per the RE.


QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time? Depends on my mood, at one time in my life it was "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voight (when I was pretty young) then "A Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving then "Cien años de soledad" by Gabo. Really, I love awesomely crafted stories and I do love to read. I was never into Harry Potter (I think I was too old when it came out to get into it) but my nephew has just started devouring them, and I'm happy for him to have found some books he truly loves!

[whatsit]

Cycle/month: 1/1

CD/DPO: 19/6

Timing: -4

Testing Plans: none

Rants, Raves, Chart Stalks: I don't think I've ever O'd this early before and our timing reflects that (plus Easter craziness).

QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time?

Ahhhh!!! I love so many books this is a hard question.
Anne of Green Gables series, Harry Potter Series, Outlander
.... there's probably more.

[scoutradley]

Cycle/month: 2/2 (AL)


CD/DPO: 16/2


Timing: great!


Testing Plans: none currently. Maybe 12-13dpo


Rants, Raves, Chart Stalks: I ovulated on CD17 last month and had a shorter LP but this month I ovulated on CD14. I'm happy about the longer LP, I am wondering though if last month was a fluke or if this month is?


QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time? **gasp** how could you ask such a thing??

[charliefox]

Apr 23, 2017 12:44:49 GMT -5 scoutradley said:

Cycle/month: 2/2 (AL)


CD/DPO: 16/2


Timing: great!


Testing Plans: none currently. Maybe 12-13dpo


Rants, Raves, Chart Stalks: I ovulated on CD17 last month and had a shorter LP but this month I ovulated on CD14. I'm happy about the longer LP, I am wondering though if last month was a fluke or if this month is?


QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time? **gasp** how could you ask such a thing??

It's really hard to say if anything is a "fluke" until you have a ton of cycles to look at, and even then I'd only say it's a fluke if it's a super outlier. For example: I usually O between CD14-18, but have O'd as late as CD21 once...which was a weird fluke, and that is out of 44 cycles. Your LP *should* stay about the same no matter when you O, but can fluctuate a day or two. So if you O later your cycle will be longer, and vice versa. GL! 

[charliefox]

esgrunner, CD (cycle day) is counted from the first day of your period (not spotting, but the first day of flow that you need a tampon or pad for).

[esgrunner]

Apr 23, 2017 18:49:52 GMT -5 charliefox said:

esgrunner , CD (cycle day) is counted from the first day of your period (not spotting, but the first day of flow that you need a tampon or pad for).

Yeah, I'm just not sure if the days count the same when the bleeding that started was a miscarriage....

[cnf2013]

Apr 23, 2017 19:59:51 GMT -5 esgrunner said:

Apr 23, 2017 18:49:52 GMT -5 charliefox said:

esgrunner , CD (cycle day) is counted from the first day of your period (not spotting, but the first day of flow that you need a tampon or pad for).

Yeah, I'm just not sure if the days count the same when the bleeding that started was a miscarriage....

I counted my first day of my loss as cd1.

[scoutradley]

Apr 23, 2017 18:48:18 GMT -5 charliefox said:

Apr 23, 2017 12:44:49 GMT -5 scoutradley said:

Cycle/month: 2/2 (AL)


CD/DPO: 16/2


Timing: great!


Testing Plans: none currently. Maybe 12-13dpo


Rants, Raves, Chart Stalks: I ovulated on CD17 last month and had a shorter LP but this month I ovulated on CD14. I'm happy about the longer LP, I am wondering though if last month was a fluke or if this month is?


QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time? **gasp** how could you ask such a thing??

It's really hard to say if anything is a "fluke" until you have a ton of cycles to look at, and even then I'd only say it's a fluke if it's a super outlier. For example: I usually O between CD14-18, but have O'd as late as CD21 once...which was a weird fluke, and that is out of 44 cycles. Your LP *should* stay about the same no matter when you O, but can fluctuate a day or two. So if you O later your cycle will be longer, and vice versa. GL! 

My LP seems to be fluctuating a bit. Between 10-14 days. I'm pretty sure that is within normal ranges? At any rate I hope I don't have to track that many cycles.

[charliefox]

Apr 23, 2017 19:59:51 GMT -5 esgrunner said:

Apr 23, 2017 18:49:52 GMT -5 charliefox said:

esgrunner , CD (cycle day) is counted from the first day of your period (not spotting, but the first day of flow that you need a tampon or pad for).

Yeah, I'm just not sure if the days count the same when the bleeding that started was a miscarriage....

I am so sorry for your loss.

I counted from the day of my loss, even though I had bleeding a few days prior to that which was enough to count had it been AF.

[charliefox]

Apr 23, 2017 21:08:43 GMT -5 scoutradley said:

Apr 23, 2017 18:48:18 GMT -5 charliefox said:

It's really hard to say if anything is a "fluke" until you have a ton of cycles to look at, and even then I'd only say it's a fluke if it's a super outlier. For example: I usually O between CD14-18, but have O'd as late as CD21 once...which was a weird fluke, and that is out of 44 cycles. Your LP *should* stay about the same no matter when you O, but can fluctuate a day or two. So if you O later your cycle will be longer, and vice versa. GL! 

My LP seems to be fluctuating a bit. Between 10-14 days. I'm pretty sure that is within normal ranges? At any rate I hope I don't have to track that many cycles.

Fluctuating from 10-14 days is, I think, more than "normal", but the length itself is within normal. I can't remember how many PP cycles you've had or if you were on BC, but it sounds like your cycle is trying to figure itself out which can be a bitch.

[harleyquinn13]

Cycle/month: 1/1


CD/DPO: 23/3dpo if me and FF are correct. I had EWCM after supposed O so that was weird


Timing: -4 and 2+ so not great. Me and H work opposite shifts and he works 16 hour days sometimes so we don't see each other awake much


Testing Plans: none


Rants, Raves, Chart Stalks: happy that I'm ovulating and much earlier than last month! My cycles have been so out of whack after the pill, never going back on it.


QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time? A Wrinkle in Time. My favs are from my childhood

[daisy818]

Cycle/month: 30/29

CD/DPO: 19/5

Timing: Okay

Testing Plans: None

Rants, Raves, Chart Stalks: Just renewed my FF account for 90 days - I discussed with DH, and it seems like we're both on board with IVF in August if no BFP by then, so no point in signing up for another full year.

QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time? This is hard! As a child it was Matilda - I probably read that book 100 times in first and second grade. Harry Potter is definitely my favorite series. As for an individual book? I always loved The Awakening by Kate Chopin, and also loved The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov (although some translations are way better than others).

[scoutradley]

charliefox this is only my second period since my miscarriage in February. I went off my BC a year ago, just using a barrier method until we started TTC in October of last year.

[runner17]

Cycle/month: 3/3

CD/DPO: CD15/3DPO

Timing: -4,-1

Testing Plans: middle of next week?

QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time? Hmm, I don't really have a favorite? I have favorite authors though, Patrica Cornwell, Brad Thor, Vince Flynn, Karin Slaughter

[emmaswan]

Cycle/month: 4/4


CD/DPO: CD 18/6 DPO


Timing: O +1 :-P


Testing Plans: Since timing-wise we only got O+1 I'm not even worried about testing this cycle. AF is due the 2nd, if it doesn't come then I'll test.


Rants, Raves, Chart Stalks: None needed.


QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time? You mean I have to choose ONE?! How? How do you even do that? My favorite RECENT read is Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, but I'd have to do a lot of soul-searching to pick one all time favorite

[pippiann]

Cycle/month: 9/8


CD/DPO: 13/1


Timing: -2,-1,O (I am going to try to dtd today too!) +1


Testing Plans: no testing until next week sometime!


Rants, Raves, Chart Stalks: this is the first month we've dtd everyday rather than every other, fx it worked!!


QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time? Harry Potter is my favorite series of books, my 5th grade teacher used to read them aloud to the class

[daisy818]

Apr 24, 2017 10:27:10 GMT -5 pippiann said:

*snip*


QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time? Harry Potter is my favorite series of books, my 5th grade teacher used to read them aloud to the class

Lord that makes me feel old - I had just graduated from law school when the 7th book came out!

[runner17]

Apr 24, 2017 10:40:57 GMT -5 daisy818 said:

Apr 24, 2017 10:27:10 GMT -5 pippiann said:

*snip*


QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time? Harry Potter is my favorite series of books, my 5th grade teacher used to read them aloud to the class

Lord that makes me feel old - I had just graduated from law school when the 7th book came out!

I was literally about to say how old that made me feel too!  

[pippiann]

Apr 24, 2017 10:42:37 GMT -5 runner17 said:

Apr 24, 2017 10:40:57 GMT -5 daisy818 said:

Lord that makes me feel old - I had just graduated from law school when the 7th book came out!

I was literally about to say how old that made me feel too!  

Ha well if it makes you feel any better this was when the first one and maybe the second one just came out! 😜

[harleyquinn13]

I've never read HP but this made me look up when the first book came out in the US. September of 1998! That feels like so long ago. pippiann,we must be around the same age.

[larzhope]

Cycle/month: 6/5


CD/DPO: 16/3


Timing: -2, 0


Testing Plans: none


Rants, Raves, Chart Stalks: I've got nothin. trying to temper my hopes this month


QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time? oh this is a hard question. I love reading! I don't think I can pick just one.

[yellow]

Cycle/month: 6/5


CD/DPO: 24/7 (DPO is according to FF)


Timing: according to FF -3,-1, O


Testing Plans: maybe test this weekend if my period doesn't come


Rants, Raves, Chart Stalks: my cycle is not very regular - anywhere from 24-28 days Also, my ovulation dates are not very predictable. I am new to FF so I am just trying to understand the data is it providing me.


QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time? i like to read but i do not have a favorite

[charliefox]

Apr 25, 2017 21:12:45 GMT -5 yellow said:

Cycle/month: 6/5


CD/DPO: 24/7 (DPO is according to FF)


Timing: according to FF -3,-1, O


Testing Plans: maybe test this weekend if my period doesn't come


Rants, Raves, Chart Stalks: my cycle is not very regular - anywhere from 24-28 days Also, my ovulation dates are not very predictable. I am new to FF so I am just trying to understand the data is it providing me.


QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time? i like to read but i do not have a favorite

In need of a chart stalk?

[Sammich_Cat]

Cycle/month: 1


CD/DPO:23/0 (estimation since I'm not temping this month)


Timing: -4, -1, O


Testing Plans:CD 38 is the longest cycle I've had in 4 years so I'll test then


Rants, Raves, Chart Stalks: I've been looking back at my past charts and notice that I sometimes get fertile CM once around CD 14 then it goes away and comes back around a week later for when I actually O (only checking externally). It's kind of like my body tries to O on time, but fails and manages it the second time?


QOTW: What is your favorite book of all time? I read the Harry Potter series every year and I always get a thrill reading them.
But I think Garth Nix and Diane Duane are my favorite authors.
Ah! I love too many books.

[yellow]

@pineappleoranges,charliefox i am embarrassed to say i have no idea how to share my FF chart

[yellow]

I am not very tech-savvy... I hope this posts.  My current cycle is my first that I started from CD1 on FF



ETA: @pineappleoranges charliefox and anyone else that would like to take a look
I am just trying to understand FF and hopeful it will help me out with TTC
THANK YOU!

[charliefox]

yellow why the open circle at 4dpo? Otherwise everything looks fairly straight forward, your EWCM, opk, and temp spike all line up
I will say that some don't temp during AF as it can sometimes lead to wonky temps (as you can see yours are higher) but since everything else is so pretty it won't matter much.

ETA: how long have you been temping? It's so hard not to get caught up in all the numbers but it does sound like things are predictable and "normal". And the more cycles (and info) you have the easier it will be to see patterns - but I hope you're not here that long.

[yellow]

Apr 25, 2017 23:28:46 GMT -5 charliefox said:

yellow why the open circle at 4dpo? Otherwise everything looks fairly straight forward, your EWCM, opk, and temp spike all line up
I will say that some don't temp during AF as it can sometimes lead to wonky temps (as you can see yours are higher) but since everything else is so pretty it won't matter much.

ETA: how long have you been temping? It's so hard not to get caught up in all the numbers but it does sound like things are predictable and "normal". And the more cycles (and info) you have the easier it will be to see patterns - but I hope you're not here that long.

charliefox thank you. I haven't been temping/charting very long. I started last cycle (about 1/4 of the way through it). I had previously just been using OPKs.
4DPO is an open circle because of when I temped. I had to get up early for a flight