RRCS: 44 days later and I finally got a temp spike. I will be happier when I see CH's. My body is never predictable nor cooperative but I'm hopeful this is finally it.
GTKY: How was your first week of the year? Highs or lows? This was not the best week. My commute have been the worst with many issues on the trains, I've been really tired due to lack of sleep, and after a brawl on my train home last night, I was stressed all night and couldn't relax. The weekend will make up for it. Oh and my resolution "diet" has not been working this week. Maybe next week.
mikaela20 sorry you had a tough week. Hopefully this weekend will refresh you. And also, FX this temp spike is the real deal!
Cycle/Month: 3rd PP cycle
CD: 2
What are you doing to GKU? Nothing at the moment.
RRCS: looking forward to football and lots of relaxation this weekend!
GTKY: How was your first week of the year? Highs or lows? This week has had high highs and low lows...really it was insane, but overall, good. We kicked it off last weekend with LO's first birthday party and had 40+ people in our house! Then the work week was nutso but that helped it to fly by. Got a disappointing surprise visit from AF but I'm over it now. And today is baby boy's actual birthday so I'm an emotional mess! But also happy and proud of everything I accomplished this past year. It took a while but I actually feel like a mom now.
Happy Birhtday to your Son dashook! It is amazing how fast time goes by. mikaela20 I hope next week is better to you.
Cycle/Month: t-1.... FX
CD: 16
What are you doing to GKU? opks, bbt, thyroid meds, new docs (soon)
RRCS: I'm still waiting to hear back from the family doctor. I need to know if they are going to take me. I'm also hoping I O soon because I have my Annual Gyno appt on the 26th. I had to wait a full month for this appointment so I really hope AF doesn't mess it up. (we're TTA for now if that didn't make sense)
GTKY: How was your first week of the year? Highs or lows? Pretty good. I was able to buy lots of clothes for DD's new 3 year wardrobe at a really good price. She's 2/12 so I started buying size 3. I also got up the confidence to wean DD from her constantly drinking sippy cups overnight, I mean like upwards of 5 at times, so that was really nice. 2 nights in...
Post by sleepymonkey on Jan 8, 2016 9:25:18 GMT -5
Happy Birthday to your DS, dashook! We also had our DD's birthday party last weekend but we only have 20 people in our house. That was plenty for me!
Cycle/Month: 8
CD: 15
What are you doing to GKU? BBT, OPKs, Pre-seed
RRCS: I'm supposed to go to my ob on Monday to discuss my lack of being KU. I just confirmed this morning that I am @ 10 lbs higher than I was when I was there for my annual in June (holy crap! WTH have I been doing?) and weigh more than the day I gave birth to DD 2 years ago. I am so embarrassed and am very tempted to cancel the appointment. I started back on WW this week and feel like maybe I should give it a month to get some weight of and then go see him. Am I being ridiculous? I probably am.
GTKY: How was your first week of the year? Highs or lows? It was ok. I started eating better and while I haven't been perfect, I have been much better than I had been more months. I'm just trying to get a feeling for the new weight watchers program and hoping it will work for me. And trying to figure out how I'm going to get some exercise in, too. Work is still really slow so coming back has been kind of a drag.
Post by ladytiffany24 on Jan 8, 2016 9:33:33 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 3/3
CD: 9
What are you doing to GKU? Temping, PNV, CM, starting OPK and EOD sex tomorrow.
RRCS: Randomly woke up like an hour earlier than normal. Thought it was just a random "i need to roll over" moment and that I'd fall back asleep instantly. I didn't. And my temp is reflecting that. It took a dip and I hate it.
GTKY: How was your first week of the year? Highs or lows? First week was shitty. The company I work for is doing massive lay offs. And I work in HR. So you can imagine how fun it is for me, outside of just the fact that friends/co-workers are losing their jobs. It sucks.
sleepymonkey happy belated to your DD. 10 lbs isn't too bad (well compared to my yearly gain) and you have a plan in place to get it off, which is great. I say go to your scheduled appt and don't be so hard on yourself.
Post by cookswithwine9 on Jan 8, 2016 9:43:08 GMT -5
sleepymonkey I understand the feeling... I am also up 10 lbs from my last annual. My doctor always comments on my weight good or bad. I don't think you should cancel your appt. just stick to your WW plan!
@dashook Happy Bday to DS!
Cycle/Month: 4
CD: 16
What are you doing to GKU? BBT, OPK, CM, PreSeed
RRCS: I believe I ovulated 2 days ago on cd14. Temp is slowly rising though so just waiting on cross hairs. Totally caught me off guard because it was the earliest I have ever Oed. But we managed to get 2 days in the window so fingers crossed!
GTKY: How was your first week of the year? Highs or lows? High - my birthday! Low - work has been crazy busy! I haven't been very good with my diet.
What are you doing to GKU? one AF is completely gone, I'll be charting temps & CM, having sex (and I take PNVs when I remember)
RRCS: I still have a cold. It's really not that bad, just annoying. Today it's making me feel a bit light-headed and out-of-it. I hope I am feeling better tomorrow, in time for my party.
GTKY: How was your first week of the year? Highs or lows? I got a cold, presumably from the extremely sick child that was at the NYE party I was at. She had a fever and was coughing all over everyone, and shouldn't have been there. My friends' two kids are both really sick and I'm sure they got it from her. If your kid is sick, folks, keep them home. We got new carpet in our living room on Wednesday, and I love it. But then I broke the couch, so we had to go out and order a new couch that night. We're having a party tomorrow and have no couch in our living room. So, this week has been interesting. LOL
penguin129, FX the timing works out between AF and your appointment. Stuff like that drives me crazy! sleepymonkey, I am right there with you on the weight gain. I lost all of my baby weight by 11 weeks PP last year and somehow have gained like 50% of it back! WTF?! You don't have to be embarrassed though. Your doctor should be able to work with you through whatever situation and not make you feel bad. ladytiffany24, LT for hugs. That has to really suck with the layoffs.
cookswithwine9 , FX you O'd! And happy belated birthday! jwinct , definitely an interesting week. Idk if I could handle no couch!
It definitely sucks, but we have no choice. We have two recliners in the living room, which is where DH and I always sit, so it's the kids who have nowhere to sit in there now (though, now they have a nice, soft carpet to sit/lay on if they want - lol). We have another room that we call the breezeway, which has a couch and a TV (that's where the XBox and Wii are), so the kids can sit out there and watch TV and stuff. It just sucks that we're having people over and have no couch.
RRCS: I was half awake/half asleep when I temped this morning and redid it like 3 times for some reason in my sleep state. Oh well.
GTKY: We've had a pretty good week so far. Work is insane so that sucks, but we met with our builder yesterday & I weighed this morning and lost 3 lbs so that's exciting.
jwinct Parents who let their kids go to functions sick are the worst DH's little cousin came to their Christmas celebration (Sunday before Christmas) sick & told us that he had to stay home from school that Friday because he was sick right after he hugged and kissed our DD. Of course she was miserably sick on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day because of him. I was furious.
What are you doing to GKU? Bbt, vitamins, restarting EOD since I still haven't ovulated, Opks.
RRCS: I just started using Opks (cheapies from Amazon). Does it matter what time of day I take it?
GTKY: How was your first week of the year? Highs or lows? The first week was okay. A high at work is that I've had a lot of extra time to get stuff done because we're doing state testing and I haven't had to proctor two of the days (I'm a teacher). Also, I restarted Insanity max 30 and completed the first week.
Lows: like michaela20, my diet hasn't been going so well. I'm up 20 pounds since I got pregnant with DD and I'm starting to wonder if this is a contributing factor to not getting pregnant so far.
sleepymonkey , I am right there with you on the weight gain. I lost all of my baby weight by 11 weeks PP last year and somehow have gained like 50% of it back! WTF?! You don't have to be embarrassed though. Your doctor should be able to work with you through whatever situation and not make you feel bad.
I never even lost all of the baby weight. I gained 50 lbs when pregnant (after having lost 70 right before GKU). I got down to having 20lbs left to lose and then I just ballooned. Only now, 2 years later, have I finally found the motivation (I hope) to lose weight again. My ob was awesome when I was pregnant, never saying anything about gaining too much and always making me feel better if I mentioned weight gain so I don't think he'll be too hard on me. I'm really mostly hard on myself, especially when I suspect that my poor eating and lack of exercise may be a contributing factor to my difficulty getting pregnant this time.
RRCS: Not too much to report other than the fact that I haven't fallen off the healthier eating band wagon yet.
GTKY: How was your first week of the year? Highs or lows? It was alright. DD was sick and out of daycare for 2 days, so that always throws a wrench in things.
Post by macaronmama on Jan 8, 2016 10:56:26 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 1/1
CD: 8
What are you doing to GKU? Started temping, going to go get OPKs and preseed tonight from Target cause yeah.
RRCS: Remembering to temp when I wake up is hard, I'm no good with mornings. Since DH decided last night that we're definitely on for TTC, I am like shaky nerves all over the place today. Excited and terrified and quietly praying my body will cooperate and not plague me with GI issues while we TTC like it did all last year.
GTKY: How was your first week of the year? Highs or lows? Alright. Decent work. Decent grub. Really sick of the miserable damp cold, though.
Fx for CHs soon mikaela20! I'm so sorry you had to witness a brawl on the train - how scary!
Happy bday to your little guy dashook! Congrats to you on the 1 year mama milestone!
Hope you hear good news from your doc soon penguin129. Jealous you got a steal on clothing! I was just thinking the other day that my DD basically grew out of all her clothes overnight. Crazy how fast they grow. I feel like I need a whole new wardrobe for her every 3 months.
sleepymonkey - I'm right there with you. I was dreading my OB visit because I didn't want to see what the scale actually said. Right after my DD was born, I lost most of the baby weight, but in the last 6-9 months, I've just been packing it on. It started as soon as I weaned her from bf'ing. It was like an instant 10lb weight gain. I'm trying to eat healthier right now, but it just seems so hard to fit in time to exercise between my long commute, work, cooking and taking care of DD. I've suspected that the additional weight is hurting our chances to GKU too. ::sigh:: No advice, just commiseration. :/
Oh man ladytiffany24. I'm so sorry your year is starting with layoffs. How miserable. Hugs for you.
jrun2013 - There was a big thread a little while ago about everything opk-related. I'll see if I can find it. Essentially, you should find what works best for you in terms of timing. Some folks do FMU, some do SMU. Some tests strictly say FMU. Some folks do 2x daily in their FW. It's a bit of trial and error when you first start using them.
jrun2013 , LH typically peaks in the afternoon (around 2 p.m.), so a lot of people recommend them in the afternoon. But I always find that FMU is my most concentrated. I think the key is making sure you haven't drank or peed for the 4 hours preceding when you use them.
jrun2013 , LH typically peaks in the afternoon (around 2 p.m.), so a lot of people recommend them in the afternoon. But I always find that FMU is my most concentrated. I think the key is making sure you haven't drank or peed for the 4 hours preceding when you use them.
So I went and stalked that thread and now I have a question...
I'm trying to drink more water. I immediately start drinking it once I arrive at work by 7:30am. I had been using SMU for my OPKs. I also typically drink a cup of coffee in the mornings prior to SMU. Should I avoid liquids all together before SMU for the sake of more concentrated urine?
jrun2013 , LH typically peaks in the afternoon (around 2 p.m.), so a lot of people recommend them in the afternoon. But I always find that FMU is my most concentrated. I think the key is making sure you haven't drank or peed for the 4 hours preceding when you use them.
So I went and stalked that thread and now I have a question...
I'm trying to drink more water. I immediately start drinking it once I arrive at work by 7:30am. I had been using SMU for my OPKs. I also typically drink a cup of coffee in the mornings prior to SMU. Should I avoid liquids all together before SMU for the sake of more concentrated urine?
I have to not drink or pee for around 4 hours to turn an OPK positive. Others may have a different experience....
ETA: And I should add that I find this very hard to do, so that's why I usually end up using FMU. It's my most concentrated of the day. And I use digitals, which instruct you to use FMU.
Post by DariaMorgendorfer on Jan 8, 2016 12:10:56 GMT -5
This is going to be a bit of post-and-run b/c I'm at work, so apologies in advance!
Cycle/Month: 2nd PP cycle
CD: 14
What are you doing to GKU? We are TTA this month
RRCS: I'm getting sick. Just in time for the weekend. So that's special.
GTKY: It has been crazy busy. I was hoping work would calm down but a big NOPE on that. I'm on Day 5 of my Whole30 and I think that's contributing to my overall feeling of icky.
Happy Birthday to your DS dashook! My little guy is 9 mos. and I can't believe it.
sleepymonkey, I also do not want to go to the doctor because I haven't lost the baby weight yet. I am not in the mood for a lecture.
ladytiffany24, we are going through layoffs too. It blows. But I don't work in HR - I can't imagine how bad it must be for you!
I'm 34 | DH is 40 | Married October 2009 BFP August 2014 Baby Boy G Born April 2015 (induction at 37w due to IUGR) Currently NTNP | TTC Again Summer 2016
ellabee I shop mostly consignment for DD's clothes and am really picky about things looking close to new. I got 3 pairs of shorts and 13 shirts for DD plus a stuffed Tigger, Pooh, and a book for $50. It was a great buy.
Thanks everyone for the good timing vibes. I really hope it works out.
sleepymonkey , I am right there with you on the weight gain. I lost all of my baby weight by 11 weeks PP last year and somehow have gained like 50% of it back! WTF?! You don't have to be embarrassed though. Your doctor should be able to work with you through whatever situation and not make you feel bad.
I never even lost all of the baby weight. I gained 50 lbs when pregnant (after having lost 70 right before GKU). I got down to having 20lbs left to lose and then I just ballooned. Only now, 2 years later, have I finally found the motivation (I hope) to lose weight again. My ob was awesome when I was pregnant, never saying anything about gaining too much and always making me feel better if I mentioned weight gain so I don't think he'll be too hard on me. I'm really mostly hard on myself, especially when I suspect that my poor eating and lack of exercise may be a contributing factor to my difficulty getting pregnant this time.
Last time I went to OB I was super upset about my weight. I told them I had anxiety about it and wanted to step on the scale backwards. They were super awesome about and made it seem like others had requested this before as well. It made me feel a lot better.
Do you guys tag everyone on your phone? If so that is super impressive. I don't have a real computer so I just usually quote and LT everyone.
Cycle/Month: 7/12 CD: 19 I think What are you doing to GKU? Clomid preseed eod opk RRCS: Holy shit balls guise I got a positive on a cheapie and flashing smiling face on the clear blue. I have never gotten this strong of a positive opk. I love posting with you guys, it's such a happy supportive atmosphere and I have all the feels. GTKY: How was your first week of the year? Highs or lows? Hubs has been sick and we are still staying with in laws until DS and I move to our new house next week. Getting really sad that H has to stay here for his job for a few months but on the high note positive opk when I can still hio!
sleepymonkey GL with WW but I would not cancel the appointment. After my first loss I gained 10 lbs by my next appointment too, I was super embarrassed when I saw the number on the scale but my doc didn't even mention it!
ladytiffany24 I'm sorry about your work situation. That sounds really tough!
jrun2013 the OPK thread will probably tell you everything you need to know but I wanted to second to do what works for you. I take them sometimes at work but since bathroom breaks are difficult to get around here (I'm a preschool teacher), sometimes I only get to take one at 5 pm when I get home and I can almost always still pick up my surge.
wilmaroo yay for good positive OPKs! I got my darkest positive OPK ever yesterday! It's such an exciting thing!
Cycle/Month: 18/23
CD: 12
What are you doing to GKU?: HIO right now!
RRCS: I got two super dark OPKs yesterday so that's exciting! Temps are still kind of crazy and if I am going to ovulate soon our timing isn't super good because it's so early unless maybe I O tomorrow or something but we try!
GTKY: My first week has been pretty boring and usual. Usual work, usual home life.
Post by sleepymonkey on Jan 8, 2016 13:01:05 GMT -5
wilmaroo, I have heard of people getting on the scale backwards at doctor. I usually just look up and don't look at the number (my ob has a digital scale so that's easy to do). The worst part about getting weighed at the doc is that you have all your clothes and shoes on so that obviously is an extra 20 lbs, right?
Post by notagoddess on Jan 8, 2016 13:14:12 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 10 AL
CD: 14
What are you doing to GKU? BBT, CM, OPK, sex with Pre-Seed
RRCS: CS appreciated: I had a huge temp spike today, but my OPKs didn't turn positive until this morning (I checked yesterday late morning and afternoon). Is it possible I actually ovulated, even with the negative tests yesterday? OPKs have added another level of confusion to TTC.
GTKY: How was your first week of the year? Highs or lows? I decided on my internship which is good, but red tape is holding up the start date until February. And right now I'm in Boise while my husband is interviewing here, debating whether I can handle moving so far away from family and friends So it's been eventful all around.
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