TFAS Tuesday 4/5

[cheezee]

This check-in is for anyone trying for a sibling or planning on trying for a sibling in the next few weeks, months, etc.



Age of LO(s):



Cycle/Month:



CD/DPO:



RRCS:



GTKY: What was your latest parenting win?  

[cheezee]

Age of LO(s): 4

Cycle/Month: 11/12

CD/DPO: CD11

RRCS: I'm giving our infant car seat to a friend that is about to have a baby. It will officially be expired before we could hope to put another baby in it. So that kinda sucked.

GTKY: What was your latest parenting win? No cavities at the dentist!! I was shocked because my big parenting fail is getting my kid to brush her dang teeth.

[ellabee]

Age of LO(s): 2

Cycle/Month: Cycle 8 month 11.

CD/DPO: Benched

RRCS: It feels like the instant DD turned 2 she turned the sass way up. It's exhausting some days playing the mental and physical gymnastics to get her to do what needs to be done!

GTKY: What was your latest parenting win? I made DD an awesome cake for her bday. My super foodie MIL even had 2nds.

[ourcrazynavylife]

Age of LO(s): 15 months

Cycle/Month: C3/M5

CD/DPO: CD31

RRCS: still waiting on O. I feel like none of my signs are lining up and I just need to know so I can stop talking my husband into having sex with me.

GTKY: What was your latest parenting win?
I'll have to come back because I don't think the fact that she's been fed and dressed is an acceptable response.

[sleepymonkey]

Age of LO(s): 2


Cycle/Month: 11/11


CD/DPO: 20/8


RRCS: Just waiting for to see if IUI#2 was successful. I'm seriously considering this being our last month of trying (I'll talk to MH about it only if I get a BFN.) Financially, I just don't know how we can afford another child without sacrificing so much of our lifestyle that we would not be happy. It has always been a concern of mine but it's getting the better of me now. Pair that with just feeling beat down in the whole TTC process and I'm close to throwing in the towel.


GTKY: What was your latest parenting win? I got her through the grocery store without having to take her out of the cart because she's crying her little head off. It did involve a cookie and Dora the Explorer on my phone but I'll still count that as a win.

[spacepotatoes]

cheezee , That is a win! We just switched DD from the Banana brush to a "real" brush and I've been trying to teach her how to do it properly. It's an adventure and a half.

Age of LO(s): 22 months

Cycle/Month: 2/3

CD/DPO: 27/8ish

RRCS: Trying to not to worry about how unusually low my temps have been this cycle.

GTKY: What was your latest parenting win? Getting DD to eat her dinner yesterday. Getting her to eat anything, ever, really. She has become so finicky lately. I can't wait for that phase to pass.

[Deleted]

Age of LO(s): 5 & 3



Cycle/Month: 4/7



CD/DPO: 14



RRCS: first month charting and it's not going well lol. My temps seem all over the place because I don't sleep well at all. I wake up every 1-2 hours so I feel like they're not accurate. All signs point to O 2-3 days ago and I'm waiting for CHs but my temps aren't rising. They only rose slightly and then stayed the same. I don't know what I'm doing



GTKY: What was your latest parenting win?
Potty training I guess. Thank God it was easy this time around bc last time was a nightmare!

[BabyStandish]

Age of LO(s): will be 15 months in a few days

Cycle/Month: 1st pp cycle

CD/DPO: CD 9

RRCS: DH was out of town for 5 days last week. It was rough, I'm glad he's back.

GTKY: What was your latest parenting win? ummmm does keeping my kid alive count? Getting my kid to eat is a big struggle, but we've discovered he loves asparagus out of all things so we've been buying that a lot. He chews/sucks on it and spits most of it out, but it at least occupies him during dinner and hopefully he's eating a small bit of it.

[thelittleredm]

Age of LO: 2.5yrs

Circumstances: TTC #2

Cycle/Month: 14/15

CD/DPO: 30/12

RRCS: 99% sure this cycle is a bust. Looking forward to moving on to the next cycle, I guess. Idk. In a weird place today. I think I'm going to binge at Fuddruckers for lunch (within reason because Whole30).

GTKY: We are doing really well with potty training! Just started again on Sunday and we've only had two or three accidents so far. He's not saying if he needs to pee but at least he isn't fighting it anymore.

[wildflower810]

Age of LO(s): 16 months


Cycle/Month: Finishing out this cycle, waiting one more... then all systems go! I'm going to burn the entire remaining box of condoms, I think.


CD/DPO: 5 or 3 dpo. Not sure if I believe FF.


RRCS: I posted for a CS in the TWW. Now that DS has weaned I'm analyzing my chart a heck of a lot more.


GTKY: What was your latest parenting win? Teaching my kid to drink through a straw was awesome. He will drink a whole smoothie now without spilling a drop. It's for sure a win when breakfast is done and there is no mess anywhere to clean up!

[wildflower810]

Apr 5, 2016 13:04:29 GMT -5 bostonbaker said:

wildflower810 , did you link or post your chart? I tried stalking but couldn't find it.

@irish , congratulations on the easy potty training!

Not yet! Doing that now. I've been busy moming today.

[cheezee]

ellabee hooray for a yummy cake! I wish I could tell you the sass gets better. The things that come out of DD's mouth baffle me.
ourcrazynavylife I'm rooting for you to O soon! Sorry this has been so frustrating for you!
sleepymonkey Everything crossed for you! I hate the mind game of TFAS. I spend a lot of time second guessing as well.
spacepotatoes I always feel great when DD eats a good meal. She lives off cheese and bread 90% of the time.
@irish PT'ing is a huge win! woo hoo!
BabyStandish how funny he likes asparagus! Mine won't touch anything green!
thelittleredm sorry its looking like this cycle is a bust. Hugs.
wildflower810 glad you'll officially be on the TTC train soon!
bostonbaker Happy first birthday to your LO!
@amc25 glad your cycles are getting on track!
eameselephant Hope you're all getting some good sleep soon.

[ourcrazynavylife]

Thanks cheezee
I just don't get what my body is doing. Like I feel like all the signs are there for me to "O" (EWCM, I get kind of pangs in either of my ovaries with some cramping) but then instead of a temp spike I just start spotting like crazy.

It happened at the beginning of this cycle and now it looks like that's what's happening right now.

[Deleted]

Age of LO(s): 3.5yr DS

Cycle/Month: 4/9

CD/DPO: 77/wto, ugg

RRCS: really frustrated with this cycle. I have technically been trying for over a year, but I'm only counting the time since my thyroid meds were started. I go back to the dr next friday to talk about my cycles and take a look at my thyroid.

GTKY: What was your latest parenting win?  
DS is getting glasses, and he didn't freak out about the eye drops. He is also super excited to wear his new ninja turtle glasses

[jense927]

Age of LO(s): 2


Cycle/Month: 12/14 I think


CD/DPO: 13/0 I think today is O day we just had IUI today so weird because CD13 is sooo early for me!!!


RRCS: I am on my first clomid/IUI cycle and IUI was today. It went well. DH numbers were good and now I just wait for two weeks to see how it really went!


GTKY: What was your latest parenting win? Ha feels like a failure day today DS had an epic temper tantrum/ meltdown today leaving daycare. He wanted to bring his mat home and obviously not being able to do that is the most devastating thing ever!!! I couldn't get him in his car seat for a good 5 to 10 minutes because he was flailing around so much ughh. He has been peeing on the potty lately though which is exciting and saying thank you in appropriate situations which definitely feels like a win

[daisylola11]

Age of LO: DS is 20 months in a week.

Circumstances: getting off BCP in May, charting a couple months then trying June/July

RRCS: I'm sick of this BCP it seriously makes me not want to have sex at all I can't wait to get off it. Although I only see H on the weekends (works out of town m-f) so now I'm stressing about how this will all work. Hoping charting will help so I'm not freaking out every month.

GTKY: Weaning! Lol I really was prepared for the worst, specially with the regression which we might be on the tail end of, I hope.

[Deleted]

Apr 5, 2016 12:24:22 GMT -5 @amc25 said:

Apr 5, 2016 11:58:16 GMT -5 @irish said:

Age of LO(s): 5 & 3



Cycle/Month: 4/7



CD/DPO: 14



RRCS: first month charting and it's not going well lol. My temps seem all over the place because I don't sleep well at all. I wake up every 1-2 hours so I feel like they're not accurate. All signs point to O 2-3 days ago and I'm waiting for CHs but my temps aren't rising. They only rose slightly and then stayed the same. I don't know what I'm doing



GTKY: What was your latest parenting win?
Potty training I guess. Thank God it was easy this time around bc last time was a nightmare!

How long have your cycles been lately? It's possible that your body was gearing up to O but hasn't done it yet. There's a learning curve with temping, and it's even harder when you're dealing with night waking or other less than ideal circumstances. FWIW, my sleeping patterns and temping times have been all over the place the past few months, but despite the rocky charts, I've still been able to see a clear temp shift for O. Just keep HIO until you get those crosshairs!

***trigger- loss mentioned
Thank you! They have been long actually. Well, the cycle of my CP would've been a normal length cycle, I O'd on like cd15 or so. But it took weeks to bleed after it so that extended that cycle. The others have been 40-58. I figured it was due to coming off BC. Prior to birth control I had short cycles for years (21-26) so I was hoping an early O this cycle meant I was getting back to my "normal". I know, there's no normal. Lol. They're kind of all over the place honestly, my first cycle off BC (before we were TTC) was 30 days. Then a super long one. Then a "normal" one but CP, then 2 longer ones. I'm wondering if these long ones are anovulatory. So that's why I started temping. But it just feels like it's inaccurate bc of my sleep habits. Sigh. I'm def going to just keep HIO. I'm tired though lol.

Sorry for the novel and not responding sooner.