Hey everyone! Sorry been MIA, super busy week in addition to the news.
Star: sorry AF hasn't shown yet. What a nasty little b she can be--showing up when people don't want her, not showing when people do. Fx she does soon one way or another.
Gagirl: temp drops but no AF still? Are you normally regular?
Angel: I'll get you your line porn fix later this afternoon
profession on both look good, just crazy how much more sensitive the easy @home ones were initially
Wants: Welcome! I sound like a broken record sometimes but I highly recommend downloading fertility friend (ff). I used ovia then both ovia and FF and FF was much better for tracking data and identifying my fertile window and od. I did not get the same accuracy with ovia even though I liked the design of the app much better.
AFM: blood results come sometime this week, so keep ya posted. The only major symptoms I have are the sore boobs (which differ from my PMS sore boobs in that the soreness is concentrated on sides of my breasts). Sore nipples (to the touch they feel almost tingly, it's weird), some mild cramping that may be more gassy related, and the aforementioned constipation. That actually has gotten a bit better with fluids, Metamucil, and hot de caffeinated chai tea lattes oddly enough. I've also been falling asleep earlier than normal but maybe that's just due to the lack of caffeine I'm used to. Energy levels are good otherwise.
Don't judge me here, but the big concern I have at the moment is how to hide my lack of drinking until we are ready to tell people, which we're not planning on doing till my first July 11 obgyn appointment. We run in a social drinking crowd and live in a town where alcohol is a staple of everything down to regular after work drinks with my boss. People will catch on right away if I'm not drinking and there are lots of unavoidable events on the horizon that could easily blow my cover. First up is my birthday party that's already been scheduled for this Friday. I've made some delicious mocktails but don't know how to deal with people ordering me drinks at the bar or serving me drinks at their house (two different things happening--a happy hour then a party at my friends). Any thoughts? DH has to work that night so he won't be there to play interference until much later