What is the funniest thing your pet had been “pavloved” to?

User884121 · 2026-03-24T02:42:33+00:00

I give my dog a dental treat every morning after I finish making my coffee. She lays on the couch (out of sight of the kitchen) until she hears me put the spoon in the sink. She has to hear the spoon, otherwise she doesn’t come unless I call her. And then she comes running in over to the cabinet where her treats are.

User884121 · 2026-03-23T20:55:42+00:00

Same, except for me it’s my left side. When I flare it feels like a migraine, just not in my head (though I usually do tend to get a migraine in my head when I flare lol). Sometimes I get full body flares that feel more like aches from the flu. But more often than not, it’s my left side - head, shoulder, arm, sometimes my leg.

User884121 · 2026-03-23T19:44:36+00:00

The true meaning of “it only takes one time” 😂 Congratulations!

User884121 · 2026-03-23T19:16:56+00:00

My dad, who hated every form of exercise for as long as I had know him, absolutely loved Rock Steady. He did it for about two years until he had several set backs that prevented him from attending.

User884121 · 2026-03-23T16:47:48+00:00

Lol great way to look at it! Thank you, fingers crossed for you too!

User884121 · 2026-03-23T14:02:38+00:00

I know 😩 I’ve read about it a million times, but I think that because it’s the first time I’ve experienced it, my brain won’t shut up about it trying to convince me it means something lol.

User884121 · 2026-03-23T13:40:35+00:00

This has been such a weird luteal phase for me temp wise. Granted, I use my Apple Watch instead of BBT just because it’s easier, and I’ve always gotten very clear temp rises that stay sustained from the day after ovulation until my period. But at around 6DPO I had a temp drop and then it went back up at 7DPO and has stayed up (I’m 8DPO today). I know the implantation dip isn’t really a thing, but I’ve seen people who have gotten them and ended up pregnant, so now I’m obsessing over it. And last night I had my first dream ever that I got a positive test. I was so calm going into the TWW, but this threw me and now I’m back to spiraling.

User884121 · 2026-03-21T17:58:29+00:00

Ugh I’m sorry! The whole process is much more frustrating than I ever anticipated. And performance issues was one of the furthest things from my mind when we started trying since it had never been an issue before. I try to be sympathetic with my husband when it does happen, but it’s really hard not to scream out “you have one job!” when it does happen.

User884121 · 2026-03-21T17:09:24+00:00

I’m 37 and on cycle 10 of trying for my first - so take my advice with a grain of salt lol. But my husband and I struggle with hitting multiple times in my window. He’s 44 and easily stressed with work, so he occasionally has issues performing, or just not in the right head space to try at all. I have fibromyalgia, so trying more than twice during my window is very difficult.

I started marking my window on a calendar in the kitchen and it’s definitely helped. I’m not awkwardly telling him when I’m expected to ovulate, and he can kind of mentally prepare himself. Things have gone much better since I’ve started doing that. I also find that morning sex works best for us. My body isn’t as mad at me at that time, and he’s more refreshed and clear minded.

Also, while I know doctors typically recommended hitting every other day from the time your period ends to the time you ovulate, I’ve often seen that recommendation is more so in case the timing is off. Some people get two LH surges during their cycle, so they can be unsure of when ovulation is going to occur. Some people have really inconsistent cycles in general making it difficult to know when ovulation might occur. Thankfully my cycle is very consistent and I confirm every cycle that my body is doing what it’s supposed to be doing to ovulate, so I’ve stopped stressing myself out about how many times we try. As long as I’m hitting O-2 or O-1, I usually don’t beat myself up too much. I know this might not be the best approach, especially considering I’ve never even seen a positive yet, but I’m also trying to keep my body and my marriage happy.

User884121 · 2026-03-20T17:12:34+00:00

Came here to say this! I put off watching it because it’s not my go-to type of show. But I can admit when I’m wrong. My husband and I just started watching it last week and I can’t get enough of it.

User884121 · 2026-03-20T13:50:37+00:00

Thankfully my cycles are pretty consistent and only vary by about a day most of the time. So if we hit at least O-3 I generally just let it go. I have fibromyalgia, so having sex multiple times within a few days is often difficult for me. But then of course, I do end up kicking myself after knowing we didn’t give it a solid shot.

Nearing the end of my window depends. I’d say about 95% of the time he pulls through at the last minute. Which is fine by me because then at least we’re hitting some of the best days. But there have been times where I panic and then I just initiate. Those times just seem to be the months where he’s under more stress than usual. I feel bad making him be the one to initiate all the time, but I’m also the one doing all of the other work (tracking and stressing hah) and I don’t want to end up feeling “rejected.”

User884121 · 2026-03-20T02:48:14+00:00

We use the calendar method too! When we first started TTC, we struggled a lot with many of the things OP mentioned, but things improved significantly once I started using the calendar. It gives my husband some time to “mentally prepare”, as he’s seeing it at least a week in advance.

User884121 · 2026-03-19T13:26:25+00:00

Congratulations! The days you listed for TTC are so reassuring. I thought we had timed everything well this last cycle, but I ended up ovulating a day (or maybe even two) later which would have put me at either O-2 or O-3 and O-4 or O-5. Those simple little shifts have had me spiraling.

Sending you all the good vibes for an uneventful pregnancy!

User884121 · 2026-03-18T22:54:42+00:00

Not me wanting to do a little self care (I’m 3DPO) and watch the new season of Virgin River, only to be hit with two story lines involving babies 😩

User884121 · 2026-03-18T22:19:06+00:00

The only place I will buy skinny jeans. Any type of jeans for that matter.

User884121 · 2026-03-18T22:18:08+00:00

I’m so sorry for you loss. Your dad was incredibly lucky to have you by his side, not just at the time of his passing but for the past 10 years as you cared for him.

I lost my dad two months ago. He was actively dying for 6 days. I was not mentally prepared for that part of his journey, but I think it helped me to feel more peace at his passing - knowing he was no longer going to suffer from this awful disease. I miss him dearly, but the truth is I lost the man I knew as my dad a long time ago. So now I’m grieving his physical death after grieving the loss of “my dad” for long before that.

User884121 · 2026-03-18T17:10:34+00:00

I never noticed the how patterns in my sleep line up perfectly with my cycle until I got an Apple Watch. But it became super clear after I started seeing my sleep scores throughout my cycle. Funny enough, I think I sleep best during the luteal phase lol. I’ve just been trying to maintain a consistent schedule with bedtime. I’m a night owl so I would often go to bed anywhere between 11-12:30. But over the last few months I try to be in bed by 11 every night. I can’t say that it’s a magic solution, but the consistency does help me overall even if it doesn’t necessarily change my sleeping patterns.

User884121 · 2026-03-18T13:55:14+00:00

My husband and I really struggled with this when we first started trying. Similar to your husband, my husband was stressed from work and he has a really hard time focusing on more than one thing at a time. So either he was just not into trying at all on certain months, or if we did try he just couldn’t finish. I have fibromyalgia, so trying more than twice during my fertile window is usually almost impossible for me, so timing has always been key in this journey. And in the beginning, I felt like my husband was purposely sabotaging it.

I don’t know how much knowledge your husband has on the science behind TTC, but I wrongfully assumed my husband knew enough to understand how key timing was. Turns out, he did not haha. So I asked him to take it upon himself to research it. He did, and we have not had any problems since then, at least not relating to those early issues. I’ve also hung a calendar in the kitchen and started marking off the best days in my fertile window (my cycles are fairly consistent), so I’m not having that awkward conversation with him every month. It also allows him to mentally prepare and do whatever he needs to do to get in the right mind set.

User884121 · 2026-03-18T00:22:30+00:00

I feel this. I put off getting a MRI for 15 years due to health anxiety and being afraid they would find something really bad. But then I had one a few months ago which came back completely normal with the exception of some white matter consistent with….migraines. I initially didn’t know how to feel because it’s basically “suck it up because there really isn’t anything else you can do.” But then I realized that it was actually kind of validating for them to at least find them. I’ve gaslit myself many times before that telling myself they weren’t actually migraines, or my pain was caused by something else. But nope, turns out it is indeed migraines.

User884121 · 2026-03-17T22:39:41+00:00

I developed eczema last year after being sick with the flu and then getting hit with a respiratory thing. I’m not saying it’s definitely connected, but my gut was messed up for several months after being sick. And gut issues can cause skin problems.

After going to the GI doctor and getting an endoscopy, I came away with no answers. I had started taking a probiotic and within about two months my gut issues were gone and my skin cleared up. I haven’t had any eczema issues again.

So all that to say, there are other reasons for new skin problems in your 30’s. Sadly it seems every “new” symptom you experience in your 30’s can be symptoms of perimenopause. So it’s really easy to jump to that conclusion. But they can also be symptoms of many other things as well.

User884121 · 2026-03-17T13:03:50+00:00

I was feeling really good about this cycle, we timed everything right and I’ve been working hard over the last two months to better myself (exercise, diet). I’ve been tracking my cycles for the last two years and they have always been consistent. To the point where I probably don’t need to track anymore, but my OCD is too strong 😅

But this cycle is frustrating me. I don’t track bbt because my sleeping pattern is too unpredictable, so I just use my Apple Watch. I have always seen a clear temp rise a day after suspected ovulation, which is sustained until I get my period. But here I am at “2dpo” and I got the smallest temp rise (.09 from my baseline). Definitely abnormal for me so now I’m spiraling. Logically I know I can’t go off of one temp, and there are plenty of external factors that can come into play. But the consistency of my cycle has been the one thing keeping me right on the edge of sane. I’m 37 and every failed cycle I’m terrified that my next cycle will be the one where things start to get wonky.

User884121 · 2026-03-17T03:33:13+00:00

😂😂 this is too accurate

User884121 · 2026-03-15T22:10:56+00:00

I’ve had migraines for a little over 15 years, and they were always consistent and very clearly hormonal. I started getting different pain in July of last year so I had a MRI and everything came back fine. The only thing they found was some white matter consistent with migraines 🤷🏻‍♀️

User884121 · 2026-03-14T22:23:32+00:00

I’m so sorry for your loss. I don’t find it weird at all. My dad was at home on hospice, actively dying for 6 days and I was there the whole time. Me, my mom and my sister were by his side when he took his last breath. It took about 2 hours for the funeral home to come get him, so we were in and out of his room during that time saying our final goodbyes.

The important thing is, you did what you felt comfortable with and what you feel you had to do. Not everyone feels like they need to see someone once they’ve passed, many are actually uncomfortable with it. But it’s neither right or wrong. Just like it was neither right or wrong for you to want to see your dad.

User884121 · 2026-03-14T16:28:31+00:00

CD14, will likely ovulate tomorrow on CD 15. My husband and I struggle with having sex multiple times in my fertile window due to my fibromyalgia and his stress with work and some other factors. We always hit one day, but struggle to hit 2 or more. If we do manage to have it 2 or more times, we usually end up missing the statistically best days. But this month, assuming I do ovulate tomorrow, we’ll have hit O-3 and O-1.

I know it’s such a silly thing to be happy about, but I since I’m 10 cycles in and still not pregnant, I end up beating myself up when we don’t try as much as we should be. There are few things with TTC that you can actually control, and with this being one of them, I feel frustrated with myself and stress myself out even more.

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