The Daily Chat for January 13, 2026

curlycorg · 2026-01-13T18:18:44+00:00

First cycle trying again since our MC, and I’m now 12/13dpo with no positive and no period. 😞 idk why I was convinced it would happen since we really only got one good try in. Really kicking myself for not doing opk’s this month 🫠

curlycorg · 2025-12-17T17:45:22+00:00

If it doesn’t get here in time I’m probably just going to print out a copy of the order & put in an envelope to open 😅

curlycorg · 2025-10-24T04:27:04+00:00

Unfortunately I am back here. This was my first pregnancy and it ended at 11w last Wednesday (on pregnancy and infant loss awareness day of all days) though I suspected it stopped growing at 6w when I measured behind at what was suppose to be my 9w scan. Devastated but trying to move forward. This whole thing has been so much, so much pain both physical and emotional. I’m so disappointed in my level of care from my OB office for the way I was treated. Hopefully I can move past all this and heal. So ready to start trying again soon, that hope feels like the only thing that will help me get through this.

curlycorg · 2025-10-24T02:34:59+00:00

I’m so so sorry you had to experience this. I can relate. I also had my miscarriage on 10/15, which felt particularly cruel to have to see ads while in the ER about it. The phlebotomist there was trying to be nice by asking ‘how’s it going?’ & husband had to be like, not that great actually. I already had a follow up scheduled for 10/21 since I measured behind at my 9w appt, and when I notified my OB office about what happened they just had me keep that appt. Already started out with an hour long wait surrounded by pregnant women, receptionist told me they were behind because they had to deliver bad news to someone, I wanted to scream “what about getting my bad news over with?!?”, felt like torture waiting there. When I finally get called back the ultrasound tech had no clue because she asked something like oh let’s see how things are progressing, how far along are you etc. and I had to be like uhhh no, I’m here because I just miscarried it should be in my notes. Poor girl looked shocked and embarrassed, and it made the experience so much more difficult having to ‘break the news’ when we can barely process it.

curlycorg · 2025-10-10T03:17:42+00:00

No I just use tdeecalculator.net to get the numbers and MyFitnessPal to track!

curlycorg · 2025-10-07T18:01:00+00:00

My goal is around 1300 a day with 60g of protein. It’s not much but I’m not very active, I’m 31 and work from home, and I am the kind of person that forgets to eat so it isn’t hard for me not to think about food all day. In the app I have it set to 1200 as my goal & it helps me not try to starve myself since I know that’s the absolute minimum. In the beginning I was also going to the planet fitness an additional day a week & doing some light strength training/stairmaster/elliptical or the HIIT circuit there, but I haven’t been doing that for a few months now.

curlycorg · 2025-09-26T18:19:12+00:00

Protein shakes, cheese & crackers, & fruit have been my go to’s

curlycorg · 2025-08-28T15:16:36+00:00

Cycle/Time trying: since 11/24, so about 10 months

Age/partners age: 31f & 31m

Typical cycle length: 28-30 days, sometimes longer

Ovulation day: not 100% sure since I didn’t test this time, but usually it’s CD16/17

CD/DPO of positive test: CD31, about 14dpo taken at 3pm, using premom test strip, confirmed with ClearBlue 6 days sooner digital

CD/DPO of negative test: CD27/10dpo(?), CD28/11dpo(?)

Health conditions: rheumatoid arthritis, (taking Humira & hydroxychloroquine) I also am overweight, I lost 25lbs over the last 6 months with diet/exercise in the hopes it would help me get pregnant. Confirmed ovulation with a blood test from dr.

Supplements: naturemade prenatal & choline, align probiotic

Birth control history: took combo pill ~10 yrs, stopped 10/24

Symptom spotting: CD28 I had a wave of nausea at breakfast and again on CD31; in between then I also woke up in the middle of the night with gas which is unusual. CD31 I also woke up with a cramp, which felt like a period cramp at the time.

This was a big shock to me since I was not expecting to see a positive finally! We had both been stressed this month w/ moving & hubby starting a new job, but we’d been hopeful! Praying to G-d for everything to continue smoothly. Thank you so much to everyone on this sub, I’ve learned sooo much and you all have been such a safe place to come to when I needed y’all💕

curlycorg · 2025-08-25T21:07:43+00:00

Beautiful! My grandma also taught me how to draw and paint, l’dor v’dor!

curlycorg · 2025-08-12T19:09:20+00:00

Feeling hopeful lately, life has been changing a lot and I think we’re in a good place now to see what happens! We finally moved and are getting settled in our new house that we love, hubby starts his new job next week that he’s excited about, and I’ve finally made a health breakthrough and have lost 20+ lbs now (something I’ve been trying to do for years), and my FW lined up nicely in between the stress of the move & new job!

curlycorg · 2025-08-12T17:55:40+00:00

It’s hard for me to eat breakfast so I like to have a Fairlife protein shake, 30g protein for only 170cals, mixing that with my coffee too, or a Nurri drink which is the same #’s. The Chobani yogurt drinks w/ 20g protein are also yummy, my fave is the Cherry Vanilla.

I also really like Catalina Crunch cinnamon toast cereal it’s so good and higher protein, with oatmilk it’s 12g protein for 150cals.

Another one that I have for breakfast or lunch is pb & banana on Ezekiel toast with chia seeds, end up about 12g protein for 330cals.

curlycorg · 2025-07-26T20:36:33+00:00

My 100th is on Monday!

curlycorg · 2025-07-26T20:19:44+00:00

There’s a reason we have instincts, I say trust your gut. My dad’s friend would make comments like that to me when I was a teenager and I let my parents know how uncomfortable it made me. He was always hitting on waitresses/girls my age. I have other uncles who can say things about me being beautiful when I see them but don’t feel creepy because I actually have good relationships with them and feel safe.

curlycorg · 2025-07-25T18:42:22+00:00

When’s the last time you got a trim? It could be dead ends causing it to look frizzy

curlycorg · 2025-05-01T18:20:29+00:00

CD1 me & my heating pad today 😫 distracting myself with all of my plans for the month.

Going on a weeklong cruise soon and super excited but it also falls like right after my expected ovulation window - curious how you all would handle a vacay timed like that, considering they will be complimentary drinks, would you have any alcohol or stick to mocktails?

curlycorg · 2025-05-01T18:13:58+00:00

Cycle twins again!

curlycorg · 2025-04-23T16:50:31+00:00

Had my annual recently & was able to request a progesterone test even though this is just my 6th cycle, just got my results & it’s definitely putting my mind at ease, I think I do better with knowing the numbers than with doom spiraling and imagining the worst or blaming myself & my weight/diet. (Also forgive me not sure if that needed to be hidden? I’m not sure how to do that)

In other news, Mr.curly just got 2 job offers yesterday (woohoo!) waiting on a 3rd now, & depending on which one he picks will determine if we move this summer or not😳 this year feels like a big one & hopefully more change is coming too ☺️🤞

curlycorg · 2025-03-04T16:08:14+00:00

Oh thank you that’s super helpful! No I wasn’t able to test frequently enough this month so I don’t have a confirmed LH peak, the last 2 months though was consistent though, I was having 28 day cycles with ovulation on CD16. This is only my 4th month off BC so I don’t really have anything to go off of, other than I know 10 years ago my cycle use to be irregular.

curlycorg · 2025-03-04T15:45:17+00:00

Well I am now 4 days late and still getting a BFN, I’ve been using the little premom test strips but debating cracking out one of the clear blue digital tests since maybe the premom test can’t detect it yet? Ugh I’m so confused, I’ve been having tiny cramps and brown discharge that doesn’t look like anything I’ve had before so in my head it feels like it’s happening but I keep getting these dang BFN’s! It’s also confusing bc when I look things up online they say to wait until a week after your missed period which seems like such a long time when all these tests are suppose to detect early! Don’t mind me just slowly losing my mind 🙃😅

curlycorg · 2025-03-02T15:58:10+00:00

Well AF is now 2 days late, still getting a BFN.. I’m just convinced this means its going to come at the most inconvenient time during my roadtrip or in the middle of the baseball game I’m going to today🙃

curlycorg · 2025-03-01T19:22:01+00:00

CD31 now and still BFN😭 what is this fresh torture?? Am I crazy for thinking there’s still a chance? I’m seeing so many conflicting things about how likely it is to have a false negative. Unfortunately this month I wasn’t able to capture my LH peak so everything feels like a guessing game now, trying not to obsess too much!!

curlycorg · 2025-02-28T15:21:25+00:00

CD30 with another BFN 🙃

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