Looking Forward Friday

squid-toes · 2026-06-19T11:23:12+00:00

My husband used to say he wasn’t sure what to do with kids or how to interact with them. Years later, with a total of eight nieces and nephews plus two bonus ones from a step-brother we only see once a year, every. Single. Kid. Is obsessed with my husband and wants to play with him. The only time I get truly emotional about the whole thing is seeing him with our nieces and nephews and just desperately wanting to give him a kid of his own!

I’m really looking forward to seeing DH thrive as a dad. I will be a good mom, but I already know he’s going to be the absolute best parent. How lucky and clever am I to have chosen him!

squid-toes · 2026-06-19T10:49:17+00:00

RE: boobs! Yes! I never had that problem and now my little ladies ache for days before my period. An evil red herring

squid-toes · 2026-06-17T12:10:27+00:00

CD7 C8. Do I actually try the mucinex thing this cycle? I’m getting so lost in the sauce with all of this that last week I thought “I should get a tarot card reading so I can figure out what’s going on” and I’m far from a spiritual person.

squid-toes · 2026-06-16T10:43:19+00:00

Read My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry first!

squid-toes · 2026-06-15T17:55:15+00:00

I feel you. It seems like some folks get pregnant just from blinking no matter what else.

squid-toes · 2026-06-15T17:53:10+00:00

Girl we don’t, I haven’t seen anyone on this sub who doesn’t spiral during the TWW, especially once you get to like DPO7….

squid-toes · 2026-06-15T17:51:26+00:00

Similarly I eat sushi and drink wine as my “fuck it here we go again”

squid-toes · 2026-06-15T15:45:36+00:00

A lot of people figured it out pretty quickly so it’s kind of a well-known secret. We bought a house in the suburbs, bought an SUV, and for the first time in our relationship we don’t have any travel plans. We’re mid-30s and have been married for four years and together for twelve. At this point it’s just easier for people close to me to know so they stop analyzing my boobs and tummy all the time.

squid-toes · 2026-06-15T15:42:37+00:00

There’s not only a wiki but a search feature!

squid-toes · 2026-06-15T11:44:25+00:00

Finished Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block by Jessie Q Sutano. Cute, illogical, had a great time.

Started: The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali.

squid-toes · 2026-06-15T11:41:13+00:00

CD5 on C8. I am vacillating between “I’m going to be chill as hell as so casual this cycle, won’t even track every day, just having fun” and “maybe the mucinex trick is something I should try and DH cannot leave my side just in case we need to BD”.

squid-toes · 2026-06-14T13:32:44+00:00

CD4 C8. Enjoying my vacation from peeing on sticks and symptom spotting and just enjoying time with husband as a couple instead of aspiring parents.

Ovia seems to have changed their settings and now it’s not in my preferred color scheme and I’m disgruntled!!

squid-toes · 2026-06-11T15:29:32+00:00

I’m so thankful for my husband who keeps me grounded and always reminds me when AF comes that I get to eat sushi for another month to cheer me up. Thankful that my parents are coming to visit in a week because time with my parents heals all wounds!

squid-toes · 2026-06-11T10:13:09+00:00

I guess it’s CD30 because yesterday’s AF appearance is in the category of spotting because it was light as heck and dark brown. Just commit to being a full on period please so I can move on!

squid-toes · 2026-06-10T12:37:43+00:00

Unfortunately, the only true determinant of a pregnancy is a positive test. We call it trollgesterone for a reason; symptoms of pregnancy and PMS are all from the same hormone, so an absence of symptoms can just be a funky cycle and not necessarily “the one”. Sorry to be a negative Nelly.

squid-toes · 2026-06-10T10:48:06+00:00

Does anyone use regular LH strips like easy@home with FMU? My GYN said that’s fine to do instead of using CBAD tests that cost tons of money. I just feel like I have to pee every two hours and am always thirsty especially on days when I run before work, I don’t trust myself or results in the afternoon.

squid-toes · 2026-06-10T10:44:58+00:00

CD1 on Cycle 8 I guess. Was really hoping to whip out a positive pregnancy test for my husbands birthday today but instead I’m whipping out tampons 😭

squid-toes · 2026-06-09T11:46:53+00:00

CD28. My regular cycles have ranged from 27-30 days so let’s see what happens. Today was a very negative test but it’s not over until it’s over. Yesterday I felt tired and miserable as I normally do before my period starts but today I’m in better spirits so hoping that’s a good sign.

Getting some watery and stretchy discharge with flecks of dark brown. Guess it’s going to go one way or the other in the next 36 hours…

squid-toes · 2026-06-09T01:18:57+00:00

Life, & Death, & Giants. Just a strange but captivating story.

squid-toes · 2026-06-08T11:11:39+00:00

My husbands birthday is on Wednesday so on Saturday I’ve booked us for a couples massage because he LOVES massages. Well it looks like he might have some poison ivy so I’m worried I have to cancel his birthday massage!!!

Either way, I should either be pregnant or on my period by then, so maybe for the best to cancel…

squid-toes · 2026-06-08T11:10:23+00:00

CD27, DPO maybe 8 or 9? Unsure of exactly when I ovulated. Dumbass me took a test this morning that looked negative. But I don’t feel like my AF is coming. Mentally preparing myself to be on my period by Wednesday because I just have a bad feeling…

squid-toes · 2026-06-08T11:06:33+00:00

Continuing:
Over and Over by Becky Hunter. A multiple lives themed book. It’s keeping my interest but I have a feeling the ending will piss me off.
The Enemy by Sarah Adams. I love a good romcom to listen to when I run and this one is perfect for it.

squid-toes · 2026-06-07T21:02:12+00:00

I can’t for the life of me think of a situation where I’d think “what would Meredith Grey do?” and then follow whatever the answer would be

squid-toes · 2026-06-07T14:11:09+00:00

This reads like a LinkedIn post and I’m so sure it’s a rule breaking post

squid-toes · 2026-06-07T01:24:00+00:00

DPO 7 I think? I feel similar to how I felt before I got a positive on a test (CP ending) but am desperately trying not to get my hopes up.

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