Waiting. CD 17. Annoyed about the best laid plans… Likely going in on (stressful) work days even though I had a three day weekend based on timing of previous cycles. RE seems unperturbed by phone, so we have not gone in, though he made it clear he is around all weekend. This is one time [...]
CD 15, no +OPK, starting to go a little stir crazy. To be fair, over my nine month charting history (seven of which have included OPKs), it has only recently been the case that my OPKs turned on or before day 15. Over last spring and into the summer, they sometimes did not turn until [...]
Thank goodness she didn’t! Short answer would be that C would conceive, obviously, as we have two uteri and as much as I would like to carry, I am am more committed to our family (myself included) being healthy. The long answer includes some devastation, I think, and is less cheerful about the silver lining. [...]
I am lucky enough to have a pretty good fade-in pattern when it comes to my LH surge. That is, when I use the cheapie sticks, that second line starts out pretty faded and gets progressively darker until the magic moment. So even if I don’t get what looks like a full positive (and sometimes [...]
Got my “expensive” (read: digital) OPKs today. Which is the signal that there is one more test cycle before we get to the real deal. Well, that is, as soon as AF joins us, which should be tonight or tomorrow. Hope you all have a good weekend!
Temperature dropped like it should be right around now. Good signs all around, since this is theoretically the second-to-last cycle before all systems are go. Not a picture perfect chart, but lower to higher to lower temperatures make for a happy me! It’s nice to finally be a little less anxious about what the thermometer [...]
(Full question is: What if I’m not ready for this after all and am just “playing mom” the way some people play house?) (Also, so many annoying FF things to write about… but so little time due to the PT job, the FT job and all the little things in between) ANYWAY! What if I’m [...]
… or swimmingly? The OPK today was pleasantly negative. Hooray! And CM is stickier. All is as it should be, though I’m still waiting for the other shoe temperature to drop, messing up the cycle. Each month we’re not trying, even when I’m comfortable with not trying, I mourn the passing of my fertile period. [...]
… because I’m just updating this to say: POSITIVE OPK! (Happy that the cheap OPKs work, excited that I saw a gradual buildup over a couple days, glad to have another “you’re body is doing some hormonal things right” message!)
