Eeny, meeny, miny, moe

Thats how I feel its going to be deciding which day I O'd. I was playing around with FF this morning and even its confused this month! Of course, the reason why my chart looks like it does is because of my BBT thermometer. Its had a good life the last 4 years and in about two weeks it will be put out of its my misery. LOL. I bought a new one a few days ago, but you never want to change thermometers mid cycle so its just patiently hanging out in the drawer for now. (I have used the new and old one at the same time, just to see if there is a difference or if its just me.....yep, a good amount of temp difference.) So for at intents and purposes, at this moment, I'm going to say that I'm 2dpo. Its not like I won't be testing next week anyway. ;-)

BBT

I guess its time for a new BBT thermometer! The one I've been using is a little over 4 years old, but I thought it was still fairly accurate. This cycle though, it seems not to be the case. My temps have been unsual and today it should be even higher to confirm O, but it was still stuck in the 97.01 range. I've checked my temp two other times today and its finally reading a higher reading (which only happens after O) so I'm confident that O has happened. I will have to wait until the end of this cycle to start using a new one because even though this one doesn't seem to be accurate, it will be consistenly accurate for charting purposes. Make sense? LOL.

Dear Body...

...please make up your mind on what you are wanting to do! This cycle, my pre O temps have been very unsual (up, down, flat for several days) and my CM has been strange (longer period of EWCM with some super sticky CM). Good news is that I finally got a +OPK today.

Now what?

Not really sure what is up with my temp yesterday. It wasn't cold or anything in the room and I had the same amount of sleep. Weird. Anyway, hopefully it was just a fluke and even though I had some cramping yesterday, I'm pretty sure I didn't O yet. Maybe its because I started self-fertility massage the other day? I also bought items needed to start doing castor oil packs, except the heating pad, which may have to wait until next cycle because you aren't supposed to do it after ovulation.

TSH Update

Six weeks ago, I went in for my quarterly TSH checkup. Read about it here. A few days ago I went in to have my blood drawn again and today I got the results....0.6!!!! Much, much better!! Now, hopefully this will mean a BFP soon since its back down to optimal TTC levels!

Thanksgiving

I hope each of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow! I pray that next year we have a new little one to be thankful for, but in the meantime I'm thankful for a supportive husband, three terrific kids, shelter and food.

Witch

The witch is here.....on to cycle 7.

Frustrated

Nothing like your body acting all bizarre and making you feel like you are going crazy!

After O, *if* I get any CM, its usually creamy or sticky. On DPOs 8 and 9, I was experiencing EW/watery CM so I decided to take some OPKs. (LH is always present in your body and it varies throughout your cycle) They started out barely visible like normal, but then the 9DPO afternoon one was actually dark enough like I get right before I get a +, and I NEVER get one that close very often since I surge very quickly. Now, I'm 99.9999% sure I O'd on CD16 because of my +OPK on CD15 followed by a good temp rise on CD17 so I know it wasn't reading an impending ovulation. OPKs can pick up HCG (read why here) so I was thinking maybe, just maybe, I was pregnant and it was picking it up.

However, all HPTs I've been taking have been BFNs....not even a hint of a positive. Hence, my frustration. I've been having hot flashes, cramping on and off, sensitivity to smells, smelly pee (TMI sorry), and a host of other symptoms. Then today, 11 dpo, my temp drops. And since I don't know exactly when my LP will end (as its been fluctuating lately, even though its not supposed to vary by more than 1-2 days) FF estimates AF to arrive in two days, so that would explain the temp drop.

I was really hoping this would be our month too. :-( Guess time will tell.

8 DPO

Temp went back up a little today (not as much as I hoped, but not a bad amount) and the cramping is still there, but lighter than it was yesterday. HPT is -, as is an OPK (for those of you confused why I took an OPK....remember how I talked about previously how LH and HCG are sister hormones?) Still a waiting game, as always. LOL.

7 DPO cramping

Yesterday, I was feeling some pinches/twinges and like AF was about to start, but nothing consistent. Today I woke up to a .3 BBT drop, more of an 'AF is coming' type feeling and now I 've been having some mild cramping all morning. I'm still way too early for AF to actually be arriving so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I could be implanting a little bean! If that is the case, and I get a BFP in the next few days, then Thanksgiving will be even more special this year.