Courtesy of my Google Reader....

A very informative post that tells of one woman's struggles with IF.

Yay BASAL!

I finally got myself a basal thermometer this weekend!  I am a bit annoyed at how long it takes to get a temp....I feel like I should be holding my breath while it gets the reading and I just can't for one.whole.minute!  My temp this morning was 97.18.....I think that's a lot more accurate than the garbage that other thermometer was giving me.  The beginning of my chart is kinda whacked this month because I switched after CD1 and then I kinda spaced on taking my temp this weekend....oops.

I'm hoping this month is the month (yeah, that seems to be a recurring thought for a lot of people I know)....we're going on a little getaway to DC in a couple weeks and the timing should be really good!

Bits of advice.

Note to anyone who would ever think of doing this:  Don't EVER make the decision to finish the book My Sister's Keeper on CD 1 when you're already emotional from the stupid trick that your body played on you by making AF THREE DAYS LATE. 

It results in a lot of crying.

Note #2:  Don't ever get online and start reading the baby blog section after a disappointing cycle.  Chances are your reader will be full of belly shots and everyone else's BFP stories.  And yes, I am happy for all of those people today, but yesterday I was not in a good state of mind.  I was just flat out bitter and jealous. 

Note #3:  Be sure to have lots of awesome TTC bloggy buds and a very supportive husband to catch you when you fall.

Note #4:  Do allow yourself one honkin' glass of wine on CD1.  Even if you've given it up for Lent.  It will taste FANTASTIC.

Starting Over.

CD 31 is now CD 1.  My body played a cruel, cruel, CRUEL joke on me. 

Now I want to crawl in a hole for a couple days....if not that, I at least want a glass of wine, which I technically can't have because I gave up alcohol for Lent. 

Trying to be positive.....

CD 31

I don't think that since I've been TTC, I've ever made it to CD 31 (save the month I was pregnant for a bit). I am usually a 28 day (29 day max!) girl.

Last night I felt terrible. I came home from work and collapsed on the couch. I had a brain-splitting headache and I was really tired. Grouper came home from work and told me that I didn't look very good. I showered before bed and felt much better, but still had a headache. When I got up and took my temp, it was 97.8.....still high for me.

I tested again this morning, since it's 14dpo, and I still got a negative. Still no signs of the curse showing up. I think I'm making a run to the drugstore on my lunch hour....and if I still haven't received the curse by tomorrow, I'm testing again. This is weird.

Wait, wait, wait

Chart

Still no sure signs of AF.  It should have showed up yesterday or sometime today.  Yesterday my temp was really high (but Grouper was gone on business, and when he's gone, I sleep with the ceiling fan OFF), and today, since he's home, the ceiling fan was ON and I woke up half out of the covers, and my temp dropped a degree and a half.

My chesticles (yes I really call them that, so what?) have been bigger since yesterday and I have been having some soreness under my armpits, which was the first thing I noticed when I was pregnant before.  Other than that, not too much to report.

I am planning to test again tomorrow morning if nothing has happened yet.....I want to think there's still hope for us this cycle, but I'm afraid to get too excited.

So I'm just waiting.

BFN

Emphasis on the F.

AF isn't due until tomorrow or the day after, but still....pretty sure it's legit.

I wanna crawl in a hole. 

And if anyone makes any "are you pregnant" comments today.....so help me God.