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@Sams Mom: It is like shopping with my DH at Home Depot ... we go there to pick up bags of wood chips and leave with a new table saw, paint, and a set of Adirondack chairs for the deck. 🤦‍♀️

I do love how you think, though! ‍⚕️

Annnd, in the last 30 minutes, I have begun to cramp. My ovaries feel like they could burst ATM. Perhaps, I am beginning to ovulate now? (Which would be awesome.)
OV with 24 follicles sounds like a joy -- NOT!

@Sams Mom: Love it. I’m seeing crisp white linens and fiddle-leaf fig trees. I could decorate the whole space. Such a versatile set but still has lots of character. Hard to achieve a good balance like that.

@bees_knees: welcome! We are trying for baby #4 too. Feels a little crazy but we are excited. Our others are a little older than yours though at 5, 3 and almost 7

As for me, all of the classic AF symptoms are here... sore ankles, breakouts, etc. I was convinced this was not our month so I decided to take a test just to get out of my head and know for sure that it’s negative and move on to awaiting AF. Now, I’m just confused. I got a super faint line on a wondfo and don’t know what to think! Waiting to test again until tomorrow and maybe I’ll grab another kind of test at the store, though it seems every kind gives false positives these days.

@yellowbeach: here you go! Be honest!!! I feel like I see it better in person but I don’t know!

@creativemomma15: I definitely see that too!!!

@Sams Mom: I think, even with the cramping, I may be headed towards an anovulatory cycle as well. 🤦‍♀️ I just want to OV and get this cycle OVER with!!!!!

@Sams Mom:
Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: many [smaller] follicles will reabsorb on their own, larger follicles containing ova will only absorb (or become cysts) after one or more follicles have erupted to release ova (through ovulation).
So, many of the smaller follicles [potentially] could have already reabsorbed, but in order to avoid forming non-functional cysts, one would have to OV. That stated, if follicles are too large and do not rupture or reabsorb, even after one OVs, cysts may be present. In such a case, one would take BC pills for 2 weeks to a month in order to shrink back the cysts. That cycle would be rendered a lost cycle.

Affixed is my chart so you can see what I'm talking about:

I feel like I should understand FF better by now, but can I expect to get crosshairs tomorrow?

@Sams Mom: Yes, if one's E2 is too high than one's LH will not build enough for ovulation (think along the lines of PCOS in which elevated E2 due to the cystic ovaries causes anovulatory and extended cycles). With out the decrease of E2, LH will not cause a surge... without a surge, progesterone will not adequately build. It is a delicate dance of hormones.

@kaohinani @Sams Mom: So the dip on CD19 resets the clock so to speak?

@Sams Mom: It "should" look similar to previous cycles (atleast in the way that ovulation will show a spike in temps). As the E2 decreases, temps should even out and the LH would either cause a dip or stationary BBT until OV. However, with elevated E2, it takes longer to OV so the length of time from menstruation to OV will be longer and THAT may differ from other cycles. For some people, a high E2 creates a sawtooth pattern of low temps ... but for others', it can look exactly like a regular smooth pre-ovulary BBT.
IDK what the h#ll mine is doing. 🤦‍♀️ Either my E2 is climbing due to the crazy number of follicles (which would cause a decreased BBT) OR this morning's drop is my pre-ovulatory dip. 🤷‍♀️

@creativemomma15: I see it!!! Congrats!

@creativemomma15: no squinting needed there! Congrats!

I'm feeling good about my chart so far but not putting too much stock in anything yet. I've had a few days of gas, tummy troubles which is abnormal for me. If it continues I'll be getting antsier as my stomach was a mess the first week I got my BFP with both kids. I have a fresh box of cheapies so I may start testing Tuesday at 8dpo bc I'm crazy.