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@Crystal: my OPKs can sometimes be nearly naked and then darken within a day of ovulation. Are you testing twice a day?

HI Ladies!
I'm thinking about you!
I'm buried with work and school work. -_-
DH and I have been managing to BD EOD. Yesterday we actually wanted to do it twice in one day, which I don't think we have ever done before...but we both agreed with his sperm count and morphology that it would be best to wait until Tuesday.

Not being able to DTD whenever I want now makes me want it all the more.

@MrsMccarthy: I'll have to ask him about it. We had that weird cycle...so I'm not sure. We probably should?

I am shocked about EOD too. It turns out that I forgot that I was/am sexy. We went to Nordstrom's on Saturday, because MIL wanted to shop for our trip in April. I got fitted for new bras. We also went in October before our trip to Germany, in which I was fit into a 36DD.

I discovered that I am now in a 34DDD. (Cup sizes do dumb things when band sizes shrink). It was shocking to me. Downright dumbfounding. In college, I was a 34B. So I put on a shirt that I had in college that I really haven't worn since then. I also put on makeup.

DH discovered that he has a sexy wife. Who knew?
I am SUCH a stereotypical pear: http://t-tapp.com/challenge2013/winners/winner.php?id=41
I'm still over 200 pounds, but now I feel like I am rocking it a bit more.

I had an idea that DH really liked- every month we would go out to dinner and then go shopping for one new sexy outfit and some lingerie.

@MrsMccarthy: @Crystal: Thanks ladies. I don't really think anything is going on, just irregular periods, but the nausea is interesting. We'll be ok with either outcome, since we have a huge move going on soon, but it's hard not to get a little hopeful. If not we will wait two more months before ttc.

Feeling pretty bad about this cycle now. I feel like my hormones are just too wacky still. Breast feeding all through the night and ovulating so late in my cycle. I feel like I gonna need to overhaul myself next cycle. I know I'm not out yet. I'm only 3DPO and I have a lot of confidence that my body will get pregnant again but I feel like it needs to be less off first. I wish weaning weren't so hard and heartbreaking.

@googly-eyes: Im in the same boat as you, had nausea for 4 days and no AF. Still patiently waiting for something to happen. Good Luck.

@Crystal: Hopefully this gives you hope! This morning I had a pretty light OPK (negative). By 2 PM it was darker (but still negative), but 9 PM this evening was a positive. To me it still looks a little light, but within a period of 14 hours it certainly darkened significantly. I suggest multiple-times-a-day tests, even though it's a bit pricier.

@MrsMccarthy: thanks, friend! I'll be happy to put on a bit of an Oscar-worthy performance in the interest of gittin' 'er done:-). If he isn't buying the turn on, I will be direct. I hate to be the wife that points out "if we don't have sex today and tomorrow we don't get another shot for a month!!!!" But I'll go there if I have to....

@HolisticMama: I've been thinking about you, future mama!

@Aria: When I was sick last cycle, my temps were all over the place for over a week, even though I was feeling better!!! It was a mess and I totally didn't understand what was going on. Hopefully your temps go back to normal soon!

@MrsMccarthy: How old is LO again?

@Tam: Sorry I am behind. Sounds promising this cycle! What CD are you?

@ChiCalGoBee: Too bad salvia isn't friendly with sperm, hm?

@BakerBee: Thanks! We're just chugging right along here. I'm not entirely sure what is going on with this cycle yet. If I was going to have a 28 day cycle...I think I should ovulate today, but OPKs are looking dismal. Although I think I had some nice fertile CM yesterday evening, but not even close to what I usually have. -_-

EOD DTD also seems to confuse me with CM, but the thing with EOD DTD is that you know you are going to hit the egg if you do it early or long enough, you know?

@Aria: My temps seem to be all over the place just for the sake of being all over the place. I wake up often in the middle of the night and wake up at different times in the morning. Whoops. I'm glad you are feeling better!!

Cervix seems to be higher and getting softer, perhaps a good sign! We have plans to DTD tonight. I was teasing that I was bummed yesterday wasn't today because I wanted to BD.

My POAS is supposed to be yesterday... AF has not arrived, but FF is saying that I ovulated late and this cycle will be longer than my last so now my next POAS date is supposedly the 22nd. I don't even know when to test now bc this is only my 2nd cycle off BCP and who knows when AF is supposed to get here!? I also didn't temp these past few days since I was out of town.

So I'm not sure, but I THINK my cervix has moved up a bit... but I also checked it earlier than I had the past three days, so maybe that's messing with me. I'm going to check again at 11:00 which is closer to the normal time.

Of course, I have nooooo idea what I'm really doing and I'm not even sure if what I'm feeling is even my cervix, but it feels different than everything else up in there, so it must be, right???? I feel like an idiot...

@Adira: Yup. Once I discovered that I could just follow my rugae- I can find it quite easily now. http://www.beautifulcervix.com/your-cycle/

I think it can be a great tool. Since I started last cycle, I can most definitely tell when it's on the move, because this morning I actually had to lean over a bit to find it. I don't usually have to do that. Some women can't even touch their cervix when it's in it's high position.

From what I have experienced, my cervix doesn't change position much during the course of a day, but I am going to be monitoring it today, because I heard it can move around relatively quickly as ovulation approaches.

@MrsMccarthy: Did you start a natural expectorant?
How goes it?

@MrsMccarthy: oh hon...I'm sorry the thought of weaning is so heartbreaking for you. I know I would feel the same if LO hadn't done it on his own. No advice, but sending you lots of hugs.

@snowjewelz I'm in the same position - my original date was like, the 18th and then my temps pushed it back to the 25th and I'm not sure when to test. I'm going to wait until Friday or Saturday to test with an FRER, and then if I'm late I'll test with a digital test probably on the 26th? Do you have any idea how many DPO you are?

@Ms.Mermaid: I'm technically 11 DPO according to FF. I think they might be right that I O'd on C18 b/c my temp def went up from that on. We DTD O-3, so I am not sure if I have a chance or not! I think I will test this Sat if I don't get signs for AF! What about you?

@HolisticMama: I'm gonna order them too if I roll over to March which is highly likely! With my wack cycles I really need help!

@Crystal: Thanks. I need some extra hugs today. I am back at work after a 5-day weekend (thank you, snowstorm!) and just having a really hard time dealing with the job blow I got on Wednesday. I just have no idea where to take my career next and it's getting me really down - plus it just takes *so* much energy and effort to network and apply for jobs and go through the whole process - energy I just don't have right now. I feel so emotional and PMSy that I am sure AF is right around the corner. I am 12 DPO and having all sorts of lovely phantom symptoms, but all tests. I actually got a really faint positive on a Wondfo at 9 DPO within the testing timeframe (enough of a line to show up in picture), but it faded to an evap after the time window. Have gotten Wondfo evaps and negative FRERs since then.

@septca: Sounds like you are having a rough day. Hugs