Even when you are pre-TTC! I've been CM and OPK charting (not temp as sleep is too disrupted) for the last few months but with deciding we definitely weren't trying til December I decided to take this month off.
While not writing anything down, I noticed that my "PMS kilo" jumped on the scales a week ago. I was psyched! That would mean a perfect 28 day cycle! Feel crampy and irritable, must be coming soon!
You guessed it. CD30 and no AF. When is she coming? If I'd charted, I would know! I thought that taking the month off would be less stressful but I proved myself wrong. Anyone else feel that charting keeps you sane?
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Yes I totally do. I need to know where I am even if I tend to obsess a little. I started charting for the exact reason of k owing when af would get here.
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It made me totally crazy. Just reading about yours is making me a little crazy, lol. Now that I already have a baby and we're in the 'not trying not preventing' stage, I'm so much more enjoying it. I really hope I get knocked up again during this stage.
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@sarac: I can't deny that a teeny tiny part of me hopes that the reason she's not here is that I'm KU, the chances of that are so minute it's not funny.
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YES. I could never just NTNT, I always had to actively TTC. I think the ONLY way we could have an oops baby is if birth control failed or we got drunk and forgot hahaha!
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@SweetMamaM: How frustrating!! I hope you get an answer soon.
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Lol clearly still hormonal and irritable, just looked at my calendar and am actually CD 31, longest it's been since I came off the pill was 35 so still a way to go.
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@SweetMamaM: Good luck! I held out my hopes long past the point of sanity every bad month. I remember that well.
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Yup. I was a crazy person before charting. I had a 60 day cycle once and drove myself crazy for months. I don't think I'll ever be able to stop.
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CD 32 - still no AF
I've decided that I'll pick up some HPTs tomorrow and test at CD35 if she still hasn't arrived. As I stated earlier, chances of PG are absolutely minimal so I'm expecting her to arrive before then, but may as well have them on hand for Dec anyway.
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@SweetMamaM: That's why I love the dollar store ones. Even when I know it's silly and I totally don't think they will be positive, I can put my craziness to rest for a bit by testing anyway. Otherwise the "what ifs" drive me insane.
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@Foodnerd81: haha I wish we had Dollar Store here - at the supermarket it is like $20 for three. Cheaper online, but then there's the wait for delivery. I do order my OPKs online though!
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AF finally arrived CD36, which I'd kinda guessed she would after a stark white HPT at CD 35. Starting to wonder whether I've got one fully functioning and one lazy ovary as I'm going short cycle, long cycle, short cycle, long cycle... I'd initially put it down to stress but now I'm not so sure. Hrmmmmm.
I've decided that I'll pick up some HPTs tomorrow and test at CD35 if she still hasn't arrived. As I stated earlier, chances of PG are absolutely minimal so I'm expecting her to arrive before then, but may as well have them on hand for Dec anyway.
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