Am I crazy or not producing enough hormones?

[jcombs35]

Do you use opk's? How do they work? Like can you just up and take one out of the blue since I have really no idea where I'm at with O?

 

[txrangersfan]

I used them for my first two cycles off of bcp. It says to start them at the beginning of your cycle, or after af (I'm not 100% sure) but I never did that. I started a few days in. I only did it to know when AF would come, I don't like to be surprised. I did two a day, on at 2pm and one at 6-7pm. I think anytime after 10 am is good, but I'm not sure.

 

[jcombs35]

Today makes 22 days late. With each passing day, I grow less and less surprised by it. The weird pinching and tingling in my uterus area and cervix have gone away, but I still feel very crampy. My ovaries hurt like they normally do when I'm having AF, but I have minimal cm. I did check though, and it's clear-ish white, and sticky. Can't wait until the first....

 

[txrangersfan]

Hopefully before the 1st you get your answer so you don't have to deal with uncertainty for a week. I have hope that you will!! Just try to relax and stay occupied this week

 

[jcombs35]

Thank you. That is my plan. I feel like I've been waiting for a month. It's really been a roller coaster!!

 

[txrangersfan]

You pretty much have been waiting a month!! Haha. Hopefully soon you're rollercoaster will get to the good part that you can ride for 9 months

 

[jcombs35]

Amen! I hope so too. But I think I'd be almost as excited to get AF at this point!! haha

 

[txrangersfan]

I was like that right after bcp. It took almost 2 months to get af so I was just happy to get it so I could start a new cycle.

 

[jcombs35]

Me too when I got Mirena removed. A lot of people said they got their within days of removal, and it took me a month to get it. I was very impatient. lol

 

[jcombs35]

Today makes 23 days late. I was very crampy this morning. I took my other in law to do some shopping and every hour or so I would feel the urge to pee so bad it hurt! As of right now though, those symptoms are diminishing. Breasts are still tender and hubby said they feel firmer. I agree. They do feel firmer. I wish I could find a way to get this all off my mind so I could ride the next week out peacefully!

 

[jcombs35]

Oh, oh- the cramping is back and I now have creamy white cm!! I am seriously trying not to let this raise my hopes a whole lot. I only noticed because I got an itch and when I went to the bathroom, I noticed it. No foul odor and it isn't itchy like a yeast infection. Come on already next week!!!

 

[jcombs35]

Well, today is 24 days late. I don't feel as crampy as I did before, but the swelling or bloating is still there. Breast tenderness is fading as well, but they do seem firmer. I was getting creamy white cm last night, but this morning it is clear and sticky. I'm going to wait and see if I get the creamy white again tonight.

 

[jcombs35]

26 days late. No one seems to care anymore. But it helps me vent a little bit, and may even end up helping someone else who finds themselves in this situation. I tested at 2 am this morning, and yet another negative. I thought I saw a faint positive, but it was a cheap blue dye test, so not taking it too seriously. My cramping and most other symptoms had all but disappeared over the last few days. My breasts still feel fuller, but not as sensitive. I've had cramping all day! Could this please be AF??

 

[txrangersfan]

Hey there! Sorry I dropped off the grid for a bit. Got crazy busy!! Sounds like symptoms started playing mean tricks. Sorry you didn't get a bfp But the 1st is almost here so you can go to the doc and get some answers!!

 

[jcombs35]

That's alright. I quit getting on here as much myself. Had a lot going on too. You know, I've even stopped being disappointed by the BFN's. I just want AF or some answers! Yes. I cannot wait until next Monday! (The first happens to fall on a Saturday of course....) lol

 

[txrangersfan]

Haha. Yeah, at this point I assume you'll be happy to see AF. I try very hard not to symptom spot but right now I've got something going on that I can't ignore. After O I usually dry up but starting at 5/6 dpo (by my guessing since I don't use opks), I've had creamy cm and yesterday it became even more abundant and snot like (TMI!!). I would say that maybe my body is trying to O again, but I was pretty sure I Od before. Usually after O I get strong uterine/cervical pains, but so far, nothing! I wonder what is going on.

 

[jcombs35]

See? You're a lot different than I am. I am usually very dry, and even during ovulation, I am only less dry than normal. Shortly after this whole thing started, I was getting real sharp pains in my right ovary. It would last maybe a minute or two then let up, then come back a little later. After the blood test, I told her about it, and she said I was probably ovulating. Now this was around the 13. Last night, I got those sharp pains in my left ovary!!

Which leads me to wonder, can you ovulate twice during a cycle? Can you have symptoms of ovulation but not actually ovulate? I suspect I ovulated anywhere from around the 13th to the 16th. Then on the 25th, I got what you're describing, maybe with less abundance.

I wish I could offer you some advice, but all I can say is wait a few more days and test! I have really confused myself with all this, and it's really hard not to symptom spot when new things pop up!

I'm not sure whether to buy more tests or what. I'm tired of testing, but who knows. One of these days when I'm expecting yet another negative, maybe I'll get that BFP! lol

 

[txrangersfan]

I know that you're body can prepare to O (cm, + opk) and then it doesn't. Then it can try again if it didn't the first time. I know it's not too common, but you can ovulate more than once in a cycle (I think... Haha). I'm now 8dpo, I think, but based on how much cm I have, I might have not Od the first time. But I have more cm now than I heave ever had before. So confused! I wouldn't buy anymore tests until the weekend is over. Just to see what happens.

 

[jcombs35]

Sorry I haven't been on here in so long. We had a terrible storm hit us. We had no power for 10 days and just got our internet back on today. If you know anything about AF, she will wait until the most inopportune time to show herself, which she did with me. I got AF on the 7th, in the middle of a horrible heat wave with no power!

Such a relief! I wasn't sad one bit to get it, because at least that way I knew! Now I can move on and keep trying. Although after all this, I think I might just not worry about trying. I don't want to check CM, and I don't want to notice any symptoms!

 

[txrangersfan]

Great timing!! Haha. Hopefully with this cycle it will be more relaxing and you don't have to worry about lots of symptoms. I'm guessing my 2nd round of cm was when I actually Od so AF is due in a few days for me. I'm like you, I either want a bfp or AF to come bc long cycles are just frustrating!!