So Frustrated...

[MommyWishes4]

Since I stopped BC four months ago, I've been ovulating REALLY heavily. It was clear that I was super fertile and I had an abundance of EWCM. So when we decided to start TTC, I was really excited because I figured the first month would win the prize with the way my body was working.

Welll......

This month it didn't do that. I guess the effects of the BC wore off and my body stopped being as excited to be free of it. Not only do I not have the telltale CM that was soaking my underwear before (sorry TMI), but with BD every day, it's hard to figure out what is me and what is him. I always have a twinge of pain right around ovulation, but I pulled a muscle in my stomach when I was moving boxes the other day, so now I can't feel anything but that! I'm on day 14 and the only thing I'm going off of is that I feel very "open".

I'm usually very in the know with my body. It tells me everything clearly, something that saved my life a few years back. I always "know" when I'm about to ovulate, when I am ovulating, and when it's over. BUT NOT THIS MONTH!

I didn't get to do temperatures this month, since we just moved a little while ago and we're trying to get everything we need slowly - a themometer was not something we had and got lost in the neverending shopping list.

For the first month ever, just when we can TTC, I'm not even sure if I ovulated. It's very frustrating. I really want a summer baby because my husband is pre-med - he goes to school and works full time, so he's gone the majority of the day. I'm aiming for summer so at least he won't have school during the first two months after having the baby. I'm afraid this month is a waste...

*deep breath* Okay sorry, rant over. I've just been all GRRRRR for the last few days because of this!

 

[croydongirl]

Sorry you are frustrated. I would advise getting a thermometer and starting to chart temps, they can tell you so much and help you re-learn what your body is doing now you are off BC.
Good luck and happy charting!

 

[judy79]

What dpo are you? You might have hit the nail right on the head. You never know.

 

[MommyWishes4]

I've been charting, but yes doing so with the temperature would be MUCH better.

I'm on CD 15. I felt like I was probably O'ing on CD 13. We've been BDing every day just in case since day 10. Hopefully at some point I did ovulate, though we're going to continue doing so daily until day 20, just to make sure we covered our bases the best we could. I'm usually the standard 28 day cycle, ovulate day 12 - 14 type. I'm just frustrated that I don't *know* like I usually do. It feels very up in the air. >_<