11DPO: Woke up with a headache and slight nausea. Temp jumped to 98.66. I'd be stoked about that, except it did the same thing the last cycle and AF showed up for that one. So if
tomorrow's temp goes higher, then I'll start to get excited.
Bloody nose is gone so far today, thank goodness. Breasts still tender, lower abdomen is VERY tender but no cramping.
It was 80 degrees outside and 78 indoors, and I was FREEZING all day. Hands like ice, chills.. I felt like I was sick, but took my temperature in the middle of the day and it was a high 97°. No fever.
Evening update: Nausea has lasted all day long, but I haven't thrown up at all.
12DPO: Temp spiked up again, this time to 98.77°. BFN on FRER + Wondfos. Grrr!
BBs are only a little bit sore, and I have to directly put pressure on them to get an "Ouch" response. Generally right before AF, they're more tender than this.
Had to get up and pee last night in the middle of the night, and when I came back to bed my abdomen felt really firm and sensitive low down. Slept pretty restlessly because of that, and had a weird baby dream too.
Woke up with a slight headache again. I'm normally starving first thing in the AM, but today I'm not hungry at all. I feel full/bloaty instead.
AF is due October 27th, 15dpo.
13DPO: Temp dropped steeply today. Oh no! I'm feeling pretty bummed, but comparing this cycle to others, AF doesn't arrive for me until I reach 98.0 on my chart. So I still have some hope!
Increased CM last night and today. No cramps, no sore BBs. The queasiness is still present though, and this morning I woke up feeling like I had really low blood sugar and I was starving. Increased hunger is a PMS symptom for me though, so I'm not going to read too much into that.
Had some pretty sharp stabbing pains around my ovaries today while out running errands. Not sure what causes those... My GYN is aware of them, but I may bring them up at tomorrow's appt anyway.
14DPO: Temp jumped back up to the highest it's been all cycle (in fact, I've only had one or two cycles with temps this high in a year, and one of those as a BFP and the other one, I was 2 weeks late with AF and we determined it was likely a chemical pregnancy!)
Restless sleep last night, woke up 2 hours earlier than normal and had to pee like crazy. BFN on FRER.
Had my cervical biopsy done today since their Dr's office pee test was negative also. Hopefully if I am actually pregnant, that doesn't screw anything up.
Came down with a headache about 11am. Still seeing blood in the tissue when I blow my nose, which is another big pregnancy sign for me.
Got referred to a Fertility specialist today since DH and I have been TTC for a year now. :\ They're gonna call me to set things in motion.
Update: Ate lunch with DH around 2. We split a sandwich at a diner and had some fries. I was severely nauseated and dizzy the rest of the day, ended up having to lay down and sleep for a good hour or so. The nausea didn't go away even after eating antacids and I wasn't able to eat dinner until after 8pm that night. If that's a new PMS symptom instead of a reaction to hcg, I am going to be so angry at my ovaries! lol
15 DPO: AF due today! Temp at 98.61, still waaay above coverline. That's strange, because usually the day before AF, my temps have reached 98.0. In fact, that's happened on about 90% of all my charts, with some going a little lower than that.
BBs feel a little full and tender, but nothing major. No cramps, no spotting, no signs of AF.
Can't check my cervix or CM today due to yesterday's biopsies. Cervix needs to heal and CM will be muddled up by lubricant and the antibacterial gunk they slather on there to help the biopsy sites heal.
If AF doesn't show up tonight, I will be testing again with a FRER tomorrow! I have one more FRER left and I hope hope hope it's positive! It'd be nice to get a sticky BFP before we even meet up with the fertility specialists!
Update: Just put a pot of coffee on because I was expecting company. The smell of it -- my most favorite beverage! -- made me so so so so sick! If it wasn't for the fact that I hadn't had lunch yet, I'd have puked up everything I'd eaten.
I'm so baffled! How can nausea that severe be from PMS?
Tomorrow morning and the BBT readout I get can't come soon enough!
Evening update: Stabbing/sharp pains right in the center of my lower abdomen rather than one side or the other. Brown spotting as blood from Monday's biopsy is being pushed out of my body.
Checked my cervix and it was INCREDIBLY swollen feeling. I don't think I've ever felt it like that before?
16 DPO: AF due, or possibly 1 day late? Longest LP I've had is 17 days. We'll see what happens today or tomorrow. All I have left for HPTs right now is a First Response Rapid Result and those aren't as sensitive as FRERs or Wondfos, I've heard.
Temp dropped again from 98.61 to 98.5. Not much, but still a drop. I'm still above the cover line, and I'm still above my usual "AF is here!" temp, which is 98.0.
Lower abdomen is sore. No cramps this morning, but did wake up with slight slight nausea.
Cervix is medium height, VERY firm and open. Such a drastic change from last night! Still some brown discharge, but it's not even enough to make it to a panty liner.
Update: Went to bed around 10pm, no sign of AF.
