Whats normal when TTC??

[Littleblimp_3]

The love of my life and I are trying to conceive #3. This is the first month that we started trying and I feel so "out of sorts" and need some advise and maybe some experience stories. Its been 5 years since I was last pregnant and up until this month, I've always been able to pin point when I'm ovulation due to my cm and cramping/one sided dull pain. This month has thrown me for a loop and I'm not sure what's going on.

The first day of my last period started on 10/9 (I have a regular 28-30 day cycle) so I'm currently in what should be my "fertile" window. But I my cm has been so scant this month. This has been my month so far:
10/14: period ended,
10/15: no cm
10/16: no cm,
10/17: Watery, wet underwear, clear cm, acne
10/19: School glue cm,
10/20: no cm, cramps, headaches, fatigue,
10/21: no cm, tender breast, cramps, left pain
10/22: wet cm (small quarter size on underwear), negative OPK, tender breast, cramps,

Can anyone tell me what is going on because I don't feel like this is normal, especially since I usually have more cm/discharge during the middle of the month? I also usually don't have this much cramping.

Can sperm effect your cm?? Ugh Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

 

[Marnitoo]

I really recommend temping every morning, this will give you a better picture to if you have ovulate and when. I have irregular cycles and temping has helped me a lot!
You may mistake sperm with checking your cm as ewcm so be careful of this as to when your checking cm.
The fact that you are cramping is probably a good sign that you are about to o in the next day or two, relax and enjoy it. You may be delaying your o due to stress

 

[Littleblimp_3]

Marnitoo, thanks for your reply. All of this is so tricky to figure out. I started using OPKs but all I have got are negatives. The cramping has gone (lasted almost a week!) so hopefully that means I'm going to O soon. I've read that longer cycles can have a later O so I'm hoping that's what's going on with me. Fingers crossed

 

[Marnitoo]

Let's hope so!
On a less positive note you may find that you will have an anovulatory cycle, I get them regularly..