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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Getting Hopeful

I'm really feeling optimistic about this cycle. I was pretty down for awhile, but I feel really good and hopeful now. I hope I'm not setting myself up for disappointment!

Fertility friend, the charting software that I use, put my ovulation date at day 11. I tried soy isoflavones for the fourth time, but the first time in over a year from the last time I tried it. My past experience was that with 160mg for 5 days in the beginning of the cycle, I would ovulate 10 days after the last dose. I took the 160mg from days 2-6 and ovulated on day...11?? Didn't seem right, but temps were up (mostly). I did have a lot of left side cramping on days 18 and 19, along with low temperatures, that made me think maybe I was just then ovulating. It was very confusing.

I started testing at 10dpo, and got negatives at 10dpo, 11dpo, 12dpo, and 14dpo. That 14dpo and no period is what really made me think that I ovulated later than I thought. Today, I would be 16dpo...no period and negative tests at 14dpo just doesn't seem right. After talking to some friends who have given soy a try (AND gotten pregnant on it!) it seems that it can really make your cycle look strange and they both had charts showing ovulation earlier than it actually happened. So that gives me hope.

So, I adjusted my o date to day 19 instead of 11. I think it looks right. And here, I am going to list my temps and my "symptoms" (at least what I hope is symptoms!!).

Symptoms (WAY TMI to follow!):
First, we bd'd (babydanced) the day of ovulation, 2 days before, and 3 days before. Not bad timing! I have also been PMSy since around day 20, so what I think was 1dpo. Cramps started around day 22, or 3dpo.

1dpo: Temp 98.5 (my average post o temp is 98.3 with one or two that vary between 98.1-98.6)
2dpo: Temp 98.4
3dpo: Temp 98.6. I woke up with a nose bleed and my my morning pee smelled stong.
4dpo: Temp 98.5
5dpo: This day doesn't count. Temp was 99.0 but I had lots of "Poor me" drinks the night before because I'd had a negative test and thought my period was coming...oops
6dpo: Temp 98.7
7dpo: Temp 98.6. A couple of vivid dreams. I woke up from an orgasm in my sleep (has only happened to me once--I was about 6 months or so pregnant with Ian), and also dreamt I had lots of positive "Internet Cheapie" pregnancy tests. Had very strong cramping all morning, probably from the middle of the night orgasm...how embarrassing!
8dpo: Temp 98.9. More vivid dreams about positive pregnancy tests, this time Answer brand. They were VERY positive despite having negatives 3 days before. There were some people I recognized there--a dear friend from a message board and a past contestant from The Biggest Loser.

So...here's hoping!

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