Still waiting

Temperature was .2 degree’s higher this morning, so I’m more hopeful that in three days I’ll have a positive pregnancy test. I’m supposedly one day late today though, so that’s making me excited. I keep my chart on fertility friend website, so it’s fun to see how my temps are different this time from the last time I ovulated. I wish I had more than one month to compare to though. This is my fourth round of Clomid and I seem to ovulate every other month. If I’m not pregnant this month I will take the same dosage next month and keep my fingers crossed that I ovulate again and make it two months in a row. I have to say though that I hope this isn’t the case. These past few months have really been a learning experience for me. I’ve learned about my fertility and if I’m not pregnant I’ll have to take notes from this cycle and go forward with more experience. For now though I’m just going to celebrate later this afternoon with maybe a chocolate milkshake. Tee hee. I’m on the final stretch of wondering here. In a few days I will know either way. Fingers crossed!!!

Still hanging in there

I still had a high temperature this morning, so I remain hopeful that things will work out this month. I’m going to take a test on Sunday if I haven’t had my period yet, so I’m pretty excited. I looked at old emails from when I found out I was pregnant with Orion and discovered that I found out on cycle day 33. That is why I’ve decided to wait until then to take a test and hope to have another positive result.

I have to admit that I’ve been indulging in a chocolate milkshake every afternoon…yeah, bad I know, but the calcium is good for me. Ha! I’ll quit that habit for sure if I am not pregnant. Last time I was pregnant all I wanted was Honey nut Cheerios and Strawberries, but not together. I ate a ton of fruit salads. I have cut out soda drinking already just in case I am expecting, but this time I’m still loving the sweets at the moment, so it could very well be PMS I am experiencing.

Today I went to get some food and walked through a gift shop while I was waiting for my order. When I was in there it smelled like someone passed gas. I did not linger in the store (like the odor was) and instead went back to the café to check on my order. I passed the bathroom on the way there because I thought I might take money out of the ATM machine and I swear it smelled worse there and the door was shut. I was super grossed out. It makes me wonder if there was a sewage problem or if my nose is just getting sensitive already. Wishful thinking? We’ll see.

Every day that passes without a drop in temperature or my period gives me hope for the month! It would be just fantastic if I am pregnant. December would be the birth month. I’d definitely be looking forward to Christmas this year if this was the case.

13 days post ovulation!!!

Ok, so I am on cycle day 29 and 13 dpo. I’m trying not to get too excited, but that was made easy last night when I had some cramps and I thought my period was coming. I thought for sure my temperature would be low this morning. It wasn’t though and I’m still in the game. Last month my temp started to go down on 11 days post ovulation, so this is progress for me. I’m hoping this means that I’ve hit the jackpot and conceived. I am going to try to wait another day or two before I test since I’m technically not late for my period yet, but it’s sure getting difficult to contain myself.

As far as possible indicators (other than my temperature) I don’t have many except for possibly my fatigue, hunger, and nips sensitivity. I have been pretty dry CM wise, but yesterday I had some lotion looking CM moments. That’s another reason I thought my period was on the way. That coupled with the cramps I thought for sure I was a goner. I do remember that last time I ovulated in January I had cramps most of the week prior to having my period and once I did have my period the cramps were not very pleasant.

I’m just keeping my fingers crossed and hope for the best. I still have a part of me that feels like pregnancy will never happen, but on the other hand it happened before and I know it can happen again. I just feel pretty sure of it now. If not this month it will happen soon.

Cycle Day 23

Here I am on my fourth round of Clomid, but this time 150 mg. I didn’t ovulate last month on the 100 mg, so my doctor upped the dosage again. She said that if I didn’t ovulate she would have me see the fertility specialist at their clinic. If I did ovulate she would keep me on that dose for a total of three months. I was a bit frustrated going into this month because it only seems to be working for me every other month. This did give me a bit of a positive attitude though because I didn’t ovulate last month, so I was hoping that this would be another ovulation month.

I went to Utah for a few days this month for my grandmother’s funeral service and had to start my Clomid there. I know all my cousins, mom, and uncles can boast about this, but my grandmother taught me how to bodysurf at the beach! She was a fabulous person and a great friend to me. The service was beautiful and it was exciting to be reintroduced to long lost family members and see second cousins I haven’t seen in years. At the family luncheon I sat between the siblings to my grandfather. This was particularly exciting for me since I don’t remember my grandfather, but admire him. He passed away when I was almost two. I was able to stay with my best friend while I was in Utah. It’s nice to refresh a friendship once in a while. We have lived in separate states for most of our lives, but have managed to maintain a sturdy friendship that I am convinced will span our lifetimes and beyond. What is that Buzz Lightyear quote, “Infinity and beyond!”

Last weekend one of my oldest childhood friends came to visit for a few days. This was right during my “fertile” time. I wasn’t sure exactly when I would ovulate if I did at all, so I take a cover all my bases type approach. Thankfully my basal temperatures started to go up indicating that I ovulated somewhere around cycle day 16. I am now seven days post ovulation and I’m stoked. I go in for my blood test on Saturday to check for ovulation and then in a week I can test for pregnancy if I haven’t started another cycle.

I’m trying not to think about things too much this month and it has been pretty easy to do that with all the distractions I have had…my traveling and a friend coming to visit. Now I’m just in the wait and see phase, so there is really nothing to do at this point but to wait. I am just grateful to have ovulated at all because then I get a chance at this motherhood thing one more.