CD1 of Cycle 39

AF arrived this morning when I woke up. I tested yesterday FMU and it was negative. I used one of the clinical guard tests I ordered. According to the manufacturer the sensitivity is 25miU which is the same as the Walmart 88cent test.

I did the qtip test later that day and saw brown cm. I also had some spotting in the afternoon and thought it would start yesterday evening. This cycle was crazy and I am so glad it is finally over. 

I have done another complete supplement overhaul so hopefully this will be the cycle we will get our Rainbow Baby. 

Another Negative 11DPO

I ended up testing again yesterday afternoon. I did a 6 hour hold and tested with the 88 cent tests from Walmart. It was totally negative. A few hours later I felt a sharp stabbing sensation in my uterus area. I am still really tired and seem to be constantly hungry. 

I ordered some more tests from Amazon, since I used all my pregnancy & OPK tests this cycle. They should be getting here today. I bought the Clinical Guard brand, the pregnancy tests are listed as 25mIU. Hopefully they are ok.

Tested Yesterday 10 DPO

I tested yesterday morning with FMU, which ended up being negative. 

I was feeling really bad yesterday too. I was so nauseous all day and nearly threw up after I first woke up. I was having to burp like crazy and just felt awful. I felt exactly like I did when I was pregnant, which was exciting thinking I might actually be pregnant. I am not nauseous at all today :( so my hope is pretty low. I have been really tired today and the last 3 days but I think I always feel that way the second half of the TWW. I am temped to do an afternoon hold and test again today, since some women test better in the afternoon, but I might just wait until 12 or 13 DPO.

Still on cycle 38

This has been a really crazy cycle.I am already on CD55 and its not even over yet. I am hoping it is just from stress. I ended up getting a nearly positive OPK with my last one! the morning of CD 49 so I went and marked CD 48 as positive. I had 3 high temps after that so hopefully I actually ovulated.

I have been really tired mentally and physically the last few days. My breasts have also been sore but my nipples actually really hurt. I should be 6 or 7 dpo today.

Start of a new cycle...38

I haven't posted in quite a while. I have been busy with a move and some family stuff and haven't had time or felt up to posting.

AF started last night. This is the worst cycle I have had since I was a teenager. It is very heavy and very painful. I am actually starting to become worried that I may have endometriosis. I had thought about it in the past because I have an Aunt that has it really bad but my cycles have not been painful or heavy since I was a teenager so I didn't worry too much about it. But this last cycle and the one before I had ovary pain a few days before AF arrived. I had thought that maybe it was a digestive issue since I have IBS and I had never had pain like that before a cycle but I had it again this cycle. Add into that the strangeness with this last cycle around ovulation and I start to worry.

Cycle 37 I had brown spotting all day, a heavy full feeling in my uterus and felt like my period was getting ready to start all day on CD 12.  I ended up ovulating on CD15 which was the earliest ever. I had thought maybe that was a good sign but it ended up not mattering after all.

I am still having pain all across my abdomen from ovary to ovary which has never happened before. I am going to start taking Pycnogenol soon. The research on it seems pretty great so I figure it is worth a try. I also restarted Evening Primrose Oil last cycle.

B12 Deficiency and Supplementation

I wanted to start taking Methyl B12 right away after seeing the results of my dna test. So I ordered some and started taking the Jarrow brand on March 18th. I started off taking 1000mg 5 times per day. 

I was chewing them, which I later found out it is better to just let them dissolve in your mouth. That takes quite a while so I switched to the 5000 mg lozenges and take that first thing in the morning.  

I didn't feel any difference at first, then on day 3 I started having detox symptoms. I had those for about 3 days then went back to normal. I was excited because this showed that it was working and making a difference. 

When I started the 5000mg morning dose I started having really vivid dreams that I remembered when I woke up. That was another great sign that my serotonin was going up. 

Positive OPK and Weight Loss Update

I finally got a positive OPK yesterday. I tested in the morning and the test line was half as dark as the control line. I had a feeling it was going to be positive so I tested again in the afternoon and it was. I should be ovulating tomorrow if the pattern holds true.

I have lost 10lbs since February 24th. I am down to 165.4 lbs, which means I need to lose 15 more to reach my goal. I am actually starting to be able to tell a difference in my body and am down one pant size.

I was thinking about babies and pregnancy yesterday and ended up dreaming about having a baby last night. The due date for the 3rd baby we lost is in 10 days. I was hoping we would have already been pregnant by then but this AF won't be due until after that. I should be about 9 dpo on that day which is too early to test anyway. I am trying not to think about it and dwell on it but that doesn't seem to be working.